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Evening star., 1940-09-07
Driver Robbed of Auto,
But SoIvoqes Money

Harry Courtney, 626 Second street
NE, was minus his automobile
today. but had succeeded in saving
his pocketbook and money by throw
ing it in some weeds when held up
last night by two colored gunmen
at Sixth and Penn streets NE
Mr.. Courtney saw the men as they
approached and quickly threw his
pocketbook into the weeds. The rob-
bers, armed with pistol and black
jack, drove away in his car.
Shortly afterward. two men, an
swering the description of the rob-
bers, held up Morris Goldstein in
his grocery store in the 800 block
of South Capitol street and robbed
him of $50, police said
Marshall c. Wiley, of the 600 block
of Ridge road Sc, a taxicab driver,
told police he was robbed Of 50, q
ring and a watch early today by
a colored passenger, who drew a
knife at Eleventh and M streets
NV.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
I'm Mrnturiattt

FRANCIS, MARTHA VERNON. In sad
but loving remembrance of our mother
daushter and sister. MARTHA VERNON
FRANCIS, who departed this life seven
years ago today, September 2. 1888.
We who have known and loved her.
whose passing has brought sad tears,
VIII cherish her memory always,
To brighten the drifting years
TER. AUDRY p. FRANCIS, GOLDEN
b. JEFFRIES AND RHEDIETH TAB
HUNTER, SPENCER W. In sad but
loving remembrancs Of our loved one,
SPENCER w. HUNTER. who left us for
the great beyond one year ago today, Sep
tember z. 1899.
by the ones who loved you best
FATHER. AARON W. HUNTER: SISTER,
LOTTIE H. CHASE: AUNT, CLEO. H.
Johnson FRIEND. LOUISE HALL. .
HYDE. MARJORIE B. In loving re-
membrance of my beloved wife. MAR
JORIE B. HYDE. who departed this life
one year ago today, September z, 1889.
Jesus. in Thy loving keeping,
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
HER DEVOTED HUSBAND. c. LUDWELL
HYDE.
wOoLRIDGE. MARY J. In loving mem
CRY y ef oqE % dear wife and mother; MARY r.!
three years ago today. September 2. 1887.
Levsd In life, -remembeIed % death.
SANRo WOoQklb0I AND FAMILY.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Washington Girl Wins
Beauty ToIent Contest

Catherine Virginia Howe, 20, rep
resenting the District as Miss
Washington, D. c." in the 1910 Ma
tional Beauty Contest, last night
won the final talent contest from Il
other contestants At Atlantic City,
N. j.
She appeared Is . tap dancer and
her performance drew shouts,
whistles and stomps from the crowd
Of 10000, according to the Asso-
ciated Press.
Rosemary La Planche, 10, of Los
Angeles was declared the prettiest
girl in a bathing suit in the 1910
Miss America Beauty pageant. Al
ready voted the most personable
girl among the participants, Miss
California" was considered a high
favorite to win the national beauty
crown tonight.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Mrs. Mary Gordon Dies
After Brief Illness

Mrs. Mary Spencer Gordon, IS,
widow Of J. Holdsworth Gordon,
died today after q brief illness at the
home Of her daughter and son-in.
law, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Powell Min.
nigerode. 1912 Twenty-fourth street
NV.
Born In Chestertown, Md, the
daughter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
John Spencer, Mrs. Gordon was
married there in 1874. The couple
then came to live in Washington,
where Mr.. Gordon, who died in
1924, became well known as lawyer.
He was at one time president Of
the District Bar Association and the
Board of Education.
Since her husbands death Mrs.
Gordon had made her home with
the Minnigerodes. Also surviving
are three sons, Spencer Gordon of
Washington, j. H. Gordon, jr., OF
Wainscott, N. Y, and Frank B.
Gordon of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Private funeral services will be
held Monday at pm. at the Min
nigerode home Burial will be In
Oak Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-09-07

per cent where the differences were
sufficiently pronounced for a judg-
ment to be made the guilty were diff
ferentiated correctly from the inno-
cent in rs per cent of the cases.
A drop Of strychnine in the eyes
of a pilot will greatly improve his
vision at high attitudes, according to
a report by DR.. Clifford P. Seitz of
the University of Alabama, and DR..
Charles M. Rosenthal of Long Island
College of Medicine.
Many aviators in the past have
reported that their vision began to
60 bad at heights of 3 or miles.
DR.. Seitz and DR.. Rosenthal put STU
dents in chambers where the pres
sure was gradually reduced to that
at about $4,000 feet and found that
the blind spots" on the outer edge
of each eye greatly increased in size.
Strychnine, q nerve stimulant, pre-
vented this and had no bad effects
on the eye itself.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Mills
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ship with DR.. Leiserson at the time
the latter was member of the Ma
tional Mediation Board.
In 1884 and 1885, DR.. Mills was a
member of the National Labor Re-
lations Board preceding the present
agency. A former head of the eco
nomics department of the University
OF Chicago, he is now engaged in a
study for the goth Century Fund on
Collective Bargaining.
Persons familiar with DR.. Mills
philosophy on labor relations be-
lleve that he more often would
agree with DR.. Leiserson than with
Mr.. Smith on the issues which have
split these two board members.
Under Chairman Madden, DR.. Lei
serson was nearly always the minor
ity on split decisions. That the
latter has felt himself blocked in
efforts to modify board policy has
been an open secret. 1t was learned,
however, that as long as last June
he was assured by President Roose-
welt that a change would be made
IN the board membership to break
down the hard and fast 2-to-l COM
blne against him.
Friends Boost Madden.
AS recently as two weeks ago, 1t
was learned further, two White
House callers intimately interested
in labor policy were informed that
the Madden-Smith front was IN he
broken.
In the days since Mr.. Madden's
term expired, however, there have
been powerful and perhaps event.
ually successful appeals made on his
behalf to the President. In the
arguments presented, emphasis has
been directed at Mr. Madden's per-
sonal integrity and the contention
that putting new man in the
Craftsmanship would cause an inter-
ruption to the flow of the boards
work.
The weight of these arguments Is
believed largely responsible for the
administration effort to persuade
Mr.. Smith to relinquish his post,
thereby making possible the reten-
ton of Mr.. Madden. But with an
other full year to serve on his FIVE
year term, Mr.. Smith rejected the
suggestion that he quit now.
Meanwhile, the time actually has
arrived when absence of a chairman
is beginning to pile up the work of
the board, three or four cases al
ready being stalled as a result of a
deadlock between DR.. Leiserson and
Mr.. Smith.
In addition to the tense feeling
engendered by the factionalism
within the board, there are impor-
tant political ramifications to this
situation with the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor at open war with
both Mr.. Madden and Mr.. Smith,
and the Republicans preparing to
make capital out of whatever solu-
ton is applied by the President.
1t is believed incidentally, that
the replacement of either Mr.. Mad
den or Mr.. Smith will be followed
by some changes in the board staff.
much of the criticism against the
agency being directed at its Sec
ondary officials.
Persons close to this whole per-
sonnel problem emphasize, however,
that yesterdays transfer of Charles
Fahy from the post of general
counsel of the board to the Assistant
Solicitor General of the United
States was not prompted by the
troubles over the labor tribunal but
was a promotion of and by itself.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Playground Children
Entertained at Zoo

About 200 Virginia Avenue Play
ground children and their parents
spent four hours in the Zoo yes
terday. after being greeted by DR.
William M. Mann, Zoo director.
DR.. Mann, released last week from
Naval Hospital after three weeks
treatment for malaria contracted in
Liberia. told the children about his
experiences.
The picnic group was conducted
by Miss Thellna Smith, Virginia
Avenue Playground director.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Huge National Debt
No Cause for Worry,
Wallace Declares ~
Says Lower Interest Rute
Liehtens Load; Charges
6. o. P. Blocking Defense
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Sept. Near
ing the end of fve-day campaign
tour of Illinois. Henry A. Wallace,
Democratic vice presidential NOM
inee. said today that the people
need have no fear" of the mount
ing national debt.
Even though the Federal debt has
increased % billion dollars during
the Roosevelt administration, Mr..
Wallace said in a prepared address.
interest charges have dropped so
sharply that "it is easier to carry
the debt now than 1t was in 1888"
Speaking at Effingham last night,
Mr.. Wallace said the Republican
party was the party of obstruc-
tion," as well as the party of ap-
peasement.' He accused the G. o.
P. leadership OF Constructing again
and again the efforts of President
Roosevelt to defend this hemisphere
against the Nazi war machine"
Mr.. Wallace said he was referring
to Republican criticism in Congress
of the destroyer-naval base trade
agreement between the United
States and England.
'The American people are back
of the President in his trade of the
destroyers," Mr.. Wallace said.
Mr.. Wallace asserted that the
combined governmental and private
debt was II billions less than in
1929.
You need have no fear Of the
governmental debt" he said. None
whatsoever. because we are carrying
the load easily and the total debt
Of the country is II billions less
than 90.
The Federal debt has increased
since 1888 by perhaps % billion dol
lars, but every dollar that has been
spent has increased the national
income by more than two dollars
probably by as much as three col.
lars.
And this strange thing I am
sure will be news to all of YOU
that we now are paying as interest
on the national debt one and one
third per cent of the national in.
come, whereas we paid one and two
thirds per cent of the national in
come in 1888.
$50 rest a little easier. The debt
load of this country is not as great
as 1t was back in the late 20s. It
Is easier to carry"
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Barbara Hutton, Alien,
Completes Registration
Py the Associated prss,

0y the ASSCCldteQ RreSS.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. Counties
Barbara Hutton Won Haugwitz-
Reventlow, the dime store heiress,
has completed fingerprinting re-
quirements under the new alien
registration law, it became known
today.
A deputy called at her Beverly
Hills home, where she reported she
is i'll with influenza, to question and
register her and her 4-year-old son
Lance.
The. Countess renounced her
citizenship in December, 1897, fol-
lowing her marriage to Danish
Count Court Haugwitz-Reventlow
which occurred the day after she
divorced Prince Alexis Mdivani in
Reno. She now is involved in di-
vorce proceedings with the Count.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Emmanuel Wod, Concert
Pianist, Dies at 78

b the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 7.-Em-
manuel Wad, 78, widely-known con-
cert pianist, composer and former
faculty member at Peabody Con.
servatory Of Music. died yesterday
after an illness Of two weeks.
A native Of Kursir, Denmark, he
gave his first public concert when
only II. Later along with Ignace
Paderewski, he studied in Vienna
under Theodor Leschitzy.
He joined the Peabody faculty in
1892 after a concert tour and re-
mained there until his retirement
in 1920. His last former concert
was in April of this year.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Mrs. Wilson, Author,
Dies in Hugerstown
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, Sept. T.
Mrs. Leonore Hamilton Wilson, au-
thor of books and magazine articles
and daughter Of former Gov. Will
liam T. Hamilton, died at her home
yesterday after an illness Of several
months.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 am. Monday at the home.
Mrs. Wilson was born In Hagers-
town and lived here all her life.
Among her books were Fort Fred
erick," "a Day That Is Done" and
"Hagerstown." She also wrote q
poem, "The Antietam," which, like
most of her writings, was Of an
historical nature.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Mrs. Charles H. Hayes
Dies in Son Diego

Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes, wife Of
Capt. Charles Harold Hayes, U. S.
NJ. C.. and daughter of Charles L.
Smell of Washington. died Tuesday
in San Diego. Calf. where her
husband is stationed, 1t was learned
today.
Mrs Hayes was the former Eliza
beth Rittenhouse Smell. Her father
was a major of infantry during the
World War. Besides her father and
husband, she leaves two brothers,
Alden E. Smell of Washington and
Hallock P. Smell of Kilgore, Tex.
day Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. Monday at the Fort Myer
Chapel, followed by burial in Ar
lington National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Jupun Fines American
$500 Under Money Law

By TIE Associated Press.
TOXIC. Sept. 7.-George Holland,
jr.. American employe of the Stand
ard-Vacuum Oil Co. at Yokohama,
was fined 10000 yen (s6,900) yester-
day on a charge or violating Japan's
foreign exchange laws. the Dorei,
Japanese news agency, reported.
Sofia Ziegler, a German, arrested
with him last month and charged
with collusion, was absolved.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Veteran of Czor's Army
Dies of Heart Attack

By the Associated Press.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Sept. T.
DR.. Boris G. GLASGOW, 72, Stratford,
who served in the Japanese, Balkan
and World Wars as major general
in the Russian Imperial Army's
medical corps, died yesterday Of .
heart attack.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Dr.. P. A. Levene Dies

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 R.-Dr.
Phoebus Aaron Levene, II, Russian
born chemist and member emeritus
of the Rockefeller Institute for
Medical Research, died yesterday
following a heart attack.
Evening star., 1940-09-07

A good look may save . good life.
Danger Turks ahead when caution
u left behind
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
WORK ON THE FARM
u DELAYED BY RAIN
Sunshine and Warmth
Now Making Everything
Look Fine

With rainfall of SIP inches in
May, making IA rainy days when
it caused the ground to be too wet
to work, farm work has been
thrown back considerably. The
average rainfall in May, counting
over a period of 80 years, before
this May, was 3.2S inches.
Corn planting is late, some farm
efs just finishing; however. corn
planted early is growing fine, the
early planting being in fields which
farmers had plowed last fall.
Wheat and barley are looking
fine. Most wheat is in heads.
Barley (for which crop consider
ably more is grown now than in
former years. is coloring. This
crop is usually cut in the last part
of June. Grass is looking excel
lent. Some are cutting alfalfa for
the first crop. alfalfa usually
yielding three crops in season.
More alfalfa than in former years
is being raised in Washington
County. Fruit is sizing up nicely.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
FINE IMPROVEMENTS AT
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Extensive improvements made at
the First Baptist Church, corner
Of Washington and High streets,
are proving their worth in eff
cheney, besides adding very mater
tally to the beauty of the place of
worship. Included among these
improy ements may be noted fine
Moller pipe organ of a most beau
tiful and unique design; improved
baptistry, renovation of the entire
interior of the auditorium, a mod
ern Sunday school department in
the rear, so arranged and equipped
that all of the departments can
function fully and completely at
the same time, etc. The pastor
is Rev. DR.. Paul B. Warrington,
has the complete cooperation
of a large number of co-workers.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
CAME HERE ON THEIR
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Stouffer,
Upper Darby, Pa, came on an au-
tomObie trip to Hagerstown last
Sunday on their 25th wedding an
niversary. They were married by
Rev. A. B. Station, pastor of st.
Paul's U. B. Church. Mr.. Stouffer
was a son Of Samuel Stouffer who
lived here some years ago. His
mother was sister of the late
Mrs. Richard Rogers, this city.
After attending services at st.
PauPs U. B. Church, they left to
visit a brother of Mr.. Stouffer, at
York. Pa.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
VISITED HERE

Wilbur Miller and family, Grand
Rapids, Mich, visited friends here
and at Williamsport. Mr.. Miller
was formerly chief clerk at the P.
R. R. Freight Station, this city.
For time he was agent at Mar
tinsburug and then was transfer
red north where the company has
given him several important pro-
motions.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
UP-TO-THE-MINUTE
BOOkBlNDER!

Maurice A. Hamonneau, of
Brooklyn, is an unusual book
binder who designs his covers
to harmonic with the contents
of the volumes. He recently
bound a book on reptiles with
snake skin, and to cover a copy
of HitIer's "Mein kampf" he
used the hide of a skunk.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
DANCE AT PEN MAR

The Hi-Y and Triangle Clubs
were at Pen Mark Park, on June
3, for a private dance, attended
by 80 couples. The clubs are re-
ported as highly pleased with the
fine open air dance. Numerous
Sunday Schools and industrial or
CARNATIONS are scheduled for the
month of July and August at the
Park.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
WILL MAKE COMFORT KITS

The Hagerstown w. G.. T. T.,
will make comfort kits for soldiers
and sailors, the work to be in
charge of the chairman, Mrs. J. H.
Gallon.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
VISITED IN ALBANY, NJ. Y.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Miller and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Zimmerman,
and son, Billie, Mulberry avenue,
visited Edgar Miller, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Miller and family, AL
bany, N. Y.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
BUILDING PERMIT

A permit was issued to Joseph
Young, Jr., for three-story brick
addition, 35x40 feet, to the present
three-stOry stone dwelling, with al
terations, at 25 E. Washington st.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
VISITED HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Finfrock
EliZabethtOwn, Tenn, visited Mr.
Finfrock's father, o. S. Finfrock
Frederick st.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
ACCEPTS POSITION

Kenneth Ridenour is Temporal
lily employed in the insurance of
flee of E. NJ. Tenney, during the
illness of Robert Tenney.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07

Former Councilman Herbert
Cost, who has been bedfast for
three and half years, quietly eel
ebrated his 69th birthday.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07

Igor SikOrsky, aircraft designer,
claims success for his airdream to
rise and descend vertically. 1t looks
ancient, but here it is-l94O model
towering over the airport. IIr.
SikOrSky is at the controls.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07

DR.. William Cooper, formerly of
the U. S. Navy, is visiting his
father and mother Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Cooper, Virginia avenue
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
VISITED FAMILY

Ernest Stump, employed with
the Gulf Refining Co., at Washing
ton, D. c., spent several days with
his family, 242 Prospect avenue.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
PICNIC AT PEN-MAR

st. Paul's U. B. Sunday School
will hold its annual picnic at Pen
Mar Park. Wednesday, July "a.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
HARVEY COOPER ILL

Harvey Cooper, retired railroad
man. is i'll at his home on Virginia
avenue
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
I'M PROVING

Mrs. Nora M. Ross, who has
been sick at her home, 943 Null
berry avenue, with a throat i'll
ness, is improving.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07

Mrs. Walter B. WoodsOn, wife of
Rear Admiral WOodsOn, just before
she acted as sponsor to the newest
addition to Uncle Sans submarine
feet, the U. S. S. Trout. The Trout
has recently been launched at the
Portsmouth navy yard.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
HANGOVERS
By
LITTLE HElSKELL

A quarter of a century ago,
the literary world was agog
over the publication of a book
entitled "Seven Keys To Bald
pate" The story centered around
seven persons, all of whom were
in possession of keys to a castle
named "Baldpate." But when
they arrived, 10 and behold, they
found that many others, likewise
had keys to the Castle. They
were not alone!
The next "Hey" story that re-
mains WILDLY in my mind is a
song, extremely popular in the
days of prohibition. Remember?
"You Can't Have The Keys To
MY Cellar" Those were the
days when ''the best people"
made gin in bath-tubs and pro-
hibition agents shook down the
bootleggers at so much gallon.
The 1910 version of "Keys"
made it's debut last week. But
it wasn't in Washington where
many screwy laws are born, and
no novelist or song writer play
ed even a minor part. 1t was
another bout between a Mayor
and an Ex-Mayor, and at the
present writing the Ex-Mayor
seems to be one up on the Mayor.
In political history it will go
down on the records as Engage
ment No. 1853"
The whole thing started way
back when Mayor Lee still held
forth as Head Man at the Old
City Hall. A motion placed on
the minutes at a regular meeting
of the Mayor and Council was
to the effect that after the old
City Hall had been demolished,
the city would have key made
from the century-oId lumber,
same to be presented to the
President of the United States.
Then came Mayor Lees appoint
ment as State Boss Of the Gas
Wagons and he packed his hand
bag, grabbed his umbrella and
headed down to Baltimore Town
there to labor for the good and
qIory of Good Ole Maryland.
Enter now, the City Attorney,
the Hon. Richard AIgernon Alloy
sius Henry George William
Charles Sweeney, who, with the
help of the then-frendIy Lee,
the then personal representative
of Governor O'Conor, the Hon.
Thomas Pangborn, and others,
mounted the vacated throne.
This change came very quickly,
I'm told, because the Democratic
City Central Committee had met
several days previously and talk
ed about recommending candi-
date to fill the unexpired term.
But let US hurry along. need
not tell you that, with the help
of outside( labor, the old City
Hall was soon memory and in
Its place arose an alleged mag
nificent structure. 1t was COM
pIete, even with exquisite lava
tories (outside exposure) and
which now are seldom opened to
the public. Yep, the new build
ing was complete, with the ex-
ception of a plaque, suitably
or appropriately engraved SO that
our children and grandchildren
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-07
REPAINTING HOTEL

The Patterson Hotel building
has been reprinted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
STRAND

One of the finest combinations of talent ever assembled for one picture makes the technicolor pro- duction Maryland" an entertain ment event to which localities are looking forward.
 This smash production opened a four day engagement at the popular Warner Bros. Strand theater this afternoon as the headliner of the fine twin bill.
 Walter Brennan, that fire-eatin horse-lovin' old codger, who was "Kentucky's" Academy Award-win- ming star, heads the impressive cast of Maryland" Always a fine inter- preter of character parts, he scores even more solidly in his newest role
 Fay Bainter, who won an award for her brilliant work in "Jezebel, has role which should bring her new honorS, Brenda Joyce and John Payne, two of the screens newest shining lights, share the romantic honorS.
 Charlie Ruggles and Marjorie Weaver are two other bright per- sonalities in the cast. Hattie Mo- Daniel, who won an Academy Award as the lovable Nanny oi Gone With the Wind" has a sim liar role in Maryland"
 The romance, color and tradition of the proud South have beer blended into a powerful story fol the picture which scars to sweep ing climax as stout-hearted racing thoroughbreds compete, in America, most spectacular Steeplechase, the Maryland Hunt Cup Race.
 Co-featuring this entertaining program is We Who Are Young with Lana Turner and John Shel- ton.