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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Food Show Auto Goe,
To Retired Grocer
Who Never Had One
Bachelor, So, Will Get
Permit Immediately
He Tells Crowd

10 Robert w. Thompson, SO, Of
1920 North Stafford street, Airing
ton, Va, who said he never had
owned an automobile nor had a
permit to drive one, was awarded
an automobile at the finale of the
food show last night in Riverside
Stadium. The show was under
auspices of the Independent Food
distributors of the District Of Co.
lumbia. Inc.
Mr.. Thompson, a retired grocer
who was in business in Capitol
Heights, Md, until six weeks ago,
Is q bachelor.
Mrs. Hahn Is Queen.
After it became known he was to
receive the car, Mr.. Thompson de-
hvered greetings to the huge throng
at the show, from the stage. over
the loud-speaker system and an
nounced to the show management
that he would lose no time in ap-
plying for a drivers permit.
The automobile was the grand
award" among 4 number of awards
made to patrons during the six days
Of the show
Mrs. Dorothy Parker Hahn Of
7700 Blair road NV, Miss Good
will" was selected queen OF the
show" winning over four other
competitors, each of whom repre-
scented one of the large store groups
taking part in the food show. She
was the representative Of the Good
Will Food Stores.
Mrs. Hahn was selected by three
Judges, including Miss Frances
Marie Burke Miss America Of
1910" who was a special attraction
at the show Yesterday, Thursday
and Friday; Jim Bergman. sports
cartoonist of The Star. and Ray
F1aherty, coach of the Washington
Redskins.
Carver Baby Wins.
At the matinee yesterday little
Ora Mae Carver, 2la-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. E.
Carver, 1923 Minnesota avenue Sc,
was selected the grand baby OF the
show" winning over two other COM
petitors, each of whom had been
winner of a matinee baby show.
The straw vote of show patrons for
their favorite Presidential candidate
resulted in a final count of 8,03S
votes for President Roosevelt and
ASIA for Wendell L. Willkie, the
G. o. P. nominee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Chile, 5, Is Killed,
II Persons Injured
In Traffic Accidents
Nine Are Hurt in One
Crosh on Lee Highway;
FotoIity Is Years 4th

A 6-ysar-old boy was killed and
two other persons were injured, one
Of them by 4 hit-run driver, In trafic
accidents In the District yesterday.
In nearby Virginia, on the Lee
highway, nine persons were injured
in q two-car collision.
Maurice Brown, colored, Of 2409 F
street NV, became the Districts
54th traf1ic fatality of the year fol-
lowing his death yesterday afternoon
in Children's Hospital. He had been
struck q few hours before by an au-
tomobile in the 900 block OF New
Hampshire avenue NV, when he
darted out from between parked
automobiles.
Police listed the driver of the car
as John r. McGinness, 50, of 1722
Nineteenth street NV. Last year at
this time 81 persons had died from
traflc injuries.
Hit-Ru Victim.
william A. Wood, IS, of 1923 Mon
tell0 avenue NE. was the victim
Of the hit-run motorist who struck
him IN the 1900 block Of p street
NV. He was treated at Emergency
Hospital for . fractured left leg.
Giles Cox, 81, Of Oxon Hill, Md,
received unknown injuries when the
truck he was driving was struck by
bus at Eleventh and F streets S.W
At Casualty Hospital, where he was
taken, spokesman said last night
that "as the result of new ruling
conditions Of no patients were to
be disclosed.
The nine persons were injured
last night when the two automo-
biles in which they were riding COL
lided, apparently head-on, on the
Lee highway near Haymarket. The
cars were badly shattered.
Those Injured.
Five Of them were admitted to the
Washington Sanitarium, Takoms
Park. and two to Emergency Hospi-
tai after being brought here by am
balances. Injuries to all except DR.
j. N. Kimble. stan physician at the
sanitarium, were not serious. DR.
Kimble, suffering from head injur-
les, was said to be in semi-serious
condition.
The sanitarium listed the follow
ing four occupants of DR.. Kimble's
car who are being treated there
Mrs. Kimble. her l2-year-old sor
Ned, her mother -in-law.. Mrs. Miller
and another staff physician, DR.. An.
dren. Addresses of all were giver
as the sanitarium.
Emergency Hospital admitted
Marvin Saunders. 80, of North Ar.
lington, Va. for treatment of fore.
head cuts, and Harold A. Saunders
%. of Arlington, suffering from /,
broken left arm. Two other occu.
pants of this car, Samuel S. Saun.
ders, 80. Of North Arlington, anc
Mamie Saunders, 10, of Alexandria
were not admitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Mount Pleasant Body
Asks D. T.. Heads 10
SupportA. B. T.. Board
Civic Groups Executive
Committee Opposes
Zoning Chon9e

The Board Of Commissioners Of
the District was urged TO support
and give Statutory supervision" to
decisions Of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board At a meeting Of the
Mount Pleasant Citizens Associa-
ton last night.
Johr De La Mater, secretary TO
the association, said the resolution
was purposely worded to avoid
mention of particular case. Ray
mond ]. Bowen, who presented the
motion to the meeting, said the
A. B. c. Board was in . better
position to judge the aspects Of
cases brought before it than was
the Board Of Commissioners.
The association was advised by
Mr.. Bowen, chairman of the Zon-
ing Committee, that the civic
groups Executive Committee had
voted to oppose granting Of an ap-
plication for revision OF existing
coming rules to permit establish
ment Of a garage at the corner Of
Brown and Monroe streets NV.
Meeting at the Mount Pleasant
Branch Library, Sixteenth and La
mont streets NV, the 31-year-old
association dispatched a letter to
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission voicing thanks for
its efforts to provide a community
recreation center in the Mount
Pleasant area. 1t was reported last
night the commission had acquired
land and planned acquisition of ad-
ditional land for establishment of Q
recreation center in the section.
Miss M. Virginia ONeil, president
of the group, reported numerous
tree roots were lifting sidewalks in
Mount Pleasant. Frederick G. Hunt,
chairman of the Streets and Alleys
Committee, was asked to have his
committee act to rectify the condi-
ton.
1t was also reported that the
Executive Committee earlier in the
month had voted to dispense with
speakers from the American Red
Cross and the Community Chest
which annually visit local civic,
educational and fraternal organiza-
tons seeking support for their re.
spective campaigns.
Three students at Wilson Teachers
College gave prepared talks and rec
itations on Christopher Columbus
in observance of Columbus Day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13

are intelligent, sympathetic and ap-
preciative and make large use of
their library. Second, I have all
these years had a board of trustees
of high caliber, who have given me
their confidence and support. Third,
I have been fortunate in being able
to recruit staff of able, educated,
trained. high-minded. loyal and de-
voted women and men who have
elaborated with me in our efforts
to give the best. the most helpful
library service in our power. I take
particular satisfaction In the fact
that the trustees have elected Miss
Clara w. Herbert to be my successor
as librarian. She has been q member
Of the stan since 1907 and assistant
librarian since 1920 and has always
measured up to the highest stand
ards. I know that under her leader
ship the library will continue to 60
forward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
0pe cial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Oct. II.
"The All-American Coed Of 1910
Miss Mary Lou Billiard of Wheeling,
w. Va.-was announced today by
Director General James M. Sellers
as having been chosen queen" OF
the sixth annual Apple Harvest
Festival here November 8 to IL.
Miss Billiard was selected earlier
this year in Nationwide contest
sponsored by a radio publication and
Hollywood studio as the ALI
American coed" She is a Junior
at West Virginia University and the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arch H.
Billiard.
Queen Mary Lou" as she will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Duke Will Visit Terps
For Football Come

By the Associated Press.
DURHAM. N. c., Oct. 12.-Duke
will open its 194l football campaign
against Wake Forest.
In the only change in the list Is
the replacement of Virginia Mill.
tary by Maryland.
September ~, wake Forest; October &
Tennessee: October IL. Maryland at Col
lege Park: October Is, Colgate; October
IS. Pittsburgh 1T Pittsburgh.
November !, Georgia Tech at Atlanta:
November 8. Davidson At Davidson; Mo-
vembsr Is. North Carolina; November %.
N, c. State at Raleigh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Hospital Aide Found
Dyinq on Sidewalk

Adrian A. Duvall. 36-year-old at
tendant at st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
was found unconscious on the side
walk in the 1900 block Of v street
Sc. last night. and pronounced dead
on arrival at Galinger Hospital.
Police said that q preliminary m
vestigation indicated q heart attack.
There was. 4 fresh cut on the back
of the head, but police pointed out
that this could have been caused by
q fall on the sidewalk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
ItoIions List II Killed

ROME. Oct. II R.-The italian
high command announced tonight
that italian casualties among land
forces In East Africa during Sep
TENDER totaled only 81 killed, "a
wounded and five missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
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Evening star., 1940-06-25
Railroad Yurdmusters Ready
If War Should Come to u. S.

whatever they want, ahead of all
other services"
John Cullinan, yardmaster at
Youngstown, Ohio, in tracing the
history of the organization which
came into being after the armistice
was signed in November, 1918, said
there are approximately $500 yard
masters, who manage the active
workings of "the greatest distribu-
ton system in the world"
England, France, Germany, Italy,
no other country on the face OF the
earth, has ever attained the heights
OF American railroading," Mr.. Cul-
Imam said.
Mr.. Cullinan was backed up bv
c. H. Burchfield, president of the
Railroad Masters of America. Mr..
Burchfleld told the delegates they
had not only changed the dictionary
by making "yardmaster" one word
but they had also taken the pro-
tession from the ranks of hazardous
work and placed it in the file of
non-hazardous insurance.
We are subordinate officials of
the railroads of America, C. j. Land
ers, yardmaster at Wheeling, w. Va.
explained. That is, we are Just
below the presidents and boards of
directors of the American railroad
systems-and when we're on the Job
our word is law"
Evening star., 1940-06-25
0rme Informed Sect
Members Of Peril,
Affidavit Says
Police Chief Quoted as
Soying All Meetings
Would Be Broken Up

Evidence that Police Chief Charles
M. Orme told a member of the
Jehovah's Witnesses that their meet
ings would be broken up every time
they were held, was presented to a
delegation from Gaithersburg ap-
pearing before the Montgomery
County Board of Commissioners to-
day to protest the chiefs suspen-
sion.
The evidence was in the form of
an affidavit made before police in
vestigating the riot last Wednesday
when mob broke up a meeting of
the religious sect in Rockville be-
cause its members refused to salute
the flag. The meeting place was
wrecked by the crowd of SO or 100
Ten Rockville men later were ar
rested and charged with disorderly
conduct and unlawful assembly.
In the delegation were the Rev.
w. j. Elliott, pastor of the Grace
Methodist Church; Luther Thomp-
son, w. C. Gloyd, the Rev. Fred A.
Van Sickle, pastor of the Free Meth
odist Church, Rockville; John A.
England, former Republican clerk to
the Board of Election Supervisors,
and Frank Severance.
i Chiefs Work Praised.
Members of the delegation said
Chief Orme had worked hard at his
job and had been fair and impartial.
and requested the board to recon-
slider its action in suspending him
and in recommending the suSpen-
sion Of three officers on duty in
Rockville at the time the riot oc-
Cured.
Board President Thomas E. Hamp-
ton explained that the boards action
was not final, but that members
were unanimous in believing after
a preliminary investigation that the
suspension of the chief should be
ordered until all facts were brought
to light.
Mr.. Hampton then read excerpts
from statements made by officers of
the board hearing Saturday in which
Chief Orme was quoted as having
censured John N Fraley "for be-
longing to the Jehovah's Witnesses"
An affidavit from Mr. Fraley, who
lives in DerWood, also was read by
Mr.. Hampton, in which Chief Orme
was quoted as saying: boy, you had
better get out of this organization.
We will break these meetings up
every time they get started"
Remarks Called "Unfortunate."
After the affidavit had been read
the Rev. Mr.. Van Sickle declared
the remarks we're unfortunate"
but that he could understand how
they could be made in an emer-
gency." He said he was sure the
chief had in mind giving advice
rather than censure" and that
Everybody makes remarks he
wished later he could withdraw"
He asked the chiefs reinstatement
"for the sake of social order"
The Montgomery County (MdD
Civic Federation's Executive and
Advisory Committee today requested
the county commissioners to give
Chief Orme an opportunity to de-
fend himself publicly.
The group pointed out that Chief
Orme, unlike three subordinates who
were suspended along with him, is
not protected by civil service status,
which requires a public hearing in
such cases.
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Police Hold Two Men
After Finding Bomb
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June 25.-Po-
lice held two men in custody to-
day following discovery of a large
bomb in the anteroom of what
Police 1t. Albert Granite described
as a Communist workers school,
The makeshift bomb, complete
with a clock and batteries, which
were not connected, was capable
of wrecking three-story building,
the officer asserted.
1t Granite and six members of
the Radical Squad raided the Sec
ond-story downtown suite following
an anonymous telephone call.
Officers said the men denied any
knowledge of the bomb, but de-
clined to answer other questions.
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Sweeping Presidential
Power for Aiming Urged
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 25.-New and
sweeping power for the President
to arm the Nation for war was
urged yesterday by Francis Bid
die, United States Solicitor Gen.
eral
Increased administrative power
has great risks to human liberty"
he told the Columbia Law School
Alumni Association, but isn't that
one of the risks we must take if
we are to arm and unity our Ma
ton for the thing that must be
expected?"
1--WE are organizing for war and
we should know it," he said, add
ing that his remarks applied to
the National Government, regard
less of who the President might be.
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Union Boss Indicted
In Concrete Truck Case
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 25. - Michael
Carrozzo, boss of the Street Labor
ers' Union in Chicago, was indict-
ed by a Federal grand jury yester-
day on charges of conspiring to bar
the use of ready mixed concrete
here.
Part of a broad Federal anti
trust investigation in the building
and allied industries, the indict-
ment named Carrozzo and his In
ternational Hod Carriers, Building
and Common Laborers' District
Council of Chicago and vicinity.
Local $50 of the International Union
of Operating Engineers and nine
other officers of both organizations
were indicted.
Evening star., 1940-06-25
BY JOHN ]. DAILY.

If war should come to America,
the railroad yardmasters would be
first to step into action.
Today in the Mayfower Hotel,
delegates to the 22d annual conven-
ton of the Railroad Yardmasters of
America put the finishing touches
on plans that will make America S
railroad yards invincible in the event
Of a national emergency.
"All we need is the signal to go
ahead" said w. II. Hollen, yard
master of Baltimore, Md, and sec
retary- treasurer of the organization.
"As a matter of fact, we are better
organized now than we ever were in
the history of American railroading
and that means we could shoot
troop trains, ammunition cars, and
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Cos Tax Collections Up

RICHMOND, Va, June 25 (P.-
Gasoline tax collections in Virginia
during May showed an increase of
$177 ,37490, or l01 per cent over
the corresponding month in 1899,
the State Division of Motor Vehicles
reported yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Insurance AGENTS Union

Frank Morrison, secretary emeritus
of the American Federation of
Labor, will address the Insurance
Agents Union, No. 21254, tonight at
the Annapolis Hotel.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-22
CHAPTER x

With OLeary dragging him by
the arm, Carroll reached the not
street and entered the police car
OLeary leaped into the seat beside
him.
whats the idea, Chief?" Car
roll asked.
sergeant, if you were girl on
the lam, how would you get OUT
of town in a hurry?"
Carroll thought that over brief
~. Fly, I guess-sure, thats ~;
She took a plane. But where ola
she go, Chief"
MAYBE nowhere yet" oLeary
glanced at his watch. Twenty
minutes to 2. There's a plane Tor
New York at 2. My bunch is that
Rhoda Waters is planning to take
It"
Carroll stepped on the starter,
and the gears screamed IN anguish
as the sergeant pulled the trans
mission lever into first and darted
away from the curb. Il gotcha,
Chief" he said. IF that's what
she's figuring on doing, we can beat
her to it"
with siren roaring, the auto woye
sigzig pattern through the lazy
afternoon traffic. Adroitly. Sergeant
Carroll cut his way across tntersec-
lions and around street cars.
ct never figured it would be
Rhoda Waters" Carroll unused. She
looked like a pretty decent girl"
"She had plenty of reason for
dumping off Sayler though,
OTeary commented. "She hated
him about as much as anybody.
The 2 o'colck plane for New York
was waiting at the passenger gate
with It's giant engines rumbling IN
monotonous melody when Carol
sid the car in front Of the admin
astration building at the airport
OTeary bounded up to the ticket
desk and produced his badge.
"Have you a Miss Rhoda Wa
tiers on that plane out there?" he
demanded. An efficient official
hastily consulted a chart and nod
ded.
"she bought q ticket a little
while ago. She wouldn't have got
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-22
BY NORMAN KAHL
coPYRIoHT. telo.
NEA SERVICE. ING.

the night before, were the books
disarranged. OLeary studied the
built-in safe again. The steel cabi-
net was concealed by the panel,
which slid aside easily.
And then, suddenly, the lieuten-
ant stiffened. He walked swiftly to
Sayler's desk and pressed a button.
willows, the butler appeared pres
emily.
"Tell the housekeeper I want
to see herein here" OLeary Or
dered.
Eyes, SIR" The butler disappeared.
In a few minutes, Mrs. Wharton
cautiously entered the room. She
wore stiffly starched dress of dull
gray and she walked primly across
the room when OLeary beckoned
her over to the bookcase.
"Mr. Sayler was rather par
ticular about his books, wasn't hep"
OLeary. IT mean about their being
in the right places and all that?"
Mrs. Wharton nodded. Eyes, sir.
Indeed he was He insisted they be
busted regularly, and he would
SlOl III 1OI AIOulo IL 4AC CNCA 4OuAA0
any of them out of place."
OLeary indicated the 1915 vol
ume that still jutted out from the
other books on the shelf. did you
misplace this book, Mrs. Wharton?'
The housekeeper looked at the
volume and her eyebrows knitted.
mo, I never remove the books. And
the maid has orders not to take
the books out of their cases."
How about Mr.. Sayler him
self?"
eff he had taken it out, he
would have replaced it in its exact
place"
when did you last inspect this
room?"
Mrs. Wharton answered quickly.
Yesterday, sir. Before the-the &C
cident."
THANK you, Mrs. Wharton. You
may go now"
Lieutenant OLeary was still peer
ing abstractedly into the bookcases
when Dale Appleby and Sergeant
Carroll returned to the room half
an hour later. For several seconds
he appeared not to have detected
their presence. Then he turned
slowly.
"Mr. Appleby," he said. 'I'll
have to trouble you once more. I
want to use this room tonight, and
I'd like to have everyone here-say
at $3.50. Will you call them, please?
Those who were here last night.
And I'll want the servants on
hand"
Appleby looked startled. OF
course, Lieutenant, but L"
"Just a little idea of mine, -
OLeary said brusquely.
Still perplexed, Dale left the
room. Carroll edged over 10 his SUI
perior What goes on here, Chief?'
The lieutenant thrust his hands
deep into his coat pockets and teet-
cred on his toes. Sergeant, this
may be very interesting evening
I believe I know who murdered
Martin Sayler - and how it was
done"
ITO Be COntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-22
. STORIES
IN STAMPS
France Won-ond Lost
Vast American Empire -.

CT. PIERRE and Miquelon. two
" small islands off the coast Of
Newfoundland, are in the news
again as U. S. wonders what is to
be the future status of French
colonies in the Western Henri
sphere. The islands dog team
stamp, above, of a 1888 series, is a
favorite with young collectors.
st. Pierre and Miquelon are the
last remnants of Frances great
North American empire. Jacques
Cartier planted the French flag at
Montreal in 1885. Champlain
established a colony at Quebec in
1908, started the parade of French
explorers, missionaries and trap
pers into the interior. The explor-
atoms of La Sale, Marquette, Jo-
liet and others gave France
claim on all the territory from the
Alleghenies to the Rockies, from
the Great Lakes to the Gulf.
France lost all her North Amer
lean possessions in the French and
Indian war of 1863. st. Pierre and
Miquelon were juggled between
France and England, finally re-
stored to France in 1914.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-22

Agricultural experts of the
Queensland Government are insist
ing that the ibis be regarded with
as much reverence as the Sacred
Ibis of ancient Egypt because both
long-billed birds wage war on grass
hopper plaques.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-22
CR ANI,lM,
CRACKERS
NEfGHBORs OF q. s.

NETGHBORS OF q. s.
European war has focused in
creasing attention on U. s. amity
with our neighbors to the south.
How many Of these questions about
South America can you answer?
I. What is the form Of govern
ment in Chile?
2. Who Is the president Of Bra
nd?
.. What city Is the capital Of
Uruguay?
{. What South American nation
reaches farthest west into the Paci-
nc?
5. What is the largest city OF
South America?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-22
ANSWERS on Back Page)

Kamakuna, Japan, claims its
image of Buddha is the largest fig
ure in the world, the head being 36
feet in circumference, the face meas
uring 16 feet from ear to ear and
the mouth stretching three feet
across.