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earnings of women and juveniles.
There are still fields, however, the
survey goes on, where wages are not
yet considered sufficient, principally
among agricultural workers and la
borers in some branches of the
building industry.
Labor Shortage.
Nazi policy has opposed wage in
creases other than those of the So
called leveling process, but has faced
the increasing pressure Of labor
shortage. There are now almost
1000 900 laborers in the Reich, and
qualified neutral experts estimate
that there are another 100000 un-
filled industrial positions. Part Of
this, of course, results form the de-
mands of the army and the COM
pulsory labor service which Is used
on public projects.
Among the estate owners those
with large properties have benefited
most, the survey says, because of
the action in 1882 in stabilizing
grain prices at improved figures.
The antipathy to price increases
since 1888 has made it difficult to
bring similar aid to the fields of
cattle raising and dairying and has
left the small and medium farmers
in less favorable positions. They
likewise feel the pinch of labor
shortages, the survey says, and can
not so easily fall back on machines.
Copyright, 1910, Chicago Daily News. Inc. }
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01

The whims Of tickle and pro-
life black cat In Washington
once controlled the huge Wall
Street speculations Of Jesse Liv-
ermore, the stock market plung-
er who committed suicide in
New York Thursday.
The cat, dubbed Nanny West
inghouse, belonged to Bowie
Chapman, local manager for
Laidlaw q Co., bankers.
Mr.. Chapman recalled the
strange story of superstition
yesterday with an admission that
he himself had a lot to thank
Nanny for.
In the days after the World
War, business was bad, particu-
larly for Mr.. Chapman. He re-
called that he lowed about
everybody" one night when he
sat down to a frugal meal of
bluef1sh in his little home, the
rent on which was overdue.
IT heard a faint scratch at
the door," Mr.. Chapman said.
There stood q cat, a tiny puff
ball, black as coal. I was as
superstitious in those days as
the cat was hungry for fish. I
was fiat as a founder myself,
but I shared the fish with Nanny.
Called Her Nanny Westinghouse.
THE next day I made $1,700
in Westinghouse and Nanny get
a home and full name-Nanny
Westinghouse"
In the years which followed
Mr.. Livermore was a frequent
visitor in the Chapman home.
One day Nanny scratched his leg.
The fact that the black cat had
singled him out for this atten-
ton he took for an omen.
He sold steel and copper the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01
Surgical Dressing
Closes to Be Held

Surgical dressing classes will be
conducted by the Silver Spring
Branch Of the Montgomery County
Chapter. American Red Cross, at
Grace Church, Woodside, beginning
Thursday night
The classes, it was announced.
will be held from Z to 10 pm. All
dressings will be sent to the United
States Army.
Mrs. Joseph B. Matre, chairman,
has appointed Mrs. Claude Cook
surgical dressing chairman and Mrs.
Stanton Walker assistant chairman.
Mrs. Wayne Birdsell is administra.
tive head Of the production corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01
Mrs. Brenneman Heads
YuIe Gift Committee

Mrs. Chester r. Brenneman has
been named chairman of the Christ
mas Gift Committee of the Takoma
Park Health and Welfare Associ.
alton which is cooperating with the
Holiday Exchange of Montgomery
County and the Christmas Bureau
OF Prince Georges County.
Mrs. Norman Jones is in charge
of doll donations, Mrs. Frederick
r. Waterholter, chairman of foods;
Mr.. Robert Lyon of the Citizens
Bank, chairman of money donations,
and Mrs. George A. Cook, publicity
chairman.
Toys donated viii be renovated.
Warm clothing Of all kinds is es-
pecially needed. Staple groceries
may be brought to the Welfare
Center on Columbia avenue on Mon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01

day, Wednesday or Friday mornings.
One Girl Scout troop has volun-
teered to dress IL dolls and another
troop will collect boxes for deliv-
ering the gifts. Any group or indi-
vidual wishing to help in the project
is asked to call Mrs. Brenneman ut
Shepherd 2455-J.
Mrs. Walter p. Hartman Is presi-
dent Of the association, which acts
as . clearing house for Christmas
giving in the Takoma Park COM
munity.
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Mrs. Knapp to Speak

Mrs. J. Burke Knapp of Takoma
Park will speak on her experiences
in England at the beginning of the
war at a meeting of the Women's
Democratic Club of Silver Spring to-
morrow at 8 pm. at the home OF
Mrs. E. Francis McDevitt, 1920 Dale
drive Mrs. Knapp is a former
English actress known professionally
as Hillary Eaves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01

jeopardize the foundations Of this
nation just because Of vanity"
Apparently explaining the use Of
the word vanity" Count Bethlen
said, ut is not true that Hungary
was given an exceptionally good re-
ception at Vienna twhere she signed
the axis pact. Slovakia, which is .
musical comedy country, was given
one just as solemn"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01
Whims Of Prolific Block Cat
Guided Livermore PIunqinq

next day." Mr.. Chapman said,
"and made cool million. He
said to me, Your cat told me to
SELL"
In addition to demonstrating.
Nancy could reproduce with
astonishing frequency. "She was
. big-hearted cat" Mr.. Chapman
said.
For more than eight years,
every time Nancy had kittens
Mr.. Chapman communicated this
fact to Mr.. Livermore over their
private wire. Each time. wheth-
er he was bearish or bullish, Mr..
Livermore reversed himself in
the market.
Mysterious Kitten" Messages.
Lesser spectators seeking some
clue to Mr.. Livermore's UMPIRE.
dictable and profitable opera
tons believed the kitten" mes
sages were a secret code from
some Washington pipeline"
Brokers and board members
couldn't understand why Mr.. Liv-
ermore, at q moments notice,
would cancel previous plans and
take q new tack.
Constant motherhood, how
ever, brought about Nanny's de-
mise. Mr.. Chapman conveyed the
sad news to his friend.
II understand that same day
Mr.. Livermore walked into a
board meeting" Mr.. Chapman
said, land declared, I'm through
Then he tainted dead away.
He was in good shape with
our firm and we managed to get
him out from under most of his
losses, but other firms were not
so fortunate.
He was saved from bankruptcy
that time, but he never got his
luck back"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01
x-Roy Unit Offered
To Test SeIectees

The Arlington County (Va.) Tu-
berculosis Association has offered
the two County Draft Boards the
services Of its X-ray machine with
out charge, In cooperation with the
selective service program.
Mrs. e. C.. Butterfield, president
Of the association, made the offer
In letters to the board chairmen last
week.
She also announced the Rev. Wal
ter F. Wolf, president of the County
Ministerial Association, has sent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01
Rededicution Service

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Nov. 30
(SpeciaD "A rededication service
is to be held at pm. today by the
Women's Societies of the Christian
Service of St. Mary's Circuit of the
Methodist Church at Pearson in the
Cedar Point parsonage.
The service will be conducted by
the Rev. Earl G. Kernhan Of Balti-
more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01
Not Mad at Germany
He Didn't Register

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 3d. Policeman
Milton Bass said today that Thomas
Reed admitted he failed to register
for selective service and offered this
explanation:
I'm not mad at Germany"
He was turned over to the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01

letters to all clergymen in Arlington
asking that they mention tlid
Christmas seal sale next Sunday.
Pamphlets. explaining the activities
of the association in COMBATING
tuberculosis, will be distributed at
the churches. "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01

A railway In England Is growing
and selling waterlilies.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Dance Variety Presented
In Revue lntime

BY the light of frosty full moon
the 10th edition of Phil Hayden s
Revue Intime was held last night
in an outdoor auditorium at 1924
Massachusetts avenue NV.
Thirty dances were presented,
ranging from adaptations of
Brahms Hungarian dances to
Gershwin's Cuban Overture"
Modern dancing was represented
in a waltz by Betty Raymond, but
fight from civilization was one
theme of the program-as seen in
jungle Mania by Helene Mullin.
Janice Dunlop, Mary Shumaker and
Betty Martin; "Danse Barbara" by
Margaret Scott. and Ballet Indian" !"
by Rita Johnson. Pat Ware, Marga-
ret Leggett, Nancy Hanck, Mar
garet Roberts, Norma Heatwole,
chrysanthe Economos, Marion Can
by and Betty Dent.
The catchy stop Time" starred
Mary Shumaker. Betty Martin,
Shiela Young, Leila Dickey, Marion
Candy, Diane Cashell and Daisey
Embrey.
An audience of several hundred
seemed to appreciate most the acts
OF some of the smallest performers
particularly an fashioned num-
Der, personality" featuring Jerry
Van Natta, Marion Werner, Fred
Davis, Louise Ruby, Cecilia Woods,
Doris Weinberg. Millicent Normand,
Lee Poppleton. Patricia Felix, Eve
lyn Seigel, julie Dingell and Kay
Bulow.
Star acrobats were young Joan
Hubbell and Richard Towers.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Armistice
Continued From First Page.)

car where they received the German
proposals. After a long telephone
conversation with Bordeaux, they
returned to. the car for another
lengthy conference with the German
representatives.
The Germans said the conferences
were conducted in such way as to
avoid heaping offense upon the
French delegates as, they declared
Gen. Foch heaped indignities on the
Germans in 1918.
The NaZi leaders made the most
however. of the dramatic situation
which reversed the roles enacted on
the same spot more than score
of years ago.
Adolf Hitler ordered that the his
toric railway car, long enshrined by
the French as memento of victory
over Germany, be taken to Berlin in
token of the German triumph To-
gether with monument erected
near the spot where the 1918 armis-
tice was signed.
The monument bears the legend:
Here, on November IL, 1918, was
frustrated the criminal arrogance of
the German Imperial Reich, defeated
by the free peoples which it sought
to enslave."
The Fuehrer also ordered that
slabs marking where the train had
stood in 1918 be destroyed, but
directed that nearby statue of
Marshal Foch be preserved.
The detailed terms of the German
proposals were not disclosed, and it
was emphasized they would be kept
secret until the French filed their
reply.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Col. E. v. D. Murphy
Dies in Eugene, Oreq.

The War Department today was
notified of the death Thursday of
Col. Ernest Van D. Murphy. IS,
infantry, retired, at Eugene. Greg,
his home. Death was attributed to
a cerebral hemorrhage.
Col. Murphy, a native of New
York City, entered the Army in 1901
During the World War he served
overseas and was awarded the Order
of the Purple Heart. He was sta
toned at Washington at the Gen.
eral Staff College in 1920-21, and
again from 1927 until 1881 in the
Office of the Chief of Staff. He was
retired in 1881.
His widow, Mrs. Louise A. Muir
ply, and several children survive.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Jewe|er Wrenches
Bars From Window
10 Escape Fire
I Was Lucky, ! Guess
Says 68-Yeor-OId Man
After Reaching Sofety

A jeweler narrowly escaped being
burned to death early today in a
two-alarm fire at 1922 Seventh
street NV.
A. M. Summerall, 68, was awaken
ed about S am. by smoke and heat
in the room where he lives alone
above a jewelry store.
II thought at first I had gone
blind" Mr.. Summerall said. "The
smoke was so black I couldn't see.
I stumbled toward the door and
groped along the wall.
when my hands touched the
glass in the door 1t was red hot and
splintered. Flames shot through
and set my hair on fire. l don't
know how I got across the room to
the window. was lucky, I guess"
Mr.. Summerall, clad only in q
night shirt, with his beard and
hair smoking and his fingers cut
and burned, managed to reach a
window, which was barred. He
wrenched the bars free, climbed
over a coping and jumped to the
street in front of the store.
Neighbors, meanwhile, had sum
moned flremen. They extinguisheo
the flames after they had destroyed
much of the interior of the two.
story frame building. The jewelry
shop on the ground floor, where Mr.
Summerall works, is owned by
Aaron Kronstadt.
Mr.. Summerall was treated al
Garfield Hospital for severe burn.
on the fingers and a laceratec
wrist.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

-
CHICAGO, June 22-As has been
the case the past few week ends,
wheat prices today derived some
strength from prospects of Govern
ment acceptances on Monday of ad-
ditional offers of -four for relief
distribution.
Gains were only fractional, how
ever, with the market still in the
doldrums due to uncertainty regard
ing the peace terms in France and
their effect on other aspects of the
European situation.
Some buying came from a house
with eastern connections and mills
were believed to have placed few
orders in anticipation of the Gov
ernment relief purchases. The Fed
eral Surplus Commodities Corp
bought 461 900 barrels of -four last
weekend from q millers but this
fell short of expected purchases.
The Government agency accepted
only those bids which are salts
factory.
Receipts of light to heavy rains
in the spring wheat zone, where
moisture is wanted badly in some
regions, tended to restrict the ad-
vance at times. Rainfall spread
also into the Canadian wheat belt.
Broomhall, British grain author
ity, said France has been almost en-
tirely overrun and crops damaged
extensively. It is more than likely
the country will be an importer of
wheat next season. Belgium and
Holland also will need foodstuffs
Immediately.
1T is not likely that the conquer
or will 60 to any effort to provide
food for those three countries" the
British firms statement said. "and,
therefore. arrangements will have
to be made elsewhere.
Comments on European crops this
week have been almost uniformly
unfavorable, Italy and Spain being
the only countries to show fairly
good prospects.
Corn prices were up about y cent
at times, with most of the buying
attributed to commercial interests
Receipts of 280 cars were mostly
Government corn being put in ex-
port position.
Other grains as well as lard also
were higher.
At II am. wheat was 1z-A higher
compared with yesterdays finish,
July. 78s4; September, 10, and corn
was as-5s up, July, 62s4; Septem-
ber. CO.'S.
Evening star., 1940-06-22

skies until dawn. Machine gun fire
from British fighters sent one enemy
plane crashing into the sea In
flames.
Believed From Dodecanese.
There were three alarms between
lis am. and $50 am. On the
third appearance the raiders headed
toward the sea without dropping any
bombs when they encountered heavy
defense fire.
1t was believed here that the
bombers probably came from Italy's
Dodecanese Islands, about 400 miles
across the Mediterranean Sea from
Alexandria.
The crash of bombs in Alexandria
saved the government the trouble of
moving out thousands who had ig-
nored the advice to go to villages
in the interior. Many hundreds be-
gan leaving in automobiles, trucks,
taxis and carriages when the raids
ended.
During the raids, the women,
children and men of the American
and other foreign colonies propped
themselves against sandbags In
Easements and special shelters.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Bordeaux
Continued From First Page.)

under a single government because
of lack Of time to put such a plan
into operation.
While waiting for word Of the
peace negotiations, the French
armies fought on against the Nazi
legions.
A military communique last night
stated that the French Alsace-
Lorraine forces-which were with
drawn from the Maginot Line-were
communicating the Germans, al
though surrounded and in a des-
perate position, after forming vast
hollow square" formation.
Many times they repulsed enemy
assaults and concentrated with
success" the communique said.
Elsewhere on the wide front ex-
tending across France the COM
munique reported several local en-
counters, notably in the region OF
Clermont- nt-Ferrand"-about IS miles
west Of Lyon.
The radio at Toulouse reported air
raids on Southwest France yester-
day afternoon and on Marseille and
other Mediterranean points in the
evening.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Night Club Incident
Delays Approval for
Commissioner Brown
Senator Tobey Blocks
Confirmation for
F. 6. 6. Executive

A fight or the reappointment of
Commissioner Thad Brown to the
Federal Communications Commits
sion was in prospect today following
testimony before the Senate Inter-
state Commerce Committee yester-
day about night club incident in
New York which brought a denial
by the commissioner that he recalled
being slapped there by woman.
The issue was raised by Senator
Tobey, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire while the committee was hold
ing hearing on the nomination of
Mr.. Brown, also a Republican, for q
seven-year term.
Senator Tobey said he would fight
confirmation, and Chairman Wheel
er, Democrat, announced that the
hearing would 60 over for a week
or 10 days to allow Mr.. Tobey to
attend the Republican National
Convention and also assemble more
data.
Senator Tobey told the committee
that he had evidence that Mr..
Brown and Commissioners T. A. M.
Craven and Norman Case went to
the club in April, 1899, as guests OF
Donald Flamm, operator of radio
Station WMGA.
Your glasses were knocked off by
lady, were they not, and 1 under
stand you twisted a lady's arm?"
Senator Tobey asked Mr.. Brown.
Il do not remember any such in
cident," Mr.. Brown replied.
Mr.. Craven was then called as q
witness and said that he and the
other commissioners had gone to the
"theater restaurant" to look at the
floor show and encountered Mr..
Flamms party at table.
He and Mr.. Case were seated at
another table, Mr. Craven continued,
when Mr.. Brown brought some lady
up and later was holding her by the
arm to keep her from attacking
him."
Under Senator Tobey's question:
ing, the witness said he did not See
the woman slap Mr. Brown but
heard a slap and later recovered
Mr.. Browns broken glasses from the
floor. He said he had taken one
drink, and Mr.. Brown said he had
had 'one or two"
I've heard about mental aber-
ration but this is exhibit "A of it,"
Senator Tobey shouted at Commits
sloner Brown. You took some
strange woman over, she slapped
you and broke your glasses, and you
have no recollection of it,"
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Dratha

WALDEN. CLARANCE W.. On Thursday.
sns 20 e4R st bis W. reSdfBfs vAps Sz S.o1sa 4a
husband Of Marearet M Vaden Inee
BBuechler) and father Of Mrs. Frances Gray
Remains resting at the Lee funeral home,
4th E, st. St and and Mass aye: ne. where services
M hela On nSsd Sans at
Cedar Hill Cemetery. 23
vERMILLION, HARRY. On Saturday
June s 1853 At his resiSsHce 5als
son !p,,. Of the late George and Anna Yer
Notice of funeral later
WALL, ANNA F. On Thursday. June
WAIG beloved @ HseSn Tife of Alen S HSHA Ma1 and
II M5: M HanRs Ruth re%sn ia1ss vl
sinia and Anna Wall ' ''''''
hR as47 rsSns %son St bvd the Arnso xss Ss
where funeral services viii be e held on on Sun. sun
eolamSa csrdens cs%etsr9 S e% 'n'eF%sn' s
wAasof ste hs1D wArs9s 81 fsssy sssSsa
Myrtle Mead. son Of Mrs. Louise Watson. ~
sh st. ro% %otee as o ats tim. sss
tives and friends invited. interment Pros
WATSON, FRED T.. special COM
VI LSphHOA LOuBe, NO. T.. r. "A,
A; M, is hereby called for Monday. June
"a, 1910. at 1915 am. at the Masonic
Temple. to conduct Masonic services for
our late brother. FRED T. WATSON.
EDWARD L. PAYNE. Master. %
WEATHERHOLT. BENJAMIN FRANK
home on Trfsy Roskv}ne 3Hne III lsaG at his
FRANkLfN wESTHERHonF If BELOVED AMnN sus
band Of Florine Weatherholt Remains
resting at the Colonial funeral home Of
VIM. Reuben Pumphrey, Rockville. Nd.
Notice of funeral later. Guray. Va,
papers please copy)
WILSON, RAY E. On Thursday. June
Apis. RAY E. wilson. beloved s eisusssia husband
of Vernia Hankins Wilson.
Services At The s. H. Hines Co funeral
home. 2901 14th ST. NV. on Saturday,
June %. at 1880 pm. Interment private.
%
WRIGHT, EMMA E.. On Friday. June
21.. 1910. at her residence 113 s. Fen
wick ST.. Arlington. Va, EMMA E. WRIGHT.
widow Of John Charles Wright. mother of
Mrs. Evelyn Woodruff Of Arlington. Va,
and Mrs. Emma Mills
Funeral services On Menday. June a;
at pm. from the Wheatley funeral
home. Interment Columbia Gardens Gem
etery. philadelphia papers please copy)
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Stor-Gozing Night
In Meridian Park

The public tonight will be given
an opportunity to view the stars
and the moon through telescopes to
be set up in the upper gardens OF
Meridian Park by the National
Capital Amateur Astronomers AS
sociation. This educational fea-
ture, arranged with the cooperation
Of the park police, will begin at
o'clock.
Stephen Macy, president of the
association, said these shows" will
be held each Saturday night at con-
venient points throughout the city.
No charge will be made.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
WaIIqren Made Ensiqn

Ollo V. Wallgren, jr, %, of the
1000 block of Cathedral avenue
NV, who was graduated from
Northwestern University last week.
is one of the 10 Northwestern stu
dents who have been given ensign
commissions in the United States
Navy, it was announced by the
university's Naval r. o. T. c. de-
partment.
Mr.. Wallgren will serve in the
Supply Corps after training period
at the Naval Finance and Supply
School in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
I'm @rmnrfant

CLARK, LILLION NASH. In loving re-
membrance Of our dear mother. LILL1ON
NASH CLARK. who passed away one year
ago today, June %. 1899
Her eyes were closed that looked on life
Through mists of pain and tears.
But God has opened them above.
To smile through endless years.
CHILDREN ETHEL c. SULLIVAN AND
WARREN c. CLARK.
HOWES. MARY E. Sacred to the mem
ory of our devoted mother and xrand-
mother. MARY e. HOWES. who departed
this life one year ago today.
LOVING DAUGHTER AND oRANDcHL-
DREN.
TIBBS. GEORGE FRANKLIN. In sad
son .nd sroheq aERS r
LIN TIBBS. who fell asleep in Jesus six
years ago today. June %. 1884.
Days of sadness still come over us.
Hidden tears SO often dow;
Memory keeps YOU always near US,
Athou&h you left SIX years ago. ~
0GVo3I0 tlAn,Y. .
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Explorers Sister Found
Shot With Husband

BORDEAUX, June 22.-Le Petit
Parisien reported today from Cap
d'Antibes that Sir Arthur George
Ahendry, 70, a native of London,
and his wife, the former Jeanne
Charcot, sister of the late French
explorer, were found shot to death
in their villa.
A note indicated he had shot his
wife and then himself, the paper
said
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Alexandra
Continued From First Page.)

ICOnt1nUed FTOm FIrSC PdReJ
tiers calmly when the first alarm
sounded. Thousands of others fed
from their beds to shelters In night
gowns and bathrobes.
Giant searchlights PLAYED over the
Evening star., 1940-06-22

No. So of d Series
a SAYING of pro.
~ found significance
What Is Past Is
Prologue" and how
prophetic this is of fu-
ture assurance of Rock
Greek Cemetery, with
its two and a quarter
centuries of past fore.
casting the long future
with increasing pres
tige, the beauties of ma
ture and sculptured
art.
Your protection in
the selection of Rock
Greek Cemetery lies
in its non-speculative
ownership and the con.
tinuing trusteeship
with an endowment al
ready approximating
a million dollars "a
fund definitely for
maintenance and de-
velopment.
With the ownership
of a lot, site or mauso-
leum plot in Rock
Greek Cemetery, you
can put away all con.
Germ as to the future
confident of protect
ed security.
No statesmen can ap.
proach you to buy in
Rock Greek Cemetery
for none are employed.
The Cemetery Trus.
tees countenance M
subsidies to groups or
individuals Rock
Greek Cemetery sells
itself on its own merit.
ed appeal.
Rates are very reason
able made known
upon request. s..
The Cemetery Offices are
otes week days from 9 to
f:3O, Sundays and Holidays,
3 to x0oH.
d. Roy Mathews
SaperistesdeSf.
Taylor O505