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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18

bullet missed it's mark. Bowie's po-
ny plunged. The Texan rode nei-
Their toward nor from Blood, but
headed sidewise, loosing his reata
from its coil as he rode. The bell
ligerent captain was confused by
the tactic. He whirled his own horse
about to keep face to face with the
flying Texan and get in his second
shot to better purpose.
But a racing horseman is no.
toriously slippery mark for an enc
my in the saddle with his own horse
jumping under him. In point Of
fact, Bowie already had his foe at
his mercy. Even the captain, So
bering rapidly at this unexpected
shift in the fight, sat alertly await
ing his chance to shoot. So wildly
intent was he on getting bead on
his adroit antagonist that he saw in
his field of vision only as remote
danger the long snakelike coils Of
the deadly reata now circling above
him.
When he perceived his peril it
was too late. The great loop set
tied gracefully over him. Pistol in
hand. he tried to dodge, flung wild
shot at Bowie, and the next instant,
caught like a rat, he was jerked
violently from his horse and, with
arms pinioned, dragged headfirst
and humping violently at the heels
Of his captor. 1t was rough treat
ment. No man could have lived
long under it. But Bowie was thor
oughly angry and hardhearted. It
was not consideration for the inn
pudent bully that checked his pace,
but as he dragged his captive down
the slope whom should he see
watching him but Carmen.
Instinctively he checked his pony.
He seemed to realize that this would
be too unpleasant a scene for her
approval. He was pulling the strug-
Cling man toward outcropping
rocks. In five minutes more their
jagged edges would have torn him
to pieces.
Bowie halted within speaking dis
lance of Carmen. He was still I'M
der the influence of his anger and
spoke sharply.
81 asked the Senorita to ride
home" AZ
She spoke without resentment. II
disobeyed."
"You have exposed yourself to
danger, he said bluntly.
"Don't kill that poor man, if he
isn't dead already. Please"
"He tried to kill me, didn't he?"
asked Bowie tartly.
eyes, but let him 60, senor-if
he's still alive"
''It's hard to kill such vermin."
"Please let him CO."
Hell make more trouble anoth-
er time," grumbled Bowie.
please let him CO."
Bowie rode back to him. His eyes
were staring wildly and he was
painting. "Had enough?" demanded
Bowie sullenly.
The captive could not raise breath
enough to speak but he nodded fee
bly,.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
LOST LIBRARY

The favorite story of the Presi-
dents at present is about a library
that burned down in Georgia. Here's
how he tells it to callers:
A Georgia politico called on him
with a sorrowful plea to use his in
fiuence to get a WPA grant for a
new library.
"What happened to the old one?"
asked the President.
''It was destroyed by fire." re-
piled the visitor sadly. "And Mr..
President, I fear for the literacy Of
my home folks if new library isn't
built quickly. No town should be
without library. It's great cul-
tural influence"
Absolutely" agreed the Presi-
dent. GLOW long has your town
been without library?"
"Seventy-six years"
"Seventy-six years!"
eyes, sir. Sherman burned 1t
down.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
Little Learning

"a little learning is a dangerous
thing" but the danger is not in
the learning, but in the littleness.
Get more! Get more! So only
can you be afe.-Phillips Brooks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18

A S EASY to crochet as it is love-
4 \ ly, this set of doilies in the
favorite pineapple design will be
your favorite, too. You'll find
them just the thing for luncheon
or buffet set.
Pattern 2608 contains directions for
making doilies; illustrations Of them and
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
The Shame

Poverty is not a shame, but the
being ashamed of it is.-Thomas
Fuller.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
Hone Against Despair

Hope us a lovers staff; walk
hence with that, and manage it
against despairing thoughts
Shakespeare.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
CAPITAL CHAFF

New Frencn Ambassador HENRI
Haye was asked about French wine
stocks. He said, "The Germans
took France, and I'm sure they
found their way into the cellars. I
wouldn't be surprised if all the good
bottles have gone somewhere"
The Italian ambassador, Prince
Colonna, has been in Washington
more than a year, but has not yet
sent his card, according to protocol,
to the Czech minister. This is Italy's
way of refusing to recognize that
Czechoslovakia still exists.
While Gen. Hugh Johnson, ex-NRA
boss, was blasting at Elliott Roose-
welt for being given paper work"
assignment as an air corps captain,
Johnson's son, Capt. Kilbourne
Johnston, regular army officer, got
himself a desk job in the Office Of
the selective service administrator.
Bernarr MacF adden, health cult
list, magazine owner and big Florida
realty owner, may take another
whirl for the senate. He is angling
with Florida G.. o. P. leaders to
get his name on the party ballot
against Democratic Senator Charles
Andrews
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
LOCAL AIR BASES

The army air corps isn't saying
anything publicly, but it is making
quiet survey of all airports in the
country for the purpose of locating
new bases and training centers.
Objective behind the plan is to
secure the greatest possible disper-
sion of air forces necessary for de-
tense. Four cities already have
been selected: New Orleans, West
Palm Beach, Fla, Tallahassee, Fla,
and Augusta, Ga.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18

Generals Glory
The blood of the soldier makes
the glory of the general.
Evening star., 1940-12-05
Home Is Preferable
To Film StardOm

A poll of more than score of
Hollywood's most glamorous show
girls, grouped together for a motion
picture In a harem scene, discloses
q surprising lack of ambition to
gain the top rung Of the ladder of
screen success and an odd desire
for home and children.
The poll, taken by Renie Riano,
actress author completing a 1900
page volume for an Eastern publish
ing house in which she covers 35
years in the theatrical profession
throughout the world, discloses the
following ambitions on the part of
the 25 glamour laden showgirls per-
forming in Paramount's You're
the One" starring Bonnie Baker
and Orrin Tucker:
Seven blonds and nine brunettes
wish for nothing more than pass
ably good-looking and moderately
successful" husband and from two
to six children-as soon as 1t can be
arranged.
Three blonds and two brunettes
want to be newspaperwomen or
screen writer's.
One brunette wants to be an opera
singer.
Three blonds want to be screen
stars.
Bonnie Baker herself wants a
home and children.
Evening star., 1940-12-05
Mclean Players 10 Give
Bachelor Born 7 Nights

The Parish Players of Mclean, Va,
will present their winter production,
Bachelor Born" tomorrow night
and, Saturday at pm. in Parish
Hall, Mclean.
The play is directed by Miss Ruth
Anderson of Madeira School and
Joseph Gray. Miss Suzanne Pollard
Boatwright, president-manager of
the group. is in charge of production.
The cast includes Miss Nell Good
win OF the Abbey Players and Ken
meth Stillman, who plays the title
role.
Also acting in the boys boarding
school comedy are Warren Graves,
Rutherford Sadtler, John and Bede
Hudgins, Barbara, Joe and Ralph
Segar, Evelyn Light, Elizabeth
Fowlkes. William Smoot, Talbot
Wegg, Julian Johnson, jr., and Billy
Jones.
Evening star., 1940-12-05
New Ballad Poem
To Be Presented

And They Lynched Him on a
Tree" ballad poem by William
Grant Still will be given tomorrow
at $50 pm. at Pierce Hall by the
Washington Choral Society. Louis
Potter, director. and the Howard
University Glee Club, Roy w. Tbbs,
director. The performance will be
for the benefit of the Highlander
School at Mont Eagle, Tenn.
Louise Burge, Negro contralto, will
be the soloist. Miss Burge, ma
tive of Tennessee, has toured exten-
sively in concert in this country and
Canada. Graduating from Howard
University in 1884. she was the first
Negro singer to win fellowship at
the Juilliard Graduate School,
reward that was twice renewed.
The program will open with an
address by Archibald MacLeish.
Zilphia Horton will sing mountain
and workers ballads and Houdie
Leadbeatter. Negro and folk songs.
Hazel Schulze is the accompanist,
And They Lynched Him on
Tree" was first performed with the
Philharmonic Orchestra at the
Lewisohn Stadium in New York
under the baton of DR.. Artur Rod
zinski. 1t is the most recent work
of william Grant Still, the Negro
composer now living in Hollywood
He is we'll known as the composer of
the "Afro-American Symphony,
'Lenox Avenue" which was COM
missioned by CHS. for radio pre-
sentation. a symphony in G minor.
a Haitian opera called Troubled
Island" the symphonic poem Dis
NAL Swamp" and the theme music
for the New York Worlds Fair. He
was twice the recipient of Gug-
genheim fellowship and more re-
Gently was awarded a Rosenwald
fellowship.
Evening star., 1940-12-05

The same picture was handy thing
for the regulations Of Richard Arlen,
Buddy Rogers and Clara Bow.
Robt Taylor was another who
sort or few to fame on the screen.
1t might be argued-but who wants
to-that Taylor really impressed his
bosses in those shorts he made for
Metro. Or In Private Worlds" for
which he was loaned out to Walter
Wanger. To bolster his point, Para
mounts research man, however, likes
to have it thought that West Point
of the Air" was Taylor's real starter.
Incidentally, Taylor will vastly en-
hance his flying film time in Flight
Command" the one which has its
hemisphere premiere here on De-
cember II.
There is notion, probably not
indisputable in its logic, that Clark
Gables best picture was TEST Pilot, ="
and that he did right we'll toward
increasing his public in Hell Divers" Z"
X X
Aviation, a gallant subject II there
ever was one, has not overlooked
being kind to women.
The late Jean Harlow, 1t will be
remembered, started soaring in
"Hells Angels" another highly sue
cessful air-minded (among other
forms of mindedness) movie.
At this very moment there are
those who think the same thing
probably will happen to Veronica
Lake. Miss Lake may be news to
you, as she was to us, but Para
mount is betting heavily on her in
II Wanted Wings" Miss Lake Of
the Lake Placid Lakes is q honey
blond, 5 feet 2 inches tall and 98
pounds husky. After three incon-
spicuous roles In three inconspicu-
Gus pictures Miss Lake finally was
chosen to play the villainess in II
Wanted Wings" The studio thinks
she will be goodly awful as well as
awfully good. The part she plays
calls for such wickedness that they
have to kill her off in the last
scene to satisfy the public and the
Hayes Office canon that sin de-
serves only the reward of death.
Right after she's killed Miss Lake
is expected to begin to live at box
offices.
If she doesn't the research man
probably will feel like fool.
X 4 X y
Incidental intelligence: SO terrific
was Greta Garbo's laugh in Min
otchka" that M-G-M has decided
to let her do it again. Just
under what circumstances has not
been determined, but the writer
division is looking around for
proper comedy. . 1t will be made
starting next March, probably for
the fall trade. Emil Boreo, the
known funny fellow
who started work at Helen Hamil-
tons Troika last night, is not shy
about the humble beginning Of the
career he has made great. Mr..
B, began as the differential, so to
speak, Of a fake horse. Boreo
incidentally is regarded by pro-
ducers as the best good luck piece
they can have for their shows. :.
He doesn't believe it himself, but
he feels it is fine to have the others
do so. Proud is the Little Thea
ter that "The Bakers Wife" has
set a new continuous run record for
molten pictures in Washington. Z.
That eight weeks straight beats by
one the run of Snow White" and
Gone With the Wind" One
of the things Dan Terrell of Loew's
may have difficulty recovering from
is the shock involved in notifying
the Washington Kellys-all Of them
of Little Nelly Kelly" On
the roster of the Friendly Sons Of
st. Patrick he found not a single
Kelly. ;. He still is trying to puzzle
it out.
Evening star., 1940-12-05

tbs and 10 pm. Stage shows: 1880
3:35, $40 and 9:05 pm.
Capitol - Little Nelly Kelly
Judy Garland in the screen version
Of the George M. Cohan hit: ii
am, las, 4:30. 7:15 and 9:55 pm
Stage shows: /, 3:45, $3.50 and 9:15
pm.
Keith's-"Little Men," Kay Fran
els in the Louisa M. Alcott:
1910, 2:35, 5, 7:25 and $50 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Letter" Bette
Davis in the Somerset Vaughan
story: II am, los, 3:l5, $40, 7:3O
and 9:40 pm.
Columbia-"The Mark of Zorro"
Tyrone Power, his mark: ll:25 am,
1:30, $3.50, $50, 7:35 and 9:35 pm.
Little-"The Bakers Wife" who
Evening star., 1940-12-05
Four Are Cast

Mona Barrie, Sidney Blackmer,
Truman Bradley and Douglas Dunn
brille have been signed by Co
Associate Producers Ralph Dietrich
and Walter Morosco for important
roles in Murder Among Friends"
at goth Century-Fox. Already set
in the picture are Marjorie Weaver,
John Hubbard and Cobina Wright,
jr. Ray McCarey directs the pro-
duction.
Evening star., 1940-12-05

LOTUS RESTAURANT. 14th at n; Y. Ave.
3 shows daily. L. 7:30 and IL 80. or.
chestras. Bill Strckland's, The Continental
Trio. Dancing and entertainment z pm.
to 1:30 am.
CARL TON HOTEL, New Cosmos Room, 18th
and X SITS. ME. 2626. Music by Bob Simp-
son and his ORCHESTRA: Dancing 81 and 10
to 2. Min. 81 so after 10 p m. except Sat. So
MADRILLON RESTAURANT, Washington
Building. 18th and New York Ave. The
fsvorite place TO dine, the popular place
to dance.
sHOREHAM BLUEROOM. Connecticut at
Calvert. Dining and dancing. Two floor
shows, $50 and IL 80. Dinner, So co. in
cluding cover. Supper cover. SOC AID. O7O0.
RAINBOW ROOM. Hamilton Hotel. 14th
at X. Cocktail and dinner dancing, So:
supper dancing tc Milt Davis Orchestra,
1C-1 Min. Saturday only 81. D1. 25S0.
ADAMS HOUSE-Overlooking white
House at 16th and II SITS. Dining in an
atmosphere of charm, dignity and gen.
tility. Luncheon. 85c; dinner from S1.25
Organ music nightly during dinner.
CAVALIER RESTAURANT, 1859 14th
NV. American-Italian dinners. Special
lzing in Spaghetti. Ravioli. Steaks, Chops,
Sea Food. Excellent cocktails. mixed drinks
MEIRUNOME Room. Wardman Park Hotel
Conn. Ave. at Woodley Rd Sonny James
Orchestra. Dancing 10 to 2. Sat. e:30-
1:30. Min. 81. Sats. S1.50. co. 1000.
Evening star., 1940-12-05

plane pictures. He was in the story
only for two minutes, but it was
such an emphatic two minutes work
that the right people noticed it. He
looked so like a natural for sky
stories that he later became a star
in one called Lilac Time" a silly
thing to call such a film, but you
know how whimsical Hollywood is.
Evening star., 1940-12-05

the statement with list of success
full people long enough to impress
Evening star., 1940-12-05

AMBITIOUS young
SterS almost to
hold out for sky
dramas or noth-
ing.
There is the
case Of Gary
Cooper, for ex-
ample. Lanky,
taciturn G airy
was just another
guy on a horse
In Westerns. un-
til he got off the
horse to go into
wv in gs," the
m OSt Success
frl of oil oir
Evening star., 1940-12-05

runs away and causes a crisis In this
bright French film: IL am, ITO,
1920, $50, TAO and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts:
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1940-12-05
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

and Time of Showing
Stage.
National-"Of the Record" new
political farce, with Marian Brian
and Bruce Cabot, $3.50 pm.
Screen.
Palace-"Arise My Love-" romance
midst the crash Of Europe: IL am,
lao, 4:20, 7 and 9:40 pm.
Earle-"One Night in the Tropics" 4"
musical romance with Nancy Kelly
and Allan Jones: IL m, LAO, 4:25,
Evening star., 1940-12-05

Brenda Marshall is the only ac-
tress In Hollywood who can throw
a boomerang-andh hit a target.
Evening star., 1940-12-05
Aerial Pictures, 1t Seems,
Are Lucky for Casts
Paramount's Research Man Says So
And Certainly He Should Know;
Garbo to Keep on Laughing
By JAY CARMODY.

Hollywood research devoted to lot Of things that have nothing to
rdes Scarlet Oara
register toid the kssometer Just today for example it
the finest we'll
paid picture
Evening star., 1940-06-21

saw Guy coming out of Uncle Luke
study. He closed the door so softly
behind him that she was puzzled,
and when he saw her his face, al
ready white, seemed to jerk.
Guy is Upset.
Guy" she said anxiously, "are
you i'll? Whatever have you been
to see Uncle Luke about at this
time of the morning? You know he
doesn't like to see any one before
his mail is taken care Of"
well" Guy swalloyed, Laval
wasn't here in the hall to keep me
out, SO thought I'd slip in and
beg Uncle for some extra allow
ance."
And what did he say?"
Nothing" Guy answered. He wet
his lips. His eyes met hers oddly.
He said nothing at all, Lucy" He
turned away and strobe toward the
door to the laboratory stairs, throw
ing her one more white-faced look
before 1t closed behind him.
Her thoughts were interrupted
by the sound of the bell at the
door. It was Sandy Block. She de-
cided to remain out of sight. After
all, she was engaged to Greg, and If
Greg didn't like Sandy-jealousy
was a dreadful thing. She heard La
val protesting that Sandy couldn't
see Uncle Luke, and then she heard
the study door open and close and
Lavals voice die away from lack Of
q listener.
She came into the hall, expecting
Evening star., 1940-06-21
By WALTER McCALLUM,

Ninety-two of the best golfers Of
the District of Columbia and the
State of Notwithstanding few
who are out of town-lined up to-
day at Congressional with their goal
the Maryland State amateur cham
pionship. Added to the entry list
were the names of Dick Myer of
Manor, a former District junior
champ, now a student at George
town University, and Eddie Bean,
the long hitter from Beaver Dam.
Pre-tournament speculation CEN
ters around Spencer Overton, the
meticulous and painstaking gent
from Rolling Road. who holds the
Middle Atlantic title, and Volney
Burnett, the fireman who was so
hot at Chevy Chase in winning the
Taft Cup. Volney happens to be a
former champ.
Overton, good as he is, has yet to
win an Old Line State title. -Four
years ago at Manor Burnett staged
a one-man show in the Maryland
title affair, winning the medal round
and going on to win the crown.
For the distance (they held a 60
hole final in those days. Burnett
was something like 13 under par.
If he happens to get on a hot streak
like that at Congressional no one
is going to beat him. No one did
at Chevy Chase, where Volney put
on brand of golf that was far too
hot for any one-even the redoubt-
able Bobby Dunkelberger-had that
gent made his way to the final.
An 18-hole medal round at Con-
gressional today will lead the quail
flers into match play tomorrow.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Straight Off the Tee

Semi-final and final rounds are
slated for Sunday, while arrange
ments have been made for Congress
sional golfers to play other courses
Mrs. Walper Steals Show.
The Walper girl is stealing the
show.
Strictly a question mark as the
District women's links champion
ship opened last Monday, Marie
Walper, wife of the driving range
pro, has proved the real sensation
in the tourney, which wound up to-
day at Kenwood, as Mrs. Walper,
defending her championship, clash
ed with Elizabeth Houghton of
Chevy Chase in the final. Miss
Houghton is the daughter of Alan
son B. Houghton, former Ambassa-
dor to the Court of st. James, and
learned her golf in England. She
Is a former winner of the Post Cup
and was member of the winning
Chevy Chase team in the team
matches recently concluded.
Every one waited for months for
another match between Mrs. Walper
and Betty Meckley. They were not
disappointed. That match produced
the finest scoring and the best ex-
hibition of shotmaking-by both
contestants-ever put on by two
women around Washington.
Mrs. Walper won by 2 and l,
holing 15-foot putt on the seven
teenth green to close out the hard
fighting former champion. No one
licks Betty Meckley without a real
struggle. You don't win three Dis
trict championships with a putt and
q prayer. But Betty needed more
than she had yesterday as Marie
Evening star., 1940-06-21

Walper played the II holes of the
match in four over mems par.
When she shook hands with Mrs.
Meckley she needed 4 on the
home hole for a "a. That hasn't
been done before in feminine golf
around Washington. even in the
days when Helen Dettweiler and
Marion Brown were cracking down
on par. Meanwhile Miss Houghton
was making short work of Louise
Claytor, the Chevy Chase cham
pion, whom she beat with a display
of good golf by S and 4. But the
golf in that one didn't touch that
in the Walper- -Meckley match.
Mrs. Walper rammed in a big
putt across the second green for an
eagle 3 to 60 into the lead. She
added to it with a bird on the
third. Out in 36-one over mems
par-she was l up on Betty's 81.
And she won the tenth.
But Mrs. Meckley, fighting back
with all the courage and skill ac-
quired in hundreds of tough golf
matches. squared at the fourteenth.
Mrs. Walper won the 18th when
Mrs. Meckley put her second shot
over the green. They halved the
sixteenth and then the champion
exploded from a bunker and canned
a l5-footer for the winning 8. A
large gallery followed the best golf
match of this or many another
season.
Pairings in the finals of the other
flights:
SECOND nisht-Mrs. H. J. Cooper tManor)
Third fiight-Mrs. Stuart Smith Smith 5Manorj Hgsms}
s. vs. Mrs. W 3. Moses Army Navy. Fourth
Mrs. H; H. Hughes (Kenwoodl VS.. Mrs
Ms NJ A HllfE Ke.isf ksnS9H ScSs1v sass sixth sh
R. ThornburR fKenwood Seventh flight
Mrs. g; M; Jani lCongressionaD vs. Mrs
Mrs John Jouette @columbiaSS Sn's Vs. nssn. Mrs
Sallie Harrigan (CongressionaD.
1t has been a great champion
ship-all around. And you can't
blame a gal for stealing show.
No matter what happens today land
WIZ uCAC11SAAAAS ClldlAp ID CIlc 1d.
vorite), it has been a Marie Walper
tournament all the way. They can't
laugh off her fight and the way she
has kept her chin up when the
going was toughest.
c. b. S. Tourney Entries Close.
Entries were to close today with
Mrs. j. B. Walsh for the Columbia
Broadcasting System tourney at the
Washington Golf and Country Club
Monday. The tourney will be the
first of the season for high handicap
players exclusively and will mark
the end of the spring season for the
women golfers. 1t is open only to
players with handicaps of 10 to 36
inclusive.
Later in the season the National
Broadcasting Cup tourney for low
handicap players will be staged at
the Army Navy Country Club.