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La gaceta., 1940-08-30

Vic DeEicurti, gladiator de
Harlem, New York, Sc meti6 en-
ell "ring'' con Augie Arellano, de
Texas, y lie venci6 por puntos.
Votaron a favor de Vic los jue-
ces Joe Brennan y Jack Denn-
ing y Ell arbitro Jed Gahan,
Ted Christie. de Yorkville, sd
pero a Tommy Stangelo, en- seis
asaltos; Sonny Simon, del
Bronx, derrot6 a Tony Weldon,
de Puerto Rico.
Dave Crawford puso a DOR
mir al puertorriqueno Quintin
Hernandez, en- Ell primer asalto.
Pat Cominskey obtuvo una
victoria en- esta semana sobre
Johnny Mccarthy, de Chicago.
A los 80 segundos del segundc
asalto, Mccarthy, cay6 a la 10
ma por la cuenta de diez.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

chocolate, ell rostro verbose. los
.oJos pequehitos y oblicuos, las
unas negras...
De haber lido vestidos de otro
modo, Sc les habria tornado nor
hermanos de estos salvaies.
Borgoha no andaba desacee-
tado.
Rosendo y su mujer Rosalia
eran, en- realidad, indios chieos
aunque habian adoptado ell ira
Je y las cOstumbres de los eu-
ropeos, porque clio les permitfa
proSperar..
Pero cuando aver Isidoro con
feso su proyecto de raptar al hi
10 de la hacienda al Cantinero.
este Sc habia apresurado a ur-
ar en- compahia de su muie-.
I'm "pequeno LAM para yer de
desplnmor completamente a este
griRgrito.
A ESQ habia salido ROsalia a
Ia madrugada del bOliche, per.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

En- un segundo Sc vieron ro-
deados de una verdadera multi
tud de hombres cast desnudos,
Icuyas carnes relucia en- un mo-
do opaco a la luz debil de la lu-
ma.
lIban armados de lanzas, de
mazas Y con un arco pendienJe
de uno de sus hombros. Y lleva-
ban melenas cortas y brillantes.
impregnadas de aceite.
Fran los famosos indios CHI
cos, que vivian a oFillas del rio
del mismo nombre, en- estado
casi salvaje.
la multitud, achocolatada y
feroz, de sonrisa bestial Y ojos
oblieuos como dos de los chinos
1esos oiillos que pareGsn CO.
sidos7 mostraba una actitud
inluietante, pero no hostil para
Borgoha y su compahero.
Muchos de ellos, rodeando al
CantinerO, habian roto a hablar
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

pues el niho acostumbraba a ma
drugar, como TODD Ell mundo en-
la hacienda.
va comenzaban a retirar las
|camareras los restos de las WAN
das Y ell servicio. cuando ocnrri6
algo de que nadie Sc di6 cuenta
EN- el esplendido comedor....
I'm rostro humane, con una Ii
.videz de luna, con los ojoS inyec-
tados en- sangre, Sc acerco a uno
de los vidrios de uno de aQuellos
ventanales bajos que SC asoma-
ban al jardin...
Y durante unos momentos, pc
gado ell rostro al vidrio frio, es-
tuvo examinando el interior
quieto Y comfortable de la estan-
cia coquetona y muelle.
Fl nino Sc levant6 besando a
sus padres, y sc dirigi6 a So al
coba blanca, seguido de una de
las dom6sticas.
Media bora despues, la servi-
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

con el en- un lenguaje completa-
mente ineligible para Borgoha,
uno de esos idiomas barbaros de
los hombres primitivos,
Parecian preguntarle algo. y
miraban acknowledgements a su
interlCcutor y al diplomatico.
Este habia fruncido Ell ceno,
extranado de esta invasion mex
plicable de gentes de la selva.
iC6mo sabian que ellos es.a-
ban aqui, puesto que era evidea-
te que eonoeian la existencia de
estos dos hombre ocultos entire
ell canaveral g..
IQuien les avis6?
Una duda pas6 por la mente
de Isidoro.,.
mo habria sido la misma Ro
Los Cantineros presentaban
81 mismo aspecto que estos in
dos: eran de una color sucio de
La gaceta., 1940-08-30
LA PELEA Make BAER.
COMISKEY

New York, agosto 30.-Jack
Kearns, en- un tempo director
de Jack Dempsey, anunci6 aver
que la pelea entire Make Baer y
Pat Edward Comiskey Sc efec-
tuara en- la semana del % de sep
tiembre, en- Jersey City. La du-
raci6n de la pelea Sc anunciara
cuando Sc firme ell contrato.
Para ell combate sc utilizara
.el terreno de los Gigantes de Jer
|sey City de la Liga Internacio-
nal.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

Isidoro y su gufa iban a salir
va de entire Ell canaveFai, GUAM
do ell Cantinero vic con sus D
jos de lobo unas formas que SC
arrastraban establishments, a.
cercandoSe a ellos.
Borgofa las descubri6 tam
bien cast en- ell mismo instante, Y
lanz6 una leve exclamation de
asombro;
ii En-, atenci6n, parecen pu-
mast
Va iba a disparar, oRidado
de todas las prudencias, aun a
.trueque de delatar su presencia
a las genteS de la finca, euando
Rosendo lie contuvo, al tempo
que decia con una leve sonrisa;
Il No tire listed, mi amol Son
Son genie amiga.
FL embsjador no Sc di6 cuea-
Ia apenas de NADIA; pareci6 aque
10 una escena de c~inemat6gra-
70.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

'dumbre habia cenado y Sc acos.
taba.
Sc habian lido apagando las lu-
ces, una a una, y solo la del CO
medor, amortiguada por una
pantalla azul que deiaba en- sua-
We p%enumbra.
FL fuego de la chimenea, jun
to a la cual habian lido a sen.
|tarse los amantes, eSparcia por
Iel suelo y por las aristas de los
muebles, reflejo tembloroso...
Pasaba ell tempo.
Miguel ieia ahora un period.
co, mientras Maria hoieaba una
revista con aire distraido.
Y ell rostro livido ell rostro de
palidez de cera o de palidez de
luna, seguia pegado q los cris-
tales, en- una estatica actitud, de
sSfinge, miranda con ojos ex-
traordinariamente agrandados,
Ia escena de dicha infinita...
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

Fra%k Le Marque, que como
&c ell negocio de los punos, pres
sentara hoy, en- Benjamin Field
un programa con p1giles muy
conocidos por nuestro p1blico.
La pelea dmero / en- NADIA SUI
perior a la n1mero 2, !tendra.
como cempetidores a Buster Gar
roll, protegido de la empresa, v
Roger Goss, de Mississippi, que
al presente reside en- Miami.
Dos buenas personals, dos bo-
xeadores de tercera categoria y
dos hombres ansiosos de pc
lear todas las semanas. Carroll
cree que Sc metera la victoria en-
los bolsillos, en- los primeros a.
saltos; pero ell Mentor de GOss
Sustenta un diferente parecer.
Cecilio Losada, sometido a
un entrenamiento riguroso y ali
mentado con macarrones, trata.
ra de deshacer hoy la pesima
La gaceta., 1940-08-30
OEPORTES
Ell TORNEO EN- LA BOLERA
DE CUESTA

En- la Bolera de Cuesta levan-
taron anoche una 'bolada" de
129 puntos, ocupando ell primer
lugar en- ell torneo, los notables
'bolistas" Manolo Aguera, Ra-
mon Vazquez, Juan Cuesta, Pc
layo Balbin y "Pachuco" Case.
"Mataron" una bolada de 40
punto y ell pGblico los aplaudi6.
Como la Bolera estuvo moja-
da dos noches, Ell torneo Sc ex-
tendera por una semana mas,
dando asi oportunidad a los me
jores jugadores de West Tam
pa, Los Glen, Los Cincuenta,
Palmetto Beach e Ybor City.
Ramon Vazquez abri6 ell par
lido de aver con siete palos y
dos monos', con dos bolas.
En- Ell ''birlar" estuvieron algc
Deficiencies; pero cerraron cor
129.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30
LISTERINE
for HALITOSIS
(BAD- H1HATM)
TONIC SEGUNDO
"A MUCHACHA
DE LA GALE

hacienda, instalados segin el
metodo de los Estados Unidos,
y donde existian magnificaS ra-
zas de gallinas, las famosas
Leghorn blancas las Plymouth
Rocks, las castellanas negras,
verdaderas maQuinas de poner
huevos, y las notables Orping-
ten inglesas, pequenos monu-
mentos de carne blanca como Ia
leche...
La hacienda desbordaba pro-
visiones exquisitas, Y amos y
criados comian con largueza pa
radisiaca.
A los postres, a Miguelito CO.
menzaban a cerrarsele los ojos,
La gaceta., 1940-08-30
CON LOS GUANTES
aFGlsG AIGrmG''

Petey Scalzo demostr6 en- New
Orleans que Jimmy Perrin no
era otra cosa que "una falsa a.
larma" en- la division del peso
de pluma. FL campe6n del esta-
d0 de Luisiana fu6 Superado
desde Ell primer asalto hasta el
ultimo por Ell campe6n proclams
do po ria Association Nacional
de Boxeo.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

t1ean apuestas, sobre la pelota,
en- Ell estadio de los Pelicancs.
"Cualquier persona que sea en-
contrada apostando en- la glorie-
ia, debera ser echada del terre-
no..
Queda listed autorizado, dice
un telegrama del juez, al admit
nistrador del club New Orleans,
para ordenar tambien ell arrestc
de los que insisten en- esa prac-
tica denigrante.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

PERDIDA un mancjo de lla-
YES, como de 20, de valor para
su dueno. Sc gratificara al que
10 entregue en- Ell 1908 de la Sep
TINA avenida o lame por ell te-
lefono Y 1892.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30
LIGA AMERICAN

Los Yankees, que anhelan ga
mar Ell campeonato, derrotaron
aver dos veces a los Browns. d
Maggie bate6 un Ajonrr6n"
Russo gan6 Ell primer juego y
Murphy Ell segundo.
San Luis &c, 1Oh, lie; New
York 10c, 11h, De.
San Luis SC, Oh, lie; New
York &c, 13h, lie.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

I'm exahijado de Jack Demp-
sey, Red Burman, Sc bati6 en-
Baltimore con Ell veterano Steve
Dudas y lie derrot6. Pesaba e,
primerO 1872 lyibras y Ell vapu-
leado 1914.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

Operaron a. or en- Cincinnati,
de APPENDICITIS, a Harry Lava
getto, la tercera base de los Dod
gers. "Pee Wee" Reese, ell SIS, 81
que fuera de juego y ahora ae
TOGO la 'mala suerte' a Lava :
getto. Pasara diez o mas dias en-
un hospital.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

Venciendo al Chicago los Me-
dias Rojas Sc mantuvieron en- la
primera division. Wilson lanz6
por la novena de Cronin y Knott
y Rigney por los derrotados.
Chicago &c, Oh, De; Boston 4c
11h, De.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30
z1vIC DEbnoT0 AsmEY
ANGOTT q

Pittsburgh, agosto S0.-En III
match de elimination para esco-
ger un csntrario a Henry Arm
strong, ell veterano Fritzie III
vic, de esta ciudad, derrot6 por
decision a Sammy Angott. Per-
di6 Zivic los primeros asaltos y
gan6 los seis finales. Angott pc
saba 1877 libras y el vencedor
14dA
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

Los Tigres ganaron dos jue-
COS y mejoraron su posici6n, CO
locandose a dos desafios de dis
tancia de los Indios de Cleve-
land.
Detroit &c, 9h, lie; Washing
ton &c, Oh, lie.
Detroit &c, Oh, De; Wiashlg-
ton DC, All, Be.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

que sustituyeron Grissom, Car
Teton, Casey Y Tamulis. Pegaron
los kojos doce hits.
Brooklyn Sc, III, Dc; Cincin-
matt &c, 12h, 0e.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

Los Cardenales d~ejaron en-
blanco a los Gigantes, con Nc
Gee de pitcher. Paso ell San Luis
al tercer lugar.
New York Dc, Oh, De; San
Luis &c, 8h, De.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

Ha sido namado por ell Gin
cinnati desde ell club Indianapo-
lis, el notable pitcher Johnny
Wander Nicer.
Con el indianapolis, gan6 seis
juegos y perdi6 dos.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

Bill Posedel, lanzando por las
Abejas, dej6 a los Cubs en- una
carrera y cinco hits. Mooty fue
81 pitcher derrotado.
: Boston &c, 9h, lie; Chicago 1c,
5h, De.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30
LIGA

Los Piratas pegaron sus ocho
hits o~portunamente y vencieron
a los Phillies. La victoria Sc le
acredit6 a Mace Brown y la de-
rrOta a Pearson.
Filadelfia DC, Oh, De; Pitts
burg dc, Sh, De.
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

New Orleans, agosto 30.-El
comisionado de pelota K. M. In
dis ha dispuesto que no Sc efec-
La gaceta., 1940-08-30

Aplastaron los Rojos a los
Dodgers, con anotaci6n de 3 ca
rreras por 8. Paul Derringer al
canz6 su la victoria.
LIE TOGO perder a Wyatt, al
La gaceta., 1940-08-30
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La gaceta., 1940-08-30
La GACETA

g perf6dico en- idiomA EspAhoI
Go u6s circulation en- Tampa
vistoriano Manteiga, Editor
sHscripci6n semarsal: 20 C
1903 Ia. Ave-, YbOr City, Fla.
TeIefono Y 1892
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Service Orders
ARMY.
INFANTRY.

Bolte. 1t Col. Charles L., from Washing
ton 10 Camp Blanding. Fla.
Wells. 1t. Col. George r from ST. Louis
to Jefferson Barracks, Mo
West, Capt Harley b, from Fort Sill,
Okla. TO Wa shinRton
QUARTERMASTFR CORPS,
Bovlan, 1t. Col. Rufus, from Atlanta to
Camp Peay. Tenn.
Hobson. 1t. Col. George F., from Boston
to Philadelphia
Mitchell. Capt Paul J.. from Fort Jay.
N Y. to Fort Bragg, N. c.
White. 1t. Col. Will R, from Washington
10 Baltimore
FIELD ARTILLERY.
Busbee. 1t. Col. Charles M, from Wash
ington to Fort Bragg. N. C.
AIR CORPS.
Diehl, Capt Conrad H. jr from Hawaiian
Department to Langley Field Va.
Durham, Capt Jasper N. from Hawaiian
Department to Hamilton Field Calf.
Hackford Capt. Richard H. from Hawaiian
Department to Langley Field. Va
Holdiman. Capt. Thomas A, from Hawaiian
Department II Selfridee Field. Mich
Eckman, Capt. Walter from Hawaiian De-
partment to McChord Field. Wash
Hammond, Capt. Harry E, from Hawaiian
Department to Hamilton Field. Calf
Holloway Capt Bruce K, from Hawaiian
Department to Duncan Field Tex
Robbins Capt. Charles l.. from Hawaiian
Department to Mitchell Field. N. Y
Rutherford. Capt. Avord. from Hawaiian
Department TO McChord Field Wash
Schulgen, Capt. William A, from Hawaiian
Department to McChord Field, Wash.
Quinn. First Ii. Robert S, from Hawaiian
Department to Selfridge Field Mich.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
City News in Brief
TODAY.


Dinner. Washington Credit Mems
Association, Hamilton Hotel, $50
pm.
Dinner, Graphic Arts Sales Club,
Hamilton Hotel, $50 pm.
Dinner. Mayf1ower Society of the
District, Hotel 2400, pm.
Meeting. zeta Chapter. Kappa
Gamma, Hotel Raleigh, 7:30 pm.
Meeting, Sons of the American
Revolution, MayfloWer Hotel, 8 pm
Meeting, Washington Philatelic
Society, Mayfower Hotel pm.
Card party and dance. Curley
Club, Wardman Park Hotel, $3.50
pm.
Smoker, Interfraternity Pledge
Council, Hotel Annapolis, $50 pm.
Dance. Alabama Society of Wash
ington, Willard Hotel, pm.
Dance, Delta Theta Phi Legal
Fraternity, Wardman Park Hotel,
10 pm
Dinner. dance, Pepcolite Club,
Mayf1oWer Hotel, 10 pm.
TOMORROW.
Meeting, Fdmond's Post. American
Legion, Hamilton Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Young Friends Club
Hotel Raleigh, $50 pm
Meeting. Beta Chapter, Kappa
Evening star., 1940-11-20

starkley, First 1t James F, from Hawaiian
Department to March Field. Calf.
kain, CAPT. William J pr. from Hawaiian
Baxter, Capt. Donald H, from Hawaiian
Department to Maxwell Field Ala.
Bowman. First 1t Charles H. from Long
ley Field, Va, 10 Hawaiian Department
Buckland. First It. Sherwood E, from
Mitchell Field. N, Y. to Hawaiian De-
Bunker. First 1t Joseph F.. from Self
ridge Field. Mich. to Hawaiian Depart
Matthews. First 1t. Robert l.. from Self
ridge Field. Mich. to Hawaiian Depart
ment
Petersen, First 1t. Raymond T from
Langley Field. Va to Hawaiian Depart
ment
Manierre. Second 1t Ernest r. from
Mitchell Field. N. Y, TO Hawaiian De-
stevens, Mai Albert W. from Lowry
Sebast sian, Capt. Henry A, from March
Brown. First It. willard Van D, from
Hamilton Field. Calf. to Hawaiian De
MONTGOMERY. First 1t. Guilford R, from
McChord Field, Wash, TO Hawaiian
Department.
Schwartz, First 1t. William H. ir.. from
Hamilton Field. Calf, to Hawaiian De
partment.
Taylor. First 1t. William F, from March
Field. Calf, to Hawaiian Department.
Iorse Second 1t. Raymond S. from Nc
Chord Field, Wash to Hawaiian De-
partment
Evening star., 1940-11-20

Cumberpatch. Mai James T. from Wash
ington to Maxwell Field. Ala.
Provost. Capt. Donald L., from newark
to WASHINGTON.
MEDICAL CORPS.
Anderson, Capt. Norman W, from Wash
ngton to Camp Joseph T. Robinson. Ark.
Smith Capt Scott M. from Lincoln, Nebr..
to Fort DOUGLAS. Utah
GENERAL STAFF CORPS.
Grimes. Col William M from Washington
to Fort Knox, KY.
ENGINEERS.
Dunno. Mai David M, from Fort Sam
Houston. Tex, to Fort Mcintosh Tex.
Wolfe. Mai. Henry C. from San Francisco,
Calf. to Rolla Mo.
Hoge. 1t. Col. William NJ. from Omaha
Nebr., to Fort Belvor, Va.
CAVALRY.
Blount, 1t. Col. Rov E from Fort Riley
Kans., to Fort Bliss. Tex
SIGNAL CORPS.
Voorst. Nal Marion Van, from Boston
to Washington.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Jacob Baker to Resiqn
As Head of u. F. w. A.

Jacob Baker, president Of the
United Federal Workers Of America,
yesterday announced he would retire
from Office at an early date under
an agreement existing between the
U. F. w. A. and the c. l. o.
His successor will be appointed
by the C. I. O. some time after the
conclusion of its convention, now
being held in Atlantic City.
Mr.. Baker will engage in con-
sultant work in management plan
ming and governmental and labor
relations.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Penn Stute Club Speaker

DR.. r. G. Steinmeyer, profes,
of political science at the Univers
of Maryland, was to address I
Washington Penn State Club at I
Harrington Hotel this afterno
His topic will be Face to Face w
Reality"
Evening star., 1940-11-20

Craig. II. John r. from Washington TO
U. s. s. R17
Lackner. 1t Peter R. from o. s. s. Bow
ditch TO u s. 8. WASP.
MacGregor. l.. Edgar J., Sd. from q. 8. s.
Salmon to u. S S R-1s
HesSel Lit q. g. Edward W. from Naval
Academy 10 u. s. s. Wasp.
Evening star., 1940-11-20

Cleaves. Capt. Haskell H.. from Pittsburgh
to Boston.
Pence, Can't. William p. from Fort Mon
mouth. N. j.. TO Fort Jackson, S. c.
INSPECTOR GENERALS DEPARTMENT
Tyndall. Col John q, from Fort Hayes.
Ohio, to San Francisco.
VETERINARY CORPS.
Perkins, Col Clell r., from Fort Benning,
Ga. to Fort Sam Houston. Tex.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
STAR WASHINGTON D. c., WEDNESDAY,

Gamma Fraternity, Hotel Raleigh
7:30 pm.
Dance, ST. Elizabeth's Nurses As
sociation, Wardman Park Hotel
10 pm.
Evening star., 1940-11-20

Mexico City has banned betting
at all sporting events.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
NAVY.

BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
Hinricks. Capt Robert p, from 1st Naval
District to u. s S Exochorda.
Beer, 1t. Robert o. from u. s. S. Howard
to Naval Academy.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1940-11-08

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Evening star., 1940-07-12
Leigh Williams, Who Won
Is Sports letters, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, July 12.-Leigh
Williams, 81, who occupied the
Washington and Lee University's
athletic hall of fame with Cy Young
as winner of 16 sports letters, died
at his home yesterday after a linger-
ing illness. Funeral services will be
conducted tomorrow morning at St.
Mary's Catholic Church here.
Mr.. Williams, a product of Maury
High School, captained the w. g. L.
freshman football team in 1927 and
starred with the varsity football,
basket ball, baseball and track
teams. He was baseball and basket
ball captain in 1881.
Standing 6 feet 4, Mr.. Williams
played at end on the football team
and gained recognition as a pass re-
ceiver.
He was graduated from w. g. l..
IN 1881, returned for special studies
in 1882 and during that year served
as freshman coach. He then went
to Augusta Military Academy at
Fort Defiance as head coach and
later returned to Norfolk to become
associated with an insurance firm.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Grace Mayo Williams, and his
parents.
Evening star., 1940-07-12
Boom in Housing Here
Predicted as u. ).
Employment Scars
All Lines Of D. G. Business
To Be Affected, Lusk Tells
Connecticut Ave. Group

If the Government employs an
additional 10000 workers here
within the next year and the popu-
lation of Washington continues to
grow as it did from 1880 to 1910,
1T is almost a dead certainty that
by the end Of another IL months
apartments will be practically
filled, and the market for new
homes will continue to be as good,
ifsnot better, than at present"
This prediction was made last
night by Rufus Lusk, publisher of
the Washington Business Review,
at a meeting Of the Connecticut
Avenue Association at the May
flower Hotel. He said the increase
in population will affect every
line of business"
There will be more retail sales"
he said, greater bank clearings, and
in general business will be more
active. Some idea of the enormous
staff that may be employed Is OBJ
tanned by comparing the number
Evening star., 1940-07-12
WiIIkie Assures
Colorado Cowboys
Of 'better.Chuck'
Also Sees 'Greener
Ronee' After January
In Tour Through Stote
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
July 12.-Wendell L. Wilikie, adopt
ing cowboy idiom to predict his
election in November, told Chuck
wagon dinner" crowd that after next
January "the chuck is going to be
better and the range greener."
The Republican nominee was the
guest of the Colorado Springs
Community Cowhands" at an open
air, informal dinner on the eve of
his departure for Denver and today's
.leeting with the Colorado Republi-
can State Committee.
II want you to come home to me
on the range on the banks of the
Potomac" the nominee told cheer
ing gathering of local citizens, sew
eral hundred of whom wore bright
cowboy outfits.
Mr.. Willkie, accompanied by Mrs.
Willkie, planned to leave here by
car early today for the Denver
meeting. Word from his Denver
supporters was that a large crowd
would greet him.
Greeting From Governor.
Gov, Ralph Carr of Colorado ar
ranged to meet the nominee at the
State capitol and then 20 with Mr..
and Mrs. Willkie to luncheon. A
reception was arranged for the
afternoon.
During yesterday Mr.. Willkie con-
tended to reporters that the New
Deal was seeking to deprive it's oppo-
nents of their civil liberties. Dis
cussing the unsuccessful attempt of
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
OF Mississippi to write into the
Hatch anti-politics legislation an
amendment banning political activ-
ity by employees of privately-owned
utility firms, Mr.. Willkie asked:
isn't that typically New Deal
thought-to deprive anybody you
don't like of their civil liberties?"
The Republican nominee spent
most of yesterday resting. He drove
to the informal steak dinner with
Gov. Carr and received frequent
cheers as he walked about the
grounds.
Declared Man of Hour,
A cowboy band sblared away, and
Mr.. Willkie joined in the singing
OF Home on the Range"-President
Roosevelt's favorite tune. Among
those present at the dinner was C.
Wayland Brooks, Republican nomi-
nee for the Senate in Illinois. Mr..
Brooks, in short address, described
Mr.. Willkie as ''the man of the hour
in America"
Richard j. Lyons, who said he had
served 10 years in the Illinois House
of Representatives. asserted in an
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address that his State would 60 for
Mr.. Willkie.
As Mr.. Willkie left the stadium,
the crowd set up the campaign
shout: I'VE want Willkie."
Letter From LAndon.
Mr.. Willkie received q letter yes
terday from ALI M. Landon, 1896
Republican presidential candidate,
saying that he had Caught the
imagination" OF the people.
In his letter Mr.. Landon said that
he had talked with a travelling sales
man ION whom I have depended a
great deal for the last II years for
reports on public sentiment in this
section.
He has just told me-" the letter
continued, that out of 118 inter-
views in the Democratic section of
Missouri, 50 per cent were favorable
to you.
There is no doubt that you have
caught the imagination of the
American people"
Evening star., 1940-07-12

Of people in the departments in
Washington when the first World
War began and when it. ended. On
April l, 1917, there were 80 S.227
Federal employees in the District of
Columbia; when the war ended
there were 117,760. It is in
teresting to note that II months
after the war had ended the Federal
stan had been reduced only by
IL, 1882 persons working in the Dis
Crict."
Evening star., 1940-07-12
War Relief Unit Formed

A second committee of the Brit
ish War Relief Society, Inc, has
been formed in Washington by two
graduates of Cambridge University.
Mrs. George Lloyd, headmistress of
Mount Vernon Seminary, is chair
man of the committee, and Mrs.
H. c. Dickinson is secretary.