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Evening star., 1940-10-13

pected to run, however, as strongly
as Mr.. Willkie. and 1t Is not be-
yond the bounds Of probability that
many split tickets will be cast.
Farmers to Decide 1t.
Nebraska is primarily an agricul-
tural State. It's two big cities are
Omaha and Lincoln. The drst is
rather strongly Democratic, while
the Republicans have usually had
the advantage in Lincoln. The Re-
publicans are figuring on keeping
down the Democratic lead in Omaha
this year and getting the major
share of the farm vote. 1t Is the
farmers and the businessmen who
trade with them who will settle the
election. Organized labor in this
State is not very large factor.
Railroad labor here is regarded as
strongly pro-Roosevelt. The Repub-
licans are seeking to win over some
of these workers by calling atten-
ton to the fact that wages paid to
railroad labor in the United States
during the six years prior to the
Roosevelt administration totaled
$14,576, 900 900 as compared to $l0,-
290 600, 900 during the first six years
of the New Deal. They point out,
too, that the average number of
railroad employees has been see. .696
less during the New Deal years.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Opera Appreciation Course
To Be Given in D. c. Schools
Records included in Star Compoien
Will Be Broadcast to Students

program, according to DR.. Barnes
plan, will be a classroom study Of
the opera prefented on each week s
broadcast. IA this connection, each
school will be supplied with q copy
Of the script used by DR.. Barnes in
his commentaries during the weekly
broadcasts.
DR.. Barnes Praises Campaign.
DIR. Barnes, who Is one of the
leading members Of the National
Committee for Music Appreciation
and was a member of the Committee
OF Sponsors for The Stars first
music appreciation campaign last
year, was enthusiastic in his praise
OF the opera program and the edu-
cational benefits 1t offers.
THE opportunity for a program
such as wes Are launching in the
schools might come. perhaps, once
in decade" he said. Were happy
to take advantage of 1t.
II explained the school program
at meeting Of music teachers of
elementary, junior and senior high
schools in Divisions / to few
days ago, and I was amazed by
their enthusiasm for, the plan. In
fact, believe there's more enthusi-
asm among teachers, principals and
students for the operate record
ings than for the symphonic mas
terpieces distributed last year
DR.. Barnes said the regular music
appreciation courses in the junior
high schools are taught entirely by
records. The pupils have been
studying folk and symphonic music
and the various instruments that
60 to make up symphony Or
chesra. Now. opera is being added
to their studies. In the high
schools, the music appreciation
courses already have been extended
into the field Of opera.
Mrs. Burgess Enthusiastic.
Equally enthusiastic about The
Stars campaign and the partici-
patton of schools was Mrs. Eveline
N. Burgess, teacher in charge Of
Evening star., 1940-10-13
old Car Contest
To Feature Opening
OF Auto Show
Trophy to Be Given
Winner in Judging
Saturday. Morning ..s

An "old car" contest, restricted to
automobiles built in the years 1920
through 1928, will be high light OF
the opening day program Saturday
at the 21st annual Auto Show of
Washington in Riverside Stadium.
The aged vehicles, each of which
must be able to run under its own
power. will be judged at II am.
Saturday, and a trophy will be pre-
sented the winning owner.
Judging is to be done by auto
mobile and fashion writers of local
newspapers on basis of so points
for age of car, 80 points for its con-
dition and 20 points for correctness
of dress of occupants. Persons driv-
ing the automobiles or riding as
passengers are expected to appear
in costumes fashionable in the year
their car was built.
The contest is sponsored by the
District Division Of the American
Automobile Association, and entries
must be made in writing to the
A. A. A, Seventeenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, before
noon Friday. Name and address Of
owner and year, make and model
of car must be stated.
Among other features of the show
which will continue through Octo-
Der %, is to be display OF a modern
anti-aircraft gun arranged by the
260th Coast Artillery, District Ma
tional Guard.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Gambling Baron
Convicted Of Evadino
$1,S87,S64 Taxes
Johnson Described as
'OverIord' Of Chicago
Chain Style System
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-The Govern
ment's campaign against bet barons
was capped today by the conviction
Of William r. Big Bill" Johnson,
alleged "czar" of Chicago's gam
bling, and five of his aides.
A Federal Court jury convicted
them of conspiracy to violate the
income tax laws.
Johnson, IS, tall, suave and dap
per, was found guilty on all five
counts of an indictment accusing
him of failure to pay sl.887 1854 in
taxes on a 1869 income of So
377,615 The maximum penalty
would be % years in prison and a
s5O,OOO fine.
Also convicted on five counts were
Jack Sommers. James A. Hartigan,
John M. Flanagan and William P.
Kelly. They were charged with aid
ing the evasion and identified as
gaming house managers.
Currency Exchange Operator.
Found guilty on three counts was
Stuart Brown, portrayed as the op-
orator of the syndicates currency
exchange.
Three co-defendants - Edward
Wait. Andrew J. Creighton and Reg
inald Mackay-were acquitted al
the conclusion of the biggest trial
involving gambling in the city's re-
cent history.
Judge John P. Barnes set Octo-
ber II for arguments on a motion
for new trial.
Prosecutors contended that john
son was the "overlord" of a chain
store style system that rivaled the
Federal Reserve Bank They
averred that it embraced % gam
bling clubs, a central bank" bus
service for patrons, and a school
where employees learned the fine
points in handling dice, cards and
wheels.
Resides on Country Estate.
johnson, who resides on a country
estate once owned by the grain
trade titan. Arthur Cutten, denied
eAAdt iido a cSI
in the resorts and maintained that
he was a professional crap
shooter"
The district attorneys Office re-
corded its first success in the drive
against organized gambling last
fall, when M. L. Annenberg aban-
doned his Nationwide Turf News
Service under pressure. Annenberg
was sentenced subsequently to three
years in prison for evading income
levies and agreed to settle his tax bill
for $1,000 900.
William R. Uncle Billy" Skid
more, pictured by prosecutors as a
key figure in the Chicago syndicate,
was expected to be tried soon on
charges of neglecting to pay $780,
600 in taxes.
Similar cases are pending against
three Negro policy kings and
others.
Evening star., 1940-10-13

w. Ballou yesterday sent letters to
the 315 school officers authorizing
them to assist and cooperate in
the opera appreciation program in
accordance with a course prescribed
by the Board of Education when it
unanimously Endorsed the campaign.
The superintendent outlined in
his letter the general plan of the
campaign, as described to him and
members of the Board of Education
by The Star, and emphasized that
The Star offers the program to
Washington solely as an educational
service. Accompanying the letters
were colored brochures illustrating
the records now being distributed
and giving other details Of the offer.
Schools to Get Records.
AS their contribution to the new
educational program to be inaugu-
rated tomorrow, The Star and the
National Committee for Music Ap-
probation have completed arrange
ments to give to every Junior and
senior high school in the city
complete set of the operate record
ings featured in the campaign.
The II operas in The Stars series
will be made part Of the curricula
of the music classes in junior and
senior high schools, and the regular
music appreciation work will be sus-
pended for one day each week in
order to carry through this new
program, according to DR.. Barnes,
who has always been a firm believer
in the method of using recordings
to teach music appreciation.
As each of the IL operas is made
available. sets will be supplied to
DR.. Barnes for distribution to the
18 junior and senior high schools in
Divisions l to 9, and those for the
10 junior and senior high schools in
Divisions 10 to 13 will be distributed
by DR.. Alfred Johnson, head of the
music department In the colored
schools.
The initial broadcast launching
the school program will be presented
over Station WMAL tomorrow af-
ternoon from 2:30 to 3 O'Clock, when
DR.. Barnes will play the recordings
of the opera "FaustI the second re-
lease of The Stars campaign. and
give a talk on the composer. Charles
Gounod, and the story of the ia
nous opera.
Wide Audience Sought.
Officers and music teachers in the
junior and senior high schools are
planning to have as many pupils
as possible to hear the actual broad
cast. In some cases. the program
will be heard directly in the music
appreciation classes. At other
schools, plans are being made for
a general assembly to listen to the
program.
At Mckinley and Woodrow Wilson
High Schools, both of which are
equipped with elaborate public ad-
dress systems, the broadcast will be
sent directly into many classrooms.
At some schools which have no ra-
dios, teachers have been asked to
bring their own yradioS so their
pupils can listen.
Subsequent broaAcasts in this
series will be presented each Mon
day, featuring the recordings of the
remaining operas to be distributed
by The Star. Next Mondays pro-
gram will present the opera, Aida
third release of the campaign.
The second step in this new school
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Mackenzie King Raps
| Air Secret Disclosure
By the Associated Press.

OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. r.
Prime Minister w. L. Mackenzie
King declared tonight that Con-
ervative Party Leader r. B. Hanson's s
disclosure Of British air training
plans in Canada was unforgivable.
Air Minister C.. G. Power earlier
had charged that Mr.. Hanson. in
statements he made in a speech last
night at Charlottetown, P. E. l., had
betrayed a secret of Britain.
The people of Canada and ''the
hard-pressed people Of Britain" will
find Mr.. Hanson's disclosures diff
cult to understand and impossible
to forgive" the Prime Minister de-
clared. The Conservative leaders
own words, he said, make clear that
he himself believed he was betraying
q military secret and this at time
when secrecy concerning the move
ment of men and supplies is vital
Commenting that II may be in
termed for stating 1t, but I know it
is true" Mr.. Hanson said 300 young
British airmen were being trained at
Kingston, Ontario, and that Canada
was planning to train 10000 Brit
ish flyers "over and above the en-
pire air training scheme"
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Hull Leads Democratic
Orators This Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. Lied by
Secretary Of State Cordell Hull, who
will make his first speech of the
campaign, members and supporters
of the administration will step up
the Roosevelt election drive next
week with series of radio broad
casts
The Democratic National Com
nittee announced today that Sec
retary Of Agriculture Wickard would
broadcast Monday; Secretary of
Interior Ickes on Tuesday; Senator
Walsh, Democrat. of Massachusetts
Senator Morris Sheppard. Democrat
Of Texas, and Federal Security
Agency Administrator Paul v. Nc
Mutt on Wednesday.
Evening star., 1940-10-13

An unprecedented music appre-
citation program, designed to bring
the educational benefits Of The
Stars opera appreciation campaign
to thousands of District public school
students. will be launched by school
authorities tomorrow.
Under plans announced yesterday
by DR.. Edwin N. c. Barnes, head of
the music department in divisions
! to 8 of the school system, the new
venture will feature classroom
studies of the II operas incluced in
The Stars program, and a series of
broadcasts to junior and senior high
schools, the first of which will be
presented tomorrow afternoon.
Coincident with DR.. Barnes an
nouncement, Supt. of Schools Frank
Evening star., 1940-10-13
THE STAR FILES P. o. STATEMENT
Circulation of Past Twelve Months.

Statement the ownership circulation
Sunday morning Washington required by Congress
Of August "a 1912:
Editor, w. president, b.
president Fleming Newbold all Wash
ingon, D. C.
Owner, Evening Newspaper Washington, C..
Stockholders Theodore w. Noyes Frank B. Noyes trus
tees under the will Crosby Noy Frank Noye and Newbod
and Janet Noyes Noyes Hart
Theodore Noyes, Ruth Sheldon
Elizabeth N Hempstone trustees for selves and estate OF
Rudolph Kaufmann trustee under the
Kaudmann Kaufman, under the
Victor Kaudmann Jessie Kaufmann
K. Fleming Newbod Ethel Newbold George
Adams Howard and Kaufman executors under the will OF
Mary Adams Philip c. Kaufman,
George Howard Crosby Noyes and Elizabeth Boyd
Vaughan Washington Barbara K.
Murray Dunkik, N. Elizabeth Boyd Vaughan, Green
w1ch Conn.
bondholders and other security holders
amount of bonds mortgages
other securities none
Average number copies of the publication sold
or distributed through the mails otherwise paid subscribers
during twelve September 80 1910:
Average
Daily. Sunday.
Paid Circulation 155092
Net Unpaid Circulation (made up OF copies 49,
given for service etc. Observation-Disclosures 1927 SO5
Total Average Net Circulation $4,000 l55se7
(Sgned) FLEMING NEWBOLD
subscribed before this 10th day of October s4o
Notary Public.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Opero Broadcast

Excerpts from the opera
Faust" by Charles Gounod
will be played over Station
WMAL today from 4;;30 to
500 pm. by means of the re-
cordings being made available
in The Stars opera apprecia-
ton program. Faust" Is the
second offering in The Stars
series.
Today's broadcast is another
in a series arranged for the ap-
probation program with the
cooperation of the National
Broadcasting Co.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Ship Reported Sunk

NEW YORK, Oct. II tP.-Ship-
ping circles reported today that the
Norwegian freighter Hird. which was
operated between New Orleans and
England by the British Admiralty,
had been sunk in the Atlantic.
The 4.950-ton motorship traded be-
tween Canada and the West Indies
before the war.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Bomber Crushes in Storm

CENTRALIA, Wash. Oct. II up.
An Army bomber of the Bio type
from Fort Lewis, Wash, crashed and
burned during . rAinstorm tonight.
1t. Felix Hardison, sole occupant,
psrschuted to safety. The plane
vas "a d routine Aight.
Evening star., 1940-10-13

the examination of sputum and
urine. After q man is inducted and
brought into camp a general X-ray
examination Of the chest Of each
man will be made, and two perma-
nent Aims prepared. A hundred x
ray machines for the taking Of such
films have been ordered and viii be
delivered within the next few
months.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Weather Report
FURNISHED by the

CFurnish by the Unite weath Bureau)
District Of
tnued gentle southwest
Maryland and Vrgina-Fair
continued
continued
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Hobby Show Continued

The annual hobby show at the
Wheatley School will be continued
through Tuesday, 1t was announced
yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
River Report.
Potomac River clear. Shenandoah cleal
today.
Weather Conditions Last "a Hours,

Pressures are low over the upper lake
region. with . weak trough of relatively
low pressure extending west-southwest-
ward into wyoming and thence westward
to the North Pacific Coast. Sault st. Marie,
Mich. 1,007,S millibars l29.7 inchesl.
Casper. Wyo.; 1;013;9 millibars t2a92
millibars Cs9.sI inches). Pressure is hish
over the Southeastern and Gull States,
extending east-northeastward over the
Atlantic and west-northwestward to the
plateau region; Ashsville. n: C., 1,0e24
southeast Of Nantucket. 1,O21 millibars
t30.15 inches). and Elko. New. 1,O16.6
millibars (30.02 inches). Pressure Is high
and rising rapidly over the Northern Plains
States Bismarck n. OAK; 1.oI9-3 MILL,
hours there have been scattered showers in
Southern New Mexico Southwestern Texas.
and from the North Pacific Coast eastward
to the upper lake REGION. Temperatures
have risen slightly over the Middle and
North Atlantic States, the Ohio Valley,
the lake region. and the Central Plains
States. while slightly cooler weather has
overspread the Northern Plains States and
the Upper Mississippi Valley.
Evening star., 1940-10-13

Record Until 10 Pm. Saturday.
Highest, 10 4 pm. Yesterday year
ago, So
Lowest. 53. 8 am. Yesterday rear
ago, So
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 100. on July 81.
Lowest. Z, on January 20.
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Readers Guide
News Summary
The Sunday Star. Oct. Is, 1910
PART ONE.
Main Ne1ps Section.

Foreign.
British renew assault on invasion
coast. Page Al
German air attack on London
lightens. Page Al
Bulgaria strengthens Rumanian bor-
der air defense. Page AS
r. A. F. Raiders blast Berlin after
four quiet nights. Page A
Greeks mobilized, ready to fight if
invaded. Page Biz
National
e. S. liners to evacuate Americans in
Far East, Hull reveals. Page A
Washington and Viciniy.s
Local authorities ready to register
$4,000 here in draft. Page AS
Miscellaneous.
Obituary. Page Ala
Politics survey. Pages B-4-5
Evening star., 1940-10-13

Nebraska has senatorial and gu
bernatorial contests as well as the
House elections. Senator Burke was
defeated for denomination by Gov.
Roy L. Cochran. Senator Burke's
defeat was hailed as q New Deal
victory. The Republicans have
named in opposition to Cochran,
Hugh Butler, grain merchant, who
has been both State chairman and
national committeeman. Terry Car
penter is the Democratic nominee
for governor and Dwight Griswold,
Republican, is making his fourth
attempt to win that ONCE. Mr.. Car
penter, who has made money In. oil
and gas, was q member of the House
for one term and then fell out with
the administration because he In
sisted on running against Senator
Norris in 1896, Is putting up . real
fight. If Mr.. Willkie should carry
the State by = fair margin. probably
both Mr.. driswold and Mr.. Butler
viii b elected. Neither one q ex.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09
Couple Rendered
 Reception By Friends

MT. and Mrs. George H. Wells of this city who recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary here were pleasantly surprised when they arrived in Sarasota, Florida, last week to spend the remainder of the season. They were showered with rice when they alighted from the train and were driven in cars cov- cred with signs while a hill-billy band provided the music.
 MT. Wells is vice-president and treasurer of the A. H. Wells & Co.,, Inc, of Watertown avenue and this is the fourth annual visit of the couple to Sarasota.
 In the reception committee head ed by 0. H. (Judge) Dean were: MT. and Mrs. c. s. Arnold of Chau- tauqua, N. Y.; MT. and Mrs. w. L. Neubauer, Haddam, Conn.,; MT. and Mrs. George Neubauer, Bristol, Conn.,; Mrs. Raymond Searles, New Britain, Conn.,; Mrs. c. H. Dean, MT. and Mrs. R. H. Manross, BriS- tol, Conn.,: Floyd Dean, Sarasota; L. R. Cornell of Bradenton accom- panied by Officer Ores Lewis; Charles Devine, Sarasota; and c. E. Pierce, Chautauqua.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09
League or Women Voters
 Plans National Contention
photo

will be given League of Women Voters birthday celebration on the evening of April 30, to the theme of "A Founder Looks At Her Work"
 Members of the National Board will hold preliminary meetings ahead of the convention for three days, and will remain in New York for concluding consultations after the closing of the delegates ses- sions. They are Mrs. Roscoe Ander- son of Webster Groves, Missouri; Mrs. Harris T. Baldwin of Washing ton, D. O.; Mrs. LaRue Brown of Boston, Massachusetts; Mrs. Marion A. Cheek of Snyder, New York; Mrs. Edith Valet Cook of New Haven, Connecticut; Mrs. Elliott R. Corbett of Portland, Oregon; Mrs. Paul Eliel of Stanford University, California; Mrs. Richard Field of Weston, Massachusetts; Mrs. Waler T. Fish CT of Winnetka, Illinois; Mrs. George Gellhorn of St. Louis, Missouri; Mrs, William G. Hubbard of Wennetka, Illinois; Mrs. James T. Hoffman of Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Donald Hutchinson of New York City; Mrs. Ruric N. Smith of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Louise Leonard Wright of Chicago, Illinois.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09
A.A.U.W. Hears Talk
 By Eduvard Gulick

Edward V. Gulick who has had a two years experience as English in- structor at Yale-in- China, gave an interesting talk on China yesterday for the local chapter of the Amer ican Association of University Wo- men.
 His talk was illustrated and movies were shown of the scenes in larger cities like Shanghai, Hong Kong and Canton. Dr. John H. Fos- ter who has also been at Yale-ln- China supplimented the remarks made by tho speaker.
 The speaker told of the excava- ton and burning of Changsha, with a population of 600,000 people, in one night after the Japanese ar my was enormously reported with. in a few miles of the city. All Chinese gathered 8 few of their most valuable belongings and fled the city, burning it behind them.
 The speaker was introduced by Miss Emily Sophie Brown, Of Naugatuck, a member of the pro gram committee. Mrs. Edward E. Eisenwinter presided.
 Hostesses included Misses Con stance Farnham, Georgianna M. Clark. Jane M. Given, Kathryn w. Hayes, Angie E. Keene, Jose phine F. Menotti, Miriam Rhodes Mary Schmidt, Gertrude A. Traur- ig and Mrs. Grover c. Baldwin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09
N By VIM. E. MCKINNEY
 America's Card Authority

An interesting deck of cards ap- peared in England some years ago telling Aesop's Fables in rhyme and illustration on the face Of each card. On the king of clubs, for example. was the fable of the Lion and Mouse" in which the mouse de- mands the Hons daughter in mar Tlage for saving the King Of Beasts from entanglement in q snare. The engraving shows the mouse being accidentally crushed under the paw Of the Hons daughter with a verse and appropriate moral.
 Here Is Q wellslimed hand, ID q recent tournament most South play CTS failed 70 make tlleiT contract 0i three no trump. One deelareT made lt, however, by winning the first lead with tho queen 0f hearts, then leading q small spade, playing tbe nine from dummy, East son with the queen and returned Q heart
 peelaEer gon and led the slS 0i spades, West played the seven asld dummvh 1aek leld tbe iFiek, 4 small club gas led and Glls laek aild khaeked out tlls king of heaTlh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09

With world conditions vitally af- fecting every citizen in the United States and 8 Presidential election just ahead, the National League of W0men Voters today issued the call to its biennial convention, to be held in New York City April 29 to May 3, as one of the most momen- tous in the history of twenty years of women's anchisement. Dele- gates from 31 state and $50 local Leagues will gather on those. days at The Commodore to hear dis cuSsed by noted experts the prob lens the country is facing and what is best to be done about them.
 HAs one of. the most responsible political influences in the country the League of Women Voters must now depend upon the united wis dom and devotion of its members everywhere" said Miss Marguerite Wells, League president today "if we are to help our nation assume the position of leadership thrust upon it by world events"
 Three days of symposia are orl the program, all tying into the gen. eral theme of Principles Behind the Issues." On April 30, the dis cussion will be concerned with ECO. homie Society, Planned and Un- planned; on May l, 1t will be Minerals Trade, and Peace" and on May 2, Fiscal Policies" Ill view of the fact that the delegates are all experienced in the business of government as both keen, im- partial observers and as active workers in the field of legislation the open session following each o1 the symposia are expected to de- velop debates of considerable value
 The New York League, acting as hostess for the Convention, has ar- ranged drives and teas at historic homes in Westchester, a visit to the Museum of Modern Art, and a spe- cial afternoon at the Worlds Fair for 1940. Also on the lighter side will be banquet and a Cafe Society Evening, which will be produced however, by the League itself.
 Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Hon. orary President, whose work for the suffrage cause made possible the twenty Jears that have followed, and who organized the League in 1920