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The Key West citizen., 1940-11-11
SERVICE LEAGUE
KEY West Soffhalll
CIVILIAN LEAGUE
key West Softball)
New Hope For Highway
CBy Associated Presx)

SAN FRANCISCO-Pan-Amer-
lean defense moves have en-
couraged western automobile
clubs to renew agitation for the
proposed Alaska-Argentina high
way. An endorsement of it was
voted at their recent conference
at Reno.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-11

Duke University was playing
an Eastern team. An end on the
Duke team complained to the
referee that one of the opposing
tackles was holding him. On the
next play the referee caught the
offender and barked:
Fifteen yards on you for hold
ing!"
Gleefully the Duke end turned
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-11
DIAMOND CLEANINGS
IT'S FUNNY BUT TRUE! 9th
BY RABID FANsTER

er clubs in the Civilian Softball
League play loose, unintereSting
ball when meeting any team eX-
cept Peppers Plumbers, but the
moment they take the field
against the Pipe-Fitters they in
variably display as good or better
brand of softball than the Pep
pers. Take the NavSta ten, for
instance. Wednesday of last
week, they took the Bombers
for granted and proceeded to
lose, 1916. The following game
night, they crossed bats with the
Plumbers, pace-Setters of the cir
cult and strongest active team
of the city, and won, 6-2. Figure
il out, if you can.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-11
MICHIGAN LOST SATURDAY

Michigan's undefeated rec
crd came TO an end Saturday
when Minnesota's Gophers
edged the Wolverines. rs. IN
enc of the est-fought
eridiron battles of the sea-
son TO date.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-11
Today's Horoscope

The best phase of today's de-
gree produces a brave, watchful
and well-disposed person who
will face much to set right in its
place. When the aspects are bad,
an element of jealousy, combined
with a voluptuous tendency ap-
pears, which, if allowed venJ,
may bring trouble, especially in
dealings with the opposite sex.
TO the offending player and
blurted.
How do you like that, you
blankety-blank?"
The referee was right on him:
Fifteen yards on you for
swearing, and that makes it
event"
Play was resumed and on the
very next play the Eastern tackle
again held the Duke end. The ref
cree saw the violation.
Fifteen yards on you for hold
ing, he yelled, "and I don't give
a damn what he calls you.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-11
ANoTHEA Service League ten

ANOTHER Service League ten
that snapped out of the doldrums
was the Army club. Losing to
the Marines and CCC in success
sion, the Soldiers last week stag
ed one, of the heaviest hitting at
tacks witnessed since the new
season got under way to lambaSt
the Campers. 1910. Maybe it
was due to the return of Sgt.
George Nodine, peppy shortStop
of the Doughboys, who had been
visiting in New York.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-11
vpsa BOUNCED BACK into

VPs3 BOUNCED BACK into
the victory column Friday night
after dropping their previous two
starts. Playing without the
services of several of their star
softballers, who are carrying out
secret government orders" is
sued few weeks ago, the Air
men sent Byars to the mound to
defend their leadership of the
Service League-and he came
through. Byars held the Ma
rines to two runs while his team
mates pounded pitchers SpakeS
and Mortor for a total of 20
markers in six innings.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-11
CRIDIRON CRINS

AS>oeiated Press Feature serviceD
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Much Colder, Light Rain
Predicted Here TONIGHT

Mild weather experienced by
Washington last night was expected
to disappear by tonight when the
city will be visited by part Of the
cold wave from the West and Mid
die West.
The Weather Bureau predicted
occasional light rains this afternoon
and tonight. with much colder"
temperatures expected tonight. The
mercury is expected to drop to about
80 degrees. with slight possibility of
snow, the Weather Bureau said. To-
morrow will be cloudy and colder.
Sub-zero temperatures. mean
while. are reported from Montana.
the Dakotas and Minnesota. A low
of 25 below zero was reported yes
terday at Warroad, MINI. Much
colder" was the forecast for most
of the Central States today and the
Eastern States tonight. although
warmer weather generally was an
ticipated for the week end
A light snow fell in the Texas
Panhandle. A sharp drop in tenn
perature after a fall of wet snow
made highways treacherous in New
Mexico. Fog and low clouds in
terrupted air traffic. Fog and rain
in Ohio forced down five planes be-
ing ferried from Pennsylvania to
Minneapolis.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
3 Tristan and Isolde Records
7oBe Available Tomorrow
Length Of Wagner Opera Requires Release
To Be Made in Two Weekly Sections

The first half Of the 18th offering
of The Stars current music appre-
citation program will be made avail
able to music lovers tomorrow at
the distribution booths in the lobby
of The Star Building, marking the
beginning of the 18th week of the
campaign.
The new release is Richard Wsg-
ner's Tristan and Isolde" consid-
ereu by many the greatest of all
music dramas. Because of the great
length of this work, the condensed
recording has been divided into two
groups Of three records each. The
second group will be made available
week from tomorrow.
Distribution of the new Offering
will begin at am. tomorrow, OPEN
ing time for the lobby booths. The
10 previous operate releases and the
IL symphonic works added to the
offer two weeks ago will continue
to be available along with the 18th
Offering.
This is the third and last of the
Wagner operas included in The
Stars series of 12 The immortal
German composers 'LOhengrin' was
released for distribution a week ago.
and his "Tannhauser" was the sew
enth release of the campaign.
Wagner composed Tristan and
Isolde in the winter of 1878, dur
ing the period of his exile from
Germany, while he was living at his
villa on the shore of Lake Lucerne.
He tried in vain to have the work
produced, and It was accepted by
the Court Theater of Vienna. But
after 54 rehesrsals, the work was
shelved as impossible" and was
not produced until some years later.
AS recorded for The Stars pro-
gram by world famous artists, Iris
tan and Isolde" is in twelve parts.
Here is list Of the music contained
in the first six parts, which are in
cluded in tomorrow's release. Part
l and 2-the prelude: Part and
4, the duet of Tristan and Isolde In
Evening star., 1940-12-13

Act /; Part 5, the duet of Tristan
and Isolde in Act 2, and Part g.
Brangaene, Tristan and Isolde.
The other operas now available, In
addition to the three Wagner mas
terpieces. include Bizets Carmen;
Gounod's Faust; Verdis Aida" :"
"Rigoletto." and La Traviata";;
Puccinis Madame Butterfly" and
LA Boheme." ard Leoncavallo's s
"Pagliacci."
The II symphonic works which
also are being distributed during
the remaining weeks Of the CAM
paign are Tschaikowsky's Fourth
Symphony" and 'Nutcracker Suite;
Beethoven's Fifth and Eighth SYM
phonies: Schuoert's Unfinished
Symphony; Mozart's Symphony
No. 40 in G Minor: Bach's Bran
denburg Concertos Nos. 2 and 81;
Wagner's preludes to Die Meister-
singer" and "Parsifal";; Debussy's
Afternoon Of a Faun," Clouds"
and Festivals Haydns Sym
phony No SO In E Flat Major;
Brahms Second Symphony" and
Franck's % Minor Symphony"
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Rites for Lord Lothian
Being Planned by
British Embassy
No Decision Is Made
On Whether to Return
Envoy's Body to England

Funeral arrangements for the
Marques of Lothian, popular Brit
ish Ambassador whose unexpected
death early yesterday brought
shocked grief to official Washington.
were being worked out today by the
British Embassy staff in consulta-
ton with the State Department.
An Embassy spokesman said early
this afternoon that the whole ques-
and of whether the body would be
returned to England Immediately
still was being discussed. Decisions
on details were expected later today
or possibly tomorrow.
In any event, it was not consid-
cred likely that any funeral would
be held before Monday. 1t was
understood cremation was being
considered.
Secretary of State Hull's offer to
the Embassy Of "all facilities at our
disposal in connection with the fu-
neral arrangements led some to be-
lieve that an American warship
ullSIlI Ut uScu W IClul IL tllc DOuy VI
the ashes of the late Ambassador
despite the danger involved in en-
tering the combat zone around Eng
land.
There was also possibility that
the Ambassador might be inferred
temporarily in Arlington National
Cemetery or his ashes inferred at
the Embassy here pending a more
convenient time for sending the re-
mains to England.
Lord Lothian's death brought such
a multitude of expressions of
shocked grief and sympathy that
the Embassy staff found it impos-
sible to acknowledge all of them
Immediately.
The Embassy staff issued state
ment to the press expressing sincere
gratitude for the numerous ex-
pressions because personal ac-
acknowledgement of such large num-
ber of messages was ''unavoidably
delayed"
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Berlin Makes Dark Hints
In Lord lothion's Death

By tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 13-The Ber-
lin radio broadcast today the fol-
lowing comment on the death OF
Lord Lothian, British Ambassador
to the United States:
while official German quarters
decline to comment on the sudden
death Of Lord Lothian. it is under
stood that certain very interesting
informations have reached Berlin
in regard to this event
Their contents are not revealed
because. as it is said, the informa-
tions must first be examined.
1T is said only in Berlin that Lord
Lothian's death. if 1t was natural
one, must certainly not have been
an easy one. because Englishmen
who, like him. knew the present
situation of his country and who
loved his country could not die
peacefully
Evening star., 1940-12-13
f. J. Flynn 10 Testify
Before Vote Probe
Jurors Monday
COP. Chairman Martin
Slated to Appear
At EorIy Date

The special District grand jury in
vestigating possible violations of the
Hatch and Corrupt Practices Acts in
the presidential campaign, is sched-
uled to hear Edward j. Flynn, chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee, Monday. Mr.. Flynn has
been away from home on a trip and
could not be subpoenaed earlier,
officials said today.
Representative Martin, chairman
of the Republican National Com
mittee, is also slated to testify at an
early date.
Meanwhile, the grand jury pushed
ahead today with its inquiry, under
the direction of Maurice M. Milligan,
special Assistant to the Attorney
General, delving into various phases
OF the recent campaign.
On hand waiting to appear before
the grand jury today were: Stanley
Resor OF New York City, treasurer
OF the United Republican Finance
Committee of Metropolitan New
York; Arnold Peterson of New York
City, secretary of the National Exec
utive Committee, National Socialist
Labor party; James H. Causey,
treasurer of the National Commit
tee OF Independent Voters for Roose-
velt and Wallace: Miss Ernestine
Haig of New York City, assistant
secretary and assistant treasurer Of
the National Committee of Inde-
pendent Voters for Roosevelt and
Wallace; William N. Rogers of Con-
cord, N. H, State advisory chairman
of the Democrats for Willkie. and
Alan Valentine, president Of
Rochester University of Rochester,
N. Y. and executive director of the
Democrats for Willkie.
Assistant United States Attorney
William S. Tarver, who is assisting
Mr.. Milligan in the inquiry, an
nounced today that Alexander
Trachtenberg, treasurer of the Com
munist party, will be heard on Mon
day.
Appearing yesterday before the
grand jury were Samuel Pettengill
chairman of the National Commit
tee to Uphold Constitutional Gov
ernment; John L. Lewis, former c.
1. o. leader, and chairman of La
bor's Non-Partisan League; Robert
o. Bonnell of Baltimore. an official
of the Maryland Committee; Robert
E. Smith, New York City, assistant
treasurer of the Peoples Committee
to Defend Life Insurance and Saw
ings: o. L. Garrison of Washington.
controller of Labors Partisan
League, and Edgar Allan Poe, Balti-
more attorney and State advisory
chairman of the Democrats for
Willkie.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
YugosIavia and Hungary
Sign Friendship Pact
BY the Associated Press.

1y tilc AooOCldleu FEtSS.
BELGRADE, Dec. l3.-Yugoslavia
and axis-aligned Hungary bound
themselves yesterday in broad pact
OF lasting peace and eternal friend
ship"
The accord, which provides that
the two countries consult on all
questions which could concern their
mutual interests" was signed after
two days of negotiations between
Foreign Minister Alexander Cincar-
Markovich of Yugoslavia and Hun
garian Foreign Minister Count
Stefen Csaky.
A joint comunique issued after the
two oflcials put their signatures to
the pact said the strengthening of
Yugoslav- Hungarian relations would
serve the best interests of the two
neighbor countries and also the we'll
being Of the Danube basin"
Count Csaky said further in a
statement that the two countries
now are able to consecrate them
selves to work for national con-
solidation, in order to do their
utmost to aid the efforts of the
powers whose aim it is to spare at
least this part of Europe from
catastrophe. and preserve values.
which when bloodshed ends. can
be useful in recreating the world"
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Political Leaders
Gather for Dinner
OF Gridiron Club
Flynn, Farley, WiIIkie,
London and Martin
Guests Tomorrow

Democratic and Republican lead
ers from every part of the country
are gathering in Washington today
and tomorrow for the annual winter
dinner Of the Gridiron Club at the
Willard Hotel tomorrow night. High
ofhcials of the Government will join
with them at the board of the news
paper club, which had its origin
here IS years ago.
Edward j. Flynn, chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee, and
James A. Farley, chairman during
the first two campaigns, are among
those who will be present. The last
two Republican standard bearers,
Wendell L. Willkie and former Gov.
ALT M. Landon OF Kansas, are to
attend, and also the Republican
national chairman, Representative
Martin Of Massachusetts.
Absent on Cruise.
Due to his absence on a cruise in
the Caribbean, President Roosevelt
sent his regrets to an invitation ex-
tended him by the club. In q letter
addressed to President Mark Foote
Of the Gridiron Club, before the
President left Washington, made
public by Stephen Early, secretary
to the President, MI Roosevelt said
when you and the members of
the committee called to invite me to
the Gridiron Dinner to be held on
December IA next, I told you that
I should have to hold the matter of
acceptance in abeyance until tenta-
tive plans I had in mind involving
possible absence from Washington
had been completed.
Extends Greetinxs.
Il now find that I shall leave
Washington some time next week
and although the exact duration of
my absence will depend upon cir.
cumstances yet to be determined. I
will in all probability be away until
the week after the dinner. It seems,
therefore, only fair-in accordance
with my promise to give you an
answer this week-to tell you, with
much regret, that I cannot accept
the clubs profIer Of hospitality.
However. there is. of course, the pos
sibility that will have to come back
earlier and in such a. case I will be
happy to come
Il hope that the dinner will be a
rousing success. in the best Gridiron
tradition, and I desire through you
to send hearty greetings to all in
attendance"
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Mack Is New Head
0fCosmopo|itan Club;
Woods Vice President
Committee to Consider
Distinguished Service
Medal Nominations

Corneal j. Mack. assistant man.
ager of the Mayflower Hotel, will
head the Cosmopolitan Club OF
Washington as president during the
coming year.
Mr.. Mack was elected unanimous
ly yesterday at luncheon meeting
at the Carlton Hotel His former
post of vice president is to be filled
by Herbert Woods, research direc-
tor of the International Union Oper-
ating Engineers. The retiring pres
ident is William A. Edelblut, as
sistant general manager of Judd g.
Detweiler.
Other officers named were Paul
V. B. Heiss of the information de-
partmert of the Chesapeake g. Po-
tomac Telephone Co.. reelected as
secretary: William A. Gawler of
Joseph Gawler Sons, treasurer, and
two new members of the Board of
Directors, James E. Diver of the
Wolfe Motor Co.. Silver Spring, Md.
and Joseph L. Parkhill. president
of the Parkhili Construction Co.
DR.. J. Rozier Biggs called meet
ing of the Committee on Presenta-
ton to consider nominations for the
clubs distinguished service medal,
awarded annually to citizen for
outstanding civic contributions out
side his regular business or pro-
fession. Coleman Jennings was
awarded the medal last year for his
work for the Washington Com
munity Chest.
Maurice Colbert, member Of
the clubs Board of Directors gave
a humorous presentation Of the Or
ganization's history during the past
year.
At next Thursdays meeting DR..
Howard S. Wilkinson. club chap
lain and rector of ST. Thomas Epis-
copal Church, will outline Christmas
relief activities of the club.
The new officers will be installed
January 2.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Maj. Linn ". 5ear|es.
Retired Army Officer,
Dies al Mount Alto
Pructiced Law Here
After Leovine Service;
Funeral Monday

Maj. Linn Walker Searles, II, Ord
nance Reserve, U. S. A.. retired. died
early today in Mount Alto Hospital
He had been Ill five months with
heart disease.
Maj. Searles, a native of Joliet
ILL.,, was graduate of the Univer-
sity Of Michigan. Commissioned in
the Ordnance Reserve. he was called
to active duty in 1918 and stationed
in the ONCE of the chief of ord
nance here
From October 6, 1918, until May 2
1919, he served overseas and at the
end Of that time returned to duty
here. He was member and one
time chairman Of the Claims Board
of the Ordnance Department, serv-
ing in that capacity at the time OF
his return to civilian life in 1921.
Since then Maj. Searles had lived
in and near Washington, making his
home at 26 Drummond avenue
Chevy Chase, Nd. at the time OF his
death. Until recently he practiced
law here. having been a member
Of the District bar and the bars OF
Virginia. Tennessee, illinois and
Kentucky.
He was Mason, member Of
the American Legion and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Elizabeth c. Searles. and five chill
dren by a former marriage. Mrs.
Thaddeus Vesoski of Puerto Rico,
Mrs. Benjamin A. Dogett of Norfolk,
Va; Mrs. Leonard w. Adams Of
Syracuse, NY: A. E. Searles of San
Antonio. Tex, and James c. Searles
Of Springfield, Ill.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Monday at the Humphrey
funeral home. 70O5 Wisconsin ave-
nue., Bethesda. Md. Burial will be
in Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Uruguay President Seeks
To Heal Cabinet Breach
B. the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
MONTEv1DEO, Uruguay, Dec. l3
Three cabinet members who re-
signed in protest against projected
policy of collaborating with the
United States in the construction of
bases for hemisphere defense were
summoned to conference by Pres
ident Alfredo Baldomir today in an
effort to heal quickly the breach in
the government.
Baldomir said he hoped such a
conference would cause them to re-
consider their designations, prob
ably with assurances that Uru-
guay's participation in any CONT
mental defense plan would not create
a threat Of United States control
over the River Plates approaches
The three ministers-all members
of the Herrerista tminority) party
were Minister of Public Works Juan
Jose Arteaga. Minister of Industries
Gervasio Posadas Belgrano and
Minister Of Public Education Abal-
cazar Garcia.
Their designations yesterday
brought to six the number OF cabinet
members to quit within the last
two weeks. four in all over the bases
issue and two over agricultural
policy.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
District Bar 10 Get
Resolution ASKING
New Courthouse
Drive to Push Plan
Expected to Stort
About January ]

A resolution calling for a new
District Court building to be built
on Judiciary Square on the site
of the present General Accounting
Office Building will be presented
to a meeting of the District Bar
Association Tuesday.
The motion was drafted at a
meeting last night in the Office of
F. Regis Noel, chairman of the COM
mittee charged with investigating
the question.
Mr.. Noel said campaign would
probably begin around January TO
enlist support for the proposal.
The resolution pointed out that
the present structure was built in
1919 for a court Of three judges
and that no change in the dimen-
sions of the building has been made
since for court twice as large.
AS a result Of the outmoded build
ing, the resolution said. the courts
were made inefficient from having
to expand to adjoining buildings.
The original L'Enfant plan for
Washington contemplated Judiciary
Square as the site for all the courts,
the resolution stated, and the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission favors the site. Mr.
Noel said there have been proposals
to locate new court building some
where in the vicinity of Capitol Hill,
but emphasized the preference for
the Judiciary Square location. citing
the traffic problems around the Hill
which would be increased by the
addition Of trial court there.
Committee members include Louis
G.. Caldwell Ugo Carusi. Edward
Colladay, j. Henry Covington. Mar
win harrington. Christopher B. Gar
nett, Charles Hamel Guilford Jane
son, Abram F. Myers, George M
Morris. Logan Morris, William A.
Roberts, Leo Rover. Archie K. Shipe
Joseph Turnulty, Homer S. Cum
mings. William Roy Valance and
Harry S. Wender.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Freighter's Crew Tells
OF ) Sinkings by Subs

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Dec. 13.-The loss of
three ships to U-boats during a
conveyed voyage from England was
described yesterday by the crew
of the armed Norwegian freighter
Heina, which brought a general
cargo here.
Without giving specific dates or
names, the seamen said that three
days out of Liverpool on the most
recent trip from England a Ger
man submarine attacked the "a
ships In convoy, torpedoing Swed-
ish freighter.
Five destroyers. two of them
thought to be former American
ones, charged on the spot where
the undersea craft last was seen
and dropped depth charges which
were believed effective, sailors said.
While the ships were scattered by
storm that night, the sailors said
two more vessels were lost, one of
them. believed of Greek nationality,
so miles aStern of the Heina.
Submarines attacked the feet of
merchant ships of which the Heina
was part en- route to England. the
seamen said. but apparently there
we're no losses.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Opera Broudcosts

Through the cooperation of
the National Broadcasting Co.,
The Star is presenting over
WMAL each weekday morning
excerpts from the operate re-
cordings featured In the opera
appreciation campaign. The
program on which the record
ings are heard, "Today's Prel-
ude." Is scheduled daily except
Sundays. from to 7 am. The
Stars recordings may be heard
between 6:45 and 7 o'clock.
The recordings already re-
leased in the campaign may be
obtained at the special distribu-
ton booths in the lobby Of The
Star Building each weekday
from 9 am. to 6 pm. The
booths are closed on Sundays.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Old Dominion Troins
Continued so Doys
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. l3-The
State Corporation Commission today
ordered the Washington e. Old
Dominion Railroad, which several
months ago asked permission to dis
continue passenger service on its
lines. to continue in operation for
another so days six of its passenger
trains.
There are trains Nos /, 4. S. 8, 50
and SO. The new 60-day period
begins tomorrow. A previous order
entered October Is had directed
continued operation for so days.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Brest Docks Attacked
By British Warp|anes
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. ia raid on the
docks at Brest. Nazi-held French
port on the Atlantic, by "a small
formation Of aircraft Of the coast
al command" was reported by the
Air Ministry today.
The ministry also reported an at
tack by . British plane on "an en-
emy supply ship" OF the Dutch
coast last night In which a direct
hit on the ship was obtained"
Other bombing operations of the
Royal Air Force we're cancelled last
night owing to unfavorable weather,
said another announcement.