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Evening star., 1940-03-22

bert Linton addressed all the agen-
cies in the country. The Washing
ton agency, which has been active
for So years, planned a luncheon
meeting at Wesley Hall to hear the
broadcast. The meeting was in
charge of Harold D. Kraft, mana
ger of the Washington agency, who
reports that business so far this
year in the Capital has been highly
gratifying.
8,l0O District Stockholders.
A total of 8,100 Washingtonians
are stockholders in the national
chain stores operating in the city
according to the Institute of Dis
tribution, Inc an association serv-
ing these stores. The survey adds
that there are 1900 such stores in
the Capital.
Evening star., 1940-03-22

strations of the work entailed in
preparing weather reports may be
viewed.
Until the second unit is built a
temporary covered passageway will
connect the new buildings with the
barracks"
The Weather Bureau has been
seeking new home for many years,
since its headquarters have been To-
Gated in building erected in 1867.
Evening star., 1940-03-22
Bids Being Accepted
For New Home Of
Weather Bureau
$250,000 Available for
First Unit Of Building
On M Street

Bids on construction of the first
unit of new Weather Bureau build
ing here are being accepted by the
Public Buildings Administration OF
the Federal Works Agency and will
be opened April 26, it was announced
yesterday.
The first unit, for which Congress
has authorized expenditure of $780,
900 is to be built in front of the
bureaus present headquarters at
Twenty fourth and M streets NV
and face on M street. Plans call
for a siX-story main section, sur
mounted by an observation deck and
aerometer tower and a fve-Story
right wing.
Other Units to Follow.
When funds become available the
barracks-like buildings along Twen-
ty-fourth street, south of M street,
will be demolished to make way for
a second unit, which will form a left
wing of the new structure. Later,
the present main building also will
be leveled and the right wing of the
first unit extended backward so that
Evening star., 1940-03-22

by his heirs after his death.
A few days ago the stockholders
gathered here, scanned the primary
returns which showed Gov. Earl K.
Long had been defeated by reform"
candidate Sam Jones, and voted for
dissolution of the publishing COM
pany.
Evening star., 1940-03-22

Frederick P. H.
Siddons, secre-
t ary Of t h e
American Secur-
ity & Trust Co.,
presided at the
final discussion,
which was de-
voted to Federal
Government Sc
curities, money
markets and in
tereSt rates.
C lar ence L.
Robey. president
of the Purcell
willie National
nanlr anl Aae&
Evening star., 1940-03-22

gress, which once claimed the big
gest newspaper circulation in Lou
isiana, has, like his political dynasty
gone to oblivion.
The Progress. fattened by forced
subscriptions of State employees, was
founded by Long after he became
Governor in 1928, and was continued
Evening star., 1940-03-22
the completed new headquarters will

the completed new headquarters will
assume a ~" shape.
The unit on which bids now are
being invited has been designed by
William Dewey Foster, consulting
architect in the Office of the super
vlSing architect, Public Buildings
Administration. Exterior walls are
to be faced with brick with stone
trim.
The first floor will house the per-
sonnel office, Chief of Supply,
Transportation and Property Rec
ords Section and Records and Files
Section. On the second floor will
be the chief administrators Office
and Budget and Accounts Division,
while the next level will be occupied
by the chief of the bureau and his
executive assistants.
Astrological Division on Fifth,
The River and Flood and Fore
cast Divisions are to be located on
the fourth floor and the Aerological
Division on the fifth.
The general public's interest in
the work of the weatherman will be
served on the sixth floor of the CEN
tral section, which will form a large
observation room in which demon
Evening star., 1940-03-22
D. T.. Bankers Laud
Bond Conference
Al Richmond
Carefully Planned
Investing Program
Urged by Experts
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Washington bankers. back today
from the Richmond bond confer
ence, were most enthusiastic over
the program at the tWo-day session
Evening star., 1940-07-18
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The scene was nightmarish to her,
seeing them sway and clutch at
window holdings and the backs Of
chairs that slid out Of their grasp.
The time 1t took for all these
things to happen was the barest
fraction Of the time it took to recall
them later. When the window broke,
causing the woman to scream and
bring Algae and Phyllis from the
game room, the ship had been hard
over on its starboard side. On that
side the window had broken when.
dropping from the high crest fiat
against the wall Of the trough, the
great ship had been Jared so vio-
lently. Then, as it swung to port
side the two men tried to help the
injured woman to her feet, Algae
rushed to the piano. And now, as
Algae yelled, the ship was diving
once again on its starboard side, the
side of the broken window, and the
piano with single bayonet-lik
splinter remaining on the corner
where the pivot leg had been, moved
with gathering speed toward the
starboard wall. And then came the
next impact.
1t was as If the ship had been
lifted high up in the air and dropped
on bed of rock, so terrific was the
jolt. Phyllis, standing in the door,
way of the game room, reaching out
with one hand to help the first of
the group to safety and holding to
the door jamb with the other, heard
a dull sound and felt splitting pain
Evening star., 1940-07-18
dangerous N6yagc b, p:,!;!s Morgan

of all the" Algae interrupted
her by suddenly pushing back his
chair, seizing her wrist and pulling
her onto his lap. When she tried
to jump up he slipped his arm
around her waist and caught the
other wrist and held her tight.
Now let's talk everything over
quietly" he said, without disturb
ing the other folks who want to
brood about their fate"
Let me go! Let go Of me
Algae, stop 1t. let go!"
Algae Bares His Heart.
Fortunately, just as she started to
scream the thunderous waves that
were breaking over the ship made a
special effort and hit broadside
against the cabin walls. 1t was like
the thousand-times magnified slap
ping of hand against a hollow
wall and the booming report re-
verberated through the whole ship.
The chair in which they sat slid
against the table which was fastened
to the floor and Phyllis gasped at
the impact. Algae's hand, tight
against her waist, took the blow
of the table edge and a mild curse
escaped him. Phyllis was startled
into relaxing against him for a mo-
ment.
Listen to me-" Algae said then
speaking quickly and in low tone
of voice, I'm not double
you, but admit I'm not trying to fix
things up between you and Wieland
The reason for that is that I don't
Evening star., 1940-07-18

in her head and then everything was
quiet except for a thin ringing in
her ears.
The nine persons at the game room
door fell and scattered like tenpins.
One of the women started to cry
"Help!" but the sound was cut like
knife as her head hit the floor. A
man who had reached for Phyllis
hand felt just the tips of her fingers
as she fell, and stretching to grasp
the door frame took himself of
balance and struck the sharp mold
ing with his forehead and crumpled
to the floor beneath the feet of the
others behind him. Algae, when the
piano broke loose, had nothing else
to hang onto and the same force
that drove it toward the wall drove
him with 1t. AS the piano hit the
wall he heard the windows above it
shatter and at the same time his
fingers were torn from their grip on
the instruments ledge and he was
flung headlong to the floor.
(Copyright, 1940. the Chicago Daily News,
Tomorrow: A damatic and fatal
tragedy takes place in front of AlRae.
Evening star., 1940-07-18
20 Years Ago
In The Star

The Mats dropped out Of the
first division after losing two
games to Detroit, to 2 and
10 to /. Tom Zachary and Buck
Shaw were hit hard. Maurice
Shannon. shortstop, was released
after failing to run out an infield
tap in the second game.
Chick Evans won his fifth
Western amateur title by defeat
Ing Clarence Wolff In the final
at Memphis, and 4. Evans beat
Bobby Jones in the semifinal
yesterday.
Charles E. (Pop) Courtney,
whose Cornell crews hold every
record in America, died at his
summer home near Auburn. N. Y.
Doyle, Stellwagen, johnson,
Robinson. Ballinger and White
helped Holmead strengthen its
lead in suburban tennis play by1
whipping Standards. 7 to 0.
H. P. Whitney's 3-year- old colt,
Wildair, with Eddie Ambrose up,
easily won the Empire City
Derby. Carrying 125 pounds and
most of the fans money, Wildair
won by three lengths in 1885 to
beat Gladiator and Donnaconna.
Evening star., 1940-07-18
Buck Worsham Piles
Links Glory With
Pro Stakes Win
Victory at Chevy Chase
Is Third Good Showing
On Successive Days

Bangin' Buck Worsham rides
again, or have you had your success
story today?
Monday: Young Worsham, assist
ant golf pro at Chevy Chase, third
nthe annual Bedford (Pa.) Open.
Tuesday: Worsham second in Mary
land Junior Open. Wednesday,:
Worsham wins pro sweepstakes over
home course.
You couldn't blame the likeable
youngster for looking around to see
if he missed anything after racking
up 1-under-par 68 yesterday. Right
now he's the hottest critter stalking
local hill and dale and winning in
creasing favor with veteran links
men as contender in the forthcom-
ing P. G. A. tournament. Maybe
he won't win, but likely he'll raise a
lot of Cain before they put him out.
Andy Gibson and L. B. Passano
of the Bonnie View Club, Baltimore,
won the pro-amateur tourney yes
terday with best ball of 81. Glib
son, the pro, was II while Passano
helped out with three brides and
five handicap stroke holes.
Witty Cox was in the running for
the sweepstakes until the 18th, but
two bogeys in the last three holes
sQuelched his chances. He finished
with 10. Lew Worsham and Gibson
tied for third with TBS.
Al Houghton, winner at Bedford
and Doug Mattison carved out a IS
to tie Buck Worsham and Robert
Stead. jr., for second honors in the
pro-amateur event. Buck also fig
ured in three-way tie for third
place with another partner, Norman
Frost.
N. E. Rogers, Beaver Dam vet
eran, won the amateur handicap
with 82-l4-68. Jerry Birch, club
mate. and Bill Parker, Hillendale
tied for second at 60. Birch's card
was 88-19 and Parker's, 8l-12.
Evening star., 1940-07-18
BY ROBERT HENRY.

Polo points cleaned while Army
riders played round robin at Fort
Myer yesterday:
Polo ponies used to be just that,
standing 14.2 hands high or less
and Weighing around $50 pounds.
Now there is no limit to their size,
what with many of the games great
est players being fellows who require
big mounts for the more rugged
game. Race horses often make
greet polo mounts, having speed and
courage.
Maj. Peter Rodes. who played for
18th Field Artillery yesterday, had
a goal rating for four straight
years, but now, in his middle 40s,
carries five-goal handicap. He
Is considered the greatest Army
player of all time.
Highest price ever paid for a
mount was $4,000, which Laddie
Stamford gave for Jupiter, an Ar
gentine pony. The popular idea that
mounts learn to follow the ball is
fancy rather than fact.
Polo was first played around 1862
In India. There were no goal posts
Evening star., 1940-07-18
Scissors Ace, Woman
Champ Head|ined
On Mat Card
Jones Faces WeotherIy,
Madeline Burke Meets
Mexican Senorita

Paul Jones, strapping Texan, who,
in the opinion Of Promoter Joe
Turner, is the greatest scissors ex-
pert of all time" will display his
skill tonight at Grifath Stadium.
He will share the spotlight with
Mildred Burke Of Columbus, Ohio,
the recognized feminine lightweight
wrestling champion.
Jones is slated to match holds and
socks with the Golden Terror, other
wise Robert Weatherly.
Miss Burke, undefeated in some
800 matches, meets Lupe Acosta,
pretty Mexican champion, In a
finish match. The Mexican Am
bassador, DR.. Castillo Najera, and
several members Of his staff are ex.
pected to occupy ringside seats.
This is Miss Acosta's first appear.
ance here. She halls from Mexico
City and comes from a long line of
athletes.
Jones, returning to Washington
after 4-year transforming tour of
South America, Australia and Eu-
rope, became the Iron man" last
Thursday at the park. He beat Emil
Dusek in his first match and then
defeated Ed Newman.
Other bouts show Joe Dusek
against Frank Sexton, Lou Plummer
against Matros Kirilenko and War;
rem Bockwinkle against Abe Tourist.
Evening star., 1940-07-18
PoIoists Fovoring Big Ponies
For Modern Rugged Game;
Rodes AN-Time Army Ace !

or boundaries. The English then
took 1t up and formulated definite
rules. The Hurlingham Club of
England, formed in 1873, was the
first organized polo association and
has been the governing body there
ever since. James Gordon Bennett,
American millionaire, say the game
played abroad and arranged a con-
test at Dickels Riding Academy in
New York In 1876. The following
year teams were formed and sched-
ules played.
In 1886 American players chal-
lenged the English, who sailed to
this country and easily won two
straight games.
Yesterday, Sd Cavalry practiced
for its final game Sunday at Harris
burg. It was beaten, S to 8, by the
18th Field Artillery, and beat War,
8 to 2.
Evening star., 1940-07-18

want things fixed up between you
and him. I'll be perfectly satisfied
if he marries little Miss Burwick,
or anybody else for that matter. And
If you don't know why, then you
aren't as smart as think you are"
Phyllis continued to look at the
floor for moment after he stopped
speaking. Then slowly she turned
to stare at him. Her eyes met his
and she knew that she did under
stand what he was saying. He meant
that he loved her himself. The ham,
mering of her heart was annoying.
You don't know what you're say
ing" She spoke in a hoarse whis.
per and she couldn't keep her lower
lip from quivering. ut isn't fair.
I want Dick back-he's mine and
I want him. You promised to help
me, and now"
Accidents Multiply.
She was interrupted by another
terrific crash as the boat dived deep
into a trough and was washed over
by a mountainous wave. They could
feel the floor shiver under them and
the impact of the blow pounded in
their ears. Then there was the
sound of breaking glass and a scream
from a woman in the other room.
Phyllis jumped up and Algae fol-
lowed her to the doorway. There
she stopped, staring at the torrent
of water that spurted in the broken
window and then swan crafty
across the sloping floor of the lounge.
A woman who had apparently been
sitting in the chair under the broken
window held one hand to her head
as she sprawled on the floor, and
two men reached awkwardly to help
her up, holding with one hand to
chairs to steady themselves.
But before they could get her
up the ship rolled violently in the
other direction and they lost their
grip and slid with her across the
smooth floor. Algae suddenly bolted
toward the far end of the room.
Phyllis didn't see what he was doing
until, just before he reached 1t, she
saw tLe grand piano SWING IN q
giddy half circle with one of its
three legs acting as a pivot. It had
apparently been anchored by all
three until heavy davenport which
was now jammed in a corner had
broken two of the fastenings. If it
ever got entirely loose every one in
the room would be in danger.
"The game room-all of you'll" she
heard Algae shout above the noise
Of the sea and the creaking of the
ships timbers and beams. He was
holding onto the piano by the leg
that was still fastened to the floor,
hoping apparently to keep 1t there
until the pople In the room were
safe.
Algae Also Thrown.
Two women and four men who
had been standing against the wall
opposite the broken window, at
whose feet the screaming woman and
her would-be rescuers struggled to
rise, now began to move toward the
door where Phyllis was standing.
Evening star., 1940-07-18
Hostak and zaIe, Both
Terrific Punchers,
Face in Title Go
Pilots Have Hard Time
Finding Matches for
Middleweieht Stars
BY the Associated Press.

/
SEATTLE, July ia couple of
middleweights who punch so hard
they have trouble getting fights will
take 1t out on each other under the
stars here tomorrow night in a
l5-round cloutfest for the 46-State
N. B. A. middleweight title.
The sluggers are AL Hostak of
Seattle, the titleholder, and Tony
Zale of Gary, Ind, the challenger.
Managers of both fighters COM
plain their boys have carpeted so
many gladiators that the top-notch
Fancy Dan boxers won't have any,
thing to do with him.
Hostak has had only five fights
since winning the crown here from
Freddie Steele in 1898.
Zale has fought about a dozen
times under his present handlers,
Sam Plan and Art Winch of Chi
cago. Plan and Winch agree with
Eddie Marino, Hostak's pilot. that
it's hard to coax anybody into the
ring with puncher.
Plan and Winch insist Zale will
take the title back to the Midwest
and at the same time prove that his
l0-round non-title win over Hostak
in Chicago last winter was no huke.
Evening star., 1940-07-18
Held HitIess Until 9Th,
Red Wings Triumph
Like Champions
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Rochester Red Wings, In
front in the International League
by seven games, don't have to de-
pend much on breaks for their
victories, but like every team Of
championship caliber, they're able
to take advantage Of every oppor-
tunity.
Last night the Wings demon
strated the knack Of turning defeat
into victory by edging out the Buff
falo Bisons, 80, on two t/lely hits.
their only two of the game-and a
Buffalo miscue.
The Wings were held hitless by
Hal White until two were out in
the eighth. Then Mueller walked,
Myers batted for Pitcher Hank Cor
nicki and singled. He went to third
when Lillard followed with the Sec
ond single. and scored ahead of Lii
lard as Dan Carnevale, Buffalo.
shortstop, threw wild over First
Baseman Scarella's head.
Evening star., 1940-07-18
Sarazen Asks Return
Engagement With
Ryder Cuppers
Bemouns Lack Of Luck
After His Sturs Are
Defeated, 7 to 5
BY GEORGE STAUTER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

DETROIT, July 18.-Gene Sarazen,
the little fellow with the big swing,
called for rematch today between
his challengers and Americas Ryder
Cup golf team.
I'm not ready to admit defeat
was Sarazen's comment after his
hand-picked squad lost to the Cup
pers, to 5. In a two-day benefit
match which ended yesterday over
the tough Oakland Hills course.
After all" he declared, "the issue
was decided by only one match and
a bit of luck here and there along
the way would have changed the
outcome. I'll get together team
next year that will win"
Red Cross Nets $4,000.
That the event, which netted the
Red Cross war relief fund an
estimated $4,000, might be repeated
was indicated by Tom Walsh. presi-
dent of the Professional Golfers
Association.
IF Great Britain's golfers are
unable to play Ryder match next
year I am certain contest between
the boys and a team picked by
Sarazen would be welcomed by the
public"
Sarazen's challengers almost kept
the issue In doubt by dividing the
eight singles matches after drop
ping three of the four Scotch four
somes the day before.
Sarazen himself, whose criticism
Of Ryder Cup selections brought
about the match, fell an easy mark
to Henry Picard, the P. G. A. cham
pion, 8 and 7.
Guldahl, Smith, Metz Score.
Others of the Ryder team to hang
up victories were Ralph Guldahl,
who won the 1887 National Open
over this same course; Horton
Smith, and Dick Metz.
Guldahl put out Craig Wood, 2
and l, by brilliant work on the
greens. while Smith took the meas
ure Of Lawson Little, the new Ma
tional Open king, and 3, and
Metz trounced Jimmy Demaret, the
games leading money winner this
year, S and 4.
For the challengers the heroes
were Billy Burke, Ben Hogan, Ed
Oliver and Harry Cooper.
Burke, winner of the 1881 Open,
played subpar golf to defeat Byron
Nelson, 1899 Open titleholder, 4
and 2, while Hogan downed Slam
min Sammy Snead, 2 and /, with
a pair of 70s. Cooper won the final
hole to whip Vic Ghezzi, up, and
Oliver put out Jimmy Hines, 8 and 7.
Evening star., 1940-07-18
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

Today q year ago-Atley Don.
aid of the Yankees broke the
modern record for a freshman"
pitcher, winning 1lth straight
game. Former record was 10
games, set by Harry Krause Of
Athletics In 1908.
Three years ago-Yankees fined
Pitcher Johnny Broaca, ex-Yale
star, $3.50 and suspended him for
quitting team.
Five years ago-Johnny Babich'
blanked st. Louis Cards, 80,
for Brooklyn Dodgers to halt
Card winning streak at IA games.
Evening star., 1940-07-18
St. EIizubeth's Bows

st. Elizabeth's girls bowed to M.
P. M. Market by an 1871 margin in
softball game. Isabel Butler, win
ming pitcher, allowed only two hits.
Tomorrow the Market ten faces
Arlington Aces at Turkey Thicket
at 6 o'clock.
Evening star., 1940-07-18
Pitts Signs for Fight
With Roffu, Feather
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, July 18.-Pro-
moter Jake Mintz has announced
that he has signed Marcus Pitts
of Washington. D. c., to oppose
Mike Rata, Newell, w. Va. feather
weight, in a 10-round boxing bout
here next Monday night.
Evening star., 1940-07-18
Maritime Tops Ponumu

johnson paced Maritime to l7-3
victory over Panama Canal Zone In
their Departmental League game,
banging out four hits, including two
triples. Giller gave up only six hits
for the winners, three credited to
Abel.
Evening star., 1940-07-18

The story thus far: When Ada Bur-
wick New York socialite. and her
mother leave on a South American
them Phyllis O'Brien. the girl with
whom Dick has gone regularly for
many months. is also on board. Un-
known to Dick and the Burwicks. the
to the wealthy Phyllis and whom she
calls AlRae. has been hired by her to
20 along on the cruise and pretend that
devotion. Algae's attentions don't
ever. so without consulting Phyllis he
switches them to Ada Dick is in
censed and Is at the point OF fighting
about it when Ada interviews. The diff
fculty Is temporarily forgotten when .
severe tropical storm comes UP.
Evening star., 1940-07-18
Premier Downs Diamond

Premier chalked up 1875 victory
over Diamond in the Taxicab League.
Whitley Smith gave up 13 hits for
the winners but kept them well
scattered. He balanced this to some
extent by striking out Is men.
Evening star., 1940-07-18
Colby Has Done All Right
Considering Hondicops

Under the circumstances, I think
the portly old catcher from Massa-
chusetts has done pretty we'll, and
it's hard to blame him # his dis
position, formerly the sunniest north
of Martinique, has curdled just a
trif1e. There are new lines on
Gabby's wide face, and gray hairs
under his cap, but he's still in the
saddle.
Few managers undergo the exper-
fence of having their employers
wonder out loud. in public, whether
to toss them in the ash can or not.
That could be the final straw, but
Mr.. Hartnett survived it.
Considering what the Gabber has
got to work with here in Chicago,
with the devil to port and the deep
blue lake to starboard, he's done a
pretty fair job.
Fourth place last year and fourth
place this year is not Mr.. Wrigley's
idea, or the fans idea, of the proper
speed for the Cubs, but they have to
remember that this is fourth-place
ball. club and lucky considering the
collapse of f'the Cardinals) to be no
lower.
Did Hartnett mishandle Dizzy
Dean? don't know of any manager
who could have obtained better re-
suits from the Arkansas problem
child.
Gabby did not ruin the arm of
Clay Bryant. That was pretty much
a matter of chance. Gabby may
not have been as tactful as possible
with Larry French, but would you
call the great Bill Terry a tactful
man with pitchers?
Evening star., 1940-07-18
sALEsMEN.

SALESMAN.
AUTO Statesmen (3), new-car salesmen,
and 3 used-car men: transportation and
gasoline allowance furnished: must be ex-
perienced and have references. Apply 1872
Md. ave, Hyattsville, Nd See MI. Chaser.
Closed Sundays.
SPARE-TIN1E WORK-Will
$50 per week in addition to
your present earnings solve
your financial problems? If
you are employed, neat, pleas
ing personality, and own an
automobile, write and get
particulars. Box BAG, Star.
Evening star., 1940-07-18
Salvation Army Ahead

Salvation Army pushed over run
IN the last inning to nose out Good
will Boys Club, 4-3 Prat, losing
twirler, allowed only five hits while
Wood, his opponent, was nicked for
seven.