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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-06

Mr.. Savage was an original men,
Der of the Association of the Oldest
Inhabitants and is said to have been
the one who suggested the idea Of
founding that body. He also had
q hardware business in downtown
D street. But most of all he was
best known as q temperance lee.
turer, and could be seen frequently
on Sunday afternoons speaking
from the old Patent once steps on
the Seventh street side Of the build
ing.
However, upon one occasion. 1t Is
related that when he was delivering
one of his lectures elsewhere, ne re-
ceived fowl treatment from some
one who evidently was not one OF his
admirers. Indeed, an interesting
account of this occurrence was pub
lished in the press on october 7,
1853. It carries the startling head
ing, Great Egg Excitement and
goes on to say: 1T is we'll known 10
both citizens and strangers, that
Mr.. George Savage and a party OF
his friends are in the habit OF hold
ing temperance meetings on Penn
sylyania avenue, and at other places
outdoors. on the Sabbath Day, dur
ing the prevalence Of fine weather.
Last Sunday, while Mr.. Savage was
speaking before the door OF Mr..
Upperman, there were occurrences
Of an unpleasant character, which
gave rise, yesterday afternoon, TO
proceedings before Justice DOM
George Savage VS.. A. Hunter.
"A large crowd of persons assem-
bled in the office. and much interest
was manifested during the progress
of the examination.
'Mr. Savage ~Eas represented by
Mr.. A. r. Harrington, master
painter. who assumed the position
Of a lawyer, for this especial occa-
sion. Mr.. Hunters counsel was Col.
M. Thompson.
THE first witness called was Mr..
Savage, who stated that while he
was addressing an audience on
Pennsylvania avenue last Sunday
afternoon. Mr.. Hunter assaulted him
by throwing eggs at him. He was
struck both in the face and on
the side of the head by two Of these
missiles. He was not, however, much
injured.
Col. Thompson: You state that
two eggs were thrown at you.
Mr.. Savage: Yes, sir.
Col. Thompson: State what you
were doing at the time.
Mr.. Savage: I was advocating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
Mrs. Mann To Tell
Of Her Experiences
On Liberian Trip

Mrs. William M. Mann, wife OF
the director of the National Zoologi-
cal Park, will address dinner
meeting Of the business and pro-
fessional section of the Womens
City Club Wednesday. Mrs. Mann
will discuss her experiences on the
recent expedition to Liberia directed
by her husband.
The program also will include
music by Miss Mary Apple, con-
tralto, accompanied by Claude Rob-
eson.
Marion King will review her new
book at the clubs book hour to-
morrow.
The clubs Library Committee,
headed by Miss Lottie L. Anderson,
has completed assembling and cat
alleging a fiction section and has
arranged for the library to be open
each Tuesday from 4 to 7 pm.
More sewing machines have been
sent to the clubs sewing auxiliary
of the Red Gross which meets each
Monday at 10 am, with a Dutch
treat" luncheon at noon.
Helen Burchard, contralto, and
Rita Nicholson, soprano. were guest
artists at the club tea yesterday
when Miss Elaine Eppley and Miss
Elizabeth Trump were hostesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
y. A. r. Units
Are Planning
Parties
Entertainments
Will Be Held by
Chapters Friday

Both the Abigail Hartman Rice
Chapter and the American Eagle
Chapter, Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, are planning en-
tertainments for Friday.
Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr., presi-
dent general of the National So
ciety, heads the sponsors for the
Abigail Hartman Rice annual bene-
fit card party, to be held at 8 pm.
at the Chapter House. Mrs. Lewis
B. Rhodes is chairman.
Other national officers are among
the sponsors, including Mrs. John
Morrison Kerr, national president Of
the Children of the American Revo-
luton; four past State regents and
a group of State officers headed by
Mrs. Harry C. Oberholser, the
regent.
American Eagle Chapter.
The American Eagle Chapter
party will be held at pm. Friday
at the home of the past regent, Mrs.
Harvey B. Gram, sr., 1850 Lamont
street NV. The committee han
ding reservations includes Mrs. J.
Lee Wilkinson. the regent Mrs.
Gram. Mrs. Edwin j. Ryan and Miss
Helen Leonard.
Dr.. Lowell J. Ragatz of George
Washington University will discuss
Factors Behind the European
War" before the Dorothy Hancock
Chapter at a session tomorrow at
an q tho Dol oinl, tol
The unit plans to present the Chap
ter House with wedgeWood bowl
given by one of its members in
memory of Mrs. Vernon E. West, a
charter member.
The Col John DonelSon Chapter
will entertain Wednesday evening
at the Chapter House in honor of
Mrs. Oberholser, who is one of its
members
DAILY Will Speak.
John Jay Daily, co-author of a
recent series of magazine articles
Inside the Trojan Horse" is sched-
uled to address the Keystone Chap
ter at meeting at 100 pm. Sat-
urday at the home of Mrs Casey
Jones, 2039 New Hampshire avenue
NV. Mrs. Oberholser and other
State officers will be guests.
CASTOR Litton of the National
Archives will be the principal speak
er at meeting of the Historical
Research Committee at the Chapter
House Thursday at 1890 am. Miss
Ethel Lacy, in charge of Washing
tonianna or"the Public Library. also
will speak. Mrs. Jessie Scott Ar
mold will preside.
Mrs. William D. Leetch, national
vice chairman of the Correct Use
of the Flag Committee, will address
the Frances Scott Chapter al meet
ing tomorrow at pm. at the home
of Mrs. Frank P. Litschert. Mrs.
Alfred B. Garges, the regent, will
preside. Plans for the year will be
announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
Women's League
Leader Selected

The appointment of Mrs. j. Har-
din Smith, jr., of Kirkwood, Mo-, as
chairman of the Department of
Government and It's Operation OF
the National League of Women Vot-
ers was announced today. Mrs,
Smith will lead the work for suf-
frage in the District of Columbia
and enactment Of the Ramspeck civil
service extension bill.
Mrs Smith is president of the Mis-
souri, League of Women Voters and
served two terms as president of the
St. Louis League.
The board of the national league
opened its week-long session today
Included in its program will be con-
sideration of the leagues program
in relation to current developments
in United States foreign and do
nestle policy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
Sorority Will See
Two Flight Films

wings of the Army" an Army
Air Corps film, and Flying the
Lindbergh Trail" produced by the
Pan American Always, will be
shown following a dinner to be given
by the Washington Alumnae Of
Delta Gamma tomorrow at $50 pm.
at the Admiral.
reservations.
New officers Of the Washington
Alumnae are Miss Maxwell Gallo
way, president; Mrs. Frank Miller,
vice president; Mrs. Wallace Flint,
secretary; Mrs. G. T. Smith, treas
urer; Mrs. Richard Tatlow, Pan
hellenic representative, and Mrs.
Osward Yeager, Anchora CORE
Spondent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
Miss Cawood Speaks
At Writer'S Club

Miss Myrta Ethel CaWood, former
Y. w. c. A. instructor in feature
writing, will address the Professional
Writers Club on How to Make a
Living Writing for the Juveniles"
at a meeting tonight at o'clock
at the Y. w. C. A.
An unpublished poem by Mrs.
George Dewey, written in tribute to
Admiral Dewey, will be read by
Miss Cornelia Cornell Compson.
Miss c. Virginia Diedel, president,
will preside at the business meeting.
when study group for the winter
will be planned under the general
Craftsmanship of Miss Liela Green.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
w. Ct. u. to Install

Installation of newly elected off,
GERS viii! be held by the Capitol Hill
w. C. T. U. Thursday at pm. at
Waugh Methodist Church. Officers
include Mrs. j. L. Bixler, president;
Mrs. E. E. Golden, vice president;
Mrs. Viva Crowley, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Nellie w. Irish, re-
cording secretary, and Mrs. Anna G,
Fernsner, treasurer.
Reports of the annual convention
will be given by the delegates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
Housekeepers' Unit
Meets Tomorrow

The 10th anniversary of the Ma
tional Executive Housekeepers' AS
ISOLATION will be observed by the
Washington Chapter at its monthly
meeting tomorrow at 8 pm. at the
Hay-Adams House.
The association now has % chap
tiers from coast to coast, which work
together to formulate improved
training methods for employee eff
cheney, to improve cooperation with
hotel managers and to educate the
public in the services of the modern
hotel and hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
Birthday Party

Alpha Chapter, Sigma Gamma
Phi sorority, entertained with a
birthday party yesterday in honor
of members who are celebrating
birthdays this month.
The party was held at the home
of Miss Irene Sullivan, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan
and one of the birthday celebrants
Others whose birthdays occur this
month are Miss Betsy Smythe, Miss
Jeanne Loving and Miss Shirley
Gallagher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
ARE YOU JUST A
hALF-TIME
MOTHER?

Life can seem to be at it's lowest
ebb today for many mothers and yet
tomorrow will find them bubbling
with life. This is because they may
have been suffering from tempo
rary constipation "a common
enough trouble which women every
where find is quickly relieved by
Beechams Pills. This purely vege-
table compound promotes a thor
ough bowel movement, smoothly
and without unpleasant after
effects. Buy Beechams Pills today
at your druggist's-10t, 25e, Soc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
DR.. Hale to Speak

synthetic Rubber" VIII be the
subject Of an address by Dr. William
j. Hale. before the Washington Club
at II am. tomorrow, DR.. Hale, a
member of the faculty OF the Uni
versity of Michigan for 10 years, is a
we'll known authority on synthetics
and plastics and is now a member
OF the National Research Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
PIT. A. Benefit Friday

The PetWorth Parent-Teacher As
ISOLATION will hold its annual fair
for the benefit of the school at 8
pm. Friday. Dancing, movies, games
and refreshment booths will high
light the event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11

ADVERTISEMENT.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-16
Routine Occupies
City Trustees at
Regular Meeting
Continued from Page l

Continued from Page d
gineer.. estimated $3.50 as fair
price for damages.
Morgan Rice, Wilson school teach
er, appeared in behalf of the Toy
Library, urging the city to take
over the project. At present it is
operated in conjunction with the
State Relief Administrator but
recently there has been difficulty
in obtaining the proper personnel.
The matter was referred to Councils
man Herbert F'awcett and Charles
Bratton for study.
The council approved purchase
of $3.50 in new equipment for the
city clerks office, which had b2en
fayorably recommended by several
committees. Other expenditures
authorized included purchase OF
new pipe for repair work at the
water plant, not to exceed $500,
and painting of the plant
Purchase O. recording gauges,
which will permit close scrutiny of
water pressures. giving definite in
formation on water line needs, was
also authorized.
Also in the engineering depart
ment, plans were laid to tighten
up on garagemen and wash rack
proprietors where sand and mud
from car Washings is pushed into
the sewer lines Davis told the council
that this has caused several hun
dred dollars in extra expense to the
city in line cleaning. A campaign,
was planned to gain larger sand
traps at washing racks.
Two card game applications were
received and turned over to the
police chief for recommendation.
Clarence Moore and Ben Solomon
sought permit for 1871 Main street
now operated by Ben Long: and
Harry On Nah asked for a permit
at 42l Broadway
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-16
Supervised Play
PROPOSAL Outlined
fContinned nom Page i

Continued nom rage II
duce juvenile delinquency. To oho"
the need for some means to combat
delinquency. the report lnciu1so
figures from the probation ofilce
for 1888 and half of 1899. Iisey
showed II cases handled east oil
the tracks and l22 west. OF the To-
tai there were los white children
80 Mexican and 40 Negro. s5lxty
four were girls and l29 boys. There
were AZ in the age Bracket OF ont
to 10, 76 IN The II to 10 braake'
and rs in the - - % span.
lei Centre seems To be Wei equip
ped insofar as suitable playground
space is concerned. the report
said. The city Is divided ROUGHLY
into four areas winch can serve
as recreauional centers. There are.
Wilson school Harding scnocl
and adjoining park Mckinley
school and park washington
and Douglass schools.
In addition, there is the city
ball palh. in which interSectional
games, programs and contests could
be held. and the high school ten
mis- courts and gymnasium, shop and
football field which might be used
to limited extent. In case dancing
is included in the program, the
Veterans Memorial Hall might be
made available.
The report suggested drawing per-
Sonnel from the ranks OF teachers
in the city. A survey showed %
willing to devote time at 81 an
hour. Several plans were Included
one permitting four assistants al
lowing Az hours week per person
at each school. another permitting
five hours and another suggesting
two persons at Harding ard Nc
Kinley instead of four.
Plans varied in total cost from
$o460 a year to S6l30 The eXprnSe
would be borne partly by The city
and partly by the school districts.
with the city meeting the hons
share
Suggested subjects were at anl
crafts, athletics and woodwork an,.
games which would be taugh. at
regular hours throughout the Ueek
The work would be reduced bat
would continue during the summer
months.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-16
Continued from Page l


goes home.
Great additional production ca
pacity is our principal air requi-
site, Mr.. Roosevelt said. adding
Il believe that this nation should
plan at this time a program that
would provide us with $4,000 mill
tary and naval planes"
He said the speed of potential
attack had increased from the aver
age of five miles all hour by sail
ing fleets through the Is to 20
miles an hour at which steam
battle fleet could approach our
coasts, to the blitz speeds of today
200 to 300 miles an hour by air
The president did not say how
soon the $4,000 plane air armada
should be ready. nor what part Of
the funds and authorizations sought
today would be earmarked for air.
power But it appeared that the
United States was about to chal-
lenge Germany for world leadership
in the air.
1t Was understood the army
planned to use big sums now for
pilot training; that most of the
new planes would come later.
From the fiords of Greenland" :"
Mr.. Roosevelt warned. lit is only
four hours to Newfoundland; and
only six hours to New England.
THE Azores are only 1000 miles
from parts of our eastern seaboard
and if Bermuda fell into hostile
hands it is matter of less thar
three hours for modern bombers to
reach our shores.
From base in the outer West
Indies, the coast of Florida could
be reached in 200 minutes.
The islands off the west coast
of Africa are only 1,50O miles from
Brazil. Modern planes starting
from the Cape Verde islands can
be over Brazil in seven hours.
And Para, Brazil, is but four
flying hours to Caracas, Venezuela;
and Venezuela is but 2A hours to
Cuba and the canal zone; and Cuba
and the canal zone are pa hours to
Tamplco, Mexico; and Tampico is
pa hours to st. Louis, Kansas City
and Omaha.
"On the other side of the con-
tinent,' Mr.. Roosevelt continued,
Alaska, with a white population
of only 10000 people. is within four
or five hours of flying distance to
Vancouver, Seattle, Tacoma and
Portland.
THE islands of the Southerns
Pacific are not too far removed from
the west coast of South America to
prevent them from becoming bases
of enormous strategic advantage to
attacking forces"
The Atlantic and Pacific were
reasonably adequate defense bar
riers against surface fleets. he told
congress, but no longer is that true.
This emergency message, whipped
together in series of White House
and other conferences as German
air power led the Nazi forces
through the Low Countries and into
France, was addressed to our own
people but broadcast to the world
By short wave it went in seven
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-16
Valley Awaits
Census Release
As Count Ends
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Continued from Page Il
been taken to San Diego and conf
piled.
Meanwhile. census officials pre-
pared 10 close up shop Thursday
night. This evening will be the
deadline. w. F. North, county CEN
sus director. said. Late registra-
tons may be made at either the
chamber of commerce or the census
office at the State Employment
rooms on Sixth street between
Main and State The books will
then be moved to the coast and it
was problematical when results
would be forthcoming.
All persons who have not yet
been enumerated were strongly
urged to call before the deadline
is passed in an effort to make as
thorough i representation for El
Centro as possible. Both Brawley
and Ell Centro have bent many
efforts toward "counting" noses.
even going so far as TO have emu
merators on the streets question
ing paSSersby.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-16
Germans Cut Behind Allied Defenses
AsFate ofEurope Hangs inBaiance
With Thousands Poured Into Battle

the Allies appeared to center on
the Belgian front between Namur
and Sedan. where the Germans
broke through the Meuse defenses
in slashing armored column at
tempt to encircle Brussels and Ant
Werp and drive a wedge between
Belgium and France.
Progress of this thrust was un-
certain, but Berlin reported new
successes in the region southwest
of Namur and the semi-official
French radio agency said that Ger
man units in that sector were trying
to win a foothold behind the Allied
lines.
That the Allies were fighting back
was emphasized by both German
and French adyiceS, which said
that
/. French 30-ton tanks counter
/ attacked the German flank on the
French frontier near Giyet but, the
Nazis claimed. were repulsed.
2. German troops were being
swiftly moved from Holland to join
in what Nazis described as "a great
battle" along the Dyle river for
Antwerp, Louvain and Brussels.
3. Many thousands of airplanes
were in. action on both sides, with
the British and French continually
smashing at the German mechanic
ed columns and rear line COM
municationS.
The success of the, Germans in
forcing the Allied defense to adopt
war of movement" in south Bel
gium and along the Meuse in France
conceded with a new Nazi Often
sive in the diplomatic field to
continue the war of nerves" by
arousing fears that the conflict
would spread to other countries.
Premier Benito Mussolini, cooper
ating with Adolf Hitler at every
turn, took opportunity to keep alive
the threat that Italy would enter
the conflict on Germany's side and
there were almost continual threats,
rumors and charges that both sides
were plotting to attack Switzerland,
Greece, Hungary or Jugoslavia.
Allied reports said that furious
fighting was in progress all along
the front through Belgium and
France and the German official
news agency said that the CONQUEST
of Holland now permitted the Nazis
to hurl much additional power into
the battle for Antwerp, Louvain
and Brussels along the Dyle rive,
front.
The British, French and Belgians
hold strongly fortified positions
along the river from Antwerp
southeastward across the middle of
Belgium 10 the Meuse river at
Namur.
At one point near Ligny north of
Namur and at several points south
OF Namur the Germans claim ,and
French dispatches admit that their
mechanical columns have broken
through the Allied lines.
The French dispatches admitted
that these columns were attempting
to strike at the rear of the allied
lines, which would turn the main
allied flank in Belgium and might
make unnecessary frontal Of
fensive against the Dyle river.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-16
Lillian Richards
Pleads Guilty to
City Fund Theft
Continued from Page

Years on each of the three counts.
..lls. Richards attorney, John
Holt. failed to recall eXCity Clerk
Roy Johnstone to the stand We'd
tsday afternoon 10 disclose what
he hinted was damaging evidence
found in Johnstone's bank accounts.
II was understood study of the ac-
counts revealed they showed MOTH
ing but regulation deposits and
Withdrawals coincident with his
construction of two houses with
money obtained from a building and
Joan company.
The only witness on the stand
THURSDAY was George Robertson,
grand jury auditor who investigated
city water department records for
the details in the grand jury in
dictment.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-16
5.MiHiol1 Dollar
Flax Harvest Due

SAN FRANCISCO, May Is CUP)
"A record $5O00,OOO flax crop for
1910, 100000 bushels above last
years crop, is indicated for Cali
fornia, the federal state market
news service revealed today.
Harvesting of the crop, which is
expected to reach a record total
of 2,528,000 bushels, became general
in California last week, the service
reported. The 1889 crop totaled
1,7280O0 bushels.
1t was estimated that the flax
yield per acre would be II bushels,
about one bushel above 1899. The
1899 U. S. average yield was 8.9
bushels per acre. Income for grow
ers of California flax was estimated
at about S34 an acre compared
with $25 per acre in 1899.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-16

Eight O'Clock Coffee s.s '.,s; Ia 3s;'.ss 39'
Bokar Coffee =. 221e Red Circle Coffee 49,
Vigorous and Wney Rich and Fun Bodied
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-16
Roosevelt Asks Billion to Build
1000 warpIanes, Mechanize Army,
Prepare U. 5. 10 Resist Invasion

languages and through the remain
ing hours OF today and tonight it
will be repeated for those who had
not heard the summons to arm.
Surely the developments of the
past few weeks have made it clear
to all of our citizens" Mr.. Roose-
Welt said, that the possibility of
attack on vital American zones
ought to make it essential that we
have the physical, the ready, ability
to meet those attacks and to prevent
them from reaching their objec-
tiveS."
He cited the repeated lessons of
nations that were not ready and
were unable to get ready" They
were overrun by the enemy.
United States airplane produc-
tion has been stepped up from 5000
to $4,000 planes year, he said,
largely because of the placing of
foreign orders. He asked congress
not to take action which in any
way would hamper or delay de-
livery of American made planes to
foreign nations the Allies which
have huge orders here or seek to
purchase further units
That he said, from the point
of view of our own national de-
tense would be extremely short
sighted"
There are some who say that
democracy cannot cope with the
iieW techniques of government de-
veloped in recent years by few
countries" Mr.. Roosevelt said
This I reject.
L, too, pray for peace
Our task is plain. Our defenses
must be invulnerable, our security
absolute"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-16
Gamblers Armed,
Witness Says in
Kidnaphng Trial
Continued from Page u

tCOnllnueQ from rage -
period between Dec. 81 and Dec.
25, during which Yamatoda was
assertedly kidnapped. he had seer
Yoshlda and Paul Mateus, defend
ants, and K. Sonoda carrying rods
Chief defense objection was to
how Bucklin happened to remem-
Der the specific dates.
The witness identified the other
defendants. Louis Henry of the
Los Angeles police force, Mateus,
former Ell Centro special officer
oetSuzo Ota, K Yuge. T. Nakashi-
ma Frank Ugawa and Frank Asa
numa as frequenters of the club
This testimony was admitted after
bitter contention from Hervey, who
protested this in no way linked
the defendants with the kidnapping
of Yamatoda.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-16
Continued from Page u

lNOnIlNutu HUH T aSt II
declare Paris TO be a military region
and part of the army zone.
Allied statesmen and military
chiefs were said TO be considering
radical measures TO halt the Ger
man offensive. which smashed
against Allied lines from the Dyle
liver 10 Namur and Sedan.
French military sources said that
the German high command ap-
peared to be willing TO sacrifice any
number of men, tanks and airplanes
to break the Allied front and TO
drive through to the plains OF north
crn France.
The greatest point of danger TO