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8 sixth sense hadn't told me to. Before Adam left for this hunt I asked him to give it up. He has had too many closeups with death in the jungle.
 "It worried me. On the last hunt. in India, 8 tiger mangled his arm. If Hugh hadn't been along with his cool nerve and in- stant aim, it would have been all over. You must have heard the Story?"
 Braitwood nodded. "The Lang dons have always hunted" he said. q can't imagine them de- prived of the excitement" q realize that" Marta sighed ''It has even occurred to me that Adam might have been disfgureC in another accident and that he dreads meeting us but knows he must"
 Hardly that" Sidney argued Adam is not the man to shock his friends without preparation" AppdI6lll1y IcdSSu C0s SAIC OAS not pursue the idea, and they drove on in silence.
 Why has. Marta never married Adam Langdon? Sidney asked him. self the question for the hundredth time. It would have been an idea match and he knew that Langdor had always wanted 1t. Marta hac always refused, yet she had helt Adams friendship to the exclusion O other women. Probably she though closer tie would injure her pro fesSion.
 Hardly had they drawn up un der the porte-cochere of the ram bling old stone house Langdon' grandfather had built as retrea; for an all but insane wife, wher the storm broke in full fury. Rair beat against the car and wine whipped their clothing about then as they ran across the veranda tt the door.
 It seemed to Sidney that they
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waited a long time for admittance. He had time to observe that the garden had been neglected and that dead leaves covered the ve- randa. Finally they heard the batter of soft feet and Togi, the Japanese valet, admitted them. The man appeared nervous.
 "You have bad trip in storm?" he smirked. Come upstairs to rooms, please. Change clothes or catch cold. I bling cocktails"
 "Tell MT. Langdon we are here. Togi," Marta directed. "Weu find our own way to our rooms"
 The valet's m became strained. MT. Langdon not yet return from drive, Miss Hemp field. Storm delay, I think. l bling cocktails"
 A new anxiety 1eaped into Marta's eyes and she turned toward the room she had laways occupied on former visits, large suite over the drawing room. "Scuse, please, Miss Hempfield,' J Togi stammered. MT. Iangdon say he like you have nice, large room on third floor. I show"
 Imperiously Marta turned. q prefer this room," she said. "Tell MT. Langdon we are here, as soon as he comes in"
 I
 "Yes, Miss Hempheld, I tell" Togi,s sits of eyes turned appeal ingly to Sidney.
 Before the lawyer could make 8 suggestion, Marta had flung oper the door of her old room. It was a beautiful room. It had been furs nished especially to fiatter her tall beauty, but now pair of small mules that could never have fitted her lay on one of the chairs. On | the dressing table was gold -backed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-08
JOUR COUNTRY
Americas Original Style
 of Government Is Barrier To COnqueSt---Stuart Chase

country has institutions more demo- cratic than any other country has ever had. am talking of something more fundamental than our CQnsti- tuition and political forms. We are without the traditions of class pri- vilige which poison not only Europe and Asia, but Latin America as well Only Canada and Australasia share this asset with us. We are all des- cendants of poor immigrants, born on the wrong side of the tracks. The only aristocracy we possess is that of money. But when g pluto crat thinks he has founded Q dynas- ty, the family fortune is quite like ly to explode under him. The Sixty Families come, and poufl they are gone.
 We lave little pride of race, for we are a crucible of all races. We have little pride of noble blood, for nobles didn't come over in the steer age. We have little sense of class, for poor boys are always working their way through college to elbow stuffed shirts out of the professions. We are probably incapable of pro- letarian revolution, for outside of 3 few clerks with horn-rifnmed spect- acles in the Communist Party, no American will admit he is a prole- tartan. We have no State Church to frighten us into subjection with ghost stories. We refuse to accept the notion that anyone is better than we are. When somebody sets up to be, 1t is the practice and duty of all good Americans to pull the chair out from under him. We are not split as is unhappy Europe, into 26 sovereign nations, each with dif- ferent language, currency, and trad- ition.
 You can search the pages of his- tory and you will find nothing like the United States of America re- corded there. It is unique and alone. Many of It's habits and practices are stupid, inefficient and deplor- able. Its financial system at the moment is in a mess. But its 132 million citizens, who never learned | to touch their hats to their betters, operating the most massive indus trial plant of all time over the broad face of an integrated, self -sufficing
 continent, have a rendezvous with destiny. It will take more than the
 contemporary uproar as to who is
 to be the uneasy master of a torn
 and riven Europe, to upset that destiny.
 We must organize for liberty, says
 John Dos Passes, pointing out ths
 nations dangers at home. in tho
 next article of this series on "OuI
 Country"
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Other questions asked of Mr. Crouch Mr. Burns: On what day of the week ere Long nee telephone rates reduced all day7 Me. crowchs On Sundays end hoidsys hHr. Burns: That snswsr is only haf right Rates duesd all day Sunday every week but ihey ere not reduced every holiday. Probably yeu got ihe idea beeause rates have been reduced The last few years on Thanksgiving. chrssmss. and New YeaF's.
 klr. creuehi Well. my average is siIl sood RsF nuFnsi Right Let's zee yeu can Answss his enc. lf ihe meuihpiees ef subsefbefs !sephens bseemsS clipped sf breLsn. hsw much de you think ihe 1elsphens Company would shsfss se nx it7 One doNsr fifty esnls or neihns5 AiE. cFsmehs Neshlns.
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forward to great CT stability and strength, as I think we shall, 1t will not be on the pattern of Greece, Rome, Germany, Russia or the Bri- tisl1 Empire.
 Because I deep ly believe this, l am not greatly alarmed about a military conquest of this country or a b out it's suc- cumbing to brig ades of Fifth Col
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SMITH GIVES TALK
 ON ORGANIZATION

A talk on organization was given by Herbert s. Smith, general secre- tary of the YMCA, at a meeting of the Sunday Noon club of the Sec ond Congregational church Sum- day in the church chapel. MT. Smith used the "Y" as illustration of his subject.
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unole Hates Jungle Terros Jungle Thrills THE WILDS OF DARKEST AMERICA
 NEW YORK JUNGLE
Distinctly Different Serial BY WRAY WADE SEVERN
Survival of Fittest Is Law of Untamed Does It Hold in Civilized Society? What Happens When Hunters Go After The Biggest Game of All-Man!
Chapter l

Intent upon reaching Adam Langdon's country home before the storm broke, Sidney Braitwood urged his car upgrade, through framing of low hills russet and gold now in the resurgent splendor of early autumn. Braitwood was aware that the charm ing young actress beside him had turned to open the window, as if her emotions stied her and she needed more air He made no comment, though the simple
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BY STUART CHASE

BY STUART CHASE
 Author of "A New Deal,' @Rich Land, Poor Land" ''The New Western
 Front" etc.
 The United States of America is something new in the world. I wish that more of my fellow citizens could feel this in their bones. It cannot be compared to any other country, past or present; it operates under a different set of rules. What happens or has happened to them cannot happen in the same way of us. If we go to smash, it will be in manner all our own. If we move
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YOUTHFUL VETERAN

Stewart Iglehart, one of the two ten-goal polo players today, is only thirty years old but has been play ing the game since he was fifteen.
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Fourteenth of 2z articles on ~Our Country" written exclusive Iy for NEA Service and (The Waterbury Democrat by the na- tlon's most famous authors.
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DIDN'T LAST LONG

DIDN'T LAST LONG
 Jesse Ovens earned about $50,000 his first season as professional runner and lost most of 1t sponsor ing a musical show the following year.
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We must organize for liberty, says John Dos Passes, pointing out the nations dangers at home. in the next article of this series on "Our Country"
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Evening star., 1940-12-23
Sunshine Club Again Aids
About 100 D. {. Families

'The Sunshine Club" composed c.
about $50 employees of the office O.
the Register of the Treasury, played
Santa Claus to about 100 needy Dis
trict families today.
Following a custom of more than
a decade, the members of this vol-
untary group met in their quarters
at Fourteenth street and indie
pendence avenue SW. today-their
last work day before Christmas-and
made final arrangements for send
ing baskets each containing about
SO worth of foods and gifts to
families suggested by the Metro
politan Police Department and a
special investigating committee of
the club.
The meeting was informal and
DR.. Edward c. Dolan, register of the
Treasury, spoke briefly.
Each member of the club contrib
utes 10 cents each mi-monthly
pay day to the Christmas fund. An
other source of revenue are con-
tributions made by members for the
use of small sums borrowed from the
fund during the year. The "pay as
much as you think it's worth to
you" policy in lieu of interest rates
on these loans brings around 10 to
Is per cent returns, it was said.
And no borrower from the fund has
defaulted on a loan in the clubs
history.
Evening star., 1940-12-23
DistrictDraft
Quota Again
Revised 10 210
AZ CoIored Men
Are Added to
Original Figure

The Districts selective service
quota for January was revised for
the third time today by Sd Corps
Area officials in order &c add "A
colored registrants to the 166 total
of white selectees announced as
Wasnington,s quota last week.
Original plans excluded co,ored
trainees from the January call due
to lack of facilities at colored bar
racks, but the Associated Press
quoted Gov. O'Conor of Maryland
Saturday as saying President Roose-
velt had requested that colored men
be included in the call.
In the entire corps area, 375 COL
ored selectees will be included in the
call, advancing the overall total to
4,918 men, compared with the pre-
vlous revised total of 4,543. The first
tentative maximum figure set two
weeks ago was $500.
In Baltimore it was announced
that Maryland's quota would be ad-
vanced by addition of 80 colored
selectees, while like number will
be added to Virginia's revised total.
Pennsylvania has been asked to add
lat colored men to its quota.
The Apportionment.
The supplemental requisition was
apportioned among the 25 local draft
boards by selective service head
quarters officials shortly after noon
as follows:
Evening star., 1940-12-23
Move Is Launched
For Musical Group
OF D. {. Employees
Chorus of 30 Voices
Makes First Appearance
At Carol Festival

A movement to organize a musical
group among employees of the Dis
trict Government was launched
today at a Christmas carol festival
on the first floor of the District
Building.
The move was sponsored by ]. H.
Phillips, jr., of the Sanitary Engi-
neering Department., who organized
today's program.
The program featured the ap-
pearance for the first time of a
new informal organization tentative
ly called the District Chorus, con-
sisting of about 80 voices, accom-
panied by a small orchestra.
A group of about 80 children from
southeast Washington, under direc-
ton of Mrs. Evelyn Sheridan, Joined
in the program.
Adolph Turner of the Board Of
Public Welfare directed the chorus
and group singing of carols.
The Municipal Male Chorus, con-
sisting of colored employees of the
District, under the direction of
Robert Hamilton. sang spirituals.
instrumental accompanies includ-
ed William c. Isel, piano: Charles
Dunn and Mrs. Margaret Mcneil
violins, and Charles Beall, guitar
The celebration was an outgrowth
of an annual Christmas singfest
inaugurated nine years ago by chill
dren of the Playground Department
Evening star., 1940-12-23
Wife Is Slain by Hammer;
Estranged Husband Held
Py the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated PreSS.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 23.-Poice
yesterday arrested Duffy Sharp, SO,
on a charge of killing his 28-year-
old estranged wife, Mrs. Goldie
Sharp, with a hammer.
Mrs. Sharp, nursemaid, was
beaten to death Saturday night in
the home of her husbands brother,
w. c. Sharp, whose family she was
visiting. Duffy Sharp had been
living in his brothers home since
his release last Sunday from the
State prison farm, where he served
sentence for non-support of his
family.
Police said w. C. Sharp told them
that Mrs. Sharp, mother of five
children, and her husband began
arguing, that the man obtained a
small hammer and swung at his
wife.
Police quoted his brother and
sister-in-law as saying that Duffy
Sharp left his wife lying in the
kitchen, went to a bathroom on the
second floor, washed his hands and
left the house.
Detective Sergts Howard E.
Munson and Louis R. Kellam, who
arrested Sharp, said he told them
he was so excited at the time that
he did not remember what hap
pened.
Evening star., 1940-12-23
Suits Involving Bonds
OF Old TractionL Lines
End by Agreement
Capital Transit Agrees
To Payment on Issues
Of Anocostio, Suburban
Claire Brinkmdn.

Four suits involving nearly 4000,-
900 in bonds of the old Anacostia
and the Suburban Street Railway
lines were dismissed in District
Court today, following an agreement
by parties concerned in the litiga-
ton.
The suits were filed by individuals
and by the Baltimore National Bank,
as trustees of the bond issues of the
two old railway lines, to compel the
Capital Transit Co. and the Wash
ington Railway & Electric Co.-suc-
cessors to the older street car firms
to make payments on the bonds.
A committee representing 10 per
cent of the bondholders met with
representatives of the two successor
companies and worked out a plan
in which the Capital Transit agreed
to assume payments of principal
and interest on the bonds, and the
Washington Railway g. Electric Co.
guaranteed the payments. The in
terest rate on the bonds was re-
duced from to per cent.
Final acceptance of the plan was
contingent on approval by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission of the Dis
trict, by the Securities and Exchange
Commission and by 80 per cent of
the bondholders.
The plan affects bonds of the
Anacostia valued at $2,O97 900, of
Suburban valued at $4,000 and
about s350000 additional Suburban
bonds owned by the Capital Transit
Co. The latter bonds are to be can
celled under the agreement.
The dismissal orders were written
by Justice Oscar r. Luhring.
Evening star., 1940-12-23
Anti-Pandering Measure
Is Sent 10 White House

Without debate, the House today
completed legislative action on a
bill designed to facilitate the prose-
cution of commercialized vice in
the District and to tighten the
existing pandering law.
The measure, which passed the
Senate last week, now goes to the
White House.
The legislation was sought by At
torney General Jackson as a result
of a pandering case in a Ninth
street tavern which was thrown
out of District Court because of
a loophole in the present law.
One section of the bill provides
for prosecution of procurers of
women who receive compensation
for their services and for prosecution
of those who pay procurers. Another
section is intended to prevent per-
sons from participating in the earn
ings of prostitution.
The maximum penalty prescribed
for violation of the proposed new
law is imprisonment for five years
and a fine of $1,000.
Evening star., 1940-12-23
rkey-Dressing Method
Identifies Stolen Bird

Mrs. w. j. c. Agnew, 106 West
Leland street. Chevy Chase, Md,
had two Christmas turkeys on her
hands as a result of the work of
Montgomery County police.
When a 13-pound turkey was
stolen from the ice box of her home
Saturday she ordered another.
Meanwhile county police had ar
rested Andrew Smith, 81, colored, of
the 400 block of G street NV, who
had a dressed turkey and $249 in
his possession when he was picked
up on Connecticut avenue by Po-
iceman Warren Garrett of the
Bethesda substation.
Due to an unusual method that
Mr.. AgneW's maid used in dressing
the turkey, it was identified" an
the stolen bird and Smith was
charged with theft. Mrs. Agnew
wife of Capt. Agnew, U. S. Navy
solved the surplus turkey problem
by giving the stolen bird to her
maid.
Evening star., 1940-12-23
Woman Is Found Dead
AT Prince GEORGES Home

Miss Dorothy Overholser, %, of
Springfield, Prince Georges County,
Md, was found dead in the base
ment of her home yesterday short
ly after she had returned from
church with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ora Overholser, according to
Prince Georges County police.
DR.. James I. Boyd, county med
lcal examiner, held an autopsy yes
terday and said he would submit
his report today to States Attorney
j. Winship Wheatley, jr. He said
the cause of death was acute in
fammation of the stomach and in
testines.
Miss Overholser had gone down
in the cellar to get some potatoes
for dinner, Dr. Boyd said. When
she did not return after a few
minutes, another member of the
family went down to investigate
and found her lying in a storeroom
unconscious. She was dead when
DR.. Boyd arrived.
Evening star., 1940-12-23
Army to Keep Influenza
Epidemic From Spreading

Measures being taken by the Army
to prevent the spread of any serious
influenza epidemic, such as cost
more lives in the World War than
battlefield casualties, were disclosed
by the War Department today.
While it has been demonstrated
that troops in Army stations are
comparatively less susceptible to the
spread of influenza and other res
piratory diseases than are nearby
civilian communities, the Army is
taking extra precautions to prevent
overcrowding in rapidly expanding
camps. Army statistics show that
the sick rate among troops rises
directly in proportion to overcroWd-
ing, it was claimed, particularly in
living and sleeping quarters.
Soldiers living in tent camps, even
in cold weather. have a higher i'm
munity to respiratory diseases than
groups living in temporary wooden
barracks or in permanent quarters,
it was said.
Blame for the spread of influenza
IN some of the Army camps and in
certain communities was placed on
uncertain weather conditions. It
was added that flu is particularly
prevalent in the fall and early win
ter when it is hard to decide whether
or not to turn on the heat"
All new construction at Army
camps, it was pointed out, is de-
signed to provide the maximum in
beneficial air conditions. Even the
most elaborate precautions, however.
will sometimes fail to prevent flu.
The new temporary barracks are
designed to provide uniform tenn
peratures and adequate ventilation
to promote both the comfort and
health of their occupants.
The Army said this should avoid
the terrible epidemics of respiratory
diseases which swept through Army
camps in 1918 because buildings
then were heated by a single stove
in one end of the barracks, around
which men hovered for warmth, in
viting the spread of disease in the
poorly ventilated buildings.
Evening star., 1940-12-23
Christmas Celebration
beuins al White House

The Christmas celebration at the
White House was scheduled to begin
today. when members of the staff
assemble at pm. for the annual
presentation of gifts.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and
members of their family will spend
Christmas at the White House and
the festivities will start Christmas
Eve.
The President had few appoint
ments today. Mayor Fiorello H.
La Guardia of New York was among
the callers, but the subject of his
visit was not disclosed.
The President will dispense with
his usual semi-weekly press confer
ence tomorrow, Press Secretary
Stephen T. Early said Mr.. Early
gave the approach of Christmas as
the reason.
Evening star., 1940-12-23
Arlington Raises
$5,OO0in SeuI SuIes

The Arlington County Tuber-
culosis Association announced today
that it had raised $4,000 of its quota
of $6,597 in the annual Christmas
seal drive.
Mrs. C. P. Cake, drive official,
said the association was much en-
couraged" and that, while it was
realized few contributions would be
made in the next few days, it was
expected that funds would start
coming in again after Christmas.
Evening star., 1940-12-23
Feast Of Chanukah Begins
With Rites Tomorrow

The traditional eight-day Feast of
Chanukah will be observed by WASH
ington Jewry beginning tomorrow.
in celebration of an escape from
tyranny more than 1000 years ago.
Jewish families will unwrap gifts
by candlelight in their homes as the
Feast of Chanukah begins. On each
of the eight days of the feast, the
devout will light an additional taper.
Chanukah, THE Feast of Lights, y
marks the anniversary of the re-
dedication of the Temple of Jerusalem
after a three-year struggle against
oppression.
Special rites in orthodox syn
agogues and reformed temples will
be observed in connection with the
feast.
Evening star., 1940-12-23

One person was killed and seven
injured, three OF them seriously, in
traffic accidents here and in the
nearby area yesterday and over the
week end.
Apparently a hit-and-run victim,
Benjamin Burch, 40, of Mechanics
vile, Md, was found unconscious
late Saturday on highway No S,
a mile north of his home, by Mary
land State police and taken to st.
Mary's Hospital in Leonardtown,
where he died early yesterday. Police
had no description of the car which
struck him.
Henry Shorter, 18, colored, of
Waldorf was seriously injured last
night while walking on highway
No. a mile south of Waldorf. Ac-
cording to State police. he was
struck by a car operated by j. c.
Jameson, Jr., 40, of Baltimore, who
was going north. Jameson stopped,
but before he could reach Shorter
another machine going south struck
him again. He was taken to Ply
sicians' Hospital in La Plata with
head injuries and severe lacerations
on the body and legs. Jameson
was charged with reckless driving
and released on bond.
Crashes Into Pole.
Thomas A. Brennan, 80, of 1923
lexington place NE. was in a seri-
Gus condition at Casualty Hospital
today after his car had crashed into
a pole shortly after midnight at
Thirteenth street and Rhode Island
avenue NE.
The car turned over on its side,
pinning the doors shut, and fire
men were summoned. When they
arrived, however, they found a
passerby already had extricated
him. He received a possible skull
fracture.
A mother and her daughter were
injured in an accident at Waldorf,
Md, yesterday. Mrs. Mary E.
Padgett, 80, of Clinton, Md, was ad-
mitted to Providence Hospital with
a possible skull fracture, while her
9-year-old daughter, Mary Jane
Padgett, was treated for minor in
juries and allowed to go home.
Three Persons Injured.
Three persons were injured in a
tWo-car collision at Highland street
and Lee boulevard in Arlington,
Va.
The occupant of one car, Austin
L. Davis, %, of lilo l. street NV,
was brought to Georgetown Hos
pital and then transferred to Gal
linger suffering from a brain injury,
cuts and bruises.
Occupants of the second machine
also were taken to Georgetown Hos
pital. Mrs. Laura j. Lynch, As, of
Arlington, was found to have
fractured left shoulder and frac-
tured ribs, and Thomas M. Lynch
of Arlington was treated for bruises
and shock.
Inquests will be held tomorrow in
the death of two Washingtonians,
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
announced today as he classified
them as traffic fatalities, the 73d
and 74th of this year. Last year
at this time "a persons had lost
their lives in traffic mishaps.
George W. Reed, SO, of 1852 Doug
las street NE, was listed as the 73d
He died Friday after he had fallen
from a Christmas tree truck.
Ida Budd, 60, colored, of 1854
Twelfth street NV, died Saturday
after being struck by an automobile
at Eleventh street and Florida ave-
nue. NV.