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Evening star., 1940-04-19
THE WASHINGTON, D. c. FRIDAY APRIL 49, 1e4o

the light losses which occur through
the uses of mirrors and lenses and
giving a much greater pickup SEN
sitivity.
In addition, the greater area of
the cathode exposed to reflected
light under the new system tre-
mendously increases the sensitivity
OF the pickup for transmission.
Theory Developed in 10 Days.
The ratio of the pickup with the
new apparatus is better than 16
to l over other known methods.
Mr.. Biele and his staff went to
work on the problem of light
losses, worked out the theory in
10 days. experimental and found
it sound.
The instrument is a combination
| OF a photo-electric cell and an op-
tical system and involved many
problems of construction.
The new device will be installed
on improved portable wirephoto
transmitters now under construc-
tion and eventually will be installed
on regular Wirephoto transmitters
throughout the country.
There were about 12O Associated
Press Wirephoto subscribers and IS
portable transmitters at strategic
news centers through the United
States.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
is only one of many improvements
being made, he added.

is only one of many improvements
being made, he added.
There Is no instrument of a sim
liar nature anywhere in the world.
The Associated Press has the dis
tinction of owning and controlling
patents on an invention which, in
a number of ways, will be of ma
terial assistance to newspapers in
improving their operations and
product" Mr.. Cooper's announce
ment said.
Cuts Light Losses.
The invention Is new photo
electric cell and optical system for
scanning photographs for wire
photo transmission, utilizing an en-
tirely new principle which results
in a minimum loss of light and
thereby finer reproduction.
1t has a tremendous advantage
over the present system, chief of
which is that present methods en-
ploy mirrors, prisms or complex
lens systems for collecting reflected
light from the picture surface and
then impinging this reflected light
on the photo-cell.
Utilizing the new instrument, the
reflected light from the picture is
impinged directly on the cathode of
the photo-cell, thereby eliminating all
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Proposed McNutt Visit
Brings Democratic
Dispute in NewMexico
Ex-Gov. Tineley and State
Administration Both Try
To Arrange Reception
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBUQUERQUE. NJ Mex, April
19.-Paul " McNutts proposed visit
to New Mexico provided the basis
today for flare-up of partisan rival
ry between former Gov. Clyde
Tingley and the Democratic State
administration.
Both sides claimed they had au-
thority to arrange for the enter
tainment May 10 of the presidential
candidate who will stop here on
a campaign swing to the West Coast.
Mr. Tngley, now Mayor of Albu-
querque, said he was in exclusive
charge of Mr.. McNutt's arrange
ments and appointed Joseph Daley
to preside at rally. Earlier State
Democratic Chairman Benjamin D.
Luchini had said A. T. Hannett,
national committeeman, would ar
range reception for Mr.. McNutt.
New Mexico Democrats previously
have been notably cool to ennis
saries of Democratic presidential
aspirants Gov. John E. Miles and
some other leaders have declared for
a third term for President Roose-
welt.
Meanwhile, Republicans gathered
to meet Thomas E. Dewey of New
York, candidate for the G. o. P.
presidential nomination.
He was scheduled to speak at a
noon rally and then to meet party
leaders at luncheon before con-
tinuing Westward on a campaign
swing.
We're going places again this
year." Mr. Dewey told an impromptu
rally of $500 who greeted him as he
left his transcontinental train at
Belen, 80 miles south, last night.
I'VE have stood still for seven
years, but now we are on our way.
Where are we going? That's for
you to say"
Evening star., 1940-04-19
New A. P. Discovery
Improves Qualify
OF Wirephotos
Invention Cuts Light
Losses, Resulting in
Finer Reproduction

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April ia revolu-
tionary development which will be
applied to transmission of pictures
over the Associated Press wire
photo network has been conceived,
designed, executed and perfected by
Harry M. Biele, APPS chief engineer,
and his laboratory staff.
General Manager Kent Cooper's
announcement of the new instru-
ment, so small it can be held in the
palm of the hand, said it would
further increase the quality of pic
lures on the Wirephoto system. It
Evening star., 1940-04-19
oronto Labor Council
Votes to ExpeI Reds

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO, April 19.-The Toronto
District Labor Council decided by a
vote of l22 to So last night to expel
from its floor all delegates who are
members of the Communist party.
Henceforth prospective members
must take oaths which include the
statement that they are not men,
bers of the Communist party.
The question of permitting known
Communists to remain in the labor
council has caused periodic clashes.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Grower Joins Board
Of Illinois Central
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 19.-
Election of Oscar Johnston, Mis-
sissippi cotton grower. to the Board
of Directors of the Illinois Central
System was announced yesterday,
following a meeting of the board.
The new director, who succeeds
Charles A Munroe of New York and
Chicago, is president of the Ma
tional Cotton Council and president
of the Delta & Pine Land Co., which
operates $4,000 acres of farming
land at Scott, Miss.
Evening star., 1940-04-19

CHICAGO.-SAYS HE'S 128
YEARS OLD-Sayed Mehren,
who told a woman census
enumerator he is 1913 years old
and presented documents to
prove its shown yesterday
in his South Side home.
Mehren, less than S feet tall,
said he was born in Cairo,
Egypt, and has lived here
since 1893. He became a
United States citizen in 1899,
and now draws an old-age
pension of $50 monthly.
"A. P. Wirephoto.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25
Woman Taken Off Clipper
 ForForgery
Autograph Hound Signed Mayors Name fo
 Check, Charge

1 Mayor Harry Lucas autograph may be worth something-but not $200.
 This was the discovery yesterday of Miss Jo Anne Thompson, who was arrested at Seattle as she step ped ashore from the Alaska Clipper. Miss Thompson, who gave her ad- dress as the D Bar c Ranch, San Angelo Texas, was charged with forgery. She is accused of signing Lucas name on a $200 check which she cashed at the Baranof Hotel yesterday few minutes before leav- ing on the Clipper for Seattle.
 Copied Autograph
 She copied the signature from an autograph she had obtained from the Mayor several weeks ago, of ficers said.
 Miss Thompson, known as "TeX, !" spent three weeks here as a guest at the Baranof She said she was a horsewoman and rodeo performer and that her father, a wealthy min ing man, lived at Fairbanks.
 The arrest at Seattle was made by Chief of Detectives Ernest Yoris of the Seattle Police Department on a warrant telegraphed by U. s. Marshal William T. Mahoney.
 Cleveland Spots Forgery
 The alleged forgery was discov- cred several hours after the Clipper was in the air. The Baranof clerk, suspicious of the signature, took the check to the B. M Behrends Bank where Earl Cleveland, bank official. instantly recognized it as a forgery A complaint was sworn in the court of U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray and pickup order sent to Seattle officers.
 U. s. Attorney William A. Holz heimer is preparing to extradite Miss Thompson, who will be return ed here for prosecution. She is held at Seattle under S5,000 bond
 Tore One Check
 Officers here said today that Miss Thompson had tried unsuccessfully to cash a similar check for $200 on Tuesday evening and had finally torn the check and thrown it in the street. That check also is held here as evidence, it is claimed.
 Meanwhile, Mayor Lucas isn't signing his autograph for anybody.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25
California
 Smoky with
 ManyFires
Oil Wells and Homes Con sumed as Brush and
 Timber BIazes

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 25 The southern end of this Golden State was blanketed by the smoke from thousands of burning acres of brush and timber lands today as a soaring sun persisted with little hope of rain.
 The most serious fire raging was about 40 miles north of Los An geles adjacent to the town of New Hall where canyons to the eastward are blazing infernos.
 Several homes and an $80,000 oil well have been destroyed as the lire consumed 800 acres of land, while in the vicinity of San Diego, 25,000 acres of fire were re- ported and the size of the burned area steadily increasing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25

Subscribe to The Daily Alaska Empire-the paper with the largest naid circulation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25
SIMMONS MAY
 MAKE FLIGHT
 TO SEA TODAY

Shell Simmons flew to the coast with the baby Fairchild today, with possibilities he might make his scheduled ocean flight 100 miles to sea in search of possible tuna schools for Sitka businessmen.
 Weather this afternoon was re ported foggy off Sitka, however, and it is likely the trip will De postponed.
 Simmons took as passenger to Sitka, W. J. Manahan, while John Amundsen, flying the Lockheed, took out Mrs. C. w. Wright for Sitka.
 Alex Holden flew to Todd yes- terday on charter for Nick Bez, flew him to Ketcrikan and return to Todd Today he was to go to Sitka and with Simmons and Amundsen, bring in island passen- gers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25
FOREST FIRE IS REPORTED ACROSS
 DOUGLAS ISLAND
District Ranger Urges All Campers 10 Be
 Careful

A small fol fire at Inner Point, across Douglas Island fren Gas tineau Channel. was reported today to the Forest Service here
 The new Forest Service speed boat went out with Junior Forester Virgil T. Heath to check the blaze.
 District Ranger W. A. Chippc~- field, stating the fir, vas n" ..Dly due to the carelessness y pick CTS or campers, warned ,.-at extreme care should be exercised in the for ests at this time of year. The For est Service asks the cooperation of citizens in preventing fires. Chipper- field said, so that drastic regulations will not have to be put in force.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25

The Daily Alaska Empire has tn largest paid circulation of any Al. aska newspaper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25

The United States has an esti. mated 3,500,000 aliens.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25
pROGRESSIVES
 ARE NOW DEAD
Party in Wisconsin Has Lost Effe(tiveness-Back
 to NormaIty

WASHINGTON, July 25. = Wis consin Republican State Central Committee Chairman Dr. F. Gull dickson, declares that the Progressive Party in this state has lost it's eff fectiveness. Gullickson's statement came after a conference with the Republican National Chairman.
 The Wisconsin COP leader pre- dicted a sweeping avalanche of votes will carry Willkie to victory in Mo- vember after he said that Wisconsin once again had become a two-party state.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25
Ea. 6. GRAVES THE CLOTHING MAN" Home of Hart SChaffner
 & Marx

ing in Chicago today of the re- vised Jeffersonian Democrats Reed explained the postponement by saying: The anti-third term snow ball has grown too large to handle on such short notice.' The former Senator announced that later date would be set for the meeting of all those opposed to another term for Roosevelt in the White House.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Jack Donohue and her baby daughter, Elizabeth Ann, were dismissed today from St. Anns Hospital and are at their home on the Glacier Highway
 Admitted to St. Ann's, Ed Swope from Hirst-C -Chichagoff, is receiving surgical care.
 Maurine and Marian, twin baby daughters of MT. and Mrs. Maurice Mcdonnell, left St. Ann's Hospital this morning with their mother.
 Mrs. Glen Flint and her baby son were dismissed from St, Ann's Hos pital today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25
Mrs. Rice i!oaofs
 Mrs. Jaek FinIay

Dessert and two tables of bridge was given last evening in honor of Mrs. Jack Finlay, who plans to leave shortly for the States Mrs. Robert Rice was hostess at her Franklin Street residence.
 Bridge honors were won by Mrs Finlay, first. and Mrs. Arthur Ad- ans, second.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25
REED MAKING
 FIGHT ON 3RD
 TERM FOR FOR

KANSAS CITY, July 25. - Ex- Senator James Reed has laid plans for an enlarged mass meeting of anti-third term Democrats. The Kansan called off scheduled meet
Evening star., 1940-04-24

trip. They were just preparing for
feast as Bobby came along.
Hello, Bobby Coon!" cried Little
Joe Otter. Come have some fish
with U.S."
Billy Mink didn't look at all
pleased at Little Joe Otter's invita-
ton, for Billy is inclined to be sell
fish, and what he cannot eat him.
self he hides away. But he said
nothing, merely reaching out for the
largest fish for himself.
THANK you," said Bobby Coon,
II believe I will"
Evening star., 1940-04-24

Now Billy Mink and Little Joe
Otter are not at all fussy about their
food. 1t didn't trouble them a bit
because there was dirt on the fish
from dragging them up the bank,
and the bits Of dead grass and bark
sticking to the fish they did not
notice at all. But Bobby Coon did.
Bobby is fussy, very fussy about his
food. He took the fish given him
and drgged 1t down the bank to the
edge Of the Smiling Pool.
Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter
stopped eating to watch him. When
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON w. BURGESS.

ny IhOhNION w. bUNGESS.
Bobby Coon yawned and stretched
lazily. Then he climbed out of bed
and stuck his head out of the door,
way in the hollow tree which was
his home. The black shadows had
already crept far out from the Pur-
pie Hills, and looking up through
the tree tops he saw star winking
at him. Bobby Coon winked back,
and then slowly climbed out of the
hollow tree.
He had slept all day, for Bobby
Coon often had rather sleep through
the bright day and prowl around
all night. The fact is, Bobby Coon
is very apt to get into mischief.
Somehow he can't seem to help it.
If there is any mischief 70 get into
Bobby Coon is pretty sure to be
found right in the middle Of it. So,
because it is safer to 60 to forbidden
places at night than in the bright
light Of the sun, Bobby Coon pre-
fers to sleep during the day.
When he had come down from the
hollow tree. Bobby Coon carefully
Evening star., 1940-04-24
By Fronk Beck
By Willard
By Mormon Morsh
By Bud Fisher

Bobby Coon looked up and grim
ned. Nothing of the Sort said he
Il wash all my food. 1t doesn't mat
ter where I get it or what it is, If
there is any water near I wash it.
Honest, fellows, you don't know how
much better it tastes"
TOO much work." grunted Little
Joe Otter with his mouth full.
Bobby just smiled nd kept right
on washing his food, and when he
had finished he washed his hands
and face.
Evening star., 1940-04-24

he had found a comfortable place
on the edge of the Smiling Pool,
Bobby Coon began to eat, but be-
fore he put it in his mouth, each
piece of fish was carefully washed.
MY aren't we nice?" jeered Billy
Mink.
did you think that fish was poi
son?" demanded Little Joe Otter,
scowling down at Bobby.
What's good enough for us isn't
good enough for him." broke In Billy
Mink.
Evening star., 1940-04-24

mailed Immediately after the we'd
ding. Wedding invitations and an
nouncements are always sent to Mr.
and Mrs, whether you know only
the husband or the wife, or both.
Evening star., 1940-04-24

brushed his handsome coat, waist
coat and trousers and combed out
his beautiful rineed tail. Then he
washed his face ana hands,, for,
whatever faults Bobby may have,
he is always neat. Yes, sir, there is
no one in the Green Forest who Is
neater than Bobby Coon.
Bobby Coon looked quite the dandy
as he started down the Lone Little
Path to the Green Meadows and
across to the Smiling Pool. There
he found Little Joe Otter and Billy
Mink Just returned from . fishing
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

david Bruce Burnstone Mervin d.
Maier. Oswald Jacoby and Howard
inventors OF the system that has
beaten every other system in existence)
Evening star., 1940-04-24

EVENING STAR FEATURES TODAY
Star Flashes, latest everywhere
Star Sports Review, According Coye" WMAI, 800
THE EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS
7:45 pm-WMAI First general conference of the Methodist
Church since the merger is covered by Walter
Kirk religious commentator
$3.50 pmWRC Dick Todd popular melody
Hills" as a feature of Don McNel's variety show
800 pm.-WJSV, Dennis
$3.50 pmWOL Louise King Dave Davis with background
supplied by Rhythmaires the vocasts
Faiths musical show from Canada.
1000 pm.-WMAL Herbert Lehman
celebrating the 285th annual Jewish
1918 5pmWJSV Frank Gannett publisher speaks
the Public Affairs
10:45
featured Henry Weber's Pageant Melody.
SHORT-WAVE PROGRAM
6:35 pm.-BUDAPEST, Recital meg M.
700 0pm.-MOSCOW-Broadcast English RV96 1924
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1880 pm.-LONDON, News. GSD, Its 252
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Evening star., 1940-04-24

Pass Pass
West made the embarrassing lead
for South) of trump. Observing
that he could now ruff only one
diamond In dummy, South decided
that he would have to finesse clubs.
There were two ways of taking the
club flneSSe-dummy's ace could be
played and then the queen led
through East, or South could lead the
singleton club from his hand and
take a straight finesse It appeared
as though Vests trump opening
showed some club strength and
South therefore decided on the lat
ter method. After dummys club
queen held, the ace was cashed and
a diamond discarded. The ace and
another diamond were then played.
East won and returned a trump.
South now trumped his remaining
diamond in dummy, ruffed a club
In his hand and then played his re-
manning trumps. At this point South
had to guess the location of the
spade queen. for he could fineSse in
either direction He had carefully
counted his opponents distribution
and now knew that East had orig
inally held five spades. Therefore
the chances were overwhelmingly
in favor of his holding the queen.
South therefore played East for the
spade queen and made his contract
by correctly guessing two two-way
illnesses.
Yesterday Merwin Maier was your
partner and you held:
AKxxx
VKxx
HKxx
&xXX
The bidding:
schenken. You. Jacoby. Maier.
2NT Pass 81 Pass
3NT Pass 50 Pass
6NT Pass Pass Pass
AnSWer-Your correct lead is a
club. This lead will surely not cost
you a trick. Any other lead is
likely to.
Score club lead 100 per cent, any
other suit O.
Question No 429.
Howard Schenken is your partner
and YOU hold:
AJ9xx
4Qxx
ok
&KJxX
The bidding:
Burnstone. You. Maier. Schenken
Pass Pass Pass IA
Pass CD
What do You bid? (Answer to-
morrow
y tReleasedsSy the Bell Syndicate, IncJ
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Evening star., 1940-04-24

jolly Polly
A Little Chat on Etiquette
By JOS. J. FRISCH.
r. R. B.-Wedding invitations are
sent out about three weeks before
the wedding, and announcements are
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27
KEY WEST GIVES THANKS

The city of Key West OF erves
Thanksgiving Day tomorrow. All churches
h 7e ann 'inced special services-the
theme universally to be, expressions of
gratefulness that our nation is not at war
and gur citizens are not in want.
Last year, on this occasion, The Citi-
zen saw reason to rejoice that local mill
tary establishments had opened with pre-
dictiOns at that time, of much expansion.
Key Westers gave thanks then for the
ability to look forward to a prosperous
year-recalling a year just past that was
better than the previous period.
In review, then, following those ex-
pressiOns of thanksgiving, it is well to
pause and count our blessings'-to see if
we are not indeed fortunate people in
every way indebted to kind Providence.
From a spiritual standpoint, it is
hard to coincide Key Vests prosperous
ear with the exact causes that brought
that affluance. Everyone knows that the
war and determination TO erect strong
home defenses has caused the major part
of profitable year for our city. Even so,
serious thought to the far-reaching pur-
poses behind those causes and the ultimate
goal of peace in our nation-forever"
that we strive to attain.
Of course, as predicted a year ago,
there have been other reasons for which
to give thanks at this time. Our fair city
is rising steadily towards that much-to-be-
desired status of leading resort city. The
past year brought increasing evidence of
that trend-the next period promises a
still greater proof.
For everything Key West has today
for everything it has gained during the
past year-fOr every good promise for the
coming year-its citizens will bow their
heads in grateful acknowledgement to-
mOrrOw-Thanksgiv Day.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27
SOME LONG WORDS

What is the longest word in the Eng
lish language? That is hard question to
answer, as writer's have from time to time
coined words of extraordinary length
which have never gotten into general use.
The longest in Websters International
Dictionary is Observation-Disclosures, de-
fined as ''hOnOrableness, pedantic nom
sense word, used by Shakespeare is Loves
LabOr'S Lost" and containing 27 letters.
But in chemical treatises may be
fo nd ever longer words, more wonder
fully compounded than the chemical pro-
ducts which they describe. For example,
ethyloxyquinoline, with
81 letters; also paraOxymetamethoxya
benzene of 80 letters, and others.
English must WELD the palm to some
foreign languages, however, when long
words are considered. In German, schut-
engrabenvernichunga with 35
letters, is as formidable as the war engine
it describes In English this machine is
commonly designated by the four-letter
word tank" a saving Of 81 letters going
to the credit of our mother tongue.
Longest of all so far discovered is
Greek word of 181 letters, which ap-
prOpriately enough is the name of dish
containing many ingredients. We call it
simply hash"
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27
$50. 600 FOR A NEIGHBoRLY ACT

This is a dangerous item, we suspect,
because it will probably promote a thou
sand or more "neighbOrly acts" of the
nuisance type, but just the same, here is
the news:
Mrs Aileen Saturley, WPA en-
plOyee of Oakland, Cal, has been informed
that $4,000 was left her in the will of a
citizen of New Mexico, who appreciated a
''neighborly act" that was performed nine
teen years ago.
1t seems that, at the time, the man
and the woman were neighbors. He be-
came seriously i'll. The woman, living on
an adjoining ranch set out on foot through
the snow and returned with doctor.