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Evening star., 1940-05-21
ers Phrases Poed Way for oson Says New

Despite what's happening in
Europe Elmer Wheeler, New York
psychologist, still believes the
typewriter is more potent than
the air bomber, the armored
phrase mightier than the heav-
lest tank-at least in the long
run.
Wr. Wheeler, who addresses
the District Dental Society's five-
State postgraduate clinic at the
Willard Hotel tonight on Words
That Win Over Patients" point
ed out today that Hitler had pre-
pared the way for his planes and
tanks and motorized divisions
with sharp-pointed phrases.
Take that word blitzkrieg,"
he explained. "It's enough to
strike terror in any ones heart.
And then the suggestion Of . Sc
Evening star., 1940-05-21

Soda dispensers, he illustrated,
sell three or four times as many
egg matted milks by holding up
two eggs in front of the customer
and asking: ''One egg or two?"
If they had said, do you want
an egg." the chances are the Gus
toner would have declined.
IF the wife wants a new hat"
added Mr.. Wheeler, "she never
should raise the question, but she
should say to friend husband,
Should I get q So or q IS hat?'" 4
Always give the buyer, the pub
lie or whoever else is concerned
q choice; never q chance to ac-.
cept or refuse. The waiter who
pokes q menu silently In front Of
q diner will not get near the order
Of one who points to several items
Evening star., 1940-05-21
Storm Floods
Capital Homes;
Families Flee
Northeast Section
Is Hit Hardest;
Crop Damage Heavy

Washington and nearby Virginia
and Maryland were drying out
under unsettled skies today after
thunderstorms late yesterday and
last night flooded lowlands and
caused considerable damage to prop
erty and crops. Hail was reported
in a number of Virginia localities.
A rainfall Of 1.39 inches, combined
with strong wind which reached 80
miles an hour at one stage. disrupt
ed motor and streetcar traffic and
caused a number of families to call
for aid in evacuating their homes in
the Northeast section of the city.
Electric service was cut off tempo
rarily in the Northwest area.
Greatest damage here was in the
Northeast section near Watts Run.
Streetcars were stalled near Minne-
sofa and Kenilworth avenues and
f1remen from No. ~ Engine Com
pany rescued Miss Eleanor Tabor
and Miss Marie Collins from a porch
at 300 Forty-fourth street NE.
where they had been marooned by
swiftly rising waters.
Rescued by Firemen.
George Jannifer was rescued from
1921 Clay street NV. by firemen
who put down planks from an adj
joining house. Nos. 10 and 8 En-
gine Companies also received many
calls for assistance, but found in
nearly all cases that the callers were
not endangered.
Persons carried from stranded au-
tomobiles included Norman Pyles of
Landover, Md, taken from his car
at Minnesota and Dean avenues
Sc, and Alexander Barnes, l1O4
Forty-second street NE, and Mary
Jones, 1904 Sixteenth street NV.
trapped in a car near the same low
intersection.
The Potomac Electric Power Co.
sent out special squad of repair
men to replace equipment damaged
by lightning and fallen trees, par
ticularly in the Northwest section.
where f1remen were summoned to
clear the way for street traffic.
Downpour in Baltimore.
Light and telephone service were
put out of commission for an hour
IN parts of Chevy Chase, Md. From
Baltimore came reports of thou
sands OF dollars OF damage in a / 49,
inch, half-hour downpour which the
Weather Bureau chief described as
the worst in some years. A fire,
started by lightning, destroyed a
$4,000 barn on 4 Worthington
Valley estate.
In Virginia extensive crop and
property damage was noted at Dam
vile and Brandy, where Christ
Church, erected in 1869, was leveled
by fire after lightning struck the
steeple. Crops and gardens in por-
tions of the Shenandoah Valley
were injured and wheat and tobacco
seed beds were shredded near Chat
ham. Heavy hailstones were re-
ported in a number of localities, in
cluding Edinburg, where roofs of
farm buildings were said to have
been perforated.
Evening star., 1940-05-21
Bond Concert

BY the United States Soldiers,
Home Band this evening at $3.50
o'clock in the bandstand. John S.
M. zimmerman, bandmaster; An
ton Pointner, assistant.
PROGRAM.
March, "The American Legion"
Vandersloot
Overture, "A Calm Sea and
Happy Voyage Mendelssohn
Morceau, "Andante Religioso,"
Thome
Excerpts from musical comedy,
Barry of Ballymore" Olcott
Popular numbers
Rampage of the Old Grey
Mare" Stacy
Peter Pipers Franks" Woods
Waltz suite, Condolences"
Waldteufel
Finale, "Adjutant King Reeves
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1940-05-21

'tIf the dentist uses the right
word, he can accomplish more
than he can with instruments.
For instance, he can say to the
patient, Which do you want, a
good looking tooth or pain?' The
patients answer can be written
in advance.
Mr.. Wheeler advises dentists
to use words patients understand.
Example, gold filling instead Of
restoration" which means MOTH
ing to the layman.
A pretty dental assistant is
another valuable asset of the
Office, the psychologist suggested.
Mr.. Wheeler's firm, which cir
culates among clients Tested
Sentences That Sell" Is retained
by the Du Points, American Air
Evening star., 1940-05-21
Police Hunt Man Who
Robbed Loan Firm
During Storm
lightning Bandit Takes
$1,l47 From Company
In Downtown Building

Police today were searching for
the lightning bandit" who stepped
out of the violent storm late yester-
day to rob a downtown loan COM
pany of $1,147.
Three employees of the company,
who were watching the spectacular
storm when the robber appeared
with a drawn gun, furnished police
with the description of the man on
which the search was based. The
bandit was dressed in brown, wore
a gray felt hat, had wide-set, blue
eyes and q pock-marked face.
The man appeared about 4:40 pm.
in the Offices of the Columbia Sys-
tenn, Inc, on the second floor Of the
Southern Building, Fifteenth and H
streets NV.
He went to the desk where w. L.
Schulz, 80, of Chevy Chase, Md,
manager of the loan concern, was
seated. Displaying the gun, he
ordered Mr.. Schulz to go into the
adjoining room. Mr. Schuh thought
the holdup was joke, and did not
move until the man commanded:
"Get going if you value your life."
Mr.. Schulz then went behind the
counter in the main Office and stood
with two other employees, William
w. Barker, "a, Of 1886 Monroe street
NE, cashier, and Miss Mathleen
Grady, 26, of 1926 Second street NE,
stenographer.
The robber cleaned out the cash
drawer, stuffed the money in his
pocket, and ordered the trio to lie
down on the floor. They complied
and the robber stepped out of the
office and disappeared.
A colored purse snatcher, who
last night knocked a woman down
before stealing her pocketbook, also
was hunted by police today. Mrs.
Katherine Taggart of Purcellville,
Va, was the victim.
Mrs. Taggart was walking on
Monroe street near Thirteenth NV,
when the man approached, knocked
her to the ground and took the
purse, which contained $40. Mrs.
Taggart lost consciousness and when
she revived, the robber was gone.
Evening star., 1940-05-21
|nterfederation Seeks
Means Of COMBATING
Subversive Elements
Committee Is Named
To Study Ways Public
Con Cooperate

The Interfederation Conference
last night authorized appointment
of a special committee to study and
report on the most practical man
ner" In which the body and IFS
affiliated groups may cooperate
with the National Government in
curbing un-American activities IN
the Metropolitan Area.
Final action was taken after
nearly two hours Of discussion, In
which delegates pointed out need
for security against subversive ac-
tivities as an anticipatory measure
rather than for immediate ex-
pediency. Culver B. Chamberlain,
who offered the resolution in con-
junction with Stephen James, en-
phasized that while mo cause for
alarm or hysteria exists at present.
steps should be taken to forestall
any eventuality similar to the fate
Of Oslo or Rotterdam due to fifth
columnist' Vaccinations"
ut behooves every American
civic organization to keep its eyes
open to detect subyersive work
against the Nation" Mr.. Chamber
lain declared.
This does not imply the need
for vigilante tactics, which are GER
tainly Objectionable, nor does it
mean that citizens should become
an adjunct of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation. And there is no
question of the ability and efficiency
of our Government in handling
such matters. Nevertheless, or
ganized citizenry can be distinct
aid working in its own field as a
supplement to efforts of the Fed
eral bodies"
The committee chosen by Fred
w. Cast, conference chairman, is
comprised of Mr.. Chamberlain, chair
man; Mr.. James, William G. Copley
and Albert A. Garretta.
The conference indorsed a resolu-
ton offered by william M. Green of
the District federation urging the
three metropolitan jurisdictions CO.
operate to obtain a uniform law
requiring pre-marital examinations
to determine presence of venereal
diseases. Mr.. Green emphasized
that closely similar regulations are
necessary to prevent "over-the-bor-
der" marriages involving the Dis
trict, Maryland and Virginia: Mr..
Green, Robert E. Plymale and w. F.
Mulligan will serve on the special
c0mnoittee authorized
Application of newly formed Fed
Grafton of Fairfax County Citizens
Associations for membership in the
interfederation was approved.
Last nights meeting, held in the
Y. w. G. A., was the last of the
season until September.
Evening star., 1940-05-21

cret weapon-which may be
three = fourths propaganda
hasn't treasured any one in the
Nazis' path. Now he's broadcast
a new terror-'stukas, dive bomb
ers."
Mr.. Wheeler, who claims the
only word laboratory in the
world, will suggest to the den-
fists tonight how to inspire con-
dence in their patients and keep
them coming back instead of ne
glecting their teeth.
tits perfectly ethical" he said,
"for a dentist or q physician
to use the right word to sell
patients on the idea Of taking
care Of themselves and carry
ing out instructions. In fact,
many Of them have learned that.
Evening star., 1940-05-21
New Members Added

Twelve new members have been
added to the Washington Building
Congress during the last month.
They are Edmonds Art Stone Co.,
Robinson Newcomb. Preston w.
Perkinson, j. B. Reinhalter, Thomas
M. Medford, w. D. Talbot, Joseph
A. Fahy, Herbert M. Baruch, Mary
Frances Knee, Hewitt Wells, Her
bert w. Gardner and Vermilya
Brown Co., Inc.
Evening star., 1940-05-21
Worcester Polytechnic
Alumni Meet Tomorrow

The Washington Alumni Associa-
ton of Worcester Polytechnic Insti-
tute will hold dinner meeting at
the Admiral Club tomorrow at GAS
pm.
The program will include elec-
ton of officers and the showing of
D new sound technicolor film con-
cerning coast-to-coast airplane
travel. John A. Remon of this city,
a trustee of the school, will discuss
the building activities of the school.
4 Present officers are Lawrence K.
Hyde, president; Dean Locke, vice
president; and Harold T. Cutler,
secretary and treasurer.
Evening star., 1940-05-21
Eustern Stur Visitation

Naomi Chapter Of the Order of the
Eastern Star. Bethesda, Md, will
hold a visitation of the grand off,
GERS at 8 pm. tomorrow In the
Bethesda Masonic Temple.
Evening star., 1940-05-21
Speakers Contest Winners

ROCKVILLE, Md, May 81 (Spe-
ciaD Thomas Baker and Gordon
Conklin placed first and second, re-
spectively, in speakers contest
in the Baptist Church here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07

Sherman, Lawrence Kimble and Charles Curran for this first Jane Arden picture, the heroine succeeds in unmasking and bringing their just deserts to the members of sinister band of jewel thieves and smugglers, who also are not averse to a bit of murder on the sice.
 She accomplishes her purpose by bravely masquerading as jewel thief herself and then succeeding in getting into the employ of the band.
 Also playing is a thrilling air drama of the men who guard the gateways to America is Mono grams "Sky Patrol" new Tail spin Tommy picture, starring John Trent.
 Sky Patrol is also the story of a boy who hated to kill, even in the line of duty, and it explains how the youth overcame this pho bia. when he learns that gun fire is the only law the lawless under stand.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07

The story, based on the famous novel by Philip Macdonald, centers about the plight of eleven men, members of a British cavalry de- tachment which is lost on the bleak sands without knoWedge of it's or ders, it's exact whereabouts, or it's destination-its commanding officer having been killed by sniping Arabs
 Taking refuge in an oasis, the soldiers become virtual prisoners there when the Arab enemies slip up on the camp at night, kill a sentry and steel their horses. A ring of death about them, the men react in various ways to the strains of waiting for the inevitable doom As the invisible enemy strikes again and again, and the ranks of the patrol grow ever thinner, the drama is said to move swiftly to a tremendous climax.
 John Ford, whose list of direc- torial successes is one of the most imposing of screen history, directed the RKO Radio production, all of which was filmed on a picturesque desert location in Arizona where actors and technicians suffered great hardships from the intense heat.
 The cast includes J. M Kerrikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07
''Losi patrol'' Newest Desert
 Exploit Here
Vietor M1LagIen Plays Leading Role in Capitol
 Picture Weekend Show

Said to be daringly different and intensely dramatic in theme and treatment, "The Lost Patrol" at the Capitol Theatre for the week end, presents Victor McLaglen, Boris Karloff, Wallace Ford. Regi- nald Denny and a strong support ing cast in colorful story of gall lantry and suffering on the desert of Mesopotamia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07
DOUBLE FEATURE ON COLISEUM SCREEN
 STARTING TONIGHT

''The Adventures of Jane Arden, ," starring Rosella Towne, opens to- night at the Coliseum on the dou- ble bill entertainment.
 In the plot devised by Vincent
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07

Billy Bevan, Alan Hale, Brandon Hurst, Douglas Walton, Sammy Stem, Howard Wilson and Paul Hanson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07

The eight-year-old boy IS making his first trip to Alaska and will spend the summer here visiting with his aunts and unclcs, MT. and Mrs. w. Hcrmanson and MT. and Mrs. Ted Adams.
 Ninety-ts-v ..o1 sent of South Am erica lies nearer the Old World than does New York City
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07

More than 1,225,000 Federal duck stamps, which hunters must buy. were sold in 1939.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07
BOBBY datKIN5KY
 I5 TO VISIT HERE

A long desired dream IS ac fast being realized and young Bobby MacKinsky of Bremerton, Washing ten, is 'enroute to Juneau on the Tyee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07

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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
TWO FORECLOSURE
JUDGMENTS ASKED
Waterbury Savings Bank
Plaintiff in Both Superi.
or Court Actions

Two foreclosure actions were flied
In Superior Court this morning by
the waterbury Savings Bank, one
againS5 Ida Leopold et al, and the
other against Ann p. Clark.
The action In the Leopold case
Is for $4,000 and those named IN the
suit In addition 10 Ida Leopold are
Sidney, Frances, Ethel, and Nathan
Leopold.
The bank according 10 the COM
plants holds q promissory note,
secured by g mortgage on property
on Lincoln street, owned by the de-
PENDANTS. In addition TO foreclosure
the bank Is seeking possession Of
the property and the appointment
OF q receiver.
Two parcels Of land In Cheshire
are involved In the Ann p. Clark
case and the suit ID for $1,000. In
addition 10 foreclosure the bank
seeks appointment OF q receiver,
possession OF the property, costs,
expenses, and attorneys fees.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
BISHOP ATTENDS
JUDGES FUNERAL
Origen Seymour Laid to
Rest in Litchfield; Bar
Well Represented

Litchfieid, May 24.-Rt. Rev. Fred
erick q. Budlong Of Hartford, bishop
Of the Connecticut Diocese, ofiiciated
OF the funeral services this afternoon
OF Common Pleas Court Judge ORR
gen 8. Seymour at 81. Michael's
Church, assisted by Rev. Henry T.,
Kelly, rector, and Rev. william J..
Brewster, rector emeritus. Judge Sey-
rnour was chancellor Of the Episco-
pal Church.
The state supreme court Of errors
was represented by Associate Judge
Arthur r. Ellis, Ntchfield and Associ-
ate Justice Christopher L. Avery OF
Qroton. The superior court was rep
presented by Judge Robert l.. Mum
ger, Arsonia; Judge Kenneth Wynne
New Haven; Judge Edward J. GUM
Ion, Norwalk; Judge Frank p. Nc
Evoy, waterbury: States Atty. Will
liam II. Blodgett, Winsted and @.
Wesley Winslow, Clerk OF the Litch-
field County superior court. From
the common pleas courts were Judge
Walter M. Pickett, New Haven;
Judge Thomas ]. Molloy, Hartford;
Judge Miles r. McNiff, Waterbury;
Judge Samuel Mellitz, Bridgeport;
Judge Charles B. Waller, New Lon
don; Eugene r. O'Sullivan, Torring.
ton, clerk Of the Litchfield County
common pleas court and ]. Howard
Roberts, Thomaston, prosecutor.
Also serving as bearers were for
mer Gov. Wilbur L. Cross, New
Haven; Pres. Charles Seymour Of
Yale; DR.. Chester A. Waterman, for
mer superintendent OF the Norwich
State hospital; Thomas J. Wall, Tor
rington, president Of the Litchheld
County Bar association.
Other bearers, the majority from
Litchtield, were Samuel II. Fisher,
DR.. Charles H. Huntington, Dr.. o.
3. Grimm, Winthrop Dwight, vii.
liam B. Sprague, Marshall Prentiss,
Dr.. Adrian Lambert, Melville Woos-
ter, ]. Gerry Dobbins. George Chap
ell, Martin J. Monaghan, Rudolph
Karl, william 8. Fem, william
Todd, r. Kingsbury Bull, william
Crutch, Rep. Walter Howe and
George Guion.
Ushers were Capt. william M.
Foord, Archibald A, Macdonald,
Macklin Cunningham, George Chap
pell, Arthur Deacon and Norman B.
Chaplin, all Of Litchfield.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24

Continued from Page u
forms. They tricked Sheldon, the
missing guard, and carried him
away.
II was estimated that at least 200
shots were fired from four machine
guns In the FIRST attempt on T'rot-
2ky'S life since no came 10 Mexico
In exile.
Gun Clips Everywhere
Machine gun clips were scattered
oil over the place" O guard said.
1.-THE raiders also were armed with
pistols. We found some empty au-
tomato shells In the yard"
Four sleeping bodyguards were de.
scribed aS having been aroused when
the shooting began.
I'VE attempted 10 return the fire
but we couldn't do very much be-
cause they had us 80 well covered"
O guard said.
"The few electric lights we al-
ways have burning at night made
us shadowy but easy targets In the
courtyard. I do not believe that
any Of the raiders were wounded"
Guards said that the raid was
we'll planned and organized. Hav-
Ing gained access to the villa
grounds, the raiders headed imme-
diately for Trotzkys room, seem.
ing to know OF Its exact location.
The inner house telephone and raid
alarm systems were cut but telep.
phone lines to the outside were left
intact.
Apparently the raiders arrived on
foot Police said that no cars were
seen. Two OF Trotzky's automobiles
were taken by the raiders. One was
found later, abandoned In q ditch
two blocks from the Trotzky home.
Trotzky said It might be natural
that some Mexican Communists
participated In the affair but the
raid itself was engineered by Rus
sian Communists.
Police, investigating, found an ex.
tension ladder, portable electric
saw, a rope ladder and some incen.
diary bombs In a ditch near the
Trotzky home. There was no indi-
cation that any Of the implements
had been used.
Bullets broke plaster In several
rooms OF the Trotzky home and
there was broken glass In the court
yard.
Guards said that the raiders
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
union PROPOSES
GENERAL TIEUP
Drivers Appeal to Long
shOremen, Bargemasters
to Cooperate in Strike

The Truck Drivers local. which
Is supporting @ strike of drivers at
the Worden dairy, announced today
that 1t has requested the longshore-
mems union and the bargemasters'
union to refuse TO handle any ship
inents by boat to the McEiiigott Fuel
Corp. dock at New Haven. The
fuel concern Is headed by Edward
McElligott, who is also president Of
Worden's.
Members OF the Connecticut Joint
Council OF Transfers, representing
truck drivers unions ali over the
state. voted at a meeting here yes
terday to refuse 70 make truck de-
liYeries 10 any business establish
ment operated by Mr.. McElligott.
One Of those at the meeting was
John j. Egan, secretary OF the
Connecticut Federation OF Labor.
Rudolph Tata, business agent for
the driyGrs' local. said that the Nc
Elligott Fuel Corp. receives gaso-
line and oil shipments by tanker,
as well as some coal shipments, at
New Haven. Through the coopera-
ton OF the other unions, he said,
these shipments will be halted.
The strike began more than q
month ago when the dairy presi-
dent declined 10 renew q union con-
tract, stating that o majority OF
the employees were opposed TO the
union. He has stated thatthe strik-
ers we're dismissed when they did not
report for work. The union has
claimed that employees weer coerced
into signing o petition declaring
against renewal Of the contract.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
LOCAL WOMAN ON
WAGE COMMISSION

Hartford. Conn. May 24.-(Up)-
A minimum wage board for the
cleaning and dyeing industry was
appointed today by State Labor
Commissioner Cornelius j. Danaher.
Members will recommend a mini
mum scale to the commissioner after
surveying the industry.
Representing the public on the
board will be: Chester Bowles, Es-
sex: z. A. Stowell. Hartford and
Mrs. Joseph Leopold, Weston; the
employers; George Schwartz, Hart
ford; Rudolph Kloiber, New Bril-
tain, and Samuel Dworlxin, Bridge
port: the employees: Aaron Shantoff,
Bridgeport, Mrs. Marie Sanford,
Hartford, and Miss Julia Cavan-
augh, Waterbury.
Chimney Fire
A small chimney fire at the home
of Rossi D'Agostino, 30 Cassidy ave-
nue., was extinguished by four COM
panies Of apparatus this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
Desmone Held Under
Bonds For Hearing
Alleged Principal in Knife Duel With Brother.in.Law
Placed Under Bail of $500 Pending Trial
(NEA Radiophoto)

Meadow near South Main street.
Avolletta who was also wounded
Is at liberty In $1,000.
Charles Piggot, "a, Of Woodhaven,
N. Y. was granted o nolle on q
charge OF reckless driving and O
nolle on payment Of $40 on q charge
Of violating the rules OF the road.
Four drivers arrested yesterday
on rules OF the road charges after
slight accidents were notified for
court Monday.
They are Alex Horewush, "A, OF
8 Grove street; Camille Dalesandis,
30, OF 80 LocustS street, Solomon
Johnsky, 10, OF 70 Bishop street;
and Paul j. Butler of Hartford.
william Mcdrath, 80, OF 1853
Woodtick road, charged with breach
OF the peace after O disturbance at
his home yesterday, was discharged.
His wife, Margaret, "a, was granted
a one day continuance.
A one-day stay was also given
Michael Santro, 10, OF 604 Walnut
street extension, charged with
breach OF the peace.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
TROOP Is GIVES
THREE-ACT PLAY
Sacred Heart Boy Scouts
Offer THE Upper Trail
at School Tonight

Troop 10, Boy Scouts OF the
Sacred Heart church, will present
their fourth annual play this eve.
ming In the Sacred Heart school hall
OF 8:i6 o'clock.
Director John Cullinan has Sc
lected 1.-THE Upper Trail" for enact
nent. II will be offered In four
acts. Twenty-gix members OF the
troop will be featured In the cast.
Highlighting the presentation will
be a campfire scene In the third act.
An orchestra will render Selec.
lions during the intermission be-
tween acts. Assisting Mr.. Cullinan
IN directing the play Us Joseph Ippo-
Tito, Sr.