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Evening star., 1940-08-11
Sir Abe Bailey, IS,
Long South African
Leader, Dies
Politician, Sportsman
Made His Fortune in
TronsvuuI Gold Rush
BY the Associated Press.

% buC HsfoSlatCo IiCoos
LONDON, Aug. 10.-Sir Abe
Bailey, South African financier,
politician and sportsman, whose
picturesque rise to fame and fortune
began in the Transvaal gold rush of
the Dos, died today in. i Cape Town at
the age of IS, Reuters dispatch
frsm South Africa reported.
When gold was discovered in the
Transvaal in the Dos Abe Bailey
hurried there from the counting
room of his Scotch fathers general
store in South African veldt town.
Before he was % he became a mil
lionaire by trading in gold shares.
Thereafter for nearly so years he
figured in the affairs of South Africa
and the British Empire as financier,
politician, soldier and sportsman.
Noted as Sportsman.
The love of sport which made him
a hero of ring and cricket field in
his youth, when he held the middle
and heavyweight boxing titles Of
South Africa, turned him in ma
turity to the turf. He became one
OF the best-known figures on English
race courses and his stables were
among the finest in the world. Ill
luck dogged his racers, however,
and he seldom won major event.
A contemporary of Cecil Rhodes,
Bailey was active in the political
struggle between Dutch settlers and
English gold seekers in the Trans
vaal. He served with conspicuous
bravery in the Boer War.
In 1907 he succeeded to Rhodes
seat in the Cape Colony Parliament
and when the Union of South Africa
was formed in 1910 he became mem
ber for Krugersdorp in the Trans
vaal Legislative Assembly, holding
that seat until 1924.
Rewarded for War Service.
He was knighted in 1911 and made
baronet in 1919. This latter dis
tinction was conferred after he had
served as a major in the World War
with the South Africans under Gen,
Jan C. Smuts, who wrested South
west Africa from the Germans.
In 1894 he married Caroline Pad
don of England. She died in 1902
and he married Mary Westenra.
daughter of Lord Rosemore, in 1911.
Three sons and four daughters
were born of the two marriages.
The eldest, and heir to the baro-
netcy, John Miner Bailey, became
a London broker and married Diana,
daughter of Winston Churchill, in
1882.
The marriage between Sir Abe's
heir and Mr.. Churchills daughter
later was dissolved, however.
Bailey had both legs amputated
IN 1888 and came to England a
month later to see the Derby.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Roosevelt Receives
Salute From Three
Foreign Vessels

BOSTON, Aug. 10.-Three
foreign vessels dressed ship"
and dipped flags in salute to
President Roosevelt today as
the presidential yacht Potomac
came up Boston harbor to the
Navy Yard. Crews lined up
smartly in uniform as the
Chief Executive went by.
The vessels were the Lithu-
anian tanker Denny, the
Spanish freighter Vizcaya and
the Greek carrier Maria l..
Shortly before the Potomac
entered the harbor, the captains
of the three craft were notified
of the impending presidential
visit by 1t. Carlton B. Perry,
acting harbor master.
The Potomac acknowledged
each salute by a dip OF its
ensign.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
A. G. TAYLOR. Commander.

StS- NV.
LOUIS A. a coRHisH 81 TAHL0R adit' Commander;
soUDER. ROGER w. On Saturday. Au-
Gus, 10 194o at his geSidenee SIS soi,n2S 5s9
son SON. of Littieton c. - and May souder. 'N''
Notice of funeral later. IL
STERLING. JOHN FULTON. On Fri
a fasd dasuis st. !ea JOHN uToN II 5ssfhs @
beloved husband of Edith Wilson Sterling
and father of Mrs: Nancy Jane Lanham
Services at the S. H. Hines Co. funeral
home. S9o1 14th st. NV. on Monday hu-
gust II, at 10 am. Interment Fcrt Lin
coin Cemetery. IL
SYPHAX, ROBERT EDWARD. On Sat-
nSs os AssuT' s TO- 9ss d lfssesss
father her, of ot Robert E % syphax. f. jr. % Remains
may be viewed at his late residence after
10 a m. Monday. August 12.
Mcguire funeral home. 1890 9th st. NV,
at 2 pm. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery.
August 7, 1910, PHILOMELA THOMAS Of
g ns1sSn 81 ohel esSss iss Of and nFSa5s
Funeral Monday, -. AUGUST u. at pm,
neral home, 467 N st. NV. In;erment
Payne'S Cemetery.
WATTS, GLORIA M. On Saturday,
August 10, 1910. at Providence Hospital:
GLORIA M. WATTS. beloved daughter of
George A. Watts and sister of Roger w.
and George A. Watts, tr..
Services at Chambers funeral home.
517 11th st. Sc, or Monday, August II, at
2 pm. Relatives and friends invited. In
terment washington National Cemetery. IL
YATES, OCTAVIA E. On Friday. ku-
gust o. 1910. at Freedmen's Hospital, OC-
TAVIA E. YATES. loving daughter of Alice
Mitchell, mother of Mendoza and Bernice
Yates. sister of Bernice Jackson. Ireona
Coleman and Alberta Mitchell. Many
other relatives and friends also survive.
Remain ins resting at Frazier's funeral home,
$50 r. I. ave NV.
Notice of funeral later IL
Evening star., 1940-08-11
|. A. Downs, 68, Dies;
Rose From $50 Job
To Head |. T.. Lines
DO Your Job as Best
You Can Was Motto
Of Veteran RuiIrouder
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-Lawrence A.
Downs, 68, who rose from the hum
bic job of s60-a-month rodman to
chairman of the board Of the Illinois
Central Railroad System, died to-
day.
He had been in poor health for
two years and entered a hospital
two weeks ago for treatment of a
heart ailment and high blood pres
sure.
Mr.. Downs became chairman Of
the I. c. board in December, 1888,
after he had served IL years as
president. Under his administration
progressive policy was pursued.
Streamlined trains were placed in
operation. New records for operat-
ing efficiency were established.
He stressed the human side of big
business and opined that the average
man had ample opportunity TO win
promotion if he adhered to this
policy:
do Best You Cam"
DO your job as best you can ind
always have your eye on the posi-
ton just ahead"
Mr.. Downs, son of a section gang
foreman. began his career by carry
ing rods for surveying crew on the
old Vandalia road in Indiana after
his graduation from Purdue Univer-
sity. Eighteen months later he
Joined the I. C.
At 26, he was appointed road
master at La Sale. ILL.,, performed
similar duties later in the Kentucky,
Louisiana, Springfield and Chicago
divisions, moved up to the position
of assistant chief engineer. advanced
to the posts of superintendent of
the Kentucky and Iowa divisions
and ultimately was named general
superintendent.
He was promoted to the position
of assistant general manager of
the Central of Georgia, line owned
by the I. c., and later became its
president as we'll as head of the
Ocean Steamship Co. He was elected
president of the I. c. in September,
1926.
Native of Indiana.
Mr.. Downs was born May 9, 1872,
in Greencastle, Ind. He married
Ida May Mulligan of Pembroke,
Ontario, in 1901. She died in 1899.
Mr.. Downs was past president
of the American Railway Engineer
ing Association and a director Of
the Railway Express Agency. Inc,
and the Continental Illinois Ma
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Representation
Continued From First Page.)

ocratic Congressional Committee, is
absent from Washington, recovering
from an operation, and could not
be reached last night. Capt. Hard
ing, the committee secretary, said
that Chairman Drewry and all the
other members of the committee will
support the District suffrage plank
heartily.
Representative Otter. following
the lead of Wendell L. Willkie, the
Republican presidential candidate
and his campaign manager, Repre-
sentative Joseph w. Martin, jr., of
Massachusetts,, declared emphati-
cally that all House Republicans
will vote for the Summers resolution
AS chairman of the committee
Representative Otter has said he
will cooperate lin every way" to
get the legislation passed and to
have the constitutional amendment
properly presented to the State
Legislatures.
THE proposal for national rep
resertation for the District is en-
tirely in line with the American
scheme of government" he said
Il am anxious to be one of the
champions for the cause of the
residents of the National Capital
who now have no spokesman in
Congress. They should have national
representation, for I believe they
would be of the highest type of
loyal citizens National represent
alton would give them a share in
making the laws under which they
are governed and extend to them
the freemen's right to vote. 1t
would show them that Congress is
ready to extend to them all the
rights of citizenship that it properly
can, while at the same time safe
guarding all Federal rights, by re-
tanning the exclusive jurisdiction
given it by the Constitution over
the local government in this Fed
eral city"
Otter Expects Passage.
Mr.. Otter emphasized also that
Republican leaders in Congress dur
ing the last quarter of a century
have worked for national represen-
tation for the District. He expressed
his own opinion as a lawyer that the
Summers resolution has been care
fully drafted to conserve all Fed
eral interests" He said he expects
that it will be passed promptly in
the House.
Meanwhile, Chairman Summers OF
the House Judiciary Committee, an
thor of the proposed constitutional
amendment, plans to go before the
House Rules Committee on Tuesday
to ask that special rule be granted
to speed consideration of his reso-
luton by the House. Mr.. Summers
will be accompanied by Representa-
tive Guyer of Kansas, ranking Re-
publican member of the Judiciary
Committee. and Chairman Randolph
of the House District Committee
who will support him in his request.
The resolution pending in the House
was amended by the Judiciary Com
mittee to limit the body in which
Congress might give District resi-
dents national representation to the
House instead of to both houses of
Congress.
A corresponding resolution intro
duced in the Senate by Chairman
King of the Senate District Com
mittee is in the form of the original
Summers resolution, making it per-
missive for Congress to grant repre-
sentation in both houses. Action
will not be taken in the Senate
however, until after the House Rules
Committee has acted and Repre-
sentative Summers has appeared be-
fore the subcommittee of the Senate
Judiciary Committee to explain his
resolution.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Silus R. Burns, IS, Dies;
Widely Known Architect

By the Associated Press.
SAN GABRIEL, Calf. Aug. 10
Silas R. Burns, IS, nationally known
designer of Army structures and
public buildings. died today.
Mr.. Burns, member of Los
Angeles firm of architects, designed
war veterans homes at Sawtelle,
Calf; Marion, Ind, and Dayton,
Ohio.
He was born at Morgantown, w.
Va, when it was in Virginia, and
was graduated from Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
UarnH nf Thanka

BOOTH. JUBAL r. We wish to thank
our many friends for the kind expressions
OF sympathy shown US during the recent
death Of our dear husband and brother,
IuBAL F. BOOTH
MRS. J, F. BOOTH AND L. D. BOOTH.
BURTON, VIVIAN ]. Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis 8. Burton wish to thank Rev. Joseph
EdEards neishbors, employees of Agri-
7. Peterson, Sunday School and Christian
Endeavor Society Of Zion Baptist Church
Helping Hand Club and the Washington
Carcle, officers and members of Marian
CHARTER, No. 4. o. E. s.. Sailors Associa-
tion and friends for their kindness during
the illness Of our daughter, VIVIAN j.
BURTON, and flowers, telegrams, letters
and cards of sympathy at her passing.
COOPER, LUCY. We wish to express
our appreciation and deep gratitude to the
many friends. neighbors, pastor, oficers
and members of the Mount Moriah Bartist
Church for the many acts OF kindness,
expressions Of sympathy and many beauti-
full Moral tributes sent at the death of our
dear mother LUCY COOPER.
4s1 THE FAMILY
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Another Child Dies
In Paralysis Epidemic
BY the Associated Pfess


HUNTINGTON. w. Va, Aug. 10
The second death from infantile
paralysis this week was reported
today as police joined health off,
cials to stamp out the epidemic
which has resulted in quarantin-
ing 26 cases in Cabell County.
Flfteen-year-old Edward Comm
died this morning in an iron lung
A 2-year-old girl died Thursday.
There were no reports of new
cases in this Kentucky-W West Vir-
ginia-Ohio district, where more
than twoscore cases have been
recorded.
Police dispersed groups of chill
dren throughout the city, but there
is no city-wide quarantine.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Tough Harlan County
Gets q Woman Judoe

BY the Associated Press.
HARLAN, KY, Aug. 10.-Harlan
County, scene of many serious la
Dor disturbances, has a woman coun-
ty judge for the first time.
Mrs. Hazel Atchison, clerk of the
court, is serving as judge until
County Judge C. E. Ball is able to
resume his duties following an ILL
ness.
Records fail to disclose that any
other woman ever served as judge
during the tumultuous history of the
county
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Convict Shot in Wild
Chase Claims Police
Killed Sweetheart
Woman Died in Duel
Between Two OkIohoma
Outlaws and Police
BY the Associated Press.

oJ WIG hSsttIutSC FTcoSs
SALTWATER, Okla, Aug. 10
An escaped convict, wounded after
blazing short but spectacular trail
Of crime, said today an oficers bull
let killed his sweetheart before her
body was dumped from his fleeing
automobile.
Bill Hall, Is, fugitive from Nc
Alester Penitentiary, and Joe Love-
lace, "a, escaped Nebraska convict,
were captured west of Oilton last
night by State patrolmen after
running gun fight.
II didn't kill her" Hall muttered
from hospital bed. "She was the
only thing ever loved.
They killed her. They shot the
gun out Of my hand and 1 reached
down to get 1t under the steering
wheel. When I raised back up she
was shot"
Duel With Police.
Hall referred to a blazing shot
gun-pistol duel at close range in
which he and Police Chief Ben D.
Clark of Oilton were wounded
critically.
The body of the red-haired
woman was found in an Oilton
street not long after the gun fight.
Deputy Sheriff Bill Miller of Pot
tawatomie County said she had been
identified as Jeanne Coffy, 30,
widow of Virgil Coffy, an ex-convict
slain by police three years ago.
Farmer Hostage Wounded.
In the same hospital room with
Hall was Bill Gimp, farmer living
near Drumright, who had been
seized as hostage by the gunmen
and was shot in the leg when patrol
men mistook him for one of the
deSperadoes.
Constable C.. L. Irwin Of Oilton
said blast from the gunmen's shot
gun nearly tore a leg from the
woman, but that an autopsy showed
she also had been shot through the
body by bullet from Chief Clark's
rifle.
The gunfight followed q res
taurant robbery.
ProziIS r>orl,Io tio,, hos r,,ore }J,op
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Dratha

SHELTON, SILAS, SR. Departed this
life Thursday, August s. 1910. at the Naval
Hospital, SILAS SHELTON, Sr. He is sur
three devoted sons, Silas, ir; Leslie and
Gordon Shelton five brothers and three
sisters other relatives and friends. Re-
mains may be viewed at his late residence,
500 st. Sc, Sunday, August II, after
IL am
Funeral Monday. August -. at 1870
pm. from Shiloh Baptist Church. 9th and
sts. NV, Rev. Austin oficiatipe, In
terment Arlington National Cemetery. Ar
raneements by Barnes e. Matthews. IL
Evening star., 1940-08-11
DR.. L. B. Hopkins Dies;
Wabash CoI|eqe Head

By the Associated Press.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Aug.
10.-Dr. Louis B. Hopkins. So, presi-
| dent of Wabash College here since
1925, died of acute indigestion after
lunch today in Hanover, N. H., where
he was visiting.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Marrta1r

JONES-BRADBURN. Mr. and Mrs
Robert T: Bradburn announce the mar
ROBERT JONES, Thursday, August 8,
Evening star., 1940-08-11

N, SILAS. Comrades of Seret
George Berry Camp, No. 10. U
s. w. Y, Department of Poto
mac, are notified of the deatl
of Comrade SILAS SHELTON
Funeral Monday. August fg
1910, 1890 pm, from Shflol
Baptist Church. 9th and
Evening star., 1940-08-11

Brazil's population has more than
trebled in the last half century.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
CEMETERY LOTS.
ETHEL LEASURE.

SITES. CEDAR HILL CEMETERY: REA-
nable. Phone Dupont 1861. Monday. or
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
Pro-Roosevelt Delegation Is
Named By Georgia Democrats

ATLANTA, April 2E-OF0lghor-
ing demands for a primary, georgia
democratic powers today named a
pro-Roosevelt convention delegation
and mapped a draft" program, out
carefully avoided any effort to force
the Presidents hand.
The state democratic
committee-dominated by New Deal
Governor E. D. Rivers-selecteo a
72-member delegation to cast the
states "a votes for the President II
he is a candidate. Nc second choice
was named, but it was indicated the
group would be bound to any canoi'
date endorsed by Mr.. Roosevelt al
the July Is convention in Chicago.
The delegation swiftly organized
elected Atlanta Constitution Puo-
Usher Clark Howell as chairman and
resolved to call On the President al
his convenience" to urge that ne
accept a third term nomination.
1t decided to set up Immediately
in Atlanta draft Roosevelt" head
quarters but to delay presentation
Of a personal appeal until the Presl
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26

Chief Joseph c. Rourk stated YES.
terday. '
However, Chief Rourk warned
wilmington motorists and pedes.
TRANS not to get the impression
that the police department is anv.
thing but dead serious about get.
ting the "screwdrivers" off the
streets and the >"screwjays" back on
the sidewalks.
AS a matter of psychology, he
salo, police departments all over
the country have discovered in the
last few years that frequently they
are able to accomplish much more
by appealing to the s%elf-respect and
good nature of the wrongdoers
than by slapping fines on their
pocketbooks.
Human nature is a funny thing"
said Chief Rourk. "Most people
will do anything to avoid being
laughed at, particularly in front OF
their friends and n%eighbors. Sc
what we're trying to do is ridicule
bad-mannered motorists into driv.
ing their cars c~ourteously and safe.
ly, and poke fun at the pedestrians
who insist on jaywalking.
We've figured out two trick
names for those who violate the
rules of common courtesy and good
sense-screwdriver for the screwy,
unpredictable drivers who have nc
respect for the rights of their fel
low motorists, and screwjays fol
the jaywalking walkers"
Along the same line the Chief
remarked, several skits are going
to be put on during the two-day
war (Which apparently is going tt
turn out to be mor of a circus thar
a war). The skits exaggerate the
antics of the screwdrivers ane
screwjays.
A safety puppet show, playing al
day long in front of the postoffic'
on Front street, will treat the sub
ject Of safe, courteous driving in
humorous manner, and the voice o
the share-the-road safety squad car
loaned by the local Shell dealers t.
the police department along will
the other equipment being used
will comment upon violations in
humorous manner rather than al
offensive one, Chief Rourk said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
VETS ALLOWANCE
VOTED BY HOUSE
Overrides Roosevelt's Veto 10
Give $7,OOO,O0O To
$4,000 Men

WASHINGTON, April 25- Up -
The house, overriding President
Roosevelt's veto, voted today for the
third time to give approximately
1 5000 volunteers for the Spanish
American war a special travel and
subsistence allowance of about ST..
900, 900.
After hearing the Presidents mes.
sage declaring the proposed pay
ment would be "a benefit utterly
without warrant" the house voted
274 to 50, to pass the bill in spite
of the Presidential objections. A
two-thirds majority was required. A
similar majority in the senate also
will be necessary for the measure
to become law.
Administration leaders contendet
the house action had little signific
ance and constituted only a reaf
firmation of two earlier endorse
ments of the legislation. Some mem
Der added privately, however, tina
this is an election year."
The bill, passed first in 1885 an
again in 1888 but disapproved b.
the President On both occasions
would give extra travel-pay an
subsistence allowance to those vol
unteer officers and men who reer
listed in the Philippines and wer
held there after the ratification Q
the peace treaty on April IL, 1885
Legislators explained the men il
volved were promised that if the
reenlisted, they would be given a
lowances for travel and subsistence
to the United States although the
did not actually return to thi
country between their enlistment:
The special allowance vas to hav
been in addition to the regula
travel and subsistence paymer
made when the men actually di
make the trip.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26

dent was ready to announce his
third term decision.
Announcement from Warm
Springs that Mr. Roosevelt would
make no more appointments before
leaving his Georgia home this week
indicated the delegation would await
opportunity to e the President in
Washington.
Smoothly following a previously
laid pattern, the committee set up
machinery for the regular state Of
fees primary September II, and
blandly ignored a voluminous petit
ton for a Presidential preferential
primary presented by a group en-
bracing anti-New Dealers and ad'
vocates Of Vice President Garner.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
POLICE WAGE WAR
IN 'sCREWDRlVERS'
,smpalgn In Wilmington Is
Marked By Spirit Of Fun,
Good Fellowship

spirit of fun and good fellow
marks the police departments
SHY Dscrewdrivers,' now under
Wa v-i,mington's streets. There
w., no No attempt to step on any
VI" ,os or hurt anyone's feelings,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
CONVICTED

PADUCAH, KY, April 25.-lP-
Lucian Holman, former Paducah
ects administration, was convicted
by a federal jury today of Illegal
conversion Of government gasoline
supplied for work on relief projects.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
Will Preach At
Trinity Church Tonight

The Rev. Edgar B. Fisher, pastor
of the Chestnut street Methodist
church in Lumberton, will preach
at Trinity Methodist church tonight
at 8 o'clock. His topic will be,
Christ as Savior and Lord" The
public is invited.
A series OF home prayer meetings
has been planned by Trinity Metho-
dist church for this morning at 10
to 10:45 o'clock.
They are as follows:
Mrs. H. N. Hayden, POI Brook.
wood avenue, Mrs. j. E. Sneeden,
leader; Mrs. c. W. Davis, 215 South
Fifth street, Mrs. M. H. Shepherd,
leader; Mrs. E. L. Prince, 1900 Prin-
cess street, Mrs. E. l.. Mathews,
leader; Mrs. J. L. Baldwin, 1911 Nun
street, Mrs. W. C. Davis, leader.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26

An Italian poultryman inflated
his turkeys by pumping air into
them to increase size and price.
One of the birds was so "puffed
up" that he exploded in the face
of a customer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26

Chain letters are not legally mail
able if they appear on postal cards
or on outside of mail, as they
usually contain threats if the re-
cipient does not forward them;
they are mailable when sent in
envelopes with postage prepaid,
however.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
I'VE Leave This II You!

Next time you're thirsty, ask for Schlitz. Then
sip it leisurely, critically. Enjoy every drop ofits
smooth flavor, brought to you with all of its
original goodness. You, too, will be saying
''This beer is something finer than l have ever
known before!" Try it, taste it today and see!
Note the new cream, gold and brown label
on the famous brown bottle.