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Evening star., 1941-12-25
Funeral Rites Are Set
For Harold E. Southurd

Funeral services will be held Sat-
urday for Harold E. Southard, Al, OF
GAL Bonifant street, Silver Spring,
Md. who died Tuesday at his home
of heart attack.
Mr.. Southard came here Is years
ago from East Orange, N. j. He was
associated here with the Conn Bill
lard & Bowling Supply Co.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Ruth Rooksby Southard; a daugh-
ter, Miss Faye Southard. both OF
Silver Spring; his mother, Mrs. z.
M. Southard of East Orange, and q
brother, Sherman Southard of West
Orange.
Evening star., 1941-12-25

indication that pipes are broken.
The point where the bathtub pipe
comes through the floor might
also be vulnerable spot.
If you have hot water heat
and radiator pipes snap, you
should open the tap at the base
of your hot water heater, attach
a hose to the pipe and let the
water run out into the sewer.
This would be necessary only If
the radiator pipes were giving
too much trouble to handle with
a saucepan at the break.
If you have steam heat, you
probably wouldn't need to use
the tap. Your trouble would then
be limited to a wet basement
rather than a wet living room,
which might be true with hot
water heat.
Fill Your Bathtub.
If bombs should strike water
mains, trained valve squads
would shut off the valves in the
affected areas. If some time
was required to restore the
water mains, people in the af-
fected areas would be supplied
receptacles for depositing waste
materials and water from carts.
TOMORROW: What you should
know about the nature OF tncen-
diary bombs.
Evening star., 1941-12-25
Navy Boord Recommends
Custer of 46 Rudiomen
10 the Aeeocio tod praSS

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy announced yesterday
that a Qualification Board had rec
commended the removal of 46 COM
mercial radio operators from mer-
chant ships flying the American
flag. Their names were not an
nounced.
The board. headed by Rear Ad-
miral Adolphus Station. retired,
acted under a new law prohibiting
the presence on merchant ships OF
operators considered unfit to serve
by reason of evidence of subversiVe
activities"
Evening star., 1941-12-25
Dies in 10Th Yeor

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. IS tP).-
William Harris Billson, Civil Wal
veteran who looked forward to cele.
brating his 108th birthday January
IS, died Christmas eve. He was
carpenter for 50 years, spending 81
of them in Fort Worth, Tex. He
was born near Cleveland during the
presidency of Andrew jackson.
Evening star., 1941-12-25
Aged to Receive Gifts
From Sisters of Poor

More than 5000 gifts will be dis
tributed to 245 aged men and women
both white and colored, today at
the Little Sisters of the Poor,
Second and H streets NE. For five
consecutive years the money to buy
presents has been raised by Mrs
John Henry label and Mrs. Rose
A. Ford.
Evening star., 1941-12-25
Woman Receivers
Purse With $500
| Snotched by Auto

By the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. Is.
"A woman waited to cross an
intersection when the rear
bumper of an automobile.
swooping around the corner,
hooked the handle of her purse.
While patrolmen unsuccess-
fully chased the car a half a
block, it suddenly hove into
sight again, having circled the
block, and the woman piucked
the purse of the bumper to
continue her shopping.
The purse contained more
than 500
Evening star., 1941-12-25
Tradition Is Rutioned

Because there was no criminal
business at Police Court In Durham,
England, the Mayor had to produce
clothes ration coupons before he
could be presented the traditional
white gloves.
Evening star., 1941-12-25
Toll In Previous Months.

Totals to date - 70 SO
In December, Beware Of:
/. The hours between S and
10 pm. Ten Of the 13 traffic
victims in December last year
were killed within this five
hour period.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than q croSswalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in December, 1910, while
doing this.
Evening star., 1941-12-25
Abb for Absence

Summoned for not sending her
three boys to school, a Gravesend
(England) mother explained that
she had to leave home early to work
and none Of the boys could tell time.
Evening star., 1941-12-25
81 Years Amono Fish

Fred Brown, who has died in
Brighton, England, at the age of "a,
spent ga years at Brighton Aquari-
UNI, where fishes would swim to him
when he called their names and
many would take their food only
from him.
Evening star., 1941-12-25
Fire Asks Army Aid

Farmers of Fire have appealed to
the government to permit them to
use army trucks 10 hauling peat
during the fuel shortage.
Evening star., 1941-12-25
u. S, Has No Asia lund

The Netherlands and the United
States control no territory on the
mainland Of Asia; all their Pacific
holdings are sea-surrounded.
Evening star., 1941-12-25

Tomorrow: What you should
kno,D about the nature OF fncen.
diary bombs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-25
MARRIAGES, X T
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
MILKING TIME.

The lantern threw long shadows
ON the narrow, crooked lane
4 went to milk each morning
And back at night again.
Nv whistle woke the birds up.
And began the rabbits day;
AsJn my lantern stirred them
Wucn | came back that way.
Kay Lamb
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-25
Visit in Columbia,

Alr. and Mrs. Clyde l.. Finch, Ms.
I. q, Finch, and Mr.. and MI. Har-
caj IN Coltum5la. 5. 6, where they
VISITED Miss Lucille Finch.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-25
From The Citadel.

Stanley y. Teiscr has arrived
from The Citadel, Charleston, S. c.,
Ia spend his spring vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and MIS-. Stanley F.
Tc.scr, At THEN home on South Car
nett street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-25
Returns to WASHINGTON.

MIS-. JOhn +. Burton. VINO Tor the
past two weeks has been visiting
her mother, Mis-. Flora VII on, and
her grandfather, G. B. Bcckham, has
returned to her home il Wa,hins-
ton. ID. c.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-25
Return to ElOn.

AlIss Doris Weldon ana Miss Jane
Wilson returned to ElOn College,
yesterday, dlttl spending the spring
holidays at their homes III EPSON.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-25
Spend Day In Raleigh.

MI. opmgcon Ay,cuc, Mis-. I. II.
Weldon ana daughter, Miss Betty
b.J1ls Ncldun, >p-nt yesterday III
Ii.!cIgh.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-25
ID OF \. To Meet.

Vance Council No. SO, Daughters
Of america NH meet Wednesday
evening at 80 O'Clock. All members
uc-,dGed to De present.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-25
Returns to Fort ,JacksOn.

SGT. Joe L. Cunningham mas re-
turned to Fort jackson, S. C., after
spending the Weekend with his
sister, MT. Ted Il. Robinson, at her
home on Andrews avenue.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-25
Choir Rehearsal

The choir OF White Memorial
Methodist ChurCn VIII have It's re.
atursal at O'Clock Wednesday even
Hlg, ldla.tr than at 1870 O'Clock, a.
N,ls ~4OiuItl..J announced.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-25
MIR. C'aNthOrnC III.

Walter t~aWthornC. West LENDER
enn mc"chant. is Scrio,Slv i'll at
Maria palham hospital, hi lriends
Nh regret 10 learn.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-25
{ hOir Practice.

The senior choir of the First
Methodist church viii practice this
evening at 40 o'clock.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-25
tndergOcS Operation.

Friends viii be sorry to learn that
Mrs. Mary Grissom underwent d
very serious operation at Maria Par
ham hospital today.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Vonodium to Reinstote
Strikers Who Return to Jobs,

PITTSBURGH, Feb. "a lP.--C. /.
o. Regional Director Anthony j..
Federof said today the Vanadlum
Corp. had offered to reinstate the
majority" of 400 striking employees
at the company's suburban Bridge
vile plant provided they returned
to work promptly"
Mr.. Federoff, who has termed the
three-week-o strike violation OF
the unions contract, reported last
week the strikers had been dismissed
bv the company under a contract
provision permitting the discharge
of employees who absent themselves
from work without cause for lve
consecutive days.
Following a conference with COM
pany officials, Mr.. Federoft said the
firm was determined to resume op-
erations at the plant in the near
future and there can be no assurance
that the offer (of reinstatement
.. will be kept open. Some OF
the employees, he said, already have
expressed a desire to return to their
jobs. &c.
He added that the company thus
far had refused to consider re-en1-
ployrnent of leaders of the G. I. Q.
United Vanadium Workers local, but
such consideration might be given
them if operations are resumed.
Local union chiefs called the strike
IN r,rntest against the hiring of six
non-union plant guards.
Evening star., 1941-02-24

set will be found in the winners
circle.
SHAUN G-Doesn't call for much,
but the colt has been training
soundly and when not placed too
highly he is apt to hand up win
ming effort.
THE CHIEF-"I'm training him
for another shot at the Widener,' u
Earl Sande says of this fellow. 1t
may pay you to check The Chief in
next try.
QUICK CONTEST-This fllly is
pounds better than her recent race
behind Ration appears on the
chart. Ration all but knocked her
down. Next try.
STARKEE-Contin to train in
a highly satisfactory manner and
one of these afternoons the right
spot will put in its appearance
Tab.
DANDY FOX-Has been working
in sensational style and the lads
who nurse the split-second tick
tocks are high on his chances to
coping next time
PRETTY PET-This one appears
to be on the improve and she may
prove a tough one to trim the very
next time sent postward. Ta5 the
ring action.
REBINA-Is being prettied up
Evening star., 1941-02-24

with betting-coup In mind. Needs
cheap company for best effort and
prefers a sprint rather than a dis
tance race.
FULL o. RUN-1n case you have
never heard of this one don't let it
worry you. He can live up to his
name but needs cheap company for
victory.
LANDLUBBER - The fact that
this gelding was outrun in his last
try means absolutely nothing. He'll
score again before the Hialeah
meeting ends.
MIGAL FAY-This mare didn't
try a lick in her last. Previously
she won with something left at the
end. May come right back with
a smart test.
DAWN ATTACK-Outclassed in
previous tries when asked to lick
such as Dispose and Curious Coin.
When dropped down the ladder he
will score.
ARMOR BEARER-This Green
tree Stable color bearer has been
improving with every attempt and
he is expected to trim clever op-
position in next test.
MILLO-Eas worked much faster
than his public outings suggest and
when not placed too ambitiously he
is going to come home on the front
end.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Ready to Win

BANKER JIM-Still is a maiden,
but he has raced with and finished
close up behind high-claSS claim
ers. Connections will find the right
spot soon.
CHANCE RUN-Made up some
ground from slow beginning last
time out. The conditioner may be
just what was needed to bring this
fellow to top form.
FADE-Appears to be one of the
best of the 2-year-old fillies to show
at Hialeah. She Is worth a wager
any time sent postward at this
point.
STIMSTONE-Hasn't been able
to break his maiden, but he has
brilliant early foot and one of these
afternoons he IS going to forget to
stop.
VISIGOTH-This gelding has
been worked and raced into condi-
tion and he can be expected to show
a smart performance in his next
public appearance.
HARDY BUD-Tossed in the
sponge in both of her Hialeah out
ings, but connections haven't given
up on her and Improvements ap-
pears to be in order.
CALLING-Has flashed steady
improvement in all recent showings
and very soon this daughter Of Up
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Court Of Appeals
RepuIses Attack
On H. 0. Legality
Agency Hos Complete
Corporate Existence,
Tribunal Holds

In quashing a s400,034 900 suit
today, the United States Court Of
Appeals reiterated that the Home
Owners Loan Corp. has been prop
erly organized according to law and
has complete corporate existence.
The tribunal repulsed an attack
upon the legality of the corporation
by Edmond C. Fletcher, former
Assistant Attorney General in the
Harding and Coolidge administra-
tions, who contended that the Of
ficials concerned had presented false
claims against the United States.
Mr.. Fletcher brought suit in Dis
trict Court to recover S400 900 ,000
plus a penalty of $4,000 claiming
that the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board members or executive officers
issued a purported charter of the
H. o. L. c., which was illegal. He
contended that these officials acted
without legal authority and that
they transmitted to the Secretary of
the Treasury a copy of resolution,
representing that the corporation
was bona fde. with a capital stock of
5000 900 900, and calling upon him
to subscribe, as an officer of the
Federal Government, for the stock.
Mr.. Fletcher sought to recover
double this amount of capital stock,
claiming that there was no such
legal corporation and that the
money had been secured by false
and fictitious claim of the defend
ants.
District Court dismissed the
Fletcher suit and the appellate
tribunal, in an opinion today, writ
ten by Chief Justice D. Lawrence
Groner, affirmed the lower courts
action. 1t said that it had examined
the statute and found the H. o. L. c
was properly and legally organized
and had complete corporate ex-
istence" Justices Oscar r. Luhring
and Daniel w. O'Donoghue of
District Court sat with Justice
Groner in considering this case.
Representing John H. Fahey and his
fellow -appellees, who were members
or executive officers Of the Federal
Loan Bank Board at the time the
alleged cause of action arose, were
Attorneys Harvey D. Jacob and E
K Neumann, while Mr.. Fletcher ap-
peared in his own behalf.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Judge Rules Slayer Guilty
In Gard Game Killing

A colored man was convicted Of
manslaughter in District Court
today in connection with an al
legged card game Staying, after both
the prosecution and the defense
agreed to dispense with the jury
and have the judge decide the case
"a procedure said to be unprece-
dented in local court annals.
The case was disposed Of IN IS
minutes. Justice F. Dickinson Let's
found Springfield Watkins, "a, gull
ty in the death of Eugene Jenkins,
%, also colored. slain with knife
In the first block of Puerto Rico
avenue NE. December Is.
Assistant United States Attorney
Cecil r. Hef1in put on the stand
four witnesses, introduced the de-
fendants confession and dispensed
with usual arguments. The only
defense witness to take the stand
was Watkins himself who pleaded
self defense in the Staying which
allegedly grew out of an argument
during a card game called "Five
Up" Watkins was indicted on a
charge of second degree murder.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
$50 Amateur Boxers
Open Fire Tonight
For u. 5. Titles
Tff.r-a e'rrf.r Inlrt> rn tr
Survivors Of $4,000
VIII Reduce Field to
81 in 3 Evenings ,,,.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Black eyes,
swollen lips and bruised muscles
will be as thick as ants at a picnic
tonight in Chicago Stadium.
Three hundred and fifty amateur
boxers, survivors of field of $4,000
from % States, resume firing to-
night for golden gloves titles and
glory in the annual tournament
of champions. Three nights Of
punching will reduce the contenders
to 80, four in each weight division.
This select group Of 80 will return
to Chicago on March for the semi
finals and finals. The final outcome
also determines the lineup OF the
all-star team which meets the New
York team here on March rs in the
annual inter-city fights.
The punching starts tonight 7
o'clock and continues uninterrupted
for four hours in three rings stimuli
taneously. All bouts are scheduled
for three rounds and none can be
declared a draw under any circum-
stances.
Competition tonight is confined to
only four classes-112, 118. 126 and
135 pound divisions. Tomorrow
night the program calls for action
only among the four heavier divi-
sions.
Only two of the eight 1910 cham
pions are back to defend their titles.
Harold Dade, Chicago fyweight, is
seeking his second straight crown,
as is Richard Menchaca, 11S-
FOUNDER, from Fort Worth, Tex,
who was a big hit last year.
Dade was one of three Chicago
bows to win invididual titles in 1910.
The other five were split among
Fort Worth. Detroit, st. Louis,
Cleveland and Muncie, Ind.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Downfall Of France
Blamed on Distrust
OF Government
Austrian Scholar Declares
People Did Not Feel
1t Was Worth Sowing

Antagonisp between French work
ers and employers and complete
largely to the downfall of France,
in their government contributed
largely to the downfall of France.
an Austrian scholar and writer for
periodicals declared yesterday.
DR.. Egon Ranshofer-W -Wertheimer,
visiting professor Of international
affairs, who was affiliated for 10
years with the League of Nations,
told a lecture Audience at Hurst
Hall, American University, that
Hitler had overthroWn a democracy
so decadent that it was no democ-
racy at all.
Youth of the nation had lost faith
In the rapidly changing govern
Wertheimer said.
French democracy had degen-
Grated so far" he said, that great
sections of the people did not feel
it worthwhile to sacrifice to main
tain it.
Fascist and traditionalist leanings
of the Vichy government mean that
the people are calling on elements
they feel had nothing to do with
their defeat, rather than that they
are initiating the Nazi system, he
declared.
DR.. Ranshofer- -Wertheimer pre-
dicted that the future France will
be democratic. but not a reborn
Third Republic. He described Hit
ler's psychology of rousing latent
anti-British feeling in France and
of declaring their weakness to the
French people over the Stuttgart
radio.
The lecturer was introduced by
Or. Hiram Stout, director of the
School of Social Science and Public
Affairs.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
British Aid
Continued From First Page)

ing it proper for parties to that
treaty to go to the assistance of
other signatories when they are at
tackled.
Foreseeing a stage in aid to Brit
ain when men will be needed, Sem
ator La Toilette asked during his
speech to the Senate:
when it becomes evident that
an expeditionary force is required
to achieve the kind of smashing
victory about which the President
spoke, will the supporters of this
measure say, No, you can have our
tanks and ships and guns and
planes and money, but you can't
have our men even though you are
fighting our war?'"
Sees Vast Power Conferred.
Senator La Toilette contended the
bill gives the President more power
than is held by the head of any ma
ton except Stain, Hitler and Mus
solini.
Stressing the material resources of
the United States and South Amer
lea, Senator La Toilette urged this
country to keep out of European af-
fairs and center its attention on
building up defenses and economic
relations with the other republics in
this hemisphere.
He also contended the United
States has not solved it internal
problems and intimated the admin
istration is forgetting its domestic
New Deal.
THE New Deal is very sick" he
said, land the latest bulletin from
its bedside is that the patient is
sinking fast The so-called fat
cats are no longer dodging brick
bats on the back fence. They have
moved into the dining room. And
how big they are growing"
Would Solve U. S. Problems First.
In conclusion the Wisconsin Sem
ator said he wanted to offer as an
alternative for the pending bill the
following program:
"I urge that we make the -four
freedoms prevail in America before
we try to ram them down the throats
of people everywhere in the world.
Il urge that we stop trying to
solve other peoples problems until
we have lifted dispossessed and paul
perized farmers in America out Of
the poverty which has been theirs
for so long.
II urge that We shorten our gaze
at least until we have done some
thing constructive and permanent
for the 10000, 900 unemployed Ameri-
cans in urban and rural areas.
Cites 40eo Draft Reflections.
"I urge that we stop trying to run
the whole world until we have built
decent homes here, until we have
reconstructed our monetary and
credit system. until we have pro-
vided a program of sound and ade-
quate medical and hospital care for
the masses of our people, until we
have provided a generous security
for the old and full opportunity
for our youth.
81 urge that we stop wearing
halo of Righteousness until We do
something about factors which have
caused approximately 40 per cent
of our men-supposedly the flower
Of the Nation-to be rejected as
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Other Selections
By the Associated Press.
Hialeah East.

h1alean (fdStt.
By the Louisville Times.
Precision, Islan's Islam, Long
Shadows.
2-Hunting Home, Open Door, Con-
script.
aRoyal Ruby II. Wise Dean. The
Stork.
speed to Spare, Rehearsal, One
Witch.
5-potranco. Sweet Willow, Equi-
stone.
Big Pebble, The Chief, Ship Bis
cult.
ECounterpoise, Silent Witness,
Tonypandy.
aIGourmet, White Hope, Honey
Boat
Best bet-Royal Ruby II.
Consensus at Hialeah.
Hs the Associated Press.
Precision, Islam's Islam, Tee
Midge.
2-Moonfolly. Mighty Miss, Kleis
Light.
s-Royal Ruby II, Long Legs, The
Stork.
Alright Trace, Speed to Spare,
High One.
Sweet Willow, Jayfcee, Potranco
sLCircle M entry, Sickle T., The
Chief.
7-Topee. Frances Keene, Counter
poise.
sISir Reg, Gourmet, White Hope.
Best bet-Sweet Willow.
Santa Anita (Slow).
BY Louisville Times.
Zorro. Highbrow, Praiseworthy.
2-The Raider, Cornpone, Do JUS
tice.
3-Billie Bane, Palmera r, Enoch
Borland.
+Transmitter. Scotch Bread. VAL
dina Joe.
5-Valdina Paul, Iron Mike, Valdina
Boss.
eCertainty. IN Charge. Straw Hat,
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Auburn's Hawkins Leads
Court Scoring Race
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSoclateo Press.
ATLANTA, Feb. 24.-Shag Haw-
kins, Auburn's high-scorihg center,
still isn't the Southeastern Confer
ence's point-producing champion,
but he has a fairly safe hold on the
1941 honors.
His 1873 points. averaging II per
game, put him 26 ahead of Wander
bits "Pinky" Lipscomb--the only
sharpshooter with chance to over
take Hawkins. Lipscomb and his
mates face Kentucky's pace-setting
Wildcats tonight in the conferences
last game before the tournament
and he'll have to beat by points
his recent 21-point performance
against Kentucky to beat the Au-
burn ace.