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Evening star., 1941-01-20
W. A. Abel , Former Head
OF Baltimore Sun, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 2O.-Walter
w. Abel, 68, one of the proprietors
of the Baltimore Sun and from 1904
to 1909 president of the A. S. Abel
Co., publisher of the Sunpapers, died
today at his home.
In i'll health since 1885, Mr.. Abel
had devoted little time to news
paper publishing for some time be-
fore his death.
A grandson of Arunah S. Abel,
who founded the Sun on May II,
1887, he became a director of the
company in 1894, its vice president
in 1901, and on the death of his
father, Edwin F. Abel, succeeded
him as president.
He was in charge at the time of
the Baltimore fire in 1904, which
destroyed the old Sun iron building
the first iron building ever erected
and for years Baltimore Landmark.
He arranged for publication of
the Sun that same night, and for
two months following, from the
Office of The Washington Star, and
later supervised erection of the
present Sun building. Mr.. Abel is
survived by his widow and by a
sister, Mrs. Mary Abel Morgan,
widow of the late Dr. James Dudley
Morgan of Washington.
Evening star., 1941-01-20

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Gifts by Inaugural Visitors
Boost Mile O. Dimes Fund

Already more than $40O ahead of
last years campaign, the line of
dimes at the N. B. C.-Star Mile O.
Dimes stand heightened today with
contributions by hundreds of In
auguration visitors.
An estimated S2,500 has been COL
lected in the campaign to date, and
contributions of many Government
agencies are to be turned in this
week.
Radio programs from the stand at
Fourteenth street and New York
avenue NV. gave way today to air
ing of inaugural high lights, but the
regular sidewalk broadcasts will be
resumed tomorrow.
A representative of Supreme Court
employees is scheduled to put con-
Evening star., 1941-01-20

tributions of that group on the line
at GAS am. tomorrow. The Con-
gressional Club, an organization of
wives of Congress, will be repre-
sented on the l AS program. At 7:45
tomorrow night contributions of the
Loyal Order of the Moose and Co.
lumbia Chapter, No. 1868, Women of
the Moose, will be received at the
stand.
Among those scheduled to appear
at the stand Wednesday are Com
missioner John Russell Young, DR..
Hans Kinder, director of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra and rep
resentatives of the Board Of Tax
Appeals, the War Department,
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton and the National Defense Ad-
visory Commission.
Evening star., 1941-01-20

The National Child Labor Com
mittee recommended today in re-
port released after an intensive
study of child actors that children
as young as from to years of
age be permitted to appear on the
legitimate stage.
Through its findings the COM
mittee takes sides in fight that
has been Waged locally for years.
The District of Columbia rigidly
for actors, and all bills introduced
in Congress in an effort to change
this have been unsuccessful.
Legislation can be framed" it
was pointed out in the report, 'to
permit reasonable regulation of the
appearance of children of the legit-
innate stage without letting down
existing barriers for the employ
ment of children in other branches
of the entertainment field, such as
appearances in vaudeville, night
clubs and acrobatic performances,
which may be less desirable or for
which no basis for determining
desirable standards is yet available" !"
Recommends Limited Hours.
In this connection it was sug-
gested that the rehearsal hours of
young children be limited and that
they be given regular health ex-
aminations.
Uniformity of standards for child
actors among cities and States also
was proposed.
Conditions of employment do not
differ from city to city and child
should be either eligible or not
eligible to appear in a production,
regardless of the particular cities
the play is to visit" the report
stated.
The committee was emphatic in
its stand that children should not
be permitted to engage in other en-
ployment while rehearsing for or per-
forming in a play except under
special circumstances. 1t added that
f1exibility on this point is desirable,
but if such f1exibility should prove
to entail too great administrative
difficulties, it would be preferable to
bar all additional work.
Child Actors Studied.
Recommendations resulting from
the study were formulated by an ad-
visory committee made up of men,
bers of theater organizations repre-
senting labor and producers, play
wrights, distinguished pediatricians,
psychiatrists and child welfare au-
thorities. They were made after a
study of 63 child actors of New York,
an examination of permits issued by
the mayors Office for children's ap-
pearances on the legitimate stage in
New York City, interviews with 16
adults who had been child actors
and consultation with producers, di-
rectors and playWrights.
In making public the report, the
National Child Labor Committee
pointed out that in no field of State
child labor legislation is there
greater disparity than in provisions
governing the employment of chill
dren on the stage. 1t revealed
further that the District of Colum-
bia and four States have an 49,
year age minimum, 13 States have
16-year, two a 15-year, three a.
year and one 12-year minimum.
A great majority of theater chill
dren studied were found to be OF
superior mental ability.
Easy to Achieve Safeguards.
The committee cited that, while
! there are instances of long rehearsal
Evening star., 1941-01-20
District Guardsmen
PRAY for President

All the District National Guards
men who had not already left town
for battle training rumbled up to
Washington Cathedral in Army
trucks yesterday.
They came to ask divine aid and
guidance for Americas Chief Exec
utive, particularly in his task as
commander in chief of the fighting
forces.
Customary silence of the high
vaulted cathedral choir was broken
by the martial blare of the 121st
Engineers Band. The notes from its
big red drum echoed and re-echoed
through the arches.
"You are standing here on the
eve of a day of thrilling interest,
the inauguration of a President" ;"
Bishop James E. Freeman told them.
Evening star., 1941-01-20

inaugural address were ever carried
by the newspapers and radio to so
many millions of readers and listen
ers all over the world.
Leaving out of immediate consid-
Grafton, however, todayS Inaugural
tion,. several inaugurations contend
with strong supporting evidence for
the honor of being the most spec
tacular. So evenly balanced are
their respective claims that decision
between them may reasonably be
avoided by recourse to the ancient
proclamation where all did SO we'll,
any discrimination between them
would be invidious"
The inaugurationS of the Vice
Presidents who succeeded to the
presidency on the death of Presi-
dents were all hasty, private and in
formal, but the simplest inaugura-
ton of all was doubtless that of
Coolidge on August 3, 1923, when,
at 2:30 am, in his Plymouth, VT,
home, his father, John c. Coolidge,
a notary public, swore him in as
President.
The closest election was doubtless
that of 1876 when Tilden received a
popular vote slightly exceeding that
of Hayes and when the Supreme
Court Electoral Commission de-
clared Hayes elected by an electoral
vote Of 185 against 1874 for Tilden.
In the last century of in
augrations. one notes the CONSPICUOUS
part played by the residents of the
Capital City They have organized
effectively to raise the generally
reimbursable guarantee fund which
meets largely the expenses Of the
celebration; they have bought tickets
to the ball when one was held and
to the reviewing stands and thus
parly reimbursed themselves for
their contributions to the guaran-
tee fund; they have organized to
provide housing at reasonable cost
for the incoming multitude of Wis
itorS and to provide police protec-
ton against the thieves and other
criminal elements who prey upon
great gatherings. These and other
services, as hospitable entertainers,
have been efficiently and creditably
performed through committees by
the Capital community of today in
Franklin Roosevelt's Inauguration.
Washingtonians also are permitted
to help to nominate presidential
candidates by representation in the
nominating conventions. They may
help to nominate and to inaugurate,
but they may not vote to elect.
The 663,091 Americans of the Dis
trict Q940 census fgures) constitute
the only community in all the ex-
panse of continental and contiguous
United States-populous, intelligent,
public spirited, of adequate re-
sources-which is denied represen-
tation in the National Government
and the right to participate in ma
tiohal elections.
National representation is dis
tinctive basic right of the American
citizen-in a Government of the
people, by the people, for the peo-
ple-in Government which roots
its justice in consent of the gov
erned-in a representative Govern
ment which inseparably couples tax
alton and arms-bearing as a soldier
with representation.
Since the 663, ,091 Americans of the
District pay national taxes, obey
national laws and go to war in the
Nations defense, they are entitled
on American principles to be repre-
sented in the National Government
which taxes them, which makes all
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your loyalty is now indispensable
as never before in your country's
history. You in service and all
civilians are required at this time
to search their hearts for devotion.
I'm all movements that lie ahead
you will lie in our hearts. God
guard your families and your chill
dren," the bishop said.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, Qua. d
commander, reminded the men and
civilian members of the congrega-
ton that the service was a memo
rial for comrades in arms who
have gone before. We are here to
rededicate ourselves to the principles
for which they FELL" he said.
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld of
Washington Hebrew Congregation
pointed to dangers of fingers which
are crushing the Old World into
the shape of a sWastika.
At the same time he pointed to
prospects of better things.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Child Labor Committee Fovors
Easing Ban on Juvenile Actors
Report Released After Intensive Study Finds
Work Is Not Too Hard for 5-Yeur-OIds

hours and also cases in which young
children have undertaken far too
heavy schedules of employment, the
legitimate theater on the whole is
an occupation for a small number
of children in which proper safe
guards should not be difficult to
achieve.
"a regimen Is possible which
allows for education, recreation and
adequate time for SLEEP" it stated.
IF such safeguards are adopted
there is no apparent reason for con-
sidering the work detrimental to
the child's physical welfare"
Differ on Minimum.
Members of the committee
differed in their opinion regarding
the Ninimum age which should be
set. A few believed there, should
be none at all, while a majority
favored 5, 6 or 7 years. 1t was
advised, however, that the mini
mum should be determined on a
basis of the degree to which the
protective measures could be en-
forced.
A child under 16 years of age, the
committee recommended. should be
required to obtain a theater permit
for each production in which he
takes part, should be given a
physical examination before that
permit is granted and should be re-
examined every six months if the
play runs that long.
No agreement on hours limitation
was reached. The committee con-
cluded finally that flexible limita-
tion that would take into account
the age of the child and the number
of plays in which he has engaged
within the year would seem TO be
the solution if feasible from an .ad-
min1stration standpoint.
Two Shows a Day.
AS for the number of performances
in which a child under 16 may
appear, it was suggested that the
limit be two day and eight a week.
II performance and rehearsal are
held on the same day, the total time
the child spends in the theater
should not exceed six hours, the
committee advised, and the total
hours for both performances and
rehearsals should not exceed "a a
week. No child should be permitted
to take part in either play or re-
hearsal after II 30 pm.
Members of the Advisory Com
mittee by which the recommended
tions were formulated included
Courtenay Dinwiddie, general Sec
retary of the National Child Labor
Committee; Miss Grace L. Coyle,
Western Reserve University; Frank
Gilmore, international president of
Associated Actors and Artists of
America; Mrs. Sidonie M. Gruen-
berg, director of the Child Study
Association of America; Dr. Marion
E. Kenworthy, New York School of
Social Work; DR.. S. z. Levine, pedia-
trician in chief, New York Hospital;
Mrs. Hugh Nesbitt, director of the
Professional Children's School; Miss
Antoinette Perry, producer; James
F. Reilly, executive secretary of the
League of New York Theaters; FL
mer Rice of the Playwrights' Pro-
ducing Co., DR.. w. Carson Ryan
University of North Carolina; DR.
George S. Stevenson, medical di-
rector Of the National Committee
for Mental Hygiene; Edward M. M
Warburg, National Child Labor
Committee, and Mrs Gertrude Folks
Zimand, association general secre-
tary of the National Child Labor
Committee.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Six Saved From Yacht
Disabled Off Norfolk
By the Associated Press.

BY tne HSSOCIdltu P1eSS.
NORFOLK, Va, jan 20.-Disabled
in choppy seas and a stiff north
wester IS miles north of Cape
Charles, the yacht Adventurer sank
yesterday after removal of the crew
of five and a passenger by the Bos-
ton collier A. L. Kent.
The 74-foot motor yacht, owned
by Waterwings, Inc, of New York
City, was en- route from New York
to Miami when it encountered
trouble. The Kent, loaded with
coal, put a line aboard the yacht
Sunday and started a tow to Winter
Quarter lightship. The Adventurer
sank on the way.
Evening star., 1941-01-20

In January, Beware Of:
l. Crossing a street at a point
other than a croSswalk. Three
persons were killed doing so in
January, 1910.
2. Crossing street at an un-
controlled intersection. This
took one life in January last
year.
All four pedestrians killed last
January were over SO years of
age, two being 10 or over. The
fifth death was that of a motor
cycle policeman killed in a COL
lision while pursuing a speeding
car.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS, Ell CENTRo, CALF
By ANNE HARDY DAVIS
Drama Workshop Considers
Producing Three-Act Play

Drama Workshop, Ten Thousand
club section, is considering presen-
tation of a three-act play, news
which will indeed be good news to
the many who enjoyed their pro-
duction last spring of Another
Language
A play reading committee was
appointed at Tuesdays meeting of
the section held in the clubhouse
this committee suggesting plays
suitable for production by the group,
Warren Washburn, Mrs. A. B. Han
son, Mrs. Howard Clark, Mr.. and
Mrs. Malcolm Macurda, Phil REM
ington, Ada Besse Beynon.
Helen Barsumian was appointed
treasurer, Harlow Alabaster who has
been drafted, and who resigned that
office. Jacequline LaVine was ap-
pointed secretary following the re-
signation of Emogene Blackard.
Phil Remington, Mrs. Clark, NAL
colin Macurda were appointed as
committee to make suggestions
for improvements in the clubhouse,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Clubs
Society
Pretty Shower
Compliments
Bride-EIec+

Betty 10 Smoot, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Smoot of HoltVille,
whose marriage to Lieut.. Robert E.
Thacker, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Percie Thacker of Ell Centro will
take place in the near future, was
honored at party given Tuesday
right by the personnel of the
Scheniman Paper Co.
This pretty affair took place at
the Scheniman home, 703 Sandal
wood Drive, where exquisite flowers
in yellow and white carried out the
color scheme for the party.
Miss Smoot received many hand
some gifts including silver and
crystal, and after the shower, the
group enjoyed bridge game. prizes
Tor which went TO Mr.. and Mrs,
Rayburn, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris. Mr.
and Mrs. BaWless.
Guests present, in addition to Mr.
and Mrs. Scheniman, Miss Smoot
were: Mr.. and Mrs. John Ashley
Mr.. aid Mrs. Roy LaWless. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dennis Cox, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Rayburn, Mr. and Mrs. H
A. Morris, Mr. and Mrs Ezell Rus
sell, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Tanaka
Mrs. Grace Christian, Mrs. Frances
Crockett, Mrs. L. S. Bougler, TED
Kluck
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
SetDate for
State

Valley American Legion Auxiliary
members this year are hoping to
have one girl from each high school
iii the county attend the second
California Girls state, sponsored
by the Auxiliary department and to
take place June 14-21 in Grant
high school, North Sacramento.
Last year, at the first Girls
state, only one valley school was
represented, Central union high
school, with Phyllis Purdy as its
delegate.
Only those girls who will be
juniors or seniors in high school
for the year beginning September,
l94l, are eligible and are selected
for scholarship, student body lead
ership, interest in government and
high moral character. Final choice
is made by student body vote from
among the girls selected by the
faculty. Every Auxiliary unit will
be given an opportunity to sponsor
one girl. Registration is open until
April Is.
Girls state is a program of edu-
cation in government, for the girls
are organized into governmental
units corresponding to those in the
United States: cities, counties, state,
giving them a practical lesson in
state government.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

Since Mrs. Baker, with Mrs.
Charles Correll and Mrs. C. r.
Kirkpatrick. was one of the host
esses, the surprise was all the great
er for her when she was presented
with the dainty gifts.
The party took place at the Cor
rell home, 1855 Ell Centre avenue.
where pretty decorations carried
out a hearts and flowers" theme.
After the shower, refreshments were
served to the guests, all of them
members of Signal chapter No. 276,
o. E. S. of which the hostesses and
the guests of honor have served as
officers or are still holding promi-
nent stations in the chapter.
o. E. S. Members
Those present were Mesdames Ed
gar j. Hargrave, A. w. Nieman, Sam
Cox, Herbert Harris, Ernest Love-
see, John O'Guin, Goble Hurst,
H. D. Blair. J. E. Burns, Herbert
Holt B. o. Mitchell, Ralph Reynolds,
H. H Tyler, L. M. Wilson, Philip
Hodgkin. R. K. Tilton. j. A. Scho-
field, w. S. Keating, jr., E. N. D.
Hatch, George Bucklin, B. R. Purdy,
Leslie Mcconnell, Miss Evelyn Nit
chell and the three hostesses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker are leaving
Saturday where they will make
their home with Mrs. Bakers father,
w. I. Hickory of San Diego. Mrs
Baker, who is a we'll known valley
music teacher and member of the
Imperial Valley Music Teachers
association, will spend three days
week in the valley, continuing her
teaching. Their son Gayle is in
Honolulu being drafted with a ma
tional guard unit.
MIR. and Mrs. Nieman are also
leaving shortly for San Diego where
Mr.. Nieman has been transferred
Mrs. Nieman is a popular member
of the Ten Thousand club, as is
Mrs. Baker.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

Alamo PIT. A., Oldest in the
valley in the terms OF continued ex-
istence, was hostess association Mon
day at the founders day program
and meeting of the 29th PIT. A.
district held in the Alamo school
with Mrs. A. v. Vierhus, of Calexico,
president, presiding.
Mrs. T. w. Holmes. president OF
Harding PIT. A., outlined plans
for the annual spring convention
to be held in FL Centre on Mar.
II in the Presbyterian church with
the four city associations, Harding,
Mckinley, Washington and Wilson
as hostesses to the district. Wash
ington P. It. A. will be in charge
of the luncheon.
Speakers for the convention in
clude: Mrs. Mildred Hale OF San
Diego, first vice president OF the
California Congress of Parents and
Teachers and Guy A. Weakley, dis
trict superintendent of school for
Ell Centro and also Central principal.
Mrs. Olive Carleton, instruction
supervisor for the county schools,
announced a series of panel dis
cussions to be brought to the val
ley under the auspices of the Cali
fornia Teachers association, several
of which will interest PIT. A. men,
bers. Exact dates are to be an
| nounced later.
Endorse Bills
Mrs. M. w. Watson of Holtville
legislation chairman listed the bills
that the state PIT A. has endorsed
asking the support of all PIT. A
members: A b. 1910 which provides
100000 for medical and hospital
care for crippled children; ABB. 664
an amendment to the audio-visual
aid code; and ABB. 2O90 which has to
do with the appointment of guard
ians for minors.
Mrs. w. j. Meagher of Ell Centre
county health chairman, explained
the activities of the crippled chill
dren's clinics urging the women to
seek their continuance in Imperial
county. The state has asked the
county to contribute $4,000 annu-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Wanaka Girls Plan
Table Decorations

At the coming annual Camp
Fire birthday dinner, various groups
compete with one another in their
table appointments, the most at
tracive one receiving an award.
Wanaka group at its meeting
Monday night, planned it's decor
ative theme for the dinner and also
discussed fair entries and the part
each girl will take in helping with
the fair booth.
This group will also attend the
Senior girls conference in San Diego
March 14-l6.
Members present were: Billie Jane
Zeitvogel, Bonnie Holland, Pauline
Hoy Edith Small, Betty House
Doreen Meagher, Jane Meagher,
Yvonne Holt, a new member, Shir-
ley Smith; Mrs. Faye Manley
guardian, and Mrs. Fred B. Patter-
son, assistant guardian.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Ten Thousand Club
Changes Meeting
To Evening One

Ten Thousand club members are
reminded by their president, Mrs.
Don C. Paulus, that Thursdays
meeting is an evening cne, not an
afternoon affair, and that it will
start promptly at 7.30 o'clock in the
club house.
Considerable business will be
transacted including the selection
of a club nominating committee and
of delegates to the county conven-
ton March 7 in Holtville.
Drama Workshop will present two
delightful plays for the program
and one of which will be Christ
mas Shopping" by Arthur Schnitz-
Ter with Mrs. Howard Clark and
William G.. Outlook as the cast
and other, Portraits" with Mrs
Malcolm Macurda and Ada Besse
Beynon playing the two parts.
After the program Dams Entire
section will serve refreshments, this
group planning a delightful social
hour for its felloW-members.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
P.-T.A. District Observes
Founders Day at Alamo

ally towards the support of these
clinics No health program is bet
ter than the citizens demand" said
Mrs. Meagher. pointing out that
the supervisors have no way of
knowing what their constituents de-
sire unless those desires are made
public
Presidents OF the various asso-
Citations gave brief sketches of the
history of PIT. A. in Imperial VAL
ley, pointing out that the first
units were formed in the 192O's and
that, with the exception of Alamo
all of them passed out of existence
In 1895, under the leadership of
Mrs. R. L. Glasby of Calexico, sev-
eral of the units were reorganized
and from that date have shown a
steady growth, Imperial Valley now
having II associations which form
the 29th district and which have
total membership of over nearly
1900 members.
Growth in the scope of activities
as we'll as in membership was re-
counted by the various speakers
as their share in the Founders day
program.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Issue Warrant for
Woman Orqanizer

TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 10. (UP)--
Pierce County Prosecutor Thor Toll
lefson today issued warrant for
the arrest of Colonel Harriet Vir-
ginia Fulton, believed to be in San
Francisco, who came here last fall
and organized 130 Tacoma women
into a unit of the National Service
league. They were TO have driven
ambulances in times of emergency.
The warrant charged Mrs. Fulton
with larceny by false and fraudu-
lent representation. and alleged she
received $3.50 from a group of wom-
en- on the promise she would supply
them with tailor-made uniforms at
$40 each.
Mrs. Fulton'S husband, James,
former Hollywood actor, is in the
uniform business, Prosecutor Toll
lefSon said.