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Evening star., 1941-02-15
Worthless Check Bill
By Peter Would Affect
Building Contractors
Another Measure Would
Restore Former Remedy
In Rent Distruint Cases,

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 15-Building
contractors giving worthless checks
to secure releases from liens by sub
contractors and workmen could be
prosecuted under criminal statutes
under a bill introduced in the Leg
islature yesterday by Senator Rob-
ert Peter of Montgomery County.
The bill, one of several thrown
into the legislative mill in addition
to the major programs of nearby
Washington areas, would insert in
the false pretenses statute of the
States criminal code clause max
ing the giving of a worthless check
for any debt or obligation, including
materials or labor in construction or
repair of buildings prima facie evil
dence of intent to defraud
Mr.. Peter said that recovery under
the present civil procedure was fire.
quently difficult, especially in the
cases of non-residents. The fine or
imprisonment would be the same as
in other false pretense cases, but
Today waiting period would have to
elapSe before prosecution could be
instituted against a bona fide Mary
land resident.
Rent Bill Introduced.
Another bill by Senator Peter
would restore the former remedy in
Montgomery County from law
passed two years ago limiting the
distraint of rent procedure to cases
where the arrears was longer than
three months.
Senator Charles C. Marbury of
Prince Georges County proposed to
authorize in courts discretion is
suance of summonses in advance for
extra taleSmen in cases where it
would be anticipated that the regu-
lar jury panel might be exhausted
by challenges before the required IL
jurors could be sworn. The purpose
of the bill, he explained, was to
eliminate the necessity OF the
sheriff going out and summoning
the first persons he found for jury
service.
Sanitation Bill Offered.
The sanitary regulations of
Charles County would be enlarged
by the addition of sections relating
to construction of cesspools, sceptic
tanks and other sewage disposal
plants under a bill introduced by
the county delegation A permit
and approval of plans and construc-
ton by the county health officer
would be required and violations
would be misdeameanors punish
able upon conviction of fines of not
more than s100 or 80 days imprison-
ment.
A bill introduced by the Calvert
County delegation would reduce the
size of the town of Chesapeake
Beach by changing the southern
boundary to cut off the portion
known as Randle Cliff Beach, but
giving authority to Chesapeake
Beach to continue to levy taxes in
Randle Cliff Beach if necessary to
liquidate existing obligations.
An extra copy of plats filed in the
Office of the clerk of the Circuit
Court for retention in the clerks
office would be required without in
creasing existing fee rates by bill
introduced by the Prince Georges
County delegation.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Maryland Drivers Get
1941 Tag Applications
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 15.-The Of
flee of the Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles today began distributing
application blanks for. 1941 auto
mobile license tags.
Commissioner w. Lee Elgjn, re-
calling last years jam of motorists
at his office, said lit would be most
helpful if the public would mail ap-
plications rather than come to the
Office in person.
BY adding 10 cents postage to
checks or money orders to cover
the cost of mailing, motorists are
assured of prompt service with no
loss of time in waiting at tag win
dows, he said.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Two to Receive Degrees

Two Washington students will re-
ceive degrees at the mid-year convo-
cation of the University of Pennsyl-
vania in Philadelphia tomorrow
They are Frederick P. Watts, 6O2
Twenty-f1rst street NE, and Peter
j. Hall, jr., of 447 @ street NV.
Mr.. Watts will receive a doctor Of
philosophy degree and Mr.. Hall
master Of arts.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Zionist Youth Group
To Offer Quiz Program

A quiz program dealing with such
subjects as American Jewry, Zionist
philosophy, Jewish history and quo
tations from the Talmud will be pre-
sented tomorrow, beginning at $3.50
pm, in Adas Israel Synagogue, 600
I street NV, under auspices of the
Washington chapter of Masada,
Zionist youth organization.
The "board of experts" will in
clude Carl Alpert, managing editor
of New Palestine; Irving Levitas,
cultural chairman of Aleph adek
Aleph; Rabbi Solomon H Metz of
Adas Israel Synagogue and Irving
Wilmer, Zionist and teacher of
Hebrew.
The program will be open to the
public.
Evening star., 1941-02-15

Last night, interviewed at work,
she was drawing a representation
of plane strut, and Instructor I. A
Gehrman said she was doing fine u
She lives at 2819 Brentwood road
NE. and recently deserted a Red
Cross tipping job she said had mo
appeal" Education in aircraft
manufacture "peps me up" she ex-
planned. She hopes to become a full
fedged aircraft engineer.
She studied two years at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, majoring in
economics, then married. Her hus-
band, who came here last year TO
work for the Census Bureau, ap-
proves his wife's aeronautical am
bition.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
HOUSE.
Convened at 1890 pm.
RiIlS introduced

H b 333 CBy Conlon)---To prescribe
rules, regulations and qualifications for
admission and licensing of alien Lloyd S
association. Insurance and Loans
H B. 335 (By Boothl-To hcenes claw
machines and similar devices. Ways and
Means.
H 3. 336 tBy Rob:nson)-To amend
Declaration. of Rights to authorize Gen
eral Assembly to impose classified, grad
uated or progressive income tax. Consti-
tuition and Amendments.
H; B. 337 lBy Anne Arundel Delesa-
sessment, County del.sation.
II. 3. 33s (By nauman)-Relstins -
Evening star., 1941-02-15

officials gasped when they saw an
attractive brunette named Vergie
Hazelberg appear for national de-
Tense training at the University of
Maryland.
Engineering Dean S. S. Steinberg
said he thought she was man when
he approved her application to learn
aircraft drafting in the Federally-
sponsored night courses. Her card
of admission read Mr.. Vergie Haz-
elberg!" he said
So when she turned up at College
Park several weeks ago. a lone girl
among 224 males, there was con-
siderable surprise. But Dean Stein
berg took one look and said: She
stays"
Evening star., 1941-02-15
6. H. Davis Elected
By Alexandria Bur

CORTLAND H. Davis, Alexandria
(Va.) attorney who heads the city's
advisory board system for selective
service registrants, has been elected
president of the Alexandria Bar As
sociation, it was announced yester-
day.
Mr.. Davis succeeds Harmon E
Norris. Other new officers include
Andrew w. Clarke, vice president;
Nicholas A. Colasanto, secretary
treasurer. and Judge James r. Dun
can, Irving Diener and Maurice
D. Rosenberg, members of the Ex-
ecutive Committee.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Martha Sleeper Weds

NEW YORK, Feb. Is P.-
Martha Marie Sleeper, stage and
screen actress, was married yes
terday to Harry Dresser Deutsch-
bein of New York. The bride re-
Gently appeared on Broadway IN
THE Cream in the Well"
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Make February Safer
In February Beware Of:

/. Crossing streets carelessly
in rainy weather, particularly at
night. The four pedestrians
killed in February. 1910, were
struck in wet weather, thre.
after dark.
2. Crossing a street at a point
other than a crosswalk or cross
ing against a red light. The
former cost two lives in Febru-
ary. 1910; the latter. one. The
fourth pedestrian was struck by
a hit-run motorist at an uncon-
trolled intersection.
OF the four pedestrians, three
were so years of age or older.
The fifth February victim was a
truck driver killed in a collision
with an automobile.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-27

cold and fevertShne1s, she trteo
to grasp It. );
Kent" she began. whatever
I've done, I'm sorry"
No, that wasn't Il. That wasn't
what she'd meant to say. In the
fog of her thoughts, the, name
"Ann" leaped out again.
Its Ami" she cried "Anni
Promise you'll never till Ann
that I let you make love to me,
Kent. I couldn't bear for her TO
know. I'd die rather than hurt
her.. You've got to promise"
Nothing else was Of any Inn
portance. She felt the tiny hak
slipping off her head; she was
sure her hands were frozen stiff
to the steering wheel; but 9th
erwise, she. was. lost In the
white confetti shower that daIic-
ed before her eyes.
mo, I'll never tell Ann" she
heard Kent say. "What happen.
"a between us, II over, dead.
wiped out. It's o IL II never
happened"
THANK you, Kent. Thank
YOU"
II love Ann" Kent was say
ing. IF I come out Of this OPP
Grafton all right. I'm going TO
marry her"
"She loves you, too, Kent"
And now April was crying op-
enly, bawling like . baby - she
was to remember II afterwards.
"You mean it?"
"I know Il. She's going to Be
waiting for you, Kent, praying
you'll be all right. You're good,
oh, you're very good. Kent, to
say that what happened be-
tween us really never happened
at all"
And now April's face was fro
zen with tears and tears stuck
on her lashes, binding her eyes
as she wheeled the roadster UP
to the station platform. 81
Wheeled and stopped. But
not in time to hold back the ter
rible thud against the fender;
the shocking. frightening lurch
as the chain banded tires struck
something-someone..
Kent was out of the car In .
flash as IL second sight came to
aid him in this emergency.
Muffled and faint-sounding,
7 o'clock express whistled At the
bend, hurried on into Pattons-
vile.
Go De Continued)
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-27

wonder you didn't want to face
her,"
"And what did Aunt Eliza
beth say?" She was fighting to
keep the break out Of her voice.
Kent snorted and at that min
ute he wasn't unlike his great
aunt. "She said," he began, "a
girl like Ann Burnett with such
q Dresden doll face and that
head of yellow curls must love
you q great deal to burn her
fingers over q barbecue"
April saw the clock on the
dashboard. Fifteen minutes to
train time. She pushed her
numb foot on the gas pedal. It
didn't seem to matter any more
whether she kept up the brav-
ado.
II see," she said. "Then your
Aunt Elizabeth hates me. too"
Kent looked away. mo. as 4
matter of fact, she admired your
spirit. But never mind, what
she thinks. I'll be on that train
in q few minutes and there's
one thing you'll have to answer
to me about"
Eyes"
what possessed you to pre-
tend to me that you were
ANN"
April started the car. It jolt
ed, wheels spinning, churning,
so that for a minute it seemed
as If it would never pull away.
Once safely moving again, April
was so cold, SO near the break
ing point, that she couldn't
think clearly. The only thing
that was sharp in her mind was
AIMS letter. Ann was coming
home to her beloved Kent.
She said the first thing that
floated through her brain. Il
did it because I felt sorry for
you"
The one thing he hated! Pity,
sympathy.
But when che tried to stam-
mer q further explanation, he
cut her short. "Never mind"
he said, II think we understand
each other perfectly"
The roadster chain clattered
across the bridge. neafed the
track siding and the station.
There was something else.
Something important that had
made April see Kent tonight.
In the daze of fast falling snow,
in the nightmare of her own
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-27

military successes this March, he
can thank his lucky stars.
For Hitler Il . student Of as
trology and regularly consults an
astrologer before he makes . ma
jor move. He believes the month
Of March, when planets and stars
are in certain conjunction in
the sky, to be the most propitious
time Of the year-tor him to act.
So England msy have good
reason to expect m invasion in
March. Some Of the biggest
things Hitler has pulled off have
taken place In that month.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-27
Killers March Usually Goes Out Like Lion

In March-1033 - after q
"plebiscite," Hitler incorporated
the Saar Valley, rich In coal and
industrial plants, into the Reich,
This was Germany's first
"drang" In any direction.
In March - 1930Eagainst the
advice of his army chiefs but
with his astrologer's OK. Hitler
made one of his most daring
moves-occupation of the Rhine
land, which under the Versailles
Treaty was to remain free Of
German troops.
In NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOV
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-27

ed his troops south and anl,exed
Austria, imprisoning ChaneeIlor
Kurt Schuschnigg.
In March-lo3e breaking the
pledge he made 1t Munich. Hit
Ter marched into Moravia and
Bohemia and made the CxeclAo-
Slovakian provinces '.proteetoe-
ates" Of Germany. M
In March Hitler was
biding his time behind his battle
lines. But, according to ruImors,
his invasion Of Norway, which
came OFF successfully not much
later, was planned for March and
was postponed only on the Insist
ence Of Marshal Goering and 9TH
er army chiefs. s
In March--loll?
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-27

boys were tried for throwing
SNOWFALL and pleaded guilty.
They were ordered to be tried
in a court next Thursday and
requested to have a defesise at
torney. Two other boys were
put on probation for disobeying
q teacher. Bill Gasow presided.
Several new deputies were
present and were given instruc-
tions. They were assigned to
posts and were sworn In. They
will now officially take over
their new duties.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-27
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aIaAsoN, Mich. FEB. 37.-
R-Earl Seed. son Of Charles
3. SEED, publisher OF the Roch-
ester Clarion, was to take the
witness stand today to describe
further the transactions on
which the state based embezzle-
ment charges in the trial OF
Martin ]. Lavan, Brighton At
torney, and Hyman Levinson,
Pennington publisher.
The elder Seed concluded his
testimony before Circuit Judge
Charles H. Hayden yesterday
afternoon, testifyins to the
states contention that Lavan
and Levinson diverted $4,000
supposedly paid to m Oakland
county weekly Newspaper pub
Usher for printing part Of the
1885 tan sale lists in that
county.
Judge Hayden sustained the
states objections during cross
examination Of Seed when the
witness was asked whether he
ever participated probably tn
the tax sale advertising during
q Republican administration.
eve are not trying political
parties here" the Judge de-
clared. Il
Lavan was legal adviser to
the former auditor general,
George +. Gundry, . Democrat,
and rs such had charge Of the
awarding Of contracts for the
advertising.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-27
ANN WILL NEVER KNOW
CHAPTER XIII

ANN WILL N6V 61 AXNVV-
CHAPTER XIII
April felt her fingers freez-
ing, and after awhile she realiz-
ed her feet were numb and sog-
gy wet from standing in the
snow back at the garage.
"You have it all wrong,
Kent" she whimpered, much IS
Nip, the puppy, did when he
was hurt.
mo. think not" Kent's
words Clipped like icicles. You
stumbled on q situation which
amused you and made the most
of It,"
please. you're not being
fair"
"Fair?" He gave a short laugh
and went on, "You fooled me
of course. Your voice and
AIMS are alike. You wore her
coat. You had some diabolical
way Of discovering where we
had our favorite outing"
You'll understand. If you'll
let me explain"
He ignored this and with a
quick, hurtful grip on her arm,
demanded, where's ANN"
"Ann-she went away"
BY some miracle, April stop
ped short. Ann didn't want Kent
to know about the addition. 1t
would be even worse to tell him
now that the great hour with
vivano had been q failure. Be-
sides, Kent was opposed to
AIMS hoped-for career. White
night, she thought, white lie.
"You see," she was stammer-
ing. "Ann didn't know you were
coming home. She was on
little-vacation. They're all
away. Mother, Dad and Ann"
when will Ann be back?"
"Soon-oh, very soon." Aprirs
teeth were clicking. her tongue
numb, like the rest of her. "Tell
me. how-when did you know
I was April?"
For one small word spoken
kindly! For one second when
that harsh mask on his face lift
ed! Then she could speak to him
out of her heart.
But not Kent. He repeated
her words. "When did l know?"
He was speaking as IL he relish
ed hurting her. "Tll say this for
you, April, you'd make q great
actress. I think you've missed
a career. You've wasted your
talents being the town belle.
How Is il you haven't heard the
call of Broadway or Holly
wood?"
The red temper under the yell
low hair began to rise in self
defense. I'VE can skip that"
April said.
Naturally I'm not proud OF
the things I said about YOU"
he spoke sruffly. II apollo
gize."
"Oh. think nothing of It." II
he could be brittle. 80 could she.
"Just hurry on with the story
Of how you discovered my true
colors." W
"If Il hadn't been for the
shock of that accident at camp,
you couldn't have fooled me,
blind or not. Maybe my nerves
were on edge; maybe I wasn't
clicking. But looking back,
can zee where I should have
known who you were right from
the start. The trick you used
to get out Of the date the first
night I was home. The clumsy
wsy you built the fire On the
hill. The cra9y speeding you
did on the drive home last night.
II was Aunt Elizabeth Carter
who gave the final clew. No
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-27

. BY RUTH AYERS

YESrHRDAY: Ana y esnlng hsms.
The sudisisn Va . failure. She u esm-
Ing back % her Ksat. April decides -
esnfsss. gees - take Ksat - the train.
He has changed. ne Kisses her again
bat this y N entirely different kiss. AZ
last he asks: why aiA ysu - n, April?
Ts snnsx another ssslp?"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-27

~ hody W. shown
sl ~ entitled "Years
~ 4 ouior high saw
& 1870 ~ Md az the sixth.
=! 80 ~ because the
4 6era have been en-
d Ahe gym classes on
||S5 "a Ikursday during sixth
Iho Junipr High were
"a g during third hour. This
q \ = SSy GOOD movie and was
4 ~ ~ everyone.
\ NJ - Oratorical elimination
4; y aoe win take place during
fE1& hour On Friday, February
-. - room III.
'S. az s <;
. 8EQULAa109(S
= II. l6cxsFlane has announced
- III sfadentD who break into
's II ~; III of school will be pro-
Slod % M limit Of the law.
\ ut y directed especially at
4 m = Stadonte who are entering
\ ~ aIaditoriiim without permits
slon during The lunch hour.
Il. .s..1
on GzrfA
-. Bernard McGhee has
hen trying out the membera of
I he Glee Club for the operetta
IN thu week. He hls chosen that
pcpular operetta The FREELY"
4 - b given the first part Of
4 My. Mr.. McGhee will announce
~ cast on Friday, February 20.
s NH
Y The Hi-Y entertained the
Goclsester Hi-Y last evening at
7:t6 n room 104. After the
xh1eting the boys played games
m tie gym. Everyone had q
very nice time and were invited
u Rochester In the near future.
JuykNILE COURT
The Juvenile court held q
hparine yesterday during the
last haif Of sixth hour. Three
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-29
NovoI Transfers
To Britain Due

ment to England" the magazine
said, and it is believed these ves-
sells can be produced in sufficient
numbers to satisfy Britain's needs.
If, however, there should be any
delay in navy production, it would
not be entirely out of the question
to transfer to England the vessels
now ON the ways of the Wheeler
plant.
The Wheeler Shipyard, New York,
was said by the magazine to be
building 40 small cutters designed,
for the coast guard which would be
suited to Britains channel opera
tiOnS.
The publication was doubtful that
these vessels could be obtained from
the coast guard but cited the seven
first line service cutters of the
Hamilton class as being superior TO
the British corvettes now being
used for coastal defense and convoy
duties. The Wheeler plant cutters
are 84-footers suitable for anti
submarine operations or even for,
convoy service if necessary.
The transfer last september of
so naval destroyers and the more
recent transfer of 10 coast guard
cutters" the magazine stated, "wi4
be shamed into insignificance by
the Americana British exchanges
which are now brewing"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-29
Woman Saved from
Sea at Ma!ibu

LOS ANGELES, April 20 up
A woman who identified herself as
Mrs. Bernice HutchinS, 40. New
castle. Ind. was rescued from the
sea at fashionable Malibu Beach
early today by Deputy Sheriff F H
Demond. She was reported unharm
ed except for shock and chill.
Beyond saying she "rell off some
thing Mrs .HutchinS declined tC
say what happened to her, deputies
said. They said there was no piei
OF boat in the area from which she
might have tumbled.
Demond and Deputy E. E. Ser
rano, cruising along Roosevelt high
way, heard Mrs. Hutchins' screams
Demond stripped off his clothing
and swan about 200 yards to her
rescue. She was fully clothed
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-29
Eleanor Reports
Threatening Note

LOS ANGELES, April 30 up
Extra police were maintained last
night at the lecture of Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt after the first lady re-
ported receiving a threatening let
ter.
Detectives from the Los Angeles
police department augmented the
regular u S. secret service opera
tives assigned to the president and
his family, but there were no Incl
dents. The lecture was held at Phil
harmonic auditorium.
Although the sercet service here
said the normal guard had not been
increased and denied the existence
of a threatening letter the mis-
sive first was reported to the Los
Angeles police, and they insisted
Mrs. Roosevelt had received one.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-29
Guns, Planes Due
Across Channel

were said to have started big fires
in the harbor. Two other British
merchantships of 5000 and 1000
tons were smashed by bombs in
British waters, the Nazis said.
In North Africa, the Axis forces
| that captured the Egyptian desert
town of Sollum inflicted consider
able casualties on the British, ac-
cording to Rome and Berlin COM
muniques. British reports OF the
action said that Sollum had been
given up after the RAF and Aus
trallan troops had battered the Ger
italian columns severely and
that three days of fighting had
gained only five or six miles for
the enemy.
FRENCH ACTIVE
On the other hand, the British
reported that they had taken the
important airfield of Kombolcia
Is miles east of the Ethiopian town
of Dessye, which was captured earli-
er. and that the campaign in East
Africa was nearing the cleanup
stage after defeat of the Italians
on many fronts.
In addition, Free French forces
believed to be under command OF
General Gentilhomme were report
ed cooperating with British war
ships off the coast of French Soma
liland, blockading the important
French port of Djibouti, which is
the terminus of the railroad line
from Adds Ababa.
The Free France troops were said
to be inside French territory and
apparently were attempting to per-
suade native forces to support the
allied cause, but London took the
position that Britain had no hand
in the developments and that the
operations probably were due to
anger of the native forces against
the Vichy government. The attitude
of Vichy continued to show a will
ingness to negotiate a settlement,
as there were said TO be only about
2900 men in the French garrison
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-29
Court Considers
Indigeni Law Test

WASHINGTON, April % up
The supreme court today took under
advisement a case testing the con-
sEtutionality of CanfOrnia's law
making it a misdemeanor to assist
in bringing an INDECENT into the
state.
The state. which was not repre-
sented in oral argument, filed .
brief contending the Jaw was with
IN the states police powers.
Samuel Slaff, New York counsel
for a Marysville, Calf. man who
was convicted under the law. ar
gued that It violates the constitu-
tional right OF citizens to be free
to move anywhere IN the country.
The appeal 10 the high court was
brought by Fred F. Edwards. who
was convicted after bringing his
unemployed brother-in-la from
Texas to California