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Evening star., 1943-01-18

rhythm. If the display acquired q
| monotonous aspect toward the close
1t certainly was not any fault of the
dancers ability to dance.
OF the many dances representing
the provinces of Spain, the Far
ruca gypsy dance of Cordoba) pro-
vided a spirited high point of the
program as danced by Miss Lopez
Strong on folk emphasis were the
Jota de Alcaniz (Argentinita), the
"BuleriaS' and the Castilian dance
(Argentinita, Lopez, Greco. These
three selections alone would have
been worth the visit to Constitu-
ton Hall. On the other hand, a
certain Peruvian ritual dance and
Mazurka by composer named
Breton seemed nothing more than
coy affectationS.
The performance served also to
introduce Carlos Montoya, guitar
list, who accompanied all too sell
dom. Montoya's technique is amaz-
ing, and fortunately he was per-
mitted of two guitar solos. Most of
the musical support was provided
by Pablo Miguel, a pianist, and
capable. The dancers sometimes
accompanied themselves in song.
but this was mostly for purposes
OF atmosphere, it is hoped.
Evening star., 1943-01-18

Miriam Harry. IS years old, 5 feet
inches, 1870 pounds, blue eyes
dark hair, wearing brown plaid
sport coat, blue dress with white
dots, light silk hose, brown pumps;
missing from ll2 Twelfth street NE
since January 3.
EIinor Russ. q years old, 5 feet 2
inches, 100 pounds, brown eyes and
hair; wearing purple corduroy coat
and blue canvas bowling shoes
missing from TIT Tenth street NE
since yesterday.
Harry William HouChen, IS years
old, feet inches, 126 pounds, blue
eyes, dark brown hair; wearing
leather jacket, gray trousers and
tan shoes; missing from Maryland
Park, Md, since Saturday.
Mary Hill, IL years old, colored,
wearing brown riding trousers, with
a print dress over them, green hat;
missing from 1871 Third street
S.W. since Saturday.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Nye Drives to Golf Club
With Horse and Corriooe

Senator Nye, Republican of North
Dakota and several friends went
back to the horse and buggy era
yesterday to get in game of golf
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Catch Gets Navy Cross
For Pacific Battle Role
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
The Navy Cross has been awarded
Capt. Thomas L. Catch. whose bat
tleship shot down 30 japanese
planes while it was protecting an
aircraft carrier in the battle Of the
Santa Cruz Islands in the Southwest
Pacific.
The Navy citation, announced
yesterday said Capt Catch boldly
maneuvered his ship close to
United States aircraft carrier in
order to carry out more effectively
his mission in the defense of the
carrier, and so continued until he
was SO seriously wounded from the
explosion Of an enemy bomb as to
have to turn over his command"
Capt Catch, So. lives in Annap-
oils. Md The Navy Cross was
awarded him by Admiral William F.
Halsey, jr.. commander Of the South
Pacific area and South Pacific Force
Evening star., 1943-01-18
S. S. Gehrig Fine
Tribute, Says
Lou S Mother
3y the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
SOUTH PORTLAND, Me, Jan, l8
BY sponsoring the S. S. Lou
Gehrig, Mrs. Christine Gehrig Of
New York had major part in what
she described as the finest tribute
ever paid my son"
The Liberty ship named for the
New York Yankees immortal first
sackcr slid into Portland Harbor
Yesterday from ways OF the South
Portland ShiDbuilding Corp.
MRS. Gehrig scored "one for one"
by cracking against the freighters
prov bottle of champagne lashed
to a miniature baseball bat.
Joint sponsors with the motherly,
pleasant Mrs. Gehrig were three
representatives of the New York
school children who chose her sons
name for the ship.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Upshur ST. Hospital
To Get First Patients
From Ga|Iinger Today
Renovated Building
To Accept rs TO $50
ConvoIescent TubercuIurs

The first of the convalescent tu-
bercular patients to be quartered at
the newly-renovated hospital at
Fourteenth and Upshur streets NV.
will be transferred there from Gal
lin9er Hospital this afternoon.
In making announcement of plans
to occupy the old institution, finally
made available for tubercular pa
tient use last Friday, DR.. Edgar A.
Bocock, superintendent at CALM
ger, explained that the recondi-
toned plant is to be operated as a
branch of Gallinger.
He said the old hospital had been
renovated, stated and organized.
but that it would not be fully oc-
cupied for two or three days. The
building has been given a rated
capacity of 125. but some estimates.
based on its recognition as a full
tiedged tubercular hospital. increase
this figure to $50 in view of the fact
'AA''S NOii oiSSItAlI lJdIlGIltS 90 not
require as much care or as large a
staff as those more seriously i'll.
twenty patients will be trans
+erred there today, arriving between
l and pm.
The old hospital has been closed
since Glenn Dale Sanatarium re-
placed it as the local tubercular in
stitution five or six years ago. Some
OF its occupants will come from Gal
linger and the remainder from
Glenn Dale
Commissioner Mason announced
last Friday that the reconditioned
hospital would be used for tuber-
cular patients. Due to the serious
need for maternity beds in connec-
ton with the wartime expansion
program in the District, there had
been some question in recent weeks
as to whether it might not be better
to use it for obstetrical cases.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
United Nations and Neutral
Ship Losses Total 593
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Sinking of two more neutral and
three United Nations ships, dis
closed last week, increased to 593
the total of officially announced
Allied and neutral losses in the
Western Atlantic since Pearl Har-
Dor, as recorded by the Associated
Press.
Another United Nations vessel
was sunk in a collision in the
Caribbean and was included In the
figure
Of the total number of ships
announced as sunk up to last
Thursday. the first anniversary of
U-boat sinkings of ships off the
Atlantic Coast in the present war
ie8 were sent to the bottom off the
United States, so off Canada. III
in the Caribbean, IS in the Gulf of
Mexico and 122 in the South At
lantic.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
State Opens Argument
For MisiriaI in
Enrol Flynn Case
Four New Witnesses
Muy Support Charge
OF Prejudice by Jurors
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. l8.-Legal
fireworks replaced spicy testimony
today as the State opened its ar
gument for miStrial in the case OF
film star Enrol Flynn. charged with
three counts of statutory rape.
Subpoenaed to face each other in
court were accusers and accuse d
named in aff1davits alleging prejudi-
clal statements by two woman
jurors.
Deputy District Attorney John
Hopkins said he might have addi-
tional afIldavitS, as well as four new
witnesses, to support his mistrial
motion introduced suddenly Friday
afternoon, less than five days after
the case was called in Superior
Judge Leslie E. Stills court.
F1ynn's Lawyer Opposes Move.
Jerry Giesler, Flynn's counsel
promised vigorous opposition to the
nistrial motion.
The aff1davits assert that Miss
Elaine Forbes and Mrs, Lorene
Boehm obtained their seats on the
jury by deceit and perjury" at the
time Of their examination,
Mrs. Harriet Ponder, member of
the panel from which the jury was
drawn. but who was not called III
the actors trial swore that Miss
Forbes, secretary to a radio net
work official, expressed the determi-
nation to convict Flynn.
Mrs. Ponders affidavit also de-
clared Mrs. Boehm, wife of an in
dustrial engineer, had stated, I'm
for Flynn in a big way" She said
these statements were made before
Miss Forbes and Mrs. Boehm were
chosen as jurors.
Two Others Sign Affidavits.
Mrs. Emily S. Blue and Mrs. Gussie
Rowe, removed from the jury box
on peremptory challenges by the
State. signed afhdavits asserting
they heard Miss Forbes declare the
desire to get on the Flynn jury.
Their statements said Miss Forbes
remarked that she would acquit the
actor.
Mr.. Giesler said the States motion
for mistrial was a complete sur
prise to him.
The motion came Just as Miss
Lynne Boyer, Hollywood singer, was
about to resume her testimony after
relating details of a party last Sep
tember q in the Bel Air home of
Fred McEvoy. former British bob
sled racer, during which, the State
charges. Flynn raped 17-year- old
Betty Hansen.
The other two counts against Flynn
charge that he twice raped Peggy
Larue Satterlee, is, Hollywood en-
tertainer, during a weekend cruise
aboard his yacht Sirocco in August,
194l. No trial testimony concern
ing the charges of Miss Satterlee
has yet been taken.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
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Evening star., 1943-01-18
Poles Reported Freed

LONDON, Jan. 18 (H).-The Axis
controlled Paris radio reported to-
day that American authorities had
freed 400 Poles who had been in
termed in Morocco since 1910. It
said they fought with the Interna-
tlonal Brigade of the Spanish Re-
publicans during the Spanish civil
war
Evening star., 1943-01-18

without transgressing the automo-
bile pleasure driving ban.
They hitched old dobbin to a four
seated carriage and drove leisurely
out to the Burning Tree Golf course
without having to think about ration
books.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Missinq Persons

Those haUing information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
NTH the Public Relations Squad
OF the Police Department, Ma
tiOndl 1000.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Home Loon Bonks poy
$2,068,438 Dividends
py the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
The u regional Federal Home
Loan Banks paid dividends of 81
O68,43 for 1912 compared with 81
o04.44l in l94l, it was announced
yesterday.
Of these earnings. Sl.462 .839 went
to the Reconstruction Finance Corp,
which holds $l24.74f 900 of the
bank stock, and S605,599 was paid
to the $500 member institutions of
the system which hold s5l, ,703, ,225 of
stock.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Stiekler for Accuracy

An English critic has protested
against the use of a paper rose in
the flower show scene in the Mrs.
Miniver" film.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14

boats Lake league with of spiders which they
think will guide the craft to paradise.
Whenever boat is found the day after the funeral
still floating with corpse is sadly admitted by the
grevng relatives that their departed loved doomed
to spderess eternity Of torment Students of the
have charged that the boats which disappear
petey with the and the spiders have been spirited
away by witch doctors. These, they say barganed
the relatives beforehand
In. other the less prosperous members of a
community have been known to assist the celestial
age of a dead relative themselves without the aid Of
medicine men, Boats and corpses invariably find their
way to secret grave.
Only one exception is made wherein spider is per-
mted DO be killed This murder" takes place in South
American villages in the presence Of medicine when
il deemed necessary obtain spider poison for special
rites in which the death of a-cOndemned is desired
is needed to life of of their number
The medicine oddly enough believe that spider
in have restorative effect ailing
body SO they also it to prolong life.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14

Valacs wives, who 80 years younger than their
forcbly compelled to take the spiders into
their beds. They young girls it was pointed out who
death TO become the mates of insects
pictured something of poisonous insect him.
selfa Jealous who wanted to rid himself of his
pretty More than witness at his trial declared
oath that all four had been accused by their husband
Of nfidety.
defense counsel however produced other witnesses
who said the Cacque broenheated when none OF the
emerged alive after their ordeal He was character
lied only followed tribal tradition and relig
ousy lived up the code of his people, to the point
sacrificing his loved On the night of the spider
it said Vaac turned his head away in order
his witch doctors hand to each of his wives
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14

E queer practice of spider veneraton long suspected
TO be weird ritual the Mosotene Indians of Bolivia
and which has resulted in N deaths of young
in Ceremonies of poison has been established at
the trial of tribal chiefain in Bauro charged with the
murder of four members of his harem.
Cacique Atao Valac, aging leader Of the Mosotene
tribe readily admitted recently that his four favorte
wives had died from the sting of the insects but insisted
that they had voluntarily married the spiders.
Vaac calmly told the astounded jury that once each
four of the tribes required to take with
them into their beds of deadly poisonous spiders
after ceremony in which all nhab ants of the village
gather to worship the letha Husbands"
Those of the brides who emerge the next morning alive
henceforth set apart having been endowed with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14

years. 1t goes back
the Indians conception of the gathering of
race"
The Myth of Bachue is believed responsible for the
tremendous spread the practice Many Indians believe
that beginning time itself the souls of the dead
the earth first passing great
cobwebs For this they have
considered the spider sacred and have protected it ever
In sections of Bolivia Brazil and Ecuador 1t is
considered a to kill a spider. Some explorers
have Mortified times at seeing the natives calmly
leave deadly species of the bugs unmoested while it
legs Even to brush 1t
off to violate tribal edcts because in so doing,
spider might injured just sacrilegiously be
Inconvenience.
Sleeping Indians whose legs arms have been used as
frames for spider webs during the night are forbidden
sometimes under the pain of death to break the strands
destroy spiders home until witch doctors have been
called to chant special songs which will cause the maker
leave of it's accord
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14
Clever Grimes Of Last Years
Most Ingenious Thieves :

A /ANY queer crimes were COM
M mitted during the past year
but 1t looks as If the 1912 lar
ceny sweepstakes go to the pair of
crooks who swiped an elevator from
Cairo, Illinois, apartment house.
For sheer brass this little thieving
job was only outdone by the pilfercr
whose sense of humor led him TO put
the snatch on lie dctector in Los
Angeles.
A compilation of the unusual thefts
of the past year, however, shows that
the light-fingered gentry still have
to go some TO beat the 1871 record
Of the nervy thief who stole a pair
of silver candlesticks during a police
attended testimonial dinner for, New
Jersey sheriff.
The Cairo crooks succeeded in their
elevator-swiping job by duping the
ianitor into believing that thew were
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14

bottle full of "hus-
b a n d S." T h @ S e
girls, according to
the testimony, all
seemed hypnotized
over the prospect
of becoming holy
women.
The four wives,
it is believed by
the devout a n d
orthodox Indians Of
the Valac tribe.
w on immortality
even though they
actually did fall
victim 10 the stings
of their strange
bedfelloWs. Each
was buried with at
least one of her
Husbands" in her
mouth.
The spider has n
prominent place in
funeral ceremon-
les of Indians of
Colombia w h ere
the beautiful wo-
man Bachue is sup
posed to have come
out of Lake Ig-
aque with a three
year = old C hill d,
which grew up,
married b a c h u e
and fathered the
race of all man.
kind. Only a water
spider, it is be-
lieved, made it pos
sible for Bachue to
find her way TO
the surface OF the
lake. Worshippers
Of b a c h ue fire.
quently set their
corpses adrift in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14

Perhaps the most ingenious burglar
Of the year, according TO the annual
reports of the insurance adjusters, was
the man in Denver. Colorado, who tele-
phoned a housewife while she was sick
in hospital and told her that her
husband had hired him to wax the
floors, but that he had no way Of
getting into the apartment. She sent
a message TO her maid TO let him in.
He cleaned the apartment as well as
the foors-for, after he was gone, it
was found that furs, silver and jew
elry worth $500 had disappeared.
Poetic honors for the year 60 to the
literary crooks who stripped
the tires from an automobile in Nor
folk, Virginia, disregarding a purse
and a diamond ring lying on the seat.
Next to the valuables they left the
following note:
Roses are red. violets are blue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14

We like your jewels but your tires are new"
The cooperative crooks of 1912 were trio OF
1Oyear-od Medfof Massachusetts, youngsters who took
an automobile Of the three big enough TO drive
IL away So while kne the seat steering the car,
second sat on the floor working the brakes and the
accelerator and the third shifted the gears
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14

repairmen Section by the pair dsmantled
elevator and logged it away
The lie detector whisked away from Los Angeles
College
Just how thief dsposes of such swag elevator
lie detector bit OF mystery, but probably
under the heading Of professional trade secrets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14

spider love and
wisdom" and for
evermore are re-
garded as h Of y
women by all OF
their people. 1t is
the annual search
for a new holy wo-
man to join the
select group Of
survivors that re-
Gently caused the
deaths of all Of
Valac's four wives
who were hon
ored" by his choice
for the trial by
poison.
The aged man.
found guilty only
of contributing to
suicide, was given
a suspended SEN
tence and sen [
back to his village
with a warning,
because the testi-
mony had shown
such a deep-rooted
belief in the divin-
ity of spiders that
the cacique's peers
felt that a harsh
verdict would be
as barbaric in this
case Of supersti-
ton as the worship
Of the creatures it
self.
Valac's trial is
not the first time
that attention has
been called to the
strange custom of
spider love. Ven
GRAFTON Of the re-
pulsive creepers
has been practiced
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14

1913 by American weekly Inc Rights Reserved
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14

THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14

February II, 1913
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28

VILLAGE OF WILLOW RIVER
Add 739 Mills State Operating Tax to Total Rate
Total Tax Rate by School Districts
School District No. Fl Rate in Mills 20O30
Value Money Amt.
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VILLAGE OF PINE CITY

VILLAGE OF PINE CITY
Add 739 Mills State Operating Tax to Total Rate
Total Tax Rate by School Districts
School District No. Rate in Mills 1851
School District No. ga, Rate in Mills 1927
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: : :
TOWN OF kEENE

Add 7.39 Mills State Operating Tax to Total Rate
Total Tax Rate by School Districts
School District No. 1OS, Rate in Mills 1863. 43
School District No. 11S, Rate in Mills 415.O8
Vail MT
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VILLAGE OF STURGEON LAKE
Add 7.39 Mills State Operating Tax to Total Rate
: Total Tax Rate by School Districts
School District No. 1928 Rate in Mills 12O.60
~ Value Money Amt
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VILLAGE OF ASKOV
Add 739 Mills State Operating Tax to Total Rate
Total Tax Rate by School Districts
School District No. II Rate in Mills 1868
School District No. TIA, Rate in Mills 1S5. S9
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VILLAGE OF BRUNO
Add 739 Mills State Operating Tax to Total Rate
Total Tax Rate by School Districts
School District No. 1877 Rate in Mills 1863
School District No. 127A, Rate in Mills l66 90
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28

VILLAGE OF DENHAM
Add = 80 Mills State Operating Tax to Total Rate
Total Tax Rate by School Districts
School District No Is, Rate in Mills 12464
Value Money Amt
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
TOWN OF FLEMING

Add 739 Mills State Operating Tax to Total Rate
Total Tax Rate by School Districts
School District No 1877 Rate in Mills 1866
School District No. 127A, Rate in Mills 36666
School District No. "A Rate in Mills $500
School District No. los Rate in Mills 1851
Evening star., 1943-06-13

Navy Department lawyer, and Ray
mond F. Rock, a War Department
engineer.
Mary Martin was encountered in
her Buckingham 20 by 20 garden
''Miz Martin of Oxford, Miss, wife
of Capt Carl Martin, U. S. A.. away
in the service. Young Mrs. Martin
had experienced hard luck with her
garden. The land would not drain
and the vegetables would not grow.
But she was doing the only thing
she knew to encourage plant growth
when The Star reporter came along.
With a glass gallon jug she had
toted with some difficulty, she was
watering the tiny shoots sticking
out of the mud.
The $1,000 in Victory garden
prizes has been divided into more
than 100 awards of War bonds
and stamps. The Star is publishing
a coupon on this page for your
convenience in entering the contest,
which is the official competition of
the District Victory Garden Com
mittee, open to all amateur garden
ers in Washington and the sur
rounding counties. Just fill in the
coupon and mail it to the Garden
Editor of The Star and your garden
will be entered for every prize to
which it is eligible
Evening star., 1943-06-13
Oil Company Authorized
To Build Moorinq Base

The Arlington County Board yes
terday granted the request of the
American Oil Co. to erect a mooring
base on the Virginia shore of the
Potomac River and to increase its
storage facilities at Rosslyn.
w, A. O'Day, sales manager for
the company, said the firm will
build a dock near Key Bridge, on
the George Washington Memorial
Parkway, to bring gasoline into the
county by barge and also will run
an additional pipe line to its storage
tanks in Rosslyn, the capacity of
which will be increased. Company
spokesmen said the project is need
ed to get an adequate gasoline sup
ply into the county to meet the in
creased transportation problems. ,
Two rezoning applications, sched-
uled for actor yesterday. were con-
tlnued, The board also approved eX-
penditures of s59.664 of the past two
weeks, including a payroll of s29, ,l03.
Evening star., 1943-06-13
James A. Broome, 63,
Dies al Darnesf0Wn
Specia Disnatch tn The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GERMANTOWN, Md, June 12.-
James A. Broome. 43, well-known
district farmer, died at his home
here today He was brother of
DR.. Edwin w Broome. Rockville,
Montgomery County superintendent
of schools. He is also survived by
his widow. Mrs. Bessie Broome. and
a sister, Miss Grace Broome, both
Of near here.
The funeral will take place at
II am. Monday at the funeral
home of w. Beuben Purphrey, Rock
vile. The Rev. William L, Ever
hart, pastor Of the Presbyterian
Church, will conduct the services
and burial will be in the Darnes-
town Cemetery.
Mr. Broome was a lifelong resi-
dent Of DarnestoWn district. He
was for long time connected with
the Montgomery County Farm
Bureau