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Evening star., 1943-10-03

thusiasts. Opportunities for photo
graphing poliage that runs the fun
chromatic scales against deem
autumn blue skies are existent
everywhere in the State.
Names western plateau area ia
ablaze with brilliant color and other
sections are just beginning to be
transformed into colorful wonder
land that will hold sway well into
this month.
The autumn months are gaining
in popularity with vacation seekers,
the Maine Development Commission
reports, and this year the Pine Tree
State is attracting many persons
from distant points. r.
E. M. writes that on trip Down
East a week ago, he paused II,
Portland for the best shore dinner
he ever had. Briefly, he said, the
menu consisted of little-necks or
the half shell, clam water, steamed
clams-they put bucket near your
seat to catch the ShellS-clam
choWder, New England style-none
of your New York choWders of every
kind of vegetable and few clans
or, lobster stew, if you prefer. Then
came fried clans. E. M. says there
was plenty of butter with broiled
live chicken lobster or a haibut
steak to top off the meal. The res
taurant was on the Portland
WharVes, he related, with checkered
tablecloths and apparently well-fed
serving maids and, he added he saw
party in evening clothes sitting
near four big men in mackinaWs
and corduroy trousers.
And, oh yes, DR.. Henry B. Pierson
of the Maine Forestry Department
points out that the prevalent opin-
ion that frost causes the leaves to
turn" is erroneous, adding that the
brilliant colors seen in the autumn
are in the leaves all summer, but
are hidden by chlorophyll, which
gives the leaves their green appear
ance. This substance is withdrawn
at the end of the growing season,
/ thus making the other colors visible.
A board Of judges to decide the
winners Of the annual Cape Nav
County fishing contest will be named
next week, Director Percy H. Jack
son of the Board of Freeholders an
nounced. Winners in each division
will be announced shortly after the
| judges have made the awards.
The latest reports from Trenton
show that recent catches by Mrs.
Kimble Of Rio Grande Of an 81
| pound black drum; Frank Phifer
/ and Ted Gruff of Wildwood. who
( landed black drums weighing So and
55 pounds. respectively, are leading
| the list Of entries.
From Ocean City. Norman V. Sar-
gent, director Of publicity, reports
that despite the headaches of man
/ power and materials, shore business
folk have had a peak year. Hotels
reported an average gross increas Sc
Of 35 per cent with a 30 per cent
heightened stay.
Evening star., 1943-10-03

"Reminiscences of Early Circus Days
In Washington.
Bradbury Heights citizens have
called mass meeting to discuss
pressing school problems in their
area. Of1icers also will be elected.
Other associations which will elect
officers are Michigan Park, Progress
sive Citizens of Georgetown, North
Cleveland Park. Southeast Council,
Washington Highlands, Crestwood
and Northeast Conference.
The complete list of meetings fol-
lows:
MONDAY.
Dupont Circle-Mayfower Hotel,
4:30 pm.
Congress Heights Progressive
Congress Heights School auditorium,
Nichols avenue and Raleigh street
Sc, 8 pm.
Kenilworth-New Community Cen
ter, Kenilworth avenue and Ord
street NE, 8 pm.
Manor Park - Whittier School,
Fifth and Sheridan streets NV,
8 pm.
Metropolis VieW-200 Rhode Is
land avenue NE, pm.
Progressive Citizens of George
town-Curtis School, o street be-
tween Twenty-second and Twenty
third streets NV, 8 pm.
Michigan Park - Bunker Hill
School. Fourteenth street and Mich
igan avenue NE. 8:15 pm
Congress Heights - Congress
Heights School auditorium. 4slcnols
ave. and Chesapeake ST, Sc, pm
TUESDAY.
Columbia Heights-Central High
School. room 100, Thirteenth and
Clifton streets NV, 8 pm,
North Cleveland Park-Windom
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Valley tournament at the Wardman
Park Hotel were:


ang %omens Men rbs9a;s Dar Ms pa&s Margaret ovne
N Boyle and Mrs. M r Reddy, second
Mrs MIS- Breckenrldge Long and Nine G N.
FfoGhssf, lhird. Mems pair. MAJ Thomas
Moore and G. R stona. second. A !
WestTieh S.,rsf and pr. a; J, ,steinberg third
hatherne johnson, first, 2OSia points.
Mrs. Ben Colder and C J. SOLOMON OF
ph1Iadeiphia' ahd second *44 Mrs H. c. White
i"H,2' MrS. ME-. J. r. Belt and Sam Rose
C. Pe II Goren. Rs rst aa ~ MIS Whts WheS and and
6. l. Dlckerman, second. I7s, Mrs G
n shird doqf s M2s IPd Rri " y Van DsysntsT
Jack Feagan, fourth. l7}.
malchss he leaders North and souti vere ere
| hrSt; Mr.. and Mrs John Donnelly, sec
ond,, J D. Boyd and Miller Roberts,
h5d snd Eas solomon snd Wss 9Ts MI NJ bel Go!dsr
ner and Capt Jack Feasan. second R l.
Miles and lie Roy Thurtel.. third
DE- s ss0@q Ms ssf0n Fl Mhe N2fe AND AND Souh
Goren, first: Mrs Irene Sureuy and Gene
Hermann. H ~ Second Mr. Ellis Butts and
Miss Frances Jacoby and Capt R H
SKINNER hrSt J, Onley and 6 L
B'kfrm5n Br & stsSef. sfSSed + h,rd wes'F'eh and
who failed to qualify in the hnals we're
Mrs 4 Herman and r. c. Jones, first,
Mrs. F w. Moormsn ard r r Bliss
second d. W H. Gorton and Dr. n. J.
MCHugh third
J. A. Dearing and Mrs Ruth Rich
ards won first prize last Monday
afternoon at the Matinee Club. Mrs.
John Stewart and Mrs JEFF" Long
were second.
The Anchor and Sabre Club at
the Cairo Hotel has suspended its
bridge games until later in the
month, when they will be resumed
on Monday nights.
Evening star., 1943-10-03
The Travellers Notebook
Mexico Prepares Its Dead Mans Bread;
Maine Foliage Calls to Color Photo Fans;
Woman Leads in Cape May FISHING Contest

The Mexican Tourist Association,
despite the rigid limitation on the
number Of train accommodations
continues to send out its appeals to
potential tourists. One of its latest
bulletins titled I'm Mexico Ghosts
Are Human Beings, Too" reads:
"Mexicans seem to have real lik-
ing for ghosts, and this, combined
with their innate hospitality, re-
suits In one of the most unusual
festivals south of the border-All
Souls day, when the dead come
home for bangup holiday The
symbol of All Souls day is the
saucy, bright yellow calendula, and
Mexicars figure it's a jolly, cheerful
flower to lay on cold gray slab of
stone.
"On November / and all Mexico
keeps open house for dead relatives
and the best is none too good for
these infrequent and honored guests.
Delicious dead mans bread, cakes,
sweets and goodies fill the bakery
shops whose inviting signs, deco
rated with skulls and cross bones.
read: Buy Your Dead Mans Bread
here Little boys MUNICH sugar
skulls .. in the market place weird
wooden toys, painted in bright COL
ors. attract children and adults
alike =. miniature funeral process
sion, an acrobatic skeleton, a lively
jack in -the-boX corpse and
everywhere you look, in the markets
homes and graveyards, are the
pungent, gay calendula.
I'm all the streets vendors are
selling ballads lampooning politi-
clans in verse and caricatures. De-
plcted as dead men. the subjects are
always recognizable as leading
figures of the day. The accompany
ing verses. some times ribald are
| always amusing and satiric. Every
where there's laughter and joy, for
it's Mexico's great holiday"
Throughout November the festas
continue and. finally, on December
IL. there is the most extensive and
brilliant of all of them, the ma
tional pilgrimage to the shrine. on
the outskirts Of Mexico City, of the
country's patron saint, Our Lady
Of Guadalupe. Pilgrims come from
all parts OF the country and crowd
the city and surrounding country
side. There is huge fair, and
music all day and all night. The
celebrations last for 10 days before
the climax on the 18th. Equally
interesting in all parts of the coun-
try are the "posados Christina
parties held in all homes for week
before Christmas.
Revolution day, November 20. Is q
national holiday, celebrated with
military parades and sports events.
| y ~
Autumn in Maine furnishes q
field day for color photography en-
Evening star., 1943-10-03
FW Plans 10 Send
Christmas Gifts
To Men Overseas

Leolin H. Neville Thompson, sen.
ior vice commander of the District Of
Columbia Department, Veterans oI
Foreign Wars of the United States
last week requested persons here
and in nearby Maryland and Vlr.
glnia to send in the names of over
seas men, who are not expected tt
receive a gift from the home folks
at Christmas.
These names should be sent to hin,
Immediately at the department
headquarters. 1907 l street NV.
in order that packages can be sent
for the War Department. not later
than October IS and for the Navy
Department not later than Novem-
Der /.
The national organization is con-
Quoting a radio program, Speak UP
for Democracy" on the evening OF
the 18th Of each month. Past De-
partment Comdr. Leon B. Lambert
and Mrs. Florence Armstrong, past
auxiliary president, will present the
next program, What, When, Where
and How
Eouahty-WalterR Reed Post held a
social at the last meeting with
members of other service organiza-
tons as guests.
Several applicants Will be obi
gated at the meeting on october 7
at Pythian Temple. 1912 Ninth street
NV. and the department officers
viii make an official visit.
A department rally will be held
Tuesday at 935 G. place NV, with
an entertainment and refreshments,
A general committee meeting of
Front Line Post will be held Tues
day at pm. at 935 G place NV.
Meetings this week are:
Council of Admlnistra-
ton. District Building.
Tuesday-T. N. T Pup Tent. Mill
tary Order of the Cootie, 935 G
place NV.
Observation-Disclosures L. EdmOnds
Post, 1903 Fourteenth street NV.
Observation-Disclosures Reed
Post, 1912 Ninth street NV.
Friday-National Capital Post
1903 Fourteenth street NV.
Hornet Circle, No. /, Military Or
der of the Lady Bugs, held a get
together at 7l3 D street NV. on
Saturday evening. The guest OF
honor was Majestic Lady Gold Bug
zella Gregersen Of Dcs Moines
Iowa
Gifts were presented to Leonard
Bacon, aide de camp; Frank Topash
past supreme seam squirrel, AND
Dutch Hawthorne, supreme color
guard
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Business Groups
Two Associations
Schedule Meetinos

Two business associations have
planned meetings for this week.
The Electrical Contractors Asso-
citation will hold general business
session in room 720 of the Potomac
Electric Power Co. Building, Tenth
and E streets NV. at 8 pm. Tues
day night. Subject Of discussion will
be changes in the electrical code.
At pm. Wednesday night the
Master Plumbers Association will
meet for the second fall assembly
at the American Legion Hall, 2437
Fifteenth street NV.
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Hall, 1923 Window place NV, g
pm.
Southeast Council - Anacostia
High School, Sixteenth and r
streets Sc. pm.
WEDNESDAY.
Crestwood-Roosevelt High School
music room, Thirteenth and Up
shur streets NV, 8 pm.
Oldest Inhabitants-Old Union
Engine House, Nineteenth and H
streets NV. 5 pm.
Washington Highlands-P Patterson
School, Nichols avenue and Chesa-
peake street S.W., 8 pm.
THURSDAY.
Connecticut Avenue-All Souls
Memorial Episcopal Church, Ca
thedral avenue and Woodley place
NV, 8 pm.
Northeast Conference - Twelfth
Police Precinct, Rhode Island ave-
nue. and Seventeenth street NE.
g pm.
FRIDAY.
Bradbury Heights - Bradbury
Heights Methodist Church, 1927
Bowen road Sc, 8 pm.
BrightWood-Paul Junior High
School, Eighth street and Concord
avenue NV, 8 pm
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Judges Wife Fined 81
e. the Associated Press,

BS the Associated Press,
DURHAM. N. C.-"Sounds to me
IKE she's guilty" said Judge A. r.
wilson, assistant recorder, when the
clerk OF court entered a plea of guilty
for woman charged with overtime
parking.
The judge then fined her 81. The
defendant, not in court to hear the
verdict, was Judge Wilson'S wife.
Evening star., 1943-10-03

Results In last weeks Cumberland
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Moiorcu Power Plant

Spain has authorized construction
Of station to produce 100000 kilo-
watt hours of electricity annually on
the island of Ma lorCa.
Evening star., 1943-10-03

Thlrd-sectior winners were the
Bees who had 1872 out of 81 boards
Their North and South pair. Mrs.
1. M. Boyle and Mrs. M. R. Reddy
was high in that direction with 79la
points. Mrs. J. R. Belt and Mrs
E. r. Shepard were high East and
West.
The following is the percentage
ratings Of the various teams:
Team Standing
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Compulsory Military Training in High Schools

The problem proposed compulsory military training the
high schools
civic and legislators Some advocating
in the High School
year
This matter given thorough consideration
very active Public Schools Committee the
committee recommended the Directors
record voring compulsory
The directors the
sctlons to confer with the school authorities
views This followed and the matter
In the light of the additional information obtained.
AS result the committee in returning the
tors recommended that the
years for all who physically physical
clans certificate be required parent
guardian for exemption Of pupil from military
should give specific for such
consideration by the school officials
The directors. acting for the Board of
revised recommendations of
Another advanced by school
the cadets that length
to train cadets for the
mssioned officer grades 1t also required the full
essential training.
Another feature Of the Of the schools
recommendation that nasmuch military training
interest the Nation
supplied by the United
views being advocated by in Congress
The chief objection heard compulsory
the OF uniforms the alleged interference
of students who ambitious for athletic football glory
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

fact that one-man-riot means exactly what
it says: one man. not one man and one
woman.
This great truth has now become apparent.
Far from hitting II off together. Chottie
says, Mr.. Wright just hit her
Unlike the month of March. ne came into
her life like a lion and also went out like one.
The roaring exit occurred last January
first.
Returning from a New Years Eve party
in condition appropriate 20 the occasion,
Chottie climbed into bed that seemed TO
spin, slowly and sedately.
Then all at once she became aware that
her feeling was not wholly an illusion She
was spinning. In fact, she says she hit the
floor with a most undreamlike thud
Everything steadied into proper perspec-
tive after that and She goes on she beheld
her husband nonchalanty walking off with
the bed sheet, which he had yanked from
under her
Before marrying him she might have con-
sidered prank Of this sort howlingly funny
But three years of trying 90 adjust herself
20 one-man.riot had made her economical
in spending her laughter
So, without even a chucblc she spent the
rest Of that night on the hard. living room
sofa, while Mr. Wright snored away on his
own downy mattress wrapped i'm her sheet
When he awoke the sheet was clasped low
ngly about him, but not Chottie Chottie
was gone.
Arising bright, early and aching I'm every
limb she'd made a New Years resolution.
But instead of swearing off liquor, cigarettes,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

outhursts Of temper or anything else as or
binary as that, she swore off the extraord-
nary Mr. Wright
An hour later she was in a plane, bound
for Miami
Though the streets of Miami, as the say
ing goes, are paved with broken resolutions,
Chottie's is not among them. Hers seems to
be one Of those unbreakable, singlc-purpose
jobs guaranteed TO last lifetime.
In order to carry her resolution through
it was necessary TO become bona fide resi-
dent Of Florida. so she went out and bought
herself an $4,000 house on exclusive Sher-
dan Ave. Miami Beach From this hovel.
she could see the tower Of the Dade County
courthouse where her divorce suit is even
now cooking on the front burner.
While it cooks, the rich odor of its con-
tents can already bc detected on the soft
Florida breeze.
Chottie charges for example, that her hus-
band was in the habit Of calling her aristo-
cratic mother, who is blind and confined TO
a wheclchair all sorts OF names few Of
which were cndearing;
That he turned the same sort Of language
on her when She inherited a fortune from
Uncle Dcvcreu% Milbun and refused to place
il i'm his bank account:
That he stripped her twice and threw her
clothes in the fireplace; showed a preference
for his eX-wife's company over hers: and
tossed her downstairs in the nude.
All Of which, if correct, would indicate
that Johnny has lost none Of the verve he
first exhibited on quiet Spring evening five
years ago
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

His then wife, Catherine, had not yet
prepared dinner when he reached home so
he expressed his displeasure by dragging her
into the yard by the hair
Just stay right there a minute" he told
her as he started back 10 the house, Il want
to get my gun and kill you"
Emerging again, shotgun in hand he saw
a woman ambing down the street and, with
out a second thought fired four slugs none
Of which, fortunately hit the target Later.
on finding that the woman was a neighbor
Of his, Mrs. Ethel Swift ne apologized by
saying that he had mistaken her for his wife.
At any rate, when Mrs. Swift had taken
TO cover, Catherine Crawlcd out from under
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

IRE your case in Chancery No. 1914. The
plaintiff (Chottie) tells me that Martin +
Whelan (her attorney is the Democratic over
lord of your Circuit, 1t will take more than
political connections to arrive at a favorable
verdict for the plaintiff, II such Is true. Very
truly yours, John B. Wright"
The third salvo caught Mr.. Leatherman
before he had a chance to answer the others
Il extend an invitation TO you and Martin
f. WhelaA Jr., and all other pseudo-politicians
TO Jump into whatever lake you desire. Very
truly yours, John B. Wright"
After which IL began 20 be rumored that
Mr.. Leatherman might give up being Jerk
and go into the ne-man-riot business himself
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

HTS a rare man today who can boast Of
4 carrying on with business as usual during
alterations.
Mr. John b Wright son and heir Of the
late president Of the Massachusetts, Mutual
Life Insurance Company. is one Of the select
few
Mr. Wright is in the one-man-riot business
This unusual trade calls for "A sound con-
sttution, no inhihitons. and most OF all one
Of those explosive, or practical" senses of
humor.
II does not seem 10 be affected by wars
and the other vagaries Of international affairs
The office OF the one.man-rioter is any
where he feels like running amok and the
last person he tries TO please Is the customer.
Aspirants advised 10 take course in
How To Lose Friends And ALLEVIATE People.
or, If they haven't got the time for intensive
study, just 20 familarizc themselves with the
career OF Mr.. Wright
Mr. Wrights Nght 20 consideration as one
OF the key men IN the business was cstab-
Eshed back IN 1893 when, in the space OF
twelve uproarious hours hc;
"a Put on private skcct shoot using an
innocent neighbor as clay pigeon;
(2) Beat up his wife.
(3) Played hare and hounds with the en-
tire Madison Connecticut cons;ahulary. not
TO mention a contingent OF state Troopers:
4 4
girl friend and finally,
60 Was captured by Coast Guard cutter
AS result Of these shonauigaus ne spent
three months in the pokey was divorced and
after his wife had won a $4,000 alienation Of
affections suit from his sca-going girl friend
up and married the latter.
Charlotte CHotcha-C hottie) Milburn. mad
cap niece of the late great polo-piayer. Dew
ereux Milbun and daughter Of the socially
prominent Mrs. Anne HolHngsworth Milburn
Peabody became the new Mrs Wright
Chottie laughed herself into the role, but
now, three years later is getting a straight
faced Florida divorce
The treatment she complains Of would
seem to show that her husband is still tend
ing to business at the same old stand
Poor Johnny she remarked at the time
Of their marriage, he's just misunderstood"
The implication was that If anyone could
appreciate his odd sense of humor she was
the one. And K did not oven occur 20 those
familiar with her past 20 doubt it, for she
had shown no mean talent in the riot line
herself
Society first realized that il had acquired
a decorating debutantc i'm Chottie when thirty
five balloons, which she was wearing at
party, exploded
Il didn't know they were loaded" ex-
planned the young man who had touched them
off with a cigarette
Emerging from the hospital Chottic feu
in love with a handsome bootlegCcr Gt was
the prohibition era) and then clopcd with
youth of more social standing, which he lost,
temporarily at least. by failing down a man
hole into one Of the principal sewers Of
Havana (Cuba).
The accident occurred in the midst of the
eloPement. causing it to be postponed indcf.
initey
Her ncNt elopement also had 20 be post
poned this time because she fell asleep
However, few nights later she felt more
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

About a year
later. on her way TO
divorce Mr.. Chees-
borough I'm Carson
City, Nevada, she
got stuck in a snow
drift. II took four
teen men fourteen
days 20 open the
road so she could go
on and get her de-
cree.
Before she'd fig.
urcd out how many
days il would have
taken five men,
workin < double
time, or even one
great big man. she
was married TO Mr..
Wright.
r on n Mr..
Wright is sixteen
years older than
Chottie. there were
IN v predictions
tn I, sin g both
were unprcdictable.
they would hit II off
very well together.
Completely over
locke was the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

And with the benefit of
this handicap Johnny got
away.
Much later, his abandoned
car was found by the shore.
The merry voices of Mr..
Wright and Chottie could be
heard drifting over the water,
so the police manned a skiff
and attacked by sea.
Wright started his motor
and got away again, but not
before one lone Trooper had
boarded him. And with this
stowaway, and Chottie, he
joyrode all over Long Island
Sound, until a Coast Guard
Cutter finally cut him down.
The contempt for Official
dom, so glaringly displayed
during this 12-hour fandan.
go, has asserted itself again
in his dealings with Chottie's
divorce suit. He has yet to
acknowledge the suit formal
ly. but Mr.. f. B. Leatherman.
clerk Of the Circuit Court
where it is being heard, has
received informal acknowl-
edgment in a series Of tele-
grams.
Your case No. 1914 In
Chancery is a joke" stated
the first message, without
beating about the bush. "You
have my permission to stick
the case number and the
plaintiff. also yourself. where
you have plenty of room.
Very truly yours, John b.
Wright.
While Mr.. Leatherman's
blood pressure was still soar
ing from this attack, in came
MESSAGE number tu,o
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

On NeLD Years EUe,
ChOttie Relates, Her
FriSky Husband Puck
iShly Dumped Her ont
of Bed by Ydnking the
Sheet From Under Her.
On NeIC Years Day She
Made a Resolution to
DiUOrce Him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

wide-awake and got all the
way through another elope-
ment with the same man as before. She soon
wished she'd fallen asleep again.
His name was Hugh Pickering and they
fell 10 pickering.
Followed divorce and another marriage
TO Thomas p Cheesborough, Jr, a socialite
DuSisher
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

The aroused sleeper ended by hopping in his
car and almost running over one of the in
truders
The police gave chase.
Dashing through nearby Madison Comm
the fugitive got onto the Boston Post Road
which in the days before gas rationing used
to be pretty congested. 1t was this day. Suf-
fering from inhibitions about violating traffic
laws, taking chances at collisions and killing
pedestrians, the police were at a disadvantage
Playboys, on the other hand, follow DR.. Freud's
advice about making the best of things by not
letting inhibitions bother them.