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members of the attraction. All eyes
were directed on one of those tired
businessmen. Having been refreshed,
he soon forgot all about being tired
and proceeded to match the dagger
dancer blow for blow with Mischa's
best silver-plated knives.
Il y \
H. s. Dudley, jr., master of cere-
monies at the Club Bali, has a stand
ing contract with Dufresue and Var
ner to return to the Casino de Paris
whenever and If ever the spirit
moves him. Dudley says the spirit
will probably move him as soon as
he can hop in a plane and expect
transatlantic service.
Last time Dudley worked at the
Casino it was with Josephine Baker
and Mistinguette. While at the
Moulin Rouge he worked in several
productions with Chevalier and then
later moved to the Kit-Kat in Lon
don and also the Palladium.
Dudley's funniest experience was
with French taxi drivers who knew
the value of a franc, whereas he
didn't.
When we used to>come out Of the
Casino after the last show" Dudley
said, 1.-The taxis would be waiting
for us. If anybody else tried to get
in, the drivers would brush them
aside with-'No, no. no, monsieur, for
the ar-tists!'
Finally some one explained to us
that we were tipping them five times
as much as they usually received,
so We stopped" Dudley said.
Next night when we tried to get
in, the drivers brushed us aside.
No, no, no, monsieur-not for per-
formers!'"
Amazing. if you go for that sort OF
thing, is Ray Parker's method of
mind reading at the Troika. The
ventriloquism comes in handy, too,
we would say. Before landing at
Merry-Land's Johnny Graham
toured Canada and Mexico with the
USO. .. Everybody at Kavakos
Grill seems happy about its bright
paint-brush coat of red and white
-. Stop wondering about those ex-
cursions into the classics by Pianist
Eddie Jones at the Cafe Caprice
its all right. Eddie came to Wash
ington originally to study piano with
Norman Fraunheim, q protege OF
Paderewski.
X X X *
Beauty with brains is Lady Dacita
OF the Del Rio. And that's no Joke
Dacita has her degree in psychology
from the University Of Puerto Rice
to prove it--as If she needed it.
Psychology comes in handy, be.
lieve me-" she said, especially In
Evening star., 1944-10-05
Col. Mccarthy, in France,
Raps Aniicharier Letter

A letter from a Bethesda Army
officer now in France denouncing as
confusing and misleading" letter
written by Judge Albert E. Brault,
head of the Citizens Committee to
Defeat the Charter, was made public
today by the Montgomery County
Charter Committee. Judge Brault
had urged servicemen to vote against
the charter.
Col. Charles w. Mccarthy, 69O5
Beverly road, referring to the op-
position as 1.-THE old Montgomery
County group charged that ap-
proximately $1,000, including mail
ing costs, had been spent ito further
the political interests OF a small
group" In anticharter activities
while welfare agencies are begging
for funds"
II think 1t should be pointed out"
the letter said, that of the II ,00C
citizens from Montgomery County
now in the armed forces, very few
were absent in their military capaci-
ties when the charter was first pro-
Evening star., 1944-10-05
Harry Beresford, 30,
Retired Actor, Dies;
Starred in Old Soak

BY. the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 5.-Death has
taken Harry Beresford, 80, stage and
screen actor, who immortalized the
role OF Glen Hawley in THE Old
Soak" one of the theater's great
successes.
He died at his Toluca Lake home
yesterday after a long illness.
Don Marquis wrote "The Old
Soak Especially for Beresford. The
actor created the part Of Shavings
in the play Of that name, which ran
for three years.
Born in London, Mr.. Beresford
came to the United States in 1885
He retired from the screen in 1910.
His widow, the former Edith Wylie,
former stage actress, and a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Dorothy Brewer, survive.
Evening star., 1944-10-05
Woodworking Plant
Clears Fire Debris

Cleanup crews were removing
debris today at the Washington
Woodworking Co., 9l2 Fourth street
NV, where a four-alarm fire early
yesterday caused damage estimated
at $l75,000 by Raymond Sim, COM
pany president.
Mr.. Sim said approximately hall
Of the plants equipment could be
salvaged, however, and expressed
hope that production could be re-
sumed in the front part Of the build.
ing next week.
Capt. Francis Scroggins of the
No. Z engine company, who wa.
injured In a fall from a ladder e!
the fire, has been released from
Emergency Hospital. His physician
DR.. Benjamin Dean, said he wa.
not injured seriously.
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Mr.. Beresford made his debut in
1885 at the Gayety Theater in Lon
don. During the next 80 years he
played all over the United States in
touring companies and lin Stock"
Later stage appearances were few
including "Out of Luck" 1924; THE
Undercurrent," 1925; Stolen Fruit, .
1925; a revival of "Shavings," 1926
THE Perfect, Alibi," 1928; Michael
and Mary" 1929.
Among his motion pictures were
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s.aa.
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Church to Heur Lecture

Will B. Davis Of Chicago, member
Of the Board Of Lectureship of the
mother church in Boston, will dis
cuss Christian Science, What 1t Is
and How 1t Heals" at 8 pm. tomor-
row at the First Church Of Christ
Scientist, Columbia road and Euclid
street NV.
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this business. You can use 1t In
dealing with the boys in the band
or with the audience"
Funny thing -Dacita refused to
discuss her psychological approach
| In dealing with the press. Well,
whatever It Is. its good.
Evening star., 1944-10-05
copt. Quentin Roosevelt
Promoted to Major
nv The Associatad pres.

BY the Associated Press.
Capt. Quentin Roosevelt, grand
son of Theodore Roosevelt, has been
promoted to the temporary rank OF
major, the War Department re-
ported today.
Maj Roosevelt entered the Army
shortly after leaving Harvard In
1941.
Evening star., 1944-10-05

Finn and Hattie, /" Scandal Sheet"
up Pops the Devil" Forgotten
Commandments, Dinner at Eight, q
Shes No Lady" Tn His Steps, Z
Mississippi" Heaven on Earth,
and Grand Jury" He belonged to
The Lambs and The Players Clubs.
Evening star., 1944-06-18

mol" His eyes reflected the question back
at her Was she herself married now, he won
dered.
Our first question, she announced slowly,
her mouth few inches away from the mike.
What is the largest body in our solar sys-
temp" Then 50 perfectly that not muscle
of her face moved, she whispered, "Anssser
that, snsorty. Maybe you'll Wish you hadn't
cut so often at schoolr'
Nick washboarded his forehead, thought
a moment The largest body in our solar
system is the sun. of coursep'
"Mr. Heagan's answer is correct" the girl
spoke into the ether, almost reluctantly.
'Not bod. ,otse guy!'
''Correctionp' came back Heagan as the
girl turned to the next contestant. Il said
that the sun is the largest body in the solar
system because that's what everybody thinks
But any comet is larger. The tail of comet
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mastermind! How's it feel to rest the Uranium
on Park Avenue mattress?"
Lady Quiz crimsoned imperceptibly, swung
her attention to the others in front of the
microphone. A few minutes later Nick and
four more from the audience were standing to-
gether beside her. As she bent over the small
drum containing the questions to be selected,
for brief instant she hesitated before Nick:
Hi, my sagabond lose1! Still looking for
place in the sum-
mo! Reaching for the nsoon," he shot back
under his breath.
She flashed him an official smile and reached
for one of the folded slips of paper in the
drum. 'Your name?" she began.
Mick Heagan. New York City,"
'Occupation?"
advertising But next week go into uni
form"
She hesitated moment before stating the
next question. Then, married."
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lily envelop couple of our suns. But let it go.
Lady Quiz knows bestp'
Fifty thousand watts blazed in Hilda Lips
eyes as she pivoted to the next contestant
Nick's competitor bald-headed, drawing
sailor, shrugged his shoulders instead of ex-
planning whether the nickname for police
man, ''oop," owed its derivation to an abbre-
Walton of the term, copper" or stood for
the initials. Chief of Police"
HE red minute hand of the studio clock
showed ten minutes spent when it was
Heagan's turn again.
Next question" said Lady Quiz. (Which
of the following gases is deadly in effect to
human being? Oxygen methane . :. car
bon monoxide :. argon -. . helium?" Her
voice was as lethal as cyanide.
Heagan answered quickly. Carbon mon
oxide is deadly gas"
Lady Quiz nodded, reached for new ques-
ton as she announced, ''Mr. Heagans answer
is oorrect!' Then, hissingly, "How about
dish Of Nick Heogan's hot atr?''
''One moment!' broke in Nick. Carbon
monoxide is deadly gas - right But mod
ern research shows that carbon monoxide
is also used to save life. Any scientist will tell
you that it can be used to save people from
acute anemia."
Arson famed in the quiz queens eyes as
Heagan's whisper came to her ears: "Get
off the air, babe, before the sponsors gire some
Of tt to yoa!'
A very much subdued oracle battled
through the rest of the program. BY the time
the show had neared its last few minutes,
Nick stood out as the obvious winner, having
scored one hundred per cent 1t had been
field day for him as he drew attention to the
endless comedy of errors.
He grinned widely as Lady Quiz declared
him the winner
1T gives me great pleasure to award you
first prize" she said ''Mr. Heagan, did you
enjoy the program?"
"Nor'
Then why did you come here?"
For the hundred dollars
What's the matter with the show?"
mot enough love interest"
What do you mean?"
This" And Heagan swiftly kissed her.
''NoT bad, my little rotce Of ine1pe1ienee."
he said an instant later, his whisper drowned
out by the studio audiences laughter
''Oh, you dog" she cried, as the sound engi-
neer gestured that the program was over.
You've ruined my show. Did you have to
show me up? And where will get new job?"
Nick smiled. You've got new job. Mrs
Heagan."
But - but -"
mo butts. honey. Everything will be okay.
You see - I'm the guy your sponsor hired to
write this program. pick the questions, pre-
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Ask Me No QUESTIONS!
An embarrassing situation
for the woman billed as
The Walking Brain Trust

NTIcK HEAGAN had never seen a radio
IN broadcast So now, as he sat in the front
row of Station WHIM's main studio, with
his eyes fastened on the oblong frosted-glass
plate bearing the illuminated words, ON THE
AIR, thrill of anticipation flooded him.
In about five seconds he would be seeing
Loire Sommers, the Park Avenue Oracle, in
action. Loire Sommers, the Human Encyclo-
pedia, the Walking Brain Trust, known to her
thousands of radio followers as Lady Quiz,
the l. Q. Queen of the Airwaves.''
Nick scrubbed his tanned forehead and
scowled. There she was now, the girl with the
corn-silk hair, over by the microphone. He
knew her from when. When she had been a
freckled little freshman by the name of Hilda
Lip. and had won his heart as well as Phi
Beta Kappa key
Now she was Loire Sommers, the Park
Avenue dame with an Einstein build-up. But
what she didn't know about love would fill
a ten-foot shelf.
ONE eye aimed at the minute hand of the
big clock on the wall, the other at her script,
Loire Sommers began her program:
Hello again, you mental giants. Are you
up on your Who's Who and your What's
What? Tonight's thrilling battle of wits be-
tween our contestants and your Lady Quiz
gives US all chance to make mental whoopee
One hundred dollars in cash goes to the con-
testant answering the most questions cor
rectly Come on, you tuner-inners, get on our
mental merry-go- round and join in our intel
lectual tug-of-war.
Nick knew the rest The Lady Quiz pro-
gram was heading for the Number One spot
on the air, on Wednesday nights, and he'd
listened to all of the previous broadcasts.
Hard to think of little Hilda Lip as the
voice behind it all! He shut his eyes and
thought of the time he'd achieved the impos-
sible - persuaded her to cut psych lecture
to go swimming with the gang. She'd been
sweet that afternoon. For once he'd made her
forget she was superwoman, and had been
voted the most brilliant girl on the campus.
Well, she'd made good, just as she said she
would two years ago at graduation time.
And they'd busted up -. for Miss Hilda
Lip wasn't going to marry an advertising
man with an undetermined future.
He felt his cheeks flaming. For here she
was now, voice and eyes directed steadily
at him, although when she spoke she seemed
still two years away. Would you mind join
ing our group for tonight's program?" she
was saying, her blue eyes upwavering, her
voice firm, vibrant.
He searched for the faintest shade of emo
tional unbalance in her tones. But no, she
was as dulcetly impersonal as the cigarette
girl in some night club.
But Nick mind was faster than his heart.
''You mean chance at that hundred dollar
nrize2" he said quickly "Of course - count
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14

lows and a backfield full of ice men. The Cleveland Rams are in the race this year also. They're a nice bunch of fellows.
 . Tn the Eastern Division, Wash ington has most of the class, but the New York Giants, who forced the Skins into a special play-off last year, have good ball club. too. Stout Steve Owen lost Ward Cuff, his all-time greatest back. Bill Pascal, leading groundgainer in the NIL in '43, Big Al Blozis and Emory Nix, but he still has the strongest line-end to end-in the business. The Giant backfield is headed by Arnie Herber, ancient passing star from Green Bay, who quit the game "for good" two years ago, Tuffy Leemans, age 94; and Ken Strong. age 103. Things are tough this year, boss.
 A new team, the Boston Tanks, look fairly strong in the backfield, and the Philadelphia Eagles hook. ed the brightest rookie catch of the year, Steve Van Buren, 10-sec- ond man from Louisiana State. Brooklyn-now the Tigers instead of the Dodgers-looks as bad as ever.
 From where we sit, the teams figure to finish like this, WEST: Green Bay, Chicago, Detroit, Pitts burgh, Cleveland. EAST: Washing ton, New York, Philadelphia, Bos- ton, Brooklyn. You can sue us if we're wrong.
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son to do 1t. For the mighty Bruins are no longer the masto- dons of yore. They have lost Sid Luckman. They are going to lose Bulldog Turner and maybe Joe Schyndar Their coach and owner, George Halas, is in the Navy. They have nobody left but a bunch of fellows named Harry.
 In the quest Of their seventh National League flag, the Bears are going to have tough opposition from at least two other quarters. In Quarter Number One we find the Green Bay Packers, who have lost one man, Big Tony Canadeo, the passer, whose replacement, Irv Comp, is a passer himself, a cir constance greatly appreciated by the Packers peerless end, Don Hut son, who has glue all over his fin gers, as everybody knows. Hutson is starting his 10th year with the Packers and, like wine, cheese and bananas, he keeps improving with age.
 In Quarter Number Two from which we may expect trouble for ~ | {
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Sports Quiz

1. What player in this years World Series is called The Octu- pus?
 a. Mark Christman b. Martin Marion c. Vernon Stephens 2. Who was the Wheaton Ice man? E a. Cecil Isbell b. Georgie Wolff c. Red Grange 3. What was the name of the horse that beat Man O'War? a. Upset b. Paul Jones c. Sir Barton 4. The Edward J. Neill Memorial Trophy is annually awarded to the one who has done the most for what sport?
 a. Hockey ....-> b. Horse Racing . c. Boxing
 ANSWERS
 q-t 'g-e 'o-5 'q-I
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 the Pittsburgh Steelers m a y give the Bears trouble. T Il 6 L 1 o n s have built their club around F I a t. F o o t Frankie Sinkwich, t IL e gentleman from Georgia, a n d t h e Steelers have a line full of sturdy fel-
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contest in which all military per sonnel except those attached to the Base Special Service Office may compete.
 In promoting this sort of con- test, the BEAM wants to make it as easy as possible for all so, in stead of asking for scores, we are just asking for winners. In the box found elsewhere on this page, a list of twelve games are drawn up. Mark your selection with an X mark and send it into the Base Special Service Office not later than Wednesday afternoon at 1700. Ties, unless so marked, will be counted as losses.
 Now, for what you get. No ac- tual hard cash will be forthcoming every week, BUT the winning guesser' will be given a book of theatre tickets which entities him or her to ten free movies at the Base Theater. Let's all get into the competition and see who the ex- pert will be in this very first week.
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k II v 4N0L1O41Ox pro f e s sional F o o t b a l l l. e a g u e t F @ most time-hon- ored adage is: ID o n t bet against the Chi cago Bears"
 If '* -* you feel like b e t t ing a g a i n s t the B e rs, h 0 w. ever, this seems like a good sea
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Preston Marshall's team in the playoff.
 The wet-wash king from the na- tion's capitol has his team opera ting out of the T formation this year, a switch from the single wing. The new formation suits Slinging Sammy Baugh, the Skins one-man ball club, to a T. Of that isn't the worst pun of the century, it will have to do until Harry Her shield thinks up topper.)
 Not only is Slinging Sammy the best passer, kicker and defensive back in the history of football, but he's also the games best field gen. eral and its greatest drawing card. He's the Babe Ruth of the grid iron.
 P. S.-His draft board in Texas has indicated that if Baugh plays football this year, he may lose his essential farmer" classification. Tn the event that Sammy decides to stay on the farm you can just
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'q-t 'e-e 'o-1 ar

forget all those nice things we said about the Redskins.
 Of the other teams in the Pro Loops Western Division, the De rroit ions and
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,Cb 1iCpPCO 0P about their (or' someone else's) Alma M a t e r and start to beat the we'll known dru m about, her foot ball team. The BEAM, in line with it's pro gressive policy, is now sponsor ing a football
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 find the Bears arch-rivals, the w a s h i ngton Redskins. The B e a r s don't meet the Skins in the regular s e a s o n this y e a r b U t should they get past the Pack CTS, they most assuredly will m e e t George
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Tn Spain they say si, si, in France they say oui, oui, and in ...:: .. f a National
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Ten Free Theatre Ducats
 For Winners Each Week
TWelve Nation Wide Games Chosen

Hold on to your hats, football fans, for here we go again. This, is the time of the year when all grid. prognosticators get hepped up
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TEAR OUT AND
 SEND
 to Base Special Service Office

This is the way l like them this weekend:
 Q Penn State Holy Cross Q Q Sampson Nav. Cornell Q c Illinois Pitt Q c Navy Georgia Tech ( ) . Alabama Tennessee ( ) Q So. Methodist Rice Q Q Tex. Christian -Tex.A&M o . Wisconsin Notre Dame ) . Purdue Iowa Q Q Nebraska Kansas o c Great Lakes Ohio State ( ) Q St. Mary's P-Flt.- -UCLA 0 Name ............... ......'f Rank ............... Organization ...............
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oIGSKIN GUESSING CONTEST OPENS
BATTING THE BALL WITH BOB
OPEN LETTER TO FOOTBALL FANS

of the that always ul sports There good for state of affairs touc competition the sections has away available This the situation prevails although planned Last Monday meeting held Base and representatives from only two units showed Wha wrong? Aren't there enough interested in the fall wasn't the these large enough The grdron plainly visible right behind the and the sigh placements y-yard Let's get that stare before the flies
 THE LATE LAMENTED WORLD SERIES
 The struggle between high flying Redbrds and Cmderelamen history GIs have claimed that this writer couldn't pick winner if only team probably that but dur
 the coming winter months there will be plenty of discus
 sion in barracks all the world to whether not the Cards could have beaten the Tigers the two had met Certainly Newhouser could not have twed specaculary than did Galehouse Kramer The whole however lies in the batting strength the clubs The Tigers, with Wakefield York Cramer Higgins and Mayo certainly formidable at the dish than the woefuly hitting that Cards only able plate that the Browns pitching However the "superhiess wonders" scored twelve during the of the Yankees of old than that total in several World Series games. The classic is said beore wonder if the NIL would have captured the the Tigers who mquestonaby the class of the junior circuit during the last month two of the If don't with
 GRID GOSSIP
 One games docket for this afternoon will when the Yale Bulldog clashes with Lou Little Columbia Lions Although the Gohamites will into tn underdg don't sell the Blue and White short They thing their collective Notre Dame shoul Dartmouth at Boston, Army out for it's frs victory over the Colgate date this afternoon Lafayette will tackle Syracuse under tn lights tonight at the laters stadium.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Undefeated Triplett Softball Team
;. Turns Back Strong Tiffm Outfit, "a

Triplett's home field jinx over the
strong Routh Packers softball team
of Tiffin was continued last Monday
night, when the undefeated Bluffton
outfit trounced the visitors, to A, in
a game at Harmon field.
The victory ran Bluffton's season
string to seven wins in a row, without
suffering a setback, and it was only
the second time Tiffin has been beaten
this year in nearly 20 games.
Triplett was decidedly the underdog
in Mondays tilt, for Tiffin has impress
sive victories over such teams as Fer
guson's State Auditors generally rec
ognized as Ohio's best team, and the
Napoleon team which was the state
champion last season.
In the Monday assignment, the local
boys got their first break when Man
ager Roth of Tiffin elected not to start
Ken Altman, his teams ace pitcher,
against Bluffton.
Trail at Start
At that, things looked unpromising
for Bluffton when Tiffin got away to
an early to lead, the result of H.
Agerter's home run in the first inning
and three successive hits in the sec
ond.
Bluffton did not tally until the third
when Russ Gratz singled, advanced to
second when Anderson walked, then
stole home on passed ball.
Tiffin continued to lead, to /, un-
til the fifth inning when Bluffton got
three more runs. Spaeth, first bat
ter, was safe on an error. After
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Raymond StrdttOn
On FSA Committee

Raymond A. Stratton of Bluffton
Route l, has been appointed as a
member of the Allen County Farm
Security Administration Committee
to serve for three years beginning
July, 1914, it was announced by
Bert o. Marshall, County FSA
Supervisor.
Stratton replaces Richard S. Sheik
whose three year appointment has
expired. Committee appointments
are made by A. L. Sorensen, State
Director for the Farm Security Ad-
ministration in Ohio.
Serving with Stratton for the next
twelve months will be Paul Law
renee, of Harrod, and Mrs. Gladys
Lehman who has recently been ap.
pointed for a one year period to fill
vacancy made through the resig
nation of John Beerman.