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Plan Educational Programs
Womens Groups to Discuss
Peace and Maryland Schools
By Gretchen Smith,
Women's Club Editor.

lof Wartime Economic Affairs,
Department Of State; Eugene
IStaley, professor of international
economic relations, School of Ad-
vanced International Studies; E.
A. Goldenweiser, director of re-
search and statistics, Federal Re-
serve Board; Howard r. Tolley,
chief, Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics, Department of Agriculture;
L. WEIGH Pogue, chairman, Civil
Aeronautics Board, and former Rep
resentative Howard j. McMurray of
Wisconsin.
Speakers at the panel discussion
meeting of the Bethesda Woman's
Club will include Wilbur Devilbiss,
supervisor of high schools for the
State of Maryland, and Thomas w.
Pyle, principal of Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School and a member
Iof the Executive Committee of the
State Teachers Association.
Mr.. Devilbiss will talk on Some
Foundations for Maryland Schools
Tomorrow" and Mr.. Pyle will dis
cuss education problems in Mont
gomery County.
Several members of the club and
two high school students will COM
plete the panel. Members of the
club will also be encouraged to ask
questions from the floor and to par
ticipate in the discussion.
Tho Pafhocdo WJoy,,oy,'c Cl,,h hoe
long been leader in educational
fields, having established scholar
ship fund in 1927. The initiation
fee of each new member goes into
this fund. Any girl, resident of
Montgomery County, is eligible for
a scholarship. The fund was estab-
ished primarily for use by students
wishing an academic college course,
but during the depression several
loans were made to girls wishing to
become registered nurses and ath-
letlc instructors. There is a gen.
erous amount available for loans at
this time and applications should be
sent to the scholarship chairman,
Mrs. j. w. Mohler, who will give
them immediate attention.
The program has been arranged
by Mrs. Frank P. Farley, chairman
of the Department of Applied Edu-
cation; Mrs. Mohler and Mrs. F. P.
Di Blasi, conservation chairman.
Mrs. George T. Condron, the presi-
dent, will preside at the discussion
as well as at a meeting of the Exec
utive Board at 10:30 am. Tuesday
Luncheon will be held at 1890 pm.
preceding the discussion, with Mrs.
Hugh Thomas, chairman of Hospi-
tality, and Mrs. Samuel Mckee, CO.
chairman, in charge of arrange
ments.
Mrs. James Kerby Neill has been
elected director to the Montgomery
County Federation of Women's
Clubs,
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On the Engagement Pad This Week

Tuesday, with Mrs. w. T. Eng
land, 1874 Iris street NV.
Silver Spring Womans Club-To-
morrow, 10 am, public welfare
and sewing, Red Cross headquar-
ters. Tuesday, $50 am. arts and
crafts, with Mrs. Franklin B. Tai
bott, 706 Bonifant street; pm,
home and garden group, with Mrs.
John T. Ross, 758 Silver Spring
avenue.
Bethesda Woman's Club-Tues-
day, l:30 pm, clubhouse: panel
discussion, "Maryland's New Edu-
cational Program"
Kensington Womans Club-Tomor-
row, 1890 pm, Masonic Hall;
speaker, Mrs. Alphonse Haetten-
schwiller, Swiss Women in War
Time"
Miscellaneous Clubs
Woman's National Democratic Club
meeting; 1890 pm; speaker,
Frieda Miller, Women in Post
war World"
American Home Economics Asso-
citation, District Homemaking Sec
tion-Thursday, l:30 pm, Wash
ingtop Gas Light Co. auditorium
Virginia Home Economics Associa-
ton, Mount Vernon Homemakers
Section-Tuesday evening, with
Mrs. Bernyece Johnson, 1887 Mar
tina Custis drive, Parkfairfax.
District League of Republican Wom-
en-Tomorrow, l pm, board
meeting; 2:30 pm, speaker, Brig
Gen. Carlos P. Romulo.
Junior Alliance-Tomorrow, 12:45
pm, Washington Hotel.
Pro Bonata Club-Tomorrow, pm
with Mrs. Nell Turpin, 5813 Four
teenth street NV.
Ward-Belmont Alumnae Club
Tuesday. 1890 pm, Blackstone
Hotel; speaker, Mrs. Franklin Far
rington.
Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority, Wash
ington Alumnae Club-Tomorrow
$50 pm, with Mrs. K Markwood
2726 Brandywine street NV.
Washington Junior Hadassah-
Tuesday, 8:l5 pm, Community
Center.
Prince Georges County Federation
of Women's Club. American Home
Department Chairmen-Tomor-
row, 1880 pm, Mount Rainier Ele-
mentary School,
Woman's Auxiliary, American In
stitute of Mining and Metallur-
gical Engineers of the District
Tuesday, 80 IN, $500 Sixteenth
street NV; speaker. Sonora Juan
r. Jimenez, Spain"
PEG Sisterhood, Chapter B-Tues-
day, 1890 pm, District League OF
American Pen Women's Studio.
All Souls Church, Women's AL
liance-Friday, 2 pm, Pierce
Hall: speaker, Malvina Lindsay,
Can Women Keep the Peace?'
Florence Crittenden Home - To-
morrow, 12:45 pm, Chevy Chase
Circle, with Mrs. Frank Smith
Friday, IL am, Board of Gov
ernors, 4759 Reservoir road NV
National Council of Jewish Juniors
Saturday, 9 pm, party, Ambas-
sador Hotel.
Hebrew Academy of Washington
Ladies Auxiliary-Wednesd {
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Women to open
Defense Farley
On Friday

Several new speakers have been
added to the distinguished number,
previously announced, to participate
in the Women's Patriotic Confer
ence on National Defense which will
open Friday to continue through
Sunday at the Hotel Statler.
Speaker on Saturday evening will
be Judge James A. Emery, of the
National Association of Manufac-
turers, an expert on taxation and an
authority on Constitutional matters
who will speak on ITO What Shall
We Return?"
Other speakers will include Hugh
Clegg, who has been assigned by
j. Edgar Hoover, chief of the FBI,
to speak on Juvenile Delinquency, -
and Ralph Heinzen. formerly United
Press director for France. who is a
recent exchange prisoner from Ger
many.
Maj. Gen. James G.. Ord, chair
man of the Joint Board of the Bra
lillian and United States Defense
Commission, will be principal speak
er at the opening banquet Friday.
Mrs. William B. Shelton of New
Jersey, who has been outstanding in
patriotic organizations and in civic
affairs for number of years, is chair
man of the conference. Members OF
the Advisory Board of the confer
ence, include Mrs. David Good,
Mrs. Frederick C. Williams, Mrs
E. May Hahn, Mrs. Charles Breed
Gilbert, Mrs. H. Miller, Mrs Bertha
M. Finke, Mrs. G.. E. Parker, Mrs
Lowell Fletcher Hobart, Mrs. Grace
H. L. Brousseau, Mrs. Harrison
Smith and Mrs. Margaret Hopkins
Worrell.
Because of the illness of Mrs. w
E. Mcclure, the following commit
tee will be in charge of the banquet
arrangements: Mrs. Edwin Bettle-
helm, Mrs. E. Campbell Shields,
Mrs. Frank OConnor and Miss Ma
bel Stauh
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Club de las Wednesday
evening, National Archives Audi
torium.
National Park College Alumnae-
Tomorrow, 1890 pm, with Mrs
Edward L. Dyer, 2957 Newark
street NV.
United Daughters of the Confed.
eracy, Gen. Lewis A. Armisteao
Chapter, No. 2136-Thursday,
pm. with Col. and Mrs. Joseph
c. Tribby, Westchester Apart.
ments; speaker, Gen. Kenneth c
Royal, U. S. A.
National Mothers Memory Club
Thursday, 2 pm. St. Margaret
Parish Hall.
Alpha XII Delta National Women,
Fraternity. Washington Alumnae-
Tomorrow, $50 pm, Highland,
Apartments.
Colby Junior College Club-Tues.
day, 8 pm, with Mrs. David w
Hoppock, 1921 Albemarle street
NV.
Phi Delta Gamma Sorority, Beta
Chapter-Today, 10 am, Watel
Gate Inn.
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A LADY OF MANY FANS.

pm, B'nai Israel Congregation
Adas Israel Tomorrow
l pm, synagogue; speaker, War
rem Smith.
District Daughters of the American
Revolution - Tomorrow, 2 pm,
Army Navy Chapter, Chapter
House; speaker, Lee r. Penning-
ton, "FBI." Tuesday. 7 pm,
Louisa Adams Chapter, the Ken
esaw. Thursday. IL am, State
Library Committee; speaker,
Capt. James M. Horan. Army
Library Program" Thursday. 8
pm, E Pluribus Unum Chapter,
Chapter House. Friday after
noon, Susan Riviere Hetzel Chap
ter. Chapter House; speaker, Mrs.
Charles C. Haig. Friday. 8 pm,
Good Citizenship Pilgrimage
Committee, Chapter House. Sat-
urday, 2 pm, Monticello Chap
ter, with Mrs. E. C. Sasnett, 2809
Cathedral avenue.
Club-Thursday lunch
con, Ambassador Hotel.
Medical Society of the District,
Woman's Auxiliary-Wednesday,
4 to pm, Medical Society Build
ing
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University Park
Women to Meet

Home in a Changing World and
Ways to Prepare for the Homecom-
ing" will be the subject of talk by
Miss Agnes Neylan at meeting of
the University Park Woman's Club
at 2 pm. tomorrow at the home of
Mrs. A. j. Yanka, 1927 Van Buren,
street. Miss Neylan, who has been
secured for the program by Mrs. j.
E. Conley, club chairman of nutri-
ton and consumer interest, is as
sistant professor of foods and nutri-
ton at the University of Maryland
Mrs Yanka will be assisted by
Mrs. Gail Hathaway, Mrs. Lawrence
zeleny, Mrs. J. F. Fox and Mrs.
Frank Parker,
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Civic and Study Club

Twentieth Century Club-Thursday
1890 pm, civics-education sec
ton. YWCA: speaker, Milo Chris
tiansen, Recreation Develop
ments in Washington"
Washington Club - Tomorrow, II
am; reviewer, Miss Alice H.
Drake. Tuesday. II am; speaker,
Hugh Clegg, "FBI." Wednesday,
l pm, luncheon; 9 pm, service
mems dance.
Art Club-Today, to $50 pm. tea.
Thursday, 7 pm, dinner.
Argyle Study Club-Tuesday, pm,
with Mrs. Edward Norwood.
Research Club-Tuesday, $3.50 pm,
Burdick Vocational High School;
speaker, Capt. Mitchell Dreese.
Capitol Hill History Club-Wednes-
day, with Mrs. Harry F. Patterson,
1880 Davenport street NV;
speakers, Mrs. Phillip Martin,
Soldiers Home; Mrs. Raymond
Root, Aviation"
American Association of University
Women, College Park Branch
Tomorrow, pm. University of
Maryland; reviewer, Mrs. Cloyd
H. Marvin.
Study Guild Catholic Library-Tues-
day, 8:15 pm, 1725 Rhode Island
avenue NV; speaker. Count Ed
mund Cernine, Catholic Outlook
in Central Europe"
Voteless District League of Women
voters-Friday. 10 am, All Souls
Church, public speaking.
Business and Professional
Clubs
Zonta Club-Wednesday, ! pm,
YWCA; speaker, Comdr. Thomas
w. Walsh.
District Home Economics Associa-
ton - Wednesday,, $50 pm,
Chastleton Hotel; speaker, Mrs
= = Elizabeth May Craig.
Professional Writers Club - To-
morrow, pm. YWCA
Insurance Womans Club-Tomor
row, 1890 pm, Lee-Sheraton
Hotel.
Community Clubs
Chevy Chase Woman's Club
Thursday, 1:30 pm, Spanish sec
tion, Library of Congress: con-
ductor. Francisco Aguilera.
Petworth Womans Club-Tomor-
row. l pm, literature section,
with Mrs. l.. T. Jones, 80 Grant
circle. Wednesday, l pm, Hos
. pitality Committee, with Mrs
Adelbert Eastburn, 4600 Fourth
street NV. Thursday, pm,
bridge group, with Mrs Sue Rich
wine, 4004 Seventh street NV.
Takoma Park Women's Club-To-
morrow, pm, government study
department., Takoma-District Lii
brary; reviewer, Mrs. G. B. l.
Arner.
Lyon Village Woman's Club-To-
morrow, pm, music depart
ment
Park View Woman's Club-Tuesday
8 pm, with Mrs. p. Ashburn, Z
w street NV; speaker, Byron
McCandless.
University Park Woman's Club-To-
morrow, pm, with Mrs. A. ]
Yanka, 1927 Van Buren street;
speaker, Miss Agnes Neylan
Home in Changing World"
Woodside Woman's Club-Wednes-
day, 1890 pm, with Mrs. H. H
Hewlett, 928 Sligo avenue.
Sixteenth Street Heights Club
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Mrs. Craig Slated
As Guest Sneaker

Personal glimpses of the Euro
pean battle front, as well as the
home fronts in France and Britain,
will be given by Mrs, Elizabeth May
Craig, Washington newspaper cor
respondent, at meeting of the
District Home Economics Associa-
ton at $50 pm. Wednesday at
the Chastleton Hotel.
Her talk will include a descrip-
ton of touring Paris in a jeep and
of returning home in an Air Trans
port Command hospital plane.
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Two ambitious educational pro-
grams will be launched this month
by local women's groups, with sub
1ects ranging from the participation
OF the United States in q United
Nations organization for permanent
peace, to improvement of the edu-
cational system in Maryland
schools.
The District voteless League of
Women Voters will hold an all-day
school on the subject of From Totai
War to Total Peace" from 1890 a m.
to 4 pm. January % at the Shoreham
Hotel, while the Bethesda Woman S
Club will present an outstanding
panel discussion of "Maryland's S
New Educational Program" at a
meeting at 1:30 pm. Tuesday at the
clubhouse on Sonoma road.
A registration of approximately
1000 people is expected for attend
ance at the League of Women
Voters "all-day school, which is
designed as part of the national
leagues campaign to develop public
understanding and support of the
Dumbarton Oaks proposals and
other elements in an acceptable
blueprint for permanent peace.
According to Mrs. Eugene Dufheld,
president of the local league, This
one-day school is the opening gun
of the District leagues part in the
all-out National League of Women
Voters United Nations campaign to
help achieve full participation by
the United States in the proposed
United Nations organization.
A flve-week training course in ef-
fective public speaking, will be con-
Quoted by Mrs. Hugh Butler to pre-
pare league members for participa-
ton in the winter and spring ac-
tivities. These specially trained
women will appear before various
District groups to explain the Dunn
barkton Oaks proposals and the
various steps taken by Congress and
the Department of State toward a
lasting peace. The classes will be
conducted every Friday morning,
commencing Friday, at the All Souls
Unitarian Church. Already 35 of
the so expected registrants have
signed up with Mrs. Earl Simerall
for the training. Mrs. Homer Fer.
guson, wife of Senator Ferguson of
Michigan, and Mrs. j. William Full
bright, wife of Senator Fulbright
of Arkansas, will be guest speakers
at the oDeninp session
League members will discuss the
various peace proposals in their own
neighborhood groups and before ap-
proximately 100 other District Or
ganizations from February through
May.
Speakers at the January % meet
ing will include Leo Pasvolsky, spe-
cial assistant to the Secretary of
State: Charles P. Taft, director
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Capitol Hill Club
To Hear Mrs. Martin

A history of the Soldiers Home
will be given by Mrs. Phillip Mar
tin at meeting of the Capitol Hill
History Club Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. Harry F. Patterson,
1880 Davenport street NV. Mrs.
Raymond Root will tell the story
of aviation.
Mrs. Malcolm j. johnson will
assist the hostess.
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Club

Mrs. Franklin harrington will be
guest speaker at meeting of the
Ward-Belmont Alumnae Club at
1890 pm. Tuesday at the Black
stone Hotel.
Alumnae should make reserva-
tions with Mrs. Walker Totty, Wood
ley 1920.
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Phi Sigma Sigma

Pledges of Kappa Chapter, Phi
Sigma Sigma Sorority, will present
the skit which recently won the
Panhellenic Cup at George Wash
ington University for the sorority's S
Washington Alumnae Club at $3.50
pm. tomorrow. The club will meet
at the home of Mrs. K. Markwood,
2726 Brandywine street NV.
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Park View WOmen

Byron McCandless, director of
adult education of the Tubercu-
losis Association, will address the
Park View Women's Club at pm.
Tuesday at the home of the presi-
dent, Mrs. p. Ashburn, Z w street
NV.
Evening star., 1945-07-17

| Because complaints served on "the
Lords Day" disturbed him, his wife
his dog "and devious other dogs and
cats In and about the premises
Attorney j Flipper Derricotte yes
terday asked District Court to
award him $4,000 damages against
the District government and four
of its employees.
Last Thursday Mr.. Derricotte sue
ceeded In having the complaints,
served on the morning of Sunday
June 8, quashed through legal
maeuvering in Municipal Court. The
District government charged in its
papers that the colored attorney
had failed to take out 1914 and 1945
corporation licenses to operate Der
ricotte's Shoe Repair & Valet
Service, 1118 Florida avenue NV.
Of which he is president, and, more
over, that the corporation failed to
file District income tax returns for
1942 and l943.
Mr.. Derricotte In Municipal Court
produced massive legal tome con-
tanning law dating back to Charles
I which stated that service of writs
on Sunday was taboo, except in
cases of treason, felonies or break
ing the peace. Judge George D.
Nelson tossed the complaints out
with the sage comment, Congress
will have to take note Of this"
In his suit, filed yesterday, Mr.
Derricotte charges that when the
complaints were served the author
tiles came to his home at 1885 Fair
mont street NV. and rang the door
bell a number of times, knocked on
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By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Jockey Johnny Longden, who was
the outstanding rider in both races
and money won at the recent Santa
Anita meeting. has joined the riders
at Jamaica. He is under contract
to Mrs. John D. Hertz.
Trainer Oscar White reports that
7avot, winner of the Belmont stakes,
came out of the Dwyer test in ap-
parentIy sound condition. Pavot
finished up an eased up last by 80
lengths in the Dwyer and the pro-
fessional concensus at Jamaica is
that the colt found the going at
Aqueduct bit too deep for MS
liking.
Horsemen have expressed salts
faction with resurfaced mile oval at
Garden State Park. While it is not
as fast as in other seasons, the track
has an excellent cushion which
makes for better performances from
weak legged horses. 1t will become
firmer as 1t is packed by horses
racing and galloping over 1t and
better times will result later.
Conn McCreary will ride Darby
Dleppe in Saturdays $4,000 Empire
Evening star., 1945-07-17
0SS Upsefs Busanda,
Becomes Loop Threat

Office of Strategic Services has
served notice from the cellar of the
Industrial League that things are
going to be different in second half
play, and to prove 1t OSS knocked
off the first half champion. Navy
Busanda, Az, yesterday on the FL
lipse.
Big factor in the tailenders' sud-
den showing as a threat is<Sergt.
Dick Breck, 6 foot 2 finger just re-
turned from overseas service who is
providing the hurting power OSS
lacked in the first semester. Twice
In defeating Busanda Breck retired
the Navy sluggers without a run in
frames when the bases were loaded
while distributing seven scattered
blows over the route.
Naval Communications jumped
into first place in the Naval Bar
racks League by defeating Bureau of
Standards, 8-5, in another Ellipse
tilt, but Jerry Zarnow stole the cir
cult spotlight by turning in three
hit mound job to give his Head
quarters Marine nine q 10 win over
Bureau of Aeronautics. Zarnow won
his own game when he stole home
In the fourth.
In District Recreation loop action,
Vint Fill finally came to the end of
It's hot winning streak when a visit
ing Naval Research Laboratory nine
pounded out 30 decision over the
Warrenton Soldiers. Vint Hill had
run up string of 16 straight league
victories before the tumble.
Meanwhile, Boiling Field captured
the lead in the Metro Military
League by beating Army War Col
lege, GA, with a late rally after the
Professors had taken a Az lead in
the sixth.
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Longden, Leading Coast Jockey,
Has Joined Group at Jumuicu

City mile at Jamaica. The colt fin
ished third in both the Kentucky
Derby and Preakness.
Another favorite bit the dust in
an Eastern stake yesterday when
First Fiddle, 11-to-l0 choice with
Eddie Arcaro In the saddle, came in
fifth in the $4,000 Yonkers Handi-
cap, won by William Ziegler, jr.'s
wait Bit. The 6-year-old winner
led Stymie by two lengths with
william Helis' olympic Zenith
third. Wait a Bit was clocked in
1:432s for the mile and sixteenth
and paid $11.20. First place was
worth $7,825.
other winners yesterday included:
Garden State Park--Pentin, 1920,
in the mile and sixteenth Charter
Oak purse. Chicle Clown was Sec
ond and Director third.
Washington Park-Icangetit, $3.50,
in the 6-furlong xenofol. Headline
was second and Hollyman third.
Suffolk Downs-Misflying, $13, in
the mile Maid of Honor purse for
fillies and mares. Tiny's Choice
and Air Beauty took the place and
show.
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Air Travel by Racers Seen.
Track Plans an AirfieId
BY the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, July l7.-Offi-
cials of Bay Meadows horse racing
track, visualizing aerial transporta-
ton of race horses in the future.
announce plans for postwar con-
struction of an airfield on their
property adjacent to the racing
plant. General Manager William P.
Kyne. predicting this form of trans
portation of thoroughbreds would
be common after the war, said air
transport of horses and mules over
"the Hump" in the Burma theater
had been successfully demonstrated.
The Bay Meadows Airport will
provide two runways, one $500 feet
long and another of $500 feet. Pre-
sumably 1t will be the first race
track in the country to offer airfield
facilities to patrons and horses.
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Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.


Today a year ago-Twilight
Tear won her 10th straight, with
Pensive second, in a mile race at
Chicago. te
Three years ago-Craig Woods
Ryder Cup golf team took a SO
lead over Walter Hagen's "Chal-
'lengers."
Five years ago-Henry Arm
strong stopped Lew Jenkins at
Madison Square Garden in
nontitle lightweight boxing bout
before $4,000 spectators. Jenkins
collapsed in his corner after sixth
round.
Ten years ago-Jimmy Hines
won the Long Island golf open
tourney with a score Of 297.
Evening star., 1945-07-17
Chinese Party Praises
chennuuIt for Help

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, July 1.-THE Peo-
pies Political Council today adopted
unanimously a resolution praisine
Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault, re-
tiring commander of the United
States 14th Air Force, for his mag
nificent contribution to China's war
effort"
Gen. Chennault, who commanded
the famous Flying Tigers" of the
American Volunteer Group before
Pearl Harbor, also has been cerving
as Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek's
air chief of staff.
Evening star., 1945-07-17
Jockey, Injured in Spill.
Feared Hurt internally
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July Hockey Fred
die Smith was under observation IN
Suburban Chicago Heights Hospital
today for possible internal injuries
after he suffered a fractured collar
bone in a spill involving two horses
at Washington Park yesterday.
The native of Camaguey, Cuba,
was aboard Cross Bayou when the
horse stumbled, along with Scared
Cards, and both went down. Pine
latter's jockey, Aullie Carr, was not
hurt in the spill.
Evening star., 1945-07-17
$4,000 Verdict Asked by Man
Served With Writ on Sunday

the door loudly and noisily, thereby
disturbing the household.
In addition to the District gov
ernment, others named as defend
ants are Richmond B. Keech, cor
poration counsel; Policeman r. L.
Givens of No. 13 precinct and w. G.
Thompson and M. j. Kissenger of
the income tax division,
Evening star., 1945-07-17
TroveI Moy Force Leafs
Into Saturday Hockey
BE- thn Associated Press.

TOR0NTO, July 17.-Officials Of
the Toronto Maple Leafs of the
National Hockey League have in
dicated they do not approve of the
suggestion that the Leaf home
games be played on Saturday after
moons to insure Sunday night games
in United States cities.
Many of the trains and virtually
all the sleepers that made the Satur-
day night-Sunday night heme-and-
home series between the Leafs and
United States teams possible in
previous years are being eliminated
in the present travel emergency.
Evening star., 1945-07-17
Dog Betting Hos Daily
Ayeruqe of $254,032
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TAUNTON, Mass, July 1.-THE
average daily handle at the 25-day
meeting of the Taunton Greyhound
Association was 1854, ,052, according
to track officials.
The meeting, limited to Is days by
order of the State Racing Commits.
sion, ended Saturday night with a
new high handle of $685., 500.
The greyhounds, raced at Taun-
ton, will shift to nearby Raynham,
only few miles from the Taunton
track.
Evening star., 1945-07-17
Fire Sweeps Old Hotel
At Luke Minnetonku
' the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS. July 17.-Historic
58-year-old Hotel Del Otero at
Spring Lake Park, Lake Minnetonka,
virtually was destroyed by fire yes
terday. Forty-three guests escaped,
some by sliding down towers or be-
ing carried down ladders.
Adam l.. King, owner of the hotel,
estimated the loss at S75 5000.