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Evening star., 1947-12-18

New Look Note: There was . girl
clad in one of those Gibson Girl
things madly jitterbugging at the
Madrillon the other night. You have
not really seen the New Look at its
most startling until you have seen a
Gibson Girl dancing jitterbug style.
There was this girl sitting in the
office when we came in yesterday.
Hello" she said, I'm Eileen
ODare and I used to be blond. ]
have news for you, too. I'm not a
tap dancer"
And we have news for you," We
said You are going to come as a
great surprise to the Club Cairo's
press agent tonight. He thinks you
are a tap dancer"
well" she said, leaping to his de-
tense, II can tap dance little. But
I'm really an acrobatic dancer. ]
didn't come in here to argue about
that, anyhow. I came in here to see
Jay Carmody. He wrote a story
about me once when I played the
Earle Theater for Harry Anger. He
came backstage to see me and then
wrote a story about how I was an
acrobatic dancer who really hit the
ceiling. really did once, too. /
leaped too high in practice studio
She paused to roll up q sleeve and
display an impressive scar.
You ought to have fine time at
the Cairo If you're the type who
breaks herself up in roomy practice
studios" we told Miss O'Dare, who is
rather long as acrobatic dancers 60.
"Oh, that doesn't worry me-" she
said. I'm used to adjusting myself
to those night club floors. They're
not stages in those places-theyre
obstacle courses"
Miss O'Dare has been in show
Evening star., 1947-12-18

contestant In the shows history to
sing an encore by popular demand
OF listeners who leaped to their
telephones after hearing him sing
That's Why Dafkies Were Born" !"
The Maynower, incidentally, reports
that its entertainment policy, with
the accent on youth, is packing the
Lounge, despite the doldrums.
Bob Simpson, whose fbur-piece
unit makes music and q let of it at
the sazerac Room Of tha Old New
Orleans, turned in quite a successful
performance the week he doubled
between there and the Capitol stage
NOW the Hippodrome Theater in
Baltimore wants him for q stage
show. Bob thinks he'll stay right al
the Sazerac Room and leave the
1our-a-day alone, though. Ali that
work makes a man tired.
Evening star., 1947-12-18

found Of unSound mind ct q lunacy
hearing in District Court. Last
July, he was pronounced cured
and Of sound mind by psychiatrists
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital. As a
result Of. his pleas yesterday, he
faces a possible, sentence OF from
10 to 30 years.
The young woman, whose home
ne entered, was the mother Of q
2-month-old baby.
Evening star., 1947-10-13
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Evening star., 1947-10-13
Gen. Bradley Receives
Theodore Roosevelt
Medal for Services

-Four winners Of the Roosevelt
Distinguished Service Medal for
achievement in fields Of activity
touched by the career of Theodore
Roosevelt, have been announced in
New York by James R. Garfield,
president of the Roosevelt Memorial
Association.
They are: Gen. Omar Bradley,
for distinguished service in the ad-
ministration of public Office and in
national defense; Judge Learned
Hand, for service in the field of law;
and jeremiah Milbank and Arthur
Hays Sulzberger for distinguished
public service by a private citizen" "
The Roosevelt Medals will be pre-
sented October 27, at a dinner in
Theodore Roosevelt House. New
York, marking the 89th anniversary
of the birth of the former President
The dinner will be sponsored by the
Roosevelt Memorial Association and
the .Women's Theodore Roosevelt
Memorial Association.
BradIey's Service Cited.
The announcement of the award
to Gen. Bradley recalled his wartime
record as "the best beloved even as
he was one of the most successful of
all American commanders" and his
work as head of the Veterans Ad-
ministration where "he has increased
to an extraordinary degree the
efficiency of the organization which
deals successfully with upward of
IS 10000 veterans when, before him,
it dealt incompetently with five
(million)."
Judge Hand, senior member of
the United States Court of Appeals
for the Second Circuit, was described
as one of the nations outstading
legal philosophers.
Press Freedom Defender.
Mr.. Sulzberger, publisher of the
New York Times and director Of
the Associated Press, has carried
both responsibilities with distinction
through a critical decade" is a
stanch defender of freedom of the
press and "keenly aware of the
obligation Of the press in a demo-
cratic society,"" the announcement
declared.
Mr.. Milbank, founder of the In
stitute for the Crippled and Dis
abled in New York City, who has
given the institute nearly $4,000, 900
ito maintain its work, establish new
social concepts and techniques in
caring for the physically handicap
ped, and conduct training courses
for specialists" was cited as "an in
dustrialist with social vision, hu-
man being with heart, practical,
persistent, shrinking from applause" "
Gloves are dried unopened flower
buds.
Evening star., 1947-10-13

When answering advertise
ments addressed to Star boreS
do NOT inclose original RET
erences, photographs or other
papers OF personal Udlue. Ad-
uertisers often fail to call 1Sr
all replies addressed to a Sta,
bon number and this mail IS
destroyed it remaining ouer 10
days after final insertion OF
advertisement.
Evening star., 1947-10-13

Continued on Next Page.3
Evening star., 1947-11-30

Elaine was silent for a moment.
II don't know. l left it for him
by the phone"
Joe stepped forward, still turn
ing his cap in his fingers. Il can
answer that, mister. l let him in at
six O'Clock"
'Six o'clockr' Marrigan repeat
ed. Then he didn't read this -
he didn't even know about it until
after Potter had been killed" He
turned to Barlow. 1T was a nice
motive for a couple of minutes"
lust a second" Barlow said.
He turned to Joe. What do you
mean, you let him in?"
HE lost his key" Joe said, land
Mrs. Merrill wasn't home. So l
had to let him in"
Marrigan was looking at him
steadily, through him. "You had
to let him in," he repeated slowly.
He didn't happen to ask you
what time it was, did he?"
Didn't have to-" Joe said. He
pointed toward the hall. There's
a clock right there. l happened to
notice because he said something
about it's gettin' dark early"
"He had no key" Marrigan
said quietly.
''lr HAPPENS lots of time with
tenants" Joe said.
"He couldn't get in - he had no
key" Marrigan was repeating.
Il opened up for him." Joe was
saying. land l seen that note fold
ed up alongside the phone, just
like she said" He seemed proud
that he could verify Mrs. Merrill's
statement. She was one of his
favorite tenants.
But Marrigan wasn't listening.
He was looking at Elaine. Tell
me, Mrs. Merrill" he said. was
your husband in the habit of losing
his keys very often?"
Elaine met his eyes steadily.
mo, he never loses anything"
They we're waiting. They could
see she was going to add some
thing. "He never loses anything.
But sometimes he forgets -"
Marrigan was watching her.
"Just what do you mean by that"
A faint smile seemed to be shad-
owing her lips. Sometimes he for
GETS" she repeated.
They heard steps ascending the
short fight to the apartment.
Elaine recognized them. knew it
was he - Merrill - coming back.
She was waiting for another sound
"a sound that would transform
her belief into a certainty - her
prayer into reality. Now she would
find out. Now she would know
definitely - and the police would
know, too. Unless
There was a sound outside -
the sound of John Merrill's key
in the lock. The End
Evening star., 1947-11-30
THE KEY IN THE LOCK
Continued from page t,oe,sty

effort, to what he was saying.
Mrs. Merrill" he said. did you
kill Gregory Potter?"
The silence of the room seemed
tight, unbreakable. The question
hovered before her glazed eyes.
He was asking her something -
had she Nor she said, her
voice high.
Let's be little sensible about
this, Mrs. Merrill" he said quietly.
you we're there. You did it.
You ran out - in a panic, forget
ting the suitcase. You said it your
self. You weren't being careful.
1t wasn't planned ahead. You had
no revolver in your bag. But there
was a heavy candlestick -"
mo" she cried out. mo! Nor
''HE HAD something of yours.
You wanted it back. You didn't
want your husband to know you
we're such friends - such good
friends. He refused. You were
scared. You hated him - And
you killed him."
NO." her voice was a moan.
Il loved him. III was going to
be with him always"
HE was your lover?"
mo" she cried. 1T wasn't
that - and it was more than that!
I was leaving my husband. was
going to Greg"
Marrigan stood watching her.
She was trembling. swaying.
Better sit down, Mrs. Merrill"
Marrigan said, putting her back
into the chair. His voice seemed to
get friendly again.
That's little different story,
isn't it," he asked quietly. "You
were leaving your husband to 60
with another man - and we find
you back home, as if nothing had
happened. Do you expect us to
believe that? And which of the two
stories is Mr.. Merrill rehearsing
while he's out attending to
something'?"
She was up again. clutching at
something in the bodice of her
dress. "It's truer' she cried out.
She was unfolding the letter,
smoothing it out in her trembling
hands. "It's true! l left it for him
today - today when went out -
it's all here ="
MARRIGAN took the letter from
her. She was almost forcing it on
him. Barlow came over and read
over his shoulder. Then Marrigan
folded it carefully and put it in
his pocket. $50 your husband knew
you we're going away with another
man. Must have been shock"
The two men eyed each other.
Barlow was nodding. makes it
a little different" he said.
What time did your husband
receive this?"
Evening star., 1947-01-22
Navy Gets lis Wash,
Others viii Soon al
Bankrupt Laundry

About liz persons at the Ana
costa Naval Air Station have re-
covered bundles Of laundry and dry
cleaning tied up at the plant OF
w. D. Howard's, Inc. bankrupt
laundry and cleaning firm, Joseph
A. Roney, court-appointed receiver
said today.
The Navy got back its wash yes
terday, after Chief Mate David
Bowersox, in charge of the air sta
ton laundry, spent about 10 hours
at the plant Monday, helping to
sort the bundles.
Every one from adnirals to sea-
men seemed to have shirts, socks
and household linens at the plant, "
Chief Bowersox said. Except for a
few bundles all have been returned.
Others to Get Clothing.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Roriey said, thou
sands of articles left to be laun-
dered or cleaned will be made avail
able on schedules to Alexandria,
.nearby Maryland and few District
customers, beginning tomorrow.
To decentralize the distribution
job, the firms two largest stores in
the District, at 1920 North Capitol
street and 420 H street NE, will be
opened Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday for customers of those two
stores only.
The College Park store, 1915 Bal
timore boulevard, will be opened on
the same days for goods left there
and at the Hyattsville shop, 5203
Baltimore boulevard. Bundles left
at the two Alexandria stores can be
picked up at the $40 King street
store.
Opening Hours Set Forth.
All four of the stores will be open
from am. to 7 pm. on each Of
the three days.
!. Mr.. Roney said most bundles will
be delivered today to the SO other
independently owned stores oper-
ating here under the Howard name.
Not involved in the corporation
bankruptcy, the stores were under
contract to have cleaning done at
the Howard plant, 1347 South Capt.
tol street.
Customers who left goods at the
seven other stores, of the bankrupt
company will be able to pick them
up beginning Monday at the plant
Office, the receiver said. To avoid
a Monday rush, Mr.. Roney said,
signs would be placed in each of
the store windows this week end,
telling customers the best days to
come to the plant next week.
Must Have Tickets.
Mr.. Roney warned that no bundles
would be handed out without laun-
dry tickets, and advised that Gus
toners whose bundles have been
lost will have to file claims as
bankruptcy creditors to realize any
thing from theft loss.
To help get bundles back to stores,
Mr.. Roney said, Aulick Cullens,
owner of the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Cleaners, has furnished q delivery
truck and driver at no cost.
Meanwhile, emergency crews at
Evening star., 1947-01-22
2 Million in GI Policies
HundIed Here in 2Weeks

Washington area veterans REIN
stated or converted nearly $2,000,-
900 worth of National Service life
insurance policies during the two
week period ending December %,
the Veterans Administration an
nounced today.
During the period. lapsed policies
valued at 81 ,207, 500 were reinstated
and approximately $888,000 worth
of GI term insurance was converted
to permanent form.
Officials attributed the rush to
reinstate insurance to a February l
deadline that would require physical
examinations for subsequent REIN
statements.
Evening star., 1947-01-22

the plant are working night and day
to sort the jumbled laundry under
direction of Carroll F. Allen. Mr..
Allen, former contact manager for
the firm, also volunteered his serv-
ices to help get clothing back to
its owners.
Evening star., 1947-01-22

doses Of X-raV affect the genes In
human beings. Genes are tiny and
mysterious cell factors that transmit
hereditary characteristics from gen.
Grafton to generation.
Declaring that science doesn't
Evening star., 1947-01-22
Science Editor Hears Effect
OF x-Rays on Humans

Dr.. Robert c. Cook, managing
editor of the Journal Of Heredity,
said today some present methods
of using x-ray and other medical
tradition might have disastrous
effects upon the human race"
It has been proved, DR.. Cook said
in an interview, that even small
Evening star., 1947-01-22

fully understand this problem ,Rr:
Cook said that until 1t does he be-
Iieves medical and industrial uses
of X-ray are too carelessly admin
isterer from the genetic viewpoint, :"
DR.. Cooks views aren't shared by
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-04

Feeling the kickback were pet
ticoated mem5ers of Pro-America
and other Republican women's or
CARNATIONS who Incorporated re-
Gently during campaign to force
public accounting of union funds.
To their acute dismay, the women
have just learned that the federal
corrupt practices act, as amended
by the Taft Hartley law, makes it
unlawful for any corporation ''to
make contribution or expendi-
ture in connection with any cleo
ton to any political office or in
connection with any primary cleo
ton, political convention or eau
Gus"
Mrs. George T. Gerlinger, Re
publican national committee wo-
man, expire ssed herself as
stunned" when informed that her
Republican Festival Assn, cur
rently engaged in raising funds
to send two young Republicans
to a 1913 political convention in
Philadelphia, might be in violation
of the law.
II think it would be amazing If
we were prohibited from doing
this voluntary work and 1 think
I should be inclined to contest it
(the law)," she cried.
Asked to comment on the plight
of unions, which are also barred
by the act from making political
contributions, Mrs. Gerlinger said
she had nothing to say" In adj
dition to her Pro-America activi-
ties, Mrs. Gerlinger is the wife
of George Gsrlinger, head of the
Willamette Valley Lumber Co.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-04
Communist rally on
high cost Of living

A mass community rally against
the high cost of living, under the
auspices of the 3rd and 4th Ward
organizations of the Communist
Party, was scheduled to be held,
Sunday, Oct 5, pm, at the Du
Sable Community Center, 1859
Wabash av.
Part of a city-wide campaign
against high prices, the following
officers of the Communist Party
were to speak: Elizabeth Gurley
Flynn, member, National Com
mittee; Claude Lightfoot, chair
man, South Side section, and Ish-
mael Flory, chairman, 3rd Ward
organization.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-04
Mourn passing
of Dr.. Sohud

DR.. Moses Sahud, 10, of SIPS
Kenwood av., outstanding progress
sive for many years, and one of
the oldest medical practitioners in
Chicago, died Sunday, Sept. %,
after two-month illness in Luth-
eran Deaconess Hospital.
A member of the board of
councillors of the Chicago Medi-
cal Society, DR.. Sahud was credited
with making the first pasteuriza-
ton test of milk in Chicago.
DR.. Sahud practiced medicine
for more than SO years on the
northwest side and was a former
president of the Northwest Branch
of the Chicago Medical Society.
The Russian-born physician OBJ
tanned his medical degree at the
University of Denver in 1897 and
came to Chicago shortly there
after.
Surviving are his widow, Frieda,
and two sons, William, former
Chicago newspaperman, and Eu-
gene. Services were held Tues
day Sept. 80 at Furth Chapel, 936
E. 18th st.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-04
Pea heed to tolES
0t AJC meeting

"The Stake of the Jews in
Political Action" will be discussed
by William Miller, executive di-
rector of the Illinois Progressive
Citizens of America, in the Sheri-
dan Plaza hotel, Sheridan rd. and
Wilson av., at BIS pm. Wednes-
day, Oct. 8.
The North Side mems and wo-
mems divisions of the American
Jewish Congress, under the leader
ship of Mrs. Harry Schwartz and
Samuel Weiss, called the meeting
to rally their members behind
the Congress program of action on
all fronts in Jewish life"
Two movies, 1.-The World We
Want to Live H." and Camps of
the Dead" will be shown. There
will be no admission charge.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-04
All Nations Dance
sets coIorfuI show

Colorful dances and songs will
be featured at the All Nations
Festival and Dance at the Anal
gamated Hall, 1913 S. Ashland
blvd, Saturday, Oct. 4, beginning
at 7:30 pm.
The festivals program includes
Mexican dance troupe, Russian
chorus and dancing, Ukrainian
cossack dancers and Alice Norek,
soprano-accordionist. Dancing for
those who attend the festival be-
gins at 10 pm, with music sup
piled by Hi Wallstein's orchestra.
The Midwest Committee for the
Protection of Foreign Born is
sponsoring the dance.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-04
Forum TO discuss
>KinesbIood Royal

The social significance Of Kings
blood Royal. Sinclair Lewis novel
on race relations, will be dis
cussed at a public round table
forum at the Hamilton hotel, 20
S. Dearborn st, on Tuesday, Oct.
Z, at 8 pm.
DIR. Charlotte Babcock, Uni
versity of Chicago lecturer in
psychiatry; Frank Marshall Davis,
executive editor of The Chicago
Star; Sidney A. Jones Jr., general
secretary of the Cook County Bar
Association and candidate for SUI
perior Court judge; Sidney Or
dover, radio commentator; and
Joy Schultz, head Of the commu-
nifty service department of the
Mayors Commission on Human
Relations, will participate in the
forum.
The discussion is sponsored by
the Social Service Employees IN
ion, Local SO, United Office and
Professional Workers tCIO), as
part of its educational program.
Admission will be rs cents.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-04
Contest Florida
anti : labor law

WASHINGTON-FP) - Meet
ing antiunion legislation head-on
in a new policy of challenging it's
constitutionality wherever possible,
the CIO and eight affiiates have
petitioned to intervene in a Flor
ida case involving that states law
prohibiting the closed shop and
dues checkoff.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-04


o an between circuits.
Oddly profits wrange
prestige of the American League Yet MeGaws ancient insult
pays
box office windows!
CONCEIVED in insult and the avengng of same is
tremendous spectacle also competitive hoax The better
is
crossing the street
7game power of
scheduling
instead of is
ono McKechne won and clashes,
how series would provide "Id say
games, first to win H." Bill countered -.t,~
though many
against
facing Sox 1906.
one OF zany
actually in
walloped
greatest "A' straight al that
brilliant Cub machine of 1906 by
Chance percentage games
season-116
White the Cubs. the
the lowest in club batting in the American League-.22s
AT THE RISK of being yanked loyalty test let
world series life possibly world
champions. produces
harmlessly produce pleasant
that
Now produced fact,
What? Why each club logically could clip its
maximum schedule of 40 games a Right?
Baseball dangerous 1uson-make you
the world bright when the
herd lousy when the scoreboard groans otherwise.
Maybe games to get
don't think but could hope Shortening the
games the up
another scoreboard
hep Nations
IN.
In other words, pal, scorebosrd
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-04

The first VS. clash in 1908 unofficial. The
then infant American Leagues champion, Boston,
licked the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Bostons again
won the flag the following season while John Nc
Graw captured his first Giant pennant in the Ma
tionaI
When the Boston club challenged the Giants,
McCsraw snapped: 81 cannot endanger the standing
of my team by sending it against minor league
club.
There series in 1904, but McGraw's
eli brisf hall the
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-04
COP ladies shocked;
slave law may hit them!
q post.'

PORTLAND, Ore.tFPThe Taft Hartley has oomeranged
against its shres supporters here leaving
stunned"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-04
A 1903 insult now pays off
in miLLion-doLLar World series

Do know that honor dampenmg insult fired by job
world series currently featuring til
Dodgers Yankees?
Evening star., 1947-04-11
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