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The union times., 1948-05-08

LOngden heard of him again the' day he booted home his 3,OOOth winner. Following the race, an old trainer gave Johnny something. It was an ancient turtle-neck sweater worn by Sloan AZ years ago when he won the California Derby.
 POsthumOusly, you might say, Sloan taught LOngden the winning trick. Tod, the original Kid from KOkOmO, lnd., invented the present day style of riding some half cen tury back. The 6O-pound midget didn't know much about racing when he took his first mount. Nev- ertheless, he was a born horseman.
 American jocks then rode straight up, the stiff British seat handed down from the ancient English turf. It was an awful load on the steed's back and stamina. Shortly Tod was seen crouch ing high over the horses withers. He had removed the old saddle load, set the animal to almost free running. At first the other jocks laughed and so did the wise men of racing. But when Sloan won race after race they were convinced Tod "had something" And how! Sloan gal1oped to swift glory as the greatest rider of the day. And by long odds the most co1orful and famed of all jockeys.
 Sloan invaded England at the crest of his celebrity. His novel style astOunded and distressed the staid British turf folk. They called him ''the monkey on a stick" In return for the jibe Sloan swept their tracks, cleaned up fortune. Then other Yank jocks, enjoying the Sloan technique, appeared in LOn- don. American successes became mOnotOnous-and the British be- came rude.
 They peered for electric girth straps and batteries under saddles on Yank-ridden nags. They found none. What they didn't discover until years later was that a new rac- ing day had dawned.
 Sloan enjoyed renoWr1 unapproach- ed by any rider before or since ihs day The midget genius of the saddle was as Well-knoWn, then as Joe Louis is today. He was sWashbuckling, vain kid and he squandered his fat bank rolls as fast as they came to him. The best was not only none too good but not good enough for him. Clothes and diamonds were his weakness. Women went for him and he married the country's light opera star.
 The little man lived like king with the brakes off. Twenty trunks followed him into the finest hotels, all filled with the costliest habiliments. Tod was touchy about little things, too.
 Once he signed the register of a swank hotel: "Ted Sloan, New York City," Some old horsetnen, who knew him when, s1y1y erased the "New York City," penned in "Kokomo, Ind" Later Tod discovered the trick, rewrote the entry. He was furious with the man. ager, roaring Hereafter, don't let
The union times., 1948-05-08
Your Dollar
RADIO AND TUNERS
By CONSUMERS UNION

Of Is AM-FM table-model radios tested by Consumers Union, the best in tone quality and other char acteristics was the Zenith 7H82OR ($79.95), which was rated Good. Next on the Acceptable list, with ratings of Fair, were the Pilot T-52l ($lO7.5O) and the Westinghouse H-l6l ($99.95).
 Buyers should consider, before buy ing a table-model AM-FM combina- tion, that Thigh fidelity" utilizing the full advantages of which FM is cap able is not available with any table model set, GU warns. For those who already have a satisfactory AM set, an FM tuner attached to 1t, such as the Meissner or Brewster or Pilotuner Gall available for about $50 to $40) may be a much more practical solution.
 WASHING MACHINES
 Only one of the six automatic washing machines tested so far by Consumers Union-the Blackstone had cleaning ability comparable to that of the best non-automatic washers, but its price was high ($345) and its high hot water con- sumption would increase operating costs and might be beyond the ca pacity of many home hot water plants. Both Bendix and Coronado
The union times., 1948-05-08

Cor AMIGO were priced about $IOO lower than the Blackstone. While their ability to remove light soil would probably be adequate, for heavily sOiled clothes, such as work clothes or children's clothes, these machines would be less satisfactory than the Blackstone or the best of the nOn-autOmatics. Frigidaire ($314.75) was rated Not Accept able because it tangled clothes bad ly and washed unevenly.
 All the machines listed in this issue of Consumer Reports were of the fully automatic type and, while the work-saving features of such machines are undeniable, those who are in terested in lowered cost and superior cleaning ability might do well to con- slider the purchase of non-automatic electric washing machine.
 LAUNDRY SOAPS
 Differences in the ability of 51 brands of laundry soaps tested in the Consumers Union laboratories to wash cotton were small, Consumer Reports indicates. All the soaps were found Acceptable. One group, with some what greater detergent action than the rest. was rated Excellent with the remainder rated Good. A synthetic (nonsoap) detergent, All, sold specif- cally for washing cottons and linens, was rated Not Acceptable.
 Test showed that built soaps, as class, washed no cleaner than pure soaps. For hard water, soften ing both wash and rinse water with a separate softener is much more effective than depending on the
The union times., 1948-05-08
Little Luther

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 sSut up! might think anything the way you talk"
 be my FaunIeroy or buckskin breeches?" firmly getting a you heard of UMT?"
 Really said Mr. Diworth you're giving all the According wholesome inherent love of the of Unquoe" N Un-nus J" said Luth the The Daughters of something Oher,sa MT of Luther suggested Anyway I'm too o be soldier.'
 "I just give head Mr. DiIworh said. ssId rather haveah a headP
The union times., 1948-05-08

anyone monkey with that register-or l don't come here anymore"
 Sloan came on lean days before he died some 12 years ago. There was one specially dark day. On a California track, long years after he had retired from riding, Tod mounted a horse to give a young jockey some pointers. The plug got out of control, ran away with the once master-rider! Tod was lucky to escape with mere injury to his pride.
 Betcha gonna say, '"That's life for you!" We'll, that's what Sloan said.
The union times., 1948-05-08

The highest number of Connecticut traffic accidents in 1947 occurred on Saturdays, according to the State De- partment of Motor Vehicles.
The union times., 1948-05-08
Calling Elm Straight :
How Johnny LOngden Got That Way
By Ed Hughes

Engsborn Johnny Longden recently became first American jockey to win 5000 He truly great jockey although
 jock needn't that many be cassed great There way of determining the greatest jockey is all of opinion However, do know the famous ockeYs-Tod Sloan
The union times., 1948-05-08

ADVERTISEMENT
 "lf inc American people ever allow priVate banks fo control fhe issue of their money, first by inflofion and fhen by defl0fion, fhe banks and inc corporations fhaf will grow up around fhem will deprive inc people of their property until fheir children will wake up homeless on inc eonfi- nent their fathers conquered"
 Thomas Jefferson. "The modern banking system manufactures "money" out of nothing. The process is perhaps inc most astounding piece of Slight of hand" fhaf w0s ever invented. Banks in fact are able fo create and cancel modern "de- posif money" They ean in fact inflafe and defl0fe, mint and un- mint, fhe modern "IegoI-enfry" currency"
 -M0ior |. |. B. Ansus,
 "SlUmp Ahead in Bonds"
Evening star., 1948-06-13

mer meeting Of the Society Of Auto
motive Engineers that closed here
yesterday.
Considerable progress was re-
ported In the development Of smaller
but more powerful engines, and In
tensive studies are going forward In
the design of lighter weight We
hicles and in fuel economy.
Some Of the engineers said the
car of the future will be much
smaller one than Is currently pop
ular on the American market.
Others asserted 1t must be lighter
even II 1t Is not smaller.
The engineers and scientists Of
the automobile and petroleum In
dustries are cooperating in the ef-
fort to increase gasoline mileage.
Experimental work In this direc-
ton Is being pressed in = number
of widely different ways.
First, Of course, Is the never
ending effort to improve refining
processes to produce better motor
car fuel without too greatly in
creasing its cost or sacrificing the
volsme Of average gasoline that can
be turned out.
Other steps include tests with
carburetor systems that automat-
ically feed low or high grade gaso-
line to the engine as needed and
with devices that will step up the
volatility of the gasoline by In
iecting q solution of alcohol and
water into the fuel stream.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, June IL lP, tuspA) .--salable
nogs. 900; total. 1900 testimatsd). Com
pared week ago: Weights under 240 pounds
sesaay sows % nesy,s5 hsS.r weights % to LOO higher
ssl.bie he ssstie. 500 e,tim.t.a,; total
h.fer msrPet sSo. S sa..d esS e. es issfa ssh
levels on the crop, but all except good and
choice yesrhnss and light steers reacted
yssrns searns hters
a srad.a, steady steady e 80 lower * choice i,l7s:
highest price 1880; closing TOP on choice
BAL pound averases. $50; very liberal
supply good and choice yearlints and
81. 20; 1.490-pound steers reaching $3.50.
with 1,773-pound At 34.00: common. TO
medium Grade steers and heifers closed At
grassy under pressure in both steers and
heifers; stock cattle weak to 20 or more
oseF st knss msaaa TO- snsss 9.s Sss.
sood s and choice ehois. hsif.r.. ~ .so-ss Is; com com
and.r WeeRs fn seod
lover: after Arm $500 market early in IN
SO or more lower: vealers STEADY 1t 5000
mostly 2g00 down; sisable supply srass
cows during week. but relatively few srass
''fs sai.sie 1ss sheep, 900 t.stm.t.d,: total no.
oid-crop shorn lambs from Corn Belt feed
lots. spring lambs and ewes scarce; slauth-
ter lambs active ana higher each session.
supported entirely BY scarcity a demands
narrow for I'll: slas: especially vs,snlts halts
No. i and No, 2 peited mixed lambs and
ysarlinss mainly lamb mouths, 10
on; common to good shorn lambs and
yearlinss. q .50-27. 90; small lots GOOD ana
choice native spring lambs, go. G0-32 .0g
medium liehtweights, 26.00-2e60, bulk
good and choice shorn slaughter ewes,
10. 50-11 so. few choice around l1.75 late;
common TO medium. s. .hO-l0.5 so.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Auto Moenote's Widow
Robbed While at Inquest
Nv ,he A,,oejo,ed Press

PENN. England, June IA thief
stole $4,000 ($20, ,o00) worth. of furs
and jewelry from Lady Sidgreaves
yesterday while she was attending
an inquest into her husbands death,
police said today. The thief broke
into her home.
She Is the widow Of Sir Arthur
Sidgreaves, former managing direc-
tor OF the Rolls Royce Motor Co,
who died Monday beneath the
wheels Of . subway train In Lyndon.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
j. Briar Nm sandstone Win be

In. Briar Hill sandstone will be
used set on . granite base.
The interior will have ample space
for the public, fianked BY officers
space on one side, balanced by tel
lers' counters and space for ladies on
the other. There will be a special
entrance to the bank from the park
ing space and the building will be
aforementioned,
The safe deposit department will
be on the main floor, the basement
to be given over to recreation and
service space. The architect is A.
Hsmilton Wilson.
Regardie Heads Accounts.
Benjamin r. Regardie has been
elected president of the District of
Columbia Institute OF Certified Pub
lie Accountants for the coming year.
Evening star., 1948-06-13

He Is a member
Of the American
Institute of Ac-
c o u n t a n t s,
A m eri can Ac-
counting Associ-
alton and is on
the faculty Of
t h e Georgetown
Foreign Service
School.
ure nee O.
M. q n ey W a s
chosen vice pres
ident; Joseph G.
Motyka. S e cr e.
tary: James T.
Malone TIRE as.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
IMeFurIin New President
IOf HyottsviIIe Lions

Harry H. McFarlin, first vice pres
tident, was moved up to the presi-
dency Of the Hyattsville Lions Club
at the election Of officers for the
year starting July l, officials An
nounced yesterday.
Other officers chosen were: First
vice president, Erving J. Dorrelle;
second vice president, James B.
Carrico; third vice president, Frank
Greco; secretary-treasurer, Leslie
IC. Reeley; lion tanner, George
O'Toole; tail twister, William
Evans: directors for two years. AL
bert Allison and Albert Heider.
Holdover directors for another
wear are william Moore and Cabell
IN. Pryor. Theodore w. Dent is the
retiring president.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO June 1o OP-Corn tumbled
almost as much as cents at times today
rs the grain trade received reports OF
widespread rains over Eastern Nebraska.
all Of Iowa and Northern Illinois. Oats
down slightly.
The rains were highly benencial for
corn. in which there had been much
speculative buying recently on continued
dry weather in the Corn Belt Parts Of
Iowa had not received good moisture since
May L.
The nearby delivery was down with
the new crop corn contracts. This was
based on feeling farmers would be more
improved crop prospects. Cash. dealers
reported bookings Of grain on to-arrive
basis in excess OF 100000 bushels
a.e7h.as: corn was 81 to 4 cents lower,
July 2.16hss; oats were h4-11a lower.
IuIy inHsr q s3I sis5sr and soy6san' ;Y 3"
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Auto Engineers Study Plans
For Light, Economical Car
Rx the Axkoeiofed Press

FRENCH LICK, Ind, June 12-
Lighter weight automobiles with
smaller power plants and a greatly
increased gasoline mileage are
among the major objectives of the
Nations car designers.
This was indicated emphatically
IN the formal and informal discus
slons OF the car builders at the sum-
Evening star., 1948-06-13

high tribute for
his ic e to
the bankers by
Richard A. Nor
ris at the recent
convention. Mr..
Kendrick h a S
been association
secretary S ! n c e
1912.
Born in Wash
ington In 1916,
he was educated
in the pu b / C
schools, gradu-
ated from East
ern Hi g h, at
Evening star., 1948-06-13

urer, and Dudley c. Webb, auditor.
The new Board of Governors con-
sists of Mr.. Regardie, H. p. seide-
mann, E. K. Rouse. H. o. Corder,
Mr.. Manley, Mr.. Motyka, p. M.
Blum, B. H. De Vos and Mr.. Malone.
Tribute Paid to Kendrick.
Eldridge D. Kendrick, secretary OF
the District Bankers Association,
who has been connected with the
organization 13 years, was paid
Evening star., 1948-06-13

once and CON-
pleted In about
six m o n t h 8,
r h o m q s j.
Groom, presi- .
dent, announced
yesterday.
The new one
story-and = base
m e mt building
will be elected at
6422 G eorg ! a
avenue, employ
ing a large glass
area, framed in
white metal, on
the street facade
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. June IL UP,---The Asso-
ciated Press composite Of wholesale com
modify prices advanced during the week
the previous week and 175.4O a year ago,
In the index the base year 1926 equals
100.
At 172.69, falling from 177.65 the pre-
vious week. The srains and cotton COM
ponept declined slightly:
with the latter showing q sharp gain
Nonferrous metals remained unchanged at
the new 1913 high.
nents for June IL. week aso and
year ago follows:
Evening star., 1948-06-13

LGlQeO AO1AA1"
bus University School Of Account
ancy and the American Institute 0
Banking. He is manager OF the as
sociation's credit bureau, memoe
of the Board Of Trade. State Asso
ciation Section Of the ABA. and al
Official of the Wilson Memoria
Methodist Church. He is an arden
ba seball fan and has a twin brothe
who is auditor of the Bank OF Com
merce g. Savings.
Capital Store Sales Drop.
Washington department store sale
for the week ended June were
per cent under the same week
year ago and of 6 per cent from tn
preceding week this year, the Rich
mond Reserve Bank reported yes
terday.
In the four weeks ending on Jun
5, sales were 8 per cent ahead o
last year. Sales In the Richmond
district from January l were up
per cent on June 5 over the lik
1947 period.
Insurance Speaker Named.
Edward L. Bailey of Philadelphia
general agent, Mutual Benefit o
New Jersey, will address the Distric
Life Underwriters Association at
luncheon meeting Thursday, Jun
"a, at the Mayhower Hotel. He
nationally known for his success i
training agents.
Charles F. Suter, president, an
the other new officers and director
will be installed and the 1948 ma
tional quality award certificates pre-
sented.
Bond Buying Broadened.
Banks in this district have bee
informed that institutional investor
will be permitted to purchase Unite
States Savings Bonds of Series
and G from July ! to July ID II
amounts very much In excess OF ex
listing limitations.
Insurance companies, saving
banks, building and loan associa
tions, retirement funds, fraterna
associations, endowment funds ant
credit unions may expand thei
purchases.
Series E Bond sales in the Dis
trict have passed the halfway mari
with 4 total of s7,4sO,957, or 81.
percent Of the $14,180,000 quota
Series F and G sales totaled So,
667 ,563 or A per cent Of the So,
$4,000 quota on June s.
Loan Leaders Hold Outing.
More than 200 members Of tn
District Building and Loan Leagu
attended the annual outing at tn
annual outing at the Washington
Country Club Friday. The Distric
Title Co. cup was won by John W
stadtler, jr., National Permanent
Other golf prizes were captured b,
M. r. Showalter, E. L. McAleer, w. I
King, Gordon Davis, Edgar Britt
Edward Hotze, and A. F. Miles.
DR.. Courtney c. Brown, who wa
with the Commodity Credit Corr
and several other bureaus during tn
war, has been appointed assistan
head Of the coordination and eco
nornic department of the STANDARD
Oil co. Of New jersey.
Charles Delmar, of Washington
has been named q member OF tn
United Kingdom Committee of tn
Foreign Trade Council.
International Business Machin
Corp. has promoted Bollie B. Jones
manager Of customer engineering II
Washington, to assist Louis H. La
Motto, vice president. Mr.. Jones ha
been 80 years with the company.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
.Brightwood Building
To Be Erected for
Bank Of Commerce
By Edword c. Stone

Construction by the Bank Of
Commerce 6s Savings Of a new build
ing as q permanent home for the
Brightwood branch will be started at
Evening star., 1948-06-13

Bond Stores. Inc, sales in May
totaled $6,683 1923, a drop Of 5e%
from year earlier: in f1ve months,
$31 ,821, $40, a decrease of 22%.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
CURB SUMMARY

Furnished By the Associates Press.l
selected list Of active steeks On the
New York Curb Exchanse. showing the
high, low and clssins price fer the week,
and the net change ffsm the Drevisus
weeks close.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
BOND SUMMARY
ed By the Asssciated Press.)

Furnished By the Associated Press.)
A selected list Of active Bonds On the
New York Stock Exchange, showing the
hish, low and closing price for the week,
and the net ehanEs from the previous
weeks close.
Evening star., 1948-06-13

In bankruptcy or recefyersnip OF pens
r.oraan ni1ed under the bankruptcy act. or
sscurities assumed b. such companies
Rates OF dividends IL the toreeoins tan,e .,le
sas, ouarterfy or semiannual declaration.
Uniess Otherwise noted special o., Or xtrs sxtrs
dividends are not inclnaed Asc sstrr g ar
stocf' Z Declared OF paid 90 far this year.
PAYABLE n stock, raic lsH ;1:ra ys;s1T; 2 Dc, e,
sniit up' Accumulated dividends paid o.
declared this year Wv with warrants; y
without warrants. rayabl9 n Eosk.
Evening star., 1948-06-13

Chicaso Cash Market.
;, Nc wheat oo GornMNo; Joz l yelloTs, aol.
ley--Malting, 2.20-50 nominal: feed,
l.66-e3 nominal
Evening star., 1948-06-13

20 IIBIIG. tlIe PuU-
lie, officers and tellers' spaces with
Evening star., 1948-03-17
Costa Rica War ChieI
Returns 10 Lead Fight
AGAINST Rebel Force
by fhs Asseeioisd Press

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Mar. IT,
Gen. Rene Picado Michalski, Costa
Ricas security WAR minister, re-
turned today from vacation in
Mexico City to direct fighting
against Jose Figueres, rebel leader.
The government said last night
its planes bombed a Figueres strong
point, and that three key towns
held by the rebel chief have been
recaptured. He and his forces have
been occupying plantation south
of Cartago. Cartago is about As miles
south of here.
The government said Figueres,
a naturalized Spaniard, has been
importing arms from Guatemala
It also said he is using three Taca
airplanes captured last Friday at
San Isidro Airport, 81 miles south
east of here.
James Hughes, United States mil
itary attache, returned yesterday
with two Taca pilots captured by
Figueres' forces. They are Lou
Repke of San Francisco and Gene
Christensen Of Fond du Lac, Wis.
Pan-American Always and
Taca Airways announced in Qua
temala they have indefinitely
suspended flights to Costa Rica.)
The revolution stems from op-
position dissatisfaction with a con-
gressional decision annulling the
presidential election of Otilio Ulate
Blanco. A fraud charge by his op-
ponent, Rafael Calderon Guardia,
was upheld March l by the Con-
gress. The situation gradually wors-
ened and open revolt broke out four
days ago.
Evening star., 1948-03-17

programs actually operated by the
States.
Half . dozen or more Senators
who Apposed the Presidents pro-
posal urged a delay until the Hoover
Commission reports. That group
set up by the last Congress, is MAX
ing broad study of Government
reorganization. It is due to report
next January.
~ Donnell Leads Opponents.
Senator Donnell Republican, OF
Missouri, leader of the opponents,
also said that If the services are to
be brought together in the same
agency, it should be in the FSA.
That agency has had. experience
with both programs, he said.
Jobless compensation has been a
part of the security agency ever
since it was set up in 1885.
But the job-finding service has
had a checkered career. 1t was set
up in the Labor Department. but was
moved to the security agency in
1899 by President Roosevelt Then
it was moved back to the Labor De-
partment at the start of the war.
Evening star., 1948-03-17
Lucille Brown TO Compete
For Title OF Queen Esther

Miss Lucille Brown, ~, OF $50
Quincy street NV. will represent
the Crossroads Club in competition
with 13 other contestants for the
title of Queen Esther at the Purim
Ball to be held at 8 pm. Saturday
in the Jewish Community Center,
Sixteenth and @ streets NV.
Miss Brown is a graduate of
Calvin Coolidge High School and
works for the Greater National
Capital Committee of the Wash
ington Board Of Trade.
The ball will feature . variety
show, with Charles Lacombe Of the
American Guild of Variety Artists,
the Buffalo Light Opera Company,
Lois Vermillion, Hawaiian dancer;
nloma Burrows. singer;
Groggy's Jitterbuggers and the Don
Pallini dance team.
Evening star., 1948-03-17

2 pm. today are the following, with
their next of kin:
Pvt. Ramon C. Altenreid, Ra-
mond c. Duvall, 10410 Amherst ave-
nue.. Silver Spring, Md; 1st 1t
Richard r. w. Birnn, Roland
Birnn. 1852 Westover drive, Sc;
Pfc. Eugene Shuler, David F. Shu-
Ter, 125 F street NV: End 1t. Fran
els P. Tobin, Mrs. Norma w. Tobin,
1872 Randolph street NV.
Chief Radio Electrician Robert v.
DAILY, whose next of kin is Mrs.
Marguerite DAILY Vandever, 191
zenia street Sc, and Seaman II
Douglas r. Drake, whose next OF kin
is Thurston 8. Drake, 101 East
Windsor avenue, Alexandria, will be
among the IS Navy dead to be
buried Thursday
Included in the Is to be renter
red Friday will be the following,
with their next of kin:
Corpl. John William Heath. Paul
j. Heath, ST., Vienna, Va, and
Corpl. Joseph Anthony Tull, L. E.
Tull, 318 East Windsor avenue, Alex
andria, Va,