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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16

Now this is not exactly an
agreeable task. There are 80
many with meager talent VINO
aspire to greatness So many
others who have been nattered
by kind friends and close rela-
tives. encouraged by vocal teach
erS, blinded by self adulation into
q belief they are on the threshold
Of a career. So, they enter and
tonight faced one of their first
big hurdles.
Il is q real hurdle, for among
the judges are those who have
heard all the great voices Of the
living world. here and abroad.
They are imbued with q love Of
music, with q desire TO encourage
young singers. with the hope that
before the evening is over they
win experience the thrill Of dis
coYery Otto Kahn AMI Gatti
Gazazza, sitting in the darkened
cayerns of the Metropolitan Opera
House and listening patiently for
platinum notes from new singers,
could hardly lend more attentive
ears than do these conn0isSeurs OF
melody.
You can sense the nervousness
and the over anxiety to give their
best as these voices come through
the loud speaker. Again occasion
ally there are the smooth Tow.
ing, deliberate tones Of those who
are calm and selfassIred, per
hapS less emotional. You try to
visualize the girls behind the
voices and with an active iDlagi-
nation the picture comes of
those suffering from Mike
fright" who are aware they are
not meeting the test or being
heard to the best advantage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16

NEW YORK, Oct. 16-Peter
Amos musical comedy, Here
Goes the Bride" has had its
Broadway opening delayed for q
week. Originally scheduled to
come to the Chanin'S Forty-Stxth
Street Theater next Monday
night, the show will now have its
premiere here october 26 or the
following evening. Extensive cast
ing changes have caused the post
ponement. Roy Royston, Grace
Brinkley and Coletta Ryan have
Joined the company during the
last week. This coming week
Here Goes the Bride" will con-
tinue a try-out tour, playing in
Springfield and Providence. Clark
and Mccullough are starred.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16
DC. SINGERS COMPETE
All In q Day
By
: MARK HELLlNCER

NEW YORK, Oct. I6
It seemed to Tim Smith that instead of getting better
things were getting worse. The evening meal hadn't
helped any, He sat low in his chair and gazed goomily
out of the window. What was going to happen if he
didn't land chauffeur's job pretty soon? What
the end to be? -...
Tim was % years of age and had always been con-
sidered nice kid by the neighborhood. There hadn't
been any school for him after his seventeenth year be-
cause The folks needed any money that Tim might be
able to bring in So Tim had found himself a driving
lob and had been earning fairly good money
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16

AaArew g. Kelley through the mi
crOphone. The girls sang IN an
adjacent studio at WRC. They
were known to those who passed
upon their vocal talents only rs
numbers. Around desks In an
office the critical jury gathered
and gave serious attention to the
voice quality and potentialitieS
for development Of contestants
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16

Paul Kelly has been added to
the cast Of LILLY" the play by
Philip Dunning and his wife
being sponsored by william
Harris, jr. He viii play the
leading male role opposite Mary
Duncan, who has the title role.
His previous Broadway assign
ment was a leading role in the
owen Davis, play, Just to Re
mind You" which tarried briefly
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16

ing for t n e
honor Of rep
fesenting this
district in the
finals of the
$4,000 Atwater-
Kent Foalnda-
tim prizes for
the best un-
developed voices
in the U. S. A.
The task was
to pick the four
b e st voic e S
which came
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16

hereabouts earlier this season.
Lilly" is now in rehearsal under
the direction of Mr.. Harris and
will open here November 2.
Douglass r. Dumbrille and Eda
Heinemann are other players in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16
Things Look Bad

Things Look Bad
But now things were very
different. He had lost his
last Job almost three months
before. Not because he had
done anything wrong, but be
cause the boss had found 1t
necessary to cut down. Since
then, as Joe ESsinger points
out, Tins days had been
nothing more than a c0ntinu-
ous round Of non-SucceSs. He
had written his name and adj
dress until his arm grew weary
but no firm had ever called
him for a job.
He stirred in his chair and
, looked over at his father. A
great guy, the old man. But
just little lazy. He had been
over there during the war;
had left his wife and kid to do
it, too. But. now that the war
was long a thing Of the past,
he seemed content to rest on
his achievements in the big
scrap. AS a matter of fact,
he had done very little work
since the day that Tim first
began to earn money.
His father was talking now.
Tim listened.
IT think I'll have a job
sooner than you expect me-"
he was saying. The alder
man was telling me yesterday
that something was bound to
turn up almost any day. A
great fellow, that alderman"
Promises Are Empty
Tim arose and took his hat.
He had heard this stuff about
the alderman for SO long that
he was growing desperately
tired Of it. The alderman
had promised the old man this;
the alderman had promised the
old man that. But all the while
there had been no job. And
here they were, living on the
money that Tins mother had
been saving through the years.
When that was gone-what
then?
I'm goin' out" muttered
Tom. I'm gettin' sick and
tired of hearin' pop talk about
the alderman"
"Aw," muttered Tim. nuts
with the alderman"
He closed the door and
walked around the corner to
Gordoni'S poolroom >.
In a corner Of the room,
Pete and Jerry were banging
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16

the offerinRs
Helen Kingstead, william
Whitehead, Norman Duggan and
Gordon Weld have been added
to the company Of Nikita BaliefT's
forthcoming Chauve7SouriS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16
Nine Judges
Pass Upon
% Voices
by ANDREW n. KEL1EK

Last night was one Il q group
Of nine judges who heard %
young washington singers striv-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
Corsette.Brassieres, $3.50

You'll like this smooth foundation with
its soft texture and light boning. OF
brocade with tricot tops or faille with
lace and net tops. Semi-princess, with
medium or long hip lines. An excellent
garment for almost any type of figure.
Sizes 81 to 4o. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
EUROPEAN UNION
FIGHT EXPECTED
Resumption of Session To-
morrow Confronted by Rus
sian and Customs Rows.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, May IA stormy session
with Soviet Russia and the Austro-Ger-
man Customs Union in the spotlight is
forecast for the Commission on Eu-
ropean Union, which resumes its work
here tomorrow.
1t was only after four days hot debate
that the European body asked the
SovietS to join 1t, and then only for
studying factors in the European eco
nomic situation. Maxim Litvinoh,
Soviet foreign minister, in replying cast
some aspersions upon the spirit of the
commission, and announced:
THE Soviet government has decided
to take part in the forthcoming pro-
ceedings Of the commission"
Holds Russia Necessary.
A European union. said Mr.. Litvinoff.
could hardly exclude Russia. He point
ed out that Russia in Europe constitutes
nearly As per cent Of European terri
tory: that Switzerland, which opposed
Soviet participation in the commission,
has only four-tenthS Of / per cent OF
EuropeS area, and Norway, another OBJ
tector to the Soviets, amounts to only
81 per cent of geographical Europe.
ut is incomprehenSible and surpris-
ing" the Moscow commisSar declared,
that group of European states should
arrogate to themselves the right to de-
eide on the admission or non -admis-
sion Of another group of European
states to community which claims the
title of 'pan-European.'
The Austro-German customs union
will be introduced by DR.. Julius Curtius,
German foreign minister. This disturb
ing question will be considered by the
League of Nations Council next week.
Will Seek to AlIay Fears.
DR.. Curtius, however, has seized the
opportunity to present his case to the
/ whole group OF European leaders before
the Council. much more formal and
responsible, has time to get hold Of 1t.
The German spokesman will doubt
less defend In detail his thesis that
the proposed customs agreement Is
legitimate development Of the move for
regional tariff pacts as a prelude to
general tariff reductions. He probably
will attempt to allay French fears Of
the "AnschluSs" and to show that a
political union Of the two GermsSic
states is not foreShadowed.
Much speculation prevails as to the
attitude of the French government be-
fore the European Commission. It may
take this chance to explain its appre-
tensions, or 1t may withhold its hand
until the matter is formally before the
League Council few days later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
DR.. WILSON BELIEVES
DRY FINDINGS HIDDEN
Methodist Temperance Worker Ac-
cuses Wet Press of SURPRISING
True -Wickersham Report.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRIDGEvILLE, Del, May 1.-THE
charge that the real findings of the
wickersham Commission regarding pro-
hibition have been kept from the pub D
by the wet press and anti-prohibit "a
influences" was m1de here yesterday ~
DR.. Clarence True Wilson, secretary G.
the Methodist Board of Temperance,
Prohibition and Public Morals.
The preponderance of evidence I'M
earthed by the commission, said DR..
Wilson, speaking at one of series Of
meetings for Methodist laymen Of the
Wilmington Conference, was in favor
of prohibition. He predicted the next
Congress would have q greater dry ma
jority than its predecessor.
Prohibition had the greatest fight Of
its life In 1880, but 1t emerged with
flying colors," said DR.. Wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
Misses Goats, $500

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$3.50 Wool coats i'll the wrap around style, with
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4-S49.5O Wool dress coats, in belted wraP-around
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$3.50 Wool dress coats, with scarf collar OF
white kid gayak squirrel trimmed cape, in
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
Have Your Furs Cleaned

Before yon store them for the Summer-for it
makes world of difference in the preservation of
their beauty. Our charges for expert cleansing
are: $3.50 for cloth coats without fur $3.50 for
fur coats. Phone Metropolitan $500 for further
information.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14

JeueTs Grey Shops -Secor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14

Briefs, panties and bandeaux in beauti-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
Silk Underwear, $1.95
Chemises, Dance Sets. Panties

OF French finish silk crepe. The chemises
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step-ins are lace-trimmed or tailored with
fitted waist bands. Flesh, tearose, blue,
white and Nile green.
yeuers Grey 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
Linton Is Elected.

LONDON, May IA (R-Sir Thomas
Upton today was elected q member of
the Royal Yacht Squadron. He was
proposed by the Earl of SALISBURY and
seconded by Sir Philip Hunlokes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14

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z8-$5.95 to $I0o5 Lightweight wool and silk crepe
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IA to AZ ......................... S20S
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with Jackets, few crepe Sunday night frocks,
bolero and rcdingote effects in black red, green.
and assorted prints. Sizes IA to 42.........$3 0S
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
Here's Another Friday!

Another earaway in fashion and dresses An
day when the economically inclined will be waiting at the
DOORS
Wonderful COats-WOmen's and Misses!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14

WOmen's Dresses, $50
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navy and red Sizes SO to "A; 355 to 41H $3.50
WOmen's Dresses, $3.50
As-S2S.0O Dresses for street. afternoon and evening
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
More Silk Slips, $1.95
4 Complete Size Range Again!

n OOT'tPsCSO D'SO 1Sus'8C
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
Pick Out Dress or Two Tomorrow!

Larger Women's Dresses, $50
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Larger WOmen's Dresses, $500
15-$105O and $500 Dresses, for street and after
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-13
Modes in Rearing Children.
Cincinnati Enquirer)

Perhaps no group of scholars has been more thoroughly dscredited among the public generally than the child-psychoogsts. For some years this branch of research hearty following, building up an attractive theory that children should be natural desires the theory would most certain ly make thieves or left-handed baseball pitchers, radio announcers or check-forgers out of them. Do not cross them and do not in any circumstance punish them parents have been told, and all will be we'll
 This approach to the problem of discipline won something of following among parents of the post war generation. Some fathers and mothers em- braced it because of their faith in psychology Others because they thought it would be less trouble And still others because it fad, like pasel-colored bathtubs and backgammon
 Many of the offspring thus reared without re- pressed desires far enough along to permit of judgments on the system. And the judgments are coming in rapidly In fact the tide of reaction is stronger if anything, than the psychological re- form of an earlier decade. Not month passes but some parent of the school recants publicly in a magazine or newspaper, and reasserts his former faith in the tonic values of the birch rod or the emphatic don't do that"
 Like other major social problems such as Pro hibtion and racketeers this matter of rearing chil likely to remain unsettled for long time-at least as long as there are children But definitely the trend is now in favor of the parents, and children will have to give up few of their liberties while parents have their innings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-13
Tour of the Princes.
(NeW York ,rimes.)


 Many will envy the Prince of Wales and Prince George on their tour of South America. They will see Peru Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Rio de Janeiro While they will not be received officially as visitors from one State to another all the re- sources of hospitality will be employed to welcome them wherever they go. The trade aspect of their mission will not weigh heavily upon them for they are to see all the natural wonders of the various countries without the restraint of formal guidance Sports and amusements under the pleasanteSt aus pces are to be arranged for them The tour will be, in a degree, a holiday in the open
 Both the Princes take life as it and have fondness for adventure In this South American tour there are risks to be encountered. From La Paz Bolivia to San tiago Chile, they will use the arplane In South America the Prince of Wales will pilot plane especially made for him. He has had a good deal of experience at the con- trols He has flown tri-motor plane and has handled the DO-X in England The American pilots Boyd and Connor say that the Princes knowledge of practical aviation is remarkable in a man who has not made it a profession He will be the lingust of the pair, speaking French and German well and having studiously prepared himself to converse in Spanish Altogether the Princes will travel 17,000 miles.
 The Prince of Wales knows his history well enough to make whimsical contrast between his welcome at Buenos Aires and that which General Beresford met with in 1906, and General Whitelock in 1907 Both were the head of bodies of British troops, supported by ships of the fleet Beresford occupied the town but a French official headed the local patriots and repulsed the invaders White lock- after desperate fighting in the streets, was driven to his ships. So ended Englands hopes of empire in Argentina nearly a century ano a quarter ago
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-13
MORE THAN A GRACEFUL GESTURE.

By having as it's guests Friday the officers Of the Coast Guard cutter Tallapoosa, the Chamber of Commerce performed more than graceful ges- ture And the welcome extended was more than a matter of words The officers and men Of the ship and their families now listed as residents of this city They become during their tour of duty Alaskans and Juneauites The Tallapoosa's home port is here.
 In past years, since the coming of the Unalga, we have gained a wide knowledge of the service 'n which these men are enrolled We have come to know something of their duties, responsibilities, canacities and the traditions of the service which are credit to them and of which the nation is properly proud We hope the officers and crew of the new cutter will regard Juneau as their home one where they will always be welcome, where assistance if needed can be had for the asking, and where friendship extended to them freely means all that the word implies
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-13
DARK DAYS FOR THE ALASKA RAILROAD AND ALASKA.

These are dark days for the Alaska Railroad, and as its fortune is i'll there is discomfort also for the Territory particularly those sections of it which are dependent upon the railroad for trans portation facilities. Nothing quite so ridiculous has transpred in the present Congress as the slash of s5o000o from the railroads appropriation. As orig naly introduced the measure carried $1,Oooooo to cover the annual deficit in operations. Now it is rrposed to cut this in half and authorize the e5o0 coo slash to be made up out of the earnings.
 Tn other words Congress would say to the rail management, here is a half-million dollars with which to do sl 100000 worth of work. We know that you ought to have the full amount we give you authority to ezpend the s1oOooOO but you will have to earn s500O0o Of 1t in excess of operating expenses which when done you keep and apply to maintenance costs. or course the road cannot do my sch thing If it raises rates sufficiently to insure such surplus based the existing traffic,
 VIII wipe cut a large proportion of the traffic and ha just as bad if not worse, than it is today.
 The Seattle Times inquiries where were the Dele gate from Alaska to Congress the Alaska represen- tatva of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Wash ingtaa Senators and Representatives when this out rss was being perpetrated. Might we ask the Tfaes and other Seattle newspapers where were they when this mess first began brewing with the publication Of the report of the Howell Committed last December? Then the time to wake up to the situation which threatened Seattles pest custornel-Alaska. All Of Alaska has been protest ing against the findings and recommendations of that committee. Seattle had to wait until Congress cut the road of at it's pocketbook before it awoke to the danger
 Alaska, too, would like to know what Delegate Sutherland was doing when these things were trans bring True he is winding up his final term ir Washington. But Alaskans have kept him there for ten years and certainly have the right expect he will honestly and faithfully represent them unti his successor takes office. He was not too busy otherwise to kill measures to raise the salaries O two faithful and hardworkng officials here-th Governor and Secretary of Alaska. Apparently h is not as active constructively as in destruction And the Alaska Railroad will have to struggl for it's funds without his assistance
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-13

The Wickersham report may be remembered as the wet and dry of it.-(Boston Transcrpt)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-13

toothed seed parts of squirreltail grass and other similar grasses on the Western ranges cause the death of many elk, deer and moose. The needle like tips of the seed pierce the tender mem branes in the animals mouths. The jagged edge of the seed case resembles a porcupine quill, and after it has penetrated the lining of the mouth, every effort of the animal to get rid of it only results in further embedding the seed into the tissues. These injuries may become infected and lead to abscesses and eventually to death. Occas- finally an animal is found dead from starvation be- cause a great wad of grass lodged in cheek, and made it impossible for the animal to eat
 The Biological Survey is attempting to eradicate such objectionable grasses from the Elk Refuge in Wyoming and from the Sullys Hill Game Preserve, North Dakota, where the trouble has been in evidence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-13
WELCOME TO VISITING DELEGATIONS.

Ta those coming here from other parts Of Alaska to participate in the formal dedication of the new ra5l and Territorial Building" or as most or w 10 think of it, Aaska's capitol, The
 bsspeal.s a warm welcome for all Of Juneau. tgucture belongs no more to this community ihaa to all of the rest of the Territory It IS common to all of us; was built for use by public
 sts to facllitate the transaction Of pubic -u aess It is therefore, fitting that as nary sla-rsps as possible join in dedicatng t. Juneau is proud to be the capital of this great Northland' end the people of this city are indeed deligntei 10 greet those from other sections on this happy occasion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-13

The Wickersham report in four words, for the busy reader: well, yes and no"-(Detroit NewsD
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-13

French winerlakers are studying the feasibility of shipping to the United States unfer1nented Fruit juices out of which they make wine. If it ferments after receipt by Americans Nature is the offender But maybe the French fail to reckon with the opposition of the Government financed California wine grape growers