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The Washington times., 1931-04-10

Full fashioned permanently dull
chiffon hose, silk-to-the-top, plated
foot with French heels and picot
edges. Allure, putty beige, beige
clair, pearl blush, light gunmetal and
other wanted shades. Irregulars.
$1.95 Extra Sheer Hose
48gauge, thread, siktothe G. no
top chiffon hose with picot tops. O1"VO
Newest shades.
Boys SOC Sport Hose
Dandy new spring patterns ga OOo
lore in % fancy hose with full elastic AON
cuff tops.
Kiddies' SOC Anklets
Rayon plated anklets in fancy 0Eo
patterns or plain colors with fancy OOC
tops. Sizes to S12. Prs. for 81
GoldenberE s-Third Floor
The Washington times., 1931-04-10
FAIRFAX MAY DAY

FAIRFAX, Va, April 10.--A
May Day health celebration will
be held here on the county fair
grounds on May /. Children from
all of the county schools will par
ticipate in the celebration, which
is being staged under the auspices
of the county health department.
The Washington times., 1931-04-10
WIFE, ID, is DEAD

LEONARDTOWN, Md, April
10.-MrS. Lewis Burch, age II,
who died after a short illness in
Baltimore was buried yesterday
from st. Joseph's Roman Catholic
Church, at Morganza. She Is
survived by her husband and
mother, Mrs. Dora Quade, of
Laurel Grove.
The Washington times., 1931-04-10
Cleans the scalp
sets a wave
checks DANDRUFF

XK7HENEVER you wash your hair
Wv and most people do it once a
week-douse full strength Listerine on
the scalp either before or after the
rinse. Then massage the scalp and
hair vigorously for several minutes.
You will be simply delighted by the
wonderful feeling of cleanness and ex-
hilaration that follows this refreshing
treatment.
Moreover, it is unquestionably one
Of the best treatments for loose dan
The Washington times., 1931-04-10

drutf - for preventing it,
and for overcoming it once
it has started.
Many hundreds of
women have told us that
since making Listerine a
part of the weekly sham
poo, their scalp feels bet
ter, their hair looks more
attractive, and they are
never troubled with
loose dandruff.
Of course, if dan
The Washington times., 1931-04-10

druff does get start, it will be neces-
sary to repeat the Listerine treatment
Systematically for several days,
using a little olive oil in conjunction
with it if the scalp and hair are exces.
sively dry.
Listerine removes and dissolves the
dandruff particles and heals and soothes
the scalp. Also, if infection is present.
and most dermatologists define dan.
druff as a germ nfection-Listerine i'm
mediately combats it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-05
ATTENTION AUTO OWNERS RE TERRITORIAL AUTO TAX
 YEAR 1881

All persons operating an automo- bile not licensed for the current year will be considered delinquent after May II. Licenses are issued " the Territorial Treasurer from his office in the Capitol Building. AT rcrcHns not paying the license tax by said date May III will be prosecuted as provided by law. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-05
GIVES FORTUNE
 TO KIDNAPPERS
Chicag go Man Claims He Paid $l50,000 for
 His Release
----ByPap

CHICAGO, H., May 5.-The story of how his entire fortune of $150,- 900 was paid kidnappers for his re- lease was told by James Hackett, former gambler and wealthy road house operator of Blue Island, who is regarded by the police as the dictator of the slot machine busi- ness in Southern Cook County.
 Hackett was kidnapped by a gang last Friday. He said he was seiz- ed while on the grounds at the Ida ho Country Club and was released Sunday by payment of the money which he said was turned over to his abductors by his wife and James Blouin, business associate.
 Hackett said his wife converted her jewelry and securities into cash and mortgaged his home.
 The police said they believed Hackett was kidnapped but doubt ed if the ransom price was as high as he states.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-05
FARM AND HOME
 EXPERTS HERE TO BEGIN WORK
Prof. Sheely and Mrs. Fohn- Hansen to Give Ex-
 tension Courses

Extension work in agriculture anG in home economies under auspices
 the Alaska College of Agricul- ,ure and School of Mines will be started soon in Southeast Alaska Prof. Ross Sheely, director of az ricultural extension work for tn, college. and Mrs. Lydia Fohn-Han sen, in charge of extension work in home economics for the college, ar n Juneau, having come from tho Westward yesterday on the seam ship Yukon.
 Professor Sheely left on the steamship Alameda last night fol Petersburg After a few days il that neighborhood he plans to re- turn to Juneau. He then will ge to Skagway and Sitka.
 Sewing Problems Solved
 Mrs. Fchn-H Hansen will be in Juneau for several days Tomorrow, Thursday and Friday, from 1:4s pm. to pm, she will be in the sewing laboratory of the Juneau High School building to assist wom- en with their sewing problems. She will help in the planning, cutting and co struction of children's clothing, in designing made-over garments, or in solving any of the p-c5,ems confronting the homo dressmaker.
 Those who wish to make fitted patterns should bring three yard of a firm, unbleached muslin and pins, needle and thread. Anyone wishing to make a fitted papel dress form should make arrange ments with Mrs. Fohn-Hansen as soon as possible.
 Instruction Is Free
 This instruction is free to the women of Juneau. Those who do their own sewing will find the meetings very helpful.
 ' Professor Sheely's present visit is his first in connection with exten- sion work in Southeast Alaska. Mrs Fohn- Hansen initiated home eco- monies extension work in all parts | of Southeast Alaska last fall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-05
Helped Cobb's Average

Battling Ban" as Byron Ban croft Johnson was known most Of his life, will remain best remem- bered for the many engagements he fought, whether it was win, lose or draw.
 He battled the National league for years until the American was firmly established, waged relent- less war on gamblers and crooked elements seeking to operate in base ball, fought bitterly the regime of Commissioner Landis and passed out of the picture fighting his own club owners. among whom were some he had established in the baseball business.
 recall distinctly the wrath of the New York baseball fraternity in 1922 when Johnson discarded the official score of a game here that season. accepting instead, the un- official record so that Ty Cobt WOuIl DC ClCu4lCQ WlOli dAi NAb2 q base hit and thereby gain, for the third time, a percentage of 400 or better.
 Johnson's action fixed Cobb's fig ure for 1922 at .401. The Georgian had batted APO in 1911 and 40 ir 1912.
 Johnson contended the official scorer was inaccurate in thi7 ano other features of his report ol .Ec particular game involved, but there was a terrific hulabalco ao the time. The baseball writers. in sol emn session, denounced Johnson and adopted resolutions demanding Cobb's mark not be reccrnized. Il wasn't that they bcgruire rei Ty any of the glory. but they resented Johnson's arbitrary decision in the players favor, Cobb is down in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-05

For the coming year, Major Fleming will have as his assistant Capt. Lawrence McCeney Jones former head coach at West Point Riff" returns after a years toul of duty with the artillery and is slated to succeed Major Fleming as the graduate manager in 1882.
 There is some feeling that the major, who has steered the Army athletic ship through the past four eventful years, will see il through to settlement of the breach with Navy before another year elapses. Having broken the spell for the sake of charity last December, the service rivals are both in the mood to patch up theil difficulties.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-05

Michigan last year had the largest cherry crop in it's history, valued at $2,000,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-05

The farewells for Maj. Philip Bracken Fleming, while none-the- less sincere so far as the expres- , sions involved were concerned, now seem to have been a trifle prema- ture.
 Major Fleming, instead of being transferred to some such post as Belgium, has been permitted to re- main for the fifth straight year as graduate manager of athletics. at the United States Military acade- my.
 This is good news to the good i. majors friends in the athletic, mili- lary and social world, but it leaves i. him holding, in some embarrass- ment, a number of tokens in fond farewell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-05
"Open" Heads West

The 1892 National Open Golf cham pionship, it appears, may go to the Pacific Coast for the first time Los Angeles, to be exact.
 It would be due to held in the east, in the usual course of events, having gone to Minneapolis in 1930 and Toledo this year, but the siren call of the far west may be too strong to resist.
 In the last two seasons. all of the other major national champion ships-amateur, women's and P. G. A.-have been held in California.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-05

the record books at 4o1, neverthe less.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-05
GAMES MONDAY Pacific Coast League

No games scheduled as all teams travelling to open this afternoon.
 National League Cincinnati T.; Chicago 13. Hack Wilson made his second home run of the season. Boston 4; Philadelphia 3. Brandt held the Phillies to three hits. New York 6; Brooklyn 3.
 American League Boston T. Philadelphia 3. Detroit g; Chicago 3. Washington 2; New York 3. St. Louis 3; Cleveland l.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-05
JAW FRACTURED.
 FIGHTER IS OUT.

PHILADELPHIA, Penn, May 5.- Bennie Bass, junior lightweight champion, last night knocked out Eddie Mack, of Denver, in the third round. The blow fractured Mack's jaw.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-05
American League
FOOD SALE

The Martha Society will hold a Food Sale at the SANITARY GRO- CERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY OF THIS WEEK. --adv.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-12
IT SEEMS TO ME BY HE EE44PS

A S part of my campaign for re-
L n ducing I've decided to go in for
long walks. The ZOO in Central
park is almost a quarter of a mile
away from my house.
That is a, good reducing distance,
particularly as it is possible for the
walker to break the exercise a lit
tie by leaning up against the bars
I mean the bars which restrain the
lion and the tiger and the several
varieties of bear.
But I'm rather more interested in
the somewhat tanner animals. I feel
quite sorry for and little afraid of
lions.
The cage seems so adequate, and
when lion gets to roaring cold
chills go up and down my spine,
even though he seems to be safely
locked up.
I have no sense of superiority
such as that which aff1icts many a
wanderer in the ZOO. Again and
again I've seen some man stand in
front of the king of beasts and try
that staring trick.
Naturally you've been told that if
you look long enough into the eyes
Of lion he will drop his head and
turn away.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-12
Pointing Wrong Wav

The federal building program necessarily is too
slow TO be OF much help in this time of depression
despite the hulabaloo raised on Capitol Hill and else
where But the federal building program is extremely
valuable as means Of pointing the way for private
construction, and BOTH if properly planned over a
period Of years, would go far to ending this deadly
cycle Of prosperity, depression, prosperity.
And, as the government sets an example by push
ing construction in slack times So also it must furnish
the example to the countrys builders by maintaining
pre-depression wage scales.
If complaints which have reached Representative
Paul J. Kvale of Minnesota from bricklayers and
others are correct the government is not setting this
second and equally important example
If the federal authorities in letting contracts al
low successful bidders to cut wages, what can be ex-
pected Of private contractors?
The point is of course-and this has been stressed
by other than President Hoover-that it is more
vital to maintain the higher wage scales and thus
keep alive the purchasing power of workers. in slack
than in boom times
The excuse of those in charge Of government
building that they not restrict bidders in regard
to labor they use and must accept lowest bids may be
accidentally correct
But with people starving, thousands unemployed,
and the depression becoming worse as winter advances
authorities possess power to make contractors pay
existing wage scales. And this power should be in
voked.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-12
The Wagner Bills

Ten years after recommendations by the Hoover
unemployment conference of 1921 the President has
permitted to become law the bill for advance plan
ming of federal public works.
Il have had great pleasure today in approving
he act providing for advance planning of construc-
lion and federal public works in preparation for
future unemployment relief" said the President
1T is not cure for business depression, but will
afford better organization for relief in future depres
sions."
His present enthusiasm adds to the mystery OF
why the President has blocked this important Wagner
bill ever since he took Office. If the administration
had allowed it to pass before the depression today
public construction could be rushed to take up unem
ployment slack instead having to wait for archi-
tects and lawyers to complete beated plans
We hope that Hoover also will avail himself
soon of another great pleasure" in approving the
companion Wagner bill for employment exchanges
That bill provides for federal aid and direction of
a national system of state labor agencies It has
passed the senate and been reported out by the house
committee, but administration blockade keeps it
of the house floor.
Will the President lift that blockade?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-12
Not Enough

family of five in North Lonoke county Arkansas
dependent the Red Gross for food gets $42O worth
OF ratonS every two weeks. A family of thirteen
gets $8.65.
This we learn from the chairman of the county's
Red Cross chapter in a letter to Senator Robinson
There is in addition shortage of clothing. The
chapter collected discarded garments in the towns
and spent $1,S65 for Shoes clothing underwear and
stockings in two weeks. mostly for children who were
c6red for first
Here's the ration for family Of nine, presumably
for two weeks which cost $6.25: Flour. forty-eight
pounds, $1.15; meal twenty-four pounds IS cents;
lard, eight pounds s5 cents, beans so cents; rice
rs cents; sugar. rs cents baking powder, so cents;
four salmon, so cents six tomatoes, so cents The
salmon and tomatoes apparently are to halt the
spread of pellagra.
Nine persons may be able to subsist on such
ration for two weeks-but certainly they won't
overeat.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-12
He Had tolerance

IF Lincoln stood for one thing
IL more than another, it was a
tolerant, sympathetic understanding
of his fellow men. Not afraid to
fight when necessity compelled, he
could win without abusing victory,
or lose without succumbing to de-
feat.
Above all else, he could disagree,
without bitterness, and stick to his
own convictions, without assuming
that those who held different con-
victions were wholly bad.
He guided this country through
the stormiest period of its history,
yet was able to rise and remain
above the tide of passion which
swept most other men off their
mental feet.
His genius, if such it may be
called, consisted of something super
ior to cleverness, or ingenuity.
He was not great in conventional
sense, nor is he so regarded.
No one ever thinks of comparing
him to Napoleon, Caesar, or Glad
stone.
Lincoln is of those very few men
for whom human history holds no
counterpart.
AS Stanton said, "he belongs to
the ages"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-12
The Road to Better Times

our world presents strange and sorry -0ectacle.
In the cities, millions Of people haven't enough to
eat.
In the country millions Of farmers, facing 'run,
are feeding drt-cheap wheat to hogs because they
haven't market.
Around the world there hundreds Of millions
going almost naked while cotton planters on the
verge Of starvation because they can't get rid of their
cotton.
There is too much bread, too much sugar, too
much coffee. too much cotton too much silver, too
much copper, too much OIL too much almost Of every
thing
Yet 1,5OOOOOOoO peope-three- quarters Of the pop
ulation of the gIobe-half-naked savages and half
starved are yearnng for the barest necessities of life
but can't afford them
What sickening Indictment Of our systeml
What's wrong? The answer is that science has
developed faster than craftsmanship Scientists have
perfected production methods in a way to make us
proud. but statesmen have neglected to improve mass
standards Of living and mass purchasing power in a
way to make us ashamed.
War, really, is at the bottom Of it all War seems
to stimulate speed up science while playing havoc
With the progress of the masses Science has forged
ahead while statesmen have quarreled and the masses
have fought each other to a standstill
AS result of the last war and the years Of bust
ness-hlling uncertainty which followed, mass stand
ards Of living and buying power have been set
back while mass production has kept advancing
That is why today so many foks-in Europe Asia
and the Americas-are ragged and hungry in the
midst of abundance.
The remedy is to be found only in new order of
things, founded upon world peace The principal
nations of the earth must get together on a plan to
put end to war then turn their attention to poll
ces, national and international which will improve
the living condition of peoples everywhere
If they don't, then farewell to our kind of civil
cation
There approximately 2OOO,OOOO0O inhabitants
on this globe. Every extra dollar these people are
permitted to earn means $2OOOOOOOOO added to world
trade
If all the earth's people were enabled to buy the
barest necessities TO which the meanest human being
is entitled there would be no surplus commodities
left rottng in fields and warehouses for want of a
market. There would be no more jobless, no more
world depressons and no more bread lines.
Everybody would have to work full time to supply
an ever-grow1ng demand.
Prosperity would come back to stay
Beginning in The Times on Page 1 today, you will
hnd series Of articles dealing with the road to better
times.
We invite you to read it. For while it deals with
a subject big as the world and as broad as hui
mainly itself it also concerns in vital way the life
of the smallest wageearner 1t has do with us all
with where next months rent is coming from, and
the money to pay the grocer's bill.
Read It. You'll be interested we feel sure, for it
concerns you and yours
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-12

to recommend a man for postmaster
of indianapolis?
The present postmaster, who has
held the Office since 1908, when he
was defeated for county auditor,
Except for one term by Mr.. Spring
Steen) now has drawn nearly $780,
600 salary from the government, and
yet his administration has been con-
Spicuously the most extravagant Of
any official we have had in the
town, and he comes up again for
reappointment in 1881.
His confirmation before was eff
fected only by considerable effort
and the United States senate at It's
"69" session rejected him funda-
mentally.
Is it clean politics to let him en-
JOY life tenure in such extravaganza,
in such a time of business depres-
sion and unemployment? This Office
once was in the paying class, but
through enormous needless expense
it now is down "in the red" and the
taxpayers carry the burden.
Before the Democrats surrender
their constitutional rights, they
should be guaranteed their political
and natural rights. If not, the Re-
publican party will pay dearly in the
end.
CHARLES G. KEISER.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-12
HEALTH SERVICE
Belgian Fog Death Cause Revealed
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

for any poison gas or any products
from any factory to affect people in
such manner as to bring about
deaths Of the nature of those re-
ported.
So terrible was the scare that
health officers in various Ameri-
can cities were called to advise as
to proper conduct in a fog, and the
inhabitants of villages in the region
affected barricaded themselves in
their homes and stuffede the chinks
in the windows and doors with rags.
The ministry of health of London
has been notified by several health
authorities that the deaths were not
Que to any communicable disease;
neither were they due to any poison
gas.
The Sixty-four deaths which &C.
CURED affected old people primarily.
There were five deaths in one vii
lage, two Of them in people who
long had been sufferers from heart
disease, one from tuberculosis, one
from asthma and one from obesity.
Apparently the deaths were due
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-12
Views Of Times Readers

Editor TimeS-Perhaps the most
interesting development Of the pres
ent session Of congress has been the
attitude of the Democratic men,
berS toward cooperation with the
G. 0. P. in consummation of their
party plans or program through
legislation, which up to this>time Is
unusual, if true.
I do not refer to the Democratic
party as whole, because there are
individual members who still insist
upon doing their own thinking,
wear no tag or collar, and follow
no leadership.
Party allegiance in most cases
overtops patriotic judgment. But
the fact is that since the recent
election, it is plain to be seen that
If the Democrats do not allow them
selves to be deluded and misled into
any political trap, and make no seri-
Gus plumbers between now and 1882,
they easily can nominate an acces-
sible candidate who will appeal to
the business interests of the country
as well as to anti-prohibition senti-
ment, which is essential to success
at the polls.
They should watch their STEP"
They should not be so captivated
by this political Interpretation of
patriotism" issued by any other
party until they are assured as to
its sincerity, to evade the pitfall.
Consideration of cooperation,
while it speaks a persuasive lang
uage and often addresses itself to us
with great force, sometimes is in
Sidiously used.
Voting to provide funds for relief
through proper and legitimate
legislation, in cases where unem-
ployment manifestly is conceded,
depression obvious, and suffering
widespread, is patriotic and laud-
able.
On the other hand, it must require
gorgeous nerve for the Republican
party, or its President, to call upon
the Democratic congressman to help
them in their party plans and at
tendant legislation, when they know
full well that they have no inten-
ton Of recognizing or listening to a
single Democratic recommendation
OF any Of their friends for appoint
ment to Office, no matter what their
merit or competence, notwithstand-
Ing their 'rockribbed landslide" at
the last election. Looks as if the
Republicans are trying to play
politics at the expense of creduIity
or confidence"
In a democracy the government is
presumed to be administered by the
people, who spoke plainly last Nov.
4. Louis Ludlow is generally con-
coded to be the most useful repre-
sentative we ever have had, faithful
to every trust, competent and reli-
able. Why should henot be entitled
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-12

to nothing else but a sudden Sc
we're spell of fog and cold. The
British authorities point out that
the valley of the NIeuse at the
point at which the deaths occurred
is deep and sheltered and that cold
air settles at the bottom Of such a
valley.
A fog itself will not affect ap-
preciably the rate of deaths from
diseases of the lungs, but if The fog
is associated with a low tempera-
ture, there is a sudden ST. p rise in
the death rate of adults from re-
spiratory disease.
Several British health officers
who have been much concerned by
such problems assert that during the
winter every city is in danger of
catastrophe, if a combination of
severe cold, fog and still air occurs
over a period of several days.
This apparently was what hap
pened in the valley of the MeuSe,
with the resultant death of a con-
siderable number Of aged persons in
a short period of time.