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Evening star., 1932-11-13

history OF I n e
"One-Act Play
Tournament. Miss
Schreiner deplored
the lack Of artistry
in certain produc-
tions to date, and
pleaded for a rails
ing of the stand
ards of acting and
production. She
lauded as the out
standing merit Of
the various dra-
matte groups in
Washington t h e
stick together"
and work to-
gether" spiri t
which seemed to
perYade and in
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MOUNT PLEASANT PLAYERS.

THE Mount Pleasant Players, dramatic
Il unit of the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church. viii present THE
Whole Towns Talking" three-act
comedy, by John Emerson and Anita
Loos, as their Fall production next Fri
day evening at 8 o'clock in F1shburn
Hall, recreation center of the Mount
Pleasant Church. The production will
be under the direction of DR.. F. v.
Rand, with the following cast; A. w.
Alexander. Ruth Riddle, Ethel Jane
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for the cinema by
Barry Conners and
Philip Klein. Sup
porting Rogers are
Marian Nixon, Dick
Powell, Frederick
Burton, Douglas
Cosgrove, Constan-
tine Romanoh,
Jack O'Hara and
Louise Beavers.
ther well
known screen per-
former will head
line the stage show,
Hedda Hopper. She
d oes a singing
talking act. Next
on the stage list
are two radio sing
ers Les ReiS and
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GEORGE WASHINGTON PLAYERS.

a PLAY within play, depicting an anna
teur theatrical groups portrayal O. q
murder which turns out to be the real
thing, features Cock Robin" by El1agr
Rice and Philip Barry. which is to iTs
presented by the Cue and Curtain Clus
of the George Washington University.
at Wardman Park Theater on the eve
niEgs of November l8 and 10. The
performances are sponsored by Colum-
bian Women of the George washington
University as a benefit, proceeds Of
which will be devoted TO furnishing
Lambie House, student headquarters on
the campus, and to the aid Of the Stu
dent Employment Bureau.
The lead in Cock Robin is played
by Sol Orleans. Royal A. Gunnison takes
the part Of the smooth, sophisticated
villain; Amanda Chittum is the ingenue
and Elizabeth Rice Is also featured.
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JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER.

A T the meeting of the Dramatic
" Society of the Jewish Commu-
~ nifty Center recently it was de-
4 \ cided that the play. His Chill
dren,' by Rufus Learsi, would
be produced in December by Hannah
Stolar.
Miss Bess Schreiner of the Commu-
nifty Drama Guild gave an interesting
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Last Chance to See Mana

TUESDAY next will be the last chance
to see Mana" that famous paint
ing by the celebrated artist, Suchorow-
sky. The exhibition positively termin-
ates Tuesday night at 10 o'clock. Mana"
can be seen at 1918 G street northwest
daily from 10 am. to 10 pm. until
Tuesday, November IS.
Evening star., 1932-11-13

Spire players.
The Jewish Community Center Is
searching for new plays and players.
Authors who would like to see their
plays produced are urged to get in touch
with S. Lightman at the Jewish Com
munity Center.
The next meeting will be held at the
center Wednesday evening at $50
o'clock.
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finest story for the motion pictures in
this. It was written by Ben Anes VIII
iiarns and appeared in book and maga-
zine form as "Jubilo" 1t was prepared
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DRAMA GUILD.

THE evening of Thanksgiving day has
been chosen by the Drama Guild of
Washington for its opening perform
ance of The Squall," by Jean Bart,
which is to run three nights, November
"a, 25 and 26. at the Wardman Park
Theater. RehearsalS are now in prog
ress under the direction of Denis z.
Connell and scenery and accessories are
being created and assembled in the
workshop of the guild, at the Wardman
Park Hotel
Evening star., 1932-11-13

THREE well known stars of the films
will be seen at Warner Bros Earle
Theater for the week starting Friday,
in Ernst Lubitsch's latest Paramount
picture, Trouble III Paradise" Miriam
Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall,
Charlie Ruggles and Edward Everett
Horton play the leading roles in the
picture. Heading the stage show is
Barney Rapp and his New Englanders,
who entertain with singing, dancing and
clowning Other acts are Bob Hall,
Edith Evans and Ray Mayer. cowboy
and q girl in a roundup of song, music
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ROOSEVELT CENTER WORKSHOP.

ne WORKSHOP OF Roosevelt
Community Center, Thirteenth
and Webster streets northwest. invites
the public to be present at its first
public presentation of plays Tuesday
evening Iof this week. at 8 O'Clock. in
Roosevelt Auditorium Those taking
part in the plays will be Wilma Wright.
Naomi Warder, Marvin Beers, Paul
Walter, Lorene Grey, F. P. Guthrie,
Warren Davis. Esther Baitz Dolores
Fahrmer, john F. Anderson, William
Davis and Ruth Snodgrass. Ruth
Harsha Mckenzie is the originator and
director of THE Workshop" which Is
primarily, not for the production, but
for the study of plays, and of dramatic
art.
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v " YIIIL ROGERS, in TOO Busy
Y a to Work" will be featured
NM at. Loew's Fox Theater this
coming Friday. Rogers has
what Is reported to be his
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Artie Dunn OF the Columbia Broadcast
ing Co. Then there is Pete and Joe
Michon, internationally known come
dians. AS a special added attraction,
the theater offers Will osborne and his
recording and radio orchestra. The An
dresens, acrobats, complete the bill.
MARIE DRESSLER and Polly Moran
A'A will be seen at Loew's Palace Thea
ter this Friday in their recent Metro
Coldwyn- Mayer release --"P Prosperity"
This new cinema shows the comedi-
ennes as mothers-in-law, who try 10
regulate the lives Of their married chill
dren and battle vigorously between
themselves in the process, The locale
is q small town. Anita Page and Nor
man Foster are seen as the married
children with Jacquie Lyn, Jerry Tuck
er, Charles Giblyn, Frank Darien and
Henry Arlnetta completing the cast un-
der the direction Of Sam Wood. who
made 'Huddle.'
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Washington's Players
What Various Dramatic Organizations Are Doing
and Propose to Do.
and Propose to Do.

Pidgeon. William Powell. Verns Volz,
George Cox, Charles Colhngwood, Sara
Tolman, Louisa Harding Stuart, Bea-
trice Marzolf. Cherrie Giers, Herbert
Cook and Marjorie Crittenden. The
play will be given under auspices of the
young peoples organizations Of Noun.
Pleasant Church
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CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.

"THE PERFECT ALIBI," a three-att
detective comedy, by A. A. Milne
viii be presented as the annual Fal.
play of Central High School on the eve
nings Of November ls and 10 at s
o'clock in the school auditorium. Pres
entation Of play this Fail is in the
nature Of a departure from tradition. il
having been the practice of Central
High School usually to give a revue in
the Fall and a play in the Spring.
The cast will be selected from mem
bers Of the Dramatic Association, the
Dramatic Coaching Glass, of sl Eng
Esn classes and the school at lsfge.
The principals for the two nights H.
cllde John Sikken, Myrtle Stevens,
George Halstead, James Dixie. Linton
Trego, Harold Greenberg. Adele Bros
sard, Josephine Martell WeddeIl Hart,
Sidney Sincowitz, Wallace Whitcover,
Byron Fields, Gercld Lurit and Herbert
LandSman
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
PARTY LEADERS
/. RUSH To AVOID
j COP. SPLIT

Republican peace.makerS swung
into action today in an effort to
prevent a party split, threatened
by diScord over the prohibition
and party-loyalty planks adopted
at Chicago.
The first reactions to the pro
hfbition plank. as evidenced by
the comments of both Congress
Sional vets and dryS. were far
from encouraging to those who
hoped to unite the party on a
question which had long created
strife in both parties.
Administration Spokes e n,
nevertheless, fastened to declare
that a reasonable compromise
had been evolved which both
vets and dryS alike may accept.
This claim was met by charges
from Democratic Senators that
the Republican party will attempt
to run wet in the East and dry in
the States that are regarded as
strongly in favor of prohibition.
BOrah AnxiOusly Watched
Senator William E. Borah (R)
of Idaho maintained an ominous
silence. with indications that he
will take the Senate floor to dis
cuss the whole platform. Because
of his powerful aid in President
Hoover's 1923 campaign, Admins
tration leaders are extremely anx-
ious to keep the Idaho Senator in
the party fold.
The strong platform declara
ton for party regularity gave
added concern to the Republican
peace-makers, who fear that it
may ALLEVIATE the strong Sena-
torial inSurgent bloc.
Norris Still AlOOf
While hope had been virtually
abandoned of bringing the vet
eran Senator Norris (RD of
Nebraska, who voted for AL Smith
in 1928, or Senator LaFollette
CRO of Wisconsin into the fold
the Republican campaign pilots
hope to hold the support of other
Western insurgents.
In commenting on the plat
form, Senator Nye (RD of North
Dakota said the prohibition plank
appears to be the only plank
ever adopted by a party which
invites candidates to ignore it.
WILL PAINT PORTRAIT
Boris P. Gordon has been
selected to paint a portrait of
Representative Willis P. Hawley
(R0. of Oregon.
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
CLASS To TALK.
At VIRGINIA j.

UNIVERSITY, Va, June II.
The sixth annual institute of
public affairs will be held at the
University of Virginia between
July 8 and July 16, with
Senators Carter Glass of Virginia,
Cordell Hull of Tennessee, and
Robert F.. Wagner of New York,
among the scheduled speakers.
Norman Thomas, Socialist
candidate for President, will
present the program of his party.
Senator Glass will speak July
12. on credit and finance.
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
Oysters GrOw
From Eyes
Of Grabs

LEONARDTOWN, Md, June
17.-Nature plays some queer
tricks on the things that live IN
the water.
Miss Jane Knott. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Knott, OF
Palmers. Nd, found on a hard
shell crab a large oyster about
five inches wide growing on its
eye. The eye was forced shut by
the oyster and the crab and oyster
are both living. Another crab
was found by Benny Brown, Of
Kopels Point. Md. early this
spring with an oyster growing out
of it's eye.
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
IN VIENNA
To CONTINUE

The annual carnival Of the
Vienna Fire Department. which
has suffered from rain. will COIL
tinue through the week. The
women's auxiliary is conducting
a lunch stand. while an open air
pavilion for dancing is proving
popular.
The committee in charge Of
general arrangements is com.
posed of Lloyd E. Wright, Vernon
Gown and French M. litter.
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
D. c. Couple Injured
As Auto Hits Pole

James C. Dilbridge, 35, sales
man, and his wife, Margaret, 20,
of 1914 Girard st. N. W., were
cut and bruised when their auto
mobile Skidded on a slippery road
at South Dakota and Rhode
Island Avenues Northeast and
crashed into a trolley pole.
The Washington times., 1932-06-17

These Prices Effective In Oar Stores and
Meat Markets In WsshluEton 3 Vicinity
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
WILL PAINT PORTRAIT

Boris P. Gordon has been
selected to paint portrait of
Representative Willis P. Hawley
(RO. of Oregon.
The Washington times., 1932-06-17

can't possibly get to otherwise ano
kills every filthy, diseaSe-carryins
roach, fly, mosquito. ant, fea, moth
or bedbug instantly.
DETHOL is guaranteed to keep your
home clean and sanitary. All modern
housewives use it. Get DETHOL to-
day at your favorite drug, grocery
hardware or department store. Detho
Mfg. Co., Inc, Baltimore, Md.
The Washington times., 1932-09-30
$35, 600, ,OOODamageDone
Bv Puerto Rico Gale

numbered 204 deaths and about
1000 injured.
Although the property loss has
not been finally estimated, it will
surely amount to more than
$35, 100000.
245,OOO Homeless
The havoc wrought by the hur.
ricane was extensive. Sugar fac
tories were destroyed and ware
houses were blown down. Many
miles of commercial power lines
were torn down and railroads are
still blocked by overturned rail
way cars.
Thousands of private homes
were totally destroyed. The num-
ber of homeless persons is around
245,000.
In several towns there is scarce
ly a building left standing.
Crops suffered greatly. The
citrus fruit and banana crops are
a total loss, and the coffee crop
was badly damaged.
The Weather Bureau announced
today that the center of the
tropical disturbance was appar-
emily about 100 miles east of
Swan Island and was moving
westward about 13 miles an
hour. No strong winds have been
reported since the disturbance
left Haiti.
The Washington times., 1932-09-30
WOODS COMBED
FOR 6 THUGS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Sept.
80 QN.SD. - Six bandits who
staged Michigan's boldest bank
robbery since frontier days re-
manned at large today while a
civilian posse and police combed
the wilderness area just north of
Allegan.
1t was in this maze of lakes,
forests and rivers that the gun
men disappeared yesterday after
taking $4,000 from the First
State Bank of Holland, and shoot
ing their way free in a 20-mile
running gun battle.
Two of the thugs were wounded.
State police thought it likely all
were established in some fortified
cabin. Capt. A. A. Downing, Of
the State police. admitted they
may have escaped to Detroit.
Two victims of the thugs ma
chine-gun blasts remained in Hol-
land General Hospital. Chief of
Police Peter A. Lievense, of Hol-
land, is expected to recover, but
Peter de Jongh, IS, a bystander,
will probably die.
The Washington times., 1932-09-30
LOAN PUBLICITY
IN ABEYANCE

Declaring that serious embar-
rassment" was caused by publ
cation of loans last, month, Chair
man Atlee Pomerene, of the Re
construction Finance Corporation.
today formally demanded that
South Trimble, Clerk OF the
House of Representatives, sup
press the corporations August re-
port.
The protest of Pomerene, &C.
Companied by an opinion of
Morton G. Bogue, general coun-
sci for the corporation, was made
public by Trimble when the
August report of loans to banks
and other institutions was de-
iVered to him.
Trimble said he would decide
next week whether he would re-
verse his position on publicity.
The statement of the corpora
tion's loan was delivered under
a provision to the relief act di-
1ecting that monthly reports be
made to the Secretary of the
Senate and the Clerk of the
House.
Pomerene, backed by Bogue,
fatty declared Trimble had no
authority to make public the July
report without specific directions
from the House. Trimble said:
"Tn view of this report,
feel justified in Withholding
publications. of the report until
/ have had an opportunity to
carefully consider the opinion" "
The Washington times., 1932-09-30
BY JAMES r. BEVERLY
Governor Of Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept.
80 G.N.SO When final reports
are tabulated it will De found
that the loss of life and the num-
Der of persons injured in Puerto
Rico's latest tragedy will be about
the same as in 1928, when the
famous storm of San Felipe re-
duced this island to utter deSola-
ton.
In the area affected by the
storm which struck Puerto Rico
early in the evening of Septem-
ber 26, the property damage was
greater than in the previous
catastrophe. The more recent
storm, however, affected a less
extensive district.
Cut Fifteen Mile Path
The disturbance passed along
the northern half of the island,
cutting a path about Is miles
wide.
The vortex or center of the
storm entered the eastern coast
near the town of Ceiba and pro.
ceeded just south of San Juan,
pursuing a west-northwest couse.
Apparently it left the main
land between Vega Baja and Do,
RADIO.
With all but a few remote dis
tricts unreported, the casualties
The Washington times., 1932-09-30
VALUE BOOSTED
S15,000,000

A list of the utility companies
in which the Pennsylvania sElec-
trio Corporation wrote up" the
values of it's investments more
than $15,000,000 above their book
value was made available at the
Federal Trade Commission today.
This list was contained in a re-
port submitted to the commission
by o. C. Van Zandt, commits
sion examiner, in connection with
the commissions inquiry into the
financial affairs of the Pennsyl-
vania group of the Associated Gas
& Electric System. The companies
were situated in Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and Maryland. This
list follows:
Northwestern Electric Service
Corporation, $4,311,280; Penn Pub
lie Service Company, 1888. .309;
Penn Public Service Corporation,
$2,174,628; Citizens Light, Heat &
Power Company (new company, =,
$1,628,168; Erie Lighting Com
pany, $2,030,754; Clarion Water
Company, $353,945: Johnstown
Fuel & Supply Company, $780,
576; Penn Electric Service Com
pany, $2O4,735; Meyersdale Elec-
trio Light. Heat & Power Com
pany, $203,514; Lock Haven Gas
& Coke Company, $195,120; Phil
lipsburg House Penn Public Serv-
ice Corporation, $10O.224: United
Light. Heat & Power Company,
$93,137 Renova Consolidated Gas
Company, $67,225, and Coalport
Light. Heat & Power Company,
$2O,809.
The Washington times., 1932-09-30
B j 8 TERMINAL
APPROVED

The last obstacle in the path
Of the Greyhound Bus Line to
obtain a terminal in the 1400
block New York Ave. N. w. was
removed today when the District
Commissioners approved a pro-
posal of cutting back the north
sidewalk of New York Avenue
eight feet.
The Commissioners announced
that the entire sidewalk between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets
will be cut back, half of the
expense to be borne by the Dis
trict and the other half by the
bus line.
The Public Utilities Commits
sion, in referring the sidewalk
cutting proposal to the Commis-
sionerS, declared that if this was
approved, the P. U. C. would
approve the lines application for
the terminal.
Engineer Commissioner John
c. GotWals said that cutting
back the sidewalk would afford
traffic lanes for almost twice the
number of vehicles which now
travel on the north side of New
York Avenue. .. ....
The Washington times., 1932-09-30

The women really prefer 1t.
After all, you know, it is only
fair. A man would rather have
his nails done by a pretty girl
than by the barber. You get
the idea?"
The scheme is, as the principal
holds, strictly logical" There is.
l. the women customers of the
Fifth Avenue beauty salons, some
thing very sympathetic about a
good-looking young man who can
murmur conversationally as he
bends a sleek head over their
hand and tips their fingers with
scarlet.
The Washington times., 1932-09-30

meet the yearning demand of
women customers for male mani
curists, instead of girls. Said the
principal:
"They are the very first
male manicuriSts, and they will
make their debut as fully fledged
operators at the American
Beauty and Styles Exposition at
Grand Central Palace next
month";"
He lowered his voice:
"YOu know, the most expen-
Sive beauty parlOrs have been
asking for young men to mani
cure their women customers.
The Washington times., 1932-09-30
Legion Auxiliary
Plans Welfare Work

Plans for raising funds and the
extent of its welfare work this
winter were discussed at meet
ing of Victory Unit No. 4, Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. A. N.
Schroeder, child welfare chair
man, told of work under way,
while Mrs. Edith Hathaway re-
ported on sewing at the Red
Cross. A card party will be held
October 18 at the home of Mrs.
Marion Martin.
The Washington times., 1932-09-30
By MARGARET LANE

NEW YORK, Sept. 80 Q.N.
SD.-"Oh, he's a handsome
thing! Six feet tail and a fine
manicurist. A charming man.
ner and a man if ever there
was one! He's certain to get a
fine position as soon as he's
through his beauty parlOr work"
The proprietor of the beauty
culture school is proud of his
male manicure pupils.
There are six of them, all
chosen with due consideration
for looks and social charm, tC
The Washington times., 1932-09-30
Activities to Begin
At Southeast House

Fall activities at the Southeast
House will begin with registra-
ton this week, it was announced
by Miss Marian Conover, director
d the center.
Activities include nursery
school, mothers club, sewing
club, Boy and Girl Scouts and
Girl Reserves, little theater move
ment, art clubs, hygiene classes
and a library club.
The Washington times., 1932-09-30
CONVICT CAMPS
IN SOUTHLAND
ATTACKED.
Negroes Held in Virtual SIaV-
cry by Debt Laws, Declares
SpiVak'S New Book

NEW YORK, Sept. 30
0.N.S.).-A congressional in
vestigation into conditions in
Southern convict camps and a
system of virtual peonag &C
among negroes on the cotton
plantations may result from the
publication today of a book by
John L. Spivak.
Revelations of slavery as cruel
and much cheaper than that
which existed for the black man
before the Civil War are made by
Spivak, with documents, photo
graphs and damning evidence
from the files of the State Prison
Commission to authenticate every
thing.
Horror Unbelievable
Tales of unbelievable horror,
surprising even the real life story
of Arthur Maillefert, for whose
death in THE Sweat Box" two
men go on trial next Monday, are
penned by Spivak.
He says officials already are
preparing to "do something about
it,"
Spivak asserts:
81 have laid the scene Of my
book in Georgia, but what / tell
of that State is true of the Car
Olinas, Alabama, FlOrida-the
whole far-flung black belt. All
Lincoln did was lower the price
of slaves. PeOnage exists, with
all its evils, for hundreds of
thousands of negroes today.
at works this way: A planter
needs some 1abOrerS to pick cot
ton. He has a charge trumped
up against a couple of negroes;
then offers them cash as q loan
to pay their fines. He agrees to
let them work out the debt,
using the advance against their
wages.
HELD BY DEBT LAW
"By selling the cotton picker
all his clothes and food, by
charging him rent and interest
in the loan, which has been as
high as " per cent, the negro
never gets out of debt. There
is a law in the South that if a
man leaves a plantation while
in debt to his employer, he
may be arrested as a Swindler
and sent to the chain gang"
There, life is almost exactly as
it was in Spanish inquisition
days, according to Spivak.
The prisoners are herded into
a steel cage, where they live like
galley slaves. Indeed, there is
another bareback to the Roman
days, for the roads of Georgia,
Spivak says, are as wonderful as
any the Romans eyer built with
similar compulsory labor.
Punished Severely
And the punishments for the
slightest infraction of the rules
are being stuffed into a barrel,
carrying 20-pound weights riveted
to the legs, being tied to a stake
and arms nearly pulled from
sockets by means of chains at
the wrist.
Spivak explains:
Unbelievable? But the south
ern' whites themselves don't real
ize what they are doing. You
don't feel ashamed whenever you
step on a bug, do you? That's
their attitude"
The Washington times., 1932-09-30
Bandits Prisoners
Face Torture Deaths

NEWCHANG, Manchuria. Sept.
80 U.SO. Mrs. Muriel PaWley
and Charles Corkran, British sub
jects now held for ransom by Chi
neSe bandits. will be killed in 10
days, after five days of torture,
unless the bandits demands for
money are met. a message from
Mrs. PaWley said today.
The Washington times., 1932-09-30

Surveys of the hGUoc drought
By the hurricane that devastated
Puerto Rico early this week are
noW UirtuGlIy complete. With this
information at his disposal, GoD.
James r. Beverly of Puerto Rico
today tDrote expressly for Inter-
national NeUS Service the tollo10-
ing authoritative account of the
storm, the ertent of the damage
it caused, and the reconstruction
and relief measures notO under
1D1y.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-12-17
SENATOR JONES DEATH
 LOSS TO TERRITORY

In the recent sudden death of Senator Wesley L. Jones, of Washington, state, the Terri tory lost a valued friend. As chairman of the powerful Sen ate Appropriations Committee he frequently came to the res cue of the North when the low CT House had cut needed sums in the. various bills passed by the lower body.
 A recent instance of this was in the appropriation made by the House in the last session for the Alaska Road Commiss- ion, which cut the budget al lowance of $650,000 to $345,- 900. Through the activity of Alaska delegate Wickersham, the chairman of the Senate Ap- propriations Committee was in duce dto insist that the sum be raised to $494,000, which was later agreed to by the House. Fortunately for Alaska, the other Washington Senator, Hon. Clarence C.. Dill, is also a staunch supporter of the Terri tory and and can be relied up- on to render beneficial service.