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The Washington times., 1932-02-27

utterly, through individual
donations, to scratch the sur
face of the necessities. The
peoples National Govern
ment has made it plain that
it proposes to do nothing to
see that "no one starves in
America" And any society
that permits women and
children to starve and drift
into disease is not a civilized
society.
Ponderous phrases, sancti-
monious cant put no milk
in the mouth Of a child dy-
ing from undernourishment.
Municipalities have reached
the end of their resources,
and in New York city a
loan is refused by the bank
ers if money is to be ap-
propriated for purposes that
do not bring in financial
returns.
Thus Roosevelt and his
commission, which differs in
humanity from that of the
President, have summoned
the legislative leaders and
asked for another appropria-
tion of $19,O00,000 to pre-
vent starvation in New
York. This in the aggregate
will mean an appropriation
of $39,O00,000. The next
appropriation will necessi-
tate new taxes.
We do not know where
they are to be levied, but we
do know that in a COM
munity with the greatest
fortunes in the world, that
have signally failed to re-
spond to the calls of hu-
manity, the taxes to pre-
vent starvation should not
fall upon the masses of the
people who are barely able
to get along.
Bad News for
the Americans
On Monday we learned
from Paris that Ambassa-
dor Edges mysterious and
carefully cloaked statement
on American "concessions"
is interpreted there as a re-
iteration Of the pledge given
M. Laval in Washington ;
and Paris is pleased. From
all of which it appears that
the people Of France are
more familiar with the un-
derstanding reached in the
secret conferences of M.
Laval and President Hoover
than the American people
are permitted to be.
Politically it is safer to
tell the people good news
than bad news; and # there
was an understanding that
the debts of the French
should be transferred, in
whole or in part, to the
American people, it was
good news for the French
and bad news for the Amer
leans.
One day later we learn
from Paris that the French
war budget for nine months
will reach $780, 100000. 1t
may be difficult to convince
Americans that a nation
that can spend $6OO,00O,OOO
in nine months for war pur-
poses when there is no war
cannot make payments, with
interest, on the debt owing
the people of this country.
Republicans Joined
in the Rebuke
More encouraging is the
news at home-that Speaker
Garner has triumphed over
whelmingly over the PreSl-
dent in the latter's plan to
deprive Congress Of its pre-
rogative in the matter of
the reorganization of the
executive departments in
the interest of economy and
efficiency. Had the Presi-
dent had any rio u s
thought Of reorganization
wa shou1d have heard about
The Washington times., 1932-02-27

Mixed Grill
There are lots Of things a
woman doesn't tell-because
she hasn't found them out, yet.
The Washington times., 1932-02-27

The little picture reprinted from Charles Dana Gibson
Life is intended to be funny and is humorous The idea Of
going the bottom of the to work
preposterous-NOW.
The Alaskan., 1932-05-27
Sanitary Market
Washington News Notes

Quandt the latter part of April, On her application for an i'm migration visa. The young lady wishes to join her sister, Ms. Max Behlke, and engage in business with her at Fairbanks.
 The Postmaster at Napamute, Geo. ". Hoffman, recently died and his widow, Mrs. Agnes Hoff- man, has been appointed to the official position.
 Many old Alaskans will re- member Ronald M. Crawford, who was born in Dawson in the glittering days of 1899 and a few years later went with his parents to the new mining camp of Fairbanks. AS a young man he entered Princeton University, where his voice soon made him famous. A scholarship in Fon- tainebleau, France, offered spe- cial opportunity for study under noted artists, while fellowship in the Juilliard Graduate School in New York gave him three years of finishing vocal study
 He is now located at Newark, where he is the musical director of the Newark Musical FOunda ton. Robert is now a noted bari tone, and in company with his Pianist, Harrison Potter, flew in his own plane last week to Washington where his cousin, Mrs. Bertha K. Mellett, had ar ranged for a musical recital at
 the home of Mrs. Catherine
 Filene Dodd, which was largely
 attended and greatly enjoyed
 It is nearly 16 years since the
 talented musician left Fair
 banks, and his longing for a visit
The Alaskan., 1932-05-27

Three of Delegate Wicker sham's bills passed the House on April 18th. One authorizes the town of Petersburg to issue bonds in the sum of $100,000, for the purpose of en!arging the municipal light and power plant and the improvement of the water and sewer systems, and for the further purpose of re- tiring or purchasing bonds here tofore issued by the town and which bear 79o interest. Another bill proposes to allow Juneau to use former bond issue for sewer purposes to be also used for constructing permanent streets. The third bill authorizes the Secretary of War to make an estimate of amount needed for the proper maintenance of the Government wharf at Ju- neau.
 Some residents Of Eagle City have been anxious to have the lands embraced in the Fort Egg bert abandoned military reser- vation restored to the public do- main. The Delegate has taken the matter up with the General Land Office, with the result that the buildings on the reservation formerly turned over to the Alaska Road Commission, have been appraised and are to be offered for sale on June 18th After that is done it is expected that the land will be restored tC entry.
 # * <
 The American Consul Genera at Hamburg has written tn; Delegate that a heating was t: have been given Miss Errt
The Alaskan., 1932-05-27
Finest Meals always ready at ALASKA CAFE

said "aye" to this excise tax it provided exemption for coal coming from a country which imports more coal from the United States than it exports tC this country. Alaska IS anxious to have this tax finally adopted because it is felt that there would be a greater impetus in the development of coal from our vast fields if the handicap of $2 per ton was placed on Canadian coal sent into Alaska and the Pacific coast states. The Finance committee also adopted cop per tax of four cents a pound with a proper compensatory rate to be determined later.
 ;: ]: !:
 When Senator Logan intro dlced a bill that would give the
The Alaskan., 1932-05-27

President of the United States the right to grant pardon in any criminal proceeding in any State or Territory, or possession ,of the U. S., he questioned whether he now has this power, as was suggested by Senator James Hamilton Lewis. The lat ter cited the case of the convic- tiOn of one Stroud for murder at Anchorage some fifteen years ago. It will be remembered that he was accused of murdering a woman and throwing her body in a we'll and then when a de- putty Marshal sought to arrest him later he shot and killed the official He was convicted O. murder and later the old mother of the accused came to Wash ington and made a plea for her sons life to President Wilson, aided by Senator Lewis ard other members of Congress. Finally the President commuted the sentence of hanging to one of life imprisonment. Senator Lewis was of the opinion that this act of the President indicat- ed his pardoning power and that he had the right to review the recent murder case in Hawaii and to exercise the right to par don the four convicted persons. * * *
 The people of Nome are of the mind that it is imperative an aviation landing field be estaO~ lIshed in the vicinity of Nome, so as to give encouragement to flyers to and from the Asiat!c East. As a consequence Delegate Wickersham has introduced T
 bill in Congress to authorize the
 Alaska Road Commission to eX- pend $25,O00 of the moneys ap- Ipropriated and assigned for road
 work in the Nome district to eS-
 tablish a landing place to ba
 200 feet wide and 4,400 feet long,
 tc become the sole property Of
 the United States when con-
 structed. Assistant Secretary of
 War, F. Trubee Davison is said
 to be heartily in favor of the
 project.
 i * <:
 MT. and Mrs. H. c. Strong, Of
 Ketchikan, are enjoying , couple of weeks around attrac-
 tive Washington and It's en-
 virons, before starting for the
 west. They have just returned from a three months trip to
The Alaskan., 1932-05-27

to the old scenes may Gal1niriate this Fall ii a trip t6 the North land.
 MT. and Mrs. Carl Lomen, who have been in New York and Washington for the past two months, have started for Seattle.
 expecting to make a stop at Chicago, and to take a steamer the early part of June for Nome. ,l : j: :.
 '| Miss BeSs E. O'Neill, who is special disbursing agent for the Bureau of Fisheries at Juneau. has returned west after spend ing a season at the Washington
 headquarters.
 The Anchorage Radio Club,
 Inc, has been granted permis- sion by the Federal Radio Con- mission to make changes in equipment and increase power from 100 to 250 watts. The Nakat Packing Go. at Hidden Inlet has been granted a point to point
 telephone license. A. A. McCue,
 at KaSaan, has been granted
 license, point to point, telephone and coastal harbor service, also
 to communicate with Hidden h. | let, Waterfall and Union Bay.
 The Alaska Pacific Salmon Cor poration has made application
 to the Commission for con-
 struction permit for new trans
 hitter for telephone and tele- graph service at Chomley and at Cape Chacon.
 ! Osgood Field, of Lenox, Mass, Twas guest of honor the other day of the Twentieth Century
 Club, Washington. After the
 banquet MT. Field, who has
 studied glaciers from Alaska to ] Asia, showed motion pictures and slides and talked on Recent
 advances and recessions in Alas kan Glaciers"
 | The report of the Economy ICommittee that has been con-
 sidered by the House during the lpast week, if enacted into law, Twill permit the agricultural ex- Iperiment stations in Alaska to lbe taken over by the Territory. The clause pertaining thereto
 is as follows: Upon the applica-
 ton of any State or Territory, the Secretary of Agriculture is lauthorized and directed :c transfer to such State or Terri tory, without cost, all right, title,
 and interest of the United Stat les in any agricultural experi- lment station located in such lState or Territory, together with Iall personal property used ill connection herewith"
 ]: * *
 ,I A special campaign has been ;, initiated among Federal en- ployees at Washington to induce f them to spend their vacations , this summer n Alaska. The Icampaign will be carried on Jointly by a steamship company : a northwestern tranScontinen- tai railroad, and Federal gov r ernment transportation agency :, and while personal appeals will l be made to Government em 3 ployes, wide advertising cam
 paign is also planned to reach 10, 100000 citizens of all States r The Alaska railroad, which ii : the Federal agency will make it:
 crive through the Department sIof Interior offices, and there l 1Ihave been indications that many olcf the Interior employees, who in |. their daily work are familiar . with Alaska's attractions, vii t take the trip.
The Alaskan., 1932-05-27

Representative Taylor, of Colo rado, providing for the transfe: of the duties authorized and au- thority conferred by law upon the board of Road Commission CTS in the Territory fAlaska to the Department of the Interior, instead of as present by the War Department. Tie bill authoriz- ing the transfer is approved by the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Interior. The latter, in writing his approval to the Chairman of the House Committee on Territories, says:
 T believe this action to be advisable if we hope to succeed ir! our efforts to place the Alas ka Railroad on a self-sustaining basis. Of equal importance is the effective control which Congress would have in considering the budgets for the main transpor- tation systems in the Territory The railroad, river, and highway systems would be under one head and expenditures could be properly correlated. The Secre.- tary of War is agreeable to this action and I inclose a copy of his letter to me of April A. The Richardson Highway was built from Federal funds and parallels J the Alaska Railroad into the in terior of Alaska. The rates on the Railroad were increased something more than a year ago and since then competition has developed by the establishment Of trucking services over the highway which already has re- duced the railroad revenue. It lie not proposed to fix excessive tolls over the highway, but some tolls are necessary to provide proper regulation. No adminis trative curtailment of the road building program for Alaska is expected to result from this transfer. I recommend enact ment of this legislation
 On May 5th the Senate Com mittee on Commerce, without having public hearing decided to favorably recommend the Howell bill, which is now on the calendar. The House Committee lon Territories will have a public hearing on the bill and consider the protests that the Alaska Territorial Chamber of Con- merce wires will be mailed on the first outgoing steamer. Vari- ous individuals and organiza- ltions have already wired pro ltests to the Delegate, against transferring the road work ac- tivities to the Interior Depart Iment.
 E. w. Allen, chairman of the Alaska Committee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, who has been in Washington several days is now in New York attending to Ivarious legal matters. MT. Allen has made many trips to Alaska iand is vitally interested in the welfare of the Territory and in lis new position with the Seattle Chamber has many plans under way to create a better feeling and greater interest in Seattle for Alaska.
 ! A very interesting ceremony,
 lin which Alaskans participated, occured on the morning of May 18th. The American Legion Aux Hilary had a memorable Mothers Day tree-planting in honor of the Mother of the Unknown Soldier, at Arlington National cemetery. Every State and Terri tory was represented in the pre- sence of a young lady or girl from the native heath, who had
The Alaskan., 1932-05-27
Sunday & Monday

Sunday & Monday
 x You'll have a better understand ing of life-A new interpretation of love, when you see
 MOTHERS CRY" The heights and depths of Motherhood pictured in all their glory. With an all star cast. From the Novel by Grace Carlisle, called by the leading critics = The most human story ever written. ALSO
 Adventures ill Africa"
The Alaskan., 1932-05-27
COL|SEU M
Satudray Only
 X
 PAL NIGHT "SCARLET PAGES"

Elsie Ferguson Marion Nixon Grant Withers and an all star cast. 1t thrilled Broadway for months. Now you see it on the screen-Greater than the stage play.
The Alaskan., 1932-05-27

A very interesting ceremony, in which Alaskans participated,
 occurred on the morning of May 9th. The American Legion Aux Hilary had a memorable Mothers Day tree-planting in honor of the Mother of the Unknown
 Soldier, at Arlington National
 cemetery. Every State and Terri tory was represented in the pre- sence of a young lady or girl from the native heath, who had
 procured some soil that was used
 in the tree planting. Miss Mar Iga1et Carter, of Ketchikan, who lis attending the Major Webster
 school in this city, did the hon. CTS for Alaska and supplied some Idirt that was sent by her mother lfrom Ketchikan. Several other |Alaskans were present at the dedication, which was presided lover by Assistant Secretary oi EWar Frederick H. Payne, while Ithe Fort Meyer band furnished Inspiring music for the occasion
 l With a coal tax of ten cents Iper 100 pounds it has been :
 case in Congress of s'in again lout again." When the Senat, 'aFinance Committee on May Att
The Alaskan., 1932-05-27

When Senator Logan intro duced a bill that would give the
The Washington times., 1932-05-27

|SPOR T S.
Double Charity Seen
At Home and Abroad
By Day Nursery
Mann Starts at Fort
After TIUO More Shows
In POrtner'S Arena
-By KIRK MILLER

couple Of more indoor shows at Portner Arena May
81 and June g. and Alexandria will close its hospitable
doors giving way to Fort Washington and Twin City which
will carry the local and nearby pugsc banner until cool
weather returns.
Starting shortly before the first of the year.
experiment than anything ee the Day Nursery folks of
alexandria county felt their way along cautiously until
they had built up fight club second to in these
parts Through the straightforward methods of Match
maker frankie Mann Portners has staged remarkable
series Of more than satisfactory bouts
The Washington times., 1932-05-27
K|RSON Downs
NET CHAMP

Reba Kirson'S brilliant victory
over Mrs. Charles P. Stone, de-
Tending women's singles cham
pion, in the City of Washington
tennis tournament yesterday. was
not given the attention it de-
served due to the startling hap
peningS in the mems singles.
This triumph makes Miss Kir-
son a strong favorite for the dia-
dem. Miss Kirson had to over,
come a one-set lead to gain the
match and did so in excellent
style, winning. As, 6-1, "a.
Bob Considine. No. l ranking
District netman, climbed back onto
his high pedestal by taking the
measure of Gilbert Hunt, young
sensation, yesterday, and Lieut..
Gerald Smith placed himself in
a favorable position by disposing
CT Youngsun Yen, Chinese ace,
with the loss of only two games.
Summaries:
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Mems Singles
Quarterfinal Round-Bob Consdine
defeated Gilbert Hunt, 4-6, 6-5. 60.
Dooly Mitchell defeated Dick Mason,
11-13; 80, GO. DR.. Gerald Smith
defeated Youngsen Yen, 60, e..
Women's Singles
Quarterfnal Round-Mrs. Ruth Mar
tinez defeated Mrs. N. C. Wyeth 60,
e. Frances Walker defeated Sara
Moore. 6--1, - Reha Kirson defeat
ed Mrs. Charles P. Stone, 4--6. 81,
6-4.
Mems Doubles
Quarterfnal Round-Major Dorset
DR.. Smith defeated Considine Olehau-
sen, e., 2-6. 6-3.
WOmen's Doubles
First Round-Kingsbury Raver de-
f0ated Davis Belin, g., St, ca.
TODAY'S SCHEDULE
Mems Doubles
Semifinals, 4 o'clock-Major Dorst-
Dr. Smith VS.. Deck-Seidel.
Women's Doubles
Quarterfinals. 4 lo'c | o k-Martinez-
Walker VS.. Kirson- Moore. O'Clock.
Mrs Stone-Mrs. Wyeth VS.. Kingsbury
Raver.
Mixed Doubles
First Round o'clock - Martinez
Sendel VS.. Moore Gould.
Second o un d. 'clock-Kirson-
Hunt vs. Deck-Deck.
The Washington times., 1932-05-27
ANGLERS READY.
FOR WEEKEND

Old John Hurley, dean of local
anglers. was prevented from going
out. due to a heavy cold. He
was scheduled to pair with Con-
gresham J. B. McFarlane, of
Cumberland, Md. Vic Gauzza, jr.,
AL Peyton, ollie" Oliver. and
Andy Sellers, despite rough waters,
caught IS hardheads and plenty
of big crabs at Calvert Beach.
Headed for the various places
over Sunday are Lefty" Trip,
Bill Flester, Ed Colliflower, and
Jack Mattingly for Cristfield;
Wally Powell, H. Addison Bowie,
Jumping Joe" Clark and Roy
Corwin for Patuxtent Beach; Mike
and Leo Rinaldi, Jerry Miatico
and George Colecchio for North
Beach; Jimmy Burns, Frank Cusi-
mano and "Ouncie" Harrison for
Benedict; Joe Turner, George
King and party for Eastern Shore.
The Washington times., 1932-05-27
Orcutt Shoots Par 73 in British Fair Golf
Pickups and
PutOutS
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
Burton Shipley, Maryland U.
varsity basketball coach, often
stated the late Wilbur Wright
would have strengthened his
1931-32 quint, which cracked
wide open in the closing part
of the season. Wright was in
eligible because of low class
room ratings. Alvin Powell,
former TakOma Tigers player
and now with Youngstown,
Ohio, is the Art Shires of the
Central League. Gene Tunney
celebrated his thirty-fOurth
birthday on the golf course :.
George ]. VOigt suffered a
broken ankle in baseball
game. "a local turf player net
ted $4,000 following The Wash
ingtOn Times handicaper's
Paddock, selections for Mary
land tracks. Chicago, Cleve-
land, Boston and Washington
wouldn't take Push EN- Up"
Tony LaZZeri last winter. ..
their loss is the Yankees gain.
their loss is the Yankees gain
.. Sam Rice and Joe Judge at
tended the wrestling matches at
the Griffith Stadium last night
=. also Ed ROsenblum, chair
man of the District A. A. U.
boxing committee.
The Washington times., 1932-05-27

The two six-footers clash in thC
second of the singles matches in
the opening day of play on the
brick colored courts of the Phila-
delphia Country Club at Bala.
Upon the outcome of this fray
may depend whether or not
America gets another chance to
wrest the coveted trophy from
the French.
The match will be preceded by
a single battle between Frank x,
Shields, of the U. S. cup team,
and Harry o. Hopman, Aus
tralia's second star. The first
match will be staged at 2:30
p. m, while Vines and Crawford
will cross racquets at 4 p. m.
On Saturday the doubles teams
of the two nations will swing
into action. Wilmer Allison,
Texas star, and John Van Ryn,
Princeton collegian, are expected
to carry Americas colors, while
Hopman and Crawford undoubt-
edly will represent Australia.
The Washington times., 1932-05-27
Good Matchmaking

Besides Wolgast, other fight
ers with championship titles of
one sort or another who showed
at Alexandria we're Antol Kocis,
Hungarian title-holder and Bob
Goodwin, Southern light-heavy-
weight champion.
Now Mr.. Mann plans to turn
to his outdoor activity at Fort
Washington where he is prom
Using the fans to produce the
same type of bouts which have
marked his matchmaking in
Alexandria during the indoor
season. Colonel Kuntzic and
Captain Pearson were so i'm
pressed with Mann's work there
last summer, together with his
winter activity, they have
turned their ears from over
lures of others who would sup
plant frankie at the Fort.
AS the cigarette advertise
ment says. such popularity
must be deserved. At any rate
his record has earned for him
the unqualified confidence of
the soldiery at Fort Washington
and he is soon to turn a hand
toward fulfilling such a trust.
The Washington times., 1932-05-27
.MUFFED P j 7 |
NEARLY RUINS
MACKENZIE
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

by OEOhOE "A. SAMF DUN
Muff of a short putt on the
tenth green nearly pitched Ro-
land R. Mackenzie, Columbia
Country Club golfer, out of the
championship flight of the Baltl'
more Country Club tourney be-
ing played over the hazardous
Five Farms course.
Roland had turned the first
nine in 35, even par Tor Ine
Journey, and had strong chance
for the qualifying medal.
His woes started on the tentn
where ne sliced his drive ana
then played into the deep rougn
in front of the pond guarding
the green. His recovery was
weak. the ball striking the slope
of the green and almost falling
into the water. He Clipped up
to within few feet of the pin
but blew his putt for a 3. He
got down in 6, two over par, and
thereupon heaved his ball into
the water.
StaggerS Home In 43
Thereafterwards, it was a
struggle for the smooth stroklng
Mackenzie. He had two 3-putt
greens and committed other mis-
takes and finally staggered home
with a frightful 43 for the second
nine and 78 for the entire route:
He barely missed the necessity OF
playing off for a qualifying
berth.
Miller B. Stevinson, Columbia
country Club, and Harry G. Pitt,
of Manor and winner of the tour
ney last year, easily gained the
TOP division with 75's each. Stew
inson, Pitt and Mackenzie were
the only local players to qualify
for the first flight.
Stevinson Gets Birdie
STEVENSON birdied the tricky
ninth green after his drive fell
into the gallery back OF the
green. His chip shot. however,
was unerring, the ball going into
the cup for two.
Despite the fact that a score
of local golfers took part in yes
terday's qualifying rounds, few
turned in cards. F. G. Butler,
Indian Spring. gained the third
flight with "a and w. N. Bald
win, Manor Club, the fourth di-
vision with 88.
Max Marston, Merton Club:
Max Stuart, Fox Hills, L. l., and
D. Clarke Corkran, Huntington
Valley, deadlocked for the quail
flying medal with 73 apiece.
The Washington times., 1932-05-27
HebreW Assn. Party
Is Huae Success

Members of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation we're ten
dered an entertaining program
last night on occasion of the
eighth annual father and son ban
quet.
Baseball was the highlight of
the program and Babe Ruth, Lou
Gehrig. Clark Griffith, Joe Judge,
Sam Tice, Fred Marberry, Sam
West and Al Schacht we're intro
duced. Wesley Eddy, stage star,
was also in attendance.