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The Washington times., 1934-06-16
REALTORS PLAN
MIDSUMMER
OUTING

Washington realtors yesterday
virtually completed plans for
their midsummer outing at An
napolis Roads Club with expec-
fancy that it will mark the most
intensive funfest the realtors
have ever enjoyed.
Chief among the attractions
will be the baseball game be-
tween the brokers and builders
under arrangement Of John K.
Mealy, of the Randall H. Hagner
firm.
The washington Times will
present each member Of the win
ming team with a suitably in
scribed, brand-new baseball.
This trophy selection repre-
sented considerable foresight on
the part Of this newspaper. It Is
expected that after the outing,
all the realtors will be too sore
and tired to enjoy anything for
their own part for several days,
so the baseballs will make excel
lent souvenirs for the jewellers to
take home to their youngsters.
Mr.. Mealy, following the meet
ing of the general committee yes
terday, ran into difficulties i'm.
mediately when he began getting
UP his lineup for the game.
All the younger realtors wanted
to pitch and all the the older ones
wanted to play an outfield posi-
ton.
At late hour today, the base
ball committee chairman was
still worrying over his problem
and other members Of his COM
mittee have been called in to sug-
geSt solution. Indications were
that thu rules of the game would
be amended at least two addi-
tional outfield positions for the
old-timerS and substitute runners
on bases for them in case they hit
the ball during the game.
The youngsters, however, baked
at the suggestion that Soft-ballS be
used in the game instead of the
regulation hard ball.
Other competitive games will be
played during the afternoon, &C.
cording to schedule to be an
nounced later.
A golf match will be staged, in
addition to a horseshoe pitching
tournament and a swimming
meet. Appropriate trophies have
been provided for each event, and
in addition the District Title Com
pany is presenting a souvenir to
each guest.
Demands for tickets are already
exceeding expectations and it is
possible that the sale of tickets
will be stopped Monday because
Of the excessive demand.
Coli enthusiasts expecting to
participate in the tournament are
The Washington times., 1934-06-16
BUILDING CODE
PROBLEMS UP
At TORONTO

Problems of utmost concern to
the entire industry have been
scheduled for discussion at the
Twenty-seventh Annual Conven-
ton of the National Association of
Building Owners and Managers at
Toronto, June 1921, and the key.
note Of the program will be
sounded on Tuesday, June 10,
when the industry code comes up
for discussion.
Involved in the consideration of
fair competition for the office and
loft building industry are some
very important questions.
In addition to the consideration
Of the code, building owners and
managers will hear the leaders Of
the industry. John Robertson, Of
st. Louis, will discuss "Stabiliza-
ton" ~
Charles c. Nichols, jr., Of New
York city, will speak on what
the Depression H s Taught u
About Leases" A. s. Garrison,
San Francisco, presents "The Lo-
cal Association"
Everett B. Murray, of Kansas
City, will discuss Surplus Space"
dealing with such matters as dis
tressed property, obsolescence, and
control of future production.
S. M. Buckingham, of the Cleve-
land Terminal Building, will speak
on advantages and Hazards in
Single Type Tenancy"
Norman A. M. Mackenzie, Pro-
fessor of International Law at the
University of Toronto, will speak
on Canada and the United
States"
Joseph F. Mann, counsel for
the National Association, will
speak on Depreciation and the
New Revenue Laws"
Review by Gerrity
Harry j. Gerrity, Washington
representative, will review con-
gressional developments. E. w.
Beatty, K.C.,LL.D., chairman and
president of the Canadian Pacific
railway, will address the annual
banquet Wednesday night, June
20. The toastmaster will be B.
K. Sandwell, editor Of Saturday
Night.
The presidents round table, an
innovation, will assist in solving
the individual management prob
lens Of convention delegates.
President Slosson will depart from
the conventional annual report"
IN a message far-reaching in
scope and significance.
The Washington times., 1934-06-16

The Middle States Association
of Colleges and Secondary Schools
recently announced that five Of
Montgomery county's seven high
schools had been accredited, mean
ing that graduates had qualified
for university matriculation.
The record of IL State high
schools accredited out Of % coun-
ties is an average of approximately
one-half school per county. The
Montgomery record of five schools
accredited, consequently is ten
times as good as the State average
per county.
The accredited Montgomery coun-
ty schools are Bethesda Chevy
Chase, Rockville, Sherwood, Ia
koma-Silver Spring and Gathers
burg. Damascus and Poolesville,
The Washington times., 1934-06-16
FLOOD TUNNEL
SUGGESTED

An underground tunnel, 10-feet
wide, running from the "Tiger
Bridge" on Sixteenth Street, across
Piney Branch to the Potomac
River just north Of the Lincoln
Memorial, is proposed in a plan
now before Engineer Commissioner
Gotwals.
The tunnel Is proposed as an
overflow relief to keep sewage out
of Rock Creek in storms when the
existing sewerage facilities over
flow.
The tunnel, which would cost
approximately $1,500,000 was rec
ommended by engineers who were
employed to draft projects that
might be carried out with PWA
money.
The Washington times., 1934-06-16

requested to make their entry at
the office of the Real Estate
Board at once, in order that
matches may be arranged in ad-
vance.
Price of the tickets has been
held down to the minimum Of
$3.50 each; ladies are invited, and
each ticket will entitle the guest
to the supper and refreshments.
Speaking of refreshments, Chris
tian Heurich, jr., is chairman of
the refreshment committee.
The members and the large
number Of invited guests, includ-
ing the District Commissioners
and other dignitaries, will leave
from the north side Of K street
Northwest, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Streets, promptly
at 1890, and will be acco1npa-
The Washington times., 1934-06-16
SEWER WORK IS
DUE TODAY

A contract for the installation Of
the first section of the $2,500, 900
sewerage system for Arlington
county, Va, will be let today by
the county board at a special
meeting in Arlington Courthouse.
Bids for the projects were
opened Thursday. They called for
construction of trunk and lateral
lines in sections Of Virginia High
lands, Aurora Hills, Arlington
Heights and Bancroft. The six
bids received ranged from $45,-
271.30 to $29,997.65 with the J. B.
McCrary Co. Of Atlanta, Ca, as
the lowest bidder.
Chairman Lyman M. Kelley
said that the bids would be let to-
day following their submission to
Public Works Administration Off
Gals for approval.
The board recently acquired a
site near RoSslyn, Va, for one of
the proposed disposal plants of
the system. The cost was $4,000.
The Washington times., 1934-06-16
A. F. 6. T. DRIVE
PADS ROLLS

Bringing to a close within
few weeks their drive for new
members, officials of the Ameri.
can Federation of Government
Employees throughout the coun-
try were today laying plans for
a whirlwind campaign to fill
quotas assigned to the more than
$50 lodges.
Total membership in the or.
ganization rose to over 1000
within the past week, E. Claude
Babcock, national president, re.
ported. This is gain Of 1000
members over the figure reported
at the last national convention
of the federation.
In May, Mr.. Babcock said, the
lodge which showed the greatest
number of members with dues
paid was that comprising the en-
ployes of the Quartermaster
Depot at Philadelphia, which
showed a total of 1,l76 members,
The Washington times., 1934-06-16
:ALTORS TO PICNIC AT. ANNAPOLIS ROADS TUESDAY
FARMER LOANS
INCREASED

Farmers in Montgomery county
received a total of $584,300 in
loans from the Farm Credit Ad.
miniStration from June /, 1888, to
May 81, 1884, it was announced
today by Talmage L. Watkins,
secretary-treasurer Of the Western
Maryland branch.
This total represents the sums
obtained by producers from the
Federal Land Bank and the Land
Bank Commissioner in the form
of farm mortgage loans.
Mr.. Watkins pointed out that
91.8 per cent Of the total, or $780,
900, was used by the recipients to-
refinance existing loans. The re-
mainder was diverted to what he
termed "other channels" which
were principally the purchase Of
farm lands and equipment or stock
in national farm loan asSocia-
tionS.
The Washington times., 1934-06-16

AS soon as President Roose-
velt has cleared his desk and
takes his departure for his va
cation, workmen will start re-
modelling and enlarging the pres
ent Executive offices.
The plans for the new building
have been approved by the Presi-
dent and will involve an outlay
Of approximately $325,000
They call for a classical treat
ment of the whole so that the
present appearance of the edifice
will not be altered to a very
great extent. There will be
added a second story on the now
The Washington times., 1934-06-16
Enlarging of Presidential
Offices to Start Soon

one,story building but it will be
a setback and will be surrounded
with a balustrade to hide from
view the second story and also
to preserve the present classical
appearance of the building.
While these building operations
are under way, the President
will occupy the oval Blue Room
at the White House for his office.
The Red Room and the Green
Room will be used by the Presi.
dents secretaries. Mcintyre and
Early.
The representatives Of the
newspapers will be accommo-
dated in one of the Railways.
The Washington times., 1934-06-16
Taylor Grazing Bill
Sent to Conference

The Taylor grazing bill, pro-
viding for Federal regulation Of
grazing on the public domain, went
to conference yesterday when the
House disagreed to amendments
attached by the Senate. It was
believed differences would be
lroned out quickly.
The Washington times., 1934-06-16

MED to the club grounds by escort
Of District and Maryland police.
Charles j. Rush, executive Sec
retary of the board, and Fred A.
Smith, general chairman, have
also requested members intending
to attend the outing to notify the
committee whether they will be
able to furnish their own trans
portation and whether they will
accommodate guests for the trip.
The Washington times., 1934-06-16
F Rec DESIGNS
FOR KITCHEN
OFFERED

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 16.
More than 1000 home owners, ar.
chitects and builders already have
asked the newly-dedicated General
Electric Institute here to draw
plans for as many all-electric
kitchens.
The electric kitchen Of the insti-
tute maintains an architectural
planning department, which func-
tions as a service bureau to aid
home owners in remodeling their
old kitchens and to help architects
and builders in the planning Of
new all-electric kitchens. The de.
partment is stated by trained de.
signers, architects and interior
decorators.
Purpose Explained
An institute announcement says:
CAN kitchen equipment should
be buiIt-in so as to avoid un-
necessary dirt pockets. Major
pieces of equipment should be
so placed in conjunction with
each other, that the prepara-
tiOn and cooking is accom-
plished with q minimum Of
labor and steps.
Kitchen operations arr ar.
ranged in this normal sequence,
receiving supplies, storing sup
plies in cabinets or refrigera-
tors, preparing and mixing
foods, cooking, serving, cleaning
up and restoring dishes and
foods.
Kitchen equipment should
be organized into work centers,
each equipped to perform these
functions efficiently.
"Our architectural planning de-
partment goes into all details
with the single idea of saving
steps and time for the house
wife, and of turning out a com
pact, efficient kitchen. For each
individual kitchen we make rec
concentrations as to wallhoard
and ceilings, cabinets, wainscot
ing, floors, windows, doors, hard
ware, painting and decorating
specific wiring for the range, gen
eral electrical wiring, locating OF
kitchen telephone, bell calls, ra
dio, plumbing connections, heat
ing, ventilating, electric clock
waste disposal, planning desk
work surfaces and storage cabi
nets.
The Washington times., 1934-06-16
Mexico Will Pay
z Million DAMAGES

Americans claiming All million
dollars in damages from Mexico
during the Villa regime will re-
ceive seven millions under an
agreement ratified by the Senate
yesterday. The pact provides in
stallment payment at the rate of
$5OO,OOO a var.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-02-23
MISS MAUDE STERLING OPENS
NEW. HAT HOP IN SEATTLE

Miss Maude Sterling recently
severed her connection with the
Polly Hat Shoppe in Seattle and on
Wednesday of this week opened a
place of her own, the La Charm
Hat Shoppe at 211 Pine street near
Second avenue.
She specializes in hats Of charm
andn distinction at popular prices,
81 to $3.50. In writing to Wrangell
friends concerning her new ven
ture, Miss Sterling said that she
will always be most happy to extend
every service to all Alaskan women.
She cordially invites them to call
at her shop when in Seattle, look
over the stock if they wish, but al
ways to avail themselves of every
service of the shop.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-02-23
ANGOON NATIVE DIES AFTER
ATTENDING DRINKING PARTY

District Attorney w. A. Holz
heimer passed through Wrangell
last week enroute to Juneau to in
yestigate the death of John Davis,
Angoon native whose body was re-
covered from the water near Chat
ham.
An inquest on the death and an
autopsy of the body was ordered
by the district attorney. Davis dis
appeared after attending a drinking
party at AXel AXelsons house at
Chatham. The body, mauled, was
later recovered in the water.
AXelson is Swede about 35 years
old. He was connected last summer
with the New England Fish com
pany at Moves Island.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-02-23
ED SMITHS BROTHER WRITES
FROM MONTEREY PARK, CAL

The Sentinel this week received
a letter from Milton w. Smith of
Monterey Park, California, concern
ing his brother, Ed Smith, who per-
ished on December l with the Nc
Cracker party of five men while
crossing Clarence Straits in a storm.
Smith is survived by his father,
who lives in Bellvue, Ohio, two Sis
tiers and six brothers in Ohio and
Pennsylvania and the brother in
California. His wife died in San
Francisco during the flu epidemic
in 1918 and after that he led a row.
ing life. He made several trips to
Australia on windjammer, pros
pected in Arizona and other south
west gold fields and two years ago
came to Wrangell for the trapping
and fishing in this district. He had
previously made trip which COW
cred a great part of Alaska
Smith joined the Marines during
the World War, but Wrangell
friends do not think he ever took
out membership in the American
Legion or any other organization.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-02-23
Poison from Unknown
Source Kills Four Dogs

Four dogs have passed out over
the poison route within the past
week and the owners, together with
other persons who enjoyed the .af-
e7tio1 of the animals, are much
wrought up over the affair. Lobo,
i handsome malamute belonging to
John Richie, Mugs, a pedigreed
Scotch terrier, of James Nolan s,
Brownie, owned by Virgil Hulse
and Big Boy, a collie belonging to
Mrs. William Lewis, all died within
a few days of each other.
While there seems to be a slight
doubt in the minds of some as to
whether the dogs were poisoned in
tentionally, or met death by eating
something that they found along
the beach, the indications are that
the poison acted very quickly, and,
too, none of the dogs killed were
ever known to have eaten refuse
cast upon the beach.
Lobo was perhaps the best known
of the four victims. Dock workers
claim that the dog had an unbroken
record for years of attending the
arrival of all steamers. Day or night,
upon hearing the whistle, Lobo sped
along the waterfront and out onto
the wharf to wait for the heaving
line. When it was thrown from the
ship, he leaped for it, seized it be-
tween his teeth and yanked. Then
he stood by, barking encouragement
to the men who dragged the hawsers
in and made them fast.
Richie had a number of offers
from tourists who wanted to buy
the dog One passenger, Texan,
wrote to Customs officer r. w. ].
Reed for information concerning
Lobo, offering a fancy price for his
purchase. Richie, however, could
not be tempted to part with the
animal.
An effort to learn .decisively just
what the dogs are getting hold of
to kill them so quickly is being
made by the authorities, and owners
of dogs found to have died myster
iously are requested to notify Chef
Lloyd, who besides his other duties
as city employee, is also a special
police officer
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-02-23
DR.. WHITEHEAD TAKES OVER
PRACTISE OF DR.. TURNER

DR.. William M. Whitehead arriy-
sd on the Alaska Monday night to
take over the practise of DR.. H. C.
Turner, who is leaving soon for
Ketchikan.
DR.. Whitehead is a graduate of
the medical school of the Univer-
sity of Virginia. He served as in
terne at the University of Virginia
hospital and the Virginia Mason
hospital in Seattle. For the past
several years he has been practis-
ing in Seattle. Since coming to the
Pacific coast DR.. Whitehead was
ship surgeon for one year on the
American Mail Line running to the
Orient.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-02-23

The Chamber of Commerce at its
Wednesday luncheon this week,
voted to support Delegate Dimond's
bill in Congress which would trans
for the control of Alaska Fisheries
from the L. S. Bureau of Fisheries,
Department of Commerce, to the
Territory of Alaska.
The vote was taken after dis
cussion of the advantages and dis
advantages of such transfer and
was passed without an opposing
vote.
Mr.. Dimond's telegram to the
chamber regarding the measure,
follows:
House Fisheries Committee will
hold hearings commencing March
Is, on H R 52O5, Bill to Transfer
Control of the Alaska Fisheries to
the Territory of Alaska.
1T is important that our claim
for such control be fully presented
anu L nope Indl anu OIu-
ers interested in the fishing indus
try in Alaska will be able to send
some one to Washington to testify
at the hearing who is well inform
Civic Improvement work employ
ing SIS men, was resumed in Wran-
CELL Tuesday morning under funds
provided by the CWA. The program
started with all of the fifty-five
men working four hours each morn
ing. Later in the week, however,
it was arranged for the men to
work in two shifts of four hours
each; one crew in the morning and
the other in the afternoon.
This plan, it is said, works out
better because there are only three
trucks available to haul gravel for
surfacing. The trucks are used
throughout the day, but the drivers
work four-hour shifts.
Work is being performed on Reid
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-02-23
FIVE PILOTS
LOSE LIVES
PAST WEEK

WASHINGTON, Feb. %, Hand
icapped by adverse flying condiaions
in the east and south, the U. S.
Army mail filters met with varying
measures of success this week 1t.
D. o. Lowry crashed in a snowstorm
Wednesday while flying the mail
through Michigan and disaster over
took Lit. Patrick in Texas.
Both men were killed, although
Lit. Lowry succeeded in throwing
several sacks of mail out Of the
plane before he crashed Lit. Jean D.
Grenier and Lit. Edwin D. White
crashed last Friday night in snow
storm near Salt Lake City, Utah,
while enroute to Cheyenne to as
sumo air mail flying posts.
The same night 1t. James East
man was burned to death when his
plane crashed near Jerome, Idaho.
He was enroute to Salt Lake from
Seattle in connection with the War
Departments preparation to fly the
air mail.
Newark Airport, however, an
nounced today that planes were
leaving on schedule. The first plane
flown from Cleveland had made the
round trip safely. The government
may resume negotiations with pri-
vate companies for the transporta-
ton of mails soon, it was indicated
today.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-02-23
Game Stock Program
Meeting With Success

The program of stocking west
ward islands with game and fur
bearing animals is progressing sat
isfactorily, according to a statement
made by Frank Dufresne, game war
den of the Alaska Game Commits
sion, who passed through Wrangeli
recently on his way to Ketchikan.
A drive along the Alaska Railroad
resulted in the capture of 800 rab-
bits for stocking Kodiak Island.
This is the first time that such pro-
grams have met with any measure
of success, Dufresne said. Hereto
fore, the animals have died before
they reached the grounds to which
they were being transplanted. This
year the plan was more successful
and 1872 of the 800 rabbits were re-
leased in good condition. The 9TH
ers died enroute. Fifty Indians
were employed in the drive.
Five marten caught by CWA
workers, trapping under the super
vision of the Commission, have been
liberated on Baranof Island, and
Warden Homer Jewell is now direct
ing the stocking of marten on Prince
of Wales Island.
A party of workers have been en-
gagged to capture deer near Peters,
burg for stocking westward islands.
Dogs and noisemaking devices are
used to drive the deer into the wa
ter, where men in boats are stand
ing by to lasso the animals.
Other stocking projects include
red foxes, which are to be transfer
red from Unimak Island to other
islands, and mountain goats which
are being caught on the mainland
and placed on islands which are
suitable. The game stocking pro-
gram involves an outlay of more
than $4,000, most of which will he
paid out in wages,
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-02-23
Big Drive" Sponsored
By LOcaI Legion Post

The real story of the World War
has not yet been told, according to
unbiased historians, and perhaps
will never be told in words. Writers
and lecturers who participated in
action themselves, have tried for
almost two decades to give the
world a sincere description of many
painful eXperienees-have tried to
tell how futile and barbarous is the
resort to arms to settle information
al disputes-but it remained for the
army photographers of various ma
tions to portray in a most vivid
fashion the actual scenes of combat
These scenes, in a picture called
THE Big Drive" are to be exhibit
ed in Wrangell next Thursday and
Friday at the Coliseum Theatre un-
der the auspices of the Merlin Elmer
Palmer Post No. 5, of the American
Legion.
It's war, stark and real stripped
of every vestige of romance, faith
ful transcription calculated to bring
back vivid memories to those who
took part in the titanic struggle and
to impress civilians with the fact
that was in reality is a blast from
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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-02-23
SAM GEDAKE, AGE 80, BURIED
FROM ST. PHILIPS CHURCH

Funeral services were held at st.
Philips Episcopal church Sunday
morning for Sam Gedake, prominent
Indian citizen, who died February
s, at the Government hospital in Ju-
neau.
Gedake's age is not certainly
known, but the older Indian resi-
dents of Wrangell are positive that
he was not far from being 90 years
of age. He was one of the first con-
verts of DR.. Hall Young over SO
years ago. Since the building of st.
Philips church he has been a faith
full attendant there.
Surviving him is his wife, who
for many years has been blind, deaf
and, crippled. She is inconsolable
over the loss of her mate of 60 O.,
more years.
Gedake's closest relatives surviv-
ing are his niece, Mrs. Peter John.
and nephew, Johnnie Kassunck
These two and the Rev. H. P. Cor
ser divided the cost of funeral ex-
penses, amounting to about $50
each, in order that the body of the
old man might be brought from Jul
neau and laid to rest at his old
home.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-02-23
Code Hearing
DR.. DAVIDSON MADE ACTING
HEAD SEATTLE LABORATORY

DR.. Frederick Davidson, associate
aquatic biologist for the Bureau of
Fisheries, has been named acting
director of the Bureaus laboratories
in Seattle, relieving Joseph Craig,
who is pursuing a special study OF
the sockeye salmon run originating
in the Fraser River.
DR.. Davidson will be remembered
by many residents of Wrangell as
the scientist who for the past three
or four years has been conducting
a study of the pink salmon in south
east Alaska, particularly at Olive
Cove on Etolin Island.