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The Washington times., 1934-01-16

But, even though all Of us
who are so indebted to him
associate his name with "bro-
mide" and it's manifestations,
most list-compilers seem to
ignore the stupendous effect of
his book "Are You a Bromide?",
published in 1907, on American
speech and humor.
If I were given to making
broad statements, I would say
that Are You A Bromide?"
started a house cleaning in
American speech and a new
movement in American flip
pancy comparable to that ef-
fected in American social and
business manners by Sinclair
Lewis "Babbitt." In fact, Mr..
Lewis would probably be the
first to agree that. with his
assimilation Of Mr.. Burgess
bromides during his senior
year at Yale, he first realized
thA Importance ot The stand
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
Amazing Luxury

Picturesque and colorful as
modern Siam may be, it can
not compare with the glory
and the splendor of last Ang-
kor, wrapped in the hot solitude
of the Cambodian forests. 1t
is one of the riddles of man
kind, one of the battling mys-
teries of science.
Centuries before urOpe
emerged from barbariSm, when
the ancestors of almost every
modern people of the Western
World were painted SaVageS
dwelling in caves, these lost
people, the Khmers, arrived at
a pitch of culture and mag
nificence which was unSur-
passed even in Asia, the cradle
of civilization.
The5e people, the KhmerS,
established themselves in Cam
bodia, Siam, and made Angkor
the center of their mighty en-
pire. Throughout Asia they
were envied for their wealth
and their splendor, for the
amazing luxury in which they
lived, We know something
about them from the account
left by the Chinese chronicler,
Tcheou-Ta -Kouan. Seven hun
dred years ago he was sent by
his Emperor to pay a visit to
the people Of Khn,er and to
make a report on the wonders
of their golden cities.
Familiar with wealth and
luxury, the Chinese visitor was
dazzled by the utter magnifi-
cence of the Khmers and their
cleaning cities of gold and
marble. He tells us Of a tower
of solid gold which rose up
from the exact center OF
Angkor, the capital. He men
tions the gold-framed win
dows of the marble palace,
windows from which the king
spoke to the people.
He speaks rapturously OF the
gold chariots Of the Khmer
warriors and the gold statues
which decorated their cities
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
Fate of AerOnauticS Branch
Administration Mystery
By James T. Williams, Jr.

fine morale has been shattered.
It's veteran experts are being
"let out"
To evaluate the gravity Of
this administrative catastrophe,
the jeopardy it threatens to the
safety of all who travel by air,
its crippling effect on the ma
tional defense and to the pres
tige of one of the most pro-
gressive administrations which
the White House has ever shell
tered, is not easy for the public
to comprehend. There are two
reasons why it is not easy:
The first Of these reasons is
because the work of the Aero
nauticS Branch is as highly
technical as is that of the Army
Air Corps, the Naval Bureau of
AerOnautics, the Bureau Of
Lighthouses or the Bureau of
Standards.
The second of these reasons
is because the AerOnauticS
Branch is by many years the
Youngest of these agencies and
the fruits of its early years are
just beginning to be shared by
all the millions who live up and
down the Federal airways and
who use them for travel or COM
municatiOn.
'Reorganizations"
AS Clarence M. Young, the
able Assistant Secretary of Com
merce for Aeronautics, said in
his final report as Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for
Aeronautics in 1892:
"Et wos but six or seven
years ago that there W0s any
real organized and comPrehen-
siUe effort to deUelOP ciVl
aerOnautics; five years ago that
scheduled operation Uith trons-
portatiOn of mail Were under
taken by private enterprise;
and only about three years ago
since similar effort wds de-
OOted to the transportation of
passengers. In that period of
time the United States has
n1oUed up to Iorld leadership
in ciUfl and commercial aero
noutics. Also in the last six
year period, or during the exc
istence of the Aeron0uttcs
Branch, the Department of
Commerce has built an dirWGys
system ir the United States,
the like of Which exists in no
other country. or group of cOun-
tries in the Uorld."
Whether this eighth wonder
of the world is to be completely
sacrificed to the lust of pork
barrel politicians, to the greed
of publicity seekers and to the
rapacity of the janissaries of
special privilege is the question
raised by the series of socalled
"reorganizations" staggered
over the last six months to
which the aeronautices branch
has been subjected.
When and how this disrup-
tion started and where it is
leading are questions to which
the melancholy answers must
be reserved for a later chap
ter.
Copyright. 1898. Washington Times)
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
The Human Side of the News
Lost Races-Cambodians and Mayas
Bu EdUin C.. Hill

gold everywhere, from the solid
gold statues of the rods to the
tinkling banglets on the wrists
and ankles of the dancing girls
of the palace. Gold and pre-
cious stones. Diamonds and
emeralds and rubies.
If the account of the dazzled
Chinese is even moderately au.
thentic. the vanished Khmers
and their cities must have been
the richest people and the most
luxurious communities the world
ever knew. And then, for no
reason that science has ever
been able to fathom, they
vanished - disappeared utterly.
Their splendid cities were
Strangled and swallowed by the
jungle.
Mists of Time
For TOO years the Khmers and
their glory were a legend-a
myth-their existence doubted.
And then, in modern times,
a French expedition, toiling
through the forests of Cam.
bodia, stumbled upon the ruins
of Angkor, the Magnificent.
But like the vanished Mayas,
the ruins retain their secret and
their mystery. We do not know
what fate befell a proud and
war-like people.
Like the Mayas, the origin
and the end of the great
CambodianS is one Of the
most battling and fascinating
mysteries of history. Their
secret is lost in the mists of
time. We have a brief glimpse
of them between the cradle and
the grave, and then they dis
appeared and no man knows
whittier or why.
1nere is no mystery like it ex.
cept, perhaps, the riddle Of the
Mayas-the Mayas of Central
America and Yucatan. No
one knows from whence they
came, though romantic tradition
brings them from lost Atlantis,
across a land bridge which
existed from Atlantis to Central
America, before Atlantis was
overwhelmed and sank to thC
bed of the Atlantic Ocean.
But they had great empire
and a fine culture before the
Pyramids of Egypt were raised
up. They followed the process
sion of the stars and gagged
time so accurately that their
calendar today is the admira-
ton of mathematicians and
astronomers.
Their history is a closed book,
for such writings and records
as existed were cast into flames
by fanatics. No man has been
able to read the tale Of their
rise and fall, of the tragedy Of
a great people, in the carvings
Of their temples and monu.
ments buried now in the mac
cessible jungles of Central
America-jungles where the old
gods, half buried in the soil of
the jungle, leer menacingly at
the timid, stupid peoples that
carry a few drops of the ancient
blood. We do not know their
origin. We do not know their
end. Their cradle and their
grave are invisible in the fogS
Of time.
Copyright. 1894. King Features
Syndicate IDe4
The Washington times., 1934-01-16

One of the mysteries Of the
Roosevelt Administration is the
tragic fate which has befallen
the Aeronautics Branch of the
Department of Commerce.
It's creation was authorized by
Congress in the air commerce
act of 1926. Congress by that
act gave to the Secretary OF
Commerce tremendous power
and imposed upon him tremen-
dous responsibility.
His was the power to establish,
organize and administer the
Aeronautics Branch through
which he was charged with the
responsibility of promoting and
regulating air commerce.
Because of the immense i'm
portance of the task, Congress
created the office of Assistant
Secretary Of Commerce for Aero
nautics that the Secretary might
have an assistant especially
qualified and selected for the
sole purpose of aiding HIM in
administering the details con-
nected with his new duties.
Highly Technical
Soon after the enactment of
fhis legislation, the Aeronautics
Branch was organized under
President Coolidge. He took the
greatest interest in it's growth
and development. He watched
with pride the care with which
its highly technical staff was
drafted.
There was a model to go by
In the Bureau of Standards,
which is also under the Depart
Tnent of Commerce. This bu.
reau was created by Congress
in 1901 to develop, construct,
conserve and maintain reference
and working standards in sci
ence, engineering, industry and
commerce. Under the air COM
merce act, it was given the fur
ther duty of advising the aero
1lautics branch in carrying for
ward research and development
work to include air navigation
facilities.
What President Coolidge
achieved in the setting up of
the aeronautics branch on a
nonpolitical basis and with a
trained and experienced per-
sonnel selected in disregard Of
every partisan political or pri-
vate interest and with a view
solely to the protection of the
public interest, President Roose-
welt has achieved in the estab-
lishment of the Tennessee Val
ley Authority. It's personnel has
been selected by order of Mr..
Roosevelt with the same con-
scientious devotion to the public
interest and the same disregard
OF the spoilsmen of politics that
was shown by President Cool
idge in launching the aero
nautics branch.
Yet while the Tennessee Val
ley Authority is going bravely
forward to new triumphs under
the protection of the President,
the aeronautics branch is stead
lily succumbing to political con-
troll and personal favoritiSm. Its
The Washington times., 1934-01-16

His dininutive Majesty, the
King of Siam, is about to pay
us another visit. The last time
he was here, two years ago, he
had a cataract removed from
his left eye, looked over New
York from the top of the EN-
pire State Building. with AL
Smith pointing out the sights,
and enjoyed himself hugely, as
did his pretty little queen. He
returns, now, for a cataract
operation on the other eye, and
possibly for a much needed
vacation from his turbulent
little country.
Siam has displayed a dis
position recently to go demo
cratic, for even in the old East
the king business is not what
it used to be. King Prajadhi-
pok rules over a quaint and
colorful land-a land Of porce-
lain temples and very ancient
gods; a land of rosewood, teak
and ebony, where elephants do
the work of oxen and the
steaming jungles are the lair
of the rhinoceros, tiger, leopard,
water buffalo, flying fox, glib
bon and crocodile; and in those
steaming jungles magnificent
ruined cities of a vanished peo-
pie.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16

: is
n Street NOrthWe u. C.
Il Fitzpatrick managing sdisOA
The Washington times., 1934-01-16

The Commissioners know the qualifications which
their appontees must possess They know the type OF
men and women that the District demands be placed
upon the board It is nconceivable that they should
make hasty or improper selections.
And once the members of the board selected they
will know that the people of the District will not stand
for maadmnistration for subverson of the law or for
the granting of any kind of license to person VINO IS not
of the best reputation.
Under these circumstances, with the restrictions in
the bill what they are the argument that it in any way
countenances return of the odtm saloon falls to the
ground
AS we have said BEFORE the bill permits honorable and
worthy and of the city to engage in an honor
able business in an honorable way.
It drives out the racketeer and the bootegger
Those are the two purposes of the measure.
ITS FATE is IN THE HANDS OF THE SENATE
THAT BODY CANNOT FAIL TO ENACT IT IN ITS
PRESENT FORM.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
LiQu0r License Bill Effectively Bars the Old SdlO07

of the United States and must have been residents of the
DOES ANYONE BELIEVE THAT THE COMMIS
SIONERS THEMSELVES APPOINTEES OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WOULD
SELECT UNWORTHY OR INCOMPETENT PER
SONS FOR MEMBERSHIP UPON THIS 1MPOR-
TANT BOARD?
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-24

The Wrangell Labor Union now has a membership of $50.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-24
THE FARM BONUS IN ENGLAND

The British government, in the way of a subsidy, has paid $22,- 00,000 to 76,500 wheat growers; but the brain trust will note with amazement that the money was paid for wheat that was grown and not for wheat that was not grown. Indianapolis News.
 Exactly. While the AAA IS en- couraging farmers to reduce heir acreage, paying them for wheat they do not grow, and charging the cost to the consumer of bread, and flour, Great Britain is stimulating wheat production in England. The result is that the English farmer benefits by any increase in price in the United States. While our own farmers and consumers are hold ing the bag. It will do little good for Uncle Sam to try to reduce the world wheat surplus, if other na- tions take advantage of his action to raise more wheat for world con- sumption. The result Tn England is only a straw to show which way the wind is blowing. Already there are indications that Argentina is going to kick over the traces on wheat reduction, while the Ger man and Italian governments are encouraging greater wheat produc- tion by their own farmers. Uncle Sam still realms his title as the In- terntional Santa Claus.-EX.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-24
NO ZONING

Alaskans are keenly disappointed that the Department of Agriculture has ruled against zoning of the Territory for the open season on migratory wild fowl. Requests for zoning, it was said have been nu- merous from all sections of the country and uniformly they have been disapproved. For the present at least, it was considered inadvis- able not to zone the Territory inas- much as that system would not be granted to any other section of the country.
 That means, of course, the local open season on ducks and geese will start September 1, as has been the case in former years. Conceivably coastal Alaska might have sought a later date successfully. but to do so would penalize unfairly Alaskans in a vast area, practically in all regions north of the Alaska Range. The season there ends with the coming of cold nights on which ice forms in the feeding and breeding areas and usually by the end of September most of the birds have migrated to coastal waters. If the interior and far northern residents are to have 30 days hunting, the season ought to be opened on the earliest possible date, which is Sep tember 1.
 We believe if the proper authori- ties understood the reasons why zoning is desired here, there would be little opposition to it. The land area of the Territory Is so great, its climatic conditions so varied, that manifestly season suitable for Southeast Alaska isn't going to be fitted to the Tanana and Yukon valleys. The same holds true for the Copper River valley and the country up around Anchorage and Seward Peninsula If the abbreviat- ed season for hunting is to become the regular thing, and it now ap- pears as if it would be for long time, we should put grGerer stress on zoning and less on protests against rtailment-Juneau Elm pire.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-24

Outlining modern and military strategy as practical in Europe, the distinguished author and diplomat, Richard Wasburn Child, in a recent address at the Rotary Club in New port, Rhode Island, said: "The greatest modern war strategy today is to make trouble between any two of ones competitors or potential enemies. Next to that the skillful players go inside another nation and finesse revolution and discomfort there. It is a sneak war and there is no armed invasion. The Kellogg pact is an old fashioned promise. No one who even fears actual war talks about solemn contracts. They talk about cannon and cartridges and stirring up labor and revolt.
 What they want of Uncle Sam in that whirlpool of intrigue or in the force of international consulta- tions which result in meaningless memoranda is hard for us to see. If, however there ever was time when we should stop minding their business for them it is now. One cannot, therefore, at this period and under these conditions have half the backbone of an American un- less he says, mind your own inter national business and mind it be- hind an impregnable def ems e. , Every professional pacifist should kneel before such a defense as the one way to peace"
 Here is excellent advice and ad- vice worth remembering and fol- lowing. With Europe in its present state of dangerous ferment let us do three things: mind our own busi- ness, keep our defenses in good or der, and turn a deaf ear to alien propaganda no matter what the source.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-24
SALVORS RECOVER BUT 576
 OUNCES GOLD FROM ISLANDER

Thus far the efforts of the Is lander salvaging crew have been re warded by the recovering of ap- proximately 576 ounces of gold dust, reports the Juneau Empire. This, with 150 tons of coal, repre- sents the reported dividend paid to date on a total expenditure of near ly $50O,000 by various companies in their attempts to retrieve the $2,O0O,OO0 which were believed to have been on the ship when it went down in 1901.
 Grannle for Bow
 Working on the possibility that the safe or vault which might con- tain the reputed fortune may have been in the bow of the old steamer, the salvors now intend to grapple for it. The bow broke off in raising the hulk when the ship was drag ged up over a ledge in about go feet of water. With the experience gained in raising the main part of the vessel, no difficulty is antici pated in putting the bow on the beach. The section broken off is said to be about 25 or 30 feet in length, and is the portion of the ship forward of the cargo hatch.
 Use Sluice Boxes
 The gold has been recovered by
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-24

the use of sluice boxes, through which all the muck and accumulat- ed debris have been carefully washed. The process has not been completed by any means, but suffi- cient exploration has been done in the old hull to show that results are not to be nearly so great as expected unless the treasure trove is found in the lost section.
 The coal is said to be quite sat isfactory as fuel. and has been used to some extent by the salvors.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-24

The Bedaux motor expedition across the Rockies, from Fort St. John to Telegraph Creek, is "get- ting the bumps" Latest word from the mountain fastnesses says the tractors have given out, and from now on, 1t will be a case of pro ceeding on horseback and foot. The steel shoes and traction teeth of the trucks have broken down, negotiat- ing 750 miles of swamp and stump age regions. Small wonder-Prince Rupert Empire
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-24

30, 1919, found LOIS vessels of all sizes and classes registered with home ports in Alaska. For some years Alaska has been near the 1,000 mark in the number of ves- sels registered but never quite reached 1t. The average size for vessels in Alaska is not large on account of the great number of small craft engaged in the fisher ies. The total tonnage of the 1,O1S vessels which homeport in this Ter ritory is 79,5S4, an average of little over IS tons each. In addi- tion to this registered mosquito fleet there are hundreds of craft that are below Is tons in size, and therefore do not require registering.
 Never before have so many fish been seen on the west coast of Prince of Wales island as this year, according to Gus Gillis. of the Ma tional Grocery company. At Wa terfall," said Mir. Gillis, we were informed by the fishermen that they were not getting 10 percent of the run. They were coming in there so thick it would be impos- sible to handle them. At Port Baker we saw them in schools like herr ing so thick that the water was black. It surely is a good year for the men on the West Coast"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-24

NEW YORK. Aug. 24, 1919. - From what I have heard from men who have participated in vari- ous conferences and who have ob- served conditions existing in Rus sia and other eastern parts of Flu rope, bolshevism is on the wane," declared Samuel Gompers, "Bol- shevism has failed in a movement in it's hopes and aims. It proIa'sed people things it has not given. The people have no peace, no land, no bread, no work. This will preeipi wiki"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-24
Is YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

The last meeting of the chil- dren's summer gymnasium class conducted by Miss Katherine Bron- son was held at St. Philips gym nasium. with parents and invited friends of the children present. The members of the class were Gertrude Carlstrom, Etolin Coulter, Beryl Cunningham, Erma Grant, Jean Grant. Glen Matheson, Catherine Matheson, Margaret Mccormack, Margaret Northrop, Laura Ron ming, Gertrude Osborn. Theodosia Royalty, Dell Skelton.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-24

A recent Sentinel item that concrete mixer had been received at Wrangell Institute, was the cause of much merriment by the staff at the expense of Mrs. Bor- land for whose department an cleo tric bread mixer had been sent by the Office of Indian Affairs.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-24

For the first time in the history of the Alaska Customs district the number of vessels documented in Alaska has passed the 1 1000 mark. The close of the fiscal year. June
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-24

If the brewers of the nation carry out their plans for a weeks con yention at Atlantic City beginning September 2S, 1919, it may be the last meeting of it's kind ever to be held in this country. May the proceedings of the meeiiIg he of sufficient interest to pay for the time the delegates wii lose who attend; but as to bringing back main object of the convention, the effort will meet with decided fail ure. Booze as a legitimate product of this country has gone forever.- Spokane Chronicle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-24

It is reported that the Guggen- heimers have offered $35, 100000 for the Premier mine near Hyder, Alaska
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-24

John Tanning has been display ing a black Belgian hare in his shop window this week for which he paid $32.
Evening star., 1934-03-16
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CIRCULARS PROHIBITED.

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The Star will be delivered to adver-
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