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"Pie Walk: Mrs. W. White, Mrs.
John Napue, Mrs. N. Kelley, Mrs.
Young, Mrs. D. L. West, Mrs. Nor
gan, Miss Francisco, and Mrs. B.
Hawkins.
On Monday, August 10, the
Ladies' Optimist Club is giving a
lawn fete at the home of Mrs. Nor
gan, 922 10Th Avenue South. In
conjunction with the other church
activities, the choir is beginning to
function again, under the superW-
sion of Mr.. Benjamin Penn, one of
our staunch supporters. Mrs. w.
C. Crews was elected president,
Mrs. Hutchcraft, vice president,
frankie May Fisher, secretary, and
Mrs. M. Bailey, treasurer. There
will be Lemon Squeeze" at the
home of Mrs. Nellie Kelley, We'd
nesday, August 81, under the aus
pices of the Ladies' Aid Society.
Please bear in mind that our
State Rally and guest speaker, Rev.
Bert E. Smith, is Sunday, August
25. In the next edition of this
paper, we will have more news con-
corning the District Conference
now in session at Beloit, Wiscon-
sin.
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The Biggest Picnic of the Sea-
son at Harriet Island, Monday All
Day, August rs, given by the Tri-
angle Clubs of the u. B. F.'s and
S. M. It's Bathing Beauty and
Popularity Contest and Dance.
Everybody Will Be There.-Adver-
tisement.
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Victory Chapter, o. E. S., meets
the third Wednesday Of each
month at Fellowship Hall.
Alma Woodson, w. NJ,
LOT Hyland Ave. No.,
Atlantic 0747,
Helen Jackson, Secretary.
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Fraternal Notices
MinnetOnka Lodge No. 159
United Brothers of Friendship

Meets first and third Thursdays
of each month at 701 Sixth Ave.
N, o. L. Benford, w. NJ, DR..
R. w. Hatch, worthy secretary;
Cherry Alb or Hyland 7737.
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CHURCH NEWS
NOTES
ZION BAPTIST NOTES
GOES A-FISHING

GOES A-FISHING
Even the ministers of the gospel
are not immune from the lure of
Isaac Walton's intriguing sport
Rev. and Mrs. H. w. Bolts, to-
gether with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Glover, hied themselves out to Vic
toria Lake last Tuesday and spent
the afternoon with the finny tribe.
Reports are they had wonderful
time and worked great destruction
upon the fish.
BUS RIDE FULL OF FUN
Thursday night the choir of Zion
Baptist church sponsored another
of that church's informal bus rides.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lees spa
cious grounds were the scene of the
picnic and the evening was made
hilarious with the fun-loving mem
bers of the church and their
friends. All the many delights of
such an outing were on hand and
those present INDUCED themselves
to the limit.
SACRED RECITAL
Last Sunday evening Zion Bap-
lists choir, directed by Mrs. Edna
Randel, gave its regular monthly
sacred recital at the evening serv-
ice. In addition to several an
thems and spiritual numbers sung
by the choir, other selections were
given by the Misses Altha and
Margaret Moore; the five young
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Escue
of st. Peter, A. M. E. church, rem
dered several offerings; Mrs. Mar
jorie Brown, a visitor from out of
town, sang, playing her own ac-
compartment; j. D. Wade, Mrs.
Mildred Vaudeville and Mrs. Emma
Gates, each contributed a solo.
An appreciative audience was pres
ent.
ST. PETERS WOMEN'S DAY
PROGRAM
st. Peters auditorium was well
filled last Sunday morning, after
noon, and evening. The occasion
being the annual women's day pro-
gram, directed by Mrs. Frances
Pierre Lewis. The afternoon ses-
sion was more interesting to many
because of the first platform ap-
pearance of Mrs. Lily Parkinson,
the newly made Evangelist. Others
on the diversified program were:
The Gospel choruses from Zion, I'M
der Mrs. Anna B. Lewis, and Be-
thesda, directed by Miss Essie R.
Mason. A fine paper on the "Work
of Women" by Mrs. D. P. Young
wife of the pastor of the Board M.
E. church, and a solo by Mrs. w.
Brown from the Wayman choir.
BETHESDA
Bethesda Baptist church wor-
shipped last Sunday in the base
ment of their church, because of
repairs begun upon the church
auditorium. Bethesda members and
friends found the situation more
comfortable and convenient than
had been expected. The Rev. Levi
A. Lovegren, a returned missionary
from China, gave a gripping &C
count of life in the Orient, describ-
ing many of the peculiarities of the
Chinese and of the work of the
missions in that far off land. This
Sunday, the newly chosen pastor,
Rev. H. Warrington, of Canada,
will be present for the beginning of
his labor in this city. Last Sunday
music was furnished by the Gospel
chorus. This Sunday the Senior
choir will do the honors. Many
plans are in progress to aid in the
rehabilitation of the work of this
long established Baptist center.
mi
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By giving publicity to all good
causes, your newspaper helps to
obtain funds for the school and
the church, for social and recrea-
tional projects.
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Week after week, your news
paper is constantly broadcasting
the virtues of the community, at
tracing new businesses, new resi-
dents.
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By publishing crime news, by
taking an active part in every
crusade against criminal activi-
ties, your newspaper is a vital
agent protecting your home.
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From seller to consumer, your
newspaper is a convenient agent,
bringing merchants ads into the
home-relieving both the mer-
chant and his patrons of many of
the burdensome problems of
shopping.
Your newspaper has an organ
izing power in the community, it
has power to circulate new ideas,
to aid in the distribution of
knowledge, to concentrate atten-
ton on the problems of the COM
munity today.
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BORDER BRIEFS"

Since the advent of Rev. D. P.
Young, distinct progress is being
noted at Border. At the regular
Sunday morning service an inter-
esting message was delivered to
the congregation by the pastor.
The subject, Goods wisdom and
Mans misunderstanding" The
church wishes to thank the follow
ing ladies for their donations to the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-17
POINT BARROW
BLEEK LAND

Will Rogers, Americas premier
humorist and idol of millions, and
Wiley Post met death in one Of
the most desolate regions over
which the American flag flies.
Point Barrow is 1900 miles
from the North Pole-about $50
miles north of the Arctic Circle.
Situated on the northernmost
tip of Alaska. the tiny settlement
boasts but a handful of white
residents and a few native ESki-
mos.
Ten bleak miles southwest Of
Point Barrow lies this sections
principal settlement-Barrow.
Here may be found a post Of
flee, trading post, a store, a
school, mission and a church.
Located here also is the United
States Army Signal Corps power
full radio station which yesterday
sent out the news that shocked
the world.
It is called summer because
about July l the icy barrier which
bars all access to Barrow'S coast
begins to crumble and grudgingly
admit a ship or two.
About the middle of August snow
begins to fall. 1t is winter again.
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MORGAN TELLS
OF PLANE
CRASH
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a film of gasoline and oil soon
covered the water.
"The native, frightened by the
explosion, turned and ran, but
soon controlled fright and re-
turned, calling loudly to men in
plane. Receiving no answer.
the native then made decision
to come to Barrow for help.
TWISTED METAL
with completion of story we
knew the plane to be that Of
Post and Rogers and quickly as
sembled crew Of IA EskimOs and
departed in open whaleboat with
small gas motor.
"Hampered by recent Ice
fIOes and strong adverse current,
it took nearly three hours to
reach destination. Dense fog
with semi-darkneSs gave the up
turned plane most ghOstly APP
pearance and our hearts chilled
at the thought of what we
might find there.
"As we approached nearer
plane, we soon realized no hui
man could possibly survive the
terrific crash. The plane was
but a huge mass of twisted,
broken wood and metal.
TEAR PLANE APART
"The natives by this time had
managed to cut into the cabin
and extricate the body Of
Rogers, who had apparently
been we'll back in the cabin
when plane struck and more or
less protected by the baggage
carried therein. We soon learned
we would have a difficult job
freeing Post from the wreckagO
as the plane had struck with
such terrific speed and forced
the engine we'll back into the
cabin, pinning the body Of Post
securely.
with some little difficulty,
we managed to tear the plane
apart and eventually released
the body of Post. Both bodies
were then carefully laid and
wrapped with eiderdOwn sleep.
ing bags found in the wreckage.
then carefully placed in the
boat.
ct is believed the natives felt
the loss of these two great men
as keenly as we, and as we
started our slow trip back to
Barrow one of the Eskimo boys
began to sing a hymn in Eskimo
and soon all voices Joined in
this singing and continued until
our arrival at Barrow, when We
silently bore the bodies from
the beach to the hospital.
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ROGerS9 Books Full
Of Political Satire

During his varied career, the
late Will Rogers found time to
write few books, which are
chuck full of his characteristic
wit and satire.
But it was the kind of satire
at which nobody took offense, or.
as he himself put it in the pref
ace to his book, "Rogerisms, the
Cowboy Philosopher on the Peace
Conference" (Harper's), which
appeared in, 1919:
"In the five times I have ap-
peared before President RO0Se-
welt 1 have used dozens Of these
same jokes, about him, and he
has the best sense of humOr and
is the best audience 1 ever
played to, which bears out the
theory 1 work on, that you can
always joke about a big man
that is really big, but don't ever
kid about the little fellow that
thinks he is something, cause
he will get sore. That's why
he's little"
It was this philosophy Of his
that made him stick to the big
shots of the world for his "pot
shots"
Some of the gems" from his
Peace Conference" follow:
'NOw to get to my peace trip,
about three months are sup
posed to have elapsed between
the last paragraph and this one.
All of which time was taken up
by Congress :alking (see Con-
greSSiOnal Record. Finally
Pres. Wilson, got tired listening
to them and walked out on
them.
eff it had not been to get
away from Congress, I have my
doubts if he would have gone to
Europe"
"Of course there was a lot Of
dissatisfaction about the Pres.
going. Mostly by people whom
he did not take along.
II was in favor of his going
because 1 thought it would give
US q chance to find out who
was Vice President, but it dident.
II also felt confident that he
was the only man that could
explain the IA points
eve were especially lucky in
having him represent us in Eng
land as he is the only one we
could have sent that spoke good
enough English that they could
understand.
"He would have taken a Sena-
tor but couldn't find one that
had q dress suit.
"A congressman was, of
course, out of the question. He
couldn't have eaten off a Is
million dollar plate. He would
have starved to death looking
at it,"
II wanted to 60 along as
JESTER. Pres. Wilson will miss
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EROSION FLIES
BODIES BACK
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visiting plane to its destination
Oakpeha said:
"The planes motor was mis-
sing, but Post decided anyway
to try and make Barrow. He
tinkered with the motor while
he was with us. He put the
plane into the air from the
water (the craft had been
equipped with pOntOOns at
Seattle) and started toward a
hill which was on one side of
the stream. q"
'When the plane was about
80 feet in the air, it shot UP
quickly. Post was trying to
clear the hill. The motor sput-
tered and stopped and the plane
stalled. Then it turned over on
its back and shot down. 1t
twisted slightly and hit the
water on its nose. The crash
was terrific"
Oakpeha said several of his
Eskimo companions waded into
the lagoon and removed Rogers
body through a window in the
plane.
To Visit Newsman
But Posts body was crushed
against the motor and it was ne
cessary to hack the plane nearly
to pieces with an ak to recover it.
Stanley R. Morgan, a sergeant
in the United States Signal Corps
here, was the first person Oak,
peha met after his run. He gasped
to the sergeant:
Quickly, quickly, cOme-the
plane has fallen"
Morgan Immediately recruited
q party, which fastened down the
river in two boats.
The bodies were brought to
Point Barrow in a launch belong
ing to David Brewer. son OF
Charles D. Brewer. The elder
Brewer is the International News
Service correspondent at Point
Barrow and the man whom Rog'
ers was en- route to see when he
was killed.
The humorist told friends al
Fairbanks that he wanted to talk
about "old Alaska" with Brewer
who is known through this desc
late country as the King of the
Arctic" because of his fifty-one
years of residence in the cold
North. He operates a trading post
at the Point Barrow settlement
and for decades has been among
the famous fur hunters of the
North.
Rogers was told if he wanted to
hear the real romance, danger
and thrill of the North to go and
talk with Brewer.
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Gov. Lehman Nouns.
Death Of Rogers, Post

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. II G.N.S).
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman, express.
ing regret over the deaths of Will
Rogers and Wiley Post, said:
81 am deeply shocked and
grieved to hear the terrible
news. Will Rogers and Wiley
Post were outstanding men in
American life. 1 greatly ad-
mired both of them. Probably
no men in America had more
friends and admirers than they.
The whole country will mourn
their tragic death"
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World Pays Tributes
Rogers and Post

Rogers was well-known, were
summed up today in a prominent
front page editorial in the Der
liner Tageblatt:
''POSt was a most unusual fig
ure, not only as measured by
his record. He was a lone wolf
adventurous and silent.
He had not much in common
with the great publicity-seekers
of his craft. He was the silent
fanatic of flying. His death was
as he may have wanted it.
Rogers was something diff
ferent. His death will hit
America deeper than that Of
the man who pilOted him. For
Americans, he is irreplaceabIe.
He was their philosopher in a
a couple of paragraphs. He was
the apostle of American wit,
and welded it in all things in
teresting America. His works
were a safety valve for the
American SOUL"
Post "Ace Of Aces"
ROME.-The FaciSt press, I'm
der the supervision Of PremieI
Benito MuSsolini, whom Viii
Rogers once interviewed, and wht
pilots his own airplane, echoed
II Duce's sorrow today. Poplo d
Roma said:
"Post was the ace Of aces.
His untimely death is a loss to
the world of aviation.
"The death of Rogers causes
deep sorrow to all admirers Of
the robust work of this real
artist"
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British Pay Tribute

LONDON Nowhere outside
America was Will Rogers better
known and appreciated than in
the British Empire, and today
the account of his and Wiley
Posts death pushed other news
off the front pages.
Declaring that they "stood fol
what is finest in American char
acter," the Daily Express specu
lated on their actions in the few
seconds when the plane crashed
The Express said:
post. you can imagine,
gIared defiantly at death
through his one eye. Rogers
probably jOked at that great
JOKER"
Wallace Berry, visiting here
said this of his fellow star:
"The world has lost one Of its
greatest men-a man who has
given more cheer and pleasure
to countless millions than I
think it is fair to say Of any
man alive. 1t is a terrific loss
for the films and for US all"
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his comedy when he gets away
from Congress.
"See they took one Republi-
can with them. But 1 have never
read anything in the papers
about him landing. Just about
chucked that guy overheard.
"TOOk a Republican along to
argue with on the way over.
"They will about make hi1N
AIT on the Peace Table,"
"NOw he comes back to
Washington to explain the
League of Nations to Congress.
You know those guys can't read
anything and understand it.
But after eating out of Is
million dollar gold plates and
hObnObbing with Kings and
Dukes can you imagine how
Congress looked to him when he
come back.
Had all the Senators up to
dinner at White House. Took
Ham Lewis three days to dress
for it,"
"Peace table is turning out
like all banquetS the speeches
are too long.
Everybody at the table wants
q second helping, and Germany,
the cook, hasn't got enough to
90 around.
"They agreed on one Of the
IA points that was that Amer
lea went in for nothing and ex-
poets nothing. They are all
unanimous we get it."
From his Letters Of a Self
Made Diplomat to His President,
which appeared in 1925 (Albert
and Charles Bomb, there are
several Special Gables" addressed
to "CALCOOL, WaShhousewhite'
or "Whitehousewash," as follows;
LONDON, Aug. "A bunch
Of American tourists were Kissed
and stoned yesterday in France,
but not until they had finished
buying
LONDON, Aug. SO.-Parlia-
ment met today. One member
was thrown out. 1t seemed like
Washington.
every foreigner is tickIed
over Newt Bakers canceling Of
all debts"
LONDON, September 3-The
League of Nations to perpetuate
peace is in session. On account
Of Spain not being in the last
war, they won't let her in. II
you want to help make peace
you have to fight for it."
'PARIS, Sept. 2O.-I've been
reading about the primary cleo
ti0nS over home. Looks like
everybody that remains honest
Is getting beat"
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Rogers Widow Stops
0ffto See Fred Stone

STANFORD, Conn.,, Aug. II
G.N.SD.-Mrs. Will Rogers, widow
of the humorist, stopped off here
briefly today en- route to New
York.
She was reported to be stopping
for a short time at the home of
Fred Stone, actor and close per
sonal friend Of Mr.. Rogers.
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Coast Guard Cutters
Aid Return of Bodies
international News Service

HHIeFHHIIUHdI NtWS SeFVIC0
Orders have been issued to the
Coast Guard cutters Tallapoosa
and Northland, now in Alaskan
waters, to proceed at once to Nome
and render all possible assistance
in returning the bodies of Will
Rogers and Wiley Post to Seattle,
the Coast Guard headquarters an
nounced here today.
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Posts Parents Plan
Simple Rites for Son

MAYSVILLE, OKLA, Aug. II
G.N.SD.-Wiley Post will come
home" Tuesday or Wednesday.
The funeral of Maysville's in
trepid flying son will be held on
Thursday or Friday.
These were the hope and tenta
tive plans that were held today
at the grief-stricken parental home
Of the famous round-the.world
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-17
us. DUE T0BUY
POST PLANE
International News Service

President Roosevelt today will
receive a bill approved unani
ously by Senate and House for
purchase of the Winnie Mae, the
airplane in which Wiley Post
flew around the world twice.
The plane will be placed in the
Smithsonian Institution along
side the famous Spirit of ST.
Louis in which Col. Charles A,
Lindbergh flew the Atlantic.
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filler, two and one half miles from
here.
With the parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. F. Post, at their tiny farm
home was Posts widow, Mrs. May
Lame Post, who arrived here late
yesterday from Ponca City, Okla,
by airplane and automobile.
The widow was to leave here
today for Oklahoma City where
she was to take a plane for
Seattle
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International News Service

The worId that Will Rogers
made chuckle and Wiley Post
tuUice girdled united in tribute
today that bore 1UitneSs to their
international fame. Never since
the tragedy of the Lindbergh
bGby'S kidnapping has 1le1Ds in
polling American personalities
commanded so much attention
in the British, French, Ger
man and other foreign press.
The Prince of Wales, Govern
ment officials, tellow 1Oriters,
actors and tlierS, epitontsing
the public's Sorro1D, expressed
their grief in the following IN
ternationGL Ne1DS Service cable
grams:
MELBOURNE - Aonoring his
former companion in a world
flight as a pioneer in Stratosphere
flying, Harold Gatty today said:
"WiIey Post was a leader in
the world of aviation.
"His courage, experience and
enterprise will be greatly missed.
He was always a free lance
and his record was Singularly
free of major accidents"
Gatty flew around the world
with Post in 8 days. Is hours, 81
minutes in 1881, a record lowered
two years later by Post alone.
Wales Saddened
PARASITIC Prince Of Wales.
flying enthusiast and lover Of the
homely despite his royal birth.
broke his usual silence today to re-
veal his shock over the Alaskan
tragedy:
II learn with deep regret the
sad news of the untimely death
of Mr.. Post and Mr.. Rogers"
To his telegram from LIE Roc,
his equerry, Major Sir John Arid,
added that the Prince had met
and knew Will Rogers we'll"
Maurice Chevalier said:
II am terribly touched, for I
knew Will and admired him
with a deep affection. He was
kind of heart, frank in his deal
ings-'unique'-that, to me, ex-
presses it,"
Victor Denain, French minister
for air, informed of the crash by
international News Service, called
at the American Embassy to ex-
press his regrets.
Posts name was symbolic with
courage" said the Petit Parisien,
and the acho de Paris added:
"America has lost a true hero
who has magnificiently served
world aviation, and one Of its
most admired artists and great
est humOriSts and philosophers"
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RerIin Sorrow Voiced

BERLIN.-FeelingS Of Berlin,
where Wiley Post landed on both
his world flights and where VIII
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FETCH|T SAD
FOR BUDDY

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. II G.N.S)
Perhaps one of the most sincere
condolences offered over the death
of Will Rogers was given by Stepirl
Fetchit, colored comedian who ap.
peared in many of the Roger pic.
lures, who said:
''Well, all / know is what I
heard before read it in the
papers. Will Rogers, everybody'S
buddy, is dead.
"And what he was to me, well,
everyone should know. If Mr..
Rogers had to write about this
headline tragedy, 1 imagine he'd
say: The worlds greatest avia-
tor and the pride of CIaremOre,
Okla, chose the ice route as the
coolest way of breaking the sad
deSt news a world can receive
"MussOlini might well call in
his troops, and that world war
script that's being prepared for
early production ought to be
shelved because without Mr..
Rogers treatment on the dia-
logue, it is sure to fail.
"Mr. Rogers, it was good be-
ing your good Man Friday"
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Do You Remember?

One month ago the tollotD-
ing names 1Uere in the head
lines. Can you recall them?
Elmer DanieIsOn
Helen Peterson
Salvatore Spitale
Antonio Scott
E. w. Wood
(AnSWerS on page 24J
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-17

81 wanted to 90 along as
JESTER. Pres. Wilson will miss
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES, SATURDAY, AUGUST H. 1913.