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The Washington times., 1935-11-25
Future of Philippines
By James T. Williams, Jr.

What is the Administration
going to do about the mandate Of
the Congress that negotiations be
opened with Japan for a treaty
guaranteeing the independence Of
the Philippine Islands for the rest
Of time?
Such a treaty would be to the
advantage Of Japan, which is a
near neighbor of the Philippines.
It would enable Japan to speed
up her economic penetration of
the Archipelago, thereby turning
a valuable American market into
a Japanese market. 1t would give
Japan potential bases in the
Philippines, both military and
naval, that would make easier
Japan's program Of conquest in
China.
The japanese Empire, as a
glance at the map will show,
stretches like a giants hand down
the coast of Asia. Control of the
Philippines would add the fingers
to that japanese hand.
But what possible advantage
would accrue to the United States
from such a treaty of guarantee?
In the first place Japan would
insist upon the abandonment of
the naval as well as military
bases which the United States
now possesses in the Philippines
before entering into such a treaty
Of guaranty.
Once relinquished these bases
would become easy prey for Japan
whenever the japanese govern
ment saw fit to seize them under
the pretenSe that such a course
was essential to the defense OF
the Philippines.
SAME EXCUSE
With Japan in temporary pos
session of these bases does any
American think Japan would ever
relinquish them without strug-
gle? The same excuse offered for
their seizure would doubtless be
employed as a reason for their in.
definite retention.
Once Japan held these bases the
Philippines would become the eco
nomic dependency Of Japan and
the United States would be in the
position Of having to support
Japan in order to do her share
under the proposed treaty Of guar
anteeing the independence of the
Philippines.
Many Americans have doubtless
forgotten, if they ever knew, that
the law passed by Congress fixing
the date for Philippine independ.
ence 10 years hence contained an
order to the President to negotiate
a treaty with Japan to guarantee
their permanent independence buE
the Japanese did not overlook this
provision.
And history will not fail to EN-
phasize the direct relation between
the reversal of American policy
toward the Philippines. which a
greedy coalition Of special inter
ests lobbied through Congress, and
recent events on the mainland OF
Asia.
AS long as the United States re-
The Washington times., 1935-11-25
STRANGE AND POWERFUL

STRANGE AND POWERFUL
There is nothing so powerful as
truth-and often not hing so
strange. Webster said that. But
exactly the same thought had
been expressed by an intelligence
even greater than that of the
leonine Senator from MasSachu-
sett. You have heard Of him-Wil-
liam Shakespeare.
In spite of the scoffings Of cold
and skeptical science, we are con-
scious, deep down in us, of world
yet unexplored-a world, you may
call it, of the spirit, world in
which the vital spark of life over
comes and triumphS over the limi-
tations of flesh.
To that world, indeed, many
thinking men are directing their
speculations, among them, for ex-
ample, the famous DR.. Alexis Car
rel.
Some day we may find an ex-
planation as to why Tibetan
lamas are reported to conquer
gravitation so that they are able
to rise in the air, to levitate them
selves, with no support between
them and the mat upon which
they had been sitting. Or how
they can swallow deadly poison
without injury; or how they can
pass at will into a trance which
loosely resembles death; or by
swallowing" the tongue, they can
permit themselves to be buried
alive for days without food or air,
and can emerge from that in
credible experience without, ap-
parently, the least injury.
EYE WITNESSES
Men, and women too, who have
adventured to the roof of the
world. have brought back tales
of strange things-marvels they
have seen with their own eyes
mysteries inexplicable by any pro-
ceSses of human reason. Such
reflections came to mind as one
peruSes the amazing account OF
the firewalking of the Hindu gen.
tleman named Kuda BuX, as it is
contained in such sober English
newspapers as The London Times.
Kuda Bux is the young Indian
who startled London by walking
back and forth upon bed of red
hot coals-so hot, indeed, that
the spectators of the marvel
could scarcely endure the radiat-
ing heat at the distance of six
feet away. BY actual test, the
temperature of the bed of Goals
was more than 800 degrees. And
yet, the young man was able to
stroll back and forth over this
layer Of fire without so much as
scorching the skin of his bare
feet.
AS I have it from from Eng
lish reporters, Kuda Bux, the
Kashmirian gentleman, performed
this fire-walk as a demonstration
Of his religious faith. At a din
ner party in a famous house in
London, this quite unspectacular
appearing Kuda Bux was relating
to the assembled company the
tale Of his ability to walk through
fire and emerge without burn or
blister. The tale was received
politely but with obvious incredul-
ity. He offered to demonstrate.
At his direction. and in the
The Washington times., 1935-11-25
Everyone Liked Will Rogers

Capt Eddie Rckenbacker, director Of the Will Rogers
Memorial Commission, writes that pennies nlckels and dimes
from people of limited EVERY BIT AS WELCOME
as the larger gifts from weather. Rogers fans.
All Americans want to pay mark of tribute to the
kindly Will and copper cent from school child or small
contribution from an older person who afford
substantial will do that genuinely millionaire $
check for thousands of dollars
"There has been reluctance the part of too many
people to subscribe the fund.-" Captain Ricken
bucker "becouse they could not contribute large
THIS IS RIDICULOUS large number of contributors
millions hOpe-is just important SO,
than the total subscribed"
Better send your something in to the nearest bank
Any friend Of Will Rogers and that everybody,
be sure it's the SPIRIT Of the gift that counts matter
what the size.
The Washington times., 1935-11-25
The Human Side of the News :. By Edwin c. Hill

length of the trench. He did this
four times.
Then the doctors made another
examination of those remarkable
feet. There was not the slightest
indication of a burn. When they
applied the thermometer, they
found that his feet were a frac-
ton of a degree colder than when
he started on his fiery walk. A
venturesome spectator Che was
Irish by the way) attempted to
emulate the marvel. He took a
step or two and sprang from the
trench. The bottoms of his feet
were so badly burned that he re-
quired medical attention immedi"
ately.
In India, a fakir, a performer
of magic, was placed elive in a
grave and the coffin was covered
with earth. There it remained
under watch and guard for 10
days. When the grave was opened
the coffin was already green with
mold. The man inside was to all
appearance quite dead. They
poured warm water over him.
Presently his eyes opened, his
heart fluttered, and he began to
breathe. Within a few hours he
was to all appearances precisely
as he had been before burial.
From some reservoir Of ancient
wisdom, some ineXplicable power
of the mind, he had been able to
suspend animation, to slow down
his heartbeat so that his pulse
barely fluttered.
DELUSION
All India swarms with fakirS,
who are really nothing but
shrewd tricksters. The most cele-
brated of their feats are the rope
trick and the mango tree trick.
In the first, the magician holds
upright a stout bamboo pole. Up
that pole a small boy swarms like
a monkey. That is what actually
happens, as photographs have re-
vealed. But what the spectators
think they see is this:
The magician unwinds coil
Of rope and toSses one end
straight upward. Up and up 1t
goes until the end disappears. The
small boy climbs up the rope and
passes from sight. He does not
reappear. The magician, in a
rage, climbs after him and goes
ont of sight. and presently, after
a wait, which has the spectators
nerves on edge. the arms and legs
of the boy come tumbling down
to earth.
Whereupon the magician slides
down the rope with the head
and trunk Of the boys body,
picks of the severed arms and
legs. unites them to the trunk,
and, with his smiling assistant,
takes his bow and whatever cash
the crowd sees fit to offer.
But it is all deluSion, some
form of hypnotism, probably.
DiScounting all such trickery.
there yet remains such mysteries
as the fireWalking of Kuda Bux.
something quite removed from the
commonplace stunts of profes.
sional magicians, something which
belongs to the mysterious world
of thought, to that mysterious
world where lie the paths OF
supernatural adventure.
Copyright 1898, BY King Features
symAieAtOs XnS.)
The Washington times., 1935-11-25

ltained in the Philippines authority
commensurate with the reSponsi.
bility of American sovereignty over
that Far Eastern archipelago
Japan moved cautiously on the
ASiatic mainland.
Japan's conquest of Manchuria,
and the setting up of the puppet
state of Manchukuo, and Japan'S
forcible divorce of the five provin-
ces of Northern China and the
so-called autonomous state which
Japan seems determined to set up
in that area did not take place
until after it became manifest to
the world American sovereignty
over the Philippines was soon to
end.
One of the arguments against
the abandonment of the Philip
pines to their fate 10 years hence
was that 1t would throw a stick
of dynamite into the arsenal Of
Asiatic politics, that it would be
followed by an aggressive cam
paign by Japan to make terri
torial gains at the expense Of
China.
VALUABLE MARKET
This prophesy has been full.
filled, but these arguments fell
upon deaf ears in Congress. The
Congress, which broke all our
pledges to the Philippines by
abandoning them to their fate be-
fore they had proved their ability
to maintain their independence,
was under the control of a group
of special interests led by Ameri.
can investors in Cuban sugar prop.
critics.
These special interests were
concerned only with shutting out
the free entry of Philippine
products from the American mar
ket regardless of the fact that
this would mean the destruction
of an increasingly valuable mar.
ket in the Philippines for Ameri-
can products.
When Congress reconvenes next
January the President will be ex-
pected to do one of two things;
report upon the progress. Of his
negotiations with Japan for a
treaty to guarantee the future in
dependence of the Philippines or
request Congress to repeal that
fatuous mandate in the law pro-
viding for our abandonment Of
the Philippines ten years hence.
One of the questions that ought
to be answered in the meantime
either by the Senators and Repre-.
sentatives who voted this man
date or by the President charged
with carrying it out is: -
How can the United States enter
into an alliance with Japan to
guarantee the independence OF
the Philippines without giving
tacit approval to the aggressive
war against China which Japan
is waging on the mainland Of Asia
today?
Is that the kind Of ally the
American people desire through.
! out the future?
The Washington times., 1935-11-25
WE'RE ALL OF US LOOKING
FOR ODE GLORY ROAD"

WE'RE ALL OF US LOOKING
FOR "DE GLORY ROAD"
"At five" they said, Lawrence
Tibbett will broadcast DE Glory
Road It's great-most popular
thing he sings, everywhere. All
kinds of people"
But why?" I asked. ''Most
Americans aren't very religious.
Why should people who wouldn't
listen to a regular hymn, prefer
a Negro spiritual?"
Don't know" they said, "but
it's true. They do-all kinds.
Bar rooms, race tracks, road
houses-gangsters, loafers, hard
boiled janeS-doeSn't matter; they
all tune in. You'll see!"
ALONE AND AFRAID
1t was dusk. that strange
half-light that's the loveliest and
loneliest time in all the day. The
room was warm and sweet, filled
with friendly chatter. But you
weren't warm. You were cold and
alone and afraid. You were out,
far out, on a strange, dark road
and you'd lost your way back
home.
You were lost and alone and the
night was coming down
Then suddenly, everything
crashed and heaved in one great,
leaping cry. and a Voice was
shouting. singing and sobbing
and shouting and laughing with
gladness. and the gladness was
going out and out over the world,
and up and up from every human
heart.
And over the darkneSs-and the
little figure lost in the darkness
"a brightness was opening. and
out of the brightness a strong,
kind hand was reaching and a
long call coming.
AN He call who-oo-eee!" sang
the great Voice.
AN He call who-oo-eee!"
"An' I anSah-'MaSSa Jesus,
care you calling ME?'"
And now you had forgotten that
there ever was O room. For the
The Washington times., 1935-11-25
Too Late. Mr.. GetZ

Mr. George F. Getz national treasurer for the Republican
party offers novel" suggestion for financing the 1886
Presidential election
He would have Federal Government pay the campaign
bills with money raised by taxes aOttng EQUAL SUMS TO
EACH PARTY.
Unfortunately for Republicans Mr. Gets proposal
too late
The Raw Deal Copyghtng the idea months ago. to
be doing just about that thing with its bondollar
public works fund
Or rather has taken oNEHALF of Mr. Getzs suggestion
and IS ACTING ON IT.
Which half?
You say.
The Washington times., 1935-11-25
The Greatest Show On Earth
By John Snure, Jr.

while Jones seeks comfort by re-
moving the oppressiveness Of his
shoes.
The fact that he is in office
doesn't disturb the portly chair.
man Of the RFC.
Off come the feathers.
Bankers, business men, and
such may call on official busi-
ness. But Jones prefers to re-
ceive them in comfort rather
than in pain.
The Washington times., 1935-11-25
LAWYERS TOO

In New York, WPA officials
have announced something must
be done to care for some 5000
needy lawyers.
The officials say that the bar.
risters have not escaped the de.
preston, and are in dire need Of
financial assistance from the Gov
ernment.
A delegation Of destitute barris'
ters appealed for aid and an
nounced that the Administration
may have been a boon to attor.
neys in Washington who were in
terested in Government AFFAIRS
but that they were having a IL
nancial famine.
The Washington times., 1935-11-25

spend innumer-
able hours Will
ing away their
time with pleas
q n t aSSocla-
tionS.
Mcintyre, in
D a r t ic ular, is
often to be seen
with this Off
cial or that one
around so m e
OF designed
to kill" t he
hours Of busy
men.
ReYnnd all of
The Washington times., 1935-11-25
More Carpet-Baggers?

When the District Commissioners submitted to Con-
eress bill which would have centralized the city gov
ernment and given the Commissioners the veto power
over action of citizen boards functioning with more
or less independence there considerable criticism of
the plan.
The principal ground of objection and the which
effectively killed the bill, from the independent
boards and their friends who insisted that to relieve
these boards of their powers to rob the citizens Of
the District of their only of participating in their
governmental affairs.
The boards must retain their pOuUer WithOut con-
troll By the Commissioners the local government
IDOuLd be OUerrun By cdrpetbGggerS, UGS declared.
Recent happenings in the District government now
raise the question of the good faith Of those who for this
reason blocked bill designed to improve the efficiency
of the local government.
The Board of Public Welfare one of the indepen-
dent boards Which Danted to preserve its indie.
pendence "ns safeguard of the rights of the local
citizens" is at present engaged in trying to force
upOn the city an outsider director of penal in
stitutiOnS.
THIS DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE ARE
MEN NOW WORKING IN THE LOCAL PRISON sYs-
TEN WHO ARE THOROUGHLY COMPETENT BY
TRAINING EXPERIENCE AND ABILITY TO FILL
THE POSITION, AND DESPITE THE FURTHER
FACT THAT THERE IS AT THE MOMENT NO
VACANCY.
That is preserving the rights of local citizens to
participate in their government with vengeance
The Board of Education was another Of the agencies
the independence of which must be preserved 'in the
interest of local citizens
But the board frequently imports into the District edu
Gators to fill positions in the school system which could
Just as competenty be filled by local men and women
This tendency to fill local jobs with outsiders is not
of course confined to these two boards
Other bureaus and departments OF the local govern
en consistently bring into the city persons from the
States to fill vacancies
When and if it may be prOven that no one in
Washington is capable of filling a UGcancy whtch
1ray exist in the local government beIieve that
Everyone wOuLd be in favor of going outside the
city for an GppOintee. -
BUT UNLESS IT CAN BE CLEARLY SHOWN
THAT THE JOB CAN BE BETTER FILLED BY AN
OUTSIDER PREFERENCE SHOULD CERTAINLY BE
GIVEN THOSE WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THE
COMMUNITY AND FAMILIAR WITH ITS AFFAIRS.
The Washington times., 1935-11-25
GETS RELIEF

Jesse H. Jones, chairman OF
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration, has his troubles.
He has pedal pains that have
no connection with the tr1bula'
tions Of his office.
So it is that every once in a
The Washington times., 1935-11-25
KEEP IN TOUCH

To all appearances Marvin H.
Mcintyre and Stephen Early OF
the White House Secretariat may
The Washington times., 1935-11-25

THE DAILY NEWSPAPER is more than a busi-
ness is an institution uUich is part of the fund0
mental structure of a free nation. Not all neuOs-
papers make money. Some neUer have made
money. MOney-making is incidental.
Thomas Jefferson said: "Our liberty depends
limited Without being lost"
The Washington times., 1935-11-25
OLD FAVORITES
-Four Winds Sara TeGsd1Ie
-Four Winds

"Four winds blowing through the sky
You have poor madens die,
Tell then what shall do
That my lover may be true"
Said the wind from out the SOUTH
clay no kiss upon his mouth
And the wind from out the west,
"Wound the heart within his breast"
And the wind from out the east
"Send him empty from the feast"
And the wind from out the NORTH
"In the tempest thrust him forth;
When thou art cruel than he,
Then will Love be kind to thee"
(ReGders ved send to the editor their sugges.
ons Of old faVorites among the poems for reprnting
this spGce)
The Arizona gleam., 1935-12-21

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in January. You will be very
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CHM. Will [ marry the
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HIS When shall ! sell my
stocks?
Ans. Would suggest you
send for my book How to
Win" It $3.50 or 81 0O with
with 10 questions. It tells all
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The Arizona gleam., 1935-12-21
Joe Louis And Max
Schmeling To Meet
In June

New York = Fight fans are
prepared to evict baseball
enthusiasts from a New York
baseball Park when t b g
Brown Bomber meets Max
Schmelings former heavy
weight champ in June.
The Arizona gleam., 1935-12-21
numbers: You cant losse with
it.

uu III UOESs V0 O0AS AOOS~ "~N~~
it.
RIM, Will my sweatheart
ever give me what l asked
him for?
Ans. No. [ do not see that
YOU will be fortunate enough
to get this.
E.P. Should / try living
with my sister anymore.
Ans: It will be wise to stay
away as long as you are aoie
to make q living. H.;
S.P. Will my married life
ever be happy, or what 1t
should be with this husband!
Evening star., 1935-09-29

Mr. H E. Nuenhahn 1921 seth st. NV, has been very
hard of hearing for years. but thanks to the NEW Nom
Directional Sonoone AirConducton instrument lie en-
abled to carry in his important Governmental position
which brings him constantly in contact with the public
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find Sonotone vastly superior in tone quality and distance
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Evening star., 1935-09-29
Best Snapshots
of final ,Ueek in
The Stars
Amateur Contest

Winners of the four Grand
Award prizes of $25 each in
The Stars all-Summer contest
will be published in this sec.
ton next Sunday. These four
winners in their respective
classes will be entered for the
National Snapshot Awards, to
be made at a Washington ex.
hibition in November. They
will compete with winners in
other contests for national
prizes totaling $4,000.
Evening star., 1935-09-29

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Evening star., 1935-09-29

Left. SUNSET SILL
HOUETTE." H. B. Hen
rickson, 4105 Wisconsin
avenue.
Evening star., 1935-09-29

Pictured above is the SALON BLEU Rchs modern shoe
salon. which, weeks
ing enthusiastic comment among Washington Venetian
blinds blue drapery chromium and yellow furniture
atmosphere modern sophisticaton
Rch's located F 10th.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-21
FOUR MEN ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING WOMAN ARE
 HELD UNDER BIC BOND
Charged Kidnapping, AssauIting And
 Robbing Mrs. Gertrude Stark
(By The Assoclateo Press)

(By The Assoclateo Press)
 Los Angeles, Dec. 21st- Four men, accused of kid mapping young housewife are held here under tWen- ty-fve thousand dollars bond each.
 Under the California law, conviction may result in the death penalty.
 Police are seeking five others, alleged members of the gang of nine who ab- ducted, assaulted and rob- bed Mrs. Gertrude Stark December 18th.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-21
Young Attorney
 Commits Suicide
(By The Associated Press)

(by The ASSoclateu freSSj
 Houston, Dec. 21-P. T. Norton Jr., aged 25, of Fort Worth, junior attorney for the Federal Securities EX- change Commission, plung ed from the tenth floor of the Rice Hotel, dying a few minutes later, last night.
 Richard N. Mather, also of Fort Worth, and senior attorney for the commission said: q talked to the boy about 1 AM. and he was in good spirits and not despor dent"
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-21
Four Men Accused Held For Kidnaping Housewife
Sunday School Xmas Services
 Be Tomorrow

The Federated church school invite their parents and friends and all interested 10 varied Xmas program Sunday, II A. M., Dee. g.
 Over eighty boys, girls and young people will take part. A pageant When Shepherds Watched' by a group of older boys and a companion pageant "Their Gifts and Ours" by the boys and girls of the Be- ginners and Primary De- partment, the Christmas carols; the Gift to the Babe will be leading numbers.
 Remember the hour and be assured of genuine welcome.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-21
 CHORUS SING
 FED. CHURCH

The initial appearance of the Community Chorus will be in the Federated church at TAO P. M., Sunday Dec ember P. The following is the personnel:
 Personnel
 Sopranos: Misses Mildred Scott, Carra Harlan, Cath erine Diener, Marie Vigus, and Mesdames o. s. WeaV- CT and Maxine Livingston.
 Contraltos: Mesdames Eleanor G. Benawa, E. E.. Kirkpatrick, s. D. Mazen, Leroy Sullivan and Miss Helen Fredreckson. Tenors: Messrs F. E Kirk patrick, s D Mazen, Fred Kubon, Wilfred Boucher.
 Bases: J D Harlan, Wal ter Kubon, Alvin Bahlke, C w Thornton, and David 1 Livingston.
 Violin soloist:: Richard Lee.
 Accompanist: Mrs. Will fred Boucher,
 Director: Miss Aleda Brinkerhoff.
 Program
 The rendition will cen- ter in the Christmas Idea and comprises:
 Break Forth, o Beaut- eous Light-Bach-chorus.
 "Gesu Bambino' -Yon soprano solo, Miss Mild red Scott.
 "The Old Refrain - by Kreisler-violin solo, Rich ard Lee.
 "The Birthday of a King -Neidlinger-chorus with baritone solo, J. D. Harlan. Nazareth" -GOunod- WarhurSt-Women'S chor- us.
 Continued On Page Four)