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The Washington times., 1936-02-22
Pledged for Roosevelt

Michigan's Democratic congress.
sional delegation informed Presi-
dent Roosevelt yesterday that
the State will instruct it's delega-
ton to the national convention
to vote for his denomination.
The national campaign in
Michigan, it was announced, will
be directed by National Commit
teeman Horatio j. Abbott. Post
master General Farley has
agreed to speak at a dinner in
Grand Rapids May 20, on the
eve Of tha State convention.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
Ancient Hoste|y
Will Be Modernized

The Murray Hill Hotel, survival
of a more placid age when its
400 spacious rooms and old
fashioned public halls made it
the last word in hotel splendor,
will be reorganized within the
next few months to meet the de-
mands of q less leisurely public.
STATE
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
County
Offices Closed TODAY

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Feb. 22.-All
Montgomery county offices and
and banks will remain closed to-
day in observance Of the birthday
anniversary of George Washing
ton.
County employees were granted
a full holiday during a meeting of
the board Of county commission
ers here last Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22

MUSIC FOR THE WEEK
SUNDAY
Lily POns, soprano, Constitution
Hall, 4 p. m.
Music Hour, Y. w. C. A., 5 p. m
MONDAY
Navy Band, Hour Of Memories
Navy Yard Sail Loft, IL a. m.
Army Band, War College Audi
tOrium, s p. m.
TUESDAY
Marine Band, Patriotic Shut-Ins
Dream Hour, Marine Barracks, II
q. m.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra
Stanley Hall. $3.50 p. m.
Navy Band Symphony Orches
ira, Navy Yard Sail Loft, 8 p. m
Virgil Fox and Lasar Galpern,
organ-ballet, Constitution Hall
S:15 p. m.
James Friskin, pianist, Rankin
Memorial Chapel, Howard Univer
sity, $3.50 p. m.
WEDNESDAY
Army Band, War College Audi
tOrium, 1880 a. m.
Navy Band Symphony Orches
ira, young peoples concert, Navy
Yard Sail Loft, 4 p. m.
Marine Band Symphony Or
cheStra, Marine Barracks, 8 p. m.
DR.. E. N. C. Barnes, ''MilestOnea
Of American Music" Washington
Musical Institute, $3.50 p. m.
THURSDAY
Navy Band, Patriotic Half Hour
Navy Yard Sail Loft, 1880 a. m
National Symphony Orchestra
student concert, Central High
School, $3.50 p. m.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra
$3.50 p. m.
Henry GregOr, "What Price
jazz" University Club Of Wash
ingtOn, $3.50 p. m.
FRIDAY
Marine Band, Marine Barracks
3 p. m.
National Symphony Orchestra
student concert, Eastern High
School, $3.50 p. m.
Army Band, War College Audi
torium, 4:15 p. m.
DIR. E. H. Fellows, "Tudol
Music" Library Of Congress Audi
tOrium, 4:45 p. m.
SATURDAY
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra
$3.50 p. m.
The Jooss European Ballet pre-
sented a program yesterday after
noon at the National Theater thai
was highly entertaining and ap
preciated by the audience. Tht
ballets ranged from the frivolous
scenes of ''Ballade" and "A Bal
in Old Vienna" to the macabre
like scenes of '"The Green Table.
For the type Of ballet thai
frankly presents stark scenes max
ing every action count in telling
the story, it would seem that
from the technical standpoint
there was too much Of the stand
ard movements of the claSSica,
ballet. This was especially true
Of the "Ballade" and "A Ball ir
Old Vienna"
"The Big City" ran more true tc
the form for which the Jooss or
ganization Is famous. But the
climax Of the evening was the pres
entation Of THE Green Table
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
World Of Music
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Theme From Second Movement Symphony No. H.
By Shostdkovich
"A suggestion for using and preserving daily music themes:
Many teachers OF music appreciation aduse their pupils to clip
and paste them 3r5 filing cards Wh the
the top and file them in alphabetical orderJ
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
Steam for Scribes

Colonel Rupert plans a steam
heated press box for the football
scribes at Yankee Stadium next
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-14
Subscribers Notice

The route carriers as we'll as the routes for delivery of the Daily Nugget have been under going readjustment in order to facilitate the delivery of the papers at an earlier hour, and any subscribers not receiving their paper regularly will confer favor on the management, by reporting same to the Nugget off, flee or immediately call us on the telephone.
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PAGE THREE

The clerk read telegram dis patched by the city to the gov ernor's office, which informed them that after investigation with the proper officials in con- nection with the work on the new school building they found that local labor was not being discriminated against.
 Numerous comments were made by interested parties and person. alities injected a few times be- fore the subject was exhausted for this meeting, with the matter resting in it's present status that was not being di- rected at local labor and that the concern was not violating it's con- tract.
 With only a few additional re- marks the meeting was adjourn ed,
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-14
PROCIREMENT

PROCUREMENT DIVISION, Public Works Branch, Washing ton, D. C., June 15, 1936.-Seal- ed proposals in duplicate will be publicly opened in this offi- ce at P. M., July 20, 1886, for furnishing all labor and mat erials and performing all work for the construction of the U. s. P. o. and Court House at Nome, Alaska. Attention is directed to the special conditions of bidding set forth in the specification. Up on application, three sets Of drawings and specifications will be supplied free to each general contractor interested in submitt- ing a proposal. The above draw ings and specifications MUST be returned to this office. Contract ors requiring additional sets may obtain them by purchase from this office at a cost of $l0 per set, which will not be re- turned. Checks offered as pay ment for drawings and specified tions must be made payable 10 the order of the Treasurer, U. s, Drawings and specifications will not be furnished to contractors who have consistently failed to submit proposals. One set upon request. and when considered in the interests of the Government, will be furnished builders ex- changes, chambers of commerce Or other organizations who will guarantee to make them avail able for any subcontractor or material firm interested, and to quantity surveyors, but this priv ilege will be withdrawn if the sets are not returned after they have accomplished their purpose w. E. Reynolds, Assistant Dir ector of Procurement, Public Works Branch.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-14

Wilde of the U. s. Engineers when he arrives in Nome early in August, and Engineer Robert E. Lyle was appointed to perform the survey.
 The subject of clearing the title of the Nome Motor Com pany real estate was brought to the attention of the council and a committee was appointed to CO., operate with Manager Bud liar per in settling the matter of re- adjustment of property resultant from the affairs of the 1884 fire.
 Judges and Clerks of Election for the General Election to be held September 9th were appoint ed and include Jack Starr, Fred Cook and H. E. Moon as judges, and Henry Hannon and L. L. Maloney as clerks.
 A committee was appointed to look into the matter of the city warehouse, which it was under stood had to be moved so that the U. S. Engineers could place piling in the revetment along that stretch of the harbor at Snake River adjacent to the ware house.
 The report of Chas. D. Jones on unemployment in Nome re- vealed that there were possibly 75 men here who had nearly if not entirely exhausted their means of support and that they had no work or any means of ob- taining same in order to earn sufficient funds with which to take passage on outgoing vessels.
 Mrs. co. Roberts appeared be- fore the council with a telegram received from the governors off, flee in reply to a complaint wired by C. o. Roberts that the Peter man Construction Co. was vIo- lating its contract by employing outside labor and discriminating against local labor,
 Her telegram instructed that the matter be put through the local council for consideration,
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-14
Juneau Woman Soloes Seaplane
 Is Then Ducked
(By The Associated Press)

JUNEAU, July IA, - Shirley Simmons, wife of pilot Sheldon Simmons made a ten minute solo flight here Monday, it being said she was the first woman ever to solo in the history of Alaska av- iation.
 She took off from the transport hangar in Gastineau Channel fly ing the Clubs seaplane and after flying around made a perfect three point landing.
 A large crowd was gathered at the hangar, and she participated in the christening ceremony fol- lowing the first solo flight, being thrown into the channel. She was permitted to change from a dress to a pair of overalls.
 Editors Note-Other women in Alaska have soloed much ear Her than Mrs. Simmons: namely, Mrs. Edna Christofferson of Nome
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-14
Council Meeting Not As Warm As
 First Expected

Some of the predictions about last nights city council meeting did not come true as far as 'hot-stuff" breaking loose is con- cerned.
 What was meant yesterday when some one said things should be hot still remains unknown, al- though the off-debated question of local labor on the new school building now under construction, came before the councilmen once more and received a thrashing out, to some extent.
 Other business affairs of the council included communications one from Dr. R. D. Forbes of the King County Medical Association introducing Dr, Thomas Marcum to Nome. Dr. Marcum arrived here some time ago. The letter carried some extremely highly complimentary remarks as to pr. Marcum'S record and reputation while associated there.
 A telegram from the Liquor Board requested the councils re- action as to the new regulation of closing the sale and consump- tion of intoxicating beverages be- tween the hours of 1 and ' AM. each day. The council instruct ed the clerk to inform the board that they were better satisfied with the Nome ordinance which included the closing hours from ? to AM. each day.
 Father Cunningham of the St. Joseph Catholic Church sent in a request for some lumber and that he would attend to the labor, in the construction of a sidewalk in front of the Catholic Church. The request was granted.
 Several other minor affairs were brought to the attention of the council and disposed of.
 Considerable discussion ensued regarding the proposed survey of a revetment along the south side of Nome on Boring Sea from the jetties at Snake River to the oil dock east. Numerous ones took
 
 the attitude that it would do the property owners no good who owned property in the northern section of the city and therefore could see no reason to appropri- ate city funds for this survey.
 Others were of the opinion that there might be a possibility of obtaining nearly $l0O,000 for the project and that it would be a great asset to the city to have this insurance. The council fin ally took action appropriating not to exceed $400 to be expend- ed in obtaining a survey which could be placed before Colonel
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-14

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The Washington News Letter
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(Continued From Page One) pensation as postmaster to Mrs. Anna Leak for her services while acting as postmaster following the death of the regularly ap- pointed postmaster at Gulkana.
 H. R. 9314-Authorizing com- pensation for Mrs. Carrie Samms for her services while acting as postmaster at Kotzebue, follow ing the death of the postmaster.
 H. R. 9315-Authorizing com pensation for Galen B. Fry for his services while acting as post master following the death of the postmaster at Richardson.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-14

three years ago, and Mrs. Thyra Merrill, of Anchorage, wife of the late Russell Merrill, who met death in 1929 flying out of Anch- orage.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-14

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Evening star., 1936-11-07

streamline train?" Some. so-called,
are steam locomotives hauling steel
cars, others are diesel electric motor
cars hauling aluminium alloy or STAIN
less steel cars. according to M. J. Hall,
chief of the bureau of locomotive in
spection. The speed Of even old
equipment has been stepped up to
match the new, the greater velocity
always having been potential. Some
times, they say. old-style engines fol-
low the snub-no trains with a Sec
ond section, practically stepping on
the beaver-tailed last car Of the mod
ern monsters.
Whether streamlining cuts down
wind resistance sufficiently to justify
it, is still an open question, because
wind tunnel tests show that stream
lining used by the railroads today does
not contribute to high speeds until
after acceleration is more than so
miles an hour. Out Of Washington
operates only one train Of new type
lightweight equipment, the Royal Blue
to New York, but running time on all
lines has been slashed.
Improvement of old equipment and
new methods of operation help ac-
count for increased rates Of speed.
Airplanes only twice as fast span the
continent in one-third the time.
Pilots ears tuned to the radio beacon,
airplanes go through weather that
used to keep them earthbound. Ocean
liners equipped with horoscopes re-
main on the course no matter how
Evening star., 1936-11-07
HAD ROYAL CHUMS
We1come Home Greeter Hotel Finds Philosophy Study
of People of All Stations, Who Reveal to Him Their
Places in the Scale of Life.

get q bill through today or some
thing" And he made up to the
Congressman for the hypothetical
failure of his bills passage by an
extraordinary service, whereupon the
legislator came to him the next morn
ing with an apology. II don't remem-
Der anything about it." said the diplo-
mat at the door.
big shots" or little shots" mean
nothing to Joe. II treat everybody
the same" he says. IF he lives here,
I welcome him home the same way,
even if his name never was in the
papers, or if everybody in the world
knows he is staying in Washington.
In the country where I was born I
learned courtesy, courtesy to the
housemaid as well as to members of
the royal family"
JOE, who has been an American
citizen for many years. was born
in Hungary, in a corner of the world
that after the war became part of
Czechoslovakia. His uncle was for
ester in the estate of the royal fam
lily, at the Summer palace in Saxe-Co-
burg, in a little city known as Pusete
Pole. When Joe was very small. this
uncle and to his father: Let the boy
live with me. He can play with the
Crown Prince. They will be glad to
have him for a playmate in the royal
household and he can sleep in my
lodge"
So Joe Swentner went to SaXe-Co-
burg and became a duly recognize
member of the royal household. This
household then consisted of Ferdi-
nand, whose brother Philip married
Princess Lucy. daughter of King Leo
pold of Belgium. the Queen and their
son. Boris. In later years Ferdinand
.abdicated in favor of Boris, but at
this time he ruled as King.
Also, in the palace in Pusete Pole
was an athletic instructor. His name
was Kapusta." says Joe, and at an
amusing remembrance. he adds.
That's q cabbage =. and that's
what the Crown Prince and I used to
call him.
He used to teach us to do exer-
cises and to hunt and to wrestle.
While We were still small boys there
was no problem. But when Boris
became larger he liked to win. like
all boys, so I had to decide a very
weighty matter-to knock him down
and win and get crown prince what
you might call sore at me. or let him
win anyway. You see," he adds
naively, these royal fellows are
brought up so carefully and take
such care with their eating they
don't have the strength like fellow
like me had"
In connection with work he was
doing for the government, Joe later
had occasion to travel in 26 different
countries in Europe. speaking four
languages-Magyar. Russian, Czecho-
slovakian and Polish. Since that
time he has added a fifth-English-
to his accomplishments, and while
he speaks 1t with an accent, he speaks
an English that reflects q cultivated
taste for good reading. He Is, in
fact, conversant with some Of the
best In literature.
II read Tolstoy many, many years
ago." he says, land it was always
remarkable to me that, no matter If
Evening star., 1936-11-07

the wind blows, and the mariner in
terested in knowing the depth Of water
under him no longer has to drop line
overheard. Sounding devices tell him
how close he is to bottom, and notify
him when another ship or an iceberg
is approaching. Wayside signals re-
flected in engine cabs, remote control
and automatic signaling devices send
engineers hurtling through fog at 100
miles an hour, confident that they
will not collide with the rear Of
freight loafing along at so or so.
" EEP the trains rolling" is the cry
of railroad men today. Top speeds
require more fuel and so let there be
less stopping and starting! New equip
ment costs money, SO keep it moving
on the tracks! Size of tenders has
increased until today most engines
carry $4,000 gallons Of water and 80
tons Of coal, and can travel from $50
to 300 miles before stopping to refuel.
Though extra high speed may seem to
entail a disproportionate increase in
first costs and running costs, they
tempt new trafic to lines, statistics
show. Passenger mileage on certain
routes has increased 200 per cent
owing to high-speed service. The
higher availability" Of Diesel motors
ability to run more hours than steam
trains-is an important factor to the
railroads.
However. even in the coal-burning
engines. efficiency today Is impress
sive. One pound of coal will carry
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Evening star., 1936-11-07

Normandie race to keep their crossing
records to a little more than four days.
In year or so we are promised flights
from the United States to London,
Paris and Berlin between sunrises.
Not only do vehicles move faster,
but they move more frequently. Some
thing like half a dozen leave every
hour of the day for New York alone
-busses, trains and airplanes one an
hour.
New York to Hollywood is IA hours,
and beginning a couple of months ago
one may sleep in a cozy berth all the
way. Railroad time for the same
course recently was cut 1917 hours.
The Territory of Hawaii, 2.400 miles
off the coast of California, may, since
airplane service was initiated, be
naughty about those who contend
that she Is too far away for State
hood. Six days by surface craft has
been reduced to an overnight jaunt
by air.
A MOTHER Territory of the United
States. Alaska, has moved closer
to the mother country. From Nome
to steamship lines on the southern
border and and the unfrozen Pacific
used to be matter of months by dog
team, except during the few Summer
months during which the Bering Sea
is open to navigation. Today airlines
deliver gold miners to the open ocean
all Winter long, skipping the eras Of
highway and steam.
South America has become q nearer
neighbor, via the heavens. Today you
may leave Washington on Monday and
arrive in Buenos Aires Saturday, after
a nights stopover in Miami The boat
trip takes II days.
While doubling its speed the air
plane has cut its trans-continenta
flying time by more than two-thirds.
1t took 48 hours to span America on a
scheduled airplane run in 1929. During
that year aerial trippers might leave
New York by rail in the evening, sleep
on the train and take an airplane at
Columbus, Ohio. in the morning, Writ
ley P. Scruggs, local representative Of
the company which grew from that
first passenger flying enterprise, re-
calls. They then new to Waynoka,
Okla, entrained for Clovis, N. Mex,
and there transferred to a plane that
arrived in Los Angeles in the after
noon. In year or so planes were
cruising the same route in 50 hours,
with q one-night stopover in Kansas
City.
A brief eight years ago transport
planes cruised at around 100 miles
an hour, in contrast to those used
today with cruising speed Of around
200 miles per hour. The 100-mile
equipment, obsolete before worn out,
is being used. beginning October IS,
for aerial box-car service, aviation's
first bid for the business Of hauling
freight.
Although mail had been crossing
the United States longitudinally and
latitudinally since 1920, 1t was not
deemed advisable to carry men and
| women-except occasionally in the
open cockpit of mail planes-until
nine years later. Guiding beacon
lights that now make an illuminated
checkerboard Of all America from
10000 feet up on clear nights, were
unknown.
Evening star., 1936-11-07

you like what he says or not, you
have to admire the way he says it.
Such a flow of language as that man
had how he could describe ex-
actly, down to the last shade of emo.
ton, what man or woman was feel
ing. He was great writer =. q
marvellous writer"
HIS admiration for book-learning
is one of the reasons that Joe
approves very heartily of President
Roosevelt's calling in college pro-
fessors" to consult with them on vital
issues.
IF man has spent his whole life
devoted to one subject and finding
out all there is to know about it.
certainly he knows more about that
subject than some politician who
maybe was never even casually in
terested in it before it became part
of some national question" says Joe.
And he adds. Maybe the stove pipe
hats and the cutaways of these fell
lows are little rusty, but they got
something worth while in their
heads. more worth while. lots Of
times, than the fellows whose stove
pipes are always well brushed and
cutaways well pressed"
1t is personal misfortune, says this
simple philosopher. that makes hu-
manitarians of certain individuals Of
the human race"
He believes that the suffering Mrs.
Roosevelt underwent when her hus-
band was afflicted with the attack Of
infantile paralysis and the handicap
he so remarkably overcame, may be
the basis for her deep sense Of
humanitarianism.
"Of all the important people 1t has
been my pleasure to serve" Joe as
sures us, Mrs. Roosevelt is without
question the most democratic. Many
a time she has driven up this drive
way to call upon friend or relative
of hers who lives here at the hotel,
and she never on any occasion came
with any pomp or ceremony, or any
thing but the same casualness as any
one else. She never asks for special
favors, such as double parking her
car or overStaying !. nothing at
all She just drives up and comes
over to me with that charming smile
of hers and that born graciousness
of manner and she says: Please may
park just two minutes? I'm going
to get my auntie.' And II she says
two minutes it is never more than
two minutes. Many. many times 7
have opened the door of her car for
her and have never seen her differ
ent always charming and
smiling and considerate."
Sir Ronald Lindsay on one occa-
sion broke into print with an appre-
ciation of Joe in connection with
visit he made at the hotel to hear q
lecturer from oxford. On that oc-
casion Sir Ronald commended Joe's
knowledge Of what was going on. even
when it went beyond what his eye
could well see from his station at
the door. Sir Ronald and Lady Lind
say arrived without guests. Yet when.
at the close of the evening, their car
was brought around for them and
they were seated therein, Joe still
waited attentively at the open door.
Sir Ronald observed that somehow
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