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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-05
Summit Park Citizens

The Progressive Citizens AsSo-
citation of Summit Park adjourned
for the season with meeting of
its executive committee last night
in East washington Heights Bap-
fist Church.
An extensive list Of street i'm
provementS was recommended for
association territory and ordered
sent to the District Engineer
Commissioner.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Moriarty and
Miss Margaret C. Bush were ad-
mitted to membership.
The Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations will hold it's final meeting
of the season tomorrow night in
the board room of the District
Building. With only two of its is
standing committees having clean
states, reports will be called for by
President Thomas E. Lodge on all
matters before the federation
which are now pending in Con-
greSS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-05
Mystery Snake

NEW YORK.-A snake, about
six feet long, which was found
coiled, apparently fast asleep, in
the Heckscher estate, Bayside,
Queens, was turned over to the A.
s. P. C. A.
No one could identify the snake.
It is fawn colored and white-spot-
ted and in some parts has yellow
stripes. The reptile will be kept
at the Jamaica shelter of the
society for two weeks, and then, if
it is not claimed, it will be turned
over to thu Bronx Geological Park,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-05
New Airline SOUGHT
By San Francisco

Civic and business organizations
of San Francisco yesterday placed
themselves on record before the In
terstate Commerce Commission in
favor of the plea of Transcontin-
entail and Western Air, Inc, for
establishment of a new air trans
port route from Albuquerque to
that city. Edward G. Wilcox, traf-
fic manager of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce, urged fav-
orable action on the application.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
Bills voice 20 HoWards trust -
which did Madge need to make that
spinning dive through space?
by BORDEN CHAsE

shadow. When her hands lifted. the palms
were moist. That was odd. She looked down.
Forty feet, and the voices below were stilled.
Even if Howard called she could not hear
him. But Howard wouldn't call. That was an
amateur trick Howard was professional -
had been for the past five years. ever since
he quit as national champion to do his
famous hundred-foo drop into four feet of
water.
She smiled at that. 1t had seemed so impos-
sible until he explained. A small tank with a
hard-rubber bottom. The water couldn't get
past when you hit, and it acted like a spring.
She remembered those weeks of practice
when he had taken her slowly from ten feet. to
twenty, thirty - each day little higher un-
til she mastered eighty feet. And the constant
beatings from the water, - bruises and puff
fed cheeks that Howard had dismissed as part
of the trade. While always, he stood near the
shallow tank and watched silently. A few
words of instruction when she came out, pat
on the back and then, up you go, partner -
you can do it" Then she was on her own.
Her fingers curled tightly around the lad
der rails. She could do it. Bill didn't think so,
but Howard k,,eW she could. But the breeze
was wind, now. 1t was cold wind. 1t rode
the brilliance that poured from the lamps, and
it pushed against her shoulders. Hard.
She turned and tried to look through the
walls of light that circled her. She wanted to
see the grandstand and the people. But it was
no use. She couldn't see them, and she lifted
her head and climbed into the wind. 1t re-
minded her Of another that had come in from
the ocean when Bill first taught her to dive.
Bill was on that ocean now. He was going to
the Olympics. And far below, that fool drum
kept on. 1t had found voice and it was
talking.
Bills on the ocean," it said.
Il don't care" she said Il don't care"
The sound of her voice frightened her. She
mustn't do that No need to get frightened
This dive was like all the practice dives. The
same ladder, same height, same tank. But the
night - it wasn't friendly like the warm, SUM-
lit days at the beach with Bill Bill was gone.
A moment of panic seized her and she stop
ped She had looked past the walls of light,
and beyond was another wall. It was black
and round and stretched off into eternity.
Madge lifted one foot and set it hard against
the ladder The ladder was real. 1t was solid
and it tied her to the earth. And for moment
it had seemed the earth was racing past be-
meath her, that she was star that hung in the
sky and looked out upon measureless night
1t was silly thought. but that drum -
"Shut up" she said.
"You let him do,0n, it answered.
That was ridiculous. She hadn't let him
down. 1t was Bills own fault. Why must he
try to own her? He'd been teaching her tower
diving for three years and still insisted upon
calling the break - telling her when to get
out of the spin. And he said she wasn't ready
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Evening star., 1936-09-03

know. If the French would only leave
us alone we could settle our differ
ences with the Germans in less than
two months. But with the. French
nagging us, and forcing us to accept
the alliance with Russia, there Is no
telling what may happen" And this
Is true. Czechoslovakia could easily
settle her more or less imaginary
rows with the Reich-if she only had
no allies.
Wasted Cash and Labor.
The money spent on the fortifca-
~ls of the German frontier, the
Czech general staff admits it quite
frankly, is so much wasted cash and
labor. In the event of German at
tack. the Czech Army could not resist
six weeks, despite its excellent quail
ties and the good Notifications. And
since a German attack, If it took
place, is considered by the general
staff the result of a militaristic mad
ness, they, too want to be mad. They
have decided to abandon Prague in
case of a war with the Reich and
move south, conquer Hungary and
establish a direct common front with
Rumania, Yugoslavia and the Soviets.
But, while this plan was established
to show the French that the general
staff was working at something, the
Czech leaders are not serious con-
cerned over such an eventuality; they
give Germany credit for having enough
common sense not to precipitate a
Evening star., 1936-09-03

to expand its territory. it lives in fear
that something might happen" in the
near future which might force the
Czechoslovaks to get entangled In .
war.
Since June the general staff has
been warned by Paris to look out for
Germany. The French transmitted
to Prague detailed accounts about the
preparations of the Reichswehr on the
Bohemian border.
Logic told the government that
these were Midsummer nights dreams
of an overexcited French general
staff. But the warning had to be
needed, and since June new fortifica-
ton works are being erected on the
Czech German border. When I asked
a high-ranking Czech officer whether
there was a real danger Of German
aggression. he replied without hesi-
tation: There might be, I don't
Evening star., 1936-09-03

IlOul TllSI dsC.J
That meal Is served at 7::30 am. The
Czechs work from $50 am. until Z
pm. The government Offices keep
open from $3.50 until 2 pm.
At 10 am. the second meal is served
sausage and coffee or beer
Official Munches Sausage.
When I went for the first time to
the foreign Office, the official was
munching at a very large sausage
and being a diplomat, he drank milk
instead of the vulgar beer or coffee.
He kindly offered me a bite, which I
refused because I had had my break
fast. $50 did l." he answered, but
it's two hours since" -. 81 =
At noon they have lunch, not many
courses. only three or four, but the
heIpings are Of unimaginable size
Even the sandwiches which you can
buy in any automat for 2 kronen Qess
than 10 cents weigh about a quarter
Of q pound each. Once lunch is over,
every self-respecting Czech adjourns to
the next-door cafe, where he drinks
his cup Of coffee with whipped cream
on top and consumes one or two choc-
olate cakes of an imposing size. At 4
in the afternoon the ''yause" is served:
Coffee with whipped cream and few
cakes. Between and dinner Is
eaten, either at home or in restau-
rant In the former case the family
adjourns to the next-door cafe to eat
some more cakes and ice cream for
the weaker sex and beer for father
and the sons. Towards 10 or later in
case the family has been to the
movies, they all 60 home. But on
the way they stop just once more in
a delicatessen store to have a night
cap: A little sausage and a glass Of
beer. Their digestions must be good,
otherwise it would be difficult to ex-
plain the Czechoslovak good humor
and easy temper.
Abundance of Food.
asked one of my Czech friends
how it was possible for people with
limited incomes to find the necessary
money for such food orgies. His
explanation Is this: "Czechoslovakia
is practically self-supporting. She
needs a certain amount of raw ma
Evening star., 1936-09-03

there was such movement in the
country-especially in Prague-that
the government was afraid of a revo-
luton and forced the manufacturers
to maintain the old prices. Labor is
cheap in this country, but so are the
essentials of life. And there is no
reason why they should be increased
in the future. Food, and plenty of
it, belongs to CZechoSlovakia' stand
ard of living as much as bath rooms
and the movies belong to the Ameri-
can standard of living We can afford
it because We have everything here
and don't have to buy it outside.
Furthermore, despite the many mis-
takes our governments have made
since the beginning of our life as
an independent state. the men in
Office have been careful to see that
the distribution Of the essentials of
life should not suffer And they have
been effective in their efforts"
Big Estates Divided Up.
The big estates which 20 years
ago belonged to the Austrian and
Czech nobility have been divided up
into small lots and given to the farm
hands.
The government has organized an
intelligent cooperative system, prac-
tically eliminating the middle man
and completely eliminating food spec
ulation. The farmer gets the right
price and the consumer gets his
moneys worth. The result is that the
farmer is in a position to purchase
what he needs from the merchant who
represents the industrianst. The
towns people can have all the farm
products they need at a price which
enables them to work for lower wages
than in other equally advanced coun-
tries.
OF course, that does not mean that
Czechoslovakia has solved or is by
way of solving the problems with
which every country in the world is
confronted today.
There is much suffering in the in
dustrial districts. The manufacturers
Of cloth from Bruenn and the manu-
facturers of glass-two of the princi-
pal Czechoslovak industries-have
been hard hit by the fact that the
export markets have been practically
closed to them. Very few people with
in the country buy that famous "BO-
hemian glass" Ninety per cent of that
industry is intended for export. There
are today in Czechoslovakia no less
than $4,000 unemployed and some
$4,000 workers who can get only sea-
sonal work. The government is COM
PEELED to neglect public works which
might be useful to its citizens, in Or
der to meet the heavy demands of the
army and the air force. A substan-
tial amount of the foreign exchange,
which is becoming increasingly diff
cult to obtain, has to be used for the
purchase of copper nitrates and cot
ton whic hare being used in the Skoda
works to manufacture the death imple-
ments the CzechoSlovak Army needs.
For, while the country has no desire
Evening star., 1936-09-03

The Associated Press foreign stat
in Spain-ducking shellfre, sooth-
ing ercited soldiers, exposing them
selves to dangers OF many sorts
has fought pdrious obstacles to be
first with netos of the ciuil iDar.
These are some OF the experiences
OF the wdr correspondents.
Evening star., 1936-09-03
4. P. Correspondents Brauing
Death for Spanish War Ne,os
Writer'S Penetrate Front Lines On Each
Side-Dangers Great For Bureau
Staff in Mndrid.@

and government fronts from Pam
plona to the Portuguese frontier.
His most exciting experience: A
wild, Smile ride with frightened
rebel chauffeur. chased by two gov
ernment war planes.
Parker is at Irun now, covering
the siege of that northern coastal
city.
In Madrid the staff has taken to
eating and sleeping in improvised
Offices. Reporters writing dispatches
duck occasionally amid the rattle of
gunfire.
Chief of Bureau Alexander H. Uhl,
H. E. Knoblaugh, James Oldfield,
Ramon Blardoney and others of the
Madrid staff have all been under fire,
The Madrid streets, they report
present greater danger than the front
lines, especially at night, when armed
militiamen with nervous trigger
fingers patrol darkened streets.
An American flag gives comfort
| ing appearance to the Associated Press
Office in Madrid Workrooms have
been moved to the rear of the build
ing-cloSe by the ministry of war
where bombs fell last week.
Somewhere in the Spanish capital
is an unpaid taxi driver who agreed
to transport Uhl to the Telephone
Building but did not care for the rair
of bullets which swept across tfI
street in front Of his car.
Orders Driver to Halt.
Uhl ordered the driver to halt and
seek cover The diver let his fare out
then pulled hastily away-without
bothering to collect his money. Uhl
ducked into doorways and reached the
telephone Office by back streets.
Knoblaugh, visiting historic Toledo
carried on a conversation with sew.
eral rebels imprisoned in the Alcazar
Perched on the Municipal Museum
wall, he shouted across a l5-yarc
space to the Fascists, voluntarily i'm
prisoned. A rebel guard shouted
back: I'VE will never surrender"
Oldfield ran the gantlet of ma
chine guns at the foot of Leon Pass
north of Madrid.
Rushing from London to assist ir
the war coverage, he was held unde,
arrest for six Aours before airport
officials decided his papers were In
| order.
Evening star., 1936-09-03
Brown

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-09-03

world war for something they can
have economically without fighting.
1t Is the repercussion Of the Spanish
revolution which has made the Czech
soldiers jittery. They foresee that in
the event OF an International con-
f1agration. which might start in
Morocco or In the Mediterranean,
Czechoslovakia cannot escape its con-
sequences. They foresee that, much as
they might desire to remain peaceful,
they will inevitably be drawn in the
European vortex. And the army is
getting ready to make the best out Of
hopeless situation.
Copyright, 1896. by The Evening Star
Newspaper CO..
Evening star., 1936-09-03
Tea Carriers of Tibet.

Tea carriers from China carry tea
across high mountains into Tibet on
muleback or by porters, the mule
going twice as fast as the human
porter. but carrying only half the load
of a man, a mans load being, on the
average, nearly 200 pounds-in some
exceptional cases more than 400
pounds,
Evening star., 1936-09-03
ORDER NOT NECESSARY
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse May Be
Given to Park Service.

RALEIGH. N. c., September 3 Up
r. Bruce Etheridge, director of tn.
State Department Of Conservation anc
Development, said yesterday Cape
Hatteras Lighthouse may be turned
over to the National Park Service
without an executive order by Presi.
dent Roosevelt.
Representative Lindsay Warren o.
Washington, N. c., has been informed
by the United States Lighthouse Serv.
ice that an executive order would moi
be necessary to make a national mon.
ument Of the 193-foot structure. Eth
eridge said.
Evening star., 1936-09-03

ing erctted S0tdterS, exposing them.
selves to dangers OF many sorts
has fought udrious obstacles to be
first Uith netDs of the ciDil tDdr.
These are some OF the experiences
OF the Dar correspondents.
BY tie Associated Press.
LONDON, September 3.-Meet the
Associated Press correspondents who
are covering the war In Spain, risking
their lives daily to get the story.
Robert B. Parker, jr., and Elmer w.
Peterson have travelled more than
5000 miles by automobile, on foot and
aboard warships. Each has been under
fire several times.
Peterson was the first American
newspaper man to reach the scene of
action. He was vacationing in San
Sebastian when the revolt broke out
there.
He returned to France with a ref
ugee party, bringing the first detailed
accounts OF events in the resort city
Then he returned to stand with rebel
troops on the Guadarrama Mountain
front north Of Madrid. He was among
the first to penetrate insurgent terri
tory.
At every crossroad during 600-mile
trip rifle was pointed at him while
his credentials were examined.
The most nervous moment" he re-
lated, was while was accompanying
q cameraman. We were stopped and
guns pointed at us. swore in English
at the delay.
"The gunbearing officer replied In
perfect English. but fortunately did
not take offense"
His narrowest escape, however, was
on the French side of the Bidassoa
River during bombardment Of Irun
when stray bullets whistled overhead
He stood beside officers on the front
line and interviewed Manolo Mar
garida, Irun militia chieftain, as
rebels stormed the town.
Now Peterson is at Burgos, seat OF
the provisional rebel government.
Parker, first American newspaper
man to interview Rebel Comdr.
Emilio Mola, has traversed both rebel
Evening star., 1936-09-03
SPEAKER ANNOUNCED
Mrs. Roosevelt to Address Forum
on Current Problems.

on Current Problems.
NEW YORK, September 3 HY.-Tn.
New. York Herald-Tribune announced
last night that Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt would speak at the opening
session of its annual forum on cur
rent problems. to be held here Sep
tember % and %.
Delegates Of $500 women's organ
izations are expected to attend the
conference. On the second day
speeches Of presidential candidates
and party leaders on "the political
issues which America faces in 1885,
will be broadcast.
Evening star., 1936-09-03

terials, like cotton. copper, wool and
rubber for the industry. But there
is all the food we need in this coun-
try for everybody, and under the
Socialist regimes we have been living,
there has been no possibility on the
part of the industrialists or the food
producers to boost prices. Our people
are generally difficult to rouse, but
they are stubborn and when they
make up their minds to resist some
thing no force in the world can
induce them to change. For instance,
we have had three increases in the
price Of bread. The people accepted
it without protesting. It was legiti-
mate. But when, three years ago,
the sausage manufacturers tried to
hoist the price of their products
EnYyN
La gaceta., 1936-02-03
VENCIERON LOS SOCIALIS-
TAS DE LA TENDENCIA
DE LARGO CABALLER0

Madrid, Feb. 3.-En las cleo
clones celebradas en- ell seno
del partido Socialista triunf6
IA tendencia del Sr. Largo Ca
ballerO, que llevarG en- la can
didatura de Madrid su nombre
y los nombres de cuatro de sus
amigos.
Votaron unos $500 afilia-
dos, quedando en- los cinco pri
mercs lugares Is Sres. Largo
Caballero, Luis Jimenez de A :
s1a, Julio Alvarez del VayO,
Luis Araquistain y Enrique de
Francisco. Correspondieron los
otros puestOs a los senOres Her
nandez Arcaj, Julian BesteirO
v Wenceslao Garlic.
Existe la impression de que
los otros dos puestos seran con
cedidos a Besteiro y un amigo
de este.
Largo Caballero mantiene
queel socialismo solo puede GO
bernar per medic de la revolu.
ci6n; Besteiro cree que seris
possible Iiegar al sOBierno pOr
medic de la rcvoluc:6n.
La gaceta., 1936-02-03
Ell AUXILIO DE LOS
HEBREOS PARA AYUDAR
AL EXODO DE SUS HER
MANOS DE RELIGION

Washington, Feb. 3.-La
conferencia nacional para Pa
lestina tom6 ell acuerdo de pc
dir a los hebreos americanos
levanten $S,5OO,OOO para ayu-
dar al exodo de los judios anne
ricanos en- direction de otros
paises de Europa.
Sc recolectara ell dinero en-
ell presente ano. AL principle Sc
habia acordado solicitar dos
millones y medic de pesos; pc
no la cantidad aument6 por ha-
Der empeorado la situaci6n de
los perseguidos.
La gaceta., 1936-02-03
CHUNGAS Y NO CHUNGAS
Ell jefe de p~olicia. - La actitud de Jimmy Fer
nandez. - Socialists y Derechistas

I'm Club Cfvic9 reccmienSh
que Ell jefe de policia use unifor
me; los pastores religiosos han
pedido un jefe de fuera de Tam
pa.
Los jefes de policfa EN- has
principles ciudades del mundo
usan unifome y no sem mejo-
res, comparativamente, que a.
quellos de las ciudades don6e
no existe tai costumbre.
Lo que necesitamos en- Tam
pa es i'm jefe que sepa comlba-
tir a los "raqueteros" y domi;
narlos, no un jefe de brillante
uniforme o uno traido de Chica
go o New Orleans.
Traer un jefe de otra pobla-
ci6n, seria cCnfesar que Tampa,
con sus 125, 900 habitantes, nc
esta capacitada para ell gobier-
no propio.
I'm buen jefe de policia, sin
uniforme, 10 seria Bob JougEAin,
ciudadano temido por los ira
queteros".
La gaceta., 1936-02-03
LA MUEJER CASADA PUE-
DE EXEN-
CION

Tallahassee, feb 3.-El abO-
gado general Lands inform6 ell
sabado al Intervention Lee que
una mujer casada puede Ocupar
una casa de su propiedah en-
Florida y reclama exenci6n
aunque su marido resida en- o.
tro estado. solo puede haber
un cabeza de familia, dice Ell a.
bogado general, y en- Ell case de
un marido y una mujer consti-
tuyepdo la familia, ell eSposo Sc
ra cd cabeza de familia. Pero 81
la mujer no vive con ell maridO
y ella Sc radica ~ la Florida pa
ra el Drop6sitO de convertirse
en- un ciudadano residente del
estado, mantepiendo un domi-
clio separado n su marido, es
pi opinion que pasa a ser cabe-
"a de familia y tiene derechQ a
la exenci6n.
La gaceta., 1936-02-03
LOS JORNALES MINIMOS
EN- LA ZAFRA

Habana, Feb. al DIR. Ra
mon de la Cruz, abogado de la
companfa Manati Sugar Co.,
Sc lie ha contestado por ell DR..
Jose M. Taboadela, presidente
de la comisi6n del formal mini
mo, que ell formal minimo de
los obreros del campo, durante
la zafra, debe ser de I'm peso
y en- ell tempo muerto de 80
centavos.
Sc lie aclara al mismo ITEM
pc, a csc letrado, la parte que
Sc refiere a la bonificacion de!
formal mfnimo, seg1n ell pro-
medic de precio que alcance ell
azIcar.
La gaceta., 1936-02-03
LA CORTE SUPREMA PIDE
QUE Sc B $12O P0R
CADA LICENCIA

Tallahassee, Feb. 3.ALa cor
te supreme del estado, en- sen :
tencia recientemente dictada, es
fableci6 para cada maquina de
iugar una licencia de $500 por
aho. Tomando por base ell fallo,
Ell Intervention Lee solo puede Sc
guir dos caminos: pedir a la
corte un nuevo juicio, para evil
tar Ell aumento de $50 a s12O, o
.pedir a los duehos de las maqui
mas la cantidad additional.
Hoy consultara Lee al aboga-
do general del estado, de mode
que este lie senale la ruta mas
adecuada.
La gaceta., 1936-02-03
La Fera de Florida Sc abrira manana Martes

En- los terrenos de Plant sc
abrira mahana la Feria de Flo
rida Y las puertas permaneee-
ran abiertas hasta ell sabado
dia 10.
Con los espectaculos de la
Royal American Show, arrib6
aver de Winter Haven un tren
de 40 carros.
La banda que tocara en- la
Feria ensayo bajo lie direction
del notable mGsico Ed Che
nette.
FL administrator p. T. STRIFE
der ha recibido en- los Gltimos
dias centenares de visitantes
de la Florida y otros estados.
La gaceta., 1936-02-03
PODRAN SER CANDIDATES.
LOS QUE SUFREN CON-
DENA

Madrid, Feb. Bel gobier-
no ha resuelto que podran ser
candidates en- las venideras e.
lecciones, ciudadanos que cum
plen condena por delitos poll
ticos.
Las Cortes decidiran despues
sobre la valdez de las actas dc
los que resuIten electos de esa
manera.
Sabese que los socialistas
presentaran candidates a Con
zlez Pena y TeodOmiro Menen
dez, y la Esquerra a Luis Com
panys y los consejeros de la
Generalidad que estan presses.
La gaceta., 1936-02-03
RAMSAY E.
LECTO POR LOS CoNSER-
VADORES

Lon6B,es, Feb. 3.-La CANA
ra de los comunes Sc reunira
manana y prestara juramento
como diputado ell exprimer mi
nistro Ramsay MacD donald, e.
lecto por un distrito conserva-
dor.
MacD Donald representar& Q
la Universidad Escocesa y al
canzo en- los comicios 1898
vOtos. Fue jefe de los labOr.s.
tas EN- una OCCASION.
La gaceta., 1936-02-03
FARLEY HABLARA
Ell MERCEDES

Coral Gables, Feb. Bel Sc
cretario de correos, James A.
Farley hablara aqui Ell pr6ximo
microbes por la noche, atacan-
do a la Liga de La Libertad.
Farley sera invitado de no.
nor EN- un banquete al que asis-
tiran mas de 200 personals, en-
tire elias Ell gobernador James
Curley, de Massachusetts,, y
George Olvaney, exlider de
Halla.