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Evening star., 1936-11-20
BY LUCY SALAMANCA.

How are you going to seat the next
Congress? This is the oft-repeated
question that is pouring in by tele-
phone, telegraph and letter from all
parts Of the United States to the office
of Leslie F. Biffle. secretary for the
majority of the United States Senate.
who has finally completed tentative
plans for the difficult task of appor-
tioning desk space pending the return
to Washington of Senate leaders.
The interest manifested this year by
the people of the United States is, Of
course, due to the unprecedented sit
uation arising from the Democratic
landslide, which puts rs Democratic
Senators into the Seventy-f1fth Con-
greSs, 2 Farmer-Laborites, l Progress
sive, l Independent and II Repub-
icans.
In 1884 special provision had to be
made on the Democratic side of the
Senate chamber to take care of the
increased number of Democratic Sen
ators, and the situation was met then
by moving the last row of nine seats
Evening star., 1936-11-20

Of seniority were Senator Pittman
and Senator Shepard. who came into
the United States Senate at the same
time. Two numbers were put into
a hat and both Senators drew. Sena-
tor Pittman, drawing No. /, was given
the Senate seat occupied heretofore
by the late Senator Fletcher.
This left Senator Pittman's desk
available and 1t was offered right
down the line to each senior Senator
in turn until 1t was taken up by Sena-
tor Wheeler of Montana, who wanted
to get closer to the center of the
room. Senator Wheeler's desk in
turn was taken by Senator Bulkley,
who drew first choice between him.
self and Senator McGill of Kansas.
both having come into the Senate
together. This was considered a
choice seat by Senator Buckley, who
heretofore had occupied seat in
the back row, which is considered
one of the least desirable and most
public seats in the Senate chamber.
This gave Senator Bankhead an op-
portunity to gain long-expreSsed
desire, that of sitting in the same
seat in the Senate that his father
had occupied before him for many
years, and Senator Bankhead will be
assigned that seat, in the back row
though it is, this coming session.
Another vacancy occurred in the
first row this session due to the death
of Senator Gore, and a group OF
seven Senators, all of whom started
service in the chamber together, was
permitted to draw for it. Senator
Byrnes of South Carolina drew No. !
and the seat will be his from now on.
The two Florida Senators who were
Evening star., 1936-11-20

side, but the present situation Is
unprecedented In the history of the
Senate.
Senator Caraway's Choice.
In the coming Congress Senator
Caraway has chosen to occupy the
desk left vacant by Senator Byrnes
when he moves to ex-senator Cores
seat. Seats left vacant because OF
the death of Senator Murphy and
the retirement Of Senators Costigan,
Coolidge. Lotion and Long will be
reassigned this week.
On the left-hand side, inside of every
drawer of every Senate desk. Is pen
cilad list OF that desks occupancy,
80 that historical record could be
made up from these names. Senator
Hale of Maine occupies the most his
toric desk in the chamber, that where
Daniel Webster once sat; Senator
Glass occupies the desk once used
by Henry Clay, and Senator Pat Har-
rison sits in the seat that once be-
longed to jefferson Davis. Every
Senator when ending service is al
lowed to take with him the brass
name plates that were on his Senate
desk and on his locker in the cloak
room.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10

In parade of touehdowns at Seattle the University Washington Conference championship the by defeating their rivals the Washington 4o to Here Al cruve sophomore Washington 5yard
 ton State little Associated Press Photo
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10

which Edmundson deems so valua- ble for his teams.
 Forward Positions
 In the forward positions are Ed Loverich, last years leading SCOT CT, and Jack Cannon, another vet eran Little Hunt Paterson, the dynamo of the squad, is the only other forward With varsity exper- fence, but Bob Reese, a transfer from Missouri, and Pat Dorsey from last years frosh are showing up well.
 Bob Egge, the best ball-handler and defensive player cn the squad has a firm grip on his old guard position, and has Walt Kastner last years substitute for Bob Mo- Kinley, as his running mate. George Ziengenfuss, tall, sharp-shooting sophomore. is liable to oust Kast- ner from a starting position before the season ends.
 Delay in laying the varsity floor in the Pavilion has caused the squad to practice in the small intramural gym, thereby hampering the shoot ing practice of the team Coach Edmundson intends sched- uling practice games with Seattle commercial teams to get the team ready for the Michigan series. De- cember 2l, g and 23.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10
REACHES HIGH POINTS OF ALL
 STATES IN US.
Railroad Photographer Com pletes Odd Tas k-
 Two Years at One

VANCOUVER, B. O., Dec. 10-- The hobby of Arthur H. Marshall has led him from hill back of an Illinois farmers barn to the loft fest peaks in the land but he has attained his goal-to stand on the top spot of every State.
 You'd be surprised where found some of those high spots," smiled the railroad telegrapher, as he dis cussed his quest for the highest elevation in each of the forty eight States.
 That barnyard hill was tops in Illinois. Delawares summit was in a back yard. Ohios peak was a cornfield knoll.
 Indiana came nearest to stump ing him. There were conflicting data on the States high point. He solved the question by visiting all points in question.
 Granite Peak in the Beartooth Mountains east of Montana was one of the easiest tops to find but the hardest to reach. Marshall, a climber for nineten years, had to scale an 11,000-foot peak, then de- scend 1,700 feet before going up the l2,851-f granite pinnacle. It took two years.
 The first time I found myself stopped by unscalable rock walls within a few hundred feet of the summit From there, however, thought I saw a route which would be passable, but it was too late to retrace my path and attempt it. So the next year I returned and fol
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10
Omaha Woman Seeks Father
 In Alaska

Mrs. T. J. Byrnes of Florence, Neb., is anxious to locate her fa- ther, known years ago in Omaha as Jake Boliver, according to a letter to Postmaster Albert Vile. and who is believed to be some- where in Alaska now Mrs. Byrnes writes that no one has heard from Boliver since he wrote from Los Angeles about 10 years ago. He had been prospecting all over AL aska, she said. and had been doing fairly well at times.
 Mrs. Byrnes said she was inspired to write here after seeing a dis patch in an outside paper ender a Juneau dateline telling about Two Step Jake" Hirsh, whom. she said, seemed to be like her father.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10
Forbids Germans to Join
 Foreign Press Societies

BERLIN, Dec. IG.-An ordinance issued by Director Max Ammann of the Reich Press Chamber for bids German correspondents abroad to belong to any foreign club or international association. German correspondents have long held high office in the association of foreign journalists in New York The new ruling would evidently ex- clude German newspaper men also from such American press organi- zations as the National Press Club in Washington.
 MT. Ammann justifies the ordi- nance on the ground that press societies in ot h CT countries are under the influence oe clements hostile to Nazi Germany.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10
U. WASHINGTON
 CAGE PLAYERS
 STARTING WORK
Basketball Season to Open December 21-S Seven
 Lettermen on Squad

SEATTLE, Dec. 10.-Despite the fact that there are only seven let termen on his squad of 21, Coach Hec E 6nun dson is cheerfully awaiting the opening of the bas- ketbal season.
 The squad, which was selected 2 few weeks ago from turnout o1 more than 50 hoopmen, has showr promise in recent practice sessions but will have to improve consid- erably to equal the record of the 1886 squad which won the Pacific Northwest Intercollegiate cham pionship and then finished in thirc place in the Olympic Games tour nament, the highest of any college team.
 When the season opens on De cember 21 with the first of a three game non-conference series with the University of Michigan, Coach Edmundson will undoubtedly have a veteran five as his starting line up.
 Center Spot
 The center spot, which was left vacant by the graduation of Ralph Bishop, the only college player on the U. s. Olympic Games squad, is now occupied by Chuck Wag- her, all-Coast forward last year Wagner, although he is only an inch over 6 feet tall, is a good jumper and a brilliant all around player
 Last years frosh center, Dick Voelker, and a transfer from Kan sas, Jack Lowe, are push ing Wagner, but lack the experience
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10
Sports
 Briefs

Bernie Moore, coach of the crack Louisiana State University grid team, is rated one of the nations finest track mentors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10
By Pup

ar, has two gretat ambitions: He wants to be an all-American foot ball player and he wants to be a major league baseball player.
 As with all great men, his goal is set high. Those who have seen him on the Duke gridiron this fall say he should reach the first of his goals. His other; is a matter of time but all his followers will tell you that he is fin" That this boy can do anything he sets out to do in athletics.
 He has convinced everyone who knows him at Duke that athletes, like poets, are born, not made.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10
Sport
 Stunts
-Bx PAP.

Students at Duke University who have termed Capt. Clarence Mo- Kay (Ace) Parker of their football team as Dukes ideal undergrad uate' will tell you that its only the beginning for Parker" | They will tell you that you've only heard of him as one of the greatest football player in South ern gridiron history incidentally, they think he's the best in Ameri- can football history but that there will be years to come when you'll hear of him as one of the greatest of major league baseball players.
 They will tell you that their Ace' is a money athlete-one who can run 100 yards for a touchdown when the score is tied-one who can come up in the last of the ninth with one on, two out, his team one run behind, take two and hit one out of the park for the ball game.
 Five-Letter Man
 They will tell you that because they've seen him for years. They've seen him roam the gridiron, they've seen him on the basketball floor, they've seen him in the ball park, on the golf links, on the tennis court, in the swimming pool, on the cinder path.
 They will tell you that he's one of the greatest all-around athletes in this country's history Even the coaches of the various sports at Duke will tell you he could make letters in football, basketball, and baseball Che did that last year) and in track, golf, tennis and swim ming, if time allowed his partici- patton.
 At Woodrow Wilson high in Portsmouth, Va, he did make let ters in football, basketball, base ball, track and golf.
 Jack COOmbS Agrees
 But, getting back to this "only the beginning" stuff: He has been trailed by big league scouts since he came to Duke He is said to be able to go into any big league camp and field the outfield with any of them. All he needs is lit- tie brushing up on his hitting. He has hard time hitting that curve ball-don't they all?
 Take it from Jack Coombs, the former iron man" of Connie Mack's great teams from 19O6-14, who says: "He is great competitive athlete He has the fielding ability. He takes nice cut at the ball. He may become in major league base ball as great as he has been in college football. He has the some thing it takes"
 As for Parker himself. this mod est. rugged gentleman. and schol-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10
AT THE HOTELS

GaStineau
 M. w. Odom, Juneau Mrs. Kay Davis, Seattle; Sam Price, Seattle.
 Alaskan
 C.. V. Titcomb, Juneau; A. l.. Engelbreth, Palmre; Elizabe h Bailey, Petersburg; Clara Bailey, Petersburg; George Bach, Taku; J. Anderson, Taku; Bill Schmalz, Ju- nau; MT. and Mrs. H. c. MuSeth, DuPont; Roy Cox, Mendenhall
 Zynda
 Miss Ruth Lundell, Juneau; D. L. Dutton. Juneau, Mrs. O. N. Johnson, Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10
Water Purification
 Methods Are Studied

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-New water purification m ct hods are being studied by Armour Institute of Technology scientists with $30,- 900 filtration plant, designed to duplicate any water condition, and big enough to serve town of 500 persons.
 Prof Harold Vartborg reports this research already has shown water plant operation costs can be reduced 25 per cent in many cases and the work speeded. ~
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10

lowed the new path without diff ficulty."
 Marshall, former Hendersonville, Pa, resident has recorded his mountain treks in 1,200-page ledger. It tells of 388 ascents, in- cluding the summits of the forty eight States He has scaled eight Colorado peaks, each more than 14,000 feet high
 Why did he do it? For the per- sonal satisfaction it gave him."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10

The Raleigh (N O. Recreation Commission sponsors a training school for girl basketball referees.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10

Each of Davidson's College five cheer leaders performs acrobatic stunts for amusement of fans.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10
DIR. HENDERSON OUT

Dr. Frank Henderson, geologist, who has been in Juneau for the past several weeks representing a mining syndicate interested in nearby properties, is returning to Vancouver on the Princess Louise from Juneau this afternoon. It is likely that Dr. Henderson will con- tinue to Eastern Canada to confer with his company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10

Bernie Moore, coach or the crack Louisiana State University grid team, is rated one of the nations finest track mentors. The Raleigh (N. O. Recreation Commission sponsors training school for girl basketball referees. Each of Davidson's College five cheer leaders performs acrobatic stunts for amusement of fans. For the third consecutive year the Birmingham outhern and Howard College game has decided the football championship of the Dixie Conference.
 On Coach Frank Thomas 36th birthday 36 points were scored in the game in which his Alabama Tide team participated. Alabama beat Georgia Tech ,20-16.
 Wake Forest, Davidson and North Carolina State College have new football Stadia.
 Duke University holds four vic- tories in seven years over it's tradi- tional rival, the University of North Carolina.
 Through the Georgie Tech game, Alabama had gained 1.79l yards from scrimmage to 459 for oppon- ents.
 Auburn alumni say the 1885 Tiger line is one of the most powerful in southern football history.
 Crowell Little, University of North Carolina quarterback, weighs only 160 pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10

Germany exported B million mouth organs in 1885 with the Unit ed States and South America as best customers.
Evening star., 1936-02-23
FUND IS REFUSED
FOR SHELTER BILL
House Committee Trims 27
Million From Farm
Supply Bill.

The House Appropriations Commit
tee, it was learned yesterday, has
refused to approve a budget recon-
mendation for 100000 to continue
the administrations shelter belt"
project-a plan to reforest a strip
from the Canadian to the Mexican
border as prevention against dust
storms
The item, which was intended to
duplicate the amount of p. w. A.
funds already spent, will not appear in
the Department of Agriculture ap-
preparation bill, which is to be report
ed to the House tomorrow, reduced
to total of $l02,730,145 from a
budget estimate of $130,338, 800.
It was learned that the committee
found the shelter belt" scheme would
benefit little if anything beyond the
land reforested or planted in buffalo
grass. Members agreed it amounted
to the improvement of private lands
at tremendous cost. Some $4,000
acres out of the proposed 100000
acres already have been planted in
trees with the $1,000,000 thus far
advanced.
As far as it goes the decision of
the committee to reduce the grand
total of the farm supply bill by ap-
proximately $27,000,000 is in line with
the congressional idea of trimming
the budget estimate. However, the
amount is some $11 100000 in excess
of the agricultural appropriation act
for the current fiscal year.
(copyright. 1895. by the New York
Herald-Tribune.)
Evening star., 1936-02-23
Readers Guide

Main Ne,Ds Section.
General News-Pages Al to B-6.
Changing World-A-3.
Washington Wayside-A-6.
Lost and Found-A-9.
Death NoticeS-A-9.
Sports Section-Pages B-7 to
Bill.
Editorial Section.
Editorial Articles-Pages D-1
and D-3.
Editorials and Editorial Fea-
tures-D-2. .....
Civic News and Comment-D-4.
Veterans Organizations, Nation
al Guard and Organized Re-
seryes-D-5, Dc, DIT.
Women's Clubs, Parent-Teacher
Activities-D-6 and D-7.
Crossword PuzZle-D-7.
Serial Story-D-8. ...
Contract-D-8.
Society Section.
Society News and Comment
Pages Ell to E-10.
Well-Known Folk-E-5.
Barbara Bell Pattern-E-10.
Resorts-E-9.
Feature Section.
News Features-F-1, F-4.
John Clagett Proctor's Article
on Old Washington-F-2.
"Those Were the Happy Days"
by Dick Mansfield-F-2.
Radio News and Programs-F-3.
Stage and Screen-F-5.
Stampsz-F-6.
Automobiles-F-6.
Ayiation--F-6.
Children's Page-F-7.
Highlights of History-F-7.
Financial and Classified.
Financial News and Comment,
Stock, Bond and Curb Sum-
marieSPageS Ell to E-4.
Educational--E-5.
Classified Advertising
Pages E.5 to E-1&
Evening star., 1936-02-23
Girl Abducted Via Trap Door,
Sister Fears after Weeks Hunt

Suspicion arose last night that Ella
Diltz, 27-year-old private secretary.
missing mysteriously since a week
ago yesterday, may have been alb
Quoted and taken away through a
trap door in the roof Of the house
at l713 Eighteenth street in which
she lived.
The Treasury Department intelli-
gence service became interested in the
case as the woman's sister, Loela
Diltz Internal Revenue Bureau en-
ploye, of 1927 Massachusetts, avenue,
searched hospitals and sought with
police aid to run down the meager
clues which might reveal her where
abouts.
II want q thorough Investigation"
Loela Diltz said. There is trap
door in the back Of the house leading
to the roof. Through this person
could easily leave the building un-
noticed, travel considerable distance
across adjoining houses and come
Evening star., 1936-02-23
OFFICER OF LEGION
AFTER CRASH
Robert NJ. ToIson Fatally
Hurt and Wife Is in
Critica! Condition.

Robert M. Tolson of Alexandria,
Va, secretary of the National Rehab-
ihtation Council of the American Le-
gion, was fatally injured, and his wife,
Nellie Lawson Tolson, critically hurt,
early last night, when their car
crashed into the rear Of a coal truck
on the Alexandria pike, south of
Highway Bridge.
Tolson died at Emergency Hospital
shortly after 8 pm, less than an hour
after the accident, from the effects of
a fracture at the base Of his skull.
Mrs. Tolson was reported in critical
condition late last night. Extent of
her injuries had not been determined.
Truck Preparing to Turn.
. The car of the veteran Legion off,
Ger struck the truck as it was halted
by its driver near the center line of
the roadway. awaiting a break in
northbound traffic to turn into the
Evening star., 1936-02-23
Prodigal Says Transient Camps
Encouraging Boys to Wander
Robert L. Cohen, Returned Home, Got
Food, Shelter, Clothing and a Salary
From Relief System.

his identity. he said. although police
had broadcast a lookout" immedi-
ately after his disappearance and
newspapers had carried stories about
the mystery" He said he saw his
picture in the papers few days after
leaving Washington.
Why at one camp in Virginia they
told us We needn't worry about police
looking for any of us-that they didn't
let the police check up on any one in
the camp" he declared.
Every one used fictitious names and
the officials knew it. They didn't care.
One boy forgot what name he had
given and clerk helped him out by
telling him what name he had been
using. with the remark that he better
impress it on his memory"
Cohen related a veritable Odyssey
of the transient camps to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert H. Cohen OF Lyon
(See COHEN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1936-02-23

down into the street without attract
ing suspicion"
The missing woman, employed at
the National Radio Institute, was last
seen at 8:15 pm. Saturday, when she
left the house wearing . henna-
colored coat. Discovery Of this coat
and an early edition of Sunday
newspaper in her room after the dis
appearance led to the belief she re-
turned unseen to the house later in
the evening.
Loela Diltz said her sister had lived
in Washington about 10 years, had
no close friends among men, and was
regaining her health, which had been
poor during the last year.
A policewoman and two detectives
searched the room yesterday but
found nothing on which to base a
further hunt. Loela Diltz and En-
manuel Haas, vice president OF the
National RADIO Institute, plan an
other conteren6 with police today.
Evening star., 1936-02-23
.BORAH SEES DRIVE
T0ENDNEUTRAL|TY
Demands America Keep
Free From "Entang|ing
Alliances" Abroad.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Charging that campaign had been
inaugurated to force the United States
to abandon its neutrality in the Italo-
Ethiopian war, Senator Borah of
Idaho, candidate tor the Republican
nomination for President, last night
demanded that America follow the
advice of George Washington to keep
free of entangling alliances. ..
Borah, speaking over Nation wide
radio hook-up, quoted Washington's
Farewell Address" and challenged
"those who are dissatisfied with the
Constitution" to submit a proposed
amendment to the people.
The Idaho Senator made no refer
ence to President Roosevelt or to New
Dealers, by name. He struck out,
however, several times at talk ''about
a changed world and about obsolete
policies and outgrown institutions."
His address, except for his occa-
sional filings at those, presumably New
Dealers. who are at odds with the
teachings of washington, was free OF
partisanship and politics.
Hits Foreign Influences.
He asailed bitterly, however, foreign
influences and influences at nome,
which seek to involve America in for
eign controversies. l4
He said the campaign to force us
to abandon neutrality in the Ethiopian
war was inaugurated "by those who
insisted that we should take an active
part in crushing one of the bellig-
erents."
1--WE are told" he said, with tone
of condescension that neutrality was
a thing of the past; that to be neutral
was in fact to be for war; that to be
neutral was immoral. A statement
was put out from Geneva to the effect
that world war was probable and
that by reason of our adhering to a
policy of neutrality, the moral respon-
sibility for such event must rest upon
the United States"
Borah said America had been told
that it must cease to be neutral and
become a party to another war TO
end war" I'VE were told" he con-
(See RORAH PAGE A.Il 80
Evening star., 1936-02-23
new DEAL BECOMES
ISSUE IN OKLAHOMA
Gov. Marland Is Avowed Candi.
date Against Senator
Thomas P. Gore.
B. the Associated Press.

D" the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, February a.
The Democratic New Deal became the
dominant issue tonight in the 1886
Oklahoma senatorial race, with Gov.
T. w. Marland, stanch hacker of the
Roosevelt program, an avowed candi-
date against the blind veteran Sena-
tor, Thomas p. Gore.
Gore frequently has been at odds
with the Roosevelt program. He also
has opposed many policies Marland
has advocated in his efforts to create
in Oklahoma a State administration
allied with and copied after the ma
tional administration.
Marland started his open campaign
against Gore with repetition of his
accusation that Gore has failed to
follow the mandate of the people by
unquestioned support of the Presi-
dent"
Even as Marland held the spotlight
with his senatorial announcement be-
fore the State Convention of the
League of Young Democrats at Shaw
nee, there were recurrent reports that
q third contender for the senatorial
nomination would be Representative
Josh Lee Of the fifth district. There
lvas no confirmation Of these report&