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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
New Form of Detective
Story Is 'Oleander River
Labor Spy's
Revelations
Sensational

The routine existence of a
police reporter or a private de-
tective fades into a shadowy
background in comparison with
the revelations in the new
Bobbs-Merrill offering, Twenty
Years a Labor Spy" by "GT-99."
Senator Bob La Toilette, the
fiery Progressive from Wiscon-
sin, can be credited with max
ing this type of person a by
word in American conscious
ness. During weeks of Cruel.
ing work the staccato question
ing Of that legislator drew from
divers sources and witnesses a
story Of spying among American
workmen that cannot be rivaled
in fiction. Now comes "GT-99,"
claiming to have been one Of
the most efficient If not sue
cessful of this type of human
in the business.
In his fat volume which he
wrote after retiring from the
business very happily just before
Senator La Toilette began to
put out his subpoenas there is
given a thrilling and somewhat
biased story Of this underestimate
character.
Even though the pages are
written in photographed
form and therefore consciously
or subconsciously gives the oper-
ator all the better of the breaks,
the ruthlessness and the bru-
tally Of these men as we'll as
their well-planned deceit is all
but evident.
The book takes the reader
from the time the writer first
sought a job by answering a
blind advertisement up to the
time he was one of the most
trusted employees Of his agency.
Also, by the way, one Of the most
trusted men in the labor circles
upon which he preyed.
Advance notices proclaim that
the writer has been careful to
camouflage the details of the
incidents he recountS so that
no living person can be tarred
with the stick which he yields,
but the frankness with which he
tells his story, coupled with the
revelations already public prop
erty from the hearings of the
La Toilette committee, leave
little doubt that the expose is
much truer to life than one
would expect in such sensa-
tional volume.
"Twenty Years a Labor Spy"
By GT-99, published by BobbS.
Merriu.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Complete Sets
Of King George
Stamps in India

The first complete sets of
King George stamps are max
ing their appearance in Cal
cutta. Ranging in face value
from nine pi to one ana, four
stamps make 4p the set. These
followed closely the three values
from Australia and one from
Grenada.
Fifteen sets are now already
on order and additional orders
are expected by the Crown
agents. Those on order include:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Beauty Parade Today
N. F. F. E. Pin League

B o W ! ! n 6
League, witch
pc n e d its
1878 season
y e S t e L day at
C nv e n t ion
Hall Henry
G. Mold IS
p re S i d e n t
E d die Collins,
of Navy Yard,
local secretary
and Official
scorer w.
E. H o f I helms.
vice president
Of D. c. Fed
Grafton Of Fed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
HOROSCOPE
TODAY'S SIGN OF z,
LIBRA

LIBRA
Very doubtful for new or un-
tried matters; even experience
may slip up occasionally today
and during the coming six days
(till October H. Do your share
of the routine, but shelve the
wide-eyed inspiration for
while.
HOW MUCH ARE YOU?
Are you using all of your
horoscope, all your possibilities?
The answer is undoubtedly in
the negative. for nature has
given each of us much more
than we can supply in one mere
life of 10 to 100 years, None of
us lives fully enough to COM
plete all the possibilities for de-
velopment which we possess
hence there Is never a time
when we cannot improve.
YOUR YEAR AHEAD
Your year ahead, if this is
your natal day, seems to bring
conflict between emotions and
duty, wish for change and re-
sponsibility, old conditions 6e-
manding work and desire for
personal expression, Danger:
now to November 6; January
20March II; June 2-July 81.
TOMORROW
Socially improving in evening
hours; be consciously har-
monious till then.
Copyright. 1897. Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18

"Coffee.berries dye a lovely
green; you might remember
that If you are ever in a war
and blockaded." So advised a
Southern lady who wore coal
scuttle bonnets trimmed with
corn-shuck rosettes and paid
SIS for a mere paper Of pins
during the long-drawn-out strife
between the States. Before the
war was over, she added, she
was thankful to get the same
number Of pins for 500.
These and other confessions
add a human note to the newly
re.issued Dixie After the War;"
one of the very few books on
the South which may not be
accused of being inspired by
Margaret Mitchell's Gone With
the Wind" This book, you
might say, was inspired by the
reconstruction period itself.
FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1906
It was originally published
in 1906 and was one of the
first eyewitness reports of what
went on before and after the
war. It's author, Myrta Lockett
Avary, is a Southern woman
who knows a good deal about
the North. She had lived in
the North and learned how the
North looks at things.
On the other hand, the South
was bred into her very back
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18

'eQual MOODY WIFI OoW14AlS-dAAu ID
a crack at both.
The Weeks Meetings
General Acc outing Office
branch, Local 2, N. F. F. E.. meets
for the first time since summer
season Tuesday at headquarters.
ITO Fourteenth st. N. w. Plans
for membership drive to be formu-
lated Mrs. Mary L. Giordano,
president, and Lee Shugar, secre-
tary-treasurer, we're delegates to
recent Springfield convention, and
will have plenty to say Other
meetings, all at headquarters:
Monday, executive council Of D.
C. Federation of Federal Employees.
S p. M; Tuesday, finance commit
tee of Local 2, S p. m, and G. A. o.
branch, 8 p. M; Wednesday, regu-
lar meeting of D. c. Federation, 8
p. M; Friday, board Of representa-
tives Of Local 2, 8 p. m.
De Caux Tells 'En1
The C. I. o. is not a political
party, it is responsible labor
union, it does not engage in VIC.
lence and it is not communistic.
This was the gist of rather
lengthy talk given Treasury U. F..
w. A. members and aspirants the
other night at Interior by Len de
Caux, publicity director for C. I. O.,
in a joint appearance with Presi,
dent Jacob Baber and Organizer
Elizabeth Hale Meeting was to
celebrate finish of U. F. w. AS
organizing drive within Treasury.
Federal Notes
Interior Department will soon
have a first-class broadcasting
studio, one part two stories high
. a New York firm has the
contract for building it and will
complete it about November Is
. Agriculture is sending a car
load Of educational exhibits to the
Kansas State Fair, opening today
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
NeW Biography
Of Jackson Soon

Advance notice has just been
received of the publication in
short order of a new biogrt- ply
of Andrew Jackson. 1t is en-
titled Andrew Jackson: Portrait
of President" Boos-Merrill will
present it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
History of I82O-61
Period Published

Forty Years of American
Life" bridging the years be-
tween 1920 and 1861 was pub
lished this week for the first
time in America. 1t was written
by Thomas Low Nichols and has
been greeted as a refreshing
personalized history.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Author Takes Trip
On Profit of Book

Ludwig Bemelmans. author
of that delightful book my
War With the United States"
has left for South America to
do another manuscript. He says
he has paid all of his bills and
his book is selling, so why not?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
DIR. Ely Is Writing
His AutObiOgrGphy

The Macmillan Company has
just signed a contract with DR..
Richard T. Ely, president Of the
Institute for Economic Research,
for the publication of his auto
biography in 1898. DR.. Ely is
writing the book in collaboration
with Professor Allan Nevins, of
Columbia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Around the Triangle By J. Earle A1osr

at Hutchinson Edgar Calvert
and Delbert Little, Weather Blu
reau, are in Lima, Peru, attending
yhe International Technical Avia-
ton Conference Elmer Clint
Duncan, new inspector of National
Park Services entire guard force
in 1875 buildings. supervising 300
men, is a Tennessean, World War
vet, and has been with Uncle
Sans civilian guard force for %
years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18

2209 Sixteenth
st. N. W., now
active as an
e n g i n e e r ing
S t a t i S t / C ian
with the Bureau
Of Mines.
A W a VS. on
hand with a
ready S m il e,
Getzin has been
with the service
since 1885. A
Buffalo, N. Y,
man, he studied
at the Univer.
sity of Buffalo
hafora onyninU
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Northwest Passage
NOU in 8th Edition

An eighth eoltion of Kenneth
Rnoerts' best seller Northwest
Passage" is coming off the
presses this week bringing the
total number published up to a
quarter of million.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
CHARMING WRITING

This is a psychological mys-
terry, sugar.coated with some
very charming writing in case
we care for that sort of thing.
And most of us do. There are
375 pages and three characters
of paramount Importance. Two
Of these alter as they go to ma
turity. The third is Dominic,
the unknown quantity.
To enliven the chase, the
author, begins her experiment
by affording her readers with an
exceedingly valuable clue in the
prologue. For a long time it has
nothing to do with the story.
Then, after some astonishing
legends which cast false scent,
it's connection becomes appar-
ent. By that time the riddle Of
Dominic is more important than
the future Of the other two
characters. And not, until the
last page is Dominic understood.
WITH AsIDES
It would be unfair to Miss
Stern and her noble experiment
in detective writing" to dwell
on that solution. She should be
congratulated on her control Of
the situation, her fluent style
and the ease with which she
adds her very witty "asides."
Unfortunately, women will
like "oleander River" best, be-
cause it is told from a young
girl and young boys viewpoints.
We say unfortunately, because
any man who puts up with the
course of young love for the
sake of the mystery will be
pleasantly entertained. The girl
and the boy will be forgotten
but few readers will relinquish
the memory Of Dominic after
working so hard to worm him
out.
("OIednder River," By G. B.
Stern, published By MncmiIlGn.J
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Plan Ottawa
Conference
Next Month
BY CHARLES A. KENNY


Washington Times Stamp Editor
It looks as though the much
discussed transatlantic air mail
service this fall will be inaugu-
rated over the northern route.
The fact that a meeting has
been called at Ottawa for Octo.
Der, the date yet to be selected,
with Post Office officials repre-
senting the United States, Can
ada and Great Britain, virtually
assures this.
The Commerce Department Of
the United States will also at
tend the conclave and give per.
tinent details of the findings Of
its experimental flights which
were conducted this past sum.
mer.
Thus, it apparently appears,
the southern route which would
tie up the United States with
Bermuda and the Azores, will be
abandoned in favor Of the Can
ada to Newfoundland to- Ireland
route. The fact that the south.
ern route is too slow, as pointed
out by Canada in its efforts to
participate in transatlantic air
mail, virtually clinches the North
Atlantic route.
CHEAPER RATE
AS mileage, along with pound
age, determines the cost of post
age, a much cheaper rate can
be realized by the northern
route, as it Is considerably shorter
and the service can be conducted
as easily in the winter as in
the summer.
A prime topic in the Ottawa
conclave concerns the Alaska
to the States air line. The
British Government, backed by
Canada, has high hopes of OBJ
tanning authority to land its
planes at Fairbanks, Alaska.
thus extending air mail service
across the Pacific into Asia.
Should such a tieup be made, it
is pointed out that such a con-
tinuous route may seriously dam
age the already established
transpacific air service now in
full progress.
TWO AIRLINES TO JOIN
Pan American Omitted States)
anad Imperial Always (British)
will probably join in the air mail
service connecting United States
with Great Britain by way Of
ireland, Newfoundland and Ire
land.
One Of the major topics. too.
that is expected to ensue con-
Germs what will be done in ref
erence to the British air mail
rates. At present Great Britain
has established an air rate Of
1Rd g cents) per ounce, for
mail sent to any corner of the
British Empire.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Notable Progress

Speaking to a meeting of min
ing engineers III Vancouver yes
teroay, Daniel Harrington, chief
of the bureaus health and safety
branch, revealed that early next
year his office expects to have
COMPLETED an X-ray method of
finding how much silica is floating
around in a given amount of
dust, He also revealed his unit
has already tested and approved
10 types of reSpirator, or dust
mask" which will give certain
silica protection.
Service such as this, duplicated
in numerous Federal offices and
laboratories, is expected to go far
in tanning some Of Congress dras-
tic desires in regard to slicing
Uncle Sans civil personnel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18

>violin selections by Weir Stuart,
accompanied by Mrs. Ruth Wilson
Hornsby e. Constitution was read,
and President Edgar Brown dis
cuSsed IS wage increase for 1000
National Park employees, recently
achieved Committee of 100
members. headed by George wal
lace, arrangements chairman,
worked on details for anniversary
;arded here November.
Beauty Parade Today
Because of damp grounds, In
terror Department Recreation AS
sociation's field day and beauty
contest was postponed until 2 p. m.
this afternoon at Fort Hunt, Va,
two miles north of Mt. Vernon on
the Memorial Highway.
N. F. F. E. Pin League
Ten teams are seeking the
championship within the National
Federation of Federal Employees
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Popular En1ploye

Among popular Interior workers
who have joined the new Recrea-
ton Association is Edmund Getzin,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
CoIored Workers Meet

United Government Employees,
colored workers own organization.
met yesterday at Garnett-Patter-
son School President RooSe-
velt's broadcast was heard, also
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18

At the top are two values of
the new EcuadOran AirmailS,
while in the center are two new
Spanish Loyalist adhesives, and
at the bottom is the design for
the new Philippine Common
wealth stamp with a face value
of $40 in American currency.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
August Plate Numbers

The Post Office Department the following post
age stamp plate numbers issued during the month of Augus
Plate Denomi-
number nation Class Series Subjects
21705 Sc Commemorative, Sesqucentennial
of the Constitution ....... 1887 200 curved
217O6 Sc Commemorative, Sesqucentennial
of the Constitution . .... 1887 200 curved
Commemorative. Sesqucentennial
of the Constitution 1887 200 curved
2l7O8 Sc Commemorative, Sesqucentennial
of the Constitution $500. 1887 200 curved
The Constitution stamp designed by A. r. MeSsner,
while the engraving done by j. Esser vlgnett9 Carl T.
Ar frame and w B. Wells lettering. There post
age stamp numbers press during the month of August
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18

'equal hobby with bowling-and is
a crack at both.
Evening star., 1937-02-13
Calls for Extra Sleep.

THIS "staleness" may be due to
= some temporary digestive disorder.
| Or he hasn't given his system time to
adapt itself to the increased strain.
Mostly, think, 1t is exhaustion Of the
nervous system.
In its earlier stages this trouble is
associated with a call for more sleep.
If this warning is unheeded, the
symptoms will pass into unrestful
sleep and then to insomnia. What
ever the cause, the only treatment is
rest
The man in training must either
knock of for a time or cut down his
daily work. He must lie low and let
nature build up nerve reserve.
Stores Of strength and technique
require slow building In training.
When the day Of trial comes, they
will be Of little use unless the power
house Is ready to bring them into
action.
Above all, avoid worry. If a man
in training wants to make the most
Of his nerve power, cheerfulness and
confidence are vital, most trainers
agree.
And now one more caution.
1t does not seem possible to reach
the highest standard in physical and
mental attainment at the same time.
At least, don't think you can rest q
tired brain by spurring on q tired
body.
copyrighted. Reproduction In whole or
in part, without permission. NprohibitedJ
Evening star., 1937-02-13
Makes Radical Suggestion.

THAT was why made q radical
recommendation, o. K. d by Coach
Harvey Harman, for the 1885 Penn
foot ball team, which had lost its
opening game, Princeton. to 6, in
the closing minutes, and its second
game, Yale, 81 to 20, after leading,
20 to 6.
Believing worry had eaten into the
squad, I suggested no work until
Thursday, and then only an hours
light drill and the same thing Friday
for the third game, Columbia. News.
paper debates ragged, but Harman be-
lieved in the plan, too. Penn won.
$50. Players who had begged down
before. were bubbling with restored
nervous energy.
Fatigue Of body and mind, although
natural result Of exertion, may be
brought on by failure to appreciate
intervals of rest. For instance, q
trench-digging contest between two
companies:
One officer allowed his men to work
uninterruptedly until their condition
demanded a rest. The rival officer di-
vided his men into three squads; each
section worked its utmost for hve
minutes, then rested ten. This syste-
matte arrangement won the contest
Evening star., 1937-02-13
Final Point Scores.
Will SON LOSER N.TANK
Takes Only Diving Event in Meet
at McDonogh School.


BALTIMORE, Md, February 49,
Woodrow Wilson High Schools SWIM
ming team from Washington was able
to win only one of eight events here
yesterday against McDonogh School,
losing a dual meet, 1928. Keeler's
fancy diving gave Wilson its only VIC
tory in any event.
No Wilson man scored more than
one second or third place.
The summaries:
150-yard medley relay-Won by McDon-
ogh tSteele, Almond, GaiD. Time. 1:40ss.
200-yard free style-Won by Speed (Mc-
Donogh): second, Wolfe (McDonogh); third,
zeigler (Woodrow Wilson,. Time. 2;29as.
50-yard free styie-aWon BY Delahay
Wilson,: third. Steele 1McDonoeh). Time.
Fancy ssocgs diving-won by Keeler twood-
row wilson,; second, Baugher (McDonogh); /;
third, Lohr tMcDonogh)
100-yard free style-Won by Donnelly
;o0}; on third. schumann (MoDon0sh'. Time.
10O-yard breaststroke-won by Almond
fMcDonogh); second. Hechinger (Woodrow
WiIson); third. Baugher tMcDonogh). Time.
1o0-yard backstroke--won BY Gardner
third Dovallso (Woodrow Wilson,. Time,
-2OO-yard relay--Won by McDonogh
lDelahay: Speed. Schumann. Donnelly).
Evening star., 1937-02-13
Hone Springs Eternal.

WHAT keeps them going? Hope.
Hope that some night they will
find themselves in q spot where, with
left hook or a straight right to an
opponents chin, they will hammer
themselves into the headlines and
go on to reap a fortune
A young heavyweight can make him.
self headliner in one night-can
put himself in line for a crack at the
title in few rounds Of savage punch
ing. Maybe nobody but the promoters
IN the tank towns ever have heard of
him and he Is tossed in as a set-up
for some topliner-and smacks the top
liner on the chin. Then everybody
knows about him.. The big towns
want him. In one night he has made
more progress than he has in two or
three years Of plodding.
1t has happened that way so often
that it is bound to happen again, and
every young heavyweight, slogging
through the sticks with his eyes fixed
on the big time, knows it. And right
now the goal ahead Is brighter than
it has been in some years. The rise of
Joe Louis and the industrial pickup
have combined to fatten the purses
ahead of the young heavyweight who
has the ability to take him close to
the top if he gets break-and the
gumption to stick until the break
comes to him.
Evening star., 1937-02-13

Around and around they go, winning,
losing, fighting draws. Travelling by
bus or in battered old cars Living
in grubby hotels. Eating in lunch
wagons. Fighting in dingy clubs.
Winning a string of fights and being
on the way-and then blowing one
and having to start all over again.
In the old days, fighters frequently
fought from 10 to 20 or 80 rounds
and then didn't get paid for it be-
cause. the promoter skipped town with
all the cash. That's one detail the
modern fighter doesn't have to worry
about because boxing commissions pro-
tect him financially. seeing that he
gets his money. But, even so, the
returns usually are pitifully small
just enough to keep him going-and
not enough to tide him over If he
has to lay off for a while because OF
a badly cut eye or a broken rib OF
a shattered knuckle or so.
Evening star., 1937-02-13
Basket Ball Record Attacked
Three Rocky Mountain Players Claim to Have
Surpassed Recognized Scoring Mark.

sity star, and Bill Kinner, ex-
Utah University center, each
scored more than 1000 points IN
four years of college competition.
ST scored a lot more than 632
from my sophomore year until I
finished" Romney said.
"I know Witte, Kinner and I all
scored more points than that in
our last three years"
Conference records show ROM
ney tailed 1918 points as Brig
ham Young player in four years,
Kinner, LIS points and Witte
1880.
The three zone grand" dribblers
played college basket ball before
the conference adopted the rule
barring freshmen from varsity
competition.
Records at the University Of
Wyoming at Laramie disclosed
! witte scored 796 points in his last
three years.
Evening star., 1937-02-13
EASTERN ANNEXES
GRAPHING CROWN
Dethrones Central in Schoolboy
Meet-Leland Is Second and
Former Champ Third.

EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL today
A boasted team and five individual
championship honors in local scholas-
tic wrestling circles, lifting Central's
title last night at Roosevelt High as
Tommy Ford, Benny Sotzsky, Bob
Stang, Kirk Millar and Norman Abel
man chalked up victories for the Lin
coin Parkers.
Eastern scored As points to take the
title easily, while Central slipped to
third behind Leland Junior High, with
81 and "a points, respectively. Gordon
Junior High grabbed fourth place with
II points and Powell finished fifth
with Z points.
Central placed second in the matter
of individual titles, with Harry Kelley,
Bill Reynolds and Norman Bird an
nexing crowns, while Leland claimed
two championships and Gordon one.
s7-pound class-Jimmy. Trimble de
land) decisioned Dan Hollon tGordon).
94-pound class~Norman Bird (CentraD
decisioned Bob Keene LelandD. Benedict
f0i-pound elass-Thomas Ford EAST
srnl dseisioned Earle Elliott Leland). No
1O9-pound class-Benny Sotzky Cast
ernl decisioned Ray McAlvee tStuarD.
Lockhead (Gordon) was third.
1l7-pound class-Tom Hollon (Gordon)
threw Robert Chittenden (PowelD in 1885.
No third place.
126-pound class-Bob Cremins ueland)
threw Roy Gotses (Eastern) in 2:35.
!$5- pound cisssMHarry Kelley tcen-
traD threw Basil Kanelopoulas lPowelD
in 32 seconds. Russell tPowelD was third
145-pound class-William Reynolds won
fault Smallwood PauN was third.
155-Dound class-Robert Stang EAST
ern) deciSioned Thomas NARROW (Tech).
Cliff -(Eastern) was third.
=. 165-pound class-Kirk Miller (Eastern)
threw Charles Garner Leland in "a Sec
Unlimited class--Norman Abelman
Eastern) threw Robert Kirk EASTERN
in 45 seconds. Pappas (WeStern) was
third.