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Evening star., 1937-12-26
HOUSING PICTURES
HERE REQUESTED
Association Seeks to Show Good
and Bad Conditions in
Amateur Contest.


The Washington Housing Associa-
tion, one of the leading factors in
local slum clearance. issued an appeal
yesterday for pictures of good and
bad housing in the District of Co.
lumbia.
In order to arouse interest in bet
ter housing, the association and the
Public Library are sponsoring a con-
test for amateur photograp piers. Pic
lures OF Washington gas tanks. the
site OF the proposed Benning slaugh-
ter house. bird's-eye view of Green
belt. old houses in bad condition and
glimpses Of inhabited alleys are ex-
amples.
Mrs. Helen Duey Hoffman, execu-
tive director of the association, urged
that candid camera fans and chill
dren receiving cameras for Christmas
send in photographs to room 9O2.
Barr Building, before the contest
closes December 81.
Any size print will do. The pictures
submitted will be judged for housing
story value and artistic excellence,
The committee of judges follows: Will
liam Clayton Pryor, chief of photo
graphic section of information serv-
ice. w. P. A.: Roy Stryker, chief of
historical section, information divi-
sion, Farm Security Administration
James Ring, administrative assistant,
District Alley Dwelling Authority:
Mrs. Helen Duey Hoffman, executive
director, Washington Housing Asso-
citation, and Mrs. Helen T. Steinbar-
ger. readers consultant, the Public
Library.
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Club Decides
Not to AWurd
Service Medal

The Cosmopolitan Club has decided
not to make an award Of its dktin-
guished service medal this year be-
cause the nominations submitted do
not reach the high standards Of
previous awards" it was announced
yesterday.
The decision was reached by the
club after report had been made by
DR.. J. Rozier Biggs, chairman of the
Medal Committee. who made it clear
that it is the clubs intention to award
the medal for the year 1898 and sue
ceeding years provided person pos
sessing the necessary qualifications,
commensurate with those of previous
recipients, Is found"
The club urged that organizations
and individuals send in nominations
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building up of an Officers Reserve
Corps, now 96.5O0 strong. Carefully
worked out defense plans call for a
speedy. wartime expansion OF the
Army with these reserve officers pro-
viding valuable training nucleus for
hundreds of thousands of recruits.
Gas Defense Adequate.
Our artillery. mostly Of the French
IS type, which is being modernized
for high speed towage, ranks we'll
with other nations French artillery
technique, however, has long been
rated the worlds finest.
U. S. anti-aircraft guns are among
the best but the supply, Army officers
say, is not satisfactory. No particular
plans, it Is said. have been made for
use Of gas as weapon but the Army
has concentrated on gas defense and
developed satisfactory mask.
Railway artillery and other big
guns, which can be moved quickly
protect threatened areas between fixed
coast defenses. Supplementing these
in swift defense service is the new
General Headquarters Air Force which
by 1910 is slated to reach full strength
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probably will come up Is . move to
meet the business recession. The idea
behind 1t is to divert relief outlays to
an undisclosed extent from other work.
relief projects to naval construction
either Of combat or auxiliary craft
because that course would give lag
ging heavy industry and unemploy-
ment a quick recovery stimulus.
Roosevelt Letter Cited.
President Roosevelt's letter to Chair
man Cartwright Of the House Roads
Committee over congressional opposi-
tion to reducing highway appropria-
tions in an effort to approach q
budget balance is significant. It deals
with job making "relativity."
If have to get the budget down
to a certain figure, obviously, must
eliminate the proposed expenditures
which provide the least work and
favor those expenditures which give
the most work." the President said.
Naval and other ship building, one
group argues, falls within this rule.
congressional committees are
discussing with Maritime Commission
officials plans for an oil tanker con-
struction program involving from 10
to 20 vessels. The Navy also has urged
expediting the authorized two battle
ship replacement program and the
adding Of two additional ships. Re-
cent presidential conferences with
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high naval officers are described - In
volving construction plans.
Effect Abroad Studied.

high naval officers are described - In
volving construction plans.
Effect Abroad Studied.
The aspect Of any proposal to give
impetus to Navy building which will
not be stressed is the diplomatic effect
it might have abroad. Yet that angle
is certainly uppermost In the minds Of
Navy building advocates. Speeding
up fleet reconstruction and projecting
the possibility Of future naval expan-
sion, these advocates contend, would
60 far to strengthen American peace
influence and prestige abroad, par
ticularly in the Far Eastern situation.
Short Of new and grave incidents in
China, dispatch Of additional Amer
ican warcraft to the Far East for
demonstration or any other purpose Is
improbable. Whatever Great Britain
finally does about reinforcing her Far
Eastern fleet, Washington policy gives
no intimatipn of parallel American
action.
Announcement Of q formidable
long-range program Of battle fleet re-
construction would probably have
greater effect in Japan than any ac-
tual parade of warcraft. It.would put
Japan on notice, at least, that her ac-
tivities in China were tending to push
the Washington Government into the
new world naval armament race on .
scale that might alter naval ratios In
the Pacific.
Great Britain Is feverishly engaged
Evening star., 1937-12-26

in deet expansion to meet, primarily,
the problems raised for her by Ger
man and Italian policies. The rising
tide Of naval construction talk here
points toward. a similar course by this
country.
Some far seeing statesmen, however,
hope that beyond these days Of big
armament will come a new era of
peaceful adjustment Of international
disputes when the world effort will be
to scale armaments down instead Of
up.
An American naval building pro-
gram Of stupendous size operated in
192l-22. That was followed by the
now scrapped naval limitation treaty
that ended the sea armaments race
for . period Of years Some observers
believe the same result might be at
tanned in the end by American re-
entry into the naval race.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
By ALEXANDER r. GEORGE,
Associated Press Feature Writer,

~ ACK Of Uncle Sans battle
~ fleets is the Nations secondary
defense-coast artillery and
Notifications, small but
highly mobile Army and an increas-
1ngly potent air force.
Isolated from potential enemy coun-
tries in Europe and Asia and on very
friendly terms with neighboring Can
ada and Mexico, the United States has
not felt that it needed huge peace
time conscript army such as places a
tremendous financial burden on nearly
every other major country.
Since this peace minded nation has
depended primarily on stalwart Navy
to hold off an aggressor, the secondary
defense has been a comparatively weak
link in the line of resistance to pos
sible enemy attack.
Army Strengthened.
However, there has been a steady
strengthening Of the Army since the
waning Of international disarmament
hopes about five years ago. Still small
IN numbers, it Is rated by the Army
high command as more efficient today
than at any other period in its peace
time history.
There has been tremendous progress
In professional skill, mobility, modern
lzatlon OF weapons and equipment
Seacoast defenseS are being modern
lied, tanks and motorized artillery are
high speed, infantry with semi-auto-
matte shoulder rifles are being reor-
ganlzed IN new, Streamlined battalions.
Most striking advances have been
IN aircraft. The Army now has 1000
new planes, and another 1000 under
order. The 1000 new planes are rated
on par in efficiency with those of any
power and the new flying fortresses"
are said to be the most formidable
bombers in the world. The air defense
goal is 1890 modern planes, to be at
tanned by June, 1910.
Army Under Minimum.
Present strength of the regular Army
Is some $4,000 officers and l58, 900 en-
listed men. The Armys idea of an
"irreducible minimum" defense is
14,600 officers and 165,OOO men. Ma
donal Guard troops number $4,000, |
the defense objective being 100000.
Congress has been appropriating
nearly a half billion dollars yearly to
strengthen the Army. Military experts
say. however. that an expenditure of |
about sl50,000000 on materials is
needed now to bring Army defense up
to comfortable security stage.
Probably the most important de-
velopment in the secondary defense
since the World War has been the
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Of 1000 up-to-the- minute combat

Of 1000 up-to-the- minute combat
planes.
For Emergency Action.
This mighty squadron, under
single centralized command, is pre-
pared for swift. emergency action at
any danger point. If New York,
Seattle or other frontier" spot were
menaced by enemy warships or planes,
powerful unit of the G. H. @. would
be Immediately concentrated for their
defense.
Intensive motorization. plus excel
lent highways, has made troop move
ment to most sectors of the country
incredibly fast compared with World
War standards. Tanks, anti-aircraft
guns as well as the motorized field
artillery, infantry and machine-gun
units can be moved rapidly to strategic
positions.
Comprehensive defense plans pro-
vide also for quick mobilization of
forces to protect munition factories,
vital transportation arteries and water
supply systems. as well as to evacuate
civilian populations from combat
zones
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Silver Cellar Found.

Silver Of untold value has been
found in silver cellar in Stock
holm. Sweden. Workmen unearthed
it while excavating. Included in the
hoard were a cask packed with over
$4,000 coins and two huge copper
bowls filled with silverware. There
also was tea kettle Of 1707, q tea
caddy Of 100, a large oval dish with
rich ornaments, cups and candle
sticks. How they came to be there
and what is to be done with them are
puzzling the government.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Shot Brings Bad Luck,

Shooting Of an albatross Is blamed
by the crew Of the steamer Anchises
for the adventures of the vessel
recently. On voyage OF the Anchises
she approached Freemantle and ran
down an albatross floating on the
water. While awaiting the pilot at
Freemantle a few hours later the ship
struck a submerged object. shipped
her port propeller and dented plate.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
NAWREBU|LD|NC
T0BE MAJOR ISSUE
Construction Program Due
to Be Advanced as Busi.
ness Aid Move.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Events are shaping to put big
Navy" advocates, both in and out Of
Congress, in position they have not
known since the end Of the World
War. Indications are that Navy re-
building will be major item of debate
In the regular session Of Congress.
Administration reluctance to dis
close in advance specific plans it may
be contemplating for new naval con-
struction can be explained in part by
apprehension that protracted public
debate of the matter would arouse
peace organizations to new activity. It
might stimulate support of the Lud-
low war-referendum resolution, Wig
orously opposed by President Roose-
velt
The naval construction question
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during the year in order that the
Medal Committee may have time to
give them appropriate consideration.
The medal Is presented annually to
the person performing the most out
standing, unselfish service" for the
community during the year. In past
years 1t has been awarded to Martin A.
Leese. Theodore w. Noyes. Edwin c.
Graham, Mary v. Merrick. Robert v.
Fleming, Thomas P. Littlepage and
Maj. Ernest w. Brown.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
MRS. WOLF WILL LEAD
JEWISH WOMEN GROUP
Delegation to Attend Pittsburgh
Sessions Of Council to Be Held
January 23-2s.

Mrs. Alexander Wolf, third vice
president of the National Council of
Jewish Women, will head the WASH
1ngton delegation, which will leave next
month for Pittsburgh to attend the
councils fifteenth trienHal convention
to be held January % to %.
The oldest national Jewish women's
organization in the Nation, the coun-
Gil has membership of approx
mately $4,000. Five hundred delegates
are expected at the convention.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
She Furnishes the Home.

DES MONIES, Iowa @.-German
brides, Mrs. Henry H. Grau, n, said
through an interpreter, furnish their
husbands homes.
That, she asserted, was why huge
18,000-pound box was rolled up to her
new home here. It contained $4,000
worth of household furnishings she
brought to her new husband, q Des
Moines eye specialist. Shipping costs
from Germany by boat and rail to-
tailed $1,000.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
SLUMP IN BUILDING
IS REPORTED BY U. S.
Residential Work Declines 23.7
From November, 1885, Business
Structures o.4 OF.

By the Associated Press.
The Labor Department reported yes
terday a slump In building last month.
The number Of new residential
buildings started, compared With No.
vember. 1896, fell of 23.7 per cent,
while the amount to be spent drop.
ped 265 per cent.
Non-residential building dropped
9.4 per cent, but Its estimated value
rose 10 per cent.
The drop from October, 1897, wss
l6 per cent in the number Of new
residential and rs per cent In non
residential projects.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Lawrence College Tea Planned.

(, Alumni Of Lawrence College, Wis,
are invited to a tea at the Y. w. G. A.,
Seventeenth and K streets NV, at
4:30 pm. tomorrow in honor Of DR..
and Mrs. A. A. Trever. Gwen Geach
is handling arrangements.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-26
5 s. E. ALASKA
 CITIES APPLY
 FOR INDIAN ACT
Sitka, Angoon and Hoonah Plan to Take Advantage
 of Reorganization Setup

Three Southeast Alaska cities have decided to take advantage of the Indian Reorganization Act which permits them to do business as a corporation, according to announce ment today by William Paul of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, who has charge of the work. The cities are Sitka, Angoon and Hoonah, and they have drawn up constitutions and applied to the Washington office of the Bureau for charter under which they can proceed.
 More than a hundred signed the petition at Hoonah, Mir Paul said and on the constitutional committee were R. J. Grant, Frank O. Williams and David Morgan. The committee at Angoon is Andrew A. Wana- maker, Samuel G. Johnson and Sam E. Jackson. At Sitka the consti- tutional committee is made up of Frank Price, Andrew Hope, Peter Simpson, Louis Shotridge, Ralph Young, David Howard and William Walton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-26
SIMMONS BEATS WEATHER FOR 2 FLIGHTS SUNDAY
AAT Plane and Pilot Out to Hawk Inlet Tn Morn
 ing -Sitka Later

Though the weathed stopped his flying today, Pilot Sheldon Sim mons was able to get in two flights with the Alaska Air Transport Lockheed Vega seaplane yesterday before the sleet came to put an end to his soaring.
 Out at 930 o'clock. Simmons flew L. L. Allen to Hawk Inlet, and re- turned at 10:20 o'clock yesterday forenoon with Ivan Johnson.
 Taking off again at II o'clock Simmons piloted the Nugget to Tenakee, Inian Cove, Chichagof and Sitka. He carried as outbound pas sengers: G. Sullivan. to Inian Cove Francis Smith and Frank Luyckfas- seel, to Chichagof, and two round- flight passengers to Tenakee.
 At Chichagof, Simmons picked up c. Armstrong and flew him to Sitka from where he returned to Juneau at o'clock yesterday afternoon with J. B. Warraek and R. D. Pet erman, from Sitka, and the round- trippers from Tenakee. ss
 Simmons attempted flight this morning with Indian Bureau of- ficials but was forced back.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-26
STRIKE CALLED
 COPPER RIVER &
 NORTHWESTERN
Union Men Refuse to Work with Non-union Craftsmen
 Mediation Board Acts

Refusing to work with bridge and building craftsmen who seeded from the union last fall, union workmen on the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad, running from Cordova to Kennecott, have called a strike and all trans hhave stopped operations, according to work received here through the As sociated Press.
 Gov. John w. Troy was in receipt of a message from Senator M. E. $. Brunelle, Chief Dispatcher on the line, that negotiations were under way toward settlement which he believed would be reached. No trains, however, were running today, message from Cordova said.
 A statement from the office Of Mediation Boards secretary express ed hope the men would return to work pending the arrival of a media tor as provided for in the Railroad Act, recently held constitutional.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-26
COUNCIL MEETS THIS EVENING
 ON APPo|NTEES
Mayor Calls Special Session for 8 O'Clock to Con-
 slider Positions

Mayor Thomas B. Judson today called special meeting of the City Council for 8 o'clock tonight to con- sider the balance of the appoint ments held over from the last regu- lar meeting and to take up other business.
 Appointive offices on which the new Council has not acted are:
 City Clerk, for which A. w. Hen- ming, incumbent, and H. R. Shep- ard, are candidates; Magistrate, AL bert White, candidate; Health Off, ficer, Juneau Medical and Surgical Clinic applying for appointment; City Engineer, M. A. Lagergren, in- cumbent, and Frank A. Metcalf, can- didates; Building Inspector, George B. Rice, candidate; Radio Inspecto., E. E. Slender. candidate; fire alarm caretaker, H. M. Porter and w. R Norton, candidates.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-26
J. s. c. 6. Inghan
 Stops in Juneau
 On Way Westward
Cutter on Way to Unalaska on Boring Sea Pa
 trol Duty

One of the U. s. Coast Guards newest cutters, the Samuel D. Ing ham, arrived in Juneau Saturday night and is scheduled to continue on to Unalaska on Boring Sea patrol tomorrow.
 Commanded by Commander M. J. Ryan, the cutter comes north from it's newly assigned home base, Port Angeles, Wash, and will return there following completion of Ber- ing Sea patrol during the next two or three months. Another recently built cutter, the U. s. c. G. Duane is to relieve the Ingham on Boring Sea duty this summer.
 Captain H. R. Searles, command CT fthe Boring Sea patrol cruise, is travelling aboard the cutter to the Westward.
 Arriving here aboard the Ingham Saturday were James Plant, sanita- ton engineer for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and F. M. Mason, construction engineer. The cutter was originally scheduled to carry various officers of the Bureau of Indian Affairs on official survey in the Westward, but plans were altered yesterday, and the officers are to travel westward by plane.
 The Inrlan1 which was construct ed in 1886, is 320 feet long and carries the latest U. s. Coast Guard equipment Included on the staff of officers in addition to Command CT M. J. Ryan are Lieutenant Com mander w. Kenner; Executive Off, cer; Lieutenant Commander J. H Byrd Lieutenant K. G. Phillips Lieutenant H. T. Diehl, Lieutenant (jg) T. J. Fabik, Ensign James Muz- zy, Ensign R. w. Blouin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-26
ESTEBETH BOUNCES ON WAY BACK FROM
 MAIL RUN TO SITKA

After a rough trip through the gale-swept seas of the passages be- tween here and Sitka, the motor ship Estebeth, Capt. G. Gustafson arrived back in Juneau from her regular mail run about a half hour before midnight Sunday.
 Seven passengers were aboard the Estebeth, booked for Juneau with Purser Dave Ramsay. Fro mKim- shan Cove was A. McDonald; from Purser Dave Ramsay. From Kim akee-Charles Erickson, B. Huslik; from Hoonah-C. G. Hillman, H Moses, William Paul.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-26
Legion Reports $510 Received In Its Ice Pool

There is a net of $510.65 in the American Legion ice pool which closed Saturday night, it was an- nounced today by officials of the Afford John Bradford Post. A total of col tickets were sold, the Legion check shows. Ten per cent. or S60.10 goes to the Post, and expenses in- cured in distribution and promo tion amounted to $30.25, or a total deduction of $90.35, leaving a bal ance of $510.65.
 Complete report is to be made at the regular Post meeting at o'clock tonight in the Dugout.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-26
31 FESTIy
 STUDENTS DUE
 ON NORTH SEA
Miss Coffin Reports Sue cess of Ketchikan Con-
 certs, Special Events

Due to arrive aboard the North Sea. the 31 Juneau students who travelled to Ketchikan for the South- east Alaska music festival are echeduled to return here tomorrow following a weeks trip south, mark cd by presentation of concerts on Friday and Saturday evening, and by various special social and musi- cal events.
 According to word received here today from Miss Ruth Coffin, di- rector of vocal music in the Juneau schools. the festival was a complete success and Juneau's participation was enthusiastically commended.
 Welcomed upon arrival by a spe- cially staged pep parade, the Ju- neau group took part in various spe- cial events. Thursday oon the Hungry Five" Byron Miller's nina ture band, played at the Chamber Of Commerce luncheon, and during the day the Juneau band paraded the streets receiving a warm ovation. On Thursday evening the entire Juneau group was entertained at the Methodist Church, and the rest of the week was filled with pep pa- rades and group entertainment reg ulated by organized housing hours.
 Because of lack of adequate ac- ccmmodations, the Alaska was un- able to bring the group here as was scheduled and arrangements were completed with the Northland Transportation Company to have them come in aboard the North Sea.
 In charge of the concert arrange ments were Miss Ruth Coffin and Byron Miller of Juneau; Clifford Carter, musical director of Douglas; | Marshall Holm, musical director of Petersburg; Miss Marjorie Miller, vocal director at Ketchikan; George Weeks, instrumental director at Ket- chikan; Mrs. Charles White, musi- cal supervisor at Wrangell Institute.
 The festival program included the following selections:
 Tschaikowsky Suite, March of the Tin Soldiers" Sweet Dreams, "Hu- moresque," Longing and "Kam- arinskaja, Russian Dance)" "Un- nished Symphony" Schuber t.; "Baraders,' Ellie; Ballet Dornroz- chen" Tachaikowsky, played by the orchestra
 The Mixed Chorus sang the fol- lowing numbers: Day is Dying in the West" Sherwin; "Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones" Ave Maria Orcadelt; The Glory of God in Nature" Beethoven; As Torrents in Summer Elgar; April Is in My Mistress's Face" Woodbury- Cain.
 The Girls Chorus presented Stars With Little Golden Sandals" Ber- wald; When Roses Bloom" Reich ardt; Clouds Filled with Light, McRae.
 The Boys Chorus sang "Bende- meer's Stream" Irish Folk Song Noah" arranged by Wood.
 The Mixed Chorus presented Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes, Old English h; Ezekiel" spiritual Vale of Tuoni," Sibelius; "Glory, Cadman
 Minstrel Man" Talbot; "Prin- tass of India" King; "Semper I deles," Sousa: Elves Dance, I chaikowsky Scarlet M a. k, ' Zamenik, played by the band
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-26
WEATHER DELAYS INDIAN BUREAU
 INSPECTION TRIP

Accompanied by Charles w. Hawkesworth, Assistant Director of Education for the Indian Office, Willard A. Beatty, Indian Bureau Education Director at Washington, and Hans Stamm, architectural en- gineer for the Bureau, were plan hing a visit to Indian stations at Angoon, Sitka, Hoonah and Rake today, but after taking off with Pilot Sheldon Simmons this morn Ing were forced back by bad wealth CT. If the weather permitted they expected to get away this after noon.
 Returning here, Director Beatty is planning on proceeding to the Westward in company with c. M. Hirst, Alaska Director of Education for the Bureau
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-26
MAN MISSING
 FOR Z WEEKS
Chief of Police D. Ralston Makes Inquiry
 Wants Information

Joseph Pausewang, about 60 years of age, has been missing from his apartment, No. 2 in the Bay View Apartments, for two weeks. Chief of Police Dan Ralston has been making inquiry concerning the miss ing man but so far no light has been thrown on the disappearance.
 Pausewang has been a relief work CT. He weighs about 150 pounds, is five feet ten inches in height and his hair is gray.