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The Washington times., 1937-06-23
BUS PLAN SAVES $500

have only one. The economy was
made possible, Orem explained, by
the fact that the. number Of stu
dents along the route had de-
creased from 80 to SO.
The other change routes the
Baldwin garage to Bowie bus along
the Littlepage Corner to Colling-
ton Road, an additional distance
of approximately 2K miles. This
will enable the bus to pick up IA
children Of that section, Orem
said.
The Washington times., 1937-06-23
BAKER FIRED, REPORT

Jacob Baker, president Of the
newly formed United Federal
Workers Of America, c. I. o. Gov.
eminent union, was discharged
from his position as assistant ad-
ministrator of the Works Progress
Administration, according to q re-
port emanating from high Off
Gals today.
Previous announcements that he
had quit his $500 post as aide to
Harry Hopkins to accept leader
ship Of John L. Lewis Federal or
The Washington times., 1937-06-23

ganization were declared untrue,
and that he was dropped from the
service.
At WPA headquarters, officials
refused to comment, but limited
that q statement may be made
later" to the effect that Baker
had resigned. The alleged dis
miSsal, high Government sources
declared, was made because Of
economy reasons"
Baker could not be reached,
either ct G. ]. o. headquarters or
WPA.
The Washington times., 1937-06-23

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, June
23.-Acting on the recommends
ton of Superintendent of Schools
Nicholas Orem, the Prince Georges
County Board of Education yester-
day ordered two changes in its
school bus schedule, one of which
will effect an annual saving Of ap-
proximately 5000. ..
Under the new ruling the Queen
Anne4Governor's Bridge route, for.
merly served by two buses, will
The Washington times., 1937-06-23
RetrencElment in WPA
Over Nation Forecast

NEW YORK, June % U.N.S.l.
Nationwide Works Progress Ad-
ministration retrenchmenS was
foreShadowed today by announce
ment here that 10000 local work
ers would be dismissed June 80.
Meanwhile, II male and female
WPA dancers continued their
hunger strike in the Federal Arts
Theater here in protest against
their scheduled dismissal.
The Washington times., 1937-06-23
England Destroying
Old Beauty, Is Charge

LONDON, June ga debate
on estimates for the ministry of
health in the House Of Commons
was enlivened by speech in
which Henry George Strauss, Con-
sentative member for Norwich,
pleaded for less building Of by
passes around the villages and
more effort to make them attrac-
tive to tourists. He said:
1--WE are advertising the beau
The Washington times., 1937-06-23

ROLLING DOWN 70 RIO. Shipped to Rio de-
Janeiro Hong Kong or Calcutta, this American
automobile viii be paid for in goods America
needs but does not produce. Worldwide bank
ing makes this exchange Of goods and services
possible contribution to better wages, steadier
employment for American workers.
The Washington times., 1937-06-23
Boy TO Be Tried Again
In Tabernacle Burning

kwAUKEGAN, ILL.,, June %
QNSO.-Thomas Griffith, 10, to-
day faced second trial on
charges of setting fire to the Zion
Tabernacle of Wilbur Glenn
Voliva.
Circuit Judge Ralph j. Dady
dismissed the jury, terminating
the first trial, after the foreman
announced its inability to reacn
q verdict.
The Washington times., 1937-06-23
FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY THE
BANK SPREAD ROUND THE WORLD
And American Foreign Trade Marched With 1t

The first foreign branch established by any
American national bank was opened by
National City in 1914. Year by year new
branches were added until there are now I'll
foreign branches and afiliates in 23 countries.
The pictures illustrate how these have helped
American business men, workmen and farm
ers to open and extend their markets abroad.
The Washington times., 1937-06-23

ties Of England abroad. Let
me present . new slogan to b
used in foreign advertisements.
Visit England now No other
country Is destroying it's beau
ties so quickly. A visit post
pOned may be too late.'"
The Washington times., 1937-06-23

America needs rubber and coffee and spices
and silk. Wehave wheat and cotton and scores
of manufactured products to sell. In exchang-
ing what they make for what they need
Americans have an advantage in dealing
through an American bank. Especially if the
bank has foreign branches strategicallylocated
along the routes of world trade.
The Washington times., 1937-06-23
RUBBER AND TIN FOR RE-

RUBBER AND TIN FOR RE-
FRIcERAToRS. From the
Malay States and the Straits
Settlements come rubber and
tin and rice. To them 60 gasO-
line and radios and sewing ma
chimes, Office equipment, me
chanical refrigerators. The
National City branches in
Singapore and Rangoon speed
the trafEc; branches in Calcutta
and Bombay keep open trade
channels between India and the
United States.
The Washington times., 1937-06-23

NERVE CENTER OF WORLD WIDE BANKING SERVICE
Endless the stream of questions and flowing through the switch
board Wall with the Agentne
What the latest quotation tn?" "What from branches
Span To National City than 10000 letters from foreign
countries sing transactions the Head
Office makes its information and available through its 7e branches
Greater New York and its correspondent banking connections throughout
the country.
The Washington times., 1937-06-23

SILK FOR IRON AND COPPER AND TOOLS. Two million
households Japan live by farmng America the largest
silk Ten National City branches in Japan and China aid
the exchange Of silk and tea peanuts and s and even
for American cotton and iron and copper and TOOLS
The Washington times., 1937-08-20
DREW FUNERAL
RITES ARE SET
FOR TOMORROW
Death Suddenly Claims
Contractor at Home

Funeral services for Mr.. Fred
Drew, contractor, who died sud-
denly yesterday at his home, 1910
Crittenden st. N. W., will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at
his late residence. Burial will be
in Glenwood Cemetery.
Surviving him are his widow,
Mrs. Alvina Drew, and three
daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Gilpat-
rick, Mrs. Helen COLLISION and Miss
Luise Drew, all of Washington.
Born in England, Mr.. Drew came
to this country "a years ago at
the age Of four. At the time Of his
death he was president Of the
Fred Drew Company. He was a
member Of the Washington Board
Of Trade, Central lodge of Masons
and q director of the Real Estate
Mortgage and Guaranty Company
and of the Second National Bank.
MRS. ANNE BANISTER PRYOR
Funeral services for Mrs. Anne
Banister Pryor, 81, who died Wed
nesday at her residence, l011 Kali
Drama Rd. N. w., will be held to-
day in petersburg. Va, her ances-
trail home. Services in the his
torical Blanford Church there
will be followed by burial in the
family plot.
Mrs. Pryor, widow Of the late
Archibald Campbell Pryor of Vir-
ginia, was active in social circles
here. She had lived in Washing
ton for the last 40 years.
For many years she was on the
board of governors Of the Colonial
Danes Club and was a charter
member and official Of the Poca-
hontas Association.
Surviving is a son, William Ban
lister Pryor, and two daughters,
Mrs. Gibbs L. Baker, and Mrs. F..
Gerald Pryor with whom she lived.
FRANCIS C. EVANS
Last rites for Francis c. Evans,
World War veteran and former
Government employee who died
Wednesday at Mount Alto Hos
pital were held in Fort Myer
Chapel at II o'clock this morning.
Burial was in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Mr.. Evans was a major in the
Reserve Corps. He served as a
captain in the Motor Transport
Corps during the World War.
He was born in England, but
came to this country more than
so years ago. He was a member
of the Osiris Lodge of Masons.
Surviving him are his widow,
Mrs. Jane L. Evans, and two
sisters, Mrs. Anne Irion and Mrs.
Rose Etup of Kensington, Md.
The Washington times., 1937-08-20
INDICT WOMAN
IN AUTO DEATH
CONTINUED from Local Page)
of 81 indictments and ignored "A
cases.
THOSE INDICTED
Others indicted and the charges
against them include:

Wa llace Stanchel, Jesse w. Curtis,
Earl W. Pearson, George Terrence, Homer
]. Brown. Jack r. Griffith, William E.
Robinson, Charles C. Lee, Lester Thomas,
Thomas Armstead, James X: jackson,
Albert Williams, James Copening, Henry
v. Truitt, Philip Bruce. Walter simms;
joy-riding.
Charles c. Lee, Lester Thomas Thomas
Armstead. LeBarnes Mcclure, Raymond
Lynch, James E. Offutt: grand larceny.
Frank B. wilson. Randolph sutton,
Lloyd G. johnson; HOUSEKEEPING.
William v. Cogswell. Charles Mat
thews Robert C.. Jennings. Thomas
Wanzer, Harry Browning, Ollie Piccioni,
William Bowman. Joseph F. Branzell,
LeBarnes Mcclure, Charles w. Marshall,
HOUSEKEEPING.
George DeShields jackson, Wilbur Mi
nor, Joseph Campanelli, James K. Jack
son, Albert Williams. James H. Copen-
Truitt, robbery.
ASSAULT CHARGES
John H. Wilson, George Harris, Ethel
Dodson, Willie Jesse, Lee Bullock, Minnie
Penn, Irene McMurray, assault with q
dangerous weapon.
Charles Hartman; larceny after trust.
Michael ]. Sweeney, Clifford Sparks,
Rachel Grandson, James Baylor, Clyde
Williams, John Catcher, Mary Moore;
forgery.
William R. Lloyd, Henry Clay Powell;
false pretenses.
Elmer R. Alexander, Earl Proctor,
George w. Ruth, Anthony ]. chaconas,
Albert Butler; violation Of the liquor tax
laws.
Harry Smith. Mamie Smith, Beatrice
Jackson, Marie Liverpool. Wierd Allen
Gibson, Sadie Johnson, Lillian Robertson,
George D. Ferguson, Earl W. foyer,
Mary Butler, John Kathas, Allen B.
Taylor. Rudolph G. Locks. Lucy Locks,
Randolph Stewart. Eva Jane Monkey,
Thomas j. Morrison, Robert L. Now
land. Marcus F. Custolow. Nancy A.
Jones, Henry r. Fisher Edward T. Par
sons, Harry w. Schecter, Hayward T.
Pope; gaming.
MISCELLANEOUS CASES
Velois T. Waldrun, Reuben Harrison.
George Davis, Florence A. Pulley; gam
ing and conspiracy to violate the gam
ing laws.
Gladys ]. Russell; violation of narcotic
laws.
Clarence A. Smith; altering an official
document.
Ersilio Bona Uberti; destroying pri-
vate property.
James l.. Arm; violation of the
national motor vehicle theft act.
Willie B. Williams, James B. Blacks
tone; theft of Government property.
Walter Mason Hinson, William Brown;
rape.
Julius Trap; manslaughter.
Alfred Hurd Earl E. Eubanks; second
degree murder.
The Washington times., 1937-08-20
Today's Foreign Short-Wave Radio Schedule

PARIS, $3.50 A. M.-"The Be-
trothal Of the Lantern" operetta.
TPA2, 1875 M. 1924 meg.
MOSCOW, 4 P. MT hire
Five-Year Plan for the Donbas
Coalfield. RAN, 1744, 1442, 1910
and Is meters.
TOKYO, 4:45. p. M.-Songs of
the People. JZJ, 25.4 m, 11.8O
meg; JZK, 1877 m, 1915 meg.
ROME, 6 p. M.-News in Eng
hsh; Concert. FRO, 25.4 m, 11.81
meg.
LONDON, 7 p. M.-"The Rebel
Maid" a romantic light opera.
The Washington times., 1937-08-20

'GSP. 1876 M, 1881 meg: ESQ.,
1877 M, 1913 meg; GSF, 1913 M,
1914 meg; esd, 25.5 m, Ills
meg.
BERLIN, 1880 P. "Furlough
by Word of Honor" radio play.
DJD, 25.4 m, lit meg.
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINE,
8 p. Might Symphony OrcheS-
ira. LRX, 31.06 M, 9.66 meg.
BERLIN, $3.50 P. M.-Songs by
Robert Franz. DJD, 25.4 m, lit
meg.
LONDON, $3.50 P. M.-"Births,
Marriages, and Deaths" buried
history at Somerset House. CSC,
The Washington times., 1937-08-20
TIMES OFFERS
NOVEL CONTEST

Get ready for the big parade!
Starting Monday the Washing
ton Times will offer to its readers
a novel new season movie contest
that will inaugurate the new 1887.
80 entertainment season at Loew'S
with the presentation of Broad.
way Melody of 1885," starring
Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell,
George Murphy and a big cast Of
film favorites.
Known as the Lucky Star Film
Foto Contest, it will offer to read.
erS of this paper the opportunity
of participating in daily cash
and guest ticket prizes for the
next four days beginning Mon
day.
Each day there will be pub
ished a two-column crowd picture
taken in various sections Of the
city. Five heads in these daily
groups will have a star around
them. If you identify yourself,
take the clipping from the Times
to the manager of Loew's and he
will reward you with cash prize
and guest tickets.
The Lucky Star Film Foto Con.
test photographer of The Times
is liable to be in any section Of
the town making pictures. Be
on the lookout for him and when
you see a photographer be sure to
watch his actions, for he will
make pictures at random.
Don't say that we didn't warn
you to be on the lookout for the
Lucky Star Film Foto Contest
PHOTOGRAPHER.
The Washington times., 1937-08-20
Rats in Auto
Give Gunner
A Puzzle

A sack of chicken feed that
burst open in the rumble seat Of
his car proved to be the cause Of
all his motor trouble" according
to Henry Esher, prominent local
attorney.
Esher bought a sack Of feed to
take to his farm at Cedar Hurst,
Md. Yesterday morning he closed
the rumble seat and was on his
way back to Washington when a
racket akin to the noise occa-
stoned by burned-out valves was
heard in the rear of his car.
When he reached the city, he
Immediately took the car to d
garage. The rumble seat was
opened and out jumped four huge
and well-fed rats, covered with
chicken feed.
The Washington times., 1937-08-20

1853 M, 1919 meg; GSI, 1876 m,
1926 meg; esd. 25.5 M, 11.75
meg; GSB, Bis M. 9.51 meg.
PITTSBURGH, 1880 P. MIX
Club. W8XK, 48.8 M, GA meg.
VANCOUVER, 1900 Midnight
Continental Varieties. GIRO, 48.7
M, SIS meg; CJRX, 25.5 M, 11.72
meg.
TOKYO-12:45 A. M Latest
Song Hits. JzJ. 25.4 m, 11.80 meg;
JZK, 1877 M, 1916 meg.
LYNDHURST, AU S ALA,
4:4O A. M. Saturday - National
Program. VK3LR, 31.3 m, 9.58
meg.
The Washington times., 1937-08-20
District Guard
Preparing to Return
To Washington

CAMP ALBERT c. RTTCHIF,
Md, Aug. 20.-With the annual
summer training camp about
ended, Washington'S National
Guard units today were preparing
to break camp and return to the
Capital.
A parade and retreat were
staged last night, with Commits
sioner Melvin C. Hazen, Corpora
ton Counsel Elwood Seal and
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
H. C. Whitehurst as guests Of
honor.
After the ceremonies Commits.
sioner Hazen presented service
bars to those with 10 and Is years
of service.
The Washington times., 1937-08-20
McGrady to Retire
From Labor Post

President Roosevelt is losing his
ace trouble-Shooter. Assistant Sec
rotary of Labor Edward F. Nc
Grady, king pin of the New Deals
administrative setup on labor af-
fairs, will resign sometime before
Labor Day." it was learned yester-
day.
McGrady will take a lucrative
position with a huge radio manu-
featuring and broadcasting com.
pany, persons close to the concern
said,
The Washington times., 1937-08-20
Radio Features Today
mayne in the Little Theater Q
Times Square. ............WE

mayne in the Little Theater Off
Times Square ..............W RO
DISCUSSIONS
I:15-HOME COUNSEL-TOpics Of in.
terest to women of Washington
are discussed Mondays through
Fridays by Mrs. Frances Troy
NOrthcross, homo economist Of
the Washington Herald. TOday's
topic: Weekend shopping"
Monday: Food Facts" .WJSV
6:45-BOAKE CARTER-NOted COM
mentatOr and journalist scans the
news. His column appears daily
In The Washington Times WJSV
9:3O-CABINET enthusiastically Of
the Interior Harold L. Ickes ex-
plains the function Of his depart
ment, whose jurisdiction extends
to Indian affairs, national educa.
ton. geological problems. reclama-
ton, national parks, mines, ter.
ritOrial officials and affairs and
oil administration. =. WJSV
:3O-REPRESENTATI JERRY
O'CONNELL-MOntana sOlOn dis
cusseS THE Liberal Bloc In Con-
Eress and What They HOPE %S to
1O:sO-PosTMAsTER GENERAL FAR.
LEY-Addresses more than $4,000
Young Democrats gathered at an
nual convention in indianapolis.
James Roosevelt opened the meet
ing at 12 D. m.-WMAL, while
his mother, Mrs. Roosevelt, fol.
lowed him to the platform at
10 :sO-sENATOR JOSEPH F. GUFFEY
-Pennsylvania Democrat, an ar.
dent supporter of the President,
speaks on Politics and the Su-
preme Court" Guffey Ii a mem.
Der Of several of the more i'm
portant committees, including
Commerce, Finance, Manufac.
lures, and Mines and Mining.
This is his first elective office.
WJSV
The Washington times., 1937-08-20
Fire Record

1901 p.m.-Third Street and Pennsyl-
vania Avenue Southeast, automobile.
3:0S p.m.-SO6 o st. N. W., short cir
cult.
sos p.m.-Minnesota Avenue and Sher-
iff Road Southeast, automobile.
500 p.m.-Box 679. Bladensburg Road
and NJ Street Northeast. false.
S:21 p.m.-16OS Webster st. n. W.,
leaky Ice box.
9:25 p.m.-1717 Twentieth st. N. w,
needless alarm.
S:sI pm.-1529 Fifth st. N. w, food.
1854 p.m.-Box 1888. Patterson Street
and Broad Branch Road Northwest,
false alarm.
11:16 p.m.-Rescue Squad. 2O1s Port
ner Pi. N. W., dead child.
1912 a.m.-Box 80. Nineteenth and l.
Streets Northwest false alarm.
S:4s a.m.-100O Rittenhouse st. N. W.,
awnings
The Washington times., 1937-08-20
'UnlOaded' Gun
Kills JOkester

PRINCETON, W. Va, Aug. 20
U.PO.-"You're crazy" said Will
liam Nuckles, II, jokingly pointing
a pistol at his chum, Lawrence
Moor, IA, "I'll prove it isn't
loaded" He turned the pistol on
himself, pulled the trigger, and
fell dead.
The Washington times., 1937-08-20

LangfOrd, Anne JamlsOn, Igor 4
GOFin and Raymond PaiEe's or.
chestra present usual orchid room
floor show. Harriet Parsons,
The Washington times., 1937-08-20
Army POlOists
To Meet Today

The crack poloists Of the War
Department and the Third Cav
airy "B" squad, will meet at 4
p. m. today on the West Potomac
Park Polo Field for the first half
of a two-game program scheduled
for the weekend by the War De-
partment-U: s. Army Polo League.
The Washington times., 1937-08-20
Building Permits

Maple and James. 1900 Texas Ave. s
E. dwelling, value $1,000
CORN and Horning. Inc, 81 to S5 Cat
tain st. N w, dwellings. value s54. 900.
Henry X. lavish. 1895 Webster ST.
N. w, apartment. value $4,000
Stone Construction, Inc, 1858 Arcadia
Dl n. w. dwelling value $4,000.
Roy F. DeHaven, 1910 Northampton St
N. W., dwelling, value $4,000.
The Washington times., 1937-08-20

Langford, Anne JamlsOn, Igor
GOrin and Raymond Paige's or.
chestra present usual orchid room
floor show. Harriet Parsons,
hostess pro tenn. .........W JSV
CONCERT
7:OO-CONCERT-ROsariO Bourdon's or.
Chestra offers Pierne's "seren-
ade," BerliOs' "RakOcsy March,"
and Qullter's Fairy Ballet"
Lucille Manners solos: "sOme
Day I'll Find YOU" "PassiOne"
and 20 Dry Those Tears" Robert
Simmons, tenor. and Revelers
Quartet complete ensemble WRC
6:8O-WOMEN'S 8 YIN p HONY OR.
CHESTRA-From Grant Park,
Chicago. Guest conductor WMAL
9:OO-COLUMBIA NCERT OR.
CHESTRA-SecOnd in Evenings
With Papa HAYDEN" series fea.
lures famous composers slyly hu.
mOrOus Surprise" symphony,
which he penned rs a joke on
elderly ladies who fall asleep dur.
ing symphony concerts. "sur.
pFises" in symphony are supplied
In series of fOrcefuI chords con.
trived to wake up any dOzer. An
informal commentary will be In
terspered with music. WJSV
DRAMA
7:3O-DEATH VALLEY DAYs-Old
Ranger tells story Of young newly.
weds who arrived at Boulder City
during dam building boom and
beat the depression by becoming
bOOtblacks. .,....,W MAL
COOLIES NATURALIZATION epi.
sOde in OrsOn WeIles' projection
Of HuEO's great classic. Jealous
antaGOnism exists between Jean
Vatican and MaFius in this weeks
presentation until they are at last
united in common defense against
OminOus Javert. the police agent.
Marius IL sutton for the hand Of
COsette, Valiean's ward VOL
0:OO-FIRST NIGHTER-When a brag.
cart just brags-that's common.
place. But when bragGart has
something to brag about, that's
news. At any rate it's material
for q comedy romance cO-starrinE
Barbara Luddy and Les Ire.
The Washington times., 1937-08-20

EARL GODWIN'S LISTENERS ARE M
VITED TO ATTEND THE excepting
UP WITH THE TINES BROAD.
CASTS AT THE N.B.C. STUDIOS IN
THE TRANs-LUX BUILDING, FOUR
TENTH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE-,
ANY DAY EXCEPT SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. MR.. GODWIN's NEWS
PROGRAMS ARE DAILY, EXCEPT
SUNDAY. AT $3.50 A. Loo. .WMAL
MUSICAL AND VARIETY
7:OO-HAMNIERsTEIN MUSIC HALL
Guests of Master-of-CeremOnies
Ted Hsmmerstein include Lucy
Monroe, soprano; Clyde Barrie,
baritone: Nance O'Neill, actress,
and John Hendrick, popular Eng.
made her debut at the MetrOpOIi.
tan last season, singing the role
of Mimi In la BOheme" WJSV
7:1S-JOHNNY O'BRIEN-And his har.
monica ensemble. 49, MAL
7:3O-HAL KEMP'S ORCHEsTRA-HaI
and Alice Faye. his featured
singer, devote entire program to
Americas feminine musical tai
ent. Woman composers to be
represented-One will speak dur
ing brOadcast-are Mabel Wayne
OR monaO, Dana Suesse
("Whistling in the Dark"),. Ber.
Seymour Ono Other One''), and
DOrothy Fields ("Dinner at
Eighty. ................W JSV
S:OO-BELIEVE 1T OR NOT-RObert
Ripley presents Mr.. and Mrs. Ber.
til Clason, who will relate manner
In which their love surmOunted
international legal complications.
Decentralization tells story of boy
who loved ono Of two identical
twins. .. WMAT,
S:OO-HOLLYWOOD HOTEL-"D q d
End" adapted from the hit stage
play Of the same name, will be
preNiewed with Joel McCrea,
Humphrey Bogart and Andrea
Leeds In leading roles. Two
themes run throughout story,
which shows how tOday's young
hOodlums may be graduated into
tOmOrrOw's ganRsters, and ulti.
mate fate of sO-called successful
gangster. Jerry Cooper, Frances
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-07-30
CANCER RESEARCH FINANCED

Amidst the strife and turmoil in the labor and economic situation of America it is a bit consOling to know that $1O,0OO,0O0 has been re- ceived by Yale University to be ded- icated to .he study of cancer, which is said to have increased 60 percent sine 1900.
 The gift was made by Starling W. Childs, whose wife recently died of cancer. The members of the advisory board named by the University to administer the fund are outstanding in at least three fields of intensive research pertaining to cancer. One member is Dr. Rudolph J. Anderson of Yale; another is Dr. Ross c. Har- rison, cale biologist, and the third is pr. Peyton Rous of the Rockefeller Institute.
 Previous to the Childs gift, the to- tai resources behind the cancer prob lem were less than $5,000,000, ac- cording to an estimate made by For tune Magazine. The Childs gift will. therefore, not only stimulate re- search but it is hoped, will adequate ly finance the scientific pursuit to a successful conclusion of a disease which is now second in destroying human life.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-07-30
$825. .OOO ALLOTTED FOR
 ANCHORAGE FEDERAL BLDG

An appropriation of $S25.o00 states tine Anchorage Times. which has been made for the construction of a federal building in Anchorage became known when c. T. Holden. of the Procurement Division of the Treasury Department at Washington D. C.. arrived there to obtain de tailed information on construction costs and conditions with the vlew of calling for bids on the job.
 Revelation of the large approprla. tion for the new post office and court house surprised city and fed eral officials who have been urging the project for years. The proposed building will be much larger than even hoped for during the last 15 years in which the building has been advocated.
 Mr Holden declined to be quoted but on being questioned admitted he was after information to be used in the construction project He is ln- terested in labor costs in Anchorage. freight rates from Seattle, carriage costs. materials. climatic conditions topography and soil conditions at the site of the proposed building. Besides derails for the building the official looked into the prospects fer growth of the federal agencies in Anchorage prospects for growth of the city in business and population hfef of a city.
 The $825,OO0 for the new building must cover all costs in connection with it except land. These costs in. Jude the making of plans, engineer ing 1t and furnishing 1t.