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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-12
FISHERMEN GIVE
 DANCE SATURDAY

Fishermen are celebrating the op- ening of the fishing season by giv- ing a dance tomorrow night in the Elk's ballroom.
 Harry Krane and Albert Peter son are playing the accordion in the four piece orchestra and it is ex- pected that a large crowd will turn out for this affair which has be- come customary to hold each year before the men go out for the sea- son.
 Oklahoma A & M College chem ists say iodine content of Oklahoma vegetables is high enough to recom- mend them as preventatives of goi- tre,. disease due to iodine defic- iencies in diet.
 Cottonseed rations for steer calves give best results when supplement- ed with ground limestone and some source of vitamins A and D, such as green hay and alfalfa.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-12
VICTORIA LIGHT
 HEAVY DISPOSES
 OF CALF. NEGRO

VICTORIA, B. O., March IA. - Sonny Buxton, flashy Victoria light heavyweight, scored technical out over Ed Henry, Los Angeles negro, in the fourth stanza of their scheduled ten-round bout here last night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-12
MRS. KIMBROUCH TO
 WED L. L. LINEHAM
 ON SATURDAY NIGHT

Mir. and Mrs. Charles w. Carter announce the wedding of their daughter, Mrs. Lavina May Kim brough, to MT. Lester L. Linehan, Saturday evening, March 13, at the Carter residence, Fourth and Frars- kiln Streets.
 The Rev John A. Glasse, pastor of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church, will officiate at the mar riage ceremony.
 Friends are invited to call between and II o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-12
DisapprOves of
 Oregon Air Base

WASHINGTON. Mar. l2.-Secre- tary of Navy Swanson said he finds that the $l,5o0,0O0 Naval Air base on Tongue Poiuf, Ore. on the Co., lumbia River IS unnecessary. Not withstanding this report, Rcpresen- tative Mott, of Oregon, said he is not discouraged and believes the bill will be reported favorably from the House Naval Affairs Commit tee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-12
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Mar. l2 - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14%, American Can l11%, American Light and Power 13ls, Anaconda 67h, Bethlehem Steel l02, Calumet and Hecla l8, Commonwealth and Southern 3, Curtiss Wright 7ss, General Motors 66Is. International Harvester 107, Kennecott 66a, New York Central 52A, Southern Pacific 66i2, United States Steel 124, United Corpora tion 6A, Cities Service 4, Pound s4.8sss Republic Steel 46, Cerro de Pasco 811a,GAmerican Zinc. Lead and Smelling 18ss, Lima Locomo- tive 70A, St Joseph Lead, 65, Pure Oil 22 i
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages; industrials 19l.24' rails 52.42, utilities B,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-12
SCOTTISH RITE MAsONs

Degree work Wednesday, Thurs day, Friday and Saturday evenings this week. Visiting members cordi- ally welcomed. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-12

A Real Dance Date. Saturday night. March 18th. Douglas nata- torium, in memory of the Dream land, Mike Pusich, Prop. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-12

Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office.
The Washington times., 1937-06-10
ROPER T0GREE7
JAPANESE

Ten leaders Of Japanese industry
are in Washington as members Of
the Japanese economic mission to
the United States.
During their two-day stay here,
the industrialists will be greeted
by President Roosevelt, dined by
the United States Chamber Of
Commerce, welcomed by United
States Tariff Commission mem
bers and feted by diplomats.
Members Of the mission will be
greeted by Secretary of Commerce
Roper today at an informal
luncheon
At the Carlton Hotel last night
leaders Of the mission explained
their visit was purely "informal,"
but in the hearts Of each was
the hope when they return to
Japan they will have engineered
a likewise informal agreement
for reduction Of tariff barriers
against Japan.
Another member of the mission
is Chokyruro Kadono, brilliant in
duStrialiSt, who is a member of
the American Society of Civil En-.
gineers and one Of the directors
Of Japan's centrally controlled
radio broadcasting system.
Kadono lauded the Japanese
practice Of excluding all adver-
Using from radio broadcasts. He
believed the management of radio
in Japan was much better than
in the United States.
The Washington times., 1937-06-10
7O9 GRADUATE
AT G. W.U.

In academic cap and gown, TOO
seniors Of George Washington Uni
versity marched into Constitution
Hall last night to receive their
diplomas in the university's one
hundred. sixteenth commence
ment.
DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin, president,
told the graduating class:
"The ignorance Of wisdom
recognizes the infinite disprO-
portion between that which is
known and the vast unknown,
while the ignorance of stupidity
thinks that it knows all that is
Of WORTH
The Rev. Chesteen Smith, D. D.,
of Washington, offered the invoca,
ton. Alumni achievement awards
were presented.
The Washington times., 1937-06-10

To help protect school children
from traffic hazards, William A.
Van Duzer, director Of traffic,
suggested to the Board Of Educa-
ton yesterday pupils start to
school in the morning after the
rush hour and come home before
the afternoon rush begins. The
recommendation was tabled for
future consideration.
Signs at all schools calling at
tention to the 15-mile speed limit
are impracticable. Van Duzer OBJ
served, because of lack of officers
and funds. Some schools, where
there are officers on duty, have
the signs. The director said he
would like to have traffic lights
in the vicinity of all schools, but
The Washington times., 1937-06-10
Ford TO Speak Here
On His Work in Spain

James w. Ford, correspondent,
who recently returned from Spain,
where he covered various phases
Of the war for the Baltimore Afro
American, will speak Sunday after.
noon at the Frederick Douglas Me.
mortal Home, Fourteenth and w
Streets Northwest.
Ford, who at one time was vice
presidential candidate for the Com.
munist party, will give an account
Of what he saw from the Spanish
loyalist trenches on the Madrid,
Valencia and Barcelona fronts. He
also will tell Of interviews with
General Miaja, Of the Spanish 10y
alist troops.
The Washington times., 1937-06-10
KRAMER BACKS
EXPANSION OF
U. S. DEFENSES

Alarmed at Europe's quickening
pace Of armament increases, House
Democrats today launched a drive
for early passage of the McCor-
mack bill enlarging this country's
Army, Navy and Marine Air Corps
Reserves t,.-
The bill, sponsored by Repre-
sentative Mccormack CD, of
Massachusetts, provides for an in
crease in the regular and reserve
aviation rolls to an ultimate total
Of 100000 pilots.
It provides also for eventual
purchase Of 10000 planes for train
ing purposes.
Provides for Protection
The measure, pending before
the House Military Affairs Com
mittees, is endorsed by the Army
ana Navy Union, and by other pa.
triptic organizations.
Representative Kramer CD, Of
California, a hacker Of the bill, de-
,clared:
at may seem at first blush
that the United States Is about
to start Q race against other
countries for the building up Of
its air forces. But such is not
the case. The bill merely seeks
to give the United States the
protection necessary for the.
peace Of its citizens.
There is trouble today In
most of the European countries.
1t is not at ali impossible that
they will strive to involve us in
their strifes.
ACTION SPEEDED
'sNOne Of us in this country
wants war and We shall do
everything in our power to stay
out Of 1t. However, there Is
nothing like protection and
that il all the Mccormack bill
seeks.
II, for one, shall make every
effort to bring about early
House consideration of this
most necessary piece Of legisla-
ton"
Mccormack said he would soon
confer with Chairman Hill Of the
House Military Affairs Committee
in an effort to hasten action on
the pending bill.
Mccormack pointed out the
measure carried no appropriation
of Federal funds at this time. He
explained it merely sets up Q
comprehensive air plane purchase
and construction program. He de.
clared:
"The bill tells the world it is
the policy Of Congress to de-
fend the United States against
: all possible invasiOns by foreign
powers"
The Washington times., 1937-06-10
Doctor Delegate
Dies Al Convention

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June
10 Q.N.S0-Dr. Henry Louis Hill
gartner, of Austin, Tex, a delegate
to the American Medical Associa-
ton convention here, was found
dead in his bed yesterday. Death
was attributed to heart disease.
The Washington times., 1937-06-10
LATER SCHOOL URGED

funds are limited. He also vetoed
having stop signs at all schools be-
cause they would be unnecessary
on Sundays and holidays and va
cation periods.
The Washington times., 1937-06-10
CaroIinians to Dance

The National Democratic Club
of South Carolina, consisting of
South Carolinians living in Wash.
ington, will hold June dance next
Thursday night at the Alrnas
Shrine Temple, 1915 K st. N. W.,
it was announced today. -7AR,
The Washington times., 1937-06-10
ttO1st Cord in every ply.

Ride on Goodyears and you're riding first class
on THE leading make of tire-and it costs you less
than any other expense in running your car. It's
smart to be safe-on new Goodyears.
Evening star., 1937-11-01
Remarks on Jay Franklin's
Comments on Stock Crash
To the Editor of THE Star

To the Editor of The Star:
Jay Franklin, seeking to whitewash the
New Deal of blame for the stock crash,
bespeaks the voluhle insistence of New
Workers to get regulations relaxed so
that the "big shots can palm off their
bum guesses on the sucker public"
1t is easy to agree with that part of
Mr.. Franklin's reference to a sucker
public" sometimes still estimated at
81 millions. The trouble with the rest
is, not that it won't make New Deal
alibi, but that 1t is three months late
big shots" were unloading visibly
and strenuously during the stagnant
June-August tops. Whether in distrust
of Roosevelt or the Deal-certainly rea-
son enough-is trivial. Mr.. Franklin, of
course, must know that vast body of
heavier shots never returned to the
speculative markets in force after 1929,
which means they are now ready and
able to swap Government paper for
bargains.
The spot was politically but uninten-
tionally created for them. So can you
blame them for grabbing it? No more
than you can blame foreign royalists for
unloading gold bullion on Uncle Sam
(New Deal, agenD at a 40 per cent pre-
MUM. Naturally this sort of stuff re-
verses the wealth distribution pap so
dear to the hearts of the advocates of
Utopia Chill rendered later.
One blind guess equaling another, the
sucker squeeze is still ahead. The New
Deal, with characteristic dumbness, is
aiding the cause of the Liberty Leag-
uers," then berating them for it.
I. H. LATIMER.
Evening star., 1937-11-01
Parents and Vandalism.

Community Halloween observance, In
the form of parade of maskers and
costumers on Constitution avenue Sat-
urday night, did not wholly abate the
nuisance of juvenile vandalism, tolerated
on that occasion for many years as a
vent for the partially suppressed spirit
of mischief. There was the usual de-
facement of property, in all parts of the
city. There was the usual shifting of
detached bit of property, sometimes with
permanent injury. There was the Gus
tomary rowdyism that made the lives
Of householders miserable for several
hours.
The practice of DETACHMENT of prop
erty by costumed youngsters reflects
upon the parents, who are apparently
incapable of imprcssing upon their chill
dren the utter Stiffness of this form OF
pranking. Just what pleasure the boys
and girls can derive. from marking motor
car windows with tallow is beyond COM
prehension. They seemingly do not real-
ize that they may be contributing to
Evening star., 1937-11-01
HerOism or COwardice
lin the Face of Danger
To the Editor of The Star,

TO the Editor of The Star.
I. Bruce Ismay, chairman of the board
of the Cunard line when the Titanic
u9l2) went down and passenger on
the vessel, has lately died. He was much
blamed for not choosing to go down with
the ship. There was an investigation
of his conduct both in England and here.
He was exonerated. While attending
the hearings in Washington, he stopped
at the Willard in the presidential suite.
1 didn't get sight of him. He stayed
out of the limelight.
Despite the eXoneration, the public
clamor continued. But why? He had
no authority. He was a tourist who
went on joyride that turned into a
dance of death" 1t was also shown
that he observed the rule of women
and children first" To the captain, of
course, different code applies. Under
an unwritten law and according to ira
dition he must sacrifice himSelf-even if
he has chance to leave the ship as the
last man aboard. The reason for this
self-immolation no one seems to know.
Now on the other hand, kings and
chief commanders, after losing battle,
are uot expected 10 JOIN lne cOrpSeS.
They ride off the field and no one thinks
any the worse of them. The great Fred
erick himself, when first under fire, ran
off and left it to his men to win the
battle for him. Later on, of course, he
redeemed his reputation for personal
valor ten times over.
History even records one instance where
a general who sought safety in fight
was highly commended by his govern
ment. When Hannibal, the Carthaginian,
destroyed the whole Roman Army at
Cannae (216 B.C), Aemilius Paulus, the
consul, lay dead on the field. But his
colleague, Terentius Varro, was still alive,
Gathering up few horsemen he re-
turned to Rome. 1t had been his own
rash conduct that was partly responsible
for the calamity.
Was he court-martialed? No. At the
gates of the city the Roman Senate in
solemn procession received him and
thanked him because he had not lost
faith in his country" In the end Rome
won. You can't lick such people. AS
for the average maxwell, it's not good
Bible doctrine, but 1t still holds that
"he who fights and runs away shall
live to fight another day."
FRED VETTER.
Evening star., 1937-11-01

driving accidents, perhaps costly in terms
OF life and limb. They do not appear
to understand that the scrawling of
meaningless designs and sometimes un-
seemly words upon shop fronts is no
sign of cleverness and makes toilsome
labor necessary for their removal.
Respect for property is taken for
granted in adults who are not them
selves inclined toward vandalism. That
respect should be impressed upon the
children as one OF the primary social
obligations. But unfortunately there is
lamentable laxity in this matter on the
part of parents. Too many of them are
prone to say, when such matters arise, as
the familiar ruthless rhyme" runs about
willie, always up to tricks, Ant he
cute? He's only sixp"
Evening star., 1937-11-01
Parallel for Presidents
High Finance Experiment

To the Editor OF The Star:
Several years ago, just after had
entered the real estate business, had
an interesting problem in financing put
up to me. I advertised house for sale
and lady answered the ad with the
request that call on her and give her
more information about the property.
The advertised house was an expen-
sive one and I was surprised when I
found my elderly prospective client liv-
ing in one-room basement apartment.
The surroundings were eloquent Of gen.
teel poverty. The few pieces of furni-
ture in the room had evidently been
quite elegant at one time. The lady was
dear old soul, cultured and refined
Indeed, If she had been man I would
have said her accent was Groton-
Harvard
To my amazement the lady assured
me that it made no difference to her
about the price, the location or the size
of any house she might buy. There was
only one condition upon which she in
sisted: The property must be free and
clear of any encumbrance.
Il feel that I can talk freely to you,"
SllC SdlQ. WY llIldIlCeS are III Oe-
plorable state. So have been thinking
that if I can find house for sale that
is clear of encumbrance I would buy it.
I have only s25, but thought I would
put mortgage on the property and
use part of the proceeds to discharge
some of my most pressing obligations
and turn over the rest of the money to
the owner Of the house as down pay
ment"
Goggle-eyed with astonishment I tact
fully assured the old lady it could not
be done
never expected to hear again of any,
thing quite so cockeyed in the way of
financing. However was wrong. Wit
ness Mr.. Roosevelt's suave promises to
continue spending billions in his role of
Santa Claus to the farmers and reliefers
while in the same breath he promises to
balance the budget. On top of that he
collects over billion dollars year
from workers and employers, presum-
ably to be used as a social security fund.
and then spends the money, most of it
around election time, to play Santa
Claus.
Say what you please about the old
ladys idea of financing. she at least had
sense enough to realize her mistake
when 1t was pointed out to her.
s. H. MUMFORD.
Evening star., 1937-11-01
W. p. A. Turnover.

That there is nothing static about the
made-work situation, in relation to the
efforts of the Government to provide
employment for those who are idle from
any cause, is demonstrated by a report
just made by the Works Progress Ad-
ministrator of the New York City dis
trict for the year which ended Septem-
ber 30. During that period, he states,
the total force engaged in that area
ranged from $4,000 to $4,000, indicating
a spread" of $4,000. Some 10000 found
private jobs. The separations" for all
causes numbered 104,362 during the year.
This was a relatively large turnover,
which might indicate both some revival
in private employment or some dis
affection on the part of the beneficiaries
of the Governments project.
One paragraph of the report is of some
particular interest in respect to the rea-
sons for the discontinuance of benefac-
tions in the form of Government Jobs.
The administrator states that 246 en-
ployes OF the Federal agency were dis
missed for inefhciency, All for intoxica-
ton, 387 for shirking and 1851 for in
subordination, total of 3,465. Under
the classification of INSTRUMENTATION"
came those who refused demotions or
who declined private jobs paying pre-
vailing wage rates.
C oH - q,
item it is stated that during the twelve
month period about 10000 relief en-
ployes had found private jobs. Thus
1t would appear that for the majority
Of those taken on the relief rolls during
the year the Works Progress Admins
tration was tide-over service. This is
an encouraging showing, both as to the
indication of revival of private en-
ployment and as to the attitude of those
who have been cared for in the
emergency.
"Doles" of any kind are not necessarily
demoralizing to the mass of people who
are left without occupation by a recess
sion of business. If the administration
of the made-work system is efficient and
conscientious that effect may be avoided.
The relatively small percentage of those
who proved to be slackers and spongers
and otherwise unworthy of assistance
may be taken as fairly normal repre-
sentation of the attitude of the world
owes me living" fraction of humanity.
In any turnover of business employ
ment there are always failures of ad-
justment mishts, temperamental idlers
and spongers, who regard their occupa-
tions as gifts or grants and not as oppor-
tunities to make good in self support. 1t
is likely to be particularly the case when
Government steps in to take up the
slack caused by business depression and
economic recession. The vitally impor-
tant point of the whole matter is that
these doles must be definitely recognized
as temporary expedients, to run only
during the period of urgent need.
Evening star., 1937-11-01

he has reached the mature age OF ten
years-met the Mayor on ferry boat
recently and engaged him in converse
ton about the campaign. He has made
public an account OF the interview
as follows:
When I asked him what he thought
of the campaign, he said 1t was very
stupid and uninteresting campaign. He
said it was like putting a "palooka" in
the ring with good fighter. Nobody
likes to watch fight like that, he said.
Then I asked him if he would win
the election. He said to me, "What kind
Of horses eat the most, black horses or
bay horses?" said didn't know. Then
he laughed as he said that bay horses
do because there are more bay horses.
I asked him what that had to do with
the election and he laughed. Then he
said he would win the election because
there are more people in New York who
want good government than want bad
government.
Now there is an excellent bit of re-
porting, especially for a journalist of
ten years. Incidentally 1t reveals Mayor
La Guardia in somewhat new light.
He is decidedly humorist. And more
over, he demonstrates that he knows
how to talk for publication. His opponent
for the mayoralty may not like the sug-
gestion that he is a "palooka." But
harsher names have been flung about
in the campaign. Indeed, in his inter-
view the Mayor manifested rather COM
mendable restraint.
Whatever happens tomorrow at the
polls, New York has discovered a talent
for vivid reportorial service.
Evening star., 1937-11-01
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

II the beginning bird observer Is de-
termined to trap English sparrows, to
get them out of the way OF the more
choice songsters at the feeding station
let him be sure he knows his birds.
There are three other sparrows which
come in numbers to stations in gardens
throughout the suburban areas of our
great city, and to the inexperienced eye
they look great deal like their English
cousins.
Indeed, there is not much chance that
the newcomer will be able to tell them
apart at first, especially If he tries to dc
it when they are crowded in q cage.
1t must be pointed out that If he traps
and kills a group of birds which he
thinks are English sparrows," he runs
great chance of killing some Of the
finest birds which come to his garden
If 1t includes the other three Species
If he transfers the catch to a receiv-
ing cage, sometimes provided by the
manufacturer, and bears them all away
to another section of the city, there to
release them, he merely contributes a
few specimens of fox sparrow, for in
stance, to bird lovers in another section.
Whatever he does he has hurt him
self and his garden and especially his
interest in bird observation, for trapping
anything is not part of the better side
of this sport
Nor need he think that he is Turing
birds Of any type by his activities.
Birds are canny enough; they stay
away from any place where trapping is
going on.
How can cardinal know that the
trap is not meant for him?
AS clever as the nuthatch may be in
walking head-down a tree, he has no
way of realizing that the wire con-
traption is designed for English sparrows
alone.
That is the joker of the trapping idea
and procedure.
The trap takes in all that come, and
in any catch there is as likely to be a
chickadee as sparrow
Separation is not easy. Indeed, this
Is work beyond the average amateur
observer, provided he has enough sense
and honesty to realize it.
Ask any one who has not observed
birds by the hour to tell the name of q
bird in the border, and he will say
instantly, with the knowledge" of the
unknowing, why, that's a sparrow"
but ask him what sort of sparrow, he
will not know.
Pinned down, he will say, English
sparrow, I guess" when, as matter of
fact, the bird is song sparrow.
Now the song sparrows. and the fox
sparrows, and the white-throated spar
rows are among the finest birds we have,
but they are not easy to differentiate
at first.
Let us insist on the time It is al
ways at the beginning of bird feeding,
as a daily occupation, that one gets
angry when things do not go as one
desires.
The English sparrows come in num-
bers, and the new-fledged observer is
angry at them, because he has read
somewhere that they drive the better
birds away.
He wants to exterminate English
sparrows.
The pigeons come and he wants to
kill pigeons.
The squirrels arrive.
The observer is furious at them. He
VOWS vengeance on all rodents.