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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-01
CHILD HEALTH
DAY MARKED

Thousands of Washingtonians
and millions throughout the Ma
ton are today celebrating Child
Health Day, officially proclaimed
as such by President Roosevelt.
Among the programs to be held
locally are a District World War
memorial service and series Of
events sponsored by the United
May Day committee.
Included in the program will be
Congressional speakers, playlets
to be presented by the New
Theater League, a May Day cele-
bration at 1870 p. m. in Franklin
Square, and numerous activities
sponsored by individual groups.
Forty-six programs are being
sponsored by individual groups,
including athletic events, dances
and pageants to be given on the
Fairgrounds throughout the city.
Programs on child health began
in the schools yesterday and will
continue well into May under the
joint sponsorship of the Depart
ment of Education, the Play
grounds Department, District of
Columbia Congress of Parent
Teacher Associations and the Dis
trict Health Department.
Another activity will be the
dental health demonstration for
schools of six divisions, which
will start Monday at Ludlow
School, under direction of DR..
A. Harry Ostrow, dental super
visor of the Health Department.
Although Mrs. Roosevelt is far
from Washington, visiting in
Seattle on the Pacific Coast, she
will still receive her annual gift of
flowers from the children Of the
Capital.
A group Of children went to a
florist here this morning and
selected the flowers they wish to
present to the First Lady. and a
telegram will be sent to Seattle so
that the same type Of flowers will
be made up and given to her.
owns from the Potomac
A niue playground went to Chill
drens Hospital today and pre-
sented an entertainment program,
and there were May baskets for
the little patients.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-01
Woman Found Frozen
After Fleeing Auto

TACOMA, N. H., May 1
GN.S0 horities today
waited report of an autopsy on
the body of Mrs. Hattie Stone,
22-year-old mother, found frozen
in the woods of Gilmanton
after she fled from an automo-
bile on April 81.
Her husband, Charles Stone,
told police that while they were
returning by automobile from a
cottage party, Mrs. Stone sat
between the driver and another
man. Stone said he accused the
man of familiarity with his wife
and ordered him out of the car.
AS the two men started to fight,
Mrs. Stone fled into the woods.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-01
QUEEN SPURNS
CHANGES IN
COUTURE
Royal Hair Receives
Permanent Wave
For Coronation
By DOROTHY KILGALLEN
Copyright, 1887, by International
News Service)

LONDON, May Queen Eliz-
abeth of England had a perma-
nent wave today-the first she
has had since she became queen.
The royal head was tied up in
clamps and pads for some two
hours at the palace as beauticianS
worked nervously over her ma
jesty in preparation for the coro-
nation.
Mr.. Frank, an IriShman who
Is the Queens personal operator,
sometimes, supervised the waving.
He made tentative attempt to
change her majesty's hair style,
which has been the same for
years, but met with a gently firm
rebuff.
SpurnS Change
Elizabeth decreed:
81 will wear it exactly the
same as before"
This was the first time the hair
dreSsers have had to leave the
shop. When she was Duchess of
York, she used to come personally
to the elaborate shop on Conduit
Street, but since she became
Queen the hair-dressers have had
to go to the palace and conduct
all identifying operations in the
royal boudoir.
This caused no difficulty while
the Queens hair required only
finger waving, but when she an.
nounced she wanted a perm
as it is called in England-there
was some CONSERVATION, since it
is a major feat to haul large
permanent waving apparatus to
the royal castle.
Chemical Pads Used
The problem was solved when
Elizabeth consented to have q
"machine-less" wave, in which
chemical pads take the place Of
ordinary wires and machinery.
Maids and ladies-in-waiting how
cred about as Her Majesty, en-.
veloped from neck to hem in a
white BARRIERS coat, underwent
the identifying ordeal that even
queens must go through if they
were not born with curly hair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-01
IS HIT
BY HITLER
CONTINUED from Page ~

Continued from Page u
nations on May day and of the
peace which now pervadeS the
Reich" He said :
"Our common task will con.
tinue to be the moulding Of
unity. What we must do is to
increase productive goods. We
know we have few raw mater.
ials, and our task is to obtain
them. If we cannot get them
through exchange with other ma
tiOns, we must make them our
selves"
Stringent Youth Training
The Fuehrer outlined a string
ent program of training for Nazi
youth. He said:
1--WE have a real democratic
regime here! The way to state
leadership is open to every cap
able person regardless of rank
or birth.
1--WE have definitely abolished
class distinctions of old moss
back parents who will not rec
Ognize this. We simply take
away their children and educate
them in the new spirit.
MOLDING UNIFIED NATION
"At Is, boys and girls have
not become cIasS-cOnSeiOuS, and
to educate them we put them in
the Hitler Youth. Even at Is we
do not turn them loose, we put
them in the Nazi party, the
labor front, and the labor Serv.
ice-and finally the army.
IF this will not result in mold
ing a unified nation, then l don't
know what will"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-01

free profession and practice of
religion are guaranteed, sub
ject to public order and moral
ity. The state guarantees not
to endOw any religion"
The people will be called upon
to enact the constitution by a
plebiScite in June.
Divorces will not be permitted
in the new state. Persons divorced
in other countries will not be per-
mitted to remarry in Fire, while
the other party Of the dissolved
marriage is alive. The constitu-
ton says:
"The state recognizes the
family as the natural primary
and fundamental unit group of
society and guarantees to pro-
tect the family in its cOnStitu-
ton and authority as a neces-
sary basis of the social order
and as indispensable to the well
fare Of the nation"
Private ownership Of property
also is emphasized.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-01
NOTED WRITER
SAYS ALL ARE
'SICK0FWAR'
Failure to Take Madrid
In Beginning Called
Fatal Mistake

Victory for the Spanish In
sur0ents is becoming question
able" and their foreign allies are
oropino tired of the tOGr, H. r..
Knickerbocker, international NetDs
,Serpice correspondent, states to-
dan in the fourth OF series of
articles on latest Developments in
Spnin's ciUil D1r. Knicker booker,
1DJ.o uent to London from the t0Gr
zone to send his dispatches IN
hnmpered By official censorship,
declares the rebels need an i'm
presSive uictoTy oDer the loyGltstS
to QueU q possible serious detection
from. the ipSurgent rGnkSJ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-01
Noted cornetist Dead

QUINCY, Mass, May l Q.N.S)
Walter M. Smith, 46. one of the
foremost cornetists in the nation
and conductor of the largest
Shrine band in the world, died
today at his home after a pro-
longed illness.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10

day, December 6, at the Seventh
and Lyndale Church of God In
Christ, with Elder Wiggin officiat-
ing.
Interment Crystal Lake ceme-
terry. Woodland Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
The deceased is survived by her
husband, Albert Lewis, and six
children, Myrtle, Seizure, Clarence,
Leon, Donald and Elaine. Also sur
viving her is her father, Stephen
Carter, of Purcell, Okla, and
brothers, AMANDA Carter, Kansas
City; Frank Carter, Chicago; o. L.
Carter, Minneapolis; ]. ]. Carter,
Purcell, Okla, and two sisters,
Callie Mitchell, Purcell, Okla, and
Laura Martin, Tulsa.
Mrs. Louisa Wells of Chicago
reached Minneapolis Thanksgiving
morning to spend the holidays as
the house guest of her sister, Mrs.
Frances Pierre Lewis, 1924 Fourth
Ave. South.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
COUNCIL MEETS

The regular meeting of the
Minnesota Negro Council was held
at Sumner Sweet Shop Sunday
evening, Dec. 9Th, with ]. w.
Powell presiding.
Mrs. C. Monjoie Jones of st.
Paul was appointed Chairman of
the Courtesy Committee. She
named the following Twin Citians
as members of her committee: R.
Nathaniel Smith, Mildred Strader,
Leah Young, Beatrice Vassar and
S. o. Harris.
Reviews of "Dixie Rejects
Lynching" in the Nation by Ed
ward Kennard; "Ousting Judge
Lynch" in Nation by Clifford Ruck-
er. The provisions of the -Gavagan
Anti-Lynching Bill were reviewed
by Mr.. Rucker in connection with
his review.
Eunice Brown will represent
Council at organization of State
Youth Advisory Council on De-
cember 7th. Herbert Howell re-
ported on Educational meeting of
Urban League held on December
1st at Miller Vocational High.
The next meeting will be held
on Dec. 10Th at Pioneer Hall,
st. Paul.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
Swiss Matchmaker First
to Use Jewel Bearings

Refore the year 704, the pivot
holes in the watches were just holes
drilled in the brass Of the move
ment's framework.
In that year, notes writer in the
Washington Post, Nicolas Facio. q
Swiss matchmaker working in Lon
don, patented the idea and practice
Of using a piece Of hard stone with
a drilled and polished hole in it for
a bearing for a pivot.
These were at first used only NJ
the balance pivots, but the advan-
tages Of jeweling were so evident
that it soon became customary to
jewel some of the train holes in the
best qualities of timepieces.
The direct advantages Of jeweled
pivot holes are two. the bearing il
more durable and the pivot runs
with less friction. The first named
advantage is due to the hardness Of
the stone, and the second is due to
the fact that hard stone takes 4
higher polish than soft metal can
take.
For the better grade of watches,
jewels are made Of ruby and sap
phire. In the less expensive watches,
garnet is the material most gener-
ally used, because it is so much
softer and hence less costly to work
to shape.
When synthetic corundum (ruby
and sapphire materially was intro
duced for the manufacture Of GEM
stones, for a very long time manu-
facturers of watches hesitated to
adopt it for making jewels, in the
meantime giving the new material
thorough trials in practical use.
The result of these trials was to
satisfy the most conservative that
synthetic sapphires and rubies are
equal to natural stones in every
quality called for in patchwork;
and synthetic stones are used prac.
tically to the exclusion Of the nat
ural as raw material in the jewel
making trade.
Nearly all of the watch hole jewels
used in all countries are made in
Switzerland. Pallet stones and roll.
er jewels are generally made in
each factory for its own watches.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
MT. OLIVE BAPTIST NOTES

The Adult Sewing Class of Well
come Hall is sponsoring bazaar
Saturday and Monday, Dec. 18th
and 18th, from 10 a. m. to p. M,
and z p. m. to 10 p. m, to aid needy
families for Christmas and to pro-
vide necessities for the winter.
Bread, rolls, doughnuts, popcorn,
candy, clothing, art craft and
handicraft will be sold. Those in
charge of the four booths will be
arts and craft, Mrs. L. Boyd, Mrs.
D. Compton, Mrs. F. Clark and Mrs.
L. Ridley; sweet shoppe, Mrs. A. B.
Blakey, Mrs. E. Archer, Mrs. D..
Payne, Mrs. L. Hall and Mrs. r.
Simmons; cafeteria, Mrs. R. Bar
ker, Mrs. ]. Jones, Mrs. J. B. Thorn
as, Mrs. M. Hooks, Mrs. E. Ander-
son and Mrs. E. Travis; clothing,
Mrs. l. Smith, Mrs. ]. c. Kempt,
Mrs. L. Stone, Mrs. C. Stone I'd
Mrs. H. Baker.
Your support of this affair by
any purchase, large or small, will
be appreciated.
Mrs. j. H. Pagan,
Instructor.
Mrs. ]. Thomas,
President.
Mrs. A. Blakey,
Reporter.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
First English Book Was
Not Printed in England

The first English book ever print
ed was not printed in England, but
somewhere on the Continent, about
1474, according to the Montreal Her
aid. William Caxton, a Kentish born
apprentice to a rich London cloth
merchant, went to Bruges, to work
at his trade. He became a prom
inent man, educated himself, and
translated from French into English
a book of stories called ''Recuyen Of
the Histories Of Troy" (''Recuyell"
means collection.) The duchess Of
Burgundy, who was an English
woman, liked it so much, and so
many other people wished to read it
that he soon tired of making hand
written copies, and decided to learn
the new and wonderful art Of print
ing. This was the first book he
printed.
The first book known to be printed
in England was, 1.-The Dictes and
Sayings of the Philosophers" 1t was
translated from the French by Earl
Rivers, which Caxton revised, and
printed, after adding a chapter and
a prologue. He had set up the
first English printing press not far
from the west door of Westminster
abbey, in a house known as The
House of the Red Pale, from the
sign which he set over it. From
this house Caxton sent out the first
printed advertisement known in
England, IF it please any men
spiritual or temporal" he says, to
buy a certain book, ''1et him come
to Westminster in to the ,Almonry
at the Red Pale, and he shall have
them good cheap" The advertise
ment, which is given in 'MarshalPs
History Of English Literature, end
ed with some Latin words which
may be translated, please do not
pull down the advertisement"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
Rock Rabbit, or Coney,
a Relative of Elephant

Strange as it may seem, the
mighty elephants closest living rel
alive is the gentle little rock rabbit,
or coney, of Africa, writes Guy
Murchie, Jr., in the Chicago Trib-
me. In outward appearance it
would be hard to find two animals
more dissimilar, for, even if mag
nified to the great size of his
cousin, the coney would appear en-
tirely different in shape. 1t is only
by very careful analysis Of skeletal
structure, especially in the feet, that
biologists have proved the relation
ship, and how it came about 10 q
whim Of evolution.
The kinship dates back to the
Eocene age of some forty million
years ago, when the primitive stock
of animals began to divide up into
the more or less distinct groups we
recognize today. In those days there
was neither elephant nor coney in
the world, but there was a pig-iike
pigrny Of an animal with a pointed
snout, the moeritherium, which is
known to have been the common
ancestor of both. At some time
shortly thereafter the RATHER indi-
viduals Of this species began to live
apart from the more tapirlike in
dividuals until two separate species
were created, the RATHER one becom-
ing smaller and more rodentlike,
while the tapirlike one developed
great size and long proboscis, or
trunk, which is really an elaboration
Of both upper lip and nose.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
"Uncle SAM" Name Given
to Grant at West Point

President Grant was named Hi
ram Ulysses, but by a curious error
he became known in history as
Ulysses Simpson Grant. When he
was about seventeen years old,
he received his appointment to West
Point Military academy through
Congressman Thomas L. Hamer.
Grant had been Familiarity known by
his middle name, and Hamer, who
was sufficiently acquainted with
him to know that, gave the young
candidates name as Ulysses S.
Grant. Simpson was the maiden
name of his mother, and also was
borne by one Of his younger broth
ers. This circumstance, according
to a writer in the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, was probably the origin Of
the error.
Grant applied to the West Point
authorities and later to the secre-
tary Of war to have the error cor
rected, but somehow it was never
done. He did not press the matter,
and his associates at West Point
promptly adopted the initials U. S.
and called him Uncle SAM" 4
nickname he retained to some ex-
tent in the army. He was gradual
ed in 1843, and his commission and
diploma both styled him Ulysses S.
Grant, by which name he was al
ways afterward known.
Grant was born at Point Pleasant,
Clermont county, Ohio. April AZ,
1922.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
Faith in After Life

Eskimos believe that though there
never has been a time when their
spirits did not exist eventually the
good will reach the Brighter Land,
while those whose conduct has not
been so satisfactory will be rele-
gated to the Dreary Land for a pc
riod Of probation before being born
again to have another try. Reborn,
though they will remember nothing
Of what has gone before, they will
be equipped with the experience and
skill acquired during the past lives.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH

Pilgrim B. Y. P. U. invites you
to attend their services Dec. 18th
at $50 p. m.
The subject for discussion will
be the Ever Present Christ. The
theme, "How to Keep Vivid Con-
seriousness of Christ's Living
Presence"
Come out and take part in this
discussion.
You cannot spend Sunday eve
ming better than attending the
B. Y. P. U.
Our programs are certainly ~
teresting and refreshing to all.
Harry Ballard
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Anderson Of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, spent the past
weekend with Mrs. Anderson's
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. B. B.
Baker, 426 Carroll Ave.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
GEORGE REED BROWN

A resident of Anoka, Mimi, for
the past twenty-five years, died
Sunday morning in his home. Mr..
Brown had been in poor health for
about a year. He had been con-
fined to hospital in Anoka for
several weeks. g.
Mr.. Brown was a valued en-
ployee of the 500 Line Road. Flu
neral services and burial will be
in Anoka Thursday morning.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
Marble Game Old

The game of marbles was once 50
popular at England's Oxford and
Cambridge colleges school authori-
ties had to ban it. Marbles were
originally made from waste stone Of
marble quarries. Later they were
fashioned from marble, china, glass,
agate, baked clay, porcelain and
compositions, but the same name
sticks. In industry, oil companies
use marbles to cleanse delivery
pipes.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
Hunt With BlOwgun

Approximately 1000, 900 aborigines
in tropical countries hunt with the
blowgun, the rifle" of the print
tive world, says a writer in Golfers
Weekly. With these guns, which are
often IL feet in length, a skilled man
can blow the poisoned darts with
such accuracy as to kill birds on the
wing at a distance of 200 feet.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
Mexico. I'D. F.n

The letters ID. F." after Mexico,
the capital of the republic of Mex
leo, are the authorizations of obs
trito Federal" which is Spanish for
Federal District. The capital of Mex
leo, like the capital of the United
States, is situated in a federal dis
trict governed by the central govern
ment, and when referring to their
national capital, Mexicans say Mex
leo, D. F., just as we say Wash
ington, D. c.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
SHIRLEY FAULK

Shirley Faux, beloved daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Faulk, 1921
Fourth Ave. &c., departed this life
December third.
Funeral services were held De-
cember sixth at two p. m. at Neal
Funeral Home, Inc. Rev. c. F.
Stewart officiated. Interment,
Crystal Lake cemetery.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
Believe in Hospitality

Hospitality in Brazil is carried to
lengths. Perfect strangers in that
country will often pay ones street
care fare, merely as a courtesy to
a foreign visitor. Courtesy is a uni
versal characteristic of Brazilians
and they even apologize politely to
beggars, when they cannot or will
not give something.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
LEWIS MALONE

Lewis Malone, devoted husband
of Mrs. Clara Malone, $40 Lyndale
Ave. No., died December 7. Re
mains are at Neal Funeral Home,
Inc. Funeral notice later.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
MRS. SEIZURE LEWIS

Mrs. Seizure Lewis, 35 years old
of 5O57 Irving Ave. No., Mime
apolis, died at Minneapolis General
Hospital Friday, December 8.
Funeral services were held Mon
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10

''Seven Seas" Figurative Term
1.-THE seven seas" is a figurative
term denoting all the seas and
oceans of the world. It is often ex-
planned that the seven seas are the
Arctic, Antarctic, North and South
Pacific, North and South Atlantic
and Indian oceans. But this ex-
PLANTATION is purely imaginary, the
term not intended to be taken lit
orally. The expression was used
long before some of the oceans
named were known to the inhabit-
ants of Europe and Asia. In the
literature Of the ancient Hindus,
Chinese, Persians, Romans and
other nations reference to the seven
seas is found. In modern times the
phrase "the seven seas" was popu-
larized by Rudyard Kipling, who
used it as the title of a volume of
poems. Kipling himself said the
term might be regarded as refer
ring to the seven oceans, although
it was an old figurative name for
all the waters of the world.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
Nature Gives All Birds
Kind of Feet They Need

One can tell the kind Of feet
particular bird has by knowing his
habits. For the feet of birds are
almost as important to them as
their wings, observes writer in the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The ducks feet are webbed be-
cause it must have good paddles to
push the water with when it
swirns. Otherwise, it would be as
poor swimmer as hen.
The robin has a foot much like the
ordinary chicken. His foot has three
toes in front, the center one a little
longer than the others, and a
rather long, strong toe behind. Be-
cause he scratches for most of his
food, his front toes are fitted with
sharp toenails which can tear at the
hardest ground. The back toe is
held in reserve, for when cat or
any other annoying enemy comes
along, the robin is obliged to aban-
don his search for worms and cling
to safe, high branch.
Woodpeckers have two toes in
front and two behind. Consequently
they hobble awkwardly on the
ground, like some old man with
corns on his feet. But in the trees,
where they're reasonably comfort
able, they're quicker than almost
any other bird at hanging to the
skinniest branches and getting
through the thickest leaves.
The cassowary and ostrich, tall
birds that are surprisingly good rum
ners, have the strangest feet Of any.
The foot Of the ostrich has only two
toes. He hasn't any use for the
back toe because he doesn't climb
trees. And for running, the back
toe would be just so much extra
luggage. Both of these runner birds
live in Australia.
No matter where they live, nor
what their difficulties, the bodies of
animals learn marvelously to meet
the needs Of their lives.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-10
Buy NOW before prices rise!

Buy NOV before Prices T1se!
VES-Ol-O Matte prices are sill
L down at their depression levels. But
they can't remain there long.
Figure it out yourself: Labor prices
are up. Raw material costs have scared
Manufacturing costs have advanced by
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conditions.
That's why we say: BUY NOW You
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enjoy heat without work or worry. And
you want to buy at low price. That
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Remember :. . a small down payment
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