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Evening star., 1937-02-07

EIGHTH RACE-Purse. 81 500: claim
ing: 4-year-olds and up; 2 miles
Some Boy (James) H.4O S.4O
Parity Hongden) 800
Also rsn-Nssslys. Aukai. Hslieie.s.
yuStS Oheik. Melody Lana and Joe Sam.
Evening star., 1937-02-07

MINT HRACE (substitute)-Purse. 500;
claiming: 3-yeaf-olds and M: 1fA miles.
Take Down (Adaml $3.50 1890 s.eO
Speed Queen (vedder) 1850 7.e0
Texas Pal lNeaD $50
Time. 1:46M.
Also rsn-CTsbtree, Easter Sun, Sickle
Aevf, oafus Cisfus. Eve 4lss1 sna H.
Evening star., 1937-02-07

Apprentice allowance claimed.
Clear and fast.
Evening star., 1937-08-08

GUARD against the inroads
made upon real charity in
Washington by the impostors,
Evening star., 1937-08-08
WE ARE well aware that many

WE ARE well aware that many of
the smart money" boys have
folded up, some actually taking up
legitimate work, while others just left
the city.
We also know that many former
taps" have taken the veil' and that
their names have been removed from
the solicitors private sucker list
Summer will soon be on the wane.
and when the cold days of Winter
arrive. the crafty solicitor will be on
the scene with new and we'll
thought-out plan of campaign to
alleviate the suffering among the
poor, sick and unemployed" of our
city. We well know that wherever the
charitably disposed are present. there.
as natural sequence, must the CHS
eler be also.
A good old, big hearted generous
Washington public may again fall VIC
tim to the wiles of these sharpshoor-
ers, with their suave appearance and
convincing speech.
II they were once apprised by the
District authorities that they were not
wanted and that if they attemped to
foist any kind Of racket upon our
people they would be punished ac-
cordingly, you could wager a hundred
dollars to yen that this town would
Evening star., 1937-08-08

association or treasurer. for even IS.
Yet he had one smashed" for $500,
and it was deposited in small
storekeeper's account, and there was
no bareback from the maker.
Seeking the solution to this puzzle,
we called to see Mr.. George o. Vass,
vice president and treasurer of the
Riggs National Bank, who promptly
advised us that his bank would not
accept such checks unless directly
deposited in the associations or
treasurers account. He further
stated that to do so was against all
banking ethics, and he would take
up this question with his banking
colleagues from the District at their
next monday meeting.
Action on their part will be good
news to us and mighty bad news to
the crooked solicitor.
Evening star., 1937-08-08
a MOTHER bit of good news for
our readers.

a MOTHER bit of good news for
our readers:
committee is now being formed
which will be unofficial, and vhose
junction it will be to Investigate all
charities not members of the Com.
munlty Chest or council agencies.
and make report according 10
hndlngs. A list will then be pub
lshed Of those deemed worthy of
pubic support, and when an out-o.-
Town organization desires to collect
FUNDS IN Washington, it will be COM
PEELED to lay plans and purposes be-
lore this Indorsing Committee be-
lore being placed upon the list Of
worthy charities
We have before US a letter quoting
the commissioner of public welfare
OF the City Of New York. William
Hodson:
Let us consider a vastly important
aspect OF your problem, which is
the necessity for putting an end to
charity racketeering by educating the
puollc 10 refuse to respond to 40
llcltatlons made over the telenhone
oy Unidentified persons in the In
terests Of unidentified organizations
1 would call upon all good citizens to
refuse to have their names on the
board or committees of any organiza-
ton concerning which they are not
fully informed A mans name and
reputation are the most valuable
possessions he has. Other people
are moved to make contributions to
organizations which have honorable
names on their letterheads. To the
extent that We can make charity
racketeering Improbable and thus
put fake charities out of business. We
Will conserve valuable funds for the
real charitable organizations that are
entitled to the confidence and sup
port of the public. No contribution
should be made to any organization
unless you know what it does, how
1t is run, and who runs it. No agency
is worth contributing to, if it is not
worth the time it takes to hnd out
that fact"
Evening star., 1937-08-08

CHIPS OFF AN OLD BLOCK
Square Where Mellon Art Gallery Is Going Up Was Site of
'woodyard" Scene of Many Human Episodes During
Six Years Relief Project

him the job at the woodward" There
he finally discarded some OF his Bit
terness and eked out a living for his
wife and himself. His industry be-
came a by-word. At crack Of dawn
ne would appear at the woodward"
and begin his duties.
In the Springtime he secured per-
mission to use small plot of land
There. before his janitorial tasks and
afterWard, he dug, raked and weeded
amid the labyrinthiap tiers of fire.
wood. Amidst the clatter and hustle
OF the "Woodyard," tiny but exceed
lngly productive garden took form. To-
matoes, beans, radishes, onions, even
cleaning row of sweet corn, grew
as the old man recreated a part of
ms life as a German farm boy.
We didn't see him. but we can see
IN our fancy the old boy watching the
bone and sinew Of the woodward"
become the foundation of the great
art gallery, and saying, perhaps for
many others who found succor there.
"AufWiederseh'
Evening star., 1937-08-08

the hose connections, and see that
the motor thermostat Is open.
This Summer there is overheatinp
through failure of owners of high
compression engines to use anti
knock gas. Failure to use the right
type OF spark plug is another modern
ahortcoming. 1t is not generally
known that too far advanced spark
Will cause overheating. though not
so readily as a retarded spark.
nFTEN efforts to make the driver
comfortable aid the engine in run.
ming cool. Many cars, for instance,
now have hood doors" which, If
opened, aid engine cooling and keep
much heat from working through the
f1oorboards. Usually the speed that is
most comfortable for the driver is
easiest for the engine. When he saves
himself braking effort by going down.
hill in conventional high or a lower
gear he also cools the engine more
effectively than if he free-wheels.
Keeping the feet off the pedals will
add to personal comfort, since much
heat is conducted through the metal.
This will also help prevent overheat-
ing that comes from riding" the
clutch pedal A clean mufier will not
send so much heat to the fioorboards
and will also help the engine through
lessening back pressure.
Whenever having the breaker points
cleaned and adjusted it is well to
check spark timing. This is simple
operation that may mean much TO
the success of the trip When spark
is late, the charges of gas burn later
and more slowly in the cylinders. thus
exposing more cylinder space which
must be cooled. The more heat there
is to be absorbed the more likely the
cooling system is to overhead.
Valves play an important role IN
keeping the trip cool and calm. They
may, for instance, need grinding.
Should they leak compression it will
be necessary TO open the throttle wider
10 obtain desired power and speed from
the engine. This will encourage over
heating on long grades, and whenever
trying to make time on the open road.
Similar results are had when the valves
stick. are warped. or do not have cor
rect tappet clearances.
(TEAM pockets cause considerable
cooling trouble because they block
the water and retard It's circulation.
They may be the result of some pre-.
vious overheating or may be due to
air getting into the water pump. The
quickest and most effective usv to
remedy this. assuming the original
causes are prevented from recurring,
is to drain off all the water when the
engine is cold and refill with cold
water
Special attention should be paid N
the selection Of oil This should be
based upon the way the car is to he
used. Frequently too heavy an oil will
cause overheating at normal road
speeds on a moderately warm dav,
where this same oil may be lust right
II the car is driven fast and the ther-
mometer is running into the higher
ranges.
tCnpyvIcht
Evening star., 1937-08-08

be considered a hot spot for the
charity racketeer, as are Philadelphia
and New York.
We would then see general exodus
Of swindlers. cadgers. crooked solici-
tors and promoters from within our
borders.
But. mark you we'll, just so long as
they know they will be unnnolested and
no official action will be taken against
them, you can look for them to carry
on through next Fall. Winter and
Spring. Remember the old saying.
Tricks and treachery are the prac-
tice of fools who have not the wit to
be honest"
A GREAT majority of them are
now enjoying the cooling breezes
at the seashore on the money COL
lected here for their different "chari-
ties grand balls conventions.
etc, the checks being issued for these
Evening star., 1937-08-08

various affairs having been smash
ed in Clearing house"
Now this is one thing which has
had us greatly puzzled Why will
a bank accept for deposit. a check
in the amount of s100 from Henry
Blank. small delicatessen owner.
made payable to such-and-such an
association and Endorsed by one
Archibald Hasselman, treasurer.
We could appreciate the fact that
one of these checks might OCCASION
ally slip through. but when the
storekeeper deposits five to ten every
day during the racket season, made
payable to all sorts Of associations
and treasurers, it is hardly likely
that the receiving teller would not
suspect irregularities.
A solicitor advised us that it was
impossible to have check cashed
at any bank, made payable to an
Evening star., 1937-08-08
COOL DRIVING GOAL
Text Book Would Be Required to Explain
Whole Subject of Overheating, But
Some Things Must Be Watched.

TH1RTY ONE SUNNI mers OF
motor touring since the turn
OF the century may not have
banished the boiling radiator,
but they have brought many q mo-
torist closer to a knowledge Of how
to avoid hot-weather car worries.
This Summer more drivers are COOL
ing their engines by going on down
the other side of the hill, instead Of
stopping at the top. Not so many
are making the mistake of using too
heavy oil There are fewer cases
Of over-tightened fan belts, accord
ing to Frederick c. Russell, automo-
tive expert.
We have learned that keeping cool
under the hood starts with the simple
Job Of adding water TO the radiator.
Most owners raise the level too high.
so chat when the water in the system
expands, too much Of it goes out the
overflow pipe. In the case OF the
pumpless, thermo-syphon system,
however, the trick is to keep the
water level high enough to maintain
water circuit" Adding water to
the radiator en- route is an effective
way to avoid overheating at speed or
on hills with this particular system.
The water pump is a bad actor II
1t leaks 1t isn't so much the water
that works out around the packing
AS the air that is drawn in. Air
forced into the water causes foaming.
and excess expansion. Too much
water is then lost through the over
flow. A larger battle plate in the
radiator top may be necessary.
Motorists who are forced to stop
along the road because of overheating
should remember that it is both
dangerous and harmful to the ra-
dlator to remove the cap and add
cold water Put the car in the shade
and lift the hood. If the fan belt
is broken it is possible to drive along
to the nearest garage. provided the
engine is allowed to cool OF periodi-
cally. Try turning the fan to make
sure its bearing is not dry. Check the
oil level.
CINCE it is the wise custom to have
brakes adjusted before starting
tour, it would be we'll to check for
a tight brake if the engine overheats
An unusually hot brake drum will
indicate such tRhtness. If the car
bon has been removed, and the over
heating seems a mystery, there is
possibility that an internal cylinder
head gasket leak has developed. Hot
exhaust gases then directly heat the
water
Most cases Of overheating prove to
be nothing more than need for a
good flushing. A couple of teacup-
fuls of soda dissolved in hot water
make good flushing solution. To
drain of all the sediment. it is neces-
sary to let the engine get well
heated up with retarded spark and
then remove the lower water hose
Don't expect sediment and scale to
pass through the small drain at the
bottom OF the radiator
A good time to drain and flush
is when forced to stop at a wayside
garage on tour. The scale is more
in suspension when the engine is
boiling. Also check the inside Of
Evening star., 1937-08-08
AutOmotive Briefs

J. V. Curley, who for a number of
years has been Washington manager
for the Sun Oil Co., is being promoted
to the home Office of the company in
Philadelphia in an executive CAPACITY.
Under Curley's management the Sun
Oil Co. has Increased outlets and re-
tail business in this territory to
great extent. H. Lee Beckwith, for
merly manager in Richmond, Va, has
been promoted to the Washington
ONCE to take charge of Sun Oil op-
erations in this territory.
The Packard Motor Co. announces
the appointment of H. L. Beecroft as
assistant sales manager for the Eastern
district, which includes WASHINGTON.
D. c., and surrounding territory. Bee
croft has been associated with the
automobile business in this section for
many years in various executive ca
pacities.
Louis Simmons, president of the
Standard Motor Sales, distributors in
this territory for Fiat automobiles.
announces the appointment of j. w.
Foster as wholesale representative.
Foster has been associated with the
automotive business in this vicinity
for number of years and is we'll
known to the public and trade. Stand
ard Motor Sales maintains sales
and show room for the display Of this
line of cars 1T 1905 Fourteenth street.
northwest.
Evening star., 1937-08-08
By Joseph Marion.

TO GUARD against the inroads
made upon real charity in
Washington by the impostors,
and with view to having the
stream of charity funds directed to its
legitimate channels. the writer has
endeavored to classify the various
rackets under their proper heads and
has set nothing down but what are
actual facts, all of which have more
or less come under his personal obser-
vation.
If our series has so far had the ef-
feet of inducing the givers of charity
to yield less to impulse, and be little
more cautious when making a dona =
ton, then a real blow has been struck
at the activities of the charity cniseler
II proper action were taken against
fake charities and other schemes be-
ing operated here by crooked pro-
moters and chiseling solicitors, a spe-
cial police court would have to be Gre
ated to handle all the cases.
1t would serve to break up vicious
ring of petty thieves and it would
assist our worthy welfare agencies to
extend their work of charity, as an
increase in funds would certainly be
forthcoming from the general public.
Can we truly say that this chiseling
and swindling situation in Washing
ton. with the odious burden it places
upon society, and with its moral con-
sequences, is receiving the attention
it deserves?
True, these schemers of whom we
have written cannot be placed in the
category of the gangster. but they are
engaged in a mean, sordid and ugly
game, which is their first step toward
becoming overlords m major crime
land, and their illegal propositions
should be ''nipped in the bud" without
further delay.
Evening star., 1937-08-08
CHECKING RACKETS
Community Efforts to Rout Chiselers Made
Possible by Careful Probe of
Schemes for Charity.
EDITORS NOTE-ThiS is

EDITORS NOTE-This is
the sixteenth OF a series OF
articles exposing uicious
rackets being practiced in
the name OF charity on in
nocent uictims in Wnshing-
ton. The 1ray in 7rhich these
crooks operate ard the
schemes and deuiceS then
employ are explained in these
articles. Which reuedl in de-
tail actual cases OF charity
racketeering here.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
One law Of life is constant change
Nor otherwise can you arrange.
Old Mother Nature.

T is fact that change is one un-
changeable law of life. 1t is going
on constantly, whether you will or
a no, and there is nothing you can
90 about it. You are constantly grow
ing older. and this in itself means
change
But there is more change in the
lives OF some folks than in the lives
OF others. Most babies that you are
acquainted with look at least some
tnlng like what they will be when
tney grow up. You would know Peter
Rabbits babies were Rabbits, but you
wouldn't know that Old Mr. Toad's
babies were Toads unless some one
told you, and then you would be
likely to doubt it. There isn't one
thing about them that looks like a
Toad. 1t is the same way with all
The Frog babies. All of them are Tad
poles, called Pollywogs by some people,
and when they grow up all will be
Frogs Of one kind or another, or
ToadS, but while they are babies look
and act more like fishes. And who,
not knowing, would ever think it
possible that the lowly, crawling,
often ugly looking caterpillar could be
the young of beautiful butterfly or
lovely moth?
Taddy the Tadpole was changing
last, and he knew that he was chang
Ing. He was changing so fast that he
was continually filled with funny
feelings. To begin with, he had no
mouth at all. Then he had a small,
round mouth, with horny jaws, which
he made the most of as he ate and ate,
biting off tiny bits of various water
Evening star., 1937-05-25
so THERE WAS TADDY WITH A
TAIL AND TWO LEGS,

plants. He breathed like fish by
means of gills, but the gills were
different ffom those of fish. At first
they opened on the outside, but in
few days were covered and became
internal or inside gills. Taddy breathed
by taking water in through his mouth
and nostrils, passing it over the gills
and then out through a little opening
Ct the left side.
When Taddy was between 4 and
B weeks old he was about an inch
long, all head and tail, but mostly
tail, or seemingly so. Then Taddy
began to feel funny most of the time.
Yes, sir, he felt funny most of the
time. If he could have explained 1t,
he might have said that he didn't feel
himself from day to day. The queer
thing about it is that he wasn't the
same self from day to day. He was
changing so fast that each day he felt
like another person.
On each side of his tail, at the base,
q little rounded nub had appeared,
and grew straight out behind They
grew fast, these two nubs. He couldn't
see them, for he had no neck to turn
80 that he could look back, but he
could see similar growths on his
brothers and sisters. They looked
funny, so. OF course, he must look
funny. But he didn't look any funnier
than he felt, for that little round
mouth was changing. It was no longer
round, but was becoming big mouth
and broad one, bigger and broader
every day, so that presently it extended
way back under his eyes. And his eyes
were changing. Not only were they
growing bigger, but they were changing
position. They were becoming raised
on the top of his head, regular goggly
eyes, like those of all Toads.
Now, OF course, those two sprouts
near his tail were legs, hind legs. They
grew fast, the feet appeared, and
suddenly Taddy found that he could
kick with them, and they helped him
to swim. So there was Taddy, with a
tail and two legs, while all about
were his cousins, Frog Tadpoles, some
Of them very much bigger than he,
with no legs at all. OF course, he
didn't know then that they would
have legs by and by-that it took
them q great deal longer than it did
him to grow legs.
And all the time that those hind legs
were growing he had funny feeling
up forward, as If something was grow
ing there: Nothing was to be seen
outside, but inside his skin it certainly
felt as If something was growing right
under the skin that covered the gills.
Something was. About two weeks after
the appearance of his hind legs part
of that something was pushed right
out through that little opening on the
left side that he had hitherto used in
breathing in the water It was another
leg. Yes, sir, it was another leg.
Taddy was as surprised as you would
have been had you been looking on and
seen it suddenly appear. But three
legs wouldn't do, so out through the
skin on the right side fourth leg was
pushed. Do you wonder that Taddy
felt funny, with such queer things
happening? And other things were
happening at the same time.
Copyright, 1879
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-08-11
Wednesday, AUG. Il. 1887
NOTES ON THE FAIR

The season ticket sale for the Northwestern Alaska Fair opens today. A crew of girls consisting of Ann Walsh, Mary Hood Chap man, Virginia Calkins and Edith Hoop will handle the campaign.
 The Fair management offers the Season Ticket as special value and a real opportunity for saving. Adult tickets are selling at two dollars, and chi,dren's tickets one dollar. Since the adult afternoon admissions are fifty cents and the evening admissions seventy-fve cents they represent bargain,
 The children's season tickets are also a substantial saving,
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-08-11
BOY SCOUTS RETURN FROM ANNUAL OUTING
 AT PILGRIM SPRINGS

Scoutmaster Wilfred Boucher, with seven Boy Scouts and two younger boys as guests, left Nome Sunday August lst, aboard the Kougarok Limited, bound for a week at the Pilgrim Springs. The train pulled out of the station at 9:45 am. A noisy but otherwise uneventful trip was made to Iron Creek, 60 miles inland, where a fine lunch was heartily enjoyed by the hungry troop, much to the satisfaction of the cook, Mrs. Becker. After lunch the Troop proceeded on the train to the Pilgrim Springs Station, where they boarded the U. s. Mail Go Devil'', belonging to Harry Long ley, for the final leg of the trip, about seven miles of nigger-heads and swamps, to the banks of the Pilgrim River. The crossing was made in the row-boats belonging to the Mission. ALI mail and bag gage was left at the river to be picked up later by the mission truck.
 The troop and Harry Longley hiked up the trail from the river to the Our Lady of Lourdes Mis- sion", where they were met by the entire population of Pilgrim Springs. Father E. J. Cunning ham gave to the boys, the keys of the city, and announced that dinner would soon be ready, for all who were in the mood. No need to say that the invitation was heartily accepted.
 Later the Scouts decided to get acquainted with the hay-loft, where they wished to sleep the first night. The entire week fol- lowing, was filled with excite ment, and at no time did the boys find time heavy on their hands Bathing, hunting, fishing, hiking, mountain-climbing, during the day time, and in the evening were entertained with programs by the
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-08-11

Mission children, motion pictures presented by Father Cunning ham, scenes of and about the mis- sion and its activities, also games were played, to the enjoyment of all.
 Then came the time, Sunday morning, after breakfast, the time set for the beginning of the re- turn trip homeward bound. The boys thanked the good Father, and the Sisters for the wonder full time, and with farewells said, were once more on their way.
 The hike to the station took two hours and fifteen minutes, arriv- ing there at twelve fifteen, Sun day the eighth of August Mort Powell, true to his word, arrived half an hour later, with the Kou- garok Limited, and the boys threw in their packs, and climbed aboard. The first stop was at Iron Creek, where lunch was prepar- ed, and enjoyed by all appetites present.
 The journey homeWard was re- sumed at 6 pm. and at 6:30, about ten miles from Iron Creek Road house, we stopped to pick up 3 tired fishermen, who had toiled and struggled for miles down the Pilgrim River, in the endeavor to capture few trout and greyling, for their Monday morning break fast.
 The journey was once more be- gun and was uneventful, except for a few harmonica solos, played by some of the scouts. Coming upon house, on the track at US. Roadhouse, We were delayed for about 30 minutes while three men with a small tractor endeavored to move the house to the aat-car, which was on the siding. The balance Of the trip was made with out n1ishap, arriving at 9:45 pm. at the Kougarok Limited station at Nome, where all passengers said their good-byes and good nights, and hiked for home.
 Boy Scouts on the trip were, Robert Scott, Robert Rynning,