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The Washington times., 1937-03-31
Plan jefferson Honor

FRANKFORT, KY. G.N.SD.
A birthday in honor Of Thomas
jefferson will be held in every
Kentucky county April 13 if the
plans of Robert Humphrey, chair
man of the State Democratic cen
trail executive committee. are
adopted.
The Washington times., 1937-03-31
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The Washington times., 1937-03-31
BY CARL L. DENIES

The National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of
Dr. Hans Kinder will give the final concert of the this
afternoon As o'clock in Constitution Hall in concert fea
turing Percy Grainger the noted pianist, soloist.
The Washington times., 1937-03-31

The new jeanette Macdonald
Nelson EDDY music-l film May
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-04
Dionnes Refuse
 Half A Million
 From N Y Fair
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 CALENDER, Ont, Sept. g. An Offer of $500,000 for the ap- pearance of the Dionne quintup- lets throughout the 1889 New York Worlds Fair has been reject ed by their guardians, Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, their physician an- nounced today. The offer was turned down Dr. Dafoe said to safeguard the babies health and "because We consider them be- longing to northern Ontario" Dr. Dafoe said the guardians believe the welfare of the babies come first.
 Directors of the fair offered a fiat payment of half a million dollars if the babies appeared. He said they also offered to build eact reproductions of everything. the babies have here on the Da- foe nursery grounds and every thing else.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-04
SF Again Under
 Shadow Tieup Unions Dispute
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3 - The old spectre of port paralysis loitered today behind the stiffen- ing lines of a CIO-AF of L con- troversy which suddenly was dumped into the lap of the Ma tional Labor Relations Board.
 Waterfront authorities began marshalling all available cargo space to hold goods in shipment pending settlement of the dispute in which AF of L teamsters stop ped trucking to and from the docks in an effort to force show down with the CIO over the sta tus of 75 locked out warehouse men.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-04

Driving out of Crawford,' he writes, T saw a beautiful rain bow near some clouds oyer the buttes. Then came the strange part of the whole thing-the rain bows end, stretching down the west side of the buttes was a strip of green like a carpet of grass ending right by the side of the road"
 A tired feeling kept him from digging for the pot of gold, Spence said.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-04
lDead And 500
 Million Damage
 On Dollar Liner
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 KOBE, Sept. 3-Minute invest igation here today revealed that Lionel Haskell, an American sea- man who died of the injuries he sustained during the accidental bombing of the Dollar liner Pres ident Hoover, by Chinese airmen, was standing on the upper deck of the liner in the vicinity of the funnel when fragments of the shell struck him down.
 The funnel of the boat, which arrived last night was flooded, due to big holes opened by the bombs. The water, however, was pumped out and all leaks were plugged. Damage to the ship was estimated at $50O,OO0.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-04
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET. NOME. ALASKA

At least II of the victims re- quired hospital treatment and several others were confined to their homes under care of physic- ians.
 The caterer, Walter Marony and five of his employees and associates were summoned to testify whether Marony "has en- emies" since similar case of poisoning in which one person died occurred some time ago.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-04

day.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-04

s coorfu fright when store adds paint depamen-and +has what have done We've added paint department that a deqh shop stocked with of the most popular brands fine and interior finishes inc Wesf-5a Paints Vanishes and Enae They successful choice for any obsde out these modern coorf finishes made of fine ma+ea-honest materie-heye made by the makers of famous
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-04
Braddock And
 Baer Signed For
 Fight on Oct. g
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 NEW YORK, Sept. 3-Former world heavyweight champions Jimmy Braddock and Maxie Baer were signed today for 15 round boxing bout at Madison Square Garden on October 29.
 This is the first important bout arranged for the garden by pro- snoter Mike Jacobs who has as- stunned control of the sport at that arena.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-04
Seek Cause of
 Poisoning
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 DETROIT Prosecutors open- ed an investigation into the poi soning here recently of approxi- mately 80 persons who ate food at a concession tent at an inter- national trapshooting tourna- ment
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-04
Too Tired To Dig
 For Pot Of Gold
(By The Associated Press)

CRAWFORD, Neb., Karl Spence, editor of the Crawford News, doesn't believe in fairy tales. That's why he deliberately drove on when he discovered he was within a few feet of the end of a rainbow the other day.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-04
PAGE SEVEN
Paralysis Chicago
(By The Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Sept. B. Theatres barred children under sixteen years of age, Thursday in new move to stem the spread of in- fantile paralysis, 193 of which were reported in August and sev- eral more Wednesday and Thurs day.
Evening star., 1937-01-30
School of Art?

Wherever his magnificent gift to his
countrymen has been discussed during
the past month, there has been sincere
expression of gratitude to former Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Andrew w. Mellon
No other philanthropy within the mem
ory of living Americans has stirred the
community heart of Washington to
greater appreciation. It has been COM
monty said that the Nations Capital is
particularly fortunate in the donors de-
cision to build his gallery in the District
Of Columbia. People have realized that
1t might have gone elsewhere, and they
are glad and proud that the choice was
the city which all citizens of the United
States are entitled to regard as home.
But a thoughtful minority has been
concerned about the creative effect
which Mr.. Melons pictures will have
upon the public mind. The exhibition
Of the masterpieces he has collected, this
group believes. may work a psychological
miracle totally new in the experience of
the average man or woman. Such glo.
rious productions are possessed Of .
dynamic power. The force Of their i'm
pact upon the Imagination Of Thousands
Evening star., 1937-01-30
Calls for Prayers to
Avert National ILL.,

To the Editor Of The Star:
No doubt there are people among us
who wonder why, in the face of such
great calamities as floods, strikes, law
lessness, ETC., the religiously minded ele-
ment in the Nation does not turn into
prayer as used to be the custom in ages
past! OF course, every one knows the
wisdom of resorting to the more prac-
tical means for immediate succor, or
take the human steps necessary to re-
lieve distress or discord; but have the
people as a whole come to look upon the
violent manifestations of nature, such
as storms, earthquakes and floods, as
outside of the realm and control of the
invisible we call spirit?
The prevalent negligence to look for
causation in ordinary human affairs, of
health or sickness inevitably extended
to the larger circles of natures dis
turbances, and like the boy who has not
yet learned how to multiply by 3,
dares not to tackle the relatively or
rather equally simple problem of multi
plying 100000 by 8, we cannot even
imagine that those violent disturbances
so common in some countries like Amer
lea could be averted.
The object of this writing Is not to
condemn any person or even popular
opinion, but to appeal to the intelli-
gence of the people to reflect more Sc
riously on these things. 1t has been con-
clusively demonstrated that violent
thoughts in persons, communities or ma
tions invariably translate themselves in
some violent experience. 9. PHILIPS.
Evening star., 1937-01-30
FlOOd.Menaced Lands
Should Be Evacuated
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Have just read your very timely edi-
torial mississippi Flood Problem"
Needless to say. agree with it entirely,
and would like to comment on the situa-
ton, or situations, If may be permitted.
While am not familiar with all the
flood areas of our country, and have
never seen any part of them during a
flood, I have been in a number of the
present flooded towns.
As a child 1 was raised on farm in
the prairie hills. A small creek, usually
dry, flows southeasterly few miles from
home. Along this creek bottom the
railroad and towns were built. For the
most part, life in these settlements
went WELL except now and then the
flood waters came flowing down the
bottom, inundating houses and property
The people, on these occasions, would
leave, usually in the night, and stay
with their neighbors on the uplands
until the waters receded. I tell this
merely to show how similar all the low
lands seem to be. Nearly always high
land lies close by. but the bottoms look
very nice and entice people there. o..
It seems to me at this time. with the
floods coming twice within IL months
and marking definite danger line, that
a slow but determined evacuation from
the danger zone should begin. A build
ing lot above the danger zone would be
so comfortable during these floods and
nearly as easily made into year-round
home.
The main thing am trying to say is
that the flood areas should be turned
over to the rivers. Perhaps have q few
levees over the bottoms. but for q sud-
den extreme rise let the waters have
their spread. without nights of horror
and anxiety. The productive land Of
the bottoms could be farmed. but have
no dwellings Of permanence within the
danger zone. Then there would be no
sudden emergency, no sudden appeal for
relief. no flood menace, because there
would be none.
1t seems to me no great amount of
law-making would be necessary to
accomplish this. Merely make building
permits necessary, the one stipulation
being that all dwellings. hotels, apart
ment houses and hospitals have their
lowest floor 10 feet above the present
water line. Mounds could be built or
make use Of the available upland.
HUGH B. CRAWFORD.
Evening star., 1937-01-30

should be inspiring In the highest degree.
Take, for example, the Bernardino Luini
described as Portrait of . Lady"-it is
one of the noblest creations that ever has
been quickened into life by q painters
brush. Not more than Q small fraction
of the population Of the Western World
ever has seen q canvas of comparable
beauty or magnetism. The eyes, the lips.
the delicate and graceful hands appear
to be as real as the sentient model her
self; the bosom breathes in the perfec-
ton of the illusion. Language is too
pale to tell the story manifest in the
triumph of the work; wonderment ST.
lences the human tongue in the presence
Of It's marvellous loveliness.
Yet the influence Of art never is
sterile. Rather, naturally enough, 1t
prompts the soul to enterprises of imi-
tation. The least responsive tempera-
ment is vitalized into action by acquaint-
ance with esthetic achievement. Hun
dreds of boys and girls, it confidently
may be prophesied, will visit the gallery
established by Mr.. Mellon to find their
vocations. A renaissance-perhaps the
first authentic dramatization of Amer
ica's best ideals in the twentieth CEN
tury-may be assured as a definite and
tangible result. 1t follows that WASH
ington should be. as Rome and Paris
and London formerly were, a veritable
school of art. Coming events, the
ancient axiom says, cast their shadows
before. Hence, the accelerated interest
in painting which currently prevails in
the Capital. The forty-sixth annual ex-
hbition of the Society of Washington
Artists. opening at the Corcoran Gallery
tomorrow. should attract crowds of
friends who have cultivated the pleasure
of appreciation and who will be con-
cerned to demonstrate their enthusiasm
for the pioneers who, probably uncon-
sciously, are preparing for the city's rise
to fame as the new art center of the
Nation.
Evening star., 1937-01-30
Approves Sloan's Refusal
To Confer on the Strike

To the EDITOR OF Tne star.
As Q small stockholder In General
Motors, may I comment briefly upon
your editorial in Wednesdays Star IN
which you express the opinion that the
president of that company made q mis-
take In declining to attend the confer
ence called by the Secretary Of Labor.
I think the company is entirely cor
rect both in refusing to confer until the
strikers vacate the company's plants and
in declining to attend the conference. You
say that while the right of the strikers
has not been tested in the courts 1t Is
difficult to believe that the decision would
be anything but that the occupancy Is
not enly Illegal but highly unfair and
dangerous to the public interest. That
being true, as it obviously is, why should
the company permit the trespass to ac-
complish its object without such a test?
AS for the proposed additional confer
ence, 1t could have accomplished nothing
beyond enabling Mr.. Lewis to make good
his much-advertised boast that he would
force Mr.. Sloan to meet him face to face.
Q. v. BURNSIDE.
Evening star., 1937-01-30
STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
Notebook of Science Progress in Field,
Laboratory and Study.
laboratory and Stu
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

any. De Candolle asked for volunteers
anybody In Geneva with any artistic tai
ent-to copy them as a patriotic duty.
The volunteers came-soclety girls, COL
lege students, ministers. Altogether 12O
of them were put to work and COM
pleted the job in 10 days.
With his drawings returned, Mocino
started back to Spain. In Barcelona he
was taken i'll and died-giving his draw
ings to q physician who had befriended
him. This man apparently attached no
value to them and they disappeared.
Had it not been for De Candolle's copies
they would have been lost completely to
science.
Meanwhile, the manuscripts Of Sesse
and Mocino and the plants they had
collected remained at Madrid. Nobody
attached any value to them or paid any
attention to them. 1t was not until 1888,
nearly a century after the collections
were made, that the manuscript was
published in Mexico City. Meanwhile,
most of the plants had been rediscovered
and described, so that Mocino and Sesse
were deprived of their hard-earned glory.
The specimens. however, remained at
Madrid. Many Of the species described
in the manuscript could not be identified
with any known in Mexico at the time
of the publication and it was impossible
to match the descriptions and the speci-
mems. Perhaps there are species still
unknown to science which may have
become extinct since Mocinos day. It is
noteworthy that Mocino was especially
interested in medicinal plants and spared
no effort to obtain everything to which
curative properties were ascribed by
natives.
The Smithsonian has received the pas
sion flowers, ferns, nettles, asters and
smilaxes. Other families represented in
the collection have been sent to other
museums. All the work will be carried
on under the supervision Of DR.. Standley.
Evening star., 1937-01-30
Motor Strike a Menace
To Freedom in America
To the Editor of The Star:

10 tne Eoltor OI nc StI.
The automobile strike is being over
shadowed for the moment by the ter
rible flood disaster, but it involves prin-
ciples more vital to all the American
people and to our social order and polit-
ical institutions than does the flood.
Material and economic losses, great
and disastrous as they are from the
flood, can be recovered, but should the
principles prevail for which Lewis and
his followers are contending q body blow
will be given our social order and politi-
cal institutions from which recovery
would be possible only by violent
revolution.
The primary and fundamental duty Of
government-in fact, the very reason for
which government is established-is the
protection of the life, liberty and prop
erty of the citizen, and when 1t fails in
this primary duty it ceases to justify its
existence. This man Lewis, by his tao
tics and demands. is threatening all
three He and his followers are really
outlaws, because they are operating out
side of the law, and in open and con-
temptuous defiance of the law and the
constituted authorities. His sit-down
strikers are trespassers upon the proper
ties of the General Motors Corp, and
II their action Is condoned or longer per-
mitted the constitutional rights Of prop
erty will no longer exist in these United
States, and every ones possessions will
be at the mercy Of labor union gangsters.
The sit-down strike is alien to Amer
lea. 1t is foreign importation from
France and originated with the Commu-
nists in that country.
The unquestionable object Of Lewis
and his associates is to Sovietize the
industries of the United States, and to
control them by, for, and in the interest
Of his union. Such activities and
objects should not be tolerated for a day
in America, and it is clearly the duty of
the State governments where these
strikes are being conducted to forcibly
eject. II necessary, these strikers from
the plants of the company. and give
every possible protection to the property
Of the company, and it is passing strange
they have thus far failed to do so
These lawbreakers should be taught
the wholesome lesson that no individual
or class is above the law In the United
States, or can defy the law and destroy
the constitutional rights Of the citizens
Of our country with impunity.
ALEXANDER SIDNEY LANIER.
Evening star., 1937-01-30
Naval Aviation.

Twelve Navy planes yesterday COM
pleted flight from San Diego to Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, distance of 1858 miles,
in twenty-one hours and forty minutes
elapsed time. This was routine"
flight, a transfer of new planes from
the mainland to the island outpost to
replace old ones. But for one circum-
stance there was nothing exceptional
about the passage. That one. however,
proved severe test Of the efficiency Of
the pilots and Of the stability Of the
planes. About 800 miles from Honolulu
the squadron ran into treacherous winds
that, as the dispatch from the islands
says, tossed the giant planes about as
though they were corks." For an hour
and a half they battled the storm. The
commander of the squadron said: Thick
IS pea soup, it had trapped us COM
pletely; at one point 1t momeptarily
stopped us cold" Nevertheless they
Evening star., 1937-01-30
States Rights in Canada.

Hitherto, discussion of states rights
IN this part of the world has been
largely confined to the United States.
The issue suddenly bobs up in Canada,
as result Of decisions by the Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council at
London, the British Empires highest
tribunal and more or less the counter
part Of our Supreme Court.
The matters at stake concerned legis-
lation enacted under the late Conserva-
tive government of Prime Minister Ben
nett. Spurred by the same necessities
that confronted the United States, Mr..
Bennett was supposed to have been in
spired by President Roosevelt's New Deal
program. He proceeded to sponsor laws
affecting agriculture. unemployment and
industry. Canada, like this country
overcame depression, but. unlike the
United States, withheld credit for re-
covery from the party in power and
threw 1t out of ONCE in a Liberal land
slide.
Now comes the Privy Council and de-
clares unconstitutional nearly the whole
Bennett new deal, including q social Sc
curity plan whereby worker. employer
and government would jointly contribute
to jobless aid. The Council ruled that
even If the Dominion collects a fund
through taxation, disposal of it is not
necessarily within the governments
scope. Acts regulating wages and hours,
including five-day week, were declared
invalid on the ground that only the
separate legislatures of the provinces,
with powers akin to rights reserved
to the American States. possess the re-
quired authority. The illegalized meas
ures had been recommended by the
international labor Office created by the
Versailles treaty. They were accepted by
the Canadian government, which held
that since it had treaty-making powers,
it was empowered to enact the League
social legislation. Rejecting this theory,
the Privy Council sets forth that the
Canadian provinces alone have the right
to legislate "in respect to local condi-
tions, which may vary by as great q
distance as separates the Atlantic from
the Pacific" Otherwise, constitutional
safeguards of provincial autonomy"
would be undermined.
The act providing financial relief to
distressed agriculture was upheld, but
the law permitting farmers to combine
for control of production and marketing
was invalidated because it applies to
transactions in natural products COM
pleted within q province" and which,
therefore, are unrelated to inter-
provincial or export trade. As such, the
act was branded beyond the COM
petence" Of the Ottawa Parliament.
The Supreme Court annihilated N. r.
A. and A. A. A. broadly on grounds
which now have led to uprooting Of
kindred Canadian legislation. Our high
est tribunal has still to pronounce judg-
ment on social security and certain
labor relations. including the Wagner
law and the railroad pension act. It
will be interesting to observe whether on
those scores Supreme Court reasoning
also parallels that of the British Privy
Council.
Evening star., 1937-01-30

reached their destination. Maneuvering
as best they could in the raging wall Of
wind, they eventually scared into clear
SPOT and climbed over the remainder Of
the storm.
Such test proves that plane making
has greatly advanced in the past few
years and that pilotage has markedly
improved. The employment Of the most
perfect possible devices for the detec-
ton of adverse conditions, the use of
navigational aids, the training of flyers,
these have been the features Of ad-
vance in aviation. Yet, according to the
flyers themselves who have just made
this perilous passage from mainland to
islands, there was nothing extraordinary
about the flight.
Linking up the western coast with the
midocean outpost by twenty-two- hour
flight brings the Hawaiian Islands with
in strategic range. There can be no
doubt Of the value Of such an achieve
ment, in terms of national defense. And
1t Is reassuring to find that the equip
ment Of the naval air service is SO de-
pendable as to enable it to meet the
Severest Of adverse conditions and to
effect a landing virtually on schedule,
every unit intact. There has truly been
q great advance in aviation when it is
demonstrated that an entire squadron
can make such long hop over the sea
and land in perfect order within a day
from taking off.