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The Coolidge examiner., 1937-03-25
Junior Class Sponsors Dance

The CUHS Junior class gave a
Spring dance Friday March 10. The
music was furnished by the Casa
Grande orchestra. Confetti and
ballons were given out to the crowd.
The decorations were of the un-
usual, the orchestra box was fixed
like a flower garden and grass and
flowers were around the walls.
Ballons were tied from the ceiling
with crepe paper making a very
good scene.
Although the Juniors spent much
of their time in fixing this not many
attended.
-Sybil Wootan.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-03-25

Albert P. Dow. manager of the
d. e A. Grocery store at Eloy, was
transacting business in Coolidge.
Monday afternoon. Mr. Dow reports
business good at the Eloy store. 4e
said the farmers are actively getting
ready for a big cotton crop this
year since they are able at this
time to contract the staple at
around IA cents the pound.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-03-25
Moving Picture to be- Given in
Auditorium

March 23-The moving picture
"The King Of Kings" is to be
shown in the high school auditorium
April 2. This picture promises to
be very interesting. 1t was produced
at the cost of three million dollars
and is being shown for the admis-
sion of fifty cents for parents and
twenty five for stuendts.
Forty per cent of the proceeds is
to be applied on the cost of the an
nual.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-03-25

March 27, at 10 o'clock, practice
track meet will be held in Eloy.
Greenway classifications and rules
of entrance will be used. The
schools invited as follows: Coolidge,
Ray, Casa Grande, Florence, Kenil-
worth, Mcdowell. Picacho, Mamoth
and Sacaton.
Christine Stone.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-03-25

w, r. Urton, manager here for
the Capital Fuel & Feed Co., is q
new Examiner subscriber. The
company is handling baby chicks
on big scale, this year, and there's
lots of chirping to be heard in the
poultry department.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-03-25

Sam Blackwell, master plumber
here for the gas company is re-
covering from a severe flu attack
and is able to be up and about.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-03-25

Orville Boone, son of Postmaster
]. B. Boone, has been on duty at
the postoffice during the week
instructing box holders how to work
the combinations of the new boxes.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-03-25

e. J. England, of Eloy, was in
Coolidge, Monday. He has just re-
covered from an attack of scarlet
fever.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-03-25
Juniors Held Class Meetinu

Tuesday March 90 at 1870 the
juniors held a class meeting in Mr..
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-03-25

Mrs. B. A. link of Honolulu was
a recent visitor At the Casa Grande
ruins here.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-03-25

A BARGAIN
The Examiner to any ad-
dress in Pinal County
one year for only one
dollar.
The Examiner yearly
publishes four serials
that if bought on news
stand would cost you
two dollars.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-03-25

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Evening star., 1937-11-22
PLANS BEING MADE
ON PROBE OF COSTS
Early Trade Commission Decision
on Scope of Inquiry Is
in Prospect. -

An early decision is in prospect by
the Federal Trade Commission on the
scope Of the inquiry ordered by Presi-
dent Roosevelt into the extent to
which monopolistic practices and other
'unwholesome" methods of competi-
ton have figured in the price rise Of
the past year.
It was thought at the commission
that some announcement might be
made today. At any rate, 1t will be
within two or three days, 1t was said.
The inquiry itself promises to run
for some time, with prospects that
progress reports will be made Is it
proceeds.
That President Roosevelt does not,
however, intend to wait for the in
quiry to be completed before moving
for strengthened anti-monopoly leats-
lation is shown by the fact that the
Department of Justice has been draft
ing such legislation for submission to
Congress in January.
Evening star., 1937-11-22
BREWERS ANNOUNCE
PLEDGES OF PRACTICE

Acknowledging an industry response
bility to the public, the United Brew
ers Industrial Foundation has an
nounced an eight-part code Of prac-
tice.
Among the eight pledges which the
foundation listed are the following:
To maintain high standards In the
brewing and packaging Of beer and
ale.
To aid In promoting practical mod
Grafton and sobriety.
To help eliminate anti-social con-
ditions wherever they may surround
the sale OF beer to the consumer.
To encourage beer retailers to oper-
ate legal, respectable premises.
To cooperate in preventing sale Of
beer to minors or to intoxicated
persons.
Evening star., 1937-11-22
Sp0rts-Minded u. s. Inventors
Seeking ''Fun,bleless'' Pigskin

: The ball with the roughened ends
comes from John E. Maynard Of
Plymouth, N. H. He said In his appN-
cation for . patent that it would open
up the passing game BY giving the
passef better grip.
From Australia comes q pigskin
which the butter-fingered back can
stick his thumb in, but the inventor
kicked his idea across the ocean back
In 1907 and it doesn't seem to have
made much impression on American
coaches.
In going through the pieskin in
ventions examiners always point to the
tackling dummy devised by Vincent J.
Loughlin Of Kenmore, N. J.
my. dummy" he explained in his
application may be dressed IN the
opponents uniform, thereby bringing
. desirable Psychological effect upon
the players"
They think he's really Get some
thing. -: - e..
Evening star., 1937-11-22

lows any more than the average mo-
torist does"
Mr.. Ferris manipulates his arms,
he explained. by movements of his
shoulders and back. Straps and
cords, responding to his slightest
movement, enable him to open and
close his fiber hand, bend his wooden
arm at the elbow, open and close
the prongs of his hook At night he
parks his arms on a chair beside his
bed, putting them on unaided in the
morning.
II don't need any help in anything
except cutting up food" he declared.
And I'll bet you buck can tie my
shoe laoes quicker than you can!"
Evening star., 1937-11-22
FL0RATOS|STR|ED
0NGAM|NGCHARGE
Mick the Greek" and Four
Others Were Held After
Raids.

Nicholas (Nick the Creek Floratos,
well-known Washington sporting. fig
ure, and four others went on trial be-
fore Justice Jesse C. Adkins in Dis
trict Court this morning on a charge
Of gaming law violation growing out
of one of the series of IS raids last
spring aimed at smashing Washing
tons horse race betting business.
A jury was impaneled at 11:40 this
morning after the defense had chal-
lenged 10 prospective Jurors and the
Government 6. Testimony was not ex-
pected to begin until this afternoon.
Police accused Floratos of being one
of Washingtons biggest bookmakers.
He allegedly operated thriving busi-
ness in the 900 block of Ninth street
NV.
The place was raided March 10 by
special squad Of police led by Lieut..
John E. Fondahl. On that day. 18 such
raiding parties set out simultaneously
from Camp Simms with sealed orders
from Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown. A
tip-of. however, apprised the under
world OF the police strategy and from
some of the alleged gambling estab-
lishfAents into which the raiders
smashed their way every one had fled.
The raiders reported that such was
the situation they found at the Ninth
street address. Entering through a
nearby cigar store. they broke through
q heavy door which barred their way
into rear room in the basement of
924. There they found only cashiers
booth, radio, telephone and SIM
liar paraphernalia
On trial with Floratos are Vincent
A. Marino, Bernard Newyahr, John
A. Clements and Bennie M. Traub
They are represented by attorneys
Harry T. Whelan, Myron G. Ehrlich
and Achilles Catsonis. r
The prosecutor, Assistant United
States Attorney Samuel F. Beach,
estimated the trial would take about
. week.
It was Mr. Beach who, a little less
than a week ago, concluded the prose-
cution Of Carroll Peyton (Nubby)
Nuchols and six others which re-
suited in conviction.
Evening star., 1937-11-22
STANDARD OF MASS
IN U. S. UNCHANGED
Kilogram No. 20 Found to Weigh
the Same in Check
at Paris.

The standard Of mass Of the United
States, of1cially identified at the
Bureau Of Standards as National
Prototype Kibgram No. 20" and which
is used as standard for the measure
ment Of weights, has remained un-
changed during tn. past half century
The standard weight is a small
"chunk" of platinum-iridium. Recent
recomparisons of this standard kilo-
gram with those at the International
Bureau of Weights and Measures in
Sevres, near Paris, show the piece Of
metal has not changed in weight by
more than 2 parts in 100, ,000, 900 during
the so years.
The kilcgram weight was taken to
France by E. c. Crfttenden, assistant
director of the Bureau Of Standards,
this year for its "half- century check. +"
When the original comparisons be-
tween the international kilogram and
Kilogram No. 20 were made 48 years
ago the United States standard was
found to be hundredths Of l milli-
gram lighter than the international
standard. This years measure showed
a difference of only 2 hundredths of
l milligram, or gain In weight Of 2
parts in 100000 Should this
minute change continue, Kilogram
No. 20 will weigh exactly the same as
the international standard when 100
years old, according to the Bureau of
Standards.
DR.. Lyman ]. Briggs, director Of the
bureau, explained, however, that the
indicated change is so small and so
near the attainable limit of accuracy
Of the measurements that he is not
prepared to say that No. 20 has really
changed at all and the public may
be assured that the basis of all weights
in the United States Is as solid as
science can make it."
Evening star., 1937-11-22
Public Ownership of System
Seen Solution to Transit Ills
". n. Roberts Also AduOcutes Building
of Subway and Re-establishing
Office of Peoples Counsel.

private capital in q transportation
system. When it is noted that none
of the owners Of the present street car
system has made any additional in
vestment in rehabilitation of old plant
or acquisition Of additional plant in
r-any years, it Is quite certain that
they will not invest new capital in
subways.
Support Public Ownership.
Furthermore. many Of the ad-
vantages Of such an improved system
accrue to property owners and to
commercial users Of property. Many
accrue directly to the Federal Gov
eminent and to the District govern
ment by reason Of relief from operat-
ing and capital costs which must be
incurred otherwise. All Of these rea-
sons support the conclusion that the
mass transportation system Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia should pass from
private ownership and operation. and
that q device for the non-political
control Of the system should be con-
sidered Immediately and adopted soon.
"Of immediate concern is the need
for an Office which will serve as q
clearing house of public opinion on
this and other utility topics. I have
always supported the idea of an in.
dependent public attorney who was
concerned solely with the regulation
Of utilities and other monopolies af-
fecting the mass Of the population.
Would Re-establish Once.
II left the oface Of peoples counsel
because Of the obvious desire on the
part of the appropriating Authorities
that the ONCE should be feeble and
because of the impossibility of ade-
quately performing the functions Of
the office without some personnel of
a. accounting and investigating ma
ture.
Il believe that of1ce should be re-
established, an incumbent selected
with care and provided with q small
but competent staf1. To his present
jurisdiction might we'll be added the
task Of scrutinizing control Of in
surance Of all classes, and commodities
such As milk and COAL which have
tended to become monopolistic. Pub
lie organizations might well concen-
rate on re-establishment OF such an
ONCE as the best means of Implement
ing their at present diverse efforts to-
ward improving the transportation
service.
If course, do not comment on the
order of the Public Utilities Commits
sion recently issued"
Evening star., 1937-11-22
By the Associated Press,

3y the Associated Press.
American inventors. who have turned
out everything for football players
from dppered shoes to silken pants,
have even tackled the problem Of the
tumble.
A tour through the United States
Patent Once discloses:
A dynamically balanced football.
An anti-skid sheath to be slipped
over the pigskin.
A bali with roughened ends to make
life more secure for the harassed
pitcher Of forward passes.
A ball with . fnser-hole like .
bowling ball.
The dynamicaily balanced product
b the work Of Albert Mccall Of
Orange, N. J. The valve Is In the
end Of the ball instead Of the side.
The anti-skid sheath-a neat look
ing AFFAIR that slips over Wet ball
was invented BY Milton a llinant Of
HtdQe0eld N. J.
Evening star., 1937-11-22
FARM IMPORTS
EXCEED EXPORTS
1887 Was First Time in History
q. s. Farmer Held Short
End Of Trade. 49,
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
nomics reported yesterday that dur
ing the 1887 fiscal year American
farmers, for probably the first time
in history, came out on the short
end Of international trading in agri-
cultural products.
It said American agricultural prod
ucts sold abroad were valued at $685.
100000. while competitive" farm
products brought into this country
were valued ut $685., ,000, 900.
Imports exceeded exports Of COM
petitive" products by 18 per cent.
During 1896 sales abroad exceeded
purchases BY Is per cent.
Agriculture Department economists
attributed the decline to "the cumu-
lative influence of short crops" In
recent drought years.
Evening star., 1937-11-22
YOUNG SAILOR PAINTS
AIR STATION MURAL S

Painted not by an artist with years
Of study, but by young man who
earns his living painting airplanes,
. set Of murals is being executed at
the Naval Air Station in Anacostia-
with no wrangle, no fuss and no pros
poets Of being destroyed.
Julian F. Bird, ~, is decorating an
ONCE In the spray shop there, using
little dabs Of synthetic enamel and
lacquer which are left over from
painting airplanes.
With no art education, the painter
has finished one panel and Is now
at work on the second, an under water
scene depicting marine life.
Evening star., 1937-11-22
Cutting of Food Is Only Task
ArnnIess Man Cannot Perform,
Salesman Demonstrates Dexterity With
Third Set of ''Hands" He Has Had
Since Childhood accident.

giving lectures on their use For
the last 10 years he has been en-
pbyed in this capacity by ]. E.
Hanger, Inc, 221 G street NV, the
largest manufacturer of artificial
limbs in the world. He travels ap-
proximately 10000 miles year, his
territory extending along the Atlantic
seaboard from North Carolina to the
Canadian border
Il usually travel alone" he said,
"and my home is wherever I park my
suitcase. pack and unpack it my
self, bathe, shave and dress myself,
write my own reports to the COM
pany with typewriter sor pen-in fact,
I can even drive an automobile with
out risking my neck or the other fell
Evening star., 1937-11-22
BAND CONCERT

BY the Army Band in the band
auditorium at 6 pm. today. Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy, leader, conducting:
Karl Hubner, assistant Leader.
Program.
March, "Sons of Veterans" K. L. King
Rhapsody, "Espagnole" W. Ferroni
Cornet trio, Three Solitaires,"
v. Herbert
Musicians John J. Kahler, Charles
w. Barnes and Victor A. Christen-
sen, soloists.
American sketch, "Nocturne,"
T. Griselle
Popular, "Swampfire" "-----H. Mooney
Waltz, "Artist1 Life"-----.J. Strauss
March, "St. ID len" IA. w. Hughes
ss@sSs n%Dtsr 6pangled 3AunGR.s
Evening star., 1937-11-22
AIR INSURANCE
RATES TOBE CUT.
-Four Leading Companies
Will Apply Standard of
Ground Charges.

-Four leading American insurance
companies soon will inaugurate trip
insurance for airline passengers at the
rate prevailing for trains and steam
ships. 1t was announced today by Col.
Edgar S. Gorrell, president of the
Air Transport Association Of America.
The decision to apply the standard
ground rate to air travel, Col. Gorrell
characterized as Official recognition
Of the fact that air travel is one Of
the safest forms Of transportation. !"
These four national insurance
companies will offer this new, low
air travel insurance at no greater per-
mile cost than scheduled surface trans.
portatbn as q result of several years
extensive study Of air transportation, -
Col. Gorrell said.
The plan gives $4,000 coverage at a
premium rate Of only Is cents for each
four hours Of scheduled flying time of
the trip. The new rate represents q
reduction Of as much as rs per cent
below the former rates. The Chicago
New York policy. for example, will
cost only IS cents, as compared with
the existing rate Of 81 on the fastest
schedules and as high as 81 on some
trips. Coast-to-coast flight insurance
will be 81 instead of 81 as at present.
All airline ticket Offices are to have
the policies for sale.
The premium rate Of IS cents, 1t
was explained, will be based on the
scheduled flying time and will allow
stopovers en- route. It will be good
for . period of seven days from the
start Of the trip until its termination.
This would permit stopovers Of as
much as six days.
Under terms Of the proposed policies,
1t will be possible for q passenger to
fly from Washington to Savannah,
Montreal or Grand Rapids or to any
point within this distance zone at the
25-cent rate.
The policies will be issued in the
Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York,
the Fireman's Fund Indemnity Co. OF
San Francisco. Glens Falls Indemnity
o., New York, and the United States
Guarantee Co., New York, the latter
three participating equally as member
companies Of the Associated Aviation
Underwriters, which developed the
insurance.
Evening star., 1937-11-22
BY PHILIP H. LOVE.

A man with steel hook where his
right hand should have been walked
up to soda fountain and ordered a
drink.
As the clerk mixed the beverage, the
customer pushed the hook into a
pocket of his trousers, drew it out with
a coin gripped securely between its
two prongs and reached toward the
counter. The prongs opened and the
coin dropped with a barely audible
clink
The clerk placed the drink on the
counter, and the prongs opened again,
this time to grasp the handle Of the
glass holder. AS the customer raised
the beverage to his lips, he placed his
Evening star., 1937-11-22
new POST CREATED

Creation of the position of air COM
merce agent by the Philippines gov
eminent has been announced here
Through the Commerce Department.
The agent will handle trade inquiries
on aircraft and compile statistical
data ON aeronautical activities in the
Philippines and nearby Asia.
The agent also is expected to facili-
tate trade connections between pros
DDctive buyers In the Philippines and
n1anllfacturers tn the United States,
II vas announced.
Evening star., 1937-11-22
MAN AND WIFE. FINED

LA PLATA, Nd. Nov. "a (spe-
ciaD "A dne Of $50 and costs each
was imposed on James Hicks and
his wife, May Hicks. both Of La Plata,
for selling liquor without . license.
The two were found guilty Of this
charge by the Circuit Court Of Charles
County. They were Also found guilty
Of possessing Intoxicating NqQF with
out . proper Ievenue stamp. but
sentence was saapoaded On thiE count
Evening star., 1937-11-22
mo. 9 of a Series.)
Ry JAMES E. CHINN.

Government ownership and opera
tion of Washington's mass transporta-
tion system and construction OF sub
ways for rapid transit service are seen
by William A. Roberts, former peoples
counsel, as the only permanent solu-
tion to the transit problem.
Carefully avoiding comment on the
recent order Of the Public Utilities
Commission increasing token fares to
six for so cents, Mr. Roberts pre-
pared for this series brief outline of
his views on the transportation situ-
alton. Incidentally, he urged re-
establishment of the Office of peoples
counsel. with greater authority than
before-authority to go beyond the
field Of public utilities into insurance
and commodities, particularly milk
and coal.
"The movement of more than ESQ.,
000, 900 persons year in public trans
portation facilities is too serious q
civic question to be decided by any
single order of any commission" said
Mr.. Roberts.
The immediate effect of an increase
in fare is not confined to the added
monetary cost Of those who still ride,
but includes severe repercussions as q
result of the loss of public transporta-
ton service to those who by reason of
the cost avoid riding. This means an
increased use by individuals and
groups of private cars-an immense
pressure upon the inadequate public
and private parking facilities and an
economic loss indirectly reflected in
the cost of street widening and traffic
control.
Early Decision Needed.
:. I'm its most serious aspects the
problem is one which warrants a def
mite decision in the immediate future
both as to the economies and the
technical features of an improved
type of mass transportation. Almost
all engineers off the record and q
great many of the best on the record,
state that there must be q rapid transit
system to permit the movement Of
Washingtonians from an artiflcially
congested governmental and business
working district to their homes in the
open spaces of the suburbs.
"Such rapid transit facilities must, be
afforded by subway construction, .
type of structure which requires large
investments of capital, investments
beyond those which would be made by
Evening star., 1937-11-22
Jackie Coogan Returns.

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. ~ B.-ackie
Coogan and his bride, blond Betty
orable, were due back before the
cameras today after. . week end
honeymoon trip at Santa Barbara.
, They were married Saturday. The
schedule Of the picture on which they
are working together gave them only
one days leave.
Evening star., 1937-11-22
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left arm on the counter. There was a
dull. wooden thud. and the clerk no.
ticed for the first time that the gloved
hand was artificial.
Lights Cigarette.
After draining his glass, the Gus
toner replaced it on the counter, used
the hook to extract q cigarette and a
folder Of matches from the pocket of
his shirt. Placing the cigarette be-
tween his lips, he tore q match from
the folder. gripped the folder in the
movable fingers Of his artificial hand
and the match between the prongs of
the hook, produced light and began
to smoke.
Then, with the hook concealed in his
trousers pocket and his artificial hand
swinging at his side, he strode from
the store-his carriage so natural that
only an unusually close observer could
have suspected that he had no arms.
Thus William j. Ferris, jr.," known
in the artificial limb industry as 1.-The
armless WONDER" goes about his daily
activities-undismayed by his handi-
cap, confident he can do anything
that anybody else can do"
Lost Arms in Boyhood.
Mr.. Ferris, 30-year-old travelling
demonstrator for an artificial limb
manufacturing company, lost his arms
as a result Of a boyish prank played
on his 10th birthday anniversary.
Il was playing on railroad bridge,
he related today. II had q long wire
with q stick tied to one end, and ]
tossed it over power line, just to see
it I could do 1t.
when I woke up was lying on the
floor in q room in back Of nearby
store with both Of my arms and
hands severely burned. I was told
later that there were $4,000 volts o1
electricity in that power line, and
that the primary and secondary fuses
along the railroad tracks were blown
out for 80 miles in either direction
The man who picked me up-he was
an electrician out for Sunday after
noon stroll with his girl friend-said
the current still in my body knocked
him about 10 feet"
Amputation Found Necessary.
That was Juanary %, 1917, and
young Ferris was in the hospital two
months. At the end Of three weeks
surgeons found it necessary to ampu-
tate his right arm az inches below
the elbow; two weeks later his left
arm was amputated I inches below the
shoulder.
The following August his parents
gave him his first artificial arm-the
right-and by September he was
ready to returnsto school. It was not
until about . year later. however
that he began wearing his second arm
"The pair of arms have now are
my third" he said, "and I feel just
as much at home In them, I guess, q
you do with your real ones. learned
to write the same - any other kid
and carried my own books, too. Dur
ing my la9t two years IN high school
played on the varsity soccer team
the only armless person IN the world
80 far Is I know, to win . letter h
athletics"
Began WnFk ut Is.
BY the time M Ferris. was IS b
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