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The Washington times., 1938-07-13
BRIGHT IDEA


Michael was stunned with ad-
miration of Patrick's brilliant
mind. However, he was still sure
that Patrick had his whistle.
I'll let you have them" he
said, If you give me back my
whistle"
At first Patrick said he had lost
1t again, but Michael was firm
abSut the teeth, and so he gave in
and handed it over in even ex-
change. Michael was so happy he
almost Immediately forgot about
the teeth.
He ran straightway to the bath
room and bolted the door and
stood in front of the mirror and
blew, and held his hand up, and
on, the traffic was so glad to have
MN back again, running it, that
IL came to screeching sudden
stop, as if all the cars were full
OF soldiers, and he was a general,
at least.
That night, after they had had
their baths, Michael went to sleep
with his whistle on a thin chain
about his neck. Mother had
bought the chain for him. Nothing
would ever happen to it again.
When she went to tuck Patrick
in, she found him on all fours un-
der the bed. He made no bones
| about his perfidy, and gleefully
| told her that he expected, from
now on, to make any mount of
money out of the fairies.
They're bunch of suckers, j."
he said. I'm gonna sell them
teeth right along and get them
back and sell them over and over. u
She smiled, and listened to him
saying his prayers without any
thought in his mind but his fu.
ture as a financial potentate.
t After he was asleep, she took the
letter out, and the two teeth, and
wrote an answer.
! Dear Patrick:
1 I'VE found these two teeth un.
: der your bed which you say are
:, yours. 1t seems to us these are
d MichaeTs teeth. Anyway, we
t looked in your mouth, and they
e are certainly not yours. And please
= don't take Michael's whistle any
more. If you have any more teeth
e fall out, we pay 10 cents each, as
!, always.
g Love from
THE FAIRIES"
ri THE END
The Washington times., 1938-07-13
The Magic Whistle
Daily Short Story
By Leslie Langham


/ very worried, and he told her al
: about it. Thereupon she ap
! preached Patrick and asked him
{ for Michael's whistle back, ou;
Patrick said he was sorry. he had
lost it. SO then, in her wonderful
way, she thought of a solution.
A PROPOSITION
First. she thought she would
look in Patrick's pockets after he
was asleep, and, if he had the
) whistle, she would make him give
it back first thing in the morning
y Second, she told Michael that she
would write another letter for the
; fairies for him, and maybe they
would let him keep the teeth. So
she did.
Dear Fairies" she wrote. Here
are two teeth belonging to me,
and, if you would like to pay me
a dime apiece, you can have them
for 20 cents. You will see they
are very nice teeth. 1 expect to
have teeth drop out right along
after this, and you can have them
all at the same price.
However, P. S., am very fond
of these teeth, and I have just
lost my best whistle, and I do not
like to part with them. Do you
think you could kindly let me have
the teeth maybe for another
month and let me have the dimes,
too?
I hate to ask this, but if you
would I would give you the two
teeth next time I have one fall
out, and you would get three teeth
then, and only have to pay me one
dime. But don't forget to leave
me two dimes this time. OF
course. if you need the teeth very
badly, guess you could have
them. Do not forget the dimes.
Love from Michael"
The letter was placed under his
bed, and the first one was taken
away. After lot more anguished
thinking, Michael fell asleep.
THE FAIRIES COME
In the night as always happens,
the fairies came and read the let
ter. They had two dimes with
them, and they left them for Mi
chael, and they wrote him a let
ter in answer to his, and, strange
to say, they wrote in a writing
exactly like mothers.
Dear Michael:
I'VE read your letter, and we
will let you have the teeth as long
as you want. When you let us have
them. will you please leave the wax
on, as we like it too.
Love from
THE Fairies"
Patrick was upset about this.
First, he had always had to sur
render his teeth to the fairies, out
right. He was upset because
mother hadn't had that bright
idea for him, too. However, he
thought he saw a way round the
difficulty.
Listen, Mickey" he said, in
tone that brooked no refusal, you
got to lend me these teeth for to-
night"
What for?" asked Michael, with
incipient dread.
Patrick considered, and decided
that it could do no harm to con-
fide in Michael. It would probably
increase his admiration for him
anyhow. So he told him.
Look, I want to borrow them
and write the fairies letter and
tell them they fell out of me, see?
And I want to say I like them, and
could they let me have them back,
and also the dimes, the way you
did. Then I'll get two dimes for
nothing! Am l smart, or am I
smart?"
BRIGHT IDEA
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CEN, WILLIAMS
GOES ON TRIAL
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Continued from Page u
after a courtmartial arising out
of his transactions with the Sill
vermanS.
While the House Military AZ
fairs Committee was conducting
its investigation in 1888 and its
revelations reverberated through
out the nation, operatives of the
Department of Justice and other
Government agencies were Scour-
ing the country in search of a
witness.
Frank E. Speicher, the missing
witness, was tire salesman, who,
with the Silvermans, is said to
have had free entry into offices
of some military officials.
His testimony concerning al
legged behind the scenes" activi-
ties in connection with the pur-
chase of war materials was con-
sidered important to the congress
sional investigation, but the probe
had ended before Speicher was 10
Gated more than six months after
his disappearance had become a
national mystery.
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Nazi Agents Sent
TOOVerthrOW Carol

LONDON, Dec. II (I.N.S.).
A report that 600 Gestapo
(Nazi secret police) agents
have been assigned the job
of overthrowing the Ruma-
MAN government to set up a
rule under the pro-Nazi Iron
Guard was contained in a
dispatch today to the London
Daily Mirror.
The Gestapo agents, ac-
cording to the report, had
been sent from Berlin and
Vienna to engineer the down
fall of King Carol, murder
Magda Lupescu, his Jewish
friend, and establish a new
regime under the outlawed
Iron Guard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-12
Time Ripe,' Says
Men1eI'S Fuehrer

MEMEL, Lithuania, Dec. II
GN.SD.-Triumphant Nazism in
this Baltic outpost of "unre-
deemed Germany" today planned
prompt and decisive action in its
long drive for reunion of Memel,
which was given to Lithuania by
the Versailles Treaty, with the
Reich.
After a Nazi near-sweep of local
parliamentary elections, which the
Germans termed a plebiscite, the
local "Fuehrer." DR.. Ernst Neu-
mann proclaimed:
THE time is ripe for a de-
cision on Mcneil"
"WiU Beg No More"
1--WE have begged for our
rights for Is years now, and we
will beg no more. We don't
know what our future will be,
but the fate of Mcneil will not
be decided here"
Some action towards AnSchluss
with Germany, or at least COM
plete local autonomy, will be taken
when the new parliament meets at
the end Of January, Neumann in
dictated.
Under Nazi organization as COM
plete as that which prevailed in
Austria and the Sudetenland, 97.2
per cent Of the electorate turned
out in Memel town. In the whole
area, which has q population Of
$4,000 and area of 1899 square
miles, between 90 and 81 per cent
Of the qualified voters went to the
polls.
Mutual Martial LaD
On the heels of the election, the
Lithuanian government at Kau-
mas, the capital, issued an extra
ordinary decree amounting almost
to martial law. for the Kaunas
area "for protection of the state"
Under this decree political Of.
tenders may be sentenced to three
months in jail.
President AntanaS Smetona ex-
planned that the decree Of state
Of emergency" was necessary be-
cause activity on the part Of the
extreme rightist opposition might
be used on behalf of a foreign
country, ereby endangering
Lithuania's integrity.
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KING TO FIGHT
"MAUSOLEUM"

Continued from Page II
suitable. It also required the de-
struction of the trees. That
thought made me sick. I saw
traffic congested, I saw the view
ruined, I saw the park spoiled
and beauty obScured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-12
CHAMBERLAIN
POLICY FLAYED

LONDON, Dec. 12.-Winston
Churchill, veteran of several Brit
ish cabinets, declared in a speech
at Chingford last night that
all signs indicate an "early re-
sumption of Nazi aggression" in
Eastern Europe.
At the same time, the Daily
Telegraph said it had learned in
London that German army chiefs
have been warned to be ready to
support a fresh diplomatic action
next February" adding:
''Under these circumstances, the
agitation in Italy for Tunis is be.
ing carefully appraised in London
and Paris"
HITLER'S NEXT MOVE
Amid disquieting British press
reports of a simmering European
caldron, Churchill warned that no
concerted resistance is being de,
veloped by Great Britain and
France to Adolf Hitler's antici.
pated moves. Assailing anew the
appeaSement policy Of Prime Min,
lister Neville Chamberlain, he told
his audience:
Hitler is on the verge Of fur,
ther move in Eastern Europe. We
do not know in what direction.
DUCE'S AMBITIONS
"Mussolini, far from being ap.
peaSed by the British and French
recognition of his socalled con-
quest of AbysSinia, has set on foot
agitation for Nice, Corsica and
Tunis."
Criticizing Chamberlain's impend-
ing visit to MuSSolini in Rome,
Churchill continued:
"On the very morrow of the
signing of the Anglo-Italian agree
ment, and with the ink scarcely
dry on the signatures, new de-
mandS have been put forward.
Our Prime Minister thinks 1t
necessary to go to Rome to see
what further appeasements are
possible"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-12
Hull ShelueS Defense Unity

American States, are doomed to
failure.
The first of these two plans, it
is expected, will be wrecked on
the rock of existing treaties be-
tween South American States and
European nations. The second has
been blocked because the South
American nations, now practicing
exchange control, do not consider
it possible to abandon such practi-
ces Immediately without serious
prejudice to domestic interest.
In hotel rooms and private con-
ference chambers, the delegates
we're busy today on the task Of
working out a "Pan-American doc
trine,"
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nevertheless believed to be of a
semi official nature.
Cardinal Mundelein, one of the
ranking prelates of the Catholic
church in the United States. re-
turned to the city only last week
from the Vatican and a series Of
conferences with the Pope.
Cardinal Mundelein, at almost
the same time was speaking at
the annual meeting of the St.
Vincent de Paul Society where he
condemned racial and religious
oppression in foreign countries.
Father Coughlin recently be-
came the center of a controversy
because of a Sunday speech he
made over the air regarding the
persecution of Jews in Germany.
Although denied by the priest,
it was interpreted in some quar-
tiers as likely to create racial
strife.
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Continued from Page II

cles today that this initiative al
ready has been approved privately
by all the attending delegations.
These delegations now are consult
ing their home governments, prior
to affixing their signatures to the
draft, which probably will take
place at the next plenary session
of the conference.
1t appeared certain today that
the efforts of the United States
to procure more favorable GUS
toms house treatment among the
American nations, as well as to
obtain abolition of exchange con-
troll regulations of many South
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-12
FIR. COUGHLIN
IS REPUD|ATED
BY MUNDELEIN
Cardinal Says Priest Is.
Not Voice of Church

CHICAGO, Dec. IL UN.S0.
Through George Cardinal Munde-
lein, the Catholic church today
washed it's hands of any part in
the radio broadcasts made by
Father Charles E. Coughlin.
A statement from the Cardinal
to that effect was delivered over
q nationwide network yesterday.
Not Church's Doctrines
It was emphasized that any ut
terances of the Detroit radio
priest" do not represent the senti-
ments or doctrines of the church
The announcement was made
over the National Broadcasting
Company's chain by Bishop Der
nard j. She'll, of the Chicago do
ceSe. who stated:
His Eminence George Cardi-
nal Mundelein of Chicago. hav-
ing been importuned by news
commentators and correSpon-
dents from every section of the
country in reference to the
broadcastS of Father Coughlin
Of Detroit. makes the following
statement:
GAS an American citizen,
Father Coughlin has the right
to express his personal views
on current events. but he is not
authorized to speak for the
Catholic church nor does he rep
resent the doctrine or senti-
ments of the church
Sen1i-OfficioL Blast
Although Father Coughlin's
parish lies outside the Chicago
archdiocese and is therefore not
under Cardinal Mundelein's direct
supervision, the statement was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-12
Four Indicted

Soon followed the indictment of
General Williams, the SilvermanS
and Ryan on charges of conspir-
acy to defraud the government.
Specifically, the indie TN n t
charged that the intended fraud
was that they 'induced" Speicher
to remain in hiding, thus depriv-
ing and defrauding the govern
ment OF his testimony.
Spelcher is scheduled to testify
at the trial. Others expected to
appear are Secretary of War
Woodring and his assistant, Lewis
johnson. Many other national no
tables are under summons.
Attorneys William E. Leahy and
Frank AronoW, representing the
defendants, began their legal
fight three years ago and the spe-
clal pleas they entered have caused
many poStponements of the trial.
SEEK JURY TODAY.
During the interim, Irving Gold
stein, assistant United States at
torney who had been assigned
the prosecution, urned to
private practice. He accepted Spe-
cial appointment as an assistant
District attorney, however, to con-
tinue with the Silverman case.
Selection of the jury is expected
to consume the entire day and
witnesses are not expected to ap-
pear before tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-12
BIGOTRY FOE
OF U. S. LIBERTY,
AYERS ROPER
Hogan Also Protests
Anti-Semitism Spread

Prayers of thankfulnesS for
freedom of worship in the United
States and denunciationS of in
tolerance in European dictator
ships we're mingled yesterday in
sermons and radio addresses here.
Although the various programs
and services had no connection
with each other, the theme was
common to all. Catholics and
ProtestantS, lawyers and Govern
ment officials, denounced bigotry
abroad and warned that deStruc-
ton of religious freedom may
come to America unless citizens
are vigilant.
RADIO FORUM
One of the programs was a
radio forum, the three speakers
being Frank ]. Hogan, noted at
torney; Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C. Roper, and Frank R.
McNinch, chairman of the Federal
Communications Commission.
The Cabinet officer told a ma
ton wide hookup that "it would
be better to die than exist under
a condition deprived Of all freedom
and utterly impoverished spirit
ually."
Hogan said I'VE Catholics can
not permit men of i'll will to
preach in America bigotry and
anti SemitiSm without raising our
voices to protest"
McNinch gave a short history
of the Jewish people and their
contributions to the culture OF the
world.
CATHOLIC RADIO HOUR
Spain, Mexico and Nazi Ger
many were originally nurtured
and civilized by Catholicism and
have repaid the debt with dis
elimination against the church,
and even it's destruction in some
cases, it was pointed out by the
Rev. Ignatius Smith, o. P, dur
ing the Lourdes services commend
rating the twentieth anniversary
of the washington Sodality Union.
The program, held at the
Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, was broadcast as a part
of the Catholic Radio Hour.
Also taking part in the exercises
we're the Rev. John Cartwright,
the Rev. ]. Cotter Fitzgerald, the
Rev. Charles w. Nelson and the
Rev. Joseph P. Bradley.
CATHEDRAL SERVICE
At the evensong service in the
Cathedral of SIS. Peter and Paul,
the principal speaker was DR.. Carl
w. Alderman. dean of the gradu-
ate school of journalism of Colum-
bia University. He declared that,
in view of propaganda coming
from abroad, it is time for the
great religions to prepare for any
in this country.
Taking as his sermon subject
Are Present World Conditions a
Divine Punishment of the Jew?"
DR.. Carl C. Rasmussen, at the
Luther Place Lutheran Church,
the question in the mega
tive and said Americans of every
creed should stand adamant
against any rise of anti-Semitism
in our midst"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-12

RATES BY MAIL FOR VIRGINIA,
MARYLAND. WEST VIRGINIA
AND NORTH CAROLINA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-12
Germans Control
Trade In Liberia

LONDON, Dec. 12-John Har-
vey Furbay. Am erican writer
and educator, en- route to t h e
United States after spending two
years in Liberia, said that Liber-
ian trade. with the exception
of rubber, was largely in the hands
Of Germans. Sixty Of Liberals
So-odd white inhabitants are Ger
man, he said.
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A SIMPLE STATUE

A SIMPLE STATUE
ut was just not suitable from
any angle-and on top Of that
the cost was nearly double what
had been appropriated. And the
Park Planning Commission did
not approve the plan. Then I
came forward with a suggestion.
I said that there should be a
beautiful piece of architecture
erected east Of the Capitol, away
from this congestion of public
buildings, and that we must not
lose our beloved trees. I wanted
something to harmonic with
Jefferson and his views, say a
great educational center, a sort
of forum for the discussion of
ideas on liberty, freedom. And
a great amphitheater suitable
for conventions and great sport
ing events. And at the entrance
I suggested a simple marble
statue Of Thomas Jefferson"
"STILL A MAUSOLEUM"
Senator King threw out hi
hands in a gesture of despair.
And, instead, we have this
thing. 1t is still a mausoleum.
He went back over the years tt
the time of his first appearance
in Washington as a young legis
lator in 1895.
II remember" he said one of
the first walks I took was down
through where the Lincoln Mon
ument is now. 1t was all swamp
wet, soggy land. And when I
look at it now I think to myself,
what fine job of beautifica-
ton has been done!' And the
trees were the most beautiful
part of it ala combination of
the best efforts of man and of
nature. And now the trees are
going. 1t makes me just sick to
think of it. And if anything
can be done about it I promise
Won IT, will /"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-12
MEMEL FALLS
NEXT IN HITLER
DRIVE TO EAST
PIebisCite Paves Way
For New AnSChIuSS
CONTINUED from Page II

rising of the Carpatho-U krainians
on the south and German pressure
for concessions in the Polish cor.
ridor.
Major German diplomatic pres
sure against Poland is to be
backed with the customary mill.
tary "maneuvers." War games
are repeatedly timed for the mid
die of January, with Hitler pic
tured as confident of realizing his
dream of an independent Ukrain'
ian state at the doorstep of Rus
STA.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1938-02-24

Vo1.l No,13 Palmer, ALASKA. Eel
PAL1ER- TIES TAKE ACTIVE PART
IN ANCHORAGE FUR RENDEZVOUS
Girlsi Baske tboll Team Wins Twice;
Coop Sponsors "On-to--7airbanlls"
Among the stinguished guests Of
ANCHORAGE Chamber Commerce. at
luncheon held on Tuesday in honor
CT repres ent ives from various
Alaska towns were members Of the
Matanuska Valley Farmers Coopera-
ting association Board Of Directors 4
Those from Palmer who attended the
luncheon were Mess s. Iuntley, Linn,
Brix, Miller, Vasanoja, FRANK and
Sandvil, and also, Messrs. Jacobs,
Campbell and Shelly. Mr., Clyde R.
Ellis, President Of the Chamber of
Conmerce, presided and called on
many Of those present for short
talks.
AS a result Of the fine showing
made by tho Athletic C1ub's girls
Basketball team at the Ronde zVors,
efforts are now being made to per
mi their acceptance Of the invita-
tion from Fairbanks to attend the
Ice Carnival on March IL, l2 and Is,
according to Walter IIuntley, Presi-
dent of the Coope rating Associ att on
BOARD Wi Oh will spoons or the team.
The Girls brought honor to Falmor
when they rompod away with hi 81
scores in both scho du1ed games wi tn
Anchorage. In the game Sunday the
score was 29:lA and on Tue s day,
33:l7 for Palmer They diGn't fare
s. well with the Fairbanks team in
an unoffi cial exhibition Jane on
Monday when the score reaG 25:l4
in favor Of Fairbanks. Tt Will be
necessary to raise surf icient funds
for railroad fares for the eli 5llt
girls and their Goa CHI.
Matanusl1a valley products were on
display during the rendezvous in
s,-ac 70 lsn.-+ 49, ,,nl
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1938-02-24

Four ElTLS GnCGTGQL VI L LCLdL
ScorinC, Ballot Box in Fost office
The campaign to send miss Matanaslza
Maidn to the Fairbanks Ice CARNIVAL
next month are off with a bang, &C.
cOrding to Os car IAindgren, chat mnan
OF the comni ttee. Four candidates
have been nominated. Dorot Thy Vasan-
ola is tie OFF cio1 candidate Of the
Pc liner School end, incident ally, the
only brunette nominated. Vivian
StoGdard, sterOErapher in tho AR1lC
office and candidate Of the 1heater
Guild: Gladys Larson who is being
backed by the mines; and June King
nominated BY the Gourdouah Homemade
rSs c1g6 o5 r2n 81 Ii 4 5h8P5@s 1oto
Eernincs in Was111a and Kroeh's in
Iatanuska are all giving t5liets with
each SD purchase, VIII ch entitle the
holder to 500 vocos in the contest.
These Will be given out until Nednes
day might, March 2.
IN unoffic1cl ballot box has been
put up in the Post OFFICE. Votes
must be placed in tt is Uox by 1880
on the evening OF March 5. An Of
ficial s core will also be kept in
the cost OFFICE to show the progress
Of the voting.
Comni tteo members have already di S.
tributed rGffle tickets to be sold,
and salos are reported to tie coming
in fast. These tickets ent5tle the
pur chaser to 1000 votes for the cuo3
and q chance on a q 100. 90 prize.
AS a special event, the winner of tn
miss Matonuslla Laid" contest Will b.
hailed the queen at { dance scheduled
for Saturday, March S, in the Palmer
Community HALL. Mi9niGn is the time
set for the crownin1 and then at
1880, DRAWN for the 800 cash poN
Will begin.
Tomorrow night at the Palmer Theator
the candidates Will be introduced tx
Evening star., 1938-06-05
WOOL VOLUME SMALL
AS PRICES DRIFT DOWN
Hy the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
BOSTON, June UNITED States De-
partment Of Agriculture) Spot busi-
ness in domestic woods on the Boston
market was very small during the last
week and prices were Inclined to drift
slightly lower on the limited turnover.
Direct purchases Of wools still in
producing areas or en- route to Boston
comprised the greater part of the
trade received by Boston houses during
the past week.
wool bought in this manner was
costing mills and top makers less than
prices asked on spot woods in this
market
Graded combing bright fieeces were
sold in limited quantities at IS to 26
cents In the grease for fine delaine and
half blood, at "a to 26 cents for three
eights blood and "a to Is cents for
quarter blood.