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Evening star., 1938-06-01
D. c. FLAG BILL
PASSAGE IS SEEN
Measure Is Expected to Be
Called in Senate After
Action on Relief.

Prospects are bright for final en-
actment before this Congress adjourns
of the bill to authorize selection of
an official District of Columbia flag.
The flag measure passed the House
last week and has been reported IA
vorably from the Senate District
Committee. Along with dozen other
local bills, it is on the Senate calen-
dar awaiting an opportunity for con-
sideration.
Senate Majority Leader Barkley
told his colleagues late yesterday that
as soon as the administrations work
relief and pump printing program is
disposed of he hopes there will be sew
eral days available for action on mis-
cellaneous bills on the calendar.
Chairman King will have an oppor-
tunity at that time to call up local
measures
D. A. r. in Support.
Mrs. William D. Leetch, chairman
of the Flag Committee of the Dis
trict Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, who has taken an active part
in support of the legislation, pointed
out today that the Senate has passed
similar bills on two previous occasions.
The District Commissioners have
given the Senate District Committee
a favorable report on the pending
measure, in which they state that
numerous patriotic and civic organ
izations have from time to time in
dorsed movement started by the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton to secure a distinctive flag for
the District of Columbia"
All Have Emblems.
All of the States and Territories
have official emblems, Mrs. Leetch
pointed out. The bill would desig-
nate the Secretary of War, the Sec
retary of the Navy and the president
of the Board of District Commits
sioners as a commission to procure
a design for Washington's flag. In
selecting the design the commission
would have the advice Of the Com
mission of Fine Arts.
If the Senate passes the House
measure without amendment it would
go direct to the White House for
signature.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
ROOSEVELT TALKS
. IN M|DD|ES' FINAL
RITES TOMORROW
President Also to Present
Diplomas to Graduates
at Annapolis.
SEAMANSHIP DISPLAYED
FOR JUNE WEEK CROWD
Sailing Maneuvers and Lifeboat
Drill Performed for Throng
at Academy,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 1.-White
sails dotted the Severn River today
as midshipmen at the Naval Academy
gave a demonstration of seamanship
for the June Week crowd.
While groups of midshipmen went
through lift boat drill, others manned
the feet of about 35 half-raters and
knockabouts in sailing maneuvers.
The armory was decorated in blue
and gold bunting-the Navy colors-
for the graduation ceremonies to be
held at II am tomorrow. The grad
uating class rehearsed the procedure.
Roosevelt to Head Guests.
President Roosevelt will head the
distinguished guests attending the
graduation. Others who will be on she
rostrum include Charles Edison, As
sistant Secretary of the Navy: Admiral
William D. Leahy, chief of naval op-
erations; Gov. Harry W. Nice, Sir Her.
bert Marler. Canadian Minister to the
United States, and Mayor G. F. Mac
Laren of st. John, New Brunswick.
All will be received with salutes and
naval honors. They will be luncheon
guests of Rear Admiral Wilson Brown,
superintendent of the academy.
The President will speak at the
graduation, but he told his press con-
ference in Washington yesterday there
would be nothing of national or in
ternational Importance in the address.
proSidnnf To nsrIo
In addition to speaking, the Presi-
dent will hand diplomas to the grad
uates. He will motor to Annapolis
tomorrow morning and return in the
afternoon.
Midshipmen who will become SEN
iors and sophomores tomorrow pre-
pared to embark on the battleships
New York, Texas and Wyoming Fri
day. Admiral Brown whl take group
of parents on his yacht Anita Clay to
watch the departure.
The seamanship demonstration was
O prelude to the presentation of 46
prizes won during the year by "a mid
shipmen.
Colors Are Presented.
White-capped midshipmen cheered
and several thousand June week Wis
itors applauded yesterday as Miss
Ruth Scheidinger, Munroe, Mich,
performed the traditional rite of pre-
senting the national and Naval Acad-
emy colors to the Sd Midshipman
Company at a regimental dress pa
rade on Worden Field
The color girl selected by Midship-
man Elton L. Knapp, Munroe, Mich,
captain of the Sd Company, was
dressed in light blue and pink when
she advanced on the arm of Capt. Milo
F. Draemel, U. S. NJ, commandant of
midshipmen, for the ceremony. The
spectators eagerly watched and ap-
plauded the kiss between Knapp and
the color girl that followed the pres
entation.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
Representative Keller Kissed Row zonne Hearing

near q pile Of paper trash overflow
ing from two trash cans.
II think 1t is going some for people
to oppose this change when their own
residence presents such picture as
this" Mr.. Keller asserted.
Where would you have me hang
my tea towels-in the front of my
house, instead OF the rear?" Mrs.
Heiges retorted.
Mr.. Keller hesitated moment and
then said, "Well that Wpuldn't be
much worse"
Evening star., 1938-06-01

As the Representative continued his
argument. he made point about the
collection Of trash and got an imme-
diate response from DR.. Heiges.
why take just one instance?" the
physician asked. 'HThe trash was
placed out there on Saturday, and, as
I understand 1t, the picture was taken
Sunday, day before the holiday. and
the trash collection service for that
reason was delayed until Tuesday"
As Mr.. Keller concludes his a1su-
Evening star., 1938-06-01
DISTRICT COURT
BENCH ENLARGED
Roosevelt Approval Adds 3
Judgeships-1 Also for
Appeals Tribunal.

The local District Court today
looked forward to the prospect of a
current docket for the first time in
many years, following the signing by
President Roosevelt yesterday of bill
creating three new judgeships on the
District bench and one on the Court
of Appeals.
The bill provides a total of 20 new
judges throughout the country, in
cluding four for the Circuit Courts,
the local appellate judgeship and Is
for the District courts.
At the present time, both the law
and equity calendars here are more
than year behind schedule and
there is some congestion on the GRIM
inal docket. This congestion Is due
to the rapid increase in population
in the District and the increased
volume of litigation involving Gov
ernment agencies.
There are now nine justices on the
District court, two being assigned reg
ularly to criminal work. It has been
found necessary, however, to assign
a third judge to criminal court at the
end of recent terms so that defend
ants awaiting trial would not have
to remain in Jail during the summer
recess.
The total of judges on the Court of
Appeals was raised to five recently
when Justice Vinson resigned fror1
the House and took his oath following
passage of the revenue bill.
Although there have been several
quiet campaigns under way on the
part of candidates for the new judicial
posts here, there has been no indica-
ton that Mr.. Roosevelt has decided on
any nominees. 1t was understood the
Attorney General has not as yet made
any recommendations.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT

SILVER SPRING, Md, June /
(SpeciaD A band concert will be
given at the Takoma-Silver Spring
High School tonight at o'clock by
the school band under the direction
of Mrs. Helen Bickmore and Ray
Mont Hart. Members of the band
will be assisted in several numbers
by group from the Montgomery Blair
Senior High School Band. Proceeds
will be used to purchase band equip
ment
Evening star., 1938-06-01


the Uniform Board at police head
quarters just prior to his retirement.
MIR. Lanahan was member of the
Retired Policemen's Association and
OF the Holy Name Church.
Besides his son, who formerly was
star athlete at Eastern High School.
Mr.. Lanahan leaves two other sons,
Francis A. ana William H. Lanahan,
both of this city; a daughter, Mrs.
Julia NJ. Ganley of Derwood. Md. and
three sisters, Mrs. Jesse r. Knight.
Mrs. Margaret Lunsford ard Mrs.
Catherine Rollins, all Of Washington.
His wife was the late Mrs. Mary Lam
alan.
Funeral services will be held Sat-
urday morning at Holy Name Church.
followed by burial in Mount Oliyet
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
CHAPLIN ESTATE

A transfer tax appraisal filed In
New York today showed that Alfred
c. Chaplin, former member Of Con-
gress, one-time Mayor Of Brooklyn and
father Of Mrs. Grace G. Fish, 23l3
Ashmead place NV, left net estate
of $608,9l6, according to an Associated
Press dispatch.
His widow receives a life interest
In trust Of the residue. At her
death the residue will go to the daugh-
ter here.
Mr.. Chapan died n October. 1886.
Evening star., 1938-06-01

Representative Keller, Democrat, Of
Illinois, appearing today before the
District Zoning Commission as a
champion of additional apartments
for Takoma, stirred up a battle OF
words over tea-towel washing hung in
the rear yard of woman resident
and won q round of Misses for his
trouble.
The case involved the petition Of
several property owners on Highland
avenue, between Piney Branch road
and Eighth street NV, for . change
from IA" restricted area to res.den-
Evening star., 1938-06-01

ment for the apartment house zoning,
which, he said, was only a question Of
common sense" there were hisses
from variops places in the board room
of the District Building. Engineer
Commissioner Dan l. Sultan, who was
conducting the meeting, promptly
raped for order and brought up the
next case.
The Highland avenue case was /
Of a. to be considered today by the
commission. In one OF the others =
score Of property oFners Of the section
Evening star., 1938-06-01

near fashionable Sheridan Circle, Pc
toned to change to "a" restricted
area the classification Of various
properties so as to prevent use of any
more Of the buildings there as board
ing and rooming houses.
Among the signers of this petition
are Secretary of the Navy Swanson,
Dwight r. Davis, former Secretary of
War: Q. G. Glover, jr.:: F. Moran
McConihe, Coleman Jennings, Emily
H. Wilkins, George Hewitt Myers,
Edith 8. Gerry ard William D. Leahy.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
H. A. J. LANAHAN
DIES HERE AT 66
Retired Policeman Was Father Of
Baseball Pitcher, Brother of
Battalion Chief.

Harry A. j. Lanahan, 66, retired
policeman and father of Richard A.
Lanahan. former pitcher for the WASH
ington base ball team, now with Chat
tanooga in the Southern Association,
died today at his home. 835 Eleventh
street NE. He had been i'll four
months and death was due to a heart
ailment.
Evening star., 1938-06-01

tial "A" area, which would permit
construction Of apartments or flats.
Mr.. Keller, who said he was inter
ested in the case only because he was
one OF the trustees" Of the District.
was aroused when opposition to rhe
change was voiced by DR.. and Mrs.
Lynwood Heiges, 6s40 Piney Branch
road NV.
The Representative leaped to his
feet and displayed to the large audi
ence . photograph, taken Sunday, OF
the rear Of the Heiges' home, show
ing half dozen To- towels hanging
Evening star., 1938-06-01
THANK POLICEMAN
Philatelists to State Appreciation
for saruinas ftar Rnhherv.

Philatelists to State Appreciation
for Services After Robbery.
The appreciation Of the Washington
Philatelic Society for the services per-
formed by Policeman William c.
Grooms in connection with the looting
of q local stamp shop will be ex-
pressed at meeting Of the organiza-
ton tonight in the Carlton Hotel.
Judge David D. Caldwell. second
vice president, will thank Ofacer
Grooms, and Alden H. Whitney, whose
store, at 4o2 Twelfth street NV, was
plundered, viii tell the story Of the
robbery and Its solution.
The group will discuss the reproduc-
ton Of George washington portraits
on postage stamps and will view an
exhibition Of Warrington stamps and
covers.
Evening star., 1938-06-01

MIR. Lanahan
was a brother of
the late William
F. Lanahan, for,
mer battalion
chief of the Fire
Department. A
lifelong resident
of this city, he
was appointed to
the police force
July Z, 1896, and
served until Au-
gust 81, 1882. He
was station clerk
at the first pre-
cinct for ID Years
and q p,oynbar ~
Evening star., 1938-06-01
Students for Pensions.

BOULDER, Colo. R.--More than
three-fourths of the students at Col
orado University, all under rs, voted
recently in favor of some form of old
age pension. One-flfth of the stu
dents said pensions should be abol-
ished.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
Candor in Names.

Births registered in London include
Boadicea Basher, Ananias Culling,
Judas Iscariot Burton, One-too-many
johnson, Not-wanted Smith and Sar-
dine Box.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
BAND CONCERTS

BY the Marine Band at the Capitol
at 7:30 O'Clock tonight. Capt. Taylor
Branson. leader: william F. Santel-
mann, assistant.
Program.
Overture, "The Merrymakers" Coates
Saxophone solo, "Valse Erica"
Wiedoeft
Kenneth Douse
Prelude and fugue from THE
Well-Tempered Clavier" Bach
xylophone solo, First Waltz" -Durand
Charles Owen.
Overture, ITO Spring" Goldmark
Rhapsody in Rhumba" Bennett
Excerpts from the suite, Pictures
at an Exhibition" 1880 Moussorgsky
(a) The Hut of Baba-Yaba
(b) The Great Gate of Kiev.
Waltz, Jolly Fellows" Vollstedt
'Polonaise No. -Liszt
"The Marines Hymn"
"The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Navy Band at the Navy
night. Charles Benter, leader; Charles
6renoler, assistant.
Program.
March, "El Captain" Sousa
Overture, "Oberon" Won Weber
Solo for cornet, Hungarian
Fantasia" Bach
Oscar Short.
(a) "Farandole," from "Suite
LArlesienne" Bizet
o. Rhapsody in Rhumba,"
Bennett
swaltzes From Rosenkavalier" Strauss
"Victor Herbert's Favorites,"
Arr. Sanford
"Dance of the Cammorists," -
from Jewels of the Madonna"
Wolf-Ferrari
Tone poem, Entry Of the Gods
Into valhalla," from "Rhinegold,"
Wagner
Rhapsodie, Hungarian" Erichs
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Army Band in the auditorium
at 2:30 pm. tomorrow. Capt. Thomas
r. Darcy, leader: Karl Hubner, as
sistant.
March, Gloria" a"------F H. Losey
Tone poem, Impressions of an
Afternoon e. Mainente
Solo for trombone, Gypsy Dreams"
G. Hurrel
Clarence HurreI, soloist.
Fox trot, Stop and Reconsider"
L. Clinton
Choral, "Jesu, JOY of Mans
Desiring" g-----------J. S. Bach
March. "Old Doughboy,"
J. e. Raymond
Characteristic, "Cinderella's Bridal
Procession" n"-----------S. Dicker
March, "The Conquest -R. Alexander
b. "The Star Spangled Banner" i
Evening star., 1938-06-01
Poison Victim Little Better.

V1OV0 v&0u21H 91gu1V 0CtVG1s
The condition of John w. Dawson,
~, of the 900 block of I street NV,
who was found unconscious near the
Lincoln Memorial yesterday, remained
critical today, according to Gallinger
Hospital authorities.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
"The Star Spangled Banner"

BY the Navy Band at the Navy
Yard bandstand at 1880 o'clock to-
night. Charles Benter, leader; Charles
H..n,n Lob
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-28

Tobacco stems are very valuable
as fertilizer.
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aMIDsUMMER NIGHT DRAMA"

"Lord, what fools these mortals bel"
Those are the words of Puck in "A Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" written by Shakespeare
back in the days of the horse, the coach and the
litter. And though, it is true the words bore
no relation to problems of travel, there is a
temptation to echo them now every time the
constantly mounting statistics of death on the
highway point to the tragedy of these beautiful
summer nights.
"a Midsummer Night Drama" is modern
drama than no man wrote. Nevertheless, it is one
in which thousands play part after the curtain
darkness has fallen over the highways and over
the busy city streets And thousands die!
1t is a paradox of this age of light that we con-
tinue on the potentially most dangerous activity
of the time in comparative darkness continue
to drive at mile-a-minute speeds over high
ways that are as lacking in illumination as those
over which the coaches ratified from Boston to
Worcester 200 odd years ago.
Seeing is effected by two major factors. The
first, reflected light-ight which, thrown upon
an object, is reflected back, distinguishing for us
the detail Of that object. The second factor is
silhouette-or the rightness darkness of o.
jects contrasted with backgrounds against which
they are seen.
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Klub
end
KeAneN
By
TROY
ISAIAH
JONES

Now if somebody would invent a
slogan that no one could understand
and build another wall around it
we could fetch out the times.
Oh, little shovel handle we can see
That you are the home of the brave
and the free.
Do you recall the time girls went
to dormitories? Now they 60 to
school.
A test of your ability to pursue
knowledge for it's own sake would
be to try the study of fieas.
The reaper of wild oats usually
cuts a wide sWath.
The Mayf1ower compact is where
the early Americans learned to hang
together. They practiced it in some
of Witchcraft
Talking about hanging, if I were
a sheriff and had man and Wom-
an to hang, I would be polite to the
woman and hang her first.
When you and your dad knows
everything, you find out that he is
not there when you need him most.
One good way for the politician to
get the dead wood on his opponent
is to use his head.
A man is not poor worm because
some chicken comes along and picks
him up.
A score of divorce cases on docket
ct. A sort of RENO-bation day.
Co-incident with blackberry pick
ing goes the story of bears rampant
throughout the country!
Some federal prison investigator
said that the prisons of North Caro-
lima are unsatisfactory I don't doubt
doubt the truth of the matters and
I have no idea that any self-respect-
ing citizen would be satisfied three
days in any one of them.
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A GIRDLE AROUND THE EARTH

When Col. Lindbergh flew from New York to
Paris in 1927 the highest speed which his "Spir-
it of st. Louis" was capable of maintaining was
an average of 81 miles an hour. That was mi
raculous for long flight only II years ago.
Howard Hughes flew from New York around
the world the other day in 3 days, 10 hours and
II minutes. His modern airship, "New York
Worlds Fair 1899" maintaining an average fly
ing speed of 208 miles an hour over $4,000 miles.
Even taking time out for refueling stops, his
actual elapsed time was 1852 miles an hour
By all the world this feat of American aviators
in modern American airplanes is hailed as the
most convincing demonstration yet made of the
superiority of American inventiveness and
technical skill in the field of aviation There is
every reason why America should be first in the
air. The men who built the first planes and made
the first flights were Americans. They taught
the world how to fly, and this country has been
teaching other nations every since.
Flying is still in it's infancy. It is only IS years
since the Wright Brothers made the first sue
cessful effort of human beings to lift themselves
of the ground in a heavier-than-air machine.
Just 80 years ago Glenn Curtiss made the first
public airplane flight anywhere in the world.
Greatly as the airplane's size, power, speed and
safety have been improved since those days the
scientists and technicians who are devoting their
lives to it's improvement tell us we havnt seen
anything yet. Flying today is about where rail-
reading was at the time of the Civil War;
The establishment of regular flying service
across the Atlantic is now only year or so in
the future. Planes are already being built for
the transatlantic passenger aairways. The big
American aircraft companies are working on
still larger and faster planes, to carry 100 pas
sengers and ten tons of freight Time and space
have been conquered. The world is shrinking
American ingenuity and resourcefu1ness have
put girdle around the earth and the straps are
being pulled tighter every day.
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BOOST THE LIVESTOCK MARKET

The plan to establish a livestock market here
next week meets with our hearty and most en-
thuastic approval and we do not hesitate to give
the movement our endorsement and to wish for
the proposed market much success.
For years Ashe has been one of the leading
cattle and livestock raising counties in the state
and yet it has never had an open market. This
has made it necessary for the farmers to go to
the extra expense and time of taking their cattle
to market in neighboring towns or to sell to
some local dealers and never be sure about the
correct, prevailing price.
A livestock market here will tend to stabilize
the price of cattle and other animals and elini-
nate the Individual risk or gamble when sales
are made. It will save both buyer and seller time
and money. It will give the dairymen an OPP
portunity to dispose of their veal calves at a
reasonable price, It will afford farmers good
chance to sell all common and "unproductive"
stock
There is no livestock market in Allegheny or
Watauga counties. and the market here is CEN
trally located for all three countless as well as
for parts of Virginia and Tennessee.
The local market will benefit the Jeffersons,
Ashe and this section. Let's get behind it and
boost it. To our neighbours we extend cordial
invitation to visit the opening sales next Thurs
day.
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Give Final Exams
To Field Workers

A second set of examinations are
being given today at the courthouse
to several applicants for positions
as field supervisors to check COM
pliance with the 1888 soil program
in Ashe county.
There are a number who did not
pass the examinations the first time
they were given last month, follow
ing> a three-day training school and
before final appointment is made,
it is necessary to pass SO that they
will know what they are doing
when they go into the fields.
This work is expected to COM
mence the first part of the month.
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West Jefferson
Chautauqua Now
Progressing Fine
Large Crowds Gather At Tent To
Hear Rev. E. l.. Barber.
80 In Bible School.

In spite of inclement weather, the
West Jefferson Christian Chautau-
qua at the local Presbyterian church
has been progressing splendidly dur
ing the past week.
Evening services, which COM
mence at o'clock, were held at the
first part of the week in the church
building, but the tent is now being
used. Rev. E. L. Barber, of Aber-
deem, is delivering many excellent
sermons on the general theme of the
''trend of the times" and is issuing a
strong plea for more allegiance to
Jesus Christ. Everyone is cordial
ly invited to hear him. Sunday
night the church was overlooking.
There are a total of 80 boys and
girls enrolled in the Bible school
that is being conducted each morn
ing at 9 o'clock.
A visitation committee, with Mrs.
Guy Denney as chairman, has been
appointed and is doing some fine
work. Prayer meetings among the
women are being held.
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THE WAR OUTLOOK

That able student of public affairs, Mr. Walter
Lippmann has been making an on-the-scene sur
vey of the European war situation He gives
it as his opinion that the danger of general
European war has passed, at least for the near
future. He points out that France and Great
Britain have prepared themselves in the past
year or two for stubborn defense against ag-
grssions from Germany And makes another
interesting point, which is that the lessons of
the warfare in Abyssinia, in Spain and in China
have made military men revise their former be-
lief that surprise attack by airplanes and mo-
torized troops is bound to be successful against
the best organized Defense
Unless Germany can win by knockout blow
in single season of campaigning her hopes of
winning is gone, says Mr.. Lippmann. In long
drawn-out conflict the advantage is still with the
defenders to feel that they can expect no mercy,
and that therefore, there is no alternative but to
fight to the DEATH
In a long defensive war, Germany, even with
the resources of practically the whole world
would be mobililized, against the aggressors.
So Mr.. Lippmann comes to the conclusion that
the Hitler government will not precipitate war
unless and until it can, by peaceful means, gain
control of the Danube Valley and so have free
access to the resources of oil, minerals and food
supplies of that region.