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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Dfenehing Rains Help
Weary Fire Fighters

Py the Associated Press.
The rapid spread of forest fires
was halted temporarily at least yes
terday by rains in most of the fire
zones of the Nations widely sepa
rated timberland areas. but in New
York State the flames raced I'M
checked in the Adirondack and
Catskill Mountains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Mrs. Roosevelt Quits Seattle

SEATTLE, Nov 5 P).-Mrs
Franklin D. Roosevelt left Seattle
by plane today for a roundabout
return to her home in Hyde Park.
N. Y, in time to vote next Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Church Guild to Meet

The November meeting of the
Woman's Guild of Grace Episcopal
Church, Woodside, Md, will be held
in the parish hall, Tuesday, at 1l:30
am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06

Breaking up of icebergs off Green
land caused loud reports like thunder.
Evening star., 1938-09-08
INHABITANTS ASK
VOICE ON FLAG
Association Calls for Naming
of Group of Natives in
Selecting D. c. Banner.

The Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants last night proposed appointment
of a special committee of native Wash
ingtonians to cooperate with the Fine
Arts Commission in selecting flag for
the District of Columbia.
On recommendation of John Cla-
eett Proctor. vice president, the asso-
citation voted to recommend to Com
missioner Melvin c. Hazen that he
designate such committee to confer
with the fine arts group, which now
has under consideration two designs
submitted by the District Flag Com
mission.
Sees Both UnSuited.
Discussing the two favored designs
which the Flag Commission sent to the
Fine Arts Commission after admitting
q deadlock, Mr., Proctor said he felt
that neither design is typical Of
Washington as city"
Il beliece that the Flag Commission
and the Fine Arts Commission ought
to have the opinions of a group of
members of this association or other
natives of Washington on this ques-
ton" Mr.. Proctor said
The association met in its quarters
in the Old Union Engine House, Nine
teenth and H streets NV, which has
been completely renovated under di-
rection of committee headed by
Jesse G. Suter.
Picture Space at a Premium.
Mr.. Suter reported that consider
able work remains to be done in rear
ranging the associations many pic
lures, number of which recently were
found stored away in the building. To
provide additional space for other pic
lures, the association agreed to a pro-
posal by Mr.. Suter that two large
military pictures be sent to Col John
w. Oehmann Of the District National
Guard for display at the Guard ar
mory.
The associations meeting place has
been repainted and repapered and is
Illuminated by modern indirect lights.
The association gave its approval to
three applications for membership and
then received two new applications,
which were referred to the Member
ship Committee. The new members
are Vincent lie Roy Toomey, 3l35
Highland place NV; James A. Too
mey, 1923 Morrison street NV, and
Harry Francis Cunningham of Stone
leigh Court.
DR.. Hugh M. Smith was elected
vice president of the association. He
was nominated by J. Eliot Wright,
recording secretary.
Evening star., 1938-09-08
MATTHEWS FUNERAL
IS THIS AFTERNOON
Fort Lincoln Cemetery Services
for Former Assistant Head
of Commerce Bureau.

Funeral services for John Matthews,
5r.. former assistant director, Bureau
Of Foreign and Domestic Commerce,
Department Of Commerce, who died
in Westchester County, N. Y, Sunday,
are being held at Fort Lincoln Gene
terry at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Matthews, native of Yonkers,
retired from Government service In
July, 1888. He had been ill for a long
time
Entering the Government on Au-
gust l, 1922, as chief Of the paper di-
vision. Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce, Mr. Matthews
served in that position until January,
1925, when he was named assistant
director. During his incumbency he
planned and supervised the construc-
ton of national network of district
Offices for the bureau, while at the
same time directing the activities Of
the special service divisions
Following his retirement he joined
the staff of Stevenson, Jordan g. Har-
rison, multiple trade association exec
utives of New York City.
Mr.. Matthews resided in Chevy
Chase, Md, while with the Commerce
Department. He is survived by his
wife and two children.
Evening star., 1938-09-08
MRS. H. N. BANkHEAD
SERVICES HELD HERE
Wife of U. S. Commercial Attache
in Canada Died Sunday
at Ottawa.

Mrs. Henry M. Bankhead, 81. wife of
the Commercial Attache of the United
States Legation in Canada, who died
Sunday in Ottawa, was buried in
Rock Greek Cemetery yesterday after
noon.
The body was met at Union Sta
ton by Speaker William B. Bankhead
and Senator John H. Bankhead, her
brothers-in-law.
Secretary of Commerce Roper, Al
exander v. Dye, director of the Bu-
reau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, and many other officials Of
the Commerce Department were
among those attending the final rites.
Mrs. Bankhead was the daughter
of John Burlington Stickney and Caro-
line Russ Stickney, both of whom
died when she was young. With her
Evening star., 1938-09-08
Hospital for Fish
Will Be Set Up by
Roper Department

The Department of Commerce
will establish its first fish hos
pital" at Seattle.
The hospital, Secretary Roper
explained yesterday, will study the
causes and cure of fish diseases
both for the benefit of CONNER
cial and sport fishermen.
Evening star., 1938-09-08

four brothers a1ad sisters, Mrs. Bank
head was adopted by her fathers law
partner, Judge John G. Long. She
was born in st. Augustine.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Bank
head is survived by a son, John L.
Bankhead of the Commerce Depart
ment, and a daughter, Mrs. F. B.
Adae, Miami Beach, and brother,
Percy Stickney, Jacksonville, Fla.
Funeral services were also held TUES
day in Christ Church Sathedral in
Ottawa.
Evening star., 1938-09-08
WINTER oVERCOATs:

Horner fleeces, hair fleeces, hard
faced fabrics. Raglans, Balmacaans
or set-in sleeves. Double and single
breasted. Oxford greys, Cambridge
greys and browns.
Evening star., 1938-09-08
PROTEST SHIP SEIZURE

BERLIN, Sept 8 LP).-The German
official news agency, DNB, announced
Yesterday the German Ambassador to
Moscow had protested against the
seizure Of German steamer. Bahren-
feld, IN the Barents Sea north of Swe-
den and Norway August %.
DNB said the Soviet government
promised an investigation, but that
the ship was still held.
Evening star., 1938-09-08
Kiwanis Hears Goodwin.

Earl Goodwin, president of the White
House Correspondent Association, was
to be principal speaker at a luncheon
meeting of the Washington Kiwanis
Club today at the Mayflower Hotel. His
subject was Maryland Politics Keep
Us Guessing"
Evening star., 1938-09-08

Single breasted, double breasted
sports backs. Worsteds, shetlands,
gabardines. If you buy two sport
suits, alternate the trousers and
have four changes.
Evening star., 1938-09-08
Lindberghs Off for Paris.

PRAHA, Sept. 8 (P.-Col. and Mrs.
Charles A. Lindbergh left Prague by
plane today for Paris, continuing their
aerial tour Of Europe after a weeks
stay here.
Evening star., 1938-09-08
PRINTERS MAY WEIGH
MOVE FOR 4-DAY WEEK
Issue Expected to Come Up Before
Typographical Union Session
Opening Saturday.

Fy the Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 8.-Pro-
posals OF a 4-day week for the print
ing industry along with suggestions
to eliminate present contracts calling
for work over q 6-day week are ex-
pected to come before the International
Typographical Union during its week.
long convention beginning here satur-
day.
Charles F. Wilfong Of Chicago,
Evening star., 1938-09-08
Ex.LEGISLATOR DIES
Kribbs of Allentown Served in
52d and SD Sessions.

KISSIMMEE, Fla, Sept. 8 H).-
George F. Kribbs, SO, former member
Of Congress from the Allentown, Pa,
district. died here yesterday.
He formerly was Osceola County
Judge and was practicing attorney
until his retirement in 1927. He was a
representative in the fifty-second and
fifty-third Congresses.
Evening star., 1938-09-08

chairman Of the important Committee
on Law. said yesterday discussion Of .
4-day week for the industry was prob
able.
Evening star., 1938-09-08
FOUR ESCAPE DEATH
IN AERIAL COLLISION
Two Army Flyers Bail Out as
Planes Brush 5000 Feet Up.
Second Ship Landed.

ey the Associated Press.
MARCH FIELD, Calf, Sept g.
Two Army planes on training flight
collided at 5000 feet over Cajon Pass
yesterday without fatality.
1t. James c. Jensen, the pilot of one,
and his passenger, an enlisted man,
bailed out and landed unhurt.
1t. Murray A. Bywater, Salt Lake
City, Utah, pilot of the other plane,
with Sergt. Malone Gunner. brought
his slightly damaged craft back to a
safe landing at March Field.
Evening star., 1938-09-08
What 'Mahatma' Means.

The term "Mahatma" in Mahatma
Gandhi, is applied to people, in India,
who are supposed to have miraculous
powers and in close touch with the
Infinite.
Evening star., 1938-09-08
ADVERTISEMENT
Pimples Kill
R o m a n ce

Many shattered romances may be
traced directly to ugly skin blemishes.
Why tolerate itchy pimples, eczema,
angry red blotches or other irritations
resulting from external causes when
you can get quick relief with soothing
Peterson's Ointment? 35c all drug
gists. Money refunded If one appli-
cation does not delight you Peterson's
Ointment also soothes irritated and
tired feet and cracks between toes.
Evening star., 1938-09-08
FALL TOPCOATS:

Raglans, Balmacaans, set-in sleeves,
reversibles, single breasted with
plain or half belts Subdued over
plaids, herringbones and pin checks.
ShetlandS and hard surface fabrics.
Blue greys, greys and browns.
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
STRICTLY POLITICAL

going to usurp the Republican tick
ct and make it into his own party.
His following is waning, he has no.
where TO go-and down in his heart
he knows It,
The first time the new word
'pudge" was used in political lam
guage was when Stain, the Russian
Communist leader, started a purge
among his followers when he caus-
ed many OF them to suddenly disap-
pear. 1t is the same word and has
the same dietaterial Significance
now that it is being used by Roose-
welt to put back into private life any
member Of Congress who does not
obey and agree with him.
The Republican Convention time
is coming forward swiftly. With
common determination to shake out
of the State administration, the men
who are driving the State into high
er taxes. mismanagement and event.
ual ruin, they are not even faced
this year with delegate fights but in |
most every part Of the State, men
are to be named to go to Dover to |
nominate a ticket Of men that can
stand the comparison with the one |
the Democrats have named. The
Convention will probably name by
acclimation a State ticket composed |
of the best and most efficient OF their
party.
What this column said last week
about what a Democratic Legisla-
ture can do to Offices held by the CO.
alition ticket is sinking in. The men
who slipped into good State jobs
and county jobs in Sussex are get
ting the idea. The same power that
created them-can destroy them. 1t
would be no trouble for a Democrat
ic Legislature to enact a law that
would wipe out entirely the Unem-
ployment Commission, the Social
Security Commission, the Sussex
County Levy Court, the various
county divisions Of the State High
way Department. They can do that
very thing. ANY Republican or coal
ition Republican or Independent, or
whatever he wants to call himself, I
had better get interested in sending ,
a Republican Legislature to Dover
this year. II he doesn't get that
his head, he is going to I
wake up some day next winter and I
discover that the commission or po-
litical division under which he has
been holding a good job, has been
wiped off the State map by the Leg
stature, Don't say you haven't been
.old, coalitionists. Don't allow your
leaders to trade you out Of existence. 4
o .
The Republican Committee Of Sus-
sex County is meeting August 81. At
hat time they are going over the 4
names of those who have filed Tor
delegates and committeeman. II
here are names who have filed for :
lhese important Offices who are not I
who in the past have
ried to destroy the party for their
,wn selfish aims, those names will =
Ie stricken off and will not be
printed on the ballots. 1t is the duty :
" the County Committee to govern !
Is own primeries and this year they n
ire going to do 1t.
How do you file your name for the N
primary in Sussex coun-
y? File with Collisions Committee
II Bakers? That is the question
a multitude of would-be
Under whose rules and
N which cot of farimarias9 A grand M
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
MEN AND WOMEN DRIVERS

If you enjoy arguments, you can
often get up a good one by raising
! the question as to whether women
or men are as a whole better auto
mobile drivers. Some men frequent
ly find fault with the driving habits
of women, and if they see a badly
driven car anywhere, they look to
see if some woman is not operating
it.
Many will say this idea is all
wrong, and that the ladies drive at
least as we'll as men and perhaps
better. The highway safety educa-
tional department of a leading life
insurance company recently report
ed that women are as good automo-
bile drivers as men. 1t was stated
that men react a little more quickly
in steering and braking, but the wo-
men even the score by being better
night drivers.
1t is difficult to compare the two
sexes in this respect, because the
men drive many more miles than
the women, consequently it must be
expected that the male sex would
have more than its share Of acci-
dents. Also the purposes for which
the average man drives are some
what different from that of the av-
erage woman. Most of the CONNER
cial driving is done by men. The
men also drive many miles. getting
to and from work. Women drive a
great deal to do errands and make
calls. Some might argue that the
men are usually in a greater hurry
to get to their destinations, hence
are more subject to accidents.
Women probably have on the av-
erage a higher sense of courtesy
than men, which helps them become
good drivers. Yet some of them get
so excited in a tight spot that they
do the wrong thing. 1t can be ar
gued that when women drive as
many miles as men, they will be-
come so experienced that they will
have no more accidents. Anyway,
both sexes have more accidents than
they ought to.
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
THE 40 HOuR WEEK

What are the effects of the 40
hour working week, which was some
what generally adopted by industrial
plants in this country a few years
ago? The question how far it is
helpful is raised by the recent ac-
tion of the French government,
which is moving to suspend or re-
peal the law in that country prOvid-
ing for a 40 hour working week.
1t is claimed that the present
shortworking week handieaps the
country in its effort to provide for
the national defense, and that it
also interferes with business. Under
that law, it is claimed that it has be-
come more difficult to do business in
France, so that many capitalists are
not keen to risk their money, and
that many have sent money out of
the country.
How has the 40 hour week. work
ed in the United States? The people
enjoy the short working week. They
get out doors more, and can take
part in more pastimes and diver
sions.
1t was adopted primarily with the
idea of reducing unemployment, but
it is doubtful if it has that effect. 1t
must make goods cost more, which
reduces the ability of the people to
buy products, so that it may pro-
duce as much unemployment as it
relieves.
When goods cost more. not so
many people can buy them, or can
not buy so much of them. So if this
added leisure is reducing the income
of the people, and their ability to-
provide themselves with the necessi-
ties and comforts of life, it is not
clear how far it is a public bene-
fit.
Perhaps If all factories and shops
could work regularly 40 hours
week right through the year, the
plan might be consistent with pros
perity and recovery. With so many
Industries working irregularly, the
fetal production under this plan may
not be suficient to give the people
the comforts they demand.
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
DOBBN In DANGER

Encephalomyelitis is a terrible
long word, and If given to the best
speller, he may fall down on it. If
you ask old Dobbin, and his intelli-
gent head often knows more than
you think, he will say it is no joke
for him.
This is the name Of disease Of
horses which is epidemic in various
parts of the country. Last year there
were nearly 10000 cases of this dis
ease in this country. In Iowa % per
cent of the horses that got it died.
Vaccination before an animal has
caught the disease seems to give
immunity. While such an epidemic is
not so serious as it would have been
in the days before automobiles, we
all sympathize with the patient
horses who suffer from this serious
trouble.
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02

Eighth Representative District =
First election district, James =. Mel
vim, Lelaud S. creadick. Delegates; !;
Hezekiah MasEen. Edwin F. Cassons,
alternates; second. John C. Darby,
Cleaver G. Moore, delegates; John e.
Davidson. w. H. White, alternates.
Ninth Representative District -
First election district. William w.
Sharp, Horace E. QuilIen, delegates;
Henry w. Knapp. Elmer A. Smith.
alternates; second, Charles E. Grif-
fifth. R. w. Ross. delegates; Noah
Tharp. George P. Tatman. alternates.
Tenth Representative District -
First election district. Harvey Short,
Harry B. Thaw, delegates; Oliver
Balsley. ST.. James W. Cannon. al
ternates; second, Samuel C. Cub
bRge, delegate; T. o. Roosa, alter
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
EIGHT DELEGATE
FTGHTSFACE COP.
CONTINUED from First PAse)

purpose that all shall be Republi-
cans.
l. Dolphus Short of Milford. while
in Rehoboth, did not attend the
meeting.
The lone contest in Kent county
is in the first election district (Leip-
sic area) of the Second Representa-
tive District in which two delegates
and two alternates are to be elected.
The candidates for delegates are
Armstrong B. Cullen, Robert w. Da-
Wis, and James c. Richardson. The
candidates for alternates lined up
with them. respectively. are Lewis
d. Learned, Jr., Samuel B. Richard
son and Jefferson Cooper.
1t was understood Wednesday
night that there is a possibility that
the contention for the election dis
trict's two seats in the convention
may be eliminated before the dead
line for Withdrawals, noon on Satur-
day.
The candidates for delegates. al
ternates, and members of the COM
mittee whose names were presented
at the Sussex meeting are:
First Representative District -
First election district. John W. Bur-
ris, delegate; Frank r. Grier, alter
nate; William R. Murphy. commit
tee; second, H. D. Cooke, Norman E.
Prettyman. delegates; Rollie w.
Bennett, John w. West, alternates:
John S. Isaacs, Della B. Reed. COM
mittee; third, Norman c. Collins,
Charles d. Abbott, George E. Man
love. delegates; Howard S. Vreeland,
Fred w. Mulholland, James B. Poole,
alternates; F. Davis Watson, Elean-
OF T. Jacobs, Everett Jones, commit
tee.
Second Representative District II
First election district, Alfred A. o.
Day, delegate; John w. Carlisle. al
ternate; Francis f. Morgan, Joy U.
committee; second, Lena
NJ. Messick. George A. Hill, dele
gates; Grace Cunningham. Harry W.
johnson. alternates; William j.
Swain, Ruth W. Hoch. committee;
third, Ely l. Kratz, delegate; Harry |
alternate; Matthew 2.
committee.
Third Representative District -
First election district, Herbert E.
Barr William C. Fleetwood, dele
gates; Carl S. Tyndall, Alice Rog-'
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02

ers, alternates; Charles I. league,
Lena r. Jones. committee; second.
James E. F'riedel, delegate; Garland
H. Hill, alternate; Charles w. Hur-
ley, Amelia Hardesty, committee;
third, l. Emory Wiley, George E.
Fleetwood, Reuben A. Steward, dele
gates; Harry w. Alexander, William
Ray Wootten, alternates; James X.
Phillips, Abbye H. Bell, committee.
Fourth Representative District =
Earl c. Fleetwood, Andrew {. Civ
ems, E. J. Cannon, delegates; Leon
j. Tyndall, ]. G. Moore, Elmer Mar
inc, alternates; Arthur Hatfield,
Bessie A. Elliott. AIverdie S. Elzey,
William P. Phillips. Rhoda d. Gar
rett. Harvey d. Kitchens, committee.
Fifth Representative District =
First election district, Thomas w.
Records, delegate; Charles L.
Wright, alternate; Victor r. Wright,
Pearl F. Workman, committee; sec
ond. Howard C. Kirk. delegate; John
H. Beach, alternate; Benjamin Earl
Tingle, Anna NJ. Aydellotte, Albino
Nero, Edith Gordy, committee;
third, John S. Horton, Roscoe Il.
Phillips, delegates; James Faulkner,
John G. Kinikin, alternates; Will
liam H. Lowe. Mettie E. Prettyman,
John d. Collins, committee.
Sixth Representative District =
First election district, Harry L. FL
lingsworth, James E. Goslee, dele
gates; Harley B. Mitchell, Harry L.
williams, alternates; J. Otis West.
Ethel Mitchell. committee; second,
James B. Long, Joseph A. KollOck,
delegates; Clarence Eshem, I. Pres
ton West, alternates; Manifold Pen
uel, Alice Huxford Gum, committee;
third, Harrison West, Walter w.
Gray, delegates; John Hickman,
GoldsborO Andrews, alternates;
Elisha Tingle, Eva Hickman, COM
mittee.
Seventh Representative District =
First election district, George A. Cal
houn, William P. Short, delegates;
Roy E. Nelson, Lloyd A. Derriekson.
alternates; David w. Steele, Eva
Derrickson, committee; second, Ho-
mer H. Pepper, Edward Dickerson.
delegates; W. z. Wilgus, Raymond
F. Murray. alternates; Clayton A.
Bunting, Birda NJ. Long, committee.
Eighth Representative District =
E. w. Howard. Frank w. Lawson,
delegates; Robert o. Hunter, Lester
v. Burton, alternates; Kendall o.
Warrington. Lille E. Lawson, COM
mittee.
Ninth Representative District -
John Hollis Dodd, Daniel ]. Layton,
Jr., Julian E. Townsend, delegates;
Daniel ]. Short. Frederick P. Whit
ney. Oscar @. Yickers, alternates:
W. Elwood Wright, Beatrice Tyndall, y
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
Milford, Friday, September 2, 1896
LABOR DAY PHILOSOPHY

Labor Day suggests that all work
is honorable, that the workers must
receive their just due for their hon
est toll. and everything possible
must be done to make these rewards
increasingly productive. Modern ma
chinery has perhaps done as much
as anything to realize this ideal.
People often feel that machinery
has destroyed the opportunity of
many to work. They point out how
some machine may be invented that
does the work of 10 or 100 people.
Yet if it were not for modern ma
chinery, many of the trades which
now give employment to great ar
my of people could not exist. Mod
ern machinery will keep on making
new things which the people de-
sire, and making them for so little
money that great new trades will
rise, giving new forms Of work to
millions.
Our American civilization and in
dustrial life has been built up by
labor If we study into the life of
the pioneers who settled our first
colonies, we must be impressed by
the hard toll which was necessary
to make a living in the early colon
ial days. When those settlers land
ed on our shores, with no machinery
and put a meager equipment of tools
it took hard work from early morn
to sunset and perhaps beyond, to
meet the bare necessities of daily
life. Those grand old folks never
shrank from toll. They seemed to
love it, and found satisfaction in
building homes and gradually Gre
ating comforts, and making Ameri-
ca a happy place to live in.
We need more of that willingness
to labor IN these times, When the
prevailing idea of so many is to es-
cape labor, and when work seems {
but drudgery to many. If we want
the benefits of a higher civilization t
with education and modern COM /
forts, it still becomes necessary to I
do a good deal of work to get them. 4
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02

How do you file your name for the
Democratic primary in Sussex cOun-
ty? File with Collisions Committee
or Bakers? That is the question
troubling a multitude Of would-be
Under whose rules and
in which set of primaries2 A grand
mess and no one knows the answer.