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The Nome nugget., 1938-04-27
Trapped
 In ACoal Mine

POTTSVILLE, Pa, April Nth, (P)-An explosion and fire which killed at least seven coal miners raised fears for others trapped under ground. Rescue workers struggled in the workings of the St. Clair coal mine, four miles from here. Four hours after the blast six out of twenty-eight o1 the miners affected on that level
 where brought out alive; five are in critical condition, and the fate of those remaining is uncertain.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-27
Proposes Funds
 Throut Alaska

WASHINGTON, DC, April 27 R)-The House Territories Conn mittee approved the bil which forbids aliens to fish rrmerclal- ly in Alaskan waters, effective for three years from date of enact ment.
 Chairman Walsh of the Senate Naval committee, proposed a twenty-eight million dollar pro- gram of construction of various Naval Stations, which included five million dollars for Naval air station at Kodiak.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-27

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The Nome nugget., 1938-04-27
NOME AND End
 DIV. RETURNS
 IN PRIMARIES
Nome City, Complete

The Primary election passed off quietly in Nome yesterday. altho considerable interest was mani fested by candidates and their friends in getting out as large a vote as possible There was a total of 403 votes cast in the city -311 democratic, and 92 repub- lican voters, which gave the fol- lowing results:
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-27
Oldest Newspaper In Alaska.
Weather Forecast,

Rain, changing to Snow Tonight-Ending
 Thursday Noon.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-27
Comm. Approved
 Money for Juneau

WASHINGTON, April 26, (R)- The Senate Appropriations Conn., mittee today approved the War Department allotment of $232,- 900 for the Juneau Harbor.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-27
Baseball Scores
Tuesday Games National League

Brooklyn l Boston 4 Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 8 New York l2
 American League New York 5 Philadelphia 3 Washington 6 Boston 4 Cleveland 10 Chicago 6 Boston ' Washington 0 Detroit 10 St. Louis 1.
 Pacific Coast League Seattle 4, Sacramento l San Diego 5, San Francisco Portland 3, Oakland o
 Los Angeles 8, Hollywood 5
Evening star., 1938-06-21
BY John Hix

THE domestication Of the silkworm
has attracted the interests Of
various civilizations since $500 B. c.,
when the wife Of China's Emperor
Hoang-ti first started feeding cater
pillars.
In the year $50 two monks, seeing
great industrial possibilities in the
production of silk smuggled some
eggs from China encased in the seq
ments of their bamboo walking canes.
They brought them to Constantinople,
where they superintended experime nts
in cultivating the worms They then
turned the industry over to the EN-
peror Justinian, by whom it was
monopolized
Neighboring peoples soon took 1t
up. and today many countries. espe-
cially those Of the Mediterranean re-
gion, Persia, India and Arabia, raise
silk in commercial quantities.
One Of the strangest methods of
silkworm culture is practiced among
the Persians. The women attach
silkworm eggs to pieces of paper and
place them next to their warm bodies,
underneath their clothing After
about three days, the eggs hatch and
the tiny larvae crawl forth. They are
then removed and placed where they
may feed on leaves conductive to pro-
ducing fine grade of silk for their
cocoons when they become full
fiedged caterpillars.
Evening star., 1938-06-21
By THE FOIJR ACES

East's opening club bid was permis-
sible, as was South's overcall with 4
two-suit hand. Vests one no trump
was not particularly good, but he did
have two shoppers in spades and
plenty of clubs. North, with his tre-
mendous hand, Of course realized that
all the players could not have their
full values, and accordingly decided
to smoke out where the trouble was by
means of the business double. Sure
enough, East could not stand for it and
ran to two clubs, whereupon South
decided that it was safe to show his
other suit. Vests club raise was now
natural, and at this point North de-
cided to sound out slam possibilities
hence the cue-bid in clubs.
The subsequent bidding up to Vests
double was, Of course, correct, since
South wished no part of the slam.
Vests double, however, was one
OF those bids referred to above
namely, an instance where he failed
10 pay attention to the storm signals.
OF course, his partner had opened the
bidding and he did hold the ace-jack-
small OF spades in back of the spade
DID. Nevertheless, North had been
using everything in the world short of
dynamite in an effort to get his part
ner to six. Obviously North and South
both held freak hands. Hence, even
though East and West had enough
nigh cards to set hve-diamond con-
tract with normal distribution, they
didn't have enough for this hand.
In the play, declarer actually man
aged to make an overtrick. A club
was opened. Dummy's ace won and
q heart was promptly played. East
tailed to put up the ace, whereupon
declarer made the singleton king and
then simply established spades in
order to make the overtrick
Evening star., 1938-01-11
LICENSE
SUIT THREATENED
Board Ignores Request OF
HiI|crest Citizens Group
to Rescind Permit.

A threat of legal action to force the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to
rescind a license issued in the 27OO
block of Good Hope road Sc. was
voiced at a meeting Of the Hillcrest
Citizens Association last night.
Rudolph Malth, chairman OF spe-
cisl committee looking into the matter,
said the board had ignored the request.
I'VE don't want to take drastic action"
he stated, but if the Alcoholic Con-
troll Board does not rescind that license.
we will take the matter to court. The
place is nothing but an old garage
and is totally inappropriate for its
present use. The board exceeded Its
authority in issuing the license and !
believe we are justified in going to ex-
tremes."
Hospital Addition Urged.
The association voted that an addl-
ton be built to Gallinger Hospital for
convalescent patients. No mention of
q site was made.
It was voted that letter be written
to the Public Utilities Commission re-
uuesting an arrangement with the
Capital Transit Co. and the Parks and
Planning Commission for placing an
old car at Seventeenth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. for the car riders
who must wait unprotected in bad
weather to change cars.
The association also voted to COM
municate with the Capital Transit Co.
requesting several buses at the rush
hour to run, limited. from the Seven
teenth street terminus to Twenty
eighth street on Good Hope road for
the convenience of Hillcrest people.
Chairmen Named.
Clinton L. Scott, president pro tenn
pore in the absence of Charles E. Fos-
ter, announced the following commit
tee chairmen: Public utilities, j. E
Reed; highways and bridges, J. w
Martin: sewers. George Absher: police
and fire protection. Mr.. Malth; i'm
provements, Mrs. B. F. Beam public
health, Mrs George Absher; entertain
ment. Mrs Charles Foster; schools
s. H. Bass: membership, H. L. Grampp
The following new members were
admitted: John E. CAN'T. Mr.. ano
Mrs. Howard A. Kyle, A. B. Kennedy
j. A. Absher, F. Colchester, Joseph
Lozupone, E. Genusse, Clara NJ. Gas.
ton, c. E. Hayden. F. NJ Bassett, H. E
Fake, @. Clark, T. G. Craver, Milton
NJ. Ferber, Mr.. and Mrs. H. v. Egan
Albert Tew, O. w. Huth, Mrs. Charlie.
Philbrick and J. w. Raffensperger.
Evening star., 1938-01-11

his master, the hunter with the ter
rible gun, who was hurrylng across
the field to find out what the trouble
was.
Mrs. Reddy circled widely to little
hill near the swamp, where she had
left Reddy. There she sat down. She
barked. In . moment there was m
answering bark from the swamp. A
Evening star., 1938-01-11

Very likely he would have led the Dog
around to the other side Of the barn
yard to try to pick up the trail OF
Mrs. Reddy. As 1t was he ras thor
oughly angry. He drove tie Dog out
Of the yard and then threw stones at
him to drive him farther away. so that
at last the Dog, with his tail between
his legs, went Sinking back to meet
Evening star., 1938-01-11
Baboons Tear Goats,

Baboons have killed 80 much live
stock in the vicinity Of Murraysburg,
Cape Colony, that the farmers have
declared . war on them. Hundreds
Of the beasts have been slain. @. d
10 Harpe dispatched 200 single-handed
and H. 8. van Heerden poisoned 40
in two months with arsenic. Q. r.
Evening star., 1938-01-11

van der Nerve reported that he had
wiped out practically an entire troop.
The haboons have become carnivorous,
their latest fancy being goats. A troop
surround . goat, which Is chased until
1t u captured. The victim ts then
torn limb from limb and devoured.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
A FEW MINUTES LATER REDDY
TROTTED OUT TO JOIN HER.

uneasy. Dog was running toward
them, baying as only Hound can
bay on a hot trail. Those Cows
didn't like the appearance Of that
Dog. and the sound of his voice
frightened them still more. They
began to move about uneasily. The
nearer he got the more frightened
they became.
Now the Dog wasn't interested in
Cows. He hadn't the slightest in
tention of frightening them. In his
head was just one idea-to catch
that Fox somewhere ahead Of him.
or to drive that Fox to where his
master could shoot 1t. The trail was
hot. That is, the scent was strong
in his nostrils. It led straight into
that barnyard. Yes, sir, 1t led un-
der the bars straight in among those
Cows, and without pause that Dog
went under those bars and dashed
In among the Cows.
Such an uproar as followed! Those
Cows were frightened half to death.
They thought that Dog was attack
Ing them. They plunged this way
and that way. Some Of them bel
lowed and bawled. The Dog yelped
and barked. He was kept to busy
lodging the hoofs of the plunging
Cows that for the time being he for
got what had brought him there.
Presently the farmer who owned
the Cows came running to see what
the trouble was. When he saw the
Cows racing about and the Dog
leaping this way and that among
them he thought the Dog was at
tacking them. He yelled and picked
up a stick and jumped in to drive
the Dog off.
None of this could Mrs. Reddy see,
but she could hear 1t and could
guess what was going on. She
grinned. Her trick was working bet
ter than she had dared hope 1t would.
She knew that by the time those Cows
were quieted down their trampling
feet would have destroyed every par
ticle of scent she might have left.
Had the farmer seen Mrs. Reddy
he woiid have understood the situa-
ton and would have known that that
Dog meant no harm to the Cows
Evening star., 1938-01-11
Shortage Found.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan. 8 R.-Mrs.
Chase Going Woodhouse, Connecticut
College Economies professor, told q
woman's club audience the least
crowded occupation for women today
is that Of "the intelligent wife Of the
wellto-do man."
I'VE need a lot of her." she said.
Evening star., 1938-01-11

few minutes later Rsddy trottsd out to
Join her. He was fully rested now.
Together they headed back toward
the Old Pasture, where their home
was. It was Late in the afternoon.
There was nothing more to be feared
from Dog or hunter.
Reddy wanted to know how Mrs.
Reddy had gotten rid Of that Dog.
Evening star., 1938-01-11

She told him. "Just remember that
that old Sheep trick will work Just q
well with a lot Of silly Cows when they
are close together" she concluded.
Reddy grinned. "I'll remember"
said he.
(copyrisht. 1881
Evening star., 1938-01-11
Bedtime Stories
Ry THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Through life the misconstrued intent

Through life the misconstrued intent
Makes trouble that was never meant.
old Mother Nature.
MRS. REDDY FOX. she who once
A was known as Miss Swiftfoot.
had entered a certain barnyard, run
this way and that among the Cows
herded there. She hadn't really
frightened them, but she had made
some Of them rather nervous. BY the
time she had disappeared around a
corner Of the barn the whole herd
was uneasy.
To make these Cows still more
Evening star., 1938-01-11

Glasgow wants . peace pavilion.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
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Evening star., 1938-01-11

Dublin has IN art revival.
Evening star., 1938-09-07

M1dH11Esr> concentration Of cleo
trical energy ever achieved is
Boulder Dam, New. containing Is
generators OF 82.500 kilovolt-ampere
capacity and two Of 10000 kilovolt-
ampere capacity-a total of more than
100000 kva.
Each Of the larger generators Is
alone capable of lighting IS cities
the size of Denver Colo. Water turn
ing ,the giant turbines flows from
spillways at a rate of 10000 gallons
each second. falling farther than the
waters Of Niagara.
There are numerous signs posted
throughout the Boulder power station,
reading: Please turn of all lights
not actually in use"
Convicted Under Own Law.
First man indicted and tried for
murder under the provisions of a law
which he had introduced into the
Oklahoma Legislature was Ira N
Terrill. member of that body.
Terrill, after successfully introduc-
ing and sponsoring a law providing
capital punishment by hanging for
first degree murder, was himself con-
victed of murder in 1892. Once con-
demned to the gallows. his sentence
later was changed to q term of II
years imprisonment.
Evening star., 1938-09-07

The opening spade lead was won In
dummy and declarer immediately
started to draw trumps. He intended
to discard his losing diamond on dunn
my's other top spade and concede a
heart trick. In drawing trumps de-
clarer carelessly failed to unblock by
playing dummy's 10 and 9. After two
leads Of trumps declarer entered dunn
my with the king Of diamond and dis
carded a diamond on the king of
spades. The 10 of trumps was now
led. East covering for some unaccount-
able reason.
II East had simply ducked, declarer
would have been stuck in dummy.
Obviously he could not afford to trump
a spade, as this would leave him with
only the same number of trumps ss
East. Actually declarer would prob
ably have tried to enter his hand with
. diamond. East would have been
able to pounce on the diamond lead
with trump. The only other possible
play would have been the jack Of
~ASssA ~o AAoAAA oNAAAAIy. GsdSt WOUlU SlIIls
ply play small. Now If declarer over
took dummy's jack with his queen, he
would have to lose two heart tricks.
II not, he would be back where he
started from-still planted in dummy.
Thus, after failing to unblock with
dummy's trumps, declarer could not
have his contract, no matter what
line Of play he adopted If East had
not made the even worse blunder Of
covering dummy's 10.
We believe this hand to be unusually
interesting In that, whereas one de-
clarer could have made the grand
slam that he contracted for. the other
player in his position should have
been defeated at q small slam con-
tract because Of his careless play.
6opyrisAa. 1880
Evening star., 1938-09-07
A Crucial Hand.
Continued.

COuLtUueu.
YESTERDAY we discussed a grand
slam bid on the hand below that
made the difference between winning
and losing match in the recent
Team-of-Four Championship at As
bury Park, N. J. We explained that
the grand slam could have been made
6y first or second round finesse for
the jack of trumps, but admitted that
this was q double-dummy play which
might have failed just as easily as it
would actually have succeeded. At
table No. North and South received
no interference bidding. They were
content with six clubs, but, whereas
the declarer at the other table received
an advantageous heart opening, West
IN this instance opened q singleton
spade. A slight amount Of carelessness
should have cost South his contract
West, dealer.
Neither side Vulnerable.
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The bidding (Table No. y:
west. North. East. South.
Pass IA Pass 81
Pass "a Pass ~
Pass So Pass Cd
Pass Pass Pass
Evening star., 1938-09-07
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES.

David Burnstine Mervin D. Maler.
Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenken
worlds leading team f-four. inventors
Of the system that has beaten every
other system in existencel
Evening star., 1938-05-31

inheritance and marriage. His fore
bear, John Jay, was young Americas
first Secretary of State. Mr.. Moffat
is the sixth generation to be in Amer /,
ican diplomacy. His sister Is married
to diplomat. And his wife Is one
OF three lovely sisters, daughters Of
MIR. Joseph Grew, our Ambassador to
Japan, all of whom have married
American diplomats. p.
Born in Rye, N. Y, Mr.. Moffat's
residence Is at Hancock, N. H. After
two years at Harvard, he served as
private secretary to the American
Minister at The Hague. After foreign
service examinations, he saw the world
from his various assignments. He was
in Warsaw during the Bolshevik In
vasion, in Japan up to the earthquake, E
in Turkey In time to see the republic
declared, in Switzerland for disarma-
ment conferences, and consul general
at Sydney, Australia. ny
Since 1887, Mr.. Moffat has been
chief of the merged Division of Eastern
and Western European Affairs. The
division covers now all of Europe ex-
cept Greece and Turkey. 1t is vast
territory where Mr.. Moffat says crises
are endemic and not rarity" Basic-~-
ally the European Division, Mr.. Moffat
says, is one of mechanics" He Is
modest as well as able. Every one
knows that covering the problems of
Europe. at this time is a man-sized
job. Mail and wires pour in. They
are evaluated by Mr.. Moffat and hts
staff The problems of Austria alone
as applied to American citizens are
enough to give most men headaches.
Here are some of the problems: The
status Of American firms in Austria,
currency restrictions Cor in other
words, can Americans get their money
out) protection of Americans and their
properties in Austria now, dates Of
German laws that take over differe&
features in the Austrian economy.
Out of some 80 countries, hot of
the daily diplomatic griddle, a daily
diet of information both crisp and
comprehensive, must be dished up to
Secretary Hull. The State Depart
ment Is "tean," Mr.. Moffat stresses.
Evening star., 1938-05-31

Is reflected
They would rather didn't visit like
penentary and daughter that
II believe patriotism among feeling
and willing when threatened
through
the Government will something
q one"
Of
problems must solve
that will
and sit back wait for tbs miraculous
forces My correspondent must counted
forces" which affect conditions in this country.
Evening star., 1938-05-31

at least 100000 to be freely
rakng without
They have proposed still
utilities
Some of them have asked that
cost housing be allowed
far suggest that the President spending
before Congress has
Of the
should publicly the old compensatory spending
first championed by Chairman
contracts Government expenditure
again private expenditure increased
Thus far the President has there another
equally important aspect of the situation The elections
place IN November knows Deal
counting positively And
economists believe there
they predict Hooverian liquidation shaking
their shoes.
tCopyrght
Evening star., 1938-05-31
The Political Mill
Depression of 1888 May Prove Paradoxica Asset for
New Deal Democrats in Coming Elections.

With private employment on the
decline and the unemployed unable
to help themselves. the argument Is
advanced that the Federal Govern
ment must step In to help them. It
is a plausible argument. It Is even
q humane argument. Not even
Republican, opponent Of the admin
istration in Congress dares to oppose
these relief appropriations for the
unemployed. But at the same time
there isn't a Republican in Congress
who does not realize that these bill
lions of dollars put out by the ad-
ministration IN the shape Of relief Of
all kinds, including the benefit pay
ments to farmers, means In all prob
ability millions Of votes for the New
Deal Democratic candidates for Con-
gress.
Federal money has within the last
few years become political factor
on a scale never dreamed Of before
1888. There were so-called "pork.
barrel" appropriations for rivers and
harbors and for various Government
projects In the earlier days that may
have had some political significance.
But they were drops from the bucket
when compared to the food Of dollars
now poured out.
G. o. p. Speaks Hopefully.
Republicans speak hopefully OF
capturing Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Oregon and Iowa-of taking many
seats In the House from the Demo-
Gratis. But when you pin them down
they shake their heads sadly over
what may happen In Pennsylvania
and the other States after the ad-
ministration moves hundreds Of mil
lions Of dollars into them during the
coming summer and fall.
The Roosevelt administration was
at low ebb. its influence with Con-
gress appeared to be on the wane only
a few weeks ago. The President In
q special message announced his huge
spending and lending program, and
in the twinkling Of an eye the at
mosphere changed. Already charges
have come from Florida, Pennsyl-
vania, Kentucky and Iowa that the
w. P. A. is being used by the ad-
ministration in favor Of its desired
candidates in Democratic primaries.
If the w. P. A. is used in Democratic
primaries-and the declaration of
Harry L. Hopkins for Representative
Wearin in Iowa certainly gives more
color to the charges-what will hap
pen in the fall campaign against the
Republicans is easy to imagine.
Any political forecasts now which
do not take into consideration the
use Of Federal money seem particu-
larly idle. As long as the supply
holds out it is going to be effective.
Congress, even if it wished to put Q
stop to this spending with political
effect, would find itself In grave Diff
Guilty. It would have to cut drasti.
cally appropriations which are desig-
mated for the relief of the unemployed
and the destitute. That, apparently,
Congress is not going to do. The
testimony taken by the Byrnes sena-
torial committee investigating unem-
ployment and relief has shown, how
ever, that there Is huge waste in the
name of relief. Something could be
done to get the relief problem on a |
better financial basis. That might
take some Of the politics out Of relief,
too.