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The Washington times., 1938-01-31
Our Sea Captains.

A man signing himself Jos
eph Bloque" wrote a letter to
your newspaper the other day
asking if American shipmasters
are "softies." He spoke Of IA
nous characters of the sea in
various writer's works and men
toned Glencannon Of the Inch
cliffe Castle. g.
The answer to Bloque's ques.
ton Is a loud mo" Some OF
the finest and bravest Of our
men are to be found on the
bridges of our merchant vessels.
The exploits Of Captain Hart
ley, Of the Leviathan, are still
fresh enough to provide one out
standing example of a real sailor
of whom his country can be
proud.
Much of the trouble with the
American merchant marine is
due to a dearth Of the rugged
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

The things for which a man
picks a woman out before mar
riage are the very things for
which he wants to THROW her
out after marriage.
Before marriage he likes
variety and is charmed with the
girl whose moods are as change
able as April. But after mar.
riage it's nerve-wracking never
to know whether you are going
to be met at the door with a
flaming kiss, an icy blast or a
tempest Of tears.
After marriage he wants a
wife like a June day, placidly
sunny, comfortably tepid and
consistently cheerful from sun
rise to sunset.
Before marriage a little flat
terry goes a long way. Too much
Of it makes a man suspicious
Of the "hook." But after mar.
riage you can't lay it on too
thick. The woman who tells
her husband three times a day
how wonderful, generous, noble
and superior he is can cook with
q can opener all her life and
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
GAMBLE

on indirectly easing Japan into exhaustion
The thing for US to depend first and always is
system of national defense too strong for Japan to
Two shiDs be able to overcome.
We need highly trained skeleton
'' Army, amply provided with tech
ncians Of all kinds, ready for expansion into full
size Army on short notice.
And we need a Navy twice strong as Japan's
navy in all departments; under the sea- on the sea,
above the sea. We need the strongest Navy in the
world particularly in view of our two coast lines with
the vulnerable Though we'll protected) Panama Canal
in-between.
Added to the necessity for big naval program as
means of defense, there is the important fact that
shipbuiding is also relief measure as so per cent
OF the money spent goes for labor.
From the
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
Deposition Rages

You certainly printed one Of
the most outrageous articles
about the Fidelity reorganiza-
ton plan.
The following paragraph ap-
peared in the Times Of January
25:
with a 100000 melon to
cut, the depoSitor-share reholders
will be canvassed by postal cards
to determine whether they wish
their slice of the melon to be
converted into new shares in the
First Federal institution or to
cash."
That paragraph is most dis
gusting and an insult to right
and justice. The "depositor-
shareholders" lost Is per cent
Of their hardearned sat wings,
and still it's a melon" to you!
We have been waiting almost
two years for the Government to
get this settled with expert Is get
ting their easy.job money Sitting
back holding it as receivers"
until they are afraid theS poor
dupes of depositors may do
something desperate to them.
A. A. SHEPARD.
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

TO BE-"
"The fellow" says John, who
when a lady gets on a street car,
quickly rises. tips his hat and
offers her a seat
Who. when he has taken
nice girl to a shotD, doesn't
erpect to spend the rest OF the
night parked in car down
some back alley, drinking,
smoking and mauling the young
lady
". Uho, when he makes a
date to call on a girl, expects TO
come inside and meet her peo'
pie, instead of spending the
time In some bar room, listen
ing to riSQue stories
". who, Uhen he takes the
marriage potDS erpectS to be
true to one Uoman for life, and
not run around. playing Nth
three or four, when he can't
even support one decently-
". lDho belieUeS in himself,
the human race and God
and tries to liUe up to euery
fine ideal and obligation.
rs THERE SUCH A MAN
IN THE WORLD TODAY?
II doubt it,"
JOHN A. GERIEN-aged 26,
Queens Village, L. L.
$50 prize winner)
A grand letter. John, but I
don't agree with your conclu-
sion. To the contrary, believe
there are just as many decent,
honest, high-minded men in the
world today as there ever were.
Their superficial manner may
have changed.
In a world where women have
demanded and assumed indus
trial equality, men may not lift
their hats or make as many
flattering remarks as the lads of
1888 did. BUT WHEN IT
COMES TO ACTUAL PERFOR-
NANCE, AS EVIDENCED BY
OUR LAWS, YOU'LL FIND
THAT THE MODERN MALE
SHOWS HIS LADY LOVE
MORE COURTESY AND CON-
SIDERATION.
That's my opinion. But may
be you don't agree. If so, let's
hear your answer to this-DOES
THE MODERN MALE GIVE
HIS SWEETHEART OR WIFE
A BETTER OR WORSE DEAL
THAN HIS GRANDPA DID?
SYNTHETIC PERSONALITIES
=. here's a peppy. pretty Miss
America who doesn't believe in
them. BE EAL... NOT
SOMEBODY'S ECHO!" says
JANE MEREDITH of NEW
YORK CITY.
Dear Elsie Robinson:
I've a bone to pick with
Young America on this busi-
ness of BEING A STOOGE. {.
trying to be an IMITATION Of
some famous person instead of
ones real self.
Here's Sally. aged 16 and a
junior in H. S.-someone tells
her she looks so much like
Ginger Rogers Forthwith,
Sally dashes home to spend
long hours in front Of her
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N. Y. License Tags

Somebody wants to know who
gave New York State the right
to predict q brand new Worlds
Fair in 1889 on Hank Hollow's
dilapidated 1917 flivver,
After all you can't blame the
officials who gave the authority
Of pubhcizing next years
Worlds Fair on plates. They
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m o n e y, no
matter what
m y eXtrem-
ity. I would
ask for any
type of work
that 1 could
do and, if 1
coul ID n o t
fin d it, I
W oul d try
a S king for
cd b u t
would insist
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mirror, copy Ginger'S hair-do
ard mannerisms. She then de-
sceuds on her unsuspecting par.
erts, demanding tap-dancing
lessons and a dancing costume
which is identical with Ginger'S
latest.
"Or perhaps it's Jim, aged II,
with a sudden bad case of Hero
Worship for a famous baseball
star. Overnight Jimmy de-
velops said stars Brookly accent
and swagger. It's all pretty
sil,y-and useless.
FIFTEEN ISN'T TOO
YOUNG FOR BOYS AND
GIRLS TO START DEVELOP.
ING PER- NAL1TIES OF
THEIR OWN, MAKING REAL
PEOPLE OF THEMSELVES
INSTEAD OF INITIATING
OTHER PEOPLE. FAMOUS
PEOPLE ARE WHERE AND
WHAT THEY ARE TODAY,
NOT BECAUSE THEY COPIED
SOMEBODY ELSE. BUT Be
CAUSE THEY HAD THE COUR-
AGE AND SENSE TO DE
vELOP THEIR OWN IND1vID-
UALTTY.
81 y advice to youngsters is
to take whatever talent they
may possess, whether it be sing
ing, dancing, law, medicine or
plain housekeeping, and develop
it to the best of their ability.
Meanwhile they'll be unconsci-
ously building an honest person
ality Of their own.
JANE MEREDITH.
(aged 24
New York, N. Y"
($10 prize winner
That's telling them, Jane -.
and needed by thousands who
have long since passed teen
stage.
And here's a blast from 16-
year.old EILEEN DAVIES, Of
DENVER, COLORADO, which,
I'm wagering, dozens Of indig-
nant Girl Friends will clip for
the bulletin board.
Dear Miss Robinson:
"I'm ON A CAMPAIGN
AGAINST BOYS! Not all boys,
of course, but most Of those I
know. How these young men
could use a dose of manners!
They expect their dates to be
perfect in etiquette and groom
ing-but how do THEY act?
"They arrive looking like
something the cat dragged in
and then, instead of coming in
and meeting the girls parents,
they sit outside and make an
unholy racket footing the horn
until she appears. When they
do come in. it's even worse.
They put their feet on the sofa
and call poor. long-suffering
Dad or Boy and generally
manage to make a nuisance of
themselves.
Don't you think there
'oughta be a law?
EILEEN DAV1ES-age 16
Denver, Colo"
($5 prize winner)
There's a letter that deserves
medals as well as prize. Wade
into 'em, little sister!
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
Defense SSSSSS

1t must have been coincidence. Nevertheless, on
one and the same day last week. President Roosevelt
called for an enlargement of present bion-dollar
defense program by about 20 per cent, and Japan's
War Minister Gen. Moto Sugyama, advised the Jap
anese Parliament to enlarge the army with view to
perhaps having to take on ga country other than
China"
We dom know what better more dramatic argn-
ment could have been furnished from any quarter at
that time for speedy adoption by Congress of the Pres
ident's enlarged defense program
Chief features of the program 20 per cent IN
crease in the existing authorized naval building plans
for new ships and requirements, and authorization and
appropriation for laying down two new batteshlps
and two new cruisers during 1888.
Not that we think the United States is the "conntry
other than Chna' or that Great Britain is The Japs
have several times recently tweaked Uncle Sans beard
and twisted the British Lions tail. Anti-Japanese
feeling in Australia is reported high But the Jap
anese are not in position to take the rest of the
were the Kaiser's in 1914-which proved not good
enough The "other country" think, must be
Russia which is known to be helping the Chinese with
planes and pilots and maybe with and munitions.
Maybe the Japanese can beat both China and Rus
sia-especally if Hitler marches into the Ukraine
wheat lands as soon as Russia seriously tangled with
Japan in Siberia
But at present, it looks to US if
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

such circum-
stances, b u t
if I did I
don't think I
could beg, be-
cause I dis
like the very
idea of pan
handling. If a
person has to
a S k + o r
m o n ey for
food he GER
tainly ca n
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let m y S e II
S t a We. I
would much
rather a S k
for food than
to ste al it
a n d, if I
could not OBJ
t ain honest
work, I GER
tainQy should
seek help in
a la d y-like
fashion Wher-
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
Editorial Policy

WE ARE frequently asked why publish editorials
w from the New York Daily News The answer is
that we think these editorials sound and timely.
Incidentally, the editor and publisher of this news
paper is also Of the owners Of the Daily News.
And the policies of the editorials which reprint
are identical with the policies Of this newspaper.
Eleanor Patterson
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

a n d, above
all, I would
not see my
little boy go
hungry. If I
were strand
ed and penni-
less, first Of
all, I think I
should a S k
the police for
a d ce or
help, and if
that failed I
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
Marry-Go-R Round
By Helen EOlUlGnd

1888 by King Features Syndicate 1nc>
ZEN are as different before and after" taking as
wi the pictures in the spring tonic advertisements.
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

IF 1 were
stranded and
h a d to ask
for advice or
help, I should
n OF hesitate
to do so, even
of a stranger.
H o wever, I
think I could
make my own
Wav even if
I h a d t o
wash dishes
or walk dogs I
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

still be his ideal woman. A
compliment a day keeps the di.
vorce lawyer away.
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
WORLD!
Bv Elsie Robinson
DB LL0W AkOUITtOUTE
Copyright. 1898. King Features Syndicate 1nc)
YOUNG AMERICA HAS IT'S SAY-ON

THE OLD-FASHIONED GENTLEMAN
rOHN GFRIEN, of Queens Village, Long Island, has
J heard plenty about the virtues of Ye OldFashoned
Girl Now he suggests search for SOME OLD
FASHIONED FELLOWS LIKE OUR FATHERS USED
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

would be a
grand way to
keep my fig.
ure, I still
can't imagine
letting m y
self S ia r v e
for the sake
of pride. In a
case like that
I would ask
for food and
surely some
one could be
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

OH WUTkIIIg 10 Pdy IOI IU' O1
course. anyone's actions would
depend upon the circumstances
and actual need"
** VI
Miss Helen White, 1925 Thir.
teenth st. N. W., waitress:
Yes, I certainly would not
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
HELP CHINA

against Japan; how make the most effective
reply to such things as the Panay sinking and last
weeks smacking Of American envoy's jaw by a
cou1 w.. japanese sentry at Shanghai.
,, If we're smart, we'll let these in
0"PP'''' suits pass without fighting over them
but unofficially we'll all the supplies we can
to the Chinese, by whatever routes can-va Russia
Hongkong, French Indo-China or any other feasible
way
But we can't afford to-
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

would seek aid elSeWhere. I
would try to repay any help I
received"
X 4 \
Miss Margie Elliott, 1411 Blu.
chanan st. N. W., high school
student.
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January l, 1888. is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE


the ewrir be omitted duponre
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

ever could get it. OF course, I
should try to repay anyone who
gave me assistance"
Emanuel Camarinos, 1430 Irv-
ing St. N. W., florist:
Il can't imagine myself into
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
THE ANSWERS

Jack Geiger, Colonial Village,
Arlington, Va, credit manager:
Il should never beg for
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

found who would be willing to
help me-"
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
CHINA IS WEARING JAPAN DOWN

by guerrilla tactics The Japs, chasing the Chinese
back from Shanghai, Marking and various Shantung
and North China points, have had to keep engthenng
Chinese Fight their lines of communication
That according to numerous re-
O"e''"'" "" ports of which some look reliable
has given the Chinese numerous chances to ambush
Japanees detachments pick off supply trains,
battalion here regiment there. There is
story Of whole japanese division hacked to pieces by
Chinese guerrillas in the mountains of Shansi.
All of which goes to show how we can best
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

ask to do some sort of work to
earn it."
\
Mrs. Charlotte Holmes, 1904
K st. N. W., housewife:
IT certainly should not starve
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
The Inquiring
The Washington Times In
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions TO
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

If you were hungry and had
no money, would you beg?
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-14

In sfOp-Ond-sO driving, you're always shift
ing gears.
When in 'Iow," your engine makes about
IL turns for each turn of your wheels :. in
second, about 8 {. in ''high," only about 4.
In "rush-hour" stop and go, your mile drive
across town may be two miles to your engine
it depends on how much of the driving is
in low and second gears.
Shell engineers found that getting away
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-14

Austrian and a prisoner, to the street.
Webber's chief offense seemed to have
been the fact that, due to his intelli-
gence, he had been called upon at
Aldridge to act as spokesman for the
miners.
The two went out to face the mob.
Young had Weber address the mob
in their own tongue, telling them the
uselessness Of their mission. Soon the
leaders promised there would be no
violence. The mob was marched up
Front street and searched. About a
dozen guns were found IN the whole
crowd. Clubs we're thrown aside.
Sheriff Young, who had closed the
saloons earlier, allowed them to open
and the miners were permitted TO
enter. After an hour the saloons were
closed again at Young's order. Many
of the miners were persuaded TO re-
turn home. Serious trouble had been
averted by Sheriff Young's cool, eff
ficient management of the affair.
The prisoners were taken to Living
ston for trial in district court. All but
the Skubitz brothers we're discharged
from custody, and the Skubitz boys re-
ceived only light punishment.
Conrad soon left Aldridge, and the
camp settled down to work, to continue
for a year, when trouble again arose
over weights and low wages, resulting
In the mines being closed for q time.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-14
Early-Day State Coal Camps, Now Only Memories,
Had Trouble With Miners Over Weights, Measures

profit from the current price Of coke,
and that the new superintendent and
his weighmaSter were consistently re-
cording short weights. The miners, it
was said, had objected, and were told
they could quit when they liked, that
negroes from the south would take
their places.
Events recorded a year later indicated
that the miners may have had real
Anyway, with the sheriff and his
posse in camp there was no further
trouble. Strong went to Gardiner and
secured from Justice Culver warrants
for Antoine Weber, Charles Walters,
William Jones and the four Skubitz
brothers, Joe, Martin, John and An
tone, the apparent leaders Of the dis
When Sheriff Young took the seven
men to Gardiner it was cause for a
new outbreak. A hurry up call was
sent to Livingston for more arms and
ammunition. County Attorney w. H.
Poorman, later prominent in Helena,
instructed deputies not to do anything
without authority from Sheriff Young
who was in Gardiner. Young, when
reached, ordered a limited supply Of
arms sent to Cinnabar.
Tuesday morning the striking miners
chased from the camp a dozen men
who tried to enter the mines for the
day shift. Then they organized a march
on Gardiner to iberate their seven
comrades, hike of 10 miles,
Sheriff Young at Gardiner was no
titled Of the march, and was kept in
formed of its progress through Horr
and Cinnabar. 1t was apparent the |
sheriff would soon have to deal with |
a mob. He held a consultation with |,
Gardiner citizens, most of them old
pioneers and Indian fighters, all cool,
nervy men.
Soldiers Lacked Authority to Act
Officers at Fort Yellowstone were
communicated with. They said they
had no authority outside the park but
would certainly preserve order within
It.
Gardeners main business street, then
rs now, faced the park boundary. The
prisoners were placed in the Mozart
1ey building just inside the park with
! squad of soldiers on guard, with /
0ayonets mounted. On the opposite
Stde Of the street Sheriff Young and
he local citizens, all heavily armed, (
ook their stations. The wait was short. /
About 80 men in a compact body, |
With stragglers scattered far behind,
ioon appeared from the northwest.
Sheriff Young had given orders for
everyone to be ready, but not to fire
Until he gave the word He took An
one Weber. an intelligest young
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-14

wedding anniversary about a year ago.
Both are IN their eighties.
DR.. Groeneveld was born In Germany
and emigrated 70 the United States as
minister ia Chicago, he first was as
signed TO a passionate at Deer Lodge,
Mont, from there he came to Butte.
Affable and kindly, DR.. Groeneveld
Is widely known in Montana. He re-
Gently was named moderator Of the
Butte Presbytery after having served
as secretary for many years.
DR.. and Mrs. GroeneVeld reared a
family Of two, a son and q daughter
The son died three years ago.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-14

ROLAND y. Severy Of Chicago, repre-
sentative OF the American Public Wei
fare association, has been retained BY
the state public welfare department 70
be temporary superintendent OF exam
nations for the committee appointed
to examine applicants for positions with
the state public welfare department. he
win be In Montana several months set
ing up the machinery for the depart
ment's merit system. Members Of the
committee are Payne Templeton ana
DR.. II. Fl. Swain Of Helena and Fred
Martin Of Great Falls.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-14

DIR. e. J. GrOeneveId Of Butte
recently completed his 50th year
of continuous service in the pulpit
of the Presbyterian church Of that
city. On May 2, 1888, DIR. Greene
weld, then a young minister Just
ordained In Chicago, preached his
first sermon In a rannshackle
church. Not more than a half
dozen persons now members Of the
church were in the congregation.
Experiences of DR.. GroeneVeld in
Butte, which so years ago was a lusty
young mining town, have been varied.
One of the young minister's first
enterprises was that OF building a
church. He set about to obtain funds.
A sportsman offered a poke containing
$500 worth of gold dust If young
Groeneveld would read any passage
from the Bible he designated.
The minister accepted the dare. The
spectacle Of a minister of the gospel
accepting a wager" was widely adj
vertfsed. A tremendous crowd assembled
to hear the reading Of the scriptures.
An old newspaper account says OF the
event that painted ladies, gamblers,
bar-keepers, livery stable owners, elite
of the city and common DRINKS were
present. in large numbers"
DR.. Groeneveld read the designated
verses, collected the $500 in gold dust,
and passed the collection plate among
the throng. From that nest egg sprang
the present imposing edifice which IS
The First Presbyterian church in Butte.
Explaining that he did not believe
in mixing commercialism and religion,
DR.. Groeneveld recently revealed he has
never accepted a cent since he was
ordained as a minister for preaching
funeral sermons.
IT figure T have passed up $4,000,
figuring funerals at the rate of $40
EACH" said DR.. Groeneveld.
Working by the side of her husband,
Mrs Groeneveld has been with the
minister throughout their so years in
Butte. They celebrated their fiftieth
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-14
RECONTnTENns TEsTs

Following preliminary tests made IN
IA Helena beer parlors, director Of the
food and drug division of the state
board Of health has recommended that
the board conduct laboratory tests to
determine the sanitary condition of
glasses used in beer parlors throughout
the state.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-14

The state distributed to Montana
counties recently from the general
school fund a total Of s765, 235. The
distribution is made semi-annually on
the basis Of school enrolment. The
largest payment was TO Silver Bow
county, $50 IFS, and the smallest to
Mineral, $3.50.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-14

An inexpensive vaccine has been de-
veloped to combat toxic paralysis among
Australian sheep and cattle.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-14

The first Greek letter sorority Kappa
Alpha Theta, was founded In 1870.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-14
SIX-LEGGED
BORN AT WISDOM
VERY FEW FREAKS SURVIVE MORE
THAN FEW HOURS; THIS
ONE THRIVING

Lambing is in full swing among Big
Hole flocks. Warren Shaw's band pro-
duced the top freak Of the season, a
six-legged lamb, according to reports.
There are many freaks born among
sheep but very few survive birth more
than a few hours. This animal when
nearly week old was a frisky, thriv-
ing little fellow.
Extra front legs are fastened to the
spine near the shoulders. The front
quarters with the two front legs are
apparently normal.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-14
WINNING WAGER
STARTED CHURCH
BUTTE PASTOR ACCEPTED DARE
OF SPORTSMAN FIFTY
YEARS AGO

Was Offered $500 in Gold Dust If he
Would Read Passage From Bible as
Designated by Donor; Was Start Of
Fund Toward Building New Edifice.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-14
sCHOOLs ARE RATED

DNHUULo AEGE IVA It'd
The state board of education recently
gave superior rating to 10 rural schools
in Lewis and Clark county. Schools
which are given superior rating are
exempt from state seventh and eighth
grade examinations.