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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-28
LABOR WAR IS
 NOW LOOMING,
 MINE SECTIONS

WASHINGTON, April 28. - The American Federation of Labor's Ex- ecutive Council today announced AFL would invade territory occup- led by CLOS United Mine Workers, with new international union, built around the Progressive Miners Of America.
 Labor observers forecast bitter and perhaps bloody war as the re- suit of this move.
 The AFL Executive Council issued a charter to the new union, headed by Joe Ozanic, President of the Pro- grcssive Miners
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Deaf and Dumb McCraW Nephew
 Is Baseball Star

MYSTIC, Conn. April 28. -- The same baseball blood that carried the late John McGraw to the heights is found in John Gray, 17-year-old deaf mute, nephew of the former New York manager.
 Gray is the star athlete of the Mystic Oral school and a player whose baseball progress is being watched closely by talent spot ters of this section. The double handicap of lack of speech and hearing has not held his baseball progress back. The McGraw blood, from his mother, shows itself in the boys instinctive baseball play He is natural ball-player at field and at bat. He inherited an un- usually nimble baseball mind.
 He is the son of Mir and MT William Gray of New Canaan Conn, and has been pupil at the Oral school for the past 10 years His athletic activity is not limited to baseball. He is also the star per- former and captain of the school basketball team.
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Stah|man Again
 Head of A.N.P.A,

NEW YORK, April 28.-JameS G. Stahlman, publisher of the Nash vile Banner, has been reelected President of the American News papers Publishers Association. John S. McCarrens, of the Cleveland Plaindealer, has been reelected Vice President
 Stahlman is 45 and one of the youngest men to head the organi- zation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-28
ADAMS ENTERTAIN
 AT SKATING PARTY

A dozen friends gathered at the home of MT and Mrs. H. o. Adams last night for an informal party, later leaving for the roller skating rinks to spend the evening.
 Present were MT and Mrs. J. G. Sheppard, MT. and Mrs. Charles Sabin, Mrs Robert Bender, Mrs. Gertrude Naylor, Mrs. Jack Metz gar. Miss Elisabeth Kaser. Paul Ab- bolt, and Joe Johnston.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-28
KELLY BLAKE ELECTED
 NEW PRESIDENT OF JUNEAU ROTARY CLUB

Kelly Blake was elected new prcsi- dent Of the Juneau Rotary Club at a meeting of the newly elected Dir sctors today. Rod Darnell was chos- on Vice President by the Directors, D. L. Kendall, reelected Secretary Treasurer, and Jack Burford named Sergeant nt-at-armS. The new officers will take office the first of July when the terms of President c. D. Beale and the present officers ex- pire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-28
DIMOND TO BE HEARD ON RADIO HERE NEXT
 SATURDAY EVENING

Alaska Delegate Anthony J.. Di- mond will be heard in an address on Alaska defenses over national ra- dio hookup from 5:45 to 6 pm. here Saturday evening, the broacast com- ing over station KINY in Juneau, it was announced today by c. B. Ar mold. Manager of KINY, in hook up with the Columbia Broadcasting system
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-28
CzeChOSIOvakia
 Is to Fall Next
Union with Germany h. evitable Possibility
 ofBloodBeing Shed

BERLIN, April 28-A German of ficial of Cabinet rank, has informed the Associated Press that a union of the Czechoslovakia Germans with Germany is inevitable and is only a question whether it can be done without the shedding of blood"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-28
Telegraph Rate increase Given
 Knockout Blow

WASHINGTON, April 28. = The Federal Communications Commis- sion has denied the application Of the principal telegraph companies for 15 percent increase in domes- tic rates
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-28
MISS BUssINGER LEAVES

Miss Margaret Bussinger, niece of Mrs. E. L. Gruber and Ray Pet erman, who has been visiting in Juneau for the past two months, left for her home in Telkwa, B. C., aboard the Princess Louise.
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RACES
 DEVELOP IN
 FIRST DIVISION
Roden Building Up Lead Narrow Margins in Con-
 tests for Nominations
tContinued from Page One)

For House, Democratic-Ander son, 9lo; Davis. SOP; Hanford, 596; ISrause, 553; Mccormick, 1008; Mes serschmidt, 759; Peterson, 3l9; Tai- bot, 559, and Walker, 758. For House, Republican-Barnes, 67O; Cole, 563; Foster, 551; Her mann. 556; Price, 6O6; Shepard, 35S, and Wilson, AIS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-28
CLUE IN K|DNAP
 CASE RUN DOWN

SANTA FEE, New Mexico, April 28. - State police today combed northern New Mexico hotels and tourist camps for some clue about a ragged, dirty-faced boy, who was identified by a restaurant owner as 12-year-old Peter Levine, kid naped from his New Rochelle, N. Y, home in February.
 John Karavonia said youngster resembling Levine came to his res taurant Tuesday with two we'll dressed men.
 FBI men have been sent to make an investigation.
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R. R. Robertson, Junior Forester, sailed for Ketchikan on the Aleu- tian in connection with wood util- ization studies and to confer with persons there who are interested in putting a wood treating plant in that city.
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BASEBALL TODAY

The following are scores of base. ball games played in the two major leagues this afternoon as received up to 2::30 o'clock:
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Today's News Today.-Empire.
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Empire classifieds pay.
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National League St. Louis 5: Pittsburgh 3. Philadelphia 3; Brooklyn 6. Cincinnati 5; Chicago l2. New York 4; Boston 2.
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American League
 Chicago Detroit. postponed on ac- count of rain in the fourth inning with the score 20 in favor of Detroit. x
 Boston 6: New York l. washington z, Phiiadelpilia ?. Lode and plscef locstto1F notice' tor sale al The Empire OffIce.
Evening star., 1938-07-10

He has run his course, hath reached
his goal
Peace be to his ashes, repose to his
SOUL"
RUT as the city grew in popula-
ton, the old canal, Tiber Creek
and many lesser streams were filled
in, and the boys-for they were the
ones who usually went swimming
had to seek other localities, distant
from the built-up parts of the city.
where they could at first learn to
swim dog-fashion and later accom-
plish the more difficult strokes.
In few years Rock Greek was the
most frequented place by the boys
who lived in the northwestern part
of the city and bordering parts Of
Georgetown, and as the writer's home
was in the neighborhood of the Gar
field Hospital-the original part Of
which was then the residence of L.
H. Schneider-it was not more than
half an hours walk to the creek, by
cutting across commons and fields,
since the territory north of Florida
avenue, from the hospital property
to the creek, about 60 years ago,
was all open space, with only a house
here and there.
BY this time, except for the Stone
property. now Columbia Heights,
nearly all the large. original growth
oi trees had been cut down. and the
trudge for youngsters was not par
ticularly pleasant and picturesque one.
Meridian Hill, over which we made
our way, after cutting through Staugh-
ton or Chaplin street Cthe former now
being Belmont street,, was a cherries
ramble as We barefooted kids tramped
Evening star., 1938-07-10

THE really fascinating stuff is the
part that the audience seldom
suspects. Because those magnifi cent
displays of stunt flying. those daring
crashes from which the hero's hand
some face emerges somewhat soiled
by the men whose names go up in
lights on the theater marques There
are shadowy figures in the background
who take the risks, while the hero
steps into the closeup when the smoke
and dust are safely settled.
Take this scene, for instance. We
are out on location at the old Metro
politan Airport at Van Nuys. Bill
Wellman has his crew shooting what
is purported to be the take-of OF a
flight to Paris by the hero, Fred Mac
Murray, in competition with Lind
bergh, Chamberlain and Byrd. The
little ship Is poised on top of q
wooden scaffolding, slanting steeply to
the ground. Paul Mantz, friend and
technical adviser of Amelia Earhart,
spends the morning doing the hazard
Gus job Of taking the plane down the
runway and into the air. The crew,
most Of them stripped to the waist
under the hot sun, manipulate the
cameras and sound apparatus, Mac
Murray tramps disconsolately about,
done up in q heavy flying suit and
rubber galoshes. Little Louise Camp
bell sits ip the one spot Of shade and
reads q book. BY the middle of the
afternoon, with the thermometer at
q hundred, they are ready for the
principals. Campbell and MacNGurray
60 through touching farewell scene
which lasts about q minute; he climbs
half way up the wooden ladder and
then finally into the cockpit and his
stint is done. On the screen, however.
you will never suspect that it isn't
he who slides q dangerous, overloaded
plane OF and into the air.
There was one rather humorous
aspect to that days filming. It was
Saturday and all the local put-put
flyers were airing themselves at this,
their own airport. Every time there
was a call for "camera-action-quiet,
everybody" some independent cub
would 60 placidly by overhead, saying
its piece without regard to the highly
expensive outfit on the ground below.
The real men with wings were being
themselves whether Hollywood liked
It or not.
IT WAS that afternoon that I had
. long and informative talk with
Paul Mantz. We sat on the running
board Of . parked car that was only
Evening star., 1938-07-10

REFORE Meridian Hill was built up
and improved, the stony surface
Of the earth was uncomfortable to the
bare feet, and at times hurtful and
tiresome, and the boys gladly availed
themselves Of the limited shade to be
found on the way to the creek, to take
rest and at the same time straighten
out their stumped toes and pick briars
from the more tender parts of the
feet, while q sharp lookout was al
ways kept for "Cottonhead SAM"
whose chief, occupation was to 20
through the smaller boys pockets for
what he could appropriate to his own
use. His companionship in deviltry
was another colored boy named Dan
Dixon, who was deformed.
Cottonhead Sam was an unusual
looking mulatto, with the appearance
Of an albino. displaying the customary
white hair and pink eyes, and devoid
OF any scruples, as he lay in wait for
those whom he could prey upon.
But when the creek was reached all
thoughts of sore feet and fatigue were
forgotten until an hour or two had
passed, when We decided to go home,
only to find that some of the larger
boys had tied our under garments into
as many knots as possible, and a half
hour more was usually spent in solving
a very knotty problem. usually with the
aid Of our teeth, but generally with
success.
IN 1887, the writer moved into the
Meridian Hill subdivision, and con-
tinued to reside there for II years, and
during this time, and since, the
changes and Improvements have GER
tainly been marvellous. Even the
names Of the streets have been altered,
perhaps to make the place seem more
up to date. Huron street is now Fuller
street: Erie, to the south, is Euclid;
Superior, down which ran Slash Run,
is Kalorama; Columbia avenue is now
Fifteenth street: Meridian is Sixteenth.
Messmore Is Mozart place, Central is
Seventeenth street. Prospect street is
Belmont place, and only Crescent
Evening star., 1938-07-10
Squadrons of Stunt Pilots Take to the Air
to Make Long Shots for Current
Cycle of Air Pictures.

isced. "here in Men With Wings
we've used lot Of rebuilt old ships.
] got into one of the old ones that
I used to fly years ago. It had the
same motor, even the same switches.
I hadn't any confidence that it was
going to be an easy job. We all talk
about how terrible the old buses used
to be-but, you know. the darned
thing flew swell. just like yesterday"
COME Of the studios use miniature
for their more dangerous scenes,
others shoot them straight" How
ever they are done, clever and con-
vincing photography is the result.
Airline cooperation is almost con-
tinuous. American Airlines finally
decided that the calls were too de-
manding to allow. where real planes
were concerned-so ''mouk-up" was
built, Stimulating in every detail the
Douglases it replaced. Constructed in
sections. this imitation ship can be
dismantled and moved to any studio
requesting it. 1t is much better for
Photographic purposes. because it can
be opened up at any angle desired to
get the cameras into the necessary
position. Some 80 pictures have used
this Flagship Hollywood" although
exterior shots are still made around
actual planes while they are on the
ground.
The industry's attitude at present
is not antagonistic, merely disillu-
stoned. Tom Wolfe, vice president
of Western Air Express, which oper-
ates out Of Los Angeles. said to this
writer recently: I'VE do not believe
for one moment that the most highly
interesting, effective and thrilling
stories need 10 depend on sensational
crashes. which make people afraid to
fly. Air transportation in its every
day operation has ample material for
excellent and fascinating stories
We're willing to cooperate 100 per
cent In anything constructive, but
we're not going to do either the coun-
try or ourselves any good so long as
ridiculous stories and exaggerated and
untrue dangers are shown.
Evening star., 1938-07-10
SWIMMERS OF OLD WASHINGTON
Some Early Experts Had National Fame While Swimming Holes
Had Lure for BoyRegulaions Adopted Quincy Adams
Great Adventure shingonians Fatal Leap

/, across its parched and stony fields
in the summer months just for a din
in the creek and q dive of of Little
Rock or Big Rock, two well-known
swimming places before Grover Cleve-
land became President and still re-
called by many an old Washingtonian
THE first place Of note we passed
on our way to the creek was the
Wayland Seminary, q oolored theo-
logical institution, which stood on the
southwest corner of Fifteenth and
Chaplin streets, now the northeastern
portion Of Meridian Park. The insti-
tuition was founded in 1865 by the
Baptist Church for the education of
colored preachers and teachers and
the building was erected during the
years 1873 and 17s4. It was con-
structed Of brick, three stories high,
with basement. mansard and lofty
towers, and cost $4,000. It was built
entirely by colored labor and in ap-
pearance was creditable structure
for the mechanics. About 1900 1t was
taken down and new buildings were
erected to take its place at Rich
mond. Va.
One arm of Slash Run was then
an open stream north of Florida ave-
nue. This branch had its source in
spring, or series of springs, some
where in the neighborhood of Column
bia road and Fifteenth street. From
this point it flowed southwark to Su-
perior street (now Kalorama road,
and coursed eastward along this street,
crossing Champlain avenue, and con-
tinued on by way of Eighteenth street
to downtown Washington, finally emp
tying into Rock Greek. Where this
stream crossed Sixteeth street, on
Meridian Hill. 1t had cut deeply into
the earth. and near by was the old
standpipe, erected in the spring of
1878 and removed February 8, 1894.
THE home Of Capt Charles New
bold was on the west side of Six
teenth street. south of Superior street,
as early as 1883. and about this same
time Joaquin Miller, celebrated Poet
of the Sierras," whose real name was
Cincinnatus Heine. was erecting his
log house on Crescent street. He was
then writing for Washington news
paper and here he was visited by many
prominent persons.
In 1884 Eugene Field wrote an in
teresting account of q visit he made
to the poet and his log cabin on Me-
ridian Hill. The building then stood
on Crescent street. somewhat to the
rear of the Meridian Mansions. 1t
was sold in 1887 to Richard c. Du-
bois for $500, and rented in June
of that year to A. A. Adee, Assistant
Secretary of State, who resided there
for sometime afterward. The cottage
was removed to Rock Creek Park
June 2, 1912.
From the old standpipe the boys
made bee line to Quarry road, which
Evening star., 1938-07-10

one degree cooler than the top Of q
coal range.
Mantz Is q colorful figure. dark
swarthy-a cool and daring pilot one
OF the great stunt men of the past
few years. He has so cleverly COM
bined business with his aerial ability
that he is now almost invariably called
In as technical adviser on aviation pic
lures. It always sounds we'll even if
they don't take his advice when it in
terferes with the story.
"You have to be a stunt man first"
he said. but you have to be camera
wise. too. had terrible time getting
into the studios in the beginning. even
though I had broken the worlds
record for outside loops But when
did I realized that somebody had to
get busy and rig up better equipment
than they were using. I began by
putting larger motors into the stunt
ships, so they could carry the weight
OF the cameras. Then we added gen.
orators to keep the camera batteries
charged. The next step was building
camera mounts-uSing machine gun
mounts so that we wouldn't have to
land to shift camera position. With
these We could swing them around to
any necessary angle.
ITS an expensive business, but I've
found it worth while to keep my own
ships and crew trained and ready. We
maintain a complete set of spares for
everything, and if anything goes
wrong we can make rapid change.
We're doing some tricky stuff right
now with the M-G-M Too Hot to
Handle Frank Clarke, Tex Rankin
and I. We use three camera ships.
One ship will have cameras in each
wing, one in landing gear. shooting
straight ahead. I have five on mine,
three on the machine-gun mount and
two on the landing gear. Clarke and
Rankin each have four. We're sup
posed to be filming the burning of
the Moro Castle at sea. Myrna 10y
is supposed to be flying Cameraman
Gable over the disaster to take news
pictures Of it.
Its q funny thing" he remin-
Evening star., 1938-07-10

Bessie; Mrs. Falkner and her daugh-
ter Louise. James F. Vermillion,
Charles Vermillion, Columbus F. Sher-
wood. George w. Beall, Susan E.
Fuller and her son and daughter-in-
law Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore F. Fuller,
Henry c. Lehman, ST.; Napoleon
Plunket, Harry Hunaker. Mr.. James
and his sons, Addison, Richard D. and
Clifton: Frank and William F. Ogle.
William L. James, Alfred L. Leonard
and John E. Rhodes.
DAVID CRANMER, clerk In the
War Department, became q resi-
dent in 1902. when he moved house
he had purchased, which stood in the
way of the extension of Sixteenth
street above Columbia road He placed
1t on lot at Columbia road and
Seventeenth street, where it stood un-
til recently. Mr.. Cranmer was en-
terprising, and previous to this. pur-
chased from the District a colored
school which faced Columbia road
between Mozart and Sixteenth street,
and converted 1t into four or five
dwellings. Just outside the Meridian
Hill subdivision and across the street
from this old school, lived Columbus
Eslin. The site where his house
stood is now covered by the Argonne
Apartments. 1t was considered
landmark in this section.
The Calvary Methodist Church, at
Sixteenth street and Columbia road
is the site of the residence of Charles
A. Stewart. brother-in-law of CO.
lumbus Eslin and father -in-law of
William E. Reiss, who resided with
him. All Souls Church, at Sixteenth
and Harvard streets, rests upon
ground once used as a Jewish slaugh-
terhouse. and where the embassy
buildings stand were Just few small
one-story shacks. occupied by colored
tenants.
Meridian Hill was taken possess
sion of during the early part of the
Civil War by the Government, and
some of the earlier troops were quar-
tered here before being sent to
Brightwood for service at Fort Stew
ems. Indeed, 1t is very interesting
place, and much might still be said
Of it, The writer recalls upon one
occasion. years ago, when Sixteenth
street was being widened, that ht-
man skeleton was dug up nearly in
front of All Souls Church. Sufficient
fabric remained intact to cause the
authorities to conclude that it was
that of woman.
NATURALLY, in years gone by,
every section of the city had its
swimming holes, and during the Civil
War even the soldiers stationed IN
outlying sections of the city took q
dip in any old branch when the op-
portunity presented itself. Which
reminds the writer Of pleasant drive
he took few years ago with an ED
erly lady-Mrs. Ella King Middleton,
(see SWIMMERS. Page C-5.
Evening star., 1938-07-10
SCREENING AERIAL EPICS TAXES
Directors Sometimes Skip Technical Advice
Despite Laments of the Aviation
Industry, Army and Navy.

I AURE1S 60 to Clarence Brown Of
M-G-M. even at this late date,
however, for one supremely honest and
beautiful picture. Might Flight" But
Mr.. Brown is himself a pilot, and he
told this writer at the time, with
melancholy in his voice, 1T won't
be box office and so they won't let me
do another" 1t wasn't and they didn't.
But to the Now.
This is not critique of the drama,
but peek behind the scenes for those
who like to see the wheels 60 round
and in this case. get, so to speak, the
roar behind the motors.
TEST Pilot" as we have said, started
the presented cycle and has been very
successful. 1t had fine written
prologue which described the way in
which the gentlemen Of that breed
dedicated their lives to making it safe
for everyday or journeymen passen-
gers. A lot Of 1t was true A lot more
was not. Victor Fleming, who directed,
also a pilot, told me the other day.
I'VE didn't bother too much about
technical details-we just went ahead
and built a story" Tut! Tutl Mr..
Fleming, is that fair? At any rate, q
lot Of other test pilots wished they had
had Clark Gables unique equilibrium
when he calmly stopped and collected
his necessary recording instruments on
plane that had lost its wings in a
terrific power dive and was spinning
away for dear life. Or when Spencer
Tracy, doing a grand job of acting.
got all those nasty sand bags in the
neck while the big bomber dropped
down, down. down toward the terrible
earth. But the audiences got thrill
so what!
Which, perhaps, isn't quite fair on
our part so to describe far-above-
the-average job. After all, the public
seldom hears hangar talk.
OVER at Paramount, something Is
really happening. wild Bill"
Wellman, who flew for the Stars and
Stripes in the World War, is directing
the first technicolor epic Of the air,
Men with Wings" It Is supposed 10