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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
TWO PICTURES OPENING HERE
 TNIS EVENING
This Marriage Business, The Black DoIr af
 Capitol Theatre

A romance. a political fight an underworld killing. a publicity cam paign and an ingenious comedy theme compose the varied ingredi- ents of @This Marriage Business, " RKO Radios new vehicle for Victor Moore, opening tonight at the Capi- tol Theatre.
 All these factors are woven into an exciting story of an elderly county clerk in a small town who becomes famous for his "div0rceless' ' marriage licenses. He is induced to run for mayor at the urging of his daughter and her newspaperman- fiance.
 Marking Moore's initial solo starring picture, as well as the debut of a brilliant new leading lady in blonde Vicki Lester, the film is said to be one of the seasons most en- tertaining offerings. Allan Lane has the romantic lead opposite Miss Les ter. and Jack Carson, Frank M. Thomas. Jack Arnold. Richard Lane, Kay Sutton and other favorites are in the cast Christy Cabanne di- rected the production by Cliff Reid.
 Another feature, based on Crime Club novel by William Edward Hayes and a screenplay by Harold Buckley, The Black Doll' tells the story of Nelson Rood, interruptions mine owner who has murdered one of his partners. When The Black Doll" a crude childs toy, appears on his library desk, he knows it is a symbol of approaching doom and lays his plans accordingly. How ever, fate strikes him down and i from then on the complications come thick and fast.
 c. Henry Gordon, veteran screen villain, is featured as Rood. Syd Saylor, John Wray, Doris Lloyd and William Lundigan play important roles in this film which was direct ed by Otis Garrett with Irving Starr as associate producer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
FUNNIEST FILM
 FINDS J0NEsEs
 iM'H0T WAFER
Tin M(C0y Is Featured in Scc0nd Picture df
 Coliseum

Dad is boiling, the kids are in a stew and the whole Jones Family's all steamed up over the election in their most uproarious. human hit, Hot Water" latest in the famous twentieth Century series, which opens tonight at the Coliseum Theatre.
 Directed by Frank R. Strayer, with Max Golden as associate producer, "Hot Water" shows Dad Jones toss ing his hat in the ring in an at- tempt 10 clean up the town of Maryville The bangs of civic con- science have convinced Dad that the town needs a reform admins tration, and the family thinks he is the man for the job.
 It is a notorious night-club run ming under what seems to be offi- cial immunity that fires the anger of Dad Jones, especially when his young son Jack begins to frequent the place. The campaign that fol- lows seems to be a landslide for the Jones ticket until the owners of "The Red Mill' perpetuate frame up on young Jack When the cleo tion seems lost, Roger Jones, em- bryonic newspaperman, turns ur with the evidence exposing tn ( crooks and the opposition party.
 Jed Prouty, Shirley Deans Ken meth Byington, Russell Gleason Kenneth Howell, George Ernest June Carlson, Florence Roberts ano Billy Mahan are featured in theii familiar Jones Family roles, ano Joan Marsh and Marjorie Weaver are included in the supporting cast
 Code of the Rangers, seconc feature at the Coliseum Theatre, is the twentieth picture which Sam Newfield has directed and stars Tim Mccoy, Monographs outstanding cowboy star
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
MRS. M. C0RNETT IS BEING H0N0DED WITH
 TEA THIS AFTERNOON

A tea honoring Mrs Marshall Cornett. of Klamath Falls, Ore, and wife of District Governor Mar shall Cornett, of the Rotary Club. is being given this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Kelly Blake. with approximately fifty Rotary Anns calling between 3 and 5 o'clock
 Presiding at the tea table, which is centered with varied colored carnations offset by pastel tapers, are Mesdames H. I. Lucas, Guy McNaughton. J. c. Cooper, Howard D. Stabler, Lu Liston, and E. $. Evans.
 Assisting during the afternoon are Mesdames Rod Darnell, Tom Dyer, Charles Beale, w. w Coun- cil Monte Grisham and w. M Whitehead.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
Dinner Parry Ronors
 Miss Ann Lois Davis

A 5 o'clock dinner party, compli- mentary to the fourteenth birthday of Miss Ann Lois Davis, daughter of Captain and Mrs. J. V. Davis, will be given this evening at the home of her aunt Mrs. James Carl son, in the Decker Apartments.
 A Christmas motif is being car ried cut in decorations for the evening, and following dinner the guests will attend the movies.
 Those invited to be present for the occasion include Misses Doris Cahnl, Shirley Davis, Marlyn Mer- ritt, Joan Irwin, Betty Nordling Maxine Nostrand Dorothy Rick etts and Marian Hussey.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
Colder Tonight,
 lnditaiind Whiie Christmas, Report

Threats of a Taku dipped down on Juneau early this morning, reaching peak of 19 miles ah hour from 3:30 am. but diminishing entirely by shortly after 5 am. The blustery, gusts which sent snow whirling started shortly after am, accord ing to the Weather Bureau.
 Four inches of snow fell between f am. yesterday at 9:30 this morn ing, with a total of 6l5 inches of snow on the ground at noon today.
 Partly cloudy and colder tonight and Saturday is forecast. pointing to a white Christmas, as usual, weather officials said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
DIR. ]. W. EDMUNDS
OPTOMETRIST
of Alaska and Seattle

Ol Aldiohd etltN kOIdbtAS is now at THE GASTINEAU HO- TEL until December 31st., at least, EXAMINING EYES FOR GLASS ES, correcting muscular Eye de- fleets, etc.
 This is Dr. Edmunds' Twelfth Annual Trip in Twenty Years. He is so well and favorably known that further comment is unneces- sary.
 NOW is good time to have School Childrens eyes examined, or to show the Christmas Spirit by having Fathers or Mothers eyes examined.
 PHONE FOR APPOINTMENT AT ONCE. DON'T DELAY. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
cRAIC DEPUTY MARSHAL
 lS HERE FOR CHRISTMAS

Deputy Marshal Arthur Bogue of Craig is in the city over the holi- day, the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Clarence Olson and her hus- band. MT. Bogue is comforting with Territorial officials and the Forest Service relative to starting road work on an approved road project near Craig as a means of relieving in that community.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23

The system of segregating all pri- soners in separate cells was first tried out in a comprehensive way in Philadelphia about 1830
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23

The Rosetta stone, an important archaeological relic permitting the deciphering of ancient Egyptian in- scriptions, was ceded to Britain as a trophy of war in 1901
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
GETS DISEASE FROM RATS

MELBOURNE, Australia.-A fish cleaner died here of Wells disease, the first case on record in Mel bourne. The rare malady is con- tracted from rats.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23

Today's News Tooay.-Fmpire.
The Washington times., 1938-07-13
Sharp Appetite:
EXCITED YOUTH
SWALLOWS TACK

George Campana, jr., IL, of 1401
Lawrence st. N. E., will remember
the American Ice Company fire
quite a while. The fire indirectly
caused him to swallow a thumb
tack.
George and his father went to
see the big blaze Monday. George
was telling his younger brothers
and sisters all about it when he
absently popped the thumbtack
into his mouth and swallowed.
Today, DR.. John Cavanaugh, of
Clifton Terrace, was following the
progress of the thumbtack
through George with the aid of a
microscope.
Unless something unforeseen
occurs, it is unlikely that an oper.
alton will be necessary. Mean.
while, George is feeling no pain,
and his appetite is in no way i'm
paired, his mother says.
The Washington times., 1938-07-13
WOMAN VISITOR
KILLED BY CAR.
YEARS TOLL AZ

The toll of Washington traffic
deaths stood at AZ today.
The latest victim was Mrs. Fay
R. Roeca, 81, visitor here from
Covington, KY. Mrs. Raeca was
killed when she stepped into the
path of a car in the 5000 block of
Wisconsin Ave. N. w., last night.
Milton Y. Coke, of New York
city, operator of the car which
struck Mrs. Roeca, was held at No.
8 Precinct for action of the Cor
oner'S Jury.
Mrs. Raeca, with her husband,
Robert, was visiting relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. George Martin, at 1920
r st. N. w. e.
In another traffic accident yes
terday, Sarah Brandon, colored,
S, of 3O3 H St. N. W., was seriously
injured when she ran between two
parked cars and was struck by
another car. She was treated at
Gallinger Hospital for possible
skull fracture. The driver of the
car was not held.
The Washington times., 1938-07-13
7 More Pools Offer
Life Saving Glasses

Glasses in junior and senior life
saving will start today at the Ia
koma Park and East Potomac Park
pools under direction of Red Cross
officials.
Glasses at the Takoma Park pool
are heduled for Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday, 2 to 4
p. m. and 8 to $50 p. m. Edward
Storey and Ernest Parsons are in
charge. At the East Potomac pool
classes meet from 2 to 4 p. m. and
from Z to 8 p. m. on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday. Robert
H. Duncan is in charge.
The Washington times., 1938-07-13
Time NoNEan's Lond
Traffic Barage BaIks Passage at Police Station

There's a peace time No
Mans Land in front of police
headquarters.
Whizzing, darting, menacing
taxiS, trucks, police vans, scout
cars, passenger autos form q
never-ending barrage through the
day.
A comical safety" zone-ap-
proximately by 4 feet-provides
a perilous haven in the middle of
the miniature plaza in front of
police headquarters and facing
Judiciary Square.
Indiana Avenue, D Street and
Fifth Street pour a continual
stream of street cars, buses, tdriS
and autos across this plaza.
The Washington times., 1938-07-13

across the street in front of pO-
lice headquarters.
What are the cops going to do
about it? They wish they knew
themselves!
A&k
Every now nd then Capt. Milton
D. Smith, traffic division head,
stands on the steps of Police Head,
quarters and looks sadly at the
maelstrom of cars and intrepid
pedestrians picking their way
across no mans land.
Well" he said recently. II
don't know what to do about it.
Anyhow, we'll have new police
headquarters some day and
won't have to look at It,"
The Washington times., 1938-07-13
HOT WEATHER NOTE!
|She Would Have Women
Insist On Codtless Men!

Mrs. Marian Irwin, 672 Sixth
st. N. E., called up the Times
early this morning and said she
wanted to talk to one of the edi-
tors. Mrs. Irwin, who says she is
old enough to have sense tbut
sounds MUCH younger than that
said:
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"When I was a girl we used
to have hot weather, too! And
the men, poor dears, used to
wear high stiff collars and coats
and vests and stuff like that,
too! And we women just got to-
eether and said to ourselves, we
said:
SNOW. look here. We don't
The Washington times., 1938-07-13
GROUP HEALTH
SELECTS TWO AS
IN EW DIRECTORS
shington Times Staff Photo

Appointment Of two new di
rectors of the Group Health Asso
citation was announced today by
William C.. Kirkpatrick, president
The new directors are Roy F.
Hendrickson, director of personnel
Of the Agriculture Department,
formerly widely known as a news.
paperman, and Leonard j. Cal,
houn, assistant general counsel of
the Social Security Board.
EXPANSION PLANNED
They will replace Horace Rus
sell and R. T. Berry, former Off
cials of the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board, who recently re-
signed.
Appointment Of the new board
members follows plans for expan-
sion of the group health organiza-
ton announced yesterday, includ-
ing establishment of a hospital in
Bethesda.
DIR. SELDERS CHOSEN
kirkpatrick also announced yes.
terday appointment of DR.. Ray.
mond E. Selders as medical di.
rector of CHA and Perry r. Tay,
lor as administrator.
The Washington times., 1938-07-13
COL. 0EHM Ann.
ASKS LICENSING.
FOR BUILDERS.
Regulation To Be Urged
In Report

Col. John w. Oehmann, District
building inspector, is preparing to
renew a recommendation to Com,
missioners that building contrac.
tors in the District be licensed and
regulated.
The recent incident involving
the construction of an unauthor.
lied addition at the home Of Po.
liceman William Savage, of No. II
precinct, at 1902 Massachusetts,
Ave. S. E., was singled out as lex
hibit A" by Colonel Oehmann.
OTHERS REGULATED
IF the contractor involved in
this case had been subject to
licensing and regulations, the
violation of the building and
zoning rules probably would
never have happened" Colonel
Oehmann said.
He pointed out plumbers and
electricians are required to take
out licenses and adhere to regu.
lations, and added:
IF builders were made to
meet similar requirements, there
would be few, if any, violations
of the building code or zoning
regulations. Plumbers and cleo
tricians are sticklers to the rules
because they know a violation
on their part may lead to revo-
cation of their licenses"
Colonel Oehmann indicated he
will recommend licensing and reg
ulating building contractors when
he makes his annual report.
BUILDER ESCAPES
Under present conditions, Colo
mel Oehmann said, a builder
might undertake Job with full
knowledge that he was violating
the building or zoning regulations
He said the current procedure is
to institute prosecution against
the owner of the premises, and
added that usually the builder
goes scot free and there is no way
of penalizing him.
Colonel Oehmann, in his report
several years ago, recommended
licensing and regulating the build
ers, but nothing ever came of it.
He said he intends to put up a
stiffer fight this time.
The Washington times., 1938-07-13

wear so much in hot weather.
Why should the poor man?'
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$50 we made a rule that we
wouldn't allow the menfolk in
the house unless they took off
their coats, undid their collars,
and rolled up their sleeves. 1t
might not be as pretty; but I'll
tell you one thing, the men were
cool, and they liked it4 And, so
far's I can see, it didn't do any
body any harm!
why can't the women do
that here and now in all this
heat?"
All right, Mrs. Irwin, why
can't they2
The Washington times., 1938-07-13
DISTRICT FACES
LONG Wait ON
HOUSING FUNDS
Law Makes 1t Difficult
To Speed Building
BY EARL GOODWIN

AS for that $4,000, 900, 900 Ma
than Straus, U. S. Housing Admin
istrator, approved for the District
of Columbia's low cost housing de-
velopments
Well, it may be years and it may
be forever, before the District gets
it. The reason is largely because
of the U. S. housing law, which
make it almost impossible to speed
up building operations after the
community gets the "green light"
to go ahead.
MUST SHOW STRAUS
At present the low cost housing
plans for the District are largely
in the head of John Ihlder, the
executive officer of the Alley
Dwelling Authority which will be
the chief cook and bottle washer
for the projected huge housing de-
velopments for low income folks.
But before he can have the
$18,000,000 he must show Mr..
Straus just where he is going to
put these huge aggregations OF
new type apartments. He must
show just what constitutes "low
income" in the District of Colum'
bia, and then he must build a set
of homes in which the low income
folks can live and for which they
must pay a rent which has a GER
tain relation to their income.
INCOME DETERMINES RENT
If a mans income is 500 a
month he will occupy a $20-a-
month apartment. BY law his in
come cannot exceed five times
the amount of the rent he pays.
That means, roughly, that the
group of WaShingtonians who
qualify for these homes will pay
about a fifth of their income for
rent.
The U. S. Housing Authority
must have a clear idea of just
who is going to occupy these
Washington homes, and just about
how much rent they can pay
and will it all work out in a COM
prehenSiVe plan whereby the
Treasury gets its money back in
so years or SO?
When all this is satisfactorily
explained, Mr.. Straus will draw
up a contract between his or
ganization and the Districts Hous.
ing Authority, or it may be the
District of Columbia itself.
This contract, then, has to be
signed by someone in authority in
the District, as well as by the
President. In fact. the President
has to sign all the housing con-
tracts based on the ALLEGATIONS
from that $8OO,OO0,0OO Mr.. straus
has to administer.
The Washington times., 1938-07-13
Search Rushed:
GIRL, 13, ESCAPES
HALL ATTACKER

Wanted for attempted assaults
on young women and girls, a
young white man was being sought
by police throughout the city
today.
The man twice attempted to at
tack young women in Southeast
Washington, and last night
dragged a 13-year-old girl into
hallway at Seventh and G Sts.
N. w.
The girls screams frightened
him off. She described her as
sailant as man about 30. of me-
dium build and slightly bald.
The Washington times., 1938-07-13
By JAMES J. CULLINANE

Heat" ne said. "You call
this heat! Humph- wait a
few months and I'll show you
some heat. This stuff (indicat-
ing the effects of the sun on
Washington is not heat. It's
just a nuisance"
*
Since he's planning to burr
115,000 tons of soft coal undel
forced draft this winter, Mr.
Eadie, chief engineer of the Cen
tral Heating Plant, might be con
Sidered an expert on heat and q
pleasant man to talk to on a hot
day.
But Mr.. Endie'S mind keeps
going back to January 28, 1896
IUhen the temperature stood at II
degrees and the Central Heating
Plant burned 72S tons of soft coG
IN ~ hours to pour 1881, ,O0(
pounds of Hue steam into GoUern
Nrent office buildings.
"Ah!" said Mr.. Eadie fondly
"that'S the kind of day when yor
can work up some heat, what with
the offices taking all we coulc
give them and every man on hi!
toes here knowing we were break
ing records.
II \
"NOw with that new pump
The Washington times., 1938-07-13
7 Plays Presented
For Chest Group

A short play presented by the
children of the settlement and "A
Kings Ransom" by the Black
friars Guild featured the meeting
of the Community Chest Speakers
Bureau last night. The meeting
was held in the garden of the
Barney Neighborhood House. 470
N st. S. w. Reports were made
by Charles E. Smoot, chairman of
the bureau, and Miss Margaret B.
Merrill. head resident of the
house.
The Washington times., 1938-07-13
7. 5. Grape Endorsed
For Commissioner

Theodore S. Grape. president OF
the Federation of Business Mems
Association. has been Endorsed for
appointment as District Commits
sioner by the North Seventh Street
Business Mems Association. Action
was taken at a meeting last night
at which plans were discussed fol
the organizations cruise next
Sunday.
The Washington times., 1938-07-13
Cubdns Visit Capital

group of ITS Cuban teachers and education off,
Gals touring the United States will orrve tomorrow
to spend t0o days IN the National Capital The tour
sponsored By the Cuban department of education.
Cuban Ambassador Pedro Martinez will be host at
cocktail party end the vsitors VU also be entertained
at the Pan American Union and the George Washing
ton University.
The Washington times., 1938-07-13

they're going to give me this
year, We won't have to worry
about water in our boilers and
we can give them some heat"
You could almost hear Mr.,
Eadie, the hottest man in town,
softly praying for few sub-zero
days this winter.
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Through three and a halt miles
OF underground tunnels and con-
duitS, the Central Heating Plant
The Washington times., 1938-07-13

the street they stay down for
fear Of freezing to death in a
sudden shift of temperature.
Everything except the fires is
automatic in the heating plant it
self. Automatic stokers, auto
matte blowers. automatic ash dis
posal units, etc.
"ShovelS?" he said. "There must
be one around here SonleplGce, but
dGrned if / know where they keep
it. I'Ue neUer seen one used"
The Washington times., 1938-07-13
BENEFITS OF CAMP CITED
"a shut-in.'

To facilitate the flow of contributions coin Jars being
placed in all Peoples drug stores beginning today No contrbu
ton is too small to help unfortunate child
Indicative of the benefits bestowed the cky children at
the health camp the fact that the first 100 youngsters ad
med credited with aggregate gain of 1902 pounds
when they weighed after their first weeks stay Biggest
gamer was 9year-old girl who added six pounds.
The Washington times., 1938-07-13

lines to show the swing of the
street cars.
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But if you want to get the
feeling brother had in No Mans
Land, come ON down and walk
The Washington times., 1938-07-13

Hardened policemen step across
with the greatest of gingerness.
The ordinar,,' pedestrian threads
his way with a prayer. There are
lines denoting walkways; there are
The Washington times., 1938-07-13

supplies steam to rs Government
buildings in the Downtown area.
The plant itself is alDGys comfort
ably UGrm, but the tunnels are
hotter than the GntiquGted hinges
of HGdeS. At least they seem so,
because the temperature in them
yesterday iDGS 1876 degrees and
that's rather lou, EGdie said.
The Washington times., 1938-07-13

Steanafitter Foreman Will
liam J. Harrington "comes
up for air"
In the summer when it gets
good and hot outside they stick
their head up through a man.
hole for a breath of fresh air,
but when it drops below 80 on
The Washington times., 1938-07-13

AMT THAT SUMPIN
Little Bobby ShOrUs Lois HOW Strong He Is Getting
One of the contributions for $5 received today
panied by letter which said
"Here my contribution for the Bald Eagle Health Camp
May help to help little tot from joining the great army
of shutins in the years to come"
And it signed:
The Washington times., 1938-07-13

Drive Expected to Go Over Top
On Government Payday

Hope the drive for $4,000 fill all the empty beds in the
chdrens health camp of the District tuberculosis Association
will 60 the top before the of this week bosered
The Washington times., 1938-07-13

to-day word from Government offices avalanche of
contributions will be made when Federal pay checks dis
tributed Friday.
When the camp opened eight days ago. 25 little boys and
girls ranging in age from II years, left behind
hot city because the association lacked funds
for than 100 children.
"SHUT-IN" HELPS
Since The Washington Times and the Washington Herald
appealed for funds fill the 25 empty the camp
additional children have been admitted the fresh air and
sunshine vitality necessary combat ncpen tuberculosis
lin their bodies.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-02-24
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

THE UNDERSIGNED will offer
for sale at public auction on Thurs
day, the 10th day Of March. 1888,
at the late residence Of Clyde Rol.
lison, about seven miles north OF
ship, beginning at IL O'Clock noon,
the following personal property be-
longing to the estate of Clyde Rol,
lison, deceased: Team of horses,
years old; 2, heifers, 2 years old; l
heifer, / year old; farm wagon; s.,
tooth cultivator; double shovel
plow; single shovel plow; breaking
plow; disc harrow; grain drill. rid I
ing cultivator; moving machine;
hay rake; roller; steel harrow;
scoop scraper; horse clippers; hay
fork and rope, and miscellaneous
small tools, and other articles too
numerous to mention belonging to
said estate.
Terms of sale: Cash.
MINNIE ROLLISON,
Administrators of the estate of
Clyde Rollison, deceased.
Clyde McElfresh Auctioneer..
Emmett Abel, Attorney. 24f2