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The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Ardent Fan

It is about time somebody told
that crummy editorial writer
just how boring his nebulouS
diScurSiveness is. Furthermore,
his blatant Self-sufficiency has
come to a point where his whole
line Of thought is muddled.
Why not hire a person who
can concoct clear, concise and
timely editorials free from preju-
dice and traduction? am sure
The Times would then be some
thing more than . furniture
catalogue with Ed Sullivan and
the Lone Ranger thrown In for
variety. DIM.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Our Parks---A Menace

wv ASHINGTON'S park system has been source OF
w great pride and JOY to the residents of the Capital
There is no city the world not Paris with its
famed Bos de Bouogne that offer the natural beauty
of Rock Creek Park.
Under the L'Enfant plan Washington fortunately
given marvellous system of lesser parks and squares
where citizens might find rest and relaxation
But that same park system today has grown to serious
menace to the citizenry due to the failure of park
police who are charged under the law with guarding
these public places.
With but one task to do, it might
Many Crimes be expected this police force would
~ 49,, do it's Job we'll. But the records do
O""O'Oo" not show this. On the contrary
thew show long list of vicious attacks unsoved crimes
There have been murders in these parks murders that
have never been solved with the killers still walking the
streets.
Young girls have been attacked in these parks Women
have been nsuted Undesrabes have roamed the parks
until today it is scarcely safe for unattended woman
to walk in them alone
UnspeakabIe characters may be seen
PrOWLerS in these parks at all hours of the day
and night. Motorists who have parked
~" COZ ""o to enjoy the beauty of the scene have
been held up and robbed forced out of their cars.
The time has come when the citizens of Washington
must demand action Either the heads of the park police
must see that their enforce the law, else new
able to enforce the law.
It would be an easy job to clean up the parks to run
off the vicious and depraved and make the parks once
more safe for our women and children. This should be
done before another grave crime is committed.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Making Reds Martyrs

81. A. L." is 100 per cent
wrong. The way to boost COM
munism is to oppose and try to
repress 1t. The Romans perSe-
cuted the early Christians. For
every one prosecuted or killed,
100 new converts were made!
No one knows this fact better
than the Communists.
AS to sin and crime, we have
less Communists here than in
any other nation; yet we have
Just as much sin and more crime
than any three combined! Why?
The economic system corrupts
our people with its glaring in
equalities of income and wealth;
some live in luxury while the
millions Starve. Is that democ-
racy? A. K. HART.
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Your |. @.
By SHIRLEY SPENCER

Score 10 for each Of these
mathematical questions, and 20
for No. 9.
Find the two numbers in the
first five problems:
l. Whose sum Is 10 and whose
product is 8.
2. Whose difference is 5 and
whose product is 6.
3. Whose sum is minus 9 and
the sum Of whose squares 101.
4. Whose product is 4S and
the sum of their squares is 100.
S. If the larger is five times
the smaller, and the sum Of
their squares is 1874.
6. How many pounds of 25c
tea must be mixed with 40
pounds of soc tea to make q
mixture which can be sold for
40c.
Z. If a man wants an income
Of 6 per cent Of what he invests
and he has $1,000 to invest in
bonds yielding 5 per cent and
6h per cent, how much must
he invest in each Of the two
types of bonds?
8. If Mr.. Jones has just five
hour in which to take certain
automobile trip and he finds he
can travel 20 miles per hour
going but can return at the
rate of 80 miles per hour, how
far can he travel in the allotted
time?
8. If two automobile parties
who live at points rs miles
start toward each other, the
first at the rate Of % miles per
hour, starting at 8 a. M, and
the other at % miles an hour
. and starting at $50 a. m,
about what time will they meet?
ANSWERS on Page 49,
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though 1 like other types of en-
tertainment. I particularly dis
like the noisy type of dancing.
However, I like all types of
music and 1 really enjoy watch
ing all kinds of dancing on the
stage or movies"
4 4
Mrs, Mabel Smith, 646 East
Capitol ST., housewife:
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Hospital ROn1eOs

Listen, cOncelted men, Just be-
cause we nurses are nice to you
when you are in a hospital,
doesn't mean we are in love with
you. So don't get SO foolish,
get some brains instead. To be
nice is part of our job or else
we lose it, and no man is worth
that to us, as we don't have to
take just any man. Get wise,
poor fishes.
THREE OF THEM.
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Letters to the Editor should be LIMITED
writers will 70 omitted

dare you compare your Hitler
swine to a movie star? Movie
stars bring happiness to mil
lions of people.
Hitler has brought misery TO
Jews, Catholics and ProteStants
in Germany, besides grabbing
poor Austria and slicing Czecho-
Slovakia. AS II that weren't
enough, he sends his spies over
to ruin this country. AS.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

can't read or write or play mu-
sic. The stories about Mr.. Field.
man on Broadway are numer-
Gus. He once approached a pub
Usher in New York saying:
Why don't you get rid Of those
numbers you're advertising that
are just taking up space on the
Wall?'
THE publisher, taken aback,
said: DO you think you can do
better?'
"'Sure,' said SONG WRITER
FELDMAN and he was let in
for . hearing.
"As Joe Feldman cannot play
the piano he was stricken with
fear.
"'Play!' yelled the publisher.
"T can't said Joe Feldman.
Who do you think you're kid
6ing?'
The publisher got sore and
called in a pianist and he liked
Mr.. FELDMAN'S song so well
he offered a contract.
"'I never meant to have my
song published by your SMALL
office refused Mr.. FELDMAN.
"Mr. FELDMAN has been Of
fered a contract by that ace Of
song writer's, Irving Berlin, but
when Berlin took more than
two months to consider song
Joe Feldman asked him to re-
turn it. JOE is THAT par
ticular.
Then, one day, Rodgers and
Hart heard one Of MIR. FIELD
MANS numbers.
"'It's q shame he didn't get
no break yet exclaimed Mr..
Hart. So when Joe told Larry
Hart he expected his big chance
in Hollywood, Larry said:
"'Well help you in
But JOE FELDMAN figured
that if he is to make it he'll do
it HIS OWN WAY. AS long as
JOE FEIDMAN knows that he's
got 750 songs that are unbeat-
able and the fact that Irving
Berlin, Rodgers and Hart, Eddy
Duchin, Fats waller and others
have RECOGNIZED him he is
going to present HIMSELF!
THE peculiarities of MR..
u FELDMAN are many. He
CAN'T write in the day, ONLY
AT NIGHT. He writes all his
numbers through imagination
AND NO ONE OF THE OP-
POSTTE SEX INSPIRES HIM!
MR.. FELDMAN writes
WITHOUT INSPIRATION most
all Of the time and writes his
melodies OUTDOORS ALL THE
TINE, NEVER INDOORS. His
life is similar to Irving Berlin's.
Both started work at 16 years.
Both sang in public places in
their youth. Their size, tenn
permanent, ideals, appearance.
are just about identical.
yours truly,
Joe FELDMAN."
And after all that, Mr.. Field
mans modesty prevented him
from sending me a copy of one
single song from his 75O master
pieces!
Copyright, 1898. by the Washington
Herald-Times)
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dances at every UPPO1 IUA4AUJ'
My girl is a good dancer and we
really dance for the pleasure
and the rhythmic exercise it af-
fords without being 'rug-cut-
ters.' Waiting and fox trots
are our favorites. suppose
I'll dance until my knees go
down on me-"
Miss TheOdOSia Schram, 3O19
Dent Pl. N. w., Government
clerk.
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per cent and France Is per
cent. ....
At the same time, let's place
an embargo on every kind Of
war material to Japan. II Eng
land and France won't come in,
we should do the whole job our
selves, for our children's vel
fare. H. G.
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of the things admire. In a gtrl
is her ability as a dancer. I've
taught several girls to dance.
Any person can learn to dance
if they keep trying. I agree
with the saying. If you don't
know how to dance you are not
popular
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
No Thanks

I don't know where a lot Of
you parents get the idea that
your children should be thank
full to you for the precious gift
Of life. Personally. If I had been
given one look, before I was born
into this world, at the life it
had in store for me, I would
most certainly have insisted on
not being born.
HEALTHY, HANDSOME,
a. BROKE.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

cause it is expected of him. I've
liked most types of dances, but
I did not care for the Big Ap-
pie or the Lambeth Walk. I
think waltzing is beautiful and
graceful. My 18-year-old son
likes to dance also, and I some
times dance with him. He tried
to coax me to do the Lambeth
Walk"
\ 4
AL MyIarski Air Corps radio
operator, Boiling Field, D. c.:
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m Y t y p e
writer. He al.
so makes my
] o b e a S y
when g West
A I r / c q n
"dingey" has
C a u g h t up
W / t h m e
a g a / n and
! e a v e S me
Shivering on
an In di a n
summer day.
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II always have
liked to d a n C e.
Once it was my
chief form of rec
reation. I'm sorry
to say that my
husband is not par
ticularly fond of
it. and he is the
one who dances be-
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

Eyes, I dance be
cause it is expected
of me. I've never
liked to dance. I
do know how, but
it does not inter-
est me very much.
d At parties I dance
just to join in the
general fun. Some
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

Because it is ex-
pected of me and
only when I'm
obliged to dance.
To me d n C in 6
seems a great waste
Of time. I would
never 60 out Of my
way to attend q
public dance, al
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

Dancing is one
of my favorite rec
reationS. I was
about 10 when I
danced with q girl
in public for the
first time and it's
been fun to swing
a girl to music ever
since. I go to
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

"IQ raCnor QanCe
than eat, and I
usually do. Wash
ington supplies e s
many places for
this a m u S e ment
which my girl and
myself often visit.
She likes to dance,
too, and how! One
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

times go to dances but only to
be with my friends. 1t does not
matter to me if I sit out dances,
because it's fun just to sit, sip
refreshments and talk"
= 4
Lewis Robinson, 314 Second
st. N. E., typewriter mechanic:
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Divided Views

To that brave" rat who
signed his Voice letter Loyal to
Swastika and wouldn't sign his
real name. listen. skunk. how
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

Because l lik e
to. I've always got
ten great pleasure
out of dancing. 1
even dance with
my two sons to
amuse them. Now
adays / don't have
m any opportuni-
ties to a t t e n d
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims In
the District of Columbia since
January /, 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Wise Words

Be sure you are right, then
60 ahead.-David Crockett.
BY luxury we condemn our
selves to greater tormentS than
have yet been invented by anger
or revenge, or inflicted by the
greatest tyrantS upon the worst
Of men.-Sir w. Temple.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Gen. Hugh Johnson

relieved himself in his syndicated column couple
Of days ago of heavy burden of grief about his alma
matters football team, the West Point team.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
InsurGnce Against Japan

I suggest that we form a Goa
lition with England and France
to give China a billion dollars
worth Of airplanes and ammu-
milton; the United States to con-
tribute so per cent, England IS
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

existing regulations has to take ex-football player
Army officers for coaches. That simply
teur coaching, not professional coaching. And if the
boys can't have enough time off from their studies for
adequate practice why have football team at all?
It doesn't help the prestige of great officers
training school to have teams that just miss after
year. 1t would be of the greatest benefit to West
Point to have Grade team in while that could
lick all corners. And the same goes for Annapolis.
Indeed, think
WEST POINT IS ARCHAIC
in a number of ways.
Those uniforms with A brass buttons, for example;
and those pumed shakos-all very pretty, but they
aren't sodierly any more, and they
BRING IL can hardly induce soldierly state of
~ IN Du+o mind in the who them.
'" Too, West Point lays great stress
on horseback riding and the cadets have to spend long
hours learning to be expert horsemen. That O. K
when General Grant attending West Point and it
was fortunate that Grant and various other Civil War
generals expert horsemen. But those days are
gone seemingly forever The horse military trans
port utensil is passe.
What a modern officer in a modern mechanized army
needs to know than anything else is gasoline en-
gnes and their application to landgoing and airgoing
fighting machines West Point ought to put in COM
plete system of training in these subjects with special
emphasis on flying
Not that we think every West Point graduate should
20 straight to the air force But every West Point gradu
ate should know the essentials of the flying arand the
essentials of gas engine technc How about teaching
them more about machinery and dressing them like
the mechanics which presentday soldiers have to be
good part OF the Time From NswY Daily KswO
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dances, although my husband
likes to dance and happens to
be a good dancer All people
should learn to dance and en-
Joy this form of entertainment
when they are young"
Leonard FOrcier, 2300 Fortieth
ST. NJ w. hairdreSSer.
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am grateful, therefore, for
the crumbs Mr.. Feldm a n
has dropped in the vicinity Of
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times In
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Do you dance because you
like to or because it is expected
of you?
THE ANSWERS
Mrs. Margaret Smalley. 14l6
Chaplin st. N. W., housewife:
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Many Crimes
UnSOLUed

they show a long list
There have been m
have never been solve
streets.
Young girls have be
have been insulted. |
until today it is scare
to walk in them alone
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operator, Boiling Field, D. c.:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-30
TROLLING BOATS AGAIN SAILING; 8 LEAVE SUNDAY
No Agreement Is Signed, But PCFU Members
 Decide to Fish

Although no agreement has been signed between PCFU trollerS and the Juneau fish buyer who offered them 8, 5, and 3 cents for fish on the grounds, PCFU trollers have decided to go fishing.
 Eight trollers iced and baited here yesterday in preparation for sailing last night and today for king salmon grounds.
 Yesterday, the first load of sal mon to be sold on the local ex- change in two weeks, came in aboard the Elfin II, Capt. Ernie Swanson. Swanson brought in 27,- OJU pounds Of salmon that sold to Alaska Coast Fisheries for cents and Az cents.
 Boats icing and batting yester- day, were, the Ace. Capt, Herbert Savikko; the Congo; the Avis. Capt. John Anderson; the Aims, Capt. A Bartnes; the Rauma, Capt. E. Vienola; the 31B67, Capt. D. Mer- ado; and the Tarpan, Capt. George Harju.
 There was no disturbance when Swansons load of salmon was brought in and unloaded. Only trouble reported so far has been argument with fists and inyectives between PCFU and ATA trollerS as vessels sailed yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-30
PHILLIPS WARNS OF HIP HENATED A M E R l C A N s
M lem orial Day Speaker Pleads for Peace But
 Forecasts War
tContinued from Page One)

see our babies gassed and women ravaged-no man, if he is a man, will sit idly by and permit such things to happen Americans do not want war. But Americans do want peace. And sometimes in order to secure life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness the American red blood will rise in the veins to the ex- tent of giving life if need be to make and maintain the nited States of America"
 Today's services brought a large audience to the Eiks Hall to hear the program which included vocal selections by Mrs. Lola Mae Alexan- der, a reading, Flanders Field by Mrs. John Mccormick, President of the Auxiliary, the Rev. C.. E. Rice pronouncing benediction.
 Lending color and military air to the services and leading the par ade, which marched to the Pacific Coast dock and Evergreen cemetery for other ceremonies, was detach- ment from the Coast Guard Cutter Haida in command of Ensign Rus sell Waesche, Jr Much praise was heard for the fine showing of the Coast Guard.
 In the line of march were, follow ing the Coast Guard, the Legion Auxiliary, Junor Auxiliary, Boy and Girl Scouts, Lcgionnaires, Spanish W.lr veterans and Sons of the Leg ion.
 At noon today the Cutter Haida fired 21 gun salute and at 745 this evening the Legion will sponsor an Americanization program over radio Station KINY Charles w. Hawes- worth being t,,e speaker The rv.ces were broadcast this morning through the courtesy of KINY.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-30

on the Princess Louise after nearly five months in the States, and will fly to Fairbanks tomorrow morning enroute to Nome.
 Jackson looks forward to Just as good a mining year in Seward Pen iinsula country this year as last year, and perhaps better"
 MT. Jackson's bank, last year bought over a million and a half dollars in gold from mines in the Nome area, representing almost half that country's output. It was the biggest production for the Nome area since 1906.
 Jackson said that with new dredg- es and draglines going in near Nome this year, an increase in gold pro- duction is likely. He is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-30

every time they are slated for a ball game of late; along comes a rain squall. Such was the fate of yester- days scheduled game between the Moose and the Elks, which is now to be played some time in the future
 The Moose have no part in tomor- rows game on the Douglas diamond; that being a private battle between the Islanders and the Elks. So-if rain at o'clock tomorrow even ing does not halt that conflict, we'll be sure that it is the Moose that kicked the weather man.
 Tomorrow's game is set for the Is- land diamond at 6:30 o'clock and is a seven-inning contest. Douglas will probably shoot Dave Turner at the Elks who are expected to counter with Ward McAlister on the hill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-30
PARTIES GET FISH FROM
 THREE LOCALES
Take Fishermen to Hasselborg. Florence
 and Young's

Trout fishing was good and sal mon fishing was fairly good" over the weekend, sportsmen reported today.
 Three plane parties went out with Shell Simmons and John Amund- sen and AAT planes to report varying success in three different lakes.
 Best success was had by Ed Swuem, Elroy Ninnis, H. M. Holl- mann and Fred Barragar, who flew to Lake Hasselborg with Amundsen yesterday evening and came back this morning with baskets full of big cutthroat trout.
 The larger trout were caught in the lower lake, they reported.
 Another party went to Lake Flor ence, with Amundson, composed of Dr. c. c. Carter Dr. R. H. Williams, Lu Liston, Bill Clark and Bob Hen- ming. All caught few fish, with Dr. Garter taking the laurels with three of the biggest and fattest' cutthroats this side of somewhere a long ways off.
 Lake Florence fishing was found to be good only during the hours of dusk just before total darkness and just before the total daybreak.
 At Young's Lake, wh ere Mike Avrill and Bert Lybeck flew with Shell Simmons, each caught eight cutthroats and reported but one furry of ''biting" and extremely raw spring weather.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-30
STAG PARTY IS
 GIVEN SATURDAY

A bachelor party was given Sat- urday at the Percy's Reynolds resi- dence on First Street, by John J. Keyser, who will be married this evening at the Northern Light Pres byterian Church to Miss Avis Brick son.
 Close to twenty guests attended the affair, and the evening was spent in playing cards.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-30
THOMAS RIGGS, FORMER
 ALASKA GOVERNOR, TO VISIT HERE IN JUL Y

Former Governor of Ala six Thomas Riggs, member for the United States of the International Boundary Commission and Noel J Ogilvie, Commissioner for Canada, will arrive in Juneau about July l and spend several weeks in AL aska, according to letter received by Gov. John w. Troy from Gov. Riggs.
 Present plans are that Mrs. Riggs will accompany her husband to Ju- neau and remain here while her husband and MT Ogilvie are away from town on field work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-30
) 0 U [ | 4 5 N E w s
FIREMEN'S DANCE IS
 USUAL LARGE SUCCESS

It required the services of City Marshal Schramm, working over time. to direct traffic and prevent hopeless jam as more cars were assembled around the Natatorium than at any time since the opening of the Douglas bridge bringing peo- pie to the Douglas Firemens Dance Saturday night. The big hall was crowded to capacity and everyone had a good time judging from the many expressions heard. During the intermission between dances Ana belle Hagerup tap-danced for added enjoyment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-30
Mouse in Car;
 Woman Is Out

LONDON, May 30 A cyclist calmly pedaling to work was startled when red sedan suddenly pulled up in front of him and skidded to a stop.
 His heart almost stopped beat ing when woman jumped out, her face white with terror, and pointed mutely to something inside the car.
 At first he could not see any, thing. Then it caught his eye. Reaching in, he pulled out mouse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-30
BRIDGE-DINNER
 SATURDAY NIGHT

MT and Mrs. E. F Rouge enter tained a group of friends at a bridge dinner Saturday evening at their home in the Day Apartments.
 Spring flowers were used as dec orations for the affair. MT. and Mrs. Arthur Adams won the prizes for bridge during the evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-30
FILA Maintains
 Impartial Stand
Does Not Recommend
 Specific Lender

A number of requests have been received recently by the Federal Housing Administration asking that specific lending institution mak- ing insured mortgages be recom- mended.
 It should be understood that to comply with such requests would be to violate a basic policy of the FILA. Not since the start of mort gage insurance operations un d CT Title II of the National Housing Act has the FILA deviated from it's practice of maintaining a position of strict impartiality toward all lending institutions.
 The Federal Housing Adminis- tration will always, however, fur nish list of all institutions con- veniently available to anyone inter- ested
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-30
BALL GAME BE PLAYED
 ON DOUGLAS DIAMOND

Tomorrow evening the first league game of baseball this season to be played here is scheduled at the Douglas park, the local Fire men meeting the Elks.
 All members of the Douglas Fire Department are requested to turn out this evening to help prepare the ball grounds for the game.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-30
TEACHERS LEAVING

Miss Mary Baker and Miss Kath- erine Elliott have booked passage on the Denali for their departure south early tomorrow morning. The former is going to her home in Ames, Iowa. and the latter to her home in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-30
FAREWELL DINNER

Complimenting Mrs. W .E. Cahill who with her daughter Doris is leaving tomorrow morning for a couple of months visit south, MT. and Mrs. Guy L. Smith entertained with dinner at their home last evning. The affair also celebrated the birthdays of Engstrom and the host which occur on Wednesday. The guests were MT. and Mrs. Cahill and MT and Mrs Engstrom
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-30
THOMPSONS SAIL
 SOUTH TONIGHT

Howard J, Thompson, U. s. Met e9rologist in charge of the Weather Bureau here, and Mrs Thompson are sailing on the Yukon this evening for Wrangell and Seattle, MT. Thompon going on official business. They expect to be gone a couple of weeks. It is the first trip the weather man has made Outside in nine years.