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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-01-15

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7th. Perelle Apis.
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DANCE - DANCE
Elks Hall Saturday night Wesley
Barrett's Dance Band Given by
American Legion Auxiliary. adv.
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DANCE DANCE

Elks Hall Saturday night. Wesley
Barretts Dance Band. Given by
American Legion Auxiliary. adv.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE = Medium priced tire
chains; used chains and cross.
chains; alcohol and Prestone on
hand. Dutch's Economy Garage,
Diamond T. Trucks, pickup and
q ton station wagons.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-01-15

BROOM furnished apt. with bath
also Broom cabin with shower
bath. Mike Vagge, 513 A Willough-
by Ave.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-01-15

4-ROOM house with bath. Bargain.
Phone 1876 Douglas, morning or
evening.
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RELIABLE girl will care for chill
dren any time. Phone 297.
e ENCED Stenographer
wishes work. Inquire Empire 1855.
EXPERIENCED lady wishes hour
or janitress work Phone 652.
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FOR RENT-G-room furnished apt
with bath, $3.50 monthly, Scatter
Tract. 1865 Evergreen Ave.
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FOR RENT-Seven room house -
one mile out on Glacier Highway.
Cheap for winter months. Phone
pa.
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FOR SALE - RCA Victor, Zenith,
Emerson and Crosley radios. Jul
neau Melody Shop.
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FOX RENT-Seven room furnished
apartment. Inquire Snap Shoppe
COY, warm, turn. apis. Light
water, dishes, cooking utensils
and bath. Reasonable at Seaview
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urn your ola goid into value,
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MISCELLANEOUS

PHONE Mrs. Battle for lining coats
or alteration CT winter clothes.
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FOR RENT-4-room apt. with bath
and oil heater. Phone Green lat.
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-Fosbee Apis. Phone 443
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-01-15

TWO bedroom, waterfront view,
furnished apt. Phone 496 between
and 7 pm.
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GUARANTEED Realistic Perma-
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Lola'S Beauty Shop, telephone
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Evening star., 1938-03-23

sembles his grandmother on his moth
er'S side.
sambo is honorary vice president Of
Peters underground club. The club
has three rooms, each about 3 feet
high with a fireplace in the main
room where the meetings take place.
Peter is president and charter men,
Der. =
Peter, only child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Bement, 63O2 Ridge drive,
Brookmont, Md, spends most of his
time with Sambo. When he and his
diminutive girl friend. also z, go for a
walk, they are chaperoned by Sambo.
When Peter goes to sleep Sambo nes-
ties at the foot of the bed.
For such loyal friend, says Peter,
a blue ribbon is little enough to ex-
pect. OF course, the judges might think
a black cat is bad luck and Sambo
might not win the prize on that ac-
count But to Peter. Sambo is and
always will be, pretty sws1, eat.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
SUPPLY BILL BACK
WITH CONFEREES
House Returns Measure
After Senate Stands by
Parking Meters.

The merry-go-round on which the
1899 District appropriation bill has
been riding for several days halted
today until the original Senate and
House conferees can determine the
fate of the plan to install parking
meters in Washington.
The House returned the bill to con-
ference late yesterday after the SEN
ate, earlier in the day, refused to
remove Its amendment providing for
installation of the meters on limited
and experimental basis.
The parking meter item IS the only
one in dispute. The bill will 60 to
the White House for the signature Of
President Roosevelt as soon as this
controversy is settled.
The Senate Appropriations Sub
committee wrote the parking meter
plan into the bill after it passed the
House. It did not meet the approval
of the House and Monday it sent the
bill back to the Senate.
Chairman Collins of the House Ap-
propriations Subcommittee, who heads
the House conference managers, ex-
poets the differences with the Senate
to be ironed out in q few days.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
SECOND MEMBER
QUITS D. c. GROUP
Representative 0'Neill Resigns
Committee Post for More
Important One.

Two vacancies now exist on the
House District Committee as . result
Of the resignation yesterday OF Rep
resentative O'Neill, Democrat, of New
Jersey. He gave up his assignment to
take . more important post on the
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee.
Representative Quinn, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania had resigned from the
District Committee about a month
ago to take an appointment on the
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee. This vacancy has not yet
been fllled.
Representative O'Neill was the
youngest member on the District
Committee, both In age and in point
Of service. He replaced Representative
Norton. Democrat, Of New Jersey early
II taSs present Congress when she 1e-
signed 10 take the chairmanship Of the
LAho4 oomnAtttoA
Evening star., 1938-03-23
SERVICES HELD TODAY
FOR LEONORA B. SMITH
Widow of Former D. c. Contractor
Was 7e-she Had Lived Here
More Than so Years.

Mrs. Leonora B. Smith, rs, widow
Of Walter Smith, former building con-
tractor here, died Monday at her home,
81 M street NV. Funeral services are
being held this afternoon in the Sardo
funeral parlors. 412 H street NE. Bur-
ial will be in Rock Greek Cemetery.
A native of Frederick County, Md,
Mrs. Smith had lived here more than
SO years. Surviving are two sons,
Irving and Reginald Smith: three
daughters, Miss Jeannette Smith. Mrs.
Leonora Moore and Mrs. Alice Dugan.
and two sisters, Mrs. Kate Loranz and
Mrs. Lucy Thompson, all of this city.
She also leaves number Of grand
children.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
BAND CONCERTS.

by Ine Marine Band symphony OR.
chestra, at pm. today, in the audi
torium, Marine Barracks. Capt. Taylor
Branson, leader; William F. Santel-
mann, second leader, conducting.
PROGRAM
Overture, "The Merry Wives
of Windsor" Nicolai
Prelude to die Rantzau" Mascagni
Xylophone solo, "F.irst Waltz" Durand
Musician, Charles Owen
'Neapolitan Rhapsody" Ferraro
"Canzonetta" ....-----H Herbert
Selections from Blossom
Alhle -HOmDeIg
"Bagatellen" -Kaun
(a) Love Song"
(b) Moonlight"
(c) "Menuett"
Waltz, Moonlight on the
AlSter" Fetras
"Polovetzian Dances" from
prince Igor" Borodin
(a) Introduction"
90 Dance of the Slave Maidens"
(c) Dance of the Wild Men,
(d) Dance Of the Archers"
(e) Grand Ensemble''
The marines hymn. "The Halls Of
MonteZuma"
1.-THE Star spangled Banner"
By the Army Band, at $3.50 pm. to-
morrow, at the Army Band Auditorium.
Capt. Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl
Hubner. assistant leader.
PROGRAM
March, "Ciribiribin" PestalozZa
Two scenes from Pictures at an
Exhibition" ------ Moussorgsky
(a) "TfI Hut Of Baba-Yaga"
(b) "The Great Gate at Kiev"
Modern sketch, Rhapsody In
Excerpt, "Mardi Gras," from the
Mississippi Suite" "-----------G -Grofe
W&ttA 50 EasHerenatas.------~.jaxone
March, "Cherio" Goldman
"Ths Scr 1pangaaA 1Annar
Evening star., 1938-03-23
d. c. WAGE BOARD
GETS CONFLICTING:
RO0M-RENT DATA
Employer Investigator Says
788 Places Available at
So to SO Weekly.
HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS
AIDE SETS $3.50 LIMIT
Labor Representative Says Bureau
Paid Canvassers on Basis
of Quarters Reported.

Conflicting claims as to the number
and price of rooms available to low
salaried workers have been placed
before the conference of the Mini
mum Wage Board, which will recon-
mend the basic wage to be fixed for
$500 women employed in laundries
and dry-cleaning establishments.
Despite conflicts over room survey
reports. however, the conference
speeded the taking of testimony ut
yesterdays public hearing and COM
pleted formal evidence on this topic.
J. P. Moran, who was retained by
the employers to make a survey OF
rooms. reported his agents had found
788 rooms available at So to So q
week. He agreed that the $2-a-week
rooms were scarce"
$3.50 Held Necessary Level.
Mrs. Helen Duey Hoffman of the
Washington Housing Association
voiced doubt that rooms meeting
standards and tests of respectability
could be found for less than $3.50
a week. She said that while 10000
housing units had been built IN WASH
ington since 1880, the population had
increased by 100000 in that period.
Arthur L. Schoenthal, labor rep
resentative on the board, brought out
that the Moran Research Bureau had
employed canvaSsers at from to S
cents for each available room they
could report and produced several
canvassers who testified they had quit
the survey work because they could
not make money. One of them. Will
son Williams, colored, a Howard Uni
versity student, said he had worked
several days but was unable to make
enough to pay the car fare he was
spending. He said he was not told
where to 60 to look for rooms, so
picked street at random.
Il met a woman running down
the street after a man, yelling and
cursing. so decided that was not .
desirable neighborhood and went to
another section" he said.
An employer witness, Miss Marion
Geddes, one of the Moran Bureau
canvassers. reported she had found
112 rooms Tor white women at 50 to
So q week. Another Moran Bureau
canvasser, Belle Steele. colored, said
she found 348 rooms at the same
rates within six days. Under ques-
tioning by Mr.. Schoenthal she said
she had not made personal inspec-
ton Of all these rooms but had OBJ
tanned some of the list from a friend
who operated room agency.
Mr.. Schoenthal insisted that in
many instances where rooms rent for
50 and SO the tenant had to provide
her own bed and bath linens and
heat. At one point Sam Rubenstein,
an employer spokesman. protested
that Mr.. Schoenthal was asking lead
ing" questions of witnesses.
Evening star., 1938-03-23

To everybody else it's just an alley
cat. But to Peter Bement, 7-year-old
son of a George Washington Univer-
sity English professor, Little Black
Sambo.. is cat of parts.
Peters coal black kitten will be ex-
hibited in the cat and mouse show
at Lewis School on April 2 and 3,
and as far as he is concerned the
kitten has the blue ribbon as good as
won.
Little Black Sambo" arrived "the
day school started" as Peter dates it.
Sambo started out in life gray color,
but he got blacker and blacker until
he resembled Peters favorite book
character is-
Sambo is undoubtedly a throwback
His mother. Mrs. Tabitha Twitchett
of the Peter Rabbit Twitchetts, was
black and white and so were her other
children. But not Sambol.- He ra-
Evening star., 1938-03-23
HOUSE UNIT BACKS
MORE JUDGESHERE
At Least Three Favored in
Subcommittee Weighing
Bill for Report.
By WILL p. KENNEDY.

At least three more Federal district
judges are needed in the District Of
Columbia, according TO the recon-
Of the special subcommit-
tee which considered the omnibus
Judges bill which the House Judiciary
Committee reported favorably today.
The omnibus bill Is the committees
response to . report Of . special In
vestigating committee for the Depart
ment Of Justice which cited the need
for II district judges all over the
country. In addition to the three rec
commended for the District, and SIX
circuit judges.
Chairman Summers Of the full Judi
ciary Committee has been interested
in getting an authorization for "sev-
eral' additional judges for the Dis
trict, to. meet an urgent need. The
subcommittee, headed by Representa-
tive Citron, Democrat, Of Connecticut,
conducted extensive hearings, at which
representatives Of the Justice Depart
ment. District justices, District court
attaches and Bolitha Laws, president
Of the District Bar Association, testi-
fed regarding an imperative need for
at least three additional justices to
bring the congested docket up to date,
especially in civil cases. The testi-
mony showed . civil case can not now
be disposed Of under 1s months.
Assistant Attorney General Joseph
D. keenan, placed . letter in the rec
ord Of the hearings which stated that
there Il . need for four additional
Justices in the District. It was en-
phasised that the present justices are
hard working and industrious and that
much Of their hardest work Is "in
chambers and In home study Of law
questions involved, rather than IN the
tip1s they spend on the bench.
II was intimated that . system Of
supplying law clerks to relieve the
justices might be approved at the full
committee session today.
The report Of the Citron subcom-
mittee for at least three additional
justices" il more gratifying to the
Justice Department than the Senate
Recommendation for two additional
Justices.
The other members Of the Citron
subcommittee are: Representatives
Creai, Democrat, Of Kentucky; Byrne.
Denserat, =of New York; O'Brien.
benaocfat q Michigan, and owynne,
1spuhliean, e Iowa
Evening star., 1938-03-23
Garner Halls Taxicab
When Car Gets Balky
On Way to Senate

It takes more than . balky
automobile to keep Vice President
Garner from getting to work on
time.
When his car stalled this morn
ing on Pennsylvania avenue NV,
near the District Building, the
Vice President got out, hailed .
tadcab and continued on. 70 the
Capitol. -.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
Malcolm, Dies,
ButOtherChick
Penguin, Liues

Malcolm I 10 dead; long live NAL
colin II!
Those who lamented the passing Of
the penguins' firstborn consoled them
selves today by hailing . successor.
The death Of the young kingpin Of
the jackass penguin colony at the Zoo
was admitted with great reluctance
late yesterday by keepers who wished
to break the news gently to an admir-
ing public.
Malcolm II, the keepers say, IS q
much worthier heir. He is sturdier,
having broken his shell In less time
than his brother. and less spoiled. The
fanfare which attended the advent Of
Malcolm was enough to turn the head
of almost any little jackass penguin.
He Tan into some parental discipline
before he was q week old.
DR.. william M. Mann, Zoo director.
named the surviving chick after NAL
colin Davis, chief keeper Of the bird
house, who administered to the parent
penguins for 20 days and at least part
Of 40 nights while they were Matching
the first Of their species ever born in
= zoo In this country.
Evening star., 1938-03-23

Inside the side entrance of Thirty
fourth street to the east court of the
mansion stood a wooden Indian with
a handful Of cigars, but the back
yard, according to one Of the few per-
sons who ever saw it, was the most
astonishing part of the mansion.
Crazy Quilt Terrace.
The yard was terraced and covered
with neatly-fitted, multi-colored odd
bits OF marble, brick, wood, terra
cotta-anything Mr.. Clemons could
get his hands on he chipped to fit. At
the rear OF the yard was set q large
French mirror.
The original house was set back
from the street and had two wings.
Mr.. Clemons wished to turn the man
sion into apartments, 50 he brought
the wings forward. He found then
that the center of the house was too
far back, and he built a false front
to give it proportion.
Outside the house, up to five years
ago, hung perhaps the sternest sign
ever put up by hopeful landlord. 1t
read:
Apartments for rent. No children,
no dogs, no electricity permitted.
Apartments furnished In beautiful an
tiques''
Mr.. Clemons was willing to waive
the ban on electricity, although he
never did relent about children and
dogs. He was quite successful at
renting . house he owned at 34l0
Prospect avenue NV, but only once
did he rent an apartment in the
mansion.
Mr.. Clemons himself slept in the
cellar Of the Stoddert house and
usually appeared N q torn coat, an
ancient hat creased 20 long that II
had holes at its peak, Impressed
trousers and always a cane.
He was tall and paunchy and polite
in the approved Southern colonel
fashion. but he was crochety, too
especially to those who suggested the
purchase Of the Stoddert mansion
Evening star., 1938-03-23
Other Forma|ities Dropped
Due to Blooms Early
Appearance.
FUND WILL BE RAISED
TO TAKE CARE OF COST
Committee Is Hoping to Make
Monday Display Greatest
Thing of Its Kind
(Picture on Page A-2.)

Weather permitting, free fireworks
display will be staged Monday night
over the Tidal Basin as the high light
Of the 1888 cherry blossom program.
Other formalities have been aban-
doned by the citizens committee head
ed by c. Melvin Sharpe because of the
Unexpectedly advanced date Of the
blossoming Of the japanese cherry
trees.
The fireworks display Is scheduled
to begin at $3.50 pm. Monday and the
committee hopes to make it "the most
stupendous thing Of its kind" Mr..
Sharpe said. The fireworks will be
set of from the southeast boundary
Of the basin.
Blossoms Already Bursting.
There will be no parade, no pageant,
no cherry blossom queen, no horse
show, no reserved seats and no charge.
Due to fair weather, the blossoms al
ready are bursting, much earlier than
usual, and time did not permit prep
aration of an extended formal pro-
gram, Mr.. Sharpe added.
Inc mercury today was well into the
70s with prospects it might go as high
as yesterdays maximum of 85.2,
reached at BIS pm. Although rain
tonight may end the unseasonably
warm spell, the cooler weather pre-
dlcted for tomorrow is not expected to
affect the unfolding of the blossoms.
A low Of about 80 is expected tonight.
The blossoms fringing the Tidal
Basin in West Potomac Park were in
full bloom today, according to c. Mar
shall Finnan, superintendent of the
National Capital Parks.
Only once before have the blossoms
appeared SO early. That was in 1927,
when they appeared on March 20,
Mr.. Finnan said.
The cost of the fireworks will be
borne by donors to q fund to be COL
lected by the committee. Business
houses and public-spirited residents
will be asked to contribute.
Committee Is Named.
Among those named by General
Chairman Sharpe on the Arrange
ments Committee are Commissioner
Melvin c. Hazen, honorary chairman.
Commissioners George E. Allen And
Dan l. Sultan, Mr.. Finnan, Albert
Clyde Burton. assistant superintendent
OF National Capital Parks; Richmond
B. keech, vice chairman of the Public
Utilities Commission; w. M. Kochen-
derfer, L. Gardner Moore, w. w.
wheeler. H. G. Hayden, Edgar Morris.
James E. Colliflower, Robert J. Cot
trell, Curtis Hodges, Thomas E. Lodge.
Charles j. Columbus and Julius Lulley'
The fireworks display will be post
poned until Tuesday night, or later,
II rain dictates delay, Mr.. Sharpe said.
Hotel men said today that there were
no present indications of overcrowdinp
and that ample accommoda tions were
| now available.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
.0D0M IS indicted
| ONMURDER COUNT
Second-Degree Bill Found
by Grand Jury in
Stabbing Case.

The grand jury returned a second
degree murder indictment today
against Willie E. Odom, %, colored,
1900. block of New Hampshire avenue
NV, who allegedly killed John A.
Metcalf, 30, during a dispute early
Saturday in the kitchen of a bakery
shop at 5513 Colorado avenue NV.
Both men were employed there.
Odom Is accused Of stabbing Mr..
Metcalf with pairing knife because
the latter unbraided him for being
late to work.
Another second-degree murder in
dictment was returned against Lorenzo
Fels, "a, colored, in connection with
the shooting March Of Paul A.
Proctor, 20, colored, 800 black of Sec
ond street S.W. Fels was manager Of
theater in the 200 block of F. street
S.W. and Proctor had attended the
show the evening of the shooting,
which occurred in front of the place.
George w. Oglesby, IS, who alleged
ly gave two different names when
called into Police Court to answer
traffic charges, was indicted on q
charge of giving false testimony.
Oglesby appeared in court March )
to answer a charge of failing to give
right-of-way. He Is charged with giv-
ing the name at that time of Thomas
H. Stewart. Assistant Probation On
Ger Clifford c. Fink allegedly recoe-
nized him, however. as the same per-
son who had appeared in Traffic Court
February 7 under the name Of Oglesby.
Judge Hobart Newman was informed
of the alleged deception, held the man
in contempt of court aad sentenced
him to 48 hours in Jail and $40 hne.
Otheres indicted were:
. Willy Jones, Walter Young, Ray
mond White, William H. Martin and
Bruce A. Trevathan. joyriding; George
Henderson. Curtis Feemster, jr.; Rob-
ert Fountain, Melvin Carroll, Herbert
v. johnson, George Weaver and James
E. Clark, grand larceny; Clifford E.
Lee, Joseph L. Mundy and James
Brown, housekreaking and larceny;
George H. Royal, receiving stolen
property; John ]. Keane, Leonard w.
Beatley and Lillian 8. Keane, robbery;
Frederick Nash, Ward Flowers, Minnie
N. Carter, Hayes James Fisher, Lyman
D. Strong, Gregg Robinson, Lids
Owens, Walter williams, William A.
Winston and Webster M. White, GAM
ing law violation; Charles p. Dasch.
larceny after trust; Ralph J. Callagan.
jr. violation of National Motor We
hicle Theft Act, and Albert Ballard,
rape
The grand jury ignored charge Of
gaming law violation against Phoebe
E. Carr.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
j. s. LEAVE RULES
REVISED BY ORDER
Granting of Accumulated
Time in DismisSaIs
Included in Action.

A revision of the sick and annual
leave regulations incorporating num-
ber Of liberalizing factors, was effected
in an executive order issued yesterday
by President Roosevelt. The changes
are to be retroactive to January 1.
OF principal importance was a re-
wording Of the section which pro-
vides for granting accumulated leave
to employees in voluntarily dropped
service. Under the old regulations,
it was said, there were cases where
employees encountered trouble in get
ting leave due them when they left
service. The new regulation is de-
signed to obviate any such difficulty
and at the same time it gives admins
trative officers the option of granting
this accumulatd leave to employees
dropped for cause This leeway with
regard to this class was not previously
permitted.
The new regulations also set out
clearly the leave rights of indefinite
employees" which have frequently been
in controversy because of rulings OF the
general accounting ONCE.
Another section dealing with the
granting Of advances of annual leave
gives administrative officers more lati-
tude. A section dealing with advances
Of sick leave is clarified by providing
that these only are to be allowed
when the sickness has been Of at least
five days duration.
The Presidents new regulations were
promulgated on the basis Of intensive
study by personnel. officers of the
Government and were necessitated by
questions which had arisen since the
last rules were issued in July, 1896.