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Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12

full woman with infinite charm.
His name is Alexander de Sever
sky. Born in Russia. His father
owned airplanes in Russia, and the
lad had grown up virtually in a
cockpit. BY the time he was fifteen,
he had built two airplanes which
would actually fly.
Suddenly the World War was on.
But that was all right with him.
1t would give him a chance to show
what a fighting aviator he was.
The day came for him to go up
for his first fight. His big moment.
He would make his country proud
of him.
He went up E.. so did an anti
aircraft shell from the enemy's
gun. The shell struck his airplant
and hurtled it down into the Gulf
of Riga. A Russian battleship
steamed toward the floating wreck
age. Blood everywhere. But some-
ones hand moved, gesturing for aid.
A rowboat was lowered. A young
man was lifted from the water. A
man with but one leg. The other
shot off!
The lad was sent to military
hospital where he remained many
long months. When he came out
what was left of him-they asked
him what he wanted to do.
II want to fly" he said promptly
and decisively.
What? Flying with only one leg?
Ridiculousl
So they gave him job on the
ground in the Petrograd district.
One day when no one was looking.
he hobbled out to an airplane.
strapped his good leg to a rudder-
bar-and up he went!
His superiors were shocked. And
they were mad. They would teach
him lesson. Well, it took a par
don from Car Nicholas himself to
square things.
But Alexander de Seversky's en-
thusiasm never waned. In 1918 he
came to this country and got into
our air service. He had ideas and
he had enthusiasm. One of his
ideas concerned a bomb-sight. That
is, method for aiming a bomb at
a target He worked it out. Our
government paid him $4,000 for it.
He invented skis for flying
boats.
He proposed re-fueling in the air.
1t worked.
He became a United States citi-
zen, and major in the United
States Air Corps Specialist Reserve.
He broke the worlds speed rec
ord for amphibian planes. (230.O3
miles per hour)
He now designs, builds, and flies
his own plane, and is the only air.
plane manufacturer who does.
AT Farmingdale, Long Island, he
has 30 basic trainer planes now
under construction.
He employs 1,20O men.
He lost leg, but he didn't lose
his enthusiasm. When it comes to
getting ahead, which is the more
important?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12

Let me illus
trate by telling
you the story of
a man I have
known for years.
He is one of the
most famous av-
iators in Ameri-
ca and one of
the luckiest hus-
bands I know,
for he is mar
ried to a beauti-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12
Barbs ....-

Do you suppose the reason most
newly married couples don't come
down to earth sooner is that they
just refuse to recognize the gravity
of the situation?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12

strangely.
Unexpected volunteers pop up,
as did the garage man in Elwood,
Ind, who found important evi-
dence in a Republic Steel police
captains discarded automobile.
Others offer "Sell-out" information
for cash, which is never paid. In
vestigators work 10 to 16 hours a
day in the field, as they must have
many interviews at night.
Finally comes a period of hear
ing. Investigators and lawyers
work beyond midnight preparing
cases. Lawyers prepare briefs
sequences of questions to be
asked witnesses by the chairman,
LaFollette and Thomas ask their
own questions, as we'll as those
prepared.
Sometimes a witness tells more
than the committee knows. He's
at a disadvantage because the
committee always has certain doc
umentary evidence and he can't
tell how much. Testimony often
is changed when documents indi-
eating the contrary are pro-
duced. Copies of documents and
exhibits often bulk as large in the
record as the transcript itself.
In sharp contrast with Chairman
Martin Dies of the House "Un-
American committee, LaFollette
insists on high standards of evil
dence such as would stand up in a
law court.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12

The heavyweight champion says
he won't fight again this year be-
cause he'd have to pay too much
income taxes. We've heard of in
come taxes starting fights, but this
is the first time they have pre-
vented one.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12

A man in Paris bit a dog the
other day, and was Immediately
whisked off to a mental institution
Which suggests that the whole truth
of the matter is simply that if a
man bites a dog, he's nuts.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12
DALE
CARNEGIE
Author of 'How to Win
Friends and Influence
People

What are the qualities that make
for success? Superior knowledge?
Yes, sometimes; but more frequent
ly it is flaming enthusiasm backed
up by horse sense and persistence.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12
You're Telling Ne :

A department of justice bulletin
urges the citizen to keep cool if a
robber aims gun at his head.
Don't worry, department, We will.
DR.. Ditmars of the Bronx zoo
has gone to Trinidad to hunt for
parasol ants. Couldn't he fine
plenty of umbrella borrowers in
this country?
An explorer. recently found an
area in Europe devoid of fortifi-
cations. Probably some region re-
mote from the path of civilization.
Whatever else may be said Of
the New Deal, we always can say
we lived in day when the presi-
dent went on a fishing trip in a
battleship.
A record of our civilization is
placed in a time capsule in New
York TO be dug up by posterity
5000 years hence. We just hope
they keep dogs away from that lot.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12

Norma Shearer has decided not
to be Scarlet OHara in Gone
With The Wind. If that picture
isn't produced pretty soon, people
will begin to .;iink it's a WPA
project.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12

A moving picture producer an
nounces he's going to make a pic
ture based on the history of NOV
ing pictures. A kind of colossal
tragi- comedy newsreel historical
ern-costume-epic, with music
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12

A Want-Ad is Worth 100 Window
Cards. Phone $40!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12
There's more joy in living when
you 'Zet Mb-Hght mb a Camel"

RALPH CULDAHL (righ),
golf champion, reveals an ''in-
side" story. "I've learned to
ease up now and again-to
take time for a Camel. It's the
little breaks in daily nerve
tension that help to keep a fel-
low on top. Smoking a Camel
givesme a feelingofwell-being.
Here is a cigarette that is
soothing to my nerves."
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12

The depression increased coun-
terfeiting 400 per cent, according
to a crime statistician. Even the
saxophone players are busy turn
ing out false notes.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12

THIS Collie dog has nervous system that
i is remarkably similar to yours. Like yours
it is delicate, complicated. But here is where
big difference comes in: The dog can spring
into flashing action - and then relax. While
mans nature makes him unkind to his nerves.
All too often, we work too hard, worry too much,
are fatigued or sleepess from strain Nerves cry
for rest, but we do not hear. Don't let tension
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12

We're little bit surprised to
read of earthquakes in New York.
And with 18 or 20 chambers of COM
merce there, too.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12
Thoughts for the Day

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just tC
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse from all un-
righ5eousntzs-I John 1:19.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12
DON'T LET TENSION Get YOUR NERVES
Collie

Rough-coated Collie's
ancestry is as old as
sheep herding itself.
Name from Anglo
Saxon "col'' meaning
black. Scotch called
them cooley dogs"
after the black-fa faced
Cooley" sheep they
tended. Noted for
acute hearing, extra
ordinary homing sense,
devotion to duty.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Little Saturday Talk
BY Fred Neher

people to obtain. There were no
printing-presses in those days to
produce the millions of volumes
which are on sale at book stores
now, or on library shelves waiting
to be drawn out.
Not only do we have cheaper
books than Greeks and Romans
We also have better books. Peo-
pie OF today can know far more
than those who lived in ancient
times. Through the centuries.
scholars and men Of science have
built up treasure house of knowl-
edge for us.
Going back into history, We may
read the works of Aristotle the
Greek, and Pliny the Roman. It
is interesting to learn what they
knew, and what they supposed they
knew but were in error abou!.
OF course, I am making plans for
our column during the New Year.
Next week we shall have some
thing about Tunis. or Tunisia, q
part Of Africa which has been mem
toned in news dispatches from
Europe during recent weeks.
Later in the year we shall have
stories on other foreign lands, also
about famous men and women,
and great discoveries in science.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

AS the old year comes near it's
end, 1t may be a good idea to ask
ourselves questions, such as these:
Are we better off than when
the year started? Have the happy
New Year wishes of our friends
last January come true for us?
What did we gain of a really worth
while sort during 1882"
One thing we all should have
gained is greater knowledge. With
Its thousands of public libraries,
museums and schools, the world is
o place where we can add to our
knowledge easily.
After looking backward, we can
Jnpk forward. How can we make
our minds richer by adding to the
things we know? Can we make
better use of the knowledge we
gain?
Life is largely a question of how
to use time. All of us have 1865
days in year, and all of us can
take time for good reading as well
as for work and play.
Think of the treasures in the
world of books! People of long
ago did not have such good for
1sune. The Greeks and Romans had
hand-written books, but they were
costly and not easy for everyday
Evening star., 1938-12-31

IWIZZIer Answer
The fish: l. Pickerel. 2. Salmon
3. Pike. 4. Haddock. 5. Cod, 6
Mackerel. 7. Trout. 8. Bass. 9
Perch. 10. Catfish.
Evening star., 1938-12-31

Do you keep a scrapbook of the
Corner stories, and do you belong
to the Scrapbook Club? I am al
ways glad when readers join the
club. New Year time Is a good
time to join. There is no charge
for it, but each reader who wants
to be a member is expected to
send a stamped envelope addressed
to himself. This envelope Is to
be used In sending back a 1899
membership certificate, a leaf1et
telling how to make a scrapbook
Of your own, and small, printed
cover design which you may place
on the cover of the scrapbook you
buy or make.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
G~eA Ra4

Join the 1e1D 1889 Uncle Rdy
Scrdpb0ok Club! Write to Uncle
Ray, care of The Euening Star,
Washington, d. c., and inclose
a stamped envelope carefully ad-
dressed to yourself for a men,
bership certificate, a ledfet tell
ing ho1o to make a corner scrap
book and a printed design to
paste on the cover of the scrap
book.
Evening star., 1938-12-31

At 1890 am, May 9, 1926, Ad-
miral Byrd took off in the plane
Josephine Ford from an improvised
field at Kings Bay, Spitzbergen,
for the first flight to the North
Pole.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
ROund-the-WOrId FLIGHTS.

ROund-the-W World Flights.
Howard Hughes last July IA COM
pleted roundtheWorld hop in
Slightly over days and 10 hours
Admiral Richard E. Byrd, strange
as it seems, flew around the world
twice in 13 minutes.
Evening star., 1938-12-31

Both flights were made far from
the equator, neither girdling the
world at its widest part, yet Byrds
record stands today merely as the
first flight to the North Pole and
not primarily as globe -circling
achievement.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01


agent for Coast and Geodetic yes
terday (amid ceremony and re-
ceived a leather brochure with all
colleagues names, roses for Mrs.
Griff and a radio for their auto
. . Fishing will now get heavy
play.
Blanche Brewer, the Federal
using Winchell Sweepstakes
lovely, was honored in the pa
rade as our local Young Demo
Gratis Halloswung Saturday at the
Shawn, and the Mystery Queen"
discovered at the witching hour
proved to be Alice Jones, Treasury
popularett Federal Housings
Comptroller's Division will garage
itself at Fourteenth and P around
November After years of
multi General Accounting's nurse
girls have been uniformed (and
look veddy cute) Investigate
complaint of boys" was the steady
drone over police car receivers
throughout the evening last night.
One hundred scientists, so news.
men and SO. clerks would be re.
quired by plans for a WPA project
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

During September this country is
sued licenses for export of Is
millions worth Of war materials to
Great Britain; during the same
time similar exports to Curacao
totaled exactly $40!
Much information that hasn't
reached the dailies from the Dies
Committee is believed likely to
emerge in book form. some time
hence Wage-Hour Division
needs another press relations man,
'tis said, which is a tip to some
one who is now on the Ssh reg
lister at Civil Service Commish
Nobody acceptable" to Wage
Hour has been found thus far. e.
Internal Revenue lost four en-
ployes in September due to col
lusion, misconduct and bribery
charges. Agriculture, which dis.
tributed over 200 Christmas scrap
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

books to hospitalized children last
year, has set its goal at 300 for
next month.
X 4
The blind lass who serves Farm
Security's City Club Building with
its periodicals is reported to have
been defrauded of nine dollars
(gave a ten for a one) and they're
still seeking the skunk Edward
Yardley, States chief clerk, is ex-
pected to become chief of person
mel under the June "a EOS, and
similar developments may take
place in many agencies. E. MY girl
wouldn't go to the masquerade
with me in her Hawaiian cos
tune" croaked Johnny Federal
today, because she found out 1
was going as a harvest hand"
The Washington times., 1938-11-01


as foreman of E Engravlng and
Printing's revenue shipping room,
and they even brought out the
bureaus famed orchestra and
band to fete him and a daughter
(Mrs. Paul Health, a granddaugh-
ter MRS. Elizabeth SmalD and a
great-granddaughter (June SmalD 4.
kAN
The lad who vends knickknackS
outside Vets Administration and
does bit of cash lending as well
is now being probed by FBI agents
= Public Futilities" is the un-
usual name of a three-act melo-
drama recently completed by Joe
Bly,, Interior clerk -. A lad
formerly employed on the Census
WPA project at $61.2O, and fired
for drinking, has been reaSsigned
in the same building at $72! :.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
How Pair Compare
In Size and Weight

and the personal pride of two
owners. Mr.. Riddle thinks War
Admiral is as great horse as
Man O. War. Mr.. Howard chants
the praises of his horse to one and
all. Likeable and approachable,
Howard carries the come easy, hail
fellow manner of the West in his
greeting of new acquaintanceS
who presently ally themselves as
his friends.
The race is at one mile and
three-sixteenths, and each colt will
carry 100 pounds. This is a fair
weight and the distance enough to
prove concluSively the better
horse. The tape shows the rivals
are practically alike in size, but
Seabiscuit is the heavier. He
looks high in flesh. But Mr.. How
ard says he is at his best when
his ribs are well coated.
SeabiScuit, for all Of his bad
luck on the track, has won $685.
480 in his career, and War Admiral
has accounted for $263,S00
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
TERSELY TELLING IT

Purged constantly during the
current year, Federal Housing per-
sonnel has fallen slightly below
par numerically, and Stenogs.
auditors. ct al with the proper
oomph have a chance "A silver
serving dish is first prize in Civil
Service Commish's tipping contest
Three pages and 1900 words
are required in the Comptroller
Generals latest decision turning
down the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy'S 10-month-old claim for
$1.02!
4 \
RumorS that General Account
ing will ak 200 within Audit Divi-
sion are declared without basis
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

over several days past, when .
single fish was bragging-talk.
Conditions will improve as
colder weather puts on its frosty
front, but for the time being
there are no complaints to offer.
And in checking over the recent
takes, we've noticed that no
small fry have been lured, the
fish running more to two and
three-pounderS.
Artificial lures, such as yellow
bucktails, with spinners, and
surface and underwater plugs,
have accounted for a great ma
jority of the bass taken. So
we're wondering what has hap
pened to the live-bait fisher
man? Well, we guess he was
Of another era and that Scien-
tific angling has stepped into
the picture with almost a solid
front.
Saltwater angling is keeping
pace with bassing and has trav-
eled a long distance in a short
period to overcome the terrific
slump of last week, when con-
ditions were the poorest of the
season.
Only yesterday We were in
formed that SolomonS has again
started on the up and up in a
rockfish manner. From the
doings of the Woodburns comes
word that Dick had two sue
ceSsful days with the stripers
at Cedar Point Light, taking 25
on Wednesday, and the follow
ing morning trolling successfully
into 10 well-sized fish. Eddie
Bowen also comes through with
some timely information, saying
that several big schools of rock
were working around James
point.
The Severn River, in the
vicinity of Herald Harbor, is now
coming into its own. According
to Gilbert Otto Algren, a resi-
dent of many years standing at
the Harbor, fishing is now top
notch for both white and yellow
perch, which may be taken with
either bloodWorms or small min
nows. Pan-siZed rock are also
being caught trolling with small
japanese feathers. Chained pick
erel are beginning to show and,
with a few frosty nights, the big
ones are expected to be willing
and ready to give battle.
Algren recently took from the
Severn'S brackish waters a nine
inch rainbow trout. The fish
evidently was washed out from
its fresh-water home to become
q wanderluster. This is the Sec
ond case, to our knowledge, of
a rainbow trout being taken near
Herald Harbor. Some years back,
Wesley Kayle caught a game
ster going Is inches in length.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Watch This Box

HIGH ICE CREAM: RA-
MONA VINCENT, Geological
Survey, has a slip awaiting at
this desk good for a quart Of
ice cream at any High store,
one of which operates at 55O7
Colorado Ave. N. w.
RASSLING: Two reserved
seats for Thursdays card at
Turner's Arena will be award
ed sOmeOne-whO sends us the
most unusual fact regarding
the Government.
LITTLE THEATER: Be
cause yesterday was her birth
day, Marian Peteet, of GAO,
Is presented two tickets to
"The Ghost Goes West" now
being shown with Robert Do
nat. We have 'em at this
desk.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

RIDDLE and Mr.. Howard together
and arranged the race, said it was
one of the greatest and most
colorful crowds ever seen here
would be in attendance when the
horses went to the post.
The men of California, who
saw the gallant, if ill-starred, ef-
forts of Seabiscuit in the Santa
Anita Derby and the Santa Anita
Handicap, think he can win, and
are prepared to back their judg-
ment. This will be break for
those who like War Admiral.
Never were two thoroughbredS
in finer condition for a maSterful
effort than these two ScionS Of
Man O. war who clash today.
Seabiscuit worked half mile yes
terday in 40 is, fighting for his
head as George Woolf kept him
under restraint. War Admiral
logged about three-quarters Of a
mile shortly before Seabiscuits
workout, and George Conway
waved him back to his barn after
the picture horse showed he
wanted to run.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

py OF I l c l q Is,
who say they've
more work than
a v al liable per-
sonnel partic-
ularly in Audit
$1,000 is re-
ported to be one
f a m ly'S COM
munal S a / ar y
within Railroad
Retirement .
IL no 1un TO
hear, but pop
ular James M.
Griffin retired
after AZ years,
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Woodrow Wilson
Back in Army Lineup

WEST POINT. N. Y, Nov.
G.N.SO.-Harold Brown, who suf.
fered a strained ligament in the
Notre Dame game, appeared today
to be lost to the Army squad for
the season. Woodrow Wilson has
recovered from his hurts and will
oppose Franklin and Marshall this
week end.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

h ere, now be-
ing thumbed by
Corrington Gill,
to p u bliSh a
scientific jour-
nal James
Riley, the as
Sistant corpora
ton counsel,
has found the
little basket: a
sturdy new son
...Uicle Sam
l oS t severely
y e S t er day as
Edward Eaton
retired after 81
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

Of the lower
Potomac are
giving up big
mouthed bass
in fair num-
bers, and we
mean by this
that every an
gler versed in
the ways Of
the gamester
is ia XII n g
from four to
five fish. OF
course, this Is
far below the
bag limit, but
1t Is q vast
tmnrOvennant
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
NotobLes to Attend

Governor Harry Nice is expected
to forget oratory and campaigns
for election and worship at The
altar of sport for a day. Mayor
Jackson Of Baltimore has reserva-
tiol.s for himself ard the members
of his official family.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, youthful
vice president of the Maryland
Jockey Club, who brought Mr..
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
$4,000 TO WATCH
ADMIRAL,BISCUIT
RACE At PIMLICO
CONTINUED from Page II

names Of heroes of the past are
emblazoned in black paint, groaned
under the weight Of humanity to-
day. Never before in all the his
tory of the course was such a
crowd housed within its borders.
They packed the stands, milled
over the infield and overflowed to
the infield where the hurdles Of
the new steeplechaSe course, re-
Gently completed, add to the regal
setJing of Pimlico.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

Speaki1S Of
GOVERNMENT
WORKERS

By J. EARLE MOsER

What's this HdHoWeen the Ghost G-D1ln Huy Gee!
dwGys afraid of ghosts and ne making straight
Hdndin out slip What for? Long and ndrroW-ow quake.
May be pdlng Fired! fingers shake and shake
Gee wha all the about? Just check don't
HaoOeens ghosts- need the dough-
A
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Masked Marvel Wins
Exhibition With Cue

Leon Masked Marvel" Yon-
ders today boasts a victory over
c. T. Stockdale in "a 125-point
pocket-billiard match at Monroe
Billiard Parlor. Stockdale scored
II points.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Luis VinCentini Dies
In Chilean Hospital

SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov. Luis
Vincentini, one-time South Amer
lean lightweight champion, died
last night at San Vincente Hos
pital.
He was we'll known in the
United States where he was con.
tender for the world title 10 years
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Biscuit in Form

Checkers and critics agreed Sea-
biscuit was in better condition
for this race than he has been
ever before. And that seems en-
tirely true. So fresh, in fact, that
the thud of hoofs almost resounds
as this piece clicks off the type
writer is the memory of the Bis
cults trial a few days ago. The
fractional times leap to life again,
with the first eighth in II 2-5
seconds, the mile in 1889 3-5, and
always the picture Of a fighting,
free striding thoroughbred leaps
Into being before the eyes.
Many folks think the Admiral
will take the lead at the start and
run his rival into the ground.
Perhaps he will, but the Biscuit
has run as fast in his workouts in
the early stages as War Admiral
has run under silks, and if the
latter goes out and takes a com
manding lead at the start, he will
be closer to flying than to run
ming.
George Conway says the Ad.
miral is ready and from the close
Tipped Conway that is the equiva.
lent to a speech.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Sweets for Three
One-pOund boxes of ORIGT.

NAL VELATI chocolates or
carameiS today are awarded
to: CHARLIE b. STERLING,
GAO (recent birthday; A.
H. HAISLUP, Civil Service IA
tipping contest finaliSt) ROB
ERT SCHAFFER, Loans and
Currency (recent birthday.
Candy will be presented at
either store, Ninth and G
SITS. N. w., or 6O9 Fourteenth
st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Both High Winners

Alfred G.. Vanderbilt limited the
purse for this race to $4,000,
which is not big money as prizes
for super spectacles go. But there's
more than purse money at stake
in this meeting. There's prestige