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Evening star., 1938-09-25
TOURISTS DISCOVER
LINENS IN POLAND
Returning Americans Bring
Home Colorful Work Of
Peasant Craft.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Tourists re-
turning from Poland this fall are
bringing back As their most precious
souvenirs specimens Of hand-spun and
hand-woven linens made in peasant
cottages.
Recent activities Of society formed
to foster peasant handicraft indus
tries have resulted in bringing into
shops In Wilno, Warsaw, Cracow and
other large Polish cities examples Of
an ancient art where travellers from
abroad could see them. and the result
OF that was that the articles displayed
went like hot cakes.
These Polish linens are different
from anything most Americans ever
saw. For one thing, they are alive with
brilliant colors-rich and vivid hueS
created by dipping the threads tn
homemade dyes In the farmhouses
where the cloth Is made In primitive
looms. Another characteristic of the
native textiles Is that they are 50
tough they are virtually imperishable.
The peasants use them for horse
blankets and for tarpaulins for mar
ket carts. Made into brocades, hang
ings, table linens, towels, scarves,
blouses, bedspreads and every variety
OF garment and cloth furnishing, they
are embellished with embroidery,
drawn-thread work and lace and
frightened with background designs
Of complicated geometrical patterns in
various harmonious but strong colors.
Some OF them are made Of cloth that
has a linen warp and = wool weft of
contrasting shade.
Linen has never been much of q
factory product in Poland. The greater
part OF the cloth is made by women
in farmhouses and village homes, by
patient. painstaking methods evolved
through centuries Of cottage manu-
facture. Nearly every cottage has 4
crude loom. worked indoors in the
cold weather and often set out in the
sun in the summer. The decoration
and embroidering Of linen and the
linen articles takes even longer than
the manufacture Of the cloth.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
Pedestrian, Has
Equal Rights in
Warsnw Traffic

WARSAW, Sept. 24.-Warsaw is q
pedestrians paradise. That much
quoted chap, "the man on the street, "
has the same rights there rs the man
behind the wheel and doesn't have
to leap, duck or scurry when he cuts
across the bow Of . motor vehicle.
On the other hand, a person on foot
in Warsaw and other Polish cities has
responsibilities equal to his privileges
II he violates . tral1ic rule he en-
counters the law. A courteous police
man explains wherein the walker wa
at fault but the ofIicer doesn't give
the culprit ticket; he fines him one
zloty 90 cents) and collects on the
spot.
Trafnc signals are not numerous
and have only one color, red, which
means what 1t does in the United
States, but governs everything and
every one that moves. Private driving
licenses are easy to get and, as fay
Is Americans are concerned, can be
obtained before entering the country
Trafic in Warsaw is much more
mixed and colorful than in American
cities. Besides cars, trucks and buses
there are horse-drawn "droschkas, u
carts coming In from the country to
market produce, innumerable baby
carriages and bicycles, saddle horses
and pedestrians in costumes ranging
from smart Paris creations to bright
hued peasant garb straight from the
Middle Ages. On the open road out
side the large cities Of Poland motor
trafnc Is scarce, even on the concrete
highways that link major centers
That country is reversing the Ameri-
can process and building good roads
first. trusting that the cars will come
later.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
TRINIDAD SPRUCES
TO PLEASE TOURISTS
Motor Roads Along North Coast
and Faster Trips to Tobago
Part of Plan.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept.
N.-Realizing its untold attractions
Tor the tourist, program of improve
ments Is under way in Trinidad,
British West Indies, and its little
sister island of Tobago, which will
cater more extensively to the comfort
OF the visitor and bring . greater
realization of the beauty Of these
palm -frlnged resorts, according to c.
Rex stollmeyer, trade commissioner
for the colony.
The plan for building . system Of
hrst-class motor roads to and along
the north coast, coupled with rapid
transport to and road development
in Tobago were the most important
tourist trade projects Of the year.
An expenditure Of s3,121 900 over a
period OF years Is proposed in con-
nection with this road-building
project.
The tourist trade Of Trinidad and
Tobago so far has attained not more
than . small fraction Of its potential
value, stated Mr.. Stollmeyer, although
this amounted to $l,o62. 900 last year,
during which the island was visited
by 1874 first-class steamship and
airway passengers. At a recent meet
ing Of the Trinidad Tourist Board it
was decided to form 4 Hotel and
Boarding House Association. which
Evening star., 1938-09-25
The Travellers Notebook
Crisp Days of Fall Are Really Spring to the Snow
Sports Fans, Whose Ranks Grow as Emphasi,
Is sPlaced on Downhil Skiing Technique.

Keep your eyes up the trail, where
the danger lies.
Heed instantly the cry Of "track" by
moving to the side Of the trail
If caught on q trail, stand still, don't
dodge.
Don't leave clothing or anything else
on the trail.
II you see an unmarked, worn or
dangerous spot, mark 1t plainly for
the other fellow.
Tramp the bad spots for the benefit
Of the other fellow and yourself.
Don't spoil the snow surface by
walking on 1t when soft.
RUT snow is not yet even in the
air, and between the waning of
the summer sun season in the East
and the start Of the winter sun sea-
son in Florida lies famous, all-year
Southern California. October Is one
of the eventful months in the Los
Angeles area, and the calendar offers
these attractions:
All-Western drum majorettes cham
pionship contest, Long Beach. Oct. 2
San Benito County Fair, HOLSTER,
Oct. 6-8.
. San Diego County Fair and har-
ness racing, Del Mar, Oct. 8-l6.
Annual Amateur Rodeo. Victor
vile, Oct. 14-16. Amateur event, spon-
sored by so motion picture stars and
writer's, some of whom enter the COM
petitions
National Rose Show. Balboa Park,
San Diego, Oct. Is, l6.
California State Orange Conven-
ton, Riverside, Oct. 1922.
Departure of Mystery Swallows from
Mission San Juan Capistrano, Oct. %
feast day of Saint John of Capis-
trano, for whim mission was named)
Navy Day Especial programs, visits
to naval vessels, naval shore estab-
lishments, etc., Southern California
harbors, Oct. 27.
Eleventh annual Mardi Gras, San
Bernardino, October %.
Halloween celebration, Anaheim, Oc-
tober %. (Ball, parade, kangaroo
court, horse show.)
Fifth annual Frontier Days Celebra-
ton, Bakersfield, closes October 2.
Cowboy contests, livestock show.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
Slip Costs View of Parade.

LOS ANGELES R. - Legionnaire
George Conroy, a New York police
man, missed the Legion parade at New
York last year because Of omcial
duties.
He arranged his vacation to attend
the 1888 convention here. Above all.
he wanted to see the Legion march.
Helping = friend from an auto.
Conroy slipped and sprained an ankle.
His buddies told him about the parade.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
RESOLUTION PASSED
HONORING EX.MEMBERS
Work of Clayton c. Marsh and
E. G. Sievers Praised by Rhode
Island Avenue Group.

A special resolution lauding the work
OF Clayton G. Marsh and E. q. Sievers
and regretting their departure from the
community was passed by the Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens Association
last week.
Both former presidents Of the avenue
group and residents Of long standing
in the community, Mr.. Marsh and Mr..
Sievers were cited for their Consistent
and valued contributions to civic bet
terment." Mrs. Sievers was also praised
for her community work.
The two former members, attorneys
in the Bureau Of Internal Revenue,
have been transferred to another part
Of the country.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
Bee Is Cause of Accident,

DES MONIES. Iowa (P).-A bee new
into Mrs. c. R. Treanor's car and
settled on her hand.
While trying to shoe 1t away, Mrs.
Treanor lost control Of the automobile
which crashed into . viaduct pillar.
Mrs. Treanor and her daughter
Jerry, 8, were taken to . hospital.
But bee sting was not among the
injuries.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
RIDERS TO HAVE BEACH
Saddle Horses to Take Over
Atlantic City Sands.

ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 24.-Now
that fall is here, Atlantic City is busy
with many convention activities and
outdoor sports for the visitors. The
beach again will be open for the horse
back riders. Saturday, October /. Many
excellent saddle horses will be sta
toned along the beach front await
ing equestrians that enjoy q gallon
along the Smile strand.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
National Union.

orville F. sandefur, president o1
United Council, presided at their meet.
ing in Pythian Temple. Senator Will
liam J. O'Brien and Clarence M
Mitchell, secretary Of the Hospital
Service Association. spoke. Herbert H
Silverton was elected to membership
Harold g. Higbie. Earl Il. Dodge and
Melvin D. Newland were appointed to
prepare bowling schedule for the
intercity games between the National
Union teams in Baltimore and Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
Rebekah Lodges.

Schuylar Colfax Lodge met septem-
Der l3 and Mrs. Florence Frey, noble
grand, presided. Mrs. Grace Thomas
son. president Of the Rebekah As
sembly: Miss Ella Meyer, noble grand
OF Esther Lodge. and Mrs. Emma
schippel, noble grand OF Miriam Lodge,
were welcomed by the noble grand.
A bingo party will be held after the
meeting on October IL. The next
regular meeting will be September a.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
Civic Recruits

Ten new members were elected to
membership in the Petworth Citizens
Association Tuesday night upon NOM
nation by Horace J. Phelps, delegate
TO the Federation Of Citizens Asso-
Citations, and Mrs. Alpha Dameron.
The new members raise the associa-
tion's membership to a total Of 1883,
a new record. They are:
klass, Morris Lenord, 70
Skrivanek, Mrs. T. Z. Boarman. -
King Maurice H. Seib. William
Weinstein, Joel Eersineer JnhrD
walker, L. A. feaeen. liss T.
Evening star., 1938-09-25

been formed on the ruins of the old
Number 3 Association in 1892.
z Mr.. Tucker refuses to comment on
his chances for reelection this year.
Any chances are, I suppose, fair"
Mr.. Tucker said. If elected, I'll
serve"
Ill During Past Year.
An illness from which Mr.. Tucker
Is now convalescing kept him in Cas-
ualty Hospital for 10 months this
year. He displays with pride a letter
from the Senate Committee for the
District Of Columbia which accom-
panies a resolution expressing regrets
Of your illness and hope for a speedy
recovery" Mr.. Tucker explained he
has missed few meetings of this body
in the past so years.
Mr.. Tucker retired from business
in 1908. He has since devoted his time
to the various organizations to which
he belongs. These include the North
east Citizens Association, the Society
Of Natives, the Citizens Relief Or
ganization, the Monday Evening Club,
the Social Hygiene Society, the Council
Of Social Agencies, Washington Com
mittee of American Civic Associations,
the Citizens Joint Committee on Ma
tional Representation. the Citizens
Joint Committee on Fiscal Relations
Between the District of Columbia and
the United States, the Board OF Di-
rectors Of Casualty Hospital, the Board
of Trustees of the Community Chest
and the Committee on Marking His
torical Sites in the District Of Co.
lumbia.
Seek Local Benefits.
This year Mr.. Tucker said his as
sociation expects to devote their en-
ergies more to the improvement OF
needs in the immediate community
rather than to the city at large The
particular object of the Northeast
group this year is scheduled to be
eliminating traffic dangers and deaths.
In the opinion of Mr.. Tucker the law
Is not enforced strictly enough.
He refuses to indorse any one for
D. c, Commissioner to replace George
E. Allen on the grounds of the futility
of such an action but favors resident
Of the District, preferably Northeast
Washington.
Although elections are not until the
middle Of October, indications are
that Mr.. Tucker will enter his 45th
term as president of the Northeast
group without opposition. At 73 he is
hale and hearty and ready to do his
bit for those around him.
Evening star., 1938-09-25

win cooperate closely with the board.
The determination that develop
ment should at all times recognize
the need of catering to the comfort
and pleasures Of the tourist visitor Is
evident In the fact that the leading
hotel In the colony pulled down its
center section and commenced the
immediate erection Of a first-rate ho-
tel with 10 new rooms. each with
bath, and new ballroom with cock
tail bar.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
WARS ON RAGWEED
jersey Resort to Prepare for 1889
Late Summer.

Late Summer.
OCEAN GROVE, N. j., Sept. "a
The Ocean Grove Hotel Association
will begin Immediately to eradicate
ragweed, = common cause Of hay
fever, from the Jersey shore area,
James T. Dunn, president, announced
at . recent meeting.
All members Of the association will
cooperate and also will seek the CO.
operation Of adjoining towns, In its
night against the weed, the pollen Of
which causes much suffering by hay
fever victims.
The association will campaign the
town. asking all property owners to
cut the weeds now, being careful not
to scatter seeds. and pull the roots of
the larger plants next spring before
the weeds reach maturity and send
pollen into the air to the discomfort
Of sufferers Of hay fever.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
MAY GUARD MONSTER
Law in Prospect to Prevent Loeb
Ness Creatures Death.

GLASGOW, Sept. 24.-The Loch
Ness monster soon may be protected
by law just as game and wild birds
are. for a member Of Parliament Is
highly incensed at news that an at
tempt may be made to capture or
harpoon the creature. He has Al
ready invoked police protection for
the monster, a premier tourist attrac-
ton Of the Loeb, and plans to intro
duce q bill in Parliament to save it,
provided no other action is taken.
The Loeb Ness monster has been
appearing and disappearing for more
than six decades and was seen as re-
Gently as this summer. If tourists be-
lieve the stories they hear.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
MEETINGS SHIFTED
Kingsman School to Get Half
Lincoln Park Meetings.

After meeting in the Bryan Schoo
at Thirteenth and B street Sc. since
founding of the group, the Lincoln
Park Citizens Association this veal
will conduct half their meetings ir
the Kingsman School, Fourteenth ane
E streets NE. The first meeting vii
be in October at the Bryan School
Alfred D. Calvert, president of tn,
association, hopes to have present tn.
founders Of the association and a.
many old members as possible. Thi.
will be more or less get together
night.
Evening star., 1938-09-25

Association, calls
the meeting Of
his association to
order on October
10, he will have
begun his 51st
year as q civic
worker.
For the past a
consecutive years,
from 1894 to
1898, Mr.. Tucker
has been presi-
dent Of the asso-
citation. The as
sociation itself Is
only two wears
older, ng
Evening star., 1938-09-25
MEETING ADVANCED

Trinidad to Open Fall Season
on October "a.
Because its regular meeting date
will be on Halloween, the Trinidad
Citizens Association has advanced its
first fall meeting from October 81 to
October ~, President George j. Cleary
said yesterday.
The meeting, to be held in the
wheatley School at 8 pm. will end q
fve-month recess for the group.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
Quakes Sign Of Weakness.

Most earthquakes occur along lines
OF structural weakness in the earth's
strata, especially near lofty mountain
ranges where there Is great inequality
between land surface and the near
by sea bottom.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
Autos at New High.

World use Of motor vehicles hit .
new high in January, 1898, with a.
078.630 vehicles registered-an In
crease Of So per cent over the preced-
ing YeAr
Evening star., 1938-09-25
Thermometer Aids Apples.

Temperature is important in keep
ing apples and a thermometer in the
home storage cellar may be worth
many times its price by saving the
apples from early salvage.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
TUCKER STARTING
c 51ST CIVIC SEASON
q Northeast Leader to Call
First Meeting to Order
on October 10.

One Of the real veterans Of WASH
, ington civic work is ready for the new
season.
When Evan H. Tucker, 73-year-old
president of the Northeast Citizens
Evening star., 1938-09-25
By JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr.

Y YHEN the AMERICAN SectlOn OF
n I the worldwide travel in
wv dustry looked at the 1898
calendar. il discovered an
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1938-03-24

OF the farmers OF the latonlsEa valley. |
ABOUT TITS CONTRACT FT1RYRoDy IS TtLE1nG
ABOUT ~ TIE REILLY SALES CONTRACT
isn't it true that this is one Of tho few
contrac is you read through from be-
ginning to end? or HAVE you read this one
through?
Eavo you ever bought q car or q piece Of
land or q life insurance policy and read it
through--all tho finely printed clauses
that "oro meant to be skipped over, cause
VIC know they're all right?" Die you ever
read bill OF lading through and then
wonder if you really dared TO ship your
sofa after all?
IF you have, you've probably found out that
all contracts are pretty much alike in ono
thing, the fo11cw who has S omothing to sell
"a house, piece Of land, insurance or
some. rvico--hos Irittcn the contract SO
that he will be protected. 1t only stands
to reas on. lie has The property to soil
and he has tho invostmont in 1t.
But here We have a contract that Was writ
ten, not to bring personal gain or profit
to any one or any group, but rather to
pr otect cooperative rural coruruni ty.--our
cooperative rural community. al the
OF the contract arc Wri tton with
that in mind.
The contract says that as long as the con-
tract is not violated, the purchaser right
to rmain on the property is inyiola 1t
Doesn't say that IF the Gcnoro1 ionegor
doesn' lille the color or your nocl7tio that
he put you off. Ard FOR those who are
truly Interested in keeping this coopcro-
tive community with condit1 ons for the
best interest of the people, this provision
can have no throat.
But the best part of it is, and you never
it in another contract, that IF you de-
eide to leave in say two or tn. &c years, tho
Corporation has agreed to buy back your
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1938-03-24


including all your improvements. and
Furthermore, If you should have an offer
to sell which wos hi her than what the
Corporation would pay, you would have the
right to soil to said purchaser providing
he vas willing to comply with the contract.
ind talking obout contracts--did you ever
consider the marriage contract? Do you
remember ell about the Cherish until death
Go on part, throu h sickness End health,
or better for worse" then you think
Of it, that's pretty large order, but it
didn't keep q Let OF people from "signing
Up". md enc thing about it, when you
made improvements and additions" and then
cot tired Of maxim; the payments, it wasn't
easy to Just walk off and leave everything,
espoci tally the additions" let alone cx-
pooting TO get back everything you'd put in
The realty Sales Contract may not be just
your IDEA OF the perfect contract but you
do NOV that IF you don'5 want to sign it,
you cont have to. It's just case Of
asking yoursolf-can make & "go" of it
hero? VIII r:v>family &c happy here? and
RI ght there you have answer to--Shall
sign the realty Sales Contract?
WHAT THE COOP. CORP. tGREET TT lFEA?7S
TO YOU #<.
roforo there was Il Cooperating association,
The Corporation managed all the enterprises
ard industries Of this Community. But when
the Cooperating association was formed they
agreed to turn certain industries over to
the association. Those included the Trad
ing Tost, the Filling 6tation, tho Cobbler
Shop and barber shop building. actually
this made very little difference in the
M IA cement inosrmch SIS the Association had
hired the Corporation to cot as it's sales
agent end management. But it did mean that
from then these enterprises wore being
operated FOR the benefit Of the Assoclation
The profits went to the association. Fur
+(oyr no 20 ~, 90 l,o
Cooperating Association gained strength in
its o"or to move ana more influ The
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1938-03-24
THREE

The VALLEY SETTLER is published every
Thursday by the Motenusso valley Farmers
Cooperating Association at Palmer Alas ska.
mig Editor, hrs. Vorna Eastman
subscri ption rates: = 90 year
by mail: l.5O yoor
nailed anyvd1oro: lof copy
reporter: hrs. carl erickson
This paper is ISIS uod for the purpose Of
giving inforac tion and news OF the lntan
uska Valley Farmers Cooperating i.ssocia-
tiors work, problem oco0~lp Il shroHts ard
also news OF local end conoHal interest;
and to help foster tho cooperative spirit
Of the farmers Of the Eatonuska valley.
Evening star., 1938-05-05
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-"Tobacco Road" in it
farewell appearance: $3.50 pm.
EarIe-"College Swing" musical ir
swingtime with Burns and Allen, Bot
Hope, Martha Raye: 1880 am, 1875
4:25, tbs and 1905 pm. Stage shows
1926, 1925, 6:l5 and 9:05 pm.
CapitoI-"Her Jungle Love-" Dorothy
Lamour wears a sarong once more: II
am, lao, 4:25, ITO and 9:55 pm
Stage shows: 1910, 3:35, $40 and
pm.
Metropolitan - There's Always a
Woman" another whacky romance
with Miss Blondell and Mr.. Douglas
II am, l, BIS, $40, 7:35 and $50
pm.
PaIace-"Test Pilot" Gable, 10y,
Tracy in sky thriller: II am, 1:45,
4:20, 6:55 and $40 pm.
Columbia-"The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer" Mark Twain's beloved story
on the screen: 1905, 2:40, S, 7:25 and
e:55 pm.
Keith's - Mad About Music"
Deanna Durbin sings: lis am, 1:2O,
1925, $50, 7:35 and $40 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Con-
tinuous from 10 am to midnight.
Belasco-"To the Victor" excellent
screen version of Bob, Son of Battle:
4:31, 6:22, $40 and 9:5S pm.
Little-"one-Way Passage" Kay
Francis and William Powell in one
OF the past's better films: 1920 am,
los, $50, ABS, $40, $40 and 9:5s
pm.