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of government and provided checks and balances against injustices."
 And again:
 "As long as there people to feed and clothe and educate tiere is work to do in sufficient volume to occupy those with the will and skill to work The government owes living yet our govern ment was instituted to secure the rights of the gov erned, which implies the right to earn living, not from the government. but under system that en- abes those who trustees for producing and dis trbuting to safeguard reasonable standard of living
 Under the philosophy that actuated the founding fathers that the aspiration for equality of opportunity is the highest ideal in a democracy, nation has conquered many difficulties and has attained an eninence in world affairs that is acknowledged every where
 Public opinion in America be counted on to condemn any minority, whether in the household of capital of labor any other unit, that would attempt through unfair practices to unjust gains Thus all plans purposes and policies must be thoroughly in tune with the spirit of the times.'
 As the Secretary very clearly brought out, if we do more about applying our system to changing con- ditions and less moaning about the bugaboo of what might happen. the latter will be longer be buga- boo and the American system will continue to func- ton successfully as it has for century and half.
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Who Flew First?
Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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 Another effort is under way to induce the Smith sonian Institution to change its records to show that the Wright brothers the first to design powered airplane capable of carrying The Association of Men With Wings which asks the change, wants the credit to go to the Wrighs instead of Prof. Samuel P. Langley who is held by the institution to have been the inventor of the arpane
 No denies that the WrghtS made the first machine powerful enough for sustained flight From their experiments on the sands at Kitty Hawk sprang aviation it has developed today It is reproach to the United States that the Wrights original plane reposes in the Kensington Museum London. It's place is in the Smithsonian where the Langley plane rests
 The facts in Langleys case would to ind- cate that the credit belongs to the Wrights Langley employed by the United States Army to experi- ment with plane His famous "Aerodrome" made a flight October and another on December 8, 1903. Both landed in the Potomac River The plane flew" but it didn't get anywhere.
 The Wrights made their first successful flight December IT, 1903, and it gave man his wings If credit is to be retained by Langley just because his machine left the ground due consideration should be given in fairness, to the host of European inventors whose machines took to the air for brief minute
 The Wright machine should be brought to this country whatever the outcome of the controversy to who first in the air. Orville Wright the surviving brother who was 67 August 19 has ex- pressed a willingness to withdraw it from the Ken sngton Museum and give it to the Smithsonian if the latter will abandon it's present claim that Langley is the father of aviation The offer should be ac- cepted.
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MIR. ROPER AND THE AMERICAN
 SYSTEM

For those who sometimes have unjustified fears that the American form of government is in jeopardy and that of these days going to slump into a mysterious governmental setup that we won't like the words of Daniel c Roper Secretary of Commerce the other evening during an address "dstribu- tion should have a reassurng effect
 The Secretary said that the kind of competition that must be eliminated from our economic life is not that which legitimately supports profit sys- tenn and it's social responsibilities but the de- structive type and monopostic controls which harm both business and the public"
 He declared that supported by appropriate action by the government capitalistic system is fully capable of meeting every demand which justice can require" And surely he was not visioning the crash of present system when he said
 There are all the implements within our capi- talisc system to produce what society is demanding security and adequacy of life to all who are willing to do their share Democracy will not fail us if we wisely implement it and exercise in operating it the faith and action of fathers who selected this form
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Horoscope "The stars incline
 but do not cOmpeI'

Evil portents dominate in the horoscope for today, according to astrology. It is especially forbid ding for treaties, contracts and leases.
 Jupiter in power is believed to favor tariff agreements, profitable for the United States as well as western European nations.
 The planetary government en- courages bitter conflict between capital and labor. Agreements re- garding working conditions will be ignored and physical clashes among opposing factions in industry again are forecast.
 As the cleavage between liberal and conservative thinkers and voters becomes more distinct, poli- tical campaigns will gain in bitter ness
 This is not a fortunate rule under which to seek employment. Employ CTS may be slow in making plans for the autumn.
 The stock market continues changeable and the temptation to speculate will be strong Games of chance, large and small, will lure young and old
 Women are under an unfavorable sign today. They may be apathetic and discontented, irritable and un- able to concentrate upon their tasks They should seek recreation.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of perplexing business and financial problems. Danger of loss through fraud is foreseen for some women.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be energetic and business like Subjects of this sign are usu- ally extraordinarily clever in de- veloping any interest that appeals to them.
 Rex Beach, American author, was born on this day 1877. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday in- clude Edgar Rice Burroughs, writ CT, 1875; Stephen Alexander, as tronomer, 1906.
 Copyright, 1938)
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE
 District Land Office

Ancnorage. Alaska.
 June 1, 1888. Notice is hereby given that Jules B. Loftus, has made application for a soldiers additional homestead Anchorage 08543, for a tract of land embraced in U. s. Survey No. 2323, containing 394 acres, situated five miles from Juneau on Glacier High way, and it is now in the files of the U. s. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claims in the local land office within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statutes.
 GEORGE A. LINGO,
 Register. First publication, July 13, 1888. Last publication, Sept. 2, 1888.
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DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By W. L. Gordon

Words Often Misused: Do not say Mrs. Baker is a poetess." Say, Mrs. Baker is a poet"
 Often Mispronounced Tube Pro- nounce the u as in cube, not as ir rude
 Often Misspelled: Magnate (a person of rank) Magnet (somethine which attracts).
 Synonyms: Boundary, boun d s border confine, termipation.
 Word Study: "Use a word three times and it is yours" Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word Inscrutable; incapable of being searched into and understood. Tt was an inscrutable smile"
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COMMERCIAL AVIATION IN ALASKA

With Army planes with Navy planes and now Clipper ships soaring Alaska it is easy to overlook the progress that commercial aviation is making within the Territory A revealing picture can be found in the recent report compiled by the Alaska Aeronautcs and Communications Commission
 Nine years ago this report shows there were eight commercial airplanes operating within the Territory They carried 2171 passengers 272999 miles, 94,7O1 pounds of freight and 2425O pounds of mail during the year ending March 31, 1929 At the end of June this year 193S there 155 commercial air. planes in service in Alaska, representing 25 com panies They carried 268S5 passengers 5624461 miles, moved 3415759 pounds of freight and 342736 pounds of mail.
 The most phenomental growth was made in the last year or the year from June 30 1937 to June 30 1888 During that year the number of planes in serv- ice jumped from l02 to 155; number of passengers carried mounted from 2O958 to 26885 passenger mileage increased from 4O21 798 to 5,634461 freight haulage gained from 2s47,726 pounds to 3,415,759 pounds and mail from 2642O1 pounds to 342,736 pounds.
 While the growth has been persistent since 1929 the vast strides made in the last two three years reveal clearly why there is continued demand for new and improved airports for communication serv- ice and kindred facilities Aviation business is grow ing faster than the facilities New and improved planes demand larger and better fields, and Alaska aviators are getting the best equipment that money can buy. They are installing two-way radio com municaton universally. Flying in the north is on the boom. It is probable that no place on the earth the size of Aiaska-600OO0 square mies-and with a population of but 6OOOO has the amount of air travel that is daily event in the Territory. With improved facilities which now slowly coming it will become and more the major mode of trans portation within Alaska
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MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee

Q. What is known as general invitation?
 A. The general invitation is an engraved card with blank spaces that are to be filled in with. the name of the guest date, hour, and kind of entertainment.
 @. At a dinner party, where should one seat the male guest who is second in importance to the guest of honor?
 A. He should be seated at the left of the hostess
 Q. If mourning band is worn how wide should it be? A. It should be from 3l5 to Az inches wide, and made of dull broadcloth or serge.
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Alas, The Poor Grouse
Cincinnati Fnauirerl

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 Grousing in America is a well-defned indoor sport, although sometimes ndulged under the open sky we'll It is also probably the least expensive form of entertainment, which may account for its popularity. But in England, rather in Scotland, grousng is something entirely different. It is the most costly of outdoor sports with the possible eXcep tion of maintaining racing stable in poor season.
 The grouse-shooting season opened yesterday, with approximately IT percent of the entire of Scotland marked off for the purpose. The grouse season lasts longer than cricket game ending only with the second week of December. By then hundreds of Englishmen and Americans with
 sprinkng of foreigners will have spent estimated $10000000 in quest of the not-too- elusive grouse.
 The Scotch, of course profit by all this because they rent out the moors-those not owned by nveterate hunters from London. Judging from the record grouse-shootng is a comparatively safe sport Through the centuries the Scotch aborigines have learned to dodge the bullets of wealthy English men with consummate skill Probably there fewer human beings killed shooting grouse, being shot instead of grouse in full than sloughed off in day by motorcars between Maine and Cali forna.
 The casualties among the grouse are much higher; but since grouse-shooting has become entangled in social life, hampered by the peculiar stolid gem uetichket of the British grouse survive each December These, experience shows numerous enough to insure an abundance of fresh grouse next August But they not numerous to let the price of grouse the 'hoof, drop below guinea on forever with no harm done anybody
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE
 District Land Office

Anchorage, Alaska.
 July 25, 1888. Notice is hereby given that Walter G. Hellan, has made application for homesite under the act of May 26, 1894 (48 Stat. 809) Anchorage 08428, for a tract of land situated on the Fritz Cove Road, about 12 miles northwesterly from the City of Juneau, adjoining U. s. Survey No. 2121, said land is embraced in U. s. Survey No. 2281, latitude 58o 22' 03" N longitude 134o 39' w. containing 2.22 acres, and it is now in the files of the U. s. Land Off, flee, Anchorage, Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claims in the local land office at Anchor age, within the period of publica- tion or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the pro- visions of the Statutes.
 GEORGE A. LINGO,
 Register First publication, Aug. 10, 1888. Last publication, Oct. 5, 1888
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LOOK and LEARN
 By A. c. Gordon

l. How many states bear the h. dian names of their chief rivers? 2. Of what nationality was the composer, Chopin?
 3. Between what naval forces was the Battle of Jutland fought? 4. What proportion of the world s apple trees are in the U. S.? 5. What city is called "The Mother of the World?
 ANSWERS l. Eight.
 2. Polish.
 3. Between the British and Ger man fleets during the World War. 4. One-fourth.
 5. Cairo, Egypt.
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20 Years Ago
 From The Empire

AUGUST 31, 1918
 An eight and one-half-pound baby boy was born to MT. and Mrs. c. c. Personeus on August 30.
 Word was received in Juneau that J. c. Mehaffey, formerly of the AL aska Board of Road Commissioners, had been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and placed in charge of the water and park sys- tems at Washington, D. c.
 Judge Robert w Jennings came north on the Spokane for the jury term of the District Court.
 Alfred Zenger, a Juneau boy, com pleted his course as a wireless op- orator in the Naval reserves. Bry- ant Hurlbutt, who went through most of his training with MT Zen- ger, was at Harvard completing his course. Harry Sabin had at this time just completed his course at Harvard, and Harry Williams was qualified for service and was at sea for some time
 Henry Roden passed through Ju- neau on the City of Seattle on his way to Petersburg.
 J. P. McNeil, superintendent of the Booth Fisheries at Sitka, ar rived in Juneau and was staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
 Weather: highest 52; lowest 52; rain.
 Today's News Today.-Empire.
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Continued from Page One) KNOWS NEWSPAPERMEN
 The other item is an instance where something that may have been a reporters mistake turned into political landfall At the fa- nous Albany meeting of Roose- welt and Al Smith in 1882 after the bitter Chicago convention, a White House reporter thought he heard Smith say: Hello, you old po- tato."
 It dramatized the friendliness tat that time) of the two men who had been opponents at Chicago. Farley says he was standing shoul- der to shoulder to the two and didn't hear anything about an old potato, but the term took hold and made many nice headlines.
 That reminds us of another story Some 30 years ago a Spanish Moroccan bandit named Raisuli kidnapped an American named Per dicaris, holding him for $50,000 ransom. The U. s. put the heat on Spain but Spain couldn't get Raisuli out of the mountains. A reporter at the State Department wheedled the Secretary of State into sending telegram to Spain saying: "Perdicaris alive or Ra1- suli dead"
 It didn't scare Raisuli but it did move Spain. Spain simply shelled out the S50,000 ransom and Perdi- caris came out of captivity, com- plaining of Moroccan food.
 The United States leads the world in the production and con-
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There's also the citizen who not who writes the nations laws, if he can control its humidity Indianapolis News.
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The United States leads the world in the production and con- sumption of zinc.
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H A P P -
 IR HID AY

The Empire ertefds congratula- lions and best aOtsIeS today. their birthday anniUersary, to the tol!oto- ing:
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Reported Break Between Farley,
 President, Isn't

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First publication, Aug. 10, 1888. Last publication, Oct. 5, 1888,
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AUGUST 31, 1918
 An eight and one-half-pound baby boy was born to MT and Mrs. c. c. Personeus on August 30.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
CHARLES Y0UNGmAN
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Retired Internal Revenue Man
Was Father of Capital
Newspaper Woman.

Charles A. Youngman, "a, retired
employe Of the Bureau Of Internal
Revenue, died yesterday in Sibley Hos
pital after short illness.
Mr.. Youngman, who had lived in
the Westchester Apartments since
1884, was the father of Miss Anna P.
Youngman. editorial writer of the
Washington Post.
For 80 years, until retired in 1924,
Mr.. Youngman was storekeeper
gauger at Louisville, KY, for the Bu-
reau Of Internal Revenue. Prior to his
Government service he was a druggist
in Louisville. Mr.. Youngman was a
Scottish Rite Mason, belonging to Ma
sonic bodies in Louisville
AS a hobby, Mr.. Youngman had
worked on several inventions and had
obtained patents on Improvements in
flltering and bottling machinery.
Besides his daughter, he is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Camille Sloan
Youngman, and another daughter, Miss
Mary E. Youngman.
Funeral services were scheduled to
be held at 3 pm. today in Hysong S
funeral home, 1900 N street NV.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
BY the Associated Press.

LAFAYETTE. Ind, Aug. l2.-Radio
lights, a new method OF seeing through
miles of the thickest fog or clouds
were announced today at Purdue Unit
versity.
The lights are planned to enable q
pilot to "see" the runway Of a field
miles away and to land on that strip
no matter how completely the ground
is obscured. They are under develop
ment for aeronautics by r. H. George
and H. ]. Helm Of the Engineering
Experiment Station.
The lights are short-wave trans
mitters. The plan is to set a row OF
them along each side of q runway
Each Is q miniature radio station,
sending out signal along path to-
ward the incoming plane.
In the airplane Is receiver able
to determine the direction from which
these radio waves are coming. Spe-
cial equipment converts the signals
into spots OF light on round glass
screen on the instrument board.
This screen Is much like a tele-
vision screen. On it the distant, little
radio sending stations appear in the
same relative positions as If they were
lights on the landing field.
The pilot has the impression Of look
ing out through a hole in his instru-
ment board and seeing the lights on
the field The positions Of the lights
inform him whether he is approach
Evening star., 1938-08-12
FUNERAL TOMORROW
FOR ACCIDENT VICTIM
Mrs. Gaetana Marranzano, 81,
Will Be Buried in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.

Funeral services for Mrs. Gaetana
Marranzano, 81, who died Wednesday
night in Casualty Hospital of injuries
received in an automobile accident,
will be held at 9 am. tomorrow in
Holy Name Catholic Church. Burial
will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Marranzano was the widow of
Salvatore Marranzano, formerly su-
perintendent Of sulphur mines at VAL
guarnera. Sicily. Coming to this coun-
try in 1911, she lived In New York
until 1915, then came to Washington
For the last several months she had
lived with her son, Vincent Marian
zano, 1108 Florida avenue NE. Pre-
viouSly she made her home with an
other son, Joseph Marranzano, and
granddaughter. Miss Tina Marian
zano, at 1872 Taylor street NV. The
granddaughter is a member of the re-
porttorial staff of the Washington
Times.
Besides her two sons and grand
daughter Mrs. Marranzano leaves two
daughters, Mrs Rose Mangiavillano
and Mrs. Joseph Mimi, this city, and
three other grandchildren. Philip and
Samuel Mimi, this city, and Miss
Mary Mimi. Atlanta, Ga.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
MRS. HAZEL (. TUkE,
GOLF LEADER, DEAD
Wife of Manager of D. c. Office
of Truscon Steel Co., Native
of Grand Rapids, Mich.

Mrs. Hazel E. Tuke, 43, of COOS
Fourth street NV, wife of Harry A.
Tuke, manager of the Washington
Office of the Truscon Steel Co., died
today in Providence Hospital after an
illness of about q week.
Mrs. Tuke, well-known among
women golfers here and nearby, had
been active In the Army and Navy
Country Club, serving as chairman Of
the Women's Golf Committee there
She also had been an active member
of the District of Columbia Chapter
American Red Cross. A native OF
Grand Rapids, Mich, Mrs. Tuke had
lived in Washington about 10 years.
Besides her husband, she leaves her
mother, Mrs. Jennie Rickerd, this
city: a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Newman,
Baltimore, and brother, Cecil Rick
erd, New Haven, Conn.
Funeral arrangements were to be
announced later.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
CHARLES THOMAS,
EX-F|REMAN, DIES
Retired Captain, 66, Had
Been Praised for His Work
in Theater Disaster.

Charles Thomas, 66, veteran retired
captain of the District Fire Depart
ment, died in Mount Alto Hospital
yesterday after short illness.
Appointed to the department In
March, 1899, Capt. Thomas was pro-
NOTED to sergeant in April, 1908: to
lieutenant in February, 1907, and to
captain in January. 1919. He was
retired in December, 1929, his last
service being with No. 10 Truck Com
pany He was lieutenant at No.
Truck Company when the latter be-
came the first motorized truck outfit
in the District Capt. Thomas also
had seen service with No. S Truck
Company and No. Engine Company.
During his long career. Capt.
Thomas had played a prominent part
in fighting many Of Washington's
major fires and was commended for
his work at the time of the Knicker-
booker Theater disaster in 1922.
A native of Shelby County. Ind,
Capt. Thomas had lived the greater
part of his life in Georgetown. At
the time of his death he resided at
1928 Twenty-ninth street NV. with
his daughter, Mrs. Gladys O'Neill.
Capt. Thomas had served two en-
listment terms with the Coast Artil-
lery before and during the Spanish
American War He was member of
the United Spanish War Veterans, of
Elm Camp, No. 8, Woodmen of the
World and Peck Memorial Presby-
terian Chapel
Besides his daughter, he is survived
by son, Howard c. Thomas, Chicago;
a brother, James Thomas, Arlington,
Ind: a half-sister, Mrs. Melissa Nc
Kinney, Shelbyville, Ind, and three
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10
am. tomorrow in the Wise funeral
parlorS, 2900 M street NV. The Rev
Irving w. Ketchum of Peck Memorial
Chapel will officiate. Burial will be
in Arlington National Cemetery be-
side his wife, the late Mrs. Susie
Thomas, who died in 1884.
Evening star., 1938-08-12

Railway engineers in Natal recently
staged a go-slow strike.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
Cocktail Lounge
Window Falls
Before BigVan

A moving van rolled over the curb
at Twelfth and H streets NV. this
morning and smashed window in the
Anchor Room, cocktail lounge at the
Annapolis Hotel. A helper on the
truck, Robert Burns, IS, colored, 1448
shoulder. He was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Sam Cosby, IS, colored, 801 v street
NV, told police he swerved the truck
to avoid another car and the left
front brake went bad" causing him
to lose control. The truck was only
slightly damaged.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
Radio Lights Enable Air Pilots
To See in Fog and Clouds

ing the runway head on. crossways or
at an angle.
The distance he can see the lights
depends on the power used in the
transmitters. It Is planned to make
the signals visible Is far as 10 miles
from the field.
1t is hoped, Mr.. George said, that
the radio lights will guide the pilot so
we'll there will be no need for using
an altimeter to tell how close the plane
is to the ground.
While the new system is somewhat
similar to the bent beam landing sys-
tenn, which enables pilot to land
blind" it Is an improvement in that
the pilot using radio lights knows how
far he is from the field as well as his
relative position with respect to the
ground.
Another proposed use for the new
system Is to serve as markers for
courses over mountains and through
mountain passes.