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The Washington times., 1938-04-25
MrS.BensOn
Wins Air
Derby

Mrs. Mary F.. Benson, Depart
ment Of Agriculture employe, won
the novel spot-map race, first
1888 flying event sponsored by the
Washington Air Derby ASsocia-
tion, from Beacon Field, near
Alexandria, yesterday.
Spotting four out of six land
marks in new air game, played
with a set of aerial photographs,
a map and an airplane, Mrs. Ben
son brought her plane down in
Sc minutes to take the first prize,
an aluminium platter.
Harrison Somerville, 1912 Juni.
per st. N. w., was second in the
contest.
In the game, eight contestants
took off to locate on their maps
landmarks designated on photo
graphs, all within a five-mile
radius Of Beacon Field. Twenty
points were awarded for each
barn, school, or silo located, with
the number of flying minutes sub
tracted from the total. All missed
the largest landmark, the town
Of Silesia, Md, near Fort Wash
ington.
Mrs. Benson. who lives near
College Park, Md, is secretary Of
the Air Derby Association. She
qualified for solo flying last year.
She is an illustrator for the Ma
tional Museum and the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
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COLORED BAR
OBSERVES DAY

Celebration of the tenth annual
lawyers day observance was held
by the colored Washington Bar
Association with special programs
yesterday at Metropolitan Wesley
A. M. E. Zion Church and Yer
mont Avenue Baptist Church.
George E. c. Hayes spoke at
Metropolitan Church on the SUBJ
ject, police Brutality in the Dis
trict." Music was provided by the
church choir. Edward w. Howard
presided.
Suffrage in the District" was
the subject of Richard Atkins at
Vermont Avenue Church. Other
participants in the program in
cluded: William L. Houston, pres
ident of the Negro National Bar
Association; George A. Parker,
dean of the Terrell Law School;
Belfred Lawson and the Sunday
school chorus of Zion Baptist
Church. Thurman L. Dodson
presided.
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DIR. StOrch to Talk
On oil From Coal

COLLEGE PARK, April 25.
Methods of converting coal into
crude oil and it's derivatives to off
set any possible future shortage
of petroleum will be discussed in
a lecture by DR.. H. H. Storch be-
fore the chemical engineers of the
U. s. Bureau of Mines at the Uni
versity of Maryland tomorrow eve
ming.
The operation, discovered in
Germany by DR.. F.. BergiuS in
1915, has been made practical for
commercial production and has
been put to large-scale use in
European countries that lack pc
troleum facilities, DR.. Storch said.
Used now in case of war, it is to
be introduced in the United States
because it is known that the oil
reserve here is less than the coal
supply, he said.
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DEMOCRATS SET
FOR CONFERENCE

Officials of the Democratic Ma.
tional Committee will leave Wash.
ington this afternoon to attend the
regional conference sponsored by
the women'S division in Columbia
S. c. The conference opens tomor.
row and will continue through
Wednesday.
In the delegation from Wash
ington will be Postmaster General
Farley, Charles A. Nicholson, di-
rector of publicity for the party;
Lawrence w. "Chip" Robert, Sec
retary; Oliver A. Quayle, jr., treas
urer; Mrs. Thomas F.. McAllister,
director, women's division, and
Mrs. May Thompson Evans, as
SiStant director.
-VnfE EnR SuEERAcE APRIL Sn-
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to play in the streets? After
all, boys are wonderful beings,
but the girls are going to be
the future mothers Of this
country and their health and
care should be put before
boys any day. Women have
a hard enough time of it in
this world as it is, and I have
never understood why the men
have always had all the
breaks.
For example, take the stu
alton right here in Washing
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q
, MONDAY, APRIL IS
By E0alw Walsh Mclean

keep that school open, they should have de-
manded more money.
This is another reason why every citizen Of
the District ought to get out and vote on the
3Oth of April. Then if anything like this should
occur again, any interested persons could go
out there, see for themseves-which after all
is the only way to get at the bottom of things,
and go straight to their Senator or Representa-
tive and get him interested
There is another appalling thing So far as
I can find out there is no place in the District
where a poor girl who has made"a misstep can
go and have her baby safely and in proper sur
roundings without signing dozens of papers,
giving her full name and exposing everything
to her family. have such deep pity for these
girls. They are not protected in any way and
while I think it is sad and terrible thing to
have happen, do think they should be taken
care of by fine people instead of being forced
into the hands Of quacks and horrible people
who take advantage of them.
Hard Enough at Best
IT rs hard enough to have babies when you are
guarded safely with home and husband,
and certainly salute the game girls that are
willing to go through the torture and uncertainty
of the whole thing, with no money behind them,
afraid to tell their families and willing to risk
everything to have their baby and keep it.
BY all means keep our boys off the streets.
I think belong to every boys club almost, but
for Heavens sake, let's give our girls protection,
decent surroundings, and, above all, when the
harm is done and it is too late to undo it, let
us have homes that will stand by them and
protect them without soaring them to death and
give them courage that they so sadly need, with
the precious, but decidedly great handicap-the
child.
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
GIRL BRIDE Tip
is PRIZE WINNER

Quick-thinking local and out-of-
town readers of The Washington
Times caShed in last week on tips
to the editor ranging from the
LeWeS DelD marriage of a 12-
year-old girl to first information
on fatal automobile and train &C.
cidentS.
Recovery by young Junior Dis
trict Day detectives" of a stolen
purse and apprehension of the
alleged thief merited another of
the cash prizes which are dis
tributed each week in the Times
Newstip Contest.
Possession by a Congressman of
a hitherto obscure piece of Lin
colniana was also adjudged wor-
thy of a prize.
Other events, first information
on which proved valuable to the
tipsters, included the death Of
Conductor George Wayne beneath
the wheels of a freight train;
fire in an automobile started by
the owner while demonstrating
the self-starter; birth of a three
legged kitten; return home of a
man thought by his wife to be
dead; crash involving Bureau of
Engraving truck and bread truck;
looting of a store, and six youths
digging up graves in an old Rock
Creek Park cemetery.
Additional prizes were awarded
for tips concerning messenger
boys finding a lost child asleep;
eggs layed by a Cabin John hen in
a home and a carrier pigeon in q
District apartment: grocer killed
in crash at Fredericksburg, Va,
and a man shot near Twenty-First
and K SITS. N. w.
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ton-the National Training School for Girls,
which has been closed I spent several days
out there and the new buildings and improve
ments that have been started should, by all
means, have been carried through. There was
beautiful dream and a sensibly worked out
plan by Dr. Carrie w. Smith.
Now I understand her plans Of making safe
and decent living quarters for girls have col
lapsed without rhyme or reason. OF course, the
old buildings there were disgrace, but the
new part, in my opinion, should have been made
q home.
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
3 Convictions
ResuItFrOm
Deaths

Since February 1, 18 cases of
negligent homicide have been dis.
posed Of in Police Court.
OF this number, David A. Hart,
Assistant United States Attorney,
said, only three have been tried
and found guilty. Two of them
received Jail sentences of one year,
and a third defendant with
leniency recommended was sen,
fenced to 30 days.
Pointing out there was a notice,
able lack of evidence in most of
the cases, Hart said:
1T is quite evident from the
verdictS rendered by the coro-
ner's jury and the verdicts
rendered by the court, that the
coroner'S jury is more impressed
by the fact that there is a
death rather than the actual
circumstances surrounding the
DEATH"
At the direction Of the Police
Court, nine defendants in the
cases since February were found
not guilty, and six of those tried
by jury were found not guilty. To-
day, only eight cases are pending
Hart said.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
MONDAY IN THE TIMES SIX
NEW COMIC STRIPS IN ADDITION
TO ALL YOUR OLD FAVORITES
-. SMITTY, CAPTAIN STUBS
KRAzY KR!G KAT DON'T LOOK
SSM sSSkEr sToHER RAFME4 bAxTEE GAn. RE:
1894 for HOME DELIVERY.
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majority of the most active
issues declined, these includ-
ing aviation, steel and metal
stocks.
The chief exception was In
ternational Telephone, which
gained a little on progress by
the conservative elements in
the Spanish conflict. Doubt
less a little better feeling about
utilities in general was also
helpful.
Despite the minor reaction
In StnckS IL iS nntahln that
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effect for some time to come.
Col. Dan I. Sultan, engineer
commissioner, who was absent
from the city when the anti.park-
ing regulations were enacted, has
announced his opposition to the
proposals.
DEFEAT Is SEEN
His stand, coupled with that of
Commissioner George E. Allen,
who voted against the restrictions
is sufficient to defeat the pro-
poSalS. The two amendments to
the traffic code were approved by
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen
and Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner H. S. Bishop, who acted
under the apprehension that Col
onel Sultan favored the regula-
tions.
Sultan made his stand clear
today. He said he was opposed to
a rule arbitrarily prohibiting park
ing within 100 feet on the flow
side of a traffic signal controlled
intersection, as provided by one
regulation, and also was against
the arbitrary rule banning park
ing at all intersections from 20 to
so feet behind the building line.
He said: Q
II believe each intersection
should be treated individually.
There are some intersections
where these proposals should be
enforced, but on the other hand
there are others where the rule
would work too great a hardship.
DENIES GIVING o. X.
Before left the city on my
vacation, we talked about ex-
tending the present 25-foot park
ing restriction at intersections
to a 40-foot restriction, but did
not decide anything definite
about that. I did not give my
approval to either Of these pro-
posed regulations before leaving
the city"
The regulations were proposed
by Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer on the ground Of relieving
traffic congestion and adding to
traffic safety.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
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from their perches on the scat
folding. ''Hooray for the Vice
President!" Cactus" Jack Gar
ner held up a big hammer,
shook it at the crowd and
grinned a pink-faced grin.
knocked the rivet on the
head every time" he said to
Jimmy Byrnes, South Carolina
Senator. "And whoever says
I didn't is a Republican," The
v. P. did hit the rivet on the
head every time.
He out.hit Senator ByrneS,
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bonds did much better; and that the gains on
this sector were not confined to Government
issues. In fact, corporate bonds had another
one of those spurts which have marked the in
creasing confidence that radicalism in politics
Is eventually going to be defeated.
NOR was the dip in securities anything startling.
~ AS a matter of fact it was mainly the re-
suit of rather sharp reaction on Monday and
Tuesday, and which carried through part Of the
Wednesday session. On the latter day. how
ever, there was notable rightaboutface
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My Say

WELL see by the papers they are going to
w take care of our poor boys on the streets
with a nice club. with a swimming pool and
everything delightful in it,
But how about our poor little girls, who have
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
FrightfuL Conditions

T HEAR from those people who have been
l. there, that the condition of the place where
they have sent these poor girls is frightful. And
why is all this necessary? Is it just through
jealousy, spite and smallness on the part Of
some men? If there wasn't enough money to
The Washington times., 1938-04-25

NEW YoRK.-At the close last week stocks
Az averaged somewhere between one and two
points lower than at the beginning. A large
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
Dear Washington.
By Helen Essary

I'm taking pleasure in looking up at you boys"
he said. "And it's pretty easy to see that you
are taking pleasure in looking down on me.
They all look down on me in Washington. I'm
just down here as the Capitals official repre-
sentative to tell you that the real work being
done by you and your friends is helping preserve
the prosperity of our nation"
tell you it's absolutely true-Mr. Garner has
gone garrulouS in the perfumed South
The days in South Carolina have been a series
Of ceremonies-of Army reviews, visits to forts,
to the navy yard and to gardens. So many shots
have been fired in salutes to the distinguished
visitors that a captain told me he was afraid
there wasn't enough ammunition left for 81 guns
for Mr.. Roosevelt when he arrives Friday to
start his fishing trip.
Senator Ryan Duffy says he's been treated so
grandly that he just breads going back home to
Washington. He's going to feel so lonesome
there. Nobody will meet him with band and
cannonading. There will be no ruffles and flour
ishes of drums when he steps out Of his taxi on
the way to save the nation in the Capitol.
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CHARLESTON, S. C. with the Congressional
" Azaleans.)-"Hooray. hooray" shouted hun
dreds of workmen at the Charleston Navy Yard,
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
Col. Sultan Turns
Thumbs Down on
. New Parking Rule
Engineer Commissioners Stand Due to Hold
Up Enforcement

Washington motorists able to breathe easier today
Those drastic parking restrictions enacted several weeks ago
by the District Commissioners which destroyed thousands of
parking spaces throughout the city apparently will 90
The Washington times., 1938-04-25

Senator "Cotton Ed" Smith and Representative
Carl Vinson. Representative Vinson, chairman
of the Naval Affairs Committee of the House,
was the first to put on the big yellow gloves at
the laying of the keel of the U. S. S. Roe, a
ceremony of Charleston's threeday entertain
ment. But he struck at the rivets with gentle
little pats. So did Senators Byrnes and Smith.
The crowd of uniformed naval officers, the rest
of the congressional party and the mob of yard
workmen off for the big afternoon laughed and
laughed. The workmen almost fell off their
perches they laughed so hard
"Here, give it to me-" said Mr.. Garner-and
went whacking away. Then the other lawmakers,
ashamed followed suit.
The v. p. Is LOquaciOus!
WHEN the Vice President agreed to come down
w here it was with the understanding that he
not be asked to speak word. Yet he stalked
out loud in meeting every time anybody hoped
he would say few words
When Admiral Allen, commandant Of the
navy yard, had introduced him to the guests
| at the keel-laying ceremony he looked up at the
7 workmen and addressed himself TO them.
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Look at National Defenses

7 OOKING at our national defenses in order
~ to realize that there should be more of them
was the chief occupation on Saturday. COL John
j. Fulmer, commanding Fort Moultrie met the
officer at the. fort and every officers lady was
waiting to welcome the strangers when the five
buses unloaded their crowds. Colonel Fulmer
broke an old Army rule twice. He stopped the
parade of his troops once so that Representa-
tive Thomas Mcmillan might collect the mem
bers of the Senate and House Military Affairs
Committee to review the drill and once more
so that he could properly welcome the Vice
President.
The v. p, by the way. got 10 guns in his salute.
Members Of Congress had to be satisfied with II.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-12

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Nine Killed In Airliner Crash
 Wilds Montana
(By The Associated Press)

HELENA, Mont, Jan. ll-At the office of the Northwest Air lines, officials announced that all persons aboard the air liner whi- oh crashed near Bozeman late Monday, are dead.
 Nine persons were reported a. board the plane, seven passengers and two crew members, whose names are Pilot c. A. Larson and Glenn White.
 Ranchers, who were witnesses to the crash said they saw the plane burst into flames at it hit the ground. The plane struck in wild country, making it diff cult for searching parties to reach it. No Alaskans were aboard the plane. Further details when available.
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Air Bombings Chinese Airports
 By Jap Planes

SHANGHAI, Jan. 11th, (P- A Japanese army spokesman an nounced that their forces were prepared for the next operation if necessary, but gave no hint of any objective on the Chinese war fronts.
 The spokesman further said, that during a quiet spell, Japan csc planes rainsd bombs on the Hankow airfield and three newly discovered Chinese airfelds in the interior. Japanese forces in the Shantung Province also push eo westward from Tsingtao, whi- oh was occupied yesterday with out resistance.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-12
U S. Coast Guard Ships to Carry Mail During Strike
Coast Guard Takes Over Carrying
 Alaska Mail

WASHINGTON D. C., Jan. l2. (P)-The U. s. Coast Guard took over the movement of U. s. mail from Seattle to Alaska and be tween Alaskan ports for the dur alton of the Maritime tieup of Alaska steamships operating in Alaska waters.
 Captain Covel, Acting Com mandant, ordered the Seattle Di- vision to use Coast Guard cutters and equipment to transport mail and government officials where ever necessary" until commercial operations are resumed.
 SEATTLE, Jan. l2, (P)-The patrol boat Spencer directed the Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Norah, which is due at Juneau Friday, to pick up mail there and other Alaskan ports. The Prin- cess sailed yesterday from Van couver.
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Wreckage Found
 Fourteen Miles
 From Pago Pago

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 12, (P) -Wreokage was identified by the Navy as from the Samoan Clip per, found fourteen miles north west of Pago Pago, where the big flying boat and crew of seven disappeared suddenly. The brief message did not mention any sur vivors.
 The Nays motor launch in recovering parts of the wreck, which they were able to identify satisfactorily It is said the navy communication was given the Pan-American officials. Francis Walton, Pan-American represen- tative said, he und -rstood the phrase identification satisfactory to mean that it was the wreckage of that of the Clipper found by the Navy.
 Honolulu also received word that the aircraft tender Avocet sighted ois slick n ar Pago Pago, and dispatched a launch to pick up parts of the wrecked plane.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-12
Will Soon Be All
 Japan Controlled

SHANGHAI, Jan. 12, fP-The Japanese dominated Provisional government at Peiping, has plan ned to keep pace with Japan's North China armies by taking ov- CT control of 'Shantung, C.iina's Sacred Province.
 Through Japanese channels it was learned that the plan under which the Peiping regime would assume collection of taxes in the Province of thirty-four million population; the receipts of cls- toms at Tsingtao, the rich port on the Yellow Sea is highly priz- cd.
 A foreign observer said at Tok- yo, that Japan would soon recog- nize the Peiping regime as legal China government.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-12
Blizzards Make Rescue Efforts
 Very Difficult
(By The Associated Press)

BOHEMIAN, Montana, Jan. H. A biting blizzard threw snow shroud over the blackened wreck age of the Northwest AirlineS plane and the bodies of ten per sons which the air craft carried to their deaths late yesterday when it crashed in the Bridger Mountains, IA miles northeast of Bozeman.
 Searchers who reached the scene retreated in the face of a blizzard, after finding that all the plane occupants were dead, and postponed until later today, the task of bringing out the victims bodies.
 The pilot of the wrecked ship had pioneered the rute across the Northern Rockies and had flown over a million miles without in- turing a passenger. F. w. West was the co-pilot, both were of Spokane, Wash.
 Passengers were: w. E. Bor- genheimer of Basin, Montana; Lloyd Levin, Detroit, Mich; Al H. Croonquist, Billings, Montana, who was State Traffic Manager of the airline; George A. Ander- son of Seattle; Walter Ton of St. Paul, Minn.; Douglas Mckay, a clerk for the Hudsons' Bay Con- pany, Canadian committee; Ted Anderson an employee of St. Paul airline.
 Sheriff Lovitt and l. Westlake reported the bodies badly burned, three having been thrown from the fuselage, while others were tossed into the front of the shat tered airliner.
 The plane was bound for Chi cago from Seattle.
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Pan American Clipper Wrecked
 All Are Killed
(Ry The Associated Press)

PAGOPAGO, Tutila, (Ameri- can Samoa) Jan. 12-Hope waned for the trans. Pacific Samoan clip per crew of seven, which vanish ed mysteriously yesterday just a few minutes out of Tutila.
 The belief grew here, that the 21-ton flying boat caught fire as it was dumping gasoline into the ocean, and exploded the ship.
 The plane was estimated to be only three minutes out of Pago- pago and was dumping gasoline prepatory to landing, when last heard from at three twenty-seven Eastern Standard Time.
 Oil slick was reported to have been found on the water twelve miles off Tutila Island and in the same vicinity column of smoke was reported to have been sight ed yesterday. Feeling here is that the smoke marked the death trail.
 No further word came from the ship itself, since preparations to land was reported by Captain Edward c. Musick, 48-year-old veteran and trans-oceanic aviator who was on his last flight with the Upper in Pan-American Air ways new Honolulu-New Zealand service.
 The Naval aircraft Tender Avo- cet, put out from Pagopago to maintain a night long search for flares. After daylight a flight was made to investigate the re- ported oil slick, by Naval plane which made fruitless five hour aerial search.
 Others aboard the Clipper were
 C. G. Sellers, first officer;
 P. S. Brunk, Junior flight off, cer;
 F J. Mclean, navigator;
 J. W. Stokrod, engineering off, cer.
 J. A. Brooks, assistant engineer ing officer;
 J. F. Findley, radio officer.
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PAGO PAGO, Jan. 18th, fP)- Destroyed by fire the Samoan Clipper carried its crew of seven men to death when the plane plunged into the Ocean, the Pan American Airways announced, as excess fuel was released 10 trim the craft for a safe landing. Peo- pie here believed the gasoline became ignited and blew the clipper to pieces in midair.
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Yukon Sailing Cancelled Other
 Ships Held Up

SEATTLE, Jan. 10, l936. NOME NUGGET, Nome.
 Cancel Steamer Yukon sailing date of January 9th from Seattle and January l4'h from s ward. Balance of sailings will be subject to waterfront strike settlement. Will advise you later
 Signed: JOE HARNISH.
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PAGO PAGO, Jan. 12, (P)--A Navy plane made two futile flight attempts to locate the Clipper plane and planned to resume it's search to aid the surface vessel today.
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