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Evening star., 1938-08-23
PRIVATE UTILITIES
HIT AT IVA. QUIZ
Biddle Charges Attempt to
Halt Sale of Power by
Propaganda.
BY tie Associated Press,

BY tie Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Aug. 23.-
Frances Biddle, counsel for a con-
gressional committee investigating the
r. V. A., told the committee today
private utilities have attempted to pre-
vent sale of T. v. A. power to mu-
inequalities through false propaganda,
injunctions and organization of So
called citizens committees"
The statement was made as the
committee opened its hearing here
after transferring from Knoxville.
Mr.. Biddle said testimony would deal
only with Chattanooga, but added
that similar methods have been used
at Paris. Jackson and Union City.
Tenn.
An example of the power COM
ranies' attitude" he said, lis shown
by statement of the Kentucky-Ten-
nessee Power Co.. operating at Paris,
which said one of its departments was
being used to combat municipal own
ership'"
The witness was L. j. Wilhoite. act
Ing chairman of the Chattanooga
Electric Power Board, municipal
committee created to obtain public
power.
Mr.. Wilhoite described many Chat
tanooga citizens" efforts to get public
power over period of ABOUT eight
years
He said such move was opposed for
many years by the Chattanooga
Chamber of Commerce, which he add
ed was working hand in glove with
the private utilities at that time"
Later the chamber brought in as a
speaker Henry I. Hartman of Boston,
then president of the United States
Chamber OF Commerce, who gave out
Evening star., 1938-08-23
Hot-Weather Tins.
BY the Associated Press.

by tFe AsSoCIated Press.
If hot weather gets you down, take
it easy. DR.. Robert Olesen of the
Public Health Service said today that
moderation Is the secret Of keeping fit
IN the summer. He advocated a mid.
day nap-the siesta OF the tropics
for those who can't sleep at night be-
cause of heat.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
rector Of waterfront activities at the

rector Of waterfront activities at the
camp.
Mark Woodward had the feature
role Of King Neptune. Among others
who took part in the carnival were
E. Naughten, Fred Carl, Lin Turner,
Joe Hollon, Pete Garretson, Frank
Seal, Julio Granda, Charles Short,
Curtis Cordell, Richard Pollock. John
Mullady, George Hayes, Ralph Paz,
Gus Gulfo, Eugene Brissie, Don
Thomas, John McMullen, John Hustled,
Evening star., 1938-08-23
accepted by the following: Clarence

accepted by the following: Clarence
E. Geiger of 4007 Connecticut avenue
NV, captain in the Field Artillery
Reserve; Grant v. Lund of GIT Eight
zenith street NV, first lieutenant in
the Medical Corps Reserve; John w.
Brabner Smith of the University Club,
second lieutenant in the Adjutant
Generals Department Reserve, and
Henry G. Talmadge of 2l24 I street
NV, second lieutenant In the Quar-
termaster Corps Reserve.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
D. c. MEN JOIN 0. R. c.

Four Washingtonians Acce
Reserve Officer Commissions.
Four Washington men are included
in the group OF applicants who have
recently accepted appointments in the
Ofncers' Reserve Corps.
Commissions In reserve units were
Evening star., 1938-08-23
the hottest private propaganda ever

heard"
Mr.. Wilhoite said the Chamber of
Commerce then declined to hold an
other meeting and allow an advocate
of public power to speak.
After Harriman's speech" he de-
clared, James A. Longley, vice presi-
dent of the Tennessee Electric Power
Co. told the chamber that public pow
er agitation is futile at this time be-
cause of legal barriers"
Evening star., 1938-08-23
BOYS HOLD CARNIVAL
Camp Let's Lads Participate
in Water Frolic.

The first annual water carnival OF
Camp Let's, the Central Young Mems
Christian Association boys camp On
the Rhode River near Annapolis, Md,
was held Sunday night. The affair
WAS in charge of John A. Hahn, di-
Evening star., 1938-08-23
Crosses Ocean 108th Time.

Mrs. William Polk, aged 81, has
arrived at Southampton, England,
after her 108th Atlantic crossing.
Evening star., 1938-08-23

James Palmer. Bruce Etchison,
Charles johnson. Henry Carl, Colin
Ritter and Robert Armstrong.
Evening star., 1938-08-23

changeable with anyway little more
literary than anyhow.
Geological is pronounced-zo-o
LODGE-e-kal, not zoo-LODGE-e-kal.
Send stamped self-addressed en-
velope for the leafet, "l2o Everyday
Words Often Mispronounced."
Evening star., 1938-08-23

Stunning bags for business women i. F..
for girls going back to school . for any
body here tomorrow at Sic less than
usual Genuine feathers . =. Buffalo, smooth
calf, patent leather and suede in variety
Of styles +. Black, brown, navy, wine, spice,
green and plum in the assortment.
Kann's-Air-Cooled Street Floor.
Evening star., 1938-08-23

Water in an open vessel begins to
boil at 212 degrees F.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
jolly Polly

A Little Chat on English
by JOS. J. FRISCH.
T. H. L.-Anyway is the correct
form. not anyways.
Anyway and anyhow are inter-
The Washington times., 1938-09-10
Veterdnisna

Phooey on all this talk about
the isms that have now come as
a plague on the nation. out Of
all the words that have been
written about communism, faS-
cism, naziism, pacifism, and
such, why should we overlook
the one that bids fair to cause
more burdens than all these
together. I mean veteranism.
There were more than four
million men in our World War
forces. I don't think the num-
ber could have been increased
materially since that memorable
November II, 1918, but one
would think so by the clamor
they make in trying to run the
affairs of the some 130, 0,000, 900
folks in this country. And can
you see any end to it? I'll say
not. On the contrary, as time
goes on and their numbers must
be dwindling, they're getting
louder and more insistent.
r. q. ].
The Washington times., 1938-09-10
2 3 =
Special Orchids

A certain shiver and a gloomy
feeling creeps upon one when
the word "court" is mentioned.
In some people this feeling is so
intense that they'd rather take
all kinds Of abuses and make
heavy sacrifices to avoid going
into court.
May I suggest to these people
to go to the Municipal Court,
in the clerks office, where Miss
Blanche Neff and William Ned
row are. Once they have seen
and talked to them these creepy
feelings will vanish. While the
rules and regulations are mani
fold and their patience is tried
in every way, they still manage
to keep a warm human feeling
for the entangled problems
men have created for each
other.
There ought to be raised spe-
cial orchids for the services this
team and their associates are
extending to the bewildered
public.
Miss Catherine Duckwall, the
clerk Of Judge Aukum, is not
only a credit to the judge for
selecting such q charming and
The Washington times., 1938-09-10
ROllin' Along
By W. A. S. Douglas

ENRED "PAWHUSKA" SMITH, ful-booded Choctaw
Indian, called the other day, borrowed So and
consented to having his shoes soed and heeed He drank
that money and also the shoeswhch he sodand came
back again the next morning in his stocking feet to so In
form and to borrow two Instead, bought him
bus ticket to Pittsburgh gave him so cents to eat and
smoke on while getting there.
In the Pennsylvania city he has another newSpaperman
friend to whom gladly pass along the responsibility For
Fred wears you down in a very short while.
VIZ soy 101 nm 'na1 ried and living in small mex
when he had money he onc;vov f,rnished house
held any Of it back-Which &C. r. r -. 80 .ooora
The Washington times., 1938-09-10
For Tydings

Listening to a radio message
by Representative "Davey"
Lewis, I made a most startling
discovery. The cause Of the
whole depression is due to the
one-man government Of Senator
Tydings "a distator in fact) who
is robbing the farmer as well as
every other working man in the
country for himself and the
associates Of his law firm.
After hearing this message it
seems Mr.. Roosevelt is only
small fry" and had better get
on the bandwsgon and hang
onto Mr.. Tydings' coat tail as
he (Tydings) is really response
BILE for everything that has hap
pened to this country to date.
The starvation prices the
farmer gets for his products
has been fixed by Tydings. The
outrageous prices we pay for
bread, milk, liquor, etc., is all
fixed" by Senator Tydings.
Yet Mr.. Lewis told us in a pre-
vious message how this all-time
big-shot racketeer ne eded a
$12,500 loan on his home and
how unsuccessful Senator Tyd-
ings' career has been, and what
a total failure he is.
Here's hoping, Mr.. Lewis, that
some day when you are able to
stand on your own feet, you
may really in your heart feel
that you are worthy to hold
a candle for Senator Tydings.
M. H.
The Washington times., 1938-09-10

to Oklahoma soon after the war,
was a respected citizen, a thor.
oughly civilized" Indian. Money
"uncivilized" him and turned
him into what he is today
genial, heavy-drinking hobo with
"ready-touch" friends and &C.
quaintances all over the country.
MY ATTENTION was drawn
AVA to him in the first place
when 1 saw him riding through
the streets Of Muskogee. He was
in the last car of three, all of
expensive make and all chauf-
feur-driven. He lolled in the back
seat with a pretty girl on either
side of him. A few hours later
he came into a SpeakeaSy I hap
pened to be patronizing at the
moment, the girls still with him,
and bought drinks for the house.
Getting acquainted was easy.
He was drawing around 1000
a week in royalties from the
wells found on his property and.
through some peculiar quirk, his
wealth had sent him back to
something akin to Savagism.
While his farming activities
brought him in a fair livelihood
he was a decent, respectable
member of the community, mar
The Washington times., 1938-09-10
Your |. O..
By SHIRLEY SPENCER

This is an American history
quiz. Score ten for each ques-
ton.
/. Robert Fulton launched
his first steamboat experiment
on the River Seine in Paris.
True. False.
2. These words occur in the
Declaration of Independence,
"All men are created free and
equal" True. False.
3. Noah and Daniel Webster
were brothers. True. False.
4. Benjamin Franklin was
Postmaster General for the
Colonies. True. False.
5. Zachary Taylor, twelfth
President, was related to James
Madison, fourth President. True.
False.
6. Which State was known as
the "Old Dominion" State?
Z. How many Presidents died
in office? CD How many as
SaSsinated?
8. What was President Wash
ington's salary (a) $4,000 (b)
$3.50 (c) served first term
without pay.
9. New Mexico was the last
State to be admitted to the
Union. True. False.
10. Two other families besides
the RooseveltS have had two U.
s. Presidents. Which were they?
(AnSwers on Page y
ANSWERS on Page 13)
The Washington times., 1938-09-10

much publicity to Fascist organ
izations by name, and the meth
cd by which he carefully guards
names of individuals who are
not openly or known FascistS,
while he is only too eager to
give the names Of all Front"
organizations and anyone re-
motely connected with them.
The reason is very plain. Fas-
cisrn is merely capitalism de-
veloped to the last degree and
even in it's present stage is Of
great aid in the strengthening Of
capitalist control. while Com
munism is unequivocably for
democracy and against capital
ism.
The Washington times., 1938-09-10

women smoking. II a wife Of
fends her husband by smoking,
it seems to me she should oblige.
After all, giving up cigarettes is
such a little thing for a wife to
do if she wants to please her
husband and keep him happy.
1t seems to me that the husband
and wife should try to control
each others vices"
X 4 4
Tom E. Wrathall, 7708 Chi
cago Ave-, Silver Spring, Md.D
contractor:
The Washington times., 1938-09-10

such as this. It's a rather hard
question for me to answer, be-
cause never have smoked. But
if I did smoke I believe I would
give it up if I were married and
my husband wanted me to stop.
There are many men who are
still old.fashioned enough to OBJ
ject to women smoking. Giving
up smoking is little enough for a
wife to do for her husband If
she knows he objects"
The Washington times., 1938-09-10
salesman:

would have insisted that she
stop the habit entirely. Per.
haps I am old-fashioned, but I
dislike seeing women smoking
in public. It is not so bad if they
smoke in the privacy Of their
home, but even there it is an
unnecessary habit. What good
does smoking do a woman? A
couple should respect each 9TH
er'S wishes as much as possible"
X \ Il
Miss Catherine Auxt, 4129
Harrison st. N. W., dental assist
The Washington times., 1938-09-10

.efined looking and acting clerk,
out also to the court.
Judge Aukum reminds one of
a father, who has a big family
of problem boys. His problem
boys are the lawyers, who swarm
around him in an effort to get
away with whatever they want.
But he holds his own and be-
comes a problem for them to
tackle.
ANNA LANsBURGH.
The Washington times., 1938-09-10

counts in the
main for his
present state
of financial
emptiness. He
was educated
at the Car
liSle Indian
School, was a
football play
er of renoWn
and, at the
time the oil
boom ca m e
The Washington times., 1938-09-10

entitled to a certain amount Of
freedom to do the things he or
she enjoys. If the wife were in
ill health, it would be a differ
ent question, and the husband
naturally should assert his au-
thority and make her stop
smoking. But the normal,
healthy wife, with a mind Of heE
own, has a perfect right to
smoke if she wants to-"
X
Miss Frances Davis, $3.50 P
st. N. w., cashier:
The Washington times., 1938-09-10
Wise Words

A strict observance Of the
written laws is doubtless one Of
the high virtues Of a good citi-
zen, but it is not the highest.
The laws of necessity. Of self
preservation, Of saving our coun-
try when in danger, are Of
higher observation-disclosures JET.
ferSon.
Nature is the art Of God
Dante.
The Washington times., 1938-09-10

N1S>O~SASA1~S~S~
more wrong for a woman to
smoke than for a man. I feel
that if either a wife or husband
enjoy smoking they should be
permitted to continue. It would
be unreasonable for either to
object. This is another of those
situations that seem to arise
needlessly and cause needless
arguments and misunderstand-
ings. Most of these problems
could be settled with just a bit
Of tolerance on both Sides"
X
H. B. McBee, 1929 M st. N. W..
The Washington times., 1938-09-10

mot if she wants
to smoke. It's her
prerog a tive, the
same as it would be
his if he preferred
to smoke and she
did not want him
to do so. Both hus-
bands and wives
have certain un-
The Washington times., 1938-09-10

Because of his good record,
those in charge of Indian affairs
considered him well able to take
care of his own good fortune and
no restrictions were placed upon
him in regard to the spending OF
his money. And how he spent it
while it lasted!
Ills house in Pawhuska had
IA eight bedrooms. fourteen
bathrooms and nine garages. He
got rid of his wife in short order
and though he wore expensive
suits, tailored for him in Tulsa,
he never bought an overcoat, pre-
ferring to wrap his person in
gaudy and expensive blankets.
He was a gold mine for the gold
diggerS who poured into the
Oklahoma oilfields hunting wild
Indians, and his first large
chunk of trouble concerned an
alleged dancing teacher from
Chicago.
The young lady hung out her
shingle on the main street Of
the oil-boom town and took up
position in a camp chair, shapely
legs crossed and skirts drawn as
high up as the sheriff would
allow. Fred came rolling along
in his $3.50 suit and his red and
yellow blanket, and in no time
at all was upstairs in the atelier
that's what she called it, a
Dance Atelier"- r"-supposedly
learning the bunny-hug. They
came downstairs an hour later
and crossed the street to Fred'S
lawyer, where a contract was
drawn up giving her 500 a
week for two years as private
dance instructor.
4 + =
TT COST Fred the full amount
l. Of the contract to get rid Of
her three weeks later when he
fell in love with the entire
chorus of q travelling burleSque
show - two members Of which
were with him when he and I
first met. He married one OF
them some six weeks later-and
then his conscience smote him.
He was, he considered, being un-
fair to the seven others. So he
remedied that by marrying each
and every one Of them in diff
ferent Oklahoma cities, swear
ing the new wife to secrecy be-
fore the ceremonies.
OF course they told each
other, and then ganged on him.
A lawyer saved him from jail
by having him declared incom-
petent. He settled with the girls
for $4,000 apiece, but when it
came to collecting the money
it was found that Fred'S wells
had run dry-and that he was
financially empty. Even the
lawyer dropped him after that
and Fred has been a tramp
ever since.
Copyright. 1888. BY Washington
H0rald-Tiu00)
w. VXY1-
The Washington times., 1938-09-10

"In my opinion
she a b solu t e ly
S h ould give up
smoking. As a mat
ter of fact I COM
pletely d i sapprove
Of women smoking.
If my wife had
smoked at the time
we were married, I
The Washington times., 1938-09-10

"Well, I feel the
husband is justified
in objecting If he
really dislikes to
see women smoke.
The wife should
have enough re-
spect for her huS-
band to want to
obey q command
The Washington times., 1938-09-10

II do not believe
the wife should do
exactly everything
her husband wants
her to do. While
I think a hus-
band and wife
should work to-
gether as much as
possible, each is
The Washington times., 1938-09-10

If the husband
does not want his
wife to smoke, I
don't think S h e
should. I don't
smoke myself and
/ can't see what
good smoking does,
although I do not
disa approve of
The Washington times., 1938-09-10
Still Stands

To Mr.. Dies, poverty and i'll.
health are individual weak
nesses-"s survival of the fittest."
At present one Of the at
tributes of American capitalism
is peace but how easy it is,
when capital is at stake, to go
to war!
At present under capitalism
there is liberty and a sort Of
democracy, but let the question
arise before Mr.. Dies and he
would choose capitalism to lib
erty and democracy.
AmericaniSm still stands, Dies
and his ilk to the contrary, not
for capitalism, but for life, lib
erty and the pursuit OF happi-
ness or, peace, democracy and
good health!
STRICTLY AMERICAN.
The Washington times., 1938-09-10
Definitions, Please

I should like to ask the
Hon. Martin L. Dies the fol-
lowing question: Just what Spe-
cific definition does he apply to
the words "subversive" and un-
American?
For the first, my abridged
Webster gives: Tending to up
root; to rule utterly: to pervert;
corrupt" For the second:
Americana person, custom,
phrase or object peculiar to
America or the United States"
Does the Hon. Mr.. Dies for
get that one Of the traits most
peculiar to the United States OF
America is the revolutionary
day-to-day change in all things
American? Does Mr.. Dies for
get that revolutions are fought
for freedom and not for slavery?
Die Hard
In one respect Mr.. Dies is a
conventional, nineteenth cen
tury die-hard, in that he firmly
believes that by applying the
label Communist" to any in
dividual or action, he has ef-
fectively stopped that action be-
cause of the carefully planned
and nurtured stigma which has
been continually tackled to the
word Communist.
Mr.. Dies does not attack COM
munism or fascism on a basis
of whether they re fundamen-
tally good or bad to the whole
of the people, but ca the basis
of their danger to capitalism.
One glaring proof of this is his
apparent reluctance to give
The Washington times., 1938-09-10
Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January /. 1898. is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-09-10

P. S.-Any assumptions or al
lusions to characteristics Of in
dividauls or political parties are
based on their public record and
not on my own personal or any
other personal opinion.
g
The Washington times., 1938-09-10
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Names addresses
will be omitted
The Washington times., 1938-09-10
TheInquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION
Should a wife stop smoking to
please her husband?

THE ANSWERS
Miss Ann Carmack, 3019 Eli
colt St. N. W., social secretary:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-04-14

So the little fellows from the
hinterland got together - and
the sOcalled big boys are left
holding the bag. But there Is
one catch In the whole arrange
ment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-04-14
Thursday, April IA, 1888
Season Opens For
Brook Trout May |
BuIlheads, Catfish. and Others
May Be Taken BY Angling
Also On May LIST

Minnesota fly rod fishermen or
the lowly willow pole an worm
specialist will have their inning
beginning May when the brook
trout season opens, according to
Harry e. Speakes, director of game
and fish.
Bullheads, catfish, garfish, white
fish Of 16 inches and over; carp.
dogfish, redhorse, sheepshead, suclp-
ers, eelpout and buffalo may be talk
en- with hook and line May 1, except
in Big Stone Lake where bullheads
are protected until May Is.
The lake trout seaons opens April
Is. Walleyed pike, pickerel, great
northern pike, muskelunge, sand
pike and yellow perch may be taken
on and after May Is.
Crappies, bass and sunfish may
be taken beginning May 20 in the
southern zone and in the northern
zone the season on these fish opens
on June Fl.
The zone dividing line runs
approximately straight east and
west through Browns Valley, Nor
ris, st. Cloud, Princeton and Cam
bridge.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-04-14

are as follows:
1. Don't pass on hills or blind
curves-you might Just as well drive
blind-folded.
q. Don't fail TO signal all turns
the fellow behind Is entitled to his
courtesy.
8. Don't challenge the right-of-way
III in doubt, take no chances.
4. Don't cut contestants the
other fellows territory and he
might claim 1t.
5. Don't cut in sharply after pass
ing-the driver you pass hates the
ditch as much as you do.
6. Don't weave all over the high
way-your half of the road DIS on the
right.
Z. Don't come to sudden stops
without signaling-rear end crashes
are costly.
8. Don't bag i'm traffic-you have
no right to delay those behind.
9. Don't take chance with faulty
brakes or tires-dt's a saving you'll
regret.
10. Don't be reckless at any time
you endanger not only your own
life, but the other fellows as well.
II. Don't drive with binding lights
the driver approaching hates 1t as
much as you do.
IL. Don't race for an intersection
then stop carbohydrates have
been known to fail.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-04-14
The Otner Side

1T Is my belief that any fair
minded person will concede that
there are two sides to every ques-
ton.
I am interested in the city crdin-
ance restricting dogs to their own
ers' property and TAX Payers" re-
action to the same. To whom do
you consider this ordinance unjust ?
The dog owner, the dog or the eth
er tax payer whose property the
roaming dog destroys.
I am fond Of dogs but I am not
so fond Of them that ! can cheer
fully stand by and see them blithe-
ly destroy the fruits Of hours OF
hard labor not to mention the
monetary loss.
4 know a number of elderly peo-
pie not blessed with abundant
means who try to exc out small
income with the products Of a gar
den only to have roaming dogs
render them unfit for consumption.
Fences will not keep them out as
they will gaily leap even a three
foot fence to reach their objective.
Personally I find 1t very hard to
see the plants in a cherished flow
er plot sent flying to the four winds
by the feet of someone's cherished
pet, and there emphatically Is no
difference in the damage caused by
a pedigreed dog or a mongrel.
If we each try to see the other
fellows side as well as our own we
should be able to reach an amicable
solution that will relieve existing
conditions.
1t might be possible to make the
time of restraint cover the produc-
tive months and let the dog have
his freedom the remainder Of the
year. Both sides should be willing
to make concessions If required to
attain such a solution and with the
employment of courtesy and good
will this should not be difficult.
Mrs. Frank Pangburn.