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The Washington times., 1938-06-01

Vi RAOA4ANACASAA W. 80 ~
in America, prices on desired
commodities went up and those
who were willing to risk fines
and imprisonment-as was my
brother-were able to make
plenty of money.
During "the trouble" which
is the expressive fashion in
which Irishmen refer to any
period of argument with Eng
land, whether with swords and
guns or merely by word Of
mouth, the latter country's gov
eminent either barred entirely
or placed an almost prohibitive
tax on importations and services.
Among these latter were listed
the method by which my brother
earned his living with his
famous Percheron stallion which
he called Fiddle.
4 +
EIDDLE is what is known in
= Irish and English draft
horse breeding circles as "a real
frog" The French are very
jealous of their Percherons, as
they should be, for nothing can
touch them for heavy work. In
the matter of stations they alb
solutely refuse to let the best of
them get out Of the country.
Those that are bought for breed
ing purposes abroad, therefore,
are not as good as those kept
at home. But Fiddle is of the
very top flight.
My brother, who was badly
shot up in the war while serving
with the Canadian forces, had
won the friendship and graft
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worst possible government
would be a government Of phi
losophers."
If science can find no better
way to promote the general well
fare than through a reduction
in population, then science
should take a back seat and let
such calamities as war and pes
thence do the work.
If Philos will only study his
tory, with ordinary common
sense, he will observe that all
wealth, progress, and enlighten-
ment arise in lands sufficiently
we'll populated to produce them.
He will also find that all re-
auctions in population, such as
that following a great war or
the plague, are followed by a de-
cline in civilization.
Even the people on relief to-
day are vitality important to the
welfare Of society and trade. II
all the weak should die tomor-
row no one but the undertaken
would find any cause for re-
joicing. Indeed the strong would
find themselves faced with a
more intense struggle for exist
ence. E. M. s.
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Sees No Red Peril

I didn't read the first letter
Of your correspondent, Oscar P.
johnson, but that second letter
treads on one Of my pet dis
likes.
OF course, it may be possible
that I misinterpret the first. If
so. I apologize in advance. But
I gather that he Is charging
that some WPA play depicting
some unhealthy economic or
social conditions in American
life was written and produced
at the direct instigation Of
Moscow.
Brother johnson is about 10
years behind the times. Dur.
ing the prosperous CD twenties,
damning every indication of lib.
eral thought, whether bearing
q faint pink shade or dripping
with the deepest crimson, IS
paid propaganda from Moscow
was a grand old pastime en-
gagged in by everybody from
j. P. Morgan to the commander
Of the American Legion post in
Whatsisville. Kan. Let's be CRATE
ful that the more recent trend
has been such that Johnson Is
now probably in a minority.
Let it be understood from the
first that I'm no Communist or
even a Right Wing Socialist.
But I do recognize the fact
that the social conditions result
ing from the protection given
by our Government to the loot
ers and socially irresponsible
American business chiefs have
produced frightful conditions
among many classes Of our peo-
pie. And I recognize the fact
that a program to improve our
critically i'll economic order can
be worked OUT only by freeing
American minds from the accu-
Sation Of a Moscow dictatorship
every time a new and, perhaps
constructive, proposal is brought
forward. And If the WPA the
eter group wants to present a
portrayal of unfortunate and
undesirable conditions, at least
they might be well credited with
honesty in so doing, and not
with working at the dictation
Of Stain.
JOHNNY JEHOSAPHAT JONES
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Rep. Mead's Stand

I deny vigorously the state
ment published in the press Of
May 26 indicating my support
of differentials in the wages and
hours bill. At all meetings Of
our steering committee, and
again on the floor Of the House,
I opposed all amendments and
urged adoption Of q clear-cut
proposal which would allow the
conferees to reject differentialS
as well as the bureaucratic con-
troll included in the original
Senate proposal. favor a uni
form wage and hour bill cover
ing the entire country, and shall
oppose both bureaucratic con.
troll and differentials.
JAMES M. MEAD,
Representative, 42d N. z. DiA
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ment has put
an end to the
bootlegging of
cattle, pro l.
uce and horses
from Ireland
into England,
W h / C h, my
brother testi-
flies, has been
a very lucra-
tive business,
AS in the days
of prohibition
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Wise Words

Those who never retract their
opinions love themselves more
than they love truth.-Joulbert.
How vain is learning unless
intelligence go with it!-Sto-
baeCS.
without a friend, what were
humanity?-Byron.
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II think it
W Guild be a
6 o o d idea,
and certainly
W o VI d help
the boys when
they are old
er. With both
husbands and
wives W ork.
ing nowadays,
the men could
share in Gull
nary tasks. If
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tude Of the owner of tn, most
famous of all Percheron stud
farms in the district called la
Perche" in Normandy. His in
juries were such that he was
not discharged from the hospi-
tai until 10 years after the war.
He then sought to make a liV.
ing in the only fashion he knew,
that Of handling horses. He
wrote to the French breeder, ask
ing him to sell him a Percheron
stallion. The Frenchman's re-
ply was to make him a present
of his prize two-year-old.
The fame of Fiddle. the Real
Frog, spread apace and in the
mating season my brother would
limp leisurely from farm to farm
in eastern Ireland and western
England, gathering in a modest
harvest of guineas. He has a
knack with horses; and Fiddle, a
fierce brute of an animal with
others, would follow him like an
affectionate dog. He told me
these pleasant journeys between
the hedge rows of the country.
side reminded him Of a ballad,
familiar to him in his youth:
"Oh, 1t was gay. night and
day;
"Fdir or stormy t1e1ther;:
Fiddle and /, wandering b.
All the world together"
***
THEN along came De Valera's
= refusal to pay the 1and-pur-
chase debt to England and the
latter's act Of reprisal in ban
ming certain importations and
services and placing prohibitiVe
taxes on others. Overnight my
brothers business in the Eng
lish farm counties disappeared
as a legitimate enterprise.
But the bootlegging Of cattle
and horses for purchase began
at once in Ireland. Prices, OF
course, went up just as they did
in American prohibition days.
My brothers English farmer
clients wrote him pleading let
tiers. Ever so badly did they
need Riddles progeny to break
the hard land of Cornwall,
Devon and Glamorgan. Couldn't
he, they asked, do aS others
were doing?
So my brother became stall
lion-bootlegger and waxed
prosperous. His three-guinea
fee of the old days jumped to
fifteen guineas during prohibi-
ton. He would take a motor
boat across the Channel and be
landed at some out-of-theway
port. His grateful clients would
hide him-and Fiddle, Of course
from the revenue men by day.
And he did his travelling from
farm to farm at night. And
during seven years of successful
bootlegging he never once was
caught.
DUT now those good old days
~ have gone. He sunk his
added profits into improvements
on his farmland there is Q
land depression on in Ireland.
On top of that Fiddle is getting
old.
All in all, my brother figures
he has q grievance.
Copyright. 1888. Washington Times
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ia u 6 ht how
to cook in
public schools.
After a man
is married his
wife may be
i'll or a W a y
and he will
have to pre-
pare m e a s
for the fam
lily. Therefore,
he S h o VI d
know at least
The Washington times., 1938-06-01
RooseUelt's "Big Stick"

Matthew Vol, vice president
of the American Federation of
Labor, recently said: 'The SEEM
ingly never ending campaign of
propaganda Of Government of.
ficials, big and little, as well
as by all sorts Of Government
bureaus and agencies, designed
to discredit all business and
industry can only result in in
juring labor as we'll as indus.
try.
This harmful and destructive
propaganda should therefore
cease. American industry 10
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t r q ! ming as
well as bust
ness e d u c a.
tion. They
should know
how to take
care of them
selves without
the help Of
women, The
fundamentals
Of preparing
food can he
an education
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manly occupations that would
benefit his end Of the family
duties. My idea Of a happy
home Is for the men and women
to balance their work, each do
ing the occupations intended
for their sex"
49,
Mrs. Lillian kaufman, 4425
Fourteenth st. N. w., typist:
Eyes, Men should have home
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Nov, Here's an Idea!

Have been in your fair city
two months and what do I see
every time I pick up the paper?
First it was a contest to find the
prettiest Government employe.
Now it's a contest to find the
prettiest school girl.
How about a pretty boy con-
test, or, better still, a contest to
find the saltiest sailor in Wash
ington? There's two hundred of
us here at the Receiving Station
and I know the boys would Just
love to have their pictures in
the city's leading newspaper to
send to the folks back home. So.
how about giving US males .
break?
PHILIP M. TURBTTr.
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"Muddy Thinking"

Your contributor, "Philos,"
who sends in the bit of muddy
thinking headed LET Science
Find a Way" serves to increase
the respect one has for Lao
Tsze, who remarked that "ths
The Washington times., 1938-06-01

Eyes. They
will m a K e
b e t er huS-
bands If the
boys learn to
C o o k, pro-
vid ed the
wife does not
d de to
leave the job
e n ely in
her husbands
hands. Cook
ing courses in
The Washington times., 1938-06-01

he knows how to cook he will
not have a reasonable excuse
not to help his tired wife pre-
pare supper"
n i
Mrs. Rose Thompson, 1917
Eleventh st. N. W., housewife:
Eyes. It's always helpful in
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a family for
t he m a l Q
m e m berS to
k n ow some
thing a b o ut
C o o king. 1t
happens that
my husband
learned no W
to cook in the
Marine Corps
and whenever
I av en- t
been at home,
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"No. It's UP
to the women
to do tn Q
cooking in a
I a m lily, so
why send a
boy to school
to arm to
cook? It would
be better for
the boys to
study carpen-
try, garden
ing and other
The Washington times., 1938-06-01

in itself, but every man should
have at least some idea of how
to cook a good meal"
George Klutts, 1920 Ontario
Rd. N. W., cook:
Certainly boys should be
The Washington times., 1938-06-01
ROllin' Along
Blu ". A. s. Douglas

HAVE just received pathetic letter from brother Of
mine who lives a small farm in Ireland and who until
recently has been able to make very comfortable living
through the reproductive talents of his Percheron stallion
This splendid animal has gathered fame in the Welsh and
southwestern English counties where his progeny have
powed narrowed the fields for the past dozen
But the recent EapprocnemenU most
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or at times when I've been i'll,
he has been able to prepare the
meals. AS a matter of fact, he
is a better cook than I am"
X X
Henry. Gerhardt, of Ridge
wood, L. l., office clerk, visiting
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now in a state Of convalescence.
It needs no severe noStrums. II
needs the announcement Of
common sense"
When will the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration take cognizanco
of the aforesaid facts which are
evident to anyone capable Of
reasoning? Can the New Deal
continue to ignore the opinions
Of practically all Of our great
industrial leaders who are unan.
imous in the belief that pre-
vailing business uncertainty Is
due to the Roosevelt "hig stick"
and what seems q stubborn de.
sire Of the Administration to
reach visionary detectives.
Money, as we ali know, is q
most timid commodity and will
remain in hiding as long as we
are plagued with mounting def
cts, increased taxation, not to
mention the appalling waste
end the pernicious modern I'M
American theory that the poll.
ticians are elected to rule tbs
people, instead Of serving them.
E.. K. GOLDSBOROUGH.
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the basic principles OF uIeG and
cooking"
4 X X
Miss Nellie Harris, 1917
Eleventh St. N. W., office
helper:
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The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Should there be a cooking
course for males in public
schools?
THE ANSWERS
Miss Jane Dunlap, 1841 Co
lumbia Rd. N. W., Government
stenoQrapher.
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Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims In
the District Of Columbia since
January /. 1888, is graphically
shown BY the death watch.
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
and addresses Of

Names addresses Of
writers will be omitted
The Washington times., 1938-06-01

But the recent rapprochement
between De Valera'S Irish Free
State and the English govern
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21
ASK GOVERNMENT FOR FIR USE
 EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY

To create a laboratory for experi- ments in the use of fir and fir waste for the manufacture of pulp the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce on recommendation of it's industrial bureau is asking the Congressional delegation of the State of Washing ton, to secure an appropriation of $50,0O0 a year for five years The West Coast Lumbermen's association and all other interested groups have been advised of the Chamber action to enlist their support.
 The only laboratory for forest product research is at Madison, Wis consin, and is not believed practical as the place for study of utilization of West coast woods. Development of a means of processing Douglas fir into pulp not only would elim- mate large waste losses but also would stimulate possible industrial expansion.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21
400 SLAVES FOR EACH
 FAMILY OF AMERICA

INDIANAPOLIS, Addressing the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. A. A. Potter of Perdue University, promls- ed the people of America a finer kind than the wealthiest potentate of the past had ever dreamed of He said scientific discoveries and technol- ogical application of power resour- ees should contribute more and more to a fuller and richer life.
 Utilization of steam. electricity and gasoline has given a freedom from drudgery. entertainment and development never found before in the worlds history. pr. Potter said the achievement Of Greek ciYiliza- ton was largely possible because for each free man of that period. there were four human slaves.
 Today he said we have the equivalent of more than 400 human slaves for each of the 30,000,0o0 families and full development of the nations power resources have not been approached"
 Power driven machinery has been blamed for economic trouble, he said yet in the last thirty years volume of production has doubled and the wages of workers increased four fold.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21
HARRY STUHR's BOND
 SET AT 50,000 DOLLARS

Harry Stuhr, union organizer who was shot in Seattle last month by a city detective is being held in Har- borview county hospital there un- der s59.0O0 bond He is charged with a morals offense and police say he has seved one prison term on a similar charge.
 Stuhr was shot by Detective Lieu tenant Roy Mahoney when Stuhr fled as Mohoney sought to question him regarding the molesting of a 7-year old girl in the First Hill dis trict
 Police still are looking for the girl. and have issued pleas to the parents of the child to assist them in the case, guaranteeing that there will be no publicity.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21

Elks Ladies Night last night was. as usual, 8 very enjoyable affair. Ten tables of whist were in play and a dozen or fifteen guests ar- rived later in the evening. Prize winning scores were made by Mrs. Fred Cunningham and Joel Wing, low scores by Miss Armene Stinger, who won the cut from Mrs. Stump and Ben Brodhead-
 4 pie social followed the card games with lively bidding on more than a score of delectable pies The hosts, George Gunderson, Meredith Custard and Lars Eide, served ice cream and coffee with the pies. h the pie eating contest, Melvin Steeai won by 8 gulp and gasp over Eo Morke, and received for a prize an inflated rubber pig. During the eve ming, Miss Bsryl Cunningham re- ceiYed congratulations and gifts il celebration Of her birthday with the assembly joining heartily in the old song, Happy Birthday To You.
 The evening closed with a big table Of Bingo in play. AS the houl got late and many Of the players became bored, one certain player
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received at the office of the city clerk to 5 p. n. February 3rd, 1898 for furnishing the piling, lumber, hardware and la Dor to build new piling and plank street on North Stikine Avenue ac- eording to plans and specifications now on file at the city clerks of flee.
 Request is made for separate bids on the piling. lumber, hardware and labor and conditioned that all labor employed must be qualified residents of the Town of Wrangell.
 The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 Wrangell City Council
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21
PLATINUM FOX PELTS
 SOLD AT RECORD PRICE

OSLo-Forty platinum fox pelts were sold to British buyers at the annual international fox pelt auc- tions here for record price of more than 2000 crowns (S500) each. The platinum is a creation or Norwegian fox farmers. Its fur is lighter than that of the ordinary silver fox, thus giving rise to the name platinum fox. Last year only one pair of plat mum foxes were produced against little more than 40 this year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21
At the Churches
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Russell F. Pederson, Pastor

l0:30 a. m. Morning Worship Strengthening Qualifications.
 12 noon Bible School: Minister ing to Physical Needs. study the Gospel of Mark 1:29-45.
 4:So D. m. Evening Worship. A Ruling Elder Pioneers for Freedom . a message reviewing what God did with William Brewster.
 Wednesday. 7:30 D. m.. Prayer meeting in the Church Parlor
 Come And Worship God With Cs.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21
COURT NEWS

Jan. 10: Tom Case pleaded guilty before City Magistrate L. B. Chs holm to drunk and disorderly charges. He was fined s20 which he is working out on city streets.
 This was the first case in munici- pal court since Donald Austin plead guilty on November 21 to drunk and disorderly charges. His fine of S15 was guaranteed by his employers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21
5 WHAT. COST
 ? HUMAN NATURE

< oswEGo. Kans.. Jan. 5- 2 Mayor K. 4. Blair set out to $ prove that most persons will 5 sign anything.
 At a Rotary Club meeting he
 $ passed a petition and asked t each signeE to contribute a $ dime.
 2 He obtained a handful of : dimes and a page of names. < then he announced that the pe- < tition asked contributions for $ the widow of the Unknown $ Soldier"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21

As a farewell courtesy to Mrs. McCauley, Mrs. BidWeu was hostess Thursday at a charming luncheon at her home on Mckinnon avenue.
 For her ten guests Mrs. Bidwell served pineapple porkettes, corn- sticks, salad, olives, molded fruit dessert, ice box cookies and coffee. The porkettes, served for the first time at a Wrangell luncheon, were fashioned of 0 thin slice Of pine apple, topped with a ground ham patty, a second patty made of sweet potato, and 8 top pineapple slice. The porkettes held together for bak- ing by long strips of bacon eriss- crossed from the bottom and pinned at the top by tiny wooden skewers, made a delicious entree.
 After luncheon Po-ke-no was played with much hilarity and prof 1t, as the game bestowed prizes upon all participants.A lovely gift remem- brance was presented to Mrs. Nc Cauley.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21
SALVATION ARMY Brigadier & Mrs. Carruthers

Sunday Services.
 2:30 p. m. Sunday School under the direction of Miss Gwen Carru- thers.
 7:30 D. n. Salvation Service.
 Public service each Tuesday and Friday at 7:30 D. m.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21
ST. PHILIPS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
 Arnold Krone

The Third Sunday after the Epiphany.
 10:o0 a. m. Church School and Adult Bible class.
 In charge of Mrs. J. C. Johnson. 11:00 a. m. No service as Arnold Krone will be in Ketchikan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21

Sunday evening. 7:30.
 Subject: "Watchman what of the night.
 Watch therefore for in such an hour as ye think not. the Son or Man eometh..
 Thursday evening 7:30
 Subject: The Great Tribulation. Everyone cordially invited.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21
SOCIAL NOTES

tried to keep the game going longer and longer. tt is believed that the reason was because he was playing In such good luck.
 Many favorable comments were heard last night concerning the new RIGA Victor combination radio-phO- nograph. and the several new sam son card tables. Now. the Trustees nave lntimated that they will fur nish the pool table with new eush- Ions and covers soon. Will the pool players appreciate that!
 Some months ago, in order to be- gin an Elks library. the lodge sub scribed to Book-0f-The-Month Club. And about that same toea. .hRlElibC And about that same time the Ex- alted Ruler donated 20 or 30 mys- tery books. From time to time, other books have been donated by mem bers, But now, the library commit tee in connection with the ladies night committee have decided to have a Book Shower on the night of Thursday. February 10. Each Elk is asked to bring-Or send. if you cant bring it yourself-one book for the lodge library. Il is not asked that the book be newly bought Just bring something which you have al ready read to your own full enjoy ment, which you believe other mem bers will enjoy and which is in good condition.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21

The lovely home of Mrs (. C Mundy was the scene Wednesday al. ternoon of an enjoyable dessert bridge party given in honor Of Mrs Connie MeCauley. who is leaving oI the Northland for her home in Port. land, after spending the winter with her sister. Mrs. L. B. Chisholm.
 A very delicious dessert course was served on small tables facing the great wlnuows of the SRaciou: living room from which full view of the bay was obtained. Three la. bles of bridge were later in play Mir: Kirtland won high score favor, Mrs Chisholm, low, and Mrs. Della Coul' ter the cut favor. Mrs. McGauley wa: presented with a bottle Of exquisite perfume.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21

The Eastern Star entertained lo- cal Masons and their wives and Eastern Star escorts at a card party following a brief business meeting of the chapter Monday night.
 Eight tables of cards were in play. Prizes for high scores were -e- eeived by Mrs. Ernest Anderson and L c. Bjorge, consultations by Miss Ethel Bielby and L. M Campbell.
 Delicious refreshments were serY- ed by the committee. Mrs. E. NJ Campbell, Miss Irene Coulter. Mrs L. L. Meadows and Mrs Josephine Mason.
 MT. and Mrs. George H. Bidwen entertained at dinner in their home Tuesday evening in celebration Of their 44th wedding anniversary. Their guests were Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Johnson, MT. and Mrs. c. (. Mundy, T. J. Mcbride and P. s. Barnes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21

MT. and Mrs. BidRell were mar ried in San Diego, California on January T.. 1894. and left by steam CT 10 spend their honeymoon visit ing the Mid Winter Fair at San Francisco. MT. BidWell's birthday was on the eighteenth and they had wanted to be married on that date, but the steamer sailing was sehed- uled for the seventeenth so for Al years they have followed their wed- ding anniversary celebration with a special birthday party the next day. day.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21
THURS FRI and SAT ON THE AVENUE

With Carroll Ritz Brothers Barbier Mowbray stephn Fetch tt. Sig Daryl zannek production associate Markey lyrics by Irving Berlin.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-21
CATHOLIC CHURCH
ASSEMBLY OF GOD

..irs. Edna NJ. Wallace. Evangelist