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The Nome nugget., 1938-05-09

Jefferd flying a Mirow Air Ser vice plane took off for Kotzebue Saturday with Ann Davidovich and Myra Levi, both young lad ies were recently arrivals from Aklutna Industrial school near Anchorage.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-09

Sunday Pilot Wien took John Silver to Solomon
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-09

Pilot Herman Lerdahl of the Wien Alaska Airlnes, arrived at Nome yesterday from Fairbanks having as passenger MT. Purcell who is enroute to Candle. The plane also carried freight and ex- press.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-09

Pilot Jefferd of the MAS made another trip to Teller Saturday, with L. Stafanson, and Alfred (Nosey) Hansen to Taylor. He returned to the Nome Airport with Woodbury Abbey, manager and superintendent of the Kou- garok Consolidated Inc.
 Sunday, Pilot Jefferd of the M AS, flew to Dahl creek with J. H. Alexander, and thence to Coun- cil with Ralph Lomen and Wood bury Abbey. The plane contin- ued on to Fairbanks from Coun- cil Sunday, having taken the first class mail from Nome postoffice with him.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-09

Pilot Norris Johnson of the WAA arrived at Nome from Fair banks, Sunday. with the follow ing passengers: Tom Mcdonald, Lowell Stringfellow, E. Rivers
The Washington times., 1938-03-24

tail Merchants Trade Review is quite high. He
now weighs II pounds, by the bathroom scales
and my honor as a columniSt He has Jaw like
a prize fighter, the ears and whiskers of
kangaroo. In many ways he's more amusing
than penguin or Public Citizen whom a pen
guin resembles.
He Has Housing Problem
TNHE reason for Wilbur's long fat life is that he
has been overfed and underhoused. He has
been raised on the roof Of our porch. It is a
big roof, covered with tin. When Wilbur springs
across it, especially at night with his four active
feet flying, the tin echoes and rumbles, You
think that the Germans or the Lithuanians or
the Poles or whoever are advancing in the morn
ing headlines, are on their way.
When 1t rains Wilbur creeps under the plat"
= form that covers part Of the porch. During the
snowstorm recently he had marvellous time
and went through the fallen flakes like snow
plough. Only his showed.
Sometimes Wilbur sits curled UP on the roof,
like real pet. Every morning, he waits beside
the window OF the room which opens out on the
porch, with his profile close against the pane.
Rabbits have no full faces He eats as much for
one breakfast as rabbit dietitianS say any rabbit
should consume in a month Shortly after
breakfast, Susie comes up stairs with a grape
basket Of vegetable trimmings, bits of celery and
fruit parings. She puts the basket outside of
the window. fills up his trough again with dry
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
INCOME TAX
IS APPROVED

| After the most careful consi.
deration, the House District sub.
committee on taxes apparently
had decided today-again-to ap-
prove an income tax for Washing
ton residents but to let the liquor
tax alone.
A beer tax was favored by the
committee instead of higher tax
on hard liquor.
Members of Congress and Of the
judiciary, as well as congressional
secretaries, are not covered by the
income tax as approved by the
committee. It carries the same ex-
emptions for family and depend
ents as the Federal income tax,
and would apply on the excess at
the rate of / per cent on the
first $4,000, 2 per cent on the
next $4,000, and on a graduated
scale upward from there to 10 per
cent on that portion Of your in
come above $5O,OOO-if any.
It was still undecided whether
to lower the present $1.75 levy on
real estate. A dollar a barrel on
beer was on tap today as the COM
mittee's latest move to raise
revenue needed to conquer the
District deficit. The earlier plan
to jump the liquor tax from so
cents to 81 a gallon appeared to
have been abandoned under pres
sure from consumers.
1t was admitted by Chairman
Jack Nichols and his conferes Of
the committee that the beer tax
might not have much chance un-
less they can get it through be-
fore the weather gets really hot.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
Prof. Lewis Haney

u.
chief reasons for the phenomenal volume Of
unemployment that has prevailed throughout Mr..
Rooseveltis Administration.
And last month, the statistics show that
building activity slumped badly permits falling
to only 26 per cent of the average for 1921-27.
and construction contracts awarded to only 80
per cent. ..-
Now it can hardly be doubted that building
shortages have developed at some points. While
the need Of new building is certainly exaggerated
by many statisticians, it is unlikely that so many
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
Tourists Pour in
To See Blossoms
Plans for Festival
Are Speeded Up

Planes, trains and automobiles
brought the advance army Of an
expected 25O,OOO persons to WASH
ington to see the cherry blossoms
today.
News that the trees were al
ready in bloom was broadcast
through 1873 radio stations across
the country last night. When to-
days sunny dawn broke over the
Tidal Basin, a considerable num-
berof cars wound slowly over the
roads in the vicinity of the trees.
COMMITTEE BUSY
BreathleSS, but nsiderably
heartened by the Weather Bu-
reau's prediction that no appreci-
able change in the warm weather
prevailing may be expected for the
weekend, the citizens committee
arranging Cherry Blossom Time
in Washington" redoubled efforts
today to accommodate the visitors.
C. Melvin Sharp, chairman Of
the committee, announced signing
a contract with a New York fire
works concern for a $4,000 pyro-
technic display at the Tidal Basin
Monday night.
Remembering the traffic paraly-
zation which set in a year ago
when the blooms appeared, plans
for handling traffic this year are
already advanced. Major Elmer
F. Munshower, superintendent Of
Maryland State Police, conferred
with officials of the American Au-
tomobile Association this morning
on last-minute details of routes
Continued on Page ~, Gel. n
The Washington times., 1938-03-24

side in a bed Of leaves under
the front porch of his foster
parents estate. The next ten
days he passed in q florists
window with his nine sisters
and brothers. He came to
brighten our home on the
second day of the last spring
vacation.
Wilbur has not gone the
way Of most Easter Dummies
whose rate of mortality, I un-
derstand from the Bureau Of
Animal Industry and the Re
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
Roosevelt Club
Changes Schedule

The Boys Club Of Roosevelt
Community Center will run on a
new schedule for the rest of the
season, opening it's doors from z
to 10 p. m. each Monday and
Thursday. A dance will be spon-
sored by the center at the armory
tonight at 8 O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24

BAND ORGANIZED

Armstrong High School students
have organized a 40-piece band
under the direction of Ernest r.
Amos, instructor of music. Each
student member of the band pur-
chased his own instrument.
The bass drum was presented
to the band by the Armstrong
Parent Teacher Association. The
band will give it's first concert
Saturday at 8:15 p. m, in Arm
strong auditorium,
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
Party Tomorrow
At Eliot School

A benefit card party and dance
will be held tomorrow night in the
auditorium of Eliot Junior High
School, Eighteenth and B Streets
Northeast. at 8 p. m. The pro.
gram is under the auspices of the
Parent Teachers Association. with
Mrs. c. C. Buchanan chairman of
the committee on arran ements.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
Dear Washington
By Helen Essary

food. Wilbur leaps from trough to basket until
all the food is gone, Then retires to corner Of
the porch to brood. About noon somebody else
in the family looks out Of the window and says:
"Poor Wilbur. he seems unhappy. He must be
hungry" And then pourS out another trough Of
grain with some lettuce trimmings.
Not a Family Man ,'.'. e.. ...
GONETINEs we bring Wilbur indoors. We de-
eide he's lonely. But his visit with the fam
lily is not success. He gnaws on chair legs, tele
phone wires and when you try to catch him you
cant-not for at least half an hour. Once we
left him in room alone. He ate hunks out of
the bedspread and the rug. When we picked
him up he made peculiar noises like tired sea-
lion and he scratched and kicked like a-well,
maybe like rhinoceros.
Wilbur has no family. He has no personal
life of any sort. We are thinking Of getting him
a wife for Easter. But the thought of q Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur, plus nine Wilburettes in month or
two, plus nine more in another month or two, is
somehow disturbing I am sure they would be
happy on our tin roof. But don't really be-
lieve they would add repose to family life.
P. S. At no time have we ever thought Of
putting Wilbur in pie.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24

usher in the next period of
business recovery.
Briefly, the facts are as fol-
lows:
At no time during the Roose-
welt hard-times period has
building activity been much
more than so per cent Of
normal. Ever since 1888, the
building trades have been so
depressed that they might well
be called the forgotten in
dustry.
This has been one of the
The Washington times., 1938-03-24

you think Of the hundreds of
poor deformed children, born
this way through the lack Of a
law like this, it makes one
Shudder.
There is one very interest
ing thing in connection with
this vote, and that is that the
only woman senator, Mrs.
Gray, voted against the bill.
She said that she favored the
subject but added that the
bill "interfered with. personal
freedom"
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
Segal to Close
Friday Services

Tomorrow's will be the last Of
this years late Friday evening
services to be held at the B'nai
Israel Synagogue. Rabbi Henry
Sega will speak on "A Year in Re-
view-What Of the Future?" An
open forum will follow the ser.
vice.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
VOTES FOR HOOSIERS

Indiana voters may obtain alb
sentee ballots at headquarters OF
the Democratic Absentee Voters
Bureau, 14O6 G st. N. W., from
April 2 to April 16, it was an,
nounced today.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
About WashingtOniGns

VISITORS to Elizabeth Elicott Poe's remark
. able exhibition of water colorS at the Cor.
coran look about and say: why, that's a volcano
in Hawaii" Or, 'I've been there. that's desert
in Nevada" Maybe so," the self-taught Miss
Poe answers. 1--WE never seen either place. Or
any of these spots that you see on paper. I
just painted them out Of my imagination" Miss
Poe's artistic genius is vivid and unforgettable.
The color and form of her canvases keep popping
up in your mind long after you have seen her
work.
Remember. there are worse things than war in
this world. Bombs explode and kill quickly, but
a frightful disease like syphilis eats slowly
through the system. And the awful part of it is
that your children and their children inherit it..
So for the sake of humanity-rich and poor alike
Il pray to God that this one evil may be surely
wiped out by strict and compulsory laws,
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
My Say

nALM BEACH, Fla.-The State senate at
Albany, N. Y, has passed bill requiring
prospective mothers to undergo blood test for
syphilis. This is splendid thing and should be
compulsory in every State in the country. When
The Washington times., 1938-03-24

WnBUR, our Easter Bunny, is year old to-
day. He was born on a farm near Hyatts-
vile. Spent his first few days at his mothers
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
World of Finance By Lesvi, Haney

NEW YoRK-Building activity, from being the
most depressed branch of industry in the
world now promises to lead spurt that may
The Washington times., 1938-03-24

Something for Nothing
A GOOD many Americans are always inter.
4 ested when they are offered something for
nothing. And that is about what the new Fed
eral Housing Act does.
With Price of a Ford 49,.
VoU have to make down payment Of only 10
per cent Of the cost. which means that if
you have the price of Ford you can start q
$1,000 building project.
Then you can pay for it over so long period
Of time. The interest rate on the balance due
is low-only 5 per cent. ss&
All this is arranged by your banker, and his
loan is guaranteed by the Government.
What has been the result?
First, many people in the lowincome group
are being encouraged to build cheap homes.
Second, large-scale housing projects Of the
speculative sort are being stimulated.
Unquestionably the pot is simmering.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24

Now, can you imagine wanting personal free
dom if you had syphilis in your blood! To me
this is tragic and a reflection on the woman's
thinking, because as rule women are the cru
saders in matters like these, as they and young
children, in the end are the real sufferers.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24

Woman Against 1t
A MOTHER very interesting thing-in New York
they are trying to pass bill requiring both
The Washington times., 1938-03-24

years Of unusually low building activity could
occur without some needs going unsatisfied.
Furthermore, there are ample funds.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
THURSDAY, MAR. "a
By E0alw Walsh Mclean

prospective bride and groom to have their blood
examined before marriage. There are as many
women as men failing to have this done. When
you think that in 1886 and 1887. out Of 1913
wedding license applicants found infected, 90
were men and 81 women, it may explain why
women seem backward about having this done.
Any one may have syphilis. and get it in the
most innocent manner. They are ignorant Of it
until a. blood examination is made. You can
pick it up from drinking cup, towel, from
almost any place, and why in the world there's
even a question Of doubt that this horrible
scourge should not be wiped up is beyond ME.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24

Thanks to Science
THANKS to the brilliant men working hard in
= the laboratories there is now cure for
syphilis. and sincerely hope that every State in
the Union will pass strict laws requiring blood
tests before marriage licenses can be obtained,
and that expectant mothers be required to take
the same test.
Remember. there are worse things than war in
this world. Bombs explode and kill quickly, but
frightful disease like syphilis eats slowly through
the system. And the awful part Of it is that your
children and their children inherit it. So for the
sake of humanity-rich and poor alike-I pray
to God that this one evil may be surely wiped out
by strict and compulsory laws.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24

Do you want money? The Washington
Times is offering $50 in prizes each week for
The Washington times., 1938-03-24

for the best news tip received, $40 for the
next. and 81 prizes for the next IS.
Evening star., 1938-07-17
rs BOYS COMPETE
IN ~ MARATHON
Arrow on Spin Wheel Gives Each
Swimmer Distance He Must

A total Of some IS boys are COM
peting in the annual marathon SWIM
ming contest of the boys depart
ment Of the Central Young Mems
Christian Association.
This years contest, which began
several days ago in the pool in the
boys building, 1882 G street NV, is
being conducted along novel lines and
is designated, officially, as the Spin
o Swim River Marathon" Actually,
the element of luck must play a large
part in determining the winners.
Before boy goes in the pool he
spins large arrow, then swims the
number Of pool lengths it indicates.
The distance Of the marathon is
miles. Each boy in the contest may
swim three times each week, cover
ing anywhere from 19 to 80 lengths
Of the pool at each swim. depending
upon what the spin wheel has reg
tstered. The figure 19 is the minimum
and 80 the maximum, the latter num-
Der OF pool lengths equaling about
quarter of mile.
Boys aged IS to 18 years must swim
the number of lengths the arrow hand
calls for. To give every one a fair
chance, however, the younger boys,
IA and under, are required to swim
only half the distance indicated for
each day, but get credit for swimming
the full distance.
Awards will be made to the winners
of first, second and third places in
the marathon, while "Y" emblems will
be given the boys who complete 2
miles, or half the distance, before the
end of the contest.
Evening star., 1938-07-17
P0STP0NEMENT DATES
FOR FESTIVALS SHIFTED
II Weather Is Bad, Programs to
Be Given Thursdays Instead
of Wednesdays.

Beginning this week, whenever in
clement weather forces postponement
of the summer festival programs on
Tuesday evenings in the Sylvan Thea
ter, the program will be given the fol-
lowing Thursday, instead of Wednes-
day, Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peoples. direc-
tor of the Community Center Depart
ment, announced yesterday.
The change was made SO the festi-
walls would not conflict with the mid
week sunset symphony" programs
by the National Symphony Orchestra
at the Potomac Water Gate.
Two more festivals remain for July.
This Tuesday the Marian Chace Dane
ers will present program at $3.50
pm, preceded by an Introductory
concert by the Washington Civic
Orchestra at o'clock.
The months final program, on July
26, will be presented jointly by the
Army Band, conducted by Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy, and the Washington
Players, who will present Shakes
peare's LAS You Like It."
Evening star., 1938-07-17
PROBE OF STRIKES
WILL LBERESUMED
La Toilette Group to Get
Data on Republic and
Youngstown Steel.

The Senate Civil Liberties Commit
tee will spread some more of the
bloody background of last summers
little steel" strike before the public
gaze as it opens hearings tomorrow
into the labor policies of the Republic
Steel Corp. and the Youngstown Sheet
and Tube Co., two of the concerns af-
fected.
Summoned to appear at initial Ses-
sions of hearings scheduled to run for
at least two weeks are r. j. Wysor,
president of Republic Steel; C. NJ
White, vice president; Joseph A. VoSs,
director of industrial relations, and ].
L. Williams, chief of company police.
Tom Girdler, chairman of the
board of Republic, is expected to ap-
pear later in the hearings, as will Of
ficials of the Youngstown company.
Other Groups Included.
Expected to produce even more sig
niflcant information in the commit
tees search for anti-union practices
are representatives of the Mahoning
Valley Industrial Council, the Trum-
bull County Manufacturers Associa-
ton, the Canton Development Corp.
and the Canton Law and Order
League. the Youngstown Citizens
Civic Affairs Committee and one or
more public relations firms.
From these latter witnesses, the
committee hopes to gain important
evidence in support of the contention
that anti-labor industrialists have been
using employers associations and "the
public" as third parties Ito do to
labor on industry's behalf what the
individual employer himself could no
longer do legally"
At the same time the committee
asked its final appropriation of 10000,
it informed the Senate it had under
scrutiny the extent to which Citizens
committees" and law and order
leagues" were being employed for
union busting.
Held "Strike- breaking"
Instances have been noted" the
committee said, 'of citizens commit
tees sponsoring back-to-work move
W14ASA1 al ~ uSS Vic "OluS VI
an employer association witness, the
new technique in trike-breaking,
almost the exclusive method"
Well into the third year of its eX-
istence, the committee has studded its
record with sensa tions in industrial
espionage, in sale and use of industrial
munitions and in vigilante activities.
For weeks the committee delved into
the violence and terrorism of the Har-
Ian County coal fields and for briefer,
but equally spectacular, period testi-
mony and evidence was gathered on
circumstances of the killing of 10
Republic Steel strikers in Chicago on
Memorial Day, 1887.
Senator La Toilette, Progressive, of
Wisconsin is chairman of the commit
tee, and Senator Thomas, Democrat,
Of Utah the remaining member.
Evening star., 1938-07-17
KENTUCKY REGISTRATION

The Democratic Absentee Voters
Bureau has notified Kentucky voters
they must register in person by July
% for the primary election August g.
They may vote by mail in the primary
until August 6, the bureau announced
yesterday.
1t also was announced that registra-
ton would reopen after the primary
and close 10 days before election.
Information concerning a special
voting trip sponsored by the Kentucky
Democratic Club on August 1 and s
may be had at the bureau.
Evening star., 1938-07-17

Baum Morten-dyed Fitch-Grey Krinnmer
Lonb-Noturo Siberian SquirreI-BIock
Persian Lamb - Mink dyed Muskrot- -
Tipped Skunk Coot, 3o inches long
Hudson Seal, A. HoIIonder-dyed Musk
rots, only centre back skins used.
Evening star., 1938-07-17

Charge your coot to g. Poy 1929, place the
your regular ocoount. Coot in will colt"
1923 will oppeor on o-
August | st settlement. 'e.'' eo' oe "oo
The boIonce on your every weeks unit
Nov. lst settlement. coat is poid for.
Evening star., 1938-07-17

1920 deposit will hold
your coot until Octo-
Der lst. Six months to
poy, plus small CORY
ing charge.
Evening star., 1938-07-17

Mink dyed Mormot-SiIvertone Muskrot
-Ombre SiIvertone Muskrot-Grey Per-
sion Pow-BIook or Brown CorocuI-
SeoIine-dyed Robbt-Mendozo Beaver
dyed Robbit-Skunk Chubbes, white parts
Of skins assembled and tipped
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-08-19
"The Crowd Roars', Opens Thursday at Marylar
FAST COMPANY"
AT THE ACADEMY
Melyyn Douglas, Flor
ence Rice Featured
In Fine Picture

Melvyn Douglas, who has re-
Gently climbed to new screen
heights with his def comedy por-
trayals adds new laurels to his
career as a modern rare book
sleuth in Fast Comply" which
opens today at the Academy The
atre.
Florence Rice as the feminine
lead is given a complete personal
ity change with the aid of special
mature hair dress and makeup as
a distinct contrast to the ingenues
of her recent pictures She plays
the ultra modern wife of Douglas
who believes that domestic and
business life can be combined.
The plot presents novelty
background for fast-moving
blend of romance, mystery, drama
and thrills.
Miss Rice and Douglas share
the adventures of the picture with
a delightful tongue in cheek spirit
that defies the villainous attempts
of the book gang to stop their
efforts to solve the mystery.
Claire Dodd provides blonde
allure in the role of an inside
member of the book gang who
finds that romance is more dan
gerous than knowledge of gang
secrets. Her revelations to Mel
vyn Douglas who masquerades as
a rowing swain with the knowl-
edge of his wife, finally breaks up
the book racket.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-08-19
AMOS HARPER STAGE
PLAY BIG SUCCESS
"PoIished Brass" Has Initial Ap
prarance by the New York
Players

polished Brass" the new play
written by Amos Harper, had it's
initial presentation last night at
the Franklin Street Auditorium
by the New York Players, and re
ceived an enthusiastic reception.
This is a three-act drama of
home town life and a story of in
tense interest. The lines are fine
and the story continuity such that
the audience is kept thoroughly
interested the entire time. Just
size up the situation when an
actress for a wife is brought home
to the paternal roof. Well, we will
not divulge too much of the fine
situations which prevail through
out the play. Every one should
see this play and honor the city's
local talent in the person of Mr..
Harper, who has had considerable
experience on the stage.
And, by the way, remember all
of the plays presented by the New
York Players are honest-to-good-
ness stage plays, such as you
used to enjoy, and ever member
of the cast is an artist. The play
continues through Saturday.
Productions by the New York
Players will be given every Tues
day night in the parish house at
Blue Ridge Summit for the next
three weeks. At their first ap-
pearance at this mountain resort
on Tuesday night of this week,
they received a most enthusiastic
reception.