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Evening star., 1939-01-28
It's Time to Put on the Brakes,
Country Doctor Warns
Every One Is Living
Too Fast Today,
Dr.. Peters Says
BY JOHN ]. DAILY,

DR.. William B. Peters, an old
fashioned country doctor from Ap-
palachia, Va, attending the National
Rehabilitation Committee meetings
of the American Legion in the Ham
ilton Hotel, today issued warning
to Americans.
Put on the brakes" the doctor
said, "or there won't be any Amer
lean men, women or children left"
DR.. Peters analyzed the national
complaint: "Everybody's in a
hurry!"
Even in the countryside the doctor
finds that most of his patients pass
off the scene long before their time
Everybody works everybody else to
DEATH" he says
You take it down in my country
known the world over al The
Trail of the Lonesome Pine country
and it's the same as here in the
city. Some of our men drive over
every day to Big Stone Gap. In
stead of taking an early start, they
wait till the last available minute.
Then they step on the gas. Result
is, they drive like firemen going to
fire. Soon, they burn themselves
out. The heart cannot stand the
punishment So, men of so. who
should be in their prime, are in
their graves"
National Sin.
Going places fast is the national
sin, according to DR.. Peters. When
I was a kid" he said. I'VE sent for
the doctor-and if he got there the
next day we thought that was fast
work. Everything was okay. Now,
if I don't respond to sick call like
fire chief going to a five-alarm
fire they want to take me into the
courts and sue me-"
The doctor nodded his head. II
don't know just what's going to be
the outcome of it all, but I do know
this: America is living too fast!'
In 81 years county practice, DR..
Peters has been up against almost
every sort of medical problem that
humanity can devise. Yet, he holds
as his outstanding case the elec-
trocution of coal miner in Appa-
lachia. AS a case history. there is
nothing on record like it. DR.. Peters
has asked surgeons and electricians
the world over to give him an eX-
PLANTATION, but no one can venture
even guess.
In a Hurry, Too.
1t seems that the miner, with his
mine auger on his shoulder, came in
contact with wire carrying $50
volts. His feet were in water. So,
Evening star., 1939-01-28
Ladies of Grand Army
To Hold Convention

Members of the Department of the
Potomac, Ladies of the Grand Army
of the Republic. were to gather this
afternoon for their annual conven-
ton at the Washington Hotel, which
will last through tomorrow.
Officers will be elected at tonight's
session and will be installed tomor-
row evening following a reception
and memorial service.
Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrall,
chairman of the National Legislative
Committee, will represent Edwina P.
Trigg, national president. Others
who will attend the convention are
Mrs. Eva Irwin of the Department of
Maine, Mrs. Florence Whitmore and
Mrs. Bird Thompson, both of the
Department of West Virginia. Mrs.
Susanna v. Myers is president of the
local department.
Evening star., 1939-01-28
Dancer to Supervise
ChiIdren's Glasses

Evelyn Davis. dancer, will super
wise a course in dance instruction
for children at the Buchanan Com
munity Center, Thirteenth and D
streets Sc, Saturday mornings.
From $50 to 1890 am. she will
supervise the pupils of Miss Lucie
Petta, and from 1O:45 am. to noon
she will supervise the advanced
class of Jerry Rosey.
A special children's night will be
held at o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1939-01-28
Adult tuberculosis
ConvaIescent Camp
Urged by Rutland
Health Officer Sees
Plan Relieving Crowding
At Glenn Dale

Establishment of a convalescent
camp for adult tuberculosis patients
who are nearing complete recovery
has been suggested by Health Off
Ger George c. Rutland as one
means of improving overcrowded
conditions in the adults building
at the District tuberculosis Sana-
toria at Glenn Dale, Md.
DR.. Rutland said such a camp
might be built at Blue Plains, D. c.,
on the property Of the Home for
Aged and Infirm. Under his plan
only those patients found no longer
to have open or infectious cases
of the disease would be transferred
to such a camp.
Adult Building Overfiows.
The adults building at Glenn
Dale has been filled to capacity,
and a number of adult patients
have been transferred to the chill
drens building.
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee meanwhile re-
quested DR.. Rutland to supply to
him a general summary of health
conditions in the District. Mr.. Ran
dolph in a conference with DR..
Rutland yesterday at the District
Building promised to give general
cooperation to plans for better
ment of health conditions here.
Backs No Specific Program.
Mr.. Randolph said he had not
committed himself on any specific
program.
One of the subjects discussed was
DR.. Ruhland's program for con-
struction of four health centers or
clinics. Funds have been provided
so far for construction of one in
Southwest Washington. DR.. Ruh-
land is seeking funds for second
center in the lower Northwest Sec
ton.
Evening star., 1939-01-28
Hearings on Am|ie
To BEGIN February 6

A subcommittee of the Senate In
terstate Commerce Committee will
open hearings February 6 on the
nomination of Thomas R. Amlie of
Wisconsin to be a member of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The date was announced last
night by Senator johnson, Demo-
crat, of Colorado, the chairman, after
the Interstate Commerce Committee
at closed session, had voted the
inquiry.
The appointment has been Wig
orously attacked in Wisconsin,
where Mr.. Amlie, Progressive, was
defeated in the senatorial primary
last fall after serving more than
three terms in the House.
Evening star., 1939-01-28
Talk by Eriku Mann

Members of the Barnard College
Club were to hear Erika Mann,
daughter of Thomas Mann and an
author in her own right, speak on
School for Barbarians" at a lunch
con today at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
Mrs. Eugene Meyer was presiding at
the luncheon. Mrs. David Barr, club
president, announced a limited num-
ber of seats would be available at
the door.
Evening star., 1939-01-28
Navy Selection Board
To Meet Feb. 10

A Navy selection board will be
convened here February 10 to rec
ommend one officer of the Dental
Corps for promotion to the rank
of captain and not more than
three for advancement to the rank
of commander.
The board is composed OF Capt.
Joseph A. Mahoney, president;
Capts. Paul G. White, Cornelius H,
Mack, William L. Darnall, John v.
McAlpin and Marson w. Mangold,
all of the Dental Corps, and Comdr.
Philip j. MacInnis, recorder.
Evening star., 1939-01-28
Band Concert

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra at $50
o'clock this evening in Stanley Hall.
John S. M. Zimmerman, bandmas-
ter; Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program
March, Fluffy Ruffles" Green
Overture, "Mirella" a"---- Gounod
Entr' 'acte,
(a) In a Monastery Garden"
Ketelbey
CD "An Indian Summer"
Victor Herbert
Potpourri, "Over There" (songs of
the World War; Cohan-Lake
Popular,
"The Trail of Long Ago."
Hickman
"say a Little Prayer for Me-
Nichols
Waltz suite, "Glittering Moon
beams" -Fetras
Finale, Good Luck" -Vieth
THE Star spansled Banner"
Evening star., 1939-01-28
Farm Group Elects

MARTINSVILLE, Va, Jan. % (P.
John S. Ward of Hamilton was
reelected president of the Virginia
Crop Improvement Association at
the final meeting of the State seed
show yesterday.
Other officers elected included w.
P. Buchanan, Glade Spring, vice
president, and S. F. GrubbS, secre-
tary. Directors elected were j. H.
Quisenberry. Frederick Hall. w. P.
Buchanan and F. H. Lord of Belle
Haven.
Evening star., 1939-01-28
D. c. Notary Public
Commissioned by
Nine Presidents

Harry H. Hollander, 25l8
Seventeenth street NV, who
has just been reappointed as
a notary public for the Dis
trict, has received commissions
from nine Presidents. He was
appointed originally by Presis
dent Mckinley. Upon com>
pletion OF his present. commits
sion. Mr.. Hollander will have
served as notary public IS
years.
Evening star., 1939-01-28
Discuss StyIe Show

The Connecticut Avenue Associa-
tion met yesterday to discuss plans
for a spring style show. Alice Fay
was appointed chairman of a COM
mittee to study the plans and report
at another meeting next month,
Evening star., 1939-01-28
urkey Supper TONIGHT

A turkey supper will be given at
5 pm. today at st. Marks Parish
House, Fairland, Md. Mrs. B. A.
Ellin heads the committee in charge.
Evening star., 1939-01-28
Legislative Group
Named by U. F. w.

A committee to coordinate the
legislative work of the locals OF the
United Federal Workers was named
last night at a meeting of the Dis
trict Council, United Federal Work.
ers. 1t will be headed by Helen
Schneider of Labor Local IL.
The council also voted to urge the
Senate to lift the House prohibition
against civil service for administra-
tive employees of the Works Progress
Administration.
Evening star., 1939-01-28

Korea will develop the Tansen
magnesite area, largest Of It's kind.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
-PeopIe of the Phi|ippines
BY Fontoine Fox

to another, would come to market
and sell them for food. Laws were
made to stop the sale of dogs for
this purpose, but we are told that
dog flesh still is "bootlegged."
Sometimes an Igorot carries a
"devil stick" This is a bamboo
stick about 10 inches long. It is
split at one end, and holes are
punched in 1t. When struck against
the thigh it makes musical sound.
The sound is supposed to drive
away hill devils"
When one of the head men In
an 1gorot village died, the news is
sent to friends and relatives in
other villages. They gather and
enjoy feast before the burial
takes place. Each person who comes
to the feast must first look at the
dead man and ask him, "Why did
you leave your family?" No answer
is expected, but for some odd rea-
son the question must be asked.
For travel section Of your scrapbook)
1~e& Rad
Tomorrow: True Filipinos.
Copyright. 1939)
The leaf1et entitled "Funmaker"
may be had by sending 4 Scent
stamped. return envelope to me In
care Of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
UNCLE RAYS CORNER
III-The IgOrOts.

Making up a small part of the
people on one island in the Philip
pines are the 1gorots, a name which
Is pronounced "ee-go-rotes."
Many of them, but not all, are
still In a half-savage state. In
former times they were headhunt-
ers. but this ugly custom has been
Just about stamped out. Thousands
Of 1gorots have gone to schools
started by white men; the educa-
ton has not always changed them
greatly, but 1t has done some good
1gorots like to be tattooed. In
certain cases, almost all Of the
body is covered with the marks
which do not wash out. More
commonly, only the arms and hands
are tattooed. A popular custom is
to tattoo the back of the hand
with blue picture" of the sun.
Present-day Igorots make their
living largely by farming, and by
raising livestock. They live in
highlands, and the meaning of their
name is Mountain People" Rice
Is their biggest crop, and their chief
farm animals are of cattle and
swine
1gorots can carry heavy loads.
The men use a kind of harness
to hold the loads on their backs.
The women carry baskets on their
heads. The baskets often are two
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Winning Contract

w VuIuuI11S SOSlIOSN
BY THE FOUR ACES.
. The Right Contract
South, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
Mr.. Wainwright.
AQJ96 $50
vKJ542
~
"a @ 1913 W n vse
%4s S +s7s
v87
<K3
AK q 10 952
The bidding:
South. West. North. East.
IA - IA 20
80 Pass 81 Pass
3NT Dbl. Redbl. Pass
Pass Pass
Any time player has 6-5 dis
tribution and a good hand, he is
likely to bid his suits forever when
his partner opens the bidding. How
ever, when West doubled three no
trumps, Stuyvesant Wainwright,
sitting North, reviewed the bidding
and said to himself: West Is dou-
bling so as to drive me into a suit.
My partner has been able to bid up
to three clubs without the ace. I
am going to gamble this out at no
trump" Hence. the redouble.
West opened his fourth-best dia-
mond. East won with the ace and
returned the suit. Declarer won
with the king, led over to dummys
ace of clubs, returned to his hand
with the ace of spades. He did not
dare risk the f1nesse, but cashed his
club tricks, thereby making the re-
doubled three no-trump contract
In spite of Mr.. Wainwright's freak
distribution, game contract in any
suit could have been defeated.
You were Howard Schenken's
partner yesterday and held:
AQe7643
>9854
%AQ2
The opponents were vulnerable,
you were not The bidding:
Maier. Schenken. Jacoby. YOU
Pass Pass ~ Dbl.
Pass INT. Pass CD
Answer: OF course the correct
answer Is that you shouldn't have
doubled in the first place How
ever, having doubled and thereby
conveyed misinformation, you must
now pass. Your partners two no.
trump bid should indicate enough
strength so that the opponents can
make no game. BY passing you
show you have made an unsound
bid. and if your partner is doubled
at two notrump you can now run to
three spades.
Score 100 per cent for pass, so per
cent for three spades, none for any
other bid.
Question No. 90.
You are Oswald Jacoby's part
ner and hold:
AAKx
10xxx
<10xx
L Nv
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-12
,SMA Protest With
drawl of Land for
Preservation of Wild
Life

Protests have been made to
Washington by the Arizona Small
Mine Operators Association against
the proposed withdrawal of a mil
lion and a half acres Of land in the
south western section of the state
for the use of the United States
Biological Survey for the preserva>
ton of wild life. The objections are
;, sed upon the claim that the Kota
mining district, which is a portion
of the land scheduled to be with
drawn, has large potential mineral
deposits that can be Of far greater
value to the nation for the pro-
duction of metallic wealth.
Furthermore, the Arizona Small
Mine Operators Association is on
record as basically against the
withdrawal of any public lands
from mineral entry by proclama-
ton or decree and declares that it
should only be done by act Of
congress, specifying each with
drawal separately and providing
for hearings and evidence presented
as to the greatest prospective value
of the land.
The Kofa mining district, which
is included in the area, Is historic
mining ground with at least two
noted properties; the King Of Arl-
IONA which produced s3,545,00 in
gold and silver between 1897 and
1909, and the North Star mine
which produced s1,10O,0OO in gold
and silver between 1906 and 1925.
The total production of the district
ia estimated to exceed $4,000, 900,
mostly in gold.
While the high grade ore, which
made the spectacular success OF
the North Star and the King OF
Arizona mines, is no longer avail
able, according to the statement,
the increased value Of gold and
the improved metallurgical process
ses have given a new opportunity
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-12
Interesting Radio
Program Every
Sunday

Stories of Tuan Jim in Sarawak,
the land Of treacherous head
hunters and deadly jungles ruled
by a white rajah, and Of several
great missionary men and women
of the past and present, provide
the basis for the second series OF
"Heralds Of Destiny" broadcasts
which the Million Unit Fellowship
Move ment of the Methodist
Episcopal Church is presenting
weekly over radio station KWJB in
Globe, Arizona.
Because Of the impending union
OF three great branches of Method
ism-of direct concern to s million
people-culminate in April, 1889,
the forthcoming issue OF the
"Heralds of Destiny" series of
radio transcriptions has an especial
public interest this year.
Denomination whimh will soon
be merged into the United Metho-
dist Church include the Methodist
Episcopal. the Methodist Episcopal
South. and the Methodist Protest
ant branches.
The radio programs will be heard
every week at l p. m. on Sundays
beginning January 8.
This series of dramtized episodes
from Methodist missionary history
prepared by the Million Unit Fellow
ship Movement under the title
'Heralds OF Destiny is designed
to illustrate the adventure and
achievement Of those who build
civilization on desolate frontiers
from darkest Africa to the shadow
ed slums of Americas own cities.
Drums Of Death is the title of
the program in which a missionary
doctor risks certain death at the
hands of African natives by at
tempting to save the life Of the
son of a jungle chief. A valiant
doctor and his hospital staff, who
at this writing still brave the
dangers Of the Japanese war in
China are the chief characters in
another of his series of dramatiza-
tons.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-12

A fire broke out in Mr.. wig
mund's home about o'clock Sun
day might due to defective wiring.
However the promt action of the
Volunteer fire department under
Fire-chief Vest put out the fire
before any serious damage. The
fire broke out again about 100 a.
IN. and was discovered by Night
Watchman Mcmillan and again
promptly extinguish Coolidge is
badly in need of a fire department
and Mr. Vest informs us that there
will be a meeting called in the
near future for that purpose. Every
one living in Coolidge should lend
his support in one way or another
so that we can have fire depart
ment that will be ready for i'm
mediate action before some con
flagration comes along and wipes
out our fair city.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-12

Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Wheeling who
own the Arizona Pharmacy were
called away Sunday to Prescott
because of the illness in the family
Mrs. Whietings sister and brother
in-law Mr. and Mrs. Wills who live
in North Hollywood, California,
came over to take care of the store
during the Whietings absence. Mr..
and'Mrs. Wills are frequent visitors
to Coolidge and have closely
watched the development of this
town. They admitted that the Ari-
ozna desert had a great hold upon
them and after remaining at home
for a time they would have to
slip away every now and then and
satisfy their yearning for a glimpse
Of the mysterious desert Mr.. and
Mrs. Wills are pleasant couple and
we would like to see them remain
here permanently.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-12

o that section which should not
be withdrawn from exploration.
"This frequent withdrawal OF
large areas of public lands" stated
Charles F. Willis, state secretary
of the Arizona Small Mine Operat-
ors Association, is one of our
greatest menaces to the right to
mine. The right to mine is gradual
" disappearing because of the fact
that the areas on which now
mining can be conducted are being
set aside for one purpose or an
other and most often not for the
purpose which would be of greatest
economic value to the state in
which they occur"
when such land is withdrawn,
it means that the resources which
provide future potential taxpayers
and employers of labor are being
forever set aside and that the
damage to the future of the state
is even more important than the
immediate damage to those who
have mining properties now in that
section and whose rights would be
confiscated."
Appeal has been made to
Senators Ashurst and Hayden and
Representative Murdoch to do
everything possible to see that
those who have mineral rights in
the district be not disturbed or
their rights impaired.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-12

Mrs. M. K. Jones had a very
narrow escape last Monday evening
when the car she was driving
struck the soft shoulder of the road
and turned completely over pinning
Mrs. Jones underneath for over an
hour. ]. E. McFadden, deputy
sheriff, and L. Prather, state high
way patrolman came to her rescue.
Outside of the shock to her nervous
system there was no serious dam
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-12
Complete Plans
Expedite Cases
Should Accompany Applica.
ton for Mortgage
Insure ace

Proper and complete preparation
OF plans and specifications for new
home construction submitted with
applications for mortgage insurance
serves as a protection to all parties
in the transaction, as well as in
expediting the processing Of the
cases, Federal Housing Admins
tration officials say.
Technical Bulletin No. 8, "Con-
tract Documents" available with
out charge from any local FILA in
surfing office. presents details and
information which will prove help
ful to builders, contractors, and
others in the preparation and sub
mission OF the type Of plans de-
sired by FILA.
The submission of badly drawn,
incomplete or ill-conceived plans
not only may result in delay In
processing applications for mort
gage insurance, but may necessi-
tate rejection OF the loan or a
reduction in the size of the mort
gage which the FILA is willing to
insure, officials point out. Re-
drawing of the plans, in order that
the minimum standards of livabtl-
ity and architectural attractiveness
may be achieved, Is often neces-
sary. Specifications are also return
ed in many cases where proper
advance treatment and planning Is
not given, with the request that the
method Of construction be clarified.
Considerable improvement has
been noted in recent months since
minimum construction standards
have been set by FILA for each OF
the areas served by it's insuring
offices.
A list Of the most frequent err
rors and omissions in plans and
specifications submitted with appli-
cations for mortgage insurance to
the Federal Housing Administra-
ton follows:
1. Omission Of drawings of wall
sections.
2. Incomplete description Of the
method of bracing and framing.
3. Inadequate description OF the
sizes, types. and grades Of lumber.
4. Inadequate designation of the
quality of workmanship.
5. Incomplete wiring layouts
which fail to give specific location
of all outlets.
6. Failure to specify grade and
type of plumbing fixtures and ca
pacity of heating plant.
7. Incomplete spe -ifications for
fla shing, counterflash.ng, and calk-
iu:.
3. Failure to give the grade OF
roofing to be employed.
Q. Inadequate Specifications for
tie type and numbe of coats OF
paint.
10. Incomplete specifications for
grading. sodding, and walks, as
well as improper indication of fin
ished grade.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-12

Keith Payne, 7 year old son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Payne, VINO
underwent an operation for mastoid
last Saturday is convalescing at
the Good Samaritan Hospital IN
Phoenix. Keith was in the hospital
three weeks before in hopes that the
operation would not have to be
performed. However it is all over
now and we are glad to say that
the little fellow is back on the
road to recovery. Mrs. Payne is
staying in Phoenix until her son Is
able to return home which will be
in a few weeks.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-12
Ella INSuRES

The Federal Housing Admins
ration lends no money. 1t insures
loans made by private financial in
situations operating under provls-
ions of the National Housing Act.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-12

Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Fisher are
enjoying a visit with Mr.. Fisher
aunt and uncle from Amarillo, Tex,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford are former
residents of Coolidge and will spend
the winter here. the salubrious
climate of Arizona agreeing with
Mr.. Bradford better than that of
Texas.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-12

Grover Hall is moving his place
of business from East Coolidge
avenue to his new location on
Highway 81. Mr. Hall has just
about completed his new Garage
Building and when the new equip
ment is added he will be able to
furnish his customers with gas and
oil and everything that is needed
in the operation Of car.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-12

The rain last Friday was help
but was only p inch precipitation.
Last Wednesday there was 40S7
acre feet in the dam and after the
rain there was $3.50 acre feet There
was drawn off in the past week
about 800 acre feet. The snow in
the mountains has not thawed
sufficiently to cause any noticeable
run-Off.