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The Washington times., 1939-01-23
RESCUED
Man Braves Icy Pool tc
SaUe Terrier

An unidentified lover Of animals
who waded in the icy waters OF
the reflecting pool yesterday to
rescue a small fox terrier that had
broken through the ice was today
sent the thanks of the dogs owners
via the press.
The Misses Ellen and Elizabeth
Cranston, of the 400 block Of Sixth
St. S. w., said that their dog
Terry, scampered out on the ice
and gamboled up and down, Slid
ing back and forth as he at
tempted to stop. He came upon q
weak spot that gave way to his
weight and tumbled into the icy
waters.
An onlooker, noticing that the
dog was unable to climb out, rolled
up his trousers, Waded in and
carried the dog out. Before the
Misses Cranston could reach the
rescuer to thank him, he had dis
appeared.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
DRIVE PRESSED
BY FIRST LADY

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who
yesterday condemned conditions
at Gallinger Hospital, was to con
tinue her challenge to health
problems in the District in a talk
at the luncheon of the health
committee of the Council Of Social
Agencies today at the Y. w. c. A.
The brutal odds" against which
doctors and nurses have to carry
on in overcrowded Gallinger Hos
pital were described by Mrs
Roosevelt in a talk to junior mem
bers of the Women's City Club
"They showed me a window
sill from which nurses caps
must be removed to make room
for the infant which must be
isolated" Mrs. Roosevelt de-
clared, after having pointed out
that babies there are often
isolated by being placed IN the
nurses lavatory in the ma
ternity ward.
In the maternity rooms there
were three rows of beds where
there should have been two"
she said.
Little student nurses begin
their duties at night alone with
40 or so patients. I don't see
how these young girls have the
nerve to work when they may
actually be in danger from
violent patients. Yet they do a
swell joo."
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Woman Ends Life
In 16-Story Leap

NEW YORK, Jan. % (C.TP.S0.
Ruth Fish, 80, leaped 16 stories
from a West End Avenue apart
ment yesterday. She had been re-
leased from Bellevue Hospital less
than "a hours before where she
had been under observation since
she tried to die under a subway
train January 10.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

To the Congress of the United
States:
In my annual message to the
Congress I referred to problems
of health security. I take
occasion now to bring this sub
ject specifically to your atten-
ton in transmitting the report
and recommendations on ma
tional health prepared by the
Interdepartmental Committee
to coordinate health and vel
fare activities.
The health of the people Is
a public concern; ill health is a
major cause of suffering, eco
nomic loss, and dependency;
good health is essential to the
security and progress Of the
nation.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Sergt. Lewis Injuries
Knee Arrestinq Man

Detective Sergt. Elmer Lewis, Of
the robbery squad, is today recov-
ering at Emergency Hospital from
a torn knee ligament received last
night in a tuSSle with a belligerent
prisoner, Steven N. Cuosta, "a, Of
the 200 block of First st. s. w.,
who was charged with disorderly
conduct following the incident.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Seed Theft Shows
Springs on Way

CHICAGO, Jan. % U.NS0
Police checked up on the calendar
today and found that spring was
only 81 days off. Their curiosity
about spring was aroused by a re
port that burglars broke into the
warehouse of j. Oliver johnson,
Inc, seed company and stole 1900
pounds of grass seed.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

isn't at home.
a C C o riding to
the wife Of
C o m e d i a n
Charles Butter
worth.
For that rea-
son, Ethel But
terworth W a S
to appear in
court today and
tell Judge John
B e ar d sley Of
the alleged ac-
tionS of the
comedian which
are reasons she
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
HOPKINS VOTE
LIKELY today;
LIMIT DEBATE
BarkIey Takes Lead in
Nominees Defense
BY ROBERT A. MCGILL

Q.N.S) Relying on debate
limitation, Senate Administration
leaders today hoped to end the bi.
partisan attack on the relief poll,
cies of former WPA Administrator
Harry L. Hopkins and obtain con-
firmation of his appointment as
Secretary of Commerce.
Administration Democrats, sur
prised by the bitter tone Of most
Of the debate, lined up some Of
their best orators to reply to Re
publican and anti-AdminiStration
Democrats assailing Hopkins ap-
pomtment.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

Belle YES she "u''oI 0'1
should have a divorce.
These include Butterworth's all.
night absences from home, telling
his wife her friends bored him,
and being irritable and quarrel
some, according to the complaint
Mrs. Butterworth, former wife OF
Edward Sutherland, movie direc-
tor, and the comic were married
in 1882 and parted in February
1897.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

Restion Of food, and so helps strengthen
YOU. Mrs. Donna Waters, 2114 Jefferson
Ave, Huntington. W. Va, says: Il was
pale, thin and dreadfully nervous. Head
aches and backache associated with tunc-
ter I had used DR.. Pierce's Favorite. Pre-
seription 1 enjoyed eating and I gradually
gained weight and strength and wasn't 90
nervous" Buy It in liquid or tahlstS tTom
your druggist today.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Reducing Risks

The average level of health or
the average cost of sickness has
little meaning for those who
now must meet personal
cataStropheS. To know that a
stream is four feet deep on the
average is of little help to those
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

''The Buried Goddess" A thrilling
true tale. never before told, OF the
nous explorer. Don't miss this double
page feature illustrated In color in
The American Weekly, the magazine
distributed with next Sundays wash.
inRtOn Herald Times,
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Girl Kills Herself
After Family Row

PEMBERTON, N. j., Jan. %.
Gladys M. Sager, II, the head
cheer leader at the Pemberton
High School, shot and killed her
self with her fathers .38-caliber
pistol yesterday, apparently be-
cause of an argument with her
parents over her extracurricular
sports activities.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

dicapS for the parts Of our
country and the groups Of our
people which most sorely need
the benefits Of modern medical
science.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
BGrkley to Lead

The counteEattack will be led
by Senator Barkley CD of Ken
lucky, Senate majority leader. He
will be assisted by Senators Wag.
ner and Mead, Democrats of New
York and Neely CD of West Vir-
ginia.
Despite the lengthy and sharp
attack on the appointment of Hop
kinS, Barkley, and Republican
leaders as well, predict his nomina-
ton will be approved by q big
majority.
Senator McNary (R0 Of Oregon,
Senate minority leader, and Bark.
ley, came to a quick agreement on
the latter's proposal to limit de
bate to 80 minutes to each Sena-
tor who wishes to speak. Nc.
Nary and Barley predicted a vote
by nightfall.
President Scored
Barkley's request for a debate
limitation came Friday after Pres
ident Roosevelt'S name was pro
jected to the forefront by Senator
Tydings CD of Maryland, whom
the President placed in a prom.
inent position on his Democratic
party purge" list.
Tydings, who defeated the Ad-
miniStration's candidate, said he
would vote to confirm Hopkins
He declared Hopkins could not be
held chiefly responsible for his
participation in the purge" cam,
paign because he was merely
acting as a front" for the Presi.
dent.
The Chief Executive, Tydings
asserted, made unauthorized and
political use of public funds when
he promised the voters Of Mary
land a bridge q few days before
the election.
Senator White (R) Maine, a
member of the Senate Campaigns
Expenditures Committee, is ex-
pected to describe the commit
tees investigation of the hotly-
contested primaries which led to
it; charge that relief money was
used by the WPA to influence
voters, principally in Kentucky,
Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Film Comic Called
QuarrelsOme in
Divorce Plea

LOS ANGELES, Jan. % G.N.S).
Constantly doing the wrong thing
may be funny on the screen, but it
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
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The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Dies, Reynolds to fak
HssI M.
Senator Robert ReynotaA sdN

Senator Robert ReyndtaA S9N
Of North Carolina, and Represent
ative Martin Dies CD of Texas,
will speak tomorrow at lunchebA
meeting of the American CoalitioAs
OF Patriotic Societies at the Carl
ton Hotel.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Text of Presidents Message

uDinE is the President's message national
Evening star., 1939-02-21

pocket tor match and presently
had a fire going.
He set water on to boil and laid
two biscuits close to the blaze. When
the water boiled he dropped in a
handful of tea. AS Big Fritz slipped
the tea and munched the now
sodden biscuits he chuckled again.
So they had warned him against
attempting to make Frozen Greek,
had they? They had told him he
was new to this country and didn't
realize the folly of man alone be-
ing out when the temperature was
so below. Bah! Did they take him
for weakling? Let those f1abby-
muscled, soft-brained idiots remain
squatting about the fire at Rileys
Post if they liked. While they
basked and soaked and made ex-
cuses, he, Fritz, was going on, up to
the gold country, and stake out for
himself the best claim of all.
Gold! Mere thought of the word
brought lustful lights into his eyes.
Two days ago a breed had come in
with the news that miners at Frozen
Creek had made new strike. There
had been a hustle of excitement at
Rileys Post, rush of preparation,
a fever of anticipation. The next
day would see 80 per cent of the
residents at the post trekking north
ward.
Oppressive Weather.
And then that night the tempera-
ture had dropped. To 20 below. To
30. To 40! And then to so! Old
timers said it was bound to go lower.
Even the newest arrivals needed the
warning. No man could live alone
in weather like that unless he got
all the breaks, and nobody in the
North country ever got all the
breaks. A man would be fool to try.
But Big Fritz's eyes had cleaned.
So, they thought no man could
stand the gaff, eh? They were stay
ing home by the fire, waiting for
the cold snap to break? o. K!
Fine! He'd show them! And his
reward would be the biggest and
richest claim of all.
Big Fritz swung the pack over his
shoulders, and turned toward the
river. The river was broad, smooth
highway, penetrating the wild fast
nesses of the North country. Fol-
lowing it to Frozen Greek was longer,
yet it saved time because it facili-
tated travel. Three feet of snow cov-
cred it's solid surface of ice.
Big Fritz laughed aloud The
fools! The weaklings! Did they
imagine there was any country in
the world which could defy the
strength and cunning of Big Fritz!
He'd show them.
1t was noon when Big Fritz had
stopped to boil his tea. But, despite
the fact that the sky was clear there
was no sun, for this was the land
on top of the world where in winter
the sun never rises above the south
ern rim. A weird, ghostly half light
Evening star., 1939-02-21

tHeTe WOulQ De
warmth and shelter and cheer. Gu
riously, he felt that he could use
long period of rest. His breath
ing, for some strange reason, seemed
to be labored. This annoyed him.
He had never known such a feeling.
Suddenly he became aware that
all sense of touch had gone from his
fingers. He stopped and beat them
against his body until the stinging
told him that life once more coursed
in their veins. He swore aloud when,
IL stopping, he became aware that
his feet had grown numb. He
stamped about, swinging his arms
at the same time.
1t must have grown colder. It
must be all of so below. Perhaps
more. Perhaps it was almost 10. At
10 mans eyes would freeze. Ter
ror beset the man.
Lumbers Ahead.
He moved forward faster. Per-
hapS he had better stop now and
make camp. That would mean an
other day on the trail. He numbered
ahead even faster. His fingers went
Evening star., 1939-02-21

numb again and he stopped to beat
them. Then his feet began to freeze.
He stamped about, pounding his
feet against the frozen snow.
Then it happened. The snow on
which he stood suddenly gave way.
Too late he realized he had been
standing on the thin coating of an
all hole. He plunged down. Water
closed about his legs, his thighs. He
clutched frantically at the edge OF
the hole, but managed after a mo-
ments struggle to pull himself
out.
He lay breathing heavily, then got
to his feet. 1t was as though he
were in a plaster cast. He fell, be-
gan inching himself toward the
bank and the dry wood that lay
Evening star., 1939-02-21

there. He tried to find a match, but
his fingers were clumsy, and in q
frenzy of fear he ripped of his nit
ten. He found the match, but his
fingers were too cold to light it. He
tried to get his mitten on again.
The effort exhausted him. BY the
time he had the task accomplished
his hand was frozen, useless.
Big Fritz looked up and about.
Stark desolation lay on every hand.
The weird light had begun to fail.
A drowsiness came over him. He
rested his head on his arm. He
felt warm and comfortable. He
reused himself once, but there was
a uselessness about the effort, so
he lay down again, finding peace
Evening star., 1939-02-21
DAILY SHORT STORY
TRAILING NORTH
By Richard Wilkinson

At the point
point where the
trail came down
to the frozen bed
of the river, Big
Fritz stopped and
slipped the pack
from his shoul-
ders. For a while
he stood beating
his m t t e n e d
hands against his
body. Gradually,
into his fingers
came a stinging
sensation.
Big Fritz chuck
led, slowly fex-
ing he fingers
which had come
so close to being
frozen beyond re-
pair. He was still
chuckling as he
gathered W ood
fl1n,hlpH in bic
Evening star., 1939-02-21

lay all about, rem
dering what was
already blea k
bleaker still, MAX
ing d esol alton
more desolate.
Tonight ther e
would be no moon.
In an hour or two
the light would
fail completely.
Yet Fritz would
welcome the end
OF the short day.
He would make
camp, eat a hearty
m e !, sleep 10
hours and be on
his way with the
first streaks of
dawn ana reach
Frozen Greek be-
fore another day
had passed.
A. EVp1o,, Crool,
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Produces Stolen Gems
From Wooden Lea
nv thu Aseociotad procs

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW.-Religion is frowned
on in the U. S. S. r., but lively con-
science still wins admiration now
and then. Newspapers recently re-
ported with satisfaction the case Of
a jeweler who stumped into a police
station, removed his wooden leg and
poured from its hollow interior a
Evening star., 1939-02-21
To Relieve Bad
Cough, Mix This
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Make a syrup by stirring 2 cups of
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few moments, until dissolved. No
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Then put 21a ounces of Pinex (obtain-
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This simple mixture takes right hold
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Evening star., 1939-02-21

flood OF diamonds and other gems,
appropriated many years ago while
we was working as an appraiser.
I couldn't bear the shame of
hiding treasure stolen from the So.
Wet government" he explained.
Evening star., 1939-02-21

and warmth in the first stages of
the long sleep.
With the passing Of light a wind
whipped down the river, drifting
powdery snow over the still form of
the man, laughing eerily, mockingly;
laughing in triumph.
Big Fritz had at last met a coun-
try that was too big for him.
Copyright. 1939.)
Evening star., 1939-02-21

New motion picture theaters are be-
Ing opened throughout Poland.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Gov. 0'Conor De|uoed
With Holiday De|icacies
By the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 23.-Goy.
OConor will get indigestion for
Christmas if he even eats a dent in
the mound of holiday dainties sent
him by admirers.
Goodies ranging from old colo
nial-recipe plum pudding to veni-
son and including terrapin, oysters
and other famous Maryland prod
ucts, have been showered on him
daily.
Three-year-old Bobby, the Gov
ernor's youngest child, has eyes no
smaller than dinner plates every
time the postman arrives. Bobby
has definitely transferred his affec-
t1ons from the mythical but never
seen Santa Claus to the fesh-and-
blood postman. He explains Santa
Is only supposed to come once a
year, and the mailman ms back every
hour with a full pack.
The older O'Conor children,
counting up the Governors Christ
mas cards, found he has received
more than 4,50O holiday remem-
brances from friends in 80 States
and two foreign countries.
Every mail brings other hundreds
of cards, and mailmen may soon
form the first O'Conor for President
Club-just to get him out of the
State and save their aching feet.
The holiday week end will be a
double main event in the O'Conor
clan. Mrs. O'Conors birthday is to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1939-12-23

proportion in engineering design
and the success Of his planes in war
time brought him an invitation to
come to the United States. He al
ready had established the Neither
lands Aircraft Co. in 1919 in Am
sterdam, and four years later he
founded the Atlantic Aircraft Co. in
Hasbrouck Heights, N. j.
1t was then that Fokker non-mil-
itary airplanes began to become IA
nous. Before he retired from active
designing and construction, his ma
chimes had been purchased by Is
governments and more than so air
lines throughout the world. Scores
Of them, constructed in the 1920s,
are still in use.
He was the first manufacturer to
make large airplane entirely Of
wood. Criticized in a board meet
ing of one of his companies, he once
shot back testify, "They work, don't
they!" His planes were noted for
the tremendous stresses they could
absorb in flight without damage.
Explosive Personality.
Mr. Fokker brought his explo-
sive personality into the work he
launched In the United States. It
was not uncommon for him to sum-
mon his engineers from bed for a
conference. He regularly worked
16 hours q day. He neither smoked
nor drank. He held conventionally
trained engineers in q sublime con-
tempt.
The actor in him came out once
In Washington when he took aloft
a group of United States Army
officers to demonstrate a new plane
One by one he stopped each of
the three motors. Then he crawled
out Of the cockpit and sat down
In the cabin.
Whats going to happen?" asked
one OF his passengers, alarmed.
That's what I want to find out"
said Mr.. Fokker.
The plane nosed down gently as
it lost flying speed. AS it regained
its speed it levelled of. For several
minutes it alternately glided and
returned to level flight.
"See?" remarked Mr.. Fokker,
struggling.
He climbed back into the cockpit,
started the motors again and
landed, chuckling.
Unit of General Motors.
In 1927 Mr.. Fokker's American
company became a unit of the
General Motors Corp.
Not all of his planes were sue
cessful. AS against the big Fokker
plane which the Army flyers, Mac
Ready and Kelley, flew nonstop
from coast to coast in rs hours in
1923, the designer turned out a huge
passenger plane in later years which,
though 1t flew, airlines refused to
buy.
Though Mr.. Fokker retained his
business interests, for fully five
years he had not been active in
airplane design or construction
work. He began building boats. A
Fokker yacht Of bizarre appearance,
accidentally ignated, burned up last
October.
Twice married, Mr.. Fokker was
twice widower. He became q cit
izen Of the United States about
eight years ago.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Co|dMen Better Crime urqets,
So Judge Gives Them His Goats

The judge disclaimed any osten-
tatious charity-an attitude borne
out In the manner he handled the
first coat-giving case month or
so ago. The prisoner appeared with
neither coat, nor outer shirt, and the
judge quietly gave him a jacket and
a few dollars.
On December S an unemployed
man was arraigned on a charge Of
stealing food. Judge Taylor sus-
pended sentence, gave him a sweater
and IS.
Yesterday three more prisoners
appeared, all coatless.
Said the jurist to the first:
DO you know what the weather
is outsider"
Its pretty cold, your honor"
Haven't you any coat?"
mo coat, boss-your honor"
The boss" turned to clerk, said,
There are three coats in my locker"
The clerk knew what to do.
He found a heavy red wind
breaker, blue sports jacket and a
topcoat. AS he distributed them
Judge Taylor made the prisoners
sentences the time they had served
waiting for arraignment and wished
them q merry Christmas.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Capt. Irwin Seriously Hurt
In AirpIane Crash

Capt. Frank G. Irwin, attached
to the Materiel Division of the
Once Of the Chief Of the Air Corps,
U. S. Army, was seriously injured
early today when the plane he was
landing at Indianapolis Municipal
Airport crashed, according to the
Associated Press. A passenger was
seriously hurt.
Capt. Irwin, it was said, was on
an inspection trip which carried
him to the West Coast, and he was
en- route to Boiling Field here at
the time Of the crackup. The craft
was wrecked, it was said, when it
nosed over as Capt. Irwin tried to
land In a slight fog before dawn.
Airport attaches reported he came
down at the Municipal Field after
deciding that Stout Field, the In
diana National Guard Airport, was
too small.
The passenger in the plane was
identified as H. w. Kellhofer of
Dayton, Ohio.