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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11
THIS AND THAT
By Charles z. Tracepell.

named sections, with more being added
all the time
How taxicab man manages to find
his way around is a great mystery, as
well as testimonial to his sense of
direction.
A good taxi driver has the orientation
OF bloodhound, the persistency Of a
bulldog, and the determination Of a
beaver. Which, one may feel, is quite a
combination.
Some of the various sections have
trash collections, some have none, some
will take papers but will not take leaves,
some will collect other garden debris but
draw the line at leaves, some will take
leaves but not too many.
1t Is no wonder that some of our
worthy citizens and neighbors get per-
picked by all this, and, believing that
leaves ought to be raked up and some
how disposed Of, rake away with a 70,
no, no and bottle of rum spirit, making
a beautiful bonfire with the results of
their industry.
offending ones next-door neighbor by
pointing out, as our correspondent has,
that the first good wind will blow most
OF the leaves down the street, leaving a
nice collection around plants, along bor-
ders and at the base of trees.
Such protection is about all the cover
ing most plants need in this climate. It
Is good protection, since it is natures
own way of mulching.
Not only will it keep the plants warm,
as we say, but it will give them a bit of
fertility as WELL
The esthetic side of trash burning
should not be overlooked.
The great ugly patches mentioned
are surely no addition to Washington the
Beautiful, to say nothing of the harm
done roadbeds.
There is, too, the fresh air angle.
Most persons move to the suburbs for
quiet and fresh air.
Often enough trash fires deprive them
of the latter. A sour smelling bonfire,
allowed to smolder, transforms the finest
community into an old-fashioned city
dump.
While many persons do not seem to
mind this in the least, there are others
with more sensitive nostrils who mind it
very much, indeed.
Just as the world is growing wiser day
by day in the matter of noise reform, so
IN time, we may feel convinced, the trash
fire problem will be mitigated.
Then We will have suburban commu-
mites more to the hearts desire-and
especially to the noses desire!
The dear old human nose, after all,
deserves some consideration. 1t is one
OF our most cherished institutions, whose
merit We are all sure of when we smell
pink clover and lilacs in the rain and
perfectly fresh air.
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Haskin Corrected on
Shoemaker Ownership.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
My friend, Frederic j. Haskin, enjoys
such a deserved reputation for accuracy
that I am quite proud of myself when
detect him in misstatement. In his
always entertaining and informative
column in The Evening Star he says that
George Williamson was the proprietor of
Shoemakers famous bar on E street, I
think this is an error. The proprietor
was Gus Noack, quiet, dignified gentle
man who occupied a tall desk in the
front part Of the establishment and was
as remember, Sunday school teacher
or superintendent. Williamson was the
chief bartender and ministered to the
wants of the thirsty in great fashion. He
was in every way fine man, but he was
not the proprietor.
HENRY LITCHFIELD WEST.
November 8.
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ever, that Mr.. Knowles will not consider
his job completed, but that he will
continue to focus public attention on
these abuses and perhaps uncover some
underlying conditions which contribute
to the travesty of justice meted out to
the defendants in this court.
ELIZABETH L. McCOLLUM,
November
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11
Unrest in Indiu

Turbulent days have set in for
midas 35O,0OO,OOO people as the Brit
ish viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, Yields
emergency powers reserved to him
under the constitution and as In
dia's venerated leader, Mohandas K.
Gandhi, conjures up the specter of
civil disobedience if the passive re-
sistance now being waged against the
British fails to wiring from London
immediate independence.
The nationalistic Congress party of
Gandhi, which has endeavored the
past two and half years to ex-
plot the semiautonomy granted by
the India Act of 1935-and has done
so with some success-takes advan-
tage of the war in which Britain
finds herself to raise the cry for i'm
mediate independence, insisting that
a national assembly be summoned
at once to prepare a new constitu-
ton to replace that in force since
1887.
Against this demand of the Gandhi-
ties stands the minority Moslem
League, which fears adequate pro-
lection will not be obtained from the
Hindus once they control an indie
pendent India; the native princes,
who see in the Congress party de-
mands threat to their privileges and
prerogatives, and by the British gov
eminent, which needs the support of
India as part of the empire in the
war against Hitlerism, struggle to
which Gandhi and other Indian
leaders have given their support in
principle.
Lord Linlithgow in his white paper
Issued October II, in reply to a reso-
luton of the Congress party, de-
ferred until the end of the war any
discussion of independence or domin-
ion status, although he left the way
open for revision of midas consti-
tutional system when peace is re-
stored, and reaffirmed the British
policy of giving India ultimately do
minion status.
The answer of the Congress party,
which controls eight of India's eleven
provincial governments, was to order
the controlled governments to resign
in protest, and six did so, leaving
squarely up to the viceroy the prob
lem of providing governments for
them.
Lord Linlithgow has striven, through
negotiations with the Congress party
and Moslems, to obtain inclusion
of midas chief political elements on
the executive council of the central
Indian government, but those efforts
have come to naught on the refusal
of the Nationalist to postpone reali-
cation of the independence which is
their aim.
Gandhi has shown remarkable
ability when England was at peace
in forcing her, through hunger
strikes and other forms of pressure,
to make concessions to the National
lists demands. But conduct of the
war requires unity of the empire, a
unity which is shaken to its roots by
the turbulence which is sweeping
India
What makes so difficult an equi-
table solution of the problem is
India's own disunity. The Congress
party represents the majority OF
Hindus in the eleven self-governing
provinces of British India, but the
Indian princes, who rule hundred
million of midas 350,O0O000, and the
Moslems, who total about 77,0OO, 900,
stand against the Nationalist pro-
gram, raising the question of how far
the Congress party actually repre-
sents the feeling of all India.
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COmmends Articles on
Landlord Tenant Court.
70 the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
The series of articles written for
The Star by Horace Knowles on the
Landlord Tenant Court are gratifying to
those who have come to know the con-
ditions existing in this court. Mr..
Knowles is to be congratulated on the
fine piece of work he has done and on
having succeeded in bringing the con-
ditions In this court to the District Bar
Association's attention. We hope, how.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11

Representative Wadsworth in his
brief, telling and closely attended
speech on the embargo act served
notice on old-fashioned congress
sional wind-jammers that those sew
en-hour verbal blasts are about as
much in fashion, and about as USE
full, as hobble skirt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11
Urges More Funds
For Dies Committee.

To the Editor OF The Star:
The Dies Committee should be given
more funds with which to continue its
investigations into un-American activ-
tiles upon our shores. This is the only
body extant in America today which is
endeavoring to preserve representative
democracy. HENRY sTONER.
November (.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11

One now might couple the phrase,
las punctilious as a Norwegian" with
AS honest q q Finn"
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WAsHIN TON, D. C.
SATURDAY November IL. 1899

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Work of Dies Committee
Approved.

November 8.
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Questions Adequacy
OF Neutrality Law.

November 4.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
All CLUB ORGANIZED

At meeting this forenoon, the Douglas Four-H Club met at the home of Hilja Boylan, leader. Re- organization was effected by the el- ection of new officers as follows: President, sIlveig Havdahl, and Patsy Fleek, Vice-President: Betty Bennett was retained as Secretary Treasurer. Florence Krsul was made club reporter.
 The club will continue activities with the membership of Solveig Havdahl, Patsy Fleek, Lucille Goetz, Betty Bennett, Alfreda Fleek and Dace Bolyan, following the resigna- tion of Grace Pusich, Dorothy Lang seth, Winnie Lee Grant and Doris Balog, former members.
 Next meeting of the club will be held Saturday, October 2l, at the home of Betty Bennett.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
TWILIGHT
 RECTAL

Marye Berne. Ernest Ehler and Ernest Oberg are giving recital in Holy Trinity Cathedral tomor- row afternoon, at 4:30 o'clock, con- sisting of the following program:
 Second Sonata by Mendelssohn, E. Oberg, organist.
 America the Beautiful" by Ward, Marye Berne and E. Ehler.
 Prayer Perfect" by Stenson, E. Ehler.
 with Verdure Clad" from Crea- ton, by Hadyn, Marye Berne.
 Ave Maria" by Luzzi, E, Ehler.
 Theme and Variation by Franck, E. Oberg.
 If With All Your Hearts" from Elijah, by Mendelssohn, E. Ehler.
 70 Lord Most Holy" by F'ranck, Marye Berne and E, Ehler.
 Faith, Only Faith" by Gaines, E. Ehler.
 On Wings of Song" by Mendel-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
Coffeys Celebrate
 Tenth Anniversary
 With Dinner Party

In celebration of their tenth wedding anniversary, Dr. and Mrs Robert M Coffey are entertaining this evening with dinner in the Iris room of the Baranof Hotel There will be ten guests for the occasion.
 Dr. and Mrs Coffey were mar ried at Ann Arbor, Mich, and are the parents of two daughters, Carolie and Sharon. Tine family has made many friends in the city since their arrival about two years ago and next week they will sail to the States where they plan to make their future home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
"NhzI spy" FILM IS COLISEUM BILL
 OPENING SUNDAY

"Confessions of a Nazi Spy, 7 star ring Edward G. Robinson, has it's first local showing Sunday at the Coliseum Theatre. It is a sensation al expose of the direct military and naval espionage of Nazi agents in the United States as brought out in the recent trials in New York, Los Angeles and the Panama Canal Zone. Leon G. Turrou, former G. Man, acted as technical adviser on the Warner Bros. production.
 Robinson plays the G-Man who breaks the spy ring and brings four of it's members to trial and conviction. Lukas portrays the doc tor who heads the ring; Lederer is the bungling Nazi informer; and Lya Lys is the exotic beauty who uses her feminine wiles to get in- formation for the Nazis.
 confessions of Nazi Spy goes beyond the mere expose of a small spy ring. It shows the open and fragrant campaign that Hitler sup porters are waging in this country against the nations democratic in- stitutions. And it shows that the spy menace is still very great, and that for every spy brought to jus tice during the recent trials in New York, Los Angeles and the Panama Canal Zone, there are a hundred still operating at large. To quote MT. Turrou, the recent spy trials barely scratched the surface'
 The double attraction, MT. Wong, Detective" and Sons of the Le- zion, will be seen for the last times tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
JEAN ARTHUR STARRED WITH
 GARY GRANT
'0nly Angels Have Wings Opens Sunday at
 Capitol

Breath-taking romance, spectacu- lar flying and awesome crack-ups, a superb cast and stirringly-writ- ten story all combine to provide sen saticnal entertainment at the Capi- tol Theatre, where Columbla's Only Angels Have Wings" will open on Sunday The film. produced and directed by Howard Hawks, co-stars Cary Grant and Jean Arthur, with splendid supporting cast which includes Richard Barthelmess. Rita Hayworth and Thomas Mitchell
 "Only Angels Have Wings is the story of a group of reckless pilots who daily face death in their flights over the fog-filled Andes Mountain passes in South America. To their home airport a picturesque little South American village, ccmes a stranded American showgirl The adventures of the fliers are immedi- ately complicated by the presence Of the girl SC that thrills, heart throbs and drama occupy th e screen. To further enhance the stir ring narrative, a rewc5mer tc the small circle of birdmen is discovered to be a renegade who once, on test hep, palachuted from his failing ship allowing his mechanic to crash to death The renegade's wife, in addition, is the former sweetheart of the swaggering. devil-may-care airport manager with whom the shcwgirl has fallen in love.
 Ending tonight is the drama Son of Frankenstein.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
Miss Parsons Hostess
 With Dessert Party

Miss Isabell Parsons. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ernest Parsons. was hostess with an 8 o'clock dessert party at the family home on Seventh Street last evening before the Pub lications Hop.
 Members of the younger set who were guests for the affair included Misses Maydelle George, Sue Stew art, Virginia Morley, Lois Jacob son, Dorothy Fors, Marian Dobson, Betty Wilcox, and Messrs. Richard Jackson. Irving Lowell. Bill Park nson, Elwin Messer, Pete Schneider, Lee Lucas, Charles Johnstone and Frank Parsons. M ilk
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
Legion Aux. Public
 Card Party Tonight

A public card party will be held tonight, starting at o'clock, in the American Lgion Dugout.
 The affair was arranged by the past presidents of the Legion Aux Hilary under the supervision of the following committee. Mrs. E. M Policy, Mrs. John Mccormick and Mrs. Homer Nordling.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
A. B. PHILLIPS
 IS SPEAKER AT
 MASONIC DINNER

A. B. Phillips lectured last eve ming at the Scottish Rite dinner on educational matters. his talk being accompanied by illustrative movies.
 Following the dinner. in charge of which was Jack Fargher, a meeting was held in the lodge room of the Scottish Rite Temple. Wal ter P Scott presided at the ses- sion and plans for degree work. to be exemplified next Friday eve ming, were discussed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
School Senior Ball
 Tonight in Douglas

The annual Douglas Senior Ball will be an event this evening in the Natatorium, with Stanley Cox and his orchestra playing for the occasion.
 Faculty members and their wives will be patrons and patronesses for the annual affair.
 Dancing will start at o'clock and an invitation is extended to the public to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
NIEMI AWARDED
 FOREST SERVICE
 PLUMBING WORK

A contract for plumbing. heating and sheet metal work on a new Forest Service crew house adjoin- ing the warehouse on Willoughby Avenue has been awarded by the District Rangers office to William J. Niemi, low bidder.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
TWO HUNTERS BACK
 FROM TAKU TRIP

Nearly week hunting up the Taku, but no moose, is the experi- ence of Ralph Mortinsen and Will liam Witte, who returned yesterday without. success as far as the larger game is concerned. Too much water damned. up in the region covered is responsible, they believe, for the scarcity of moose.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
MRS. SCHRAMM IS
 LUNCHEON HOSTESS

Mrs. Charles Schramm entertain ed a number of her friends at a Japanese luncheon yesterday after noon at her home on Mob Hill. Chop suey was the principal viand, and place cards with little Japanese parasols and centerpiece of mari gold carried out the motif. The afternoon. was spent in sewing and visiting.
 Those present included Mrs. Will liam T. Mahoney, Mrs. J. R. Guerin, Mrs, w. E. Cahill, Mrs Jessie Fraser,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14

ssohn, Marye Berne and E. Ehler.
 "Pastoralee by Leybach, E. Oberg
 Hymn 50, Saviour Again to Thy Dear Name" by Hopkins, soloists and congregation
 No admission will be charged, but a receptacle for free-will of ferings will be provided.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
MORGAN ON ALASKA

Tom Morgan, President of Co., lumbia Lumber Company, is re- turning on the steamer Alaska, which leaves Seattle tonight. He has been in Seattle on business for several days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
.ELE(TRAS STILL
 AT WHITEHORSE

Low ceiling and poor visibility continues to hold IT Pacific-Alaska Airways passengers at Whitehorse where they have ben held since mid week with two Electras.
 If the weather lifts, the two planes will come on through tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
ALASKA EyANGELIZATION
 SOCIETY

tNatiVe Gospel SerViceS)
 GEORGE H. HOMELESS
 Missionary -in-Charge 10:00 Sunday Schools at home of Mrs. Lee.
 700 pm.-Evening service at home of Joseph Tassell. Topic, Feet of the Saints in Contrast to Those of the Wicked Text, Isaiah 52:7 and 59:7.
 Wednesday, TOO pm. = Prayer meeting at home of Joseph Tassell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
DOUGLAS GOSPEL

H. B. SCHLEGEL, Minister
 10:00 am-Sunday School, City Hall.
 7:30 pm.-Church Service. resi- dence.
 Girls Bible Class, Mondays. pm, Boys Bible Class Tuesdays, pm.
 Women's Circle meets every other Thursday at pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14

Mrs. Earl Osborne, Mrs. Frank Pearce and Mrs. Guy L. Smith.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14

not later than 10 o'clock Saturday morning to guarantee change of sermon topics, etc.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
DOUGLAS PRESBYTERIAN
 MISSION

DAVID WAGGONER. Minister Sunday services:
 l:30 pm.- Bible Schooi 2:30 p.m.--PreacAing service. All are welcome in these services
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14

long series of resolutions. One call ed for sparing and considerate use of the Wagner Labor Rela tions Act in settling disputes.
 Another criticised the National Labor Relations Board for asserted partiality to the A. F. of L. in re- cent decisions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
BALL ROOM DANCING

Lessons for beginners. lessons for $500. Phone Red l19. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14

Of all the stories written about her, blue eyed Dorothy Lewis, s, liked the one which said: Dor othy can smile again" She is shown in her New York hospital room as she hobbled about follow ing the amputation of her right leg, an operation surgeons said was necessary to save her life. She was expected to leave the hos pital soon. Now she wants candy store, farm, and an arti- ficial leg so she can return to school.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH No service tomorrow.

DOUGLAS CATHOLIC CHURCH
 goo am.-Holy Mass.
 Sunday School immediately fol- lowing Mass.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14

The Book ALASKA. Revised and Enlarged, Now On Sale; $1.00.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
 RESOLUTION
 T0pUSH ON
Plan to Organize Unor. gdnized Millions of
 American Workers

Continued rom rage One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-14
Douglas Church Services

Notices for this church column must be received by The Empire
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Hur|ers Better Hide
As Di Maggie Plans
Heavy Training

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.-Lim-
tied to a week and a half of actual
training his first three years In the
majors, jolting Joe De Maggie, the
Yankees outf1eld star, plans really
to get in shape for the opening of
the 1899 season.
Di Maggie will leave for the st.
Petersburg, Fla. camp Of the worlds
champions on March l, In time to
arrive for the opening Of training
four days later.
Because he expected to be in ex-
cellent shape for the opening game,
Di Maggie predicted "this is going to
be my big year." This should be bad
news for American League pitchers,
whom Joe mauled for averages Of
1923, .346 and 1924 in his three years
in the big time.
do you know that in three spring
training camps that I haven't had
over one and q half weeks of acutal
training?" pi Maggie asked.
For once I would like to start of
feeling that I am fit for anything
that comes along, and barring acci-
dents, I am going to be in that kind
Of condition this year.
II feel that this is going to be my
biz wear"
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Jack and Jess Couple Of 'Ferdnonds' Restoging Bout
Hng Victim Of Monosso Mou Of 20 Years Back Gets

on Dempsey's part, for his bar
room needed such a host about
a. urgently as it needed steam
heat, which is to say not at all.
But there the graying Jess is,
the look on his face one of in
credulous delight that the world
should treat him so handsomely
after all these years. He sits at
a table with the same awed tour
lists for hours on end.
Dempsey's motive in hiring the
hulking creature he battered into
obscurity was not, of course, COM
pletely altruistic. Jack is a sage
business man these days, and the
good will of his public is a large
part of his stock in trade.
Jess makes the perfect foil for
publicity pictures. He and the
once-hungry kid who knocked his
brains loose at Toledo have posed
SO much together they're begin
ming to look alike.
There isn't near the difference
between them there once was, at
that. They're both powerful men
now. Dempsey, the lean, hollow
checked tiger Of Toledo, must be
around 220 pounds, while Will
lard, who was an outsize to begin
with, has a portico that is as
founding and propably never will
see 300 pounds again.
The other night the two old
gladiators put on what was an
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Princeton Five Gains
In Eastern Loop by
Routing Harvard

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Princeton
moved into uncontested possession
of fifth place in the Eastern Inter-
collegiate Basket Ball League by
beating Harvard. 38 to u, last night.
The Tigers went about the task of
breaking their tie with the Crimson
in a workmanlike manner, which
never left much doubt as to the out
come.
Princeton held a 21-to-15 ad-
vantage at halftime, and dominated
the second half to the extent that
Harvard went five minutes without
scoring.
In independent ranks Army pre-
served its seasons mark of not hav-
ing lost to an Eastern rival by
swamping Syracuse, 43 to %, and
Navy sank William and Mary under
q 52-to-29 barrage.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Fener to Win 20
Games, Says Witt
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FANC1sCO, Feb. 16.-
Oscar Witt. a 175-pound charge
Of Cleveland baseball dynamite,
fired a double -barreled salute to
the American League today.
He fatty stated Bob Feller
would win 20 games this season,
predicted the young flreball
pitcher would string together 80
victories for one year in the
near future and declared he was
the manager Of the greatest
hitter in the league, bar none.
Although JEFF Heath finished
second in American League bat
ting last year, Wit described the
youthful outfielder as "the best
hitter of them ALL"
Witt hastened to disclaim he
was predicting a pennant for
Cleveland.