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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-07-07
Portland
SOCIAL NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Robinson of
Tacoma motored down early Sum-
day to spend the day with their
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Stanley who complimented them
with a three course dinner. Shar-
ing honors were Rev. and Mrs. L.
o. Stone, newlyweds. Mrs. Myrtle
Mitchell, sister of Mrs. Robinson,
and Atty. and Mrs. Eugene Minor.
Mrs. G. M. Blake entertained
with four course turkey dinner
Sunday in observance of Mr..
Blakes' birthday. Guests were Mr..
and Mrs. w. Brown and their sis
ter, Mrs. Coley of Helena, Ark,
Mrs. Ellen Duncan, Mr.. Tom AL
berti. Vera Marie Keys ably assist
ed her monther in serving.
Mrs. Edward Caldwell and ia
nily left this week for Oakland,
Calf, for a months visit with re-
latives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Flowers
have visiting them, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Dundee of Spokane, Mrs. Ber-
tina Reed of Paola, Kans, Mr.. Dun
dee's cousin, who is visiting them,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Wilson
and daughter Inga of Seattle. The
Flowers with their guests spent
the week end at their summer cot
tage at Ocean Lake.
Mrs. Eugene Minor entertained
at bridge and supper Monday eve
ming honoring Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Robinson of Tacoma and Mrs. Leo
nard Henderson of Oakland, Calf.
Mrs. Mary L. Carter had as her
house guest for a few days, Mrs.
Leonard Henderson of Oakland,
Calf. Mrs. Henderson spent a
part of her brief visit in Seattle
before returning to Oakland.
Miss Helen Hood is stopping
with Mrs. S. Redmond in S. e.
Anlney while visiting relatives
and friends here in the city.
Mrs. Pollyanna Reed, president
of the Oregon Federation of Color
ed Womens Club, left this week to
stop at points along the route to
Boston, Mass, where she will at
tend the Biennial of the National
Association of Colored Women.
The Jeunes Modiste met Monday
with Mrs. William Dewitt. No
arrangements have been made as
yet for vacation activities.
Marie Posa will have a regular
class in the Art of Conversation
each Wednesday evening, 7 to 9
p. m. at the Albina Library. Mrs.
Moore is instructor. Mrs. Mary L.
Carter is advisor of the club.
Sick of the community: Mr.. Lay
was taken suddenly i'll in Tacoma
necessitating an emergency opera
ton. Mrs. Lay rushed to his bed
side and found him reported out of
danger.
Mrs. Pearl c. Stewart is conval-
escing at her home after several
days illness.
Mrs. Myrtle Martin is reported
ill.
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Helena, Montana
BY HEX
By HEX

The Pleasant Hour Club met
for the last time before the sum-
mer vacation at the residence of
Mrs. Nathaniel Ford, 913 Cannon
Street, Wednesday of last week.
Guest at the meeting was Mrs.
N. B. Word, of st. Louis, Mo.
Howard Travillian's jinx has
been quite attentive to him lately.
Not satisfied with having three
suits of clothes purloined from
him, he climbed a ladder and had
to strain a ligament some place
about his anatomy that required
his confinement in bed, while the
doctors bill continues to grow.
Mrs. Marie Baker Mast is able
to be out again after having been
confined at home because of ill
ness.
Word comes to Helena that the
funeral of Mr.. McCracken of
Granite Falls was held in that
city Monday afternoon.
Now and then a once familiar
figure of bygone days again turns
up in the city, after years of stray
ing along many uncertain, devious
lanes. Stripes" is here in Helena
again, in person.
I'll bet the hole in the dough-
nut there'n be no quorum at the
Helena Progressive Clubs meet
ing Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gaugh and
little son are domiciled at Mrs.
Ida Welsh's residence on Broad
way.
Three months have passed and
still Hicks eligibility for member
ship in the Bearded Mob" is a
questionable possibility. Even re-
mote control has had no effect up
on his all too invisible hiresute-
ness. 1t is plainly evident he is
an offspring of the Jacob clan,
having drifted beyond Esau's jur-
isdiction
Charlie and Arthur Harrell were
in Butte to the dance Saturday
night.
j. E. Ingram, Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
houn and daughter motored to
Livingston Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Word left
this week for their home in st.
Louis after spending their vaca-
ton at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. j. Baker. Included in the pleas
ant events enjoyed by them while
here, were motor trips to several
Montana cities, Morrison Cave and
Yellowstone National Park.
Mrs. Louise Atkinson Soulds, 81,
1415 Wilder Avenue, widow of
Homer j. Soulds, diseased, died
Friday night, June 80. The funer-
al rites were held at Opp and
Conrad funeral home Monday at
2 o'clock. She is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. A. L. Byrd and
Mrs. Joseph Gaugh; a son, Ed
ward Soulds, and a grandson,
Ernest Gaugh, all of Helena, four
sisters, Mrs. Phillip Williams of
Barrysville, Va; Mrs. Lena Davis,
New York City and Mrs. Rosa
Johnson and Mrs. Katie Everett
of Wilmington, N. c.; and a bro
Their, Solomon Atkinson of Wilm-
ington.
Mrs. Soulds was born at Will
mington, April %, 1882. She mar
ried Mr.. Soulds April %, 1904, at
Waterbury, Conn.,, and came to
Helena in 1912.
kilograms were read from her
sisters and brother. Services were
conducted by the Rev. R. E. DON
aldson of Portland, Oregon, assist
ed by the Rev. George Weaver of
Butte. Mrs. Marie Mast sang
solo. Pallbearers were Mr.. Rude
Potter, Mr.. H. ]. Baker, Mr.. c. H.
Harrell, ST., Mr.. ]. E. Ingram, Mr..
Wesley Cottles and Mr.. Herbert
Bridgewater. Burial was in Forest
vale. Attending the funeral from
Butte were Mrs. Lerlie Fenter,
Mrs. Albert Marshall, Mrs. Julia
McClennan, Mrs. J. F. Grant and
Mr.. William Fenter.
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Club Notes

The Rose Bud Study Club met
Wednesday evening in their last
meeting for the club year, at the
home of Mrs. j. w. Stanley in s..
E. Mall President, Mrs. Bessie
P. ohnson presided and Mary M.
Duncan, corresponding secretary,
recorded the proceedings of the
meeting in the absence of the Re-
cording Secretary, Pearl c. Stew
art and her assistant, Sula Mae
Williams, both sick and unable to
be present. A rounded report of
the annual meeting of the OLGA.
was given by Abbie Cantrell, vice
president of the club and a dele
gate to the animal meeting. The
fine report was evidence of very
close observance, even to the de-
tails.
The club decided to hold their
annual picnic on or about August
18th at Peninsula Park. The topic
chairman, Jessie Flowers, con-
Quoted the Bible discussion from
the book of st. Matthews, 18th
and 14th chapters. Mrs. G. r.
Harvey of Seattle was visitor, as
was Atty. E. ]. Minor. Both gave
encouraging remarks.
Revealing their secret pals eli
NAKED the meeting. There was
much joy and pleasure at knowing
who had been exchanging gifts
and courtesies through the year.
Annual reports were made by the
officers and committee chairmen.
Next meeting of the club will be
with Abbie Cantrell, first Wednes-
dey in September.
Search Light Club met Friday
night with Mrs. Dixie Mott in N.
E. Cherry st. Twenty-eight were
present, including Mesdames Pol
lyanna Reed, Wallace, Corner and
Washington visitors. Delicious re-
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PORTLAND
Churches
MT. OLIVET BAPTIST
list and N. e. Schuyler
Rev. ]. ]. Glow, minister


Mt. Olivet still boasts of unus-
ually large attendance at all SER
vices. Whom does Christ pro-
nounce clean" was Rev. CLOVIS
subject for the morning worship,
and at 8 p. M, 1.-The Word of God
a Sword" was powerful message
delivered by Rev. Glow. The Mt.
Olivet Searchlight club gave a We
ry unique social Friday evening,
with Mesdames Catherine Taylor
and Erma Hepburn joint hostesses
at the home of the former in N. E.
Hoyt. The large group in attend
ance had fine time.
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Father: If I ever catch you out
with my daughter again I'll shoot
you.
Sailor: Well, I'll sure deserve it.
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Portland
CHURCH NEWS
BETHEL A. M. e.
Larabee and McMillen

Rev. Geo. F. Martin, minister
Sunday, July 2, Bethels attend
ance was greately increased. Rev.
Martins sermon subject, 1.-THE Pro-
per Home Set-up." Mothers and
dads We're greatly benefited by
the lesson taught in this sermon.
Many visitors received a cordial
welcome at this service: Mrs. Bes-
sic LaCue of Oakland, Calf, Mrs.
Mable Byrd Curtis of Washington,
D. c., twin sons, Robert and Tho
mas, her brother Mr.. Byrd of Port
land, and Miss Helen Hood of Ber-
kelley, Calf. Rev. Martin and ma
ny of BethePs members joined the
A.M.E. Zion in the Homecoming"
services Sunday evening. Rev.
Martin preached the sermon. Next
Sunday will be the fourth and last
quarterly meeting for this confer
ence year. Presiding Elder Rev.
Geo. S. Allen will have charge of
morning and evening services and
administer holy communion. Con-
testants for Queen contest made
partial reports complete and final
reports will be made next Sunday.
The ACE. League had a splen-
did time at their Moonlight Pic
mic and Weiner Roast" last Thurs
day night given at Selwood Park.
Miss Josephine Dancey president.
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First Coed: Is anybody looking?
Second Coed: No.
First Coed: Then we don't have
to smoke.
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FOR RENT: Three-room furnish
ed apartment. Tel. Ea. 1888.
Evening star., 1939-06-08

show stage1 twice nightly on the
terrace, dancing music by Barnee;
cover charge, except for dinner
guests.
Spanish Garden BalIroom-Glen
Echo Parks dance rendezvous, with
music by Wally Stoefler.
UptOwn-Cocktail lounge across
from the Uptown Theater on Con.
nectlcut avenue. Entertainment.
No cover, no minimum.
Wardman Park HOtel-The Pen
gums play for dancing nightly in
the Metronome Room from 10 to 2.
Penelope Ford sings. Minimum
charge.
Evening star., 1939-06-08

nightly by Larry Hendrick at the
Hammond organ.
Hi-Hat L0unge-At the Ambas-
sador Hotel, entertainment nightly
by Angie Rodante and the Red
Jackets.
Lotus-Shows, featuring several
acts and chorus, at /, 7.3O and
l1:30 pm; dancing to Bill Strick-
lands Orchestra; minimum charge.
Lounge Riviera-Gay and intimate
spot at 240O Sixteenth street, with
dancing until 2, with music by Pete
Macias and his orchestra.
Madrillon-Spanish and American
cuisine; dancing, 730 until 1:30, to
Evening star., 1939-06-08
EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON c, THURSDAY, 1889

l, 7:30 and IL, featuring AL Norton,
dancing to Norton music; minimum
charge.
Brown Derby-A mad spot, out on
Connecticut avenue, where anything
is likely to happen. No dancing, for
there's no room foy it, but there is
entertainment by Pianist George
Berg and AL Simmons.
Checkerboard Room - Lafayette
Hotel lounge, entertainment from S
to Z and 10 to /.
Hamilton HOtel-Milton Davis and
the orchestra play for dancing in
the Rainbow Room from 5 until 7
and from 10 until /.
Hay-Adams HOuse-Dinner music
Evening star., 1939-06-08

music by Carl Van sickler, Don
Shook and their orchestra. Songs
by Mary La Mari.
Mayfower Lounge Dick Koons'
Orchestra plays for dancing from
S to and after 10, when there's a
minimum charge.
Pirates Den-Dining and dancing
rendezvous with an atmosphere
that's different and a crew of pirates
to keep you in line. Cover charge.
Roger Smith Hotel - Dancing
nightly on the breeze cooled roof,
to music by Stephen LIE Sieur's
Orchestra. Songs by Peggy Town
send. Cover charge.
ShOreham Hotel-There' a gay
Evening star., 1939-06-08
After Dark
Smart People, Smart Things, Smart Places
BY the Spectator.
Trade Mark Registered u. s. Patent Once

gave me- list of all the people
who had to be called" Burrus ex-
planned. Il was working my way
through it," =. You never saw a
chorus to equal the one at the
Bamboo Gardens, We'll betcha ,
From information anent Wally Stoe-
fler's Orchestra, currently providing
the dance music at Glen Echos
Spanish Garden ballroom: Young
Stoefler remarks that he picks his
men like Ziegfeld picks his Fol-
lies. We won't argue about the
tense. but let's see va cams, boys
g. Come to think of it Ziegfeld
had something there. Most men
don't pick their follies; they just
Evening star., 1939-06-08

happen Jay Jason, one Of the
better comics to brighten the local
cabaret scene in a long time, stays
on a second week at the Lotus
Queen Jeanne Carnahan was feted
last night at the Bamboo Gardens
An informant (no, we didn't
say "informer') describes Penelope
Ford, the Wardman Parks song
stress, as "a charming little lady
with q voice like a bird"
= = Dialogue plucked from the
breeze. Names probably are fic-
titious.
Unidentified Blond: And this,
ESmerelda, is Mr.. Norton.
Esmerelda: Oh. Is THAT what
that is!
= . Now we're going to walk the
penguin awhile.
Anchor Room - Lounge at the
Annapolis Hotel; no dancing, but
entertainment by Matt Windsor and
his accordion.
Bamboo Garden-Floor shows at
Evening star., 1939-06-08

= Now we're going to walk the
penguin awhile.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Country Fairs

TO most Washingtonians "The
Fair" this year has meant the big
show up in New York, but many
Maryland and Virginia residents, who
year in and year out stage their own
fairs, are showing no signs of profess
sional jealousy. They say the Man
haitian spectacle is making the public
more "fair conscious" and, though it
is not to be compared with such
events, it is increasing patronage at
state, county and community ex-
hibits. The Maryland State Fair at
Timonium set a record for attend
ance on Labor Day. Big crowds were
reported at the Virginia State Fair
in Richmond and the Charles County
Fair at La Plata. Arrangements
have been made for a large turnout
at the Southern Maryland Fair at
Upper Marlboro.
It is all very encouraging, this
continued patronage of the remain
ing fairs. So many Of them, includ-
ing the one at Rockville, passed from
Evening star., 1939-10-01

the scene a few years ago. Like that
other great American institution, the
circus, country fairs were hard hit
by "progress"-such things as autos
and movies and radios that tend to
make ones routine daily life as noisy
and confusing as a three-ring circus
or country fair.
Sad indeed will be the day, If it
ever comes, when the people OF rural
America no longer take pride in
growing the biggest cabbages, raising
the largest steers, cooking the best
cake or sewing the fanciest garment
in order to win a blue ribbon at a
fair.
1t may be true that country fairs
no longer are very important as
social events, or even as occasions
when country and city people can
get acquainted. But they are still
important as institutions that dig
nifty the toll of the farmer and the
homemaker.
May the lure of the blue ribbon
never completely succumb to the
glamour of the cinema.
Evening star., 1939-10-01

corning its course. We have been proudly
boastful that our own part of the world
was based upon the ideals of the Chris
tian religion. Whether We have prac-
ticed the Christian faith or not, We have
assured ourselves that, in some way, the
ideals of the Man of Nazareth governed
us in all human relations We have built
Cathedrals and great Churches, and in
every city, town and hamlet they have
served as symbols of moral and spiritual
values. We have engraved on our coins,
I'm God We Trust" and every legal
paper bears evidence of our belief in
God. Our professions have been loud
and voluble, but no consistent Judgment
OF our ways and practices would justify
us in claiming that we have lived by the
standards we profess.
Religion has been largely impersonal.
1t has constituted one of the evidences
OF our respectability. The Churches
have played their important part in the
social scheme of life. The time has now
arrived where they must play con-
spicuous part in shaping the moral char
acter Of our people. When Saul OF Tar
sus, the prosecutor Of the early Christian
Church. was stricken to the earth on his
way to Damascus and challenged by his
Lord, he cried out in anguish of mind:
Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?"
In an instant he was made conscious Of
the folly of his course. Swiftly came the
answer to his plea: Arise, and go into
the city, and it shall be told thee what
thou must do." There was no alterna-
tive, no middle course The demand for
a true and finer expression of religious
faith was must order.
The incident is strikingly illustrative
OF the place that personal religion occu-
pies in professed faith. Will Durant
In striking article on "The Crisis and
Christianity" says: I'VE must give cour-
age to our leaders to lead us, to re-create
for us a Christianity that would be in
telllglble to Christ" This practical man
and brilliant scholar calls for reaffir-
nation and a more consistent practice
OF the Christian religion.
Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?"
is prayer that should be on the lip of
every man and woman who has been
made serious and sober by a world
calamity.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
BerqdoIl and Justice

The latest intriguing chapter in
the long story of Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll, the draft dodger of World
War note, has just been unfolded
before general court-martial try
ing him on charges of escape and
desertion. This climactic episode pur-
ports to clear up the mystery of the
famous pot of gold" which figured
in Bergdoll's sensational escape from
Army custody in 1920. But as If that
were not enough for one of the
closing chapters, Bergdoll has added
surprise touch that is truly dra-
matte. He has come forward with
the claim that twice during the years
that he was supposed to be in self
imposed exile in Germany he re-
turned to the United States for
extended visits with his family in
Philadelphia.
AS for the pot of gold, there was
none, Bergdoll confessed. There was
hidden treasure, all right, con-
sistine, of $105,000 in gold, but it was
secreted in his mothers home in
Philadelphia-not on a Maryland
hillside, he asserted. When Bergdoll,
after his conviction as draft evader,
pleaded with Army officials for per-
mission to dig up the "pot Of gold"
in Maryland, he was finally permitted
to start on the treasure hunt under
escort of two nom commissioned off,
GERS. Stopping overnight in Phila-
delphia en- route to Maryland, Berg
doll escaped and succeeded in fleeing
the country He told the court
martial that he slipped back into the
United States in 1929 by way Of
Montreal, Canada, and Rouses Point,
N. Y, and recovered the gold In
Philadelphia. He remained in the
United States for four years, went
back to Germany again, returned to
Montreal in 1885 and paid a second
visit to Philadelphia Of three years
misunderstanding to his testimony
at the tral.
This time, however, the Army is q
bit more cautious about accepting at
face value everything that Bergdoll
glibly relates. The officers of the
court are fully aware of the fact that
just as the notorious prisoner had a
reason for narrating the pot of gold
yarn in 1920, he has very special
reason for springing the secret return
testimony at the present trial. Berg
dolls attorney has made it plain that
he is depending on the new story to
save his client from further penalties
with the help Of the statute Of
limitations. The defense contention,
it is reported, is that since Bergdoll
claims he was within the jurisdiction
of the United States for seven years
of his fugitive career. the six-year
limitation on criminal prosecution
should operate to protect him. What.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Questionable Enterprise

Up to this time the telegraph COM
panies have been the chief benefici-
aries of the system devised by pres
sure groups for bombarding Congress
with kilograms on controversial mat
ters OF legislation. But throughout
it all they have kept themselves, pub
licly, at least, aloof from any active
participation in the business beyond
the transmission, for a fee, of the
messages.
Now, however, the Western Union
Telegraph Co. in effect becomes a
party to this method of lobbying by
wire. 1t offers it's customers the
choice between six ready-made tele-
grams to congressman, three of them
urging a vote against repeal of the
arms embargo and three of them
urging vote in favor of repeal.
Step up, ladies and gentlemen, and
take your choice. For so much a
word, already written out so you
don't have to think, you can tell
your Congressman how to vote!
The Western Union may think this
is good business. AS a matter of fact,
it is rather poor business. In the
first place, it is highly cynical yet
effective contribution toward debunk-
ing these telegraphic attacks on Con-
gress; so effective, in fact, that it
will help to discredit them entirely.
In TIE second place, it is one thing
for free citizen to write: Repeal
OF embargo unwise. Fear it will draw
us into war. Hope you will vote
against any change in present act"
But it is something else again for
the Western Union Telegraph Co.
to write the same thing and offer
it for sale to the public, even though
another message, expressing a con-
Trajectory thought, is displayed with
equal prominence.
The telegraph companies would do
we'll to confine their ready-made tele-
grams to messages of coincidence, con-
graduation, Christmas greetings and
thoughts on Mothers day. The less
they meddle in telegraphic lobbying
on important legislation, the better
off they will be when irate members
of Congress, struggling under an
avalanche of inspired kilograms,
come up for air yelling that there
ought to be law. Perhaps there
should be.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
The Roll Upturn

Additional evidence Of the progress
that the railroads are making in
their vigorous fight for existence is
contained in the earning statement
for Glass One carriers Just issued by
the Association of American Rail-
roads.
Covering 1875 of the principal lines
of the country, this shows net ope-
rating income for August-before
fixed charges-amounted to more
than $54,500,000, or nearly 81 per
cent above that Of August last year,
while the eight-month net exceeded
$269, 100000, which represented an
increase Of approximately 72 per cent
over the corresponding period of
1898.
This latter comparison is not as
impressive as it sounds perhaps, If
it is recalled that the early months
of 1888 saw rail earnings at their
lowest point since 1882 because busi-
AACoo VI GAL h1AOS Woo OAl VIC OOWll-
grade. The figures however, are more
encouraging when 1t is considered
that they were built up without the
impetus of war boom which would
be expected to send them higher, re-
flecting rather the steady expansion
of business activities generally,
which was translated into heavier
traffic.
It should also be noted that pros
perity for the railroads means better
times in many other lines of business.
The employees OF the railroads and
the railroads themselves are good
customers. Already the upturn in
revenue is having its effect along this
latter line, rail buying for the first
half of 1889 amounting to more than
$403 ,000, 900, which was "a per cent
over 1888.
The railroads are still a long way
from being out of the woods as the
receivership record makes only too
apparent, and as satisfactory as are
the 1899 earnings, they represent a
return of but 1.72 per cent on prop
erty investment. But that their af-
fairs definitely have taken a badly
needed turn for the better seems
certain.