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Evening star., 1939-06-28
DR.. Rowe Host
To Argentine
Graduates

The director general OF the
Pan-American Union, DR.. L. S.
Rowe, entertained at luncheon
today at the Pan-American an
mex in honor Of a group Of
graduates from the Universidad
del Literal of Argentina. The
guests Of honor and additional
guests included: Senor DR.. Don
Luciano Micheletti, Senor DR..
Don Candido Martins and the
group Of graduate engineers:
Senor Don Enrique M. Alianak
Carmona, Senor Don Oscar Bar
ra, Senor Don Natalie H. Corsi,
Senor Don Rodolfo M. Fernandez
Varea, Senor Don Fernandez
Acevedo, Senor Don Julio F.
Mirani, Senor Don Rogelio Orsi,
Senor Don Atilio Pasqualini,
Senor Don Marcelino Rodoveda,
Senor Don Luis Romeo, Senor
Don Eduardo Sanchez Granel
and Senor Don Guillermo Villa.
OF the Argentine Embassy
staff: Senor Don Ricardo Bunge,
counselor; Senor Capt. Jorge
Godroy, naval attache; Senor
Coronel Pedro Zanni, air and
military attache; Senor Don Ri
cardo ]. Siri, second secretary:
Senor Don Erasto M. Villa, third
secretary, and Senor Don Miguel
E. Quirno-Lavalle, commercial
attache.
DR.. Lyman J. Briggs, director
of the National Bureau of Stand
ards; Mr.. Laurence Duggan, chief
Of the Division of American Re-
publics; Mr.. Hugh G. Boutell,
chief of the information section
of the National Bureau of Stand
ards; Prof. Anthony J. Scullen,
dean of the School of Engineering
of the Catholic University of
America; Prof. John r. Lapham,
dean, School of Engineering of
George Washington University;
Mr.. Ellis O. Briggs of the Division
of American Republics, and Mr..
Charles A. Thomson of the Divis-
ion of Cultural Relations of the
Department of State.
OF the an-American Union
staff: Mrs. Concha Romero James,
Miss Anne L. O'Connell, Mr.. Jose
Tercero and Mr.. Paul w. Murphy.
Evening star., 1939-06-28
Auxiliary Officers
Are Entertained

Mrs. william M. Collins, recently
elected president Of the Washington
Auxiliary to the Railway Mail As
sociation, was hostess to other
officers and members of the Execu-
tive Board at a luncheon yesterday
at Tilden Gardens. Plans for the
next two years were outlined and
social activities discussed.
The auxiliary is the only civil
service club in the Federation of
Womens Clubs.
Evening star., 1939-06-28
Hahn
Gives Picnic
For Zontians
Visitors Here on
Way Home From
Convention

The annual convention of the
zonta Club International which has
been meeting in White Sulphur
Springs. w. Va, appeared to have
moved to Washington last night as
approximately so of the out-of town
members joined local Zontians at a
picnic at the home of Miss Emma
T. Hahn, past president of the local
club.
The visitors spent yesterday in
Washington en- route to their re-
spective homes, large delegation
stopping at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
The visitors were met by Miss
Mary Sigman, president of the local
club; Miss Winifred BurWell, chair
Evening star., 1939-06-28
Clubwonen to Hold
First Annual
Hospice Day

Many. clubwomen Will gather at
the Girls Club and Nospice of the
Volunteers of America, 1875 Six
teenth street NV, tomorrow to OBJ
serve the first "Hospice Day." cele-
brating the anniversary of the es-
tablishment of the institution.
The celebration will take the form
Of an open house throughout the day
and evening, with tea being served
in the afternoon. In the first year
of its service the hospice has
cared for more than 10 girls and
women. although operating only on
a partial capacity. Two additional
rooms will be opened tomorrow,
having been redecorated through the
efforts Of Mrs. Charles P. Keyser,
president of the Entire Nous Club.
The following will serve as host
esses In connection with the cele-
bration: Mrs. Acheson Hassan, Mrs.
Evening star., 1939-06-28
Yugoslav Minister
Will Sail TODAY

The Yugoslav Minister and Nine.
Fotitch, who have been at Re-
hoboth Beach for several weeks,
have gone to New York and will
sail today aboard the Normandie
for Europe to spend the remainder
of the summer.
The counselor Of the Legation,
DR.. Vladimir Rybar, who spent the
week end with the Minister and
Nine. Fotitch at Rehoboth, will be
Charge d'Affaires during the Min
iSter's absence.
Evening star., 1939-06-28

g. E. Moore. Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle,
Mrs. j. B. Morry, Mrs. Pauline B.
Chambers, Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee,
Mrs. Esther Blair, Mrs. j. H. Purdy,
Mrs. r. Lee Spire, Miss Clara Isabel
Boon, Mrs Charles Demonet, Mrs.
Edward Ellis, Mrs. Irene Brungart,
Mrs. Tflman Bacon Parks, Mrs.
Rosetta B. Shaw, Mrs. Ernest
Howard, Mrs. Robert Mckinley, Mrs.
A. L. Rheinstrom, Mrs. w. j. Haus-
man and Mrs. Irene johnson.
Evening star., 1939-06-28
Seccombe to Speok

Representative Seccombe Of Ohio
will speak at a meeting of the
Northeast Business Mems Associa-
tion at $50 pm. tomorrow at the
American Security and Trust Bank
Building, Eighth and H streets NE.
Evening star., 1939-06-28
Glee Club Dance

st. Marks Glee Club will hold a
dance at pm. tomorrow at the
parish house in Fairland, Md. st.
Marks GuiI will sponsor a dance
Tuesday at the parish house.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10

fic, considering freight traffic, which
is all that most of the railroads
really profit on, was greater than
in various boom years which could
be cited, despite tee huge amount
of freight now carried by trucks.
He had 50 many statistics that
he had the senators dizzy. all tend
ing to show that the railroads had
enormously increased their efficien-
cy, but that the tremendous increase
in the burden of taxes, plus the
constant reductions in their rates,
had gotten them down.
Real Wallop for Railroads
Comes From Local Taxation
This burden of taxes is heavy
enough if only those imposed by
the federal government are consid-
cred, but the real wallop comes
from local taxes, state, county and
city or town.
Most small towns are strung out
along the railroad tracks, said this
banker. Every time the town needs
more revenue its council extends the
city limits so as 10 take in more
railroad property to tax. :
The trouble is. senators point out
privately. that there is no earthly
way of reaching this situation. Con-
gress cant very we'll pass a law
which will declare that interstate
carriers are not subject to local tax
alton! Even if such a measure were
conceivable. politically, which il GER
tainly is not, the problem then would
arise, where are these towns going
TO get their revenue?
A small county in northwestern
North Carolina gets AZ per cent of
all its revenue from taxes on one
line of railroad which runs through
the county, end TO end 1t just so
happens that this particular railroad
the Carolina, Clinchfeld & Ohio
has been in the hands of receivers
for some time and has none too
good prospects. There IS no attempt
here to prove that this railroad is
overtaxed, and that relieved of this
sort of burden It could get along
without being a problem child to
congress. That would certainly en-
ter a controversial field.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Manganese Is Found in
Sooty Black Rocks
In the Philippines

NEW YORK -Sooty black rocks
from many places in the Philippine
islands may become a new source
of wealth for our Far Eastern terri
tory, for this rock IS found to con-
tain manganese. important steel
toughening agent, Ralph Keller,
mining engineer, reports here.
With an initial production of 255
tons in 1896, output increased to
l2,206 tons in 1897, and production
is increasing daily as more deposits
are located and developed. Oc-
curing in lens-shaped deposits of
hard black pslomelane, a mineral
that assays SO per cent metallic
manganese, the ore bodies are
worked by hand labor After pre-
liminary publication the ore is
shipped to the seacoast for even
tual sale to Japan the United States
and Italy Japan is the largest buy
er Of Philippine manganese at pres
ent. Mechanical mining is ex-
pected greatly to increase the output
in the near future.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
MARINES PROVED METTLE.

The heroic deeds of the frigate
Constitution, better known as old
Ironsides,' will be remembered as
long as Old Glory waves. Less
than two years after the gallant yes
sci spread her billoWing canvas to
the breeze, u. S. Marines and blue
jackets took part in an exploit which
proved the mettle of her stout
hearted crew.
Our country was engaged in a
naval war with France French
letters of marque, or privateers au-
thorlzed to capture British vessels,
went SO far as to seize ships flying
the Stars and Stripes. We retaliated
and the Constitution captured a few
small French vessels.
Early in 1900, the Sandwich, a
French letter Of marque, lay in the
harbor Of Puerto Plata, Santo Do
mingo, protected by the guns of a
fort. Old Ironsides was cruising
nearby, but could not enter the
shallow waters of the harbor A
vessel Of lesser draft, called the
Sally, was impressed in service for
a bold attempt to seize the Sand
Wich from the French.
Stealthily the Sally approached
the harbor, with most of her tenn
porary crew Of ninety u. S. Marines
and bluejackets concealed below
decks To an unsuspecting foe, the
Sally appeared to be merely an I'M
armed merchant vessel.
Suddenly the Sally came along
side the Sandwich, while the naval
party clambered aboard and sub
dued the surprised crew without
the loss Of single man Then the
marines landed, spiked all of the
cannon, and returned to the cap
tured vessel before the commander
of the fort could rally his forces to
repel the assault
Next morning both vessels sailed
from the harbor Thus ended one
of the early exploits Of Old Iron
sides, destined in later years to win
countless glories in the service of
her country.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Hydrogen Ice MAY Coat
Big Planets Like Jupiter

PRINCETON. N. Giant plan
cts like Jupiter may be covered
with thick layer of ice topped by a
layer-of solid, frozen hydrogen, it is
suggested by Dr. Rupert Wildt of
the Princeton university Observable
ry here.
So severe are the pressure condi-
tons on the giant planets that it is
probable the formation of the ice
layer was accomplished without the
water vapor going through the liquid
stage. Instead, DR.. Wildt believes, it
passed directly from gas to solid.
This means that the giant planets
never have had oceans of water
upon them in anything Hike the size
they might have had due to the
amount Of water vapor originally
present in their atmospheres.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Keeping Up
WithScienee
&:ssg"SSsS erxzse
Lignin From Forests,
Once Waste Product,
Now Found Valuable

MADISON, WIS. = Chemistry
is at last learning a way to con-
vert lignin, great waste product
of the nations forests, into
highly valuable raw materials.
In a report issued jointly by
the United States Forest Prod
ucts laboratory and the Uni
versity of Wisconsin here, a
laboratory method is described
of converting lignin into useful
materials.
They include: a well-known or
ganic solvent. wood alcohol, new
compound, propyl cyclohexanol,
which appears suitable as a LACQUER
solvent and which has also possihil-
tiles as a wood preventative, two
compounds having possible use as
thickening and toughening agents
for varnish; and a clear, CLASSY
resin, extremely adhesive, which
has excellent potentialitles as a
plastic material.
The process of hydrogenatlon al
ready used TO make petroleum oils
out of coal and cooking fats out of
vegetable oils, is the one employed
in turning lignin. once a waste, into
a valuable forest resource.
Atoms of hydrogen are added to
the lignin in solution by means of
heat and pressure BY this severe
treatment the dissolved lignin is
changed from a dark-broWn color
to transparency. The different COM
pounds created are removed by dis
tillation.
There's Plenty OF Lignin.
Lignin comprises from 20 to 80
per cent Of the stems Of trees and
other woody plants. In the current
research it is estimated that more
than 70 per cent of this lignin can
be converted into chemical raw ma
terials having industrial POSSIBLE
tiles.
The yield of wood alcohol OBJ
tanned is several times as great, by
the new process, as it is from the
usual distillation of wood alone.
One ready source of large sup
plies of lignin is the 10000 tons
of the material, annually discarded
by factories making pulp for rayon
and for the better grades of white
paper. Research is now in progress
to free these waste liquors of their
sulphur content. If this can be done
on commercial scale, such plant
wastes will turn into valuable raw
materials for chemistry.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10

I'm THE early days of advertising
there were men who posed in the
role of genius They shrouded adj
vertising with mystery. To portray
their part they let their hair grow,
wore flowing bow ties, affected a
far-away look and muttered mys-
ferrous formulate.
Some persons still believe that the
ability to advertise business sue
cessfully is like the ability to write
poetry-an Unborn gift.
1t isn't at all. The closer adj
vertising comes to answering some
of the needs in the lives of common,
ordinary people the more nearly it
comes to success.
The only genius needed in adver-
Using is the everyday genius Of tell
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
truth about ADVERTISING
BY CHARLES B. ROTH
WHAT IS ADVERTISING GENIUS7


ing just few dollars in his local
newspaper, was able to top all the
results of these high-salaried adver-
Using men.
All he did was to know the de-
sires Of his customers, and sit down
and tell them what he had in SIM
pie, an understandable, a convinc-
ing, conversational way. Here is his
advertisement.
SATURDAY SPECIAL
this coupon and cents
Will buy Bigger and Better
Double Dip
ICE CREAM SODA
Clip this Coupon and bring ii with
five cents to the
PARK VIEW DRUG STORE
This is perfect advertisement. IT
offers a wanted service. 1t offers
value. 1t inspires confidence. II is
something people in his neighbor-
hood wanted to read.
1t didn't take a genius to write it,
but the whole genius of advertising
is behind it.
Every day advertisers are pub.
fishing similar announcements in the
newspapers. These announcements
are as much in what is called the
public interest as the results of sci
entific research or study--because
they bring the public something ii
wants to make life better or more
interesting or, in the case of Park
View Drug, little more enjCt able.
q Charles u. Roth
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
NATIONAL
AFFAIRS
Reviewed by
CARTER FIELD

Friends, seeking 10 prerent
extinction of The american
wllaling industry, make taror-
able impression in congress
In their attempt TO repeal the
prohibifire ichale oil far
No hope for railroad legisla-
ton until the next session of
congress Local taxes the
real burden the railroads are
forced 10 shoulder.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
No Hope for Railroads
Until the Next Session

There is no hope for the railroads
until the next session Of congress.
In fact, the bill which the senate ap-
proved but which will continue to
sleep in conference until January
does not contain very much hope ei-
Their. The real situation IS that
there is small probability Of con
gress being willing to do anything
which would be Of any real help TO
the roads.
The curious part Of all this is that
both congress and President Roose-
welt are really anxious to do some
thing for the carriers. 1t is not a
question Of being against the vested
interests, nor OF pet peeVe. There
is really no outstanding figure in
public life who is crusading against
the railroads. The trouble lies deep
er. 1t lies in the fact that, having
been strait-jacketed SO long, by the
government on the one hand and the
unions on the other. the roads Just
began to sicken when they got up
against truck and bus competition.
A distinguished Middle Western
banker jolted several senators az
dinner the other night by his irf
sistence that il was rate reductions
and taxes that had hit the railroads.
He insisted that the volume OF ffaf-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10

Bau1aC aghecha 0 the Unempoym Comen H o. h
y
wnlrec this amount weekly o weeks ue m lie pyt th
ughhB r Of
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10

ing the truth IN a
simple and an I'M
derstandable way.
A few months ago
some of the leaders
in the advertising
profession w e r G
boasting about the
results Of their work.
One of the advertis-
ing publications pub
lished what they
said about them
selves.
Writers of some OF
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Forage Pests DESTROYED

WASHINGTON. - Jackrabbits,
prairie dogs, gophers and kangaroo
rats which destroy forage intended
for livestock which roam the 142, 000.-
600 acres set aside for conserva-
ton purposes have been almost en-
tirely eliminated from many tracts
in the grassland area, according to
Director r X Carpenter Of the di-
vision Of grazing, United States De-
partment Of Agriculture.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Homer Cummings, I'LL Smiles,
Nou Enters the Picture


Which is where former Attorney
General Homer S. Cummings enters
the picture. He is still very potent
politically in Connecticut. He was
its national committeeman for many
years, was once chairman of the
national committee, up 10 and in
GLIDING The San Francisco conven-
ton, and still is reputed to hold his
own county in the hollow Of his
hand.
Cummings has been advocating a
third term for Roosevelt every time
anyone would give him a chance by
asking a question. Sometimes, when
no one brought up the subject. II
SO happens that no other prominent
Democratic organization leader in
Connecticut has been doing this
certainly no one who has proved his
ability to get delegates.
So when Homer Cummings
dropped in en- his old chief a few
days ago ne found the President
most cordial-and willing to listen.
Emerging, Cummings was all
smiles. He declined to discuss what
he had talked to the President about.
But when asked a question about
the San francisco bay prison he
lsaid 'Alcatraz will be there when
Murphy and are both in our
graves.
'Hel Syndicate MNu sefsiceJ
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Continuance Of .flcafra-
Certain Despite Murphy

Connecticut politics, mixed UP
with President Roosevelt's desire
whatever he may eventually de-
eide to do to keep the ways creased
for his own nomination for third
TERMS what makes continuance of
Alcatraz certain despite the eager
ness of Attorney General Frank
Murphy TO get rid of this "Ameri-
can Devils Island
It so happens that Sen Francis
T. Maloney IS up for reelection in
Connecticut next year, and he is
very anxious to 60 on being a sena-
tor. Maloney knows all about the
enthusiasm for Roosevelt and the
New Deal in Bridgeport and other
industrial centers III the Nutmeg
state, but he also knows about anti
third term sentiment in the rural
sections. After weighing, the pros
and cons very deliberately he has
decided that his own chances for re-
election will be very much better if
some other Democrat than Roose-
welt is the presidential nominee next
year. And he is more interested in
his own reelection than in giving the
New Dealers a chance to prove him
wrong.
In his defense it should tie stated
that a senator who finds his own
state is strong one way is apt TO
believe that he has read national
sentiment also. Which would mean
that Maloney would have TO believe
that as a third-term candidate
Roosevelt could not be elected,
whereas another Democrat might
be.
Whether Maloney is right or not
has nothing to do with the case.
That is his judgment, which means
that his influence in selecting Con-
necticuts delegation to the Demo-
cratic national convention will be
thrown toward picking men and
women who viii be against Roose-
velt's denomination
But this does not fit ID with pres
ent White House plans at all What
ever the President may decide to do
next June, it is certain at present
that the President wants TO be
able to be renominated. Some think
he wants this strength in order to
choose the candidate to succeed
him, and some think he wants four
more years in the White House.
But there is no doubt about the de-
sire TO have pro>Roosevelt and pro-
third term delegntes chosen.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
OFFICIAL
DIRECTORY
NATIONAL

President 49, Franklin d. Roosevelt
Vice President John N. Garner
Secretary of State ..Cordell Hull
Secretary Treas. Henry Morgenthau
Sectary of War H. H. Woodring
Sec. Navy Claude A. Swanson
Attorney Gen. ......-.. Frank Murphy
Postmaster Gen. Jas. A. Farley
Sec. of Interior Harold L. Ickes
Sec. Agriculture Henry A. Wallace
Sec. of Commerce Harry Hopkins
Secretary of Labor France Perkins
u. S. SUPREME COURT
Chief Justice Charles z. Hughes
Associate Justices--Hugo L. Black,
James c. McReynolds, Stanley F.
Reed, Pierce Butler, Owen j.
Roberts. Harlan p. Stone, Felix
Frankfurter, VIM O. Douglas.
EEnER AL
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Aeronautical Library

The division of aeronautics of the
Library of Congress, Washington, D
c., has the most comprehensive col
lection of aeronautical material in
the world.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10

the largest corporations in N1e coun-
try took part in the discussion. But
q little druggist In Florida. spend