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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-05-19
Too Many Bites

Benevolent Old Man-Don't you
think fishing is a cruel sport?
Angler-I certainly do. I've been
sitting here five hours and never
had single bite, and I've got three
wasp stings, I'm eaten up with flies,
and the suns taken all the skin off
the back Of my neckl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-05-19
Words of Action

(which is the BETTER" inquired
the young patriot, ''to be silver
tongued orator or a practical poli.
tician?"
SIT depends" answered Senator
Sorghum, ION your personal ambi-
tons. Some people desire the last
word and others are concerned sole
ly about the first ballot"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-05-19
TEACH HIM A LESSON

81 don't know what to do with
that boy of mine. He won't 60 to
school, he won't work and he's al
ways asking me for money!"
"Why don't you get him a job as
collector for an installment house?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-05-19
Good Guess

"Did you 60 to the doctor the 9th
er day, John?"
eyes, ! did,"
sAnd did he find out what you
had?"
s'Very nearly"
"What do you mean, very near
ly?"
swell, l had $500 and he charged
me $4.50!"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-05-19
Cooperation

A parent recently had occasion to
punish his six-year-old son. That
night he overheard the youngster
saying his prayers.
"Please, Lord, make me good
boy" pleaded the child. 81 asked
you yesterday, but guess you over
looked it."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-05-19
Oxygen

The teacher of chemistry class
asked:
'sFor what purpose do automobile
shops use oxygen?"
"For the carburetors to breathe"
q pupil responded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-05-19
The Little Less

Anxious Sportsman (who thinks he
has backed a winner)-Did you
send off that wire in time?
Village Postmistress-Yes, sir, but
the money was penny short so
left out the name Of the horse.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-05-19
MODERN VERSION

Actor-The next line is: "a horsel
A horsel My kingdom for horse!"
Manager-But, my dear fellow,
that will scarcely be understood in
this day-make it an automobilel
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-05-19
AUcTIoNEERs

WE SOLICIT AUCTION SALES
OF
Real Estate. Farms. Chattels
and
Personal Property. Any location.
E. T. NEWELL q CO., INC.
Auctioneers Since 1907.
40 N. Howard st. Baltimore. Nd.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-02-09
School to Sponsor
Educational Films

n. 8. Southon, Hanford school
superintendent, has secured q
booking Of several modern educa-
ttonal films. The films viii be
shown at Hanford and White Bluffs,
being sponsored by the schools. The
first picture which consisted Of
reels on China and Brittany, q
French province, was shown We'd
nesday evening at the community
hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Frye Of
Benton City spent the weekend at
the F. Clark home.
Loyal Schwisaw, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Schwisow, was taken to an
eye SPECIALIST at Yakima the latter
part of last week. An examination
proved his eyes to be In q bad con-
dition with q cataract developing
on one eye.
Raymond Clark drive over from
Yakima Saturday to visit with his
parents. He returned the follow
ing day.
Everett Anderson from Grass
Valley, California, Is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Ander-
son.
The high school boys have ar
ranged two more games Of basket
ball with their old-time rival, White
Bluffs. The first game will be
played on the local floor Friday
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-02-09

evening. The grade school, both ths
girls and boys teams, will meet
Walnut Grove here the same eve
ming. Come on folks. Come out
and get full evenings entertain
ment.
Bob Griffiths, former Hanford
resident, now stationed at Rainier
c. c. camp, is visiting friends and
relativese in the valley this week.
Members of the Christian En-
deavor Society joumeyed to Ken
newick Sunday evening to see the
film, King of Kings"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-02-09

The Woman's Club reports the
proceeds Of its Saturday night hard
time dance were quite large.
Mrs. N. Anglin dorve to Kenne-
wick Monday evening. She was &C
companied by Wilma Cox, Sue An
glin and Bill Bird. The girls at
tended the regular Rainbow meet
ing.
Guests at the Joe Clark home
Friday and Saturday were: Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Bagley of Milton, Oregon,
and Mrs. w. e. Bishop from Walla
Walla.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-02-09

The White Bluffs anford town
basketball team lost to Richland on
Tuesday evening by a score OF o.
36. The locals won their first game
from Richland several weeks ago
The regular PIT. A. meeting will
be held next Thursday evening,
February 10th at the high school.
Publication OF the school paper
viii be resumed the first Of next
week.
Several people are reported to be
confined to their homes with colds
this week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-02-09
,s;4 i; ", 4: AZ. a:' Proven Quality
Flhol WIN ~" $500 = 81

the Michigan Republican, said HI
voted against the nomination be.
cause "the issues were the same q.
IN Michigan's election last fall wher
Mr.. Murphy was repudiated."
When 1t gets to cases like the AL
red appointment for Texas Judge
and the Roberts appointment in
Virginia, there simply is no ex-
PLANTATION available unless as ]
said, the elmer circle" is leading
Mr.. Roosevelt into a morass. Sen
ators Glass and Byrd are going to
fight the Roberts nomination.
Senators Sheppard and Connally
were not consulted about the judge
ship In their state. AS far as it
has leaked out, nobody was asked
whether the annie appointment
would arouse enthusiasm or hatred.
Congress Shows Disposition
To Assert Independence
The proposition thus settles down
to only one possible answer. Since
the last election removed the rub
Der stamp from the hands of the
New Dealers and the congress has
shown disposition to assert its in
dependence Of the unelected elmer
circle, " they are resorting to new
strategy. They. can not always con-
troll congress but they have access
to the appointive power vested in
the hands Of the President. They
have this because they have the
Presidents ear and they take pains
to see that none of the practical
politicians, like Vice President Car
ner, or Sen. Pat Harrison, or Speak
er Bankhead, WELD any influence.
The strategy may work. It may
put into numerous governmental
posts and judicial positions men
who will continue to execute New
Deal plans. That, of course, is a
brilliant move If 1t works. There Is,
however, more to think about than
that. The trend toward the middle
Of the road, emphasized In last
falls voting, can be given greater
momentum by the tactics Of forcing
upon the country policies against
which the electorate expressed
themselves. In that event, the DEM
ocratic party will be the victim.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-02-09

| consin progressive and also q lam,
duck, to be member of the inter.
state commerce commission. Tha,
nomination went to the senate with.
out even the great progressive, Sen.
ator LaFollette, knowing about It
and there are those in the senate
who believe that Senator LaFollette
would have advised against 1t, hac
he been consulted.
There is very real possibility
although not conclusive that the
senate will reject the Amlie ap-
pointment. The pressure agains,
him is quite unusual. Even the leg
islature Of his home state adopted
a resolution, memoralizing the sen.
ate in opposition to confirmation.
Whatever virtues Mr.. Amlie NAV
have, his qualification to be 8
member Of the Interstate COM
merce commission cannot be num-
bered in that list. He knows NOTHING
about transportation; he is not an
economist, and If his record as q
member of the house of representa-
tives here is proper criterion, he
is as lacking in judicial character
cs-wel, he simply does not
have them. His work in the house
was distinguished by the fact that
he headed congomerate group
which was attempting to 'co-ordin-
ate liberal thought" in the nation.
But apparently the folks in wiscon-
sin rather doubted his value for
they refused to select him as the
progressive senatorial candidate
who, incidentally, was doomed for
q licking anyway In the Novem-
Der election.
Appointments Upsetting to
Followers Of President
One never can tell what trades
may be made within the great club
known as the senate, but surely
Mr.. Amlie will be discussed fully
before he Is confirmed. And as I
said above, he may not be approved
at all. The appointment may be the
straw that breaks the cameYs back.
When Mr.. Roosevelt began MAX
ing appointments three or four
months ago that were upsetting to
some Of his followers, they had to
decide between their loyalty to him
and their convictions. The bulk Of
them stood by him. He was the head
of the Democratic party: party
unity was, and Is, essential, and
they Justified the votes In confirms
ton In various ways. The Hopkins
and Murphy appointments were
confirmed because it always has
been the philosophy Of senators
that cabinet jobs are intimate as.
sociations with the President. He is
therefore, to have whom
he desires to sit with him at the
cabinet session and to advise him
when he seeks advice. I think there
was an inclination to accept Mr..
Murphy, too, because it was known
he wanted to crush the sit-down
strikes at their inception and was
confronted with White House refus-
al Of support. There were fewer votes
against him for that reason than
against Secretary Hopkins. On the
other hand, Senator Vandehburg.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-02-09

Save Sales Slips from this Silver Certificate Store
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-02-09
ELIMINATION Nv. of Amlie of
wisconsin Creates Fuss

,o Out all of these appointments
nv nv" seem to have been only a build
81 70 Climax. They were to be
.., lived by an appointment that
ausnt the senator's in the ribs. It
was was the nomination of former Rep
'aIlVe Thomas E: Amlie, Wis
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Clipper, for First Time,
Turns Back 10 Horta
Bv H. r. BAUKHAGE.

HORTA, Azores, Oct. 5 (NAN.A) =.
For the first time in the history of
transatlantic air, service, the Dixie
Clipper yesterday turned back to the
air base here two hours after taking
of from Horta.
A fouled sparkplug was the rea-
son, although the three remaining
motors of the airliner were compe-
tent to continue the fight. But the
meticulous discipline of Capt. Wins
ton, an ex-Army aviator. who has
been flying for % years, insisted on
the return.
Wealthy war refugees aboard the
clipper and allied agents rushing
to the United States to arrange war
contracts were gnashing their teeth.
while two tiny children eXcitedly en-
joyed the take-off and the landing.
The order to return came so sud-
denly that the writer was left with
one side of his face unshaven by his
electric razor when the current was
turned off and smoking stopped
while more than a thousand gallons
of gasoline were dumped into the
Atlantic to make safe landing more
certain.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Suit Seeks TO Compel
Issue Of Building Permit

Edith r. Hoover, 1345 Monroe
street N. W., today had on file in
District Court a suit she brought
against the District Commissioners,
Col. John w. Oehmann, inspector
of buildings, and the members of
the Board of Zoning Adjustment, de-
signed to vacate and annul an order
of the board and to compel issuance
Of a permit for erection of a gaso-
line service station at 2801 Four
teenth street NV.
The court was advised IN the suit.
iled through the law firm of Gardi-
ner, Earnest g. Gardiner, that she
Is the owner Of the property and
that a permit was granted for the
erection of a gasoline station on the
site of the old Park Savings Bank,
Fourteenth and Kenyon streets
NV, near her property. This, she
said, was in spite of q recommen-
dation by the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission that the
application for the Park Savings
site be rejected as inimical to the
development of that neighborhood
District Court was informed that
she was not given q hearing "in q
substantial sense" by the authorities
concerned, as her counsel was denied
the right of cross-examination of
property owners, according to ths
COMPLAINT
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Dies Probers Plead
Privilege in Answer
To Pe||ey's5uit
Assert Also They
Have Been Unable
To Subpoena Author

Congressional privilege was claim
ed today by members of the Dies
committee investigating un-Ameri-
can activities in an answer they filed
in District Court to the half million
dollar suit for damages brought by
William Dudley Pelley, Asheville
IN. c. publisher and author, who
contended that there was a con-
spiracy to destroy his business and
him personally.
The answer, filed by Attorney
Rhea Whitley, declared the acts
complained of, if done, were done
in the capacity as members of the
House of Representatives and as
members of the special committee
of the House and are privileged
Named as defendants by Mr.. Pelley
in his suit, filed recently, for $500, 900
against the members of Congress
who are members of the Dies COM
mittee, and for S150,OO0 against
Robert B. Barker, committee in
vestigator, claiming violation of his
civil and personal rights, were Rep
resentatives Martin Dies, j. Parnen
Thomas, Joe Starnes, John j. Demp-
sey. Noah Mason and Jerry Voorhis.
The answer contends that the
evidence was developed by the COM
mittee in the course of the investi-
CATION and that in an action in the
Federal Court of the United States
Pelley has refused to testify on the
grounds that he would incriminate
himself; that Pelley has used q
false and assumed name in his
business and other transactions for
purpose of concealing his real name
and identity; that Pelley publicly
expressed his admiration for and
support of Adolf Hitler and the
Nazi regime and program and has
published propaganda issued by said
Nazi regime without indicating the
source of said propaganda"
In their answer to the suit, the
congressman said that they had
made repeated efforts to subpoena
Pelley. He failed to answer sum-
mons sent by wire and registered
letter to Asheville, N. c., the COM
mittee members said, and added
that repeated efforts of the United
States marshal and the Asheville
police to reach him had been fruit
less.
They said "Pelley has since con-
sistently concealed and secreted
himself to avoid and evade service
of said subpoena and notwithstand-
ing his earlier protestations Of
eagerness to appear before said COM
mittee."
Evening star., 1939-10-05
D. 6. Reserve Officers
To Receive TRAINING

Four Army Reserve officers of the
Washington area have been ordered
to active duty next month to re-
ceive special instruction In indus
trial mobilization.
Among the As reservists from all
sections of the Nation slated to at
tend the Army Industrial College
here for two weeks beginning No
vember II are: Col Edward G. Bliss,
Specialist Reserve: Capt. Raymond
c. Goodhart, Quartermaster Re-
serve; Capt. James L. Delany, Ord
nance Reserve, all local residents,
and Capt. George L. Webber, In
fantry Reserve, of Arlington, Va.
Col. Bliss is general commercial
manager of the Chesapeake & Poto-
mac Telephone Co.
Representative Matthew J. Mer-
ritt, Democrat, of New York, who is
q reserve major, also has been an
nounced as among those to receive
training.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
McCoach Will Vote
For Publicity on
Ticket Fixing
Publication of Names
Is Expected to Be
Ordered Shortly

Publication Of the names Of ell
persons who succeed in getting their
traf1c tickets fixed, as we'll as the
names Of those who sponsor the fix
ing, will be ordered by the Board
OF Commissioners shortly, it ap-
peared today when Engineer Com
missioner David McCoach, jr., in
formally voiced his approval of the
plan.
Col. McCoachs vote will decide the
issue, since Commissioner George E.
Allen yesterday emphatically de-
clared his approval of the idea, sug-
gested last week by Corporation
Counsel Elwood H. Seal. Commits
sioner Melvin c. Hazen, whose wife
died recently, has been away from
his Office for several days and his
views are not known, although he
has been aware of the growing abuse
of present regulations which permit
adjustment" of minor traffic
charges.
Mr.. Seal was aroused to action
when he found that some 5000
tickets had been fixed between
January l and September 16, this
year, and that about 1000 of these
had been handled by his assistants
at Police Court, a large percentage
Of them being on requests by police
men.
Just when the Board of Commits
sioners will act or just what will be
the details of the publication system
is not known, but action is expected
within few days.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Prof. Knee-Hi Shows
Children How
To Ride Bicycle
300 Lonedon School
Pupils See Safety Show
Of Trained Dog

Busy Rhode Island avenue NE.
yesterday was the scene Of the lat
est safety instruction class by Prof.
Knee-Hi. 6-year-old wire-haired
fox terrier, before some 300 children
of the Langdon School.
At Twentieth street and Rhode
Island avenue the little dog, present.
ed by The Star with the co-opera-
tion of the Board of Education, the
Police Department and the Depart
ment Of Vehicles and Traffic, showed
the children the correct way to ride
bicycle and what happens to those
playing around parked cars and in
the street.
Later an inside demonstration
was given in the auditorium of the
school at Twentieth and Evarts
streets NE, with the classes of
crippled children taught at the
school occupying the front row
seats. These children were unable
to witness the outside demonstra-
ton but followed closely the per-
formance of the little dog on the
platform.
The program for the children was
arranged with the cooperation Of
Miss Katherine F. Scribner, the
principal.
Today the little dog and DR..
George E. Brunson. her master, will
give both an inside and outside
demonstration at the Brookland
School, beginning at l:30 pm, and
tomorrow she will wind up her
week with a program at the Wood
ridge School at Central and Carlton
avenues NE.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Chiroproctic Society
Elects Dr.. ChutfieId

Dr. A. B. Chatfield of 3424 Oliver
street NV. was reelected president
of the National Capital Chiropractic
Society at its annual meeting last
night in the Woodward Building
DR., c. w. Rose was named vice
president.
Other officers elected were DR.
William S, Spence. secretary-treas-
urer, and DR.. Robert j. Jones, state
director. DR.. Jones will represent
tbs District at all meetings of the
National Chiropractic Association.
The local group ratified action OF
the national association in refusing
recognition to chiropractic colleges
that do not require q four-year
course Of study.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Steamer Agents Fear
Idea Is ImprocticobIe

CRISTOBAL. Canal Zone, Oct.
S Craftsmanship agents represent
ing neutral lines in the Panama
Canal Zone said yesterday they
feared the Panama inter-American
neutrality zone declaration would
prove to be impracticable.
They said the work of insuring the
defense Of the safety zone would fall
too heavily on the United States,
whose Navy would be insufficient to
patrol the vast territory and at the
same time defend its own coast lines.
Some North American steamship
agents said the neutrality zone
would permit German ships now
havened in American ports to con-
tinue with immunity their inter-
American trade, competing with the
efforts of the United States COM
panies to take over the business the
Germans are losing at present.
Agents of British and French COM
panies were of the opinion the safety
zone would offer immunity to Ger
man raiding ships to re-enter the
inter-American trade clandestinely
and wage warfare against British
and French shipping. One agent
said 1t would be impossible to ex-
pect the British and German war
ships within the safety zone to meet
without engaging in hostilities.
Several agents of lines of bel
igerent countries remarked that
"the best protection our shipping
has anywhere in the world Is our
own Navy"
More than a score Of German
freighters still are tied up in Atlantic
ports Of South America as a result
of the British blockade.
Buenos Aires shipping circles
questioned whether British cruisers
would allow the German steamers
to move freely between South Amer
lean ports, even within the 30O-mile
neutral zone, because of the danger
that such movements might allow
the Germans to render service to
submarine and commerce raiders.
British agents declared all their
ships were running on schedule and
this seemed borne out by steady
stream of transits through the Pan
anna Canal. The camouflaged Brit
ish ships were arriving and depart
ing without fanfare.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
SorocogIu to Resume
Talks in Moscow

MOSCOW, Oct. 5 R.-Turkish
Foreign Minister Sukru Saracoglu.
having received instructions from
Ankara, was expected to resume ne
gotiations ut the Kremlin, possibly
today.
"a semi-omcial Turkish news
agency In Ankara said negotia-
tons with Russia had pro.
gressed favorably" and that Sara
coglu was expected to remain in
/, Moscow several days more.)
The Turkish foreign minister was
disclosed also to have seen Marshal
Klementi E. Voroshiloh, Soviet de-
tense commissar, and A. I. Mikoysn.
foreign trade commissar, two days
ago.
Russia is reported to have told
Turkey to choose between Russia
and Britain" and demanded strict
neutrality regardless Of any pact she
might enter with Britain ana
France.
In addition, the Boviet govern.
ment wis reported to be demanding
that Turkey allow no foreign war
ships other than Eussia's to: enter
the Black Sea through the Dax-
danelles.
Evening star., 1939-10-05

They have had to order a new uni
form In the George Washington
University Band with a skirt to 1t
instead of the usual trousers.
The reason for it is 19-year-old
Marcia Crocker and her E fiat alto
saxophone.
Miss Crocker, a second semester
sophomore, is now completely un-
perturbed about being the first coed
to invade the university band, since
it was organized seven or eight years
ago. She admitted to some early
worries of just how the boys would
take it. After two meetings they
apparently have recovered from the
shock.
Il didn't want to cramp their style
at all" she said. but they have
really taken 1t quite we'll"
The university's first bandswoman
said she lived part of last year in
the Women's residence hall on the
campus and that during that time
she postponed any saXophone prac-
Evening star., 1939-10-05

tice out of respect for other roomers.
Now she lives at home at 207 Elm
street, Chevy Chase, Md, and can
go to town"
Miss Crocker has been playing the
sax for about two years, she said.
having had the opportunity to graf
ify "whim" for the instrument
while a student at Woodrow Wilson
High School, Her musical tastes run
to marches to play, fox trots and
waltzes to dance to and jitterbug
musisc sometimes to hear.
Smile" said the photographer.
Her mouth full of E-hat also
sax, Miss Crocker made a gallant
effort, but finally wanted to know,
How can I with this thing in
my mouth?"
Showing partiality for the alto
range, she sang second alto in the
university glee club last year and
hopes to do the same this year.
She hopes, too, that now that the ice
has been broken. other girls will
want to join the band.