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Evening star., 1940-12-29
THIS is THE YEAR
by Robert Keith Leaviff

RESOLNE: To make an end of ostrich
like Complacency We cannot survive by
refusing to look facts squarely in the face
and to think raightforwardly about them.
We must recognize the lurking dangers to
democracy both within and beyond our
borders
RESOLVE: To tolerate in our public
men neither obstruction from spite nor the
spiteful use of power. In times like these,
personal or partisan aims cannot be al
lowed to compete with the public interest.
RESOLVE ABOVE ALL: To be done
with cynicism, with the notion that it is
smart not to believe in anything, with the
sophisticated contempt for old-fashioned
virtues. with the fear that it is a little
ridiculous to have ideals and an abiding
faith in what is right.
We cannot turn back the clock We can
not change the things others have done
or undo the things we have done our
selves. But with this New Year we can
turn back for spiritual strength to the
early days of America when the love of
Liberty was a great and driving force in
the personal lives of all OF our ancestors.
People then priced freedom of thought
and speech, of press and assembly. because
they were threatened. They were tiercely
resolved upon the right to govern them
selves, because they knew that right was
not natural, mquestoned thing but one
that had to be fought for and sacrificed for.
They knew that all material happiness
came after these things because it was
founded upon them. In the generations
since, we have tended to forget these
truths because life has been so easy.
EFT all our years have led up to this one.
For this, in the dead of another winter,
Americans left bloody footprints in the
SHOWS of Valley Forge. For this, later
West, and others at Antietam and Gettys-
burg For the needs of this year, unCounted
and unnoticed Americans gave their lives
to science or to social service - in sheer
devotion to the ideal of better America.
For this hour. young men we knew as the
companions of our youth died in the STAG
cato fury of the Argonne. All these and
many millions more suffered and endured
greatly that their country might be strong
for time like this
Now it is for us to show, and show
quickly. that we can recover the spiritual
fire they bequeathed to us - that in the
heat of that fire we can weld our material
heritage into the structure of strong,
dynamic America.
Let us welcome this year with all its
challenge to us and to our way of life. Let
us turn that sharp alarm to good purpose,
Let it spur us to achieve the spiritual re-
birth of democracy in America.
This is The Year Let us make it Tell.
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beige and golden yellow. The
darkest green-a soft olive tone,
was used in sateen to line the
valance and make the tie-backs.
The brass holders for the valance
repeated the golden yellow. The
cream glass curtains toned into
the drapery background, and a
plain olive green window shade
was used.
NOTE: Mrs. Spears has pre-
pared four booklets for our read
ers with illustrated directions for
making 1913 thrifty homemaking
ideas. Each book contains an as
sortment of 32-pages of curtains;
slip covers; rag rugs; toys; gifts
and novelties for bazaars. Books
are 10 cents each-please order
by number-No. /, 2, 3 and a.
With your order for four booklets
you will receive a FREE set of
three Quilt Block patterns of Mrs.
Spears Favorite Early American
Quilts. Send orders to:
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Making Draperies?
Some Style Hints!
By RUTH WYETH SPEARS

THAT lace curtains are in FASH
4 ion again is news! This easy-to-
make and easy-to-hang valance is
something that many of you have
been wanting. All the dimensions
for cutting it are given here. The
glass curtains are hung on the
lower rod; the side Grapes on the
upper rod; and the valance is
draped over knob holders screwed
into the extreme upper corners of
the window frames.
The color plan for this window
began with the glazed chintz dra-
perry material in tones of green,
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basemen through his first seven
years with the Yankees didn't have,
in Koenig, a shortstop to match
him. Koenig was a good ball player
but an cratic one, much better
hitter than Crosetti but nowhere
near CrOsetti in the matter of field
ing skill, SO that Lazzeri had to
carry him much of the time.
Lazzeri also had to carry Crosetti
when frankie joined the Yankees,
schooling him to the majors and
working out, between them, some
semblance of smoothness. And then,
just as Crosetti had learned his way
around and learned how to work
with Lazzeri, Tony slowed up.
At last Joe Mccarthy, striving
desperately for a combination that
could make double plays, put Gro
setti and Gordon together. They are
perfectly matched and play togeth-
er with confidence, speed and
rhythm. The plays they made in
the World Series last faIl-the plays
they made during the championship
season-satisfied even Mccarthy, a
hard man to satisfy-a man whose
fetish is the double play.
The Threat by Werber
Winning a berth with the Yankees
wasn't an easy one for Crosetti-or,
rather, holding it after he had won it
wasn't easy. Because of his light
hitting, his job was in danger in
the spring of 1888, after he had been
the regular shortstop through 1882,
his first year.
Also at the Yankee camp in the
spring of 1888 at st. Petersburg was
Bill Werber, now third baseman of
the Reds. Werber was faster-Cro-
setti never has been exactly a speed
merchant, for all the agility with
which he bounces around the short
field, spearing line drives, scooping
up grounders, starting or pivoting
on double playS-and another of Nc
Carthy's demands is for speed-and
more speed. Werber was fiery, col
orful and aggressive-and CrOsetti
then, as now, was SO quiet as to be
almost backward, even on the field.
The Threat ANSWERED
Werber, just up from Buffalo,
started with rush that spring. Be-
fore the stay at st. Petersburg
ended, it looked as though the job
was his, and other managers, be-
lieving Mccarthy had made his
choice, made offers for Crosetti.
Then Mccarthy gave Crosetti fling
at the job again and the fine play
he turned in as the team swung
North decided the tussle. He held
on-and Werber went to the Red
Sox.
Now Crosetti is threatened again,
however remotely. In Kansas City
the Yankees have a kid by the name
of Rizzuto-a lusty Italian kid who,
starting from practically nowhere,
made the American association in
two years.
Crosetti isn't in danger-yet. But
playing with the Yankees has its
perils as well as its advantages. A
player, no matter how good he is,
knows all the time that once he
slips-even a ittle-his number is
up. For somewhere, close behind
him, is a youngster who has been
carefully trained to take his place.
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I5oi;1!1li4iI

M IAMI BEACH. - Base hits,
A'A pieced together, make a ball
players meal ticket. AS a result,
when the average player isn't hit
ting, his head goes down and he
frets and worries so much he can't
field, either.
Frank Crosetti is an exception.
The Yankee shOrtstOp, in the COM
pany of bombing crew, doesn't
hit much more than his weight, yet
every day he is out there hustling
and playing a great game of ball.
No player in either major league
gives smoother performance from
one end of a season to the other.
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Every day is just like every other
they're all good.
Crosetti, of course, has spurts in
which he will average 800 or over
and when he hits a ball solidly, he
can drive it long way, having a
fine wrist action that makes up for
the size and weight that most power
hitters have.
1t was a home run by Crosetti with
Myril Hoag on base in the eighth
inning that broke the resistance Of
fered by Dizzy Dean to the Yankees
in the second game of the 1888 world
series-a smash that wrecked a clas-
sic stand by Dir when the odds
loomed high against him.
The Best Combination
Frankie's main value to the YAM
KEGS lies, naturally, in his superb
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HOMOGENEOUS

They were married, but not on the
best of terms, though as it was her
birthday the next day she was being
sweetness itself.
What are you going ts give me
for my birthday" she cooed.
Nothing" said he scowling.
"But, darling, can't you think of
something original? You gave me
that last year."
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Broad Humanity

A broad humanity is the belief
that man is more important than
his works and that his value is in
dependent of the trappings of cir
cumStance.
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Life and Friendship

Life is to be fortified by many
friendships. To love and to be
loved is the greatest happiness of
existence.-Sydney Smith.
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At His Word

Father-Do you love my daugh-
ter?
Suitor-For her sake would face
anything. a2sl
Fatiner-Come and meet her moth
er, my boy.
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Bad Luck

Jack-A burglar got into my house
at three o'clock this morning while
I was on my way home from the
club.
Bob-Did he get anything?
Jackie certainly did! The poor
beggar is in the hospital. My wife
thought it was me.
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RAJ'
and Joe Gordon
provide the Yanks
with the best sec
ond-base conbina-
ton in the game to-
day and one of the
best ever.
Of these latter
day h00k-ups pre-
ceding that of Gro
setti and Gordon, a
balance was lack
ing. Lazzeri, one of
tha great SQc0nd
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-21
MIROW ACTIVITIES

Aug. 28 Pilot Sasseen flying the tri-motor left for Anchorage with the following passengers: pr. Condon, Charles Washburn, Shorty Dolan, MT. Smith, Joe Halmason, Ned Nelson, G. Lemon and Babe Sjovick.
 Chambers to Beaver CT. and Council returning with Don Ste wart, Alex Johnson and Henry Holzerland.
 Sasseen to Council returning with Clyde Glass.
 Chambers to Bunker Hill with Miss Mulvihill and Miss For shaug Hot Springs to Bunker Hill.
 Chambers to Council with Alex Johnson and Henry Holzerland returning with Lora Walker and Jenny Ruben.
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-21

The Motorship North Star of the Bureau of Indian Affairs ar rived Nome this morning from Seattle bound for Pt. Barrow via way ports. Passengers included the following: o. s. Sullivan, Margaret Panigeo, Lorena Lin coin, MT. and Mrs. Burkher, MT and Mrs. Webb, Jim Hall, MT and Mrs. Danish, Dr. BernStien Miss Keaton, Miss Brooks, Miss Burrows, Miss Sheridan, MT. and Mrs. Tate, MT. and Mrs. Johnson
 The North Star is scheduled to sail for the north tonight al T pm. and is under the command of Captain s. T. L. Whitlam, vet eran Arctic pilot.
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-21

Second Division the service that t is entitled to. The industries of this section and the Kusko- kwim, Bristol and Good News Bays would benefit immeasur- ably. The establishment of such a route would be possible for com munication of mail, freight, and passenger service up and down the coast from Nome to Dutch Harbor touching on the follow ing points: Nome, St. Michael, Lower Yukon, Hooper Bay, Nel- son Island, Nunivak Island, Plat mum, Good News Bay, Dilling- ham, Nushagak, Naknek, Port Heiden, Port Moller, Unalaska, and Dutch Harbor.
 As it is at present, while half of these points are a part of the Second Division they are entire ly inaccessible and impossible to reach. Probably by going to Seat tie and returning on the North Star if you are fortunate to ob- tain a permit to travel on said Government boat you can reach these out of the way places. It was pointed out at the meeting that the establishment of such a route and passenger service that it would open up the possibility of a tourist loop that would be new, interesting and of such a magnitude that tourist leav- ing their party at Seward could go via Fairbanks to Nome and again returning to Seward by the Coastal Route.
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-21
Chamber Holds
 Noon Luncheon,

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the North western Alaska Chamber of Com merce met in the Nevada Grill. Tuesday, Aug. 20 President B. J. McConaghy called the meeting to order.
 The entertainment committee reported on the reception and entertainment of Gov. Ernest Gruening and on motion the re- port was received and placed on file.
 Secretary Polet brought up the subject of compiling the needs of our section and to pre- pare a brief of same to present to Governor Gruening in accord ance to his request for informa- ton in his office at Juneau.
 After discussion the Secretary was instructed to confer with the Legislative Committee of the Chamber and prepare prelimin- ary program to be presented at the next meeting, for discussion by the Board.
 Captain Pete Wold of the mo- torship Washington was a guest of the Chamber and on being re- quested to address the Chamber he gave the Board some very in- tereSting and enlightening inform ation of the Good News Bay section. He told of the establish ing of the town of Platinum and gave interesting data on the min ing and dredging of platinum. He also stated that recently they have made a gold strike in that section and will be able to pro- duce gold as well as platinum. The present production will amount to over a million dollars and he prophecied that they will double that in the near future. Captain P Wold is an old resi- dent of Nome having come to Nome in 1906 and for a number of years operated in Boring Sea and Siberia on many local boats.
 In discussing transportation and mails, Captain Wold was sur prised to find that transportation coastwise is almost extinct and that we are having so few boats coming from Seattle. He recited the recent agitation in Washing ton which resulted in the estab- lishment of a mail service from Seward to the Westward, Dutch HarbOr and later extended to Good News Bay by his efforts. He vouched the possibilities and will ingneSS to come again next year with his large boat the Motor ship Fern which is now engaged in carrying the mail from Se- ward to the westward to denote the feasibility and possibility of establishing intercoastal trans portation service. He stated that if the Post Office Department would establish another mail route to extend through the Good News Bay service to Nome it would be possible to serve the rest of Boring Sea and give the
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-21

The PAA Electra piloted by Hall and Savory arrived Nome today from Fairbanks with mail and three passengers: Dr. Haggar ty, Miss Greenlee and Larry Do heny.
 On the return trip outgoing passengers were Mrs. V. Price, Miss Horndeck and MT. Havell
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-21

Advice from the Seattle offices of the Alaska Steamship Co. to M. J. Wilcox, local agent are that the SS Sutherland sailed from Seattle August 18th, due Nome August 18th. Calls will be made at the following ports in the or der named: Nome, Golovin, St. Michael Unalakleet, Ungalik, Bluff, Solomon, Teller, Wales, Tin City, ShiShmaref, Kotzebue, KeeWalik, Willow Bay and Deer ing.
 The Sutherland carried II pouches of first class mail and 33.321 pounds of second class mail for Nome and l pouch of first class mail and 2179 pounds of second class for St. Michael.
 The SS Derblay which was scheduled to sail from Seattle for Bristol Bay points, Nome and Golovin on August 31 has been replaced by the SS Oduna which will sail on August 29th direct for Nome, with call to be made at Golovin after discharging at Nome.
 The Trader" coastwise schoon CT of Ira Rank which left Nome Saturday evening arrived at Pt. Barrow at g am. today.
Evening star., 1940-05-01
Jesse B. Williamson,
Power bosl Aide,.Dies

Jesse B. Williamson, assistant sec
retary of the Federal Power Com
mission, died of a heart attack a few
minutes after coming to work this
morning. He was 81 years old.
Mr.. Williamson was in good
health except for a Slight cold, ac-
cordlng to his wife, when he left his
home in Hyattsville. Md, today.
He had just sat down at his desk
when an employe in the next office
heard him struggling for breath.
She ran for help, but by the time it
arrived he was dead, An Emergency
Hospital physician and the Fire
Rescue Squad responded to the call,
but were unable to help him.
Born in New Albany, Ind. Mr..
Williamson attended the University
Of Indiana, and until five years ago
was in the banking business in New
Albany. He came here to work in
the banking section of the Treasury
Department, and two years ago was
transferred to his present post with
the Federal Power Commission.
Besides Mrs. Williamson, he is
survived by four sons, Beach Will
Hanson of Omaha, Nebr.: Jesse B
Of New Albany, John, who is en-
ployed in the Bureau of the Census,
and Donald, a student in the Cor
coran Gallery OF Art School.
Evening star., 1940-05-01
New Hatch Bill
Killed by House
Committee
Measure Is TobIed;
Vote Not Announced /:
Sumner Won't Talk

The House Judiciary Committee
killed today the Senate-approved
Hatch bill to regulate political activ-
tiles of State employees paid with
Federal funds.
The committee ordered the bill
tabled meaning that 1t will be
stuffed away in pigeonhole.
The vote was not announced and
Chairman Summers refused to dis
cuss the matter beyond making the
bare announcement of disposal of
the measure.
In addition to restricting the po-
litical activities of State employees
paid in whole or in part with Federal
funds, the measure also would have
limited personal campaign contribu-
tions to $1,000.
Included in the bill killed by the
House group was an amendment
which would have restored to Gov
ernment employees residing in Vir-
glnia and Maryland suburbs of
Washington the right to participate
in local elections of a non-p partisan
nature.
This right had been specifically
recognized by the Civil Service Com
mission, but had been withdrawn
after enactment of the original
Hatch Act barring political activity
by Federal workers.
Pigeon-holing of the present bill
will prevent considerable number
of town officials in nearby areas
from running for reelection this
year. and also will prevent Govern
ment employees from seeking elec-
ton.
The committee action will have
little. If any, effect on the many
municipal elections slated in nearby
Maryland Monday. Persons in
volved in those elections had gone on
the assumption that the amend
ment permitting their participation
IN local politics would not be passed
before the town elections.
The new Hatch bill would have
prohibited employees of the District
government from taking active part
In politics The Commissioners
would have been exempt. as policy
making officials, but all the other
city employees would have been
subject to the same restrictions now
applying to Federal employees.
Evening star., 1940-05-01
$1,O00,000 Cut
In DC. C.PayRo||
Taxes 0. K.'d
House Subcommittee
Approves Bill to
LiberuIize Law
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

After several months of struggle,
the Judiciary Subcommittee of tho
House District Committee today
put its final stamp OF approval on
a bill to liberalize the local unem-
ployment compensation law-leglsla-
ton that would save employers
about $l,000,0OO a year in pay roll
taxes and at the same time increase
benefits to the jobless.
Action was taken at a special
executive session of the subcommit-
tee, he added, by Representative
McGehee, Democrat, of Mississippi.
The bill will be reported to the
full House District Committee Mon
day. If it is approved then there
are strong indications the House will
give the legislation the right of way
and consider it before the next So
called District day May 13.
Benefits Are Increased.
Primarily the measure would re.
duce the pay roll tax of employers
from 3 to 81 per cent, with salaries
over SO 900 exempt; raise the amount
Of benefits to the unemployed and
extend the period over which bene-
fits are paid.
Benefits under the proposed leg
islation would be paid to an un-
employed person for a maximum Of
l8 weeks, ranging from s6 to SIG a
week.
Few changes were made in the
new plan from those agreed on by
the subcommittee about week
ago. One of the additions to the
| bill. however, would cause the pay
roll tax receipts to be audited by the
District auditor.
Three Plans Considered.
| The subcommittee had under con-
! sideration three different plans for
revising the unemployment COM
pensation program. The one finally
approved bears close resemblance
| to the latest bill introduced by
Representative McGehee. He had
/ previously introduced another meas
ure to modify the unemployment
compensation plan.
In order to give the full District
| Committee clean bill to consider,
Representative McGehee will in
troduce a fourth measure to revise
the unemployment compensation law
one that contains all amendments
1 approved by the subcommittee.
The subcommittee failed to write
into the final plan a xxane11iGiennnfaalGfl
gested by various business organiza-
tions in Washington for an "exper-
ience rating" setup under which en-
ployers who maintain a steady pay
roll would pay a lower tax than 81
per cent. This plan is suggested as
an inducement to employers to keep
employment at the maximum.
The District unemployment COM
pensation reserve fund for payment
of benefits already has exceeded
SIT 100000, and unless the proposed
legislation is enacted, according to
| estimates, will reach s20,000,000 at
the close of the present year.
Evening star., 1940-05-01
Worship Sunk Under Him,
Edison Asks Better Air Defense
Vessels Vulnerable to Planes Attack, Soys
Secretary, PIonnine to Call Conference

cussing his maneuver operations,
that he intends to hold conferences
with the Nays high command on
remodeling this country's fighting
ships with view to strengthening
air defenses.
On modern ships such as destroy
ers, he said, it is the intention of
the Navy to provide increased pro-
lection for gun crews and personnel
working above decks.
Mr. Edison said there was no
intention of asking Congress to pro-
vide additional funds this year for
changes in the superstructure. At
the same time. however, he ex-
pressed disappointment that Con-
gress had not provided for Is per
cent increase this year in the Navy's
appropriation. The present bill
makes provision only for an IL per
cent increase in appropria tions..
He reported that the ship build
ing program is approaching q peak
and that any greater activity in
tsee IGAvxfS sfssis6a q
Evening star., 1940-05-01
BY FRED H. MORHART. Jr.

Secretary of the Navy Edison to-
day called for general revision
Of the topsides of fighting ships
after having watched maneuvers in
the Pacific Ocean.
He declared the warships are vul-
nerable to air attack to the extent
that damage. though not sinking
the ships, would disrupt communi-
cations. fire control and general op-
Grafton
Mr.. Edison also revealed that at
least one ship theoretically was sunk
under him during the Navy's sham
battle. He said the destroyer War
rington was sunk while he was
aboard observing operations involved
in fleet problem 81.
He also said the flagship Pennsyl-
vanla received considerable mimic
damage from shellfire. He reported
the damage was inflicted during a
night attack which featured heavy
sheIlfire.
The Navy Secretary said, in dis
Evening star., 1940-05-01
Showers Expected
With Cooler Weather

Showers today were expected to
send the mercury downward again
after the warmest day the city has
mad this year.
The Weather Bureau forecast
cooler weather tonight after the
showers. Tomorrow will also be
partly cloudy and cooler. The max
lmum temperature today was to be
about rs.
The mercury reached 81 degrees
yesterday at $3.50 pm, not only the
highest of the year so far but also
the first day the temperature has
been normal for this time of year.
1t was degrees above normal.
Meanwhile, the double cherry
blossoms burst into full bloom, the
latest, by 10 days, they have ever
reached complete blooming. OFF,
cials of the National Capital Parks
Offlce predicted the blooms would
still make a good showing over the
week end.