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Evening star., 1949-09-17
Letters to The Star
Further Recollections of Streetcars
OF Times Long Gone BY

Further RecOllectiOns OF Streetcars
OF Times Long Gone BY
To the Editor of The Star:
May add word or two to the remarks
OF W. Seymour Mcleod describing the old
Georgetown Streetcars?
I, too. remember them very we'll. The
horses acquired a slow ambling trot which
was the gait at which the car moved. Patrons
did not have to go to street corners to get
aboard. The car would stop anywhere, and
the horses became very sensitive to the ap-
plication of the brake as the driver turned
it on to bring about stop. Also the horses
seemed to sense when the brake was re-
leased and would start off without urging
by the driver Young and middle-aged men
hardly ever signaled the car to stop, but
would approach the moving car in such
way as to grasp the handle bar with the
right hand. and raising one foot to the step,
would find themselves aboard. This was
common practice and seemed to be favored
by the conductors. The fare was 5 cents,
or six tickets for Is cents.
Tickets were in envelopes. and when a
patron made purchase, the conductor
would open the end Of the envelope and
remove one ticket and give the remaining
five to the purchaser. Then the conductor
would punch a hole in long strip of blue
cardboard attached to his belt which became
a record of the fares he received.
The horse barn was on M street, then
called Bridge; and when a car returned
from round trip to the Navy Yard. that
being the eastern terminus, the horses were
removed for a rest period and a new team
attached to the car which thus became
ready for another trip. AS there was no heat
in the cars, it was customary in winter
to put straw on the floor to the depth of
almost foot. This appeared to give some
relief to persons with cold feet.
Next came the cable cars, which went
with considerably more speed, and also re-
member that young men found it little
more difficult to mount these cars while
in motion, so that that practice gradually
disappeared. Then came the great fire to
the cable power house and change over to
the modern electric cars. This change over
was not so easy, and it was not unusual to
see cars stalled on the street for some reason
or another, just as today we occasionally
may see an automobile that won't CO.
1t has been long step from the old
horse-drawn car to the present cars. But
the transition did not come by magic Much
development through the years was required
TO bring all this about. c. A. SLOAN.
Evening star., 1949-09-17

O. Was AIRY Roseland q famous paint
er?-L. D. r.
A. Harry (or Ary) Roseland was . we'll
known genre painter. He was born In
Brooklyn, N. Y, on May IL, 1865. Rose
land studied with J. B. Whittoker In Brook
lyn and with Beckwill In New York. The
artist won numerous awards.
@. What waterfall In Western United
States is known as the "Niagars Of the
West?"-G. w. r.
A. shoshone Falls in Idaho is sometimes
called Niagara Of the West" The water
fall is 40 feet high, and because Of its i'm
pressive beauty has been compared to
Niagara.
Q. What was the name Of the only horse
to beat the famous Man o War?-T. w. -
A. The name Of the only horse that beat
Man o. War was Upset. The race was the
Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga
Springs August Is, 1919.
@. Why is the fat Of some meat decided
yellow In color?-J. d. e.
A. The color Of fat on beef depends on
the amount Of carotene given the animal.
II there has been q great deal Of carotene
In the feed, the fat viii be yellow. The color
Of the fat makes no difference IN the grading
Of the meat.
Q. What happened at McCu1loch's Leap.
near Wheeling, w. Va.?-W. McM.
A. "McCulloch's Leap" refers to IN ex-
plot OF Maj. Samuel McCulloch. IN 1777.
he rode his horse over 300-foot prectpice
to avoid capture by the Indians. They tried
many times to take the major alive. Always
they were foiled by his daring and re-
sourcefulness On July 80. 1782, Maj. Nc
Culloch was attacked near Fort Van Meter.
The oficer was slain and scalped and his
heart cut out.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Advocates Letting Robson Speak
As Proof That Democracy Prevails

Advocates Letting Robson Speak
As Proof That Democracy Prevails
To the Ddieor Of The Star:
Let us not. as clear thinking Americans,
be intolerant of Paul Robson and his bol-
shevik sympathizers.
The Constitution Of the United States
gives every man the right to speak openly.
Paul Robson has chosen to idolize the
Soviet Union. He is following the Moscow
line In trying to create "scapegoat" perse-
cution complex in the American Negroes.
II he were in Russia, Moscow would have
him liquidated by the MVD-but they see
in him means to an end. He is their
tool whereby the white and Negro races in
America may be drawn into civil conflict
I would like to say to veterans and fellow
citizens: Don't give Robson the benefit of
batting you. Ignore him. let him speak his
mind"
If we deny freedom of speech to even
one man, we defeat the purpose of our
great Constitution. Let the outside world
see real democracy at work. Though it may
be difficult, let us be tolerant
JAMES w. BACKSCHEIDER.
Evening star., 1949-09-17

pirate that all these books should be taken
to Fort Knox and handled with all the
efficiency and modern techniques already
in use there? The resultant savings would
be really noticeable item, but I wasn't
through yet. I knew that many of our
universities (most of them having large
ibraries) have Government contracts to
carry on scientific research, so it seemed only
just to give them the benefit of the changes
contemplated for Government libraries. The
savings then would be passed on by means
Of the smaller sums written in the con-
tracts. There would be no great opposition
from unco-operative academies, for who
could stand in the way of unifcation and
reorgs nization?
NON uLEGITIMTTAE CARBoRUNDUM.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Advocates Real Estate Reduction
In View Of Sales Tax Yield
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
The District of Columbia sales tax and
increases in various other kinds Of local
taxes have been in effect only short time,
but already it Is apparent that official esti-
mates Of their yield were considerably short
Of actual receipts.
AS may be seen from newspaper articles,
the sales tax is producing about $1H million
month. about SO million annually above the
official estimate. The cigarette tax, on the
basis OF early experience. Is running about
100000 month"; or about Is per cent above
advance estimates.
Your attention is respectfully called to an
article. Are D. C. Taxes Really Low?" In the
May issue of the Home Builders Monthly.
1t shows that owners of identical properties
In the District and in nearby Maryland and
Virginia pay about the same amount in taxes,
with the District owner paying a little more
than his enfranchised neighbors.
: We are sure you know that the sales tax
and other levies also hit the owner of real
estate. If the home owner who is buying a
tiny bungalow purchases wallboard to finish
his attic to make room for his growing family.
he must pay the sales tax on the materials.
4 OF COURSE ne pays the higher real estate tax
as well. This is no argument against the
sales tax. However we feel that it warrants
reconsideration Of the real estate tax; and
we hope you will agree that this tax, snow
s2.l5. should be put back to SITS per
$1,000 valuation, where it was until 1947.
CHARLES j. BAUER,
Secretary, Building Owners and Managers
Association OF Metropolitan Washington.
Evening star., 1949-09-17

@. Can a cat swim?-L. c. M. ~
A. Cats are able to swim although they
are not essentially water animals.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Gasoline Fumes and Radio
Brscketed by Critic Of Transit Co.
Ia kl.a HAifar AZ s1aa Qfar.

TO the Editor Of The star:
II the Capital Transit Co. would spend .
little money on engineering talent to de-
wise ways and means to keep the noxtous
and obnoxious fumes from the exhaust OF
the engines out Of the buses. and little
less on the equally obnoxious radio pro-
grams, they would 60 long way toward
justifying the public service title which Is
attached to transportation systems Of this
nature. FRANKLIN p. WOOD.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Appreciation for Editorial
On Buffalo Strike Violence


On Buffalo Strike Violence
To the Editor Of The Star:
wish to commend you for your wonderful
editorial, "A National Disgrace" on the Bell
strike rioting In Buffalo. You have acted IS
q spokesman for many Of US little fellows
who have no way Of expressing our feelings
to the public. May you continue to write
more editorials on the same subject!
FRANCES. WARD.
TO the Editor Of The Star:
Congratulations on your splendid editorial
Of September 8, "a National Disgrace" Let's
hope more editors will join your crusade.
T. w. r.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
He Looks on Library .Unification
With His Tongue In His Cheek
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The star:
The other night as slept fitfully after
thinking long about economy in Government
and unif1cation Of the armed services ana
how as Government scientist, could help
bring them about, I had q dream in which
q scheme came to me-
The dream proposal was this-to COM
bine the technical libraries Of all the various
research laboratories around Washington
which belong to the National Military Estab-
slishment and put all the books in the Penta-
gon Building. This would be q real,
concrete step toward both uniflcation and
economy. In my dream. could see that
fewer librarians were needed, many Of them
being replaced by janitors, since the books
required only dusting. Further, the books
themselves lasted longer and looked more
orderly on the shelves, because the wear
and tear resulting from constant use were
diminished.
OF course, when pondered this scheme
the next day, I realized only too well that
such change would do more to hinder
me and my colleagues In our professional
duties than would cutting OF our supply
Of pencils. On the other hand. had to
admit that certain economies would be pos
stble which would look well on paper.
Imagine my chaerin when I learned
through devious but reliable channels on
that very same day that had been scooped;
my scheme not only had been considered
by others, but, In fact. was scheduled to
become effective after Halloween. In q
characteristic fashion did not let this dis
hearten me. but instead applied myself to
finding 4 means OF making an even larger
contribution to the same ends
It wasn't long until had found . solu-
tion. Why restrict this unincation to the
armed services? Why not apply 1t to al
Government technical libraries? The sage
truly has written: knowledge is more pre-
cids than gAd." 20 does 1t not seem appro-
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Excoriates Socialism and New Deal
As Forms Of Devastation
To the Editor of The St.r.

Excoriates Socialism and New Deal
As Forms Of Devastation
To the Editor Of The Star:
Norman Thomas ex-Socialist presidential
candidate, has failed to pyramid the patron
age OF the Socialist ballot box not because
OF any lack of honest eloquence, but because
the disparities between proposed and applied
socialism require more explanation than the
gap between proposed and applied immor-
tality.
Now further complicated by the unlimited
liabilities of the socialized isle of austerity,
socialism is the deadliest economic philosophy
ever inflicted upon the fertile fields of cap
italistic conduct-all except the New Deal
devastations of subsidized insolvency; paying
bonuses to some farmers not to raise crops
while paying bonuses to other farmers to
raise crops; jacking up wages to jack up
commodity costs; initiating costs and de-
hating dollars; rnortgaging America for more
than 1t could be sold for and dumping the
proceeds into socialistic- -communistic rat
holes.
To Mr.. Thomas owe and offer suitable
apologies. If he can wreck wreckage; If he
can salvage anything whatever out of the
volcanic-ash Of New Deal devastation, he is a
miracle man-and more power to him.
A. c. narrower.
Scituate Harbor, Mass.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
News of the World At A Glance =.
Continued from Page One) Friday. November (. le4s

The foreign ministers of the United States, Britain and France will meet in Paris next week to sharpen a common policy on Ger many.
 Announcement of the three power meeting was made by the British foreign office. There was speculation in London and Wash ington that the talks might spread over a wider international field seeking a unified policy in west ern relations with Russia.
 Russia's foreign minister, An drei Y. Vishinsky is calling on U. s. secretary of state Acheson in Washington on Monday. Vishin- sky said he would be in Washing ton to attend Soviet embassy cele- brations of the October revolution and would drop in on Acheson for a curtesy call only.
 On the agenda of the Paris meeting, according the these Lon- don sources, would be discussions on whether to end dismantling of German industries. There has been some apparent disagreement on this subject recently between the British foreign office and U. s. high commissioner John J. Me Cloy.
 Western relations with the new Sovie.-sponsored East German state. and whether 10 give West Germany control over her own foreign policy may also be topics for discussion by the three foreign ministers.
 Prime Minister Attlee, speaking last night in a London suburb, said Russia is using her United Nations veto as an instrument of power politics and for furthering
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
NOTICE

Sealed bids will be accepted in the City Clerks Office until noon Tuesday. November 8. ls4s. for the purpose of moving Ouonset Hut No. 26s from outside of the City limits 10 the City lot north of inc Nome Public School. Work of moving quonset 10 be completed in fen days. Any and all bids can be rejected.
 NOME CITY COUNTIL.
 By Carrie M. McLain
 City Cltrk. Pub. Nov. ?, 1, |, 1949.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
NOTICE
TEEN AGE DANCE
 SATURDAY. g PM. AMERICAN LEGION HALL
NOTICE
NOME LITTLE THEATER

NOME LITTLE THEATER
 Coordinated rehearsal of all slaves every Monday night al the Base theater at 8 pm. Individual groups will rehearse at other places as designated. There will be a general meeting of the entire membership at the Service Club on Friday at 8 pm. All members are urged 10 attend as importan; an nouncements will be made.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
Free Tastes" In Tokyo Store

TOKYO, LP) The Mitsukoshi Department Store-one Of Tokyo's largest-made lots of new friends today.
 II was free taste day al the IL quor counter.
 Products Of fl Japanese dis:l- leries were introduced.
 There to meet them were thou asnds of Japanese lined three deep. Clerks were lined up three deep behind the counters, too.
 The accepted rule was one for the customer and one for the clerk. Apparently the clerks won for they were still three deep behind the counter when the last tipsy customer left.
 Tomorrow the counter will ser liquor-that is if the clerks make ii down in time 10 open up.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
Catholic Information
Let your commOn-sense he your guide
"FOr Courteous.

1T~. V. eyer since his childhood, has had drilled into his head things against the Catholic Church. Perhaps he perused magazine ar ticles and books which gave facts" about the Church as seen from the inside by ex-priests and escaped" nuns. Ar perhaps he listened to or ators who cared not for the truth. if they could succeed in promoting religious hatred and earn their 30 pieces of silver.
 If we should ask MT. x to dis regard such ~racketeers and to search the records of priests and nuns who have been "exed" from their orders. MT. x would prob ably say that he had neither time nor interest. Perhaps we shouldn't blame him for that.
 But to all the MT. Ks we make this appeal: Take two minutes time to think the thing out. If all the accusations against the Church. from the days of the Apostles down to the present time, were true. how could the Church have lasted for 1900 years? How could she have mounted to a membership to- day Of over 338,O0O, ,OOO? How can she draw into her fold more than S5,000 people yearly in the U. s. A.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
Efficient Service"

alone-.n England abou. I3.0O0 each year?
 Remembe-, too. that those who ioin the Catholic Church do not do it for worldly advancement. They do not do it because they have not heard the propaganda agains. her. They do not do it because the Catholic Church fits certain type of undeveloped mind, for the con- vertS include many of the out standing men and women of the world-authors, scientists. teach CTS, clergymen. and the like. No. they do ii because they have delved into history and theology from all sides, and their con sciences have permitted no other course.
 The MT. KS of today. with little time for investigation, are letting ther common-sense be their guide. Many now refuse to be deceived by professional anti-Catholi c Others are asking for information on the foolish and malign accusa- uonS which their common-sense will not let them believe.
 Sponsored by
 SAINT JOSEPHS CHURCH
 PAID ADVERTISEMENT
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
New Type Lifeboat Desi gner Dies

SEATTLE, lP,-Capt. Ole Mar in Brude, 69. Of Edmonds, who proved" his own Ifeboat with a mid-winter trip across the Allan tic in 1904, died yesterday.
 Brude's Atlantic crossing with three companions was to test an odd, egg-shaped l8-foot ifebOat which he had designed in an ef- fort 10 curtail the loss of life at sea.
 His starting point was his home town Of Aalesund, Norway, and last spring he was brought back 10 Aalesund's tooth birthday cele- bration as an honored guest and made a lifetime member of the Norwegian Shippers Association. Legal Blanks al The Nugget officr
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04

the imperialistic aims" of the Sow jet Union.
 Norway, Sweden and Denmark announced they have formed themselves into a Scandinavian Customs Union. The announce ment was made in Paris by for eign ministers of the three coun- tries. They told w. Averell Harr.- man. chief U. s. ambassador for the Marshall Plan, that the new customs union would be under taken as soon as possible.
 The Benelux countries Belgium, The Netherlands and LuxembourG already have a customs union,
 At Lake Success major groups toiled with the object of settling the future of Italy's prewar Afri- can colonies at this present ses- sion of the United Nations assem- byl.
 Eo- Good Dri-4;-p C21 Main i05
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
WARNING

Parents. located down East Front Street. are cautioned 10 keep their children off the street in the path of trucks. bearing rock for the Sea-Wau
 STEVE ANDERSON
 Mayor of Nome Publish Nov. i, ', g, 1949.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
NOTICE

Ladies Aid Of the Federated Methodist Church will hold its regular meeting at the home Of Mrs. Robert Baldwin, Friday eve ming at 800 pm. Ladies of the community interested in the group cordially invited to attend.
 Karen Baldwin. Pres.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
ALASKA AIRLINES

Passengers departing for An chorage yesterday were Jerry Coulombe, George Mullaly, Emer- ick Kauzbrick, Wilbur Tweet, Mu- riel Tweet and two children Diane and Douglas.
 Yesterday ". 4. Lundborg was brought in from Candle to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
AIRLINES
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINEs

Wednesday Pilot Barron brought in Charles F. Scott and John Wheeler from Utica.
 Thursday Pilot Murphy took John Read from Nome to Teller, and Pilot Barron brought in Don Stewart and Charles Garrett from Utica.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
Forecast And Weather Report Nome and Vicinity
Friday, November 4, is4e

Forecast Nome: Cloudy with oc- casional snow and blowing snow today and Saturday. Moderate 10 fresh easterly winds. Lowest tenn perature tonight 9, highest tenn perature Saturday 30.
 Nome data last 24 hours as of TOO am. today:
 Precipitation .0l inch. Total this monht .04 inch)
 Temperatures: highest 90. low est r.
 Maximum wind 25 miles an hours from the NE.
 Sunrise at 7::57 am, sunset at 3:52 pm.
 Comparative data:
 Temperatures one year ago to- day: highest 26, lowest 1e.
 Extreme temperatures on this day since 1907:
 Highest B in 1925, lowest 10 in 1908.
 Data for other selected stations
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
NOTICE

We are now accepting ears and trucks for dead storage until May 18th. 1850. at a flat charge of Sls.oo per vehicle.
 LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
NOTICE

The funeral of Knuts Selvik will be held Monday morning af 10 o'clock from the Federated Church.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
Hospital News

Paul Vaudeville has been ad- mitted 70 the hospital
 Gus Kunelis, None's veteran barber is reported getting along nicely.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
AT THE HOTELS
WALLACE HOTEL

Silvano Vivarus, Cape Nome. MT. and Mrs. Harold Tweet and baby, MT. and Mrs. Wilbur Tweet, and two children, Teller. Fred Duroscher, Council. Bess Cham ber.ain. Kotzebue. Hugh Lund- borg, Candle.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04
WANT ADS

FOR SALE-Oil Heater. Bargain
 at s20.00. Call at Nugget. 129-tf
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04

Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04

For Good Printing Call Main l25
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04

Legal Blanks at The Nugget officr
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-04

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The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-06-24
FAMED ALASKA BUSH PILOT DIES SUDDENLY
 OF HEART ATTACK

SEATTLE - Joe Crossen, famed Alaska pilot. died Tuesday in his office at Seattle's Boeing Field.
 Crosson famous bust pilot of early day Alaska flying, flew num- erous mercy missions to widely scattered and isolated spots of the nortnland during his many years residence in Fairbanks.
 In 1885 Crosson flew the bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post from Point Barrow where they were killed in the crash of Posts plane
 Between 1884 and 1914 Crosson was Alaska Division Manager for Pan American World Airways. He resigned in 1914 and moved to Seattle to become manager of the Northwest Air Service.
 Crosson leaves a widow and four children. His death was attributed to a heart attack. His associates said he had been in good health until his untimely death.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-06-24
ASKS LIFE PREsERVERs
 NOT BE TAKEN FROM DOCK


 Leo Mccormack, operator of the Mccormack Dock Company, called attention this week to the fact that two life preseryers have been taken from the end of the dock where they are kept as a precau- 2 tion against drowning and loss of life.
 Two weeks ago Daniel "Corky Dawson. son of Capt. Dawson, nar- rowly missed death when the bicycle he was riding skidded ou slippery dock planking and he and bicycle plunged into the bay.
 Presence of mind of a nearby youngster who threw Corky a dock life preserver probably saved the boys life. On other occasions tourists and others have fallen off the dock and handiness of life preserver has saved them.
 MT. Mccormack Reported that recently two new life preservers were put on the dock behind glass doors for protection against the weather. Since then the glass was broken and the life preseryers stolen. ~.
 It is pointed out that such acts may easily cost life. Like par achute in Q plane - when a life preserver is needed, it is needed badly and at once. Folks are asked to think twice before helping themselves to the ones on the dock - it may be YOU struggling in the icy water.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-06-24
HEY, KIDS!

Pat and Rae Patterson, Wrangell Crosley dealers, have had so many requests for a ride in the new Crosley Station Wagon that they have decided that now listen carefully every child in Wran- gell should have free ride
 Both Pat and Rae will be on hand this coming Sunday at ? p. m.. in front of Pats Radio & Elec- tric. and every child who wishes to have ride will be taken out in the new Crosley Station Wagon
 Yep. even the high school sen iors may go.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-06-24
FIVE NEW MEMBERS
 INSTALLED IN PIONEER

At its regular meeting Thursday June 16, new members were in- stalled In the Pioneers Lodge of Alaska, Wrangell Igloo, following a dinner held in Civic Center.
 New members are Harry Gill, c. P. M9cCreary, Dr. E. J, Wheeler, Peter Slugen and Ralph Devenny.
 The Pioneers meet the third Thursday evening of every month.