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The Washington times., 1933-03-01
WHOLE LESALE.
D|SM|SSALS
BLOCKED
Roosevelt Given Wide Power;
Air Subsidy Cut, Ban on
Automatic Promotions

Cnferees on the Treasury
Postoffice bill today agreed
on a report which rejects the
Bratton amendment to direct
executive officers of che Gov
ernment to reduce their 1884
appropriations by 5 per cent /;
approves the Byrnes reor-
ganization plan; abolishes' the
Bureau of Efficiency pro-
hibits automatic promotions,
and fixes $15,000,000 as the
ainount" Of air mail subsidy.
The report was agreed to this
morning after weeks of contro-
versy and will be submitted to
the House and later to the Sen
ate.
Vital Features
Following are the principal
features of the conference report:
/. The rBatton amendment.
which would have necessitated
wholesale dismissalS of Federal
employees and impaired national
defense, was rejected on the
insistence of House confrerees.
2. The Byrnes amendment,
which provides authority for
President-elect Roosevelt to re-
organize consolidate, abolish
or transfer executive agencies,
provided both houses of Con-
gress do not reject his pro-
posals within so days by a two
thirds majority vote, was ap-
proved.
8. The Senate amendment,
providing abolition of the Blu
reau of Efficiency. was &C.
cepted by the House con-
ferees.
4. The Senate amendment to
permit automatic promitions
was rejected on the insistence
of the House conferees.
Soldiers, Sailors Cut
S. The Senate amendment to
reduce the salaries of enlisted
personnel in tn Srvices which
exceeds $1,000 by 8 13 per cent
was accepted.
6. The McKeller amendment
to direct the Board of Tax Ap-
peals to pass on all tax re-
funds over $4,000 was re-
jected.
7. House and Senate con-
ferees compromised on the Sen.
ate proposal to eliminate $19,-
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. s.
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WILL RECOVER
CERNAK NEWS

JACKSON MEMORIAL HOS
PTTAL. MIAMI, Fla, March /
GNSD.-The physicians attend
ing Mayor Anton J. Cermak of
Chicago today we're almost unani-
mously of the opinion that he
was improving.
So emphatic in this declara-
ton was DR.. Karl A. Meyer,
superintendent of Cook County
Hospital, Chicago. that he said
he would leave for Chicago to-
night unless there was an un-
favorable development in Ger
mak's case during the day.
DR.. Frederick Tice, of Chicago.
heart and lung specialist. said
he was certain Mayor Cermak
would get we'll unless an unfore-
seen complication developed.
The physician was vastly
pleased by the fact that the
pneumonia area in the mayors
right lung was lessening.
DR.. Walter w. Hamburger, Of
Chicago, another heart specialist
and personal physician to Gov.
Henry Horner, said, on the other
hand:
II confess 1 remain very
dubious. The others think the
mayor has improved, but do
not think so. He is a very, very
sick man."
The Washington times., 1933-03-01
'K|NGF|SH''
DARED HIM
7OBR|NG
ACTION
Counsel for Senate Probers
In Louisiana. Says Name
Has Been SIandered

The "Kingfish' - Senator
Huey P. Long of Louisiana
was made defendant in a suit
for $5OO,O00 damages filed
against him in District SUI
preme Court by Brig. Gen.
Samuel 7. Ansell, former Judge
Advocate General, U. S. A,
who charges slander.
General Ansell was counsel Tor
a Senate committee which re-
Gently conducted an inquiry into
the election of Senator John H.
Overton in Louisiana. The general
claims he was actually damaged
to the extent of $250,000, and asks
that Long be assessed another
$250,000 as punishment.
The suit quotes Long as referring
to the general, on February 81, as
"the gentleman who practically
forged his appointment as judge
advocate general" and who "was
practically run out Of the Army
for fraud" .
Ansell's suit also says Long ie-
ferred to the general as a "notori.
GUS liar, thief, scoundrel, and
crook"
Long was also quoted as saying
he waived immunity for his re-
marks about Ansell, adding:
"Let him sue me. Go down
there and bring suit"
Representing the general as at
torneys are Burr Tracy Ansell, his
son, and George M. Wilmeth.
The Washington times., 1933-03-01
10000 laps Battle
From Dawn to Dusk

PEIPING, March GN.SO.
From dawn to dusk, 10000 Jap
anese troops and as many Chi
nese defenders battled for mas
terry of Mingshiutang Pass in
Jehol Province today.
When nightfall ended the bat.
tie, 100 dead were strewn on
the field. Chinese officials esti-
mated their losses at 800 and the
Japanese at 400.
The Japanese staged a sudden
sally through the pass, one OF
the important routes to Jehol
City, only to find the Chinese de-
tenders prepared to receive them.
The Chinese included three
picked brigadeS of Marshal Chang
HSueh-Liang hard-fighting SOL
dierS commanded by Gen. ii Sun
Liu.
Jap Victory Denied
During the combat, the Chinese
brought up a new brigade from
Lingyuan to resist a Japanese on
slaught on the eastern wing of
their line. The reserves were
posted on a 2,0O0foot high peak
overlooking the main battlefront.
Chinese officials assert that
ShamaoShan remains in Chinese
hands, despite Japanese claims to
the contrary.
The Chinese also deny that
japanese forces have captured
Chihfeng. The defenders. it was
said, are entrenched in well-hidden
positions in thick forests surround
ing the city.
CHANGCHUN. Manchuria, Mar.
/ GN.SJ Headquarters of the
japanese and Manchukuo armies
announced tonight that 200, 900
Chinese troops in Jehol province
had sworn allegiance to Man
chukuo.
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MISSING JUDGE
FOUND DEAD

LAKEWOOD, N. j.. March !
GN.SO.-Gilbert M. Keith, Red
Bank justice of the peace who
has been missing since Monday,
was found dead here today. Be
fore leaving home on Monday
he had told his wife that when
he came home someone will be
bringing me-"
Keith's body was found just
off River Avenue. Three empty
chlorofor1n bottles we're beside
the body.
Police said they were unable to
tell whether or not Keith had
taken his own life. An autopsy
was to be performed.
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REALITY PROBE.
DEMANDED
FORD. {.
Senate Gets Report That
Scores ManipuIations, Rents,
Financing, InefficienCy

Investigation by the Attor-
ney General Of stifled" real
estate competition in the Dis
trict, enactment of legislation
granting a two-year mora
torium on mortgage fore
closures, and consideration of
laws to limit eviction of
tenants were demanded by the
Senate District Committee in
a report on local rent condi-
tions filed with the Senate to-
ttsY :-',-'-"-""- .
The report. compiled after
months Of study, stated among
the outstanding conclusion:
81. A state of emergency in
housing exists. Almost 10 per
cent of families are destitute
and dependent on charity. A
dire lack of low cost sanitary
housing exists.
RENTS STILL UP
"2. Rents in the District have
not been reduced sufficiently!
Rent levels do not reflect the
general commodity decline, and
do not compare with reductions
in other cities. House rents show
practically no reductions, and
are practically the same as a
year ago.
"3. Although assurances were
given the subcommittee by real
estate brokers that the error of
high financing in Washington
real estate is a thing of the
past, the subcommittee is con-
vinced that many of the evils
of the present rental situation
find their roots in aviciOuS SyS-
tenn of financing and related
functions, largely nOn-cOmpeti-
tive, which has encouraged and
fOstered speculation, and has
placed a pressing burden of in
terest, commissions insurance
and title costs on every real ies-
state transaction.
"The lack of proper and Suf-
ficient legal safeguards has
nurtured this system, the fruits
Of which are summary fore
closures, vast losses to investors
in real estate securities, and
in part, at leaSt-high rents.
WORK OF BOARD
"4. The subcommittee has
studied evidence tending to
prove that real estate owners
and agents have combined for
the purpose of eliminating
competition in rentals and other
real estate transactions.
Representatives of the real
estate board have admitted
that they fix minimum rates of
commissions; that they have
acted to destroy competition
among the board membership
in reneways of real estate loans
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. p
The Washington times., 1933-03-01
Motor Fuel Decline
Seen BIZ Next June

1t is estimated that the total
demand for motor fuel during
the six months period ending
June 80, next, will be lit 100000
barrels, or a decline of 1914 per
cent from the adjusted figures
Of the corresponding period a
year ago, according to a report
made today by the Voluntary
Committee on Petroleum Eco
nomics of the Federal Oil Con-
Servation Board.
The Washington times., 1933-03-01
Gold Digger Husband
Loses WedlthyWidOW

CHICAGO, March l O.N.SD.-
Terming Horace S. Brown, OF
bennington. Ont, a "gold-digger
husband" Circuit Judge Craig
Hood today granted Mrs. Mary
Luettig Brown, so, a divorce on
grounds of desertion. In granting
the decree Judge Hood said
Brown married the wealthy Glen
coe woman Gust to get her
money" adding:
'But he isn't going to get
any more of it."
The Washington times., 1933-03-01
Son of Taft Loses
S5,546 Tax Decision

Robert A. Taft, of Cincinnati,
today lost a decision in the U.
S. Board of Tax Appeals to which
he petitioned for relief from a
deficiency tax assessment of S.
546 levied by the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau. Taft IS the son Of
the late william Howard Taft.
The Washington times., 1933-03-01
DEBTOR RELIEF.
BILL PASSED

The sweeping debtor relief bill
which paves the way for re-
organization of many of the ma
tion's railroads was sent to the
White House today.
Congressional action was COM
pleted when the House voted 207
to 26 to accept the Senate
amendment.
The Washington times., 1933-03-01

BY education is meant, United
States education. primary, second
ary. higher. public, and private.
Two interesting questions, and
most apropos at this particular
time when every indication points.
to a war among leading American
educators of the colleges and uni
versities of the nation-a war
which. as The Washington
Times of February 3, 1888. put
it, may spread to include second
The Washington times., 1933-03-01
FOP AIDE SAYS,
= j WOKE Up
ROT, March / G.N.S.).
st G. Liebold, missing secre-

-NO4A, MdICu i N1.N 81. q.
st G. Liebold, missing secre-
! to Henry Ford. was found
day in a hotel at Traverse City
after a dazed and aimless 500
mil" automobile trip across Mich
igan and through the northern
section OF the State.
L bold telephoned Harry Ben
..ett, chief of the Ford secret SER
T''ce. who was directing hundreds
T. '3ts+e ro.ice, Detroit detectives
t.A:c Ford secret service men in
> wide search for the missing Sec
Tetary. Liebold telephoned:
II just woke up. I'm all right.
vas all tired out. wanted
ID get away from it ALL"
Bennett switched the call to
Henry Ford and then to EdSel,
and both the Fords conversed for
q few minutes with Liebold.
Liebold apparently had over
taxed his strength in working with
tie FordS in their plans to take
over two Detroit banks.
The Washington times., 1933-03-01
ThieUeS Waste Day
ROrinn Holes. Get So

FREDERICK, Nd, March I.
Thieves who spent the entire
weekend boring holes in the
cellar floor of the store of Karl
Jacobson here received only only
So for their work. An attempt
to open the safe was unsucceSs-
full. The SO was taken from the
cash register.
The Washington times., 1933-03-01

troops in possession of more than
half of Jehol province.
This attack followed closely the
Japanese victory at nearby
Shamaoshan, which opened the
way to Lingyuan, China's princi-
pal remaining defense position
with the exception of Jehol City.
The Washington times., 1933-03-01

we say:
"Well, that would be taking
sides, for Japan makes her own
munitions, whereas China has
to buy hers"
We want to be in the position
where we can sell to both sides.
Then they wonder why Europe
thinks we are always out for
the dough. Don't let's kid our
selves. We are out for the
dough a lot of the time.
England tries to stop war; we
try to stop armament. One
fellow tries to stop the actual
fight; we try to regulate the
shall have after the fight starts.
The Washington times., 1933-03-01

ary and primary education forces.
thus drawing Congress. State
legislatures, county officials and
municipal and town councils and
city managers into its vortex
Any Answer a PrOphecy
Not questions easy to answer
Any answer must be a prophecy.
This series of articles is written
Continued on Page S, Col. p
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Bra ton Plan Discarded By Conferees
Educational War
Bre1vs, huolDing
Every College

The Washington today begins of articles By Harry
Costello the educational Which breWtng in the United
Which serious effects the educational policy
of billions of dollars public and priUne
funds aspects international importance. This the
discussed openly the initial
attempt the public picture of actual conditions
great crisis in the life OF American education.
The Washington times., 1933-03-01
FIRE KILLS 6 IN FAMILY

SAND SPRINGS, Okla. Mar
/ GN.SD Mrs. Ernest C. KEEP
ner and her five children per-
ished in a fire which swept their
home here early today.
The Washington times., 1933-03-01
BY HARRY COSTELLO
copyrighted by The Washington Times, 1881

Is Education at the crossroads?
so which way will turn to the eastward with those
aegedy endeavorng control education for small
of pedagogues the westward with the socaed
liberals who disbelieve in such control?
The Washington times., 1933-03-01
WILL ROGERS Savs:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, MARCH, 1.-England says:
1--WE won't sell war materials to Japan or China"
The Washington times., 1933-03-01

number of bullets he shall have after the fight 81
axe your pick as to who is the humanitarian
tCopyr:sh. 1888. McNauEht syndlcale)
The Washington times., 1933-03-01
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Thursdays not much change
in temperature; lowest tonight about 35 degrees;
moderate to fresh winds, mostly northwest. Tenn
perature yesterday-Highest, So; lowest, 81.
O932-Hghest, so; lowest, 40 Humidity yes
'terday-Hiehest, So; lowest ~.
Full weother rep on Paes z.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-03

member, had he gone to sleep without
first laying his head on the cherished
toy. Then he picked 1t up and pat
tered into Mary's room.
It was as he had expected. Mary
was lying on her bed, weeping Moses
held out his hand.
"Don't cry any more, please, Mary"
he said softly. 'I've brought Spotty
to sleep with you"
1t was then that Mary realized that
she had found second source of COM
fort in Moses. Most Of her unhappi-
ness had been caused by selfishness.
Moses was willing to make, for her,
what was to him a tremendous sacri-
fee. She drew the child, with his
little, Canton-flannel dog still in his
hand, into bed with her and cried
without restraint, holding him in her
arms. Moses lay solemn and silent,
asking no questions, making no over
lures. But she could feel his sympa-
thy in every curve of his warm little
body. Gradually she relaxed, sense
of peace, of compensation, Of content
ment, stole over her. She fell asleep,
her cheek against her little brothers.
Things never seemed half so hard
again.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-03
Reason for Lecturers
Objection to Peanuts

Princeton is rife with anecdotes Of
former President Francis Landy Pat
ton, who has just passed his nine
tieth milestone in his island refuge,
Bermuda. An alumnus remembers
how he once dealt with class who
got on his nerves by Smelling peanuts
while he was featuring. He said:
'Young gentlemen, / had hoped be-
fore reached this point in the lee
ture that the visible supply of pea
nuts would be exhausted. / realize
that these lectures to which you are
compelled to listen put a great strain
upon you, and / have no desire to
interfere with your natural right to,
seek that refreshment which will en-
able you to bear up under that strain.
But / am a somewhat nervous man
and I must admit that the constant
popping of peanuts is somewhat dis
turbing to me. / wish that in the fu-
ture you would be willing to substi-
tute some less audible means of re-
freshment, say sponge cake. New
York Christian Advocate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-03
Slippers for Evening Are
Now Shown in All Colors

Cinderella's glass slippers can't COM
pete with the glamorous modern mod
els that go dancing now.
Exquisite new evening slippers
tempt from the show windows-all
colors. all tints. to match or contrast
with the gown. They are fashioned
of velvet. doeskin, crepe. satin. bro
cade, silver and gold kidskin, and are
elaborate and ornamental.
The lavish cut-out sandal is passing
out of the fashion picture. It is being
succeeded by new sandal pattern in
which the tips of the toes and the
heels are covered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-03
"A Romance of the
j Commonplace
By Frances
3 parlxinso1a Reyes
WNU Service
SYNOPSIS

Motoring through Vermont, Philip
Starr, young Boston architect, meets
Blanche Manning, seventeen, with
whom he Is Immediately enamored. 1t
being a long distance to Burlingtons
STAIRS destination. Blanche suggests,
the, village of Hamstead not boasting
a hotel that he become, for the night,
a guest of her cousin, Mary Manning.
Mary receives Philip with true YER
mont hospitality, and he makes the
acquaintance of her cousin Paul, rec
ognized as her fiance. Starr informs
her OF his desire to win Blanche for
his wife. She tells him OF an old
family superstition concerning the
"Blanches" of the Manning family
Paul Manning Is inclined to be dissi-
pated. Mary's reproaches for his "con-
VITALITY" are badly received by Paul.
Gale Hamlin, long sutton for Mary's
hand, visits Hamstead but makes no
progress in his lovemaking. Philip,
from records of the Manning family,
learns the sorrowful story OF the
Countess Blanche" French wife of a
Revolutionary hero, Moses Manning,
and of the peculiar curse" she has
transmitted to her descendants and
the women of Hamstead. The evening
'sof Philips marriage to Blanche. Paul.
under the influence of liquor, bitterly
affronts Mary, and tells her their en-
gagement is ended. Mary. at first
acutely conscious of her position as a
Tilted woman, is greatly comforted
by her lifelong friend, Sylvia Gray.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-03
CAPE TAKES PLACE
IN SPRING MODELS

There is more and more evidence of
the coming popularity Of the cape. It
appears almost daily in some new
form. in the studios of the well-known
designers-as half-length evening
wrap, as full-length sports overall,
as an accessory to the afternoon dress,
as the collar on town coat.
It is made in velvet, tweed. cordu.
roy. satin-practically every imagin-
able material.
AS Malnbocher indicates in a good
many Of his new spring clothes, the
cape looks its youngest when 1t is
short.
He puts 1t, in dashing abbreviated
form, on the back of little wool
dresses; he wraps It around the shoul.
ders of spring suits; he makes 1t into
elbow-length and hip-length wraps to
go over young girls evening dresses.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-03

"A GAIN we arrive at that time Of the
year when fancy, or is it stern duty,
turns to thoughts of spring sewing.
II any inspiration is needeU to lure
the woman who makes her own clothes
into do-it-now frame Of mind, it may
be found in the aisles and aisles of
enchanting spring materials now on
display throughout all fashionland. A
significant fact about the new fabric
showings is the prominence given to
cottons which are that amazingly nov
ell and chic as to be almost unbeliev-
able.
So completely have some of the new
er cottons managed to conceal their
identity. one has almost to look at
their labels or inquire of the sales
person to make sure that they are
what they are, and not perhaps fine
silk or wooden as they appear to be.
Almost any effect is possible with nov
city cotton yarns as they are now be-
Ing durene processed. often worked
with rayon strands into boucle or
s0ft-twisted finishes, or with silken
sheen or perfectly delustered. as the
case may be.
The reign of cotton weaves In the
textile realm should prove very en-
couraging to the amateur seamstress
with whom the thought of handling
anG cutting into costly silk or wooden
all but brings on an attack Of stage
fright" for although the new and
smart cotton weaves are high style and
"look like Million" they are in re-
atty inexpensive enough to afford any
ambitious home-sewing woman to ex-
pertinent with them without fear and
trembling.
Ribbed and diagonal cotton fabrics
are proving of special interest to the
Paris houses, such as for instance
type known as durene ribcord, which
appeared In dresses. suits. hats, shoes,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-03
Lady Blanche Farm

manded, climbing into bed and settling
himself on his pillow.
Mary began it bravely enough. But
the reference to Paul was too much
for her. Before she reached the Choco-
late Cat she found she could not
60 on.
"I'm afraid can't finish The Sugar
Plum Tree tonight, darling" she said
abruptly, bending over to kiss him;
and in spite of her, some hot tears fell
down on his face. Then she fled from
the room.
Moses lay for a long time wide
eyed and bordering. He loved Mary
as he loved no one else in the world,
and Mary, plainly, was very unhappy.
He tried to think Of recent misdeeds
that he himself had committed, but
his slate was fairly clean. Then he
remembered that once before, early
In the summer, he had caught her cry
ing, and when he had pressed her, she
had said she was worried over Paul
Mary never mentioned Paul now-still
that might be the trouble, Just the
same. 1t was too bad that Mary
should cry over him, particularly when
he deserved it so little, but If no one
else would comfort her Moses would
He sought about in his mind for the
quickest and best means to this end.
Moses always slept with a small
Canton-flannel dog named Spotty, to
which he had been devoted from In
fancy. 1t had gone through numerous
vicissitudes. More than once it had
fallen in the brook, but Mary had al
ways fished 1t out, and dried it in the
oven. And one night he had ripped it
open and devoured most of its lining
an experiment which had proved very
disastrous to both. But Spotty still
survived. Moses made sudden re- .
solve.
He Rugged Spotty and kissed what
remained of his nose. He gulped as
he did 1t. Never, since he could re-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-03

handbags, beach clothes, scarfs, and
coats last year, and which, incidental
~, Is being revived for the coming
spring especially by millinery and foot
wear houses. Diagonals are shown In
wide variety. including those of lacy
construction on solid grounds.
Shirred, crepey and blistered effects
are vastly important. The new cotton
matelasse weaves in monotone and
two-tone combinations cater to the pre-
vailing feeling for crinkly surfaces.
Fabric laces-that Is laces made to
be used for dresses and not merely
for trimming fortuitously pop
ping up again. Among the new du-
rene lace fabrics are effective swirled
patterns, minute floral and geometric
designs, antique block effects. eyelets
and nubs. Both pastel and high col
ors of spring Importance are available.
These laces are washable and can cas-.
lily be handled by the woman who
makes her own clothes, at the same
time they are great favorite with
Lie PAOlCoStOlidA uCoiShCb anu
maker. A dress-and.hat ensemble chats
of same material as the frock are high
fashion, made of soft chartreuse du-
rene lace combined with crepe is
shown to the right in the picture. The
crepe of the girdle is repeated in the
set-in pleats which give graceful full
ness.
A tweedy-looking durene mesh as
used for the demure three-piece suit
for the younger girl or for any youth
full appearing woman, for that matter.
is pictured to the left. Wooden but
tons fasten the short jacket straight
up to the neckline. The blouse which
shows its cravat tie is Of lacy durene
mesh. Hat, shoes, gloves and hand
bag are rustic brown which ifarmo-
nizes with the brown in the tweed.
g. 1898 Western Newspaper Union.