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The Coolidge examiner., 1933-10-06

Four hundred and fifty thousand
persons walk daily on Forty-second
street, according to a bulletin is
sued recently by the Forty-second
Street Property Owners and Mer-
chants association. Those who
walk on midtown's principal east
and west arteries do so from choice,
however. Twenty-seven thousand
vehicles travel it each day. 1t Is
crossed by seven subway lines, four
elevated lines, five bus lines, eleven
surface lines and on it are four rail
road stations. At the west end it
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-10-06
Site Was Once Occupied
by Saxon Churches.

Observation-Disclosures, ancient cap
ital of Englands southwest, and
county town of Devon, is celebrat-
ing the eight hundredth anniversary
of the conservation of its famous
cathedral
Even Older than the cathedral is
the Bishopric of Devon and Corn
wall, which was transferred to Exc
ter by Edward | In 1850" says
bulletin from the National Geo
graphic society. The building of
the cathedral was begun sixty years
later under William the CouquerOr.
The site chosen had been twice oc-
cupied by Saxon churches, the first
built by Athelstan, the second by
Canute
"AI chat remains today of the
original Norman structure are two
low massive towers at either end of
the transept The rest OF the cathe-
dral was completely rebuilt during
the Fourteenth century in the rich
style OF decorated GOTHIC.
walter de Stapeldon, bishop of
Exeter. and one of the foremost
patrons of English art and letters
during the early FOrleenth century,
had a large share In this trans
formation. 1t was Stapeldon also
who in 1914 founded Exeter col
lege. Oxford; and In 1882, Exeter
grammar school
impressive Edifice.
Upon entering the cathedral one
receives the impression of great
length and remarkable symmetry of
design. Each part is balanced; and
the long, low effect increased by an
unbroken roofline extending through
nave and choir. On the wall of the
north transept Is q eat clock
which has ticked since the days of
Edward II In the Fourteenth GEN.
tury. 1t has two dials, one show
Ing the hours and the moons
phases, the other recording the min
utes. In the library is the ancient
Codex ExonIensus, a Ninth century
collection of Anglo-Saxon poetry.
which has been In the possession
of the cathedral since the Eleventh
century.
"All the history and loyal, inde-
pendent spirit of the west county
Is concentrated in Exeter, Queen
Elizabeth's ever faithful city, AS
a Roman town, Isca DamnoniOrum.
1t Is a little younger than Paris and
as old as London. When the Rom
ans left II in the Fifth century II
became the Caer Isc of the Brit
ons and the Exancestre of the Sax
ons.
During succeeding centuries 1t
endured countless sieges; Saxons,
Britons. Danes, and Normans fought
to enter the walls. Later the loyal
townsmen staunchly upheld their
king in many revolt Exeter still
remembers the time that Edward
the COnfessor spent Christmas
there; and the day when William of
Orange entered the gates In state
Modern Exeter occupies a broad
ridge of land on the left bank of
the River Exc. AT the head of this
ridge, hidden by Ivy and SET in
a wide shaded park. are the ruins
of Rougemont castle, built by Will
liam the Conqueror.
Mol's Coffee House.
Marrow. stone paved streets wind
between ancient timbered houses,
crumbling chapels, and fine old
churches. Exeter is veritable city
OF churches. In the time of Will
liam the Conqueror she possessed
no less than twenty-nine Across
the square from the cathedral
stands Mols coffee house, favorite
meeting place of those gay adven-
turers of Devon-Drake, Hawkins.
Gilbert and Raleigh.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-10-06
Exeter Cathedral.
Is 800 Years Old

"The Guildhall with its overhang-
ing facade, is said to be the oldest
municipal building in Great Britain.
Here the wealthy merchants of the
city transacted their business in the
time of Queen Elizabeth, when Ex-
eter was noted for the manufacture
of woolens. 1t was also during
Elizabeth's reign that the Exeter
ship canal was built-the first canal
in England to permit sea-going yes
sells to- reach an inland port.
Exeter today has a population of
over $4,000, and is an important
center of agricultural trade. It's
various industries include brewing.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-10-06
Washington Tavern Razed

Assonet, Mass.-The 100 year-old
tavern at Assonet Four Corners. in
which George Washington is said to
have stayed overnight on a visit
here, has just been razed. During
its life the tavern was owned in
turn by 16 persons, representing
four families.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-10-06

paper making and iron founding.
Tourist traffic during the summer
season is very heavy, especially
since it is well located as a base for
tours of the west country. Daily
motor busses leave the huge city
terminal for all parts of Devon and
Cornwall"
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-10-06
Robin Disrupted Practice

Wabash. Ind. Clubmen aban-
doned practice on a rifle range for
a time here when a robin built
nest on the braces of target at
the gun club.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-10-06

Anove Is shown baseball as II was In the old
days-the second championship game between
the AtIanties Of Brooklyn and the Athletics OF
Philadelphia in 1856 The score was 80 to So
game called at the end Of the seventh inning on
account of darkness. Notice the underhand pitch.
er, the eoVeIess catcher keeping respectful
distance behind the bat, the wide swing of the
batsman. and basemen playing frozen to the bags
(From The Annals Of American Sport" In "The
Pageant of America" courtesy Yale University
Press.)
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-10-06

This charming fall gown should
be seen in the original to be appre-
ciated, for 1t Is impossible to show
the texture of the handsome ribbed
faille of bemberg which fashions 1t.
This flair for deep ribbed and ridged
materials Is growing more insstent
each day. Particularly. interest cen
ters about bemberg ribbed faille, for
while II has an elegance of appear
ance to be coveted, it Is not at all
expensive and ii comes In the most
fascinating new autumn colors. The
model shown is In radiant brown.
The sleeves are noteworthy, for
they interpret the recent movement
toward placing fullness below the
shoulder line. Brown and white
satin flowers together with a belt
which takes on a section of white
satin, enhance this fetching gown.
Ribbed satin gloves and one of the
very new visored hats contribute
goodly share of chic to this en-
semble
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-10-06
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON.

A BNER DOUBLEDAY was native OF
"A Ballston Spa, N. Y, who was grad
ia uated from the United States Mill
TFNEK tary academy at West Point in 1912
upc~NE served in the Seminole, Mexican
=: s: & II; :; i; Is ;;:';;: G: ;:
States army In 1867 retired In 1872
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
N|TZ|E DOWNS
RELEASED

NEW YORK, March 16-A first
degree murder indictment against
Mrs. Mitzie Downs, of Quogue,
L. l., was dismissed yesterday by
Supreme Court Justice Steinbring
in Brooklyn.
The indictment was based on
the killing last August of Frank
R. Tuthill, corn doctor" Lorenzo
D. Carlino, attorney for Mrs.
Downs, asked dismissal Of the
indictment on the grounds that
there was no basis for the con-
tention of the District Attorney
that new evidence had been found.
Mrs. Downs husband first was
held on the murder charge and
his wife as a material witness. It
was asserted by the authorities
that Tuthill was lured to the
Downs home to be robbed of
money he was known to carry.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
W0odin ReIaxes Rule
On Gold "Hoardinq"

While the Treasury has not
retreated from its original an
nouncement of penalizing gold
hoarders twice the sum of the
yellow metal secreted, Secretary
Woodin has announced that per
sons with only nominal sums will
not be prosecuted or fined.
The latest ruling is that gold,
gold bullion, or gold certificates,
may be possessed by individuals,
corporations or associations in
sums necessary for their activi-
ties.
>. In the case of currency it was
presumed 500 was the maximum
to be held, while in the case of
artists. scientists, or dentists,
Treasury fixed no amount, but
required the possessor to make
affidavit as to his needs.
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powering the President to slash
an estimated $400,000.00O from
the billion-dollar annual total OF
veterans expenditures and to re
duce Government salaries as
much as Is per cent.
McDuffie had a conference
with Director of the Budget
Lewis Douglas and it was agreed
that the House accept the Sen
ate's changes.
The bill confers on Mr.. RooSe'
velt the broadest powers ever
given a Chief Executive in peace
time. It repeals all existing vet
erans' laws and gives the PreSi-
dent authority to revise pension
lists and rewrite the basic pension
rates.
1t specifically repeals all pre-
sumptions, heretofore conferred
by law, barred widows Of World
War veterans from pensions, un.
less the veteran died of service
connected disability: and slashes
Civil War pensions by 10 per
cent.
The President further is en-
powered to determine the reduc-
tion in the cost of living since
1923 and apply a like percentage
to Slashing salaries of Federal
employees. He merely was held to
a miximum slash of IS per cent.
Some Notifications
Under the lash of criticism
from both sides of the chamber,
the Senate modified a few sec
tions of the bill. It's most i'm.
portant change was to exempt
the pensions of all veterans of
all wars, disabled in line of duty
on active service. from the eco.
nomy axe of the President. Mr.,
Roosevelt was prohibited from
economizing on this group-the
battle-scarred veterans-unleSS he
reduces the basic rate Of pen
sionS.
Other liberalizing amendments
adopted were:
BY Dill CD of Washington,
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
'R0BB BERY' CASE
GIVEN FINS

Police today marked as a
"closed case" a robbery report
made on March 9 by Mrs. Martha
Faber, 4S, Of the 400 block Gault
Pl. N. E.
Mrs. Faber said she was cross.
ing the railroad tracks at Mime.
sofa Avenue, with her daughter
Theresa, Is, when she was knocked
down by a thug and robbed. She
Is still in Casualty Hospital.
Detective SergeantS j. j. Tol.
son and E. F. Lewis worked on
the case and traced several clues
Finally Theresa confessed the rob,
berry was a fake and said she hit
her mother with a brick because
she objected to her going with a
man.
Mrs. Faber refused to turn in
her daughter and both held to
the robbery story until the girl
confessed. Police arrested shortly
afterwards and later released the
man with whom the girl was
said to be keeping company.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16

exempting Spanish American
War veterans over 81 years of
age from being taken off the
pension rolls, but subjecting
them to any slash the President
may see fit.
BY Copeland CD of New York,
giving the President the discre-
tionary power to provide domi-
ciliary care for tubercular and
neuro-psychiatric veterans.
BY Black CD of Alabama,
permitting admission to hospi-
tails of veterans suffering from
nonservice- connected disabilities
and allowing veterans to file
and prosecute in the Federal
courts claims arising under the
war risk insurance act.
AS the bill now stands it limits
veterans pensions to four classes
including:
/. Veterans actually disabled
by injury or disease incurred in
line of duty.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
House Ready to Pass
Farm Relief Saturday

The new emergency agricul-
tural bill of the Roosevelt admin
istration will be passed in the
House by Saturday night under
plans devised by Democratic
leaders today.
The Agriculture Committee will
dispense with public hearings in
an effort to speed its passage.
After being in continuous SeS-
sion for days, leaders of the ma
tional farm organizations. ad-
visers Of President Roosevelt and
Congressional agricultural lead
ers had virtually completed their
plan.
The measure embraces ideas
advanced by Bernard M. Baruch,
the New York financier, who pro-
posed that the Government lease
land and remove it from produc-
tion.
This scheme would reduce pro-
duction to a point where the
temporary surplus of products
would be eliminated and prices
would rise. Funds would be pro-
vided by a processing tax on
farm products.
Representative ByrnS, the
Democratic leader, said the bill
would take its regular course
through committee instead of be-
ing virtually introduced from the
floor as was done with the PreSi-
dents banking and economy bills.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
Tydings Withdrawal Leaves
District Beer Indefinite

Faced with the opposition OF
Democratic leaders, Senator Mil
lard T. Tydings CD Of Mary
land today withdrew his amend
ment to the national beer bill
which would have authorized the
manufacture and sale of 80 per
cent wine and beer in the District.
A debate began on the national
bill, Senator Tydings received as
Surances from Senator Joseph T.
Robinson CD of Arkansas, ma
jority floor leader and Senator
Pat Harrison D.) of Mississippi,
chairman of the Finance Com
mittee that they would later seek
to expedite additional legislation
so as to permit distribution OF
malt beverages here.
Indefinite Wait
The District probably will be
forced to wait indefinitely before
sale of beer is authorized here, as
Senator Tydings' bill will now be
referred to the Senate District
Committee for consideration.
Senator Tydings said:
81 am reluctant to withdraw
my amendment unless l receive
assurances that a separate bill
will be passed. In view of the
fact that leaders have told me
they will expedite a District
beer bill 1 will not press my
amendment.
FEARED BLOCKADE
"The reason 1 was anxious
to press my amendment was be-
cause 1 thought it would set
up model legislation for States.
"The majority of us are
agreed that we should prevent
the return of the saloon. This
amendment was written SO as
to prevent its return"
Senator Harrison said he was
in full sympathy with Tydings'
views but that he believed his
amendment would provoke long
discussion and therefore he be-
lieved it preferable to refer it to
the District Committee and have
it acted upon as separate legisla-
ton.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
CONSERVATORS
ARE ANALYZ|NG
THEIR ASSETS
Washington Stock Exchange
Opens and Joins Post
Holiday Upturn

With conservators busy appraiS'
ing the assets of the 13 Washing
ton banks which failed to receive
licenses to open. plans are under
way for a gigantic merger Of the
institutions, forming a new branch
bank system that would be one OF
the strongest in the District.
A meeting called to discuss
plans for the merger last night
was postponed. but probably will
be held within the next 48 hours,
when the conservators will have
o better picture of the conditions
Of the institutions.
Many New Accounts
While this plan is being carried
out, banking business in the 20
local banks. reopened under Gov
ernment license, continued with
the rush that marked the first
two days business after the ma
tional bank holiday.
Scores of new accounts were
opened In all of the banks, while
boarded money was redepoSited,
the amount of deposits being far
greater than the amount OF with
drawals.
: Bankers said that yesterday
the number of depositorS was
equal to if not greater than the
number who flocked to local
banks on Tuesday to make de-
posits.. The amount of deposits
declined slightly. however, from
Tuesday when more than $10,-
100000 was placed in the banks.
Stock Exchange Open
Officials pointed out that one
Of the most cheerful aspects of
the rush of business was that
most of the deposits and new &C.
counts represent money which
has been in hiding.
Another return to normal busi-
ness conditions came today as
the Washington Stock Exchange.
closed during the national bank
holiday, was reopened, with heavy
trading marking the initial Ses-
sion.
The Washington Clearing
House, swamped with the work
OF clearing checks drawn during
the holiday period, is now work.
ing on clearing of out-of town
checks.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
HAIL ROOSEVELT
. AS ADVERTISER

President Roosevelt knows the
value of advertising and publicity
and is skilfully using it to sell
his policies to the people. Edgar
Kodak of New York, president of
the Advertising Federation OF
America, declared today before
the Advertising Club of Wash
ington at the Roleigh Hotel.
Kodak praised the President
for lifting the well of secrecy
from affairs in Washington" He
said:
"The President is living up to
the best principles of merchan-
dising by selling his product to
the people most interested in it.
"ThiS policy not only makes
the product more Saleable, but
in this case makes the public
more anxious and willing to do
the things it must do to help
lift the nation out of the gloom
inc which it has descended"
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
To REPLACE
STREET CAR

Abandonment of the Water
Street tracks of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company
and substitution of bus service
was approved today by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
Under the approval the tracks
from Water and G Streets South
west to a point near Seventh
and. L Streets Southwest will be
abandoned and service on the
North Capitol-Wharves line will
be terminated at Fourteenth and
B Streets Southwest. Buses will
take care Of the passengers now
served by cars in that vicinity.
In asking for the change the
street car company said it will
be able to offer better service
by bus than is given now by the
cars.
The change was one of several
contemplated under the proposed
merger Of the local traction COM
panies. Action was hastened by
the fact that the District govern.
ment is planning to repave
streets over which tines to be
bandoned operate.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
Pope Plus Sees u. S.
Weathering Storm

ROME, March 16.-Pope Plus
believes the United States has
"weathered the storm" He said
as much to the Rev. John j.
Burke, general secretary of the
National Catholic Welfare Council.
Father Burke. a Washingtonian,
had laid before the Pontiff a
picture of current conditions in
America. The Pope said:
"The United States will very
shortly and in q most capable
way weather the financial
emergency"
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
GETS
FARM RELIEF
PLAN TODAY
President Holds Up JobleSS
Message at the Request Of
Congressional Members

President Roosevelt will send
to Congress late today a message
containing his proposals for farm
relief and a draft of bill to put
them into effect.
Later, probably tomorrow, he
will send another message ex-
planning his plan to aid the un-
employed by putting 100000 job
less men to work improving for
est areas.
Changes Plan
He planned to combine both
subjects in a single measure but
separated them at the suggestion
of House leaders, who explained
the matters would be handled by
two different committees.
Secretary of Agriculture wal
lace and Assistant Secretary Tug
well conferred with the President
on the farm measure.
When they came out Wallace
said the President had approved
a draft of a farm relief bill which
will accompany Mr.. RooSevelt'S
message to the Capitol.
The President, under the EN-
ployment plan, will ask authority
to recruit 100000 destitute men at
once, and place them in camps
to work in the national forests.
The only question to be cleared
in connection with his projected
experiment in unemployment aid
was whether a bond issue will be
necessary to finance it.
The President has had hopes
he could draw on uneXpended
balances to pay for large part
of the program, and Budget
Director Lewis Douglas was ex-
pected to report on the matter
today.
May Be S5OO,OOO,OOO
If a bond issue is deemed neces.
sary, it probably would be set
at $500, 100000.
Mr.. Roosevelt wants to recruit
his army of workers solely from
the ranks of those now engaged
in no productive employment.
They would be housed and fed
in army style and paid at the
rate of a dollar a day, those with
dependents making allotments
back home.
The men would be put into The
national forests within three or
four weeks after legislation was
enacted and put to work pruning
out second, third, and fourth
growth timber land so as to make
possible the growing of market
able timber.
A Real Experiment
This country is now consuming
;ween three and four times
more lumber annually than is
cut domestically, and Mr.. RooSe-
velt hopes to correct this condi-
ton while at the same time
taking 100000 men out of COM
munities where they are now be-
;-1g maintained by charity.
The executive is quite frank
in saying Ais proposal is a social
and economic experiment. If it
does not prove practicable, he
will abandon it for some other
form of relief, his close associates
| said
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
Grape Growers Declare
3.2 Wine is "ImpoSSibIe"

SAN FRANCISCO, March 16
G.N.S0.-Assailing the 80 per
cent wine amendment to the beer
bill now before Congress, Califor-
MIA wine advocates sent kilograms
today to congressional leaders to
make a strong fight for "natu-
rally fermented" wines instead of
the impossible 80 per cent COM
promise"
Sophus Federspiel. president Of
the Grape Growers League OF
California, said:
"NO such wine is possible"
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
ROOSEVELT HITS
AGAIN WHILE
IRON IS HOT
Plans No Let-Up in Pace Set
To Put Over Program; No
Recess Visible on Hill
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES

BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
There is an old adage to the
effect that one should strike
while the iron is hot"
Franklin D. Roosevelt thor
oughly believes in it.
Consequently. there will be no
let-up in the terrific pace he has
set for his new Administration
during the first IL days of its
existence.
More Power In Prospect
Already possessed of more die
tatorial powers than ever were re-
posed in any peace-time President,
through the enactment of the
emergency banking act and the
economy bill, he will ask and re-
ceive still more before Congress is
permitted to go home to reflect on
the dramatic happenings Of the
past 10 days.
Farm and unemployment relief
are next. In these, as in the bank
ing and economy measures, Mr..
Roosevelt will demand-and get
broader powers than previous Con-
crosses have been willing to re-
pose in any executive.
To all intents and purposes, the
Seventy.third Congress is thor
oughly mastered. This was amply
demonstrated in the fact that only
a handful of members in both
Houses could be mustered against
the revolutionary legislation al
ready passed.
Recess Put Aside
Sensing that, and heartened, too,
by the unmistakable signs that
public opinion is solidified behind
him, the President has discarded
his earlier plans for a Congress
sional recess, and now plans to
drive straight through to the en-
actment of the major part Of his
whole emergency program.
This program has five main
points:
l. The emergency banking
act.
2. The economy act.
3. Modification of the Vol
stead act to legalize beer.
4. Unemployment relief.
5. Farm relief.
The first three are virtually out
Of the way, or will be in a day or
so. Unemployment and farm re-
lief can be disposed Of, it is be-
lieved, in a few weeks.
The situation is not without its
comical aspect, for scores of mem
bers of Congress, both old and
new, came to washington for the
Inauguration with their pockets
bulging with economic programs
of their own.
Bills Kept In Pockets
For the most part they remain
their. They have had no time to
propose their own remedies, but
only to support or oppose the Ad-
miniStration'S ropoSalS-Shot at
them with machine-gun rapidity.
They have not even had an op-
portunity to talk in the House.
Rules have been invoked to limit
debate to only a few hours, and
elaborately planned speeches re-
manned locked in the speakers
bosoms.
Congress has been deluged
with more kilograms in 10 days
than in any similar period in
history. Probably 80 per cent
of them have demanded that
members stand by the Presi-
dent" and his program in the
emergency. And the membership
has been duly impressed thereby.
When Congress gets chance
to get its breath and take stock
Of the situation, Mr.. Roosevelt
will have had most of his emer-
gency program on the statute
books, and Congress then can
talk to its hearts content.