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The Washington times., 1934-03-15
v. J. CUMMINGS
WILL PAY OFF
PARTY DEBT
New Democratic Treasurer,
New Finance Committee
to Raise Big Fund
BY International News Service

The drive of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee to raise funds to
pay off its $524,000 deficit will
get under way next week with the
appointment Of a new finance
committee and the arrival here Of
Walter j. Cummings, the commit
tees new treasurer, Chairman
Farley announced today.
Mr.. Cummings succeeds Frank
c. Walker who was appointed d1-
rector of the National Emergency
Council.
He is chairman of the board Of
the Continental Illinois National
Bank and Trust Company. to
which post he was named by
Jesse H. Jones, chairman OF the
RFC, after the corporation bought
a considerable amount Of the
banks stock.
Soon after the banking holiday,
Cummings was brought here by
former Secretary of the Treasury
Woodin to supervise the liquida-
ton of closed banks. He is a
native Of Springfield, Ill.
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BARRED
IN HALF MILE
Of HOSPITAL
Board Adopts Rules for st.
EIizabeth's and Soldiers
Home; Court Test Seen

No liquor licenses of any type
will be issued to places within
half a mile of st. Elizabeth'S Hos
pital, the District Alcoholic Bev'
erage Control Board ruled today.
The board also announced that
no licenses except for sale of light
wines and beer will be issued for
establishments within two blocks
of Soldiers Home.
School Rule Up Again
The board will consider on
Saturday morning applications OF
two places within the prescribed
distance of District schools.
A bitter court fight on the
ruling banning liquor sales with.
in 400 feet Of schools loomeo
following the action Of the con-
troll board in refusing to grant
a license to a Petworth phar-
macy because it is within the
prescribed distance of two schools.
License Denied
The board yesterday refused
the application of a Georgia Ave
nue. applicant on the ground it
was too close to Walter Reed
Hospital.
Andrew Howsley, assistant cor
poration counsel assigned to the
control board, is drafting an
amendment to the local liquor
law requiring dealers to affix tax
stamps on all hard liquors and
to purchase their stocks from
local wholesalers. The stamps
will be used to prevent tax eva
sion,
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JUDGE SHERIFF
FACES KNIFE

Judge ]. Chew Sheriff, of Land
over, police justice of Prince
Georges county, was today taken
to Sibley Hospital for an opera
ton from which he is said to
have a gamblers chance" to
recover.
Judge Sheriff has been i'll with
a severe cold and complications
for two weeks and his condition
has varied each day with reports
that he was either worse or
better.
When it was seen that he was
not recovering speedily enough
DR.. Lewis H. Taylor, of the Sib'
ley staff, ordered him to the hos
pital. It was said unofficially
that there was an obstruction
that aggravated a gas condition,
necessitating an operation.
Judge Sheriff is 10 years old.
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Lun1berm1en Urge
BuiLdinQ Be Aided

Amendment to the Steagall bill,
now before the House Banking
and Currency Committee, to pro-
vide financing for new home con-
struction, was urged today by the
National Retail Lumber Dealers
Association.
In a letter to Representative
Mary T. Norton CDO of New Jer.
sey, chairman of the House Dis.
trict Committee, the association
pointed out that such an amend.
ment would be of great help in
returning the building industry to
normal,
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DieticiQn Requested
At Home for Aqed

Establishment Of the post Of
dietician at the Blue Plains Home
for the Aged was urged today by
an inmate in letter to Repre-
sentative Mary T. Norton ID. Of
New Jersey, chairman of the
House District Committee.
The writer pointed out that he
is suffering from a serious malady
which requires a diet, and that
as there is no dietician at the
home he and others who are Ill
are not provided with the proper
food,
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Alexandria Women
To Dine Tomorrow

In observance of National Bus
anesS Women'S Week, the Alex
andria Business and Professional
Women'S Club will hold it's annual
public relations dinner in the
George Mason Hotel at 7 o'cloc'
tomorrow night.
Representative Cathryn OIL
Mccarthy of Kansas, will speak
and city officials and heads of
civic organizations will be guests.
Miss Elizabeth M. Ramey. Wash
ington school teacher and presi-
dent Of the club, will preside.
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RADIO BAN BILL
HEARD TODAY

Hearing on the McFadden bill
to prevent broadcasting systems
from discriminating against po-
litical or religious speakers in al
lotting time on the air will be
held today by the House Com
mittee on Merchant Marine,
Radio and Fisheries.
The measure was inspired by
a petition signed by two million
persons protesting against the
alleged exclusion Of Judge Ruth
erford of the Watchtower Bible
Association from two broadcast
ing systems.
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Alexandria Car Tag
Sales Boom at Start

Sale of 1884 Virginia auto. tags
opened with a rush in Alexandria
today. In the first two hours
Claude w. Fletcher, agent, sold
116 sets, more than three times
the number sold on the entire first
day last year.
The present plates are good un-
til midnight of April II.
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Alexandria MGSOnS
To Honor Jackson

President Jackson's birthday
will be observed in Alexandria to-
night by the annual banquet of
Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons
in the George Mason Hotel at 8
o'clock. Speakers will include
Grand Master w. Moseley Brown,
Lieutenant Governor James H.
Price and the Rev. j. w. Ham
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CHICKEO DAUO7 lex = = By EIenor
Pippin Tells David That She Likes
People Who Are Brave and
" rue to ThemseIves"
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

Pretty Pppi IS daughter Of Chtcke and Kathe McPe are
to By Kevtn Malone a. physician
Cc recalling first dance oorries tearing that the girl
strange Dord of adolescence too
strange understanding however between PppU
Ddvid, her father
Before study Pippn promises him she
H his image in her heart Shortly Gterwnrd she meets Bill
LODGE handsome ensign, and h him to dance
Bills ship They attracted to each other and kiss before he
sails
Kate e their first evening
criticized inodeSt She Dres in her diary that she likes B
but not in the that likes KeUn On BTS last day
ashore she tells him that she is in oOe Nth someone ee The to
loWing ek she graduates from high school Gnd short time later
receiUeS letter and bracelet from Bill
family mountains. Ppptn
during Eric Black from droDning Ctce meets Barry
Dunno the Who had caused all her and heGrtbGk
1t than 20 since they had each other There
bitterness Chickie heart BGyS the most tragic
she had Barry remarks that Ptppr looks like her
mother.
Chckie afraid she tell Pppin of her past Ppptn
to college.
Attending party there h Kathleen Ppptn is shocked at the
"gotng on Ed,Odrd KGthenS brother, them "thereS
only one to play that gGn1e-Stop before begtn
NOW READ ON
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NOW READ ON
CHAPTER 16


It quiet with Jon away and Pippin gone all week
Old Jonathan wandered from to room drawing audi
BILE sighs and pulling his watch So long until o'clock
when the young lads from school, He made tunnels
for Bruce electric train and built fine house for Dadee
puppies He put shelves here and drawers there When
all the odd jobs done he followed Chickie to the
nursery painting cribs and making cabinets
He rubbed his great hands together
"Quet here, too Chicke-girl. Seems everywhere you
go these days you've time to call your soul your own
"And don't to like it, do Jonny, darling?"
II wish that girl didn't have to go to college, Seems to
she knows a awful lot right now.'
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Senate

The Senate District Committee meet this afternoon
to consider various bills the committee calendar
With the plan for restoration of per of the pay cut
Immediately and another per cent July apparently de-
signed for ultimate approval by Congress- the independent
offices supply bill returned to the Senate for further
consideration today. (Story on Page ~
The Senate Agriculture Committee today postponed until
next week hearing the resolution of Senator Pat Nc
Carran (D) of Nevada for national investigation of the
milk industry. (Story this page)
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D. C.. Man Observes
IOISt Birthddu TOd1u

John E. Wells, colored. 1900
block Fourth st. N. w., today is
celebrating his one hundred and
first birthday. He was born March
Is, 1888, in Prince Georges county,
Md. His son, Francis, is en-
ployed in the District Government
as a messenger.
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True To
Type
Qu stion of Fact
Addressed to
WooIIcott
BY GILBERT SELDES

NCA1OOE VI ILIG 4dlIlG1y ulSCuI DC0
kitchen table and the slightly
intimidated Aurora Borealis,
has just collected some essays
and reports into a book. AS
Mr.. Woollcott has also devoted
about a page Of The New York
er to advertising this fact, fur
ther notice seems unnecessary,
but there are a few questions
Of which the most important
concerns the Venus and the
Clock. You have heard Of it
, before; it won the first prize in
an Exhibition of Bad TaSte-a
cast Of the Venus de Milo with
a clock inserted at the navel.
The whole exhibition was in
tended to reveal the depths Of
vulgarity of our fathers and
was q great success, but the
Venus with the Clock was the
greatest success Of all. 1t proved
the point,
Some ten years ago was told
by one Of the half dozen men
who had done most to arrange
the show that as the exhibits
came in, they were convinced
Of one thing: they needed some
thing much more horrible than
anything submitted. So they
created q hoax: they, the six
sophisticated gentle e m e n in
charge, or perhaps only one or
two Of them, invented the
Venus with the Clock and had
it made for them. After 20
years it is still believed in, by
sophisticated people.
Too, Too Pseudo
My second question is about
Strange Interlude" and I say
at once I cared less than Moth
ing for that play. Mr.. WOOL
colt calls it "that Abie'S Irish
Rose of the pseudo-intelligent-
STA" thought that he had
originally called it "the Abie'S
Irish Rose Of the intellectuals."
I also thought that the intelli-
gentsia was Cor were) pseudo
enough without gilded lilies.
Mr.. Woollcott is fond of CO.
incidences. I offer him one Of
his own. On page 38 of while
Rome Burns" (Which is the
title of his book occur the fol-
lowing lines about Gamin, the
poodle in "Gentle julia:
&. the French poodle which
stOrmcd the citadel Of that
aged and peculiar man, the
father of Julia Atwater; the
poodle which, seemingly turned
out by some frenzied tOpiarian,
had q bang like a black chrys-
anthemum, eyes like winking
garnets, and a clowns heart SO
golden that he sometimes re-
minded Mr.. Harrington Of the
JOngleur of NOtre Dame"
And on page BOB exactly the
same lines occur, except for one
thing, the two witches" are
changed to "thats." This is more
than a coincidence, it is a
miracle.
Good Marks for A. w.
On the other hand, Mr.. WOOL
colt is think the only man, ex'
cept myself, who has beat the
drum for Bunker Bean" in the
past ten years; he has greater
passion for oddities, for the mad
and eccentric, than anyone else
now writing; he tells his stories
in such a way that they are
easily read and we'll remem-
bered: his book is full of good
quotations Except the one about
Duffy and Sweeney which he
spoils by mincing) and, obvi-
ously, what Woollcott hasn't
heard is not worth hearing. The
circumstance that he writes in
one of the most annoying styles
on record and is a sucker for
the second-rate isn't important.
His style is intentional and he
knows that he is trivial. That,
in fact, was the entire point Of
the page puff which he gave
himself.
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Board of Commissioners

The Commissioners did not meet as a board
The liquor board studied amendments to the local liquor
control law. (Story this page.)
Relief officials reported increase in demands for relief
(Story this page.)
The Commissioners and other District officials attended
budget hearings at the Capitol.
The Washington times., 1934-03-15
DiStriCtLOS
REP. CANNON
REP. SHOEMAKER

daily of all action in the House and Senate
dealing SOLELY lOifh the District of Columbia, and all
action by the House and Senate District Committees
and Board of District Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1934-03-15
House

The House District Committee did not meet
The District Appropriations subcommittee resumed hear
ings the 1885 District appropriations bill.
Amendment of Seagall bill to provide for loans for home
construction urged. (Story this page)
Defeat of bill regulating practices of engineers in the Dis
trct urged by District Commissioners (Story this
page)
Appointment dietican Blue Plains Home for the Aged
is urged. (Story this page.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-06
NO FUNDS DESIGNATED BY CON
GREsS FOR SCHOOLS

The 73rd Congress adjourned sine
die after passing the adminis.ra-
toms billion dollar housing bill, farm
debt adjustment, the railroad, labor
and the enormous deficiency meas
ures.
The deficiency appropriation bill for
1894, as it passed the House, carried
S1,17S,269,861.48, the Senate added
S475,1O5,615.73 (net), raising the
total to S1,653,375,477.21, of which
S45O,OOO,OOO was for drought relief
The deficiency item was only $6,-
269.S61.48. The grand total of the
various emergency items is Sl,l72,-
100000. However, in addition to
an item of $S99,675,000 to be al
located by the President under the
C.C.C., FER Act of 1888, the T..
VA. Act of 1888 and the MIR. Act
of 1898, authority is also contained
in the bill permitting any savings or
unobligated balances of the funds
of the r. F. C. in the discretion OF
the President, to be transferred and
applied to the purposes of the FER.
Act of 1898. Authority is also
granted permitting any unobligated
balance in appropriations of the P.
w. A. in discretion of the President
TO be transferred and applied to the
FER. Act of 1898.
Not a dollar of this vast appro-
priation was designated by Congress
for the relief of the crisis in educa-
ton. The whole matter is left to
the discretion of the President with
in the limitation above stated. II a
Judgment may be formed on past
performances of the President in the
ALLEGATION of relief funds to public
schools, only parsimonious sum
may be expected. OF the $4,000
600 which was to have been used to
keep schools open, only about $24,-
100000 was allocated, and it is stat
ed that it was difficult to get the F..
ERA. to part with even this amount
above about $6,000,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-06

General reorientation of the Fed
eral Governments whole financial
and monetary set-up is forecast as
the aftermath of the establishment
of two new brain trust groups by
Mr.. Henry Morgenthau Jr., Secre-
tary of the Treasury.
The two groups, consisting exclu-
sively of experts drawn from col
leges and universities, are to begin
exhaustive studies, one of govern
ment finance and revenue and the
other of money and banking, as soon
as they can be assembled.
The analytical work of these
groups is expected to lead almost
certainly to sweeping proposals fol
reform of federal taxation both as
to policy and as to the mechanics OF
collection. Many feel the whole
structure should be pulled down and
rebuilt from the bottom with view
to uniformity of policy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-06
FARM CREDIT LOANS AVAIL
ABLE

Mr.. j. z. Miller, county agricul-
tural agent for Cecil county, has re-
ceived a statement from the Farm
Credit Administration of Baltimore
relating to loans made available to
farmers in Cecil county by the Fed
eral Land Bank of Baltimore.
The statement, quoting Albert S.
Goss, land bank commissioner, is as
follows: at is our aim (the aim OF
the Farm Credit ADMINISTRATOR to
lend as much Con land bank and
land bank commission loans) as the
land will support in the hands of an
average operator under normal con-
ditions. Obviously, we can't re-
appraise every time an applicant is
dissatisfied, but if substantial reas-
one are given, we are always glad to
review a case-and if the facts justi-
| fly it, we will re-appraise it ii neces-
sary. However, our loans are going
to be made from the standpoint of
serving the farmer, not his creditors.
We are going to keep them sound.
If farmer owes more than his land
will support, and HIS creditors will
not settle (the difference between
the maximum of the loan commit
ment from the land bank and the
amount of the debit that is case
for some other form or relief: not
farm credit"
Mr.. Goss very definitely declared
that the Farm Credit Administration
will not tolerate any injustices to
creditors. In speaking of the Act
passed by Congress last year pro-
viding for emergency loans to farm
ers, he said: Congress intended full
Justice to creditors as well as to
debtors, and we endeavor to assure
such justice by correct appraisals
and commitments, based on sound
loan practices within the full intent
and purpose of the law"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-06

Upon recommendation and request
of the President legislation was pas
sed just prior to adjournment OF
Congress, for the institution of a
huge housing program. 1t provided
for loans for the repair and renova-
ton of existing homes, money for
construction of new ones, creation OF
national mortgage associations and
government guarantee for the pay
ment of such loans. An act earlier
jim the session provided for govern
ment guarantee of principal as well
as interest on bonds of Home own
ers' Loan Corporation.
It is estimated that this will send
100000 men back to work and
catapult the nations building ex-
pepnditures from $300,000,000 to
$3, 900, 900, 900.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-06

Judging from President Roose-
yelt's address delivered just prior to
his departure on his vacation for
Hawaii, the Administrations next
great slogan will be social security.
Three immediate detectives are the
security that comes from better
homes, better utilization OF natural
resources, and social insurance. He
defends new and untried measures
He saws they fulfill old and tested
American ideals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-06
A nationwide survey by the ofic

A nationwide survey by the Office
of Education shows that rural school
areas, comprising about 40,OOO,OOO
persons, generally are library poor.
Schools in these areas frequently
lack libraries, good books and per-
iodicals as sources of information in
the development of school projects,
or teachers trained in library work.
The small rural schools are also suf-
fering for lack of recreational read
ing which is now an integral part OF
programs in larger and advanced
schools.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-06
PalmoIive Theatre Fills Wide Void
Left by Decline of Road Show Days

THE glamorous days when big mu-
Il steal shows toured the country,
spreading their romantic appeal from
town to town, have passed.
Gone is that GREATNESS moment,
when the local playhouse was filled
with gay audience of inveterate
SHOW goers," and when huge orches-
ira, most of which travelled with the
troupe, poised its instruments while
the conductor raised his baton authori-
tatively.
There was fanfare from the first
and second trumpets, crash of GYM
balls, roll of the kettle drums, and
the thrilling strains of the overture of
THE Merry Widow" "The Prince of
Pilsen" or "The Chocolate Soldier"
burst upon delighted ears.
1t is to supply this lack that the
Palmolive Beauty Box Theatre was
organized for radio productions of the
finest light operas ever produced on
the American stage. They are brought
to the radio public every Tuesday
night from 10 to II &c. S. IT, over
WEAF, the red network.
Avoiding Pitfalls
The series of musical plays, started
recently, was launched with the idea
that its sponsors would escape the pit
falls which beset previous attempts to
present operetta on the kilocycles.
Three outstanding faults were char
acteristic of such attempts in the past.
These were inferior talent, inadequate
direction and the brevity of the test
period which did not afford the sponsor
sufficient time to put the productions
to fair trial.
In contrast to such policy series
of 81 operettas is being produced with
the finest talent procurable, high per-
lection of directional technique and
test period which will cover a year of
radio entertainment, which in size and
scope Is unprecedented.
An opera stock company, headed by
Gladys Swarthout, Metropolitan Opera
star, and including Paul Oliver,
baritone; John Barclay, Frank McIn-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-06

Study of the statistics reveals that
a majority of the 756,5OO automo-
bile accidents in the United States in
1888 occurred on straight, dry roads
in clear weather, and involved cars
in good condition driven by persons
with a year or more of experience.
over rs per cent of these drivers
were persons of mature age-from
25 to "a. The majority OF the 3d.
900 deaths and $4,000 injuries
must be attributed to plumbers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-06

VI TIC = ditHOiiNS tHSd1iCi hSo' " SNS'y
Tuesday night.
tyre and Peggy Allenby and others,
are playing a range of musical pieces
such as "The Student Prince" "Blos-
som Time" "Showboat" and Rose
Marie"
Forming musical background to
galaxy of singing artists is huge
forty-piece orchestra conducted by
Nathaniel ShiIkret, and chorus of
the best voices obtainable.
These, together with staff of writer's
(whose task 1t is to adapt librettos for
the air. vocal coaches, studio directors
and huge complement of sound men
and staff technicians comprise gen.
eral production company to the number
of more than one hundred
Months were spent in elaborate
preparation, au lit n s, rehearsals,
tests of material and SO on, looking
toward this venture. The sponsors of
the program. the makers of Palmolive
Soap, feel that there is a definite pub
lie demand for this form of entertain
ment in radio. and so they are slight
ing no effort to make the series Of
operettas a complete success.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-06
TELEPHONE CALLS INCREASE

Telephone calls in Maryland in
creased as per cent in May over the
same month last year. During the
month there were 27,S0O,0OO calls
made from the 2O2,117 telephones
in operation in the state. This was
an increase of 1908 telephones over
the number in service May 81, 1888.
Operating revenues of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany of Baltimore City serving the
state of Maryland in May amounted
to $1,O99,091. Operating expenses,
including taxes. were $S77,491.
Net operating income for May was
1921, 500. which was $17,s79 less
than the same month In 1898.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-06
POLICE PROTECTION BY RADIO

Boston is preparing to put new
system of police protection in which
radio plays a most important part.
The city is divided into so districts,
and 81 cars, none carrying less than
two officers, will be on constant
cruise, guided by short wave radio
messages in code. The one-way
radio system will become two-way
as soon as equipment is ready. The
theory is that any citizen may call
into telephone for help and in two
minutes officers win be at his door
Radio immeasurably multiplies and
magnifies the policeman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-06

In the last few years the farm CO.
operatives have done much to close
the farmers ranks. They have
made progress in doing away with
sectional feeling and jealousy, in
bringing before the farmers the fact
that all producers, everywhere, have
the same fundamental problems, the
same motives. the same hopes. They
have worked in the face Of great
odds, and they have not despaired,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-06

AT the close of 1888, according to
the Annalist, the world at large had
recovered 40 per cent of the ground
lost during the preceding years OF
depression. Late figures show that
world industrial production has con-
tinued to advance, and is well above
1888 figures.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-06

Organized crime may not pay tax
es, but it collects them.