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The Nome daily nugget., 1934-12-31

Dear Mir. Wynn:
 noticed grea, number of young boys selling newspapers on the streets. One lad I saw could not have been more than ten years of age and he was carrying about fifty newspapers. Wouldn't you think they would make the poor little fel- low tired?
 Sincerely,
 HUGH NANNY TARTAN. Answer = Not necessarily. He probably doesn't read them. Dear Mir. Wynn:
 My boss Is going to give me day of next week. I would like to go some placeybut Ihaven't any clothes to wear. What shall do?
 Truly yours,
 TY PRYTER. Answer-If you really haven't any clothes to wear. spend the day at Coney Island.
 C. the Associated Newspapers
 WNU Service
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
The Weather

District Of Columbia-Fair tonight.
Saturday. cloudy and slightly colder,
probably followed by rain; lowest tenn
perature tonight about "a degrees.
to northeast or east winds
Maryland-Fair, colder in west por-
tlon tonight. Saturday. cloudy, probably
followed by rain in east and rain or
snow in west portion; slightly colder in
east portion.
day Probably rain Saturday and in
extreme southwest portion tonight.
Slightly colder Saturday in east and
south portions.
Local Temperatures
Yesterday Today
4 p. m......... S5l4 a. m.......... "a
s p. m. m....... 31l8 a. m.......... SO
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
since January 1, 1894, ia degrees.
Excess of temperature since January
1. 1894. ia degrees.
Accumulated deficiency of precipita-
tion since January 1, 1894, .sS inch,
Deficiency of precipitation since Janu-
ary l, 1884 .SS inch.
TIDE TABLES
Today-High tides, 1l:05 a. m. and
1888 D. m. Low tides, 5:24 a. m. and
6:49 D. m.
Tomorrow-High tide. 1857 a. m.
Low tides 6:11 a. m. and SAL D. m.
THE SUN AND MOON
The sun rises today at 1924 a. m.
and sets at 5:14 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at 1898 a. m.
and sets at Sis p m.
The moon rises today at S:47 .. m.
and sets at 1929 D. m.
The moon rises tomorrow - 10:11
q" m. and sets at 11;2s D. m.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
D. c. BUSINESS
SHOWS GAINS

Nearly 80 per cent Of Wash
ington'S business firms enjoyed
much better business since the
NRA has been in effect.
This encouraging statement
was made today by Maj. Ray
mond j. Walter, executive officer
Of the NRA Compliance Board
for the District of Columbia, as
a result of a survey Of local busi-
ness conditions undertaken by
his organization.
Only 1917 per cent Of the con-
Germs answering a printed queS-
tionnaire reported that their in
come during the period since the
inception Of the Blue Eagle has
either remained about the same
or decreased slightly.
Figures for business during last
month, as against December Of a
year ago, were also secured. They
showed that firms gained in busi-
ness from to 20 per cent: 10
per cent of the firms stood still as
far as income is concerned, and
Is per cent showed losses. The
increases ranged from $50 to $52s-
500, Walter added.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
Former Opera Star
Performing In
Taproom

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Fritzi
8 h e ff-you remember herr
greeted guests Of the Hotel Buck
ingham taproom with charming
word or so and sang kiss Me
Again." while the maudlin tears Of
a bizarre sentiment mixed strange
" with the Rhine wines Of new
era.
FRITZ scheff singing in a tap
room!
It S been a long trail from the
blue Danube and the damask OF
the VienneSe to the hostess job in
a tavern.
Sings to Save Home
She's greeting guests now and
singing to save her home. The
facts are as stark as any opera
she ever sang. The hotel manage
ment is planning a little party for
her so her friends can hear her
again and help her keep that home
near waterbury, Conn.,, over which
the auctioneer's hammer is poised.
There's a mortgage, you know.
FRITZ has until April to raise the
money-Something more than ST.
600. That's one reason she's host
eSs at q taproom.
She has passed the meridian o4
years now-Fritzi Scheff, tn e
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
FRITZ SCHEFF SINGS TO SAVE HER HOME
Stages "LittIe Devil"
Needs $1,000 To
Pay Mortgage

called her the Little Devil" That
was at the turn Of the century, be-
fore the RuSso-JapaneSe war was
news!
Victor Herbert made her IA
nous. Her "KisS Me Again" be-
came a theme song for lovers in
those dead days Of bustleS and
buggieS.
FRITZ Scheff? Sure, everybody
knew her then.
Her life has been as glamorous
as her songs. There was a soldier
back home when she was a child.
Baron Won Bardelehen-a captain
of the German HusSarS. But they
couldn't marry there-a HusSar
never married unless his bride
brought him a dowry.
Married, Her Soldier
So he came to America, became
postcard manufacturer and the
husband Of Fritzi-She had . IT.
inch waistiine then.
Her next love was John Fox, jr,
Maybe you have forgotten him.
But you remember '"The Trail OF
the Lonesome Pine"-and "she
carved her name where I carved
mine" Well, Fox made that trail
famous with his Little Shepherd
of Kingdom Come"
Then FRITZ became Mrs. George
Anderson, but it didn't take.
And now she's alone again.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
c. U.FACES NAVY
TOMORROW

The Catholic University basket
ball team has scheduled an added
game tomorrow at Annapolis,
where Navy is to be met.
Originally listed to idle until the
first part of next week, the Car.
dinals graciouSly accepted Navy'S
invitation to play tomorrow when
the Middies found themselves
without game due to a cancella-
ton.
Before the last minute cancel
lation, Navy had the Western
Maryland five on its schedule for
tomorrow, but Western Maryland
was forced to Sidetrack the con-
test because of examinations.
The gam e will start at 2:3O
o'clock. Navy entertained George
town, another Washington team,
earlier in the week and won a 33-
18 conflict. N
The Washington times., 1934-01-19

similar assurances from other
Members Of Congress.
In a telegram to the American
Federation of Labor convention
here, Senator Harrison started the
ball rolling for end Of the pay
cut, as follows:
'"The spirit Of the recovery
movement demands the repeal
Of that portion Of the economy
act which reduced salaries Of
Government employees, and In
the coming session Of Congress
I will favor restoration Of this
reduction to these employees inn
mediately."
Hatfield and Barbour
Similarly outSpoken was Henry
D. Hatfield (R0, Senator from
West Virginia, who said:
II am upalterably opposed to
any further reduction in the
pay Of Government employees.
"While 1 am unalterabIy Op-
posed to this form Of tinkering
with the currency, 1t would
seem highly inconsistent for the
President to reduce Government
nay and at the same time de-
StrOy the purchasing power Of
even q reduced pay.
"AS long as an initiation pro-
gram continues 1t is not right to
impose an unfair burden on the
household budget Of Govern
ment employees"
w. Warren Barbour (RO, oi
New Jersey, is another member oi
the Senate who has declared him
self forcefully in behalf Of justice
to Government workers.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
j, s. ISSUE BANK
LINKED To PLAN
Of PRESIDENT
Roosevelt "SoundS" Congress
On Exclusive Federal
Control of Currency
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
copyright, 1894. by International
News Service)


Confidential representatives Of
President Roosevelt are sounding
out leaders in Congress on their
attitude toward creation of a
United States bank, with ex-
elusive authority to issue all forms
Of paper currency, but without
banking powers.
This proposal for central gov
ernmental bank Of issue, plus re-
duction of the gold content of the
dollar, would constitute the Presi-
dents program for restoring COM
modify prices.
He has decided definitely
against any present remonetiza-
ton of silver or even the purchase
of silver to be used as the basis
for new issues of currency. He
prefers to initiate commodity
prices by control Of q gold-stand.
ard currency.
Clings to 1925 Goal
The Presidents plans were re-
vealed to International News Ser.
vice by a high Government au-
thority.
Through creation of a central
bank of issue, the President plans
to use the currency to fix COM
modify prices.
He hopes to restore the 1925
price levels and then to maintain
them by manipulation of the
amount Of currency in circula-
ton.
He has no intention whatever
Of establishing such a central
bank" as the old Bank of the
United States which Andrew Jack
son destroyed.
The plan would give the Presi-
dent, through the Secretary of the
Treasury, absolute control of the
currency. The Federal Reserve
Board and its IL banks held this
control until enactment of the
currency initiation legislation en-
bodied in the Thomas amendment
to the National Industrial Recov.
cry Act last spring. Then he was
empowered to expand the curren.
cy through the issuance of green
backs.
CurbS Reserves Power
The President, however, decided
against straight-out "greenbackS."
He preferred control of currency
based upon the gold standard. He
can accomplish this through seiz-
ure of all gold held by Federal
Reserve Banks, reducing the gold
content of the dollar and then iSSu-
ing new currency, backed by the
stores of gold in the Treasury.
The effect of this legislation
would be to strip the Federal Re-
serve Banks, their member banks.
and ali national banks of the
power to issue currency. The
legislation would cancel specific
ally all forms of currency now in
circulation, including United
States notes, national bank notes,
Treasury notes, Federal Reserve
Bank notes, and Federal Reserve
notes.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
Suspicious Trio
Just SZeuthS
On Parade
''There are three suspicious
looking men in here"

''There are three suspicious
looking men in here"
This call today came to Po-
lice Headquarters from a po-
lice box near a hotel in the
1900 block Of I st. N. W.,
and caused some embarrass-
ing moments for Detective
Sergts. Michael j. Dowd, H. e.
Brodie and Leo Murray.
Shortly before the call ar
rived the detectives went to the
hotel to question Louis Di-
nato, 81.
Ali three of the officers wore
spats, two wore derbies and
they did not think that they
looked suspicious. Neverthe-
less, after they had passed the
hotel lobby and gone up to
Dinato's room, the manager,
on the strength of their de-
scription given him by a room
clerk, went to the patrol box
and asked police to send some
one arond to find out who the
three strangers were.
The detectives had some diff
ficulty Strengthening out their
misunderstanding with the
manager. Dinato is being held
for questioning for police Of q
western city, it was said.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Thir-
teen-year-old Mary Kavala, who
has told so many stories about the
Staying of her chum, Josephine
Waropay, 8, that the WestcheSter
county authorities don't know
which one to believe, is to be sent
to the New York Training School
for Girls, at Hudson, N. Y.
Children'S Court Judge Smyth
has handed down decision, hold
ing Mary as a juvenile delinquent
but expressing grave doubt that
she knows anything about the
brutal murder Of little Josephine
at Hastings-on-HudSon last De-
cember %.
The judges attitude towards
Mary's guilt will not interfere with
the presentation Of the case to the
grand jury. Henry D. Cochrane,
acting foreman of the jury and
mayor Of Hastings son Hudson,
will ask that body to study the
case.
It was disclosed today by Dep
uty Sheriff Frank Cherico that a
chemical analysis of the green coat
worn by Mary on the day of the
killing showed blotches Of blood
on it.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
SENATE PROBES
BROWN-GLOvER
TAX RETURNS
Mail Contract Inquiry Seeks
Check-up on Securities
Mentioned in Reports
BY International News Service

Income tax returns made by
former Postma aster General
Walter F. Brown and former AS
Sistant Postmaster General w.
Irving Glover, covering a num-
ber Of years, today were in the
hands Of the Senate committee
investigating air mail contracts.
Brown and Glover are central
figures in charges Of favoritism
and graft and admitted destruc-
ton of records dealing with air
mail awards made during the
Hoover regime.
The committee sought to OBJ
tain itemized lists Of securities
mentioned in the income tax re-
turns Of the two.
Glover Faces Quiz
Glover faced the prospect Of a
severe grilling, probably next
Tuesday. Senator Black CD Of
Alabama, committee chairman,
planned to question him concern
ing the bonfire at which four
sacks Of air mail correspondence
were destroyed.
Both Brown and Glover burned
their personal" air mail files
shortly before they quit office
in 1888.
With hearings recessed until
Tuesday, the committee delved
into new episodes in the spec
tacular moves by which four
huge companies, apparently in
terlocking, grabbed nearly all
the air mail subsidies.
Black sought to establish that
these four companies, controlled
by the Morgan and Mellon in
terestS and a few other finan-
cial institutions, have extended
their control to every branch Of
civil aviation.
Big Companies Named
The companies which commit
tee members declare now con-
Stitute monopoly are: United
Aircraft and Transport, operat-
ing the northern transconti-
mental route between New York
and San Francisco; the Aviation
Corporation Of Delaware, operat-
ing the southern transconti-
mental route; the North Amer
ican Aviation Corporation, form
erly an investment trust, but
now the owner of the middle
transcontinental route, and Tie
Pan American Airways, which
enjoys a foreign monopoly on
American Sir mail. All have
numerous affiliates and subsidi-
aries.
E. L. Cord, the motor manu-
facturer, is heavily interested in
the Aviation Corporation Of Della
ware, while General Motors,
through General Aviation Com
pany, is a main backer Of the
North American Aviation Corpo-
ration.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
FA|THREST0RED
THREWARD

Michael Harris faith in Santa
Claus is restored.
He lost it on New Year Day
when he turned in a pocketbook
containing $62 and waited vainly
for even a letter Of thanks. An
unemployed electrician, he
thought the owner-a woman
living in Denville, N. J.-Should
at least acknowledge his honesty.
But today his cloud Of pessi-
mism is dissipated. He received
a $40 money order from Marion
H. Booth, who left the purse in
a downtown drug stores tele-
phone booth, together with a
note of apology.
A story appearing in The
Washington Times about Harris
return of the purse won him a
IS check from Representative
Better, and q woman resident Of
Washington offered him some
odd jobs. He lives with his wife
and 2-year-old son in the 1900
block Ingleside Terrace.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
BYRNS SEES AID
FOR VETERANS
Rv International News Service

BY international News Service
Modification of the veterans
economy act was forecast today
by Representative Byrnes, Of Ten
nessee, Democratic leader Of the
House. Byrnes said:
81 believe Congressional senti'
ment is such that something
will be done"
He said he favored some relief
for SpaniSh-American War veter-
ans and disabled World War vet
eranS.
Reports were current that the
President may, by executive order,
modify the economy act rather
than have Congress row over the
question.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
BIC BALM ASKED
BY MRS. TRACY

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 Q.N.s).
All that Mrs. Arthur Tracy, wife
of "The Street Singer" wants
from her husband is $500 a week
alimony and $500 to pay law
yer to help her get it.
That's for the beating she
claims he gave her on December
4 after q little over a year OF
married life.
With her counsel, Ruben Cal
den, Mrs. Tracy appeared today
before Supreme Court Justice Nc
Geehan to ask the alimony and
counsel fees pending hearing Of
her suit for separation. She esti-
mated her husbands earnings
during the past 81 months as
$136, 900.
The husband is to appear next
week in magistrates court on an
assault charge.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
DIVES
|NN.Y.,LONDON

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 Q.N.S0-
Foreign exchange market was
thrown into further confusion to-
day as the pound sterling and the
French franc rebounded against
the dollar. which dropped to 62.28
cents against 62.88 cents at yes
terday'S close.
LONDON, Jan. 10 G.N.S).-In
sharp contrast to its rise Of yes
terday, the dollar plunged almost
10 points on the London Exchange
today, hitting $5.05 to the pound
at 2:30 p. m. after opening at
$4.95A.
PARIS, Jan. 10 Q.N.SO.-The
dollar ruled steady on the BourSe
today, opening at 1890 francs and
closing at 1879.
The entire amount of gold
bullion offered in the London
market today, valued at $4,457,- :
$50. was Immediately bought up
by representatives of the Ameri-
can Government, it was under
stood in financial circles.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
HIT.
BY PRESIDENT
CONTINUED from Page -


chairman of the national commit
tee to avert further party criti-
ciSm.
Friends of Farley assert that he
will not resign-at least not until
after the important November
elections are over.
AS local party leaders continue
to press John F. Costello, Demo-
cratic national committeeman for
the District Of Columbia, to re-
sign his post, high Administration
officials predicted today that Far"
ley would take a definite stand in
the party Shakeup within q few
days.
Costello, who yesterday issued
a statement in which he stated
that he would not resign, is "too
busy" to see newspaper men in
connection with his position in
the party.
Although Farley will not COM
ment on the Shake-up, it is under
stood that he intends to state
definitely what action he will
take. The question still remains
unanswered as to whether he will
demand designations from those
party leaders now in Washington.
Many party leaders believe that
the shake-up is aimed directly at
Costello, pointing out that the Ad-
ministration has ignored him on
all District appointments made so
far.
The whole question now remains
In Farley's hands, the President
having declared that he was turn
ing the matter over to the com.
mittee chairman for investigation
and action.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19

Little Devil" of opera, the shop
girl of Mile. ModiSte"
Her life always has been drama.
Born in Vienna when it was the
capital Of the world. she was al
most forced into opera by her
mother. And she was jus5 a girl
when she came to New York to
sing for the Metropolitan at 10000
marks a year.
VivaciouS and temperamental as
the Danube, she was brushed by
breakers in grand opera, and they
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
IS AIM
Of FSTAB|L|Z|NG
FUNDS
Proposals to Limit Power
OF Treasury Opposed
BY Chairman
by International News Service


Secrecy must rule operations Of
the 2,O00-million-dollar stabiliza-
ton fund carried in the Admins
tration's gold bill, Chairman Som
ers CD, Of New York, of the
House Coinage Committee de-
clared today.
With this, he served notice Of
opposition to proposals to limit
the vast power conferred on the
Secretary Of the Treasury in the
bill. He said:
"The effectiveness Of the dol
disqualification fund depends
upon how it is operated and it
can not be operated successfully
if the policy of the President is
known from day to day"
SomerS opposed a provision ap-
proved by the Senate Banking
Committee requiring reports on
operations of the fund to Congress.
Seek Passage Tomorrow
He asserted that Congress
should pass the gold bill by the
middle of next week and arm the
President with the stabilization
fund to prevent foreign manipu-
lation of the dollar to the disad-
vantage of this country.
The coinage committee, which
will ask the House to pass the bill
tomorrow, had expected to hold
hearings beginning this morning.
Many distinguished economists
declined invitations to appear, but
a brief hearing was scheduled
later in the day. The Senate
Banking Committee also expected
to open its doors for a public
hearing.
Representative Byrns Of Ten
neSSee, Democratic leader of the
House, announced that the PreSi-
dent had requested passage Of the
gold bill by Tuesday. He said:
"It has to be passed by that
time because Of Treasury re-
financing"
In the House, Republicans were
urging a definite limitation upon
the operation of the fund, either
for a two-year period or until a
definite gold ratio is established.
Initiation Foes Active
The Senate Finance Commit
tee having already agreed to
urge. restriction in the use Of
the fund to foreign exchange
purposes, Senate anti-inflation-
lists were seeking means Of pre-
venting the measure from being
used for inflationary purposes.
The Administrators request
for important changes in the
Treasury financing system, de-
signed to aid in meeting pres
ent problems. was expected to
create new discussion.
Under these amendments, the
Treasury would have power to
make private sales Of bonds to
insurance companies and similar
institutions, exchange Treasury
notes for maturing bonds and
thus increase the outstanding
short-term obligations, raise the
limit Of Treasury notes and is
sue one-yGar Treasury notes to
be sold at q discount instead Of
at interest.
Naturalization Keystone
Administration spokesmen ex-
planned the proposals were in
tended solely to ease heavy financ-
ing of the next few months.
Despite the protest Of Gov.
Eugene c. Black, of the Federal
Reserve Board, and Adolph Miller,
board member, against seizure of
Federal Reserve gold-although
not objecting to the Government
taking the profit-Administration
leaders said this provision would
be unchanged. Naturalization Of
the monetary gold supply Is the
keystone Of the program.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
UNION DISPUTE
STUNNED
Bv International News Service

The question of union recogni-
ton does not enter into the dis
pute between the H. c. Frick Coke
Company and its employees now
before the National Labor Board.
The board so ruled today in de-
claring that whether a contract
negotiated between the operators
and United Mine Workers OF
America officials as representa-
tives of the miners does or Goes
mot mean union recognition is not
a question properly before the
board.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
Woman; 20, Injuries
Head in Stairs Fall

Miss Minnie Hewlett, 70, Of the
1000 block Third st. N. Es was
cut about her head today when
she fell while on q stairway at
the District Building.
She was taken to Emergency
Hospital where her condition was
described as not serious.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
2 Per Cent Retail
Sales Tax Planned

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 10 U.N.S0.
A bill imposing a 2 per cent retail
sales tax on everything but wages
was drafted here today by q Spe-
cial committee representing the
New York State conference Of
MAYORS.
The Washington times., 1934-01-19
CONDITION OF TREASURY

By international News Service
Treasury balance, 1925, ,965 900;
miscellaneous internal revenue,
$4,934.349.54; customs receipts,
$14,872, ,949.57.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-09
LONGS CROSS ROADS

Mr. and Mrs. Robert QuiIlen. Mr.
and Mrs. Clay Evans. Mr.. and Mrs
Preston Long, Mr.. and Mrss. Wilmer
Steele spent last Friday evening
with Mrs. Mamie Long of Millville.
Mrs. Kate Lathbury is quite i'll.
Miss Ethel Mcdowell visited rel
atives recently.
A few children around here have
the measles.
Not much calling is being done
this week. The roads are so bad the
best passage is being done by mule
and wagon; even the school chill
dren enjoyed straw ride on Mon
day when the bus drivers took them
to school in a haul wagon.
Morris Lipman and Mr.. and Mrs
Herman Long spent the weekend in
Philadelphia.
Lemuel Wingate and Mrs. Royal
Daisey who have been on the sick
list are much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Layton and
son Allen spent Saturday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Stevens.
Robert Long spent the weekend
with his grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dunn and
son have been spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Tyre.