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The Washington times., 1934-07-02
National Defense Menaced
By Needless Distractions
BIZ James T. Williams, Jr.

The record shows that the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
Mr.. Roosevelt, was not ap-
pointed in payment of a politi-
cal debt, but because of his ex-
perience and other proven quail
fications for his office.
The record shows that Mr..
Woodring was a political ap-
pointee. From the time he be-
came Assistant Secretary of
War he seems to have been
more or less befuddled by the
duties of that office. He has
been timidly looking to the
House Committee on Military
Affairs, in spite of it's hostility
to the President, and to the
Comptroller General, in spite of
his chronic meddling in matters
beyond his jurisdiction, for
suggestions concerning the
conduct of his own office.
The record shows that the
House Committee on Military
Affairs has missed no oppor.
tunity to pigeonhole the recon-.
mendations of the President, to
treat with contempt the recon-
mendations of the Secretary of
War and the Chief of Staff,
and to disregard many of the
main provisions of the National
Defense Act.
Replacement
It is a great pity that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has not yet been
able to find for the office of
Assistant Secretary of War
public servant as efficient as
H. L. Roosevelt has proven
himself to be in the office of
Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
It is no less a pity that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has not been able
to prevail upon the Democratic
leadership of the House to re-
place Mr.. McSwain as chairman
of the House Committee on Mil
itary Affairs, with a statesman
of the caliber of Congressman
McDuffie of Alabama or Con-
gresham Mccormick of Massa-
chusetts or Congressman War
rem of North Carolina or Con-
gresham Mcmillan of South
Carolina or Congressman Some
body from Somewhere who
would be willing to cooperate
with the President and the Sec
rotary of War in building up
what is left of the Regular
Army, instead of organizing and
leading a sapping expedition to
undermine it.
Copyright, 1894. The Washington
Times)
The Washington times., 1934-07-02
Developing the Capital
Converting Waste Land

converting Waste Land
The loan of eight million dollars by the Public Works Ad
mnstration for the construction Of the sewage disposal plant
Blue Plains sgnazes the start Of project and
of tremendous Importance to the growth and development of
the National Capital
For the next four years hundreds of will be given
poymen the job and this should be helpful factor in so
ing the mounting relief problem which confronts the District
There will be other employment benefits the project
however and these will be lasting than the direct
ploymen of the engaged in constructing the plant
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DISPOSAL PLANT WITH
IT'S PROMISE OF TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT OF THE
POTOMAC RIVER AND IT'S SHORES FROM A SANITARY
STANDPOINT WILL OPEN UP TO USE A VAST AREA IN
THE VICINITY OF WASHINGTON WHICH HITHERTO HAS
BEEN VIRTUALLY WASTE LAND.
expected without undue optimism that the river
front in the vicinity of Washington will blossom into real
playground the disposal plant put work
Beaches which have formerly been ignored will blossom into
play spaces Cottages and homes will spring along the
banks of the river.
The cleaning up of the river will give Washington most
valuable addition its play spaces the addition being
full waterfront something which the city lacked in the past
There doubt that the valiant sporsmen who have ven
to promote boating in Washington will be urged to further
efforts a result of the retaining of the river.
Unfortunately the construction the disposal plant
which the city is embarkng will not entirely solve the
sewage problem.
Steps are urgently needed to eliminate the pollution from
Rock Greek and other small streams in the vicinity of the
Capital
THESE PROBLEMS CANNOT ALL BE SOLVED BY THE
DISTRICT ALONE. THEY REQUIRE THE SYMPATHETIC
AND ACTIVE COOPERATION OF THE NEARBY CoMMU-
MITES WHICH ARE IN A MEASURE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE CONDITIONS
THE DISPOSAL PLANT AT BLUE PLAINS Is AN EAR
NEST OF THE INTENTION OF THE DISTRICT TO DO ITS
PART WE LOOK TO MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA TO
COME FORTH WITH CONCRETE COOPERATIVE STEPS
The Washington times., 1934-07-02

With good reason, President
Roosevelt's Secretary of War
publicly avows his deep concern
over the serious weakening of
the national defense by the de-
lay in procurement of urgently
needed materials which have
thus far been withheld from the
military establishment.
Although Secretary Dern did
not take upon himself the dis
agreeable task of allocating the
blame for this delay, the record
reveals the real source of the
blame.
The record shows that Presi-
dent Roosevelt more than six
months ago approved an alloca-
ton of funds by the Public
Works Administration in the
sum of more than seventeen
million dollars to be expended
on mechanization and motoriza-
ton and upon the acquisition
Of new aircraft.
Sharp Contrast
The record shows that as long
ago as last February President
Roosevelt endorsed Secretary
Dern'S earnest recommendation
to the Congress that it author
ize the blishment of a G. H.
@. Air Force that would go far
toward giving this country a
military air force equal in effec-
tiveness to that possessed by
any other army in the world.
The record shows that Presi-
dent Roosevelt, about the time
he approved an ALLEGATION of
funds for Army mechaniZation
and motorization and aircraft,
approved also an ALLEGATION Of
funds for the acquisition of new
aircraft for the Navy.
The record shows that the
Navy promptly utilized these
funds and will soon have its
aircraft in hand.
The record shows that the AS
sistant Secretary Of War has only
just begun to let contracts for
new Army aircraft and that as a
result of his dickering and delay
nearly half a year has elapsed
in carrying out the Presidents
decision, in strengthening our
military air force and in pro-
viding work for thousands of
unemployed.
The record shows that under
the National Defense act, wisely
it once appeared, unwiSely it
now appears, the Assistant Sec
rotary Of War is charged with
the duty of procurement.
The Washington times., 1934-07-02

These notes, most of which
were jotted down en- route. seem
to have been made with the
wrong end of the pencil. They
are part lead markings and part
wood carvings. 1t would be fun
to dig up that pencil today, just
0 take a look at it and see
where the lead stopped and the
wood began.
To make things harder, you
apparently made the notes
while taking part in hill-climb-
ing contest, when the car was
at an angle of As degrees. They
are the work of a man in rather
desperate straits to keep himself
in his seat, to say nothing of in
dulging in the luxury OF writing.
You couldn't have been as drunk
as that.
The first one, jotted down
with great difficulty, was made
opposite the name of the town
East Mipford, IS miles from your
starting place. 1t says, as nearly
as you can make it out, simply
east Milford" This would
seem rather silly. Presumably
you already knew the name of
the town, as it was right there
in the map in plain letters. Why
jot it down again in that round,
boyish hand of yours? Possibly
you were just practicing hand
writing. Gods know you needed
practice!
The next bit of puzzle work
was jabbed into the paper at
Orkington. Here you saw fit to
write mo sporfut." Either this
was meant as a warning that at
Orkington one can get no "Spor-
The Washington times., 1934-07-02

lists were in proper quarters and
Scoffed at the idea that they
would take over the office now
occupied by Federal Reserve Of
ficialS.
Said he:
THAT would make a fine
story for the boys!
"Just imagine the headline
that would say Federal Reserve
officials have been displaced
by MOrgenthau's brain trust"
Most members of the official
family from the Chief Executive
down are fishermen.
Exponents of Izaak Walton.
they seek some quiet spot for
fishing when official business
permits.
Attorney General Homer S.
Cummings, however, is one
member of the Cabinet who is
not a follower of the finnies.
Much more enjoyable, &C.
cording to him, is the pursuit
of a low golf score.
He is a fiend when it comes
to golfing and, according to his
reported plans, he will head for
New England before long to
chase the elusive golf ball in
stead of crime.
In the old days there was
no better raconteur in the
Senate than Tom Heflin of
Alabama.
Despite his views on many
things, he could always tell
story in a manner seldom
equalled.
In his recent futile attempt
to secure election to the House,
he told many story to his
rustic followers of Alabama.
He supported the Administra-
ton and his stories often ex-
pressed his appreciation.
One of his favorites con-
cerned a man in Illinois who
had stolen a side of meat a
few years ago.
Tom tells it in his spare mo-
ments while looking for a job
in Washington.
His story is:
Convicted of stealing the
meat the man was up before a
judge who told him that under
the law he could sentence him
to year or three years.
"The judge told the man that
he would be lenient and only
put him in Jail for one year
whereupon the prisoner was
much perturbed and asked that
he be given the maximum SEN
tence Of three years."
Tom said the judge was mys-
titled and wanted to know why
the prisoner wanted a full term.
According to Tom the man
replied:
"Well, if you give me three
years the Democrats will be in
power when I get out and /
won't have to steal them"
Copyright, 1884. The Washington Time
The Washington times., 1934-07-02
KEEP A LOG
By Robert Benchley

fut" or that it is dangerous to
"sporfut" in or around Orking-
ton. If you had some clearer
idea of what "sportfut" was, you
would know better how to regu-
late your passage through Ork-
ington this year. The lack of
"sporfut," last year must have
been quite a trial to you, other
wise you wouldn't have made a
note of it. Well, better luck this
time!
At Animals Falls you had
what was designated as lunch"
which is pretty easy to figure
out. After it, however, is writ
ten "Gleever House-Central
Hotel-Animals Falls Spa" It
must have been a pretty good
lunch" to have included all
three restaurants and, as you
made no designation of which
was best, the only thing to do
is try them all again this time.
Perhaps you will remember,
after ordering at the Clever
House. that it was the Central
Hotel which was the best. Per
haps you meant that all three
were rotten and that you
should go on to the next town
before eating. The only way
to find out is to try.
From then on you are con-
fronted by such notations as
fresh cob" at Turkville (Which
may mean fresh cop" or good
The Washington times., 1934-07-02
BIZ John SnUre, Jr.

Throughout the nation party
workers and other dyed-in-the-
wool Democrats who believe the
Chief Executive is like
Caesars wife" applauded his
recent declarations and casti-
cations Of. the doubling
Thomases."
kilograms. letters and tele-
phone communications were
received at the White House
commencing his radio address.
They praised his opposition
to the methods of the "old
deal" and his optimistic utter
ances for the future.
President Roosevelt asked:
"Are you better off than you
were last year? Are your debts
less burdenSOme? Is your bank
account more secure and are
your working conditions better?
Is your faith in your individual
future more firmly grounded?
Striking at the opposition the
President charged that they
were "self seekers" and "theo-
retical die-hards."
A warm reception greeted
his speech in some quarters.
But in others there was a per-
ceptible exhibition of doubt.
Old party war horses shook
their heads. They remembered
the first speeches made by
President Roosevelt months
ago. They recalled the fervor
with which he spoke. They had
in mind the fact that hereto
fore he seemed to be on the
offensive, to be pushing forward
against all obstacles.
They were fearful that he
adopted the defensive in the re-
cent speech. They said that he
occupied too much time trying
to contradict challenges of his
opponents. They feared that
he spoke too much of doubling
Thomases" and not enough of
the better future.
AS one old-line Democrat said:
"He tried to cOndOne his
efforts.
"He should have taken it for
granted that the people had &C
cepted his regime and spoken
only of the plans for the fu-
ture."
When he first took over the
office of Secretary of Treasury
young Henry Morgenthau, jr.,
was probably the most embar-
raised man in the Cabinet, as
far as conferences with the
press were concerned.
He was ill at ease when the
newsmen surrounded him and
fired questions concerning every
phase Of Treasury operations.
Henry, however, seems to have
gotten over his old qualms.
At a recent conference he
was asked where he would house
his newly acquired brain trust"
that is expected to delve into
the question of taxation.
Henry advised that the theor-
The Washington times., 1934-07-02
The Human Side of the News
Sixteenth ousand-Mile Ocean Race Thrills
BIZ EdUin C.. Hill

Between Port Victoria in
South Australia and Falmouth
in England lie 10000 miles of
ocean, and this is the course
for the race of the grain ships,
the most glorious adventure
still left to the Sea. They are
on the way now, the last of the
windjammers, about 20 in all,
each loaded down with 5000
tons of grain; decks awash in
the storms and cold of Cape
Horn, idling in the equatorial
Gains and blowing through the
weeds of the Sargasso Sea.
To put it into words, none
does as well as Alan VillierS,
historian of the seven seas,
who, himself, has made six trips
around the Horn. Last year he
was part owner and third Off
Ger of the Parma, which won
the grain race in the record
breaking time of SO days. De-
scribing the fleet in an article
in the Elks Magazine, Mr.. Vii
Tiers wrote:
True Adventure
''Not one of these ships has
an engine. They have no wire
less. They have no power OF
any kind, no means of keeping
in touch with the shore. They
call at no ports. They sail the
whole long, lonely route, away
from the steamship lanes and
far from land. Blown only by
Gods wind, it is a hard road
they sail, and it is a trying
life for the boys who sail them.
"Yet this race of the dying
windjammers is just about the
most Economically interesting
thing left in the world today.
You don't sit in the galley and
look at the foaming seas, you
do not stand in steam-heated
wheelhouse to steer the ship.
She steers by hand from an
open whale-backed wheelhouse
and she only carries a wheel
house in order that the popping
seas may not drown her strug-
Cling helmsmen.
Here, in this last remnant OF
the old square riggers sailing
around Cape Horn, true adven-
ture may still be found. Unin-
sured, unlit, undermined, the
old windship staggers on her
way with her tiers of canvas
rising cloudlike into the sky.
Beauteous sight, soon to pass
from the face of the ocean for
evermore."
Gustaf Erikson, of Marie
hamn, Finland, has a virtual
monopoly in the trade, owning
no less than 20 sailing vessels.
The square riggers are old,
but they are manned by strip
lings, each with a crew of about
Is boys scarcely out of their
teens; with a staff of officers
whose ages rarely average 80
years. The master gets $50 a
month, the hands $3.50, where
as the apprentices pay for the
privilege.
A New York boy, Hilgard
Pannes, 10 years old, was on
the record-breaking run of the
Parma last year, and talking of
the record making trip. he said:
"She tore along with a bone
in her mouth all the way. We
had rough weather. and below
the Horn it wasYOld' but it was
The Washington times., 1934-07-02
WISE WORDS

Waste brings woe, and sorrow
hates despair.
Weakness of mind is the only
fault incapable of correction.
We are never so happy, or so
unhappy as we imagine.
When O building is about to
fall down all the mice desert it.
Those that God loves, do not
live long.
Thou will scarce be a man be-
fore thy mather.
The Washington times., 1934-07-02

No rule is so general, which
admits not some exception.
Good company in a journey
makes the way to seem the
shorter.
Death borders upon our
birth; and our cradle stands
in our grave.
TWO of a trade can never
agree.
The head is always the dupe
Of the heart. z
The Washington times., 1934-07-02

not too rough. The old man
(being his 40-year-old captain)
hardly ever went to bed; slept
with one eye open on a settee
in the chart room and he kept
us moving. We started a seam
once or twice but we lost no
sails and had no accidents.
Fifty-seven days to the Horn
and 70 to the Equator, think.
We were glad to see Falmouth
too, to catch up on sleep.
Seemed like we never got any
rest, we were always being
called out. It was hard, but it
was swell-getting somewhere
in sailing ship"
The casual reader Of q news
paper on March Is, 1914, may
have run across, in an obscure
corner, an item bearing the date
line of Washington, which read
as follows: John Preston Wiley,
of this city. has had the unique
honor conferred on him of be-
ing pronounced the finest speci'
men of a male infant known to
art. Smithsonian Institution
say he measures at every point
the ideal development and pro-
portions.
every curve and dimple Of
his anatomy has been preserved
for the wonder and admiration
of the present and coming gen"
erations by careful modelling
from plaster casts. The mod
eled result will be duplicated
many times as a figure for the
decorations of the buildings at
the Panama Pacific Exposition.
John Preston Wiley is the
younger son of DIR. Harvey w.
Wiley, the champion Of pure
food, and is now three weeks
old"
The father had his opinions
on food and diet and never hest
tated to express them, and to
fight for his ideals and ideas
against even presidents and
congresses. Almost single
handed he wrote the Pure Food
laws, and when this baby came
along to him in his SEVENTEEN
year, he proceeded to tell the
mothers how an infant should
be raised.
Keeps Promise
Thousands of mothers con-
tinued to watch that baby and
to hear from DR.. Wiley how he
was coming along and what he
was being fed. After two years
of this, the boy was left to him
self, out of the spotlight. Most
of my readers, I imagine, read
the newspapers of May 81, 1884.
where under the dateline of
Annapolis, Md, they learned
that Rear Admiral William D.
Leahy, chief of the Bureau of
Navigation, presented diplomas
to 1853 midshipmen of the
United States Naval Academy
and that the No. i man Of the
class to receive the gilded sword
was John Preston Wiley Of
Washington, D. c.
The baby Of 1914 is a young
man of 20 now, six feet two
inches tall, weighs ITS pounds,
a lacrosse player. a boxer, an
honor Sunderland one infant
prodigy who has lived up to
promise.
Copyright. 1894. King Features
| Syndicate. Inc.1
The Washington times., 1934-07-02
Improved Conditions
In Government Service

The Governments army of employees went to work today
with large portion personal worries dropped overheard
Over the five per cent salary restoration became
effective and today employees who that Uncle Sam
functions properly being paid nneve cent of their
salaries instead of the ninety per for which they worked
last week
THE REAL REJOICING OVER THE IMPROVED FL
NANc1Ar, CONDITION OF wAsHNGToN's HOMES AND
OF HOMES OF GOVERNMENT WORKERS THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY WILL NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL THE
FIFTEENTH OF THE MONTH WHEN THE INCREASED
EARNINGS WILL BECOME DEFINITE ON THE CHECKS
AND IN THE PAY ENVELOPES OF THE WORKERS.
Nevertheless there already apparent comfortable
feeling particularly the National Capital where the en-
ployes predominate.
Several of the inequies which were imposed upon the
faithful servants result Of false concepts
of economy been wiped out recently in whole or in part
There remain however many unfair restrictions imposed
on the workers.
In the first place there still the five per cent of salary
which the Government is saving every employe.
Then there is the limitation on leave.
There still the danger Of extensive administration fur
loughs dsruptve and unfair outgrowth of the economy
program.
Every Government office has its instances of the unfair
working of the economy laws and many of these still
main in effect.
Fortunately automatic promotions being restored in
many Offices an important step which the improve
nent of morale all down the line
The many faults which continue to exist in regard to per-
sonnet in the Government service WILL convinced be
eliminated without undue delay.
1T WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOVERNMENT
WHICH Is PROGRESSING THE DOCTRINE OF NEW
DEAL FOR THE WORKING MAN TO DENY THAT NEW
DEAL TO IT'S OWN EMPLOYEES.
But the improvements in the Government service which
main be made will be made only the Government workers
and their friends persist in the campaign to place before the
entire country the FACTS service in
conradnction to the propaganda which others spread
ing about that service.
THIS PROPAGANDA MUST BE COMBATED ON EVERY
FRONT EVERY DAY OR BOTH THE GOVERNMENT EN-
PLoYEs AND THOSE WHO LOOK TO THEM FOR SER
VICE WILL SUFFER-
The Washington times., 1934-07-02

fresh corn on the cob"),
Emily" at North Neswick
(Which may be where you left
Emily off and "steening
chahl" at Lurding, which obVi'
ously means nothing. You ar
rived at your destination, a@
cording to the log, at "2i
o'clock"
Copyright. 1894. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.l
Articles by Robert Benchles
appear each Monday, WedneS,
day, and Friday.
The Washington times., 1934-07-02

10 Published at 1911
Washington D. C.
T. Ftxpatrc manag
The Washington times., 1934-07-02

In planning that automobile
trip up-country this summer,
don't forget to consult those
notes you made last year when
going over the same route.
They're in that combination log
book and japanese fan that you
took along for just that purpose.
sNoosO TO the
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Near Mass. Ave)
WALKING DISTANCE Govt. depts. and
downtovn stores. Elevator. Frigidaire free.
NAlterl1nSang current.
room and bath, S27.50
roofn, closet. kit. bath, S37.5
rooms. kitchen. bath. So. so.
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