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The Washington times., 1934-03-06
The Human Side of the News
Rnru+oh1o Witnesses Rnnort Sea Sernants
By Ed1Uin C.. Hill

squarely in front Of the eyes Of
the whole group.
Justice Parkyn went back to
his office and swore to an affi-
davit of the experience. He had
seen the head and a full twelve
feet of the creature as it undu-
lated through the water.
Notable Persons
1t was gray-brown in color
and at least two feet thick.
Even more extraordinary was
the experience of officers of the
Cunard liner Mauretania off
the island of st. SuStatius, in
the Caribbean. S. w. Mough-
tin, senior first officer of the
Mauretania, spotted the monster
at 1:2O P. NJ, on January
80, and his tale and descrip"
ton are supported by Capt.
Reginald v. Peel, the liners COM
mander, and by other officers.
Said First Officer Moughtin:
''It was a fine, clear afternoon,
the ship was Steaming about
twenty-fOur knots. At first I
thought it might be . whale
or q whistling grampus. And
then I saw it raise its great head
and clearly sighted at least forty
five feet of what must have been
about sixty-five feet Of length.
I have no doubt that it was a
sea serpent of the type which
has been reported for hundreds
Of years"
And to all this is added the
testimony Of a man Of the cloth.
Father j. E. Rockliff, the "Apos-
tie Of the Sea"-who breaches
the word Of God to men who go
down to the sea in ships, and
travels $4,000 miles a year in do
ing it. 1.-TWO years ago in the
mid Pacific" says Father Rock
lift, IT sighted a monster about
so feet long, yellowish in color,
and moving across tbs surface
in looping undulationS. A few
days later saw another. Out
of respect for my cloth, people
didn't ridicule my story, but il
was clear that they doubted it,"
It's interesting to know that
Monsieur Jean Chiappe, until
recently head of the Paris
police and the center OF the in
surrection in Paris few days
ago, has written history Of the
appearance of sea serpents for
many hundreds Of years, and
firmly believes in their exist
ence. It is M. Chiappe who re-
minds us that sea SerpentS have
been seen and reported by many
notable persons, including Rud-
yard Kipling and Lord North
cliffe.
After all, who are we little hu-
mans to doubt such marvels,
supported by a cloud of wit
nesSes, or to know what crea-
lures still may dwell in caverns,
measureless to man, down in the
sunless sea.
The Washington times., 1934-03-06
B0rah Bill Would Regulate
Activities of Legislators
Bu James T. Williams, Jr.

develop this interesting and
significant data.
The report of the Borah bill
to the Senate comes at a time
when progressive Senators have
received information that the
forces of special privilege have
been drafting certain national
legislators as special counsel in
cases before courts and before
State and local governments.
This has been a favorite trick
of various units Of the Power
Trust. An attempt will doubt
less be made during the prog
ress of the Borah bill through
one house or the other to make
public the list Of all national
and State legislators who have
been employed in recent years,
or are now employed by power
companies or other concerns
engaged in commerce subject
to regulation by the Federal
Government.
Sharp Teeth
A number of bills have re-
Gently been introduced to reg
ulate the outside activities Of
Senators and Representatives
in Congress but the only one
of these proposals which Is
equipped with a complete set
of teeth that will bite is the
Borah bill.
If Congress will pass the
Borah bill at this session Con-
gress will strike a blow at the
sapping expeditions Of special
privilege which will have ad-
vantageous repercussions in
every State in the Union.
BY compelling Senators and
Representatives in Congress to
serve exclusively the govern
ment Of the Constitution while
in office, Congress will set an
example to the legislatures Of
the several States to do like
wise.
Public sentiment is against
the attempt of any public serv-
ant anywhere to serve two mas
ters. The introduction of the
Borah bill and it's favorable re-
port from the Senate Commit
tee on the Judiciary is a con-
vincing witness to that hearten-
ing fact.
American citizens who believe
in the Borah bill can h<lp to
make it law by writing their
views to their Senators and
Representatives in Congress
without delay.
Copyright. 1894. by The
Washington Times)
The Washington times., 1934-03-06

Last week Washington was the scene of the widely
advertised roundup of criticism of the NRA
Men and women from all parts of the country as
sembed here to point out what they conceived to be
the faults of this experiment.
Those faults, as it pointed out are many, the
chief of the experiment finding dozen that may
be termed fundamental.
But all of the critics, including the chief failed to
mention the one outstanding disqualification of the ex
pertinent.
THEY FAILED TO POINT OUT THAT ONE OF
THE REASONS WHY THE NRA IS FAILING TO
OBTAIN UNIVERSAL COMPLIANCE WITH ITS
EFFORT TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS IS THAT 1T
HAS STEADFASTLY IGNORED THE COUNTRY'S
BIGGEST EMPLOYER OF LABOR
THEY FAILED TO POINT OUT THAT THAT
BIGGEST EMPLOYER-THE FEDERAL GOVERN
MENT-IS THE VERY ANTITHESIS OF EVERY
THING FOR WHICH NRA STANDS.
THEY FAILED TO POINT OUT THAT THE
GOVERNMENT FOUNTAINHEAD OF THE
NRA-Is STABBING THE MOVEMENT IN THE
BACK BY TREATING ITS MILLION EMPLOYEES
IN MANNER JUST CONTRARY TO THAT
WHICH THE NRA IS PREACHING.
THEY FAILED TO POINT OUT THAT THE
PRINCIPLES OF THE NRA ARE BEING V1O
LATED BY THE SOURCE FROM WHICH THOSE
PRINCIPLES EMANATE.
THEY FAILED TO POINT OUT THAT ON THE
The Washington times., 1934-03-06

Something, really, will have
to be done about the great sea
serpent controversy. Perhaps
it's a good thing that we have
a fabulous marine monster,
which should have perished mil
lions of years ago, to divert our
minds from the bloodshed in
Europe and the threat Of war.
It might be a good thing 70
send out Dr.. Raymond L. Dit
mars, the worlds greatest au'
thority on reptilian life, or DR..
Roy Chapman Andrews, who
discovered the dinosaurian eggs
in the Cobb Desert, to get at
the exact truth of the mystery.
It won't do for scientists to
lift their eyebrows and shake a
Scornful head. The reports,
backed by affidavits and even
drawings by reputable witnesses,
come from too many parts
of the world to be dismissed as
illusions, much less plain fab
relations.
Three Monsters
At present we have a great
sea serpent reported stimuli
taneously from three far-sep-
arated bodies Of water-from
Loeb Ness in Scotland, from
Georgia Strait, which borders
the lower end Of Vancouver
Island, and from the Caribbean
Sea.
It is impossible to believe
that so many eye-witnesses
could have been deceived; men
Of such standing. The Loeb
Ness monster has become al
most like an old friend, we
have had so many reports Of
him from over two hundred
witnesses, including ministers
Of the gospel, government Of
ficials, fishermen and big game
hunters. The latest news Of
the Loeb Ness sea serpent
comes from a Scottish student
of natural history who saw the
monster swimming in the lake
on a moonlight night, and who
is convinced that it is a hold
over from the great plesiosaurus
which lived many millions OF
years ago.
Then, too, we have the con-
tinuous reports Of the great
marine serpent in Canadian
waters, in Georgia Bay, a fear
some creature by all accounts.
Two duck hunters caught sight
of the strange creature a few
days ago when it rose to the
surface not so yards from their
boat and swallowed a duck
which had fallen to their guns.
Fearing that their testimony
would be ridiculed, they hurried
ashore and collected IL friends.
including Justice of the Peace
G. F. Parkyn, Of Bedweu Har-
Dor. Forty yards out from the
lower end of Vancouver Island
the sea serpent broke water
The Washington times., 1934-03-06

stopped, then another has be-
gun, and, snow baby that I
am, I'm willing to call it a
winter. First, however. I've
got to find my shoe.
I shall be particularly glad
this year when it stops bliz-
zarding, as then we won't have
so much trouble with Joe. Joe
IS a friend Of mine who gets
bIi1Ia4o O 44y6te4 "a. rS SCO4l . a
real blizzad sets in, he goes st.
Bernard on us.
The only difference between
him and the famous mountain
dogs is that, instead of the st.
Bernard going out to look for
lost travellers in the snow, We
all have to go out in the snow
and look for the st. Bernard.
It Is obviously q holdover Of
childhood excitement with Joe.
As Q kid, he used to get o
The Washington times., 1934-03-06
BLIZZARD HYSTERIA So: By Robert Benchley
By T. E. Powers

horses were all down in the
streets and that Shearer'S Dry
Goods Store was on fire.
On Thursday, Joe was very
dispirited. ST don't see how it
could have happened" he said.
II don't know anybody in New
Rochelle" We both agreed
that a little vacation once every
ten years or so did a man no
harm, especially, as Joe said,
as it would be ten years before
we had another blizzard. AS he
said this he walked to the win
dow, and I heard him moan.
It was showing again.
And so it has gone all win
ter. Much as I like snow, I
dread to see each successive
blizzard starting, for it means
q night out with the dog SledS.
Copyright 1894. King Features
Syndicate 1ne.)
The Washington times., 1934-03-06

From my seat in a snowbank,
where happen to be taking
it easy for a minute before
starting to look for my right
shoe again, I laughingly re-
member a threat that I made
to some one early in October:
eff we don't get any more
snow this winter than we have
had the past five years, I am
packing up and going to Can
ada for a month. I'm a snow
baby" 1 said, ruggedly, "and
I'm going to get some snow
for myself this year or know
the reason why"
Well, I got my snow, and
without having to go any nearer
Canada than the north win
dows Of my house. Sometimes
I couldn't even get within two
feet Of my north windows.
No sooner has one blizzard
The Washington times., 1934-03-06
Congressional Bio Stick Needed On Biqgest Vi0lat07

he was bad citizen unworthy of the custom of his
fellows.
BUT THE BIGGEST EMPLOYER OF ALL HAS
NOT BEEN MOLESTED.
THE BIGGEST EMPLOYER OF ALL HAS
GONE MERRILY ON HIS WAY, CUTTING SAL
ARIES, LENGTHENING HOURS, AND IN GEN
ERAL DOING JUST THE THINGS WHICH THE
SMALLER EMPLOYER HAS BEEN FORBIDDEN
TO DO
There is only agency that can bring that big
gest employer into line. THAT AGENCY is THE
CONGRESS.
Congress can say that the FEDERAL GOVERN
MENT SHALL NO LONGER VIOLATE ITS OWN
PRINCIPLES WITH IMMUNITY.
Congress say that THE MAN OR WOMAN
WHO WORKS FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERN
MENT IS ENTITLED TO JUST AS FAIR AND
SQUARE DEAL AS IS THE MAN OR WOMAN
WHO WORKS IN THE MILL, IN THE MINE IN
THE FACTORY OR IN THE STORE
Congress say that NO LONGER SHALL, THE
PRIVATE EMPLOYER BE HELD UP TO RIDI-
GUILE AND CONTEMPT FOR DOING THAT
WHICH THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF REFUSES
TO DO
CONGRESS CAN SAY THAT THERE SHALL
NO LONGER BE A NATIONAL, RECOVERY AD-
MINISTRATION FOR PRIVATE INDUSTRY AND
NATIONAL DESTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION
FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
The Washington times., 1934-03-06

VERY DAY THAT CODE AUTHORITIES AS
sEMBLE IN WASHINGTON TO SEEK MEANS OF
OBTAINING BETTER COMPLIANCE BY INDUS
TRY WITH THE CODES ONE OFFICER OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES THAT IN
THE NEXT FEW MONTHS HE is GOING TO DE-
PRIVE THE WORKERS IN ONE DEPARTMENT
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NINE MILLION DOL
LARS THROUGH ENFORCED LAY OFFS.
Of course, the critics found plenty of fault with
the NRA, but it is matter for wonder that they all
skttishy avoided any mention of the manner in which
the Government is sabotaging it's own program.
The Government when through the NRA it or
dered private employers to increase wages and shorten
hours did not ask the private employer if his budget
would stand the increased strain.
It did not ask the private employer if it would be
possible for him to meet code conditions and still
main out of bankruptcy.
Through the NRA it simply told him that these
must be the wages and these the hours of the and
women he employed He was not given chance to
plead that to pay these wages and grant these hours
would wreck him financially.
The private employer was told that he would meet
these conditions he would be branded lacking in
patriotism and would be subjected to economic
DEATH"
He was told that unless he complied with the reg
ulations imposed upon his business by the Government
The Washington times., 1934-03-06

Upon the theory, as old as
the Bible, that mo man can
serve two masters" the Senate
Committee on the Judiciary has
favorably reported to the Senate
q most important legislative pro-
posal sponsored by Senator
Borah of Idaho.
This is the bill which Senator
Borah first introduced six years
or more ago and reintroduced
soon after the present session Of
Congress convened last January.
The Borah bill, which was COM
mended on this page at the
time of it's last introduction,
provides:
No Compensation
That no Senator or Repre-
sentative or Delegate in Con-
gress, after his election atsd
during his continuance in Of
flee, shall receive any cOmpen-
Sation whatever, directly or in
directly, for any services rem
dered or to be rendered to any
person, corporation or assOcia-
tion, either by himself or an
other, in relation to any pro-
Ceeding, contract, claim, contrO-
verSy, charge, accusation, arrest
or other matter or thing in
which the United States as a
party is directly or indirectly
interested before any court
whatever.
The Borah bill will also make
It a felony for any Senator or
Representative in Congress to
act as attorney or counsel for
any corporation or association
engaged in commerce to which
the regulative power Congress
extends under the Constitution
Of the United States.
The report of the Borah bill
from the Judiciary Committee
comes while a Federal Grand
Jury is investigating the activi-
ties before the War Depart
ment Of certain applicants for
contracts. This investigation
was ordered by the President.
It came as a complete surprise
to some Democratic and Repub-
lican politicians at the legis-
lative end of Pennsylvania
Avenue. How many letters
have been written by certain
national legislators in behalf Of
some OF the would-be contrac-
tors whom the grand jury is
trailing has not yet been re-
vealed. But the debate Of the
Borah bill in the Senate should
The Washington times., 1934-03-06

great kick out of a good snow
storm.
When the first blizzard Of the
present season started, I no
ticed a strange light come into
Joe'S eye.
IT guess I'll get out the
team" he said softly, and mush
up to Jack and Charles for a
bite to eat" That was the last
I saw of him until Thursday:
Later that afternoon, I did
get a report from him. He
called on the telephone and
said, in a voice quivering with
excitement: "Come on out and
play, you old Stick-in-the-mud,
you'll" The SHOWS a foot Deep"
I asked him where he was, and
he said Latitude 45-Longitude
54," and then laughed much
too hard.
In about an hour he called
up again and said that the
The Washington times., 1934-03-06
ONCE-OVERS

Handsome Is as Handsome Does
You wonder sometimes why
10 many homely, unattractiVe
people are so popular.
Usually it is because they rep
resent something more than
mere facial beauty.
Good looks without brains be-
come tireSome.
Handsome but selfish" does
not represent compenSating
qualities.
A lovely complexion and per-
The Washington times., 1934-03-06

feet features cannot make up
for lack of understanding and
sympathy.
Very often the knowledge Of
personal beauty makes the pos
SCISSOR lazy when it comes to
making intelligent efforts to
shine in other ways.
It takes away a disposition
for self-improvement to win
and retain friends.
Copyright. 1888. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1934-03-06

Our life is scarcely the twin.
kle Of a star in Gods eternal
day.-Bayard Taylor.
Not to know love is not to
live.-Gay.
= It Is hard for an empty bag
to stand upright. ht.-Franklin.
The Washington times., 1934-03-06
WORDS OF WISE MEN

Doing good is the only GER
tainly happy action OF a mans
life.-Sir Philip Sydney.
The heart that has truly
loved never forgets.-Moore.
Let him who would not be
idle fall in loVe.-Ovid.
The Washington times., 1934-03-06

In at
q street, MOI hwe d. G.
L editor
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-15
By Joe Williams
Yanks Appear Sure Winner
Ruffing In Shape This Year
Gehrig May Out-Ruth Babe

NEW YORK, May 15.-Wlth the major league races a
month old-(voce from the beachers: Well it time
YOU dragged yourself away from those race tracks,.
Umph As l saying before that rude person inter-
rupted me robaby slack rope walker from Perth Ambo
with the major league month old, it is possible to
get fair sort of line where the main strength lies.
It my notion that the andngs Of the two Leagues they they % appear
that the teams currently appearing in the two first divisions
surprising presence the
the American League is there anything surprising about the
complete agreement OF rival managers that nothing short OF black
blizzard can keep them from winning the championship
PERSONALLY think they performed an even
for patiently superior championship afraid the
accomplishment this matter has not received as much critical
that Mr. Mccarthy the age rates the 1o present pr sent
didn't take the trouble to get in
overeht At the end Of the race his
ATead the gentleman has won o ] sn h @ many & gef d ne
little pitching certainly trust that Mr. Mccarthy appreciates this TINS
especially when the good.
IF It true as Mccarthy press
losing Yankee team in 1888 and Winning Tsnkee team in 1884 is
NAV be- dond in wondering why stern discpnan methods
not exercised in efecting more speedy reform ~
this five
@ @ I He is % @ leading @ the YANKEES Tith o2 average He is away
to the finest he had IN years S .3l6
The oG on the rest the 1sgSf @ to be & found in the
but the agpo for which there must be no demand incidentally and
interesting if not altogether appetzng procedure
" champion washngons may yet furnish the major opposition but
TO TINS nave @ my aouo @ dey & %g @ TO tine Tine Iohe ana % Sayeo
Conin strategy the dismay
attempted spituastc
of luck baseball and there
experienced year year
they
BronSB
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-15
Marriage Licenses

Fayne Cummings. "a, of 934 South
Vaughan, 81 Of 1s4 Good avenue house
Edward Hill. %. r. R. 6. Box 495. clerk
and Alma Bowman, 81, r. R l, Box 447
Thomas Gasaway, %. Pinex apartments
No "a, clerk, and Ruth Clinton. d. OF
1890 North Dearborn street. stenographer
Frank Stone. 29, of $50 East Market
street, salesman. and Thelma Amos %. o1
24l1 College avenue, clerk.
Ralph Copeland, "a, city garage man
and Helen Lawson, IS, of 1854 North Rural
street. housekeeper.
Harvie Lawson. %. of 1864 North Rura
street, laborer, and Nancy Lyday, II. OF
1210 North State avenue, housekeeper.
Hayden Smith. AZ of 458 West Twenty
seventh street, salesman, and Mary Coop
er. "a, of 1922 Sheldon street, housekeeper
Herbert Foster 81 of BAL Camp street
butcher and Eula Diggs, %, of 942 Yes
North street housekeeper.
Maynard Brown. 20. of 5t26 EllenbergeI
street. farmer and Lois Elliott 20, of Size
Ellenberger street housekeeper.
Russell Lamb, %, Canal Zone Panama
physician. Lenore Birdgford. 25, R. R. II
Elmer White. %. of s24 North Illinoi,
street. salesman and Julia Davis. "a. OF
1918 West Thirty first street stenogra pher
Drummer Cox. 36 Sphinx hotel. bond sales
man. and Della Chambers, 80, Sphinx hotel
saleswoman
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Deaths

Mamphis Morrison. 70, 63s Madison
broncho pnouemonia
Paul Edward Bockoyer. 7. city hospital
acute nephritis.
George w Cummins. 70, ST Vincent
hospital chronic lephriti5.
Lucille Faye Conger, 10, city hospital
acute peritonitis-
dian. carcinoma.
Margaret Lydia Love 81 Central In
diana hospital chronic tuberculosis.
Gustav A. Hoffman. Y, 1904 Parker
cerebral hemorrhage
Claire Marie Reynolds. 7. si4 Tecumset
Place. streptococcic. meningitis.
Wilma / Mcbride. 32 Methodist hos
piJal ruptured appendix,
William S. Denote. 50 1925 Conner
arterio sclerosis
Charles Montgomery. days. city hos.
pital cerebral hemorrhage.
Milton T. Campbell. 70, st. Vincent''
HOsniaa' Anna Hines e' s. 72s West Vermont pull
monarv tuberculosis.
Eva May Fox S. 5406 North Delaware
carcinoma.
Rachael L sagalowsky. 64 Methodist
hospital chronic myocarditis.
Elizabeth Barbara Henninger, "a, 70'
Terrace, chronic mvocarditis.
Marv Ellen zimmerman "a. 322 Hancock
chronic myocarditis.
James Roney. 2 months. city hospital
broncho pneumonia.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-15
Ruppenthall and
Finnegan to Top
TOmlinsOn Card
Mat WeIters Signed for Fri
day HeadIiner.

Duke Ruppenthall, popular Mil.
waukee Welterweight who is unde-
feated this season on the local mat
will attempt to keep his record clear
when he meets the English welter-
weight champion, Lord Patrick
Finnegan, in a return match which
will feature the weekly mat show
at TomlinSon hall next Friday
night.
The clever Briton and the Wis
consin ace wyestled to Commute
draw here a few weeks ago in one
of the cleaneSt and most scientific
bouts seen in local rings in many
day.
Finnegan also has a record clear
of defeats in local competition.
In the Semi-final Elmer Gutherie
an old favorite, returns to Indian
apolis after an absence of nearly
two years. Promoter Jimmie Nc
Lemore is searching for a strong op-
ponent for him. One other match
will be carded to complete the card.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-15
u. S. RELIEF FOR
DROUGHT AREA
is ANNOUNCED
Federal Four-Point Program
Started in Midwest;
Situation Acute.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Gov-
ernment money and technical re-
sources were marshaled today to as
sist sufferers of the great western
drought.
The President announced a spe-
cial relief program for the midwest.
A congressional committee was
named to cooperate with federal
authorities in any way necessary.
An emergency allotment of $450,-
900 was made to Wisconsin, North
and South Dakota to start operation
of four point relief program. The
weather bureau and agricultural ex-
pertS, watching for signs of the
drenching rains needed to break the
drought said the situation remained
acute.
The four-point federal program
provides:
Cash purchases of cattle faced by
starvation in the stricken area. The
meat will be canned for general re-
lief purposes.
Relaxation of AAA acreage re-
striction contracts to enable farmers
to grow feed crops for their cattle.
Direct relief to farmers where
needed, including provision of stock
feed and seed for emergency forage
crops.
Provision of funds to deepen old
wells and sink new wells to increase
water supplies.
The administration will negotiate
with railroads to obtain low rates
for moving cattle out of drought
areas and feed into the districts.
The initial allotment of funds will
be used to supply seed for quick
forage crops.