davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1934-05-31
Calling the Roll
The People If Not The Clerks

petition which would give the opportunity
voe the Mcleod bank payof bill approaches completion
the ocaed leaders again reported be using threats
and caory to induce members who have signed to withdraw
their and to keep other members from signing.
The threats and caOey Of these leaders may mighty
powerful in the clustered atmosphere of the Capitol
They may succeed in robbng the House of its right to
consider upon legislation of general interest
BUT THE MEMBERS WHO sUCCUMB EITHER TO THE
THREATS OR THE LURES OF THE LEADERS" WILL
REALIZE BEFORE LONG THAT THEY ARE MAKING A
SERIOUS MISTAKE
They will realize that these LEADERS" who dominant
on Capitol Hill absolutely without power among the
stuents the Representatives whom they cracking
the whip
THE PEOPLE BACK HOME ARE GOING TO CALL THE
ROLL ON THE MCLEOD BILL EVEN THOUGH THE
THREATS AND TRICKS OF THE LEADERS" PREVENT
THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE FROM CALLING THE ROLL
ON THAT BILL.
And when the people call roll wonder what the leaders
are going do the members whom they to be
aTlpowerful
Let us look into the which will confront the House
delegation from New city That city has thirteen Repre-
sentatives in the House.
So far only four of that delegation have signed the petition
Do the remaining believe that the leaders going
into their city give the sound why their
resentaves absent from the line Of those who wanted to
clean up the closed bank mess?
Are those leaders going be able to explain to the voters
why with millions of dollars tied up New York city alone
that city Representatives unwilling that the House should
vote on the proposition of having the Federal Government
lease that money?
II the New Workers. think that let them talk the stu
alton with their colleagues who have returned from
their primaries
Let them talk to of the Representatives who ascrbe
their defeat in the primaries failure go down the line for
the Mcleod bill.
Let them talk of those who ascribe their success in
the primaries to the that they did sign the Mcleod bill
petition.
AND ABOVE ALL, LET ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
HOUSE REMEMBER THAT THE PEOPLE WILL CALL THE
ROLL ON THE MCLEOD BILL.
The Washington times., 1934-05-31

The "beSt-dreSSed man in
Europe" Capt. Anthony Eden,
engineers the Chaco arms en-
barge at Geneva, and his star
rises another degree in the
armament of British politics.
From the Strand to Lime
house they will tell you that
there's the making of another
Edward Grey or another Bal
four in Captain Anthony,
while on the boulevards of
Paris, they will tell you that
the cut of his trousers is not
equalled anywhere. Eden was
in the war at the age of II
where he won his title of cap
tain and the Military Cross
with the Kings Royal Rifles.
He say plenty of service in the
East where he spent his spare
time studying Oriental Ian
guages. He entered oxford in
1919, specializing there in those
tongues.
His next stop was Downing
Street as private secretary to
Sir Austen Chamberlain, then
foreign secretary. At the Brit
1sh Embassy in Paris he was re-
ported to have had something to
do with the French stand on the
war debt payments to the United
States. Lately his job has been
to try and keep Europe at peace,
and for the past year he has
been going the rounds of the
capitals of Europe seeking a so.
luton Of the armament question.
Two Threats
The attractive young English.
man is, IN fact, putting IN
shrewd licks toward the survival
of democracy. threatened as 1t
is by Fascism on the one side
and by Communism on the
other. A great many thought
full EngliShmen are asking them.
selves, as men ask themselves
in this and other countries, the
no longer astonishing question,
"Can democracy Survive?"
Only recently. in an arresting
article in the Contemporary Re.
view of London, this very queS-
ton was put by the Right Hon.
Sir Herbert Samuel, one of the
most distinguished of British
statesmen. Before the great war,
Sir Herbert reminded us, govern
ment in civilized countries ap-
peared to be standardized.
The privileges of the citizen,
hard won through violent or
peaceful revolution. over the
turn of centuries, included in
dividuaI liberty, freedom of the
press, exemption from arrest or
trial except under due process
of law. Then the blight fell
over a large part of the world.
Came the cataclySm in Rus
sia, when both constitutional
and personal liberty were ruth
lesSly destroyed.
Sir Herbert points out, how.
ever, that in both Britain and
the United States the swing to
the right was different than in
The Washington times., 1934-05-31

Building. which houses the
Home owners Loan Corpora
ton, there tricks daily between
900 and 900 persons searching
for jobs.
When the offices first opened
in the building, applicants were
permitted to go into offices to
secure application blanks and
make inquiries regarding work.
The rush became too great, how
ever. and it was necessary to
discontinue that practice be-
cause clerks were unable to
work.
Employees were given desks in
the hall, where they could re-
ceive applications. At all hours
of the day there is line Of
people standing in the hall wait.
ing to file their applications.
Not more than one person in
a thousand of the applicants
has a chance of securing en-
plOyment at the Corporation.
But enough people to fill the
entire Government service in .
few days apply for jobs.
There is one man around
town who is somewhat amused
and somewhat perturbed at the
activities in the New Deal"
He is Marion Butler, former
Senator from North Carolina,
who now practices law in
Washington.
Butler was a member of the
POpuliSt party and advocated
reforms and changes in gov
ernment that shocked the
conservative members of the
Senate and official life. But
he has lived to see the present
Administration favor some Of
the things which he advocated
and for which he was severely
criticised.
He was the father" of rural
free delivery and secured enact
ment of that legislation by one
vote in the Senate after a Bit
ter fight because opponents
charged that it was a radical
move.
Government ownership of
railroads or control Of the com.
mon carriers was advocated by
Butler and his party. He be-
lieved that telegraph commu- :.
nication companies should also
be under the thumb of Uncle
Sam.
The NRA suggested codes for
the telegraph companies the ,
other day is one of the features
of the New Deal" "
Butler believed that the only
way to solve national ills was
to increase the amount of
money in circulation. That was
initiation.
One person in whom he does
not believe, however, is Secre-
tary of Agriculture Henry Wal
lace. He disapproves of his poll
cieS and thinks that the only
way to help the farmer is by
giving him more money and by
cooperative marketing.
He does not entirely approve
of silver being used as the base
for currency but he does think
that more money should be is
sued.
Had Butler been in politics
rs years later than he was, he
would have been quite figure
in the new regime.
Copyright. 1894, The Washington TimeSI
The Washington times., 1934-05-31
By John Snure, Jr.

Minority influence in the
House, if such a thing remains
under Democratic control, prob
ably will be nullified when
Congress conveneS next year.
Republicans, who have only
slender chance to increase their
membership in coming elections,
and the rank and file in the
House are fearful that the
plan to change the petition rule
which permits 145 members to
demand a vote on any legiSla-
ton will absolutely prevent
them from exerting any influ-
ence whatever next year.
When the Democrats secured
control of the House two years
ago, they changed the petition
rule so that instead of provid-
ing that a majority should sign
a petition the number was limi-
ted to 145 members. These same
Democratic leaders will be the
ones who seek restoration Of the
rule to it's original majority pro-
vision next session.
When that change is made
the Administration leaders in
the House can refuse to con-
s;der any legislation that they
want pigeOn-hOled. The minority
will be estOpped from securing
any action whatsoever.
In the present session more
than 80 petitions have been be-
fore the House. Among them
were the petitions to force &C
ton on the Mcleod bank de-
post pay-off bill. the Frazier
Lemke bill, and the Connery
30-hour week bill.
AS the Administration was
opposed to these measures and
leaders refused to permit their
consideration members signed
the petitions in such numbers
that those in control of the
House feared they would be un-
able to prevent votes on them.
BY changing the petition rule
next year they hope to prevent
future threats Cf that type.
When the petition rule is
changed the minority will truly
be what President Roosevelt
referred to as The Forgotten
Men,"
In the old days of prohibi-
ton the office of Senator Nor
ris Sheppard, of Texas, was the
meeting place of all the dry
agitators that could flock to
Washington.
Senator Sheppard was as
arid as the Texas sand and
it was his practice to fill the
Congressional Record with the
fanatical utterances of dry
leaders and to make lengthy
statements him self against
demon rum"
Prohibition has gone. It went
because of an overwhelming vote
against it by the people of the
nation.
But Senator Sheppard is still
dry. He continues to insert in
the Record dry propaganda. He
recently had printed almost
three pages of material against
alcohol.
The people voted against pro-
hibitiOn, but from their pockets
came more than $3.50 to pay for
the printing of that material.
To the seventh floor of the
new Post Office DEPARTMENT
The Washington times., 1934-05-31

Now that the railroads have
begun to realize that the Gov
cred Wagon is not their biggest
competitor, we are in for lot
of funny looking trains. At least,
they look funny now, but I sup
pose that we shall get used to
them in time.
The new stream-1ined train
is very pretty. there is no doubt
about that. But 1 shall miss
the old box cars. was one of
The Washington times., 1934-05-31

b At
ID. c.
j. j. Fitzpatrick, managing editor.
The Washington times., 1934-05-31
susH TRAINS

man lurching against our el
bows on his way to the door,
and everything will be just as it
always has been.
Copyright, 1884, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
Articles b Robert BenchleN
appear each Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22
RELIEF PLAYERS
DOWN ARMY TWICE
DoUBLEHEADER OF DIA-
MoNDBALL PLAYED AT
BARRACKS SUNDAY

The crew of the Wrecking Tug
Relief continue to pile up vie
tories in their contests with 9TH
er diamondball aggregations. Yes
terday their winning streak held
and they defeated the strong Army
ten in two sessions.
The two star pitchers for the
soldiers went down before the on
slaughts of the Wreckers who won
the first game with Richards OPP
posing Peterson in the box by the
score of 10 to 2.
In the second game with that
snappy twirier, Nodine, in the box
for the artillerymen and Magee
hurting for the Relief, ended with
victory for the Wreekers with a
score of 7 to 4.
Three games straight now for
the Wreckers as they completely
deyasted the players of the Ferry
PARROT last week at Bayview
Park, by shutting them out with a
score of 20. Only two of the
ferry players reached the Sec
ond sack, Chief Peterson's twirl-
ing being too elusive for his OPP
ponents.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22
NOW AND THEN
(Ry STEPHEN COCHRAN sINcLEToN)

who have evaded the spirit and
purpose of our tax laws who
have grown rich at the expense of
their stockholders or the public >
: whose operations have injured
the value of the farmers crops
and the savings of the poor : >
these violations of ethics and
these violations of law call on the
strong arm of the government for
their immediate suppression
It is probable that the tribe of
pretentious swind1ers will not be
materially decreased until we have
discovered that Russia had the
right idea in one respect at least.
Grafters must be considered
criminals on par with traitors to
be swiftly tried and upon convic-
ton brought to face a firing
squad. A man may commit MUIR
der and look upon repetition of
the crime with horror. but graft
ers can only be eliminated. They
cannot be reformed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22
DSSeSsOeeSo~ Oos0oSee0O
CLASSIFIED
COLU M N
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Advertisements under thi3 head
will be inserted IN The Citizen at
the rate of 1c q word for each in
sertion, but the minimum for the
first insertion in eve:y instance ID
25c.
Payment for classified adver-
tisements is invariably in advance.
but regular advertisers with ledger
accounts may have their advertise
ments charged.
Advertisers should give their
street address as well as their tele-
phone number If they desire re-
suits.
With each classified advertise
ment The Citizen will give free an
Autostrop Razor Outfit. Ask for
it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22
BASKETBALL TEAM
RETURNS TO CITY
SATURDAY NIGHT
WERE SUCCESSFUL IN WIN
MING ONLY ONE OUT OF
THREE GAMES PLAYED ON
TRIP UP EAST COAST

The High School Basketball
Team returned Saturday night
over the highway after playing a
series of three games with strong
quintets on the east coast, and
losing two. -
The first game WIS played at
Redlands and the locals Won by a
score of 38 to 20. This is said
to have been an excellent exhibit
ton.
The next game was at West
Palm Beach last Thursday night.
Enroute the boys had auto trouble;
breaking an axle on the car. Be-
fore repairs could be made much
time was lost and they arrived
after $3.50 o'clock and went into
the game after a tiresome trip
and no practice.
This game was lost by score
of 81 to II.
Returning down the coast the
Key West aggregation met and
went down in defeat Friday night
at Miami, the winners being the
strong Miami Edison quintet.
This last named team is sched-
uled to arrive in Key West Febru-
airy 3 and meet the Key West high
team in the school gymnasium.
Members of the Key West team
are Gates, Woodson, Park, Navar-
70, Anderson, Carbonell, Smith
and Lund. 4
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22
fsPoRTs \
Young SIuggers Walk Away
With First Half ennant OF Series
By o. L. MILIAN)

The Young Sluggers cinched
the first half-pennant of the city
mid-season baseball league by de-
feating the Pelicans in yesterdays
game.
Although the Stars had whipped
the Pirates in the first game in an
eleyen-inning battle, the young
sters had lost all hopes for the
first half rag as the 'tGobblers"
went down to defeat at the hands
of the league-leading Singers.
The Stars, staging their third
extra-inning game, took advant-
age of few Pirate errors of COM
mission and omission to put over
a brace Of runs in the sixth frame
to tie the contest at AyeZalll and
force the game to three extra
rounds until the eleventh stanza
when the youngsters put over the
winning score as Albert Ace
vedo who played big part in the
tieing of the score by showing in
two runs with beautiful single
to center in the sixth frame, gain
ed first base through an error by
the shortstop and came all the
way home on Sevilla's triple over
Lopez head in rightfield.
L. p. Artman, publisher of The
Citizen, and a lover of the nations
al game, took pleasure in present.
ing the veteran Sevilla with big
dollar bill for the old mans big
hit.
Quintan Lopez, Pirate, smack
ed out three hits in as many times
at bat while Albert Acevedo, Stars,
although played a loose game at
second base, batted 500 for the
day besides knocking in two runs
and scoring one himself of the
teams six tallies.
Peter Castro hit in his sixth
consecutive game, while Swain
played a good game for the win
ners at first base.
Pie Traynor starred at bat in
the second game for the Sluggers
with three safe hits out of as
many trips to the pan.
Plans are being made to start
the second-half of the league next
Sunday afternoon.
The box scores:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22
BASKETBALL GAME
AT GYM TONIGHT

Arrangements have been made
for basketball game to be play
ed tonight. beginning at 1880
o'clock, at the High School gym
nasium between Picked Team of
this city and an aggregation from
the. Coast Guard Cutter Unalga.
+, An interesting exhibition is
promised all who attend.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22
Today In History

1850-Alta California, first
California daily, appeared.
1895-National Association of
Manufacturers of the United
States organized.
1901--Queen Victoria of Great
Britain, died, aged 81.
1917-President Wilson made
his peace Without Victory" adj
dress to Senate.
1922-Pope Benedict XIV, died.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22

(NieMs or opinions exc
pressed in The Forum are
solely those of the writers
and not of The Citizen).
The Miami Herald, having APP
preciated our fraternal solicitude
and changed the caption over its
Sunday galaxy of fair women
from SPORTS CLASSIFIED" to
SOCIETY SPORTS, and from
that of having gotten down to
brass tacks and adopted the vera
cfous headline, SOCIETY FL
NANCIAL," we are going to mind
our own business for a change. It
is their paper, anyhow.
Life takes on new interests,
here on the island from which
we write. To our semi-weekly
mail is added that report of our
(yours--and mine) Board of Di-
rectors, the Congressional Record.
1t is vast pity that it is not one
of our school courses. The Presi-
dents message, you have doubt
less read. That is one of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's peculiarities; he
whites messages that are read.
There may be some doubt as to
where he is taking us, but it is
certain that it is direct line from
the old order of things.
The approval of his course is.
not unanimous, not as much so as
appears on the surface. For, many
who would gladly heave a monkey
wrench into the machinery finds
1.-The native hue OF resolution sick
lied Der with the pale cast of
thought" in the face of the Presi-
dents popular support and, while
they do not dare to attack him
openly they gladly accord space to
any brave boy who will take
chance.
So we find Attorney Martin w.
Littleton getting as much space
as movie star in the Miami Daily
News of Jan. 4, in company with
Harry Sinclair. Cited among the
achievements of Attorney Little
ton us his selection by Harry
Thaw, Senator Newberry and
Harry Sinclair. He is quoted as
saying that he has a philosophy
which is that GLORIOUS thing" that
makes us work. achieve things and
fight battles. This philosophy is
frankly against the planning on
the part of the government to do
away with happiness we find in
struggle; and his final guess is
that the Old Anglo-Saxon stock of
New England and the South will
have to show the rest of the coun-
try the way out of this awful mess
and by golly, I think they will
do it!
It seems a pity that Mr.. Little
ton did not think of this while
the "mess" was at its messiest-
and that he does not know a
little more about the distribution
of this Anglo-Saxon stock. 1t has
been long time since it was pre-
dominant in New Finland, and to-
day it can be found almost solely
in the hills and flatweeds of the
South. Moreover, it can be count
ed to stand squarely behind the
President against any return to
that happiness Of struggle" that
has so nearly cost the life Of the
Nation.
There is no joy" Mr.. Little
ton is quoted as saying, mo sweet
ness, no intrigue, no charm, no
glamor, unless men can go on
Struggling for its achievement. !"
81 We must have been, a joyous lot
during these last few years.
sAtss 80
Mr.. Roosevelt has something to
say about some notably success
|ful ''strugglers" IN his rnessages q.
am speaking of those individuals
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22

Our Puffy's washed up on a shore
thar is strange;
Net a man or beast within ep-
teal range.
y feel ike a crnsoe. says Paff
with u shiver.
THAT boat ride turned into ter
Eihle Elivyer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22
Today's Horoscope
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

A steady and reflective nature
with a scientific and versatile
mind. There is great indepen-
denee of thought and it is fixed
to the point. 1t is day of The
discoverer of hidden things. and
favors birth of an inventor, who
not only brings wealth TO the
world but also to himself.
vrSs
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22

1788-Lord Byron, picturesque
English poet. who exercised a
great influence upon European
thought in his day, born. Died
April 10, 1924.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22

Summary: Runs batted in: Tray
nor, C. Garcia; two base hits:
Avila, Traynor, j. Navarro; three
base hit: L. Bazo; double. play:
Martinez to Gonzalez; bases on
balls: off B. Garcia 2; struck out ::
by Avila 5, by Garcia L; passed
ball: Rodriguez; left on bases:
Sluggers 8, Pelicans 2.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22
FOUND
WANTED

NANTED--You 10 know that We
have the right prices on letter
heads. envelopes. business cards.
statements and any form o.
printing. Satisfaction guaraa-
teea. Call 81. The Artman
Press. ian7
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22

1850-Robert S. Brookings, not
ed American merchant, manufac-
turer and philanthropist, born in
Cecil Co., Md. Died in Washing
ton, ID. c., Nov. Is, 1882.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22

1729-Gotthold E. Leasing.
famed German poet, dramatist,
born Died Feb. IS, 1881.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22
Today's
Anniversaries

4 1561-Francis Bacon, great
British NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
born. Died April 9,.-1626.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22
First Game

Totals al 8 Q 1916 3
'-one man out when winning
run scored.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22

1849-August Strindberg, fam
ed Swedish novelist-dramatist,
born. Died May ID, 1912.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22

Summary; Runs batted in:
Griffin. Rodriguez. AL Acevedo 9,
SeviIla; two base hits: Pena, Bak-
er. Sevilla; three base hit: Pena;
bases on balls: off Casa 9, off Mo-
lima 4; struck out: by Casa s. by
Molina 5; hit by pitched ball: by
Molina CA. Acevedol: passed ball
Castro; left on bases; Pirates 3,
Stars z.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22

1799-Charles Davies, a noted
American mathematician, born at
Washington. Conn. Died at Fish
kill Landing, N. Y. Sept. Is, 1876.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22

1799-John H. Lathrop, pio-
neer Middle West educator, first
University of Missouri president,
born at Sherburne, N. Y. Died at
Columbia, Mo-, Aug. 2, 1866.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22

1843-Francis L. Patton, presi-
dent of Princeton University and
its Seminary. born in Bermuda.
Died there, Nov. 25. 1892.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22

Score by innings:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-22

Totals 81 .
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-08-25
Jim Crow Negro
Teachers AT
F.E.R.A. School
coLoRED TEACHERS
AT r. E. r. A. SCHOOL

Washington.-A regional training
institute sponsored by the F. e. r. A.
for adult educational supervisors in
the vicinity is being held this week
at the University Of Virginia, Char
louisville, Va. Mr.. Clarence o. Lew
is, the director of the Negro evening
and summer schools on August 7th
issued in mimeographed copies the
advice passed on to him by the State
Supervisor Of Public instruction, Sid
ney B. Hall to the effect that cool
ored teachers will be expected to ar
range board and lodging away from
the University campus"
Three days later, this notice was
rescinded when Hall stated that the
F. E. R. A. was arranging q confer
ence for colored teachers, time and
place to be announced later. Gun
der those circumstances" Mr.. Lewis
passed on the news, '.you will not be
expected to attend the institute at
the University Of Virginia"