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The Washington times., 1934-10-30
STRIKE
ECHOES HEARD
BYPRES|DENT
Trade Commission, InVestigat-
ing Owners Side, Call at
White House
By EARL GOODWIN

Echoes of the recent textile
workers strike which spread over
the Eastern seaboard up to a few
weeks ago we're heard in the White
House today when the Federal
Trade Commission called on Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The Federal Trade Commission
was assigned to a fine-tooth comb
investigation of the mill operators
side of the argument, while the
Labor Department was given the
job of gathering data on the side
of the workers in the mills. This
occurred at the end of the strike,
and the work of the Federal Trade
Commission and the Department
of Labor is responsible in large
measure for the truce now existing
between the mill owners and EN-.
ployes.
More than 1000 questionnaires
we're sent out by the Federal
Trade Commission to the textile
industry, asking for data. Most
of the information sought from
the industry is now in the hands
of the Federal Trade Commis-
sion; and it was strongly limited
at the White House today that
further Investigations are possible.
1t is also understood that the
Federal Trade Commission agenda
at the White House today in
cluded the siX-year-old inveStiga-
ton into the cost of power pro-
duction.
The A. & P. chain store strike
was limited at also. The Federal
Trade Commission has been in
vestigating the chain store sub.
ject for several months and it is
understood the investigators have
turned up some interesting data.
Another live matter on the
docket of the commission is the in.
vestigation into utility matters
asked for by Congress and still
under way.
It is also understood that the
President and members of the
commission discussed new investi.
cations to be undertaken by the
Government, connected with pres
ent day labor and industrial
problems. Incidentally. the com
mission is after new quarters and
would appreciate an opportunity
to expand their budget require
ments; this does not involve a new
building, but the use Of some of
the old buildings.
The Washington times., 1934-10-30
REGULAR ROUTE
OVER PACIFIC,
ANZAC' s HOPE
Sir Charles Kingsford-S
Sees Self As Pioneer OF It;
Hon Waits on Weather

HONOLULU. Oct. 80 GN.So.
Sir Charles Kingford-Smith, Aus
tralia's No. / airman, discussed
the possibilities Of a transpacific
airplane passenger service today
while he rested here, awaiting
favorable weather reports before
continuing on the last leg Of his
7,365-mile flight from Australia to
California.
Sir CHARLES said his present
plans call for a direct home
stretch" Jump of 2,408 miles from
Honolulu to Los Angeles instead
of Oakland. He said:
Il am considering Los An
geles because there is a bad
storm reported sweeping down
from Alaska and 1 may bump
into it if l head for Oakland.
1t probably will be Thursday or
Friday before the airman and his
navigator, Capt. P. G. Taylor, hop
from Wheeler Field, where they
set down their monoplane, Lazy
Southern Cross, yesterday, 25
hours and S minutes after leaving
the Fiji Islands.
Concerning the future trans
pacific airplane passenger service,
Sir Charles admitted he keenly de-
sired pioneering such a route, say
ing:
81 am convinced a service will
be established in the nOt-tOO-
distant future. The flight of
the Southern Cross in 1928 and
the present flight convince me
of that. My ambition is to see
some day the creation of a
closer contact between the Eng
disappearing peoples Of the
South Pacific and the West
Coast of America. 1t will be to
their mutual benefit"
The Washington times., 1934-10-30
POCOmOke School
Now Being RaZed

POCOMOKE CITY, Nd, Oct.
3O.-Workmen today are tearing
down the old Pocomoke High
School Building, at one time
considered one of the finest
structures on the Eastern Shore
of Maryland. The demolition is
being carried on under Federal
aid.
Pupils are now housed in a
new building erected adjacent to
the old structure.
The Washington times., 1934-10-30
PROBATION LAW
DEFENDED IN
OFFICIAL TIFF
District Attorneys Office Is
AssaiIed for yoiding of
Indictments
CONTINUED from Page -

(continued from Page y
three years 224 persons have been
slain in the District. And OF these,
IL were definitely gang murders,
he admitted.
With 81 persons killed in 1882.
the figure rose to 76 in 1888, and
in the past fiscal year set new
high with 81 persons meeting Vio'
lent deaths. -.
The major said the police had
solved the gang killings, but he
said in several Of these cases the
courts had accepted pleas OF man
slaughter, carrying sentences as
low as two years.
Parole System Blamed
This means that under the pa
role system of the District-which
was excoriated by several speak
ers at the meeting-these gang
land killers can be at liberty in
q very few months.
District Attorney Garnett CON-
menting on a story published ex-
clusively in The washington
Times revealing that a notorious
gangSter, a. "three-time loser
meaning in the parlance OF the
underworld a man sent to prison
three times for a felony-had been
released after serving only two
years of an 1S-year sentence, de-
clared:
eve must put the fear Of God
in the criminals. And we can't
do that by slapping them on
the wrist"
Rackex In the District were
branded aS outrageous" By Mr..
GarnetG.
No Progress in q Week
The situation today in the Will
son case was:
i. Chief of Detectives Frank
S. w. Burke admitted that
there is nothing new in the
case.
2. Washington police were
holding one man, said to be a
member of the Tri-State gang,
and said they believed he may
have been at the scene Of the
crime.
8. A theory advanced that
the killers may have been Rob-
ert MaiS and Walter LegenZa,
Tri-State gang leaders. who re.
Gently shot their way to free
dom from the Richmond jail,
killing one guard.
4. Baltimore detectives. as
signed to the case by Governor
Ritchie, announced no devel-
opments after a few hours
work on the case.
Present Law Dangerous
The law that allows dangerous
criminals to be released after
serving only two years was as
sailed by Wilbur LaRose, jr., a
member Of the parole board.
It would be dangerous, he as
serted, to continue with the law
as it now stands on the statute
books.
A resolution was adopted at
the meeting naming a special
COu41A1GGCS O1 1--we HCLuDc4S, law
yers and laymen, for the purpose
Of improving conditions here.
But while this was done, more
direct action was called for by
Miss Pearl Mccall, former as
Sistant District Attorney.
Miss Mccall recommended di-
rect action reminiscent of the old
vigilante days of the West. She
suggested that the women of the
District arise, take axes, and go
into every known gambling estab.
lishment, chopping their way in
and hacking the places down.
after the manner of Carrie Nation.
Arthur Clarendon Smith, head
Of the Federation of Business
Mems Associations, and Js mes G.
Yaden. president of the Fedora.
tion of Citizens Associations, ad.
dressed the meeting and pledged
the le-hearted support of their
organizations to the drive against
crime.
The Washington times., 1934-10-30
TAX SLIPS o. K. IN '35

Surplus cotton tax-exemption
certificates, outstanding at the
end of the coming season, will be
recalled and new certificates for
1885 issued. The AAA so an.
nounced yesterday to set at rest
fears of producers they would be
unable to use their excess certifi-
Gates next year.
The Washington times., 1934-10-30
SWITZERLAND

BERNE, Oct. 20 Q.N.S0.-A
flat denial of charges that deie
gates to Jewish conference At
Basel in 1897 drew up a series of
documents called Protocols of
the Elders of Zion" and allegedly
designed to show the way for
world domination by the Jews
was made yesterday by DR.. Chain
Weizmann, president Of the Eng
lish Zionist Federation.
The Washington times., 1934-10-30

juries received when an automo.
bile she was driving crashed into
the rear of a truck on Blair
Road, Takoma Park, Md, yester.
day.
The Washington times., 1934-10-30
CRASH VICTIM BETTER

Mrs. Alma L. Jones, of the 5000
block of Twenty-fourth st. N. E., is
recovering at her home from in
The Washington times., 1934-10-30
TREASURY CONDITION

BY international News Service
Treasury balance, $1,S23,295,-
527.59; internal revenue, $3,114,.
405.94. Customs receipts, $27,502,.
574.l2.
Evening star., 1934-06-17

from his coat. For years Mary had washed
and roned one or two every morning for him.
He brushed off the tears that sparkled like
diamonds on her lashes. Now don't cry,
Mary baby" he said, consolingly. III go to
the school tonight and return the money. I'm
sure can explain it somehow. smooth every
thing over
Then Mary's voice rose to a shrek and
there was deathly brightness beneath her
tears. But that's just it!' she cried. There's
only $500 left of the 5000 took!"
The room reverberated with Bulwinkle voices
that shattered the ears. But in the end only
Mr. Bulwinkle's agony stood out alone: Mary,
you mean"
"I mean, Pop" But now she lost
troll and buried her face in her slim little
hands, the tears of anger and shame burning
through her fingers. Il bet that $500 on a
horse they said sure to win," she sobbed-
But he didn't win, Pop! Oh, Pop! He-he
didn't win!"
The deficit had to be made up; the money
had to be returned. They all agreed on that.
Edna couldn't face her boarding school friends
if this awful thing leaked out. Mrs. Bull
winkle would drown herself in the reservoir if
the shame was revealed; John had his uni
versity group to consider and Henry his new
and important fraternity pals. 1t real
problem.
They didn't finish dinner. They wrangled,
they planned, they raised their voices stimuli
taneOuSly In ugly altercatlon. John suggested
charging an expensive fur coat at one of the
department stores and later selling it to
secondhand place or advertising it in the
papers to a private party. Henry suggested
the same scheme could be worked at two or
three of the furniture stores. But that would
take too much time. This need was immediate
and urgent So in the end, without word
suggestion from either Mr.. Bulwinkle or
Mary, having relegated them to the FOOLS cor
ner of the family, they all were amenable to
the decision that the boys cars should be sold
in the morning for whatever they would bring
Edna could pawn her fur coat if the cars
didna bring the full $500 and if worse came
to worst Mamma could hook one or two of her
diamond rings. Though Mamma agreed to this,
she did so reluctantly and only after high
pressure argument from the boys.
RY NOON of the next day John, waving
taxicab to wait at the curb rushed into
the house with the necessary $500 and yelled
up the winding stairs, For gosh sakes Maryl
Get down there and put that money back
before they miss It'll"
And so Mary hurried; and the taxi hurried:
Evening star., 1934-06-17

toward Mary, importunately. John said, Quit
your foolin', Mary and talk sense!" Edna's
lashes winked quickly, "drammer in the flesh!"
And Henry, who had a mouthfu1 of soup,
choked with sudden laughter and had to leave
the table Mrs Bulwinkle thought it stupid
joke and said
But when Mary unbuttoned the flap on the
pocket OF her tweed skirt and put fat packet
of green bills on the table, it had the effect Of
an icy shower on the family. Something like
a groan circled the table. John pushed his
chair back, his face white, the veins in his
neck swelling to nvid welts "A thief" he
sneered My own sister-a thief" Henry,
coming back from the kitchen, saw the roll Of
bills and the sneer on his face was eloquent.
Mrs. Bulwinkle nervously fingered the base of
her throat and said, in terrified whisper,
Mary! Isis there any danger of your be-
ing caught" And Edna, thinking of her fine
friends at boarding school, walled: Mary!
What will you do nextl Disgracing us with
the neighbors-those old magazines and tend
ing babies And now-this!'
Marys lashes few back until they tipped the
crescent brows. "But-but thought you'd
all be glad" she said and there was an ache
In her eyes.
"Glad?" an ice-edged chorus.
Il mean-after all, Mamma. stealing out
right isn't any worse than not paying bills.
The school loses this and when you don't pay
your bills the stores lost that! I mean, I can't
see C0e QluSTtuCt!
John gIared down at her from a mountain
top. I'D like to bash in that dumb face of
yours!" he said, truculently. This is the sort
of dribble that will look swell in the papers!
John Bulwinkle's sisterr GOSH"
Mary persisted. But Johnl What's the
difference? Stealing's stealing. You and Mamma
and Henry and Edna always laugh and think
you've been extra darn clever if you gyp a
store a grocery Besides don't think I'll
get caught. I was awful careful!'
[ JENRY sneered with frightened lips. "But If
you do get caught Miss Bulwinkle! don't
suppose you had thought of that!"
All this time poor Mr.. Bulwinkle had just
sat and stared. He couldn't believe it. He
wouldn't believe iti He reached over and
grasped Mary's small hands They felt like
ice in his palms.
Mary, baby" he said softly. And when
she didn't look at him. he said, over and over,
Mary! Mary! Baby
Then she lifted her stricken eyes and looked
up at him. "Oh Pop!" she sobbed. Il love
you so! I thought-Oh, Pop, I wanted you
to have that money!"
Mr.. Bulwinkle took clean handkerchief
Evening star., 1934-06-17

John launched into colorful description of
his fraternity dance plans and Henry told
of a raccoon coat that would be "swell-eegant"
for next Winter, practical give-away at $500;
and Edna wanted permanent wave but only
wanted it at one particular shop and papa
hadn't even paid for the last one yet. When
was papa ever going to pay for things? 1t was
sure embarrassing! If there was anything
more embarrassing than having a papa who
was failure Edna would sure like to know
what 1t was!
1t was then that Mary spoke. "Il tell you
what is worse" she said and sat back in her
chair, very pale. Its having sister who is
a thief"
"Oh, yeah?" John said his eyes full of
amusement. "GoshI You can think of the
dumbest things!"
And Edna giggled, "You ought to give up
that business school course and go in for
novels, with your imagination and ALI"
"GoIy!" said Henry, on a half-startled laugh.
why bring that up? Who's got sister who's
a thief"
"You have, Henry Bulwinkle!' Mary said
firmly. "I've got hundreds of dollars right here
in my skirt pocket that stole this very morn
ing from the cash drawer at the school, read
all about Theoter & Caulk and I thought Pop
might need 1t to tide him over But now"
Her voice became tiny sob in her throat
"Now-Im-sorry took it-kind of-because
I'm scared!"
Mary didn't look at her father, but Mr.. Bull
Wrinkle looked at her. He couldn't believe his
eyes; he couldn't believe his earsl
Everybody talked at once. Everybody turned
Evening star., 1934-06-17
Tor about six months Mr. Bulwinkle hat

TOR about six months Mr. Bulwinkle had
gone without lunches, hoping that he could
put aside enough of the lunch money and what
he, with a clear conscience, might hold back
from commissions in order to open little real
estate office of his own. But that dream, while
never completely fading from his memory, had
finally fed from his hopes.
Once, long ago when Mary was only chick.
he had told her of his dream. 1t was like tell
ing almost no one at all to tell little Mary and
yet it had helped when her thin little arms
had been flung around his neck and in
ecstasy of glee she had squealed: "Oh, Pop!
Cee Pop"
And now that this should happen when real
estate had just taken turn for the better and
the children were not even on their own feetl
Mr.. Bulwinkle, sitting there crotchety and dis
tracted, ground toe into the pebble walk and
felt the fine stones cut through the cardboard
hole-covering of his shoe and into his foot. He
and Mary together had discovered the art of
covering shoe holes with paper.
Mary had said, Gee, Pop you just couldn't
walk in shoes you didn't pay for, could you?
I mean. that's why you don't buy yourself
things. isn't it? I mean, you'd be afraid you'd
fall down and break your neck something,
wouldn't you?" And after that Mary had
taken care of the neighbors' babies and had
solicited magazine subscriptions and with the
money she had made she had bought him a
pair of shoes. She had written on the card,
On account of its almost Winter Pop, and
you'd never get them yourself. Lovingly, your
daughter, Mary"
Mamma had gone into tantrums of humiliation
when she had found out about the neighbors'
babies and the magazines. She had ratified
off in her thin furious voice just what she
thought of such carrying on, and to further i'm
press 1t on the culprit, she had slapped Marys
round little cheeks. Mary had taken 1t all
silently, respectfully. standing very straight.
But she hadn't been so calm inside for she
had locked herself in her room afterward and
hadn't ventured out in two days. Mr. Bull
winkle had worn little path up and down
outside of her door, aching to 60 in and take
the sobbing little thing in his arms but always
there was the thought Of Mamma and the tan
trum Mamma could go into If Mamma was
crossed.
At O'Clock that evening the Bulwinkle
family was gathered around the dinner table
and Josie, girl who had been with the Bull
wrinkles only two weeks, serving the table.
Josie was in none too affable mood She had
Just heard that the Bulwinkles kept maid
week or two and then discharged her, without
pay for impudence, inadequate service, accused
theft, something.
Mrs Bulwinkle had learned at a book review
tea that afternoon that the firm Of Theoter &
Caulk was definitely washed up. When Mamma
lifted quizzical. neatly plucked eyebrow and
asked Mr.. Bulwinkle about it, all the childrens
papa's face. Mr.. Bulwinkle only swallowed
very Deep and said: "Rumors, my dear. Pure
rumors. The Office will reopen in few days"
Only Mary noticed how the soup spoon trem-
bled in the prominently veined hands.
Evening star., 1934-06-17

BULWINKLE a failure.
IA :: :; :; !: c.: 8:
n The clerks at the various credit
BulWinkle and Adam Bulwnke.
Evening star., 1934-06-17

AbOUe:
John pushed
his chair back.
n THEIR he
sneered.
MY orUn sister
a theft"
Mr.. Bul,UinkLe
just stared.
Left:
1T Wds my
dream after
that, Pop"
The Washington times., 1934-12-21

Fine chiffon silk with
picot and lace tops. In
Smoke Mist, Solera,
Maroona, Taupe Bark
and Fawn Taupe. Sizes
81 to 1912.
The HeCht Col
Evening star., 1934-02-02

DIR. Fordney is professor Of criminology
~ famous university. HIS advice is
when confronted with particularly battling
cases This problem. which has ONLY
ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION. has been
taken from his case-book covering hun
dreds of criminal investigationS
Evening star., 1934-02-02
D0AK KIN FREED
0NB2|BERY COUNT
U. S. Quashes Case Against
Erwin F. Brown After
Jury DiSagrees.
BY the Associated ~ss.

BY the Associated Ppss
NEW YORK. February 2.-The Fed
eral Government yesterday abandoned
its prosecution of Erwin F. Brown
former head of immigration service
labor investigators here. on a charge
Of accepting bribes from an alien.
Brown, a nephew of the widow of
former Secretary of Labor William
N. Doak. was tried in December but
the jury was unable to agree on a
verdict.
He had been indicted on a charge
of accepting $3.50 from Joseph Belasco
Morales, a Mexican with a criminal
record, who was slated for deporta-
ton.
After the jury reported it was
"hopelessly divided" Assistant United
States Attorney w. B. Herlands
recommended that the case be drop
ped because the prosecution was
handicapped by the lack of credi-
bility of the Governments principal
witness
Asserting the jury had stood IL
to l for acquittal on its last ballot,
Herlands continued:
Under the circumstances it is be-
lieved that a retrial would at best
result in another disagreement
In line with his recommendation. a
nolle prosequi was filed in the case
at the order of United States Attorney
Martin Conboy.
Evening star., 1934-02-02

dan said his wife
hanged herself was unmarked. Ford
ney quickly noticed the heel prints on
the overturned threefoot stool. The
knot. still in the one-inch rope. had
marked the woman's beautiful white
throat He also knew the rope had
been freshly cut-no mistake about
that.
IF only I hadn't gone for walk
Atter our quarrel continued Jordan
this tragedy would never have hap
pened!"
The professor examined the corpse.
symptoms of hanging we're visible;
face blush in color. froth on the
mouth, and tongue protruding. Mrs.
Jordan apparently did not believe In
the modern vogue of slimneSs, for she
weighed around $50 pounds, which.
Fordney thought, added years to her
youthful face
"As a routine question, Jordan, did
you meet any one on your walk that
might prove your alibi?'
why no not that l am
conscious of .. I was upset -
"You murdered your Wife!" Fordney
Stated emphatically, staring at the
mans shoes.
HOW DID HE KNOW?
For Solution See Page Ais.
Perhaps you have story or prob
@m you would like to submit to Prof.
Cordney, If so, send it to him care
of this paper. He will be delighted
b receive it.
Evening star., 1934-02-02
HARB0R UNIT O.K.'S|
WATERWAYS PLAN
Roosevelt Plans to Send
Congress Message on
Power Projects.

stronC Endorsement of an adequate
program of waterway development
throughout the United States was
given today by the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress as President
Roosevelt prepared to send TO the
House and Senate message embody-
ing his idea of chain OF public
power projects stretching across the
country.
The Executives message. which was
formally requested by the Senate yes
terday when it adopted resolution
by Senator Norris, Progressive he
publican of Nebraska, already mas
been sketched in rough form at the
White House 1t will afford the Presl-
dent an opportunity to address hlm-
self to Congress on the SUBJECT OF
waterways and also gives rise to the
possibility he would be given the
chance by Congress itself to speak
again, in even stronger terms, for
ratification of the st. Lawrence sea-
way pact
The Rivers and Harbors Congress,
IN indorsing adequate waterway de-
velopment, reiterated its stand with
respect to flood control and waterway
projects. For years this organization,
which includes many Senators and
Representatives has led the fight Tor
q comprehensive system of waterways
throughout the country.
The Presidents program is expected
10 blend II years of work and the re-
suits of almost 300 surveys into a
vast national flood control plan.
Evening star., 1934-02-02
$4,000 VERDICT
LOST BY CUTTEN
"Ghost Writer" Wins Sum for
Chicago Grain Pit Changes
Propaganda.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February "A $4,000
award against Arthur w. Cutten,
veteran Board of Trade operator, was
voted today by jury trying the
$4,000 suit by John R. Mauff for
services rendered as Cutten's ghost
writer"
Cutten had conducted long cam
paign to have the Governments regu-
lations of grain trading amended in
favor of the grain buyer The pub
lished articles, the letters written to
high Government officials, the radio
script purporting to come from Cut
tens hand were mostly written by
Mauff
He demanded $4,000 compensation
for the propaganda job.
Cutten. admitting the grain futures
act of 1922 smothered futures trad
ing to his detriment as Speculator.
said he and Mauff were bosom
friends with common interests and
opinions. and they were partners in
propaganda. He said he had never
promised Mauf any compensation
but worked with him toward an end
they both desired.
Cutten's attorney moved for a new
trial. and a hearing on the request
was scheduled for February 13.