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The Washington times., 1934-10-03
FREE MILK PLAN
At STANDST|LL,
.FACESD|SCARD
McCarI Rule May Prevent
Following Scheme; Other
Difficulty Develops

While the District Commission.
ers' plan for supplying cheap milk
for relief clients was at a stand
still today, those close to the
situation expressed the belief that
the entire project may be thrown
into the discard.
One of the principal causes for
this belief is that officials only
recently have become aware Of the
fact that the 100000 which
was allocated to the District from
Federal relief funds may not be
available for purchase of milk
under the Commissioners original
plan.
Allen Gives Plan
When the relief milk proposal
was first suggested Commissioner
George E. Allen assertd that the
100000 was available to the
District with no strings attachd."
The Commissioners believed that
part of this fund could be utilized
for purchasing the surplus milk,
and that pasteurization could be
arranged with the distributors.
Now, however, it develops that
this relief money is "allocated" to
the District from the Federal re-
lief funds. and that Comptroller
General ]. R. McCarl eventually
will have to approve the purposes
for which the money is expended.
The Comptroller General, 1t is
believed, would have no objection
to spending the money for the
purposes for which the Commits
sioners plan, but Mr.. McCarl al
ways has held that when contracts
are to be met by Federal funds,
the contracts must be awarded
on a competitive bidding basis.
The Commissioners plan does not
provide for competitive bidding.
Surplus Dwindles
Also, it is pointed out, the
amount of surplus milk available
in winter months is considerably
less than in the summer, and this
may produce a condition where
too little surplus would be avail
able to provide a quart Of milk
daily to each person on the relief
rolls, which is what the plan an
ticipated.
Meanwhile, Elwood Seal, assist
ant Corporation Council, who has
been attempting to clear the way
for the plan, indicated that he
has been encountering consider
able difficulty.
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
D. c. EMPLOYEES
FEAR POLITICAL
PLUNDER|NG
Hazen'S Statement Fails to
Halt Fear InCited by Change
In Civil Service Policy

Despite denials of Commits
sioner Melvin C. Hazen that the
recent order exempting most of
the department head jobs from
the civil service is not move to
clean out the District Building
for the benefit of politicians,
there is scarcely an employee in
the District Building who does
not see the shadow Of the "ax."
District employees appear to be
unanimously of the opinion that,
inasmuch as they have no civil
service protection, the opening
of the doors to political appoint
ments at the head of the various
subdivisions of local government
means that sooner or later, there
will be general firing of unpro-
tected District employees.
Not only are the District en-
.ployes interested, but the Ma
tional Federation of Federal EN-
ployes has unofficially warned in
quirers that the breakdown of
the civil service system at the top
always portends political plumber
ing among the men and women
in the ranks. Luther Stewart,
president of the organization
said today:
"Exempting the chiefs Of
departments from civil service
means appointments from pOliti.
cal ranks-if not now, eventu-
ally. 1t means skullduggery in
the appointments somewhere.
1t means that a departure will
be made from the high stand
ards of the merit system and
all friends of the merit system
deplOre any departure from
such high standards. IT can.
not be defended, and II means
that the District Building is
marked for plumber"
The order in question was cir
culated last week. 1t states that
hereafter in making appoint
ments the Commissioners do not
need to go to the Civil Service
Commission for candidates for
most of the important jons in the
District Government.
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
ROW HOLDS UP
SCHOOL job

Controversy between the Alex.
andria city council and Raymond
Long, Virginia State architect,
over the color of facing brick to
be used in the construction of
the new high school, has halted
construction work.
Mayor E. c. Dawson last night
appointed committee com.
posed of himself, City Attorney
Carl Budwesky. Acting City Man.
ager E. C. Dunn and Ward
Brown, architect, to meet with
Mr.. Long and Col. j. A. Ander.
son, Virginia PWA engineer, in
the PWA office in Washington to
obtain ruling on the matter.
City council has authorized the
contract already made with the
Hydraulic Brick Company, of
Arlington county. which calls for
Hightex Wakefield Colonial red
brick.
Mr.. Long refuses to allow the
use of red brick, on the ground
that gray brick was called for in
the plans, and that the use of
red brick will ruin the architec-
tural beauty of the building.
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
D. c. PAIR TELLS
Of SHIP FIRE

Telling a thrilling tale of fire
at sea, several Washingtonians
passengers on the liner KONG,
stein, returned to their homes
today.
The fire was an exciting climax
to a months travel abroad for
Miss Mary Lehman, of the West
chester Apartments, who said:
ut was very thrilling when
the fire started last Sunday.
The smoke filled many of the
cabins, and we all rushed on
deck, ready fer the worst. But
the crew managed to put out
the fire as we watched them
work."
Mrs. Robert C. Richardson, wife
of Col. Richardson, of the War De-
partment, paid high tribute to the
work of the officers and crew of
the liner, saying:
IF it had not been for their
wonderful work the fire might
have been serious matter"
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
Woman Searches
For Lost Brother

Hearing that her brother, Daniel
Watson, 40, missing for four years,
had been seen in Washington,
Mrs. Fannie Cohen yesterday
came to the Capital in an un-
successful effort to locate him.
Mrs. Cohen returned to Whining
ton last night after asking police
to broadcast a lookout for her
missing brother. Her mother, Mrs.
Rose Fisher, she said. is seriously
i'll and her physicians believe only
the presence of her son can cure
her,
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
MeadOWbrOOk
Show Set Oct. q

The annual MeadoWbrook horse
and hound show will be held Oc-
tober 81 at the Meadowbrook
stables in Maryland, it was an
nounced last night by Lieut.. Col.
c. L. Scott. U. S. A., chairman.
The courses were laid out yes
terday. Other members of the
committee are Boyd Keyes. Secre-
tary; Melvin HaZen, District
Commissioner, Colonel Kenyon
Joyce, commandant of Fort Myer;
Lacey Shaw, former Montgomery
county commissioner; j. o. Will
liams, j. o. Gheen and Lieut.. Col.
H. R. Smalley, @. M. C.
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
Dietetic Sessions
Will Begin Oct. Ia

The seventeenth annual meet
ing of the American Dietetic AS
ISOLATION will be held at the May
flower Hotel from October IA to
20. The convention will open
with a tea in the Dodge Hotel.
Among Washingtonians who will
take part are Miss Ruth Atwater,
president; Miss Mabel Asher
fielder, of the Government Cafe
terias; Miss Grace Bulman, of the
Veterans Bureau; Miss Mildred
Parker, st. Elizabeth'S Hospital;
Miss Rowena Roberts, Sibley Hos
pital; Miss Blanche Tickle, for
merly of Gallinger Hospital, and
Miss Helen Burns, Walter Reed.
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
Ken Murray
Says:
PARTY POLITICS"

That religious organization
certainly raised a row about the
alleged hilarious beer party"
given at the White House. .
Evidently, they were afraid
that the younger generation
would rather be tight" than
President.
After all, even if it were true,
there's no reason for the Pro.
hibitiOnistS to get so excited
over beer . There's not enough
percentage" in it.
The funny thing about it all,
is that while most of the cOun-
try is busy trying to get rid Of
the Blue Eagle, the Drys are
still wasting time trying to
eliminate the swallow"
so REMEMBER:
If at first you don't succeed,
pry, pry again.
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
Priest Says Radio
Caused Lynching

Responsibility for the lynching
of two kidnapers in California sew
eral months ago rests on a radio
station, Catholic priest charged
yesterday at hearing before the
Federal Communications Commits
sion.
The Rev. Cornelius Deeney, S. j.,
of the University of Santa Clara,
asserted thousands of persons
rushed to the Jail when a radio
station hundreds of miles away
broadcast a report of a mob form
ing. He declared:
"The mob could not have
done its will without the RADIO"
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
Children to Give
Party for Public

Children at Neighborhood
House, 47O N st. S. w., are CIV
ing a party for the public tonight
from Z until 9 o'clock to show
what was done with the money
contributed to them in the last
Community Chest drive.
The party will center around a
sylvan stage in a garden. Miss
Ruth Kaldenbach, soprano, who
started her musical career at
Neighborhood House when she
was three years old, will sing.
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
BY RILLA SCHROEDER

Resentment against the So
called commercial1zation of Amer
lean recreation is voiced by many
of the delegates attending the
twentieth congress of the National
Recreation Association, now in
session at Wardman Park Hotel.
That feeling is expressed by
Miss Ethel Perrin, of the Ameri-
can Child Health Association,
former director of health educa-
ton in Detroit.
In Work 40 Years
Miss Perrin has been interested
professionally in recreation for
more than 40 years and, she says,
has watched with apprehension
the gradual inroads of commerce
into sports and play.
She says:
"Gate receipts mean too
much. In too many of our
schools and colleges today they
are the only criterion of the
success or failure of games"
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
Musicale Planned
AtLegiOn Meeting

A musical entertainment will
feature the meeting tomorrow of
Fort Stevens Post, American Le-
gion. at LOT Upshur st. N. w.
Refreshments will be served after
the meeting, which will begin at
BIS p. m.
Plans for a halloween dance to
be given by the post members
will be discussed and chairmen
of committees will be announced.
P. j. Cavanaugh, adjutant. will
preside.
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
Democrats Name
|G. n. Cox New Chief

George N. Cox was named presi-
dent of the new Young Democrats
Club formed last night at Oxon
Hill, Md. Other officers elected
were Mrs Mary Andre, vice presi-
dent; Miss Bessie Phelps, secre-
tary, and Carl Fertz, treasurer.
The club is planning to hold a
rally on October IA under the
direction of Robert Forrest.
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
CHURCH FARLEY.
PUTSO. K. ON
NEW DEAL
Catholic Women FIay "0Id
Order" As Cause of
"Tragic Ills"

Landing the gallant leader.
ship" of President Roosevelt. the
National Council of Catholic
Women today blamed the count
less tragic ills" of the country on
the old economic order and unani-
mously Endorsed Government reg
ulation of bushes as the means
to attain social justice.
Assembled for the final session
Of its fourteenth annual conven-
ton at the Hotel Mayflower, the
council adopted a resolution de-
claring:
Recognizing that the re-
cOvery program rests upon the
board principles of social
justice and seeks to place
human rights above property
rights, and declaring our faith
in the NRA, we pledge anew our
continued and whole-hearted CO.
operation with the government
to the end that social justice
shall be established"
"OLD ORDER" FLAYED
Before adoption of the resolu-
ton, the convention heard Miss
Lima BresSette, of Washington, a
member of the social action de-
partment of the council, declare
that social injustice caused a re.
volt of the people against the old
order and that:
Countless tragic ills have re-
suited from the old Order-an
order based on selfinterest and
freedom from Government
regulation"
The council also adopted resolu.
tons endorsing the liberalizing
immigration bills introduced in
the last session of Congress and
extolling the Legion of Decency,
an organization for purging the
motion picture industry.
Rap Envoy to Mexico
In other resolutions, the con-
vention "deplored the action" OF
the ambassador to Mexico in
publicly approving the positively
antireligious" system of education
in that country, and criticized the
trend toward national centraliza.
ton and control of education.
Miss M. Pauline Casey, of Scran'
ton. Pa. and Mrs. Thomas Dig
nan, of Glasgow, Mont. were
elected to the board of directors
of the council, and Mrs. Thomas
j. Horrigan, of Boston: MIS-. R. <.
LeBlond, of Cincinnati: and Miss
Mary Coughlin, of Denver, were
reelected to the board.
The newly organized board will
meet late today to elect officers.
1t is expected that Miss Anne
Sarachon Hooley, of st. Lotus, will
be reelected president.
The convention will be closed TO-
night with a banquet. when the
women will be addressed by the
Most Rev. James H. Ryan, Bishop
of Modra and rector of Catholic
University, who will speak on
Religious Unity" The Right Rev.
Msgr. John A. Ryan. of the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Confer
ence will also speak.
Having delivered the keynote
address of the convention earlier
in the week, the Most Rev.
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apos-
tolic Delegate to the United
States, will deliver the closing
message tonight,
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
Truck, Groceries
Taken by Burglars

A new truck and a truckload of
groceries and liquor formed the
loot of burglars who operated in
Clinton, Md, during the night.
First they entered the garage
of Thomas Gwyn, stealing the
new truck. They drove the vehicle
to the store of B. K. Miller, broke
in a rear door. loaded the vehicle
and drove away.
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
Vista Drive, Mall
Paving Bids Asked

Bids for grading and paving OF
the north and south Vista Drive
and the north and south inner
roads of the Mall, were invited to-
day by the National Park Service.
Approximately one and one-half
miles of paving and grading is to
be done. The bids are to be opened
October 10.
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
WATERWAY FAVORED

President Roosevelt is very
sympathetic" toward creation of
an inland waterway from the
Muscle Shoals area to the Gulf of
Mexico, Representative Rankin
CD, of Mississippi, said yesterday
after a conference with the Chief
Executive.
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
Huffman Elected
By Clinical Club

DR.. George r. HUFFMAN, IT
Dupont Circle, was elected presi.
dent Of the Clinical Club, an or
ganization Of outstanding physi-
clans and surgeons, last night at
the Cosmos Club. DR.. r. l..
Sexton was elected vice president
and DR.. Harry S. Benton, Sec
retary.treaSurer.
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
ATTORNEY NAMED

Secretary of Interior Ickes today
announced the appointment of
George S. Robinson, of VIM, Me-,
as government attorney for the
Virgin Islands.
The Washington times., 1934-10-03

Bryan owen.
the American
M mi S t e r,
c q m e t o
town yester-
day with the
SlickeSt hair
c u t Sc e n
in m a n y
months.
M a d a al e
the American
Minister also
is W e ri n g
n1AkhAc
W | h ev n
m or grace
t h a n W a S
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
ON SHIP THAT CAUGHT FIRE

Anxious
moments
were spent
by Miss
Mary
Lenihan,
of the
Westchester
Apartments,
when the
Bernstein
liner
Konigstein,
on which
she was
returning to
New York
from Europe,
caught fire
Sunday and
sent out an
sos call for
assistance.
Miss Lehman,
who returned
to the city
today, told
of standing
on deck and
watching
the crew
extinguish
the blaze.
Times Staff
Photo.
The Washington times., 1934-10-03
Now.
A Danish Haircut.
Red Bucks FIivvers.
Fox Hunts Via Model T.
By Helen ESSary

-here're undoubtedly so"1e
chic barbers-or Is it friSeurS-
in Denmark. Madame Ruth
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-28
MINNESOTA'S MARTIAL LAW

INCREASING use of military forces in civil
disputes is one of the alarming signs of the
times
Martial law is a powerful weapon-and a
dangerous one. 1t is dangerous not ony be-
cause it places bayonets and loaded rifles in
the hands of young state troopers but also be-
cause it suspends civil liberties and adjournS
the orderly processes of social control upon
which the people must continue to rely if
democratic government is to survive
Too frequently in recent weeks. state troops
have been used to Cypress workers under the
guise of protecting property
Governor Olson's resort to military rule in
Minneapolis is the only recent demonstration
that troops can be used to protect human
rights as we'll as property rights His inter-
vention to stop the reckless use of firearms by
police and the high-handed tactics of en-
ployers who refused to arbitrate is in sharp
contrast with what happened in San Fran
cisco a few days ago when state troops calmly
looked on while marauding bands of vigilantes,
backed by police, beat up and destroyed the
property of alleged radicals"
But even in the hands of Governor Olson,
martial law is dangerous weapon. That is
shown by the press censorship. Quite aside
from constitutional guarantees and from the
natural desire of publishers to remain I'M
fettered. the military dictator has committed
a serious tactical blunder
His order, backed by threat of punishment
by military court, forbidding publication of
notices. bills, documents or newspapers de-
flaming the state of Minnesota or any men,
bers of the Minnesota national guard in the
field" is a repression which automatically de-
stroys the confidence of the people in the news
they are permitted to read. And so long as
the public has no faith in the reliability of the
press there can be no such thing as an en-
lghtened public opinion, upon which the
Governor must depend in his effort to protect
both economic justice and public order.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-28
WHY BLAME BOOTLEGGERS?

T IQUOR tax receipts are disappointing to
IL government revenue officials, who lay the
blame on bootleggers.
new rum row is forming off the North
Atlantic coast, and there is talk of enlarging
the coast guard.
In dry" Florida, some local police keep
liquor smugglers warned of whereabouts of
federal agents.
These bits of news tell the trend in Amer
lea since prohibition repeal. 1t is not encour-
aging.
The American people hoped the end of
prohibition would mean the end of bootleg
ging. They could not foresee that a Short
sighted government would continue tariff
and levy tax that would add to the profit
incentive of bootlegging. The bootlegger pays
no license fee and he saves the tax of 81 on
every gallon of liquor he sells. That is mar
gin large enough to discourage most any
bootlegger from becoming a law-abiding citi-
zen.
And there is an additional IS tariff saved
on every gallon brought in from outside the
country. Hence the continuance of rum row.
And hence the talk of bigger coast guard.
The government involved would try to expand
itself instead of reducing smuggling by the
simple process of reducing the profits in
smuggling. Half of the smugglers' profits
could be eliminated with one stroke of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's pen, under the reciprocity
tariff law.
AS for the alleged lawless Florida police
it is obvious that they are either sharing in
the profits of the illicit dealers, or that they
typify the official insincerity of those dry"
states that want to be left unmolested in the
enjoyment of the fruits of prohibition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-28

same racial stock. In one area the people are
fairly well of; in normal times, the average
family income there ranges from $500 year
to s25OO year. In the other area the people
are poor. with average family incomes running
between $500 and sl400 year
The more prosperous area last year had
one delinquent boy to every 9lO inhabitants
% delinquents. altogether, for the 26,OOO-
odd people in the area.
The poorer area had one delinquent boy
to every 1873 inhabitants-a total of 154 delin-
quents for the 5000 residents
Furthermore, for the city as whole. fam
lies which receive help from charitable agen-
cies, or families whose incomes are just big
enough to provide the bare necessities Of life,
contribute more than 10 per cent of all the
city's delinquents.
These figures speak for themselves.
Poverty means crime Slums mean gang
sters. No attack on the crime problem can
lead to a permanent solution, unless it includes
some program for meeting the difficulty right
at the source-in the dreary streets where our
"underprivileged" citizens live.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-28
SATURDAY. July "a 1884


"CONGRESS shall make no law aoridg-
~ ing the freedom Of speech -. or the
right Of the people peaceably to assemble
Constitution Of the United States.
We're waiting for the owner Of the lot to
give a written permit. and anyway, these
other fellows will be going back 70 work at
o'clock 50 we'll hold him until then"-Captain
Ed Helm Of the Indianapolis police.
Yesterday the local police kidnapped Tom
Smith. an American citizen. and forcibly de-
tanned him without placing any charge against
him. Mr.. Smith had been conducting a meet
ing TO discuss the labor problems Of Kingan
d Co. He had obtained the permission of a
lot owner to collect his audience on private
property.
Captain Helm. acting entirely upon his
own initiative, decided to break up the meet
ing. The Kingan management had made no
complaint knew nothing Of the incident until
1t was all over. Even if the packing COM
pany had asked for police action the authori-
ties could not have interfered under the law
It is obvious that the captain merely made
up his mind to do a little bootlicking in an
effort 70 curry favor with an important cor
poration.
The sooner that the Indianapolis police
learn that the Constitution was written to
protect the rights Of ALL citizens the better it
Will be for this community. That great basic
document Of American philosophy does NOT
say.
Congress shall make no law abridging the
freedom Of speech except when labor troubles
are under discussion or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble unless they assemble to
attack industry"
We are not criticising Kingan's labor poll
cies. We understand that the packing plant
has recognized the American Federation of
Labor and is living up to Section IA of the
NRA. But we believe that all industry should
DO what it can to discourage police lawIess-
ness.
A Democratic administration is responsible
for the city's government Presumably it is
in sympathy with the New Deal. 1t is high
time that Mayor Sullivan and Chief Morrissey
acted to curb their subordinates to prevent
such disgusting displays as that Of Captain
Helm yesterday
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-28
MORE MEN IN THE AIR

ID ECOMMENDATION by the Baker COM
IN mittee, that the United States proceed to
build and maintain an army air force sec
ond TO none" and that it begin at once by
acquiring 1000 new fighting planes, points
us in the direction of state of military pre-
paredneSS such as we had not previously
thought necessary
It still is little early to tell Just how big
a role the air force will play in any future
war Nevertheless, it does seem certain that
a nation protected by navy as large as ours
and by an army air force as powerful as
the one called for by this committee, ought
TO be as secure from attack or invasion as
any nation can be.
And there is an odd thing about this aerial
defense; it can be built up and maintained
without bringing with it the evils of mill
tsAsm" such as would inevitably accompany
corresponding growth in the land army.
We can have the worlds premier air fleet
without actually increasing the number of
men under arms very substantially If the
army were being increased in proportion
the country would be over-run with men in
uniform. Just like pre-war Germany.