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The Washington times., 1934-04-28
JAPAN

TOKYO, April % G.N.S).
Having asserted her guardian.
ship over the peace of the Far
East and warned the other
powers and the League of Ma"
tions against selfish exploitation
Of China, Japan was confident
today her position with regard to
affairs of the Orient would not
be further questioned by other
signatories to the nine-power Pa
cific treaty.
Detailed Story on Page ~
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CHINA

PEIPING, April % G.N.S0.
Japan's future military attitude
toward China probably will be
formulated at a conference now
going on in Tokyo between chiefs
Of staff of the japanese army,
Gen. Yu HSueh Chung, Governor
Of Hopeh Province, declared here
today. He said the conference
was of gravest Importance to
China.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
CONDITION OF TREASURY

ny International News Service
Treasury balance, $4,333,5 ,584,.
scare: internal revenue, $685.
1853 ST. customs receipts, $18,261,-
'OS9. 80.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28

HONORS PAIR
THE GARRISON at
Fort Myer turned out this
morning for Staff Sergt.
Charlie ]. eagle, Battery
A, Sixteenth Field Artil-
lery and Master Sergt.
Thomas D. Moffitt, Troop
F, Third Cavalry, upon
their retirement. With
Col. Kenyon Joyce, COM
mandant of the post, the
two sergeants reviewed
the troops.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
ALEXANDRIA PONDS FREEZE

Thin ice was reported on ponds
in Alexandria early today as the
thermometer dropped.
Ice quarter Of an inch thick
was reported at Herndon, Va.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
ITALY

ROME, April % GN.SJ
Maintenance of strong armed
force and adherence to the gold
standard were stressed as cardinal
points of italian policy by King
Victor Emanuel today in his
speech from the throne opening
Parliament.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
HUNGARY

BUDAPEST, April 28 QN.SD.
Validity Of the marriage Of Count
Emmanuel Castelbarco di Pinda'
mente to Valli Toscanini, daugh-
ter of Arturo Toscanini, noted con-
ductor, was attacked in the courts
here today. Ercolina Erba. Italian
heiress and former wife Of Count
di Pindamente, brought suit to an
null his marriage to Miss Tosca'
mini on the grounds that the di'
vorce the count obtained from her
in Hungary was not recognized in
italy.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
ENGLAND

LONDON, April % G.Nsl,
The stock market closed irreeIr
lar here today. German bontS
made substantial gains whilc
transatlantic issues and British
bonds were steady. The United
States dollar closed at $5.l43s to
the pound and the Canadian
dollar at $5.125s. French francs
were II 1882 to the pound.
LONDON, April % G.N.s).
The birth of child to Crown
Princess Marie Jose, wife of
Prince Humberto, heir to the
Italian throne. is expected
shortly, the diplomatic corps at
Rome has been officially in
formed, according to an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch today.
Crown Princess Marie Jose ia
the daughter of the late King
Albert, of Belgium.
LONDON, April % G.NS0.
Engagement Of Miss Margaret
Lane, noted British newspaper
woman, to Bryan Wallace, son Of
the late Edgar Wallace. famous
novelist, was announced today.
Miss Lane. the daughter Of H. G.
Lane, British newspaper executive.
spent several months in the United
States In 1881 and 1882 as STAFF
correspondent Of International
News Service.
LONDON, April % G.N.S).
The British government has re-
ceived q satisfactory" explana-
ton of Japanese policy toward
China, it was announced today.
and, in official circles, it was be-
lieved the latest Far Eastern
"crisis" had been dissipated.
The Washington times., 1934-04-19

The group is the vast number Of our citizens whose
wealth is frozen in the closed banks of the country
The Washington times., 1934-04-19
M = = By Robert Benchley

tuce sandwiches but hot Goals.
This would throw you off, espe.
'cially if he next proceeded to
pass a spike through his hand
and turn a scorpion loose
around his neck. That's no good
for a tea party, is it?
I may be an alarmist in think
ing that we are in for a rush of
whirling dervishes in this coun-
try, but what are they going to
do now that they have been sup
pressed in Egypt and Turkey?
A man who has been a derviSh
all his life isn't going to be able
to take up any other work at
the age Of so or go. He has
got to go on whirling and howl
ing somewhere, and America is
the, land of opportunity and
freedom. Hitler or MusSolini
certainly aren't going to have
them around. They would be
too much competition.
I don't know what our immi-
grafton rules are with respect
to dervishes, but certainly they
would nat b barred for any
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It. is good news that the
governments of both Egypt
and Turkey have suppressed
their bowling and whirling
dervishes. All that I hope is
that they don't start coming
over here to this country.
We've got trouble enough.
I don't know what we would
do with a lot of bowling or
whirling dervishes right at this
point in our recovery program.
Here we are just beginning to
get ahead a little, and now
we are confronted with the
menace Of an influx of der
wishes who will be bowling and
whirling all over the place,
possibly in our very houses.
It makes such a mockery of
progress.
How are you going to tell
whether a guest is a derviSh
or not, until he starts to howl
and whirl? You may think
that his beard Is a little long
and unkempt. and that It =
The Washington times., 1934-04-19
ALARM

rather odd of him to be wear
ing a patchwork quilt around
his shoulders coming to a peak
over his head: but people
dress queerly these days, and
you probably wouldn't say any
thing, especially if he was
brought in by some friend Of
yours.
Then you suddenly look over
at him and see him beginning to
whirl. You may have had guests
who whirled before, but not so
regularly or with such precision.
You might ask him if he was
looking for something, or if he
wanted to go upstairs and lie
down, but your only answer
would be the preliminary yipS
of a good, long howl, the first
Of a series. A thing like this
could disturb a household no
end.
Or, suppose you went to a tea
and sat next to an old man in a
gunnySack, who, you suddenly
discovered WaE not satinG ~
The Washington times., 1934-04-19

revolutionary tendencies, unless
revolving could be construed as
such by some quibbling authori-
ties. And I don't imagine that
the Egyptian or Turkish quotas
are anywhere near full.
So it is not too early to be-
gin to worry about this menace,
and I would like to form a COM
mittee right now to scotch the
dervish before he becomes a ma
tional problem.
How would you like to have
your sister marry one?
How would you like to wake
up and find one at the foot Of
your bed?
How would you like to. find
yourself jammed up against one
in the vestibule Of a subway
train?
Then do something about 1t!
Copyright, 1884, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
Articles BY Robert Benchley
appear each Tuesday, Thursday,
and Saturday.. =
The Washington times., 1934-04-19
Human Side of the News
Cosmic Rays Are Center of Scientific Battle
Bu Edwin C.. Hill

DR.. Compton, of the University
of Chicago, holds that they are
highly charged particles of elec-
tricity, known as electrons.
There is the rub, or the bone
of contention, or the apple OF
discord, which the cosmic ray
has forced upon the court Of
the scientists. The Millikan
School deduces that new mat
ter is being created up there
among the stars, to take the
place of dead, cold worlds: that
the universe is immortal; Mill
kan, himself, using these words:
"The Creator is still on the job"
Against this, one finds the an
inhalation hypothesis Of Sir
James Jeans of Cambridge Uni
versity. To him and to other
leaders in this field, the universe
is running down; matter is con-
stantly melting into radiation,
and such is the destiny Of the
universe.
Bullets of Light?
Able Georges LeMaitre, Of
Belgium, is inclined to think
both photons and electrons may
be found in the cosmic ray
which he links with his famous
hypothesis of the Creation
namely that some two billion
years ago an atom exploded
and photons. electrons, and
protons began their dash off
into space, which still goes on,
so that the universe continues
to expand like a soap bubble.
If the cosmic rays are cleo
trio particles they should be
found in greater quantities
around the earth's lines Of mag
netic force, which are the
poles. Hence the Compton
measurements in a dozen places
around the world, and especially
his plan for research to be
done by the Byrd expedition.
If the rays are electronS, they
will be more intense at the
South Pole than at the equa.
tor; if they are bullets OF
light, or photons, they will be
the same at all points on the
globe.
Next-where do they come
from? LeMaitre says: From
the stars And he continues
with this explanation: "The
stars are born without atmos-
phere. The atmosphere evolved
after the escape Of the cosmlc
rays.
"And the cosmic rays are the
outstanding features Of the
formation Of a star. The star,
being born from the atom,
shoots forth the cosmic rays,
which are glimpses Of the
primeval fireworks Of the for
nation of a star from an atom
coming to us after 5heir long
journey through free space.
copyright, 1884, King Features
Syndicate, 1nc)
The Washington times., 1934-04-19
Mcleod Bank Program Simple Business Pr0pOsitiO

The Mcleod bill directs that the Government buy and
sell the assets of the banks in which these depostors
have been compelled to leave their money
That is all the bill is. simple mandate to the Gov
ernment to buy and sell securities and assets
THE GOVERNMENT WOULD OBTAIN AS
MUCH BY SELLING THE ASSETS AS 1T WOULD
PUT UP TO BUY THEM.
There is nothing to such transaction which savors
of charity.
In the course of the transaction however, the Gov
ernment would be able to rescue the depostors The
money with which it would buy the assets would be
paid to the depositors When it time to sell the
assets under the Mcleod BILL the Government would
recoup that money and put it back in the Treasury
Simple and elementary the Mcleod bill is; war
ranted by the Governments implied promises made in
the anti boarding campaign; essential is to COM
pete the national recovery movement, it is impossible
to understand the hesitation which is surrounding its
enactment.
The Washington times., 1934-04-19
ONCE OVERS

perience Of both partners II Cne
best sort of settlement is to be
reached.
Each parent has RESPONSE
bility-regardless of outside al
fairs.
The home is an important
organization - requiring tact'
thought, and planning:
Situations frequently arise
which are most battling.
Often they are too grave TOT
the solution to devolve upon one
person.
When problems come up. you
should gladly give the help
needed from your side.
Mr.. Husband, don't shirk your
duty!
copyright. 1894. King Features
syndicate, 1ne.)
The Washington times., 1934-04-19

so distant in fact as to make
a sudden attack from the air
in force less probable, have
adopted another system. This
is why neither Japan nor the
United States has followed the
example of certain European
countries living side by side.
Japan has not divorced her
aviation from the Army and
Navy for good military reasons.
Japan builds her Army and
Navy and organizes her avia-
ton on the advice of the ablest
military and naval authorities
Japan can produce. And these
authorities are trusted and fol-
lowed by the japanese govern
ment and by the Japanese
people. All Japan would laugh
at the proposal that they
should initiate Great Britain,
France or Italy in the matter
of aviation organization when
the japanese general staff re-
commends, after careful study,
a system better suited to the
defense of Japan.
Competent Authority
A further examination Of
the record will reveal to the
Atlanta correspondent, who
was kind enough to make an
inquiry to which this reply is
addressed, that at least two
Of the European nations which
have a separate ministry for
air are fully aware that avia-
ton units would have to be
placed under complete control
Of the army and navy COM
manders as soon as the threat
Of serious air attack on their
vital areas had been overcome.
They have, therefore, prepared
themselves to- come to the
JapaneSe-American system Of
distinctive aviation for the
army and distinctive aviation
for the navy as soon after the
danger of serious air attack
from one of their powerful
next-door neighbors has been
eliminated.
Fortunately. the above and
many other questions concern
ing military aviation will be an
Swered by competent authority
when the fact-finding commit
tee, headed by Hon. Newton D.
Baker, President Wilson's Secre-
tary Of War, has completed it's
study Of that subject. This
search for the truth has just
been started, thanks to the ini-
tiative of President Roosevelt'S
fair-minded and high-rninded
Secretary Of War, former Gov
ernor Dern Of Utah.
With the support Of the Presi-
dent, the Secretary Of War has
launched an inquiry that will
protect the American people in
the immediate future from alien
falSehoods and domestic bally-
hoo about American military
aviation.
(Copyright, 1874, the Waahinrtnn Tinea
The Washington times., 1934-04-19
Do Your Share

When you return at night,
Mr.. Husband, do you state that
you don't want to hear anything
about the troubles which have
taken place in your home dur
ing the day?
You make the excuse that so
many annoying things happen
during working hours that you
want peace when you get home.
AS a home-partner you must
share it's troubles as well as its
joys.
You demand too much when
you insist that what takes place
at home should be settled by the
one who stays at home.
Home happenings demand
the combined judgment and sx'
The Washington times., 1934-04-19

Another round has opened IN
the scientific battle of the
century which centers on the
cosmic ray, the origin and COM
position of which have the
American Nobel Prize winners,
DR.. Robert Millikan and DR.. Ar
thur Compton, at swords points
and the physicists of the world
divided into two camps.
All within a few days we read
three important announcements
having to do with this mysteri-
GUS ray-what is it, whence does
it come, and is it the most i'm
portant link yet discovered in
the quest for a solution OF the
greatest of all mysteries, the
Creation?
Another explorer OF the
heavens, DR.. Thomas H. John
son, is on his way from Pana'
ma to Peru, where he will pry
into the activities of cosmic rays
at the Equator, and next fall the
search will be extended to the
vicinity of the South Pole, or
perhaps at the very Pole itself,
with Admiral Byrd lending the
hand here.
Cosmic rays are so much like
other forms of radiation, such
as radium, light, heat, and x
rays, that scientists believe that
they are of the same family, al
though they are much more
penetrating
Theories Conflict
They shower down on the
earth from above and have been
found to penetrate 20 feet OF
lead, 200 feet of water, and 300
feet Of earth. Their discovery
followed close on radium 20
years ago, when scientists were
intrigued with the marvels OF
the elements which they found
were electrifying the very air
which we breathe.
But some inquisitive souls
among the learned men OF Eu-
rope started going up into the
Alps, to the top of Eiffel Tower
and even higher up in balloons
all to come back with the ques-
ton: "If, as has been proved,
the gamma ray Of radium can
penetrate only a few hundred
feet above sea level, what are
these radiations which we find
up in the clouds and beyond?"
There was Immediately a rush
of scientists to the mountain
tops and the deeps, not to
dodge the question, certainly,
but to try to answer it.
Sure enough, out there IN
space were these new and pow
erful rays travelling almost with
the speed Of light. DR.. Millikan.
who is president of the Cali
fornia Institute Of Technology,
advanced his finding that the
rays are bullets Of light Of ex-
tremely short-wave len g h.
known scientifically as photonS
The Washington times., 1934-04-19
u. S. Air Defense Policy Is
Based on Nations Needs
Ru Inn1es T. WiIZinKns Zr
BIZ James T. Williams, Jr.

- Recent letters from far and
near have brought many in.
quiries regarding American avia.
ton in general and military
aviation in particular. It is not
possible in one day to answer
all Of these questions from
readers interested in seeing
! America supreme in the air.
But at least a beginning can be
made.
An Atlanta reader inquiries: II
see that Senator Robinson Of
Arkansas read into the Congress
sional Record the other day a
speech delivered before an
organization Of internationalists
in which the speaker said the
United States is the only coun-
try in the world which has not
q separate Air Corps. Why is
this so?"
The answer Is that it is not
80 and Senator Robinson could
have easily found out the error
had he taken the time to look
up the facts.
As a matter of fact three ma
tionS have a separate depart
ment of aviation and IA ma
tions place their aviation either
under the Army or under the
Navy or both.
Separate Ministries
Take for example the Great
Powers. The record shows that
Great Britain, France and
Italy have a separate ministry
for the air and the reason for
that is to be found in the pc
culiar defense Of those couu-
tries.
Russia resorts to a different
organization Of her aviation.
There is q subordinate agency
in charge Of technical matters
pertaining to aviation but it's
tactical use and training are
under the Russian army and
the Russian navy.
Japan and the United States,
Is the record shows, have de-
veloped q system under which
there Is q distinctive aviation
for the Army and a distinctive
aviation for the Navy. There
Is Q reason for this which any
American can ascertain by
making an analysis Of the de-
9enSe problems Of Japan and
the United States.
A comparison between the
geographical characteristics of
Tapan and the United States
on the one side and Great
Britain, France and Italy on
the other, shows that the
Nations with more or less
limited homelands to defend
and having dense populations
living close to other nations
similarly situated, with their
vital areas very close to the
airdromes Of their neighborS
have adopted one system.
Those Nations which are
distant from powerful Nations.
The Washington times., 1934-04-19

In the last year the Government has indulged in nu
experiments designed to aid large groups of
citizens to recover from the economic blight.
It has gone out Of it's way to give assistance to groups
for whose plight it was in no way responsible
It has sought out these groups in the highways and
the byways.
It has found them and besought them to take some
form Of governmental aid-usually direct grants or
gifts from the Treasury.
But there huge group of citizens which has
not received Government assistance.
This neglected group comprises ten million worthy,
loyal and deserving citizens.
It comprises group whose sufferings may be traced
in large measure directly to governmental acts.
THE GOVERNMENT MAY NOT BE RESPONSE
BILE FOR THE CONDITION OF THE OTHER
GROUPS WHICH IT is TREATING so BENIF1-
GENTLY.
BUT IT CERTAINLY WAS A CONTRIBUTING
FACTOR IN THE FINANCIAL DOWNFALL OF
THE GROUP OF WHICH WE SPEAK
The Washington times., 1934-04-19

The group is the vast number Of our citizens whose
wealth is frozen in the closed banks of the country
Now the Government is confronted with the propo-
sition of going to their aid under program embodied
in the bill introduced in the House by Representative
Clarence j. Mcleod of Michigan.
THAT BILL DOES NOT ASK THE GOVERN
MENT TO GIVE THIS DESERVING GROUP
CHARITY. IT DOES NOT ASK THAT THE GOV
ERNMENT PUT THEM ON THE DOLE. IT DOES
NOT ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO PILE. UP AC-
CUMULATED DEBTS OF THOUSANDS OF MIL
LIONS OF DOLLARS IN ORDER TO GIVE THEM
GRANTS.
THAT BILL SIMPLY PROPOSES THAT THE
GOVERNMENT INDULGE IN A PURELY COM
MERCIAL TRANSACTION IN ORDER TO LOOSEN
THE FROZEN WEALTH OF THESE CITIZENS.
The business enterprise would of course, be large
scale tremendous SCALE but business transaction
it would be small compared to the charitable
enterprises upon which the Government has embarked
The Washington times., 1934-04-19
WORDS OF WISE MEN

Jealousy is q common source
Of hapleSS marriage and di.
Yorce.
Nothing 50 much prevents
our being natural as the de-
Gire Of appearing so.-La
Rochefoucauld.
The foolish and the dead
alone never change their opin.
ion.-Lowell.
He gives double who gives
WnaSked!-Arabian,
The Washington times., 1934-04-19

Occupation was one of the
pleasures Of paradise, and we
cannot be happy without it.
Mrs. Jameson.
Give me again my hollow
tree, a crust of bread, and
nberty.-Pope.
The verdict oft acquits the
raven and condemns the dove.
-Juvenal.
Motion Is the life Of all things.
Duchess Of Newcastle.
The Washington times., 1934-04-19

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! EtSDsrtck managing " ' "
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-20
Barbs

Chicago,s population has shrunk
1l7,000 in last four years, says figure
expert, but many Of the absentees'
terms will be up soon to bring it back
toward normal.
i i
With Dillinger out Of the way,
many policemen suddenly will
discover that their cars will 60
faster when they're pussuing sus-
picious characters.
y X i
Familiar headline revived: Bryan
trailing In election returns.
\ \ X
It's unusual to hear about q
candidate who loses an election
because his feet gave out. Most
voters would prefer to have the
candidates tonsils give out.
It's getting to be almost q nov
city nowadays to find q convict who
hasn't escaped from Dixie chain
gang.
Copyright, 1894, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-20
Not q New Thing

North Dakota farmers who lament
the necessity Of turning to thistles
for feed this winter need not regard
It a. anything new. In times Of
direst stress these weeds have often
come in handy, perhaps to prove
anew that 1t Is an III wind which
blows nobody good.
As long ago Is 1919, according To
]. q. Haney, agricultural expert for
the international Harvester company.
one Ole Olson. living near Beach. was
hard pressed for feed. He had some
corn and some sunflowers and 4 lot
Of thistles. So he put corn In the
bottom Of his trench silo, put thistles
on top Of that, packed in the sun
flowers next and topped It off with
more corn. Truly melange to test
the appetite Of any critter.
But Mr.. Olson got away with It.
The corn went fine, but when 1t came
to feeding the sunflowers the milk
production slowed up q little until
the cows got used to it. When they
reached the thistle the cows kept
right on eating and the milk flow
was unchecked. They did as we'll on
it as on the corn.
Haney relates that it was some
thing new then and he carried a SAM
pie Of the thistle silage with him and
showed it to many farmers that win
ter.
All Of which shows the adaptability
Of agriculture and the agriculturist
to changing conditions. Thousands of
tons of thistle hay are being put up
right now. Next winter many a city
man will eat thistle butter" and
never know the difference.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-20

When God says do, I want to do.
When God says go. will 60. People
are hard-hearted today and need the
Word Of God more than ever.-Al-
bert Teester. Sylvia, N. G., preacher
who survived rattlesnake bite.
X y i
Real recovery is not possible except
through an increase in employment
by private industry.-U. s. Senator
Simeon D. Tess of Ohio.
X i \
The limits of progress are not in
Sight.-William "A. Del Mar, acting
chairman, National Research Council.