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The Washington times., 1934-07-16
Europe Follows Same Old
Balance of Power Theory
By James T. Williams, Jr.

based on secret agreements and
understandings and supported
by armed force.
European diplomacy today is
running it's traditional course
and that course only serves to
emphasize the wisdom of the
American people in refusing to
ratify the Treaty of Versailles,
or to enter the League of Ma
tons either by the front door OF
the League covenant or the back
door of the League Court.
The only disarmament in
which the dominant powers of
Europe are really interested in
today is disarmament of Ger
many by force and of the United
States by intrigue.
The great war disarmed Ger
many. and the European pow
ers by their diplomatic triumphs
over American diplomats at in
ternational conferences have
succeeded in fooling Congress
into reducing the national de-
tense of the United States un-
til our Navy is third and our
Army seventeenth in rank.
President Roosevelt began his
Administration by prevailing on
Congress to begin the upbuild-
ing of our Navy to equality with
the strongest. Immediately, the
European effort for a new con-
ference was revived. The main
purpose of the London ex-
changes about the navy appears
to find some way of hating the
upbuilding of the American
Navy.
Road to Security
Meantime, the Geneva Con-
ference on land ornaments has
broken down. 1t has broken
down because the only disarma-
ment in which that conference
is interested in is keeping Ger
many disarmed and in keeping
the national defense forces Of
the United States below strength,
and both of these things have
been done.
How long the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration will be willing to
continue it's participation in
the farcial proceedings at
Geneva or the tricky converse
tions at London, only time will
tell. What is certain, however,
is that if President Roosevelt
should tomorrow send a cable
gram to Geneva calling home
the American delegation and
another to London, recalling
Mr.. Norman Davis, he would
tremendously crafty a. major
ity of the American people.
This majority is opposed to
submitting to any more Euro
pean sapping expeditions
against our national defense
camouflaged as world dis
armament"
This majority holds with
George Washington that "to be
prepared for war is one of the
most effectual means of pre-
serving peace" and that to keep
out of all entangling political
alliances is the, only road to
American security.
Copyright. 1884, by The Washington
Times)
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scribe to any treaty which would
permit Germany to rearm put
that conference on the rocks.
Heretofore, neither France
nor England has shown much
concern over the Italo-German
cordially. Diplomatic circles il
London and Paris thought IL
wise that, rather than have Ger
many completely isolated, one
Of the great powers might be on
good terms with the Hitler gov
eminent. There is no apparent
reason for a change in this at
titude unless it be Germany'S
armament and trade demands.
In the whole picture of con-
lecture and uncertainty only
one thing appears certain. That
is that the United States is go
ing to foot the bill for these
arms commitments in the form
of the monies due her on the
war debts and even some pri-
vate debts
Copyright. 1894. King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1934-07-16
Depression Is Oue Greet the Ne Prosper

WASHINGTON HAS RECENTLY SUBJECTED
THE DEPRESSION WHICH STARTED IN 1929
In February the depression took awful belt when
the first five per cent of Federal salaries restored
Now the knock blow has been struck with another
five per cent restoration.
Coupled with these two master blows has been the
large increase in employment in the District The Fed
eral Government itself has been in the this attack
on depression, the total number of Government en-
ployes increasing by probably 10000 in the last few
months.
There other saps at the depression in the form
of improvement in Government personnel conditions
such the restoration of automatic increases and Of ad
ministrative promotions to many Of the workers.
AND EVERY BUSINESS AND EVERY RESI-
DENT OF WASHINGTON, NO MATTER WHERE
EMPLOYED, HAS BENEFITED FROM ALL
OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE GOVERN
MENT SERVICE.
Every merchant, every professional man, every
The Washington times., 1934-07-16

laborer is enjoying the fruit of this improved condition.
for, AS THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE GOES, so
GOES WASHINGTON.
These blows which knocked out the depression
not automatic. They were not the work of single
agency.
They the result of the combined efforts of strong
and determined forces which wrought their will in the
face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles
THE WASHINGTON TIMES IS PROUD OF
HAVING BEEN ACTIVE IN THESE RESTORA-
TON FORCES. IT IS PROUD OF THE EN-
COMIUMS THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWERED UPON
IT BY THOSE WHO BELIEVE THAT IT'S vIGOR-
GUS CAMPAIGN ON BEHALF OF THE WORKERS
WAS OF MATERIAL ASSISTANCE
Now, having won these boons for the city, The Wash
ington Times pledges itself to the service of the
city, pledges itself to continue the fight for the improve
ment of the community and it's citizens in all ways.
WITH THIS PLEDGE WE GREET THE NEW
PROSPERITY
The Washington times., 1934-07-16
The Human Side of the News = By Edwin Hill

to see. Disarmament is at a
discount. Alliances are being
formed, as of old, with general
stats making their plans for
thruStS and counter-thruStS.
The collapse of the Geneva
Conference, England's deter
mination to increase her land,
sea and air forces, the trip of
Frances Foreign Minister Bar
thou to the countries of the
Little Entente, the Mussolini-
Hitler conference-all show the
way the wind is blowing.
Conferences
Most significant is England'S
departure from the Macdonald
Henderson-Ceci policy of con-
ciliation and conference. The
Socialist-Liberal school has had
a long inning, and now the
hard-headed Tory school takes
a turn at bat. Something not
on the surface may have forced
the hand of England, perhaps
the conviction that Germany
is rearming on a great scale.
Again, it may have been only
the conviction that England's
safety is better guaranteed by
o policy of "peace-by-alliance"
rather than peace by perSua-
SION"
In any event, England de-
cideS for rearmament and a
renewal Of the alliance with
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a beautiful girl that he would
call up. We'll have a million
laughs" he said. A million
laughs wasn't my idea of what
constituted a Hollywood orgy,
but I figured it out that every
one didn't necessarily have to
to laugh all the time.
He called the number of the
beautiful girl, and while he was
waiting he treasured us again.
"She'S the most beautiful girl
you ever saw" he said. Then,
after a long wait, he added:
"She's so beautiful she isn't at
home!"
While George called some
other actresses numbers, Marc
and I tried to see who could
recall the Oldest popular song.
It was great fun! Then, all Of
Georges numbers being either
out or on the point Of going to
bed, we hit upon a great plan
for the rest of the evening.
Let's go over to Henry's and
get an egg sandwich" said
Marc. Like a flash we were off.
Imet lots of movie actors and
actresses, but I guess that I got
into the wrong set, for they were
all crazy about tennis and early
rising. The nearest I got to temp
tation was once when I went
out of the movie colony to Santa
Barbara to be best man at
Donald Ogden Stewards wed
ding and got water on the knee.
But I did that all by myself.
Nobody tempted me.
Copyright. 1894, King Features
Syndicate. lnc.)
The Washington times., 1934-07-16

Whatever danger there was
Of war in Europe has probably
been postponed five years by
the course of recent events III
Germany.
This is the belief expressed
In reports to the State, War
and Navy Departments since
the executions without trial in
Germany opened the eyes of
the world to the fact that Ger
many today is a house divided
against itself.
Because of this division the
belief is held that domestic
problems will immobilize the
Germans on the home front
for the next five years and les
sen by so much the probability
Of war between Germany and
France. with the repercuSsions
which the renewal of that his
toric feud would threaten.
An Old Game
Evidently this is the point of
view of the English government.
It has turned from Berlin to
Paris in its diplomatic maneuv-
ers and Sir John Simon, the
British Minister of Foreign At
fairs, appears again to be work.
ing for closer relations with
France.
This is no new experience
FOR Sir John. He seems always
to have preferred to promote an
Anglo-French entente to i'm
proving relations between Lon
don and Berlin or doing any,
thing constructive to promote
Anglo-American relations,
This is no new game for
British diplomats of the Sir
John Simon school. 1t is an
old game at which they have
long shown themselves to be
most adept. Their search is
always for a powerful Euro.
pean ally. Had the German
people shown increasing solidar-
1ty at home they might have
expected increasing atten.
ton from British diplomacy.
But the breakup of the Ger
mans at home, and the prob
ability that home troubles will
increasingly occupy the atten-
ton Of whatever German gov.
eminent can survive the storm.
has been quickly followed by a
series of conversations between
British and French officials,
and the cunning hand of Sir
John Simon seems to be steer
ing British diplomacy toward
q closer working agreement
with France and her allies.
1t is the same old story of
the balance of power. Europe
has not been changed by the
League of Nations or the
League Court or any of the
other branches of "the evil
thing with a Holy name"
European politics after the war
does not differ greatly from
European politics before the
war. 1t is a play on the part
Of the great powers for posi-
. ton, a striving on the part Of
each to maintain an advan-
tageouS balance of power,
The Washington times., 1934-07-16
By John Snure, Jr.

Charming Miss "Mollie" Dew
son, director of the women's
division Of the Democratic ma
tional committee, makes a sud-
den decision to take vacation
in the midst of the Congress
ional campaign and in her rapid
action rests story.
Possessed of one of the most
likable personalities among
important women in Washing
ton, the tall, gray-haired Miss
DewSon, women in the party
say, has not evidenced any great
political Sagacity.
Since her appointment she has
made many decisions which. her
Democratic sisters allege, showed
q lack Of the wisdom necessary
in a top-nOtch political leader.
These decisions have irked
the women of her party. Rum"
blings have emanated from the
State committees, and the
sounds were rather diScordant.
National leaders have expressed
open irritation when discussing
the activities of Miss "Mollie."
So it eventually developed
that many of the women be-
lieved the middle of a cam
paign was an excellent time for
Miss DewSon to take a vacation.
They allege that the much
loved leader had sacrificed poll
tics to her own ideals of social
welfare. That may be to her
credit, but not beneficial to the
party.
Mrs. James H. Wolfe has come
from Utah to lead the group at
party headquarters during the
next few months of the trying
campaign. Mrs. Wolfe is equally
popular personally and has po-
litical acumen, which Miss Dew
son did not exhibit.
In her own State she is cred
tied with being responsible for
the defeat of former Senator
Reed SmOOt, politician extraOr-
binary, on his own grounds.
Democrats chuckle that she
"OutSmarted" him.
Miss DewSon will remain away
from headquarters indefinitely.
And from all reports she will
not return as active head of the
women's division of the party
until the campaign is in the
bag.
When Congress convenes next
January and the disgruntled
farmers, taxpayers and others
come to town to protest certain
features of the New Deal, there
may be a man in the House who
can placate them.
Melvin A. Mas, former Rep
resentative from Minnesota, has
been renOminated for the place
and is likely to be returned to
WashingtOn nv the voters,
The Washington times., 1934-07-16

Mas, q comparatively young
man, once saved the House from
serious damage when a man
named Marlin Kemmerer bran
dished a loaded revolver in the
gallery and demanded to be
heard.
Kemmerer claimed later to
be an excellent marksman, but
that thought did not interfere
with Mas.
When Kemmerer brandiShed
his gun, Mas moved across
the House floor to point be-
meath Kemmered. Mas or
dered:
drop that gum"
Kemmerer dropped the wea-
pom and Mas caught it while
certain brave members of Con-
gresS were scurrying to safety.
He was awarded a medal for
his bravery by the Carnegie
Hero Fund Commission.
A pilot in the World War,
Mas had an excellent record
in the Marine Corps, although
he was only 20 years old when
he entered the conflict. He
uses an airplane as much as
possible and was once repri-
manded for flying too low over
the Capitol.
There probably will be plenty
Of disgruntled people around
the House next year, and per-
haps it would be a good idea
to have Mas there to quiet
them.
Floridians have voted to send
Senator Park Trammell back
to the United States Senate.
Now, there Is a man!
He votes for all appropria-
tions cuts, but refuses most of
the time to slash his own locks,
so that he carries what some
folks call leonine name, al
though it usually just looks as
though he needed a barber.
His profound utterances,
when he makes them, would
Startle almost anyone, even a
6-year-old child.
He is chairman of the Naval
Affairs Committee now, al
though he has been at sea
almost all Of the time he has
been in the Senate. He has a
voice like the surf and the
figure of a battleship.
One of the greatest points in
his favor in the recent Florida
primary, which is comparable
to final election. was that he
hadn't done anything wrong SO
the people figured they might
as well send him back as some
one w..O would get himself and
the State into trouble.
Copyright, 1894, The Washington Times
The Washington times., 1934-07-16

The substantial increases which nearly 100000 Wash
ngtonans found in their pay envelopes and pay checks
today signazes the END OF THE DEPRESSION in
the National Capital
The depression far as this city is concerned
Let's stop thinking about it and dreaming about it,
Let's forget the last few years of scrimping and
scraping.
Let's start thinking PROSPERITY instead of de-
preston and panic.
Because right now Washington is enjoying pros
perity not comparative prosperity only, but ACTUAL
PROSPERITY
The Federal payroll right is probably larger
than it has been since the
Individual pay checks within five per cent of the
figures they attained at the peak 49,
The aggregate of the checks Federal workers have
received this pay day is higher at the rate of about
$150OOOOO annually, than it was the last pay day.
NO DEPRESSION NO MATTER HOW SEVERE
COULD WITHSTAND THE SHOCKS TO WHICH
The Washington times., 1934-07-16

Hollywood. the Sin Capital of
the World. Here it comes at
last!" I giggled to myself. Life
in the raw, and then downtown
down." I could hardly wait.
I shall never forget my first
night in Hollywood. I had taken
a room at a hotel, and with me
was Marc Connolly, a tea mer-
chant, who had knocked around
the world quite a bit, and George
Jessel. q romantic actor Of that
period 1925.
Mr.. eSel said that he knew
The Washington times., 1934-07-16
MY UNTOLD STORY
By Robert BenchIeu
CHAPTER Nv

CHAPTER Nv
AS you may well imagine.
was, by this time, a pretty dis
couraged boy at my vain at
tempts to taste even a dreg of
life. When a boy reaches the
age of 80 without having had
even a glass of beer or a sly
wink from a pair of roguiSh
eyes, things begin to look pretty
black for his career as a man
about-town.
SO, it was with high excite
ment thst ! made my first trip to
The Washington times., 1934-07-16

THE WASHINGTON published the at 1871
C.
J..
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
Rail Managers and Unions
Reach Wage Agreement

the railroads now so as to pro-
mote the national recovery pro-
gram, we chose the former
course. In so doing we have
been mindful Of the cOnSidera-
tiOnS Of national welfare pressed
upon us by the President, Of
the untiring efforts of the Fed
eral COOrdinatOr of Trans
pOrtatiOn to compose the Situa-
tiOn and Of the forebearance of
those who have represented the
employees"
AGREE WITH PRESIDENT
Speaking for the employees A
F. Whitney said:
"The railway employees have
been impressed throughout Of
the necessity of increasing
wages and purchasing power.
Under the terms Of the agree
1ment rs per cent Of the reduc.
ton will be restored July l,
so per cent ON January l, and
the balance on April 1, 1885.
1--WE have Joined in THE agree
ment to comply with the wishes
Of President Roosevelt in the
interest Of national recovery.
The agreement runs for one
year and will stabilize wages on
all American railroads. 1t will
also have the effect of giving
all concerned . breathing
SMELL"
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
D,C,F00DPR|CES
SHOW DROP

For the first time in a year
food prices in Washington are
beginning to drop, as far as their
relation to prices in the rest OF
the country is concerned.
This revelation came today
from the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration, whic C h
showed in it's bi-weekly publica'
ton, the Consumers Guide" "
that washington is paying less
than the nationwide average for
IA out of IS grocery commodities
listed.
This means that prices of at
least four of the items have de,
creased, since in previous issues
the Consumers Guide" has dem
onstrated that the Capital was
charged more for at least 26 OF
the IS foods.
The principal drop is found in
meats. Of nine meats listed,
Washington pays less than the
average for four.
The District also "gets a break
in canned goods. Six Of these
staples are listed, and for all OF
them the Capital pays less than
the rest of the nation.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
BY international News Service

Danger of a strike Of railroad
employees over wages was averted
today when the conference COM
mittee of railroad managers and
representatives of the 81 standard
railroad unions reached an agree
ment which will restore Is per
cent of the pay cut next July
and the balance later.
Under this agreement, 7K2 per
cent will be deducted from the
pay checks of the employees COW
cred by the agreement for the
period beginning July and
ending on December 81, 1894.
This deduction will be reduced
to S per cent for the period be-
ginning January and ending
on March 81, 1885.
The agreement stipulated that
no further reductions shall be
made under it thereafter.
Thought of Public
On behalf Of the railroad man
ayers, Chairman w. F. Thiehoff
issued the following statement:
1--WE faced the choice of reach
ing q settlement with the em.
plOyeS or Of carrying the wage
controversy to a conclusion un-
der the law with its attendant
uncertainty and disturbing ef.
fectS.
'In the interest Of stabiIxinE
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
TOBACCO TAX
GUT SOUGHT
BY International News Service


President Roosevelt has directed
the Secretaries of the Treasury
and the Agriculture Department
and Budget Director Lewis to
make a special study to determine
whether reduction of all tobacco
taxes by 40 per cent would provide
a sufficient increase in sales to
maintain tobacco tax revenue at
its present figure.
The investigation was ordered
after Representative Doughton
CD of North Carolina, chairman
of the Ways and Means Commit.
tee. and Representative VinSon
(D) of Kentucky called at the
White House seeking Presidential
support for the proposed reduc-
ton.
Under Representative Wilson'S
bill the present tax of 6 cents per
package on cigarettes would be
cut to 3.4 cents per package.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
Will ROGERS
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, April
26. - Most Of the news lately
concerns Dillinger and Tugwell.
Mr.. Tugwell is just one Of the
incest and most pleasant fellows
you ever met in your life. All OF
those brain trust fellows are.
But don't let 'em start ex.
planning something to you. They
get you down with theories and
then stomp on you with phrases.
You start TO get up and they will
hit you in the face with q thing
called dogma"
Mr.. TugwelI knocked a pretty
smart bunch over lately with o
pair Of dOgmas," called mod.
ernized process" and "experi.
mental approach"
Einstein couldn't have knocked
'em as gOOfey.
(COpyEtgbt. 1894, by McNaUght
syndicatel
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
$4,000 VERDICT
FOR X-RAY BURN

A consent verdict Of $4,000
damages was returned in District
Supreme Court today in favor Of
Dora E. Grubb, 14OO block Girard
st. N. w., against Drs. Thomas A.
Grower, Arthur C. Christie, and
Edwin A. Merritt, X-ray special
lists Of the 1900 block Eye St.
N. w.
The plaintiff brought suit
sometime ago for $4,000 dam.
ages, claiming she was burned
while receiving X-ray treatment.
A jury found in favor of the doc
tors last year but the Appellate
Court reversed the verdict.
After a jury before Justice
Oscar r. Luhring was nable to
reach a verdict today, counsel
conferred and agreed on the
$1,000 verdict.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
Mines Carry War
On Code Into Court

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 26
G.N.S0.-War on the new NRA
bituminous coal code was carried
into court today by western Ken
lucky mine operators, who filed
a petition in United States Dis.
trict Court here to enjoin enforce.
ment Of the codes The operators
charged the code is confiscatory
because it will force them to close
their mines, and Is unconStitu
tional, in that the national re.
covery act has no jurisdiction
over wages or working hours.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
GANGSTERS SHOOT DOWN DISTRICT GIRL
insult Firm
Receiver
Retained

CHICAGO, April 26 Q.N.S0.
Federal Judge Walter c. Lindley
today ruled that no fraud or COL
lusion entered into the receiver
ship appointments for the billion.
dollar Middle West Utilities Com
pany, key unit in the vast insult
financial empire.
His decision continues Charles
A. McCulloch as the sole receiver
of the huge holding company.
Judge Excuses Self
In a 51-page document, citing
numerous decisions to uphold his
opinion, the judge also excused
himself for his appointment as
receiver of Samuel insult, sr., at
the outset of the Middle West
financial breakdown, on the
ground of ignorance, declaring:
"Mr. Insult would not have
been appointed If the court had
been advised of Insults previous
sanction of questionable use Of
Middle West assets"
Two ReOrganizationS Near
Reorganization of two of the
former insult utility companies,
the United Public Service Com
pany and it's subsidiary, the
United Public Utilities Company
was virtually assured today.
Herbert L. Nichols, of Nichols
Terry and Dickinson, Inc, an
nounced that a reorganization
plan has been approved by com
mittees representing holders OF
first mortgage bonds and Junior
interests in United Public Utili
ties. The plan also has the ten
tative approval of Federal Judge
Lindley. So
the first reorganization Of any Of
the Insun properties thrown into
receivership.