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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30
This Matter Of
Neckties

Have you noticed how popu-
lar striped ties are this year?
They've been lowering in the
background, always worn to
some extent, for so long that
we've almost forgotten their i'm
portance. But this year they've
come into the class of favoriteS
again.
Stripes may be wide or mar
row. A general rule is that If
they are wide, they are SubdI'' I
in color, but if they're mar .
they can be as loud as <Ju
please. provided you can wear
the colors. There are eXcep-
tons, of course.
Stripes cannot be worn with
anything in the way Of suits
and shirts. There used to be an
idea that you couldn't wear q
striped shirt and striped tie to-
gether, but the best dressed
Englishmen are doing it, so why
can't we?
Varieties Of Stripes
Stripes don't have to be just
plain stripes. they can be
checked stripes, plaid stripes,
variegated, even, or what have
you. That's another reason for
their popularity. They're indl-
vidual. This is not a season
when every man wants to look
like his brother. And so stripes
must be different.
Tales go around about manu-
facturers that snatch at any.
thing for inspiration. OF course
they get most of it in the smart
shops of Paris and London. But
when those ideas seem dry,
they copy the blanket of a horse
at their favorite race track, or
they steal a printed fabric from
somebody's wall, or they space
their stripes like the shadows
of fire escape.
AS to colorS. that's decided
by the wearerS t h m elve S.
Their tastes are reflected in
color trends far enough in ad-
vance for the manufacturer to
anticipate the demand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30
Scarf Used
' As Nlecktie

In Hollywood men use Scarfs
of various types in place Of
neckties a great deal. They
started by throwing them on
Ween scenes, between
changes, rather than going to
the trouble of putting on a col
lar and tie. They discovered
how comfortable they are, and
so now wear them much of the
time for sports.
This fashion Is gradually
spreading. It's seen here once
in a while, and will probably be
seen more in the future. It's
too practical not to be taken up
by men in general.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30
DARK BROWN SATIN

The formal evening frock
models promised for early
autumn are typical of one frock
which Is done on long, slim,
stately lines. It u Of lustrouS
dark brown satin with broad
shoulder pieces Of emerald
green velvet ribbon which ends
IN an enormous bow in front.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30
BY BEAU McALLISTER

I hear from Jack that most
of the men at the Pan Ameri-
can Union the other night were
dressed in dark suits. Strange,
considering the warmth of the
evening, and the tropical setting
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30
Shirt Song

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Men will be conservative. as
far as the type It shirts they
wear. They will stray afield
a little bit when it comes to
color, but for their styles. :.
they stick to the plain Soft-col-
Unattached shirt with the
rather long collar points they
are used to.
Collars with shorter points
are favored by some men,
though not by the majority.
There also seems to be a trend
toward points spaced further
apart, but you needn't bother
about that for a while.
Many men who want q little
dreSsed-up look than they can
get with q completely soft shirt
are wearing shirts with collar
attached, but starched almost
as stiff as a separate laundered
collar.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30
FOR WINTER

For next winter there Is q de-
lightful coat Of black cloth with
. hiSh-collGred g1let, reverS and
cuff Innings Of panther fur. On
the sleeves and at the waist are
big star links Of gold metal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30
FOR BIRDS

One Of our readers sends uS
an idea for the brides diet.
She says they are extremely
fond Of the seeds from green
peppers.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
VAN 'SWER|NGEN
AND DNUTTDENY.
. FRAUD GUILT
Bond Fixed for 3 Accused of
False Entries on Cleveland
Banks Books

CLEVELAND, April IA O.N.SO.
Pleas of not guilty were entered
in Common Pleas Court here to-
day by o. P. Van Sweringen, fl
nancial and railroad magnate; J..
r. Mutt, former G.. o. P. national
treasurer, and Wilbur M. Baldwin,
ex-president of the Union Trust
Company, who were indicted last
night in connection with alleged
window dressing" at the bank.
Bonds were set at $500 each
for Mr.. Van Sweringen and Mr..
Mutt, but Mr.. Baldwin'S was set
at only $1,000 because he had al
ready supplied a $500 bond after
q previous indictment. Judge
John P. Dempsey declared trials
will be held early next month.
Six Charges
The indictment listed six
counts against each man. Mr..
Mutt, former chairman of the
banks board, and Mr.. Baldwin
were charged with making four
false entries on the banks
records and two false reports to
the State banking department.
Mr.. Van Sweringen was charged
with aiding and abetting the
bankers in each instance with
fraudulent intent.
The indictment outlined a $10,-
112,540 transaction between the
Union Trust and the Van Swer-
ingen corporation.
Deal Defended
This transaction was not de-
MED. On the contrary. it was
defended in statements issued by
Mr.. Van Sweringen and Mr.. Mutt.
The latter declared:
'NOt . word was said about
the repurchaSe Of the bonds at
the time of the original trans
action, and the sale back to
the Van Sweringen corporation
was first suggested by me, and
I regret that it has involved
Mr.. Van Sweringen in this un.
pleasantneSs."
The Washington times., 1934-04-14

and patronize another. He ex.
claims:
They send their favOrite
stars bushels Of letterS-which
the stars never see, much less
read. They demand to know
the most intimate details Of
their private lives, devOur every
item in the press about them,
treasure their pictures and en-
tirely ignore the fact that by
doing so, by this extravagant
building up screen personalities,
they are increasing the cost Of
their movie entertainment. If
picture companies could pro-
duce pictures and devote them
selves solely to that, they could
do 1t much less extensively and
in the end much better"
Director Cohen paid high trih
ute to Frank Capra, director o
"It Happened One Night" Mr.
Capra, he said, is the one excep
ton to his no-nameS rule. II
this case the man made the pic
ture. But he wasn't the star.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14

NEW YORK, April IA Q.N.SO-
A call to the youth of America to
attend or send delegates to a Con-
gress of Youth will soon be issued
by Viola lima, pretty 23-year-old
Joan of Arc, of a new youth move
ment.
Miss lima, who has organized
the Central Bureau for Young
America, expects the congress to
meet in New York in August.
American youth, bewildered,
frustrated, and bitter as the result
Of the economic situation, must
organize for action and service"
to discover something to live for,
said Miss lima today.
The youth congress will vote on
the five Americans they would
like to address them. Miss lima
said:
When these men are selected,
/ know they will come because
it will be the composite voice Of
100000 or more unaccOunted
for young people,"
Miss lima Setimated there were
Al 100000 persons in the United
States between the ages Of IS and
80, of which only 100000 are
gainfully employed.
Her choice Of speakers for the
congress Of youth are President
Roosevelt, Philip La Toilette,
former Governor of Wisconsin, and
brother Of Senator Robert La Fol
lette; Eva La Gallienne, actress:
Henry Ford, and Robert HutchinS,
University of Chicago.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
PARKING FIGHT
To CONTINUE

Downtown merchants will con-
tinue their fight against the day
time parking ban which was put
into operation this morning for
a 3O-day trial period, it was
learned today.
One merchant said:
OF course, the regulation is
an experiment, but this is not
the time for such experiments.
We need the April and May
business"
Some of the business men said
that although they were doubtful
about the effect the ban will
have on trade, they were willing
to give it a trial.
Traffic Director william A. Van
DuZer announced that no police
action will be taken against vio-
latorS of the regulation today.
Policemen are stationed on the
streets where parking is pro-
hibited and warning motorists
not to stop. Parking tickets will
be given out Monday to motor
lists who disregard the new
regulation.
In answer to criticism by
merchants Mr.. Van Duzer said:
1--WE are mostly concerned
with through traffic. Only 100
cars can park on F Street
anyway, but 5000 automobiles
pass through the street each
day"
He pointed out that automobiles
have an average Of one and one
third passengers each, while street
cars carry between so and 70
passengers.
Sylvan King, Of Kings Palace,
said there was a definite slowing
up Of business attributable to
the first days enforcement Of the
regulation.
He said that a group Of mer-
chants will make an effort to end
the trial period before 80 days
are up.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Featured Film Players Frankensteins Of Public,
Says Harry Cohn, Who Produced
"It Happened One,Night"

One motion picture producer
dismisses his greatest success as
"a swell movie and g perfect eve
ning's entertainment-but that's
alp and mourns over another
not-So-Successful picture as "a
great human document-but it
isn't doing business"
The producer is Harry Cohn Of
Columbia Pictures, and the first
film is "It Happened One Night"
the other is mo Greater Glory"
now showing in Washington.
Mr.. Cohn grows lyrical over
''No Greater Glory" It Is, he
says, his company's greatest con-
tribution to film literature--a
picture without q star but with a
human appeal seldom eQualled.
Doesn't Like Stars
Stars, according to Producer
Cohn, are Frankensteins built up
by the public. He would like to
see them eliminated from the in
dustry, to see pictures produced
and patronized on the merit of
the story and not the names Of
the stars.
He says:
"The mOvie-g0er calls up the
theater and asks what's show
ing. They aren't interested in
the picture but in the star.
They so to see names they
know and that have been built
by their star-frenzy, and ignore
the real meat of the matter
the play. believe Shakespeare
said something like that some
hundreds Of years ago but it is
still true-the play Tor picture)
is the thing-nOt the actor who
may be pOrtraying the role"
Public Fools Him
Mr.. Cohn processes himself un-
able to understand his public.
They, especially clubwomen, de
mand a certain type Of picture
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
President EJOShes'
Glass, Who Returns II

BY International News Service
President Roosevelt engaged in
a good-natured joshing contest
today with Senator Carter Glass,
Virginia Democrat, and the
honors, apparently, were about
evenly divided.
Senator Glass said the Presi-
dent extended this greeting:
Hello, you unrecOnStructed
rebel!"
However, Senator Glass added:
81 talked to the President for
= while, and he agreed with
everything I said. So he must
be an unrecOnStructed rebel"
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
SHIRTS
. CHIEF GUILTY

NEW YORK, April IA H.N.SJ.
Art j. Smith, of Philadelphia,
commander Of the Khaki Shirts
of America, today faced a 1O-year
prison term.
He was found guilty Of perjury
by a jury in Queens county court
last night. Sentence will be i'm
posed upon him next Friday.
AS the States star witness in
the murder of Anthony Fierro at
a Khaki Shirt riot in Astoria last
July, Smith was accused of hav-
ing given false testimony in the
grand jury investigation, naming
Athos Terzani as the killer.
Terzani was tried and acquitted.
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Z
said citizens associations soon
would be called upon to express
themselves on a proposed change
in the local administration. Mr..
Yaden spoke also in favor of
low real estate tax assessment in
preference to a high tax rate and
he declared it is a question if
any piece Of real estate in the
District would sell for its present
assessed valuation.
Opposes Nonresident
The association adopted a reso-
luton opposing appointment of
a nonresident to the commission
which will settle the old dispute
between Washington and Virginia
over the boundary. John Clagget
Proctor said the commission is
unnecessary. as all needed infor-
nation can be obtained at the
office of the District surveyor,
John H. Hanna, president of
the Capital Transit Company,
wrote the association his com.
pany had placed 100 street cars
and 20 buSSeS on the Georgia
Avenue line and believed ser.
vice had been greatly improved.
Van Duzer Explains
William H. Van Duzer, Director
OF Vehicles and Traffic, said lack
OF funds was the reason no traffic
lights had been installed at the
intersection Of Georgia, Concord
and Colorado avenues. The asso-
clation asked that a "stop sign"
survey be made of the territory,
The next meeting of the asso-
citation will be held in the Tenth
Precinct Station so that members
may inspect the radio station of
the Police Department.
The following citizens associa-
tions will meet next week:
MOuUay N1gnG
Forest Hills, Ben Murch School.
Lincoln Park, Bryant School: West
End, Third Police Precinct Station
House.
Tuesday Night
Arts Club, 2O17 st. N. w.; City
Forum of Columbia Heights, Powell
School: D. C. Congress Parent
Teachers Associations, Powell
School; Petworth, Barnard School.
Wednesday Night
Chevy Chase, E. v. Brown
School; Dahlgreen Terrace, Crosby
Noyes School; South Washington,
Number Four Police Precinct Sta
ton House.
Friday Night
Glover Park, Industrial Home
School; Society Of Natives, Wash
ington Club.
Saturday Night
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions, District Building.
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FRIENDS STUDY
I WAYS To AID
!. MEASURE
Author Asks for Special Rule
and Rep. DingeII Seeks to
! Hold House in Session

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closed because we insist the
government is morally obi
gated to people who needed its
admOnitiOn to people to stop
boarding and to leave their
accounts undisturbed.
"This is q recovery measure
and we hope that the PreSt
dent will realize its merit as
recovery legislation"
Special Rule Asked
TO insure a vote on the amend
cd bill brought out by the COM
mittee, Mr.. Mcleod dropped a
resolution in the hopper just be-
fore the House adjourned asking
for a special rule from the Rules
Committee.
. If this should be acted upon
favorably a vote would be taken
Immediately, but should the
Rules Committee, on instructions
from the House leadership,
pigeon-hole the resolution Mr.. Nc
3eod's only hope would lie in get
Ting 145 members to sign an
other petition discharging the
Rules Committee from further
consideration Of the rule.
Would Delay Vote
This would prevent any vote
being taken before May IA under
the rules Of the House, only one
day short Of the date set by
House leaders for adjournment.
Realizing the danger Of ad-
Nournment's killing the bill, Rep
Sesentative John D. Dingell (D0
of Michigan prepared and circu-
lated a round-robin pledging mem
bers to block adjournment Of
Congress until a vote be taken on
the Mcleod measure.
This is q trick which has proved
effective several times in the past
10 force action on a sluggish bill.
Measure Broadened
AS amended by the Banking
and Currency Committee the Nc
Eeod bill is now broadened to in
clude all national and Federal Re-
serve banks. It authorizes 100
per cent payoff cf depositors own.
ing accounts UP to $2,500 and
loans of IS per cent on other &C
counts.
The Government would get its
money returned by the RFC
Equidating the frozen assets over
. Six-year period.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
GR|LLERS
F.. MUST EXPLAIN
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advisable. The Department of
Sustice Investigator said that in
D letter to Colonel Lindbergh on
March 16, he requested a con-
ference with the aviator about
subjects involving air mail mat
kers.
Suggested That Night
Colonel Lindbergh on the same
day phoned Colonel Ristine and
suggested a conference that night.
Colonel Ristine added:
"We met in the wOrkrOOm I
have in the PoStOffice Depart
ment, where there are some air
mail maps. In the afternoon I
had asked Mr.. A. G. Patterson,
who is clerk of the Black air
mail investigating committee, to
i bring me some papers from the
Senate chambers. thought I
might refer to these.
/ "Mr. Patterson brought the
papers personally. With him
came George A. GlendOn, private
secretary to Attorney General
Cummings. 1 introduced these
men to the Colonel. Shortly
afterwards they left, before
Colonel Lindbergh made any
statements.
| CALLED HIS ATTORNEY
7 "CoIonel Lindbergh then ex-
pressed the desire to call his
attorney and I acceded. The
attorney, Colonel Lindbergh
told me, said it would be Inn
proper to make q statement be-
fore Mr.. Patterson. He did not
object, however, to statements
being copied by stenOgrapher. !"
Colonel Ristine said it was ar
''absolute monstrous falsehood'
for anyone to say that Colone
Lindbergh was tricked or lureC
into making statements befor'
him. He also said that the state
mentS made by the airman nigh
possibly throw some light on al
mail contracts in possible future
investigation.
Asked for Information
Colonel Lind6ergh was asked tc
60 to the Postoffice Department
and give some information con
cerning the American Air Trans
port system. Upon arrival there
he found not only Colonel RiStine
but also A. G. Patterson, chic.
Investigator Of the Black com
mittee, and George A. Glendon
personal secretary to Attorne!
General Cummings, who intended
10 act as Stenographer.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14

change in the
present form
Of District gov
ernment tina t
does not give
local residents
the pow er to
elect their own
representatives.
M r. Y a d e n
spoke at tn e
meeting of the
BrightWood Cit
liens ASSoci-
alton in tn e
Paul j u n / or
High School.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
GHT FOR NLEOD BILL PRESSED DESPITE THREAT OF VETO
News Of
the
World
CANADA

QUEBEC, April IA UN.sO,
Montmagny, a little town some 50
miles from Quebec, was partially
isolated by floods today, with
many homes rendered inaccessible
and canoes being padded through
most Of the streets. Waters of the
South River were forced out of
their course by big ice jam which
thus far. has resisted efforts to
dynamite it.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
TURKEY

ABOARD S. S. EXILONA, AT
SEA, OFF TURKEY, April ID
N.S0.-Formally extradited and
in the custody of United States
officials. Samuel insult was placed
under a constant guard today to
prevent a possible suicide attempt
on his month-long voyage back
to the United States.
Detailed story on Page b
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
400 Boy Scout Cubs
Are HOLdinQ Exhibit

Collections Of stamps, stones,
coins and handiwork will be dis
played by cub packs and dens of
the District council at Boy Scout
headquarters between 10 q. m.
and 5 p. m. today. More than 400
cubs ranging from 9 to II years
will compete for prizes,
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
CLUB TO HIKE

Starting from the Treasury
Building by bus tomorrow, mem
bers Of the Potomac Appalachian
Trail Club will go to Turner's
Gap, Va, and from there take .
13-mile hike over South Noun
tain.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
NEW DEAL HERE,
LEADERS PLAN
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largely with such questions as new
street paving, the licensing Of res
taurants, and occasional author
ization Of switch tracks.
Such matters as these, he felt,
could safely be entrusted to any
official of reasonable intelligence,
diligence and public spirit. Ger
tain District Commissioners,
named by the President and re-
sponsible to him, ought to be COM
petent to determine questions OF
such minor Importance.
Congressional procedure, as ap-
piled now to the District govern
ment, he considers slow, tnefn-
cient and costly-Wasteful of the
public money, and that in the
long run means the money OF
the taxpayers of this city.
A large part of the detail that
comes to the District Committee,
he felt, could be left to the Dis
trict Commissioners and actually
administered through their sub
ordinates.
Vital Measures Hindered
Members of the present House
committee, in Mr.. Britten's opin-
ion, are. an exceptionally valua-
BILE segment of Congress, whose
talents might better and more
profitably be employed on meas
ures of more vital import to
their districts and to the nation
as a whole, insofar as they are
unduly occupied with District
routine.
Although Mrs. Virginia E.
Jenckes, Representative from In
diana, is a newcomer to the
House, now serving her first term,
she has come to the conclusion,
just as Mr.. Britten has, that the
District might well have a greater
degree Of autonomy, thereby free
ing members of Congress for
other and possibly more pressing
tasks.
Mrs. Jenckes has shown great
interest in District affairs since
she came to washington, and has
done much of concrete value as
evidence Of that interest. Perhaps
because of that she is convinced
that the District, like the rest of
the country, needs a New Deal,
which will give it more control
over its own affairs.
Economies Seen
Such a change, she holds, would
stimulate civic pride here, save
public money, and relieve Congress
of much unnecessary labor, with.
out depriving it Of any essential
rights. In her own words, it would
change the status of District resi-.
dents to that Of citizens.
Furthermore, she contended,
Congress would like, she felt, to
know that the people are eager
and willing to take greater re.
sponsibilities.
The people have the oppor.
tunity to make their wants
known, even under the present
set-up, she says, and if they
display initiative and enterprise
Congress will be disposed to grant
them greater control over local
affairs. The time is here, she
believes, when such a change
would have a highly favorable
reception; why not, then, take
advantage Of the opportunity?
Monday The Washington
Times will analyxe the views Of
Senator Arthur Capper, Of
Kansas, and Senator william
H. King, Of Utah, former and
present chairman, respectively,
Of the Senate District Com
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
ITALY

GENEVA, April IA Q.N.S0.
Alarmed by the rapid progress Of
German rearmament, six Of Eu-
ropes most important smaller ma
tions today made a formal plea
for completion of a disarmament
agreement. The six countries,
Denmark, Spain, Sweden, Norway,
Switzerland, and Holland, ad-
dressed a note to Arthur Hender.
son, president of the disarmament
conference, setting forth their
views.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14

"Help" "HeIp!" "Help!" How
often have you heard those cries when
sary to relieve the situation? Keep ln-
formed aS to dependable services avail
able at a moments notice read
the Business Service Directory Of the
WANT AID SECTION Of this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
ENGLAND

LONDON, April IA G.N.sO.
The American dollar declined
slightly on the London exchange
today to close at $5.153s, which
was % Of point below the open,
ing. The pound closed at 78 1872,
French francs down 1872 and at
$5.143s in Canadian currency.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
FILM STAR UNDER KNIFE

HOLLYWOOD, April IA G.N.S)
Ricardo Cortez, movie star, was in
a hospital today for what physi-
clans said would be minor opera
ton
The Washington times., 1934-04-14

articles are lost daily and the greatest
percentage Of them are advertised by
II you've found something, read the
Lost and Found Columns Of the WANT
~. HRCTT0N q tile 1eBananeA
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
CONDITION OF TREASURY

BY International News Service
Treasury balance, $4,000 ,051,-
620.32. Internal revenue, $4,082,-
650.85. Customs receipts. $S,327S-
2Ok.R2
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
D, c. SUFFRAGE
DEMAN DED
BY YADEN
Citizens Association Head
FavorS Low Real Estate Tax
Assessment Move
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

James G. Yaden, president OF
the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations, last night opposed any
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
FRANCE

PARIS, April IA G.NS).
Richard Washburn Child, special
economic emissary Of President
Roosevelt who is studying Eu.
ropean conditions, arrived in
France today for a survey Of
trade obstacles" Appearing sur.
prised that no one was present
from the American embassy to
greet him and that only one re-
porter had arrived, Child pocketed
a prepared statement he had
written.