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The Washington times., 1934-01-13
ADDED SCHOOL
ITEMS SOUGHT

Inclusion of funds for a num-
ber of school improvements in the
list of supplemental appropria-
tions for the fiscal year Of 1885
was sought today by Garnet c.
Wilkinson, first assistant super
intendent of schools.
At a conference with the Dis
trict Commissioners, Wilkinson
presented a list of school projects,
which he says are urgently need
ed. After going over the list,
Major John C. GotWals, engineer
Commissioner, said that probably
most of the projects will be in.
cluded on the Commissioners list
of supplemental estimates.
The estimates are now being
prepared and are to be presented
to the Bureau of the Budget in
time for their inclusion in the
1885 appropriations bill.
Among the Improvements
sought by Wilkinson are $132,000
for purchase of land and making
of improvements at the Phelps
Vocational School; $135,000 for
improvements and additions at
the Armstrong High School; and
$4,000 for preparing plans and
specifications for a new senior
high school in the northeast Sec
ton of the city.
The commissioners also are
considering including in the esti-
mates an item of $160,000 for q
10-room addition and gymnasium
at the Alice Deal School.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Finds Wife Kin,
Asks Wedding
BeAnnuUed

CHICAGO, Jan. 13 GN.S0.
Because he learned only after
"a years of married life that
his wife Regina is a first cousin,
Jacob Lewis today was suing
for an annulment of his mar
riage.
Lewis in his suit declares
that he learned only a few
weeks ago that his mother and
his Wife's mother were sisters.
He contends that the marriage
is void because Illinois law for
bids the union of first cousins.
Judge Rudolph Desort, non
plussed, decided to study the
case for a week before hand
ing down a decision.
Should the court hold the
marriage illegal, nine-year-
old daughter, Carmel, would be
deprived of her status of le-
gitimacy, counsel argued.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
HOPKINS URGES
STATES To AID

With 12,493,776 persons still on
relief rolls in the country, Fed
eral Emergency Relief Admins
traitor Harry L. Hopkins has taken
steps to stretch" relief funds in
some States.
In an attempt to alleviate the
situation he sent a warning to
Oklahoma yesterday that it must
do more for it's unemployed by
reducing the work week of CWA
workers in small communities and
create more jobs. In a telegram
to Governor Murray he said:
"ThiS administration wishes
to make it perfectly clear that
1t is going to be necessary for
the State of Oklahoma to pay
its fair share toward the cost
Of relief"
simultaneously he granted
$750,000 additional to Maryland,
$500,000 to Virginia, $500, 900 to
North Carolina, and $3.50 900. to
West Virginia to help these States
meet the cost of relief during
January,
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
WARREN POSTS
$4,000 BOND

Bates Warren, former general
counsel and director of the Com
mercial National Bank, posted
$4,000 bond at District Supreme
Court today on an indictment
charging him and Col. Wade H.
Cooper, president of the United
States Savings Bank, with con-
spiracy and misapplication of the
bank funds.
Warren was accompanied to the
the courthouse by his attorney.
James F. REILLY. Cooper posted
bond earlier in the week. Charges
against the two grew out of the
merger of the Continental Trust
Company and the Commercial
National Bank in January, 1890.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
CANAL TREATY
SEEN DOOMED
IN SENATE
Poll Shows 38 Will Vote
Against st. Lawrence
Waterway Project
BY International News Service
President Roosevelt faced the

ny AuteEnHLIOnaI news SeENCO
President Roosevelt faced the
first major defeat of his Ad-
ministration as opposition grew
today in the Senate to his re.
quest for immediate ratification
Of the st. Lawrence waterway
treaty.
An impartial international
Nws Service poll revealed at
least .8 Senators were ready to
vote against ratification. Only 33
votes would be necessary to de-
feat it, since ratification requires
a two-thirds majority of the
Senate.
To Resume Debate
Debate on the project will be
resumed Monday, as the Senate
recessed over the weekend. In
its early stages, the debate re-
vealed the treaty has divided the
nation into sections, a majority
of Senators being influenced by
the manner in which they expect
the treaty to affect theii home
localities. This development was
without precedence in recent
years.
The Administration also faced
a showdown early next week
on .4le johnson resolution, out
laWing loans to and sales Of
bonds for any foreign govern
ment defaulting on either public
Ct private debts to the American
Government or American citizens.
The resolution passed the Sem
ate Thursday, but it's transmits
sion to the House was blocked by
Senator Robinson, Democratic
floor leader, who served notice Of
a motion to reconsider.
Robinson based his action on a.
belief the resolution would pre-
vent holders of defaulted bonds
from selling their securities. john
son explained the measure did
not affect this class, but Robin
son refused to release the bill.
Roosevelt Opposed
RumorS prevailed that Mr..
Roosevelt opposed a passage of the
bill for fear it would disrupt his
program for reciprocal trade
agreements with some of the de-
faulting governments. Johnson
meanwhile announced he would
welcome a contest on this issue.
He said he expected definite &C
ton early next week.
Although the st. Lawrence
treaty seemed doomed, Senator
Clark (D.) of Missouri, a leader
of the opposition, said he would
sponsor a set of reservations.
These reservations would limit
the amount of water to be ex-
tracted by Canada from Lakes
Michigan and Huron, maintain|
American sovereignty over Lake.
Michigan, and prevent expendt-
ture of American money on Cana
dian river works, where only
Canadian workers and materials
will be employed.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
BIRTH CONTROL
HEARING SET
BY International News Service


Advocates of oirth-control legis
lation will be given a hearing by
the House Judiciary Committee
on January 18, it was announced
today.
The hearing, which will be on
a bill introduced by Representa-.
tive Pierce DO of Oregon, per-
mitting the dissemination OF
birth-control information, will
come at the time the National
Committee for Federal birth
control legislation is holding a
convention here.
The convention program calls
for discussion of birth control
and national recovery-with ad,
vocates declaring control of popu-
lation is necessary as well as
control of industrial production.
Mrs. Margaret Sanger, presi-
dent of the national organization,
will be present at the conference
together with a large number of
men and women from various
States.
Members Of the Judiciary Com
mittee expect no action on birth
control legislation during the
present session, but the bachelor
chairman of the committee, Rep
resentative Hatton Summers CD
of Texas, yielded to pleas for a
public hearing.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Promoter ! S Called
"Bucketeer" And
"Defrauder''

a week has vanished without pay
ing her a cent. She alleges:
morris has fled the jurisdic-
ton of this State in order to
avoid arrest under charges Of
carrying on illegal stock trans
actions.
CALLS HIM BAD
'He is a bucketeer, has a bad
reputation, has repeatedly en-.
gagged in fraudulent stock trans
actions, and was arrested many
times. His picture is in the pos
session. Of the police and a war
rant for his arrest is now in the
hands of the authorities.
"If I had known what he
really was I would never have
married him. Besides, he re-
neged on a promise to adopt
the Christian religion after our
marriage. He is q Jew"
Jeans accusation that Morris
"pretended to be a respectable
business man" came after Morris
in his original suit for annulment
brought on December "a, 1882. de
clared that she had represented
herself as a very innocent maid in
deed. whereas she wasn't.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
RIGID VETERANS
LAW AG|TATES
CONGRESS
House Democrats to Appeal
To President; Showdown
Is Due in Senate
By International News Service

Agitation for modification Of
the veterans economy law and
regulations stirred both branches
of Congress today.
With a group Of House Demo-
Gratis planning direct appeal to
President Roosevelt, the door was
opened for a showdown battle in
the Senate over both repeal a n d
modification in consideration Of
the $3.50, 100000 independent Of
fices supply bill.
Gag" CruSheS Revolt
A revolt in the House on the
economy issue, involving both the
Federal pay-cut and veterans, had
been crushed temporarily through
the adoption of rigid "gag" rule.
Despite this action, however,
some of the organization Demo
Gratis who led in the fight to pre-
serve the integrity of the Presi-
dents economy program, an
nounced they would join in an
appeal for veterans relief.
Unhampered by the strict rules
Of the House, foes of the vet
eranS economy act planned long
fight in the Senate to attach a
repeal rider" to the appropria-
ton measure.
With Senator Robinson (R) Of
Indiana demanding outright re-
peal, others were planning to urge
modification to benefit World
War and Spanish-American vet
eranS by from so million dollars to
100 million dollars.
Second Uprising Fails
A second uprising was crushed
in the House just before the indie
pendent offices bill was passed
last night, when Democrats re-
jected Republican proposals to go
on record for veterans benefits.
Amendments of Representative
Fish (RO of New York to add
$41, 100000 to the bill to increase
funds for World War veterans
with service-connected ills was re-
jected, 154 to SO. An amendment
by Representative McGugin (R)
of Kansas to add $46,000,000 for
Spanish-American War veterans
failed by ISL to 70.
G. 0. p. Plans AssaiIed
Representative Woodrum D0
Of Virginia, in charge of the bill,
attacked the Republican proposals
as mere gestures, because they
did not change the law and the
money could not be spent. Fish
declared approval of the amend
mentS would serve notice on the
Administration that Congress
wanted the veterans act liberal
lied. Woodrum said:
'Tn my own judgment many
points in the veterans regula-
tionS should be changed, and /
would be glad to join in an ef-
fort to have them changed. 1
know that the President has
various proposals on his desk"
Reports were circulated that
Mr.. Roosevelt soon would issue an
order increasing SpaniSh-Ameri-
can War veterans pensions and
increasing compensation for
World War veterans with battle
casualties.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Phosphorus to Go
From Duck Grounds

Deadly PHOSPHORUS, scattered
over acres of wild ducks feeding
grounds near Aberdeen, Nd, in
bombing tests by the War De.
partment, will be removed.
according to Paul F. G.. Reding.
ton, chief Of the government
Biological Survey today.
Many thousands Of the wild
water fowl have been killed
over a period of years, Reding'
tons statement said, but the re-
moval Of the PHOSPHORUS is not
due to that fact, but is part Of
dredging operations necessary in
the extension of the air field at
Aberdeen Proving Ground.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Prisoner Chooses
Lesser of ChGrqeS

OF two evils. James Daley, So,
700 block Fifth st. N. w., chose
the lesser today and was sen,
fenced to six months in Jail by
Policee Judge Given. He pleaded
mot guilty" at first to two charges
of petty larceny involving the
theft of clothing from Benjamin
Shelton, 400 block H st. N. w.
When he demanded a. jury trial
he was reminded that there also
was pending against him a house.
breaking charge. He changed his
plea,
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Police Still Hunt
Missing BOOkkeeper

No trace has been found of
Morris Jaillet, 43. bookkeeper in
Q downtown department store,
who disappeared January from
his home in the 140O block
Meridian Pl. N. w. The diSap-
pearance was reported to police
by his wife, Mrs. Flaws Jaillet,
on January IL. She could give
no motive. He wore a dark
blue suit, dark overcoat and gray
hat when he left home.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
BY international News Service


Appealing to the American
people to desert the bootlegger,
Chairman Joseph Choate, of the
Federal Alcohol Control Admin
iStration, today made a stout
defense of whisky blended with
alcohol. He said:
"The public has been fright
ened away from blended liquors.
1 am not advocating that any
one drink intoxicating bever-
ages, but if they do, legitimate
products should be consumed"
Pure alcohol, whether pro-
duced from grain or molasses,
is less deleterious to health,
when properly diluted with water
to reduce its strength, than
straight whisky, Choate said.
The FACA chief added that
straight whisky contains what
might be called impurities Incl
dent to it's manufacture. He
made this statement for the
purpose of assuring the public
that aged whisky blended with
alcohol j. fully as healthful as
straight whisky.
Distillers have informed the
FACA that the alcohol-whlSky
blend is more satisfactory than
blends Of new and old whisky.
It was claimed the latter has not
been satisfactory either to the
public or the producers and it
was for this reason that import
restrictions were lifted tenn
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Chicago Professor
To Talk at HOLrnrI

DIR. Thomas V. Smith, profes.
sor Of philosophy at the Univer-
sity Of Chicago, will be the re-
ligious speaker at Howard Uni
versity at II a. m. tomorrow in
Rankin Memorial Chapel. DR.
Smith is the author of several
books on philosophy and editor
of the international Journal of
Ethics. Music will be furnished
by the university choir.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Choate Appeals to Drinkers
To Boycott Bootleg

porarily and that molasses alco-
hol distillers were authorized to
operate to capacity for a period
of As days.
Choate predicted that as a re-
suit of this action the prices Of
whisky would be forced down
ward, giving promise of breaking
the bootleg ring which Secretary
of the Treasury Morgenthau de-
clared had the country by the
throat"
The Washington times., 1934-01-13

take capital out Of the banks,
where it is now hiding, and
place it once more in the hands
of business. 1t would free real
estate from the crushing tax
alton from which it cannot
escape because buildings and
land cannot be moved from
one place to another"
Legislators would be less
free with the peoples money.
Whatever they spent would
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
GETS CWA POST

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Jan.
13.-LaPrade S. Jones has been
named assistant Civil Works Ad-
ministrator for Fredericksburg
and has taken up his duties direct
ly under L. j. Houston, jr., chief
administrator for the city.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13

} come out of their own pockets,
as well as those of everyone
else"
Everyone is lodging the
present taxes. But you cannot
dOge a tax on retail sales"
This form of tax, he believes
could be put into operation more
quickly and feasibly now than at
any time in the past. President
Roosevelt, he said, could gain its
Continued on Page 4, Col. 81
Evening star., 1934-05-27

T THE present moment the
press of the world in general,
and of the United States in
l particular, is crowded with
confused and alarming COM
Evening star., 1934-05-27

Americans - gathered to themselves
vast accumulations: three-the Ger
mans, the Japanese and the Italians
found themselves confined with great
and growing populations on narrow
and relatively inadequate territories.
II. moreover, you stop and think for
a moment you will see that the three
great nationalistic upheavals of the
postwar era have been. in fact, the
Italian. the Japanese and the Ger
man. And they were in every case the
revolt of peoples against conditions of
intolerable national inequality. What
MusSolini promised to the Italian
people above and beyond all else was
restoration Of a large part of the
glory that was anciently Rome. What
Hitler promised the German people
was a resurrection of the territorial
magniflcence Of the Holy Roman En-
pire. What the masters of Japan are
promising their people is the hegem-
ony Of Asia.
Now, in the eyes of the British,
American and French peoples these
three upheavals seem evidences of the
collective insanity of peoples who are
being exploited by mad or wicked
Evening star., 1934-05-27

the truth that peoples are suffering
from it at least as acutely as their
statesmen.
The fact, that as yet is only vaguely
appreciated, is that nationalism is
precisely the disease that was always
bound to attack the world just as soon
as mankind had succeeded in COM
pleting the discovery of the earth's
surface and nations had finished di-
viding it among themselves. For,
once that process was completed,
states would find themselves estab-
lished territorially in circumstances
which could be bettered only as they
were able by violence to add to their
own possessions by robbing their
neighbors of theirs.
OF course, II this division had been
carried out with any measure of i'm
partiality. it would be clear that every
state would have its fair share, every
people its rightful part of the collec-
tive wealth and resources OF the globe.
But it Is notorious that, owing to the
accidents of history, the division was
unequal to the last degree. Four of
the seven great powers-the British,
the Russians, the French and the
Evening star., 1934-05-27

inclination he would have been sent
to prison. However, along with his
sky-storming ambitions he had an
irresistible will which made him seek
uncharted roads in trying to reach
the stars.
Hoed Land Of His Father.
As q child he hoed the land Of his
father near the village Of Kozlany, q
few miles west Of Prague. For nearly
three centuries the Austrian had been
sitting in "Zlata Praha'-Golden
Prague-the pride of all Czechs and
a living symbol of past greatness. But
800 years had not dampened the pa
triotic ardor of the Benes family; they
were still good Czechs.
Edouard's parents were dirt peas
ants. struggling hard with the soil,
having little time to pamper their 10
children, of whom he was the young
est. Although the Benjamin of the
family, he was not its pet. He was
too dreamy-eyed for that, and the way
he handled the hoe was ludicrous. He
had unexpected outbursts of temper
and was particularly cross with the
children Of the neighboring village,
whose native language was German.
He would waylay them, beat them or
be beaten. He could give no satis-
factory explanations of these flashes
Of anger, beyond saying that the Ger
man children were arrogant and
naughty.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
$40 i'm Canada's Jails
For Parading in Nude

OTTAWA, Ontario.-of the 4,5s7
members Of Canada's penitentiary
population no fewer than $40 are
Doukhobors, who are held in the new
federal penitentiary at Piers Island,
British Columbia, for the irrepressible
crime Of parading In the nude.
A total of 2,975 Of the 4,587 con-
victs were born In Canada Those
serving two-year sentences number
1850, and 1873 are in for life. Under
20 years Of age are 467. The largest
group are those from 20 to 30, who
number 2.052. Only 210 are past 60.
Abstainer inmates total 1882. while
361 declare themselves to have been
Incorporate. The majority are single
men, and l39 are listed Of nom
Christian creeds.
Brig. Gen. d. M. Ormond, superin-
tendent Of Canada's penitentiaries,
declares that approximately rs per
cent Of the persons received In Ca
madam penitentiarfes have previous
convictions registered against them,
and about so per cent Of the convicts
received each year have served O
previous term In penitentiary.
tcopsright. 1o34J
Evening star., 1934-05-27

leaders. But at the basis of that in
depreciation lies the conviction that
the present division Of the earth's
surface has the sanction of public in
ternational law and even of divine
right. All three Of these peoples are
completely and properly satisfied with
their territorial estates, because on the
one hand, they have all the land they
desire and, on the other. in that land
are all the natural resources essential
to national existence.
But what is ignored is the fact that
for 100000 japanese, 65 900 900
Germans and 100000 Italians the
present situation is difficult and the
future outlook intolerable. To live
under their existing conditions, all
three peoples not only must restrict
and even reduce their populations
until these reach a balance with ma
tional resources, but also at the same
time must consent to accept q stand
ard of living below that of their
neighbors and destined to fall rather
than to rise
Why? Because. on the one hand.
they have no lands to which to send
Continued on Sixth Page.)
Evening star., 1934-05-27
Farm Youth of Ohio
Visiting in Hawaii

HONOLULU, Hawaii-"Future farm
ers" of Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and
nearby States will be given glimpse
of farming by the youngsters of Hawaii
when Robert Jones, 17-year-old lad
of Radnor, Ohio. gets back to 'the
States" Jones Is now the guest Of
the Future Farmers Of America, Eawaii
chapter, on tour Of this territory.
Bringing letters of introduction from
the Ohio Governor and other public
men, he has been ofiicially greeted
by Gov. Poindexter and 1y Mayor
Wright Of Honolulu. He Is now tour
ing the island of Hawaii and viii be
guest Of honor at an F. F. A. con-
vention next week in the city Of Hilo.
(Copyrights 1e34.)
Evening star., 1934-05-27

Some Of the Benes children did not
want to spend all their lives on the
farm. Two of them had gone to
Prague and become teachers. While
still in school Edouard followed them,
and it was his hope that one day he
would also obtain teaching position.
At school he did not excel, except in
foot ball. In these matches he used
to shine. In a reckless moment he
made a bold Jump and broke a leg.
after which there was little hope Of
his ever being able to join the team.
He was in despair. He did not know
then-and no one else did-that by
breaking his leg he had qualified as
one of the saviors of Czechoslovakia.
that he would become her permanent
minister of foreign affairs.
Scales Up Ambitions.
After a few years in Prague young
Benes scaled up his ambitions. He no
longer desired to be a teacher of some
primary school; he now wanted to be
a high school teacher or possibly
lecturer at the local Czech university.
He was interested in languages, and
we are told that he learned long chap
ters of the Bible in French and Eng
lish. He began to have q great COM
passion for the poor and the down.
trodden. The unhappiness he often
felt for the woes Of humanity and
especially Of his native Bohemia filled
his heart with the happy augury OF
Evening star., 1934-05-27


And then there's Donald Richberg,
chief counsel of the N. R. A. He has
been very particularly concerned with
the steel code. MIR. Darrow, who is
very old friend of Mr.. Richberg's, saw
agely attacks the price fixing" provi-
sions of the steel code. Mr. Richberg
thereupon has to defend himself He
savagely does so. You might think
then that Mr.. Richberg is all for
price fixing"
But the fact and the joke is that
Mr.. Richberg at this very moment is
engaged in q strenuous wrestling
match with the steel manufacturers of
the United States to modify and miti-
gate and tone down the ''price-fix
provisions of their code before the
President consents to its renewal on
the last day of this month. And here
the joke gets livelier and livelier, and
I must confess that think 1t Is on
the steel manufacturers.
They were given the ''price-fixing"
provisions in their code in order to
recompense them for consenting to
hire more people and to pay them
bigger wages. They now have gone
Evening star., 1934-05-27

ment upon what is identified as the
--latest and most disturbing of all post
war phenomena-namely, nationaliSm.
To read the comments of public men
and of the pulpit alike it would appear
that mankind has suddenly been as
sailed by new affliction, as universal
and as deadly as the black plague of
the medieval age.
What is, moreover, most striking is
the fact that on all sides this attack
of nationalism is identified as a dis
ease of the mind and the conscience,
and not of the body polite. Some of
our most eminent peacemakers even
continue to cling to the old Wilsonian
theory that nationalism is a disease
which attacks all statesmen and rul-
ers, but to which all peoples are COM
pletely immune On the other hand,
more experienced observers perceive