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The Washington times., 1935-04-24
DiOnne Parents
Want TO Name
DUN Doctors

CALLANDER, Ontario, April
"a. Q.N.SO.-Elzire and Olivia
Dionne, parents of the quin-
tuplets, chung to their determ-
ination today to obtain assur-
ance from physicians of their
own choosing that all is well with
their five little girls.
AS a result, they were uncer.
tain about their proposed trip
to Ottawa, where Mrs. Dionne
is scheduled to address a con-
vention of La Federation Des
FemmeS Condolences Fran
caises.
The Dionnes want DR.. G. w.
Smith and DR.. j. I. loyal, of
North Bay, to look at the in
fants.
DR.. A. R. Dafoe refused to
sanction such an examination
yesterday after DR.. Allan Brown
of Toronto, famous child spe-
cialist, and DR.. William Dafoe,
brother of the Callander ply
Sician, had examined the babies
and pronounced them in good
condition. The babies recently
have been suffering from head
colds and spring fever"
Later today, however, DR..
Dafoe may call in DR.. Smith
and DR.. loyal.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
P.-T, A. FIGHTS
R,R,CROSS|NGS

BLADENSBURG, Nd, April "a,
The Federation of ParentTeach'
err Associations took up the fight
for grade crossing elimination in
Prince Georges County at a mass
meeting here last night. The as
ISOLATION will sponsor a county
wide meeting Monday night at
the fire hall here and have invi-
ted all parents to attend and
voice their sentiments against
grade crossings.
Last nights meeting was called
by Robert w. Mccullough, promi'
ent Landover attorney, and at
tention was directed at the Land
over crossing of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. When interest was
shown in widening the protest to
include all crossings in the county
the parent-teacher association took
up the battle.
A committee to promote Mon.
days meeting was named, includ'
ing Everett Carman, Cottage City;
Mary Reidel, Riverdale; w. F,
Mulligan, Berwyn; R. c. Wiley,
College Park; c. c. Carter, Brad
bury Heights, and Nina Merry
man, Bladensburg.
Louis A. Day, of Rogers Heights.
president of the federation, said:
"Grade crossing elimination
is rightly a parent-teacher cru
SADIE because school children
seem to be the victims. Well
push the crusade to a success
because every parent in the
county will back the fight.
"The Federal Government has
money to loan railroads to &C
celerate their train service. That
same government ought to have
sufficient funds to protect the
taxpayers from death and in
jury when those speeding trains
rush over an open crossing"
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
kin of President
Enter Dogs in
D. T.. Show

With the largest entry list in
the history of the event, the
sixth annual dog show of the
National Capital Kennel Club
will be held at the Washington
Auditorium Friday and Satur-
day.
More than LOO dogs-in-
Guiding some of the finest show
dogs in the country-will be
seen in the various classes.
Mrs. Laura Delano and Miss
Priscilla st. George, cousins of
President Roosevelt and now
guests at the White House, have
entered dogs in the show.
Miss Helen Samuel, of Claren.
don, has entered eight of her
Pekes in the show, and Mrs.
Henry A. Clark has entered her
twin" cocker spaniels.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
WADSW0RTH'S
BOOM BEGINS

PHILADELPHIA, April "a GIN.
SO.-A presidential loom for Con-
gresham James w. Wadsworth,
jr., former United States Senator
from New York, was launched
here today on the heels of a dinner
rendered the Representative by
Philadelphia's former Congress
man, Edward L. Stokes.
Eighty influential Philadelphia
bankers, judges and merchants
were guests at the dinner at
tended by Henry P. Fletcher,
chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee.
Stokes described the affair as
"unofficial' and added:
81 believe Mr.. WadswOrth is
one of the few potential candi-
dates who can carry New York
State and that is essential to
the success of the party"
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
BILL WOULD END
HAND|CAPS To
j. 8. LINES
Federal Grants to Make Up
For LoW-Wage Labor of
Foreign Countries
International News Service

International News Service
The new ship subsidy bill de-
signed to revive the American mer-
chant marine, as recommended by
President Roosevelt, started its
journey through Congress today as
hearings were opened before the
Senate Commerce Committee.
James Craig Peacock, director
Of the Shipping Board Bureau of
the Department of Commerce, ap-
peared as the first witness. He
voiced general approval of the
measure, but suggested minor
changes.
Five-Man Board Planned
The bill as tentatively drafted
sets up a United States Maritime
Authority of five 12,O00-a-year
members, charged with the duty
of stimulating the merchant ma
Eine through subsidy.
Basic provisions of the bill seek
TO build up American shipping by
two benefits to owners-loans Of
three-fifths of the base cost, plus
"a direct grant to make up the
difference between the cost Of a
ship built in American yards and
the same boat were it built
abroad, where labor costs are
flower than in the United States.
How Subsidies Operate
For instance, on a ship which
would cost a million dollars to
build in the United States and
only 100000 abroad, the Govern
ment would grant a direct subsidy
of 100000 to tn American owner,
and lend him 3-5 of the remaining
100000.
Operating subsidies would be
granted on the same basis. If the
proposed maritime authority de-
termined that operation of a boat
under the American flag cost ST.
500 a month, and would cost but
$1,000 under a foreign flag, the
operating subsidy would amount
to $500 month.
Wide Powers Sought
Wide powers to compel new
construction would be granted the
authority under the new bill, when
that body felt new construction
was necessary, it could buy the old
vessels, so that the owner could
apply the money to new boats.
The testimony today was of a
preliminary nature. Senator Cope
land CD of New York, committee
chairman, freely conceded that
changes would be necessary before
the legislation was finally written
into law.
Mr.. Peacock today told of a
number of abuses of existing
laws. He complained that too
much American boat insurance
went to foreign insurance firms.
Today's hearing was adjourned
in less than an hour. Hearings
will be resumed tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
SEES
WAR SHOW

TOKYO, Japan, April 24.-More
than 5000 picked Japanese troops
and more than 100 aircraft from
the Tokorozawa and Shimishizu
military aviation schools furnished
an impressive picture of Japanese
strength to. Emperor Kang Teh
of Manchukuo here recently.
The tremendous display of Orien-
tai might was arranged on the
Tokyo parade grounds for the spe-
cial emolument of the Manchukuo
monarch by Emperor Hirohito.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
COL. SHERR|LL
|. SEESH|SPLAN
WORK OUT
Father of Arlington Bridge
And Constitution Ave.
Lauds apitaI Beauty

The man who fathered the
construction of the Arlington Me
mortal Bridge and proposed a
number of other improvements
for the Nations Capital was back
in town today, and mighty glad
of it.
He is Col. Clarence O.. Sheriff.,
who relinquished his post as di'
rector of Public Buildings and
Public Parks here in 1926 to be-
come city manager of Cincinnati
He is back in town to establish a
headquarters for the American
Retail Federation. of which he is
president. He said:
cit certainly feels good to get
back here to Washington. I've
always considered this city as
home. But 1 am especially
pleased to get back to look over
the projects which proposed"
Suggested Boulevard
Besides the Arlington Bridge
Colonel Sheriff. also had a hand
in mapping out Constitution Ave
nue., proposing that a wide anc
specious boulevard running from
the Capital through the Nal
should be constructed as a direct
route into the heart of one of the
city's beauty spots.
Regarding the proposal to unite
all the Capitals recreation facili
ties under one head, which is nov
being worked out, Colonel Sheriff.
said:
"YOu know, all during the
time that was here in the
buildings and parks office, that
was one of my pet suggestions.
1t means a better supervision
and operation of the recreation
facilities"
WAS JUST TALK THEN
When the colonel left Washing
ton, the Federal building projec
was just so much talk. Now tina
it is rapidly nearing completion
Colonel Sheriff. said it is like com
ing into another city that ha
been redecorated by most talented
artists.
Washington, the colonel said, i
the only city he knows of that ha
benefited by the depression.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
DISTRICT DOGS WILL! HAVE THEIR DAY
8%3
3H3
sea

NOSES COLD AND PROUD will sniff disdain-
fully and sharp eyes will be on the judges when
these Pekes of Miss samuels, of the 900 block
Rock Spring Rd, Clarendon, compete for prizes
at the annual Dog Show in the Washington Audi
torium Friday. The yapping will be terrific but
from canine royalty. Miss samuels has eight
Pekes groomed, six of which you see here. The
two-day show, Friday and Saturday this week, will
see more than LOO dogs representing almost every
known breed from Mexican Hairless to St. Bernard
competing for prizes Owners of some Of the most
renowned dogs in the country are bringing their
champions into the ring Times Staff Photo.
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The Washington times., 1935-04-24
JAP TOOTHP|CKS.
HELD LADEN
WITH GERMS
U. S. Launches Investigation
After Report on Analysis
of Imported Product
International News Service

Evidence that bacteria-laden
japanese toothpicks are being sold
throughout the nation today re-
suited in a searching investiga-
ton by scientists of the U. S.
Public Health Service.
The evidence, uncovered through
the fight of American manutac-
turers to protect their market, is
said to indicate that the health
Of the users of the toothpickS may
be Endangered.
The japanese product Is packed
by children in Slum areas and is
sold in the United States at low
prices.
After Japanese manufacturers
threatened to take the American
market, Maine manufacturers Of
toothpicks lodged complaints Of
Misrepresentation with the Fed.
eral Trade Commission. The jap
anese initiated American boxes.
used trademarks and claimed
their product was not touched
by human hands.
After evidence was submitted
that the Japanese product was
packed by children, the commits
sion ordered importers to cease
unfair competition.
Representative Brewster (RO Of
Maine then submitted samples of
japanese toothpicks to chemists,
who said their analysis showed an
alarmingly high percentage Of
bacteria. American-made tooth
picks were found to be free Of
germs.
An appeal was made to the
commission for a further order
against the Japanese importers,
and the request for a Public
Health Service investigation fol-
lowed.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
WALKER HEADS
WORKSUN|T
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proper geographical area" the
White House explained.

(Continued from Page y
proper geographical area" the
White House explained.
Donald r. Richberg, who has
been executive director of the MEG
since Mr.. Walker left this post
some time ago, has been released
from these duties, now that Mr..
Walker has returned. Mr.. Ricn'
berg will give his full time to the
MIRA for the present.
Move is Surprise
Reinstatement of Mr.. Walker
in the New Deal family and cata-
putting him to a key position in
the recovery campaign had been
widely reported for several months
but it previously had been said
he would reject any appointment.
Forty-nine years old, Mr.. Walker
will assume his new duties today
in Mr.. Richberg'S old council Of
fices in the Commercial National
Bank Building, bringing to the job
rich experience as a lawyer, politi.
clan, real estate man and theater
chain director.
Born in Plymouth, Pa, and
practicing law in New York for
the last IA years, he nevertheless
was appointed as from Montana,
where he first gained political ex.
perience.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
and 2 Boys
Injured in Crash

RICHMOND, April "a (Spe-
ciaD One man and two boys
had a close call this evening
when the plane in which they
were flying over Glennwood golf
course fell several hundred feet
to earth. When one of the wings
broke the plane became en-
tangled in telephone wires which
helped to break the fall. In it
were F. G. Clarke, 81, pilot: Ar
thur Wilcox, IA, and William
Guy Taylor, IA. Taylor suffered
broken arm, Wilcox broken rib
ana clarke pTuSeSs =
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
SUBSIDIES FOR SHIPPING URGED AS SENATE. OPENS HEARING
Officials Face
Probe in Huge
Gem Theft

NEW YORK, April "a GN.SD.
Telegraphic subpoenas today sum-
moned Florida officials and attor-
neys to appear before the De-
partment of Justice in New York
for quizzing in the $185,000
jewel robbery of Mrs. Margaret
H. Bell, dancer, who married
into society.
In a procedure almost unique,
Rhea Whitley, in charge of the
local Department of Justice
agency, called upon Frederic
Pine, Dade county (Fla) prosecu-
tor; his assistant, Kehoe; Benja-
min Cohen, attorney for the al
legged thieves; Clarence Harring'
ton, Noel Scaffa's Miami repre-.
sentative; and Eugene Bryant
chief of Miami police, to appear
at the Department of Justice
office here Monday.
With Scaffa, private detective
who specializes in recovering
stolen gems, scheduled to appear
again before the Federal grand
jury today, the case seemed to
have been bodily transported
from Florida, where the theft oc
Cured, to New York.
Mr.. Whitley also indicated he
was considering another long
distance subpoena for Ruth Kal
ter, a 23-year-old Dayton (Ohio)
girl, formerly the sweetheart Of
Charles Coli, who is on trial with
Nick Montone for the robbery
A Department of Justice an.
nouncement said Bryant, Miami
Beach chief of police, had
signed a statement admitting
he had arranged with Scaffa to
claim the SIS, 900 reward offered
for the stolen jewelry.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
Ex-Dean of College
Kills Wife and Self

ASADENA, Cal, April "a
G.N.SO.-A retired college profess
sor today had smashed his invalid
Wife's skull with an ak, then
strangled her to death with a rope
before attaching a hose to a gas
jet and ending his own life.
The victims of the tragedy were
Mrs. Abbie Melton, SIS, and George
L. Melton, 66, former Redlands
University professor and dean.
Police said the murder and suicide
occurred Monday, but it was not
discovered until M. B. Kerr, a
friend, received a note, telling of
the killing of Mrs. Melton and
Melton'S suicide plans. Worry
over financial troubles was be-
Heved to have prompted the act.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
TAXPAYERS RAP
LIBRARY TAX

EVANSVILLE, Md, April "a.
The Taxpayers Association, Of
HyattSville, has gone on record
opposing mandatory tax for the
support Of a town library, as pro-
posed in the recent legislative act
that is to be added to the May 6
ballots in the form of a referen-
dun.
The association approved, how
ever, the present system of sup
porting a library with lump sum
given by the town council. The
town council met last night, au-
thorizing the printing of ballots
for the town election,
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
Wife's Illness Di1ns
Fete for Markham

NEW YORK, April 24.-The
gaiety attending the dinner last
night in honor of the eighty-third
birthday of Edwin Markham,
Americas noted poet, was tinged
with sadness because of the i'll.
ness of his wife, Mrs. Anna Cathe-
rine Markham, herself a poet and
writer. While Mr.. Markham was
being feted at Town Hall, Mrs.
Markham was at their Staten Is
land home recovering from an
illness which has troubled her for
several months.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
do You Remember!

One month ago the tollo1D-
ing names Were in the head
lines. Can you recall then1?
George SosnOwski
Mrs. Jesse StrauS
WeStwood Byrd
Abner Stillwell
Ivan POderjay
(AnSwerS on Page a.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
n. Y. Power Co.
Agrees to Rate Cut

NEW YORK. April "a G.NSO
The Consolidated Gas Company
and it's affiliates today agreed to
drop their applications to increase
light and gas rates and promised
instead to work out a three point
profit-sharing plan" for city.wide
rate reduction,
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
MILL WORKERS STRIKE

PUTNAM, Conn, April "a
G.N.SO.-One hundred and twen-
ty-five workers at the Edward
Bloom Silk Mills walked out this
afternoon when the management
announced a reduction in pay
from $1.85 to $3.50 per 100000
picks.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24

additional Stories of Jap
0nese Competition on Page 81
Evening star., 1935-09-15
CONFIRMING TESTIMONY
BY THE RIGHT JAMES FREEMAN, D. IL. d, D. c. l..
BISHOP OF WASHINGTON.

Within the life Of every man there is
that which certifies to him that he is
possessed of q quality of life that is
indestructible. AS Tennyson puts 1t, I'VE
know we were not made to die" No
matter how we may express it in a for
NAL creed, we have the deep conscious
ness that the better part of our nature,
the real self within us, must 60 on. The
iptimations Of Immortality come to us
with increasing insistence and stronger
affirmations as life proceeds. Quite
apart from revelation itself, we discover
In every race and people passion for
life, a desire for higher fulfllment, and
this passion will not be denied, no
matter what the disappointmentS and
establishments of life may suggest.
One of the great interpreters of this
conception of an endless life is the
apostle, st. Paul He writes with strong
conviction concerning it in the fifteenth
chapter of his first letter to the Corin-
thians: so assured Is he In his trium-
phant belief that he cries out: % death,
where is thy sting? o grave, where is
thy victory?" In another place, in a
letter written to the church in Rome.
he says: THE Spirit itself beareth wit
ness with our spirit, that We are the
children of God" 1t is the concurrent
witness of the Eternal Spirit with that
which resides in man that compels him
to believe in his higher destiny, in a
divine quality within his nature that
survives all the shocks and ills OF time.
Even though in moments of careless.
objectless living he seems to silence the
voices that tell him he has a spark Of
the divine in his nature, when severe
tests and trials are upon him he in
evitably asserts his belief that he must
60 on even when death has sealed his
eyes in an Iron Sleep"
Ever and again in these recent years
we have heard it suggested that man
has lost his zest for a fuller, more
abundant life, that the misfortunes OF
this life rob him Of desire for life
that is to be- We do not believe 1t. All
our observation and experience affirm
the utter indestructibleness Of mans
hope for higher attainment. He may
suppress his deeper feelings and emo
tions, regard himself as the victim OF
Evening star., 1935-09-15

ments which may be created from time
to time"
Would the Democratic party take such
an amendment before the country? Not
Ii lt is sane. Nor would an amendment
seeking to give the Federal Government
unlimited power over commerce or in
dustry-plainly the objective Of certain
New-Deal elements, II not the Presi-
dent-look any more attractive when
written down and exposed to the light.
Mr. Smell suggests that the sub"
mission of a constitutional amend
ment is being preceded by more insidi-
Gus form of attack on the Supreme Court
and the Constitution, in which one or
both are to be placed in the position
Of deliberately blocking the New Deals
efforts to produce the More Abundant
Life in promised land. Thus might the
issue be built up. Thus may it be build
ing now. But the amendment itself has
not been written. And until it is, the
issue will be elusive and hard to pin
down.
Evening star., 1935-09-15
Keep Them Clean.

The park authorities are to spend
about q million dollars in improving the
National Capital park system, with major
attention given to the small parks and
reservations, most of which have been
allowed to run down at the heel for
many years through inadequate appro-
priations. AS c. Marshall Finnan, SUI
perintendent Of National Capital Parks,
points out in an interview in today's
Star. the success Of the park improve
ment program depends eventually on
whether the parks are used or misused.
What Mr.. Finnan wants, and by all
means should receive, is the co-opera-
ton Of Washingtonians not only in
protecting the investment in park i'm
provement by preventing vandalism, but
in cultivating a sentiment which takes
pride in keeping the parks beautiful.
AS Mr.. Finnan says, he would rather
have the citizens themselves enforcing
the reasonable regulations against abuse
of the parks, such as improper disposal
of rubbish and destruction of shrubbery,
than see the job turned over to the
police. And the matter fundamentally
concerns individual conduct rather than
police activity. The occasional acts Of
vicious vandalism with which the police
must contend are one thing, but the
greatest abuse of the parks results more
from careless lack of consideration than
from outright mischievousness.
The parks are public property. They
are created and maintained for the
public good. If people could be made to
feel their individual proprietorship in the
parks and safeguard the appearance Of
the parks as they would their own prop
erty. much would be gained.
Evening star., 1935-09-15

fortuttous circumstances, while away his
days in excesses and the qualification of
selfish desire, but sometime, somewhere,
when he Is rendered sober and reflective
by misfortune or disaster, the witness
within answers to the witness without
and he sees life as a process Of de-
velopment, leading on beyond the years
into a future where all his better hopes
and ideals shall have their logical
fulfllment.
"Alas for him who never sees,
The stars shine through the cypress
trees"
Thus the poet wrote; to him the
tragedy Of tragedies was life without
assurance, without the capacity to see
the glimmering stars shining through
the darkening shadows Of the Somber
trees.
1 have dealt with every variety and
expression of life, from the most de-
praved to the most virtuous and have
yet to find the individual who persist
entity refused to believe in the larger.
more complete life. There may have
been doubts and miSgivings, there may
have been barriers that seemed lnsur-
mountable, but when the supreme test
came the spirit within asserted itself
and it found peace and satisfaction in
the assuring voice that said: Because /
live, We shall live also. So real was
Christs recognition of this spirit within
man that he used all His powers TO
give it finer, fuller expression. Wher-
ever He touched life, no matter what its
limitations, He evoked a response by
showing it what it possessed of divinity.
Herein we discover His power over men
yes, and His continuing power even
down to the latest day. Our human
nature responds to His appeal. not alone
because He speaks with authority, but
because He calls forth that which We
recognize is common to life itself. We
are at our best and our truest when we
give the divine element in our natures
its fullest, freest expression: when we
really assert our rightful heritage as the
children of God"
1t Is the Spirit that beareth witness"
with our spirit that gives to life new
meaning and consciousness of its ulti-
mate attainment.
Evening star., 1935-09-15

the Secretary, Henry Morgenthau, jr,
who Just now is more concerned than
usual about the state Of the Federal
budget. There are beginning to be new
problems involved in the task OF raising
money to pay for the New Deal. Busi-
ness recovery and a demand for money
by industry would add further compli-
cations. Here in the Treasury Is found
the official pressure for a balanced
budget.
But Mr.. Morgenthau's troubles can be
eased after next February by new
Board Of Governors Of the Federal Re-
serve System-a board that will have
sweeping powers over the country's bank
credit. At the head Of this new show,
and one that should attract the attention
of any early New Dealer, probably will
be Mariner s. Eccles, at present gov
ernor of the Federal Reserve Board. Mr..
Eccles reflects New Deal bank philosophy
and makes old-line bankers squirm.
The New Deal worries of today are
not the New Deal worries of 1888.
Now the inquirer will find that New
Dealers are asking:
What is the prospect of having this
or that law approved by the Supreme
Court? viii it stand up when the court
passes on the issues tnvolved?"
And:
what are the voters talking about?
Can the President get four more years
to give his policies, now written into
law, Q fair trial?"
The Constitution and politics dominate
present.day New Deal thought.
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