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The Washington times., 1935-04-15
.BARUCH DENIES
To FREEZE
WAR PRICES
Outlines Scheme to Halt
Profits in Conflict;
Raps Flynn Idea

Bernard M. Baruch, financier,
clarified his plan for taking
profits out of war and denied that
his program depended on "freez-
ing all prices" in statement filed
today with the Senate Munitions
Investigating Committee.
He criticized the proposal of
John T. Flynn for financing war
through excessive taxes and de.
clared it would probably imperil
the defensive power of the United
States"
Mr.. Baruch listed his own plan
as follows:
l. To. make it unlawful to
raise prices in any way except
as may be permitted by the
President and to penalize both
seller and buyer for infractions.
Individual prices or whole
groups of prices may be ad-
justed up or down by a price
adjusting committee as occasion
requires. No price would be
fixed but it would permit suffi-
Gent fleXibility to meet all ex.
igencies.
Ban All War Profits
2. To take, by special taxes,
100 per cent of all profits and
income in war above the aver
age of the preceding three years
of peace. This would skim off
every cent of profit due to war.
Taxes on new enterprises would
have to be adjusted and worked
out separately.
3. At the same time, to in
crease the regular individual
and corporate income tax to
the absolute point of diminish
ing returns. This would take
all other available revenue that
could be taken without slowing
or stopping the flow of NUM-
lions to the front.
Mr.. Baruch outlined the Flynn
plan as limiting corporate profit
to 3 or 4 per cent on declared ad-
Justed capital value. He said:
g.. 1t is my deliberate and
considered judgment that the
Flynn plan would insure an
exaggerated initiation far greater
than If there were no plan at
all, paralyze war production and
render this milton practically
helpless against a major attack
by any enemy possessing an
economic and industrial system
fairly comparable to our own"
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SIX SUSPECTED
|NPO|SON PLOT

CONTINUED from Page ~
on Mrs. Lyddane. We could
not say she wrote the letters
and at the same time we are
not in a position to state she
is not guilty of having sent
them"
TAINTED HER
Some insight into the charac-
ter of the letter writer has been
cleaned, authorities revealed. In
his or her breast fingered bitter
hatred for Mrs. Beall, and in all
probability the person was a
psychopathic case, Post Office
officials stated.
Most of the letters tantalized
Mrs. Beall for her inability to hold
the love of her husband. They
tainted her for allowing him to
go out with Mrs. Lyddane.
The letters have not been turned
over to Mr.. Pugh, who thus lar
has made no request for them,
officials said.
Neither has Mr.. Pugh accepted
the offer of Mrs. Beall to testify
against Mrs. Lyddane, if and when
she is placed ON trial. 1t was
learned over the weekend that
Mrs. Beall has sent two letters to
the States attorney offering to
tell what she knows about the
comely 30-year-old bank clerk.
It is understood Mrs. Beall has
in her possession information
which would help the State in its
case against the bank clerk, but
no effort thus far has been made
tn obtain IT,.
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Will Rogers
Says:

SANTA MONICA, Cal, April
15.-Well. the papers are all
saying today:
"The fate of Europe will be
decided this week at Stresa,
Italy"
1 have never remembered in
my whole life of ever picking
up a paper where there wasn't,
somewhere, in it:
"The fate of Europe is in the
balance"
1t looks to me like Europe
hasn't got any fate. They go
from one mess to another. It's
been cut up, subdivided, resold
and resubdivided. Let and sub.
let.
Europe is just like a bunch of
checkers on a checkerbOard-
one minute the reds are in the
king row. The next minute
somebody Is jumping over 'em.
(COpyriE6 1888, McNauEht syndicate)
The Washington times., 1935-04-15
DEBATE TURNS
To AIMS Of
GERMANY
Possible Use of New Army
Exceeds in Importance
Violation of Treaty
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(Continued from Page y
by the League of Nations of her
unilateral denunciation of the
Treaty of Versailles, Germany TO-
day charged France with violating
the Locarno protocol which
obliged its signatorleS to dlsarm
Immediately.
Official quarters strongly indi-
Gated that any admonition to
Germany from Geneva therefore
will be sharply rejected with
counter blasts
Following last nights de-
nunciation of Frances memoran-
dunn to the League, in which Ger
man attacked the alleged "hy-
pocrisy" of France and her allies,
an official spokesman enlarged
upon the Reich's claim that France
is not competent to judge because
of her own Reputation of "sol-
emn obligations. He said:
1T can be said that this
point in last nights state
ment was not expressed suf-
ficently strong.
Eve take the stand that
France actually violated the
protocol Of LOcarnO by not dis
arming.. Therefore, at Geneva,
France is the real culpit before
the bar.
"In any case Germany, un-
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the League has the right to act
as a court before which we can
be hailed.
LEAGUE ATTACKED
"The League is not competent
to play such a role. 1t has
failed miserabIy in disarmament.
The only practical achieve
ments ever reached were the
Washington and London Naval
Conferences, both outside the
sphere of the League, proving
thu adviSability of settling Euro
pean problems outside Geneva"
The same official sources re-
sponsible for this utterance viewed
the results of the Stresa confer
ence as unclear. The official said:
eve are ready to join in
collective non-aggresSion pact,
but we will sign a non-interfer-
ence pact only if and when
the powers clearly define what
constitutes non-interference.
"Otherwise. whatever we do
will be branded interference re-
CARELESS of the fact that what
ever others do in name will
be anything but interference"
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function q Ia france. On Gne
other hand, if DR.. Peter Munich, of
Denmark, were named, it would
mean the pro-German party Of
experimentation had gained the
advantage.
Action Delayed
The council decided not to con-
slider Abyssinia's appeal against
italian aggression partly because
Italy will not have it, but chiefly
because they have too much to do
attempting to make up their
minds how to try criminal" OF
whom the court is so afraid that
it.would prefer to leave him un-
identified.
AS to the German issue the
League now will spend little time
complaining about Germany's
army. They will spend much
time debating what Germany in
tends to do with it.
Most of all they want to know
what they can agree upon to
check that army if Germany
threatens to use it to back up
further violations of the Yer
sailleS treaty.
Yesterday it was the German
army, and today it is the Ger
man frontiers which occupy the
League councillors. Hitler's decla.
rations have not succeeded in
quoting the miSgivings of Ger
many's neighbors, and five domi-
nant fears stood out in the minds
of their representatives here.
These fears we're: QD Ger
many, not today but some time,
may move troops into the demili-
tarized zone of the Rhineland;
CD may organize another Nazi
putsch in Austria; CD may &C.
cupy Memel; a. may declare
Danzig a part of Germany; or
80 may even attempt to get the
German fringe of Czechoslovakia.
Against these possibilities the
allies want to be prepared not
for a common policy" which
they say they have achiVed. but
for common action. Therefore
the League is compelled to take
up now or later that most un-
pleasant subject of sanctions"
Sanctions mean action against
aggressors. The Stresa conference
revealed the powers will carry
out their Locarno promise to take
military action against Germany
if she attacks France, but the
question is, what will they do II
Germany attacks on other fronts?
Stresa proved one thing: Brit
ain will not this moment consider
promising to take military action
except for violation of the Lo-
carno treaty. But this does not
necessarily mean that she will
not agree to discuss at least eco
nomic sanctions.
Means BlOcade
Economic sanctions mean a
blockade. In other words, if Ger
many, for example, should seize
Memel, all the League powers
would be called upon to cease
trading with Germany.
But America is not a member
of the League. and if America
held out and refused to join the
blockade, it could not be effective.
Therefore surprising it was to
American ears when one British
spokesman of the highest author.
ity speaking after Stresa declared:
1--WE don't, of course, expect
America to become involved in
European affairs, but we do
hope for her collaboration in our
efforts to guarantee peace"
Whether it was meant may be
disputed, but it sounded like a hint
that the powers were thinking over
their chances Of getting America
to agree not to trade with aggres-
sor nations against whom the
League proposed to apply eco.
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BOY HANGED

PARIS. April IS G.N.SD.-The
leash of his pet dog was the instru-
ment of death for an 11-year-old
boy in an unusual tragedy today.
Bruce Henselin was found hang
ing by the leash when his mother
returned to their apartment after
a brief absence. Police said they
thought the hanging was acct
denAaA
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No interest or carrying
charges of any kind added
when purchased on a credit
account. All Radios are
sold complete with tubes.
The Washington times., 1935-04-15
2 DIE IN WRECK

MANILA. Philippine Islands,
April IS INSJ.-An engineer
and a fireman we're killed and two
passengers we're seriously injured
when a Manila railroad train was
derailed in Tayabas Province
today.
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LIQUOR SEIZED

NEW LONDON, Conn, April IS
GN.SD Her decks piled high
with alleged contraband liquor. a
small power boat was seized today
off Seaconnet, r. T., by a Coast
Guard patrol, guard headquarters
reported.
The three-man crew was ar
rested.
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lier or more deeply significant.
The cool, clean heights OF them
rising above the muck and murk
of the lower plain, as fine, brave
thoughts rise above the baser
urgings. The proud JOY OF
mounting them, as though one
conquered more than rock and
dirt with each triumphant step
:. conquered, also, ones own
laziness and cowardice.
THE HEIGHTS
No wonder men have always
loved the hills. sung OF them
:. sought them for power and
peace. Old Moses, climbing
Sinai's and PiSgah's lonely peaks,
to find the Truth and view the
Promised Land. King David
crying from his shamed and
darkened years: II will lit up
mine eyes unto the hills, from
whence cometh my help"
Christ, bowed in bloody sweat
on Olivet, raised on Golgotha
to His everlasting life. Always
the hills have been a symbol OF
mans bravest, brightest dreams.
To live tall-so tall the little
hates and hurts can't cripple
or the little fears betray. To
live hard - despising Softness
and Safety-seeking those high
adventures which are reserved
alone for man, lifting him above
the brute.
How often we've longed to
live like that, you and I, with
our heads in the stars and
storms! Then tumbled headlong
the next moment into some
miserable muddle, held down by
our own vanity or laziness,
cowardice or greed.
GOD, GIVE ME HILLS TO
CLIMB"
So we all pray-and are sure
that we want our prayer answer
ed. And perhaps we do. But
how often are we willing to pay
the price? It's one thing for
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Listen, World
BIZ Elsie Robinson

the delighted eye to see Mount
Rainier's glorious, glistening
crown, and quite another for the
pampered thigh to scale it.
And by the same token, it's
easy enough to talk about Liv-
ing Tall, and something else
when it comes to performance.
Then suddenly we go sour on
the idea of all that danger and
sacrifice, that loneliness and
possible ridicule. Tomorrow
maybe.
Yet no one can know the
beauty Of the earth who has
not climbed it's mountains. And
only those can realize the ma
jesty of life who have dared to
face its sacrifice, endure its
solitude. A safe lot may be all
very we'll for a slug or a clam,
but it's no sort of existence for
a MAN.
CHALLENGES
Give me tall challenges, grim
opportunities! Open my dim
eyes that I may see the high,
white beauty of Your Truth!
Quicken my sluggish spirit that
I may desire to reach that
Truth!
THEN GIVE ME STRENGTH
FOR CLIMBING!"
Lash my pride until 1t ScornS
cowardly safety! Stiffen my
spine until it can endure the
loneliness and pain which await
all those who dare to live diff
ferently or dangerously! Break
my heart until it opens to a
wider vision than my own small
happiness!
And so, at last, lead me to
follow where their heroic foot
steps led who carved that first
trail from the jungle to the
stars!
Amen!
copyright, 1895. by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
A Proud Observance

The vgo and enthusiasm with which plans for Washngon
observance September IT, of the anniversary of the Con-
sution United States being pushed
ing those who believe in preserving to ourselves and
posety the rights and obligations set up by that immortal
document.
THE PROGRAM FOR THE OBSERVANCE IS BEING
PREPARED WITH ZEALoUsNEss WORTHY OF THE
GREAT OCCASION WHICH 1T IS PURPosED TO COM
MEMoRATE
There are some WITHIN OUR BORDERS who believe
in sneerne at the Constitution; the greatness which
our Nation has achieved under it and at the prosperity
and happiness Which haVe been conferred people
by it.
There are those WITHOUT OUR BORDERS who see
that the uvay end Nations OOrld pre-er1inence
first destroy the loyalty of people to their Constr
tuition and foist them type of government
essentially foreign the traditions and precePs under
which the United States has endured.
To these both from within and the destroyers
without the people of Washington the National Capital
will make answer on September IT,
It is fitting that the leadership in this commemoraton Of
80 important an anniversary should be assumed by those
organizations membership of which from those Of
proven patriotism and loyalty.
It u.s. therefore, by virtue of their earned right that those
veterans who carried the nations colos in battle have
taken upon themselves the task of preparing the plans and
laying the groundwork for the cty's celebration.
Devoted and women organized in those groups which
daily stand for protection of America and its ideals
united the pledge that the forthcoming anniversary shall
be properly observed.
But the larger the proper observance of orn1u
Iaon of the Constitution be achieved unless
lists the support and cooperation of all of
citizens.
Upon all of people have fallen the benefits of this great
document
To all has it priceless gift handed down by our
forefathers to their posterity.
And upon all it confer the duty of handing it down to
their descendants
THE OBSERVANCE WHILE BEING PLANNED AND
LED BY THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF PATRIOTIC
AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, WILL REACH ITS FULL
EST FRUIT ONLY BY TOUCHING US ALL. BY BRING
ING FROM US ALL A PLEDGE THAT THIS CHARTER
OF OUR NATION SHALL NOT BE BROUGHT LOW BY
ITS ENEMIES WHETHER THEY SPURIOUSLY BEAR
THE TITLE OF AMERICAN OR WHETHER THEY AP-
PEAR UNDER A FOREIGN LABEL
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
By T. E. Powers

as Republican vice presidential
nominee would bring RepreSen-
tative Hamilton Fish, of New
York, into the picture and into
a more prominent spot than he
now occupies.
Although mention has been
made of this student and advO-
cate of the Constitution as the
possible presidential nominee.
he Is considered remote posi-
bility for first place by most
observers.
Many of them agree that he
would fit into the picture as
candidate for the vice presi-
dency. He is what might be
termed a second string" man
and the consensus is that he
could secure the vice presi-
Dental nomination from the
Republicans under favorable
conditions.
There is another man from
the East 1Uho might be giUen
second place on the Republican
ticket. He is the pudgy GoU.
Harry o. Nice OF Maryland
1Uho made a prediction promise
of 81 automobile tags and has
been increasing most tGreS eUer
since he took office.
Although he is a newcomer to
national politics the dearth Of
potential candidates makes him
a factor unless. politicians say,
the Republicans actually try to
put their best foot forward.
From the Midwest also come
the vice presidential pOSSibili-
ties of Senator L. ]. Dickinson
of Iowa and Senator Arthur H.
Vandenburg of Michigan.
Both of these men aspire to
the Presidential nomination, but
there are so many factors to be
considered in connection with
selection of one or the other Of
them that they are not outstand-
ing prospects.
There is remote chance,
howeUer, that one of them
might be given second place,
particularly in the event that
Senator William E. BorGh OF
Idaho could be persuaded to
head the ticket.
In that event. Dickinson or
Vandenburg might be the run
ming mate of the progressive
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Roosevelt.
Although there were reports
of a feud between the New
Yorker and the Texan some
time ago, those difficulties.
whatever they might have
been, appear to have been
ironed out.
Garner has remained in the
background, but has, neverthe-
less. been unusually influential
for a Vice President, and Is con.
sidered by many persons as a
decided asset to the Democratic
team.
In the Republican camp, tDith
most of the mentioned posi-
bilities coming from the Mid.
1Dest. it is considered likely that
an fastener WilL take second
place.
If Governor Alt Landon OF
Kansas, or Colonel Frank Knox
of Chicago is given the presl-
Dental nomination, man
from the East is almost GER
tain to be named on the ticket.
There is a strong likelihood
that selection of an fastener
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
"Only a Catch PhraSe?"

We have it the word Of Raw Deal Congressman
that the plea: Back the Constitution is only catch
phrase
is that precise of catch phrase that has built
and preserved this Nation.
Patrick Henrys Liberty death phrase has had
to stir Americans of every generation.
Charles c. Pnckneys millions for defense but not
cent for tribute was effective too
How about Andrew Jacksons "Our Federal Unon-it
MUST AND SHALL be preserved?
And Lincoln's (greatest of ally Government of the
people, by the people, and for the people -
The only CATCH about Back to the Constitution is
that it catching the attention of bertyovng Americans
while it is catching certain Raw Dealers in very
American posturng
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Now, let's get down to another
startling fact:
In this country we do not
have profit system.
We have never had one.
We had a profit-and-loss syS-
tenn.
We have it yet.
Thousands Of corporations
never make a profit. One needs
to study the record of business
failures to note that the wage
and salary earners actually get
in many cases-more than they
produce, with the enterpriSing
business man and his associates
getting nothing.
FORTUNATE FOR ALL
It is certainly fortunate for
LABOR, farmer and the wage and
salary Garner that some corpora
lions did make a profit suffi-
Gent to keep industry alive
while the yearly balance sheets
of hundreds of corporations
were in the red.
But getting down to brass
tacks, we find that in the great
est business years America ever
knew 1922 to 1929-the net
profit to corporations was not
400 per cent, as so many people
think-not 100 per cent, as
most people say-not 40 per
cent, as nearly all people be-
lieve.
1t averaged around 4 per
cent. :. i, 2, 3, 4 per cent.
HOW LABOR JARED
In no year in this period did
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Once Overs

Truthfully, nothing can como
up to the picture that clings
to youthful remembrance.
Going back home may be q
disappointment.
The village common may look
smaller, and the grass may not
be so neatly cut as it looks in
your dreams.
But the people loved you
once, and their love is precious
keep it.
Tell them how much you
have missed the familiar face
and how nice it seems to be
able to speak to everyone on
your way to the post office or
the village store.
Be sincere, don't brag.
Copyright. 1885. by King Features
Syndicate. InO.)
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Rid Federal Pay Roll of All
DislOyal Sappers
By James T. Williams, T.

No man can SerUe tho mas.
tiers; for either he tDiH hate the
one, and loUe the other; or else
he tDiH hold to the one and de-
SpiSe the other.-Fron the Cos
pei according to St. Matthew.
President Roosevelt will not
only be we'll advised, but he will
also be we'll within his rights
and responsibilities il he insists
upon an immediate purge Of the
Federal pay roll as a means Of
Kidding his official household Of
all sappers against the Common
Defense.
A good place to begin such a
purge would appear to be the
National Youth Administration
and the Tennessee Valley AL
thority.
And the best way to begin
such a purge would be to call
upon Prof. Arthur E. Morgan,
chairman Of the board of direc-
tors of the Tennessee Valley
Authority, and Aubrey Williams,
the executive director of the
National Youth Administration,
for swift and clarifying answers
to the following questions:
EVIL PURPOSE
First, by whose authority are
the names of the Director of the
T. v. A., pres. Arthur E. Nor.
gan," and Bishop Francis ].
Mcconnell, member Of the
National Advisory Committee of
the N. Y. A., used on the letter.
head of a putrid pamphlet hav.
ing for it's evil if not seditiOuS
purpose the following:
% To incite American youth,
their families and neighbOrs in
nearly 300 school and college
communities throughout the
country to resist the enforce
ment Of the National Defense
Act; ~ to ObStruct the efforts
of the President and Congress
to provide for and administer
the Common Defense, and (3)
to solicit diSlOyal money from
the malevOlent and misguided
to substitute this dislOyal and
Sapping expedition.
This Seemin gly seditious
propaganda is now flooding
the United States mails. 1t is
polluting them with the SIAN
derous allegation that the Re-
serve Officers Training Corps
is "a vicious institution. that
training with the Colors for
national service, instead Of be-
ing what George Washington
and what every other President
has declared it to be-a citi.
zen's duty, and nations bene-
fits in reality an evil thing
against which American youth
should be melted to rebel.
Nor does this seemingly sedi-
tious pamphlet, circulated by a
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corporation profits on gross
business exceed 1910 per cent.
That's a fact for everyone to
think over-not for minute
but long enough to under
stand that the few have just as
many headaches as the many.
Now let's see how labor Jared
during the same years.
Real wages-which means
money wages related to the
cost of living-increaSed nearly
II per cent.
Regarding wages, we have
forgotten the great increase in
pay envelopes emitting the COM
mon people to enjoy what even
the wealthy never dreamed OF
so years ago.
In 1851 the carpenters in New
York city struck to get an aver
age wage of $1,000 for a 120-
hour week.
In 1880 carpenters In the same
city received an average Of $50
a week for 40 hours!
GREAT DIFFERENCE
That is the great difference
to the wage Garner which ind1.
vidual initiative and great COM
mercial activity have granted in
the short space Of four genera
tons!
This vast increase in wages
and betterment Of working con-
ditions have been the result Of
able leadership coupled with &C
cumulated savings, wealth or
surplus.
In other words, whenever the
few have benefited the many
have benefited to an even
greater extent.