davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-08
FISH RAPS
PRESIDENTS
COAL ORDER
New Yorker Resents Demand
For Guffey Bill Passage De-
spite Constitutional Doubts
international News Service


President Roosevelt's request for
passage Of the Guffey-Snyder coal
bill, d->pite doubts as to it's con-
stitutionality, today brought sharp
comment from Republicans and
vigorous defense from Democratic
members of Congress.
The Presidents statement of
position, made in letter to Rep.
resentative Sam Hill CD of
Washington, followed failure of
Attorney General Homer Cum.
mincs to definitely assure House
Ways and Means subcommittee
that the bill is valid.
In his lette" the President said
that a further court decision on
the control of industry by Con.
gress would be helpful in charting
future policies.
Rep. Fish (R) of New York de.
manded that the President submit
constitutional questions to dis
tinguished lawyers. He said:
members Of Congress, like
the President, take an oath to
uphold and defend the Constitu.
ton, and they have no right to
openly violate the Constitution
by passing measures presumably
unconstitutional.
"Why does not the President
ask for advice of such great
constitutional lawyers, formerly
in his own party, as John w.
Davis, Newton d. Baker, Balm
bridge Colby and Albert C.
Richie, before trying to jam
through Congress laws in def.
ance nf the CnnSfifnfion0
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-08
COMB CAPITOL
FOR EVIDENCE,
NORRIS PLEA
Nebraskan Would Question All
Senators, Representatives
on Security Holdings
CONTINUED from Page -

CONTINUED from Page ~
rooms constantly while the legisla-
ton was under consideration by
the House.
Charges that congressional tele-
phones had been tapped during
the hectic struggle over the bill
were made by Representative Ran
kin CD of Mississippi, supporter
of the Presidents power program.
He announced he had placed his
charges before the Department OF
Justice.
He asserted:
"T have no evidence the tap
ping was done by the utilities,
but it is well known they have
the most thorough system OF
espionage ever known in the
Capitol. Time and again there
has come q click on my tele'
phone, showing 1t was tapped.
Mr.. Rankin contended that
utility lobbyists intercepted nearly
every important message on tne
holding company question.
Charges that members OF the
House Military Affairs Committee
opposed to the IVA bill met with
power lobbyists nightly at a local
hotel also were voiced today by
Representative Rankin.
He demanded that the proposed
Senate lobbying investigation sum-
mon every member Of Congress
and demand that he give an &C
count of himself under oath"
Hoeppel to Be Heard
The committee also intends to
hear testimony by Representative
Hoeppel Cd of California, who
informed the House recently that
his district would receive increased
Federal relief funds in return for
his favorable vote on the death
sentence"
Meanwhile, Senators Clark Ooo
Of Missouri and Norris (RO OF
Nebraska will ask the Senate to
approve an investigation OF lob
bying on all legislation consld'
cred during the current session.
A resolution asking for $3.50, 600
to inquire into utilities lobbying
is to be acted upon today. Sen
ator Clark will propose an
amendment to the resolution
broadening the inquiry. He said:
"The lobby attending the
ship subsidy bill was just as
intensive as that on the hold"
ing company bill. The resOlu'
ton should cover all measures
and include activities Of both
the Administration and private
interests"
Senator Norris urged that the
Senate inquiry afford all members
of Congress an opportunity to tes'
tify concerning their relations
with lobbyists. He said:
II can see no reason why
every member Of the House and
Senate should not be called to
tell what stocks and bonds he
owns, and, If lawyer, who his
clients are"
He cited the tariff lobby investi'
cation conducted in 1918 under
the Wilson Administration as a
precedent for such action.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-08
Senate Tackles
"Death Clause" Anew
international News Service

Senate lines were sharply drawn
today for a showdown battle on
the death clause" Of the pending
utility holding company bill.
The House deleted this clause,
dissolving unnecessary" utility
holding companies by 1 vote ma.
jority. It was included in the bill
as originally passed by the Senate.
Today. the House bill, without
the vital clause, was before the
Senate. and a move by Senator
Dieterich CD of Illinois. to &C
cept the House amendment was to
start the fight.
Senator Wheeler Cd, Of Mon.
tana, co-author of the utility hold.
ing company bill, led the fight
against deletion of the death
clause" but was frankly peSsinis-
tic Of his chances for success.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-08
WILL HOOVER RUN IN '36?

GRASS VALLEY, Cal, July 8.
Rumors of presidential candidacy
for former President Hoover were
current among the residents Of
this small community today in dis
cusSion of his Independence Day
speech delivered here.
Cheered by hundreds as he de-
livered his message, the audience
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-08

-KubbenAeimer g Grosner A1A-i
Take Kuppenheimer's finest
Trojan Weaves, Tigertwists and
Worsteds and add to them the
finest Imported Fabrics and Gros-
ner AL Grated the finest) and
you get an idea of what to expect
at this reduced price. Every new
model is included as we'll as a size
for every man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-08
Today In
Congress

SENATE
Meets at noon to continue con-
sideration of the Wheeler water
carrier regulation bill.
HOUSE
Meets at noon to consider the
IVA amendments.
1920 Anyways and Means
Committee; open hearings on the
Administration tax bill.
1890 A.M.-Rules Committee;
open hearing on the holding COM
pany bill lobby investigation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-08

many co-workers on the
engineering projects in the com.
munity where Hoover spent his
early days working as an engineer.
The former President, however.
refused to comment on the rumors
of his leading the Republican
party in 1896.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-08
MEMORIAL CONCERT

Washington Memorial Park will
hold it's forty-sixth memorial con-
cert at the park Sunday, July IA,
beginning at $3.50 p. m. A musical
program has been arranged by
Edith B. Athey, oraanist and direc.
tor, and will include a number of
solos by Frederick Denniston,
tenor of st. Paul's Rock Greek
Parish choir.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-08

Just the kind of tough worsteds
that you've admired all season ..
shirred sport backs, double and
single breasted Chestys, double and
single breasted Drapes and, of
course, the in gle and double
breasted Conventional Models for
the more conservative man. All
sizes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-25
This Interests Very Few

Here is hot weather thought, of interest to few:
Summer is the slack Business is dull vacations
ara in order Ninetynne jobhOlders out Of hundred et
down" doing just enough to hold their jobs, -.
Hence Summer is also the season When the man O0h0
.rt ~sJoubIed energy into his work stands among
The Uast crod of clOck-uUatcers the that the
boss "kecps in mind"
Ths clerk who sells more goods the salesman who corras
mora orders the who efficient with the
thermometer at 80 as he is in mdwinterhese may not
know it. but they far out in front as Cavacade with
bunch Of selling platers .
And employers like anybody else would rather risk their
money on a good horse than q plug.
Summer is the handicap seasonhe season when most OF
M handicap ourselves and when the individual with
ambition outdistance the Others merely because the others
fall behind.
no doubt are among the few who know now and the great
majority will skip It anyway-n this hot weather.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-25
Hitting Motorists

The motorst would "ge it in the neck again bill passed
BY the providing for semiannual inspection OF all auto
mobiles in the District is approved by the Senate.
Under the bill motorists would be taxed 81 for each auto
mobile inspection stations and make the semi
annual examinations required by the bill
This we are told by of the BILL is to be done for the
purpose of cutting the ys traffic accident rates by I'M
proving the mechanical condition Of the on the streets
The fact that an 1NFIN1TEsIMAL NUMBER Of the auto
mobile accidents in Washington be attributed the faulty
condition of the machines would deprive this audaoe
object of much Of its potency.
In the House debate the there was noticeable
reluctance to this phase Of the matter no attempt wna
inform the House to number Of acc
dents resulting from this cause.
The last figure we recollect less than per cent
Still every motorst in the city would be penazed dollar
year under the bill to take Of this per cent
But the bill has greater ramificationS than that
The dollar year only the initial charge After that comes
the upkeep."
UNDER "UPKEEP" WE CALI. ATTENTION TO THE AR
BITRARY POWER CONFERRED BY THE BILL UPON THE
NEW GROUP OF OFFICIALS TO REQUIRE REPAIRS
These officials the BILL could require all sorts OF I'M
necessary and expensive repairs.
Naturally greatest part of the expense will fall upon our
POORER CITIZENS who trying to keep their lowpr1ced
cars going long period of years.
In many communities where the plan involved in this Dill mas
been tried SCANDALOUS CONDITIONS have followed
Graft has developed and the meane sort Of per-
sscution has followed.
Washington needs additional expensive group Of Govern
ment employees to harass its automobile owners.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-25
Ethiopia Is Rich
I'm Tradition

Within a few weeks-certainly
by the first of October-we will
be reading war news from
Abyssinia- Ethiopia, to give it its
classical and ancient name.
MuSsolini's legions will be
driving forward with all the
modern machinery Of war
against the medieval warriors
of the King Of Kings, the En-
peror Halle SelaSsie.
The outcome of this war of
territorial conquest upon which
the modern Caesar has en-
barked is on the knees Of the
gods. Although climate, track
less terraine, mountain, jungle
and swamp are against the Eu-
ropean invaders, it Is probable
that in the end, though at a
great cost, Italy will subjugate
the last native state left in all
Dark Africa.
It will not be the first time
that Ethiopia has been invaded
by a European army.
Back in 1867 Emperor Theo-
dore miStreated English ENJOYS.
England, with the swift dis.
patch which characterized John
Bull in those days, sent an army
into the country to enforce the
release of the captive plenipo-
Tertiary.
Sir Robert Napier, command.
ing force of $4,000 and follow
ing the footsteps Of the Egyp-
tan King Ptolemy, struck Into
Ethiopia, marched over 400 miles
of mountainous and little-known
country, inhabited by savage
tribes, won victory after victory,
stormed and took the chief city,
Magdala, and accomplished a
Subjugation so humiliating that
the Emperor Theodore commit
ted suicide.
The wonder is that England
did not hold on to Ethiopia
once she had conquered the
land, but DiSraeli, Lord BeaconS-
field, had so many irons in the
fire on at least three continents
that Ethiopia may have seemed
hardly worth the cost Of COM
plete pacification and colonial
ton.
SCORCHED FACES
At all events, England with.
drew, and until the disastrous
italian adventure which culmi.
mated in 1896 on the battlefield
Of Adowa, when an Italian army
of $4,000 was overwhelmed by
Menelik's 10000. Ethiopia was
unbothered by European agrees
SorS.
It remains today one Of the
most interesting corners Of the
earth. The name Ethiopia is
Greek. It means "The Land Of
Scorched Faces"
It is a very old land. Hero
dotus writes about it.
It is land of mixed races.
There is old Egyptian blood
there. There is Arab blood and,
of course, along with a strong
negroid mixture, a definite Sc
mitic strain. The mixture Of
races is such, indeed, that the
very name AbySsinia traces back
to the Arabic word "Habesch,"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-25
The Human Side of the News = By Edwin C. Hill

feudal warfare and accustomed
to bloodshed, have very little re-
gard for human life.
Murders and executions are
frequent, and yet, cruelty is
said not to be marked feature
of their character. In war they
seldom kill their prisoners.
They make slaves Of them. One
of the black marks against
Ethiopia today is the prevalence
of human slavery. There are
said to be at least two million
slaves in a population of per-
haps six million.
Although Great Britain at
tempted to go to the rescue Of
AbvSsinia when MuSsolini
flashed the sword of Caesar,
Britain, nevertheless, has COM
planned bitterly against slave
raids made by the Ethiopians
into the British colony Of
Kenya.
EARLY CHRISTIANIZED
The monarchy is one of the
most ancient in the world. BY
tradition it traces back to the
son of King Solomon and the
Queen of Sheba, Menelik the
First. But the real power in the
land is held by score or more
of great tribal chiefs, each o
master of a considerable terri
tory and of thousands Of
followers.
When the Philippians go into
battle with the Italians next
fall, there will be carried at
the forefront of their army the
sacred receptacle which, by ira
dition, is the true Ark Of the
Covenant. Ethiopian Christian
ity is a very corrupted form Of
faith. The worship consists
merely in reading passages Of
scripture and dispensing the
Lords Supper without any
preaching.
They have innumerable saints,
but above all is the Virgin,
whom they regard as queen Of
heaven and earth, and the great
intercessor for the sins Of man.
kind. Their reverence for a
saint is often greater than their
reverence for the Almighty.
A man who would not hest
tate to invoke the name Of his
Maker in witness to a false"
hood may decline to swear by
the name of st. Michael or st.
George.
However corrupted, their
Christianity is so ancient that
the Abyssinian Church is
among the few religious orders
which have the right and privi-
lege of guarding the Holy Sepul'
cher in Jerusalem.
And on Christmas Eve every
year, when the long line Of pill
grimS. thousands upon thou
sands, takes its way from the
City of Jerusalem to the little
field of Bethlehem and to the
chapel built over the traditional
location of the manger, those
pilgrims bow low before the dark
bearded AbysSinian priests, who,
in turn, make their own sacred
genuflections to the robed pa"
triach sitting upon his golden
throne in the glow Of a thou
sand candles.
Copyright 1898. BY King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-25
Listen, World
Bv Elsie Robinson

tremely announcement for any
one mixing in. Why couldn't
I stay still and act pretty?
Why must I create situations
which might expose their no.
lions or conduct in an unfavor'
able light? In short. I was
they decided-a public nuisance.
And deserved the dog eye.
Which they unanimously pro-
ceeded to give me.
Whereupon I felt extremely
sore at them and sorry for my
self. Just another martyr for
the cause of Righteousness, be-
trayed by those who should
have seen me through my dark
hour-that's how I saw myself.
And had a grand time licking
my wounds!
MARTYR OR NOT?
Now I perceive clearly what
a selfish, conceited pest I was.
Why should I have demanded
all that consideration for Elk
hibit A? Why should I have
expected people to understand
me when they already had more
than they could do in trying
to understand themselves? II
I wanted to do difficult or dan
gerous things because I thought
they were right or necessary,
that was jake. But why IN
volve my friends in my rash
ness?
A good deed is the most ex.
pensive gamble on earth and
carries, inevitably, the penalty
of loneliness and humiliation
if not downright persecution.
But wasn't it worth 1t? AND II
it was, why didn't I pay the
price like a game sport?
All right to be a martyr II
one had a taste for such risky
pastime. But one couldn't pos
sibly be a martyr and a social
favorite at the same time, and
T might as we'll face it now as
later. Which I proceeded to DO.
To the great relief OF my
friends and neighbors.
You've known someone like
that? OF course, you have
that picture fits every life. For
we ALL expect our friends to
understand us-and go off in q
fit of pouts when they don't.
80 just as a tip between
friends, I'm passing on this
slogan-"START YOUR BON
FIRE IF YOU WILL AND
MUST. BUT IF YOU DO, BE
PREPARED TO CON SUM e
YOUR OWN SMOKER"
Copyright. 1888. by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-25
Women Barflies

st. Louis keepers want law to keep women out Of
their bars. .
Thew protest that women buy only drink and then wait
for some man to buy them more.
Men firing Of feminine barfies are doing their drinking
AT HOME.
We can sympathize with the tavern keepers But they
have vet to that rule which should guide every
male in his relations with the alleged genter
And that is that stop woman from do
ing what she wants to do.
We would all be better off if Adam had learned that lesson
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-25

to his seat after he reached his
thirtieth birthday.
To prevent another occasion
Of that type a book has been
printed for the Government
containing all the Holt case
and references to preceding
cases having some bearing on
the issue.
Compiled under the direction
of Senate Secretary EdIDin A.
HGlSey it Is one book of many
now being printed ON important
cases tDhich come before the
upper branch of Congress.
Not only must Republicans in
the House debate national is
sues and consider the affairs Of
their constituents but one of the
long-standing privileges of the
male members has been re-
moved.
Republican women are invad-
ing the last territory which
their male colleagues held.
Representative Florence Kahn,
of California, and Representa-
tive Edith Nourse Rogers, of
Massachusetts, are leading the
forces into the male territory.
They have started the prac-
tice Of eating their lunches in
the Republican cloak room.
That stronghold, tDhere the
men once gathered for all sorts
of discussions on all sorts OF
subjects, has been Invaded and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-25
No Binders on John Bull

The House of Commons which votes huge spending OF
taxpayers money has learned few things Of interest ABOUT
this country from Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin
The Prime Minister viewing Engands speedy recovery from
depression said harsh things about planning and planned
economy
I'VE have seen in another country very great eoun.
erv an attempt State expenditure Of an unprecedented
magnitude" he said. ,.,. g.. :.
"Some good and useful results are observable but II
doesn't sDDesr to me it has succeeded in producing the
desired natural revival Of industry.
England is encouraging this natural revival by refusing 10
mt binders on business and this is the result:
Home Secretary John Simon shows that Engands INDUS
trial production has advanced to WITHIN PER CENT OF
thu level while under the New Deal Americas producon
il still OFF "a PER CENT.
Verbum Sap. Or Saps you prefer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-25

Rep. Taylor 4dCAS d VI UC
conception of mirth-provoking
situations. Taylor actually has
a sense of humor that causes
him to chuckle considerably.
Not so long ago he heard one
member of Congress talking
about a colleague.
When the conversation was
over Taylor walked off laughing
out loud.
What the one member had
said about the other was:
"SOme of these members Of
Congress seem to think they
own this place.
"Why, If they made a speech
like that in my district, do you
know what the people would do?
"They would just spit in the
gutter and walk on"
Copyright, 1885. The washington Times
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-25
Greatest Show On Earth
BIZ John Snure, Jr.

now, instead VI a rather out.
spoken group, the men must
guard their GdjectiUeS.
One of the most far-reaching
moves of the New Deal around
the Capital has caused consid-
cradle CONSERVATION.
The Senate restaurant, has
increased its prices.
And they were high before
the boost.
Some of the costs have been
increased as much as 80 1.3
per cent.
Under authority granted in
the legislative appropriation
bill, the restaurant administra-
ton forced the prices to a
higher level.
It is just another move to
keep up with the New Deal
policy Of increasing the cost OF
living, frequenters OF the res
taurant say.
With all of the work that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-25

since my motives were excellent,
I felt I had a right to go ahead
and do whatever I deemed fit.
Maybe my acts weren't always
easy to understand. To the
contrary, they were frequently
reckless and apt to have en-
barrassing consequences.
But if the motive behind
them was good, why should this
matter? loved my friends
and had been generous with
them. Therefore, said I, it was
up to them to rally around with
sympathy and comprehension.
But this they refused to do.
And, of course, the reason was
plain. Being human, they
naturally viewed my acts from
the angle of their own caution
or conceit. Viewed from that
angle, my acts were frequently
a pain in the neck.
THE DOG EYE
For no matter how excellent
the motive, an unconventional
act is always a menace to
human cowardice, conceit, lazi'
ness and stupidity.
The average citizen wants a
moral code that's easy to take
which involves little thought
or risk-and anyone who makes
goodness difficult or dangerous
is just wishing a lot Of black
looks upon himself.
So when I did strange things
my friends didn't even want to
understand them. They didn't
give a darn whether my motives
were noble or not. They only
saw that was starting some
thing which might prove ex'