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The Washington times., 1935-11-14

that he has no Senator BOrah
fears of reelection despite the
opposition Of the loquaciouS Sen
ator James Pinckney Pope, also
of Boise but Of Democratic
selection.
Leading the fight against for,
eign alliances such as the League
and the League Court, Borah
aroused the caustic comment of
James Pinckney Pope who so re-
Gently returned from Europe
where he allowed his tongue to
wag freely in advocacy of League
entry for the United States.
Reports from Idaho indicate
that the offensive Borah waged
against the League Court in the
last session materially increased
his already high prestige and that
the Pope palaver failed to make
inroads on the strength of the
elder Republican.
Idaho has witnessed Borah'S
martial tactics and given approval
since the faded day when he first
gave indications of his thorough
ness by leaping from a moving
train to convince a court that a
suspected murderer could have
been at the scene of the crime.
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WHOSE FAULT IS IT?

I don't often criticize the
youngsters. Taking 'em by and
large, suspect our youngsters
are the pick of the mill. And will
save uS-if anyone can.
Yet, now and then am moved
to roll up the old sleeve, fold up
the old fist and proceed to give
the little darlings The Works.
Today, for mple. An
Alarmed mother" started it. These
modern young moochers-are they
riling others as they rile her?
And what, if anything, can be
done about them? She wants to
know. And I'm passing it on to
YOU to answer.
The situation? You've met it
scores of times-are wrestling, per
haps, with its duplicate in your
own home. Two sons-one, in
college, the other, a grad-"hang-
ing around home until something
turns up" With. of course, all
their friends. Not just children.
Some of them divorced. Ages
anywhere to 35. So what.
so a good time is enjoyed by
all?"
It is, indeed! That's just the
point. The original Wolf Pack
have nothing on these young
roiSterouS in their ruthless pursuit
of pleaSure-if one is to believe
their distracted parents or heckled
hosteSSes. Parties are the one
aim of their lives, and they don't
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STAvIsKY SCANDAL


In the prisoners dock Of a dingy
courtroom in the Palais de Justice
sits q woman in black. He brown
eyes are shadowed with misery.
There is tragedy even in the droop
of her shoulders. Trouble op-
pressed her so heavily that she
has neglected her makeup, which,
to a French woman, is fully as
important as her clothing itself.
She has been beauty in her
day-and that only little while
ago-and even in this hour Of
despair she retains traces Of the
attractiveneSS which made her the
toast of the boulevards.
Once a mannequin, Arlette
Simone crossed the crooked path
of one of the cleverest scoundrels
Of the past half century, Alexan-
der Serge Stavisky.
BY bell, book and candle she
became, in a reasonable course
of time, Nine. StaviSky. M. Car
tiers most respondent jewels
were hers. She had not one pal
ace, but two in the French capi-
tai, a villa on the Riviera and a
country place down on the Loire.
Even the motor car gentlemen
who thronged New York the
other day would have stared in
some admiration at her favorite
car Of twelve-a pale blue His
pano-Suiza, whose chauffeur was
invariably in livery of snow white.
BLACK CLOUD
Today, in widows weeds, fac
ing the probability Of a prison
term under the black cloud Of dis
grace, hooted at and jeered by
street crowds as she passes to and
from the Palais de Justice, she is
no longer concerned with palaces,
or jewels, or yachts, or motor cars
de luxe.
She is trying desperately to
find ways and means to feed her
two children day by day and keep
a roof over their innocent heads.
Nine. Stavisky, upon whom the
sun of prosperity shone so bright
ly until three years ago, had the
colossal illluck to succumb to the
suavest scoundrel who ever
picked the pocket Of a widow OF
filched from the cup of blind beg.
gar. Serge Stavisky robbed
French men and women of at
least IL million dollars by means
Of one of the most flagrant get
rich-quick schemes conceivable.
The antecedentS of this gentle
man are somewhat vague. He
was, it seems, born IN Russian Po.
land in 1888. While he was still
q child, his father, whose vocation
was the repair or replacement Of
human teeth, took him to Paris,
The father, an honeset man, had
some hope that the bright lad
might become q credit to his
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streak in the boy which responded
actively to the criminal side Of
Paris.
While he was still in his teens
he served a prison term. He
emerged from petty thievery into
spectacular confidence games.
Good looking, always immacu
lately attired, suave, magnetic
he had the evil faculty Of in
spring confidence in people who
could ill-afford his society. BY
the time he was 40, he had
evolved a colossal Swindline
scheme.
In the course of time he was
to become known as the Bay
onne Pawnshop Swindler. He
took advantage, this conscience
less rascal, of the fact that
French pawnshops are municipal
banks with which the poor made
loans on their small belongings
Under the French law, the pawn
shops may issue bonds up to the
value of the collateral they hold
The city Of Bayonne, with a pop
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What Price Glory?

Now that all the fine speeches of Armstce Day over
perhaps little attention may be paid to item from Holly
wood.
Some wideawake reporter discovered that the movie
studios piled high with medals sold by American
veterans keep the wolf from the door One exser sold
Distinguished Service Gross and Croix de Guerre. He
lost leg winning them.
I'VE buy all the medals want for $15O each said
property custodian.
This little story recommended ''must reading" for
the gentlemen in Washington who think that payment Of
the bonus would CHEAPEN our ex-solders.
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DENMARK

For sheer enjoyment, charming
simplicity and joy Of living, few
countries in Europe offer so much
as does Denmark.
Both the landscape and the
people are smiling and friendly.
The villages, amidst golden fields,
consist of well-kept peasant farms
surrounded by inviting gardens.
In the country towns the spirit
of medieval times shows in the
crenellated gables Of churches.
But, of course, the first obJec-
tive is Kebenhavn, or Copenhagen
as we know it. The town is large
and gay, filled with a gaiety that
seems Latin rather than Scand1-
navian to those who are not in1tl-
ated travellers.
Copenhagen, the town, is as
beautiful as its surroundings. De
spite its modernity it has retained
its old-world charm. One Of the
delights of this delightful capital
of the north is Tivon, the charm
ing amusement park near the
town hall. Then there are the
bathing beaches along the North
Zealand coast. One of the love
liest of the lovely buildings with
which the city abounds is the
waterfront Exchange, built in
1923.
ROYAL PALACE.
An architectural marvel Is the
royal palace of Amalienborg, IN
front of which the changing OF
the royal guard takes place four
times q day. The square on which
it stands is surrounded by four
palaces, each one with an ornate
facade.
Another exquisite building that
looks like something out of a pic
ture book Is the Stock Exchange
of Copenhagen with its spire, cop
per roof and characteristic facade.
It is a masterpiece of the Dutch
Renaissance and, like the old
buildings of Flanders, it is mir
rored in the placid waters Of a
canal.
Between Zealand and the main
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Christmas Savings

This is going to be MERRY Christmas!
that time this month the Christmas
savings clubs of the various city banks will pay five and
quarter million dollars their members is the latest Of many
happy auguries for the
Almost all this money will be put into the channels Of
trade for early Christmas shopping thus getting the holiday
period off to good start.
It well worthy of that during the last year the
br members of the savings clubs increased well as the
amount of money saved by the members
Membership increased by about ten thousand and the amount
saved increased by nearly MILLION DOLLARS.
These healthy indications of the sound financial condl
tons of the community.
They likewise healthy indications Of the fOrethought and
thrift of large part of our population
As these Christmas savings clubs pay off they will
start operations for the coming year.
RIGHT NOW WOULD BE GOOD TIME FOR EVERY
ONE WHO HAS CHANCE TO PUT AWAY AS MUCH AS
FIFTY CENTS WEEK TO JOIN ONE OF THE CLUBS.
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The Greatest Show On Earth
BIZ John Snure, Jr.

; Administration will seek addi-
tional funds to combat bootleg
ging which has not subsidized as
expected.
There is no indication that
many members Of Congress will
not strive to add zeSt to certain
Raw Deal agencies in the hope
that additional money will mean
additional votes in 1886.
Consequently, it is expected
that the appropriations confer
ence scheduled for December 2
will be one of the first barking
dogs" of the first 1886 session
of Congress.
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He refuses to
commit himself
on his plans to
place himself
on the 1886
ballot for the
Presidency.
His noncha-
lance at the
appro a h in 6
Senatorial cam
paign, W hic h
he faces unless
he seeks the
PreSi d e n t ial
post, conVinceS
most observers
The Washington times., 1935-11-14
Listen, World!
By T. E. Powers
By Elsie Robinson

ecare how, when, where or on
whom they get 'em-aS long as
they themselves do not have to
pay the bills.
THEY DEMAND
Without batting an eye, they
descend upon perfect strangers,
take over the premises, bust up
the furniture, invade the kitchen,
and thoroughly Snub any unfortu-
nate elder who dareS to intrude
or protest. After which visit
which may consume hours or
days-they depart without even
bread n butter" note of thanks.
Grateful? For why?
They take it for granted" !"
says Alarmed Mother, "that every
thing should be handed to them
on a silver platter, and that the
older generation should not only
be willing but grateful to have
them around. And the amazing
thing is, the older people let them
get by with it! Most of the moth
erS of my acquaintance disappear
as soon as they come, and leave
them in possession. This is the
expected thing, and those who
don't are regarded as distinct
problem!"
But surely some criticize? They
do. Whereupon our young friends
Immediately become all smoked
up with self-pity and proceed to
tell how their generation has been
cheated"
There's the picture, as she gives
it. Not a pretty one-no. But
you can't deny it! How often
have you beloved about it your
self? Cussed out their rudeneSS-
described, at lurid length, what
would have happened to such
Young Upstairs wnen YOU were
a kid. And yet
WHOSE FAULT IS IT?
Who's to blame for these noisy
young hoodlums-these grating,
young loafers-theSe alley brats
without a notion Of decency or
consideration?
MODERN PARENTS
Youngsters don't make them
selves, don't shape themselves.
Parents are provided for that pur-
pose. But suppose parents refuse
to function as parents? Suppose
mothers are too busy having Ca
reers, seeking freedom, developing
their own personalities, to attend
to the monotonouS chores Of moth
erhood? Suppose fathers are too
busy making money to observe the
tireSome discipline Of fatherhood?
Suppose they're both too busy
playing around, fighting old age,
drinking cocktails, squabbling with
each other, to make home or
train a child?
These modern parentS-they GER
tainly have it all over the dreary,
dowdy 1885 models. They look and
act easily 20 years younger and
smarter. They're more fun to talk
to and play with. They get In
finiteiy more out of life-for
themselves.
We went to war to "save the
Belgian babies" We spent millions
to feed the starving, homeless
babes of Russia, China, India and
Greece.
BUT HOW ABOUT THE NEG
LECTED B BOYS AND GIRLS
OF AMERICA? Who's going to
rescue THEM from the gutter and
gutter ways?
Copyright, 1885, by King Features
Syndicate Inc.)
The Washington times., 1935-11-14
Human Side of News
By EdWin C.. Hill

81, 100000 worth Of such collat-
eral.
Stavisky, with the collabora.
ton or dishonest municipal as
cials, crooked lawyers, and, even
it is charged, members of the
Chamber Of Deputies, put out
IL million dollars worth Of Bay
onne pawnshop bonds, with only
million dollars worth of col
lateral behind them.
1t was the most insolent fraud
imaginable. The banks and the
investing public had no suspicion
Of the trickery involved until the
damage was irreparable.
Then came exposure, with
Stavisky fleeing to Chamonix.
Closely pursued by the French
secret police, he took refuge in a
lonely villa and there he came
to his death.
One story Is that he shot him.
self while the police were ham,
mering at the door Of the villa,
but it is widely believed through.
out France that he was slain on
sight by police agents in the
hope that his death would save
some very highly placed gentle
men from disgrace and prison.
At all events, the exposure and
the suicide, or murder, whichever
it was, brought the French
republic to the very brink Of
revolution.
On February s, 1884, there
were violent riots throughout
Paris. In the Place de Ia Con-
corde, a thousand persons were
killed and more than four hun
dred were injured in the riots
grown out of the Affaire Stavisky.
For weeks, indeed, the republic
seemed on the verge Of a col
lapse, and then the inherent
good sense of the French people
and their loyalty to the republic
saved the situation.
STILL SHOULDERS
The machinery of the law began
to grind. Stavisky books and
correspondence revealed his shady,
if not criminal, association with
many high-placed persons.
A multitude Of arrests followed.
The widow StaviSky was jailed.
Along with her were two members
Of the Chamber of Deputies, four
journalists, two well-known law
yers and a general Of the French
army. The rest Of the 20 accused
were small fry-StaviSky en-
ployes, pawnshop officials and in
surance agents.
The trial Of the widow and the
other defendants is producing a
cause celebre-one Of the notable
trials of history because it has so
grossly affected the security of a
nation. For the Affaire Stavisky
threatened to pull down the
French republic, caused barricades
to be erected in the streets Of
Paris.
Even today the scandal smould-
erS like a great underground fire,
which threatens to break out to
scorch and blacken the reputa-
tions of French police, whose
names have not yet been publicly
mentioned.
Some notion of the immensity
and complexity of the case may
be gained from the fact that 800
witnesses have been summoned to
testify. 1t is believed that at
least six weeks will be required to
place the facts before judges and
jury. The court sits under strong
police and military guard, for the
dark shadow of Serge Stavisky
hangs over the French political
scene.
More than 1000 questions will
be submitted to the jury, but of
these 1000 questions, only two are
important.
The French people are deter
mined that these two shall be
answered. The first one is, who
killed Stavisky?" The second one
is, who protected Stavisky?"
Copyright, 1885, by King Features
The Washington times., 1935-11-14
JUST A SLIP


How the mighty have fallen.
The consumers division of the
NRA which is designed to
remedy errors in judgment has
itself made an error.
1t nounceS per neatly
mimeographed copy that it re-
Gently issued a form concerning
the Consumer" publication of
the Division, which stated:
IF you wish to receive future
issues of the Consumer, please
fill out this slip and mail it."
It now announces:
This form was intended to
go only to persons not yet on
the mailing lists. We regret the
error and request that you dis
regard the slip"
The Washington times., 1935-11-14
NONCOMMTTAL

Back to the National Capital
comes Idaho's wild Bill" Borah,
sage of the Senate and PreSi-
Evening star., 1935-11-20
Imports Increase.

Iron and steel imports into New
Zealand are increasing markedly.
Evening star., 1935-11-20

come in here from the various To-
calities they have to 60 through
a certain process. They have to
go, in part. to the director of the
budget. Then they come to me
and then they go to the controller
general of the United States. There
has been a lot of talk about prof.
ects being held up for a long time
by the controller general, but. after
all, he is limited In the staff he
has. The way he has done this
work has been perfectly fine His
people are worn to the bone. They
have been working day and night.
Hence the projects have been
coming through and I think some
people are going to find in a few
weeks that the program as a whole
is going to be carried out before
the end of November, just as
planned last Spring.
Urges Tax Simplification.
II would like to say another
word on a subject-an important
subject-that you and I have in
mind. That subject is taxation.
Taxes have grown up like Topsy
in this country. There have been
a great many efforts to simplify
taxation-to establish lines of de-
marcation between the different
types of taxation, giving certain
types to localities, others to the
States and still others to the Fed
eral Government.
We are stepping on each others
toes, especially in the past S, 10
or Is years. In fact, virtually
since the beginning of the World
War, the general tax situation in
the United States has become.
not only more complicated, but has
called for revision. We haven't
had a revision and I think the
time is coming-not this coming
session of Congress, because we
hope that it will be very short
session-but by the following year,
when all of us can get together
and sit around a table and work
out a better system of taxation,
State, municipal and Federal.
Late this Winter we are going
to ask you to come down and talk
about that subject around the
table. I suppose this meeting will
be dignified by the name of a tax
conference, but 7 would rather
keep it informal and have it be-
come a continuing study which
will bring forth an intelligent
report before the close of the
year 1885.
Mayor Hoan has said that this
is a non-partisan gathering. We
have to keep it so, and in the
approaching conference we will
have to think of taxation in a
non-partisan way.
It has been fine to see you. I
hope to see you again next Spring.
Many thanks for coming.
Evening star., 1935-11-20

yesterday, Bernard Wyckoff. chair
man, introduced the unit secretary,
A. Boyd Kinds, who is also assistant
director of the Chest, and who made
the report through the area secretaries
This unit had 1,103 new gifts amount
ing to S15,87243, which brings its
total to date to 8,720 contributors,
with pledges amounting to s147, 7,406 SO,
or 1871 per cent of its quota.
Maj. Gen. Merritt w. Ireland,
U. S. A., retired, chairman of the
Governmental Unit, recited a long list
of departments which had gone over
the top, including the huge Bureau
of Printing and Engraving. He an
nounced 12,l70 new gifts amounting
to s58,787, which brings his total to
date UP to 82,75o gifts with a none
tary value Of S555,803. or 82o9 per
cent of his quota.
Other Units Report.
Coleman Jennings, chairman of the
Special Assignment Unit, reported 43
new pledges amounting to S60,465,
with a total to date of 40 contribu-
tions with a monetary value of S439,-
202. or 784l per cent of his quota
John Poole. chairman of the Group
Solicitation Unit, stepped aside yes
terday to permit John Vandegrift,
vice chairman of the unit, to make
the report. This unit brought in
1874 new contributions amounting to
$50 .868.28, the largest monetary re-
port of the day by a few dollars.
The group solicitation total to date
is 32,5l2 contributors, who have
pledged 1852 2,5s353, or 65.7 per cent
Of its quota.
The Capital Unit, of which Col.
West A. Hamilton is chairman, sent
in a report of 383 contributors, the
pledges amounting to sl,43l.16, which
brings this units total up to 1877
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Continued From First Page.)
both reelected; T. Semmes Walmsley
of New Orleans and Neville Miller of
Louisville.
Ask Relief Continuation.
The mayors recommended continu-
alton of the Federal relief program
through the next fiscal year and de-
cided to petition Congress for addi-
tional appropriations for the fiscal
year 1867 sufficient to meet a
planned and comprehensive program
for relief work and direct aid.
Other resolutions urged that cities
take proper steps to insure adequate
and proper cooperation and contribu-
tions from their own States to supple
ment Federal funds; that every State
promptly enact legislation to effectu-
ate the national social security act
and that the act be amended to en-
able municipalities to provide old-age
security for their employees on q vol
untary basis. -
The mayors appkuded vigorously
when President Roosevelt repeated the
Evening star., 1935-11-20

contributors, who have pledged $4,-
1928, or 4274 per cent of the units
quota.
Gifts Of s1oo or more reported yes
terday were as follows:
$4,000, Mrs. Frederic A. Keep.
5000, Peoples Drug Stores, Inc,
and Frank R. Jelleff.
$4,000, Theodore w Noyes.
$4,000, Mrs. Herbert j. Slocum and
Miss Annie May Hegeman.
$4,000, Mrs Willard H. Brownson.
$500, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton w.
King.
$1,000. National Geographic Society,
Mrs. Ella Loose and Gen. j. ]. Per-
shing.
$3.50, Mrs. Henry K. Willard.
$500, Justice James Clark Mercy
nolds, Justice and Mrs. Pierce Butler
and Edward F. Colladay.
$500, Mrs. Charles r. Ely. Corby
Baking Co, Edward B. Meigs, WASH
ington American League Base Ball
Club and Dr. and Mrs. Camp Stanley.
$3.50, The Rock Port Fund. Inc.
s4o0, George A. King, Clifford Lewis
and Mrs. Alice T. Strong.
$3.50, Ford Motor Co., Alexandria,
Va.
$500, Lewis Hotel Training School,
Trinity College, DR.. Sterling Ruffin,
E. c. Graham, Harris q Ewing, Mrs
Hiram Bingham and Randall H. Hag-
ner & Co.
$3.50, Franciscan Monastery, Bishop
and Mrs, James E. Freeman, Joseph
GaWler's Sons, Frank w. GWathmey,
Mr.. and Mrs William c. Huntington,
Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Pelley and
Charles G. Stott & Co., Inc.
s24o, DR.. and Mrs. Gilbert H. Gros-
venor.
s225, Justice Willis Van Devanter.
5000, Mr.. and Mrs Charles F. Will
son, Mrs. David F. Sellers. John F.
Dryden, DR.. William A. White. Walter
Donaldson. MIR. and Mrs Charles P.
Maloney, w. T. Galliher e. Bro. Inc;
Mr.. and Mrs. Berkley L. Simmons,
the Munsey Trust Co. and S. H Hines
Funeral Parlor.
$3.50, National Memorial Park and
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Vest.
SITS. Religious School, Washington
Hebrew Congregation.
s164, Sterrett Operating Service.
$3.50, Mrs. Mary C. Lewis, Circle
Theater, Rev. w. J. Kerby and sis
ters, r. E. Vincent, w r. Winslow,
DR.. Winifred Richmond, w H. Hes
sick g. Son, Inc; DR.. and Mrs. Lewis
C. Ecker, Allen, Mitchell g. Co. and
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Gruman.
sl35, Miss Margaret Gollan.
s125, DR.. c. R. Ely and Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Thompson.
Sl20, E. H. Bunnell, Mr. and Mrs.
/ Woodson P Houghton, Capital Avn
ing Co., William E. Russell, proprietor;
w. w. Deal and Mr.. and Mrs. Hilleary
G. Hoskinson.
500. William D. Hoover, Justice
and Mrs. Louis D. Brandeis, Stewart
Mcdonald, Barry-Pate Motor Co., Mr..
and Mrs. N. L. Bowen. Harry F Clark,
John H. Davis, NJ. s. Eccles, Wade H
Ellis. w. E Evans, Mrs. Henry w.
Fitch, w. N. Freeman, R. Harris e.
Co, ]. j. Hasley. Mrs. Suzanne J.
Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs George w.
Hutchison, Richard Kennedy, DR. and
Mrs John o. La Gorce, Mrs Camilla
H. Lippincott, William P. Metcalf,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Nicholson, Mrs.
J. C. Nourse. DR.. Sophie A. Nordhoff-
Jung Joseph Ottenstein, Evans-Pal-
mer, Inc; Raymond F. Garrity, D A.
Skinner. Mr.. and Mrs. John A Ster-
rett, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Stohlman,
Charles G.. Stott. Justice George
! Sutherland, Swift &, Co. Drs. j. A.
Talbot. p Edward Larkin and P. v.
! O'Donnell. Anna R. Waterman, Mrs.
Catharine Werber. Mrs Woodrow Will
son, Luke w. Wilson and DR.. Carter
G. Woodson.
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Mayors

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