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The Washington times., 1936-02-25
Poll Shows Collapse
For Initiation Bill

lnatureS to a petition to discharge
the Rules Committee from con-
sideration of the bill. he has not
been able to get the II additional
signatures needed.
Representative Boland has open
ly asserted that 40 to so members
who signed the petition would vote
against the bill if it came to q
showdown. The poll figures were
cited by opponents of the bill as
proof Of the statement. While
House leaders are confident they
can smother the measure, they
Smarted under the criticism Of
Father Coughlin who charged they
did not dare to permit q vote.
The last potent drive of the
bonus inflationistS" appeared to
have been definitely halted.
Senator Thomas Cd Of Okla
homa, conceded that there is little
chance for action on a bin to force
issuance of new money to pay the
bonus. sa7.
In the House, Representative
Patman CD of Texas had OBJ
tanned 26 signatures to a petition
to bring a bonus initiation pay
ment bill to the floor.
Should President Roosevelt call
for taxes to pay for the bonus,
the House inflationiSts will
redouble their efforts In behalf Of
the Patman proposal.
The Washington times., 1936-02-25
Warnings on Soviet Pact
Stunned by French
By MICHAEL WILSON

PARIS, Feb. IS QNSD.-Dan.
ger signals hoisted in London,
Berlin, Rome, and Warsaw were
ignored by the government ma
jority. smuggling under comfort
ing thoughts Of Red Russia S
1900, 900 fighting men, as the
Chamber Of Deputies moved to.
wards ratification today of the
Franco7Soviet pact of mutual as.
SiStance.
With warnings from all sectors
that the new treaty may Shatter
the old Locarno Pact. keystone
Of European security, many depu-
ties pointed to British Foreign
Minister Anthony Eden's declara-
ton:
Britain will have no part
in encirclementS."
But Chamber observers pre-.
dicted the Radical Socialist Party
would force the Soviet alliance
through. .. 4
Germany has repeatedly said
she would consider approval of
the Franco-Soviet agreement as
q breach of Locarno, and many
French authorities fear that rati-
fication will mean Germany's
early denunciation of Locarno
and remilitarization Of the Rhine
land.
Even if Germany does not take
the risky step Of sending troops
into the Rhine. British and other
diplomats have good reason to
believe that Franco-Soviet nifty
will push outlawed Italy and
Germany. Poland. and possibly
Austria and Hungary into a
Central European Bloc.
Vittorio Cerutti. italian ambaS.
sador in Paris, called on Pierre,
Etienne Flsndin. French foreign
minister, yesterday with the warn
ing that Italy would stand for
no further sanctions"
The Washington times., 1936-02-25
GRAND|
HOLD LONDON
PEACE TALK
Meantime, Paris Shuns
British Warning on
Franco-Soviet Pact
By DAVID p. SENTNER

LONDON, Feb. Is Q.N.S0.
While Foreign Minister Anthony
Eden held a luncheon conference
with Italian Ambassador Dino
Grand today, British officialdom
closely watched Italian reaction
to Eden's parliamentary statement
on foreign policy, for the heart
of it was a public bid to Benito
Mussolini to reconsider peace
terms.
Through diplomatic channels q
more direct plea was sent to Il
Duce today urging him not to over
look the part of Eden's speech in
which he brought up the original
proposals of the League of Nations
Committee of Five for settlement
Of the Ethiopian dispute.
Rejected earlier by Italy, the
plalI which would appoint foreign
advisors to Ethiopia "in the view
of the British Government still
represents q basis on which fur
ther attempts at conciliation
should be made" the Foreign
Minister said. =
II Roman reaction Is unfavor-
able, Eden will recommend oil
sanctions, 1t was reliably reported,
in the form Of q ban on trans
portation Of fuel to italy in tank
erS Of SanctioniSt countries.
The Washington times., 1936-02-25
\ TO TRANSFER 1900 WORKERS HERE TO COTTON STATES
Is Politics Influencing
Censorship?
(Reprinted from Paul Block Newspapers)

1t is extremely disturbing find what definitely appears
to be political considerations entering into questions Of
censorship.
Last week an official board in Ohio saw fit ban ami
mated cartoon because poked fun at the New Deal few
days later the filming of Sinclair Lewis story ut Can't
Happen Here stopped the assigned being that
might possible political reactions here and abroad
radio stations restrict programs that might be dspeasng
to political powers Freedom Of the air appears likely to
become empty phrase
1t would that the Hays organization whoever is
responsible for judging pictures the basis of possible
political complications would the American public
well the whole film industry to better purpose if they
to outlaw indecent and immoral pictures such the
film, "Klondyke Annie"
Here is picture which lauds dsreputable living and
gorifies vice. Censors may cut out few of the worst
in States but they cannot clean up for the
whole story the lowest possible level 1t is humatng
that film of this kind be presented the public in
the guse of entertainment
1t is particularly regrettable that such moving picture
should along at time when most producers
cerey trying improve the of their offerings On the
average the industry has brought out cleaner better
pictures than in the past and the pubc response has
shown it's appreciation of this trend But dsreputable
film may tear down much of the goodwill that has been
built.
Neither the Hays organization the producers any
official board of need worry about permitting
picture showing the possible results of dictatorship in
America 1t may not please Messrs Hitler and Mussolin
of the gentlemen Washington who would like
copy their ideas of government but it cannot do bit of
harm the movie audiences in this country. They will
judge it its merits.
But decent people will protest vigorously tendency
slip back saacious productions and the film industry
itself should be the first fight anything which may again
subject it to deserved criticism and attack.
The Washington times., 1936-02-25
Charles g. Glover, Banking Dean
OF I'D. c.. SuccumbS
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burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. The
burial will be private.
Officiating will be the Rt. Rev
James E. Freeman, Bishop OF
Washington; the Very Rev. G. c.
F. Bratenhal, Dean Of Washing.
ton Cathedral; the Rev. Arson
Phelps Stokes, Canon of Washing.
ton Cathedral, and the Rev
Charles H. Warner, Rector Of ST.
Adams Church.
PallbearerS, who are expected
to be selected from friends of Mr.
Glover in banking circles, have
not been announced.
Lived Here 81 Years
President Theodore Roosevelt
once described Mr.. Glover as "a
man whose name always has been
a synonym for all that is honor
able and high-minded and patro
otic in the community"
Born November "a, 1846, the
venerable banker would have cele'
brated his ninetieth birthday an.
niversary this year. He had been
a resident Of Washington 81
years, having moved to the city
as a lad of 8 in 1854. Ten years
later he entered the employe of
Riggs & Co., then the most i'm
portant firm of private bankers
in the United States. This firm
was the predecessor Of the Riggs
National Bank, Of which Mr..
Glover was president and chair
man Of the board for so many
years.
Mr.. Glover began his banking
career as a messenger and office
boy, winning his way through the
years into every successive branch
of the business. He as a man
of large civic interests and spon-
Sored or assisted many of the
developments which marked the
march of Washington from a
sluggish swamp to a great city.
Rose to President
Advanced to full partnership in
the Riggs firm at the age Of 26,
Mr.. Glover demonstrated a master
1y grasp of sound financial opera
tionS and climbed with the Steadl-
ly advanced fortunes Of the inSti-
tuition.
When the national bank was
chartered in 1896, Mr.. Glover be-
came its first president, in which
capacity he served without inter
ruption until 1921. He then was
made chairman Of the board. At
the time of his death he was
honorary chairman, having turned
the responsibilities of active direc-
The Washington times., 1936-02-25
GLORIA SEEKS
HIGH COURT
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court and Mrs. Whitney was
awarded custody of the child most
of the time.
The child is allowed to spend
week-ends with her mother and
one month during the summer.
The estate of the child is valued
at over $2.600,000.
After Mrs. Vanderbilt lost her
appeal to the appellate division of
the New York court, she an
nounced that she would seek aid
of the United States Supreme
Court.
Mothers Complaint
Mrs. Vanderbilt based her ap-
peal on the ground that the petit
toner and the infant have been
deprived of their liberty without
due process Of law in violation of
the provision of the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Constitution
of the United States. The petit
ton stated:
The order below is unprece-
dented and extraordinary.
"It condemned this child to q
most abnormal life; the child
cannot leave the confines Of New
, York State; she must spend five
days . week with q stranger
(whO never took the slightest in
tereSt in her until June, 1887
and the remaining two days
with her widowed mother: the
child is exposed to this at
atmosphere of hostility and an
tagOniSm; she is shuttled back
and forth each week like . ten.
mis- ball; her life Is hedged and
regimented by rule and regula-
ton"
Vows Affection
The petition continued:
TO tear the child'S heart In
two in this way is q crime
is opposed not only to humane
against nature and reason, and
sentiment, but to all enlight-
ened child welfare practice"
The Washington times., 1936-02-25
Death Of Policeman
Declared Suicide

BALTIMORE, Feb. 25.-A ver-
dict Of suicide had been returned
by the coroner today in the case
of Police Lieut.. Edgar w. Stein
acker, whose body was found yes
terday in his automobile, bullet
wound in his head and his serv-
ice pistol in his hand.
Worry over the serious illness
Of his wife was believed the cause
for his act. Lieutenant Stein
acker Joined the force in 1918
and was promoted to the rank
OF lieutenant in 1880 and as
siened to the Northwestern dis
trict.
The Washington times., 1936-02-25

} ton of the banks affairs over to
Robert v. Fleming.
Mr.. Glover was a native of
Macon county, North Carolina, the
son Of Charles and Caroline
"Piercy" Glover. His father died
when he was 4 years old. The
young lad was sent to his grand
parents in Washington in 1854. He
was educated at RittenhouSe Acad-
emy, and served three years in an
old Washington bookstore before
entering the banking business
about the time of Abraham Lin
coins second Inauguration in 1865.
He married Annie c. Poor, daugh-
ter of Rear Admiral Poor, U. S. NJ,
on January 10, 1878.
Always close student of govern
ment finance, Mr.. Glover had a
large part in the enactment Of the
emergency currency measures Of
1908 which are credited generally
with having liquidated in short
order the more difficult phases Of
the 1907 panic.
Through close association with
the late w. w. Corcoran, Mr.. Clio
yer became a trustee and was for
many years president of the Cor
coran Gallery of Art. It was
largely through his close personal
friendship with the late Senator
Clark of Montana, that the IA
nous Clark collection was added
to the Corcoran Gallery as well
as a handsome addition to the
building erected by funds given by
the Senator's family.
One of the first members Of
the Washington Stock Exchange,
he was for many years its preSi-
dent. He retained his seat at the
time of his death, but had not
been active for some time
Mr.. Glover also was known as
the Father of the Rock Creek and
Potomac Parks" It was through
his efforts and influence with
leaders Of the House and Senate
that these bills were passed. In
1927 he gave about 80 acres south
of Massachusetts Avenue to the
District for a parkway and chill
dren's playground.
It was at Mr.. Glover'S residence,
20 Jackson Place, that the first
plans were laid for a National
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral in
the District. Mr.. Glover has
served as a trustee of the Cathe-
dral Foundation since its incep-
ton. He was for many years in
tereSted in the American Univer-
Sity, being a trustee and acting as
treasurer for its endowment
funds.
For many years Mr.. Glover was
The Washington times., 1936-02-25
} UNDER FIRE
BY HOFFMAN
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witnesses against the attacks Of
Governor Hoffman. He was ex.
pected late today.
Meantime, antagonisms, aroused
by the governors intervention in
the Hauptmann case, finally broke
out into the open for a moment
in the State legislature last night.
During a heated argument on
the financing of relief, Assembly
man Basil Bruno accused the gov
ernor Of following a will-o'-the-
wisp idea Of justice in the Haupt-
mann case" He suggested that the
governor pay more attention to
the affairs of State"
ASSemblyman Thomas M. Muir
was on his feet soon after, how
ever, defending the governor. He
declared:
"Only the sense Of justice got
him in the case. He wasn't think
ing of himself at ALL"
Part of Hoffman's alleged infor-
nation about identificationS ma : )
by "JafSie" and Perrone came
from a prominent police officer of
the State who had an important
part in the hunt for over two
years.
This official, it was learned, has
told the governor that -'JafSie"
partially identified innocent SuS-
poets as the man who collected the
ransom money long before Haupt-
mann was ever arrested. The same
was true in Perrone's case, the
governors aide said.
State police officials were quick
- say the governors charges will
be without foundation. One Of
them said:
Condor at times pointed out
facial reSemblanceS between
John and others. This was to
make sure we wouldn't miss .
bet in getting him."
The Washington times., 1936-02-25
NEED TRAINED
HELP THERE,
IS CLAIM
Officials Making Plans
to Garry Out New
Farm Program

Between 1000 and $500 en-
ployeS of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration located in
Washington will be forced to move
to other cities, under orders issued
today by officials of the agency.
The orders, which permit no eX-
ceptionS, state that workers claim
ing residence in any Of the IS
States where cotton is grown must
volunteer" for service in those
States.
Yesterday, it was learned, an
official communication making
the changes voluntary was dis
tributed, but today it was amended
to make the changes compulsory.
Reason for Transfer
The reason for the action, AAA
officials disclosed, is q desire Of
Administration higher-ups to have
trained workers in the cotton
States if the new "soil conserva.
ton" plan now pending in Con
greSS is passed.
The plan, which Is intended as
a substitute for the original AAA
plan, declared unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court. permits the
Government to rent land from
farmers to take it out Of produc-
ton.
Political reasons are believed to
be behind the desire to get the
plan into working shape immedi-
ately in cotton farming districts.
Under the changes being made
in the location Of AAA personnel,
small offices will be set up in sew
eral parts Of each cotton State to
replace the present large force in
Washington. While the AAA al
ways employed a field staff, it
has been principally confined to
county agents.
Need Trained Workers
One AAA official asserted the
reason for the action is to provide
trained, competent" help in the
cotton States, rather than hire
new employees who would require
training before they could be use
full.
Rumors were current among the
AAA personnel today that most
of the workers to be transferred
would be on their way from Wash
ington by Saturday. Some were
said to have been given orders to
move within "a hours.
These rumorS were denied by Of
ficials, who declared they did not
know just when the changes would
begin or end.
The removal of the employees
will greatly decrease the amount
of money now being spent in
Washington. Local merchants
will be given a serious blow, it is
believed.
The Washington times., 1936-02-25
Decision Is Delayed
In Virginia Shooting

WOODSTOCK. Va, Feb. rs.
Trial Justice M. L. Walton. jr..
today reserved decision in the
case of Sheriff Carl F. Goche-
nour, charged with shooting Jack
The sheriff testified he had
Wetzel.
gone to the Wetzel home after
receiving a telephone call that
Wtzel was making threats against
a neighbor. The sheriff said he
fired after Wetzel attempted to
shoot his deputy.
The Washington times., 1936-02-25
URGE REPEAL
OF RED RIDER
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day. in which he pleaded for AGA.
demic freedom and freedom in the
schools, explaining that the con.
troll Of the schools here has been
vested in the Board of Education,
which has a sworn responsibility
and is fully aware of the posi-
bility Of subverSive propaganda. "
She told the subcommittee that
the teachers in the schools, as q
result of the enactment of the
rider, "have been skipping" all
illusions to CommuniStic Russia
and for that reason the children
are not getting the true facts rela-
tive to this subject from trained
instructors. She added:
Instead the children are
getting their information from
the outside, without the benefit
Of trained instructors. The chill
dren are learning about CON-
munism in an unfortunate way.
MUST BE PLEASED
"The Communists must be
pleased with this rider. It has
focused q lot Of attention on
them, and that's just what they
want"
In answer to questions by mem
berS of the subcommittee, Mrs,
Doyle revealed that there has
never been a complaint against
any teacher in the local school on
this ground, and said that there
Is no course given anywhere in
the country to inspire love Of this
country in the children which is
not given in the schools here.
Both Henry Gilligan, vice preSi-
dent Of the School Board, and
Henry I. Quinn, a member of the
board, indorsed Mrs. Doyle's state
nent, the latter adding:
"UnlesS you repeal this rider,
you are placing upon the mem.
bers Of the board and the teach
ers the implication that they
have been guilty Of advocating
Communism.
"YOu place the board and the
teachers in worse position than
q man charged with a crime, for
when the latter goes into court
he Is believed innocent until
proved guilty"
REP. O'DAY JOINS
Representative Caroline ODay
Cd of New York, joined in urg-
ing repeal of the rider, basing
her plea on the freedom of
speech and academic freedom.
She pointed out that the children
Of this country have the right to
know what the other systems
Of government are, so that they
can determine what course to
pursue when they atke over the
reigns of government in this
country.
She declared the Blanton rider
has q place into the hands of
Communists" adding:
81 have learned that the II.
brarieS of the country recently
have had q heavy demand for
books on this subject, the most
requests from children of high
school age.
Liberty has always been
dangerous, but it is the safest
thing we have"
The Washington times., 1936-02-25

Day i'm Congress
SENATE
Met at noon.
HOUSE
Met at noon to continue gen.
eral debate on the agriculture
appropriation bill.
The Washington times., 1936-06-25
Pa Tells Ma Of MefeOric Rise Of Senator Wagner

to the general rule. Although
he had been in a crowded, smoke
filled room wrangling with the
other members Of the commit
tee for more than eight hours,
he seemed fresh as a daisy.
Wagner, incidently, Ma, got me
to thinking about how in this
country a man can start with
nothing at all, and become a big
figure. Why, when he came to
this country, he was the son of
an immigrant from Germany, and
the family was poor as q church
mouse.
Rose from Slums
The early part of his life, Sen.
ator Wagner spent in New York
city's slum districts, the only
place his father could afford to
live. Well, he went to school,
worked at two jobs, and started
saving his money.
When he got q little older,
The Washington times., 1936-06-25

Wagner wandered into a meeting
of TIA m m any Democrats, and
asked them to let him make a
speech. He did so well that soon
he was speaking regularly, and
it all ended up by him getting
elected to the State legislature.
Later, he was named a judge on
the bench of New York's Supreme
Court, and after that, he got
elected to the Senate.
So now, Ma, the man who
came over here as the son of
a poor immigrant has become
a king.maker, as the news
papers sometimes refer to him.
He is the man who heads the
committee writing the Demo
cratic platform on which Presi-
The Washington times., 1936-06-25

dent Roosevelt will 90 to the
country seeking reelection.
Senator Wagner can never be
President, because he was not
born in this country; but he is
about as near being President
as a man can get and not actu-
ally get elected. He has a lot to
say about who is President.
AS you can tell by my saying
met Senator Wagner early this
morning, / didn't get any sleep
either, so I'd best go to bed now.
I found tie oldest card on my
bureau top when came into he
room. I don't know who sent it.
and cant imagine why anyone
should send such a card to me.
The Washington times., 1936-06-25
NORRIS PLANS
T0W0RKF FOR
ROOSEVELT
BY EARL GOODWIN

Senator George Norris, of Ne
braska, foremost Republican pro-
gresSive In the Senate, lunching
with President Roosevelt today,
gave rise to political speculation
that q strong working agreement
will be made between the RooSe-
welt forces and the western lib
eral Republicans under Norris
leadership, the purpose being to
offset the Lemke Union Party.
The engagement that Senator
Norris had with the President to-
day far outshadowed every other
White House activity. It was the
only engagement Of Importance
and Immediately after Senator
Norris departed, the President
went to the Executive Mansion,
closeted himself in his study and
continued work on his acceptance
speech, scheduled to be delivered
Saturday night in Franklin Field,
Philadelphia.
The speech will be brief, pos
sibly under 2,000 words, and the
President is giving great attention
to its hrevity.
Think Lemke Threat
1t is apparent the Administra.
ton forces are working harder to
overcome possible detection of
Roosevelt voters to the Union
Party than to patch up any ma
chinery breakdown by reason of
the attack Of former Governor
Alfred E. Smith.
Administration leaders here seem
to have discounted the Smith
move. but they had no intima.
tion that the radicals would con
centrate behind a leader as DO
!1tically expert as Representative
Lemke Of North Dakota.
The Washington times., 1936-06-25
PAY RAISE DUE
RELIEF STAFF

Pay raises are in prospect for
some employees of the District Pub
lie Assistance Division while dis
missal from service July / is faced
by 125 others of the staff, officials
revealed yesterday.
Before the end of the week, the
Commissioners are scheduled to act
on requests Of welfare officials
that the division, now having a
temporary, emergency status, be
made a permanent part of the
District Government.
The jobs Of those remaining
in service would be reclassified
The Washington times., 1936-06-25
Rose From N. Y. SIums
To Become Maker
OF Presidents
BY EDWARD B. LOCKETT

BY EDWARD b. LOCKETT
PHILADELPHIA, June IS G.N.S).
Dear Ma:
This convention has got every.
body all tired out, and the dele
gates and their friends who cele-
brated all night we're certainly a
weak looking aggregation this
morning. The platform commit
tee met all night long, and it
looked like everybody else in town
decided to stay up, too, just for
fun.
~ x
/ met Senator Robert Wag-
ner of New York early this morn.
ing, and he was an exception
The Washington times., 1936-06-25

It had printing in two colors on
it, and ran like this:
"YOu may be President next
year-but right now you are
probably suffering from a head
ache, upset stomach, or in
famed, irritated eyes. COnven-
tiOns are like that"
\
Then IL went on and told about
the good points of three remedie.
for all Of cjeSe conditions. I won
der why anybody would leave g
thing like that on my bureau, Ma
Lovingly. Pa,
The Washington times., 1936-06-25
Nicknames Galore

Jimmie Ripple, of the Giants,
can claim more nicknameS than
anybody else among Terry'S G-
Men. A few Of them are "Trip"
Flash" DASH" and "Redhead."
The Washington times., 1936-06-25

TaVerns Must Cancel
Little Tavern Peewees are forced
to sidetrack the challenge Of the
American Legion Midgets because
the latter are out Of their class.