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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-07
n. J. Church Gives
Gold 10 Aid ItaIy

BAYONNE, N. J.-Seven pounds
Of gold, much of it consisting of
wedding rings, was contributed to
the Italian government by pa
rishioners of Assumption Roman
Catholic Church. The presentation
was made to DR.. Carl de FranchiS,
italian vice consul at Newark, by
the Rev. Father Michael Merco-
limo, pastor of the church, at cere-
monies held in the parish hall.
Father Mercolino said the gold
was to be used for Red Cross pur.
poses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-07
Five Suspects Seized
In Shotgun Staying

CHICAGO, Jan. 7 Q.N.S)
Four .1nen and a woman were
held today as suspects in the STAY.
ing of Mrs. Elsie Henneman, IS,
target of a shotgun blast meant
for her husband, George.
One of the men, William
Schaaf, has been named as the
slayer by Henneman, police said,
Henneman, secretary-treasurer
of the Painters Union, blamed
Schaaf's expulsion from the
union as the motive for the slay.
ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-07
Merit Plan Is Urged
For County Police

Plans to place the Prince Georges
county police upon a civil service
basis were revealed yesterday by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-07

special session Of the State legiS.
lature.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-07

it inaugurated the merit system
last year. The plan will go 10 the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-07

cited progress made by the Mont
gomery county constabulary since
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-07

Frank B. Smith, secretary Of the
county Democratic committee. He
Metropolitan news., 1936-10-24

Views and comments from here there
and everywhere pertinent to the pro-
eress and advancement of all people
Metropolitan news., 1936-10-24
Editorial Page U.s.: Z; ::::: !:
Things To Remember

"S.s"*.tc.t'...*'cs'tH.'"S
Governor Henry Horner is up for
reelection and we as a group
should know some of the fine work
which he has done for members
of our Race in the division of Re-
habilitation. Many men and women
have been put back into society
with artificial appliances and are
receiving special training in order
that they may be self-supporting.
Mr.. Walter c. Suft, who is in
charge of the Chicago 0ifice, has
supplied all who Mr.. w. B. Jacobs
has asked for, and said that he
feels and holds no racial prejudice
for he Is cooperating with the Gov
ernor in his way of thinking: "That
right should prevail at all times"
Hundreds of our group are now
wearing twentieth Century Air
plane Seamless, Metal Limbs" Re-
gardless to cost Governor Horner
says: when the health is at stake.
invest money where it Is most
needed" Mr.. J. Berodin, a man with
years of experience in fitting appli-
ances Of this kind takes pleasure
in satisfying, or trying to please
all.
So let's give the Governor a vote
that he will know his good work
has not been in vain. He made the
largest appropriation to this de-
partment ever known in the state
of Illinois.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29
Sparkling OR O'CONNOR
FOR DEMOCRATS

Whether the sunshine of demo-
cratic machine favor is to smile on
jim O'Connor or Jim Sparlino &C
the Roosevelt choice for CONGRESS-
IN the eastern district is still r. ho
determined. Likewise, Mike .HoII
land. county commissioner Town
sendlte and near left-winger. is
We'll up toward the front Of the
picture. Mike is the kind of a fell
low who knows what he wants and
a whole lot about how to pet #
And again it may follow that "the
pest lad plans of mice and men af-
times gang-a-glee."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29

writing Of mystery stories. If Is
presumed that he will discusS
other matters with the President
as well. A proposed neutraI;+v
pact among nations of the west
ern hemisphere has been tossed
out as possible topic of discns-
sion.
But, with all due respect r. Cir
John, the President is not really
going to see him. He Is 0oi,,0.
thru the motions because on tbe
day after he is tentatively scbed-
uled to start, the Republican CON
VNentlon begins. Mr.. Roosevelt aims
to spoil newspaper stories about
the Republican convention bv prab.
olng an equal place on the From,
page by discussing "affairs of
grave international Importance"
Also Mr.. Roosevelt aims To COM
pete with Mr.. Barton's musical
convention for front page gnaca
by hieing himself to Texas to as
slst in the celebration of the Texas
Centennial and to Arkansas 70
assist in the celebration of the Ar
kansas Centennial. If another state
can dig up a centennial possibly
Mr.. Roosevelt may attend that. At
any rate newspaper space during
the week Of June 8 to '16, is GOING
70 be ardently courted to Mr.
Roosevelt and the Republican CON
7ention. WI
. That is if Charley Nicholson. the
$4,000 a year brooding publicity |
yenius of the Democratic party.
Ices not put his foot down and |
INSIST that Mr.. Barton be left enrf |
Dom to make fool of himself in.
after all Mr.. Nicholson has an adj
antage in the publicity game. He's
cad a book.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29
REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL
CANDIDATES. CAGY

In view of the deplorable re-
publican situation and psychology,
choice plums, such as a United
States Senatorship and a Cover
norship, have been begging for
crusaders to lead a host-of bank
ers and insurance agents-out of
the wilderness. State Senator Raw
l.. Carroll of Musselshell has
eSsayed the task. With a record
Of having helped to pass one con-
structive law and platform that
ID 100 per cent for nothing he has
filed for the United States Senate.
Hugh Egan, hotel proprietor of
Lewlstown has announced but not
filed.
If he goes in the primary at all
It will be to use the republican
ticket as a convenience. Hugh is
a Townsendite and not particularly
enamoured of Liberty League phi
losophy. Rumor has it that w. D.
Rankin, the republican liberal
whatever that is-will file in due
course, as usual. This completes
the COP offering, thus far, for a
seat in that most exclusive of
clubs the U. S. Senate.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29

On the Bourbon side a lot of
promising candidates. seemed to
wlnterkil. Probably one B. x.
Wheeler had much to do with the
process. He is said to have flat
tened out the hopes of Doctor Nc
Gregor and planted his foot on the
ambition Of Miles Romney all in
the interest Roy Ayress who be-
came the Roosevelt machine-Rocl-
efeller backed choice for governor
The federal jobholders were all in
line, the so called independent oil
interest had come into camp and
everything was shaping or a drive
mat would put Mr.. Ayres over as
the anh-corporation candidate. The
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29
CRACKS = WISE
AND OTHERWISE

The economic revolution achiev-
ed IN the Soviet Union is without
parallel."-R. J. Truptil in The
Monthly Review, Lloyd Bank. Ltd.
London. ''
THE freedom of teachers to
teach facts without a bias and of
scholars to learn facts without
Plas. must never disclaimers
iVcanization Committee; New York
County branch, American Legion"
You will ask us now: 'Don't
you want any. international games.
any Olympic Games in the Nazi
state Z! We answer: yes; as a
matter of fact we consider. them
Que to international propaganda
reasons, as necessary. Bruno
Maultz, sports leader Of the Nazi
storm troops.
eff anyone tries to tell me that
ne is acting in a business capacity |
IN the public interest, I am n.
cllned to say tOh bunk unless his |
business interest and the public in |
5erest happen, to coincide. Pres
waiter Clifford, American Tele- |
phone & telegraph Co.
eve say, Our children won't
light Wouldn't it be more cour-
ageous and proper if we older peo- /
9le who know what the racket IS
10 something about it ?"-Gen
D. Butler, appeaiino for
kilograms to congress
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29
SPENDING THE NIGHT
IN CITY HALL WINS

st. Louis, Mo.-Men, women.
en- of the American Worker
Union spent two days and nights
~ IN the city hall, refusing to he
threatened or tricked from their
purpose. Result. three concess; ;cS,e
w we granted them by Mavor
Dlckson-relief for ali present.
representation of five IF Their
on relief committees 70 in
ves!igate cases, and official rec
Ggnltlon of the American Workers
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29
FARMER-LABOR
AFTER PRIMARIES

The July 81 primaries will blow
some of the smoke away, but viii
settle nothing. Shortly thereafto e1.
the real battle will start. Farm arm
LABOR groups, with an estimated
oU'OUO or more of votes, that want
TO head toward Production for T Lee
nave the machinery all set nm r.
can a statewide Farm Labor CON
ventlon and throw a comnIeIa
ticket into the field, after the nro
marles. The door is being left left
open for the Townsendites to ION
The indications are that most af
the Townsend club leadership and
Following will need little a. NJ
urging. The plain arithmetic If
the situation is that a united front ~
OF all groups that want great
cnange will do the job, The merit
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29
LOTS OF G.0.PaCON
GRESSIONAL CANDIDATES

There is a respectable quantity
OF Congressional candidates. Like
the average voter L cannot even
list their names. Public discussion
may bring some of them into the
nmelight after a while. Likewise
democratic trials, tribulations and
troubles may give some more of
the down hearted republican breth-
ern a little shot of renewed hone
and confidence, with increased ac-
tiV1ty in the business of hosting
tightening rods.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29
MONTANA POLITICS
IN A CHAOS

For many months Montana poll.
tics has been in chaos. Accom-.
panied by plenty of fence fixing,
trades and patronage pressure the
situation had just begun to crys-
tallZe and clarity, somewhat, when
BINGO there was new blowup
from which scattered fragments
will continue to fall until next No
vember. Out of the still more
scrambled mass there does begin
to emerge, however, the outlines of
the real setups.
Except for an occasional wiStful
wisher, republican enthusiasm has
been about as warm and cheering
as a peck Of January clans from
Barnegat Bay. In several nom
advertised and long faced sessions
the COP high command came to
the doleful conclusion that cit amt
no use." Barring a third party
a very strong third party in the
field-all the conventions, ballyhoo
and red fire that go to make up
campaign would be a waste of eff
fort. Two events of transcendent
Importance have now occurred. DR..
Townsend took a little walk out
at Washington and the Morgan
backed Western Regressive, at
Helena. blew the Rockefeller
backed Roosevelt Democratic ma
chine into a hundred flying frag-
ments. This brings republican |
cheer, but not too much cheer. In |
both state and nation coming third |
parties may steal the whole show.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29
Republican GubernatOriaI
Candidates Also Cautious

The governorship has been even
less popular. Tommy Larson.
Clarence Ford and other of the
better known leaders have been
approached-yes, besought and en-
treated-but all have opined that
1T is not a republican year" Bob
Pauline, Kalispell laundryman, did
step forth on a platform of glitter
ing generalities. If even two or
three can be found to insist, Frank
Hazeloaker of Beaverhead county
will do likewise. Thus far there
have been no insisters.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29
= AS I See 1t :
G
BY JEROME G. LOCKE

A.C.M., Montana Power and other
Rockefeller owned institutions
could well throw him their con-
trolled vote at the eleventh hour
and the job would be done. It
looked like an air tight cinch.
Then something happened-much
more may happen. Holt is the
Morgan backed candidate. The
fight that has been raging ma
tionally between the great fl
nancial groups of Morgan and
Rockefeller for the past ten years
has gotten into Montana. Morgan
owns the railroads, except the Mil,
waukee, the banks, insurance and
farm mortgage Setups. Rockefel-
Ter has the Milwaukee railroad,
copper, power and oil. The West
ern Progressive now controlled by
Miller of the Pearl Insurance Co.,
Is for the Morgan choice, Mr.. Holt.
Mr.. Miller has been busy trying to
secure more glubnatorial candi-
dates that would divide the vote
of Ayres, Rockefeller choice. B. K.
Wheeler has been equally busy try
ing to keep them from filing.
Wheeler was making good until
the resourceful Miller had a new
idea. He would draft a candidate, |!
Bill Pllgerman was all talked into
the notion and set to go when the
contending factions staged a rough
house and let the public in on the
inside strategy. Then Pilgerman
got cold feet and filed for Public
Service Commissioner, not COVER
nor. Miller had to do something
and do it quickly. He drafted I
Miles Romney and spread his face.
1ame and fame all over the front Il
page for a fifty or seventy-five
thousand extra edition. Said edi-
Ion records some unpleasant truth
tbout Mr.. Ayres. Next week the
roosevelt Wheeler-Ayres Rookie )
eller crowd will be out with a new !
Montana Progressive" that viii !
undoubtedly record a few equally
unpleasant truths about Mr.. Holt. !:
he war is on.
In the meantime the Gignified,
ut aggressive, H. L. Maury of :
lutte has put some more pep into =
ne picture. A left winger who y y
eally belongs in the Farm Labor =
etup, ne has, much to the chagrin =
{ both reactionary factions flood \
q the state with real platform Il !.
lat goes a long way toward Pro 9 :
1ctlon for Use. Mr.. Maury adj $
ses the electorate that he will q;
eep within the legal limit of ex- y
namely, $3.50 of his own q
oney. In these uncertain times o.
zen this meagre expenditure
light put Mr.. Maury over, then IN
lere would be more terror in the 81
ranks. ca
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29
FOR U. S. SENATE
MURRAY VS.. MONAGHAN

So far it is Murray VS.. Mona
gnan for the United States SEN
ate. Murray has the bank roll and
1OO per cent backing of the Roose-
welt democratic machine. Even
tnls may not be enough. Mona
ghan has Townsend backing and
no lnconsiderable following among
4tner groups: 1t is another chance
mat the apple cart may be tipped
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29

Another hot weather ~.
after f,set tb stion is the proposed tr n
Of fba en p, adjournment Of Congress- =
:, According to tentati,,.
90 got to p6 Csnad the President plans 70
AGA. Although the CO. ~ = o. Can Can
P FISl Of Canada is now Sir zen
p"cnan' noted primarily 0 f., 'G pi
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29
Over 80 Cents Is Paid 81
Mont. Wool at Miles

MILES CITY, May g.
ranchers in the Albion diStns
ported they sold their pool d Y
$4,000 fleeces to Silvernlan q
Fouche, S. D., for S2h cents
fleeces averaged slightly
than eight pounds EACH thsl'
ers said.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29

of such a situation lies in the fact
that in a state Farm Labor. or
Farmer Labor Townsend, ticket
there can be a combination that
gives each group substantially
what it wants. AS the battle lines
now form, it is still anybody's
fight in the finals.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29
P PFAzIER,LEMKE BILL
0PPOSERS ''O TAME

OPPOsERS Ems TAME
p.I Bringing the F,,a..,
Bill to a vote in TtTIa -.
an an interesting = and s9e a:Oe
story: 1t involves g a. s9ioysS
crossing and dO1 s5e dolIs
tnat men of hOnesstlOs ..deaRf
life deplOre. LiEs SS;y n BIZ
S singular lesson Df6 for 81. t&
would We! d employ sp 1 t5a0'e VI
Briefly iSI it is this: T Sn . t'sS
and eighteen men 1 1,no. h9da
petition to bring t. uuS y. {
measure which has ro. Vole "
ported out of = "V o.I SsS \
Approximately PA s SiOn3ius
petition J3 to bring thu ",S9 Fsi.a
L. Lem n, bill to vote ~ Il T r.l
Of the original signerSS va, ~
Democratic % i3;, leadership, b aSS
by the Whip, Pat Bol. nelt
Pennsylvania, desDer DSlsat
plOred men who we era' sS!-, H.
sign not to do so on H. aV Oa...,
S [hat the bill would prov S'' y
barrassing to the Presi JU,s a
the the administration. FsiiiSSo Y
the bunCOmbe, quite ; 1', nusI n
Of members refrained from mu ".
ing the petition. Last t'I veal
! pennsylvania one such man AMI N
liam Berlin, who had refuse "
sign was defeated disgrstsiTE
10 prove the power Of then
pie at the polls, the very ny n,
lay quasi lame ducko WHR-
Berlin led four of his cOIIes~ a.
@ the Speakers desk WHERE M
signed the Frazier-LemEe MI
ion. thus bringing it to a yoRi
he House.
Now a desperate effort i bin
ade to defeat this meritoir
zee of legislation which Tr
We thousands of farms. Am
til other gagging rules, tie q
arge rule requiring 218 drs
Institutes one Of the great dfe
ces between the House Of Re-
Sentatives and the Senate d 0
lited States. Ane man in u
nate can do what 218 men u'
led frequently are unable b d
mplish in the House. Il In
doubtedlv this that led Ids
q to write to William Short
"The Senate is The most M
'able and independent tlil
our government, one Eia
Ou can PECULIARLY raise Joy
If in the public estimata
I'd Ed, v, 244. M, 17SO).
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JaDaneSe Premier Saved His Life
BY Hiding i'm Steel Safe

the premier's house Thursday
night, beating back the mutineers
in an actual clash between army
and navy elements and rescued
Okada, the governments account
declared.
Colonel Matsuo's body, it was
unofficially reported, was then
placed in q coffin and removed
to Okada'S country villa.
Meanwhile the premier, safe In
the Emperor's palace. submitted
his resignation, but was prevailed
upon to remain in office, at least
temporarily.
Emperor Hirohito and leading
advisors were in conference today
on the vital issue Of whether the
new cabinet will be predominantly
military concession to the
rebelS-or civilian. ~
Heed Emperocs Threat
Itywas; only after the emperor
himself had threatened the en-
battle6 mutineers in the Diet
building and other official edificeS
and hotels, with use Of the vast
array of men and military equip
ment gathered in the center Of
Tokyo, that the last holdoutS sur
rendered this evening.
Whether the Japanese military
code Of honor would call upon
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
BONUS PLEAS
POURING IN
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International News Service
Bonus applications before the
veterans administration tod ay
total approximately $993, 900 900,
a check up revealed.
The applications ranged from
$125 UP to a maximum Of q little
more than $500.
Officials reported they were
almost swamped with work as a
result Of the thousands OF appll-
cations pouring in daily.
The Government printin 6
presses already have started turn
ing out the bonus bonds. The
Treasury has announced plans are
being formulated to pay off
quickly the soldiers certificates,
and it is expected that when they
go out the veterans will encounter
little difficulty in getting their
money.
Under present plans the bonus
bonds will be shipped to the
Federal reserve banks and given
out by those institutions.
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HALT.
THEIR SUIT IN
HIGH COURT
Attack unfolding Act
Withdrawn 16Hours
After Being Filed
International News Service

The first suit to reach the Su.
preme Court involving the Roose-
velt administrations utility hold
ing company law was withdrawn
today 16 hours after it was filed.
The application, made by the
Public Utility Investing Corpora
ton and Associated Utilities Cor.
poration for an order restraining
the Utility Power and Light Cor.
peration of Virginia from register.
ing under the law was withdrawn
because it was discovered the lat
ter corporation already had regis
tered. y
The Public Utilities and Associ-
ated corporations, which own
stock in the Utilities Power and
Light, originally brought suit in
Federal District Court in Virginia
to prevent compliance with the
holding company law, contending
that it was unconstitutional.
After the low court refused to
continue a restraining order, they
appealed to the Fourth Circuit
Court, which also declined to en-
join registration with the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission.
The application then was filed
in the high court.
1t was specifically stated in the
petition that the issue brought to
the high court did not involve the
question of conStitutionality of the
law,
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
Continued from Page II

(COntlnue0 from rage ~
cred alive today, he having been
previously officially reported as
sassinated. The dispatch said he
was badly wounded but progress
ing satisfactorily" following ex-
tenSive blood tranSfuSionSO
Early Wednesday morning. when
the mutineerS of the First Army di.
vision started their systematic
march of assassination around the
offices of Liberal statesmen, they
called first at the official resi-
dence Of the premier.
Encircling the building with
swift movements, q detachment
Stormed in, but, according to to-
days statement, Premier Okada
was warned just in time to huddle
into the steel cabinet.
Eyes Of the rebels fell at once on
Col. DEMO MatSuo, retired army
officer who someWhat resembles
Okada, his brother.in-law. and
Matsuo Immediately was shot
dead.
For two days after that Premier
Okada, SO years old, remained
cramped in the safe, with no food
or water and little air, afraid to
shift his uncomfortable position
or to make q sound.
Men of the marine corps raided
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
INFLATI0NISTS
THREATENING
PROGRAM
Rank and File Object
to Big Levies Laid in
Campaign Year
CONTINUED from Page u

CONTINUED from Page II
o. undistributed surpluses Of cor
porations, revision Of the capital
gains and loss taxes, and sales
taxes were among the levies being
studied.
Democratic leaders asserted q
satisfactory tax program would be
enacted. These statements were
countered by flat declaration OF
members that Congress won't
vote one billion dollars in taxes
in a campaign year.
Emergency Funds ImpOunded
Operating without publicity
the Executive has been impound-
ing emergency funds in recent
weeks which otherwise would
have been poured automatically
into relief projects. How much
has been tied up is careluiy
guarded secret, but 1t runs 1ntO
an appreciable sum.
Government jobs. around Wash
ington at least, are getting notice-
ahly scarce. Congressman, ol1lc-
ials and political leaders VINO
once could dig up job Tor oe-
serving Democrat" at a moments
notice are securing the town to-
day looking for crumbs OF patron'
a0s with scant success. Executive
orders abolishing, curtalnng anu
consolidating the work OF all Ine
emergency agencies are neld re-
Sponsible for the sudden shortage
House Revolt squclched
The Presidents recent insistence
on economy even got a reaction
from the well-disciplined House OF
Penresentatives. On Thursday, the
House added $25, ,000 900 to the
pending agricultural supply Dill
for the purchase Of forest lanoS
and another $4,000, 900 to permit
Federal cooperation IN eSEaDAlSAA-
ment of State forests.
After Mr.. Roosevelt reiterated
his demand yesterday that Con
gress provide specific revenue tor
sny appropriations not contem'
nIated in the original budget, the
House quietly reversed itself ana
killed the additional $27. .OOO'OOO.
A Republican, Representative Ia
her of New York, made the notion
but it carried without Democratic
objection.