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The Washington times., 1936-05-07
B|RTHC0NTR0L,
AST0R AIM

LONDON, May 7 UN.SJ.-"A
proper system Of birth control"
would be the best means Of re-
ducing maternal mortality, Lady
Astor. outspoken American-born
member Of Parliament, told the
House of Commons today.
Lady Astor, who has presented
Commons with her ideas favoring
birth control many times before,
often provoking debate, interjected
her appeal for q birth-control sys-
tenn while Sir Kingsley Wood, min
lister Of health, was answering a
question relating to deaths from
childbirth.
Sir Kingsley did not answer
Lady Astor'S appeal.
The Washington times., 1936-05-07
HUGHES RAPS
TRIAL DELAY IN
u. 5. COURTS
Chief Justice Appeals
for More Judges in
Address Today

In an appeal for additional
judges in Federal district courts.
Charles Evans Hughes, Chief JUS
tice Of the United States, today
scored delays in the disposition Of
Federal cases.
Speaking before the fourteenth
annual meeting of the American
Law Institute, which opened today
at the Mayflower Hotel, Chief JUS
tice Hughes declared:
ut Is q crying evil when the
|. interval between jOinder Of
issue and trial approximates two
years for civil jury cases, for
suits In equity, and for suits in
admiralty"
Judges Needed
Pointing to the "Sore spots,' u
which he said still exist, Justice
Hughes referred particularly to
the southern district of New York
where, he said. most serious de
lays are due to, q failure to pro
vide an adequate supply Of judges
to attend to the work of the courts
On the basis of the report OF
the judicial conference of senior
circuit judges, however, the Chief
Justice said q gratifying improve
ment in the speedy disposition oi
cases had been noted. OF q total
of "a districts, dockets in 46 dis
tricts are cleared at each term
and in only Is districts was there
a delay Of more than six months
in the time required to reach the
trial of a case after issue had beer
joined.
Invites Suggestions
Turning to the progress OF the
advisory committee appointed By
the Supreme Court last term X
secure one form Of civil actor
and procedure for cases in equity
and actions at law in circuit
courts, Chief Justice Hughes in
vited critical judgment from thu
Law Institute on the preliminary
draft which he said would be pre-
sented soon.
Justice Hughes stated that dif
ferences of opinion were expected
and added:
"And when we deal with queS-
tiOnS relating to principles Ol
law and their application, we do
not suddenly rise into gtratO-
sphere Of icy certainty"
The Washington times., 1936-05-07
G. O. P. FIGHTS
WPA POLITICS

AAbCEMAshVhAA CNG"S oSEVbCV
Republicans in the House band.
ed today in a drive to divorce this
administration Of relief funds
from political control"
At conference last night, G. o.
P. members favored a plan by
which relief funds would be dis
tributed by non-partisan boards
appointed by the governors Of
States and city officials, instead Of
by Federal officers.
A faction of House Democrats,
led by Representative Better (D)
of New York, wanting q portion Of
the 1,500 million dollar relief fund
asked by President Roosevelt ear
marked for continuance of the
Public Works Administration con.
Struction program, will meet to-
night and plan their course Of ac-
ton. SO far Mr.. Roosevelt has
opposed any earmarking Of the
fund.
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were posted on the outskirts Of
the town as a precautionary meas
ure to NOW down any Of the wild
Gala tribeSmen who might dare to
attempt a raid from the nearby
hills.
italian Askari troops, with
bayonetted rifles, patrolled the
blood-Stained streets and directed
the job Of cleaning up. From the
number Of corpSeS which already
have been seen. it Is estimated
that at least 750 natives were
killed during the reign Of terror
that swept the capital following
the flight Of the Emperor and the
collapse Of his government.
Bodies Litter Streets
Bulletriddled, mutilated black
bodies strewn on every hand along
the Uttered streets gave mute evi-
dence Of the orgy Of murder and
plunder that ragged while terrified
foreigners barricaded themselves
in their legations. :
One ON the most serious prob
lens facing the Italian victors to-
day was the lack Of adequate
water supply. The few aqueductS
which the capital boaSted were de-
stroyed when the city was being
plundered and the native popula-
ton was virtually without water,
except for streams in the nearby
hills.
A baptism of fire from italian
machine guns has succeeded in
silencin gthe marauding bands of
savage warriors who were re-
SponSible for most of the terror
that reigned prior to the entry Of
the Italian forces.
There have been no raids since
Tuesday night. Despite the fact
that Italian forces were pouring
into the city throughout that
night, the marauding bands Of
loot-mad black warriors continued
to pillage and raid on the OUT
skirts. The sound of their Spor.
adic fire was quickly followed,
however, by the withering stac-
cato Of Italian machine guns
rushed to the spot, and the few
raiders who escaped the rain Of
lead fled to the hills.
Attack Described
It was during this night that
the American Legation was sub.
jected to renewed attacks and that
I had the privilege Of dashing
through the raiders lines in an
automobile to seek aid from the
Italians.
The first attack on the Ameri-
can Legation that night was made
about 10 p. m. It was shortly after
had returned from accompany
ing the Italians into the town
about four miles away. American
Vice Consul William M. Cramp
and three naval radio operators
had reoccupied the legation.
The second attack was a great
surprise. We had not thought
there would be any more danger
with the Italian forces in the city.
Suddenly we heard firing nearby
and discovered to our amazement
that the bullets were being di-
rected at the legation. We grabbed
rifles and revolvers and returned
the fire.
We did not know how strong
the attacking party was but we
feared if they attempted to rush
us, we would be unable to hold
out. It therefore was decided
that one of us should seek aid
from the Italians and had the
privilege Of being the one to 60.
The Washington times., 1936-05-07
Meeting Postponed

TAKOMA PARK, Md, May 7.
Uncompleted reports on several
matters of vital Importance to
members of the club has neceSsi-
tated an indefinite postponement
of a meeting of the Young Mems
Democratic Club of Takoma Park,
scheduled to be held tonight at 8
o'clock in the local fire depart
ment building
The Washington times., 1936-05-07

Glass or SERVICE
This is q hull.rate
Telegram OF Cable
gram unless It's de.
ferred character is In.
dicated by q suitable
symbol above or pre-.
eedins the address.
The Washington times., 1936-05-07
0ratory Contest
Finals tomorrow

Finals Of the annual Southeast
ern University oratorical contest
will be held tomorrow at 7::30 p.
m. in the auditorium Of the Gen.
tral Y. M. C. A. building, Eight
zenith and G Streets. Ten stu
dents Of the public speaking class
conducted by DR.. James A. Bell.
president Of the university, viii
compete for silver cups.
The Washington times., 1936-05-07
JURY CHOSEN TO TRY SUTTON IN KILLING OF ALLEN WILSON.
TIMES LEADS NATION AGAIN
LEADS CITY FOR SOLID YEAR

During April The Washington Times made the largest adver
sng gain of any newspaper morning or evening" or seven
days-n the United States This the sixth month out of
the last seven that The Times has led America in daily adver
sng gan and the twelfth consecutive month it has led the
Washnqton weekday field in advertising increase.
The Washington times., 1936-05-07

Coming MOnday-"I Want YOu Only"
by EIenOre Meherin, author Of "Chickle"
and other successes. Don't miss the
opening ehaDterAs
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Ey tho Associa ted Press.

by tho AsSocis ted Press.
CHICAGO, July pa one-page
document on file yesterday disposed oi
the $3.50 900 estate of Arthur w. Cut
ten. grain trader whose wealth at its
zenith was extimated at $l00, ,000 900,
by leaving it all to the widow, Mrs.
Maude Boomer Cutten.
The estimated current value Of the
estate. fixed yesterday by Attorney
Dwight Green. was about half Of the
sum the Government seeks for alleg-
edly unpaid income taxes for 1929,
1880 and 1888.
United States District Attorney
Michael L. Igoe said he would file a
lien for S644 ,469 against the estate.
Cutten. a native of Canada who
came to Chicago as a youth. rose from
a 81 week stock clerk to become the
little giant" of the grain pits. rated
one of the outstanding spectators
of the century.
His career ended amid two serious
brushes with the Federal Government
one of them an effort to debar him
from trading. in which Cutten wor
! out, and another an indictment
charging income tax evasion. Cut
tens death June "a, at the age oi
66, cut short efforts to bring him
to trial
The financial crash of 1929 was
understood to have wiped out much
of his holdings, but fellow traders
believed he had largely recouped.
Green said no inventory of the
estate had been made, but that he
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Polish Put on Views
Landon Speech, However, Stands Behind Ideals
Revealed Prior to His Nomination.
by Jay g. HAYDEN,

7NoPEKA, (NANA0-To appreciate
Republican presidential nomination which
M night it is
basic philosophy sl;ss Of the the man % ~ho made ~ ~
writer visited him
October and again in April True nine months ago his ideas were not
thoughts but the philosophy that guided
@ rum Ts a m sean with he moo nWns
dOn further polished but the thoughts
Take example his of depression get
The country ripe for he said 1--WE far behind in
exp G ana hG M @ a on OUT
dollars all this demand
but where to find workers for the work
that small AL
together however they provided work for many millions Of people In
ventures have started wy7 the small business
American htat.d He
the undne Federal policy he afraid of what next
dispel this restore confidence and
reliance more in the Initiative the intelligence and courage Of
taat the time sos come unhacte Initiative and free
the spirit Of American enterprise"
conversations
trae his viewpoint then he drew from his an
20 in which h. had ridden out more than one local
money and been compelled to start all
Take again his discussion of the relationship oesen social
form and fiscal Some has described GOp LandOn
aa ] e He ] m S
and other like measures for the protection the under privileged
synchrorized productive
economy
usually
today under the helping peopthe who
finally them"
**+*
which President
also that months He expressed
in the closing paragraphs of his speech he said
II am elected Chief Executive OF the Nation propose To restore
Government efficient well constitutional basis
qualified public
I
organization the agencies rid Of those that
eliminate duplication better administration
and TO the money"
address crystal clear its
attempted political 1t free of
personalities and bmas 1t avoided the of attempt
deal with everything appeal conceivable class interest which
has been characteristic this uerance 1t and not
overcovded
(Copvrsh
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The resolution authority directs the investigation pushed
charges that electoral
Constitutions being denied the unemployed relief
relief relief compelled
political
being
relief q consideration po
activity"
Committee its
year
findings H be made public before the Normber election
special legislative
sounding Republicans
charged
Republicans
belo actual needs and
Wde adequate tar program
Another campaign the effort unonize the
industry The leader that fight John L. Lewis president of the
Workers. chief State aide
Kennedy,
will the State relief organization
The result be that organized labor will be active
in and
but the drive the steel industry make them considerably
otherwise would
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phragm to remind him, the fight in
Puerto, Mexico, when two figures stole
through the Skylight of the consulate
and fired a bullet through him. One
of the Mexicans had a knife in his
teeth; the other carried the revolver:
their mission simple assassination; the
time, July. 1927.
1t took quite while to recover from
the wound. He was transferred to Cali.
Colombia. and thence to Canada. From
Canada he went to his present post.
He was born in Mount PiSgah, Ark.
and in 1899 volunteered for the Spanish
War. He was assigned to the Philip
pines and remained there after the
war to teach school and edit q news.
paper.
Upon his return to this country he
entered the War Department, and, in
1915, was admitted TO the bar Shortly
thereafter he received his first consular
post at NogaleS, Mexico. Now So, he is
guarding the lives of Americans in
Spain and waiting anxiously for the
arrival of the U. S. S. Oklahoma to
evacuate them in Bilbao.
A Tennessee Democrat crosses swords
with President Roosevelt on the ques-
ton of economic royalism as enunci-
ated by the Chief Executive in his
Philadelphia speech. Drawing upon an
arsenal Of facts and figures, Prof. Gus
Dyer of Vanderbilt University in an
open letter to the President, assails
the assertion that a small group of
economic royalists" run the country.
With convincing simplicity in contrast
to the normal statistical approach, the
Southern economist paints picture to
show that the small business man is
not only holding his own, but con-
solidating his position.
Virginia born and the son Of Con-
federate Army captain, Gustavus Wal
ker Dyer has been teaching economics
at the Nashville institution since 1899.
He is now SO years old, the father of
six children, the editor of the Southern
Agriculturist and a lecturer before
various industrial organizations. He
has dropped the last two Syllables of
his first name, preferring to be called
Gus.
Evening star., 1936-07-24

the impossible possible. It Is contained
in the following words:
Provided that the citizen making
the application for such award shall
agree under oath to, and shall, spend
the entire monthly allowance for goods
or services within 80 days of the
time Of its receipt"
Magic sf Spending Offered.
That is the magic in the plan. That
rapidity Of spending is going to put
so much money in circulation, Is going
to make the circulation 50 rapid, is
going to make business so good, that
taxes will roll into the Treasury in
incredible amounts. The Treasury will
so overflow with receipts that the old
folks can all be paid their $500 a
month-with no imitation and no other
effect except universal happiness.
To provide funds for the $500 O
month, the Townsendites are going to
have a new kind Of tax. They call 1t
a transaction tax" A transaction
tax" Is merely new and bigger name
for q sales tax. The proposed Town
send tax Is such sales tax as nobody
ever dreamed before. Ordinary sales
taxes merely cover sales, usually only
sales on q limited number of COM
modities But this Townsend tax is
to be on everything. every purchase of
goods, every payment Of q salary, every
giving of check-everything. The
measure is set out in the proposed
constitutional amendment:
There is hereby established the
Federal law that no transaction for
the sale or transfer Of goods, or pay
ment for services shall be legal that
does not show evidence that per cent
of the value of such transaction, sale
or payment for services has been or
shall be paid into the Treasury Of
the United States
May Win Needy Something.
How that would work-or rather
how 1t would not make the Townsend
plan possible. is q thing which COM
petent economists will need to explain
to the Townsend folks. No doubt,
out OF the present discussion Of old
age security, something will emerge
which will give something to the needy
aged. But it can't be $500 q month.
nor half that. nor a quarter of that.
Probably fifth Of that, about $40 q
month, is the highest that is prac-
ticable-unless we have inflation-and
this would be only to the needy.
Aside from economics and statistics,
there is something that might be rec
commended to the Townsend folks. 1t
is something in the world Of poetry.
Every Townsend follower, just before
he goes to bed at night, should re-
cite four lines of verse from Housman:
That two and two make four.
And never five nor three.
The heart of man is sore,
And long It's like to be.
That. recited just before going tc
bed, might tend to keep dreams within
the limits of the possible. And it
would teach the Townsendites, If they
reflect upon it, that they are in the
same fix as the rest OF us. Each of
us has his own dream Of the unat-
tainable; each Of us in his own man
ner is sore of heart because Of desire
for something that cannot be.
Copyright. 1889
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probably
Republican campaign high gear Saturday
wide rally at Asserting positive"
Republican Hamilton warned the victory
without kind nght
your
evident the character the campaign they intend
Hamitons guidance perfected for rigorous
campaigning thousand Dorke The market
basket price Deal borrowings
chidren financial future be stressed rains
poters the Landon
rally arranged for satur
which
has been heavily Democratic in the last
Determined cordial
dipased
Republican Special
planned
Republican this Landon 2to1 faOe
this State
These expected full operation when
the rally will his birthplace Mddx
of the Ohio line More than 100000 expected the rally which will
be either August Is or o.
becoming
political
Federal overspndng but will include direct
in W. A and extravaganza and of State relief funds political
Such charges haze been heard almost daily during
Legislative
81 challenged by Republicans greatly The
mise figure of M000o0 G. p Senators haze insisted
enough abore actual needs to Democrats surplus campaign
before the presidential balono
of
and committeeman Hamilton who political
ruthless party machine"
corruption you have
long suspected has been proved evidence
history of the destruction
political oppotunis has be dsproved.
Il will never believe the American will
Washington
Pennsylvania would Democratic
former boxing commissioner predicted Schmng
the first round"
politics kept in beadlines until
the election because of a State Senate Investigation
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Impossible Restriction.

This, every economist and student
knows to be impossible. The Townsend
folks propose thing that can only be
accomplished by infiation-and then
they decree that it shall be done with
out imitation.
Well, the Townsend falks have a
touching but misleading faith in the
power of statutes One is reminded of
statuate which, legend says, was
once proposed in the Legislature OF
Arkansas. Possibly it was some other
State, and perhaps some reader may
know the facts that gave rise to this
storyD The proposed resolution, duly
embedded in statutory phraseelogy,
read: Whereas much time is unneces-
sarily wasted in public schools and
business Offices through multiplying by
31416: therefore be it resolved. that on
and after January /, 1885, the circum-
ference of circle shall be three times
its diameter and not 3.1416 times"
In fairness to the Townsend leaders,
it should be said that they have a
gadget which they think will do the
trick. When you tell Townsend be-
lever that 5000 a month to 10000
900 persons over 60 is literal i'm
possibility, he gently and patiently
points to the gadget which is to make
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Tax Defaulters Were Flogged.

Americas as a whole rejoiced at the
overthrow Of czardom in 1917, ire
spective Of what was to follow, for as
late as the beginning OF this century
fiogging was customary among the
people when taxes due were not forth
coming. The birth of an heir to the
throne inclined the last Car to such
clemency that in spirit of conde-
soension he abolished such fiogging.
Evening star., 1936-07-24
Mixed Marriages Jar Party.

Mixed marriage between Asiatics
and Europeans is rocking the United
party of South Africa and may split
it. The issue has dominated platte
land politics for several years, and has
at times famed into a campaign issue.
The matter recently was put to the
government by the United party, but
was met with refusal to take legis-
lative measures to prohibit such mar
riageS.
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Townsendites
Go Back to
Impossible
S2OO-a- Month Sum
Again Proclaimed as
Objective.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.

"HE Townsend folks are back to
their original plan. During the
two years or SO of discussion,
l. criticism and countless exposi-
tions Of fallacy In their plan, they had
wavered a little about the possibility of
paying 5000 a month to every person
over 60. In the only bill any of them
Evening star., 1936-07-24

ever brought be-
fore Congress they
refrained from
mentioning an y
figure: they mere
ly proposed that
a prescribed tax
be laid and that
the proc e e d S
should be applied,
as far as they
would go, toward
p a y n g to old
folks pensions of
an un d c Il n e d
amount.
A p pa r e n tly,
h o w c yer, the
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urgent appeal 10
Washington for q
warship by Will
liam z. Chapman.
American consul
at Bilbao. Spain.
A veteran OF
the Spanish War
and the Phillip
pine campaign,
Chapman's con-
Sular career has
been long and
distinguished, as
well as dangerous.
He still remem-
bers vividly. and
ha hos hfc dio
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who have already
decided that the
New Deal and MI.
Roosevelt h a v e
an excellent and
unimpe cha BILE
record, the speech
of Gov. Landon
Landon will be
regarded d as lust
another Republi-
can speech"
But what of the
largest group of
all t he inde-
pendent vot er S
W h0 m a X q IN
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Cutten Estate Left WidOu:
100 Million D0mn to $35O.OOO

was certain it would not exceed $500, =
900 in personal property and s5O,-
900 in real estate.
The will was drawn January IS
while Cutten was recuperating from
pneumonia.
Evening star., 1936-07-24

SAsAAoAJ oIoApC W
investigate the operation of the
w. P. A. in Pennsylvania, but was
halted by an injunction of Federal
court.
A new inquiry. proposed this week
by State Senator G. Mason Owlett,
Pennsylvania new Republican ma
tional committeeman, does not pro-
pose to limit the investigation
merely to w. P. A. operations or
work relief
Evening star., 1936-07-24
Pennsylvania Fight Rages
Both Parties Launch Hard Drive Two Months
Ahead of Usual Date.
BY WALTER ID. ROOS.

ARRISBURG Pa July fighting campaign had been
this but the lively fashion In which
4 / hass surprising
Normally opened about Labor
electoral and
recognized the campaign been going full tilt
months before that date
organizing
the 1884 election speaking
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Huge Gold Nugget.

One of the largest gold nuggets ever
found in Northern Transvaal has just
been unearthed in Mersteling, it
weighing 96 ounces and is estimated
to be worth $2,500.
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Talk Mirrors
Character of
Landon
Declined to Adopt
Theatres for Forth
rightness.
riightness.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

-HE effect of Gov. Landon's
speech of acceptance in terms
of votes is the all-important
l. thing today.
BY those who have already COM
mitted themselves against the New
Deal, the speech will be regarded as
corroboration of their views. BY those
Evening star., 1936-07-24
Treasure Hunting an Industry.

Treasure hunting is one of the in
dustries of Peru. Three hundred years
of hunting and excavation has not
dampened ardor in the hearts of
countless thousands that some day
they will hit upon buried treasure.
Evening star., 1936-07-24

tour by Gov. George H. Earle for
the purpose of winning the State
Senate. the only branch OF the
State government which the Demo-
Gratis have failed to control since
the upset in the 1894 election.
President Roosevelt, originally
expected to speak both in Pitts
burgh and in Northeastern Penn
sylvania, may conflne his Pennsyl-
vania campaigning to rear platform
talks froyn his train wher ha fo,Irs