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The Washington times., 1936-12-19

To the little tots it was Just .
lovely Christmas party with
turkey and all that goes with 1t.
But to their harraSsed, poverty
stricken mothers it meant the end
Of . good many things-Scienti'
fic care for their children, good
food, q few hours relief from the
burden of caring for their littlest
ones, and the knowledge that their
babies were in expert hands.
The nursery school, which for
the past two years has been
housed in the Fairbrother Ele-
mentary school, Tenth and E. SITS.
s. W., yesterday closed its doors
for the last time. The school
needs the room for its own chill
dren and there are no other quar-
ters to be had.
Located in one Of the poorest
sections Of the city, the day
nursery operated under WPA has
been q blessing to mothers who,
because of i'll health, the neces.
sity of contributing to the family
excheQuer, or because they had
other children to care for, could
not give their littleSt ones the
things they needed.
Every school day, from 9 to 8,
a staff Of four WPA workers
have assumed responsibility for
from 20 to 80 children, ranging
in age from two to five years.
They have fed them, clothed
them, put them to bed for their
daily nap, taken them to the
clinics and taught them how to
play. The undernourished chill.
dren had extra milk and cod liver
oil. AL Of them received a daily
airing. They were taught to dress
themselves, wash their own faces,
and cooperate with each other.
Their meals has been supervised
by q dietician. Every morning
when they arrived. the trained
nurse examined each child and If
she found anything wrong took
it to the clinic. Teeth have been
Strengthened, eyes examined, and
tonsils removed by welfare ply.
sicians through the efforts Of the
nurse.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
Missing Liner Search
Spreads Into Nevada

SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. 10
O.N.SO.-Search for the missing
luxury liner Of the Western Air
Express lines and its seven 'occu.
pants widened today as fliers and
ground searcherS who previously
centered their efforts in a 100
Square-mile area south of here
spread out over central and south.
ern Utah and into eastern Nevada.
Friends of the missing pilot, S.
j. Samson and of the co-pilot, vii.
liam Bogen, and StewardesS
Gladys Witt among the aviatorS
of the intermountain area and
company officials charged with
locating the plane became deS-
perate as clues developed nothing.
While the search to the south
and west of Salt Lake for the
Western Air Express Liner was at
tracing hundreds of additional
volunteers, new air mystery was
developing, 600 miles north Of
here, where a Northwest Airline
all!metal, low-winger transport
plane disappeared with two pilots
aboard.
The ship dropped from sight on
a flight from Missoula, Mont, to
Spokane, Wash.
The Northwest fliers, Pilot Joe
Livermore and Co-Pilot A. A. Haid,
were last heard from at 3::lo o,
m. (PST) Friday when they re-
ported their position as 80 miles
from Elk River, Idaho, near the
Idaho Washington border.
The search has entered the flare
stage, with numerous reports from
persons between Tonopah, New
and Salt Lake City reporting see.
ing bright lights in the hills at
intervals during the past few
nights. Airline officials here dis.
counted these reports.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
CLAIM
ERIE RAN INTO
DANGER
Crossed Fire Line, No
Flag Showing, Say
Insurgents
BY THOMAS A. LOAYZA


MADRID, Dec. 10 d.N.SJ.-In-
visible as they hummed above
thick fogbacks, several insurgent
airplanues today dropped bombs
on the lower districts of Madrid,
inflicting many casualties.
A long and bloody struggle,
probably extending well into the
spring but eventually ending
with loyalists victorious was pre-
dicted here today as the Span
ish civil war went into its sixth
month, by General Jose Miaja.
commander of the loyalist junta.
With all ground fighting around
Madrid suspended by the heavy
mist, the insurrectos reopened
their radio offensive" with the
charge by Gen. Queipo de Llano
in Seville that $4,000 alleged Fas-
cists had been executed in BARGE
Iona during the last month.
Heavy Casualties Listed
In battles on other fronts, especi.
ally the Huesca-Saragossa and AS
turian sectors, the loyalists have
lost TOO dead and 1900 wounded.
and the insurgents also suffered
heavy casualties in the last week,
it was reported.
Choking the Valencia highway,
refugees continue to pour out OF
the city, and it was estimated that
q quarter of q million had left
Madrid since November 81, date
Of the first big insurgent attack
on the capital.
More than $4,000 remaining in
Madrid are being fed and shell
tered by the city and the trade
unions.
Positions In the Boadilla del
Monte area, northwest Of Madrid,
scene Of four days Of furious fight
ing by foreign columns, were un-
changed during the lull today.
Loyalfsts announced, however,
that in q wide thrust northeast
of Toledo a radical column took
the village Of Conejos.
Erie Blamed In Smelling
Insurgent sources now explain
that the shelling involving the
United States cruiser Erie by the
insurgent Espana was not di-
rected at the American boat. The
ESpana was firing at radical posi-
tionS on Mount MuSel, near Gijon,
when the Erie steamed into the
line Of fire, the inSurgent said.
Three shells fell near the Erie,
but the ESpana ceased firing and
moved out to sea as soon as the
Erie ran up the American colorS.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
BATISTA CLIQUE
PASSES TAX
ON SUGAR
Riot in House Ends
Session; Gomez Veto
To Start Action

HAVANA, Dec. 10 U.N.S0. u.
Col. Fulgencio Batista's bitter and
determined fight to dominate
Cuba sped towards its elimination
today in an attempt to impeach
President Miguel Mariana Gomez,
the first constitutionally elected
president since the fall Of Augusta
Machado in August, 1888.
With the sugar tax bill-which
Batista sponsored and Gomez.
promises of veto-passed over
whelmingly by the House Of Re-
presentativeS in a turbulent 2 q.
m. session, pro-Batista represen-
tatives said afterwards they had
more than the 108 signatures of
members necessary to start custer
proceedings.
These signatures will be pre-
Sented to the house parliamentary
committee before noon, it was
affirmed by Representative Jesus
Portocarrero.
Same as U. 8. Act
Should the House approve the
Impeachment, it would then pass
to the Senate, which sits in judg-
ment-the same procedure as fol-
lowed in the United States in the
unsuccessful attempt to remove
President johnson.
Batistia's followers won their
first major tilt when they passed
the sugar tax for support Of Army
schools in spite Of the desperate
opposition Of 43 courageous Gomez
supporters, who contested every
step for more than seven hours,
braving the army'S wrath by hurl-
ing charges Of Fascism and un-
constitutionality. But 106 voted
for the measure.
Complicated procedure kept the
weary legislators on the floor until
2 a. M, when the tax bill was
finally approved and sent to
President Gomez.
Near Riot Breaks
Gomez, in q brief statement, said
he would give the bill careful con.
sideration," which was only a ges-
ture, for he has already announced
his firm intention of vetoing it.
A near riot broke out in the
House when Representative Jose
Antonio PaScual, q supporter Of
the tax bill, shouted q Slur on. the
President.
Gomez supporters rushed toward
him, but were stopped by other
Representatives, and the melee
lasted for 10 minutes.
During the uroar the packed gal
lerieS were quickly vacated, the
spectators fearing gun-play, as
most Of the Representatives car
ried pistols.
Should the custer succeed, the
70-year.old ice-President, Federico
Laredo Bru, who is friendly to the
army, would probably ascend to
the Presidency.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19

UcPaCGuEeS from NORMAL
Accumulated excess of temperar
ture since January /, 1886, 384.
Deficiency Of temperature since
December l, 1886, 10.
Accumulated deficiency of pre-
cipitation since January !, 1886,
las.
Excess of precipitation since De.
cember /, 1886, ISL.
Tide Table
High tide today 11:46 q. m.
and 1901 p. m.
Low tide today sos a. m. and
6:13 p. m.
High tide tomorrow 1907 a. m.
and 1899 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow 6:51 a. m.
and 7:06 p. m.
Sun and Moon
= The sun rises today 1922 a. m.
and sets 4:48 p. m.
Sun rises tomorrow 1928 a. m.
and sets 4:49 p. m.
Moon rises today 1854 a. m.
and sets 10:47 p. IN.
Moon rises tomorrow 1920 a. m.
and sets 1854 p. m.
Weekly Weather Outlook
North and Middle Atlantic
StateS-Generally fair first part Of
week followed by precipitation
near middle and toward end Of
week. Temperatures mostly near
or somewhat below normal.
Ohio Valley and Tennessee
Generally fair. except precipita-
ton about middle and end Of
week over north portion and near
end Of week over south portion.
Temperatures mostly near normal.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
FREIGHT RAT f
PLEADEN|ED
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tive effect on rail traffic, and
it is to be expected that their
removal may result in some In.
crease in traffic.
''While the immediate result
Of our refusal to authorize the
continuance Of the emergency
charges will put in effect rates
lower than those now in effect,
we are not called on to find that
all existing basic rates will be
maximum reasonable rates In
the light of present conditions.
PRESENT RATE UNJUST
"On the other hand, we can
not find on the present state Of
the records that the existing
basic rates, plus the emergency
charges already authorized for
a temporary period, will be just
and reasonable as maximum
rates on and after January /,
1887"
Chairman Mohaffie and Com.
missioner McManamy diSSented,
Mahaffie said that while traffic
and earnings are showing i'm
provement, that improvement has
not yet gone far enough to per.
NIT the railroads to restore the
deferred maintenance incurred
during the depression period, nor
to enable them to acquire the new
equipment and facilities necessary
to handle safely and promptly
any considerable additional traf'
fic.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
Need y Mothers Sad
As Nursery Closes

) Miss Anne Hyland, who has
been in charge, said:
'"The staff Is going to George
town, but there will not be an.
other nursery school in this
section unless we can find
roOm-which Is improbable.
''It'S hard on the mothers. I
know Of one mother who Is
supporting three children on $5
Q week. Lots Of our babies are
deserted children. And Of course
there are divided families and
the families too poor to see that
the children get the proper
foods"
There is only one other nursery
school in the Southwest section,
the r. J. Bowen School, Third and
K Sts. s. W., Miss Hyland said,
and that is too far for most Of
the mothers.
The mothers themselves were
enthusiastic In their praise Of the
work done by the WPA workers.
They admitted they felt lost-and
that the closing of the nursery
presented serious problems. In
many cases the best food the chill
dren received was that given in
the middle Of the day by the
nursery heads.
The nursery schools, Of which
there are 2,000 in the country in.
cluding 10 in the District, were
organized in March, 1884. under
the emergency relief. Last Jan
uary it was reorganized under
WPA. The District has been
caring for approximately 800
white and colored children.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
TWO MISSING
AIR LINERS
HUNTED
One Plane Is Sought
In Idaho, Another
In Utah, Nevada

SPOKANE, wash, Dec. 10
G.N.S0-Searching parties were
being organized today to comb tbs
heavily wooded area IS miles
southeast Of Occur D'Alene, Idaho.
for the Northwest AirlineS plane
which disappeared en- route from
Missoula to Spokane.
A woodcutter reported he heard
a call for help but did not investi-
gate, believing it might have been
made by an animal, because he
was unaware at the time the air
plane was missing.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
OFFICE
FOR RINAUGURAL

Offices will be opened in the
Commercial National Bank Build
ing ct Fourteenth and G Streets
Northwest by the inaugural COM
mittee for the sale of tickets to
inaugural functions, Norman w.
Baxter, assistant to the committee
chairman, announced today.
Prices will be fixed Monday, and
the tickets probably will go on sale
during the week.
A telephone exchange has been
established in the District Building
offices Of the committee, and in
augural information can be OBJ
tanned by calling District 0181-
0l62-Ol83 and 0184.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
VERY ILL,
ALTERS PLANS
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for the priesthood, on Decem-
Der 20.
Probabilities that Eugenio Cardi.
nal Pacelli will be the next Pope
were greatly enhanced today by
the faith Of the invalid Pontiff
who, it was authoritatively re.
ported, entrusted nearly all his
administrative powers to Cardinal
Pacelli.
AS Papal Secretary Of State
since 1880, Cardinal Pacelli, so
years old, has been one of the
Pontiff's closest advisors, and
church circles say Plus looks upon
him almost as an "heir."
Yielding only after his doctors
warned him that continuing his
duties might shorten his life, the
79-year-old Pope said that details
on Vatican problems could De
worked out by others, but all i'm
portant decisions must be left for
him.
The Pope felt that by turning
the bulk of the Pontifical work
over to Pacelli, his recovery would
be speeded, and he particularly
wanted to have strength to assist
at Christmas masses.
Although submitting with good
grace to the new order of things" I"
as one source close to the Pope
said, Plus clings to the belief that
he may soon be sufficiently re-
covered from his uremic condi-
ton to resume all his duties.
A Christmas tree, which the
Pope only last year officially &C.
corded recognition as a Christian
symbol, was set up in his chamber
today, presumably at his own re-
quest.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10 U.N.SO.
Bursting of varicose vein almost
invariably means the beginning Of
varicoSe ulcers, an affliction ordi-
narily not serious but one that
may be difficult for a man Of Pope
Plus age and weakened condition
to overcome, competent medical
authorities here stated today.
For person in good physical
condition, it was said, varicose
ulcers, while painful and requiring
constant medical treatment, are
not regarded as a serious afflic.
ton.
So far as Pope Plus is concerned,
however, the new development is
looked upon in medical circles
here as giving him one more severe
handicap to overcome.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
Great Snakes! Look
In YuIetide Package
This Policeman Got

MARIETTA, Ohio, Dec. 10
G.N.S0.-When Lieut.. C. E. Mills
opened what appeared to be a
Christmas package left on his
desk in police headquarters here,
out sprang two snakes, one a
rattler and the other a black
snake.
In no Christmas mood, the
rattler struck at Mills and
brother officers who promptly
killed it.
Investigation failed to disclose
whether an enemy or Just prac-
tical joker sent the gift"
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
u. 5. TO RETAIN
WARSH|PS

LONDON. Dec. 10 U.N.S0.
The United States today form
ally notified the British Gov
ernment Of its intention to re-
tain 10000 tons Of excessive de-
StroyerS.
Reports from Washington that
President Roosevelt contemplateS
proposing an armament holiday
were received coldly in Whitehall.
Britain will oppose such a step
pending completion of her re-
armament program.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
Reich Will Deport
Lawrence Simpson

BERLIN, Dec. 1e G.N.SJ.-Law.
renee Simpson, Seattle youth, who
was reprieved by Chancellor Hit
Ter from a prison term imposed
for smuggling Communist litera-
ture into Germany, will be re-
leased and placed aboard the
President Roosevelt Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
The Weather

District Of Columbia-Rain to.
night, probably ending early Sun
day; warmer tonight with lowest
temperature about IS degrees:
fresh northeast winds, shifting to
northwest Sunday.
Maryland-Rain tonight and
probably Sunday morning. except
snow in the mountains; warmer
tonight.
Virginia-Rain tonight, followed
by partly cloudy Sunday; slightly
warmer in the interior.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
Lantern Glow

TOKYO G.N.SO.-A 69-year-old
Japanese woman owes her life to
a Japanese lantern, to which she
clung desperately after she fell
into a stream supplying a huge
water tank Of the Narai electric
power station.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-03-06
Gen.. Johnson Says

VXTASHINGTON, March 6.-Yesterday this
w column showed the compulsons to extravaganza
in having the Federal government tax the people
of the states, and then, through WPA redistribute
the proceeds as pretended gifts" to the states.
There is another compulsion to extravaganza in
WPA.
How should relief be dispensed-as ostensibe
wages for unnecessary results at grossly
travant COST or directly to make every dollar go
far possible to human suffering?
WPA says the former, and insists that no other
plan will be tolerated or even debated It admits
that direct relief would cost half as much-that
cry dollar could go twice far. 1t complains that
there is not half enough money relieve necessitous
distress.
We spend two billions For the tax payer that
intolerance" cost him billion For the dest-
tute, it starves half of them 1t merits little
debate.
It's reasons are: That direct contributions would
demoraze the recipients, and that they and the
country would resent it.
THAT is a preposterous billion-dollar conjecture
Il Do ex-sodiers resent their bonus the G. A. RS
their pensions the farmers their benefits" for not
producing, industries their tariff the Town
sendtes their proposed 5000 month, the British
unemployed their dole-or anybody. anywhere, any
time, public bounty? Incredible nonsense
All this is beside the point. The right to de-
eide that question does not rest with the rhapsodsts
of WPA but with the two classes concerned-the
tax payers and the destitute.
This problem should go where, under our I'M
memorial tradition, it belongs and where, by the
Democratic platform, it promised-to the states
supplemented By Federal credit where state
fail. Then the people in each state who pay and
receive decide what form relief should take The
Federal government has neither right nor RESPONSE
bity here.
Copyright 1886. by United Feature Syndicate.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-03-06
Times Books

ITO read Freedom, FAREWELL" by Phyllis Bent
l. ley CMacMillan; $3.50, is to relive your high
school days-those days when you were translating
Caesars Commentaries, studying Roman history,
and reading Shakespeare's Julius Caesar" and get
ting all three gaily confused in the process
For this is of those historical novels in which
people like Caesar, Pompey, Brutus Mark Antony
and Cassius go stalking about saying by Hercuesl"
and acting more or less if they had got lost out
of road SHOW company of "Ben-Hur"
However. Miss Bentley has brought it up to date
by presenting the problem Of ancient Rome as
problem ci today.
The slow decline and death of the Roman re-
public was, after ALL much like the decline and
death of free government in many lands today and
Miss Bentley pursues the parallel intelligently
THEN, as now, there was rich and stupid upper
i class, a set of talkative but inactive liberals
and confused, miserable, and discontented
proletariat and out of this mixture came the death
of parliamentary institutions and the birth of the
dictatorship Of the Caesars.
And, as you follow Miss Bentleys account Of
the Roman republics death, you not help trans
lating the whole story into modern terms.
Judged purely as entertainment. the novel is
bit dull But its value historical object lesson
will probably keep you reading until you have nm
ished it. And after that you viii do some thinking.
-(By Bruce Cattonl
The Indianapolis times., 1936-03-06
COnipIaints Without Logic

VXTHEN conditions such as that exists it seems to
w me that the temporary discomfort of turreJ-
ed tenants should hardly weigh against the perma-
nent needs of the operators.
Nor do I say why Mayor La Guardia or anybody
else in authority should assume that the present
emergency lies at the door Of the men and women
who run the elevators. How about the men who
run the buildings? Why shouldn't pressure be put
on them until equitable settlement can be
achieved?
Obviously there is logic in the complaint of
tenants who protest that the strike was called sud-
denly and without due warning. The surprise ee-
ment is essential in any such move. The operators
would be guilty of the most stupid tactics in the
world if they gave the employers every chance to
equip themselves with strike breakers.
OF course, live only on the eighth floor myself
but I must admit that yet no tales of oppression
have come in sufficiently narrowing to make me
weep for the plight of Park-av
Copyright 1936
The Indianapolis times., 1936-03-06
One Bad Effect

r AM by means disposed to minimize the in
Il convenience Of walking up to each particular
pueblo Cocktail parties on even the fifth floor OF
primitive buildings are no comfort to me. In going
out into the world again after the revel has ended
the guest usually finds that he has entirely walked
himself out of the good effects of the stimulant.
Once had a penthouse 20 stories up, and one
night was suddenly informed that service had been
suspended This was not strike but IAN act of
God" since there was something wrong with the
elevator cables There no service.
And when we are talking about emergencies az
fecting public health why neglect the problem OF
the operators themselves? I told that some work
as msnv as 80 hours for wage OF SID a week
was mvself tenant in an apartment building where
one of the boys averaged 90 hours week.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-03-06

Secretary Wallaces first outline of the soil
conservation program looks if he is overriding
the Supreme Court. The plan is to take 30000000
acres out of cash crop production. Ten million of
this will come out of cotton. Farmers will be paid
for taking their land out of cotton and putting it
into alfalfa, legumes binding grasses. Be-
cause there is shortage OF hogs and no surplus
in wheat, crop curtaiment will not have to be ap-
piled so vigorously there as to cotton
OVERNMENT employees have been fearful that
~ the scrapping of AAA would throw 5000 or
more out of jobs. But AAA will go right without
even changing its initials treating agriculture as
matter of national concern, the Supreme Court to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Two years ago Congress instructed the Treasury
to buy silver until it had accumulated one-third
much silver gold until it forced up the
price to $l.29 ounce
After two years we find that gold has in
faSte than the Treasury could buy silver so that it
is farther from the specified ratio than ever. And
instead of pushing up the price to Sl.29 ounce,
silver is still down at about As cents. So the Treas
ury decides that it will buy up practically the
tire Canadian output of silver and probably Will
also take all of the silver mined in Latin America.
Once there was man, who, upon staggering into
the Kelley Cure surprised to be told that while
many men had tried to do it, it was physical i'm
possibility for any one man to drink up all of the
liquor in existence BIT the government is powerful
Maybe 1t can buy up all of the silver mined in the
world. 1t would make very beautiful bright metal
pile for tourists to look at.
nNE big business economist suggests an unex-
" pected method by which the new Roosevelt cor
poration surplus tax might be sabotaged CORPORA
uons could hold back their dividends pay the pen
atty tax and let the stockholders go without divi-
dends and yell until the tax was repealed Bank
ought to favor the surplus tax If it had been in
effect few years ago Henry Ford would have been
forced into the clutches Of Wall Street bankers.
He was able to live on his hump through the squeeze
and escape :. We hear great deal about how it
the corporations can't hoard great slrpl,lses thew
won't be able to keep up wages and employment dur
ing depressons. The way they did in the last de-
preston?