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ROOSEVELT SETS
FRICTION RECORD
Vetoed TAT Measures as
Congress Refused to
Pass Others.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

President Roosevelt disagreed with
Congress on legislation to a greater
extent than any other President In
the history of the Government.
Not only did Congress fail to pass
some of the legislation the Executive
advocated, but he vetoed some lat of
the measures passed by Congress-63
In the first session and 81 in the Sec
ond session. This compared with 100
by Cleveland in the Fiftieth Con-
rress. But the odds are all with Roose-
welt on this score because up to
Cleveland'S time each private pension
bill was submitted individually, just
as a private claim bill is presented
until Cleveland warned them that un-
less some omnibus pension system
measure was devised he would veto
every one as fast as Congress might
pass it.
The Congress which closed last
month passed a total of legislation un-
precedented except for the Seventeen
Congress. The Seventy Con-
gress passed 848 public laws, 1876 pub
lie resolutions, 568 private laws and
8 private resolutions. On the face OF
it this would appear to show that the
Seventieth Congress passed just one
more piece of legislation than the
Seventy-fourth Congress-but omi-
bus pension bills in the House and l in
the Senate ran the total up to 1888
50 Pocket Vetoes."
he
vetoed 35 measures in messages to
Congress and gave a so-called pocket
veto" to 35 others by failure to ap-
prove them within the time limit after
adjournment of Congress. In the sec
ond session he vetoed so measures by
a direct message to Congress and "a
by pocket veto.''
In addition to the private pension
and claims bills for the relief of in
dividualS, in the first session, the We
toed measures included those for:
Soldiers bonus; investigation, con-
troll and eradication of marine organ
isms injurious to shell fish in the At
1antic and Gulf States; hearings by
the Secretary of the Interior on claims
Of the Stockbride and Munsee tribes
of Indians; hearings of same tribes by
Court of Claims; to amend the Mis-
sissippi flood control act; investiga-
ton by Public Health Service of the
plumbing and sanitary system in the
Capitol; to extend the time for re-
funding taxes enormously collected
from building and loan associations;
amending the postal laws to include as
second class matter religious periodi-
Gals; to repeal the act giving the Sem
eca Indians jurisdiction over fish and
game in certain areas; to give Court
of Claims jurisdiction to hear land
claims of an Indians heirs; authoriz-
ing October II as General Pulaski Me-
mortal day. Pocket vetoes for the first
session included: To stabilize the
live stock industry dependent upon the
public range; to amend emergency
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braska and Wisconsin insurance cases.
authorizing acquisition Of additional
lands for Walter Reed General Hos
pital, additional land In the Chalmette
National Monument. La, conferring
Jurisdiction on Court of Claims In case
of mayor and aldermen Of Jersey
City, N. j.; providing for economic
studies of fishery industry and market
service. authorixing acquisition Of ad-
ditional Land for naval air station In
vicinity Of Miami, Fla; providing for
sale of Port Newark Army supply
base to city Of Newark, to aid veter-
ans organizations of District In Me-
mortal day services in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery, to promote national
defense by organizing the Air Reserve
Training corps, authorizing the Sec
retary of the Interior to swap certain
school lands in Arizona, regarding
travel and subsistence accounts of cir
cult and district judges. to create a
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board of shorthand reporting, author
izing the controller general to settle
claims for material and labor In
Hampstead, N. Y, post offlce; to
amend the World War adjusted COM
pensation act, to amend the national
defense act, to provide for loans to
farmers for crop production and har-
vesting, to aid the States in making
toll bridges on Federal-aid highways
free bridges, to provide for q hurri-
cane patrol in the Gulf of Mexico.
to provide for construction and oper-
alton Of vessel for use In research
work for Pacific Ocean fisheries.
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remember when a crisis wasn't exist
ing. But they come larger in cam
paign years. We are facing dread
emergency which has had no parallel
since the last occasion when we faced
a dread emergency. This very hour
the Nation totters on the brink of an
abyss. It has been tottering ever since
George Washington was President
tottering worse at times, but always
on the tot.
And yet, somehow, have feeling
that no matter which side wins this
election, the United States of Amer
lea may last till next Spring. I base
this opinion upon the fact that it
always has.
Copyright, 193b)
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Emergency Hospital. Sandidge said
it might be two or three weeks before
the matter is settled.
A spokesman for the nurses said:
I'VE are simply trying to get the
hospital 10 put us on o schedule which
has already proved successful in other
cities and which has already been
adopted by other large hospitals In
Washington" These hospitals include
Garfield. Sibiey. Providence and
George Washington.
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EMERGENCY NURSES
8.HOUR DAY STUDIED
Formal Request for Cut Follows
Meeting Saturday Night Of
Assnciafion

A proposal for an eight-hour day for
Emergency Hospital nurses Is now be-
ing studied, according to B. Brent
Sandidge, superintendent.
The nurses, now on q l2-hour
schedule, have been advocating the
shorter day for some time.
A formal request for the S-hour day
followed q meeting Saturday night of
the Nurses Alumnae Association of
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Utah Town Shrinks.

East Weber, Utah, once a town Of
5000 persons, has shrunk to 800 and
is now known as Uintah. Change in
freight routes shifted business and
population to Ogden.
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crumbling Repub-
lie is d DOM e d.
r h t is, it, S
doomed If you
can believe what
comes out of our
sainted political
leaders in the way
Of predictions.
Hark to the
quaverillg chorus
W hich already
has started up:
A crisis exists.
Every professional
siS-bleeder in
the land openly
admits 1t. I can't
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Irwin S. Cobb
Says:
Nation Is Doomed Ac-
cording to All One
Can Hear.

SANTA MONICA, Calf, July IA
Far be it from me to turn alarmist
right on the heels of the hot wave,
but feel it my duty to warn my fel-
low Americans that this fragile and
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American Star in Film.
Thoroughbred" the first motion
picture to be produced in Australia,
has an American star.
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All drivers of read machinery however,
will be instructed to exercise great care in
the operation Of said machinery, that on
unnecessary damage be done to existing
pipe lines.
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Superintendent of Public Works
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ship Soviet munitions Spain bluff to Russian public opinion
hold loyalty outside the
Germany far from ready for major due to
stabilize
tiers the old Locarno basis the British and
Htlers
frontier
Hitler aiming the dpo
Europe-espay Austria,
Jugosava
big unwng to risk European bustnp
and refused apply real blockade
Italy
central Mediterranean there
religious than impedtsc and
uiH for sake Spanish
distracted by serious internal crisis will not fight for
thing The left
government Spanish
diplomatic
alliance Blums
decision sound.
determined to out Of European conflicts unless and
from the mainland
the
Of British diplomacy
spain to be valueless military ally
diplomatic fpaper for German and Italian
with Fascist rebels but will be side issue in any serious crisis
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la TRAFFIC 7n
~ CONVICTIONS ! AL

Hjalmar Erickson, 41o Cedar street,
IS days.
Norwood A. Estes, s2oA Bates street,
Is days.
Emanuel ]. Fontana, sl1 N. Capitol
street. 80 days.
Howell c. Franklin. 1905 H street
southeast. Is days.
John Garrison. 14l8 w street. 80
days.
Howard W. Grigsby, TAB Third
street, 80 days.
Joseph NJ. Grim, 224 K street, IS
days.
Curly S. Grizzard, jr., Marine Bar
racks, 80 days.
John r. Grunwell, jr., 1908 Lanier
place. Is days.
Ottamar Hamele, 35O4 Thirty-sixth
street, Is days.
George C. Lauman, 1884 Columbia
road, revoked.
Dorothy w. Lee. 1929 Morrison
street. second offense, 80 days.
Herman Lewis, 1900 Shepherd
street, 80 days.
Ernest L. Linthicum, 1916 Somer-
set place. second offense. 80 days.
Irwin Love. 11l9 Penn street north
east. Is days.
John D. Mcintosh. Takoma Park.
Md, Is days.
Hugh C. Mcclellan, 1895 Penn street
northeast, is days.
James ]. Mahoney, s16 I street.
northeast, 80 days.
William B. Mills, 2914 Bladensburg
road northeast, 80 days.
Howard B. Mitchell. 4615 Forty
fourth street, is days.
Leslie Moore, l54 Hickman street
southeast, Is days.
Chestern T. Murray, 11o1 P street.
Is days.
Paul Nelson, 124o Oates street
northeast, 80 days.
Wilbur Nottingham, 1T c street
northeast. Is days.
Benjamin H. Oehlert. 5soS Nevada
avenue, Is days.
Norvell T. Patterson, 615 Tucker.
man street, IS days.
Louis N. Promos, Chillum, Md, Is
days.
Davie E. Quarles, 1926 Georgia
avenue. 80 days.
Oliver A. Rocket, 2418 G street, IS
days.
Arthur F. Sherwood, 722 Ninth
street northeast. 80 days.
Ethel M. Smith, 323 Maryland ave.
nue. northeast, Is days.
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tions. Councillors of the realm are in
solemn conclave or in stalwart combat.
There is clamor and contention among
the entrants. Gilbert and Sullivan
might have used this material but for
one thing. 1t is tragic and distasteful
and poisonous satire on human life
and dignity. Swift or Rabelais or
Mark Twain, pondering hit-and-run
joke like this, would have sensed its
moronic and clinical aspects and per-
haps confined the contest to Harvard
professors of genetics or somebody like
that.
Charles Vance Millar, deaf, wiz
ened old man, bald, lean and hawk
faced, was a satirist and ironist, one
of the most successful lawyers in
Toronto, rich businessman active in
many corporations. He liked to pink
stuffed shirts and, particularly, to
make some imposing adversary ridicu-
lous. He had vehement hatred of
publicity. f1amboyant advertising, bunk
and pretense. He was always dodging
cameras and there are only one or two
Of his photographs in existence. He
read Voltaire and was likely to lash an
opponent with some Candide line.
He loved to play his dollar bill
game" He would drop a bill on the
street in front of his house and then
recline on his porch, pretending to be
asleep. but with one half-opened eye
on the street. He kept track of the
number of important looking citizens,
who would pretend not to see the bill
stroll by, stroll back, innocently put
one foot on the bill, drop a glove or
a match and swiftly and furtively
pouch the bill He found this pro-
portion astonishingly large. That Ger
tainly sounds like "the man who cor
rupted Hadleyburg," although there
Is no evidence that he ever read Mark
Twain.
He. hated reformers and uplifters.
1t was, of course, an easily recog-
nizable joke when he willed his brew
cry and race track interests to 100
prominent clergymen-and only a few
refused the bequest. His obsession
was studying and debating human
nature In the court room he had
disquieting way of uncovering the
dollar angle hidden in impassioned
rhetoric.
He was born and reared on a farm
near Aylmer, Ont, financed himself
through the University of Toronto
and won many prizes for scholarship.
His business success began through
real estate and development opera
tons in Western Canada. He died
10 years ago today at the age of 70,
(Copyright, 1866
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that causes the excitement at this
time.
The manner OF collecting from
workers Is this; Every employer Is
required by the Government to deduct
cent uater rising to 3 cents)
out of every dollar of the pay of
every worker earning less than $4,000
a year. This deduction is taken from
the pay before the pay Is given to the
worker. The amount thus collected
Is delivered by the employer to the
Government.
The whole process Is compulsory.
The amount deducted is tax. There
Is no other word to describe it
though some New Dealers sometimes
speak of it as a contribution" Use
OF soft words to camoufiage hard facts
Is q New Deal characteristic-cunn
with words is perhaps the subtlest
weapon in their arsenal. There Is an
example In Mr.. Roosevelt's denunci-
alton this week Of employers and Re-
publicans who are calling attention to
the social security tax.
The President Explains.
Mr.. Roosevelt at Wilkes-Barre UNDER
took to explain the system. He said:
Beginning January /. for every
dollar which the worker is asked to
put into an old age account for him.
self, employers are required under
the Federal act to contribute 50 to
protect the worker from both unem-
ployment and old age -. Three for
onel There's the rub"
I have some doubt whether the
President is clear about his figures.
But in any event his use of words Is
likely to give an incorrect impression.
He says the worker is asked" He
says the employers are required" If
the worker is asked" then so is every
tax payer Of every kind asked" The
obligation of the social security act is
the same on both worker and en-
ployer. and the word for both is ''re-
quired" An even more correct word
would be compelled"
1t Is evident that some workers. now
learning the details of the old age
security system. are surprised to find
that they must pay half the cost of
it-and that the other half, paid by
the employer, must also come indi-
rectly out of the workers wages. or
else out Of the consumer. Probably
most workers had heard vaguely or
read in the newspapers that a social
security system had been set up by
the New Deal. A great majority of
them assumed the system was volun-
tary-that they could take it or leave
it. But take it or leave it" is not in
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sECoND-oFFENsE SPEEDING.

SECOND -OFFENSE SPEEDING.
James P. Fox. 700 Madison street,
$40.
FIRST-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Philip T. Long, 225 Fourteenth
street northeast. $40,
Edward S. Collins. Virginia. $40.
Harold Cullin, Maryland, $40.
Walter F. Fisher. Maryland, $40.
Elmer E. League, Maryland. $40.
Clyde A. Howard. 2016 Clasgett
street northeast, $40.
Peggy Sokolol, 1880 w Street. IS.
James F. Bean, 1904 Forty-flrst
street. $40.
Lester S. Browning, 1882 Euclid
street, s5.
George Ferguson. 144s Columbia
road. $40.
William Miller, 1889 Allison street,
$40.
John T Lumpkins. 1917 Fourteenth
street, $40.
James B. Davis, % I street north
east. IS.
Oliver C. Crawford, 1735 New
Hampshire avenue, Slo.
Alphonso Henson, 1900 Fifteenth
street, $40.
Fred Shue, Maryland, $40.
Duncan Jerman, Maryland, SIS.
Russell w. ClarkSon, 1888 Allison
street S.,
Lee Imler, Pennsylvania, SIS.
William w. Kelly 621 Varnum
street. s5.
Fred L. Parker, 245O Tunlaw road.
IS.
Morris o. Sawyer, 4eo5 Gault place
northeast, $40.
Harold Rosenwall, 1718 @ street, IS.
Bernard e. Mcmahon, 242 Twelfth
place northeast, $40.
Garland j. Kirby. 1873 e street, SIS.
Arthur Green, Maryland, $40.
James N, Washington. 1905 Twenty
second street. s25.
PERMIT SUSPENSIONS.
William N. Adams. Alexandria, Va,
Is days.
william G. Anderson, 1923 Twenty
first street. Is days.
James Anthony, so G street SOUTH
west, is days.
Herman Bachrach. e23 Concord ave-
nue., Is days.
Charles A. Barnes, ia Fifth street
southeast, 80 days.
Stephen w. Barnes, jr., 1855 CAL
vert street, IS days.
George j. Barrett, 1852 Fourth street
northeast, Is days.
Frank Beckert, 3010 Cambridge
place, Is days.
Joseph A. Blanken, All Illinois
avenue, Is days.
John W. Braxton, st. Joseph Home
School, 80 days.
Isaac l. Brindle. 1918 D street
southeast, Is days.
Robert H. Brockhurst, 7341s Twelfth
street southeast, Is days.
Joseph w. Calnan, 212s Third street
northeast. 80 days.
Norris N. Carter, 11s M street SOUTH
west, second offense, 80 days.
Julian N. Deck, 6101 Eastern ave-
nue., IS days.
Carl T. Denekas, 1o6 varnum street,
IS days.
Isidoro L. Domingo, 1887 r street,
Is days.
William B. Drummond, Landover.
Md, 80 days.
James T. Edwards, 1913 Varnum
street, IS days.
Joseph A. Ellis, 124s G street north
east, Is days.
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Bare Margin for Roosevelt.

bare M2TXIu IOI nOO6cVclts
Inasmuch as 266 is all that Is neces-
sary for a choice, the above table be-
comes the irreducible minimum for
Mr.. Roosevelt, assuming that he does
not lose Indiana's IA or Minnesota's
IL, both of which States have q ques-
ton mark on them.
Now note the number of question
marks I have put alongside of Mr..
Landon's table and you will observe
that there are three States west of
the Mississippi with total of 20 votes
uncertain and there are four States
east Of the Mississippi with q total
Of los votes which are uncertain for
Landon.
To get at the probabilities, we must
examine the weaknesses in Mr..
Roosevelt's table, since there are only
two States in that class for him,
compared to seven States on Landon's
uncertain list.
How good really are MFR. Roosevelt's
chances in Minnesota and Indiana
his two uncertainties?
Within the last few days, I have
sent out 1000 letters and kilograms
to. 40 States and have canvassed
newspaper men In whose judgment I
have confidence. In Indiana the re-
suit is IS to IS. while in Minnesota
the replies are 13 to 10 in favor OF
Mr.. Roosevelt. incidentally the bet
ting in Indiana on the States result
is at even money.
Both of these States are doubtful
and the men In Indiana and Mime
sofa who are closest to the sttuation
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amenable his
what kind Of victory he wins Furthermore
Southern border States
Roosevelt a practical statesman the prospects
Supreme decisions
particularly
majority the Senate and the House to effect his purpose
that
similar this latest
political campaigns and have failed to
counting heavy labor vote
aspects England
American
nothing serious than problem Of chicken Ia king"
interested particularly truth
the has n a position OF
England thing
Nothing
maintain himself the symbol and
complete failure Of his job before has
officially him.
probably the will tried
month II the situation recently
probably him month.
they told him.
diplomats intend, nevertheless bauyhoo
utthout him. A
national build-up for 1t is Just starting
conference Of importance Latn-American
nations but probably not to the rest OF the Tord
indicated
cancellation conferences
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Mississippi River group and examine
the weaknesses from the Landon side.
-Four States are in the uncertain
list-Illinois with 29, Ohio with 26,
Delaware with and New York with
IA total of los electoral votes. The
result of my canvass Of editors in
Illinois in the last few days showed
40 predictions for Landon as against
20 for Roosevelt.
In Ohio there were 40 predictions
for Landon and 80 for Roosevelt.
In New York there were 80 Landon
predictions to 80 for Roosevelt.
AS for Delaware, the information
was about even up.
Thus. did I come to put Illinois,
Ohio. New York and Delaware in the
Landon column, though I realized
this might not be the outcome, but
again 1t was not necessary to put
those States in the Roosevelt column
to prove the irreducible minimum
method Of calculating the result.
From ratio of doubt" standpoint,
the foregoing comes down to this:
Landon must carry all the States in
the west Of the Mississippi group that
have regarded as uncertain-Ne-
braska, Iowa and North Dakota-which
amount to %, or If he loses the three
he must gain Minnesota and Indiana
from Mr.. Roosevelts doubtful col
umn. which also amount to %. If he
merely effects this exchange it would
not change the result. but if he could
win Minnesota and Indiana as well
as keep Nebraska, Iowa and North
Dakota he would be elected by 283
to 248. Anybody who believes am
wrong on these five States and that
they all belong to Landon would
naturally feel that the Landon
chances Of winning are much better
than have stated them.
Must Hold Line in East.
But supposing Landon does keep
Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota and
picks up Minnesota and Indiana as
well, his line east Of the Mississippi
must hold firm in Illinois, Ohio and
New York.
Thus the loss of New York alone
might cut Landon's 283 down to 236
and would give Mr.. Roosevelt 295.
Or the loss Of Illinois alone might
cut Landon's 283 down to 254 and
give Mr.. Roosevelt 277.
Or the loss of Ohio alone might cut
Landon's 283 down to 257 and give
Mr.. Roosevelt 274.
When there are so many States that
the challenger has to win in order to.
achieve victory, the odds are against
him. Thus Landon would practically
have to carry every one Of these three
uncertain States east of the Missis-
sippi River to win-New York, Illinois
and Ohio-even though he did carry
all of the uncertain ones in his own
and in Mr.. Roosevelt's column west
of the Mississippi, 4
The ratio Of doubt, therefore, favors
the reelection of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Sometimes in foot ball or base ball
a team comes up from behind and
actually breaks down the ratio Of
doubt against it.
Jim Farley tells me that he is con-
vinced Mr.. Roosevelt will do what
Landon cannot do-namely, carry all
the uncertain States have listed, and
this would, Of course, justify an elec-
toral maximum Of ss7 fos Mr.. Roose-