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The Washington times., 1936-06-16
7 Students Honored
By Phi Eta Sigma

Silvio v. Giovannetti, 610 Irving
st. N. W., and Roger O'Donoghue,
9O9 Sixteenth st. N. W., students
at the Catholic University of Amer.
lea, today were selected by Phi
Eta Sigma, national honor frater.
nifty, to receive gold keys in recog-
milton of academic efforts.
Giovannetti received the degree
of bachelor of mechanical engineer
ing, Summa cum laude, the highest
academic distinction possible in the
course he pursued; O'Donoghue re-
ceived the degree of bachelor of
arts, magma cum laude.
The Washington times., 1936-06-16
Ken MURRAY
Says:

The Bonus Marchers parade
again! Only on this occasion, it's
Uncle Sans mail men deliver
ing those bonds to the veterans
And, strange as it may
seem, I'll bet this is one time
the postman won't have to ring
twice.
OF course, in some cases the
veteran must be very embarraS-
sed when the only ones he can
get to identify him to the post
man are those he owes plenty of
money to.
Naturally, the boys thought
they were doing something when
they got through those barbed
wire entanglements in France
>, But just wait until they try
to break through the butcher,
the baker, and the landlord.
Seriously, though, the whole
thing kinda makes you feel
proud of your Uncle Sam
The Old Boy recognizes his war
debt on the same day that Eu-
rope ignores hers.
Copyright 1885, by McNaught
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1936-06-16
FARRAND PLOT
DATA GIVEN
GARNET
u. S. Attorney Studies
Case Against Youth
In Extortion Try

United States Attorney Leslie
c. Garnett today is expected to
receive the Department of Justice
report on an alleged extortion
plot in which $4,000 is said to
have been demanded of Stephen
McKevett Farrand, a Department
of Justice attorney, under threat
of kidnapping his 14-month-old
son.
Jesse Miller, %, was arrested
Saturday in Thurmont, Md, in
connection with the alleged plot
and is being held in the Balti-
more Jail. Federal Bureau of
Investigation agents say he has
confessed writing the letter to
Mr.. Farrand demanding the
$4,000.
Mr.. Garnet: is expected to COM
plete his study of the case i'm.
mediately and place the matter
before the grand jury probably
today. If the grand jury re.
ports an indictment, steps will
be taken at once to bring Mil.
ler to the District.
The kidnap threat was received
by Mr.. Farrand June 8, and was
promptly turned over to the De-
partment of Justice for investiga-
tion. The letter advised Farrand
to send the $4,000 to Miller's
brother. Orville, at Blue Ridge
Mountain, Md. The latter has
been exonerated of any suspicion
in the plot, officials said.
The Washington times., 1936-06-16
Church Garden Partv
Plans Old HeideIberQ

With the opening night devoted
to "Old Heidelberg" the annual
five-day Garden Party of st.
Aloysius Church will open tonight.
Tomorrow night, the featured
entertainment will be a boxing
show. Thursday night will be
Amateur Night; Friday, Irish
Night" and Saturday, the last
night, will be another "Old Heidel-
berg Night" There will be dane
ing in the K Street hall of the
church every night from 10 p. m,
to / a. M. and the entertainment
each night will be from p. m. to
midnight.
The Washington times., 1936-06-16
u. Of N. Reserves
AT Training Camp

Forty-one graduates in advanced
military training at the University
of Maryland reported at Fort How
ard, Md, yesterday for two weeks
on active duty as second lieuten-
ants in the Infantry Reserve. An
other contingent of So junior stu
dents in the advanced course be-
gan six weeks training at Fort
Washington, Saturday.
The Washington times., 1936-06-16
HOUSE YIELDS
MANY POINTS
AT ISSUE
BIanton Schemes Are
Overthrow When
Put to Vote

Conferees on the 1887 District
appropriation bill today pre-
pared to renew the conference
which ended so abruptly last
week in complete disagreement.
1t is now practically assumed
that a bill will be passed.
The new move resulted from
the further instructions given
yesterday to the House man
ayers laying the foundation for
a compromise on the bill. Pre-
viously the House had instructed
it's conferees to stand firm in
their opposition to the Senate
amendments, thereby tying up
the measure in a seemingly hope
less deadlock.
Victory for d. C..
The House action yesterday
was a distinct victory for the
District and led to Representa-
tive Thomas L. Blanton's being
beaten on the vote on one of his
pet schemes, which had helped
put the bill in deadlock.
At the last conference between
the House and Senate there were
three things on which they could
not agree; the lump sum con-
tribution for the District; the
character education item and
the proposition of Representative
Blanton to restrict District en-
ployes getting $2,4O0, or more, from
taking outside jobs. The restric.
tive clause was written into the
bill by Representative Blanton
after a run-in with local physi-
clans and directed against them.
On the roll-call vote yesterday
the House refused to instruct the
confereeS to insist on this pro-
vision with the amendment that
the salary figure be raised to
$500 as proposed by Representa-
tive Blanton. And, right after
that vote, they agreed to recede
on the amendment altogether and
accept the Senate's wish to elm
mate the entire provision from
the bill.
Accept 49 Amendments
The House voted to agree to 40
Senate amendments which, it
was said, raises the total of the
bill by $484,9OO. They instructed
their conferees to disagree to is
other amendments. These two &C.
tions were taken en- bloc. Later
the House gave specific instruc.
tionS to agree to lump sum of
81, 100000
Since it is known that the
House offered to make it $4,5OO,.
900 before the conferees broke UP,
it is understood that the $4,000.
600 figure was just set as the
basis for further bargaining with
Senate conferees promising to
hold out for $5,O00,OO0.
Senator Elmer Thomas D).
Oklahoma, chairman of the Sen.
ate confereeS, said he had no
comment to make on the House
action, except that he would be
busy trying to effect q COM
promise.
The Washington times., 1936-06-16

One Of the most charming
women have met in years is the
CONTINUED on Page 26, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1936-06-16

The religious significance of
bathing might possibly be revived
in the lofty atmosphere of Gov
ernment.
In order to persuade their peo-
pie to take baths the early Egyp-
tians made washing a religious
rite. To revive in Washington pub
lie baths, this theory of purifica-
tion would be a neat touch. The
law, the press and the lobby would
soon turn white as snow and purer
than lilies.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-18
Let's Find Our

Now that Kjorlaug and Joseph
have been given a clean slate by
the efforts of enemy investiga-
tors, Scott and Hudson, let's
have some satisfactory answers to
a few questions.
What became of that investiga-
ton fund entrusted to Scott and
Hudson?
What becomes of the moneys
paid into those associations, fos-
tered by Scott and Hudson, reap
ed from the profits of relief bust
ness?
What is the Low dosUm on that
milk racket for which the North
land Milk Company was victim
lied?
Who paid for that auto and
who received it?
Who paid the $3.50 and who
received it?
Our dailies might lend a hand
in ferreting out the answers.
Those questions involve matters
of real Importance to their read
ers.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-18
THE l936TH PSALM
BY MoMAnn

Franklin D. Roosevelt is my
shepherd;
am in want,
He maketh me to lie down on
park benches;
He leadeth me beside the still
factories,
He disturbeth my soul;
He leadeth me in the paths Of
destruction for the party's
sake,
Yea, though ! walk thru the VAL
ley of the Shadow of De-
preston,
anticipate no recovery; For
He Is with me;
His policies and His diplomacies
they brighten me;
He prepareth a reduction in
my salary,
And in the presence Of mine
enemies
He anointeth my small income
with taxes and
My expenses runneth over,
Surely Unemployment and
Poverty shall follow me all
the days Of my life, and !
shall dwell in a Mortgaged
House FOREVER.
AMEN.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-18

ment. The Eve had small con-
Germ about the necessity for con \
tinuous conducting Of relief mat
tiers. They took possession Of
current records and books, re-
quired hourly in that Office, carry
ing them to their homes where
they were kept sometimes four
and FIVE days ostensibly in at
tempting to ferret out something
on which to force charges against
Kjorlaug and Joseph. 1t was
more vitality important to try to
hang something on those two men
whose senses of duty were in the
way.
The whispers and distractions
of the Eve in that Office had also
the effect of being an intolerable
nerve strain on the balance of
the entire relief force. When the
situation was no longer bearable,
an appeal for advice was made
to McGaughren. McGaughren
protested for them but his pro-
testations bore no happy results.
The overlords wouldn't listen to
reason.
Finally, in desperation, the re-
lief department employees march
ed in q body to . meeting of the
Welfare Board and served notice
of what was transpiring In the
Office, notice to the effect that
the conduct of the Ave had made
il almost impossible to carry on
the relief business. One Of their
spokesman stated that under the
pressure of the ave intruders il
was impossible to remain honest
or to carry on any effective work.
and that unless the situation was
remedied he would Be forced BY
his conscience to quit, even tho
he was in dire need Of having
the job.
This move was in the nature d
. strike and II, with resulting
disclosures, bore fruit. Scott and
Hudson were removed from the
Welfare Board. Even the radical
council didn't dare have the rec
ords continue to exhibit them as
custodians of such important
trusts.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-18

Galahad says: eff they want
to modernize politics, why don't
they streamline the sex angles Of
it and put 'em in the home where
they belong
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-18
HEALTH BOARD vIO-
LATES CITY,S BEER
ORDINANCE

A<A - A|0 IA - y ~ OGGIx4
ORDINANCE
Alderman AL Bastis Leads
Health Board in Wholesale
Violation Of Beer Ordi.
nance
BY McMann
With some slight preamble and
alteration, the health board, led
by Alderman Al G. Bastis,
Southside's political hooligan and
radical Farmer-Laborite. passed
more than half Of 43 applications
recommended by the license
bureau for issuance, in direct vio-
lation of city beer ordinances.
One instance of nalfeasance
was outstanding. the issuance Of
. license to Edwin Johnson, 1914
Washington Ave. S., who had
three violations of the three-two
beer ordinance listed against him.
When issuance of . license TO
Johnson was contcndcd a0ainst
on the grounds that It would b
In direct violation Of the beer
ordinances, Bastis said L should
Be passed anyway" and Il was.
The ordinance, in which the
issuance Of this license was IN
direct violation, b one which
provides that no three-two beer
license shall Be issued to prem
lees where two convictions have
been made.
Il seems . queer paradox that
men who years ago were con-
victed Of violating the national
prohibition law, which latsr was
outlawed. should be denied II
censes because Of that; while
persons who have been convicted
Of violating laws At present b
force, should receive licenses.
And not only that, but dis
tinction Is made among them,
and that distinction q not
based on the fitness Of fhe
applicants Is shown plainly
enough by Bastis forcing
through an issuance of license to
q place which has three convic-
lions against it, simply because i
is in his ward-or, perhaps not be-
cause It simply Is in his ward. a
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-18
SCOTT AND HUDSON AC-
CUSED IN RELIEF FUND
PLOTTING
Continued from page y

in the relief scale, the Board
voted and put into effect the 6096 |
increase.
After the new scale had been
in effect only two weeks and the |
additional cost to the city had
run up to $50, 900, the speedily
disappearing funds Of the city,
forced the Board to rescind the
6O% increase and return the
former scale. Local 574 had
found q not unwilling co-opera-
ton from Scott, Hudson and
Latimer in this rash attempt to-
add this back breaking load to-
already oerburdened taxpayers.
The savior was tho fact that
there was not sufficient money
available to put their hands in.
Kjorlaug, McGaughren and
Joseph had raised their voices in
opposition to this s74 treasury
raid, but they were in the minor
ity and their efforts proved in
vain.
Cosspiracy IN Relief ClosIsins
The first grave rift between
the majority and minority mem
bers occurred shortly afterwards
when It was discovered that an
ASSOCIATION Of clothing merchants
had sprung into existence for the
criterion purpose Of cornering the
business of filing relief orders
allotted for clothing.
This association was organized
by one ]. M. Breen, a former en-.
ployee Of the relief department
who had been discharged for al
legged petty larceny. The interior
motive for the forming Of this
.ssociafion was found in the fact
that the members were required
to kick back a certain percentage
Of their profits which were desig-
mated as dues. 1t looks more like
unadulterated graft.
This association presented the
Welfare Board with set of reso-
buttons which they termed a code
Of ethics providing that clothing
merchants must belong to it In
order to fill relief orders for
clothing. The Welfare Board
was asked to adopt these provi-
sions. There was stipulation
also for those phony dues.
Kjorlaug, McGaughren and
Joseph registered again in an OPP
nos;tion role TO this measure,
their efforts being again in vain.
Kjorlaug's and Joseph's clusters
then became the targets Of the
domineering Scott and Hudson.
AT length, with the aid of Lati-
mer and all of the other Board
members excepting McGaughren
and Joseph, Scott and Hudson
succeeded in removing Kjorlaug
without cause) and the depart
ment was without an official head
for long period, with its guild
ance in absolute subsection to
Scott and Hudson who welded
their wishes over the majority
of the Welfare Board. Their
sailing then became easy.
Hudson is DIScredited with
engineering this clothing mer-
chants racket and Scott with
fathering similar racket among
cobblers also involving relief
business, in these speeches being
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-18
Legitimate Union Truck
DriUers N0sed OUT BY
Red 574

As a result Of expert advice
from fuel specialists, chemists
and engineers, contract to sup
ply the city's coal relief needs
was awarded to the Cedar Lake.
Ice & Coal Co. specifying a GER
tain grade of mining. This grade
was chosen because it was found
to be the most economical and
satisfactory for general relief
utility.
The Cedar Lake Ice & Coal
Co. employs truck drivers be-
longing to a regular union, al
chapter Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
The leaders of the communist
directed 574, expelled from the
A. F. of L. because of being
tainted with communism, saw q
plum for themselves in this bust
ness. They made a drive on
Scott, Hudson, Latimer and their
suit-following associates in the
Welfare Board, and managed to
wedge away from The Cedar
Lake Co. one-half of this coal bust.
ness, it being allotted 10 those
companies that employ 574 truck
drivers. With q self-acclaimed
virtue Of wanting to better work.
ing conditions by unionizing the
city. 574 attempted to cut-throat
legitimate unions.
The result Of this betrayal BY
Scott Hudson, ETC., and 574. was
that inferior grades of coal were
delivered under the 574 inspired
deal. the consequence of which
was that the city's relief coal bill
was increased by over $4,000.
That City Hospital Mill Mis-
Deal
When 574 ran riot in the sum-
mer of 1884 and captured the
city of Minneapolis, with the aid
Of Governor Olson and his state
militia, the milk drivers union,
regularly credited, exhibited its
sympathy with 574. much to its
later sorrow, by contributing big
sums of money to strike funds Of
574.
A large number of the milk
drivers who are members of that
contributing union are employed
by the Northland Milk Co. and
this company enjoyed having the
award Of the very stable milk
contract for supplying the city
hospital.
Showing their rank ingrati-
tude for the generous gift OF
funds SO recently given to it, 574
remembered only that the North
land company did not employ 574
drivers and for that reason it was
not getting any velvet from that
milk contract. So Scott again
was brought to the forefront.
The Northland contract pronto
was discontinued and given to
the Superior Diaries, perhaps to
impress Northland that 574 was a
power that could not be ignored
without disaster.
Within a week, the Northland
Milk Co. learned that the SUI
perior Milk Co. was not capable
of filling such a heavy order.
The Northland was naturally
DESTROYS of recovering that con-
tract so, with overtures from
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-18

I e SAT UR DAY PR
downed that there was a brand
new automobile and $3.50 in
volved in that deal. The reds Of
574 must have been left out of
consideration in the settlement.
Scott and Hudson Theaten|
Investigators
Women investigators who had
been employed regularly by the
relief department to investigate
the conditions of applicants for
relief and were authorized to GER
tify them as bene6ciaries of re-
lief funds, complain that they
were inundated by Scott and
Hudson, coupled with mob tao
tics, into granting relief in so
many unmerited cases that they
became distracted and threatened
to strike. The intimidation from
Scott and Hudson generally took
the form of threats that their
failures to obey would result in
the loss of their jobs.
The total amount covering such
raids on the city's funds runs in
to huge figures.
Members of the shock troops
of s74 are perhaps cared for in
this fashion.
Collusion Of Scott and Hud-
son for Removed Of
KjorIusg
For the apparent purpose Of
making an example of Kjoriaug,
and thereby intimidating other
Board members into passiveness
toward their iron 6sted rule
Scott and Hudson induced the
radical majority Of the city coun-
ell to authorize an investigation
of Kjorlaug's previous admins.
tration of the relief department
and a substantial sum of money
was appropriated therefor. This
authorized Investigation and tn
appropriated funds were placed
in the charge Of Scott and Hud-
son.
In pursuance of this authority,
FIVE persons were hired and put
on the departments pay roll
(notice this pay roll) presumably
as investigators and FIVE trained
persons were released for this
displacement. The so-called in.
yestigators were neither auditors
nor teokkeepers. They were
neither by experience or training
fitted for the displacement of the
FIVE removed efficient employees
trained for those details. Fur
hermoye, the fund appropriated
could not have been for any prac
teal purpose if those chosen in
yestigators were to be placed or
the departments payroll. Tht
special fund was asked for anc
appropriated to cover the pay
ment of these Investigators. Thi.
expense was not to be charged
to the relief departments pay
roll.
An item of public concern i
the fact that Scott and Hudson
have made no accounting for the
disposition of that fund altho thai
farce investigation, which result
ed in a clean slate for Kjorlaug
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-18
Intrigue Den,oraIizes Moral
of Relief Headquarters

The introduction of SCOTS and
Hudson's FIVE stool pigeons into
the office of the relief department
served only to disrupt the bust
ness and efficiency Of the depart
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-02

days of yore, a man could walk farther and faster than the train service, but it added to our de- light or whatever you call it to say we rode on "the train"
 Alarmed by the possibility of no passenger traffic until the ces sation of the strike, the Anchor age Chamber of Commerce met in solemn conclave and sent out the following sos:
 "This chamber in a wire to Manager Ohlson of the Alaska Railroad demanded that his or der closing down the railroad be rescinded. His answer today flatly refused. We now ask Fair banks, Seward and Valdez cham bers to join with us in request ing the territorial Chamber of Commerce to place a referendum before all affiliated Alaska cham bers demanding that the railroad operations shall continue and the present manager replaced by one in sympathy with a constructive development program for all AL aska. Rush reply"
 We can assure the Anchorage Chamber that Valdez will assist in every way possible to have a man replace the present manage ment who will have the interests of the Territory at heart. At least one who will not want $40 for hauling a ton of powder 46 miles, and who can ride once in while with the roughnecks.- Valdez Miner, November 6, 1886.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-02
Garner Accused
 Taking Part In
 Choice Speaker
(By The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON Dec. 2 The Friends of Representative John J. O'Connor of New York charg- ed that Vice President Garner had interfered in House of Re- presentative affairs when he en- dorsed the candidacy of Repre- sentative Sam Rayburn of Tex as, for Speaker of the House.
 O'Connor is also candidate.
 Representative Dingell of Michigan charged that Rayburn was "in sole partnership with William Randolph Hearst" and that he had conducted Gamers Campaign in 1882 for a presiden tial nomination against Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 OConnor declined to comment. Rayburl welcomed Gamers al- leged backing.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-02
Anchorage At
 Last Tires Of
 Colonel Ohlson
Chamber of Commerce Asks Help in Securing Removal
 Wants Developer

It is a long worm that has no turning; and it is said the dark est hour is when the lights go out, but Alaskans are falling in- to line says the Valdez Miner in a recent article, and at last we get a break. Maybe we don't deserve it, but it tickles our ris ibles to see the gored OK turn the other cheek.
 The Valdez Chamber of Com merce received a telegram from the Anchorage Chamber, which practically knocked our props out from under us and repaid us for the loss of our election
 bets. They want the Colonel removed and replaced with a man in sympathy with a con- structive development program for ALL ALASKA"
 We exhausted our finances protesting over the $9.00 toll charged truckers to haul goods over the Richardson highway and were ignored in our pleas. Be that as it may, we will cheerful ly lend our financial, moral and any other support the Miner has in getting rid of the incubus sad dled upon us under the name of manager" of the Alaska Rail- road.
 What caused the change of heart? When the steamship strike was threatened the manager an- nounced that he would close down all trains until boat service was resumed as he could not run the railway on a paying basis" with only local trade. The strike came apace and the Col onel kept his word. Anchorage and the interior towns are lock- ed up tight with not a wheel moving and no chance of a train going over the streak of rust call ed the Alaska railway. So far as we can see. after travelling over the railway many times in the
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-02
REFUSED TO WORK
 BRITISH VESSELS AT
 SAN PEDRO HARBOR
(By The Associated Press)


 UNDATED, Dec. 2, - While San Pedro's greater harbor asso citation accused both maritime strikers and employers of joint guilt in "the stoppage of public business two British ships were denied services by union long shoremen because the vessels were assertedly handling cargo at Vancouver loaded by non union stevedores.
 The joint strike committee vot ed to refuse aid to the Furness liner Pacific President due to day and a freighter Cape Horn expected tomorrow.
 McGrady left San Francisco for Portland and Seattle saying he would not return south until Friday.