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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-16
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. IS INJURED

COLLEGE PARK, Md, May 16.
James Hart, first string lacrosse
player for the University of Mary
land, was injured today when he
was thrown from the running
board to an automobile loaded
with college students on their way
10 catch a train.
Hart, who is 81 and q resident
of Baltimore, was scheduled to
play in a game this afternoon at
Rutgers University, New Bruins
wick, N. j.
The Car, driven by Clay Webb,
another athlete. failed to make a
curve on the road to the railroad
station and Hart lost his hold and
was thrown against a telephone
pole. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital in Washington where he
has a compound fracture of the
left leg.
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International News Service

A new "gentlemen's agreement"
between the United States and
Japan, whereby the latter again
will promise to restrict its exports
both into this country and the
Philippines, may be concluded
early next week.
After weeks of discussion with
the Japanese government through
diplomatic channels, the State De-
partment today hoped to announce
an agreement by Monday or Tues
day.
Under the new agreement Japan
is expected to curb its expectation
of cotton piece goods into this
country. The situation regarding
the Philippines is complicated, in.
volving control Of Japanese goods
shipped from such places as Hong.
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M'NARY LEADS IN RACE

s65 and Theodore G.. Nelson, TO-
1O2, were trailing the Republican
leader of the States Minority.
Willis Mahoney, klamath Falls
mayor and Townsend advocate,
was ahead Of John A. Jeffreys,
his Townsend opponent for the
Democratic Senatorial nomina-
ton. Mahoney held his lead from
the start. Latest totals gave Ma
honey, 1886, and Jeffreys, 1918.
Ralph e Williams, veteran Re-
publican national committeeman,
was certain to be returned to Of
flee with a 10000 vote lead over
his nearest rival, Charles L. Paine.
Howard Latourette held a sub
stantial 2 to lead in the four
way race for the Democratic ma
tional committeeman job
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APPEALS
TO RADICALS

PARIS, May Is GN.sO.-Ieon
Blum, Socialist leader who ex.
poets to be next Premier Of
France, sought a way today to
line up the Communists squarely
behind his popular front govern
ment.
Blum, who yesterday indicated
his Leftist government may pay
the French debt to the United
States, announced to q giant
masS-meeting that:
1--WE are going to mobilize
the wealth of the nation and
we are going to put through
the popular front program with.
out wavering."
Blum asSailed French news
papers for the way they treated
his speech indicating his views
on the French debt to America.
He said:
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R { D KRESS
SH 0WS
THEM
Twins &1)

The greatest come
back Of the 1896 baseball
season is Red" KreSs.
Last year when he
came from a trip to the
minors, by getting four
hits in as many times at
bat he started a great
hitting Splurge which
won him a regular job,
The wise men said he
was just a flash in the
pan. But when he did
it again this year he sur
prised even them.
Stepping into the
shoes of Buddy" Myer,
he started playing SEN
sationally at bat and
a1eld, even overshadow-
ing the performances of
Buddy Myer this year,
This shows that a man
is never down until he
is out.
NATHAN BURAK
1000 Marlboro Pl. n. w.
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u. S., JAPS MAP TREATY

kong. Japan agreed sometime ago
to restrict it's exports to the Philip
pines and did so from Japan
proper.
However, Japanese goods con-
tinued to filter in to the Philip
pines in excess Of the agreed limi-
tation by way Of Hongkong and
other Chinese ports not under
Japanese Jurisdiction. The Japa-
nese government explained it had
great difficulty in controlling this
type of trade, but promised to
bring pressure to bear on Japanese
exporters.
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Then there's the
bands student leader,
Capt. Udell Savage.
Savage finishes Jack.
sons work. He is con-
Stantly at work per-
fecting the marches
and music.
On the drill field the
bands C nee and
time is of utmost i'm
portance. That's where
former cadet Major
Joseph BaSSo'S work
comes in. Major BaSSo
is q strict exponent Of
perfection.
Because the band is
an invaluable aid to
the student who in
tends to be a profes-
sional musician, and
because it is a help to
the fellow who wants
to work his way through
college by playing mu-
sic, the band is recog.
nized as one Of the
most important school
functions.
HOWARD LEWES
512 Upshur st. n. w.
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CT { A N | NC
TIME ON

The regular spring
housecleaning orgy is
upon us again.
Look where we will,
pillows and rugs I are
Tapping on backyard
lines, windows are being
Invested of their wintry
coat of CRIME and a
general cleanup is in
order.
Poor father cannot
find a parking place
for his premature
straw hat, and the
family is existing on
canned food meals SET
out picnic fashion on
the kitchen table.
Yet out of all this
Semi-annual hubbub
will evolve a cool,
clean, fragrant house,
bedecked with summer
fixings and strip e d
awnings. ~,..
We dread the up
heaval, but the result
is well worth all the
inconvenience.
MRS. r. w. BAUMANN,
IT'S b st. NJ, e.
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But, believe it or not,
some people are very
careless and pass me
when they haven't suffi-
Gent funds to pay me.
When this happens, if I
am over a certain
amount in size, and
have not been stamped
mo protest" the bank
on which I am drawn
protests my payment
and my maker has to
pay a protest fee.
Lots of Attention
I get lots Of attention.
Occasionally I hear tell
ers arguing because I
am post dated or be-
cause my date is too old.
And then again people
forge me and monkey
with my figures, and I
even get to court.
And am I different! I
always bear the name Of
a bank and, often have
my m a k er's name
printed on me and ad-
vertise his occupation.
Sometimes ! even have
pictures on me; and l
come in pretty colorS.
too. The ladies like me
in pastel shades.
Short Life
The excitement in my
life does not last forever.
Finally there comes a
time when I enter a
bank, am posted on
statement and lie d g e r
sheets, cancelled and
filed away with others
like myself. Then fol.
lows a last trip back to
my maker all wrapped
up in a statement sheet.
After that I usually lie
around and see little OF
the world.
IRMA E. SMITH
1lO4 NJ st. N. W.
WINS SD
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In q eorg ct o W n
Heights is Observatory
Circle, and here the
United States Naval OBJ
servatory is located.
The observatory is
composed of an office
building and many lab
oratories which house
the various instruments;
chief among these being
a 26 inch telescope
placed in position in
1874, which at that time
was the largest instru-
ment Of its kind in the
world.
Upon arriving at the
observatory at 10 O'Clock
in the evening, I was
whisked UP to the dome
that holds the 12-inch
telescope. The inStru-
ment was set toward the
star Sirius.
AS I gazed at the star,
1t appeared to go round
and round like q pin
wheel: and the star had
all the colorS of the rain
bow. I next saw q
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CAT, KIT f N
WANT HOME

A home is needed today for a
young mother cat and her tiny
kitten. They have been the pets
Of two little girls, Geraldine Rem
ner, aged 8, and Dolores Rem
mer. /, of 2314 Second st. N. E.
But their mother has decided an
other home is necessary.
AS the kitten is not yet old
enough to leave its mother, both
pets must be taken by the same
person. Notify Mrs. Remmer at
her home or by telephoning North
1761-J, if you would like to have
this cat. The mother cat is about
i year old and is a maltese.
The pet editor of The Times
will assist in finding other homes
for pets through this column.
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YOUTH RANKS
HIGH IN CRIME

Eighteen out of every 100
arrested during the first quarter
Of 1886 were juveniles, according
to a statement issued today by j.
Edgar Hoover, director Of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation, De-
partment of Justice.
During the past four years, Mr..
Hoover said, an analysis of the
fingerprint records in the Depart
ment showed that one out of every
four persons arrested for robbery
was under 81 and of the 2.486 ar
rested for auto theft, 1877 were
juveniles.
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ADVICE GIVEN
0NEDITORIAL
! COMMENT
BY THE AMATEUR SECTION
EDITOR

Here it is, amateurs!
Another amateur section ap-
pears today to add more laurels
70 our amateur contributors.
This weeks section is note
worthy for the large number of
new contributors. It is very graft
tying to us to know that so many
new persons are participating in
our section.
There are, however, some facts
which we would like to point out
to our contributors.
Don't "EditOrialize"
In the first place, you anna
teurs who consistently "editoria-
lie" your pieces would perhaps
like to know that the distinguish.
ing characteristic of any news
paper "cub" is his tendency to
express his own opinion when
writing news features.
Recently, we have noticed that
our contributors have done little
bit too much of this type of writ
ing. We appreciate the value of
editorials, but it must be remem.
bered that a newspaper is pri-
lnarily of news, whereas the edito-
rails are comparatively few in
number.
In the second place, many Of
our contributors have forgotten
that brevity is one Of the most i'm
portant features of a newspaper
story.
Story IN First Paragraph
They have also failed to remem.
her that the lead paragraph must
usually tell the entire story. Fail
ing to include all of their facts at
the beginning Of a story, contribu-
tors make it difficult for the
editor to "'cut" the piece when
space demands such a procedure.
Don't forget that all copy-news
stories, photographs, and cartoons
must be in the hands Of the
editor by Wednesday. All stories
must be typed and double-spaced.
And remember to keep them short.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-16
ATTACK
BELIEVED
DOOMED
BY J. EARL MOSER

Promptitude of the Civil Service
Commission in warning the White
House and Senate Of anti-merit
provisions contained in the pend.
ing deficiency bill will bring rene
diel action before the document
natures, it was predicted today in
an authoritative quarter.
And the commissions celebrity,
It was indicated, has weakened the
cause Of numerous critics who
claim the commission plays politics
too much for its own good.
The clause in the bill, which
would draw most Of Soil ConServa-
ton Service out Of its Civil Service
status and bar entry Of thousands
Of anxious CCC boys from CLASH
fled status, became known yester-
day.
The commission, however, knew
Of the danger as early as last Tues
day, and on that morning letters
were already on their way to
Senator Carter Glass, chairman
of the Senate appropriations group
before whom the deficiency docu-
ment now lies, and President
Roosevelt. A conference was held
at the White House.
Facts laid before Administrator
leaders were pungent with warning
and appeal and are very unlikely
to be disregarded. A moot point,
however, is the fact that until the
troubled situation became publicly
known the commission had no in
tention of revealing its strong merit
offensive.
This act of spurning favorable
publicity, impartial observers hold,
is hardly that of an agency weak
in unfolding its policies. Such
agencies, history has revealed, leap
to show the public how upright
they are.
Eastern Star Party
Federal Chapter No. SO, Order
of the Eastern Star, will hold
card party and dance tonight at
the Thomas Circle Club, 1926
Massachusetts Ave. N. W., the
fun being scheduled to begin at 9
o'clock. A large number Of Gov
eminent employees, both from per.
manent and emergency offices,
is expected among the list of
guests, according to Lillian E.
Hadley, secretary.
Merit VS.. Spells
In view of the current scrap over
patronage inroadS into Govern
ment, the following editorial com.
ment by the Philadelphia Progress
Sive I,abor-World on the Ram
speck Postmaster bill is pertinent:
always, as now, there are OBJ
jectiOnS from the party out of
office against legislation that
would benefit the adhefentS Of
the party in office. Always
there is the pOssibility-indeed,
prob q ty-that inefficient
workers will be made permanent
fixtures in the Government Serv.
ice by measures to extend the
merit system without requiring
incumbent pOlitica l appOintees
to take competitive examine
tiOns. But also there is also the
possibility Of achieving Of per-
manent gain for efficient Gov.
ernment-a long term benefit
in exchange for some ShOrtterm
sacrifices"
'In so far as those sacrifices
are political ones. they will not
be made voluntarily by POLL
ticianS. They will have to be
forced by the pressure of public
MniniOn.'
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PATSY IS BACK,
ALL'S WELL
Patsy is back home.

Patsy is back home.
After being lost for more than a
day, the little black and white fox
terrier is once more playing with
her two youthful mistresses, Do.
retta and Darlene Patterson, OF
443 Tenth st. N. E.
It all happened because The
Washington Times yesterday
printed a story about the loss CT
their pet by Doretta, who is TWO
years old. and Darlene, who is four.
Mrs. Alice LANCER, of 325 Tenth
st. N. E., reads The Times. So she
saw the story of the missing pet,
and when Patsy appeared in front
of her home this morning, Mrs.
LANCER knew where to return the
log.
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PAIR SET FREE
IN FL0GG|NG

BARLOW, Fla, May 16 G.N.S).
r. g. Ellsworth and Robert Chap
pell, two Of the seven former mem.
berS Of the Tampa police depart
ment being tried on charges grow
ing out of the kidnapping Of Eu-
gene F. Poulnot, one Of three vic
Tins in the Shoemaker flogging
case" were ordered acquitted by
Judge Robert T. Dewell today.
Judge Dewell also ordered the
first three counts in the informa-
ton filed against the other five de-
PENDANTS stricken from the record.
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URGES TWO
SHOWS FOR
CLUB
G o m b inc Sport
Boom With

On last Monday night
I was a proud witness
Of an historical event
which has been delayed
for at least two decades,
that is, the birth Of
Washingtn as the COM
ing sports center Of the
country.
For too long q time
the Capital of the great
est and most prosperous
country in the world
had taken a back seat
in sports.
Finally, however, a
man Win q mission IL
life, the chief Of police
of our city, and another
man with a vision and
faith in Washington's
citizens, Major Heinie
Miller, arranged a
sporting event which
gave sincere promise Of
accomplishing JUS t
what it finally did-the
GROWING Of a new
worlds champion.
Therefore. I suggest
that the Police Boys
Club hold two bouts a
year for their cause, one
in May and one in Sep
TENDER, and that t. (,
next one bring together
Tony Canzoneri and our
own Pete Sarron for the
lightweight champion
ship Of the world.
JOHN ARTHUR SHAW
0O7 Fifteenth st. n. w.
(Wina SI)
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D. E. CADETS
TO MARCH
MONDAY
48th Co mpetition
In Clark Griffith
Stadium

The competitive drill
Of the Washington High
School Cadet Corps, on
Monday and Tuesday,
begins to attract the
spotlight of the Wash
ington scene.
The motives that die
tated military training
in ancient Greece were
for the most part self
ish: the sword brand
ishers of Sparta sought
soldiers to fill their
ranks and to destroy
themselves in battle,
and a compulsory dis
cipline supplied their
wants.
But the Cadet Corps
is devoted TO a different
purpose, that Of prepar-
ing the youth for sound
citizenship throug h
sound military inStruc-
ton.
So Years Old
Fifty-three years ago,
a teacher at Central
High School conceived
the Washington Cadet
Corps, an organization
designed to mould char
acter through the me-
dunn Of military dis
cipline. In 1888, the
newly formed companies
made their debut before
an enthusiastic public
in the first parade in
W hich the ca cts
marched. Already, the
citizens Of the Capital
had received the corps
as an object of pride and
an instrument of merit.
Unique eXpe riment
that it was, the Cadet
Corps enjoyed an un-
precedented growth in
the following years. A
con ting t Of high
school cadets first bore
the standard Of the
Corps in an inaugural
ceremony in 1885. In
1888, the competitive
drill was established
and shortly thereafter
the coveted Allison
Nailor Medal was pre-
Sented as a new goal Of
achievement for COM
pany commanders.
4Sth Competition
Improvem ents in
dress and arms, innova-
lions in the regulated
maneuverS, and a gen.
eral increase in mum.
bers and Importance
followed for the Corps.
Since the War, the
Cadet Corps has as
Sumed a new broadnesS
Of scope and has ex-
banded into the import
ant organization that
today anticipates its
forty-eighth com p any
competition.
When the Companies
of the High School
Cadet Corps take pos
session of Griffith Sta
dunn next week, it will
be as the finished prod.
uct of fifty-three years
of experience in mould
ing Washington youth.
SIDNEY ROSENDORF,
56O7 Sixteenth st. n. w.
(Wlns 81
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CARD saw s
PAU P { R
BURIAL
Only Glue to Man
Kille d by
Train

A few days ago, Major
Mills H. Eroh, Of the
Volunteers Of America,
received a letter from
the coroner at Aberdeen,
Md. In It was q small
card bearing the date of
issuance, serial number
and q letter requesting
assistance in order to es-
tablish an Identification.
A man had been in
stanrly killed by a train.
For several days the
body had rested upon a
slab in the morgue. The
clothing bore no tailor
ing labels and the rest
of the apparel was with
out laundry marks.
Find a Card
An order was about to
be issued consigning the
body to a pauper's grave
in the potter's field
when a last minutes
search revealed the tiny
white card in the lining
of the coat. 1t was grimy
and Smudgy with the
SCOT and grease Of in
Vulnerable freight trains
and Lighthouses. "Volun-
teers of America" was
IA intly disc n ! lie
through the dirt.
An air mail letter was
Immediately dispatched
here and a careful check
through the records re-
vealed several interest
ing things. Not only
was an Identification
possible, but something
of the nature Of the man
himself was revealed.
The card was issued
upon the twenty-second
of September, and en-
titled him to three days
care, whereas the usual
period Of care is supper,
bed and breakfast. Only
those who have exhib-
tied a desire for work
are extended prolonged
assistance.
New Haven Man
The recipient of the
card, James Toohey, SO,
Of New Haven, Conn.,,
was an automobile me-
chanic temporarily out
of employment.
He was entitled to two
more days when he left
the dormitory at All
Pennsylvania Ave. for
an unannounced desti-
nation. How long he
had carried the tiny
card with him and how
many times he had de-
termined to destroy it
is a matter Of conjec-
ture.
But the procraStina-
ton to which we all fall
victim aided Coroner F.
F. Aaronson, Of Aber.
deem, Md, to charge one
more case from his
books as body identi-
fed" and thus saved
the survivors and rela-
tives many hours Of con-
lecture, and apprehen-
sion over the fate of the
missing man.
JOEL r. WEBER,
HOS L st. N. w.
fWU3rma AN
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"YOUR FIGURE, MISTER" And what
are you doing about It? Ida Jean Kahn
will tell you how to reduce. Read MAN
Size Reducing Menus" In the Times
starting Tuesday.
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RETURNED

Besides news, send in photographs,
Washington and Humor Columns, fea-
lures, reviews, sports stories and cartoons
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Evening star., 1936-09-18
EYE TREATMENTS y
LEAD TO CHARGES
{ -
Ring of Racketeers Rounded
Up, Postal Inspectors
Announce.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Postal inspectors said last night
they were rounding up" q Nation
wide ring Of racketeers who during
the last several years were described
as having preyed upon hundreds OF
persons suffering from eye maladies.
The officials said indictments had
been brought in various parts Of the
country against between rs and IS
pseudo doctors who have been alleged
" using the mails to defraud.
The persons indicted, not all Of
whom have been taken into custody.
have been operating, according to the
Post Once Department officials. in
Massachusetts,, Virginia, Texas, Okla
homa and Missouri.
Several Methods Used.
Several methods were employed by
the alleged racketeerS, but the COM
monest, one official said, was to secure
the addresses of persons suffering from
eye ailments. These addresses were
apparently obtained from firms sup
plying eyeglasses or from statesmen, he
said.
Working in pairs. two men would
then visit the person, offer to perform
ian emergency operation" accept
money. and then disappear before the
patient removed his bandages. In
some cases the patients were advised
to wait several days before removing
the dressings.
Woman Duped Of $1,000.
In at least one instance an elderly
woman was duped Of $4,000, but in
most cases the amounts ran from an
inconsiderate sum to $2,500, ofncias
said.
One pair was said by postal inspec-
tors to have told patients they were
in possession Of an electric belt, in
vented by a German, which If worn
for q short time would cure certain
eye ailments. Only four belts were
in existence, they are said to have
told their victims, and therefore sub
stantial deposit" was required.
inspectors said they believed ap-
proximately a hundred persons were
engaged in the fraudulent practice at
the present time. They expressed con-
fidence the present indictments named
the ringleaders.
Evening star., 1936-09-18
CITIZENS MAP ACTIVITY
Membership Drive Planned by
Connecticut Avenue Group.

A program Of civic activity mapped
last night at the hrst Fall meeting
of the Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association included plans for mem
bership drive. publication Of an official
organ, safety program on private
property and activity on zoning ques-
tions.
Members were urged by Allan Fisher,
association secretary, to protest or ap-
prove zoning changes only after full
meetings of the organization at which
every one has had a chance to be
heard. To insure well l-attended meet-
ings, new members are to be sought
and notices Of meetings will be pub
lished monthly in the Chevy Chase
News.
Evening star., 1936-09-18

heart attack last night at the age Of "a.
A native Of Whitesboro, N. Y, and
. graduate Of Knox College with the
class Of 1878, Jellin formerly was ac-
tive In Republican politics. He was q
strong advocate Of prohibition.
Before entering Newspaper work,
Jellif taught geology at Knox and was
. high school instructor here. He was
q former president Of the Illinois State
Academy Of Science.
For many years he conducted Q daily
column, Town Topics" in the Regis
ter Msn In addition TO writing many
Of the newspapers editorials.
Evening star., 1936-09-18

were set up and the spectators-mostly
attaches Of other courts-saw IN un-
clothed company frolic on . sandy
beach, engage In impromptu boxing
bouts and enjoy . picnic lunch.
Judge Trude ruled the movies were
obscene and the Eastman Co. could
destroy them.
Knapp. contending they were In the
art category, declared he would appeal.