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The Washington times., 1937-12-31

this past year, Mr.. Roosevelt has
warned that private business must
take up the slack of employment.
If 1t doesn't, he warned, then the
Government must continue its un-
balanced budget, its huge spend.
ing policy, with more taxation on
those who have"
BUSINESS DECLINES
That private business is not
taking up the slack has been
amply demonstrated in the past
few weeks. The General Motors
announcement this week of the
lay-off of 10000 men and a three
day week for more than 10000
other employees is ample evidence
of that.
Other large employers Of labor
have been doing the same since
early autumn.
Preliminary tabulation in the
unemployment census is expected
by those who have seen the data
to show unemployment to be
astounding. One figure men,
toned is 100000, which is not
far below the worst period of the
1928 depression.
This poses for the New Deal a
problem Of enormous gravity. It
must determine whether to re
embark upon a huge spending
program, financing direct relie
and other remedial measures, a.
it did early in its history, OF
whether to pursue a policy of re
trenchment toward a balanced
budget and "relief" of the thing
business has been bowling about
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
HITLER TO RELY
ON ARMAMENTS

BERLIN, Dec. 81 dN.sJ.
Armed might as the best guar.
antee for peace in 1888 will con.
tinue to be the keynote Of Ger
external policy, ReichS-
fuehrer Hitler told the nation to-
day in a New Year manifesto.
Reaffirming Germany's faith in
the Rome Berlin Tokyo anti-com-
pact, Hitler recommended
strong friends" as the most re-
liable lifebelt for the German
people, and appealed to them to
preserve the unity of the third
Reich.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
Roosevelt Avoids
License Act Stand

U.N.S.) President ROOse-
welt said today he was not
ready yet to take a position
on the BOrah-O o O'MahOney bill,
which would compel all cor
pOratiOns engaged in inter-
state commerce to take out
Federal licenses.
Earlier, it was reported
that Mr.. Roosevelt had ap-
proved the principle Of the
bill, but he would not con-
firm that today.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
70, Wed
To OctOgenarian

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 31.-Benja-
min Franklin Burke, 81, and Lena
Pauline Dansizer, 10, were married
yesterday. Burke, q retired den
tist, has two children, twelve
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. Miss Dansizer says
she has found love for the first
time,
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
ShOltz Declines
To Oppose Pepper

Former Governor Dave Sholtz
of Florida said last night he had
mo plans" to seek the seat now
held by Senator Claude A. Pepper
Cd, Fla, next May. Sholtz, who
is practicing law here, said: Gre
ports that I will run are a sur
prise to me-"
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

. An atmosphere of considerable
uncertainty prevailed in Wash
ington while the old year passed
on. Vocally, this uncertainty was
being manifested by business
leaders-many long antagoniStic
to the Roosevelt administration
who profess to fear further regi-
mentation of business in the con-
gress which convenes next week.
SOFT PEDAL HINTED
Word came out of yesterdays
Cabinet meeting that the Presi-
dents annual message, to be de-
livered to congress in person Mon
day, will be more temperate"
than the recent assaults on
monopoly and unfair trade prac-
tices by such accepted administra-
ton spokesmen as Secretary of
the Interior Harold L. Ickes and
Assistant Attorney General Robert
H. Jackson.
On the other hand, this same
source inferred clearly that Mr..
Roosevelt planned to discuss the
underlying causes Of the current
recession as he sees them. albeit
more dispassionately" than the
outspoken Ickes and jackson who
have burned the ether waves dur
ing the past few days with their
condemnation of the current
tactics of big business"
WAIT AND SEE"
At the White House the only
word was wait for the message"
There was no question about
the Importance Mr.. Roosevelt at
taches to his Monday message.
Special arrangements were made
to broadcast the presidential re-
port on "the state of the nation"
at 1870 p. m. EST. The Execu-
tive sent his message to the open
ing of the special session Of Con-
gress last November by messenger
and entrusted it's radio delivery
to a reading clerk.
White House aides were not
convinced the substitution of
voices was helpful in stressing
the emergency program Mr.. Roose-
welt sought, without success, to
have enacted into law.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
s Plead Guilty
In Armenian Plot

MOSCOW, Dec. 81 0.N.S0
Eight prominent Soviet leaders
yesterday pleaded guilty before the
Erivian supreme court to charges
in connection with a plot to over
throw the Soviet government OF
Armenia.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
Hathaway Admits
Story Makes Film

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 81 QN.S).
Director Henry Hathaway explains
why some "all-star" pictures are
"flops":
mo combination of stars, no
matter how impressive, can
make up for deficiencies in a
story"
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
and 6 Sons
All 'WhOOp It Up

KENOSHA, Wis, Dec. 31.-A
bunch Of the boys were whoop-
irg it up in a Kenosha home where
seven members of the family, the
father and six sons, were quaran.
tined for whooping cough.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
Spurns Relief
Turns DOUn WPA
JOb' For Old Home

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 81
Q.N.SO.-ThouSands are trying to
get on WPA, but not Nicky, a mix
ture of German shepherd and
chow dog. Nicky walked 95 miles
to get off WPA.
j., N. Gulling took Nicky to the
local dog pound recently and asked
that another home be found for
him. Nicky was sent to a WPA
project near Winamac, Ind, 95
miles away, to serve as watch dog.
But Nicky apparently didn't like
being on relief. He wandered,
turned up at the Gulling home the
other day, tired and dirty, but
happy and there he will remain.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
POlecat Fatally
Bites Baby Girl

LONDON. Dec. 31.-A polecat
yesterday bit Julia Frankel, 5
months old, whose parents live at
wadhurst, Sussex. The child died
a few hours later.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
CONGRESS SPLIT.
SHARPLY over.
TRUST CRUSADE
Liberals Cheer Attack;
Conservatives FroWn
Conservatives FroWn
BY ARTHUR HACHTEN

BY ARTHUR HACHTEN
GN.SO Bitterness between Con
servatives and Liberals in Congress
struck a new high today, because
of the Administrations sudden
trust-buSting campaign with Wit
riolic attacks upon business giants.
The speeches Of Secretary of
the Interior Harold L. Ickes and
Assistant Attorney General Robert
H. jackson, supported by blasts
from other Cabinet officers, found
New Dealers cheering while con-
servativeS Scowled. Some Demo
Gratis usually found voting with the
Administration privately deplored
the Ickes speech.
UGLY MOOD FOR SESSION
Congress was thrown into an
ugly mood on the eve of the regular
session beginning Monday. That
the sudden barrage against mono
poles was inspired by the White
House was generally accepted in
Congress. Some legislators hailed
the Ickes broadside, made last
night, as a forerunner Of what
President Roosevelt will say in his
message to Congress Monday.
Senator Norris (R.) of Nebraska,
who bolted the Republican party
in 1882 to support Mr.. Roosevelt
for the presidency, joyfully re-
ceived the Ickes address, saying:
1T was a great speech, be-
cause he spoke the truth. A
combination of special interests
and a very great majority of
the newspapers are united in an
attempt to frighten the people,"
McCARRAN DEPLORES
But Senator McCarran CD Of
Nevada, deplored the Ickes and
Jackson speeches, he said, "be-
cause they incite class against
class, and that is wrong in our
country" He added:
''It is to be hoped-and I fer
vently believe we can estab-
lish wholesome and healthy
business without arousing class
hatred. It seems to me those
resorting to the pitting Of class
against class, are doing no good
for the masses for whom we all
seek to aid. I cannot help but
construe Ickes' speech as rous-
ing class against class and I
deplore such tactics"
Senator Thomas CD Of Utah
hailed Ickes' speech and the trust
busting campaign Of the Admins
tration as the beginning Of war
on special privilege. Thomas, who
recently was made chairman Of
the Senate Education and Labor
Committee, said:
IF Mr.. Ickes' speech means
what think it means, then the
Democratic Administration is
going to continue the fight for
the people. I, like most other
Americans, will applaud the
course"
McNARY COMMENTS
CnNo fAN Wow News (HN AF
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
McNARY COMMENTS

Senator Van Nuys CD of
Indiana deplored the current at
tacks upon big business and mo-
nopolies. He said the only effect
of such attacks is to "unsettle all
business and retard recovery"
Republican Leader McNary, Of
Oregon, spoke the views Of many
Republicans and old.line Demo
Gratis, when he said Ickes' speech,
following the two this week by,
Jackson, were really an effort to
create an alibi and throw blame
for the depression from the White
House to the business world"
"These attacks on business
are no way to handle a great
domestic problem and the
country knows it,"
Senator Wheeler CD Of Mon.
tana, asserted monopolies can be
smashed without "voting more
power into the Presidents hands" I"
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

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The Washington times., 1937-12-31
Year Of New Deal
Rule Passes With
Business Uneasy
Leaders Hopeful Coming Message of
President Will Ease Tension
By GEORGE DURNo

QNS) As the turbulent year 1887 slipped into oblivion
today American ndustrasts and business prepared
to stage "waehngh" party to ascertain what President
Roosevelt and the New Deal for them during 1888
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
60 MILLION FOR CRUISES

The West Indian cruise bust
ness is estimated to be a $50, ,000,'
000-aryear industry.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

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American Weekly with Sundays Wash.
lngtOn Herald.Times and find out
how you can win one Of the 100
marvellous cash awards.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

SALMON INDUSTRY
The Columbia River salmon In.
dustry uses 25,000,0O0 pounds Of
fish annually.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
BUSINESS WAR
QUERY PARRIED
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Continued from Page II
been made. In fact, they stem
almost directly from his own
Madison Square Garden speech
which closed the 1886 campaign.
In that speech he threw down
the gauntlet to big business by de-
claring that he hoped in his Sec
ond Administration entrenched
capital would meet it's master.
The JackSon-Ickes speeches,
coming on the eve Of Congress
reassembling, focus enormous in
terest on the message which Mr..
Roosevelt himself will deliver on
the state Of the nation next
Monday.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
TEMPERATE WARNING

While this message is expected
to be more temperate than the
savage onslaughts Of his lieu
tenants, it is nevertheless going
to be a strong message, and a
warning to big business that
unless it is prepared to Co
operate" with the Government
then further regulation will be
necessary in the public interest.
Repeatedly, in the messages to
Congress and in his fireside chats
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

RATES BY MAIL FOR VIRGINIA. MARYLAND. |
WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA |
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

Rates By CARRIER IN WASHINGTON. D. @
AND SUBURBS
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

grudge.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
7ent'' 7hDO Sisters Fall in With Snnme Man
Denise Could Have Had
All the LuxurIes That
Riches Can Buy
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
By URSULA PARRoTT

Gilbert loUe NTH lovely Denise Rendale from
had except Keith
She payboy HoweUe Keith and Denise break
learning fathers financial Keith frankly explained that
Uedthy tather 10 marry
diSnhcrited.
unhappy, DenSeS sister,
Immediately as she her
Denise accepts condition that the marriage be formal
the end OF she not happy ne Oi ee he
Keith lDU through NTH it, He resented ms
fathers dominance OF his life Which peUnted nm from oog
he h music teder
ren Keith and had died shortly AFTER At first
loy1tyS but later
the he Dould inherit
Denise married the eek before ThdnESotUn0
quickly thought but yet tere empty
before her Wddtngddy she receives note from he.th
TOO tdte
poses she oUes him. Denise rejects Keith and as ne Gpe
nowadays III tor 1ou Wtth
Gbert
The latter confident could her oDe but after
heart than the
His feelings oUurdS him like those OF tdUoe niece
touurd ddmirino uncle. And he loUed her so!
Felicia tall lore and after hreeddy rt to me
Felicia decides to seek duorce both are odoy
injured n a motor accident.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
NOW READ ON

She had curious kind of realism Though she had beer
fond of Eustace and l though she regretted ano
sometimes bitterly what her reckessness had done to him
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Evening star., 1937-12-09
.L0W-RENT LEVEL
is AIM OF STRAUS
Determined to Keep Figure
Down to What SIum
DWeIIers Can Pay.
By the Associated Press.

6y tNe ASSOClaIeQ FIeSS
Nathan Straus, administrator Of
the Governments new $526.000 900
low-rent housing program. expressed
determination today to keep rents
down to what um-dwellers can pay.
He declared the United States Hous-
ing Authority would not attempt to
regain the $134,OO0,000 already In
vested in model low-rent dwellings
by the Public Works Administration.
I'VE could not operate at rentals
within the needs Of slum-dwellers and
pay off the Governments investment"
he explained.
Mr.. Straus said rents on housing
projects would be set at IS, Sc and
$3.50 per room per month";" compared
with about 81 under the P. w. A. man
agement.
S30,5OO,0 900 Earmarked.
He began his own housing program,
under which money will be loaned to
cities for slum- clearance and low
rent housing, by earmarking s3o,50O.-
900 for projects in eight cities.
Pittsburgh and Detroit were allo-
Gated $l0,OO0,000 each, while the re-
mainder was distributed as follows:
Bridgeport, Conn, $3,600,000; Syra-
cuse, N. Y, $2,500,000; Jacksonville,
Fla, $l,000.O 900; Columbus, Ohio, ST.
100000; East st. Louis, ILL.,, $500, 900,
and Annapolis, Md, 100000.
Mr.. Straus said he would set aside
funds for other cities later this week.
Administrator Straus' low-rent
housing activities are distinct from the
program of the Federal Housing Ad-
miniStration. The latter agency,
which does not address itself pri-
marily to slum dwellers, insures
mortgages on new homes. President
Roosevelt is asking for changes in the
F. H. A. program in an effort to stimu-
late q construction boom.
Senate Confirms Appointment.
The appointment Of Straus to be
administrator was Unanimously con-
| flrmed by the Senate late yesterday
Senator Vandenberg, Republican, OF
Michigan, who had raised some ques-
tions, said he no longer objected to
the appointment.
After Mr.. Straus had announced
the eSrmarking of funds, he was asked
about New York City. mayor La
Guardia of New York has been criti-
cizing Mr.. Straus, declaring that the
administrator should get started on
his program instead of tar-gazing. y
Il didn't know anything of the
wishes of New York City until two
| applications were dumped on my desk
this morning Mr.. Straus said. II
| haven't had chance to look them
over yet"
Mr.. Straus recalled that THE Mayor
Evening star., 1937-12-09
j. S. RESTS CASE
AGAINST DAWSON
Defense Expected to Com
pIete Testimony in Alex
andria Tomorrow.
' a Stan Correspondent of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. 9.-The
Government completed its case this
afternoon against Emmett C. Dawson,
former Alexandria Mayor, on trial for
allegedly concealing assets in bank
ruptcy proceedings.
1t appeared the jury probably will
be given the case some time tomorrow
since the defense has indicated it will
wind up presentation Of its evidence
by then. Mr.. Dawson may take the
stand himself this afternoon.
S. j. Drayton, special agent for the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, was
put on by the prosecution this morn
ing to tell the jury of IL men of an
interview he had with the 59-year-old
ex-Mayor during his investigation of
the bankruptcy case
Mr.. Drayton testified Mr.. Dawson
informed him in April, 1886, that he
had nothing to do with the transfer
of the bank account he shared with
his wife to the name of his wife and
| daughter.
The former city executive is accused
of concealing more than $4,000 when
he flied petition in bankruptcy in
November, 1885.
Mr. Drayton also quoted Mr.. Davi-
son as saying he lost nearly s400 he
had received in November, 1885, from
the International Association of Ma
chinists, Of which he is an official.
Earlier testimony offered by Fred
rick L. Flynn, referee in bankruptcy,
was to the effect that Mr.. Dawson
explained he had given his brother
$3.50 from his November pay check
and spent some of the rest for
clothing.
Little interest is being displayed
by Alexandrians in the trial. At the
first trial last March, which ended
when the jury failed to agree, the
United States Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, where the case
is being heard, was packed to ca
| pacity. Only small audience has
been in attendance during the present
proceedings.
The principal witness yesterday was
Frederick L. Flynn, referee in bank
ruptcy, before whom hearing on Mr.
Davison's petition in bankruptcy was
held in December, 1885. He testified
Mr.. Dawson denied having any cash
in hand" or bank accounts at the
time Of the hearings
One of two indictments against the
former city executive charges him
with having testified in violation of
his oath" at the hearings. The other
accuses him of concealing more than
$4,000 from the trustee of the estate
in bankruptcy.
Others who took the stand yester-
day included J. M. Pancoast, the
trustee; Miss Clara NJ Smith, notary
public, before whom Mr.. Davison's
petition was sworn to; Charles Boiling,
Department of Justice agent, who
aided in the investigation of the
case; Chester Pierce, cashier of the
Citizens National Bank of Alexan-
dria, who testified concerning the
former Mayors accounts; Mrs. Sadie
Robernet, Mr.. Davison's secretary at
the International Association of Ma
| chinistS, of which he is an official,
and the stenographers who took the
transcript during the bankruptcy
hearings,
Evening star., 1937-12-09
Tax
Continued From First Page.)

tCOnClnued from First Page.)
his proposal to balance the budget
Works so we'll in Indiana, I don't
see why it shouldn't work for the
Nation
The theory of a gross income tax as
contrasted with net tax is that the
former is levied on a mans annual
intake, not on his annual profit.
A gross income tax, Senator Minton
said, would eliminate the likelihood of
evasions and avoidance because the
only exemptions would possibly be
basic one for small wage earners. In
Indiana, farmers and corporations pay
one-fourth of l per cent tax and all
others pay l per cent.
Senator Harrison criticized it as
much like the sales tax and said it
would abandon the principle of
taxation on the basis of ability to
pay"
Representative Vinson, Democrat,
of Kentucky, chairman of the House
Tax Subcommittee, said I'VE are still
going ahead" on modification pro-
posals for the undistributed profits
tax. The suggested revision includes
abolition of the levy for corporations
with incomes up to $25, 900. and easing
of the burden on larger firms.
Brookings Institution Opinion.
The Brookings Institution, basing
its call for repeal on case study of
1850 corporations, said of the tax:
Its fundamental weakness is that
it limits the possibility of prompt and
flexible capital developments and
handicaps with particular severity
multitude of small and medium sized
business enterprises.
1T bears with particular severity
upon new companies or those which
are endeavoring to recuperate from
period of misfortune"
Chairman Jones railroad statement
was based, he said, on the poor finan-
cial condition of the lines. Mr. Jones
said he told President Roosevelt he
thought the carriers had a strong case
in their request for Interstate Com
merce Commission authority to raise
rates IS per cent.
Secretary Roper said an increase in
farm exports. together with decrease
in farm, imports, contributed most
heavily to the improved foreign trade.
Evening star., 1937-12-09
advertising Ban
On Santa Seeks
To Saue Legend

BY the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Nebr.. Dec. 9.-Santa Claus
may ride in his proverbial sleigh or
climb down chimneys, but he can't
walk the streets of Omaha, carrying
advertising, Mayor Dan Butler ruled
today.
The Mayor denied an Omaha firms
application for a permit to use Santa
sandwich man" for advertising pur-
poses. Mayor Butler said he didn't
want to disilluSion the children.
What must the little children think
when they meet tall. skinny, and
perhaps grimy Santa Claus, or one
carrying a sign?" he asked.
He requested charity organizations
also not to use Santas at their Christ
mas kettles.
Evening star., 1937-12-09
Father accuses
Son, Then Tries
TOPayH His Fine

A father, who appeared as complain
ing witness against his son in Police
Court today and then made it known
he intended to pay the fine assessed
by Judge Edward M. Curran, was frus-
trated when the court called the de-
fendant back and took his personal
bond.
The son, Leon Kramer, was charged
with engaging in disorderly conduct at
the family home on Melton street Sc.
The father, Vincent Kramer, testified
his son broke the glass in the front
door and raised his fists in anger at
the elder man.
Just after Judge Curran assessed a
IS fine, he heard the father ask q
court employe, Where do I pay this
| fine?"
Turning to the father, Judge Curran
asked, "Are you going to pay this fine?'
When the father declared he was
Judge Curran ordered the defendant
back and released him on his personal
bond.
Evening star., 1937-12-09

at the home with the warrant and
found Mrs. Boynton and her husband
in the living room. On being told
she was under arrest, Mrs. Boynton
asked and obtained permission to
change her clothing, Stepp said.
Shortly afterward, the detective re-
ported, the two men heard Mrs. Boyn-
ton cry out from the bathroom. They
went to her assistance, Detective Stepp
said, and found her with a partially
filled glass in her hand
Mrs. Boynton was taken to Casualty
Hospital and later transferred to GAL
linger Hospital, where her condition
was described as fair" this morning.
Evening star., 1937-12-09

reached the Union Station and accom-
pany him to hotel.
He will be luncheon guest Of Sen
ator Capper at the Capitol.
The Congressman and John Hamil-
ton, Republican chairman. will attend.
The 1886 presidential nominee will
attend the Washington Gridiron ban
quet Saturday night.
Evening star., 1937-12-09

am. Mrs. Higdon will speak at II
am. and DR.. Clothier in the afternoon,
following a luncheon.
DR.. Clothier will tell of his bush
hospital"' so miles from civilization.
where voodoo and African magic still
set up barriers against the white
mans medicine
Mrs. Higdon, who has had wide ex-
perience in teaching and medicine, is
now professor of church history at
Union Theological Seminary in New
York City.
Evening star., 1937-12-09

Auxiliary Mission
to Lepers by DR..
w. j. K. Clothier
of the Presbyte-
r a n Colony at
Sakbayeme, West
Africa, and Mrs.
E. K. H i 6 d 0 n,
who recently re-
turned from 20
years in the Phil
ippines.
The m e e t l ng
will be h e | d at
the Mount Ver-
non Place M. E.
Church South be-
ninnirn of 1A.2l
Evening star., 1937-12-09
KANSAS G. 0. P. HERE
TO GREET LAND0N
Members of Congress Prepare to
Entertain Former Governor
on Arrival Tomorrow,

BY the Associated Press.
Kansas Republican Congressman are
preparing to entertain former Gov.
ALI M. Landon on his arrival here
tomorrow.
Headed by Senator Capper, Repub-
lican, of Kansas the group expected
to meet the former Governor when he
Evening star., 1937-12-09

has refused to allow the New York
Housing Authority to participate" in
conferences Of housing authorities
here.
Asked later about New York rumors
that Mayor La Guardia had telephoned
him and patched things up" Mr..
Straus said:
You'll have to ask the Mayor"