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Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
News Behind the News
- Waqe-Hour Defeat

WASHINGTON.-The seuttling of the mini
mum wage-naximum hour bill in the House
was a harder jolt to the New Deal than the
senates defeat OF the Presidents suprems
Court plan.
Which means that it's the worst blow the
Roosevelt administration has received to date.
This time a fundamental economic issue was
involved and the New Deal met its defeat in
the House OF Representatives where traditional
ly the administration is expected to nave control
AS a result of RooSevelt'S bold attempt TO
enlarge the Supreme Court, the justices appear
ed to have been scared into handing down pro-
New Deal decisions and one conservative justice
resigned. The present cloud appears TO nave
silver lining whatever.
The great political question OF the hour is
whether Roosevelt will fight to regain the con-
troll of Congress, which combination of conser-
vative southern Democrats and northern Repub-
licans have wrested away from him and, if so,
whether he can win.
The President will be urged by some advisers
and congressional supporters to veto any farm
legislation which Congress passes, and 70 insist
that there be no more huge appropriations for
farmers until representatives of the Cotton South
and the grain belt have shown themselves willing
to aid the poorest paid groups in industry.
Such a course would require more obstinacy
than the President has shown for long time
The Queerest thing about the final wage-hour
debacle was the fact that contrlouory parts IN
it were played by President William Green OF
the American Federation of Labor Secretary of
Labor Frances Perkins and Mr.. Roosevelt himself.
The A F. of L. lost much prestige and power
through its peculiar tactics. Few congressman
who voted for the defeated A. F. of l.. substitute
bill were willing to continue following William
Green's orders subsequently by voting to recon-
nit the bill backed by the administration Never
theless there were a few such men and their
votes If switched, would have turned the tide.
Although Secretary Perkins may not have
obbied directly to put administration of the
wage-hour measure under her department, one
of her feminine minions conspicuous in lin
ing up support for and causing Chairman Mary
Norton of the House Labor committee to make
the proposal for Labor Department admins
traitor.
The positions of certain labor leaders were
falsified in the course of this lobbying. Members
favorable to the original plan for five-man
board administration estimate that somewhere
between and 20 southern members deserted
the bill because of disrust for Miss Perkins, and
the feeling that board at least would allow
southern representation.
Although Roosevelt took no active part in the
fight his combination of floor leadership and
liaison men worked feverishly. The administra-
ton machine" proved both weak and unable
to estimate its strength Roosevelt was ready
to send a message to the House on the last day
If advised that there any doubt as to the
outcome of the recommittal fight He was told
the bill was safe. Hence the shock.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27

when chestnut trees are blooming
white. Through the branches, the
dying sun shifts its muted glow OF
lavender, amber and pink, filigree-
ing a latter of wind-blown lace
And among the silhouettes in the
twilight are the aperetif slipper at
sidewalk tables, the occasional dog
cart with it's cobbed horse and pre-
else old flatderbied royalist sitting
back to back with the groom. The
nymphs du pave glancing hopefully
and pivoting slowly for a pathetic
look back. All Partisan and friend
ly. Parcel Paree!
Someone at the Dutch Treat Club
found a striking resemblance be-
tween two other lunchers-Grant-
land Rice and Roy Chapman An
dreWs. If Rice donned a pair OF
spectacleS, the observers thought
you'd think he was out hunting a
dinosaur egg. If Andrews took his
off you'd think he was tarpon
fishing.
Being an x-pressagent, UP to q
few subtleties in my day. I'm al.
ways tickled by the art of the mod
ern publicity practitioners. For in
stance, that slightly overworkee
trick of radio magazines bestowinl
medals for "p,eritorio11c ceryicf,
What sly way of wangling thou
sands in free advertising for the
| magazine!
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27

snort space SneO. -. Mcintyre
lost her father and brother. Homer
Croys newest epistolary fun is to
send letters to friends in the private
envelopes of important executives
marked VERY Personal"
M. and I dined at a place where
they have food we enjoy last eve
ming. Dining comforts beyond aver
age. Yet the meal was well nigh
spoiled by passing diners kicking
our chairs The solution was SIM
pie. We had only to ask to have
the table moved, but somehow one
never does. We prefer to grouse.
No public entertainer has had
more moments of insecurity than
Ed Wynn. He seems to vacillate
all over the lot, but always lands
on his feet. At least dozen times
I've heard he was washed up
through Today he is probably the
biggest box office draw in town.
Cucumbers any style are my zero
in food selections. Chiefly because
they provide an after-taste more
pronounced than the radish But
grand cook, with recipe from
her native Bavaria. has solved the
difficulty. She boilS and serves
| them cold In sour cream with a
faint sprinkle of Scraped onion.
How quickly they drop out of
the Broadway parade! I was think
ing today of S. Jay kaufman, who
few years ago was the typical
Mr.. Manhattan. A columnist. bou-
levadier and chronic first nighter,
he seemed to roll through life with
out skid chains Not many did so
much for the artist out of job or
the careerist at the threshold. Ring
Lardner wrote one Of his spiced
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
Photographs

Announcements from Marking
radio stations must be made in
Annoy. Cantonese Mandarin. Ma
lay and English If they are TO be
understood by majority of listen
ers.
During the medieval crusades.
knights of the Holy Land used fall
cons to intercept the message
bearing homing pigeons of the
SaracenS.
Several years ago billions of
microscopic red marine parasites
killed S5,O00,000 worth of japanese
culture pearl oysters.
If all the residents Of Alaska
were seated in the Yale Bowl, at
New Haven, Conn, 1t would be
merely three-quarters filled
A skilled pianist may perform as
many as SIS mental operations per
minute in playing difficult
classic. psychologists say.
Sirius. brightest star in the uni
verse except the planets, is 30 mil
lion miles from the earth.
a sea urchin's annual production
Of eggs equals the population oil
New York City
Male mosquitoes are unable to
puncture human skin,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
You re Telling Ne -
RY WILLIAM RITT

SIX CHRISTMAS gifts arrive
by mail this week from generous
readers of this train OF type.
(Mr. Printer don't you dare spell
that "tripe" and then blame 1t
on the holiday spirits (cq)3 We
pass them on to you
CARL r., Evansville, Ind.
postcards-"The British have de
veloped q glass train and 1t is
now touring that country. swell
now passengers can have all TIE
conveniences Of a gold fish,
j T. C., Shaker Heights, o..
ad libs-"The Chinese may nave
discarded their queues long ago
but it looks as though they are
still behind the eight ball"
HOMER Jr., Forest Hills, L. /,
mails ina politician is one who
has discovered that a little soft
soap will do away with many
dirty look"
SWEETIE PIE, Indianapolis,
Inn. contributes-"I see where
Tommy Farr, the British boxer.
has written a song, for a show. II
he ever fights Max Schmeling
Tom will discover a title for
"Tweet! Tweet!
COUSIN ED, Curdsville, KY,
cables thus-"The papers say Pro-
fessor Picard. the stratosphere
balloonist. now hopes to descend
at least seven miles in he Pacific
ocean. Can't beat that fellow for
trying. to get at the bottom Oh
things" r',
CANTA c., Westport. Conn,
; comes through with-"Many a
bridegroom, paying beauty parior
bills, has discovered that the sea
of matrimony may be fun OF
permanent waves
Great Britain again offers a
token" payment on her war debts
to the United States. Wen, that's
something-she might have decid-
ed to just send holiday greeting
card.
- There are increasingly fewer
= mules being used in farm work,
: according to report. Perhaps this
.. is just another example of the itru-
y ism-the world doesn't compromise
c with stubbornness, it eliminates It,
Among the people among wfsJm
we are glad we can't be numbered
are those unhappy prophets Who
lust a year ago were warning us
o of the coming boom and infla-
ton. 81
n Perhaps another reason why there
4 have been virtually no South Am
" erican revolutions Of late Is thai
"a they couldn't make The front page
IN If they tried. -
- A text book tells us there ar
only six tastes-sweet. salt, Soa1
us bitter, metallic and alkaline. Ho1
abou good" and bad? -.
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barbs -

An Italian princess and a Bona
parte claimant Of the French
throne" are reported romancing.
She should he warned about these
Pretenders.
Ballroom classicists who don't
like the Big Apple say il was the
rotten one that ruined barrel
full.
Cure for noisy audiences whose
buzz disturbs temperamental SYM
phony conductors might be "The
Flight of the Bundle Bee" with a
sting effect.
Stove leaguers are fellows who
watched sports events so long
through a knothole that now they
can spit through one at 10 PAGES.
Just a few more days to figure
which New Year resolution will
be least embarrassing to break.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27

Said, Calcutta and
Singapore touch
me off with a
stinging wander
lust. Ninety days
of drifting g! How
does one get back
into working har-
ness again?
Martha Deane
struggled against
crushing odds to
be cheerful on the
radio recently. In
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
Business Conditions
Advance in Frisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27 tUP)
General business conditions in
San Francisco during the first IL
months of 1887 showed So per
cent gain over averages complied
for the corresponding period in
1886, the chamber OF commerce
said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
New York Day by Day by o. O. Mcintyre

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-In the'
manner of Arnold Benefits journal:
Those deluxe steamer world tour
ads with casual mention of Port
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27

You Haven't Read All the News
Until You've read the Ads
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
Famous Sayings

Faith and works are as necessary to our spiritual
life as Christians, soul and body TO our lie
as men, for faith is the soul of religion and works,
the body-Colton.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27

HOMER, Jr., Forest Hills, L. L.
mails INA politician is one who
has discovered that a little soft
soap will do away with many
dirty look"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27

j. T.. c., Shaker Heights. o.,
ad libs-"The Chinese may have
discarded their queues long ago
but it looks as though they are
still behind the eight ball"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27

SWEETIE PIE. Indianapolis,
Inn, contributes see where
Tommy Farr, the British boxer.
has written song for a show. Ii
he ever fights Max Schmeling
Tom will discover a title for
"TWeet! TWeetn
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27

A text book tells us there are
only six tastes-sweet. salt, sour.
bitter, metallic and alkaline. How
abou good" and bad? 80
The Washington times., 1937-06-22
ITO Be Continued)

distributed by King Features Syndicate,
Inc. 236 z. A6th St. New York City.)
The Washington times., 1937-02-18
SLAPS COURT IN MESSAGE
President
Firm On
Court
By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON
international News Service

international News Service
President Roosevelt notified his
Congressional leaders today to re-
ject all compromises and fight
for the enactment of his court
reforms.
This was reported after Sena-
tors Wheeler Cd. of Montana
and Bone Cd, Of Washington,
joined in sponsoring a proposed
Constitutional amendment to give
Congress power to overturn a Su.
prems Court decision by a two
thirds vote. They offered it as a
substitute for the Presidents plan
to enlarge the Supreme Court in
order to gain favorable decisions
on New Deal legislation.
Wheeler already had condemned
the Presidents plan and Bone in
dicated his opposition by declar'
ing:
81 have Joined in offering the
amendment because / sincerely
believe that our Government
must derive its just powers from
the consent of the governed and
because 1 want the American
people to become a real part Of
their own Government with as
CONTINUED on Page 6, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1937-02-18
COMMIT TEE
7 0 SETTLE
COAL ROW
Miners Ask 3O-Hour
Week and Minimum
of ST 200 Yearly

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 G.N.SO.
Bituminous coal operators and
miners representatives voted here
today to turn over wage and hour
negotiations to a joint committee.
The committee, to be led by John
L. Lewis and Philip Murray for the
miners and Charles P. O'Neill for
the operators, was scheduled to
meet shortly after adjournment of
the regular conference. A motion
to admit the States of Illinois, In
diana and Iowa to the conference
was voted down.
AS 3O-HOur Week
The United Mine Workers are
demanding in new contract, April
l, a guaranteed minimum wage of
$1,000 a year and a reduction of
hours from 35 to 80 week. The
operators call the demands "ut-
terly impossible" and propose an
increase in hours to 40 per week,
with a reduction of IA % per cent
in the pay rate.
Both sides expressed optimism
for a peaceful settlement of diff
culties would be reached. Charles
O'Neill, operators spokesman, when
asked whether the operators had
put forward a 40-hour week pro
posal, with no increase in pay
merely for bargaining purposes
said:
"WelI, we'd like to get It,"
Lewis Urges Peace
O'Neill declared that if the in
dustry agreed to the union de
mands the cost of producing
coal would be increased by 81
cents a ton, amounting to an ad
ditional cost Of $140,000,000 an
nually.
In commenting on the situation
Lewis declared:
1--WE have no desire except
that the peaceful relations con-
tinue and we will do all in our
power to extend them"
The Washington times., 1937-02-18
FEARED
Aldo. YARD

There will be layoffs in the
Washington Navy Yard some time
late in March if the United States
Government does not find some
way to induce the steel industry
to sell steel to the Navy and thus
break down a virtual boycott
which has arisen through the op-
erations Of the sh-Healey Act.
This was made clear today at
the White House by Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy Charles Edi-
son, who talked to President
Roosevelt on the general aspects
of the Navy's building program.
Mr.. Edison said that no solution
of the problem regarding indus.
try's refusal to bid on Navy steel
and copper had yet been pre-
sented.
Mr.. Edison intimated. however,
CONTINUED on Page 8. Col. II
The Washington times., 1937-02-18
MRS. HOLLAND
THREATENED

Mrs. Fleming Holland, who yes
terday refused to open her historic
house in Alexandria because of
difference in opinion with John
L. Lewis, received a yelled threat
over the telephone last night, she
revealed today.
Mrs. Holland withdrew her home
from the annual tour, sponsored
by the Rector's Aid Society of st.
Paul's Episcopal Church, because
the tour included the historic
house where the militant leader of
the c. I. o. resides.
Last night, she said, her tele-
phone rang, and when she
answered, a man speaking with a
foreign accent said:
$50 you are against John
Lewis, are your"
When she demanded to know
who was speaking, the man hung
up, she said. She said she was
Continued on Page 2. Col. A.
The Washington times., 1937-02-18
Mrs. Simpson Returns
Royal FaIlil y Gems

LONDON, Feb. 10 Q.N.S).
Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson has
returned to the royal family the
priceless Queen Alexandra en-
eraldS" which former King Edward
gave her, the Weekly News-Maga-
zine Cavalcade stated today.
The jewels, the publication said,
are now in possession Of Queen
Elizabeth and some may be in
certed in a crown now being pre-
pared for her, Cavalcade said.
Mrs. Simpson, according to
Cavalcade, had insured the jewels
along with her own for $500, 900.
Referring to the late Queen
Alexandra's jewels, the Magazine
declared:
"The emeraIdS from this Valu-
able collection were given with
The Washington times., 1937-02-18
WARR|NG KIN
SURRENDERS

Emmett R. Warning, 32.year-old
brother of rags" Warning and
alleged head of the city'S largest
gambling syndicate, was voluntar-
lily surTended before United States
Commissioner Needham c. Turn
age today by his Attorney Harry
Whelan, through whom he pleaded
not guilty to a charge of operating
a lottery.
Commissioner Turnage set Feb
ruary 25 as a hearing date and
released the defendant in bond Of
$4,000 for his appearance before
him on that day.
The surrender grew out Of raid
staged two nights ago on the
business headquarters of the War.
ring outfit in the 2400 block Of
Massachusetts, Ave. N. W., in
which vice squad members say
they confiscated nearly $4,000 in
gambling receipts. The raid was
led by Precinct Detective Roy E.
Blick who held a warrant calling
for Emmett Warnings arrest.
Three other men were taken into
custody.
At a hearing the next day,
Attorney Whelan offered to turn
Warning over to police and De
tectice Blick agreed to be on
hand this morning to serve the
warrant.
Immediately after today's ap-
pearance, Warning was taken to
police headquarters. where he was
formally booked on the lottery
charge.
Authorities expressed the belief
that Warnings surrender was
sanctioned by a gang conference"
which had grown tired of seeing
their elaborately outfitted estab-
lishmentS wrecked by raiders who
gained entrance while searching
for the man who gave up today.
Emmett's brother, Rags" iS
now serving a two to four-year
term in prison on an assault
charge growing out of the shoot
ing last year of Joseph OBr1ens
! allegedly a rival gang head.
The Washington times., 1937-02-18
MISS RANKIN
UNDER FIRE
International News Service

international news service
Miss Jeannette Rankin, of Mon
tana, only women member of Con-
gress when the United States
entered the sWorld War, was
sharply questioned because Of her
lobbying activities when the House
Foreign Affairs Committee began
open hearings today on the Admin
istration's neutrality bill.
Chairman McReynolds (D) Of
Tennessee, who introduced the bill
in the House, told Miss Rankin
that it looks as if you've been try
ing to block the committee instead
of cooperating with it,"
Admits Lobbying
Miss Rankin frankly admitted
that she is a paid lobbyist for the
National Council for Prevention Of
War. She admitted that she aided
in arranging a meeting of Con-
gressmen in the office Of Repre-
sentative Maverick CD Of Texas.
Don't you think it would have
better effect if you would coop
crate rather than arrange meet
ings of members of COngfess?"
asked Chairman McReynOldS.
Miss Rankin said:
II did that at the request Of
members of Congress. I did not
feel that / was not cooperating.
because / think the more discus
sion the better"
McReynolds concluded:
"ThiS committee always tries
to be fair but when we find
another committee being formed
by a lobbyist we don't appre-
ciate it,"
The meeting arranged by Miss
Rankin resulted in issuance of
neutrality program backed by 81
members of Congress which con
flicts with the Administration
proposal.
Mrs. BOeckeI Heard
Miss Rankin gave way to Mrs
Florence B. Boeckel, associate sec
retary of the National Council
who urged enactment of manda
tory neutrality legislation.
Meanwhile, Senator Pittmal
(D), of Nevada, chairman of th'
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, which has already helC
secret hearings on the Admins
tration measure. predicted tina
his committee would approve i
Saturday with some amendments
The Washington times., 1937-02-18

other family jewels to Mrs.
Simpson by Edward VIII when
he was king.
"When, however, Edward de-
cided to abdicate, Theodore God
daRd, Mrs. Simpsons attorney,
was suddenly sent on a secret
mission to Cannes. He is cred
tied with having been instructed
to ask her about the jewels
which Edward had given her
from the family collection as
gifts to one who was to join the
family.
Goddard asked her if she
would be so good as to return
them.
Mrs. Simpson handed back
the family heirlOOms, which she
had insured together with her
own jewels for 100000 pounds
sterling. One of the royal stones
was so valuable no one would
insure it,"
The Washington times., 1937-02-18
PAIR W D
AS COMES
THE DAWN
Romancers De clare
We Can Only Say
We're Very Happy

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 10 dN.SJ.
Upon her arrival by plane here
today Mary Astor denied emphati
cally that she had married Manue
Del Campo in Yuma, Ariz. this
morning.
She came here after seeing De-
Campo off on a plane to Mexico
City where he said he was going
to attend his fathers funeral.
YUMA, Ariz., Feb. Is UNS0
Mary Astor was married here to
day, but she started back to Holly,
wood alone.
The beautiful authenticated &C
tresS drove her husband, Manuel
Del Campo, to the airport at Mexi,
cali, where he caught a plane for
Mexico City. Miss Astor said:
His father died two days ago
and we thought it best he go
to the funeral alone. He will
be back in a few days"
The actress and Del Campo, who
said in the marriage certificate
he was an insurance salesman from
Mexico city, were married just
before dawn after a surprise elope-
ment from Hollywood.
Judge Relents
The ceremony was performed by
Superior Judge Harry c. Kelly, an
nounced foe of "the marriage
racket"
Witnesses were John Redondo,
manager of Yuma Airport, and
Helena De Paquette, Judge Kellys
sister.
Clad in a silk dinntr dress ano
a fur coat, but hatless and with
out makeup, Miss AStor. who
startled the world last year when
CONTINUED on Page 3, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1937-02-18
Gem 6JinX' on YOhe.
Saws Mrs. MLean

prise. Paradoxically, she still
wears it defiantly herself. She
told International News Service:
Pm not afraid of the dia-
mond. 1 wear 1t all the time.
But 1 won't let anyone else
touch it, least of all my
friends!"
And then, Mrs. Mclean revealed
for the first time that the unhappy
May Yohe, years ago, wrote to her,
shortly after her husband. Edward
B. Mclean, purchased the stone
for her, pleading with her to rid
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1937-02-18
Baron May Wind Up
Best Dressed Inmate
OF New York Prison

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Feb. 18
G.N.SO Selected a few days ago
by the Tailors Guild of America
as one of New York's 10 best
dressed men, Baron Johann Won
Leidersdorff, art dealer, was
threatened with jail today for fail
ure to pay a $112 Judgment OBJ
tanned by a haberdasher. His pur-
chases were said to include striped
neckties and a shirt with a laven-
der bosom.
For failure to appear for exam
ination as a judgment debtor, the
baron was held in contempt of
court by County Judge Gerald
Nolan.
The Washington times., 1937-02-18

Ageless, implacable, the purple
hued, 44-carat Hope Diamond and
it's relentless spell of evil are at
work again.
Tiday, the cold gem whose
facets sparkled when Marie An
toinette's head dropped in a
wicker basket, swept again within
it's evil gleam an already broken
victim-the once glamorous &C
tress and wife Of Lord Francis
Hope, May Yohe.
And the present owner of the
wretched bauble, Mrs. Evalyn
Walsh Mclean. expressed no sur