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The Washington times., 1937-12-27

Senator Bob Wagner got
ahead of Mayor LaGuardia on
the announcement that Hous-
ing Administrator Straus had
earmarked $1S,OOO,OOO for a
slum clearance project in New
York city. Wagner telephoned
his office here when he got the
word from his pal, Straus, and
they telephoned the announce
ment to correspondents.
The two darlings of labor
Wagner and LaGuardia-have
been getting in each others
hair a bit since the mayoralty
election. Labor stood by La
Guardia, left Wagner on the
Sidelines making futile gestures
in behalf of his old law part
ner, Jerry Mahoney. This was
hard on the author of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Act who
is accustomed to first place in
labor's affections. And La
Guardia took no pains to min
imize the wound.
Coz. Benson GrriUed In the
Capital last Ueek from Min.
nesotG to talk Nth Relief
Director Harry Hopkins.
"Where can I find Mr..
HopkinS?" asked the governor.
fright back in Minnesota,
goOernor, he's been out in the
Mayo Clinic at Rochester for
10 days." came the reply.
A crisis looms for the house
Of Morgan, report those New
Dealers currently feted by Mrs.
Edward T. Stotesbury, whose
son Jimmy Cromwell Doris
Dukes hubby is receptive to a
New Deal job Of sufficient con-
sequence.
The chief ornament of the
The Washington times., 1937-12-27

keep quiet and let me write a
speech?" gently roared the Con-
gresham.
Silence, and Maverick pounded
away at the typewriter in a
furious defense of the New Deal
labor program and the wage
and hour bill. Gradually he
became conscious of the meas
ured tread of childish feet be-
hind his chair. Finally, the
Congressman gave up and
turned around. His daughter
Terrelita was staging a. one
child picket demonstration. On
her shoulders was a poster
bearing the notice:
Parents unfair to organized
children! I want cotton at the
bottom of the Christmas tree" I"
Note: The Maverick Christ
mas tree rested today on a
fluffy white cotton mat.
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LONDON, Dec. 27 Q.NS).
Britain today launched plans for
radio warfare on Italy to combat
Italian propaganda among the
Arabs of Palestine and other Near
Eastern and north African areas.
Within a few days, the official
British Broadcasting Corporation
will start series of programs in
Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese.
While news will be stressed, 1t was
admitted that the broadcasts were
meant to Offset Italian propa-
ganda.
Authorities conceded that Brit
aims action was likely to aggra-
vate the animosity felt between
Italy and Britain. This feeling
brought the warning from Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden last week
that negotiations for more friendly
relations will be impossible so long
as Italian radio propaganda con-
tinues.
The Washington times., 1937-12-27
HAITIAN DEATH
REPORTS DENIED

G.N.SD. Hammering away at
his claim Haitian officials were
increasing with malice afore-
thought" reports of the number
of Haitians killed in the border
clash with Dominican authorities.
Dominican Minister Andres Pas
toriza today cited census figures
to deny that as many as $4,000
Haitians were killed.
He said the figures on the num-
ber of Haitians living in the pro-
vinces where the clashes occurred
prove the absolute lack of sin.
cerity" Of the reports emanating
from Haitian sourceL -
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SOVIET PURGES
FAIL TO BLOCK
REVOLT MOVES
internal Situation Held
Extremely Serious

MOSCOW, Dec. 81 Q.N.S).
The Soviet "purges" throughout
the U. S. R. R., during which thou
sands of persons have lost their
lives before firing squads for al
legged Trotskyism, have not RENE
died the threatening revolt within
Russia, it was authoratively
learned today.
Well informed Soviet circles have
admitted, that despite mass kill
ings, which failed to put the fear
'of Communism into the people and
failed to kill off leaders of revolts,
the internal situation in Russia is
much more serious than has been
THIRD OF TOLL GIVEN
Although reports have reached
the world of "purges" within
Russia, little has been told the
real scope Of these 'purges."
While Soviet newspapers have
published an average Of 400 execu-
tions monthly, it was safely
assumed that the actual total is
three times as much since these
papers are printing only reports
of "purges" in the main cities and
are forbidden to print any ma
terial pertaining to executions in
outlying districts.
SECESSION BLOCKED
Despite a clause in the new
Soviet constitution which guaran-
tees the right of any republic to
secede, all such movements to-
ward independence have been put
down by machine-gun squads or
executioners.
Every prominent leader exc
cuted during 1887 was accused Of
favoring Trotskyism, despite the
world acquittal Of Leon TrotSky
on charges of working to disrupt
the Soviet communism.
The Washington times., 1937-12-27

In barring plans already made
for revision of the undistributed
profits taxes, leaders Of the
House Ways and Means tax sub
committee have purposely avoided
mention of the "big stick" provi-
sion.
TO PROTECT REVENUE
The proposal, however, is being
whipped into shape by Treasury
and congressional tax experts and
is declared by congressional tax
leaders to be necessary for the
protection of Treasury revenues.
The secretive attitude of sub
committees members Oh the pro-
vision is said to be due to fear
that business might regard it as
a notification of the promise
made to repeal the undistributed
profits tax on some corporations
and modifying it as to others.
4PER CENT PENALTY
Under the profits tax change
proposed by the House subcom.
mittee, outright repeal would be
voted on corporations earning
$25, 900 a year or less. On cor
porations earning more than
$25, 900, the tax on earnings would
range from 16 to 20 per cent, de-
pending upon the amount of dis
tribution.
"A maximum penalty of 4 per
cent thus would be imposed on
corporations for their undistrib-
uted profits, as against 27 per cent
under present law.
Because Of this, congressional
experts say, it might be advantage
GUS for owners of some businesses
to fail to distribute profits and
pay the 4 per cent penalty, rather
than to distribute them and pay
individual income taxes.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 81 QNSO,
Winding up the most popular
wear in it's brief history, the avia
ton industry today looked for
ward to entering the Govern
ment's fold of regulated business.
A stand, believed to be unique
in the annals of American trans
portation, was taken in behalf OF
the nations commercial alrlines
by the Air Transport Association
of America.
UNIFORMITY URGED
The organization's annual re-
port, issued by President Edgar A.
Gorrell, recommended stricter reg
ulation than now provided by
the Bureau of Air Commerce by
the issuance of certificates Of
necessity and convenience similar
to those required by railroads ano
public utilities.
Uniformity of equipment and
rate structures should be strictly
governed, and the financial Struc-
ture closely supervised, the report
stated.
1897 BUSY YEAR
The "nonpolitical, competent,
permanent agency of government"
suggested would have powers
similar to those of the Interstate
Commerce Commission which not
only controls rates and schedules
for the railroads but their finan
cial affairs as well.
Gorrell's report concluded the
lines experienced their banner
year in 1887 from the point OF
traffic, but suffered an aggregate
operating loss of s3,OOO,OOo due tc
replacements. higher labor and
material costs.
The Washington times., 1937-12-27

The Joseph p Davieses arorie HuttOn) still around
being brave about losing the coveted Court of ST. James to
Joseph Kennedy and insisting they will return to the
embassy they already have-Moscow-very shortly.
Friends Of Joe Davies-and he has lot of them-depore
his bad judgment leaving his post to lobby openly here
for change of assignment to of the gterng capt.
tails of Europe. Some insist he is justified.
nosito fuifn nf
The Washington times., 1937-12-27
Park Homestead
Rents S. Monthly

LURAY, Va, Dec. 26 (SpeciaD
Residents of Shenandoah National
Park homesteads will pay IS per
month rental, according to con-
tracts now being signed. Officials
hope to have contracts for all in
homesteadS completed by January
1. Approximately 80 families will
be moved by then, leaving about
95 still to be moved.
The Washington times., 1937-12-27

Saving Bushmen From "Curse-Kill.
ers." Australia Finds Out How to
Curb the Wicked witch Doctors Who
Wither and Kill Their SuperstitiOus
Victims With BOne-POintinE Magic"
An Unusual illustrated Feature In. The
American Weekly with sunaay's, wash.
ingt0n HeraId-Tlmes. ss
The Washington times., 1937-12-27

home, found
his stream of
ora ry di-
verted by q
mother a n d
daughter ar
gument over
use Of q white
cotton INST at
the base of
the Christmas
tree. Daugh-
ter wanted it.
M RS. Maver-
lex didn t.
"Hell's fire
a n d dan1na-
tiOn. will VOL
The Washington times., 1937-12-27
Terrorist Band
Is Near Capture

JERUSALEM, Dec. 27 Q.N.S0.
Three days of fighting in the
sanctified hills of Galilee today
found a band of alleged Arab
terrorists surrounded by British
troops and police. More than 80
Arabs have been killed in the
Yuletide clash, and one British
soldier was slain and three
wounded.
The Washington times., 1937-12-27
SENATOR B YR D
RAPS PROPOSAL
TO C U R B GAO
Opposes Presidents S
Transfer Plan
By THEODORE HUNTLEY


posals to abolish or limit the al
thority of the General ACCOUNTING
Office was declared today by Sen
ator Harry F.. Byrd of Virginia
frequent critic of the New Deal.
His attack centered on a pre-
vision of the pending reorganiza
ton bill, to be considered by Con
greSs in January, which woul'
transfer the auditing and account
ing function to the exclusive con
troll of the executive branch o
the Government. putting it under
the Budget Bureau.
CITES LACK OF CHECK
The proposal to give the ex-
ecutive branch of the Govern
ment a free hand with upwards
of eight billions of dollars a
year much of it without an in
dependent check before the
money is actually paid out"
Senator Byrd said, strikes VI
ciouSly at the vital elements OF
good government, good business
and the general welfare. 1t de-
stroys the last safeguard OF
Congress to compel expenditures
to be made in accordance with
the strict letter of the law"
Senator Byrd declared the pres
ent phraseology of the reorganiza
ton bill would destroy the inde
pendence of the GAO by two de
vices:
/. The GAO would have no
Jurisdiction until after expendi'
lures had been made by the
executive branch Of the Govern
ment.
2. Accounting systems devised
by the executive branch Of the
Government could cover up ex-
penditures in such a way that
the GAO could not obtain the
information necessary for an in
dependent and critical audit.
ENMITY NATURAL
THE Comptroller General has
been the watch dog as the rep
resentative of Congress to see
that no agency expended pub
lie funds except in accordance
with the provisions of law" the
Senator asserted, land this Of
ficial has been virtually the only
restraining influence on reck-
less public spending for the past
few years. It is but natural
that the Comptroller General,
in the discharge of his duties,
incurred the displeaSure of
those who desired no interfer-
ence from an official response
BILE to Congress in the spending
of public funds.
80 the reorganization bill
provides for the abolition Of the
office Of Comptroller General
and the transfer of the author
ity to determine, before pay
ment is actually made, whether
expenditures are legal, accurate
and regular, to an official di-
rectly responsible only to the
executive branch Of the Gov
eminent.
There would remain for the
new auditor only the sterile
function of reporting to Con-
greSs, after the money has been
spent and the accounts settled,
whatever illegalities, Irregular
ties or inaccuracies he may find.
His findings are not binding
upon the Director of the Budget
at any point"
The Washington times., 1937-12-27

How to Get Ahead Faster In Life.
out il You Have Enough Tact to Win
success Presented by Or. Charles a:
Drake, Eminent Psychologist, In . Full
PAGE Illustrated Feature In The Ameri-
can Weekly with Sundays Waning
ten HORaId.TlmaA.
The Washington times., 1937-12-27
N. Y. PRISONS CROWDED

OSSINING, N. Y, Dec. 27
U.N.S0. Combined population
of New York States is prisons
today stood at 1926, highest in
history, the State Department Of
Correction reported.
The Washington times., 1937-12-27

"Ashcan Aristoerats." Tragedies,
Comedies and Farces of DOwn-and.Out
Nobility. Even Royalty. Who Have
Been Reduced from Riches and Power
to Shabby Tricks and Devices and
Even Competition with the Alley Cats
of Paris to Keep Themselves Alive.
A Double Page Illustrated Article in
The American Weekly with Sundays
Washington Herald Times.
The Washington times., 1937-12-27

is the only
present j re
can give his
wife, she's so
rich, they ar
que.
81 hi n k
M S. Davies
brings out the
worst in her
h u s b a nds,"
proffered an
other Davies
friend.
Reveals G.
o. p. preSi-
Io~ksnI bona
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TREASURY CONDITION

Q.N.S.O Treasury balance De-
cember 27, $3,019.753, ,99S.62; in
ternsl revenue, $685., ,162.58; Gus
tom receipts, $22, 2,347, ,474.31.
The Washington times., 1937-12-27
Penalty Tax Asked
On Companies That
Hoard Earnings
Chance to AUOid LeUies on Individuals
Under LGU Is Pointed Out
By WILLIAM s. NEAL

QN.S) The Administrations tax program will con-
tain surprise provision imposing stiff penalty cor.
poraons hoardng" earnings for the purpose of avoiding
taxation ON owners. it was disclosed today
The Washington times., 1937-12-27

to ALI Ian
q on. Within
40 minutes I
had a reply
from the Pres
dent, thank
ing me and
x7re S sing
the hope we
could cooper
ate for tn e
c Ou n try S
good. 1 haven't
yet had q re-
ply from Ian
DON"
The Washington times., 1937-12-27

That fervent New Dealer from
Texas-Congressman Marry
Maverick-was given a Christ
mas Eve come-uppance by one
of his precocious offspring.
Maverick, writing a speech at
The Washington times., 1937-12-27

full, Arthur Vandenberg:
Last election night when the
presidential results became OBJ
viOus, 1 Immediately wired my
congratulations to Franklin
Roosevelt and my condolences
The Washington times., 1937-12-27

Stotesbury mansion near Phila'
delphia is a solid gold tray,
three feet in diameter with a
matching tall urn of solid gold,
presented to Mr.. Stotesbury in
1915 by the House to Morgan to
commemorate his fiftiet h
(golden) anniversary as a
Morgan partner.
Now Mr.. Stotesbury, though
88, is still going strong. Only
three more years and he will
reach his seventy-fifth (dia-
mond) anniversary with Morgan.
What the New Dealers want
to know is: will the House OF
Morgan feel in 1941 they have
to give Mr.. Stotesbury a dia-
mond tray three feet across with
matching tall urn of diamonds?"
English historian n Philip
Guedalla, a recent visitor here,
related that Sir Esme Howard,
the then British Ambassador,
took him to call on President
Coolidge in '27.
ThU President greeted him
cordially, inquired: "What paper
do you write fOr?"
Hoping 1 could win his
praise for my discretion at
least" explained the author of
"The Hundred Years." II told
him 1 wrote only about dead
men, it was safer"
The Washington times., 1937-12-27

4II6 PUo1IIUII Oh WIG UI UUI
Ambassador to q great. capital
The Washington times., 1937-12-27
R1TES 81 CARRIER m WASHINGTON. D. c.
AND SUBURBS

RATES By NAIL FOR VIRGINIA. MARYLAND.
WEsT VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA
1atlw
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ORLANDO WILL USE
SCHOOLS TO WAR ON
VENEREAL DlSEASE

opIANDO, Fla, July % (UP)
plans for an aggressive cam
paign against syphilis to be con-
ducted through schools we've an
ronnccd Yesterday by DR.. W. II.
sn;a,s Of Orlando, prcsidcat-elecS
Of the Florida Medical associa-
ton. ......... .. .....
His announcement was in iine
nth 81 ratiOnwiAc cempaign for
eradication of vencral disese be-
inc sponsored by DR.. Thonlas
Iran, .J., surge onl"encrai OF
the U. s. Public Health service.
DR., Spiew saIi he would seek
20 narsuode the 1899 FLORIDA leg
isiature 10. vote an appIporiaIioi
70 cover costs of SUbJ; cnng every
school child in the a''o
blood teS@ E".' g. go. .,ao,t
He proposed that each student
in the state be required 10 SuD
NIT to such tnsts at least ON. 4So
rorh wear. In instances whcre S.o o
testsr reacted positively, parein. o
of infected individuals Wou tion ~
asked to shoulder cost" 'ol . go '
ment. ouncenert
The physicians anhous ,, n,oets
followed a recent doctors me-
inc, borc when DR.. Raipuh G[een'
ing rourolopist, advOdcat-
Cd 1"fnil publicity and an aggress-
i've campaign against syphilis, gen.
w Jndson 3. Walker of Orlando
nrceident of the Florida asSocia-
ZION of county school supelintend-
"ntS soid DIR. Spicis' proposal us
dii u step in the night dilee.
ton. ..3 ''' jac.a
the health of American youth Is
one of the best possible invest
ments." Walker added.
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NAzI ECONOMIC
SET Up STILL
IN OBSCURITY
Only Time And Passing Ut
Schacht To Show Poll
teal Trend
r. PAUL KEcSxEMETI

PEPTTN. July 20. (CP)-The
United Press Staff Correspondent
Third Reich's attitude toward can
ital site profits is paradox'caL l.
seems.
ON the one hand, there IS NSz'
economic theory which frownS
mon profit being made the gu,d-
inc piinciple OF economic ne
Tho adagc of common weua;e
coming before private welfare rs
rrrcated everywhere. IL is Sa'd
ihct Adolf Hitler once exclaimed
in a conference with industrial
and financial leaders: II don /
want TO hear the word profitable
ness ever more
On the other hand. the ReichS
economic policy is Srmly con
trolled bv DIR. Hjalmar Sch9ch5
who believes in private. cap u =
iStic profits and more than one"
EXPRESSED his contempt for the
soak the ricn" doctrine endol Sed
by some of the move radical Ma -
II is rather difficult TO eXnlan
this apparent contradiction. Some
observers believe that Schacht Is
merely a transitory phenomenon,
and that the Third Reich is head
ed for complete state socialism
without individual profits. Other,
contend that radical social ste
phraseOlogv merely serves rs a
smoke screen deceiving workers
and intelleetualS as % the capital
iStic nature of the NaZi regime.
VARY IN INTERPRETATIONS
Both schools of thought are able
To point out important facts seem
inglv bearing out their theory. y
Thus. those who believe in Ger-
man state socialism argue that
German induStrialiStS, besides haV-
ing lost their personal initiative
To an astonishing degree, are more
ard more compelled To share their
profits with the state.
Taxation has increased enOr-
mouSly. Thus. the corporation
tax''-thc principal tax levied
from limited companieS-laSt year
Welded .O47.000.00O marks, as
comnared 20 100000, 900 marks IN
1928. During the peak year
before the depression, in l92S-29.
the same tax yielded only $780,
100000 marks.
Industrial firms are also COM
pelled 20 raise q contribution serv-
ing to substitute German exports.
Dividends may not exceed 8 per
cent or, i'm some cases, s per cent.
Pressure is being brought 20 bear
upon concerns TO induce them 20
keep all workers on the payroll
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even if they cannot al be employ
ed due to slump in orders. 81
nally. mining and textile concerns
arc hcir" forced to establish new
,,I-,f; irs,r. To- ~ cots, %" p p
production Of svn.helic raw mace
rials such as oil or fiber IL Is ~
this connection that Hitler pro-
nounecd his dictum abous profit
ableneSS.
INDUSTRIAL PROFITS RISE
An these facts seem to suggest
that the trend is against private
nrofits. Nevertheless AS the sup
porters of the theory of the capi-
talistic nature of Na2i. Germany
may point out-iuduStrial profits
have been constantly rising since
the coming to power of Nationa'
Socialism. while the wages OF me
individual worker on the whO.e
remained stationary.
The net profits of 30 repreSen-
tativc German limited companies,
according To figures published NJ
Der WmtSchaftS-R Ring, rose from
10000, 900 marks in 1928 u
1T6.OOOOOO marks in 1869
But these figures gave an incom'
plete picture of the real profits
made by these concerns. Much OF
their earnings was used to build
up reserves on an enormous scale
Assets were written off radically
lin 1893, writingS-off on assets OF
the concerns mentioned totalled
l45, 900, 900 marks; in 1886, 2S7,'
100000 marks.)
Thus, despite heavier taxation
and other additional expenditure
German Industrial concerns on che
whole were able TO increase then
profits and to improve their finan-
cial status. The situation in mos,
industries is considered as salts
factory, except i'm a few cases
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Maj. Howell Says
Free Press Keeps
Peoples Freedom

ATLANTA, Ca, July 90. (UP)
Preservation of a free press
represents the mean between ode.
probation of plutocracv and pre-
datory poverty" Major Clark
Howell, published Of The Atlanta
Constitution, said yesterday.
Howell addressed the Atlanta
Kiwanis Club on freedom of the
press. s "''
III, is nv belief that the greGt
mass of American people view
the freedom of the press as some
thing PECULIARLY belonging to che
newspapers and not the public"
he said.
"This is far from the truth,
Freedom of the press is that pro-
lection which makes our people
independent and free rather Inan
slaves. Freedom of the press be-
longs primarily and essentially
to the ppblic--not to the publish
ell. "
"There Is no room IN TINS cOhn-
try for a return to the principles
and practices of bourbonism; on
the other hand there is certainly
no room for the arraignment of
class, no room for the violent
passions of ignorance and preju-
dice: no room for the fomenta-
tions of self-sceking and unpa-
triotic NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. they
represent labor or capital. .'-.a
"Only by the preservation of
the freedom of the press can this
country be saved from one of the
two equally appalling ends--Hthe
depredations of plutocracy on the
one hand or predatory poverty
on the other"
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SHAWS CREEK

SHAWS CREEK, July &c.
N. Cady, missionary of the Amer
lean Sunday School union, will
speak at the Camp Ground Sun
day night, August LIST. Every one
is welcome to attend this meeting.
Mrs. Harry Holman from
Ashevillc was here on business
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C.. Blythe at
tended the funeral of John ID.
OSbore at Mills River, Sunday.
Mrs. r. C.. Fletcher has been
i'll with humps.
Mrs. Ethel Merrill and children,
Margie, Jane and Speedy, attend
ed the Fletcher-Baldwin reunion
at Fletcher Sunday.
Mrs. Herman Toney of Horse
Shoe visited Mrs. r. c. Fletcher
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Baldwin of
Fletcher visited Mrs Ethel Friday
evening.
Mrs. Wymer Young and little
son. Kenneth, have gone to
Franklin, where her husband is
in the hospital suffering from an
injury to his arm.
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profits.
There are, of course, certain
considerations which override the
principle of profits. Thus, in the
interests of national defense, Ger
many must produce oil and other
essentials within its own frontiers.
Hitler and Goering severely repri-
manded industrialists who dared
to mention profits in this connec-
ton. They made it clear that these
enterprises must be carried out
even at a loss. But Schacht knows
that such losses can be borne
only by those who are financially
strong enough to shoulder them.
Therefore he sees to it that the
financial status of industry be
such as to make such Improbable
expenses possible.
The philosophy OF Nazi Ger
many is not that of iEdividualistic
capitalism, but its economic tech
nique is capitaliStic. On the ques-
ton of wages, the socialist" state
in Germany grants the worker
fewer concessions than private
capitalism does in capitalistic
countries. Con the other hand,
employment tends to be guaran-
teed for everyone, which partly
makes up for, the absence of a
rise in wages.) Private profit is
safeguarded, not in the interests
Of the individual, but of the state.