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The Washington times., 1937-11-15
Session Gets
Under Way
At Noon

U.N.S) Falling gavels in both
houses on the stroke Of noon sent
the Seventy-fifth Congress on its
turbulent course today before
packed galleries.
President Roosevelt's decision
not to deliver his message in per-
son made it rather a drab open
ing, but the crowds were there,
nevertheless. The message was
read in Senate and House by read
ing clerks while the members
milled about the floors in the
customary first-day confusion.
GARNER is CHEERED
Vice Presi,' ent Garner drew a
rousing round of applause from
the crowded galleries when he
walked into the Senate chamber
we'll in advance of the opening.
Photographers pursued him to the
very rostrum.
One of the first to greet the
silver-haired Texan was Senator
]. Hamilton Lewis CD of Illinois.
FIVE HOUSE FRESHMEN
Opening proceedings in both
houses were perfunctory. In the
Senate one new member was
sworn in. John E. Miller, Arkan-
sas Democrat, who succeeded to
the seat of the late Senate leader,
Joseph T. Robinson.
Five freshmen" took the oath
in the House-Connery CD of
Massachusetts,, who succeeds his
late brother; Satterfield Cd Of
Virginia and Gamble, Rockefeller
and Barton, all New York Demo
Gratis.
SENATE OPEN 10 MINUTES
In the Senate, routine incidental
to the opening session was dis
posed Of in less than 10 minutes
and a recess was taken until 1870
p. m. when the Senators recon
vened to hear President Roose-
Velt's message.
The Senate chamber. at the
opening, appeared more like a
clubroom than a legislative hall.
The returning members greeted
one another with handshakes and
jovial jibes. There was quite a
turnout of foreign diplomats in
the diplomatic gallery.
A number of Senators wore semi
formal morning clothes for the
occasion Business suits domi-
mated, however, as several had
arrived on morning trains, COM
ing directly to the Capitol.
The Washington times., 1937-11-15
Greek Envoy Guest
At Ceramic Exhibit

Demetrios Sici!ianos, the Greek
Minister, will be the guest of honor
at the opening today of the ceramic
art exhibition to be held at Carvel
Hall, 1903 Connecticut Ave. N. w.
The Washington times., 1937-11-15
Gov. La Toilette
Returning to U.

COLON, Panama, Nov. IS
G.N.SO.-Fully recovered from
his attack of influenza, Gov.
Phillip M. LaFollette of Wisconsin
plans to return to the United
States tonight aboard the United
Fruit Liner Veragua.
The Washington times., 1937-11-15
DENY SABOTAGE

LONDON, Nov. is QN.SO.-Re-
ports of attempted sabo ia g e
on the battle cruiser Rodney
were termed "foundationless" by
the admiralty today.
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Lord BeaverbrOOk
On Vacation Hop

NEWARK, N j., Nov. IS (I.N.SJ
Lord Beaverbrook, British pub
Usher, was to hop off from here
today in new airplane on a vaca-
ton trip to Miami and the West
Indies.
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TREASURY CONDITION

GN.S.) Treasury balance as
of November IL, $2,652,537, ,7Ss.42;
internal revenue, $2,515,s51.70;
customs receipts, $13,o5S,459.s5.
The Washington times., 1937-11-15

FREE :. Valuable prizes daily ..
GRAND PRIZES Herald-Times
Cooking School, RiaIto Theater, Tues
daY to Friday, inclusive, under the
The Washington times., 1937-11-15
Tax Relief Speeded
For Small Firms

QNS) Tentative decision to make two important changes
the undrbuted profits tax reached by the House Ways
and Means tax subcommittee today.
The Washington times., 1937-11-15
NIPPON PLANES
RAzESOOCHOW,
CULTURE CITY.
Way Is Opened For
Drive on Marking
By H. r. KNICKERBOCKER
Copyright. 1887, by International
News Service.)


News Service.)
SHANGHAI, Nov. Is GN.S.).
paradise under heaven" - Soo-
chow, beautiful city of 100000
today was wiped out by destruc-
tiol from above.
In the greatest raid of the war,
big Japanese aerial squadrons
dropped more than 700 incendiary
and explosive bombs on the
ancient center Of Chinese culture
within the last "a hours.
OPENS WAY TO NANKING
Reduction Of Soochow to a
flaming ruin helped open the way
for Japan's drive toward Nan
king. Japan's infantry and artil-
lery meanwhile routed the Chinese
on their northern flank, while a
new drive was started in Shan
tung to bring. the province into
Japan's north China sphere.
Warned by daily air raids and
q formal Japanese ultirnatum,
more than half of Soochow's popu-
lation fled, but it was believed
some 200, 900 remained when the
city was reduced to ruins. and
the death toll must have been
enormous.
FOUNDED IN 4S4
Founded in 484 and once a Chi
nese dynaEtic capital, Soochow
was for centuries cultural center
and its beauty won it the name
Of Paradise Under Heaven"
AL Americans left the city last
week. after they had labored for
Continued on Page 10, Col. q
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dc. AUTONOMY
AIM OF DRIVE
BY PALM|SANO
First Session of
Committee Set

Preparing to move for a greater
measure of autonomy for the Ma
tional Capital, Representative
Vincent Palmisano of Maryland,
chairman of the House District
Committee, today announced the
first session of his group will be
held week from Wednesday.
Ordinarily the committee would
have met this Wednesday, but in
view of the confused situation con-
fronting the special session of
Congress the chairman decided to
delay the meeting a week.
THREE BILLS READY
Next Monday is normally a Dis
trict day in the House and al
though the leadership has not de-
cided whether local legislation
will be considered on that day,
Palmisano has three bills on the
calendar ready for action.
They include a bill to shorten
the working hours Of firemen, a
bill to liberalize retirement privi-
leges Of the police and fire de.
partments and q bill to regulate
barber shops.
WOULD AID D. C.
In his drive to improve the ad-
ministration of the District, Rep
resentative Palmisano is planning
for early action on a bill to di-
vorce the Federal Bureau of the
Budget from consideration of the
local estimates and a measure set
ting a separate Civil Service sys-
tenn for the District government
which would give local residents
a preferential status.
Corporation Counsel Elwood
Seal has been asked to draft
measures accomplishing these pur-
poses and the District Committee
will be asked to give them i'm
mediate consideration.
The Washington times., 1937-11-15
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Fair, colder tonight; Tuesday cloudy,
colder, rain beginning Tuesday afternoon
or night. "Details on Page 52)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-16
SEGAL, SMITH
HEARING SET

Hearing on charges against Paul
M. Segal and George s. Smith,
Washington radio attorneys, has
been set by the Federal Communi-
cations Commission for September
IL it was learned today.
This action followed refusal Of
the attorneys to admit "techni-
cal violation" of the law in al
legged improprieties in FEC prac-
tice.
Samuel H. Kaufman, special
counsel of the FEC, offered that,
if the two attorneys would admit
The technical violation" he would
recommend the commission dis.
continue the proceedings.
Segal and Smith declined this
offer on the ground that such
an admission would be contrary
to fact and would be implied re-
Election on other members of the
bar"
In refusing the offer, Henry
Monsky, counse! for Segal and
Smith, said:
eff, as already indicated upon
the whole record, the proceed
ings should be disposed of and
terminated without further hear
ing, embarrassment or penalty,
then may I hope in all fairness
that such disposition shall be
made without requiring as
condition thereof an unjusti-
fled admission"
The Washington attorneys were
cited by the commission on ale
cations concerning dummy" ap
plicants purportedly advantage tc
deceive" the commission.
These charges were denied by
Segan and Smith in an answer
filed with the commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-16
MANY WOMEN ENTER AVIATION

Whether Amelia Earhart ever
comes back or not, she has many
top-ranking flying sisters to add
new chapters to American avia-
ton history.
This was revealed yesterday by
Bureau of Air Commerce officials
who announced there are now 456
American women pilots, of whom
70 hold transport pilots licenses.
At least eight are listed among
the top-notcherS in aerial diStinc-
ton.
Wins Distinction
Louise Thaden, only woman
ever to receive the Bendix Trophy
in a tranScontinental speed race,
last year was awarded the Har-
mon Trophy as the outstanding
woman flier Of 1896.
In her early thirties and the
mother Of two small children, Mrs.
Thaden is at present engaged in
an advisory capacity by a large
aircraft manufacturing company
Of the Middle West.
Ruth Nichols. society aviatriX
of Rye. N. Y. despite five crashes.
is flying again after recently hob
bling to her plane on crutches
to complete a tour of New Eng
land airportS broken by her last
crack-up.
Back to U. s. Job
Helen MacCloskey, who resigned
recently as air marker for the Blu.
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reau Of Air Commerce to marry
Howard Rough, assistant director
Of the Bureau, expects to return
soon on no7Salary basis.
Other air markers in the Gov
ernment's employ making valuable
contributions to aviation include
Helen Richey, Blanche Noyes and
Nancy Hardness Love.
Helen Richey went to work for
the bureau after she was frozen"
out Of her job as a transport CO.
pilot on the grounds that women
were not strong enough to hold
such a position.
There was much of a hullaballoo
over the incident, which closed to
women the opportunity TO be a
pilot or copilot on any scheduled
air line in the United States.
Amelia ,Earhart was one Of those
to take up cudgels in Helen'S
behalf.
Prejudice Blamed
The feeling among women filters
was that prejudice rather than
lack of muscular strength kept
women off the pay rolls of the
large transport companies.
Blanche Noyes,- who has been fly.
ing since 1929, once made a 1900
mile record-breaking solo tour
through Central and South
America.
Other wimen filters of reputation
include Phoebe Omlie, Laura In.
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.|HLDER SCORES
ALLEY HOMES

Substitution of low rent hous-
ing for alley dwellings now in
the process Of elimination by the
Alley Dwelling Authority was
stressed last night by John
Ihlder, chairman of the latter
group, who spoke at the Cos
mopolitan Club.
Ih1der said the Second Precinct
alone was costing the taxpayers
Of the District more than a half
million dollars in excess of the
money returned from that sec.
ton in property taxes. Many
houses in this area, he said, are
not fit for human habitation.
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gals, Jacqueline Cochran, Ann
Lindbergh, Ola dys O'Donnell,
Betty Gillies, Ruth Chatterton, and
Alicia Patterson Brooks.
Among the 305 women who hold
private pilot licenses are two mem.
berS of the famous Delaware NUM-
lions manufacturing clan, Allaire
Grocer du Pont and Leanor H. du
Pont. Allaire also holds a non
commercial glider license.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-16
DiCkstein Is Notified
OF New Nazi Camp

INTERNATIONAL news service
Representative Dickstein CD
of New York, today received an
appeal t. help prevent the sew.
enteenth Nazi camp from opening
In this country. The newest Nazi
camp, DR.. Boris Erich Nelson, Sec
rotary of the non-sectarian anti
Nazi League, telegraphed Dick
stein, will open on Sunday at
Andover. N. J.
Invitations, he said, bear the
.swaStika and announce a flag
presentation and parade of 5000
Nazi followers. DR.. Nelson de-
clared the United States Govern
ment should close all Nazi military
training camps.
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Guards at Sing Sing
Put on 48-Hour Week

OSSINING, N. Y, July 16
UN.SO.-A long campaign to
tighten the tasks of guards at
Sing Sing Prison bore fruit today
when the 276 guards went on a
siX-day, 48.hour week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-18

than usual. At their feet the desert lay
in a misty haze of enchantment. She
stood in front Of him, so close that the
sweet scent Of her hair was heavy III
his noStrils. Unexpectedly he said:
Il must tell you about myself. l
must. This is madness. torture. You
know I love you. You don't know that
THAT I came out here to die" He
stopped. Silence lay about them. She
stood q moment, unmoving. 1T isn't
fair to you. I'm cad for letting my
self fall in love with you. But that's
something that man has never been
able to change. Human nature, ]
mean"
She turned. then. and looked at him
steadily. Hasn't 1t occurred to you
that 1t worked both ways?"
He stared. grasping her meaning
slowly, conscious Of the racing OF his
pulse. But you-didn't know"
How like man. OF course knew"
She paused. Il came out here to-die
also. Emotionally. Yet now no longer
want to. l want to stay here. Can't
you guess the reason.
An incredibly bright silver moon
lighted their path home. They rode
into its brilliancy side by side, their
hands clasped. 1t lay about them in
bright patches, it entered their souls
and lighted their beings 1t was sym.
bolic Of the life both were looking for
ward to together.
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waters edge, then hastily looked about

WAFER cuge, LNcN IdStlly loohcu dpout
on all sides.
What is it?" Sammy wanted to
know as he looked down where Tommy
was pointing. Then his mouth fell
open and his eyes looked as II they
were going to pop right out Of his
head. Sues expression was much the
same. There in the mud was a foot
print. the biggest footprint they had
ever seen. 1t was much such q print
as bafefooted man with large, very
wide feet and widely spreading toes
might have made, yet it was enough
| different, SO that Sammy and Sue
| knew at once that this was not the
print of human foot. There was a
startled. questioning look In their eyes
as they turned TO Tommy. He grinned.
Buster Bear, or perhaps Mrs. Bus
ter" said he. ut Is the print OF the
right hind foot. The front feet leave
prints that are more nearly round
There is no mistaking the print OF the
Bears hind foot. There is no other
track so much like that of Man. You
know the Bear Is plantigrade, and SO
Is Man"
Meaning WHAT" demanded Sammy
| THAT IN walking the whole foot
touches the ground. 50 that you see
the print Of the heel as well as the
toes. You can see 1t in that track
there. Most animals walk wholly on
their toes and the balls OF their feet
like Cats and Dogs. Only few put
their heels down." explained Tommy.
DO you know how I feel?" Sue
asked.
How do you feel?" Tommy wanted
to know.
Like Robinson Crusoe when he
discovered Fridays footprint. Any
way. I feel the way think he must
have felt" replied Sue. You don't
think that Bear is anywhere about
here, do you. Tommy" She looked
anxiously this way and that.
Not too near now" replied Tommy
but she was right here when We
started across the dam"
How do you know She and why
do you say 'she'?" Sammy demanded
Il know because there hasn't been
time for the mud in that print to
dry out at all. and I say She be-
cause Of that little print over there
Mrs. Buster and her cubs were here
only q few minutes ago"
Lets go home" said Sammy.
Lets do it right away" added Sue
Copyright. 1879
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-18

crossed quickly to the girl and swept
OF his white sombrero.
II beg your pardon. I'm Duncan
Ranney. Can drive you into town.
She smiled, and the smile inexplica-
bly, justified his boldness.
You're from the White Desert?"
mo, I'm not. But the White Desert
car is crowded. Mines more comfort
able, and I thought"
Over his shoulder she saw Mex lie
Conte watching them questioningly.
She looked from Mex back to Duncan.
The smile died, than flashed again.
Its very kind Of you"
Duncan drove slowly, so as to avoid
the dust of the cars ahead. Now that
his plan had worked he found it diff
cult to find topic of conversation.
Are you staying in Palm Village
long?"
Il don't know" She looked away,
out over the desert. He watched her
face surreptitiously and guessed that,
like most women who came here, she
was bored with life or something. The
realization disappointed him. Yet
when he set her case down inside the
White Desert lobby, he said:
This country'S familiar to me- May
I show you around some time?"
"Of course. My name is 10 Dagget.'
X X X X
| \ IL the way out to his ranch, Dun
can tried not to reproach himself
for the thing he had done. He turned
his car over to Jose and went up or
to the wide, cool veranda.
He sat for long while, watching
but not seeing the desert light deeper
into blue. then purple. then transpar.
ent black. 1t had been just year now
since he had come to the desert ano
settled down on this small ranch. HI
thought OF the day DR.. Carstairs hac
finished his examination. The doctor.
face was grave.
mo use in kidding you, Dune. IT.
dry climate, or else"
How long do you give me, Doc?'
"a long time, if you stay in the
desert" Plainly he didn't think hi.
patient had what it takes to follow
out these instructions, which, in part
was why Duncan had made his resolu.
ton.
At first it had been lonesome. hard
until he had learned to interest
himself in the work Of the ranch and ir
| the desert. Fortunately, he had 8
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he had changed his plans. He dressed
for riding and drove into town. 10
Dagget was having breakfast alone. He
noted with satisfaction that she Wore
jodhpurs. She recognized him in
Stantly, and agreed to ride with him
without hesitation.
That was the beginning. A month
passed, and each day, because there
was scarcely one on which he did not
see 10 Dagget, Duncan became more
and more bitter, more reproachful Of
himself, yet weaker and, he thought,
less manly.
IT WAS exactly five weeks to = day
after 10 Dagget's arrival that the
pent-up emotions that had been tor
turing his soul exploded and came out
in a rushing flood. They had ridden to
a ledge half way up the Ell Captain
Peak a spot familiar to them both, for
here they had sat and watched q dozen
sunsets, transfixed into silence by the
magic spell Of the desert.
Today they arrived an hour earlier
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SYMBOLIC OF LOVE
c m I or table in

com I or table in
come. He avoided
people ss much as
possible, especially
women. Sometimes,
as today, he drove
into tow n q n d
watched the arrival
and departure Of
the daily train.
It was dark when
Duncan rose and
W emit into t h e
the house. A I t e I
din ner he called
Jose. Tomorrow
We'll ride over to
Twin Fork and look
at those beef cattle
Plan to be gone
overnight"
Even as he spoke
he knew that il
was only q gesture
When m Orn l n 9
capA hA told lose
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Bedtime Stories
Ry THORNTON w. BURGESS.

YOU and may LOOK at the SAL,
thing and 1t may mean much to
me and nothing to you. or 1t may he
just the other way around. What a
thing may mean depends very much
on the one who sees 1t. To one 1t
may be full Of meaning. To another
It may mean nothing at all. All
through life you'll find 1t that way
everywhere.
Tommy. Sue and Sammy had just
watched fly snapped up by a small
fish. the fish swallowed by q big
Frog and the Frog become Billy
Mink's dinner. To Sue that had SEEM
ed like chain OF death, but Tommy
saw it as y chain OF life, each having
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Heart Beats Recorded.

To help medical students distinguish
good hearts from bad, monograph
records Of heart-beats have been made
in Sydney, Australia. Beats of 10 per-
sons with heart trouble and one with
normal organ were recorded in
quarter minute sessions. The beats
were recorded by placing a microphone
over the hearts and simplifying them.
Records Of unusual cases probably will
be made later.
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whereby steel ring was hung from
a cross bar which they could hide
under as they tried to catch the ring
on their lances. These two riders
held contest one day and No.
gathered six more rings than No. 2.
Each OF them had the rings fashioned
into chain and measurement showed
that No. Is chain was exactly 1s
inches long while No was Just 8
inches long. The rings were all Of
the same size and each a half an
inch thick. Remember the formation
OF links in chain and then figure
out how many rings each man won.
Copyright. 1870
(Answer on Page B-s)
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been killed for food, and for this only.
THE chain wasn't complete" said
Tommy. "Hooty the Great Horned
Owl would catch Billy Mink II he
could, and for the same reason that
Billy caught the Frog, and the Frog
caught the fish, and the fish caught
the fly. The last link to complete the
chain would be Man. who would shoot
the Owl, the only one who would kill
for any reason but food. Let's go
across the dam to the other side and
find out If anybody whom we haven't
seen has been there"
SO they crossed the dam. Hardly
had they stepped off IT when Tommy
pointed to muddy place at the
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The gazelleS are beautiful animals
that are best known for their tleetness
Of foot and lustrous eyes. They are
referred to as floating clouds because
Of their speed and leaping ability.
Over the deserts of Egypt, Pales-
tine. Algeria and some sections Of
Asia Minor these small, exquisitely
formed animals, not over "a inches
high from the ground to the shoul-
der tip, are seen racing at full tilt
when a stranger has been noted or
the gazelles are having frolic.
They have long and slender horns for
the size and length of the body, some
times measuring as much as IS
inches; the tips are, as you see,
slightly curved.
The gazelles belong to the antelope
group and are the true aristocrats
Of the family. They have tam
colored coat, with white ribbon on
either side of the face, starting from
the base of the horn and extending
to the nose, leaving dark patch
In the center of the forehead. There
are about 81 living species belonging
to the genus Gazella. and this one is
Me better known.
At one time the gazelles were very
abundant, but man and predatory
animals have reduced their number
greatly. 1t is hoped they will have
legal protection before it is too late
Dogs cannot keep the pace the ga
gelles set, and besides the SU@ .
leaps take the fleeing one several
feet ahead of his pursuer, 50 tina.
often turns back thoroughly discour-
aged
1t is not at all difficult to tame
these gentle little animals. They are
so sure-footed they think nothing OF
following their master up steps and
into the room. They have gentle, re-
fined ways No viciousness has found
place in their thought. They are
friendly and socially inclined among
themselves and seem to enjoy gam
boiling over the deserts in sort OF
race. turning quickly to retrace their
steps.
Copyright. 1879
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DUNCAN'S inter-

DuNc:AN's: inter.
est quickened
at sight II the girl.
She was different,
yet he could not tell
why. and strangely
he did not want to
analyze her to find
out. s he seemed
very much aware Of
everything as she
stood near the tiny
station, q brown
overnight G d 5 Z Nv
her feet. Duncan
saw Mex lie Conte
from the w h ! t e
Dessert Inn wad-
ding toward her,
his heavy leather
chaps Tapping gro
tesquely. Submit
ting to an impulse
that he could not
have explained had
Lo ~yo~fAI ~ h0
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Jolly Polly
BY los L ERISEH

F. F.-"Equally as WELL is redun-
dant form Of expression. that is. more
words than necessary are used We
correctly say either equally well' or
las we'll" thus: He writes prose
equally WELL or ''lle writes prose
as we'll"
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Brain Twizzlers.

MANY of the border warriors OF
AA India are famous for their skill
as lancers. They frequently accomp-
lish amazing feats with these weapons
OF war and hunting. Many OF these
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Give Salary Increases to Charity.
Several English members of Parlia-
ment are donating their new increases
In salary to charity.