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The Washington times., 1937-10-01
Observation-Disclosures ByPau1Ma11on

expected to be larger next year,: general public
works 462 millions Congress will not cut this IN
a campaign year,; veterans 5SS millions (no one
intends to touch this) and relief is billions
(this and only this can be cut plenty if the will
to do it exists.
The question of what to do about silver is max
ing Hamlet out Of Treasury Secretary Morgen'
THAI.
SiZUer Situation Alarms
Several silver Senators came to town on the run
recently They were alarmed about the expira-
ton of the silver proclamation three months
hence and wanted some assurances about con.
tinuance of the domestic bounty. One Of them,
at least, went home protesting privately to be
satisfied with what he was able to find out.
The situation seems to be this:
Mr.. Morgenthau does not like the silver idea.
There was never any justification for it, except
politics. He would like to stop it or reduce the
price but politics is hot right now.
Under Mr.. Roosevelt's new doctrine of spread
ing peace within the Democratic party, especially
in the Senate branch, the silver bounty probably
will be continued.
Best propaganda Of the week: Mussolini and
Hitler standing together announcing: soon all
Europe will be Fascist"
Fascism in Italy and Germany as well as Com.
munism in Russia were the last desperate chances
taken by nations which were bankrupt finan
cially, morally and physically.
Best excuse Of the week: Justice Black decln-
ing to say anything for fear he might be mis-
quoted.
Mr.. Black has made two decisions since he was
sworn in. He decided not to say anything in
London. He decided not to say anything when
he got off the boat.
The Washington times., 1937-10-01
The Listening Post By Carlisle Borgeron

The correspondence discloses that the editor,
not only considering he had presented both sides
in the first instance, found it impossible to get
the IVA people to deal candldly with him on
the points which they claimed had been mis-
represented
Aside from the evasiveness Of the iva people,
it is interesting to see how two members OF the
board David E. Lilienthal and Harcourt A. Nor
gan, are pursuing their campaign to undermine
their chairman, the highly respected DR.. Morgan.
After watching their efforts for two years or
more you wonder just what DR.. Morgan'S chair"
manship means. The old man must have an
amazing tenacity to hang on in such situation
but hang on he does.
Tries LilienthaPs Patience
It is apparent, too, that he certainly tries the
patience of Iilienthal, whose admirers frequent
" describe him as the dynamic young Dave"
Every now and then, in his zeal to clean the
old man out, he drops into Washington and plants
a story that the old man intends to resign. The
last time he did this, we believe was when Mr..
Roosevelt was in Buenos Aires.
It is a pretty situation for the taxpayers to
contemplate. But it will be much better when
we get the seven additional TWAS scattered all
over the country. Then we will be able to see
three Planned Economists fighting in eight diff
ferent places at the same time.
In the meantime, the Atlantic Monthly'S effort
to pin IIilienthal down to bare facts seems as
difficult as getting facts from Hugo Black.
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I'd. G.. Students
Win Yale Honor

Seven Yale students from Wash
ington have been awarded places
on the Yale University honor roll.
They are Calderson Howe, '36;
John H. Arlington, Richard H.
Wilmer, jr., and William F. Span
ton, '39 and. Charles C. Glover, jr.,
Arnold L. Wells and William F.
Helmuth, 40.
Glover, Wells and Helmuth won
places in the second honor rank.
Howe, Wilmer, Spanton and
Arlington placed in the third
honor rank.
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Meeting the situation as that OF
any other great emergency need,
scores of civic organizations and
individuals were coming forward
to lend hand in raising the nee
essary 100000 fund to finance
the lunches.
With the announcement that no
house-to-house canvass would be
made, nor direct solicitations to
any individuals or organizations,
the Washington Herald today an
nounced a plan which will afford
any individual an opportunity to
aid in the campaign with the least
possible inconvenience on the
part of the contributor.
Simply fill out one Of the milk
contribution coupons found in the
daily Herald and drop it in your
empty milk bottle. That is all
that is necessary. Your milkman
will do the rest.
On this coupon you may indi.
cate whether you wish to contrib
ute one or more quarts of milk
daily. Your dairy will bill you for
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There seems to be really serious movement
within the Administration, for the first time.
to make things add up. They probably will
be able to do it if they try hard enough, but
their experts really do not know themselves
what they will be able to work out.
The real purpose of Mr.. RS remark may not
have been to assuage budget fears, but to warn
the West that the Federal grab.bag is not going
to be as fat for them as in recent years.
Slash Is Meaningless
Widely hailed cutting of Federal expenses
lately means nothing. The Government is
looking around to see where it can save money"
as Treasury Secretary Morgenthau says, but what
he has seen so far has not been enlightening.
The big items of Government expense still are:
Carrying the debt IA billions Cnothing can be
done about this item); salaries 1.6 (announce-
ment has been made that these will not be re-
dueed; Army and Navy $50 millions (this is
The Washington times., 1937-10-01
FIDELITY OFFER
seen ACCEPTED

Belief that the offer Of the First
Federal Savings and Loan Asso-
citation, to purchase the assets Of
the defunct Fidelity Building and
Loan Association, would be &C
copied, was expressed today.
The First Federal made the offer
provided that there be approval of
the offer by approximately three
fourths Of the dollar amount Of
claims against the Fidelity.
The total share liability is a.
5000, but if payment is approved
on an IS per cent basis, this sum
would be scaled down to $4,000, 900.
Up to last night, approval had
been registered by those with
claims totaling $2,717,818. Many
more notes of approval were
placed in the mails last night and
were being received and tabulated
today.
In a letter to j. F. T. O'Connor,
Comptroller of the Currency,
Harry P. Somerville, president Of
the First Federal, pointed out that
while the period in which approval
must be registered expired last
night, there were many persons
mailing in such approval, and
these might not be received until
tomorrow. He suggested they be
tabulated and made available for
The Washington times., 1937-10-01


Farley of the women's division of the Democratic
national committee and spent her days and
nights rounding up women for the good Of the
New Deal, she says she didn't know that time
existed. She galloped across the continent in
trains and automobiles. There were never five
minutes left over for walking. She was afraid
she would turn into caterpillar.
Miss Dewson heads her formal letter Of resig.
nation from the Democratic Party in the new
issue of the Democratic Digest like this:
"A General Bids Farewell To Her Troops"
Mr.. Farley says that Miss Dewson will have no
successor.
This column, politically inclined on this first
day Of the month, wishes to report what Secre-
tary Of Agriculture Wallace said about Washing
ton at a recent conference.
Country Bored by Capital
mo" said Mr.. Wallace, with twinkle in his
eye, II cannot give you hint Of the speech
will make on Friday at Memphis Zone Of his
most important talks this year,. "The country at
large has way of being suspicious Of the ideas
and the people that come from Washington. I'll
The Washington times., 1937-10-01
Exclusive
Credentials Required
In Police Court

Police Court isn't the same place
anymore.
You've got to present "creden-
tials" to a bailiff at the buildings
entrance to show cause why you
should be allowed entrance.
The system was installed by
Presiding Judge John P. McMa-
hon today to keep out many Of
the buns and loiterers who clut-
ter up the court room Railways.
The Washington times., 1937-10-01

We gather from the blast Of handouts that
have descended upon Washington correspondents,
first from the iva and then from Wendell L.
Willkie, president Of the Commonwealth and
Southern Corporation, that the Atlantic Monthly
decided to print both sides to the IVA contro-
yersy. First it had willkie write story, then it
showed this manuscript to DR.. Arthur E. Morgan
and asked him to prepare the Twas side.
IVA Charges Unfairness
After the two stories have appeared, the direc'
tor of iva publicity doesn't consider that DR..
Morgan has made an adequate enough defense
so he demands more space in the magazine.
When the editor refuses he makes public the
correspondence and accuses the editor of unfair
ness.
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LET D. c. FIX.
own BUDGET
SAYS COPELAND
Backs PalmisanO in
Grand" Tax Idea

Senator Royal s. Copeland
Cd Of New York, member Of the
Senate District Committee, today
agreed with Representative Vim
cent Palmisano CD Of Maryland,
chairman of the House District
Committee, that at the next ses-
sion of Congress the responsibility
for deciding upon the District
budget should be placed on the
shoulders of the District Com
miSSionerS.
Representative Palmisano has
announced he will ask legislation
to take the District appropriation
bill out OF the hands Of the Budget
Bureau and the Congress.
"a GRAND IDEA"
It is his idea that the Commits
sioners' estimate should be sent
directly to the Appropriations Com
mittees and that these commit
tees should decide solely upon the
amount that the Federal Govern
ment should continue, leaving the
details to city officials.
Senator Copeland said today:
II think it is a grand idea. The
only responsibility that a mem
Der of Congress has to his con-
Stituents is deciding upon the
amount of the Federal contribu-
ton.
FOR EQUITABLE BASIS"
"Since the District residents
pay the larger amount of the
cost of government, I think 1t
should be left entirely up to the
District Commissioners as to
how this money should be spent.
"1n the matter Of alleviatlng
the tax burden placed upon the
District at the last session, I
can only say that when such q
program is started it is very hard
to stop. In the meantime, how
ever, shall continue to work for
increasing the Federal contribu-
ton so that the fiscal relations
of the District and the Federal
Government can be placed on a
more equitable basis"
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signed her five-year term today
as boss of Democratic women.
"Look at me-" she said. IT
am actually seeing Washing
ton for the first time. It's a
sweet town. Big trees in the
park and sunshine and even
pigeons. Think of a cam
paigner like me leaving her
office at $50 in the afternoon
with nothing to do tonight but
read some reports and plan the
work for tomorrow"
When Molly was the Jim
The Washington times., 1937-10-01

may have been a misprint. At
any rate they noted he fol-
lowed the polite phraseology
of the keep-off-the-grass signs
on the White House lawn. He
did not say: Positively"
The fact is no one here
knows and no one can know.
It all depends on a thousand
such vague things as how
much the next two sessions of
Congress will appropriate and
how good business is going to
be for the next 10 months.
The Washington times., 1937-10-01

Just now, Tor example, Wnen
he is out West enthusing over
the happiness which the Bonnie
vile Dam is going to bring to
the surrounding people, the
merry row among the iva
officials breaks out again. 1t
has been going on ever since
they were given their jobs, and
you would think that it is a
perfect argument against
Planned Economy or any ex-
tension of the iva idea, but 1t
The Washington times., 1937-10-01

or ALL. URGED
AS CRIME CURB
3OODetectives Hear
Copeland, Others

Universal fingerprinting, removal
Of the political yoke" which 10
hampering police and full coopera'
ton between police departments
and the public were urged today
by speakers addressing the twenty.
third annual convention Of the
International Association for Iden-
tification.
Opening the fourth day of their
ftve-day conclave in the willard
Hotel, the delegates heard a past
president of their association, Ed
ward A. Parker, deputy inspector
in charge of the Bureau of Crimi-
nal Identification in the Memphis,
Tenn, police department, empha-
size the Importance of universal
fingerprinting in fighting crime.
COPELAND SPEAKS
Others addressing the 300 de-
tectiveS here for the conclave in.
cluded Senator Royal S. Copeland
Of New York. who flayed the bust.
ness and labor rackets in the big
cities; Edward P. Mulrooney, com.
missioner of the, Department Of
Correction Of New York, who dis.
cusSed the law enforcement prob.
lens facing police departments to.
day; Senator Theodore F.. Green
OF Rhode Island, whose address
dealt with police and their public
relations; Lieut.. William C. Cor.
don of the Kansas City (Mo0 DO.
lice department, who discussed
color photographs of criminals:
Edward J Kelly Of the Rhode Is.
land State police, who gave talk
on the model police force: Repre-.
sentative Jennings Randolph Of
West Virginia. whose subject was
'The Citizen and the Policeman"
and State Representative r. J,
Lyons, of Llbertyville, ILL.,, who dis.
cussed Legislation and the Pc.
lice"
GAY COS PARTY
Today's program will conclude
in the grand ballroom of the VIII.
lard Hotel where a Gay COS
Party" theatrical presentation
will be given by the F. B. I. Ath.
letic Association, with dancing to
follow.
The annual business meeting
will be held tomorrow at 1870 p. m.
and the convention will close with
a banquet at 1880 p. m. in the
hotel.
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The President told the West he expected to
have his budget balanced "by' the next fiscal
wear, Some of his fiscal coworkers here think it
The Washington times., 1937-10-01
Milk Coupons Help
School Lunch Fund

Startled by the grim revelation that hundreds Of Washing
school children actually starving their clasrooms
plans aid in the campaign to supply free lunches
children announced today by those sponsoring
continuation of the free lunches.
The Washington times., 1937-10-01

I met Molly Dewson walking in Lafayette
Square late yesterday afternoon. Miss Dewson,
new member of the Social Security Board, re-
The Washington times., 1937-10-01

Mr.. Roosevelt must get terribly fed up with
his official family at times but it is darned sell
dom that he does anything about it.
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Evening star., 1937-12-14
CHICAGO GRAIN
sy the Associated Press


CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-Wheat turned
downward about a cent q bushel to-
day after fluttering uncertainty both
above and below yesterdays finish.
Less nervousness relative to affairs
in the Orient tended to ease the
wheat market down here, and 80 too
did an overnight setback of quotations
at BuenoS Aires, where tension had
existed concerning the Argentine gov
eminent crop report due tomorrow.
Besides indications pointed to only 4
small export business in North Amer
lean wheat. An additional bearish
influence came from reports of heavy
snowfalls over large sections Of do
mestic winter wheat territory.
In contrast with wheat, the corn
market developed an advancing trend.
Wintry weather throughout the corn
belt, unfavorable for corn movement
and likely to increase live stock feed
ing demand, was a stimulation factor.
Moreover corn export trade continued
in evidence. At times corn showed
gains of about IL cents = bushei.
Rye and oats were little changed.
Despite setbacks of hog values, pro-
visions held about steady.
Around 11:15 am. wheat was un-
changed to / cent higher compared
with yesterdays finish December,
s51a; May, 921a), and corn was si-1h
up December, 571s; May, 5sH).
Evening star., 1937-12-14
i. s. Jobs TOTAL
TURNS DOWNWARD
POS, 600 Decrease Recorded
in October, According
to Institute.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

SpCClhi DiSpo VII W Ahc Stdi.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-The total
number of persons employed in the
United States declined from the re-
covery peak of 42,484,000 in September
to 42,27e, 900 in October, a decrease
of 205,000 persons, according to the
Alexander Hamilton Institute.
While agricultural, retail and whole
sale trade, and coal mining employ
ment increased, the gains in these
lines were more than offset by cur
tailed employment in manufacturing,
building and on the railroads.
The drop in total employment was
contrary to the trend of a year ago
when the number of persons employed
showed an increase of $4,000 from
September to October. In October
this year, however, there were still
1,130, 900 more persons employed than
q year ago although this gain over
last year was considerably smaller
than in September.
It is possible, in view of the con-
tinuing industrial recession, that
employment in September reached q
peak that will not be attained again
for some time. The figures for Novem-
Der and December, however, will prob
ably show employment holding up
relatively well as the result of the
usual seasonal expansion in retail
trade. It will not be until January
that employment begins to feel the full
brunt Of the current business recession.
As the result of the decline in
from September to Octo-
ber and the usual increase in the
supply of workers resulting from the
gain In population, the number Of
persons unemployed rose from the
recovery low of 1881 900 in Septem-
Der to 9,213, 900 In October, an increase
Of $4,000 persons. Unemployment in
October was lower than in the same
month last year by only SOC, 900 per-
sons, a margin of gain over q year
ago which may be eliminated in the
not distant future.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK.

NEW YORK, Dec. l4.-Stocks set
tied down to do-nothing policy In
today's market after an early attempt
at rally encountered resistance.
Small losses and gains were about
evenly divided near the fourth hour,
and the volume was lower than in
yesterdays slow session.
Brokers found few customers par
ticularly disturbed by the latest Far
Eastern incident" and most offerings
were attributed mainly to year -end tax
selling for income tax returns.
Steels pushed ahead at the start, but
retreated later. Word from Pittsburgh
indicated output in this district had
suffered further curtallment. At the
same time, Youngstown production
stepped up bit.
Gold mining stocks were in fair
favor. Homestake edged up to a new
1887 high and Alaska Juneau and
Dome were in demand.
Gains of fractions to a point or 80
at one time were recorded for United
States Steel, Bethlehem, Auburn,
American Smelling, Anaconda, st.
Joseph Lead, -Roebuck. Macy,
j. l. Case, International Harvester,
Douglas Aircraft, American Can,
Amerada, American Tobacco b"
Ovens Illinois. Wright Aeronautical
and Sperry. Some retreated subse-
quently.
Behind most of the day were Gen.
eral Motors, Goodrich, Allied Chem
ical, Westinghouse, Cerro de Pasco, J..
c. Penny, Eastman Kodak, Pennsyl-
vania and American Telephone.
Laclede Gas common and preferred
had sinking spell following action
of the Missouri Supreme Court in
denying a rehearing of an order cut
ting gas rates.
Western Union was neglected as the
company, for 10 months, revealed
earnings of 81 ,946, ,403, or 81 80 a share.
compared with s5,796,737. or 1854 a
share in the similar period last year.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
NEW SHARES APPROVED
BY SOUTHERN HOLDERS
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 14.-Stock-
holders Of the Southern Railway Co.
adopted resolution today authoriz-
ing a proposed charter amendment to
provide for the issue of common capi-
tai stock without par value, and the
exchange, share for share, of such
common capital stock without par
value for the existing common stock.
The vote favoring the amendment
was recorded as So 95 per cent of the
preferred stock, or 419,713 shares, and
68.7l per cent Of the common stock.
or S92,042 shares, a total of 1,3l1,755
shares, or 69.10 per cent of the total
stock Of the company having voting
power. The number Of shares voted in
opposition was 1,165 of both classes.
The stockholders met in an ad-
journed session of their annual
meeting.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
BOSTON WOOL MARKET,

BOSTON, Dec. IA R Omitted States
Of ARriculture). ).-Actual trad
ing in wool on the Boston market was very
light today. Confidence in current, nomi-
appeared to be increasing. This was in
dicated on some Grades By . narrowing
range between bids and asking prices with
bids being raised while asking prices we're
mostly holding steady. A bid Of 20 cents
in the crease has been refused for a size
able amount Of graded combing quarter.
blood wools OF the Ohio, Michigan and
Indiana type. Offerings were quoted
mostly 80 to 80 cents in the crease with
9liantities offered on the low side Of the
JAnDe rather limited.
Evening star., 1937-12-14

II 100 AM 100000 1900 Noon 100000
100 PM. $4,000
trading
Bankruptcy securities assumed such
Rates OF dividends in the foegonE table annual dis
the semi-annua
Unless special
included
Ex dividend Ex rights Also extra extras LILO
stock Paid last PAYABLE in stock
declared this ~
Evening star., 1937-12-14
HIGHER PLANE PRICES
PREDICTED FOR 1899
Special Dispatch 70 The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CHICAGO. Dec. l4.-Higher re-
tail plane prices for 1898 were pre-
dicted here by L. B. Manning, presi.
dent of Aviation Corp. It IS likely
that buyers Of private planes will
have to pay from 10 to Is per cent
more than present prices, he said.
The heavy demand by governments
for military aircraft has resulted in
decidedly increased material and la
Dor costs, the aviation executive said,
and these costs will be reflected in the
retail prices Of private planes ~
well.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
PROFITS OF AMERICAN
CAR & FOUNDRY GAIN

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14-American
Car g. Foundry Co. and wholly-owned
subsidiaries, for the six months ended
October 81. reported net profit of ST.
483, 1875 before the Federal undistribut-
ed profits surtax. equal after preferred
dividend requirements to IS cents
common share, against $729.376 or
$2.52 share on per cent preferred
stock in the half-year ended October
81, 1886. The company has plants in
the East and Midwest.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
FOREIGN RESERVES UP,

The Federal Reserve Board reports
gold reserves of European central
banks increased in October for the
first time since June and reached $9,-
1000. Principal increases were in
the central banks of the Netherlands
and Switzerland.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
Tragedy Repeats.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec. IA UP.-
The Ohio River flood Of last Janu-
ary swept away Edward Crews home.
He moved his family into a ga
rage and set about building a new
house
Last Saturday he finished the Job,
started fire in the furnace to warm
the home for moving in.
Something went wrong. The new
home burned to the ground.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
RURAL SALES DECLINE.

The Commerce Department says
daily average sales Of general mer-
chandise in small towns and rural
areas declined 9 per cent, or more
than the seasonal amount, in Novem-
Der and were 3.5 per cent under the
same month last year.
Evening star., 1937-12-14

Electric Auto-Lite Co.-Declared =
year-end dividend of 40 cents . share
on common stock, payable December
~ to holders of record December II,
1897. This brought payments for
1887 to $3.50 . share, the s.me as paid
In 1886.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
New Orleans price1

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. IA lP.-Firmer
ioIelsn markets and good trade demand
induced opening advances OF to s points
IN cotton here today.
December opened at s2l; January
and October at S35
Prices continued to advance slowly and
toward the end of the first half hour ac-
points "
Cottonseed oil opened steady: December.
6.65b July, SOB Bid