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Evening star., 1937-05-27

clear. Everything else we can omit,
If We must. The most essential thing,
| and unhappily the most somber, Is
to record the progress of America to-
| ward the totalitarian form of govern
ment that has arisen in Europe-to-
| ward the time when the kind of dis
| patch that now comes out of Berlin,
Rome and Moscow will be coming out
of Washington.
A few weeks ago I asked Congress
and the country to read a dispatch
from Berlin. 1t was dated January
Is, just after Mr. Roosevelt sent to
Congress his plan for reorganizing
the executive branch. The dispatch
dealt with Mr.. Roosevelt's plan, and
with the German equivalent of our
Congress, the Reichstag. 1t began:
Berlin, January 15.-The German
press and radio are giving a surpris-
ing amount of attention to President
Roosevelt's proposal for administra-
tive reorganiZa ton. Such interest in
American affairs is unusual, but may
be attributed to preparations now be-
ing made here for changes in the
Reich government = > = The most in
fluential and the largest number OF
Chancellor Hitler's advisers propose
that the Reichstag be abolished as
unnecessary. 1t is probable it may
vote itself out of existence or be dis
missed forever"
Peril to Congress.
That dispatch I asked Congress to
read because it suggested what would,
and in time will, follow II Congress
passes the Presidents plan to re-
organize the executive department, in
the form in which Mr.. Roosevelt sent
the plan to Congress For that plan
to reorganize the executive depart
ment gives to the executive, and
therefore takes away from Congress.
so many powers that it would be
long step toward the extinction Of
Congress. 1t would be step toward
the centralized, totalitarian conception
Of government. and that conception
has no use for Congress or a
Reichstag 1t centralizes everything
in the executive department and the
individual who heads it.
I now ask Congress to read one
further sentence from that same Ber-
lin dispatch. 1t reads:
According to present plans all but
seven of the former states would be
abolished"
The wiping out in Germany-"liqui-
dation,' they call it-of local units
of government, analogous to our 48
States, is as definite a symptom OF
the totalitarian government as the
wiping out of parliament And en-
actment of Mr.. Roosevelt's present
hour and wage law would be a long
step toward wiping out of State gov
ernments
This step is unnecessary. Every
one Of the objectives of Mr.. Roose-
velt's measure-minimum wages max
imum hoursv child labor. abolition OF
sweatshop conditions-all can be ac-
complished by legislation OF the sep
arate States. or it can be accom-
plished by one Federal law covering
the whole country, as Mr.. Roosevelt
proposes.
This condition, the fact that these
objectives can now be accomplished
by State legislation, is not widely
realized. 1t is new condition. It
arises out of recent decisions of the
Evening star., 1937-05-27
Suicide Congress Choice
Reorganization and Wage-Hour Plans Step Nearer
Loss of LIBERTY
Loss of Liberty

Supreme Court. Because those de-
cisions are not widely understood, it
follows that q habit OF mind which
was prevalent and accurate for more
than so years continues to exist. 1t
exists even among well-informed
members of Congress The change
that has come about through recent
decisions of the Supreme Court is
too intricate and technical to be
dealt with adequately here. Where
the court has opened the door for
Congress, it has also opened the door
for the State Legislatures. It Is SUI
f1cient to say that the old objec-
tons and impediments to attainment
OF national objectives by State legis-
lation have now disappeared.
Now every State can pass its own
minimum wage law, its own child
labor law, Its own other laws guard
ing against sweatshop conditions
And by legislation OF Congress no
goods made under conditions below
a State standard can be shipped into
State. This process has the same
identical effect as the process Of one
Federal law. which Mr.. Roosevelt
proposes.
Everybody knows there must be
different standards of wages In urban
New York and rural ississippi; one
standard for child labor for manu-
featuring In industrial Connecticut
and another standard for farming in
Iowa; one standard for one kind OF
manufacturing and a different stand
ard for another.
Differing Standards.
That the standards must differ is
conceded by Mr.. Roosevelt But he
would have the differing standards
set up by 4 board Of five men at
Washington-f1ve men who would get
their appointments from the Presi-
dent, be subject to removal BY him,
get their authority from him and
carry out his ideas
The other method would be to
have the different standards set up
by each State, with a Federal law
giving complete force and protection
to the State laws
The standards that would be set
up by States would not differ ma
terially from the standards that
would be set up by five men in Wash
ington. The effect on industry would
be exactly the same The effective
ness in attaining abolition OF child
labor and all other sweatshop con-
dltions would be the same. But the
difference with respect to preserving
local government, preserving the
identity of the States, would be very
great.
Congress has before it today-in
the pending wage and hour bill, the
pending executive reorganization bill
and the pending court bill-Coneress
has before it choice between life
or death-life or death for itself, life
or death for the States from which
congressman come. 1t can preserve
the vitality Of Congress, 1t can pre-
serve the vitality of States, it can
preserve the American system of gov
ernment-or 1t can commit suicide
for itself, for the States, for the
American system.
(Copyright 1879
Evening star., 1937-05-27

liver 200, 900 pounds here at the same
price.
For the Portsmouth (N H.) Navy
Yard the Kennecott Arm will deliver
250,00 pounds at 14175 cents per
pound; $4,000 pounds at 1906 cents
at the Boston tMass) Navy Yard and
325 900 pounds at l4l75 cents at the
Norfolk (Va) Navy Yard.
The copper here will be used in
conjunction with work at the naval
gun factory, officials said.
Evening star., 1937-05-27
NAVY BUYS 1,225,OOO
POUNDS OF COPPER
About Half of Contracted Amount
to Be Used in Naval Gun
Factory Work Here.

Contracts for purchasing 1925 900
pounds Of electrolytic copper. soc, 900
pounds Of which will be used at the
Washington Navy Yard. were an
nounced yesterday by the Navy De-
partment.
The Kennecott Sales Corp. OF New
York City will furnish 100000 pounds
for local use at l4.175 cents per pound,
while the American Smelling and Re-
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youthful side as
to energy and
keennes, has
charge OF an
enormous ne t.
work Of postal
transportation as
Second As is t.
a n t Postmaster
General.
He is by trade
a newspaper man.
Born in Polkton,
N. c., educated
at public schools
and Oak Ridge
I n S t i t u I e,
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SO Youths Sentenced.

MANILA. Philippine Islands, May
n R.-Ninety-six youths of Leyte
Province, convicted Of failing to re-
port for military training as required
under the defense act, were sentenced
today to serve one month in Jail.
Evening star., 1937-05-27

At
pointing different direction he formed
politically
The speaker wiH undoubtedly be
hearings the and hours BILL because he Dr. Harold
Moulon president OF Brooking Institution
the statistical
institution naturally extremely
about political avoiding
lcy. They strictly scientific job.
address
lem the United
What he sought to show that the popular conception
statistics
things looking
their position
of Government economists nearly collapsed
volume of
maey 60 higher the
Evening star., 1937-05-27

member OF Con-
gress isn't con-
tanned in appro-
priations grant,
ing the President
$500, 900, 900 for
"relief."
When Senator
Harry Byrd OF
Virginia was told
by S e ere t a r y
Wallace the other
day that it would
be a miracle" if
a Senator refused
an appropriation
to be spent in his
State and when
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measure, as about
the others, mil
lions of words
could be written.
About the one
that has had real
public attention,
the court meas
ure, millions ac-
tually have been
written.
OF all the as
poets of t h e S e
measures, of all
that calls for il
Elimination, there
Is one that most
needs to be made
Evening star., 1937-05-27
RETAIL TRADE MOSTLY
ON CASH OR C. O. D. BASIS
Comparisons With Credit Trans
actions for 1885, 1888 and 1929
Made by Census Bureau.

American retailers do 67.S per cent
OF their business for cash or on the
c. o. D. basis, 2l.3 per cent on open
account and l0.9 per cent on the in
stallment basis, according to the Gen.
sus Bureau.
Comparisons between cash and
credit transactions for the years 1895,
1893 and 1929, during which such
studies were made. indicate a sub
stantial decrease in credit sales dur
ing the depression and a return to
nearly the pre-depression ratio during
1895.
Household appliance and radio
stores extended the highest percentage
Of credit in 1885, with 74.5 per cent
OF sales on that basis. Installment
credit sales accounted for $40 per
cent.
Evening star., 1937-05-27
BY MARK SULLIVAN.

w YITH the hour and wage
M measure which the Presi-
w dent sent to Congress this
week, it Is the same as
with his court measure and his meas
ure to reorganize the executive branch
of the Government. About this new
Evening star., 1937-05-27
Eye Trouble Confines Quezon

NEW YORK, May 27 (P.-Manuel
Quezon, President of the Philippine
Commonwealth, was confined to his
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel suite yesterday
suffering from a recurrence of an eye
ailment which caused him to cancel
all enqagements.
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that the los per cent production
OF last year (and the current level
Of 100 per cent? was getting some
where near the 1929 level, when
production averaged 1l9 for the
year
The Moulton survey, however,
took into consideration the re-
stricted rate of production OF the
last seven years, the deferred
replacement necessitated by the
Evening star., 1937-05-27

HE opinions OF the riters this page their oun not
necessarly The Stars Such opinions presented
The Stars effort to give all sides OF questions of interest
readers although such opinions contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1937-05-27
An American
You Should
Know
Harllee Branch Turns
the Wheels That De.
liver -FOUR Letters.
BY DELLA PYNCHON.

w yHEN you send letters out
\n/ into the blue, Government
" " wheels grind and deliver
them by air, rail, steam
ship, auto, trucks, even dogteams and
skies for / to cents.
Harllee Branch, slightly on the
gray side as to hair, much on the
Evening star., 1937-05-27
We, the People
Less Than 1910 of American People Represented
in Court Plan Defeat.
BY LAY FRANKLIN.


\ IHEN they asked Mr. Roosevelt why he didn't get
M judicial reforms constitutional
the big corporation lawyers simply and
Tie up the Legislatures Of
the constitutional power to block change
Ihese the rotten borougs' Government
are elner the home Of lost like
OF absentee corporations like mining
states In such units underpopuated
the task Of political manipulation those who come
heeed - ~ ~ ~ "''
Indeed much OF the political Deal due
frank recognition of these administration and to
sn"o use OF relief funds and Federal projects line
Hence the President not greatly disturbed
composition OF the Senate Judiciary whack
his reform bill. ~ ~ ~ Nv
howepe thanks to the sudden stch Senator's
from Hew Merco Wyoming and Nevadaoyfh
ana o1v-eohth among all the l States
populdton-the friends OF the judicial
conmfce The is States represented o
15 smallest States and contain American
people, 1hey include not State
1ne country and only sir States Mississippi II
1n1s " coincidence. it is a peculiar
Majority Down.
The vote in this to
even 80 the eight Senators plan
more people than the 10 who judicial 1880
eures are pretty conclusive this State has two
the populations and ca
lated to the ~ ~
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snts less than II cent the American
all, and the East by
Fight o
With these
to force the fight for the
dead" Arkansas
has compromises
limited to basic with additions
represents the New Deals party
That this help the
Senators Bailey North Carolina
Connaly OF TEXAS not the least
Dealers ho recall What happened uhen Al Smith,
Bdnbrdge Colby and Jim Reed OF
last election
For now the night is in the the Senate
rotten ooough
sntates of the densey
OF patronage and the Western wobbes
foabe profession Of political pole sitting
Evening star., 1937-05-27

Police Use Gas Mask Whistles.
Trafilc policemen of Vienna. Austria,
have been equipped with gas masks
fitted with whistles.
Evening star., 1937-05-27
Vote Is Issue
in Spending
Fight
Fate of Congress In.
dividual Linked
With Relief.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
TINE battle against discretionary"
spending is on. Congress, we'll
aware now that the power OF
the Executive to control cleo
tions is at stake, is beginning to Won-
der whether the death sentence TO
the individual independence of a
Evening star., 1937-05-27
News Behind the News
Economist Contends Return to 1929 Standards
Would Absorb Unemployed.
BY PAUL MALLON.

BY PAUL MALLON.
President Roosevelt
I OF hours eminent
suggesting private audience
to do the job the opposite way.
What the workers this
work for all and the
and ALL Or at this paraphasne his
careful remarks.
What he actually did results of a surpev
shopng that OF lng
onhtp would eight million
durable goods industries
There be restore
living standards during than suen to
absorb the entire volume Of unemployment existing
But what his audience
was that his computations
week of 43 hours '
The simple truth country has not reached the
stage chronological possible the American
people to obtain the
living living they desire on 4ohour- M NEEDS I ssesg woak
1eA41 FOR
Evening star., 1937-05-27
Firemen Visit London.

Firemen of 81 nations recently vis-
tied London as guests of Sir Thomas
Cook, member of Parliament.
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week basis.
X X X
Some say Mr.. Roosevelt heard
about the speech and that is why
he eliminated the 40-hour week
from his proposal and left the
number blank. Others say the
number Of maximum hours, wages,
etc, was omitted because his con-
gressional leaders haggled for IS
Evening star., 1937-05-27

So 4 victory" a repre-
less
ALL and the East by Vermont Delaware and West virginia.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-07-23
Arkansas Farmer
Praises AAA Program

MADISON, Ark (C1 Theo-
dore Bond. son of the late Scott
Bond. noted planter of the White
river valley who was a staunch
friend and supporter of the late
Booker 7. Washington, praises the
AAA program for what It is doing
for the South. From the very
beginning of the AAA program. 2
says Mr.. Bond, 1T has meant a
new day for the Southland and
our people. The tenant and share
cropper have made money, and in
my opinion, are living better than
they have since 1888. The land
lords have paid their back taxes,
lifted most Of their mortgages and
If this crop year win equal that Of
'S5 and '36, I see no reason why
the Southland will not enjoy the
prosperity Of 20.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-07-23
California Elects
Grand Officers
By Unanimous Vote

New Grand officers, all elected
unanimously:
Grand Master, Theodore Moss,
seventh consecutive term; Deputy
Grand Master, Roscoe H. Broyles
Of Santa Monica; Senior Grand
Warden, Robert Fisher of San
Francisco; Junior Grand Warden,
Raymond Hunter of Fresno; Grand
Secretary. Nathan Hardy Of Oak
land; Grand Treasurer, J. B. Frier-
son Of Los Angeles; Grand Lee
turer, S. ]. Hopkins of Riverside.
APPOINTIVE OFFICES
Grand Asst. Secretary, w. Z.
Faulkner; Grand Orator, e. c.
Young of Los Angeles; Grand
Marshall, w l.. Maxwell; Grand
Sword Bearer, A. Morrow; Grand
Standard Bearer, G. w. Posey of
Vallejo; Grand Sr. Deacon, r. c.
Redd; Grand Jr. Deacon, J. c.
Sims; Grand Jr. Steward, w. r.
Norwood; Grand Bible Bearer,
Henry Jones; Grand Pursuivant,
J. M. Owen; Grand Keeper of Ar
chives, A. w. Thomas; Standing
Committee: c.C.F.C., Thomas H.
Skinner.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-07-23
Bay Gives Up
Mystery Ship


SAN F'RANCIScO-Jack Burns,
driving piles for the ferry slips on
Treasure Island, site Of the 1889
Worlds Fair here, stared in open
amazement as he watched the wa
ter before him.
Slowly, a 20O-foot mass was rs
ing from the bottom Of San Fran
cisco Bay.
Seconds passed, and the mass
broke through the surface, reveal
ing itself as the rotted hulk Of
what once had been a graceful
sailing sShip. Her superstructure
was gore. ner sides csumbled a.
way. with huge ribs encrusted
with Shells.
Invsstg cation showed the myst-
cry ship to be the Mohican, navy
bark.
Built at Mare Island in 1882 as
training ship. the Mohican serv-
ed faithfully until about the turn
of the century, when Dewey's
White Squadron sounded the death
kAell fess American wooden ships
Ten she was sold to a wrecker,
who strippeSN her eight 0-inch guns,
20-poundef, a howitzer and as
sorted metaIs and burned her to
the waters edge.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-07-23
Grand Master
Compliments
Port. Citizens


n a brief talk before the 1arg-
est crowd ever seated in Fraternal
Hal, Most Worshipful Grand Mas
ter Theodore Moss complimented
Portland citizens On the acquisi-
ton Of the hall. The speaker adj
dressed the gathering attending
Monday evenings reception.
Il want to commend the local
committee on your efforts in our
behalf. Allow me to congratulate
the Craft, Excelsior. Mt. Hood and
Enterprise on purchasing this Fra
ternal Hall. In this wise, he went
on, you are beginning to justify
yourself as Masons. The craft can
not live On what has been done.
There is work for each. one Of us
to do.
It must have been a sacrifice
Mr.. Moss averred. But, he con-
tinued, Il believe no sacrifice in a
worthy cause viii ever be lost"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-07-23
Lee Grigsby Stars in
Shakespearian Play

Turning in excellent perforn-
ances each evening, Lee Grigsby,
only Negro actor with the Oregon
Federal Theatre of the WPA.
scored high in the favor of the
audience at 'The Tanning of the
Shrew."
Mr.. Grigsby, given the import
ant role of Grumio, the servant
of Petruchio, had lengthy lines
which allowed his ability as a CO.
median to unfold in the infection
of his voice, by slight gestures, or
facial expression.
The Shakespearian comedy was
recently presented in three even
ing performances in the open air
under the stars at Laurelhurst
Park.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-07-23


Thrift, whether IN the Individual
or race is q very necessary ele-
ment in the human progress. With
out It both the Individual and the
race lags behind. Thrift is an as
set to all those who possess it,
placing them in position to &C
quire economic and industrial adj
vancement.
PEOPLE Of thrift don't wait fol-
something to turn up, don't always
wait for somebody to give them a
Job. but turn something up them.
selves, thus making their own job
These people are always on the
alert looking out for opportunities
as well as making them. In this
city there are any number Of op-
portunities for the thrifty race
man. 1t is up to him to be on the
lookout Selling them as they ap-
pear and making them great u
the economic and Industrial world
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-07-23
We ELks
BY Gus Boyer

ny Jus Roger
OF course you know we've bought
a home,
That sits way up on a hill
And we're going to give picnic
To help pay off the bill.
You can bet your bottom dollar
This event will be d WOW,
For only it seems we Elks
Know how to take a bow.
Well, get your fine clothes ready,
That sport coat and your spats,
Come out early with your lunch,
And stay until the last.
You'll meet the ones you used to
meet,
Shake your old girls hand,
Gather round the ones you love,
With the best gang in the land.
There'll be barbecue and chicken,
That night youth roam in clover,
Something cool to wash it down,
Brother, come on overI
All right, let's get ready,
My gang will be there,
And bet your last round dollar,
That we Elks will play you square.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-07-23
Grand
Sessions
MONDAY

MONDAY
Sessions of Grand Lodge were
opened at $3.50 a. m. at Fraternal
Hall by Most Worshipfnl Grand
Master Theodore Moss.
At the same hour sessions Of the
Grand Chapter O.E.S. were opened
at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church by
Grand Worthy Matron Sister Pau
line Dupee.
A public reception was held at
8 o'clock at rl,.ternal Hall to al
low citizens to meet the visitors.
A. program was presented by the
hosts. with Clarence Ivey as mas
ter of ceremonies. The program
Included: a speech by the Rev. W.
A. Magett; songs by Miss Vyolette
Hooker. with Miss Geneva Turner
as her accompanist; welcome by
Mrs. Bessie p. Johnson, Worthy
Matron of Mt. Hood Chapter;
welcome by Worthy Master Of Elk
celsioi Lodge, C. w. Kenney; pia-
no selections by Miss Florence
Cantrsll; response by Grand Wor-
thy Matron, Mrs. Pauline Dupee;
remarks by Mrs. Bertha Waggen-
err. Grand Worthy Matron O.E.S,,
washington and Jurisdiction; song
by Mrs. Myrtle Wilson; readings
bv Miss Josephine Dancey; songs
bv Miss Mary Simmons, accom-
panied by Prof Clarence Banks
Of Oakland; response by Most
Worshipful Grand Master, Theo-
dore Moss; formation Of Star by
visitors gowned in the lovely col
ors OF the order; the ladies after
wards sang an original song dedi-
Gated to Mt. Hood Chapter. Re-
freshments were served at the end
of the entertainment.
TUESDAY
Sessions devoted to lodge busin-
ess were held as scheduled. AT 0
D. m. the lodge of Sorrow was held
at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church with
Rev. J. j. Glow as pastor.
WEDNESDAY
Sessions draw to a close with
the election of officers in both or
ders for the coming year. The
Grand Ball held at the Women's
Club building.
THURSDAY
Columbia River Highway trip to
Bonneville dam.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-07-23
Riverside Will
BeScene Of Next
Annual Meeting


.sriiis has been q most harmon
ious session. Everyone enjoyed
themselves in the city declared
the Crand Secretary Nathan P.
Hardy Of Oakland. Eve close in
peace and harmony to meet next
year. 1888, in Riverside California
with Orange valley No. ID as the
hosts"
GRAND CHAPTER OFFICERS
Mrs. Pauline Dnpee. Grand Wor-
thy Matron; Rev. s. NJ. Beane,
Grand Worthy Patron; Mr. T. B
Norman. Grand Associate Patron;
Mrs. Ida May Robinson. Grand As
socsate Matron; Mrs Bessie Set
ties. Grand Treasurer: Miss Flor
ence Bodln. Grand Secretary; MRS
custa Johnson, Grand Treasurer
Of Relief; Mrs. Ada Barnes. Grand
Secretary of Relief; Mrs. Martha
Hardeman. Grand Lecturer
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-07-23
Jesse Mcdonald
Stays 7. Mullen

Theodore r. Mullen was slain IN
an asserted fight here Sunday eve
night, July 1s, with Jesse McDon-
aid. Mcdonald, IN a signed con
fession, admitted he stabbed MI.
Mullen with a pocketlSnife. Sec
one degree murder charges We're
filed against MIN by the Deputy
Attorney on complaint of Leila L
som, the murdered mans wife. Mr..
Ntallen, the step-son Of George
Mullen, left also little daughter,
Genevieve.
Funeral arrangements mcom-
plete. the body lies at Miller and
Tracey.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-07-23
Peter Summers
Dies Suddenly


Tbs sudden passing Of Peter ].
Summers early Monday. July 10,
stunned the community for Mr..
Summers had seemed in good
health and excellent spirits the
night before, as he mingled with
friends and visitors to the Mas
onlc convention here. Death was
attributed to heart trouble.
Mr.. Summers leaves bereaved,
his widow. Pattie, a daughter Eli
zabeth, and a grandson, Philip
Walden. '1wo brothers reside in
Cleveland. Ohio.
Born IN Columbia, S. C., in 1875,
Mr.. Summers was married in
knoxville. Tenn. In 1902 and sew
en- years afterward he brought his
family to Portland where he had
been in business for himself ever
since.
Mr.. Summers was charter
member of the oregon Mutual As
ISOLATION. He was a 3srd degree
Mason, member of Enterprise
Lodge No. Of Washington and
Jurisdiction.
Midnight Masonic services were
held Wednesday, with the last ritter
Tue.dav IT o,eIoclr Also IN the