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The Washington times., 1937-12-08

quarters, where all suggestions,
even for reorganization Of the
committee itself. are now gra-
c1ously receivedO
The general inside interpreta-
ton was that Governor Aiken
was not unmindful Of the fact
that one President-Mr. Cool
idge-hailed from Vermont, even
though he first attained the Of
flee through the death Of the
elected President. Also general
was the Interpretation that the
Southern national committee
men whom Governor Aiken
wants to oust are mostly hold
overs from the Hoover era Of
patronage.
Actually, the party bigwigs
consider Southern committee
men as sort of inconsequential
nuisances, would not mind kick
ing them out. but are afraid Of
raising a sectional row at a time
when they are trying to get to-
gether on a program.
The Aiken affair will come to
nothing, except possibly Cover
nor Aiken's candidacy for the
Senate against Gibson next year.
SOPHISTICATED politics hum
~ med when they heard Mr..
Roosevelt cut short his Florida
fishing trip to get dental atten-
tion from the Navy here. A good
Navy dental station is located
at Pensacola. A couple of den
fists could have flown to the
Presidential fishing yacht in an
hour and treated him without
causing him to relinquish his
fishing pole.
This (and one other develop
ment) has stirred speculative
gossip about the Presidents
health or his real reason for
returning. The other develop.
ment is the appearance Of too
many protests from known
White House friends that Mr..
Roosevelt is tougher than a
professional football halfback,
if not absolutely musclebound
with. surplus strength.
About all there seems to be
behind the gossip are these con.
siderations:
The President, with his un-
healed cavity, did not feel UP to
his Georgia speaking engage
mentS and thus developed a
longing for Washington DENTS
try. He did not cut short his
fishing, only his planned two
days of public appearances.
Those who see him constantly
believe he has withstood the
strain of office better than
any modern President, except
Coolidge: that he, like many
another Washington statesman
has lately been suffering minor
ailments, due to heavy work and
worry, changing seasons, etc.
Congressional gossip is gener-
ally on a par with the average
sewing circle.
The Washington times., 1937-12-08

they are dis
tin 6 u / shed
citizens of the
United States
and I should
like to have
them CO m e
back to this
country a n d
raise their
children here.
In spite of all
t h a t h e y
have suffered
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"It seeems
to me that
the least the
people of this
country can
do Is to leave
the L i n d..
berghs com
pletely alone
and let them
live their own
lives. There
h a S always
b e e n too
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bill in invisible ink.
Every time the stock market
sinks, they slip out statement
that they have voted another
concession to business in the
corporate tax. When pressure
from business gets too warm,
they promise to give out some
thing before Christmas. At all
other times they will not tell
their best friends and colleagues
what they are up to.
AS this is no ordinary secrecy,
the colleagues are beginning to
suspect there is no ordinary rea-
son for it. They are right.
The drafters are doing far
more than has been supposed.
They are working not only on
the corporate and capital gains
revision, but on complete re-
vision of the entire tax struc.
ture. They have been figuring
on a cut in nuisance taxes
amounting to about $685. ,0O0,.
000), changes in gifts and in
heritance taxes, and practically
all others except income taxes.
(They have not discussed broad.
ening the base, but they will)
This is another reason why a
bill cannot be reported until
January Is.
A BIGGER and better anti
"A monopoly drive is in the off
ing. Sentiment for it is being
whipped up inside.
At confidential gathering Of
New Deal economists, Congress
men and labor representatives a
few nights back, blame for the
depression was officially placed
on labor and monopolistic price
control in many industries.
This official analysis jibes
with what bellwether Eccles,
chairman of Federal Reserve re-
Gently said to the House Bank
ing Committee. He complained
that building costs were as high
as when interest rates were 6
to 9 per cent; said monopolistic
building material prices were
now being broken by decreased
volume of housing activity.
From these and other more
obvious signs, it is evident the
monopoly harp will be played
louder from now on (but not
the labor either, as that makes a
harsh political sound.
4 =
VERMONT Governor Aiken's
stormy demand for a purge
CT the Republican National Com
mittee whiSked off no hats here;
caused only a few smiles.
The trouble seemed to be no
one knew Governor Aiken, whose
candidacy he was cunning for
and against, or whether leader.
ship for the reorganization
should come from State which
is something less than pivotal.
(These comments were heard
among Republican legislators,
but not near committee head
The Washington times., 1937-12-08
"RETREAT FROM MOSCOW"

Include repeal of the CCC7 CCC stands for Civilian
Conservation Corps and has proved itself of the
finest single undertakings in Governments history
Repeal approximately z'ooo'ooo young men
u, ao have passed through the CCC since it's
A"e OOO' inception in 1888 Of these young men,
most have been saved from hobo unges prep schools
of crime the manifold other corrosons of oblessness
all have been given spell of excellent outdoor living
and solid food, and many have left the CCC for good
civilian jobs. Incidentally they have paid their board
and keep by starting in this country real system of
coordnated soil and forest conservation and flood pre-
vention.
Would the Old Dealers want the CCC repealed
How about the SEC Securities Exchange Commits
sion) and the FDIC, supervising Federal bank deposit
insurance? These two New Deal measures. Be-
HIM About tween them, they have kept the 1887
o,o na,oo slump up to now from degenerating
0N0' D into a far-flung bank-failure and
market-crash slump well business taper-off.
There are Old Dealers who admit that the SEC is a
good idea and we'll carried out in the MAN, and plenty
of these Old Dealers harbor in Wall Street. Would
the other Old Dealers want the SEC abolished and Fed
eral bank deposit insurance abandoned7
The Wagner Labor Relations Act is a New Deal meas
Gliding what it will work for and under what conditions
Ponoo1 tbo This law is faulty as now written,
and should be revised we think so
""S''' awe as to take starch out of some
rugged and ambitious labor leaders we'll as out of
some capitalists. But would the Old Dealers repeal it
at the risk of killing the chance that the present war
between the AFL and the CIO may some day be settled
through the mechanisms of the Wagner Act?
How about other New Deal items; relief for instance
as administered by the PWA and WPA? We have these
millions of unemployed, whom industry thus far hasn't
RonocI pWA absorbed. Are we simply to leave
MN. cc.o them to their fate, by abolishing
W. ~ 00T1 PWA and WPA on grounds of
wastefulness and excessive cost7 Or wouldn't it be
better for all of to hammer on the sound proposition
that relief should be administered economically as
possible while remaining adequate?
And how about Social Security? The Social Security
Act aims to pension off aged workers and partially COM
pensate workers thrown out of jobs by economic forces
two ways of cutting down relief expenditures Most
enlightened nations have been doing such things for
years. Are the Old Dealers asking that the ssA be
dropped? We don't think it will be- We think it will
be improved experience indicates it should be-and
we wish Congress would start borrowing against SSA
taxes now being levied to include people now 65
or and now in need on old age pensions
just what do the Old Dealers want the New Deal to
stop doing anyway The most concrete suggestion vet
made is to repeal of the hghbracket taxes on rich
men and corporations and substitute general sales tax
From YorkDa NswA
The Washington times., 1937-12-08

II am happy
to know that
they feel the
urge to return
to their home
Ian d. They
b e lon g to
America. and
I am sure that
all Americans
both love and
respect them.
But I feel
that we could
The Washington times., 1937-12-08

come back to America perma-
nently. but I believe that they
should live wherever they can
find happiness and peace"
x =
w. L. Grimes, fremont Ter.
race, East Riverdale. Md, Fed
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leaving t h is
country W a s
something Of
a slur on
Uncle Sam. I
t ink they
have a right
to live wher-
ev er they y
please. Their
re t urn to
America. even
for a visit,
will please a
The Washington times., 1937-12-08
Listen, World!
BIZ Elsie Robinson

Copyright 1887 King Features Syndicate 1nc)
A LWAYS doing things for other people, aren't you?
IA Giving up your plans sacrificing your interests
And what thanks do you get3 Notta thank! To the
tray the you do the they expect and the less
they appreciate your efforts Look how they treat you
whining, complaining, treating you like worm
The Washington times., 1937-12-08

manently If, ike many other
prominent citizens, they could
enjoy the privacy they DESIRE"
X y
John Oswald Rowland, 1904
Columbia Rd. N. w., attorney:
In spite of the fact that their
The Washington times., 1937-12-08
News Behind the News
Tax Bill Drafters Working on Complete Over
hauling of the Tax Structure
BIZ Paul MGLLOn

Reproduction Strictly Prohbted)
HESE tax bill drafters in the House might we'll be work
ing in the cobwebbed attic of Santa Claus writing their
The Washington times., 1937-12-08

well follow the example of the
British and give them the pri-
vacy they desire"
The Washington times., 1937-12-08

II think it
is a gra n d
C h r i S t mas
pre- Sc mt to
America for
the L i n d.
b e r.g h S to
S p e nd their
holidays here.
They are loyal
A m eric ans
and would re-
turn to this
country per-
The Washington times., 1937-12-08

II am de-
lighted that
they are re-
turning g to
this country.
even if it is
only to spend
t h e holiday
season W t h
their o W n
f o ks. OF
CO u RS e I
should like to
see t h e m
The Washington times., 1937-12-08
The Inquirine|
photographer
The Washington Times in.
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION
How do you feel about the
Lindberghs coming back?
THE ANSWERS

4hE ANSWERS
Miss Lillian Pruitt, TOT
Quackenbos st. N. W., file clerk:
Il am very pleased. After all
The Washington times., 1937-12-08
Traffic Toll

The mounting list Of traffic
victims in the District of Co
lumbia since January !, 1887,
is graphically shown by the
death watch: s-f.
The Washington times., 1937-12-08

in America, it is still their ma
tive land and I am happy to see
them back"
\ y
Miss Gertrude Pennington,
4023 Thirteenth st. N. W., Gov.
ernment clerk:
Evening star., 1937-07-08
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

PLYMOUTH 1882 sedan; newly refinished
a. DARK blue excellent tires and motor.
only S165 semmes Sales. 4121 18th ct.
NV. Adams $500.
PONTIAC 1885 silver flash sedan. almost
brand-neW condition; only $3.50, terms.
Evans Palmer, 4432 Conn. ave. NV.
PONTIAC 1887 2-door sedan; large built
IN trunk gun metal metallic finish; Sl65
down S34 month. PRY PACKARD MO-
TOR CO. 5000 Conn. ave. Safe place to
PONTIAC 1885 sport coupe rumble seat.
bullt-in radio; runs and looks like new
S4g5, terms; guaranteed. See Mr. Barnes
l729 l4th st. NV. Decatur 1890.
PONTIAC 1885 coupe: green finish is ex-
cellent: mohair upholstery clean and shows
,H,r no wear: very good tires: knee action,
s4a5; guaranteed. L. P. steuart. Inc,
l325 l4th st. NV. Decatur 4SOn.
PONTIAC 1894 coupe; knee action; Fisher
no.drait r. ventilation: excellent paint and
tlres; hne straight s motor: S395; guaran-
teed. I. P. steuart. Inc. 1925 14th st.
TERRAPLANE 1884 coach. $500, Ad-
oress Box 20s-E, Star ONCE.
Evening star., 1937-07-08
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

PLYMOUTH 1887 convertible coupe;
Psef ssh 5000 con a1nn w. mo ssfe
place to buy used cars"
PLYMOUTH 1898 de luxe convertible
heater gun metal nnish; cost over 5000
Barnes, 1729 l4th st. NV. Decatur 23aO.
PLYMOUTH 1898 4-door sedan: gun metal
:rays gray finish like new clean upholstery
ssEyddrr.ulic brakes; al excellent rubber;
1928 18th st. nv. Decatur $500.
PLYMOUTH 1884 4-door sedan: mechani-
c1lly % and appearance excellent: black An
PIE seat, S325: terms, See Mr., Barnes.
1129 18th st. NV. Decatur 1890.
PLYMOUTH 1a3e de luxe coupe; driven
little by one owner; appears and performs
IKE new; tires show no wear; S525; guar
sntsed, H. 3. Lsry. Jr.. g. Bros. 1921
14th St NV.
PLYMOUTH 1894 de luxe coupe, flne float :
lng power engine, hydraulic brakes safety
steel body; EXCELLENT rubber; spotlessly clean
and sound; $40 guaranteed H. B. Leary,
'Jr.. Bros. 1921 l4th st. NV.
Evening star., 1937-07-08
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

= tOOnUhueO,J
PACKARD 1886. conyertible coupe; BLACK
$500 % Honest d''T mics: iese SIS down. s3s mo mo
PRY-P.ACKARD, 5000. Conn, ave. The
safe place to buy used cars"
PACKARD 1888 sport coupe, model 100;
rumble seat; true Packard mechanics
lent tires; S5a5; guaranteed. H. B. Leary
Jr.. & Bros. 1921 14th st. NV.
PACKARD 1882 convertible coupe; black
dn nnIsh Al oond!5eYn thKEoaEh9uhs; s
1927 14th, st. The safe place to buy
PLYMOUTH 1894 sedan, 4-door. de, luxe
mods at $3.50 THIS Ehca car is PRICED tsr below
savins OF about $40: our low ,inance
charges will show you an additional saving
of about Sl5 or $50: If S45 to $50 means
nsn,ythinE to yon DO not PURCHASE any 4,
Al mechanical condition throughout; eX;
ceilent finish has Just been Simonized
and vaxed; interior thoroughly vacuum
cleaned Ave fine tires; compare our car
Virginia check our price against the feld.
Ovens Motor Co. 6323 Ga. ave.
PLYMOUTH 1888 2-door touring sedan;
trunk; fine tires; upholstery clean and
SHOWS no wear mechanically Will pass any
Inspection; lisp S445; Pohsnka Service. 1925
PLYMOUTH 1888 coach; completely. re-
ms. power hydraulic brakes; safety steel
body: all excellent rubber; priced low with
small Gown payment and easy terms in
cnd:as our famous Blue Ribbon .guaran-
Ford Dealers No. . N. Y. ave. NV. Ma
tione! 39S2 Omen evenings
Evening star., 1937-07-08
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

PLYMOUTH 1884 de luxe 2-door ssdan,
oor1lsina! o1S hnish IKE new; only $33e. terms
aves. ne.
PLYMOUTH 1894 de luxe sedan; trunk,
radio: excellent condition: private owner:
must sell at once: S2e5. Col. 1927.
PLYMOUTH 1895 DE- luxe sedan built-in
only $3.50. terms. Evans Palmer. 4432
conn. ave. NV.
PLYMOUTH 1898 de luxe 2-door coach,
brand-new condition: only S439. terms
Evans Palmer. N. Y. and Fla. aves ne.
PLYMOUTH 1898 de luxe tr, 4-door
sedan: original flnish without q blemish
Spn,siess S,t,t.: b2roadcloh upholstery; very low
Gerful care Of this car S5e5. semmes
sales. 412l 18th st. NV. Adams $500.
PLYMOUTH 1887 trunk sedan. 4-door;
earetnl1s d driven by company of,cial; sub
Dodge-Plymouth dealers. 333 Carroll a.
Takomn. D, c. Georgia 1859
PLYMOUTH 1888 P; D. sedan. finish and
interior very clean. fine floating power en-
sine gin: hydraulic brakes 5 very GOOD tires;
Bros, 1921 14th st. NV.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-10-14

# the report of the federation's
executive council is adopted, the
c. l. o. unions will be finally ousted.
The council said in part:
For two years we have pursued
policy of liberation All of this
has failed Now the executive
council feels that the time has ar
rived when the American Fedora
ton of Labor must meet the issue
in a clear-cut and positive way
The issue which created the division
in the ranks of labor must be made
clear.
In order to accomplish this pur-
pose the executive council recon-
mended that the convention confer
upon the executive council author
ity and power to revoke the charters
of the international unions holding
membership in the Committee for
Industrial organization.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-10-14
"Enigmatical Prophesies"

MIHEN purchasers of Poor
w Richards Almanac" for the
year 1876 opened their copies of
that household necessity, some of
them, no doubt, were considerably
alarmed when they read in it GER
tain "enigmatical prophecies. For
Poor Richard" otherwise known
as Benjamin franklin solemnly
predicted that during the coming
year many of Americas greatest
cities would soon be under water.
that a certain power with which
the country was not at war would
take great numbers of vessels fully
laden out of the seaports Of the
country, and that an army of mus
keteers would land in this country
to annoy the inhabitants. Further
more he promised to reveal in the
next issue of his "almanack" the
proof of these statements if his
readers were not aware of these
events when they happened.
So they had to wait patiently for
a whole year to learn the answers
to these enigmas. But, true to
Poor Richards" promise, the 1877
issue of the almanac did contain the
answers.
The water which had covered the
great cities was that of the sea and
the rivers, raised by the sun in the
form of vapor, then descending upon
the cities as rain. The power with
which the country was not at war
was the wind which did indeed
take great numbers of vessels fully
laden out of the seaports of the
country"
AS for the army of musketeers
which would land to annoy this
country's inhabitants, they were
mosquitoes. For everyone knows
they are fish before they fly, being
bred in the water; and therefore
may properly be said to land be-
fore they become generally trouble
some"
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-10-14
"Exaltation," nee eyes,
We Have No Bananas"

WHEN Mrs. Sara Smith exhib-
w tied one of her paintings at
Claremont, Calf, and the art crit
les dismissed it from consideration
as being distinctly of the old
school," her husband, Paul Jordan
Smith, an author and minister who
considered his wife an accomplished
painter, resolved to get back at
those supercilious experts"
Several months later an art ex-
hibit in Boston included four paint
ints by "Pavel Jerdanovitch," who
was called the supreme master Of
the disumbrationist school of paint
ing" They were named "Aspira-
tion," Alteration" "Exaltation"
and illumination. In the cata-
logue was this statement by their
painter, ITO those that realize that
real art depicts not what we see,
but what we feel, hear and smell,
these soul-revealing creations will
be sources of ecstatic, moronic rap
ture"
The ultra-modernist critics looked
at his paintings, nodded sagely and
uttered many laudatory comments
on 1.-The rise Of a new star in the
art armament" Critics in New
York and Chicago, where the paint
ings were later exhibited, agreed
with them, until
"Pavel Jerdanovitch" was re-
vealed as Paul Jordan Smith of Cal
ifornia who said that he had bor-
rowed some of his wife's canvases
and "just stopped on lot of paint. !"
For instance, "Exaltation," the
most famous of the four, had been
called Eyes, We Have No Bananas, >"
and had been used as fire screen
in his home. Smith had produced
these ultra-impressionistic pictures,
he said, without the slightest
knowledge of painting, just to prove
that most art critics don't know
what they're talking about"
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-10-14
Windsor Coming TO u. S.

LIS honeymoon being ended, the
L duke of Windsor intends to take
up the really serious things of life,
and before long he will come to the
United States for the purpose of
studying housing and working con-
ditions in this country. This was
announced in Paris by the dukes
secretary, who said Edward and
his duchess would first go to Ger
many for similar survey there.
The dukes interest in such mat
ters is no new development, for as
Prince of Wales and during his brief
reign as king-emperor Edward was
notably concerned with the social
welfare of his subjects. On many
occasions he assailed housing con-
ditions of British workers.
In London it was said the gov
ernment had given reluctant per-
mission for the dukes American
trip in order to avoid an open rup-
ture with him. He resented the
close restrictions placed on his
movements and, it was rumored,
had threatened to return to Eng
land.
American friends of the Windsors
think they may make their tempo
rary home at Wakefield manor"
near Front Royal, Va, possibly ar
irving there in November. The
manor is the estate of Mrs. George
Barnett. cousin of the duchess.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-10-14
President in CHICAGO

CHICAGO put on its best dress to
~ receive President Roosevelt,
who spent two and a half hours
there. The main purpose of the
visit was the dedication of the new
outer drive across the mouth of the
Chicago river, a project that was
partly paid for with federal money.
Mr.. Roosevelt first reviewed a long
and colorful parade and led the way
across the structure. Then from
the south end of the bridge he deliv-
cred an address that was broadcast
by radio.
The President was entertained at
luncheon by Cardinal Mundelein,
friend of long standing, and soon
after proceeded on his way to his
home in Hyde Park, N. Y.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-10-14

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The Coolidge examiner., 1937-10-14
Bar for Free Courts

CONVINCED that the independ-
~ ence of the federal judiciary is
still threatened, despite the defeat
of the plan to enlarge the Supreme
court, the American Bar association,
in session in Kansas City, voted
unanimously to authorize a commit
tee to keep up the fight to preserve
the freedom Of the courts, as rec
commended by special committee.
That committee said: There ap-
pears to be no likelihood that efforts
to re-make the courts of the United
States will not be renewed. Your
special committee is Of the opinion
that the association ought to main
tain itself in readiness to meet such
issues as they may recur, rather
than to rely upon impromptu organ
ization for the purpose.
The lawyers listened to many
speeches, both attacking and de-
Tending President Roosevelt's court
program and his appointment of
Hugo Black to the Supreme court.
The climax to all this came when
Hatton w. Summers of Texas, chair
man of the house judiciary commit
tee, arose to talk. He had a pre-
pared address, but shifted to an ex-
temporaneous talk in which he de-
clared the people have lost control
of the government of the United
States and it has passed into the
hands of a million people in its ex-
ecutive department, in which only
one man was elected, and which the
people could not control.
What are we going to do about
it?" Summers cried. Are you will
ing to join a battalion of death to
save the Constitution and the gov
ernment?
"As we look to the future, we are
rapidly approaching crisis when
it will be decided whether our eco
nomic system and our government
will stand or fall.
81 mean actually. A very serious
situation is before the people. II
means we have got to do something
soon. We have got to balance the
budget. We have got to decentral.
ize government responsibility"