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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
CORY
GIVEN AID POST

Promotion of j. Robert Cory to
the position of vice president and
general manager Of Lewis Edwin
Ryan, Inc, national advertising
agency with headquarters here,
was announced yesterday by Lewis
Edwin Ryan.
Cory, who lives in Bethesda,
Md, has been associated with the
agency for ten years. He has
served as account executive, pro-
duction manager and art director
of the firm, which handles such
products as Wilkins Coffee, Co.
lumbus Beer, Hunts Foods, Der.
magell, Thompson's Dairy, Sanico
Bread and others.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
WOMAN'S WORDS
RAISE fine $40

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Aug.
81 (C.TP.S).-"Five dollars
fine" pronounced Municipal
Judge Dewey Myers in the case
of Mrs. Margaret Gerard, "a,
charged with running through
a traffic light.
PAY over here" announced
a bailiff.
II won't move" declared
Mrs. Gerard fatty.
Bring her back to the
BENCH" ordered Judge Myers.
Take your hands off me-"
she warned.
Shut up" said the bailiff.
II will when I get good and
ready" said she. I'm getting
a dirty deal"
Fifteen dollars fine" eX-
claimed Judge Myers.
She was thrust into a cell. Her
husband came in an hour later
and paid the SIS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
TOMATO CROP
DISAPPO|NT|N Nc

U.N.S). There's not going to
be such an overwhelming crop of
tomatoes as the Department Of
Agriculture expected three weeks
ago, but whether the Government
will continue its program of buy.
ing up tomatoes for relief distribu-
ton hasn't been decided, officials
said today.
Dry weather in some areas, and
too much rain in others, has cut
the prospective tomato crop for
canning almost 100000 tons, the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
reported today. The crop now is
estimated at 2,001, 700 tonS-which
is about $4,000 tons more than last
years production, but 8 per cent
lower than was expected August /.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
new YORK CITY
linked TO D, C,

NEW YORK, Aug. q (C.TP.S).
The New York city of the future
will be a semi-independent State,
more closely linked with Wash
ington that with Albany; a city
with municipally-owned transit
and power facilities, in the opinion
Of R. A. Berle, jr., city chamber
lain.
1T will be a city worth living
in, worth having as a home for
your children" he said in a
radio address last night under
the auspices of the American
Labor party"
Because the people Of the city
will reflect Mayor LaGuardia and
the mayor will! continue to sur.
round himself with the men who
can give New York the highest
type of service that is obtainable.
Public ownership of the transit
lines and power plants Is newt
able, Mr.. Berle said.
I'VE will run them much as
we do the water supply" he
said. Even the talk of the
danger of political ownership
will have died away-just as it
has with our water supply. It
will be taken for granted, a mat
ter of course"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
Lad on Ticket
Virginia Student, ~.
on G.. D. P. Slate

A 22.year-old student, one Of
the youngest men ever to run for
public Office in Virginia, is the
Republican candidate for the
State legislature from Arlington
county.
He is Bryan Gordon, jr., a stu
dent at the National Law School.
He is also in the real estate and
construction business in Arlington
county.
Gordon was named at the Ar.
lington county Republican con-
vention last night in Lyon Park,
Va. He will run in the November
2 election against the Democratic
incumbent, William D. Medley, Of
Falls Church.
The convention also named 81
delegates and 81 alternateS to the
State Convention to be held in
Richmond Saturday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27

However, do want to assure you
that I have been thinking lot
about those high Surtaxes lately
and some time-maybe in couple
Of years if things are good
might get them reduced.
HELPING YOU OUT
In the meanwhile, I thought I
would try to make things a little
easier for you when you figure up
how much you owe me every year
on March Is. And that's what I
want to tell you about.
Some months ago, a few Of my
boys here in the Treasury Depart
ment decided to modernize the in
come tax return. Well, they put
their heads together and now they
have come up with something
brand new.
It's a streamlined tax blank
designed to fit into our present
era of speed. The thing is quite a
nifty creation as you probably will
agree when you get your copy after
January /.
LESS QUESTIONS NOW
The boys have decided to print
the income tax form in larger,
clearer type. This is no reflec'
ton on your eyeSight, the Congress
sional investigation of tax evasion
and avoidance Notwithstanding.
Another improvement is the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27

L
Senators who have built their
political reputation on the slogan
"the public shall be served"
entered into the contest with
gusto.
They searched dusty files for a
precedent which will give the COM
mon patrons of the Senate Office
Building restaurant soft-boiled
eggs at any hour of the day-just
like the Senators.
Bland and dignified Senator
Ashurst CD of Arizona, chairman
of the powerful Judiciary Com
mite, was advised of the restaur-
ant rule that permits round-the-
clock soft-boiled egg service only
to Senators. He Immediately sug-
gested there ought to be a law.
It all came about when an I'm.
Suspecting reporter dropped into
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the restaurant and called for an
order of three-minute eggs at high
noon.
I'm sorry" said the waitress,
"but we are only allowed to
serve Senators soft boiled eggs
in the main dining room after
the breakfast hour. We can
give you fried or poached eggs"
The mystified reporter beloved
his distaste for the rule. The
head waiter came running over
and explained that the cook al
ways hates to boil eggs during the
luncheon hour. They clutter up
the range so.
The indignant reporter strobe
to the phone and had few fiery
words with the restaurant man.
ager. The manager sympathized
with the complainant, waived the
rules and authorized the eggs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
Hungary to Begin
Paving u. S. Debt

(IN.S.). Providing an unusual
tone in the international financial
picture, Hungary has notified
this Government Of its intention
to begin repayment-in modest
way-of its debt to the United
States.
The White House, in making the
announcement. pointed out that
the Hungarian debt was not con-
tracted during the World War but
was a postwar obligation. The
amount of the payments Hungary
intends making was not disclosed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
Pa. Farm Income
To Hit New High

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 81.
The biggest Pennsylvania form in
come in nearly two decades was
predicted for this year by Secre-
tary of Agriculture j. Hansell
French today.
French said he is confident the
States farm income for 1887 will
reach $300,000,000, the highest
since 1920. Crops are at peak
production level and prices are
favorable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
Cotton
Is Little Changed

LIVERPOOL, Aug. q GN.S0.
Liverpool spot cotton opened in
fair demand with prices steady.
Receipts were 5000 bales. At noon
strictly good middling was 6.48d;
good middling 6.18d; strictly
middling 5.93d; middling $3.50;
strictly low middling $3.50! low
middling 4.88d; strictly good or
binary 4.38d, and good ordinary
3.98d.
At the same time, the october
future option sold at 5.43d; De
cember at sad; January at SAID,
and March at 5.5Od.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
Relief Rolls Lack
Skilled Builders

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-In-
formed by the Emergency Relief
Bureau that there are no longer
any skilled construction workers
among the citizens on home relief.
the Works Progress Administration
was forced to turn to nonrelief
sources for 100 mechanics. The
men were needed to construct a
new studio in the Municipal Build
ing for Station WNYC and to
complete work on the merchant
marine academy building at Fort
Schuyler.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
Detroit Politics
Invaded by G.. o.

MILWAUKEE,, Aug. q G.N.S0.
Entry Of the Committee for In
duStrial Organization into the po-
litical field in an effort to wrest
control of the city government of
Detroit for organized labor was
announced today by delegate at
the United Auto Workers of Amer
lea convention.
Allen Strachen. delegate from
Detroit, said that he had been
made campaign manager for a
slate to be presented by U. A. W.,
a C. I. o. affiliate, consisting of a
candidate for mayor and five can
didates for the nine seats in the
Detroit city council.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
EXTRA SESSION
PLANS STUDIED
BY PRESIDENT
Roosevelt at Hyde Park
For Three Weeks
By GEORGE DURNO

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Aug. 81
G.N.sJ.-With the key to pos
sible special session of Congress
in his pocket, President Roosevelt
returned to his Hudson Valley
home today.
His special train arrived here
at 1880 a. m, E. S. T., and the
President motored Immediately to
his estate. He will be away from
Washington three weeks.
Congressional leaders awaited
the Presidents decision on the
sugar quota bill as possible in
dication of what his future course
action will be.
VETO A WARNING
It is believed that a veto Of the
sugar bill which has been attacked
by four cabinet officers and two
territorial governors, would con-
stitute an additional warning to
legislative leaders that they will
be called back to Washington in
November.
But any special session call
would be predicaSed primarily
upon the even more significant is
sues of crop control, hours and
wages, and Government reorgani-
Zation.
Besides the special session prob
lem, President Roosevelt will con-
slider the suggestion that he
should make a direct appeal to
the people in an attempt to over
come the reverses he suffered in
the last Congress.
ADVISERS DIFFER
The Presidents advisers, it was
learned, are generally in accord
on the ACCESSIBILITY of making a
direct appeal.
They are divided, however, on
the method he should adopt. Some
feel that a series of radio fire
side chats, which the President
has neglected for some time, would
be the most effective approach.
Others, more belligerent, feel
that western swing through the
country would reeStabliSh a per-
sonal contact with the public
which would make itself felt on
recalcitrant members of Congress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
FEC employees
HALT ALL WORK..
AWAIT M'NINCH
New Chairman Studying
How to Clean Up"
BY CECIL B. DICKSON

ON.S0.-Five hundred Federal
communications commission EN-
ployes are marking time while all
work has been suspended until
the newly named chairman, Frank
r. McNinch, takes office.
McNinch, a mild hammered lit
tie North Carolnian-he weighs
only 121 pounds and is about five
feet, four inches tall-caused a
sensation in the communications
commission when he sent some
trusted attorneys over from the
power commission to check up on
practices, procedure and person
alities.
THREE-MONTHS JOB
Personally selected by President
Roosevelt to "straighten out the
communications nm is S o n
mess" McNinch plans to take a
three-months leave of absence
from the craftsmanship of the
power commission to do the job.
McNinch said today he hoped to
wind up his present job between
Labor Day and September Is.
Meantime, he is conducting a
thorough study Of the communi-
cations commission, because, he
said, II know absolutely nothing
about communications"
The Federal communications
commissioners have been in row
anon themselves for many
months. All investigation by Con-
gresS was threatened when Presi-
den Roosevelt, after searching for
man around whom a good COM
mission can be built" asked Nc
Ninch to undertake the job.
CLEANS THEM OUT
McNinch is a lawyer and is re-
pUted to be excellent at easing
out of the service, doubtful char
acters and inefficient workers"
McNinch said he would with.
hold enunciating any policies I'M
til he has a better grasp of the
new problem. He had records re-.
moved from the communications
offices to his own and is spending
nights studying them. He expects
to do considerable reorganizing. !"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
"a Missing Ballots
Subject of Probe

NEWTON, N. H., August 81
I.N.SO.-The mystery Of what
happened to "a ballots cast at the
election last November came under
the spotlight of a Congressional
investigating committee today.
The probe was expected to
clarity the long fought election
contest between Arthur B. jerks,
Republican, and AlphonSe Roy,
Democrat, for seat in the House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27

The peril Of being too careful with
Cupid. A true story of a man who tried
his best to play safe with love, and how
his caution led to haIf-miIliOn-dOllar
anti, Don't miss this illustrated fea-
tnre in the American Weekly, with
sundays Washington Herald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27

Treasury Department,
Washington, D. c.
Dear Taxpayers
I've got some good for you! No-don get excited
it's taxes can't quite get around to that just
what with the public debt getting up $37 OO0OO0O and the
deficit being in the neighborhood of $4,000 OOO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
Senate Due to Drop
Ban on Boiled Eggs
By ROBERT A. McGILL

G.NS. The Nations momentous problems were abruptly
laid aside in Senate Railways today battle ragged
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
Income Tax Blank
Gets 'Streanlining'
By ERIC FRIEDHEIM

GN.S). An open letter from Uncle Sam:
Treasury Department,
The Washington times., 1937-09-08
State Quotas
On Jobs Hit
At Farley

SPRINGFIELD, H., Sept. 3.
The appointment system whereby
Government jobs are divided
among the States according to
population was opposed by the Ma
tional Federation Of Federal EN-.
ployes in the second session Of its
convention here yesterday.
Unanimously, the 400 delegates
gathered here voted their support
Of a resolution introduced by all
washington, D. c., units Of the or.
ganization, in which the Capital
workers declared that the States
quota law now In force has proved
detriment to the merit system.
LAW MIsUSED
Pointing out that the apportion.
ment quota law has been invoked
frequently in reducing personnel
Of various agencies, the resolution
concluded:
"This provision is q survival
Of the patronage system Of en-
ployment, and acts as q barrier
to a full application Of the
merit system, as 1t gives legal
residence precedence over tested
ability.
"THe N. F. F. E. favors the re-
peal of the State quota provision
in the Civil Service law"
The convention likewise unaI1'
imouSly passed resolution sup
porting the Robinson reorganiza'
ton bills personnel provisions,
which would provide for q single
Civil Service administrator and
authorize the President to extend
the competitive classified service to
all Federal offices within o year.
"BLANKETING" OPPOSED
It was voted to oppose blanket
ing Of political appointeeS into the
permanent Federal service and
favor non-competitive examina.
lions for all emergency workers
brought into the Civil Service
system.
The Federation also voted its
support Of Senator Pat McCar-
rams bill for establishment Of q
81, 500 minimum annual salary for
all full time workers.
Broadening Of annual leave to
80 days yearly was the subject OF
another resolution which passed
unopposed.
Governor Henry Horner, Of 1lli'
nois, addressing the convention, as
sured the delegates OF his support
Of all N. F. r. e. aims.
The Washington times., 1937-09-08
REORGANIZATION
PLAN ENDORSED
BY
Delegates in Favor
0f$1,500 Minimum
BY J. EARLE MOsER
(Tlmes Staff Correspondent

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept. 8,
The National Federation Of Fed
eral Employees Fundamentally en-
dorseS the RobinSin bill for ,reor-
ganization Of the Government
service, according to the mandate
Of its twentieth Jubilee" conven'
ton.
without q dissenting vote, rep
reSentatives Of 10000 Government
workers adopted q resolution
one Of many considered during
an entire day spent in formulating
the program for the next two
years-in which they declared
themselves fully in favor OF the
measure introduced in the Sepate
shortly before the late Senate ma
jority leader died.
BACKS PRESIDENT
The resolution, introduced by a
Texas N. r. F. z. local union, ad.
vocated the current proposal to
replace the Civil Service Commits.
sion with q single administrator.
backed the suggestion to give the
President power to extend CLASH
fled Civil Service status to all jobs,
and applauded the legislations
clause allowing present incum-
bents Of Federal offices to qualify
for the Civil Service by non-compe-
titiYe examination.
The N. F. F. E. convention, how.
ever, took strict action against the
reorganization bills provision in
which administrative offic er s
would pass upon the fitness of en-
ployeS for per r n t status.
Passed unanimously a second reSo.
luton read:
Resolved, that the N. F. F. e.
hereby urges the elimination
from the reorganization bill Of
the approval of a superior Of
ficer as q requirement for taking
the non-competitive qualifying
examination for the Civil Ser.
vice"
The resolution was endorsed by
the Texas State Federation Of Fed
eral Employees unions.
FOR $500 MINIMUM
In other resolutions, considera.
ton Of which occupied most Of the
second days session Of the con-
vention, the N. F. F. E. declared
itself entirely behind the McCar-
ran bill for a minimum salary Of
$500 for Government workers,
thus snubbing the 81, 200 minimum
wage measure recently introduced
by House Civil Service Committee
Chairman RaInspeck. and reported
to have Administration backing.
The convention also declared e.
self against the superintendent law,
as an inroad on the merit system,
adopted q resolution seeking a
shorter work week without declar.
ing the number of hours it believed
Federal workers should put in, and
voted approval Of the reorganiza-
ton report submitted to the White
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House last year by the committee
headed by Louis Brownlow.
Late in the session Gov. Henry
Horner of Illinois addressed the
delegates gathered here. Horner
endorsed the federation's fight for
the merit system, but declared
himself in sympathy with the ban
against strikes in the Government
service voiced by President RooSe.
welt earlyin the weak. >
The highlight Of today'S session
was expected to be the address OF
Representative Ramspeck, who
wired he would appear. Ramspeck
is expected to outline his plans
for advancing employees benefits
during the next session of Con-
gress, in addition to comforting
with N. F. F. z. leaders over his
pending retirement bill. ..
Evening star., 1937-01-28
DUTCH SCHULTZ AUTO
NOT GIVEN BONDSMAN
Max Silverman Different Man
Named by Witness in Extor-
tion Trial of 8.

b. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 2S-The
Associated Press enormously reported
January 26 that Max Silverman.
bondsman for the late Arthur
(Dutch) Schultz, received one of sew
orally specially built automobiles the
slain gangster was alleged to have
given to friends.
Laverne w. Disney, Muncie, Ind.
accountant, testified In the trial Of
eight charged with extorting money
from New York restaurant owners
that the automobiles were manufac-
tured at the direction Of Jules Mar
tin, slain Schultz gangster, in an
Elkhart, Ind, factory. He mentioned
MAX Silverman" as one of five who
received cars.
Thomas E. Dewey, special assistant
20 the attorney general in charge Of
the prosecution, said today that the
Max Silverman mentioned has been
q fugitive on q Brooklyn indictment
charging conspiracy to fix the trial
jury that sentenced three men for the
murder of Sam Druckman, trucker.
Silverman was a labor adjuster for
the Brooklyn Flour Truckmen's As
sociation.
Max Silverman, the bondsman, has
not figured In the case being tried.
Evening star., 1937-01-28
T. Y. 4. Dams, Playing Flood
Role, Cut Height of Crest

But for the co-ordinated flood con-
troll now in operation in the Tennessee
Valley, floods along that companion
river of the raging Ohio might now
be adding their toll to those along the
lower Ohio and Mississippi, according
to officials Of the Tennessee Valley
Authority.
They believe that had 1t not been
for the holding back Of great volume
Of water in the Tennessee, the food
crest at Paducah, KY, might now be
at least a foot higher than the pres
ent disastrous levels and that the tre-
mendously high stages now feared
along the lower Ohio and Mississippi
might be even higher.
Since December % all Of the waters
Of the upper Tennessee have been i'm
pounded behind Norris Dam, where
the great fioodgates have been closed
for the first time. Between them,
Norris and Wheeler Dam no, are
holding back 145,000, ,000,0 900 gallons
of water. Otherwise. something In the
neighborhood Of $4,000 cubic feet per
second might today be pouring into
the Ohio at Paducah to add to the
present disaster.
Facilities Co-ordinated.
In the Tennessee Valley the Federal
Government now is co-ordinating all
Of the approved food and water con-
troll projects, from reforestation and
soil erosion control to the use Of
dams, great and small. Although the
plan is far from complete, it already
has saved the Tennessee Valley from
two floods, according to T. v. A. OFF,
cials. This year. it Is estimated,
Chattanooga alone has been spared
$750, 900 in food damages because Of
the operation of the co-ordinated
food plan.
Before the present plan was put
into operation in the Tennessee VAL
ley A per cent Of all the water falling
In the Ten .ssee watershed rushed
directly into the rivers. the result be-
Evening star., 1937-01-28

Of trees. cover crops and the construc-
ton of soil erosion walls, mats and
terraces.
The T. v. A. has produced some
5000 tons Of triple superphosphate.
which has been distributed to 10000
demonstration farms. This Is used
for stimulating cover crops only and
Is not suitable for food crops, 1t was
explained. It Is part Of the fight
against soil erosion. With co-opera-
ton of the C.. G. c., more than zoe, 900
brush, log or stone dams and mats
OF brush have been placed to halt
erosion pending the growth Of trees
and cover crops. Some $4,000, 900
trees have been planted and two r. ".
A. nurseries are prepared to set out
81, 100000 trees. Most Of them are
black locusts which, because of fast
growth, are ideal for holding the soil.
Evening star., 1937-01-28

Tenn, below Wheeler. Construction
has been started on the Guntersville,
Chickamauga and Hiwassee projects,
spaced along the river. At Muscle
Shoals the great Wilson Dam, inher-
tied by T. v. A. from the War De-
partment, Is in operation.
These dams are part Of the plan for
development Of a 9-foot navigation
channel from the Ohio River at Pa
ducah to Knoxville, $50 miles up the
Tennessee. They also serve an inval-
liable purpose as flood control reser-
voirs. All figure In the unified effort
to reduce the flood menace not only
on the Tennessee but In the lower
Mississippi as well.
Hand in hand with these dam build
ing projects, T. v. A. Is restoring the
natural ability of the soil to hold sur
plus rain water through the planting