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Evening star., 1937-08-02
Wage.Hour Bill Answers
Workers Who Receive Less Than 40 Gents an
Hour affected; Penalties for Employers.

be covered. Some purely seasonal
occupations, motor transport drivers
and air transport pilots would not be
| subject to hours regulation.
@. Would eligible workers immedi-
ately be entitled to wage OF 40
cents an hour and maximum work
week Of 40 hours If the bill becomes
law?
A. No. There would be no compul-
sorry change in existing wages or
hours until ordered by labor
standards board created to administer
the law. The board could not compel
payment of wage higher than 40
cents an hour. 1t could not impose
work week of less than 40 hours.
Penalties for Employers.
@. How soon would such orders be
made?
A. The board could not make a
labor standard order for any industry
until 1t appointed an advisory COM
mittee composed Of representatives
of employers and employees A public
nearing then would be required. No
order could become effective until
l20 days after passage Of the bill.
@. What penalty would be imposed
for failure of an employer to estab-
lish standards directed by the board?
A. His products would be barred
from interstate trade, and he would
be subject to fine and imprisonment
Q. Are there any conditions under
which an employe might work longer
than the number OF hours specified
by the board?
A. Overtime work ordinarily would
be permissible If paid Tor a. a time
and-one half wage. The board could
modify its orders to meet special
circumstances, such as work CT 4
seasonal emergency nature.
Evening star., 1937-08-02
MEEHAN NOW ILL
Spectacular Broker Reported Recov.
ering After Breakdown.


NEW YORK, August 2 (P).-Michael
J, Meehan. spectacular broker who
made millions on the meteoric rise of
Radio stock before the 1929 slump
and who was found guilty of stock
manipulation today by the Securities
and Exchange Commission, is recov-
ering rapidly from a nervous break
down, close associates said
He has been away from his Office
since last Spring.
Within a few weeks, one close
friend said, he will be completely
recovered.
Brokerage house messenger a. Is,
then a cigar salesman and a Broad
way theater ticket agent, Meehan in
four years became one of the best
known SPECTATORS and brokers Wall
Street has known in recent years,
with reputation rivaling that of
Harry Content or James R. Keene
In the old days.
Managed Ticket Agency.
AS he described himself, he had
"the map Of Ireland all over his
face" and when, during the war
years, he was the manager of Nc
Brides Ticket Agency in lower Broad
way, he knew every one and was
known by them.
Tips came his way from clients, and
In 1918 he had made enough to buy
his first brokerage seat, on the Curb
Exchange.
Two years later in 1920, he had
realized his ambition-he bought a
seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
The traders on the floor paid little
attention to the red-headed youngster
his first day. There was plenty else
to think about William c. Durant
was trying to hold on to General
Motors, the Nation was in the throes
of postwar dehation. There were
a few friendly greetings for the former
ticket broker-but that was about all
Attached Himself to Radio.
In 1924 the stock of the Radio
Corp. OF America was listed on the
exchange. Like Meehan, it was a
newcomer. And Meehan attached
himself to Radio-as Keene did to
railroads three decades before him.
A bull from the beginning, he
Evening star., 1937-08-02
Two Stab. Rob Victim.

FORT WORTH. Tex, August 2 (H).
Two masked robbers welding meat
cleaver and ice pick yesterday set upon
Albert Sutton, So, poultry house night
manager, hacked his left wrist to
shreds and stabbed him 10 times in
the chest. The pair escaped with sl00.
Evening star., 1937-08-02
COLLEGE FOUNDER DIES
DR.. Henry H. Cherry, u, Sue.
crp, he At Row1inp Greep

cumbs at Bowling Green.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky, August
tP).-Public and private funeral serv-
ices will be held here tomorrow for
Dr.. Henry Hardin Cherry, the man
who founded Western Kentucky
Teachers College 80 years ago and
had served as its president ever since
Dr. Cherry, p. died at his home
here yesterday of cerebral meningitis
The widow, a son and brother sur
vive.
Evening star., 1937-08-02
KILLED BEFORE BRIDE
New Orleans Man Is Struck by
Hit-and-Run Driver,

Hit-and-Run Driver.
NEW ORLEANS, August 2 Ip.-
Waldron j. Bowers, %, bridegroom
Q. five hours, was knocked from the
grasp of his bride and killed yesterday
by an automobile as he led her to hi
home. The car failed to stop
Bowers and Miss Elizabeth Fisher
%, q stenographer. had eloped tc
Gretna, La, across the Mississippi
River, and had just stepped off 8
street car when the tragedy occurred
Evening star., 1937-08-02
Meel,an
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national securities exchanges OF which
he is member"
Meehan is member of the New
York Curb Exchange, the. New York
Stock Exchange and the Chicago
Board of Trade.
MEEHAN NOW ILL,
The Washington times., 1937-03-29
Automobiles for Sale

TERRAPI,ANE. 1884 Convertible Coupe
$50 down, 2O35 18th St. N. W.
The Washington times., 1937-03-29

srUDEBAKER 1881 SIX SEDAN. $50.
Terms. Mr.. o'Day. DEcatur 1447.
sTUDEBAKER 1884 De Luxe Sedan. 1857
Lee D. Butler, Inc, 113s Conn Ave: NV.
ANY Used Cars Make Good or Do"
The Washington times., 1937-03-29

USED CARS that arc ''better By eomparl.
SON" Warfield Motor Co.. 2b26 sherman
Ave. N W,
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CASH FOR YOUR CAR
Highest prices paid. Superior
Motor Cars, Inc, 1920 14th st.
N. W. Call Decatur 1900.
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HIGHEST Appraisals for your old car At
Arcade Pontiac Co.. 1419 Irving St NV
USED CAR BARGAINS. Northeast Motor
Co, go Bladensburg Rd. N. E.
The Washington times., 1937-03-29
Automobiles


CADILLAC 1885 7.passenTer sedan;
disc wheels, trunk rack. black paint,
excellent tires. spotless upholstery. This
is certainly . clean car, S1,275, c. c; c.
CAPITOL CADILLAC co. 1922 22nd St.
N W. MA 1900
The Washington times., 1937-03-29
for Sale

We. 2972-Grest reductions on all cars.
open evenings until 10 p. m. VISION
'IN MOTORS. 2901 M st. N. W.
The Washington times., 1937-03-29

ROSEN MOTOR CO., plymouth and I
Soto dealers. 1911 r. L Ave. n. =.
The Washington times., 1937-03-29

HIGHEST cash FhICES :.
8, W. wELI4BORN. 1921 14th 81. ~. "
The Washington times., 1937-03-29
PLYMOUTH
STUD EBAKER

PLYMOUTH USED CARS
sMooT MOTOR co. 3342 M st. n. W.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-27
Michael F. o'Connell

No finer tribute could be paid any man than that which could be said of Mike" O'Connell and his good influence guided the lives of many of our young people in Waterbury and vicinity During the twenty-three years that he managed the amusement resort at Lake Quassapaug thousands of Waterburians growing 10 young manhood and Womanhood came In contact with Mike" or knew him as the genial and efficient director of the spot. They came to know, respect, and in many instances love him. He possessed that rare instinct of making and holding friends; he seldom, If ever, lost one that he made.
 His last years on earth were ones in which the pain of sickness placed an iron hand on him. He bore his cross of sorrow well and presented to his world the same cheerful countenarce and pleas- ing personality that was always Mike" O'Connell's Ills was never @ complain ing nature. Perhaps the mere fact that he busied himself doing so much good for others didn't leave him sufficient time to think much about himself. But that was an outstanding characteristic of his-do- ing good for his family and his friends.
 Ills years of service In our city govern nent were actually few, but were as his other ones -- businesslike. He gave the best that was in him and that was usually of high order We don't think that he would have remained out at Lake Quassa. paug almost a quarter of a century, If he hadn't been the high.minded type of man that he was and If he hadn't insisted on a resort that was run on high order clean and free from demorallzing influences. Ills death will find mourners by the thousands here in Waterbury, not the city Of his birth, but surely the city which having been &C., cepted by him as his in which to live ac- cepted him as a good citizen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-27
Newton D. Baker

The name of Newton D. Baker is in- delibly inscribed in U. s. history. To him must go full credit for the share that the United States played in the World war. Of course he was not the only parsonage to whom this nation must pay homage for their part in this conflict of nations. By no means, but it was Baker who actually directed the part that we were to play along the western war front in Europe To this man, at heart peaceful citizen to whom war was distasteful, fell the gigan- tic task of raising an army, equipping it, and placing it on the firing line. He suc- ceeded admirably in so doing.
 There is no doubt but what the calling of Baker to President Wilson's cabinet was the making of history. Perhaps better men could have been summoned for the position, but as events worked out, it was certainly as well for the United States that it was the intelligent and industrious Ba- ker who assumed the difficult role of war machine-maker. From then on Bakers star was in it's ascendancy. It remained high in the Armament until his voluntary retirement from political and public life in the last few years Illness by then had dulled his appreciation of public appear ance and exclamation.
 But as late as 1882 he was very much
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-27
Snow Plows for Defense

Poor old Britannia is trying to think of everything. For centuries she has sat secure in her island stronghold, protected by a navy which could ward off easily any trouble-makers. Today the situation has changed. The danger that threatens from the air is something navy can't do anything about. The islanders must defend themselves, and the job looks pretty big.
 Thus we find England building bomb proof cellars and equipping the nation with gas masks, while new defense weapons are designed and the army is trained not for sailing off to distant lands to do It's fighting, but to move quickly and effectively right at home.
 The latest strange requirement. In this new program IS battery O. 300 snow blows. They are ordered fro mCanada, where snow is always abundant In long winter and where 1t Is dealt with eff. cently. Need of this odd unit of defense was revealed by an unusually heavy snowfall last winter in England which blocked highways for five days. England has such heavy snoWs rarely, but even the remote possibility must be prepared for. It would never do to have an army snowbound. Civilized nations think Of everything about war-except how to prevent It.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-27

In the national limellght, a potential can- didate for the democratic nomination for president. He was among those swerving away from Roosevelt policies of recent years, but either personal inclination or III health did not cause him to attack in bitter fashion the administration. He was noted and accomplished in every en- deavor he undertook. His legal acumen was highly regarded; his business abil- ity was unquestioned. Small of stature men smiled at sight of him directing our war machine; arguing an intricate law case; discussing international questions. They lived to wonder at and respect his profound knowledge and the ease with which he accomplished what he set out to do,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-27
Selected Poem
BOY AT THE MOVIES

Carolyn Sloat in the New York Sum Here he becomes his dream, great detective, master mind unraveling a clew; Here where the dark is friendly and protective He dares the deeds that only heroes do. Reel after reel he sees himself victorious Despite the awful odds of craft and vice, And loath to face realtys inglorious
 Awakening, he sees the picture twice. No fear invades this hour, no parental Concern is near to keep him on his guard. No wonder life at home seems incidental To him whose heart beats fast in Scotland Yard Where crime is cowed and falsehood shrewdly
 routed.
 No wonder dinner waits and food grows chill. At home his grave ambitions might be houted- Here he may dine on dreams and eat his i'll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-27

Just one more week and the political complexion of Waterbury's city govern ment fades just trifle. At that time control of the office of the Controller passes to the republican party, as well as a one-man majority on the Board of Aldermen becoming effective. It will be interesting to see just how such com bination will work out in Waterbury. We know that in other communities where 1t Is not unusual for candidates of more than one political party to be elected at the same time the results have not always been as desired And it's natural to un- derstand that. But there's this much to be said about the present situation here In Waterbury. Politics Is slowly but surely changing. Merit systems and civil service requirements are slowly but surely coming to the fore and when they finally do emerge as the rule, instead of the exception, then 1t won't matter what politics man practices, so long as he can do his job well.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-27
New Haven Profits, Too

When Waterbury officials found out last week that they could borrow $l,500- 900 as a temporary loan in anticipation of tax returns, they also learned that the rldiculously low interest rate of .35 per cent would be charged Members of the Board of Finance were in- formed that the interest rate on the large amount which will be paid off after taxes start pouring in next May Is so low that the bank making the loan will not profit on 1t, whatsoever. Down in New Haven, too, they just floated $300,- 900 loan at the even lower interest rate of IS per cent.
 Tn New Havens case, however, the loan Is only to extend for period of 38 days, whereas the Waterbury loan, five times as large, goes for three times as long. When municipalities can go out into the money markets and procure short-term loans as low as this 1t is proof that not only is money available for financing and refinancing purposes, but that the credit of Connecticut communities is rapidly mounting.
 Of course Waterbury's credit rating remained high throughout the depres- sion. When other towns and cities could not procure funds, Waterbury could and did. And in this respect all credit is more than due the retiring Controller, Daniel J. Leary, for keeping this city on an even keel and making 1t possible to secure money needed to tide the city over from one tax-due date to another
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-27

There Is Q certain historic irony in the confirmation of tho report that Japanese marines have taken gancian or St. John Islnnd-en an abandoned bit of land off the south China coast where St. Fran els Xavier, one Of tho original Jes- uits and greatest of the Catholic missionaries, died nearly four hun. dred years ago. He 1t was who in iS4O brought Christianity to Japan; and he was on his way to re-cStab- lish tho Church In China when, tak- on n ct sec, he was carried ashore at sancian to end his prodigiouB laborS there In c shelter hastily i'm. provised by his comrades. Today the two great peoples whom he sought to teach are inurdering each other In thoroughly unChriStian fashion;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-27
Shrine Or Sancian
Irony In Seizure of South China Coastal Island By Japanese-St. Francis Xavier
 Died There 400 Years Ago.
NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE

while the Japanese, 70 whom he opened c window upon the best the Western World, are expanding In turn, armed to tho teeth with the worst In Western technology and civilization, to conquer his shrine.
 Tho Japanese are hardly to blame for it; still less Is St. Francis xav- for. Tn that amazing effort which spread Western civilization around the earth four centuries ago, 1t was enevitable that the evil should gc with the good, aS 1t does In all hu- man affairs. The Japanese, indeed
 unable to separate the two, ulti.
 mately slew St. Trancls' followers ant locked themselves into on isolation which the West itself waS to break down with tho imperious knocking of the trader and arms salesman
 Christianity was to have Q mixed history in OhinA--as it has had in Christendom--and what the final verdict will be upon the Vests ynis- sion in world history no one knows.
 But whatever !t is, one can only envy and admire tho driving convic. ton and high religious ardor which carried those, early missionaries of the faith on their incredible travels beside the early missionaries of trade and conquest. They wander. cd over the earth in tho first dawn of Q world society. Their travels were not quite 50 remarkable, per. haps, as those of their predecessors who had carried tho Catholic faith to China in the fourteenth century; but their annih!lation of space and time, when both were appalling ob- Stacles enough, Is more wonderful than any of the achievements of modern aviatorS or tourist agencies. Today the obstacles are gone; but that sense of freedom which lives In their cotisecrated travels has gone with them. The world society has como of age; and 1t turns out not to Do Q world society 50 much as Q narrowing cage of organized an- archy. The Japanese have taken the shrine on eancian with the most modern machine guns and the whole problem of civilization Is perhaps more difficult than 1t seemed four centuries ago. With energy and with faith 1t is no more irsoluable; per- haps 1t is actually less SO. But where are the energy and the faithl r
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-27

Now begins the season of swapping. Last Friday night the season of shopping ended. Swapping was in order early this morning. And come next Monday wo should have the season of sales, as rner- chants proceed to clear their shelves to make room for the new years stock. We are funny race as we carry on the age. old custom of exchanging gifts with friends ad relatives; then exchanging the same with the store clerk. However, it's fortunate indeed that business practices permit us to shop around until we are satisfied as to size, color, and shape.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-27
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Dec. 27-When we were shown Into Rudy Valleet dressing room the other night ta social calD, he was hard ct work on c column he contributes monthly to Q radio magazine, He takes great pride of authorship in it, too, for the curiy-headed crooner claima that he never has permitted line to Do ghosted under his own sig nature.
 Vailee, incidentally, has gone into tho proprietary side of the song bus mess. He owns tho rights to Q num- bcr Of tunes and derives royalties from others.
 Vallee needs no justification from anybody at this late date, but an unfortunate misconception Btll per- sists about him. His detractors say that he Is 6 pretentious and petty person of the stage and they point to Q ridiculous set of house rules he once compiled for the guests at his Maine lodge, as evidence of his nimcompoopery. As Q matter oi fact, Vallee has outgrown many of the af5ectations that did hin, harm in previous years; and many of the unpleasant traits that he developed while he was being cata- quilted into sensational success have disappeared.
 Visitors will And him e serious minded young man who has an absorbing interest in his work. He is under the impression, naive per- haps, that his songs are works of art. That, at least, is not 6 pose, but an honest belief. He is an as- ute business man, as the denizenf of Tin Pan Alley know. And he never has lost the shyness that has made him Q much misunderstood crooner during his career. Life Story of Q IIit
 Wonders never cease in Tin Pin Alley. The boys who pondered the sudden success of an old Italian FIX song, "vieni Vieni," now are breeding over another dark horse melody. t >&
 This one goes by the title of "Bst Mir Bist Du Schoen," and that's Yiddish rather than 0ermman. II is Q swingy thing that sets the feet to dancing. During the past month 1t has ben played and sung inter- mittently across the country and may become the hit tune of the net works.
 "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" has been the merry serenade at count less Jewish wedding parties since time well-nigh immemorial; and on the lower east side, the Rumaniail inns have been employing 1t for 6 theme song for twenty years.
 But 1t sems that a Harlem har- mony team wandered into one oi these Ghetto clubs last spring and was taken by the melody. They hung around ion genough to mem orize it in the original Yiddish and the next thing anyone knew, "Bei Mir Bist Du 6choen" had spread like musical wildfire along dusky Lenox avenue.
 Then it gravltated toward the swing dens of Fifty-S Second street. and later. 1t was brought out ir sheet music.
 And now Jewish wedding march has become o hit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-27
Feet Y Q q 2 Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
 1. What are halogens?
 2. Which state does Senator Jo- seph 0. OMahoney (D) represent in Congress? 4
 3. what sort of material is hair- cloth?
 { Name the known major pla- nets of the solar system.
 s. What Is aphasia?
 6. What does the French phrase, ''Ne passer0nt pas" mean?
 2. Who was Vice. President during the wilson Administration?
 5. What is 6 depilatory? .D. Who wrote '.Merry Wives of Windsor2"
 10. m which state is Mount Grey lock?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-27
A Book a Day.
How and Why Japan Has Bullied China
BY BRUCE CATION


 A handy resume of Japan's long continued drive for mastery over China is contained in Carl Crows little book, T Speak for the Chin- ese" (HarpeTs: 4l). t'
 Mr. Grow has lived in the Orient for many years. He was newspaper correspondent in Tokio when the World War began. He has seen the Japanese campaign unfold from the beginning. and he presents the rec- ord here-the record of a long-con- tinued, carefully-planned effort to gain absolute control in the Orient.
 Before the World War, the Jap. anese began their work of under mining the Chinese government, fomenting disorder and preparing the way for their conquest. Dur- ing the war they presented the famous "2i demands" and almost got away with 1t. After the war they bided their time. At last they struck.
 Tn all of this, says Mr. Crow, the Japanese have claimed that they are 'misunderstood by west- erli nations and they are right. For their moral code, is totally lin- like that of other nations. It Is built on the creed of emperor worship; any cruel. treacherous or high-handed act is justified if it serves the emperor. And the ein- peror, in turn. is puppet, erected to conceal the fact' that the feudal nobles remained solidly fin power despite the supposedly ep0ch- making changes of the last cen- tury.
 You will find this an interesting and excellent volume for Americans to get acquainted with at this stage LoG tho game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-27

A word of appreciation for the effi- ciency of the local police during the holi- day rush. They did yeomen service, cop ing with probably the heaviest traffic this city has seen ever. And If you did happen to get "bawled' out by the cop on the corner, remember that he was only re- beating the command or reprimand for the hundredth time that day. When you stand on corner and cope with masses of humanity and strings of cars, your tenn per is just bit frayed.