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The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Plea for Lindys

To the Press-Please leave
the Lindberghs alone. They
have served America both JOY
ously and sadly and now that
they are honoring our shores
(and theirs) with a holiday visit
let us receive them as they would
like to be received.
Let us lot make each crossing
of the Atlantic more difficult
for Indy than his famous one.
Let us make it not necessary
for him to hide the windows of
his noble soul behind dark
glasses. They know that Amer
lea is proud of them-now let
us conduct ourselves so that
they can be proud Of Americans.
A hero worshiper, HI
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
The Wage-Hour Bill

The recommitment of the
wage-hours bill to the House
Rules Committee for further
consideration, apparently dooms
constructive piece of legisla-
ture that to many spelled prog
reSS, insofar as it tended to lift
the yoke of serfdom from the
burdened shoulders Of under
privileged citizens.
At least that thought is
shared by many cross sections
OF our commonwealth and in
an opinion offered by Represen-
tative John F. O'Connor, chair
man of the powerful Rules Com
mittee, when he stated, "I have
never seen a bill sent back to
this committee that ever saw
the light of day again"
Thus does the Administration
suffer an ignominiouS setback
of one of its pet measures that
the New Deal Government car
ried to the people as part of its
platform during the 1886 Presi-
Dental campaign. It also might
be cited that for its enactment,
together with the crop-control
bill, this special session was con-
vened.
And so while the forces of the
Administration suffer dolorous
pangs over the defeat of this
bill, that recalcitrant Southern
bloc, which has proved more
than once a precipitous hurdle
to the lofty aims of Rooseveltian
theory, wax jubilant milling
over the victor's spoils.
The one idea that seems to
hold fast among many groups
throughout the Southern States
was expressed to this writer not
so long ago by a Georgia gentle
man of some consequence. and
its gist was, "if this wage-hours
bill is passed we Georgia farm
ers and industrialists will be
compelled to pay negroes the
same pay we give to white folks.
Whether or not that gentle
mans statement is the universal
thought throughout the South
ern States in regard to this
much-huffeted bill would be
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Criticizes Gallinger

In reply to Grateful Patients
letter of December II, my com.
ment is: I do not consider any
MD. above criticism. A dose Of
their own medicine evidently
makes them whine. The aver
age patient at Gallinger Hospi-
tai may not be able to express
himself clearly, but to say that
he does not see and feel the ef-
fects of this disease-breeding in
Stitution, might be putting the
facts of the case inadequately.
I was in the east ward, from
October 81, 1886, up to February
l, 1887. and during that time I
interviewed and observed not
less than TOO patients. I never
at anytime saw DR.. Bocock in
spect said ward. Even though
he released a statement to the
press on February 18, 1887,
that Gallinger was not over.
crowded." at that time, I saw
nine patients sleeping on mat
treSSeS on the floor.
I believe the way to obtain
the facts concerning Gallinger,
is to associate with the doctors,
nurses, attendants, and patients
and not read about them in
newspapers. wonder just how
much Grateful Patient does
know about the scientific facts
of his subject. He shows a woe.
full lack of knowledge of same,
when he refers to snoopers, and
smoke screens, and then signs
off with a pen-name.
1t seems to me he is drawing
largely upon his imagination
and inferences.
Naturally the doctors at Gal.
linger condemn anything and
anybody who does not fall in
step with their ancient ideas.
How the pious souls of Doc.
tors Bocock, Evans, Gilbert and
Silverman must swell with
thankfulness and praise for
Grateful Patients letters
especially when he states shat
the great majority of patients
at Gallinger are wished on the
hospital" What does he know
if anything, about the illegal
detention of the patients.
If I had the time CMr. Editof4
and you the space, I would en-
joy furnishing the D. C. tas.
payers and your readers with.
real facts not fancies. especially
concerning our learned doctors
at Gallinger.
If I asked Grateful Patient,
when, (if ever did Doctors
Bocock, Evans, Gilbert or Silver
man give any patient a physical
examination, do you think I
would get an answer2
BERNARD ]. LAWLOR.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson


tcOpyrght 1871. Kins Features syndicate Inc)
T UST once day
u For one brief moment before sunset, that thin,
pale line of sunshine falls her bed
is gone.
In all the day, in all the dreadful bed-ridden years.
this is all little Ann known of the shining world
which is and gay for other little
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Your |. O..
By SHIRLEY SPENCER

Here is another variety of the
mental alertness test. This calls
for quick recognition Of a pat
tern or sequence or numbers. In
the groups below each nine Of
numbers has a certain sequence.
How quickly can you discover it
and write in the next two steps?
Time, 2 minutes. Score 6 for
each group.
NUMBER SEQUENCES
/. 2, S, 8, II, -
2. 4, 8, II, 16, -
3. II, Is, 13, II, -
4. S-4, 1875, 1863, -,
S. 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, -, -
6. 8, "a, 19, "a, 80, 34,-
7. "a, SO, rs, IA, SO, IS. -.
8. 4, 16, %, 40, -,
9.31, 81, 81, 121, Isl, -.
10. 2/3, /, 1/3, l 2/3, 49,.
II. 1OO-5O, SO-4O, 6O-30, -.
IL. 998, 987, 976, 965, -,
10, 99S, s97, 976, 965, -
IA. 7-12, 1917, 1922, -, -.
IS. 1873, lis, 80, SO, 49,.
ANSWERS on Page 24)
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

four years 1
have kept a
S crap book
of a III the
cards I get at
C h ri stmas.
So far I have
filled t hr ee
books and 1
wouldn't part
with one sin.
gle c ard. I
really e n joy
saving them
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
The Sloan Foundation

CHAIRMAN ALFRED P. SLOAN, JR, of General
~ Motors Corporation, has endowed new founda-
tion, named after his father with about $10O00000
worth of securites-onethird of these being General
Motors common stock. The foundations main purpose
is to be the PRONUNCIATION of basic economic TRUTHS"
Mr.. Sloan has never hestated to say what he thinks.
So most of us are familiar in a general way with his
economic philosophy which is that the best get to
the top in society and that this is it should be- In
other words, he's an Old Dealer. Without knowing
what economic truths Mr.. Sloan's foundation will
promulgate we're entitled to that they will be
mainly truths tending to back up Mr. Sloans economic
philosophy.
In giving the foundation $1OOOOO0O worth of securi
ties Mr.. Sloan escapes taxation the yield of those
stocks doesn't appear that his main motive in estab
Nohohu Pms R,,t fishing the foundation was thus
to escape taxes. But the
W" JOe DOUNeS healthy fact remains that taxes
be lodged in this by anybody who wants
to set up charitable, educational religious and what
not foundations, retaining complete control what
they do with the money The Morgan Library is
case in point and there are innumerable others. We
read the other day that seventh Of all the real estate
in Westchester County, New York, is tax-exempt
being used for eleemosynary purposes.
It hasn't come to point yet where nobody pays in
come taxes but old Joe Doakes, who doesn't know
enough to make himself charity Bahamas
poraton; but we're headed that way.
The situation was brilliantly spotlighted few days
ago. when it came out that four State universities
Iowa, West Virginia. Minnesota and Georga-are try
ctoto- Eoyo-c1 ing to make the Government kick
- back $4,000 collected as amuse-
4"" OO""CtS ment taxes these schools foot
ball games the ground that State college football is
necessary State function and the Federal Government
therefore can't tax it. We don't know whether State
college professors dodge Federal income taxes on
similar grounds but hope to find out and let our
customers know.
The Supreme Court recently tossed out suit by some
contractors Federal work projects to escape State
taxation of their incomes Various contractors on State
projects, hear, hoping to dodge Federal income
taxes-and so it goes.
What we need is a complete overhauling of our tax
laws, which have become crazy quilt and growing
crazier by the day anything -bucrazy tax lawyers
Tor I'm, operate them
" We need tax laws under which every
r" n" income will be taxed fairly for the sup
port of of charities foundations,
schools; incomes from the $7O000OOOO0O or more in
taxexempt Federal State and local bonds now floating
around As things now the income tax paying frac
ton of the public is carrying enormous burden of
deadheads, and we're all feeling the effects in taxes
direct and hidden that higher than they should be-
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

away. I keep
some that I
like especial
ly veil for
awhile, b u t
S o o n e r or
later they go
/ n t o t h e
W a S tebasket
also. I feel it
is a waste Of
S p a C e and
clu t terS up
t h i n g S to
keep cards"
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

"I general
1y save them.
I have a box
full of cards,
some of which
I have saved
for three or
four years. I
like to keep
the c a r d S
that are par
ic ularly in
t e r esting or
un us ual. I
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Voice of the People

hard to say, but it is likely that
some of the politicos used this
theme to advantage is whipping
up an antagonistic attitude
among their constituents when
it came to putting the heat on
their congressional delegations'
CWAR. IA
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

C civ ing the
cards, and ap-
preciate them
SO, but I
see no point
in ke e ng
them. When
I was a kid I
used to keep
the C a r d S
from Christ.
mas to Christ
mas, but as I
grew older I
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Marry-GO-ROun
By Helen ROuUl0nd


No woman should dread the Fearsome Forties after
glance at the photographs of the Duchess of Windsor For
American duchess has made the of what should
the interesting age of woman She takes her fores
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

receive, eSpe-
cially tn o Sc
from my per-
sonal friends
and t h o S e
that are in
t e resting. I
have al ways
enjoyed keep
in g greeting
cards and I
have a pretty
fair collec-
ton. From
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

m y personal
friends, and
others I throw
away. I par
ticularly like
to keep the
i n t e resting
C a r d S and
those that I
receive from
friends in for
e i G n coun-
tri e S. The
c a rds which
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

I decide to keep I place in my
scrap book and I think I have
a very interesting collection. I
also have valentines and other
cards full of sentimental value"
X X
T. F. Miller, 224 v st. N. E.,
electrical estimator:
"Tear them up. I enjoy re-
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Thank You, Mrs. Roosevelt

MRS. ROOSEVELT is populary credited with hav-
VA ing inspired the initial ALLEGATION by the United
States Housing Authority of $3000000 to be used in
the current war on Washingtons alley dwellings. 1t
will finance the demolition of several squares of these
unsafe uncean and all but uninhabitabe relics of
past
In their place, thanks to Mrs. Roosevelt and Admin
istrator Straus there will be erected several squares
of substantially built modern houses flooded with light
and air and facing bit of grass
The Alley Dwelling Authority, which under Director
John Ihder has made perceptble progress in dealing
with the problem despite multitude of handicaps, will
,Auo 1.Lo.t continue to direct the work of
r. 8:at UnS. rehousing the inhabitants of
10 D|ect housing Washingtons sums.
Considering the social benefits which flow from hous-
ing programs of this sort it would be constructive to
study the dollars-and-cents cost of all alley dwellings
in Washington. We know that when people de-
Gently housed there is drop in the cost of fire and
police protection sanitary Inspection disqualification
and health supervision in former slum areas AS living
standards are raised social conduct tends to improve
Crime and disease breeding in dirt and darkness dis
appear as sunligh and sanitation substituted for
filth.
Good housing becomes good investment for any COM
munty. It has taken a long time for the country to
realize this.
1t would be particularly happy development if
Washington, already the most beautiful city in the
country if not in the world could lead the way toward
this better social ORDER that start has been made
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

and I really get pleasure from
looking them over and adding
to them"
Mrs. Tnez Marlin, 1853 N st.
N. w., cashier:
Il keep all the cards from
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

time to time look over my col
lection and weed out those that
do not particularly like"
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feel very sentimental about
some of the cards I have"
X 4 X
Mrs. Ethel johnson, 2209
Randolph St. N. E., waitress:
IT throw nearly all the cards
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Wise Words

If the works of the great
poets teach anything, it is to
hold mere invention somewhat
cheap. 1t is not the finding of
a thing, but the making some
thing out of it after it is found,
that is of consequence. R.
Lowell.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
THE ANSWERS

Miss Alta White, 1704 P st.
N. W., telephone operator:
IT keep them all. For about
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

decided It was just an accumu-
lation of junk. I only keep
those from my girl-but just to
avoid trouble"
X i X
Jean MacFarlane, 4403 Four
teenth st. N. W., Roosevelt
High School student:
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Traffic Toll

The mounting list Of traffic
victims in the District Of Co
lumbia since January /, 1887,
is graphically shown by the
death watch.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

What do you do with the
Christmas cards you receive?
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

The main token of a strong
character is not to make
known every change and phase
in thought and feeling, but to
give the world the finished re-
sults.-Berthold Auerbach.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

If you wish another to keep
your secret first keep it your.
self.-Seneca.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
TAX RECEIPTS
OF j. ). LAG
BY ERIC FRIEDHEIM
international News Service

Disruption of President Roose-
velt's budget calculations was
foreseen today in Treasury circles
as March income taxes Jagged
considerably behind estimates.
Possibility that the gross deficit
for the current fiscal year would
greatly exceed the 1852 million
dollar figure forecast in the Presi-
dents budget message was con-
ceded by officials.
Latest tabulations from the SO
Federal revenue collection dis
tricts showed first quarter income
taxes still well below the $40 mil
lion dollars yield hoped for this
month. With seven districts COM
pletely tabulated, income levies
amounted to 900 million dollars
up to March 18.
To keep within the budget and
prevent a deficit increase, the
Treasury must obtain total rev.
enues of 5,828 million dollars dur.
ing the fiscal year. Matched
against this are estimated eXpen-
ditureS of 8,480 millions.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
FLOWER SHOW
APRIL II, II

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March %.
Entries are being received by the
Garden Club of Virginia for its
sixth annual narcissus show, which
will be open to all amateur growers
at Armory Hall here April 16 and
IT, the club announced today.
In addition to awards for win
ners in individual classes, five cups
and the silver medal of the Amer.
lean Horticultural Society are,
offered as special awards. The So
ciety medal is for the best collec.
ton.
Other special awards, announced
today, are the Garden Club of Vir-
ginia Cup, sweepstakes winner;
the Mrs. Amos Chilcott Cup, best
vase of three; the Garden Club of
Fairfax Cup, for the winner of the
jonqullla and trlandus hybrids
class, the Mrs. Louis Dibrell Cup,
for the white trumpet and leedaii
class, and the Mrs. Floyd Harris
Cup for the incomparabiliS and
barii class.
Another special award will be a
bulb of the narciSSus fortune from
the collection of B. Y. Morrison,
for the winer of the incompara.
bills class.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
RAIL PENSION
PLAN STUDIED

Treasury experts are preparing
schedule of railroad retirement
pension taxes which they believe
will be more suitable than the plan
recently approved by the carriers
and rail employees.
The disputed plan, which would
require amendment of the existing
railroad retirement act and a sub
stitute for the railway tax act now
in litigation, calls for a total pay
roll tax of 5 per cent, increasing
gradually to a maximum Of Z per
cent after IL years.
Acting Secretary of the Treasury
Roswell Magill disapproved the
tax provisions the day after the
plan was announced, saying that
preliminary calculations indicated
proceeds from the proposed levy
would fall considerably short" of
meeting pension payments.
The chief weakness in the plan,
from the Treasury viewpoint, is
failure to make a retirement age
mandatory. Under the proposed
program an employe would be
eligible for retirement at the age
of IS, but would have the option
of retiring at go if he had COM
pleted 80 years of service. An
employe would be permitted to
work after becoming IS but would
have to continue paying the tax
without receiving additional bene-
fits on that account after July /,
1897
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
Robbers look Alike;
Police Get Father, Son

CHICAGO, March % G.N.S).
Because a victim noted a pair of
bandits bore a striking resem-
blance, a father and son were in
Jail today.
Tim Twohig, AZ, and his son
Jack, 18, were identified by Mrs.
Rae Reiss as the two men who en-
tered her notions store and robbed
her of SIS yesterday. She notified
police, describing the bandits as
looking alike" In a nearby
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
Br CHARLES A. SMITH

BY CHARLES A. SMITH
LIMERICK, Irish Free State,
March % G.N.SO.-The world S
dream airport was beginning to
rise today from the rural marsh
land of Rynanna, tiny hamlet, II
miles west of here, destined to be
the eastern terminal of the pro-
IeCted transatlantic commercial
air service.
Under its official name OF the
Shannon Airport, Rynanna in the
years to come will be as familiar
a name to Atlantic Ocean travel
ers as New York, Southampton or
Cherbourg.
Isolated From World
Today, however, it bears little
resemblance to a great airport.
Isolated from the outside world on
the beautiful north shore OF the
Shannon River estuary, Rynanna,
with less than a score of cottages
perched on the edge of the
heather framed marshland, has
led a sleepy existence for cen
turieS.
However, a hotel, control tower,
huge radio and meteorological sta
ton, gigantic concrete hangers,
mile-long runways and other
familiar airport landmarks will be
erected as more and more money
Is put into the venture by the Irish
Free state government, which Is
financing the scheme.
Radio Beam Planned
A radio beam, to be constructed
on Rynanna Point, a low head
land jutting out into the Shannon
River, will come into use later IN
the year to aid blind flying, much
of which is anticipated.
Later the estuary will be marked
with permanent buoys, although
there will not be much danger of
the machines grounding, for the
great area of the estuary will en-
able the planes to take-off or land
in almost any direction.
Fueling barges, capable of hold
ing 1000 tons of gasoline, have
been built for the experimental
flights. Larger barges will be built
by the time the ocean hops are
begun later this year, when each
plane will take more than 1000
gallons of gas aboard.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
Sea Captain Missing
With Z Of His Crew

B o S T o N, March %.
Police tonight searched Boston
Harbor for trace of Capt. Calvin
Merriam, 80, and two crew mem
bers of the Nova Scotia lumber
schooner Irene, following discovery
of their waterlogged skiff and one
of the mems caps. Merriam, whose
home is at Parrsboro, N. S., with
Walter Parker, %, and George
Surrette, 18, left the schooner yes
terday to row to South Boston.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
u. S. WEATHER DETAILS

District of Columbia-Fair to-
night; Tuesday cloudy, probably
rain Tuesday night; not mucn
change in temperature, lowest to-
night about 40 degrees; gentle
shifting winds, becoming easterly.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair to-
night: Tuesday cloudy, probably
rain Tuesday night; not much
change in temperature.
Tide Table
High tide today at 4:22 a. m.
and 4:46 p. m.
Low tide today at 11:06 a. m.
and 1876 p. m.
High tide tomorrow at 5:1S a. m.
and SAB p. m.
Low tide tomorrow at midnight
and 1904 p. m.
Sun and Moon
The sun rose today at Cos a. m.
and sets at 6:2l p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at 6:08
a. m. ana SetS at 6:ZZ p. m.
The moon rises today at 1852 p.
m. and sets at 3:15 a. m.
The moon rises tomorrow at 2:58
p. m. and sets at 3:46 a. m.
Temperatures
Yesterday Today
4 p m. 40 4 a. m. .36
8 p. m. .....45 8 a. m. ..... AZ
midnight .. 40 Noon 40
Departures
Accumulated excess of tempera-
ture since January l. 1887, 800: ex-
cess of temperature since March /,
1887, /; accumulated excess of pre-
cipitation since January l, 1897,
3.25; deficiency of precipitation
since March l, 1887, 100.
Temperature same date last
year-Highest, 60; lowest, 43.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
lew Gets Death

BERLIN, March 22.-Helmut
Hirsch, officially described as
"StateleSs jew" has been SEN
fenced to death by the Peoples
Tribunal on charges of high trea-
son and possessing explosives.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
Seeks Gas With Candle

William Brown, Of Baltimore,
lit a candle to see why gasoline
was not being drawn properly
into his auto motor yesterday on
the crane Highway near Mari.
boro. Brown was recovering today
in Casualty Hospital,
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
GREAT AIRPORT
RISING FROM
HAMLET

This is the second Of tiDo ar
ticIes describing the neD Dir
base at Ryndnnd, Irish Free
State, which is to be the Euro
pean terminal Of the torthcon1-
ina Transatlantic commercial
air SerUice,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-25
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
PierpOnt Family Plans sTRennion.

s Thhe annual reunion of the Pier pont Family association will be held on Sunday, June 20 at the home of the president, Arthur Bradley at Lost Lake Colony, Hol- land, Mass. Preliminary plans flor the reunion were made Sunday at 8 meeting of the executive com fnittee at the Bradley home. Lunch con will be served at 12 o'clock followed by business meeting and an afternoon of recreation and sports. Miss Betty Pierpont ot Ware, Mass, was named secre- tary and Mrs. Arthur Pierpont, Raymond Miller and Morton Pier pont of this city were appointed members of the nominating com hnittee to present, new slate of officers.
 The luncheon committee will be made up of Mrs. Bradley of Hol- land, Mass, Mrs. Howard Neal Mrs. Arthur Pierpont and Mrs. Morton Pierpont of this city and Mrs. Joseph Pierpont of Ware, Mass. Present officers of the associations are president, Mrs. Bradley; secretary, Mrs. George Chapin of Springfield; historian, Mrs. Edward Croft of Waterbury; assistant historian, Howard Neal, Waterbury; past presidents, Nor ton Pierpont and Raymond Miller, Waterbury. Others from Water bury who attended the meeting on Sunday were Mrs. Morton Pier pont, Mrs. Arthur Pierpont, Mrs. Howard Neal, and Hrs. Raymond Miller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-25
Ethel Flanagan Is
 Guest At Sho.Oer

< q .
 Miss Ann Fryer of Silver street was hostess at a tea and banker chief and stocking shower at her home recently in compliment to Miss Ethel Flanagan of Wilson street who is to be married next month. The table was attractively decorated with cut flowers for the occasion. Those attending were: Misses Ethel Flanagan, Marie Deel- ey, Katherine Flaherty, Mrs. John McNellis, Anne Leroy, Loretta Le- roy. Mae Stroker, Gertrude Foley, Rosalind Lawlor, Rita Fitzmaurice, Grace Flanagan, Mrs. John Cor man. Anne Keane and Louise Kaene of Danbury, Mary Jane Fitz- maurice, Marion Cavanaugh, Mary Klina, Mary Mccarthy, Mrs. James Fryer and Anne Fryer.
 MT and Mrs. c. I. Atwood of Scott avenue are spending a few days in New York.