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The Washington times., 1937-06-19
Safe Vacations

A ROIJT one hundred thousand children will be
n turned loose from school next week to "enJoy'
their summer vacations.
Unless something is done some Of these children will
never return to school again and others Will return
seriously injured manned for life
It is up to Washington to unite NOW to make this
the kind of vacation from which all the youngsters
can come back happy and healthy
Automobile accidents and drownings can be looked
TO TO take the principal toll among the vacahonlng
children.
And at least ninety nine per cent of all the automo-
bile accidents and the drownings will be avoldable
But the fact that these death dealers are avoldable
doesn't mean that they will be avoided
On the contrary if the history Of past summers is
anv Indication automobile accidents to children and
the drowning of children will increase this year over
past years.
Of course all of the automobile accidents won't be
the fault of the drivers involved.
Manv of them will be due to the negligence of the
children themselves.
But behind that negligence may lay the careless
safety instruction by parents.
We plead with all drivers of automobiles during the
months to remember that there are thousands
of children on the streets who not there normally
Give these kids chance, even if it means slowing
down your car or giving up your right Of way!
Remember the youngsters likely to forget all
precautions when their minds intent on a game.
Parents can hold drownngs Of children to a minimum
if they will insist on their youngsters obeying rules
which have been prepared by the American Red Cross
and other organizations.
These rules won't impose hardship on the swimmer
but they will make swimming safer.
Let's make this a safe vacation for Washington
children.
If we do that we'll make it safe vacation for the
adults too.
The Washington times., 1937-06-19
Salvage u. S. Shipping

president ROOSEVELT has asked Congress to turn to
task long neglected and give America the merchant
marine it should have had years ago.
That is work of national pride alone 1t of
national NECESSITY.
What merchant ships do have will be obsolete in few
years. the President points out Except for few oil tankers
not is being built.
The Presidents proposal in brief that Congress grant
immediate subsidy of $10OOOO0 to start construction and
that the Maritime Commission be authorized to contract for
an additional $150,000,000 in merchant ships.
That money is not to be GIVEN AWAY This is raid
the Treasury"
This the work of hosting the Stars and Stripes to the
masheads Of ships carrying American goods abroad and
manned by AMERICAN LABOR
is the type of subsidy which England
Germany France Italy and other nations have used to build
and maintain their merchant marines.
In time of foreign vessels taken valuable
adjuncs to their nations navies
America has almost NO vessels of its own to take
American mails carried foreign-owned vessels.
American products round the world foregnowned bot
toms. American sailors sit the beach and American in
dustry and labor pay tribute to the world.
For there is no American merchant marine
The proposed subsidies Commissioner Joseph Ken
needy, will eventually give it IS passenger and cargo
boats able to compete with the world and restore
measure those glorious days of the American clipper ships
The Civil War marked the beginning of the end of
chant service Since then for hafhearted attempts
usually bunged American shipping has gradually sunk and
rusted away.
1t has literally touched bottom.
1t the plain duty of Congress SALVAGE 1T AND SET
1T AFLOAT AGAIN.
The Washington times., 1937-06-19


measures He fears for the ctizenry. He fears:
when we shall have set up this board then there is
cIaor tomorrow FOR another board and another board until
finally the American citizen when he gets up in the morn
ing will have to telephone board to lind out whether
he can comb his hair.
hen he will have to telephone another board to find out
whether he blue suit or white SUIT Then
must pursue 60 work. and finally when he gets to his
job he will be subject another set Of rules and regulations
Where will there be any liberty left?"
Now, Mr.. Dies
VTNHE Capitol was visited this week by Bobby Ftz
l. maurice who arrived in White House and shown
courteousy through building and visited many of his
friends from New York
Bobby direct from Albany where he has been in
stution since he taken into the Capitol there by AL
Smith when he Governor. Bobby is IS and
dered very much to the encourage the governors
office and President Roosevelt kept him there when he took
the job
Since the President has been the White House. Bobby has
Washington each year to celebrate his birthday He
the guest of honor at luncheon the White House and
then filled out his day with the Capitol trip.
NEWSPAPER signs yet that Representative
IN John OConnor and Representative Pat Boland have
buried the Ratchet.
Representative Connor resented the part Representative
Boand played in the election Of Representative Sam Raburn
the majority leadership in the House. They didn't speak
for some time. - -
One of the most awkward occasions popped up when the
Speaker held press conference AS chairman Of the
full Rules Committee and the party whip the two gentle
men would and lend their moral support to the
Speaker If any question caused discussion between the
three Representative OConnor and Representative Boand
would direct their remars Speaker and not to each
other although they might be answering matter between
the two of them. s-,s5s. ~
The Washington times., 1937-06-19
Listen. World!
By Monitor
BIZ Elsie Robinson

IT'S suit was always old. X
IL Strange that in all the q yearI knew him. my father
never seemed have suit Always that shape
les dark affair." shiny at the seams Worn and old as
he was
realize that he died when he my present age feeling
young and eager inside as feel today!
Now-when it's too help realize how he must have
hated it all the drearness the monotonous grind, the
shabbness Long after my mother told that he'd been
great dandy when they pretty as rose in her
aring founces he in the broadshoudered tight wasted
elegance suit with Skin tight britches the first
in town.
great one he was for fighting and jogging" she beamed
her faded eyes calling to him across the long years
How casual her voice was! But to me it with
shockthe thought of that gay, reckless lad whom had
seem Why have been only boy when he put
it all awaythe fun and the fine feathersand began poor
mans desperate fight to give his children break just
boy filled with fire and laughter and great gallant RACES
against meanness and hypocrisy!
Tremendous things ADDING in that pioneer California
Unions were forminga new labor world was in the making
and his Irish blood must burned be in the thick Of
it. But there were five of young thngsshootng out
Of clothes bursting out of our boots And harder
than the need of food was that hunger for learnln
Books-how he'd pounce any chance bit of good read
ing; throw himself headlong, into usty debated Educa
tion-hed been denied it in his hard existence
:. but his children must have what he lacked!
he'd put his youth away and bent his neck to the load
first memories he was bent and shabby with cough that
be his death cawng at every breath ne drew But
always the fire in his tortured eyes and the pity IN his
SCARED hands
Never was man friendlier Not just love- Something
deeper Understanding-like steadyng hand Still can
feel his ARM wang sobbng fright and the warmth OF
his faded coat beneath my tearstained cheek.
Friendly strangers too Railroad men on STRIKE Pros
pectors cowboys sevedores stranded alien trails So
little give Only such simple fare as we had ourselves
mus boiled beef and BEANS thick slabs OF bread
But with each plate he gave-hlmseH
And always as long lived they and went at
dOor-he hungry the frightened and weak the angry the
hunted and hurt. 80,
Then suddenly he was gone: gasp strange bright
calm and they led my mother away What had ne seem
tev wondered wrap him in such peace AS IT, at the
God had given him fine suit he'd always wanted
and set him free on that adventure he'd always craved
Alex Robinson-ust another Dad Just another Father
who put his youth awaygaVe up his dreams ana ao'en
| tures-that his children might be served.
Just Dad-whO did his shifts without un-
noticed and DOOR, Yet who that sad Greater love
hath no man than th-that lay down his life for his
| frends"H And Pm thinking
srutted their stuff God may lift his shnies halo and
to the crowd That's enough You have hung up
wonderful record and, umpire, I'm certainly glad
but considering all the risks boys I'm saving first prize
| for-JUST DAD'P
The Washington times., 1937-06-19
LincOln's Village

THE little hamlet of New Salem, Illinois, is host to throngs
patriotic Americans who flock there do honor to
Abraham Lincoln.
1t is the site of Lincoln Village" where the Great Enamel
pator spent part of his young manhood
1t has been restored the condition in which he knew it
faithful replica of the from which he become
the bestowed President of all time.
Growing this work of restoration is Rutledge Tavern
Thousands of VISITORS and in future will thus be able
visualize the frontier community which the nation it's
pilot through the storms of Civil War;
It will be thoughtes American indeed who views Lincoln
Village without deeper appreciation of the indomable
courage of the Ra Splitter" in conquerng hardshps
higher resolution preserve that Union and liberty which
he handed on to that AMERICAN SELF-GOVERNMENT
might not perish from the earth
The Washington times., 1937-06-19
ByJ. Williams, Jr.

WILLIAM HAZLITT the great essayist, has truly
said, 'hose only deserve monument who do not need
one-ha u.s. who have raised themselves monument in the
minds and memory Of men,"
Surely such James Madison of Virginia to whom
history has given the weearned title The Father of the
Constitution"
Of all the Founders and Fathers Of the American Union he
the outstanding authority the history and theory of
constitutional He also in the forefront of the
fight for religious freedom and the separation of Church and
State.
Although Madison ended his earthly pilgrimage hun
dred years ago the twenty eighth of June the
Federal City is still without monument to his memory
Sleeping in the Senate Committee the Library Joint
Resolution introduced many months ago Senator Byrd Of
Virginia which provides for the creation Of Memorial Com
mission formulate plans for the construction OF perma
memorial Madisons memory in the National Capital
similar Joint Resolution recently introduced in the
House by Congressman Pumley of Vermont only to meet
similar fate at the hands of the House Committee the
Library
This neglect of Madsons memory appears to be all the
nexpcab by the present because members
will naugurate the OF the adop
ton of the Federal Constitution the seventeenth OF next
Sepember-a Celebration which is to continue until April &c.
1885, the one hundred and teth anniversary OF the In
auguaton George Washington as the first President OF the
United States.
The Washington Monument, an equestrian statue, and
several marble busts in the Federal City bear witness to
the prmacy that The Father of His Country holds in the
hearts of the American people.
The South entrance TO the treasury Sudiu0u
by bronze statue Of Alexander Hamilton
At the entrance to the front of the United States
Capitol of the most impressive memorials IN the
Federal C-a bronze statue of John Marshall the great
Chief Justice.
Thomas Jefferson will presently be honored by a
memorial worthy of his name and fame the plans for
which have been adopted and will be carried out as soon
as Congress approprates the money for this purpose
As long ago as 1901 while Theodore Roosevelt was Pres-
dent the Mcmillan Commission looked with favor the
to honor all of five Founders Of the American
Union with memorials in the Federal City
There was no objection to the project then There no
objection today If either the Senate or the House Com
mittee on the Library will grant public hearing on the
pending Joint Resolutions patriotic societies all over the
country will send representatives from far and near to
urge that the Madison Memorial be authorized forthwith
Now when religious freedom across the seas is denied to
Millions now when the American people are ABOUT to
begin the Celebration of the birth OF the
Federal Consttution-now would appear to De OF al
times the most appropriate for Congress to end Its century
old neglect of Madison's memory .
By 50 doing Congress viii put the world on notice that
the American people still believe in religious freedom
and and have not forgotten th
debt to James Madison Of Virginia.
The Washington times., 1937-06-19

Purge by Isaac Don LeOlne FAMOUS ssU0e"t OF NS"''
GffGirs)
DEHIND the tidal wave of purges sweeping Russia the
ID breakdown of the countrys leading industry-agrlcu
ture The third major famine since the Revolution has struck
Soviet Union although word Of has yet reached the
wide world.
the Red Army chiefs Stain ordered the Commssar OF Agr
culture the Commsar of State Farms and the head OF the
tractor division mend the breaches in production within 40
hours face ral" AS if vast economic collapse can De
repaired overnight!
This admission of agricultural calamity confirms recent
inside advices from Russia according to which the entire cen
trail voga region in the grip Of mass hunger
t took fully two years before the @ Ot
Ship isolated from the people and so restricted IN their
the foreign correspondents in Moscow SO
powerful the smokescreen of propaganda spread D me
anists in Europe America that possible for Stain
to conceal disaster of the first magnitude
The present famine has afflicted the great Voga BASIN one
Of the granares the world The stricken runs from
the eastern borders the Province of Moscow to the Uras in
the the Bashk steppe in the south and includes
the provinces of Samara Saratov Voronezh and Kurk
What sOR. on here DoRsO The rS Government
49, 1887 collected Sa the o,nsS 6st md t Ss
sa1 y Ii: 1 mo- leaving the bins
The goes to depict the familiar scenes Of cattle
perishng in large numbers of villagers travelling hundreds
of miles to towns and cities IN quest OF bread
The Red Armv is primarily peasant army. Under Stain
it is the one of the mood of tens of millions OF
farmhans If peasanry is dissatisfied it is expressed
the Red Army.
Last Winter the military command carried out Of
the rank and file on the condition Of the collective farms
The report submitted to War Commissar Voroshlov was
alarming It showed the complete breakdown of the coec
tive system Vorosov presented the report to Stains 20
ca Bureau and demanded immediate reform Of the col
lectivized farm belt
This reform giving the peasants larger share Of their
produce drafted by commission which the Red Army
represented 1t promulgated by Stain early IN the
Spring hailed abroad the abolition Of the collective
farming system and the restoration Of private agriculture
But the reform too late to halt the disaster.
The struggle for bread has always been the key to the
Soviet Revolution It Lenin who predicted that the
Soviet regime would last than twenty II 1t did
| not solve the farming problem.
The twentieth year is here So is the peasant problem
further solution than because of Stains destructive
policies for the tidal of terror Will LenlnS
| prophecy come truef
The Washington times., 1937-06-19
Washington Needs

National Representation in Congress
Local Government Elected By and Responsible to the
People of Washington
Rand Transit Street Railway System With Subways
More and Better Schools
An Airport Necessary to and Worthy OF the Nations
Capital
Rebuilt Waterfront With Proper Channel
Modern Sewage Disposal System
National Guard Arn,ory. Auditorium and Stadium
ADEQUATE Automobile Parking Facilities
Sufficient Public Buildings to House the Government
An Increase in Public Library Facilities
The Washington times., 1937-06-19

THE gentleman ID making very excel
lent speech. Does he not think it is also
time that the Congress say outside what
they say in the cloakroom so that the people
will be advised?"
The answer came swift and sure:
eff it does, there will be some new faces
here"
Such frankness!
REPRESENTATIVE DIES was very
~ much afraid that if Congress set up a
board to direct the beauty parlor profession
.. - 1,,or1d 1ood To moot
The Washington times., 1937-06-19
Greatest Show on Earth
BIZ Frank Miller Smith

ONE the surprised members of the House during
" the debate District Day Representative Thomas
Maey Carried away by the verbal pyrotechncs of Rep
resenative Martin Dies who attacked the cosmetoogy BILL
the gentleman from Wisconsin and asked
The Washington times., 1937-06-19
The Red Army Purge

(Ths is the last of three articles The Red Army
Purge BY Isaac Don LeUne, famous student OF Russia"
Gffars.) ..
The Washington times., 1937-05-11
Will Aid
Actors Fund

There is going to be a big char
ity matinee given by the "zieg-
field Follies" company at the Ma
tional Theater on Friday after
noon.
Every dollar that comes in at
the box office after the legitimate
expenses are deducted will be
turned over to Daniel Frohman
for the Actors Fund of America,
a charitable organization which
came into existence SIS years ago
with the avowed purpose of tax
ing care of the aged, the sick and
the destitute actor and actress.
In May, 1904, Daniel Frohman,
who had been it's first secretary.
was elected to the presidency, end
for over 80 years has uninterrup.
teddy directed the affairs Of this
great charity.
It began by dispensing relief to
the unfortunate of the theatrical
profession in New York and has
long since grown to a national or
ganiZation.
The Washington times., 1937-05-11
Glen Echo Pool
Opens Moy27

With the summer weather ap-
preaching, bathers will be glad to
hear that the Crystal Swimming
Pool at Glen Echo Park, with sand
beach adjoining-for those wish
ing to get tan-will open at 9
a. m. May 81.
All of the other attractions, of
which there are more than so, are
now open daily from noon until
midnight.
Boyd Hickman, pool directing
operator, is putting everything in
shape for the opening day, from
the supervising of painting to
cleaning of locker rooms, sand
beach, and the bleachers.
Myrtle Fulkner, pool supervisor
of personnel, is again taking over
the task of seeing that every one
gets efficient and complete>Service.
The guards have been selected
from the George washington Uni
versity football squad and are I'm
der the supervision Of Boyd Kick
man, also former G. w. football
star. The guards are Ted Cot
tingham, Howard Tehila, Louis
Carroll, Glen Carroll, Hank Won.
derbrugge, and Bruce Mahon. All
of these boys are experts in the
art of swimming.
The Spanish Garden Ballroom,
at the park, where David McWil-
liams is directing his own orches-
ira, is open every week night from
9 until midnight.
The Washington times., 1937-05-11
ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OPENS
CLOCK

RIALTO-Alice Faye, Patsy Kelly
Every Night At Night" 11:46
a. m, 2:41, 5:36, 8:39 p. m.
Carole Lombard, Shirley Tenn
pie, Now and Forever" LOS,
400, 1908, 1906 p. m.
LITTLE-Ann Harding, Gary
Cooper, Peter Ibbetson," 11:19
a. M, 1872, 1924, 5:2s, 1871,
9:35 p. m.
CAPITOL-Mariam Hopkins, Joel
McCrea, woman Chases Man"
HOO a. m, lao, 4:25, tbs,
1000 p. m. Stage, Anna May
Wong, 12:45, $3.50, $40, 7:05
p. m.
PALACE-Janet Gaynor, Frederic
March, "A Star Is Born" 1850
a. m, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:35 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Bing Crosby, Shirley
Ross, waikiki Wedding" 11:l5
a. m, 1870, $3.50. $50, 1885,
GAS p. m.
INSTRUMENTATION Herbert,
That Mans Here Again." 11:00
a. m, 12:45, 2:35, 4:25, 6:15,
sos, 9:55 p. m.
EARLE-Annabella, Henry Fonda,
Wings OF The Morning." 1900
a. m, 1:30, 1920, 7:o5, 1855 p. m.
Stage, "Shep Fields" 1885,
1925, 6:15, 9:05 p. m.
RKO-KEITH'S - Ginger Rogers,
Fred Astaire, "Shall We Dance"
11:15 a. m, 1:18, 1921, SPA, 1927,
$3.50 p. m.
BELASCO-"Girls Club" 1905,
2:05, 4:05, sos, sos. 1000 p. m.
HOWARD-George Bancr oft,
"Racketeer in Exile" 1890,
800, $50, 800, 1920 p. m.
Stage, Don Redman," 200,
4:30, TOO, $40 p. m.
TRANS.LUX-Continuous shows,
rs minutes. 10 a. m. to II p. m.
The Washington times., 1937-05-11

Wednesday is Coronation Day
in England-but here's your
chance to do a bit OF coronasing
yourself-and maybe win a cash
prize or guest tickets to the Earle
Theater.
Billy and Bobby Mauch, those
two identical twins, play the title
roles in 1.-THE Prince and the Pau.
per-" the Warner Brothers picture
which opens Friday at the Earle.
In the Mark Twain story, you viii
remember, they trade places, and
when it comes time for the corona
ton, nobody in the realm can tel
which boy should be crowned king
Of England.
Here are the two boys and the
crown. One of them is the right
full prince; the other, Tom Canty,
the pauper. Can you put the
crown on the rightful head?
The Times and the Earle offer q
The Washington times., 1937-05-11

Der by Miss Martin has Bobby
Clark sharing in its muddy fun.
I hate to see a show like the Fol.
lies go Minsky, even for ten min
utes.
Some fine choral singing by
Ben Yost's Varsity Eight, the usual
parade of pretty girls, generally
attractively CARRIED, complete the
roster, with fine support for the
principal comics supplied by Hugh
Cameron and Marcella Swanson.
Near the close of a cross-country
tour, this Follies can stand up and
be counted with the best. Aside
from a few excursions into the
indigo humor, it is invariably hall
marked as fine entertainment.
There will be an extra matinee
of the revue on Friday for the
benefit of the Actors Fund of
America.
The Washington times., 1937-05-11
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1887. by international
NaWa SArvice)

HOLLYWOOD, May II QN.S0
No one else but James Stewart
will do for the leading man in
Ginger Rogers solo starring pic
ture.
Coming to this decision today,
R-K-O has postponed its produc-
ton, "Vivacious Lady," for three
months, or until Stewart recov-
ers from an attack of arthritiS
and can return to his role oppo-
site the red-haired star with whom
his name has been linked roman
tically in Hollywood.
Pandro Berman, producer OF
the film, declared: y
Miss Rogers will not remain
idle but will 60 into the picture
Stage Door We are Summonlne
katharine Hepburn back from
the East, so this film can go into
early production"
Affected by the change Of plan
are a number of other players,
including Fay Banter, the stage
star, who had come to Hollywood
to be in the Rogers film. Miss
Banter will return, however, when
the picture gets under way again
Meanwhile, Stewart, whose ill
ness is said to have been causec
by q throat infection, has left the
hospital for his home, where he
will continue under treatment.
Wayne Morris, strapping %
year-old actor who made a comet
like debut among the stars Of
the Hollywood armament follow
ing the preview of his title role
kid Galahad," today named the
10 young screen actresses he
hopes some day to play opposite
Morris cagily declined to eX
press any order of preference.
His choices were:
Olivia De Havilland.
Her sister, Joan Fontaine.
Simone Simon.
Dorothy Lamour.
Loretta Young.
Anita Louise.
Sonia Henie.
Jane Bryan.
Jean Arthur.
Marie Wilson.
Revealing a broad viewpoint II
his attitude toward beauty, Nor
ris picked five girls with brunette