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The Washington times., 1937-07-26
in Bureaus
On House Slate

The first of four bills, carrying
out President Roosevelt's proposed
governmental reorganization "a
measure authorizing the appoint.
ment of six administrative assis.
tants to the Chief EXecuttve-will
be called up in the House this
week, Representative Cochran
CD, of Missouri, said today.
Cochran's announcement came
as members received copies Of
secret hearings before the Joint
Congressional Committee on Gov.
ernmental Reorganization which
has considered the bills. The pro-
posed assistants were described in
testimony before the committee as
performing the primary function
Of "liasion officers" between the
President and heads Of the gcv-
ernmen departing nts and
agencies.
The description was given by
Louis Brownlow, chairman of the
Presidents committee on admin
iStrative management and author
of the famous Brownlow report,
calling for sweeping. reorganiza-
ton of the administrative func.
tionS of the Government. He said.
"These men are not to be as
SiStantS, they are not to be be-
tween the Cabinet and the Presi.
dent; they are to facilitate the
work. We have one at the White
House, but there is too much
work for him.
"They would have no author
ity whatever. They could not
make any decision or anything
else. They would be high class,
intelligent administrative aides,
such as the President or general
manager of almost any business
corporation has near him."
The presence of the administrat-
tive assistants would not tend to
subordinate" the Cabinet officers,
he said. Cabinet members would
still deal directly with the Presl-
dent.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Credit Union Shift
Gets DC. Heads OK.

District Commissioners today
reported their approval to the
House District Committee of a
bill which would transfer jurisdic-
ton over credit unions in the Dis
trict from the Commissioners and
the Comptroller of the Currency
to the Farm Credit AdminiStra-
ton.
In their letter. the Commission
ers explained that the present set
up results in confusion and
pointed out that the Farm Credit
Administration administers SINH
lar agencies in the States.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Musical Strike
Threatened

NEW YORK, July 2B G.NS).
Threatened by a general tieup Of
all radio stations in the United
States, radio officials today con-
ferred with union leaders who are
protesting alleged bootleg record.
ings and the inroads of canned
music"
Joseph Weber, president Of the
American Federation of Musicians,
revealed that if union demands
are not met a general strike cali
will be issued for August IA. Weber
said:
1--WE are going into this fairly.
We don't want to call a general
strike unless we have to-"
NEW YORK, July 26 Q.N.SO.
The music industry is doing its
best business since 1880, financial
reports presented before 1900 mu.
sic dealers and manufacturers OF
instruments at the annual music
industries convention showed to
day.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
DOCTOR DEATH
CLUE DENIED

PROVIDENCE, R. l., July 26
Q.N.sJ.-Police today blasted an
other "clue" in the investigation
of the 1o-day-old murder OF DR..
George W. Webster, 39-year-old
obstetrician.
Deputy Police Superintendent
James j. Cusick declared there was
absolutely no foundation" to re-
ports that the son of a wealthy
man was under suspicion. Auth.
critics emphasized there is no def
mite suspect and they are recheck-
ing all evidence obtained thus far.
Meanwhile, two 45-calibre Army
automatic pistols obtained from :
George Leon, alias John Bowers,
Cleveland Ohio, picked up at
Bridgeport Conn, were brought
here and Cusick announced they
would be turned over to a ballasticS
expert to determine if either one
fired the shots which killed DR..
Webster when he answered the
front door bell of his home.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Get TOwSer'S Tag
Or Catcher Will
Get TOUSer

Tax Collector Chatham M. Tow.
ers today sent out the old hurry,
hurry, hurry" call to District dog
owners.
He reminded the owners that
CANNES would not be safe from
the clutches of the dogcatcher a
week from today if found wander
ing the streets unless they were
wearing the shiny new 1898 dog
tags.
Towers said dog owners are way
behind this year in obtaining tags.
Up to today only 5000 tags have
been sold, while last year at this
time 10000 were passed over the
counters. He expects the $4,000
owners who haven't obtained tags
to apply in a rush during this
week.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26

OIldlTHldH OOuSuGOu W. Oh
North Carolina, of the House
Ways and Means Committee, an
nounced he plans to consider re-
vision of administrative provisions
of the social security act at the
request of the Social Security
Board.
Drop Expansion Plan
The board a bandoned all
thought of materially expanding
the law at the present session Of
Congress but decided to seek GER
tain changes to make administra-
ton more effective.
A series of proposed amend
ments, framed by the board, was
submitted to the committee. One
of them, it was said, would bring
a group of several thousand mari
time workers under the law.
With the Townsend pension or
ganization split, another House
group, claiming support of at least
one hundred members, planned to
seek a rider to the proposed bill
boosting the Federal contribution
to States for old-age pensions.
Form Steering Group
Representatives Boren CD. of
Oklahoma, Bigelow Cd, of Ohio,
and Knutson CRD, of Minnesota,
formed a steering committee to
seek amendments providing for
Federal contributions on a two-to-
one, instead of $3.50 basis, and
raising the maximum of old-age
pensions to $50 a month. Under
present law, the Governments con-
tribution to States is limited to
SIS per month per person. Boren
said
"The amount Of pension now
paid, generally not more than
$50 month, is inadequate"
LARGE FUND RETURN
Another group planned fight
for the return Of more than $24,-
100000 to Is States and the terri
tory of Hawaii paid as Federal
unemployment insurance taxes be-
fore they qualified under the
social security law. Representa-
tive Thompson CD of Illinois,
said:
THE law provided that en-
plOyers paying the Federal un-
employment insurance tax could
get a credit of 80 per cent if
similar State taxes were paid.
There are Is States which failed
to qualify by December 81, 1886,
with the result that all taxes
paid by employers go into the
Federal Treasury. The States
have since complied. There is
no reason why the Federal Gov
eminent should retain the money.
1t should be turned over to the
States for their unemployment
reserve funds"
States involved are Florida,
Georgia, Delaware, Arkansas, Mis-
souri,, Illinois, North Dakota,
Wyoming, Washington. Nebraska,
Nevada, Kansas and Montana.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Caucus Demand
Postponed
International News Service

Leaders of the House group
seeking a Democratic caucus on
court reform and other legisla-
ton today temporarily withheld
action pending a conference with
Speaker Bankhead and Represen-
tative Rayburn of Texas, Demo
cratic leader.
Representative McFarlane CD
of Texas, in charge of the petit.
ton, said, however, that the eau
Gus will be forced. He, said:
1--WE want to talk over with
leaders q program for the eau
Gus. The petition for the eau
Gus will be. presented to the
chairman within . day or two"
The McFarlane petition pro.
poses that House Democrats
discuss not only Supreme Court
reform, but wage and hour, farm.
housing and tax loophole legisla.
ton also.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Newest Bdtt|eship
Is Launched by Italy

TRIESTE, Italy, July 26 G.N.SO.
1taly's newest naval threat, the
24,000-ton battleship Vittorio Ven.
eto, was launched yesterday in the
San Marco shipyards in the pres
ence of King Victor Emanuel III
and his Queen, as well as directors
Of the German labor front,
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
OPPOSES
D|R|GIBLES

Because of the losses Of the
Shenandoah, Akron and Macon,
opposition to construction of any
dirigibles at this time was voiced
before the House Naval Affairs
Committee today by Rear Admiral
William D. Leahy, chief of Naval
Operations. He said:
I'm view of the losses of the
three dirigibleS. and the opinions
of four successive commanders
of the fleet against the use of
lighter-than-air craft, I cannot
feel justified in recommending
personally further building at
this time"
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Two Fairfax Stills
Wrecked by Raiders

FAIRFAX. Va, July 26.-Police
today reported confiscation of
1920 gallons of liquor mash in
raids on two bootlegging stills in
wooded sections of Fairfax county
over the weekend. Both were un-
attended.
The stills. of 350-gallon and so.
gallon capacities, were found near
Clifton Station and Great Falls.
Both were destroyed. Sheriff E.
P. Kirby. Officers Magarity, Poole,
Mcintosh and Wells and two State
inspectors, made the raids.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
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to reports here. With the fight
ing threatening to spread, the
gates of Peiping were ordered
closed.
japanese military officials here
and at Tientsin announced the
occupation, which followed 9
night of bloody fighting climaXed
when japanese planes roared over
the barracks and dropped a hail
of bombs which were believed to
have caused many casualties.
ProvOcatiOn Charged
The Chinese troops evacuated
Langfang, retreating to Huantsu.
Chinese "provocation" was re-
sponsible for the japanese attack
and capture of Langfang, japanese
officials stated.
They claimed Chinese soldiers
had fired on Japanese troop train
carrying reinforcementS into the
North China battle zone. They
also accused Chinsese military Of
ficials of failing to obey series
of Japanese demands.
AS a result of the new outbreak,
which once again brought the Far
East to the brink of open Sino-
Japanese large-scale warfare, all
railroad traffic between Peiping
and Tientsin was suspended.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Two Filters Escape
As Plane Hits Wire

NEWPORT, Pa, July 20.
Capt. Champe Taliaserro. of Hook
essin, Del, Eastern AirlineS pilot,
and his companion, John McGlinn.
Of Philadelphia, escaped death last
night when their plane struck a
high-tension wire and plunged into
the Juniata River.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Hundreds of Chinese Killed
In Japanese Air Raid

side of the Sino.Japanese conflict
to the bitter end, is expected to
mobilize 10 complete military divi-
SionS before the middle Of this
week, according to reliable adviceS
today.
Between so and Is Japanese
freighters have been recalled from
regular commercial service on the
high seas and are ready to trans
port troops and supplies to North
China to carry on hoStilitieS there.
The Japanese mobilization has
been particularly heavy since Sat
urday dawn, especially affecting
aviation and engineering units
throughout the empire.
Thousands of families and rela-
tives of men called to the colorS
gathered at railway stations dur.
ing the weekend, bidding farewell
to troops departing from Their
homes to concentration points for
shipment to China and possible
major war. Domestic factories
have been requisitioned right and
left in Japan to handle emergency
orders for airplanes. Refining Of
oil is going forward at top speed
to supply Japan's motorized units
on land, sea and air. Interna-
tional News Service learned that
at one point seven trains were
seen conveying Communicated
motor trucks for service in North
China.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
MacWhite Better

Emergency Hospital attendants
today reported the condition Of
michael MacWhite, Minister from
the Irish Free State, as much
better" DR.. Harry Kaufman, his
physician, said his patient was
showing nice progress" but was
unable to say when he would be
able to leave the hospital.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
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The Washington times., 1937-07-26
FIdgpo|e Is Painted
In Payment for Baby

PHILADELPHIA, July 26.-one-
week-old Margaret Yost, of Phila-
delphia, was stamped paid" today
because her father, Harry, painted
Hahnemann Hospitals flagpole.
Yost owed the hospital $35 when
Margaret was born there last week.
He told hospital. officials he
couldn't pay, but that he would
make their flagpole like new" in
payment Of the debt.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Robber Is Routed
With SGewdriVer

Stabbed in the face with a screw.
driver after he had struck a 49,
year-old man on the head, would
be robber was routed from the
locksmith shop Of Louis Hillersohn
at 1924 Georgia Ave. N. W. last
night.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
AIR PROBLEMS
OUTLINED TO
PRESIDENT
Deals With Foreign
Governments Are
Discussed
By EARL GOODWIN

President Roosevelt took steps
today to clear up a puzzling inter
national aviation problem when
he called in half dozen officials
and discussed the attitude Of
foreign governments , toward
American aviation companieS-es-
pecially with respect to landing
fields.
The conference preceded by a
few minutes the official White
House reception to the three Rus
sian over.the-pole fliers, whose
landing field in the United States
was a cowpasture near Los An
geles.
Officials called to the White
House constitute the 1nterdepart-
mental Committee on Civil Inter
national Aviation. and are Judge
r. Walton Moore, counselor Of the
State Department, chairman;
Monroe johnson, Assistant Secre-
tary Of Commerce; Harlee Branch
Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral; Stephen B. Gibbons, Assist
ant Secretary Of the Treasury;
Joseph Kennedy, chairman Of the
Maritime Commission, and Daniel
Bell, acting director of the budget.
Hits Business Deals
The puzzle has made it difficult
for American aviation concerns to
do business with foreign govern.
ments.
It was explained that when an
American aviation concern ap-
proacheS a foreign government to
establish a landing field, etc., that
government necessarily has to
treat the company as a private
concern. On the other hand,
many foreign governments now
operate commercial aviation as a
state or government affair.
Consequently, when a foreign
government negotiates with the
United States on a civil CONNER
cial matter, it therefore is a mat
ter between the two governments.
This is complained Of by Ameri-
can interests as distinctly one.
sided and unfair.
The question discussed today
was how to equalize the situation.
It was represented by government
officials that nearly every country
with which the United States is
now dealing is interested. This
is especially true Of countries
within the, British Empire, such
as Canada, Australia and New
Zealand.
Program Ambitious
The meeting came at a time
when the United States is on the
threshold of great international
aviation activity.
The Maritime Commission is
ready to furnish building or oper.
ating subsidies, or both, to trans
atlantic ships Of the air, either Of
the Zeppelin variety or the heaV-
ier-han-air clipper ship style.
The commission unofficially IS
anxious to lease to Germany
enough American helium to make
the LZ-130, successor to the ill
fated Hindenburg, Ioninflan-
mable.
1t also Is known that the Mari
time Commission is informed that
heavier-than-air builders have
plans for a fleet of half a dozen
enormous ships four times as large
as the China clippers, which have
been operating across the Pacific
for several months.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Liberty His Topic

"Our Fort of Liberty" was the
subject of John C. Bruve, supervis-
ing principal of division 10, public
schools, before the Mems Brother
hood Club of Lincoln Temple Con-
gregational Church yesterday.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Key City LOST
To Rebels
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their kind produced by Germans.
1t also was stated two Italian
divisions, numbering 10000 men,
were rushed to the Madrid front
from Bilbao.
Violence Enormous"
Until the capture of the town.
which was reduced to a sham
bleS, the battle became fiercer
and more reckless as it pro-
crossed. Officials described its
violence as enormous" Hun
dreds Of dead on both sides were
strewn over the battlefields.
Government commanders heard
reports the nationalist were
rushing up still more reinforce
ments and war materials for a
final showdown, which may de-
eide the fate of Madrid.
From Barcelona came official
advices that nationalist airplanes
had bombed the city in an early
morning raid. killing at least Is
persons before being driven off
by anti-aircraft and machine
guns.
SALAMANCA, Spain, July 26
IN.SO.-Spanish government at
tempts to recapture their lost po-
sitionS at Brunette on the Madrid
front completely failed" today,
according to a Nationalist COM
munique. Government troops were
thrown back with extremely heavy
losses, the statement claimed. The
report added:
Gin these counter.attacks the
enemy abandoned many hun
dredS of dead. We were enabled
not only to return our positions
but to pursue the enemy and
advance our lines considerably"
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
PENSION DRIVE
SLATED ON HILL
Plan to Change Security Law Paves
Way to Seek Boost
By WILLIAM s. NEAL
international News Service

The Administrations decision to seek minor changes in the
security today paved the way for congressional
drive to boost oage pensions The effort expected to
meet strong opposition from the Administration because it
might upset budgetbaancng plans of President Roosevelt
The Washington times., 1937-07-26

Japan Rushes
Mobilization Plans
By M. C. FORD
SHANGHAI, July 26 U.N.SJ T..
Japan, determined to push her
The Washington times., 1937-07-26

TOKYO, July 26 G.NS0.-For.
eign ambassadors and ministers to
Tokyo and members of their staffs
abandoned their vacations today
and rushed back to the capital ow.
ing to the increased gravity of the
Sino-Japanese crisis. Many re.
ported their chauffeurs had been
conscripted by Japanese military
authorities.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26

TTENTSIN, China, July 26
G.NS0. - Special trains loaded
with hundreds of Japanese troops
and large quantities of war sup
plies rolled into Tientsin through.
out today from Shanhaikuan, on
the border of Japanese-co controlled
Jehol.
Evening star., 1937-06-20
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Evening star., 1937-06-20

Hugh Howard spent the week end on
a trip through Western PENNSYLVANIA
Mrs. George Plummer of Pleasant
View Farm gave a luncheon Thurs
day afternoon for Mrs. Walter Collier
OF Washington, her house guest for
the week. Those invited to meet her
were Mrs. Allison Taylor, Mrs. Re-
mus Riggs. Mrs. James King, sr.;
Mrs. Merhle Haines, Mrs. Warren El-
lis, Mrs. J. Ernest Hawkins, Mrs
Thomas Hawkins, Mrs. Edwin Fry
Mrs. Hugh Mccormick Howard.
The Misses Katharine and Isabel
Griffith Of Baltimore gave a dinner
for a group of their friends at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jeffrey Griffith, Sunday.
Mrs. Wallace Clarke, Mr.. James
Clarke and Miss Dorothy Clarke of
Annapolis visited Mr. and Mrs. Green
bury Griffith Sunday.
Mrs. Blanche Braddock Cramer, a
former resident of Montgomery Coun-
ty. has returned to her home in Flo
rida after visit here with Mrs. Lydia
Moore.
Evening star., 1937-06-20

Park Women's Club yesterday at their
summer home in Oak Bluf1, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. SWEET, ac-
companied by Mr.. Walter Helm OF
Washington, returned Tuesday from
a short stay at Virginia Beach, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter NJ. OLoughlin.
with their sons, Mr. Richard O'Lough-
lin and Mr.. Robert OLoughlin, and
Mrs. Walter OLoughlin, jr., and Miss
Claudine Badgeant OF Washington,
are spending the week end in Atlantic
City, N. j.
Mrs Christian Huff has left for
Sky Chalet, resort she has built
near Orkney Springs, Va, for the
Summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland E. Simons
have purchased the old homestead OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Coon on Sycamore
avenue. Mr.. and Mrs Coon have
moved TO a new home in Woodside
Park, Md
Misses Laura and Alice Drye, who
spent the Winter and Spring with
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter C. Griffin, left
yesterday for Birmingham, Ala, where
they will spend the Summer with their
grandmother, Mrs Alice Drye.
Mrs. Louis D. Bliss is visiting friends
IN Rehoboth Beach, Del, for two
weeks.
Miss Anne Derrick, daugher of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Milton Derrick. gave a.
house party Thursday at her parents
Summer cottage at Oak Bluff Md.
The guests were Mrs R. D. Eader,
Miss Derrick's aunt; Mrs. LA McCand-
lish, Miss Edith Breckbill Miss Dorothy
Souder, Miss Phyllis Hunnell, Miss
Pauline Hardy, Miss Mary Denham,
Miss Jean McCandlish, Miss Winifred
Halslip, Miss Loretta Yost, Miss
Dorothy Green of Silver Spring, Md;
Miss Barbara Smith, Miss Betty Bar
nard. Miss Helen Rundvold, Miss
Rundvold of Takoma Park
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Normandy and
children, Billy and Gene Normandy,
Alice Jane Walker and Miss Inga
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Herndon
Normandy with their young daughter,
Ruth Anne Normandy. left THURSDAY
by motor for Avalon, N. j.. where thev
will spend two weeks at the Summer
home OF Mrs. Willard Normandy,s
mother, Mrs, Eugene Paravano. Their
husbands will return this week end
and join their wives at the end of their
vacation.
Miss Elizabeth Ladd, daughter Of
Mrs. Edwin F. Ladd and the late
Senator Ladd, left Wednesday for
Wisconsin, where she will Join her
sister, Miss Rosella Ladd to 60 on a
camping trip through Wisconsin and
Canada
Mrs. Harry DIETRICH entertained at
bridge Tuesday night.
Mrs. Eugene Sims will entertain
tomorrow in honor of Mrs. Charles
Crlsson of Puerto Rico, who is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Frederick c. Duehrine,
Mr.. Harold Woodward returned Fri
day from Marshall, Va, where he
visited his mother, Mrs. Lambert
Woodward, for the week.