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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20

cause none of them were contracting to take the
power. But in the last is or Is months the iva
has signed contracts with the Aluminium Com
pany, the Victor Chemical Company. subsidiary
Of the Union Carbide; Harry COUGHS Arkansas
Electric Power Company and the Monsanto
Chemical Company for total take from iva Of
about 900 kilowattS. To show you the vast
enterprise of this-for the millions we've poured
into TVA-the entire service Of Pepco for the
whole Washington area is about 175000 kilowattS.
The Aluminium Company takes 100000 of the
225,OO0. It had intended to build its own plant
costing around $3O,0OO,00O but we Taxpayers
made them such an attractive offer in outwtting
them that they couldn't resist. You had gotten
the impression that the New Deal was out to put
the Aluminium Company out of business, too,
hadn't you? And that Union Carbide-we remem-
Der when there was more scandal about trying
to seize Muscle Shoals than you could shake
a stick at.
In no one of these contracts is there anything
about passing reductions on to the consumer, and
as to increased employment, it is estimated that
800 persons at the most have been added to the
employment rolls by this industrial development.
We're glad to see Harvey Couch get in on it.
He's wonder. He gets along with both Old Deals
and New Deals It is said his honeyed persuasive
ness would rival Mr.. Roosevelt on the radio.
But we don't want you to think this is the whole
picture of the iva. To get that you want to draw
a picture of trough with the Taxpayers pouring
in money at one end, five big hogs eating out of
it, and at the other end, series of little pigs rep
resenting the municipal plants at Tupelo, and
Pulaski, Miss. and Whereabouts, serving total
population of about $4,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20

seems that there were Friends Of the People here
in Washington even before the New Deal and they
simply would not let these Royalists accomplish
their evil designs.
But it was Mr. Roosevelt who really put them
in their place and showed them that the Amer1'
can people now really had guardian who
couldn't be trifled with, one who knew their
tricks; as Mr.. Roosevelt put it at Madison Square
Garden last year. one who was their master.
We have definitely brought those fellows to
their knees Instead of letting them steal our vast
wealth down in Tennessee, we've vastly added to
it with millions and millions of dollars and forced
them to buy power at cheaper prices than they
ever conceived. Every time they look over their
contracts they pinch themselves and wonder how
in the name of goodness they ever tried to "steal"
this property.
1t looked for a long time that Notwithstanding
the millions we were spending down in iva that
we wouldn't be able to completely outwit them be-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20
Merrill Takes Off
From d. C. AirpOr.

Pilot Dick Merrill, of Eastern
AirlineS, yesterday made two
short runway takeoffs from Wash
ington Airport with a loaded
Douglas transport plane. Merrill
was flying under charter and was
therefore unaffected by Depart.
ment of Commerce restrictions
as to short takeoffs at the Wash.
ington landing field.
Eastern Airlines was under fire
from another source today as Of
ficialS Of the company were &C.
cused of attempting to coerce its
pilots into pronouncing the air
port safe for the lighter type of
Douglas transport, the DC-2 ships
to which the restrictions now
apply.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20

strained to mount his roStrum and say the U.
S, has no intention of surrendering any rights
in China.
But the off-therecord talk here is plain in
dication the present policy can lead to no other
conclusion. For example, you hear authorita-
lively there is only $3.50 900 of American in
vestment in China (about one-tenth of the
British. You hear also it would cost the Gov
eminent far more than $3.50. 1000 to protect
that property adequately in the present situation.
You are informed this would be taking the money
of all taxpayers to protect the foreign invest
ments of a few. Clearly, officials would like to
get their hands out of China. AS they cannot
now, they will let things work around to the
point where they can.
The Senate and the Khan
The story has been fitting about that one Of
Justice Blacks Senatorial colleagues went around
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20
News Behind the News ByPamDlalzm

the Senate and privately assured doubters the
prove that.
The real explanation of the astounding failure
of the Senate to investigate situation which
even politically minded children in Washington
must have sensed, seems to be simply this:
The Senators privately understood Black had
been a Klansman, years ago, but had resigned
from the order. They particularly the liberals
and the White House Democrats) liked Blacks
economic views and forcibly prevented what they
thought was an obsolete Khan issue from being
raised against man they wanted for economic
and political reasons.
Take Extra Precautions
Cholera has killed more men than bullets in
some wars It ruined the Turkish army in the
Crimean War, and it took heavy toll of British
troops in Turkey.
The news that this grim Specter is now join
ing hands with the Chinese and Japanese to
make death easier in the Far East has upset
public health authorities, although no announce
ments are being made Quietly they are clamp
ing down restrictions to protect American shores.
Cautious health officials without saying any
thing about it, have abandoned the practice of
granting quarantine clearances by radio to ships
from infected ports They no longer take the
word of the ships physician on board. The YES
is no danger here.
(wOrd copyright 1887 by King Syndicate Inc.
prohbited9 +.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20

Nearly 200 residents of the Ia
koma Park-Silver Spring areas fell
victims to the efforts of Corp.
James Miller, of the State Police,
Ike Hover, of the county police
and Officers Frank Lane and AL
Thomas, Of Takoma Park, here
Saturday morning. The majority
of these have been required to
post $3.50 collateral, in addition
to purchasing Maryland tags for
their cars.
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probably result IN the With
drawal of American Marines,
and the American Government
itself, from China.
Officials deny that now.
The howl that went up when
the President merely suggested
Americans should get out Of
the way of the bullets was a
pointed notice that evolve
ment of policy might be safer
than announcement of it. AS
a matter of fact, State Sec
retary Hull later felt con-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20
CLUB TO MEET

Education Night" will be fea-
tured at the meeting of the Wom-
ans Club of Cherrydale to be held
at 8 o'clock Thursday night in the
Sunday school room of the Epiph-
any Episcopal Church on Quincy
Street in Arlington,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20
Zion Baptist Church
Marks I'D Year

The seventy-third anniversary
of the founding of Zion Baptist
Church, Third and F Streets
Southwest, was observed yester.
day.
The Rev. Joseph Edwards,
pastor of the church preached on
THE Spiritual Challenge of
Seventy-three Years" Music was
provided by the vested choir under
the direction of Miss Jennie
Smith. Walter A. Morgan, jr.,
was the leader of the Christian
Endeavor Society program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20
Benefit TILT PLANNED

A benefit game for Johnny
Pope, former Takoma Tiger star
who played with the Tigers as
a teammate of Jake Powells, and
who has been seriously i'll for the
past several years, is being planned
by Alumni A. C. Call manager at
Georgia 5499.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20

fully nice ranger-guides said:
"It would be too bad to &c back
East without seeing how the
canyon looks from the bot
TOM" I protested that I didn't
ride and that I was terrified Of
heights. So I couldn't possibly
go 5,271 feet straight down to
the lower regions on a mule.
The ranger replied that the
mules were as safe as a hobby
horse, and he looked so hurt
at my refusal that I said.
weakly: "All right. I'll CO."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20

plation of Bonneville Dam, it
seems the appropriate time to
relate the great American saga
of how the Economic RoyalistS
met their master in the matter
of Muscle Shoals. And also
about how glad they are that
they met him.
If you are old enough you
can remember how for years
these Royalists did everything
they could to steal this prop
erty from the rightful owners,
the American people. But it
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20
10000 PUPILS
ATTEND initial
SESSION TODAY
Big Registration
Marks Opening

Good mawning dear teacher,
good mawning to you'll"
Hands folded and feet under the
desk, some 10000 Washington
school pupils bawled this tradi'
tional swansong to summer as
classes opened today.
In the lower grades, a large pro-
portion of the 3,033 teachers
looked down on freshly scrubbed
faces and wondered how the
take" in bright red apples would
be this season.
Tomorrow, in the high schools,
the walls will catch the drone Of
"arma virumque cano," and a
fresh army of scholars will learn
that all Gaul was, indeed, divided
into three parts.
NIGHT CLASSES START
Approximately 10000 eager
seekers after light" will march
into night school classes tonight.
Abnormally high registration
this year is attributed by school
officials to the increase in the
city's population, and the admis-
sion this year of pupils from the
nearby States, tuition free.
SEEN STYLE SHOW
Always something of a juvenile
style show, the registration day
was bright with slip-on sweaters
and first-time long trousers today.
Girls Haunted proudly elab-
orately casual coiffures and smart
fall suits.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20
Corporal Miller today estimated

Corporal Miller today estimated
there are approximately 1000
persons living in suburban Mont
gomery County driving with Dis,
trict of Columbia and other foreign
license plates.
Under Maryland law motorists
living in the State more than 80
days must have Maryland tags on
their automobiles.
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MONDAY, SEPT. 20
Seeing America Last By Helen Essa,y

and forth along the edges of endless precipices,
"Oh Heaven" thought, "let me die right now.
didn't dream it would be like this"
Ready, off we CO." our guide was calling First
the guide, next my travelling companion, Irene
Caldwell, whom I blush to say was tied by a
lead rope to the guide. Then your columnist,
frozen with horror. Then my child, Peggy pro-
duct of summer camps and basketball teams,
jaunty as May morning Last we're two young
school teachers from New jersey
Il think have changed my mind" shouted
as we started down the trail. The bowels of the
earth were one false step away. It will Just stay
back"
Lady, that's hand-picked mule you're on"
said the guide. "She has twice as many feet as
you have and she don't want to die neither.
Nobodys been killed yet on this trail. You jes'
enjoy yourself"
Enjoy myself! The trail, little wider than
Old Kites stomach, was bound on one side by
overhanging cliffs and on the other by an abyss
deeper than Hell.
Mule Turns on Dime
At the first hairpin turn while the mule backed
up and made the bend on a space the size of
1Ocent piece, shut my eyes tight and kept them
shut for almost the rest of the way down.
Once Old Kite stopped entirely. I opened one
eye. We were at spot in the trail where the
rocks had broken away. Old Kite was looking
pensively at the Colorado River. Another time
he stopped. also peeped. He was stretching to
nibble plant on the side of the precipice
After two or three hundred years of anguish we
arrived at the foot of the canyon. I opened my
eyes.
(Other recollections of the trip 1OiH come
tonorroD.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20
BREAKS LEG IN FALL

While descending the basement
stairs at her home, Marie Lipp-
man, 81, of $50 Princeton Pl. N.
W., fell and fractured her left
leg. She is under treatment at
Emergency Hospital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20

My first recollection of the horrible day that
followed this decision is getting into rented blue
overalls, white shirt and big sombrero. Next,
growing more dazed every second. found myself
in corral on the rim Of the canyon, in the
middle of mob scene. Here were cowboys in
stage clothes, tengalon hats, plaid shirts, bright
scarfs and highheeec boots and blue jeans,
hordes of palefaced city people and flock Of
Missouri mules about 20 feet tall.
Here you are, lady. Here's Old Kite, the
finest mule in Arizona" Our cowboy, Mark,
was helping me mount. Adjusting the stirrups
and strapping poncho at the back of the saddle.
Take this, lady" he said, handing me a
switch. IF Old Kite lopes behind, you just cut a
buttonhole in her hide and she'll ketch up
alright"
Thousands of Miles
Oh, dear God! Ketch up! looked down the
canyon, thousands of feet. No, thousands of
miles. trail the width of thread wound back
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20
Maryland Auto Tag
Drive Gets Results

Requests Maryland license plates and operators permits
have swamped justices Of the peace the suburban OF
Montgomery county drive opened last Saturday
against residents of the State who have been using other than
MARYLAND plates as an economic measure.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20
Thousands of Miles
The Listening Post By Carlisle Ba1gsrm

Now that Mr.. Roosevelt plans to leave the un-
happy situation revolving around Kluxer Hugo
Black and go out to the more pleasant contem-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20

GRAND CANYON, Arizona.-Last night when
looked in fearful ecstasy over the rim Of the
canyon as the sun was setting, one of those aw-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20

Make no mistake, these cautious moves Mr..
Roosevelt is taking in the Far East mean a new
q S. policy is being evolved. In the end it will
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The Washington times., 1937-03-24
Training Camp Briefs

lwell enough to watch yesterdays
practice from the sidelines.
MEXIC CITY, March "a.
With only a short workout sched-
uled, Connie Mack's Athletics
were taking life easy today. To-
morrow, Saturday and Sunday,
the Philadelphia nine will play an
all-star team, picked from the
Mexican teams that they have
trounced so far. Yesterday it was
the Necaxa club, which fell 13 t8
2. BY running up lopsided scores
on Mexican teams, the AS are
paying the penalty of playing be-
fore empty grandStandS.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March
24.-It's half-holiday today for
the merchants here. At noon
they'll lock up shop to journey out
to the ball park. where the Phil
lies open the home stand of the
Grapefruit League season against
the Detroit Tigers. We've got
ten all the bad baseball out of
our system and we're ready to
CO." declared Jimmy Wilson,
catcher-manager of the Phils. II
think those cocky Tigers will be
as good as any club to start on" !"
The Washington times., 1937-03-24

10 8 ANGELES, March "a.
Thornton Lee, Italo Chelini and
John Rigney were named to
divide the White Sox pitching
chores in today's exhibition game
with the Pittsburgh Pirates with
Manager Jimmy Dykes bemoan-
ing the practice layoff due to bad
weather, the Sox went through
a two and one-half hour batting
session yesterday.
AVALON, Cal, March "a
Q.NSO.-The Cubs break camp
today to journey to the mainland
for a series of exhibitions begin
ming with Fridays set-to with the
White Sox. Manager Charley
Grimm ordered more work for his
first Stringers, who dropped the
first four out of five games to
the so-called second stringers.
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, March
"a G.N.SO-Virtually the whole
team was suffering with some
kind of a cold today as the Pitts
burg Pirates broke camp for Los
Angeles, where they meet the
White Sox this afternoon in the
first Of the spring exhibition
games. Lloyd Waner, who has
been in bed the past few days, was
The Washington times., 1937-03-24
Williams Boxes
Nader Again

Hobo williams, Alexandria's i'm
proved light heavyweight fighter,
and Eddie Nader, Of New York,
once considered a strong contender
for the heavyweight championship
of the world, have been rematched,
and will meet in the feature bout
next Monday night at Turner's
Arena.
Oddly enough, Williams and Ma
der will battle over the nine-round
route-first nine-round feature
match ever held in the District.
Williams d e m ande eight
rounds, as was the case in their
last meeting a few weeks ago, but
Nader almost refused to go
through with the fight unless the
distance was 10.
Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn set
tied the argument by announcing
nine-rounder, thus pleasing both
sides.
Williams and Nader fought to a
draw in their last fight, many
claiming the Hobo deserved the
nod,
The Washington times., 1937-03-24
Calico DWells
On Sport Thrills
In Article

Would you like to know how it
feels to box a round with Demp-
sey? Or ride with Gar Wood in q
speedboat at 127 miles an hour2
Or ski down a 6,000-foot noun.
tain? Paul Calico, well-known
sports writer, has had these thrills
and in April Cosmopolitan he tells
how it feels.
OF his round with Dempsey, he
says:
II had been assigned to my
first training camp cOveraSe at
Saratoga Springs, where Jack
Dempsey prepared for his IA
nous fight with Luis Firpo. For
days 1 watched Dempsey spar.
ring with his partner and my
burning curiosity got the better
of me. asked Dempsey to per.
nit me to box a round with him.
l had never boxed before, but
was in good physical shape.
When it was over and I had
escaped through the ropes, shak.
ing, and bleeding a little from
the mouth, with resin dust on
my pants and a vicious thH0b-
bing in my head, 1 felt 1 knew
all there was about being hit in
the prize ring. had gone to an
expert for tuition.
The Washington times., 1937-03-24
Bill Ti|den Faces
Perry Tonight

NEW YORK, March 24-To a
man behind a stanchion, it might
look like an attempt by an old
gaffer and a young buck to come
in here once and bounce us around
for some fresh money. But there
will be blood in the eye and rancor
in the air, very real and strictly
personal, as old Bill Tilden, the
American master, and young (Sic)
Fred Perry of England meet in the
first of their professional tennis
series at Madison Square Garden
tonight.
It's Perry tonight'S favorite,
who is doing most of the burning,
for with Tilden the feeling seems
to be largely one Of austere con-
tempt.
"The worlds worst good tennis
player" he has called Perry for
public utterance and, since that
one showed in print, you could
warm over the marmalade on the
young mans brow. He used to
hang about the dressing rooms at
Wimbledon 10 years ago just to
hear Tilden talk. But, with that
last statement, he thinks he's
about ready to wind up the in.
terview and call it friendship,
The Washington times., 1937-03-24
Army 10 Resume
Tigers Series

WEST POINT, N. Y, March "a.
Army's football team will play
Princeton in 1887 for the first
time since 1908 when the two bat
tied to a scoreless tie, according
to the schedule made public here
today.
The Cadets will play four games
away from home-Harvard, at
Cambridge; Notre Name, at New
York city; Princeton, at Princeton,
and Navy, at Philadelphia.
The big home game will be
against Columbia. It will be
played in Niche Stadium on Oc.
tober 9.
The schedule:
Oct. va. Poly. Inst.
o-Columbia.
16-Harvard Cat Cambridge.
23-Boston University,
30-Notre Dame lat New York;.
Nov. s-Franklin & Marshall.
13-U. of Chattanooga.
2O-Princeton Cat Princeton).
27-Navy (at. Philadelphia).
The Washington times., 1937-03-24
Wild Life Body
Meets April Z

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March "a.
The Northern Virginia Wild Life
Federation will hold their first
big meeting Of the spring on
April IL.
Willis H. Robertson, former
chairman of the Virginia game
and inland commission, and at
present is chairman Of the house
of representatives committee on
conservation, is expected to
speak.
The Rotary and Kiwanis bowl
ing teams clash in the final match
of the Service Club League TO-
night at the Health Center at 8
o'clock.
If the KiwaniS club wins three
games they will clinch the sec.
ond-half title, while one defeat
will place them in a tie with the
Executive Club and will necessi.
tate a play-off for the second half
honors.
The RotarianS won the first
half.
The Washington times., 1937-03-24
SOUTH RIVER GAME GIVES ROOSEVELT MIN
.Littman Gets
First Look
At Team
By GARRETT WATERS

O4a1AS4NA4>
The first baseball game OF the
schoolboy season is slated today
ct the Roosevelt High Stadium
at $3.50 p. m.
The Rough Riders, whom Coach
Herman Littman hopes will live
I'D to that name this spring, en-.
tertain the South River High
School nine, of South River, N. j,
The invaders are here by way
Of q spring trip to Southern
points which will find them play
ing as far South as North Carolina.
They come as 1886 champions Of
their section.
Of course, Coach Herman Lift.
man does not expect his Rough
Riders to play midseason baseball
in this test. But the game will
help him get a line on the candi.
dates now out for positions, also
how much he can depend upon
the several veterans still on the
job from 1886.
ROBERTSON at Snort
Shortstop Sherrard Robertson,
nephew of Clark Griffith, preSi-
dent Of the Washington Baseball
Club; Catcher Arthur Miller, Left
Fielder Tassa, and Pitchers Sam
Mallos and Bill, Bauer head the
list Of holdovers. Bauer is south
paw.
Toddy Lagos, little second
sacker, looms as the ace of the
candidate group. Lagos gives
every indication of winning the
second base post and because Of
his size, will be placed in the
lead-off position in the batting
order.
Joe Conner, Of basketball fame;
Charles Barenstein, and Jack Red
niger are candidates for first base.
wellington Crawford and Johnny
Thrift are out for third while Leon
ard Maxwell and Dick Holmes are
likeable looking outfield candi-
dates.
Miller has several rivals for the
first string catching job. Billy
Richards is one; Louis Green, an
other. Both are big boys and
should they show any hitting abil-
ity, will give Miller close run for
honorS.
Hudson Looks Good
Bill Hudson, from the football
team, is a promising pitching
prospect. He Is a Highlander
Others showing up well are Rick
Conover, Southpaw; AL Miller and
Fred Mundy. ....
Coach Littman has been work
ing his boys for the past two
weeks, taking them on the outside
when the weather has been accept
able, and holding drills in the gym
on other occasions.
He will not make any predic-
tionS, naturally, at this early
stage of the season. But he will
admit he has the nucleus of a
winning team, particularly with
such talented youngsters as Rob
ertSon, TaSsa, Miller, Lagos, NAL
los, Bauer and Hudson on hand.
And as said before, today's game
will give him an idea on prospects.