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and the care with which he
tends it is proof of his apprecia-
ton of her watchfulneSs.
On many days, however. his
mother comes to the office and
remains to watch him while he
works.
REPRESENTATIVE CARO-
LINE O'DAY is shouting Help,
Help" all around the Capitol.
Early this week she was Wis
tied by a delegation of the New
York Boy Scouts. The boys are
attending the jamboree here
and then they are going abroad.
In Europe they intend to pick
up some souvenirs of their visit
and in order that they might
live up to the old Saying-"Fair
exchange is no robbery they
have hit upon a novel idea for
barter.
They want Mrs. O'Day to get
them as many Roosevelt cam
paign buttons as she can pos
Sibly find So they can trade
them in foreign countries. Mrs.
O'Day is calling for a supply.
Perhaps the boys will get but
tons bearing the profileS of Hit
Ter and Mussolini if they use
buttons in their campaigns over
there.
HE HAS ALWAYS been a
smiling happy member of the
House-this Representative Ed
die O'Neill of New Jersey.
He looks young, has red hair
and is of a very amiable dis
position. But now, oh boy, Is
he beaming.
The reason is that he made
a trip home over the week end
and she said Eyes"
Her name is Helen Joy and
he intends to make her his
wife in August. His friends
hope Congress will be through
with this session by that time
so he can have a vacation in
which to enjoy his honeymoon.
X
WHEN YOU COME RIGHT
down to how broke the District
is you can get a fine example Of
it from an incident at the Sen
ate tax hearings.
The committee wanted to find
out how the business privilege
tax was operating in other cities.
Attorney Roger Whitetord said
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The Flag on the Seas

TT1 HE tribute which Senator Royal S. Copeland, of
New York, paid in the Senate Thursday to the
United States Maritime Commission, under the chair
manship of Joseph P Kennedy for its success IN getting
the new merchant marine law into successful operation,
was we'll deserved
AS the Senator said the United States now look
forward with some reasonable hope to the day when it
will have merchant fleet, flying the American flag
and operated and manned by Americans, which will be
adequate to the country's needs.
Chairman Kennedy has done remarkable job in the
three months he has been at the head of the commits
sion in reaching agreements with the ship operators
which place the operating subsidy provisions into
effect.
It is through the application of these provisions that
American operators will be enabled to compete on
fair and even basis with operators under foreign flags
The subsidies meet the differentia between the cost
of operating ships under American conditions with
America standards of living for the crews, and the
much lower cost of operating foreign flag ships.
The commission has been able to work out the amount
of these subsidies with fairness and equity for the Gov
eminent and for the operators.
THROUGH THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION
UNDER CHAIRMAN KENNEDY IN ADMINISTER
ING THE SHIPPING LAW, WITH THE ENACT
MENT OF WHICH SENATOR COPELAND HAD so
MUCH TO DO THE DAY IS DAWNING WHEN THE
AMERICAN FLAG WILL ONCE MORE FLY FROM
THE PROUD POSITION IT ONCE OCCUPIED ON
THE SEAS.
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that he understood Mr.. Rufus
LuSk, of the District Taxpayers
Association, was thinking about
going to New York to find out.
The committee thought that
was fine. Mr.. LuSk said he
would go if the committee
wanted him to.
Senator william H. King,
chairman, said Sure, 60 ahead"
but, as an afterthought, ex-
claimed:
Remember, we aren't send
ing you"
Amidst a burst of laughter,
Mr.. Lusk replied:
Don't worry, 1 won't send
you an expense voucher"
So it's still up to the District
residents to sign their own
death warrants on taxes and
pay for it.
MARRIED
Miss BETH Martin, Capitol
guide, to Mr.. Loeb Shoemaker,
now employed by a Government
department, but recently cap
tain of the Capitol guides.
It happened in Baltimore
Saturday. Mrs. Shoemaker will
continue to tell visiting tour
lists what it is all about as she
leads them around the Capitol.
SUPPORTED by wooden
braces that add very little to the
genuine antiquity of the room,
a marvellous clock from the ages
of long ago has been placed
upon the mantel of the huge
mirror in the Presidents room
at the Capitol.
1t is a clock that belonged to
Levi Parsons Morton, Vice Presi!
dent of the United States from
1889 to 1893, and was presented
to the Senate by his daughter.
The present ugly setting is
only temporary, the Senators
have been assured in order to
find a suitable place for the
gift.
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of the islands or is her action a
signal of war?
There have been many devel-
opments recently to indicate the
Inauguration by Japan Of a
more aggressive policy toward
the Soviet Union.
The concentration Of a large
Soviet army and air force in the
Far East has been a growing
challenge to the japanese mill
tarists.
This threat was principally
responsible for Japan'S current
record budget of more than
1902, 900, 900, of which the
greater half has been set aside
for the army and navy.
Early this year Japan placed
orders in the United States for
100000 tons of pig iron and
made large deposits in Ameri-
can banks for the purchase Of
munitions.
Another challenge to Japan
has been the rapprochement in
China between the governing
Kuomintang party and the
Chinese Soviet forces, which
raised the threat of a united
China, allied with Soviet Russia,
against Japan.
The action of our own State
Department in granting licenses
to American shipyards to build
"knockdown" battleshipS for
shipment to the Soviet Union
has had its effect upon Japan
csc opinion.
The transpolar flight Of the
three Russian aviatorS, followed
by an announcement from Mos
COW that a regular airline would
be established between Soviet
Russia and the United States,
was not calculated to appeaSe
Japanese fears.
Finally, the internal weakness
Of the Red Army. as revealed
by the wholesale killings Of it's
commanding staff, was inter-
preted throughout the world as
affording an opportunity for
hoStilitieS against Russia.
The internal political Sttua-
ton in Japan, where the newly
elected opposition Diet is sched-
uled to meet in August, also
favors action by the militarist
Hayashi Cabinet. War might
avert a serious parliamentary
crisis.
BUT WILL SOVIET RUSSIA
FIGHT?
Stain is known to have de-
clared that he would be pre-
pared to surrender to Japan
Russia's Pacific provinces If the
existence Of the Soviet Govern
ment were at stake.
Since then Stain, created a
vast military machine. He has
to live up to it. To surrender
ANONYMOUSLY to all Japanese de-
mands would spell the complete
collapse of the morale OF the
Red Army. To fight would
mean to invite disaster.
On the horns of this dilemma,
Soviet militariSm is at the mercy
of Japanese militariSm.
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Words of Wise Men

power, and deficiency OF
heart is the cause of many men
never becoming great.-Bulwer.
The greatest men may ask a
foolish question, now and then.
John Wolcot.
The hearts impulse is the voice
Of fate.-Schiller.
The fates lead the willing, and
drag the unwilling.-Seneca.
Flowers are words which even
a babe may Observation-Disclosures
Coke.
Rashness is not always for
tunate.-Livy.
The general prizes most the
fortress which took the longest
siege.-Ibid.
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Tax Bill ''Riders''

VNHE action of Senator Willard Tydngs of Maryland in
adding bill which has nothing whatever to do with the
District rider the tax bill is disquieting.
Regardless of the merits Of his measure which has already
received favorable committee report but upon which the
Senate has delayed action Senator Tydngs should realize
that to append it to the tax bill will simply further comp
cate already badly complicated situation.
The local tax mudde gets daily the bill is
layed on the lengthy journey to enactment
Some alarmsts have the city going into bank
ruptcy because Of the delay in tapping the of
revenue which it is proposed to open by the bill
We don't believe that anything like that will occur but
there is nevertheless danger of unnecessary complications
if action should be delayed indefinitely
Possibly Senator Tydings extraneous amendment would
any great controversy the Senate there
is of telling what would happen to it when got
back to the House or to a conference
The Senator from neghborng State would be more
helpful if he would let his bill stand It's feet or if
he must, attach it other than the BILL
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FeSdFucu DIS d CduSO VI val
The Japanese action was per-
fectly timed to provide a fresh
illustration for Bismarck's ia
nous saying that war is a con-
tinuation of diplomacy by other
means.
The Japanese Manchukuoan
artillery opened fire on the dis
tant Amur River soon after the
closing Of diplomatic negotia-
lions in Moscow between Maxim
Litvinov, Soviet Commissar for
Foreign Affairs, and Mamoru
Shigemitsu, japanese AmbaS-
sador.
The negotiations were held to
settle the ownership of a group
of small and flat islands in the
Amur River, where it forms the
boundary between Manchukuo
and the Soviet Union. The
islands, in possession of a Red
Army force and a flotilla Of gun
boats, had been the cause OF
many border incidents.
Ambassador Shigemitsu in
formed CommiSSar Litvinov that
the Japanese government took
the position that ownership OF
the islands could not be recog-
nized as a subject of discussion"
He bluntly stated that Japan
would take measures" unless
the Soviet forces evacuated the
islands.
Although it was officially an
nounced from Manchukuo, soon
after the conference, that Mos
COW yielded to the Japanese de-
maad, Litvinov revealed that he
had proposed only the mutual
withdrawal of the two powers
from the disputed islands, so as
to continue negotiations Gin a
more quiet atmosphere"
The negotiations were con-
tinued by the artillery. Without
much ado, Japan made good
her threat to take measures"
The question is: Will japan
be satisfied with the occupation
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Henry Clay Prick, grim, I'm
yielding, black-bearded manager
of the Carnegie Steel Corpora
ton, was the general Of the
waterborne company forces,
landing a barge-load of New
York Pinkertons under fire.
The hunkies fought with guns,
clubs, iron bars, and chunks OF
Stag. Their women, screaming
viragoS, fought beside them.
The miners won. The Pinker-
tons ran up a white flag and
fled. The next day the troops
moved in. BY the next Novem-
Der the strike was lost. The
miners took their cut to 50 for
a 12-hour day and seven-day
week. Sullenly they went back
to the mines, surging out to
fight again, year after year.
Nearly 43 "earS, later, the
United States Steel Corporation,
which had absorbed Carnegie,
made peace.
A week after the troops went
in, Prick was shot and stabbed
by Alexander Berkman. Berk-
man died last year. Prick died
years ago. In 1888, his New
York palace, housing an art col
lection valued at one time at
$1O,0OO,O0O, became a public
museum. He gathered the
paintings of Vermeer, Rem
brandt, and VelaSquez, ana tne
incomparably beautiful and pre-
cious Fragonard panels.
X y X
Prick was the silent man"
of Pittsburgh. He was never
articulate in explaining his attl.
tude toward labor, or toward
society in general.
81 will never, never, never
never recognize the uniOn' ne
said: over and over again. This
was his most explicit utterance
as he fought through the f0Fn1a-
tive years Of the great steel en-
Rising and gathering millions
with Carnegie, he participated
in the negotiations for the
transfer of their holding to the
newly-organized United States
Steel. They had no faith in the
latter, believing it's capitaliza-
ton to be mostly water. Prick
stubbornly refused to accept
stock and insisted on getting
bonds.
It was in the smoke and clang
of Pittsburgh that he lived his
grim, lonely workaday life. 1t
was in New York that he bios
somed, in ease and elegance,
never quite assured or conf
dent away from glare of his
FORCES. He built his mansion.
Possibly from some deep desire
to sublimate in beauty the
harsh memories of his past, he
became feverishly obSeSsed with
art.
He was on his way to Europe,
to buy furniture and pictures.
On board was Elsie de Wolfe,
former actress. beautiful and
charming, just starting her
career as an interior decorator.
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The talent of success is moth.
ing more than doing what you
can do well, and doing well
whatever you do, without a
thought of fame.-Longfellow.
Friendship is the only thing
in the world concerning the
usefulness of which all man.
kind are agreed.-Cicero.
No perfect thing is too small
for eternal recollection.-Arthur
Symons.
Those who talk much never say
anything.-Boileau.
Mans inhumanlty to man makes
countless thousands mourn.-
Burns.
True joy is a serious matter
Seneca.
Earnestness Is the best gift, Of
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Equally Responsible

TNVERYONE will agree with what President Roosevelt has
= ~ said about the strike situation.
Everyone we think will agree he HAS NOT SAID
ENOUGH
His of the Shakespearean quotation-A plague on
both housesto interpret the public attitude toward
extremists in the strike controversies well advised
The opinion is widely held that joining of REASON
ABLE MINDS could end any strike at any time, and could
PREVENT any strike before it begins.
Earlier the President had said that those willing to enter
into oral agreements should be willing put them in writing
That is true, providing the agreements EQUALLY
BINDING those who sign Them and the contracting
parties are EQUALLY RESPONSIBLE
This effect not given to contracts signed under the
Wagner Labor Act which binds employers but DOES NOT
BIND LABOR.
But what the President HAS said has been WE'LL SAID.
So thoroughly has the nation approved that Mr. Roosevelt
may well feel it is in his power to establish PEACE IN
INDUSTRY through Qualification of his personal views
all the vital points at issue labor troubles
The President has scarcely spoken ABOVE A WHISPER
in his guarded comments.
But the nation has ROARED its approval.
Isn't it time for him to SPEAK OUT LOUD?
The people looking other public officials than the
President STRONG LEADERSHIP in these critical times.
The City of Flint Michigan has fired two City Managers
in four months for alleged failure to protect public interest
The people of Flint did not like the John NJ Barrnger
performed his duties during the General Motors strike
They did not like the way his William G. Find
later saeguarded he rights of citizens during pcketng
Of candy shops.
This should make public officials in other cities alert
to the fact that they still WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE.
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changed to eS-
cape the sun
so that it may
last the day.
This rose is
pre- S e n t ed
each day by
his mother.
1t is a SYM
Dol of the af-
lection a n d
love she Law
iSheS on her
boy. w h e n
she can't be
with him the
rose signifies
her alteration
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The Greatest Show on Earth
By Frank Miller Smith

VISITORS to the office Of Representative Jennings Ran
dolph of West Virginia, if they more than casual
observers will find single rose reposing his big desk
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War in the Far East
Blu Isaac Don Levine

NHE sinking of Soviet gunboa and the gripping OF
another by Japanese Manchukuoan artillery on the
Amur River the East would in ordinary times be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-03
The Human Side of the News
BIZ EdIUin C.. Hill

NEXT Tuesday will be the fortythrd anniversary Of the
~ Homestead strike battle in which Pinkerton
strike breakers and fifteen miners killed and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-03

1t is in a tiny vase and is well
cared for throughout the day.
Water is given it and its position
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-12
FEATURE
OF CIRCUS

When the circus comes to
town on Monday for a three-day
stand under the big top Of Ring
ling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey,
horse lovers Of the Nations Cap
ital will see a new equestrian act,
described by the circus publicity
agent as zone Of the most amaz-
ing. breath.taking, etc., acts ever
billed by the greatest show on
earth"
The act, which recently re-
ceived the plauditS of circus
goers at New York's Madison
Square Garden, is headed by the
celebrated horse trainer. William
Heyer, and his famous horse,
70 70. Listed among the out
standing equestrian performers,
there is also Rudy Rudynoff,
Tamara Heyer and the horse
Arjuno.
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U. s. Friendship Club
Boon to Clerks

their peak year for interest in the
social group.
Mr.. Konopka, 1924 F st. N. w..
has been a clerk with the mail and
files section of the Interior Depart
ment for the past 10 months, al
though he has lived in washington
since 1890. A native Of Walling.
ford, Conn, where he attended
Lyman Hall High School, he gradu-
ated from Georgetown University
before entering the Federal service.
He enjoys fishing, basketball
and football in addition to the
friendships he has made with the
newly organized club, and says he
would have chosen q medical Ca
reer II Uncle sam had turned him
down.
Dark-eyed Miss Luongo is an An
napoliS girl who came to Washing.
ton five years ago after she had
finished high school to study at
George washington University
night school.
Residing at 174O Irving st. N.
W., she is a secretary with the
War Department, q position she
obtained shortly after coming
here, her first under the Govern
ment. Her recreationaI prefer.
ences are swimming, dancing and
golf.
Native Of Capital
Irene Murphy, a pretty blonde,
is q native Washingtonian, living
at 1923 Kenilworth Ave. N. E
She attended Eastern High
School and then accepted an ap
pointment three years ago as a
stenographer with the General
Staff Division Of the War Depart
ment, meanwhile also absorbing
additional education in evening
classes at George Washington
University. Like her comembers
she enjoys dancing and swim
ming. but also is enthusiastic
over horseback riding.
Federal folk wishing to joir
the club should write Secretary
Ruth Wilson, 1878 Champlain st
N. W., or phone her at Adams
3794-J.
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COUNTY TO PUT
AMBULANCE
ON JOB"

ARLINGTON, Va, May 12.-Ar.
lington county-s ambulance, which
has been in storage since the Clar'
endon Rescue Squad went on a
"sit-down strike" over two months
ago, viii be put back in service
as soon as regulations for its oper.
alton can be worked out, County
Manager Frank c. Hanrahan an
nounced today.
The managers announcement
followed a conference with repre-
sentatiyes of the Arlington County
Civic Federation and the Claren-
don Citizens Association, who
urged that the ambulance be re-
stored to service Immediately.
Manager Hanrahan ordered the
stored in the county
yard when the Clarendon
Rescue Squad refused to operate
1t under an order directing that
all calls for the vehicle be handled
through the police department.
Members of the volunteer rescue
squad baked at being directed by
the police and held that this proce-
dure. caused Unnecessary delay In
answering calls.
County Fire Chief A. c. Schef-
fel viii direct operation Of the am.
bulance if it is again placed in
the hands of the volunteer fire
men, Hanrahan said.
The county manager explained
that his order was an attempt
to end the great confusion" ex-
perienced between the police and
fire departments in the operation
of the ambulance. Under the old
method of operation, police were
unable adequately to handle the
large percentage Of accident cases
coming under their jurisdiction,
he said.
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1870 a. M, at the D. c. Refuse
Plant likewise tomorrow a
mass meeting of District en-
ployes will be held at Central
High School auditorium. 8 p. M,
with President Stengle of the
A. F. G. E. discussing pending
legislation that will affect D. C..
employees Charles w. Briggs,
Naval Research Laboratory, has
been awarded the william H.
McFadden medal by the Ameri-
can Foundrymen'S Association.
Iowa State Society will hold an
exhibit party" of articles made
in Iowa May % at the Shore
ham Joel Winkler. L. B.
Olmsted and A. j. Rudes are the
leading archery addicts at Agri-
culture w. r. Williamson.
Social Security Boards actuarial
consultant, will visit Paris June
II as a delegate of the United
States to the International Con-
gress Of Actuaries WPAS
latest wrinkle among project en-
ployes concerns regularly held
discussion groups" among fore
men e. L. C. Mccall and
Raymond Queenin have replaced
Robert Rees and Dove Mckee
as vice presidents Of the A. r.
G. Els Procurement Lodge {.
one year ago today: Agricul:
lures first personnel social &C
tivities year book had been re-
leased.
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For years, persons who have
come to Washington to work for
the Government have complained
that although the city is one OF
the prettiest spots in America it is
difficult for the newcomer to get
acquainted. often new clerks
spend many dreary months before
forming a circle Of friends.
A group Of Government folk,
however, have started an organi-
zation which they believe will go
far toward eliminating this prob.
lem.
Known as the Capital Friend.
ship Club, during the past few
months they have sponsored camp.
fire parties, con certs, dancing,
swimming, bicycling, card playing,
hiking, theater parties and as
many other diversified activities
as members could think Of.
Party Per Week
During the coming summer they
intend to hold at least one party
a week, and have already sched.
uled a picnic and fishing party
along the Potomac Sunday and
will stage a moonlight excursion
on May 81. A group within the
club has rented a cottage on Chesa-
peake Bay for the season and will
spend week-endS there.
Joseph Konopka. Rose Marie
Luongo and Irene Murphy, all
young clerks in departmental serv.
ice, were recently elected presi.
dent, vice president and recording
secretary for the ensuing year. To.
gether with Ruth B. Wilson, cor.
responding secretary and treas
urer, they are expecting 1887 to be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-12
ADVERTIsEMENT
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One most efficient and harmless way
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the swift results will surprise you.
Besides getting up nights, some symp-
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