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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-05
OBJECTS
TO UNKNOWN

QN.S.) Senator J. Hamilton
Lewis Cd of Illinois is wondering
who Agnes van Driel may be, and
until he finds out he will continue
to block Senate confirmation of
her appointment as chief of the
division of technical training for
the Social Security Board.
Directing to the confirmation
when the executive calendar was
called up late yesterday, Lewis
complained that he knew nothing
of the person. that Senator Die
terich, junior senator from Illinois,
had not heard of her, and that all
he could learn was that she was a
graduate of the University Of Chi
cago.
Lewis said a call to the Social
Security Board brought about the
same illuminating information"
So, he added:
until I can find more infOr-
nation regarding this person
who will be charged up to the
State of Illinois, l shall con.
tinue to object to Senate Con-
firmatiOn Of the appointment"
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Sharon Preferred
Offered At $1O1.5O

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (C.TP.S0.
A group of underwriters headed by
Speyer and Company and Hemp
hill, Moves and Company has Of
fered at $101.50 a share 10000
shares of Sharon Steel Corpora
ton preferred stock, entitled to
cumulative dividends and converti-
BILE into common stock at $35 d
share through May /, 1899, and at
higher prices thereafter to May
/, 1851, when the conversion priv
ilege expires.
The purpose of the issue is to
redeem at los and interest $780,
900 of the company'S convertible
debentures, eliminating the last Of
the funded debt. Outstanding capt.
talization after the financing will
consist of $1,000 shares of con-
vertible preferred and 387,022.58
shares of no-par value common.
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OHUeBranch
Offered in
Congress
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON

By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
G.N.S).-A figurative dove Of
peace was displayed today by
administration leaders to hostile
Democratic factions Of the
Senate, while Congress struggled
to complete its legislative pro-
gram within another two weeks.
The leaders guarded their plan,
lest it be defeated in the cross
fire from any one of six legis.
lative controversies raging on
capitol hill. Three of these, in.
volving housing, minor judicial
reform and anti-lynching legis-
lation, were being waged in the
Senate, where valiant efforts
were under way to clear away
all hard feelings before adjourn
ment.
Sugar Factions Battle
In the House, clashing sugar
factions carried their fight to
the floor in the face Of a presi-
Dental veto. The House leaders
speeded plans for consideration
of wage-hour and tax reform
legislation next week.
The Senate battle ground found
the Administration once more in
retreat. This may have been the
reason for the naming of a special
committee to stage a harmony
dinner" Of Senate Democrats here
Tuesday night. Vice President
Garner will preside, all set speeches
will be banned and If the Presi-
dent can attend, every effort will
be made to mould the Democrats
into one big happy family.
No Sign of Peace
There was no sign of peace as
the Senate debated the Wagner
housing act. The measure already
has been revised in some major
particulars, over the protests Of its
sponsors. Adoption of one amend
ment, limiting use of its funds to
$4,000 per family unit, aroused
cries that the bills whole purpose
would be circumvented.
A small group of last-ditch Ad-
ministration "loyalists" mean
while threatened tc revive the
whole war over President Roose-
velt's Supreme Court bill by offer.
ing its as an amendment to the
substitute, which ended the five
month battle. The substitute
merely called for minor procedural
reforms in the lesser Federal jul
dietary. The rebel move, If made,
would provoke a fresh outbreak
Of court bill warfare.
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S,SURRENDERS
SEA SUPREMACY
TO BRITISH NAVY
Will Not Try to Keep
Pace With Building
By ROBERT G. NIXON

0N.SJ The United States to-
day jettisoned 21-year policy Of
maintaining a navy second to
none" thus relinquishing to Great
Britain the mastery of the seas.
Breaking a five months silence
since Britain aStounded the world
with announcement of its vast
S" .500,000,000 rearmament pro.
gram, Admiral William D. Leahy,
chief of naval operations, disclosed
the United States will not attempt
to keep pace with British naval
building.
The British program CALLS for
construction of the most powerful
navy the world has ever known.
To her present Is capital ships
she intends adding IL more. Five
new superdreadnoughts already
are under construction.
Building New Vessel
In addition, Britain expects to
construct 80 new cruisers. This
year she is laying down keels for
7 cruisers, Is destroyers, 2 air.
craft carriers and 8 submarines.
Britain already has under con-
struction, or appropriated for, in
addition to the five battleShips, 5
aircraft carriers, 81 cruisers, 46
destroyers and 19 submarines.
Instead of attempting to match
Britain ship for ship, the United
States, unless its present policy Is
altered later, will continue to
build up to the limits of the
London and Washington naval
treaties, which became dead let
tiers last December 81, to replace
average warshipS.
U. S. Bad Second
This means that while Britain
FORCES ahead in building q navy
almost twice the size of any hith-
erto known, the United States will
lapse into the position of a bad
second in naval power.
Since the World War, until
Britain began it's enormous con.
struction program this year, the
United States and Britain have
had navies, theoretically at least.
of equal strength on ratio Of
5-5-2 with Japan. For a short
period after the war the American
fleet was the most powerful in
the world.
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HARRY BREAKS
IN SUCCESSOR

After SO years stewardship Of
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee, "Old> Harry" turned his
job over to a younger man today.
Harry Parker, 80-year-old Negro,
whose job for SO years has min
istered to all the needs of the
chairman of the House Ways and
Means Committee, broke in" the
new man beginning at 1880 this
morning before a formal installa-
ton took place.
The new assistant to the com.
mittee is Benjamin F. Bomar,
head waiter in the House restaur-
ant at the Capitol, who took his
oath Of office from Represent
alive Robert L. Doughton CD of
North Carolina, chairman of the
committee, in the chairman's Of
flee.
Bomar, graduate of Hampton
Institute, at Norfolk, Va, received
the blessings of "Old Harry" who
told assembled Congressman that
he would have picked Bomar him
self.
Harry, known to hundreds of
Congressman and Senators during
his long service, is the grandson
of slave of George washington.
Since his retirement a couple of
weeks ago, he has remained at the
Capitol and says he will "jes' hang
around some more"
Bomar is chairman of the so.
cial committee of the United
Government EMPLOYEES.
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SESSION
ON COURT POST
FACES SENATE
Possible Strategy of
President Seen
BY GEORGE DURNO

U.N.S0 An interesting possibility
developed today that the Senate
may be recalled in special session
in September for the sole purpose
of confirming President Roose-
velts first nomination to the
Supreme Court.
international News Service
learned the President might adopt
this bold and unusual course If
Congress adjourns before he is
prepared to submit the name Of
retired Associate Justice Willis
Van Devanter's successor.
Much depends, it appeared, on
how soon the gavel falls on this
Session-and whether adjourn
ment or recess will be voted
should the end come in two
weeks, as predicted by restless
congressional leaders.
3 Weeks For Decision
Friends of Mr.. Roosevelt say
it will take him three weeks to
a month to reach a decision on
the all-important appointment to
the high bench.
The President Is on record
with what seemed a flat promise
that first word of his court NOM
nation would come when it
goes to the Senate" When he
so advised his press conference,
the first inference drawn was
that it would be submitted be-
fore the rapidly approaching
end Of this session.
Wants Speedy Action
An overnight reconstruction OF
his somewhat cryptic statement
was that Mr.. Roosevelt Cd wants
his first justice confirmed and I'M
questionably eligible to sit when
the October session of the SUI
preme Court opens; ca will not
make a recess appointment despite
Attorney General Cummings rul.
ing 1t would be legal, but, 90
fears Congress will adjourn before
he is ready with his nomination.
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SENATE CHIEFS
PRESS VOTE ON
HOUSING PLAN
Seek to Halt Flood of
Amendments

illustrating over further
delay, Senate leaders today hoped
to shut off the flow of restrictive
amendments to the Administra.
TONS 100000, 900 low-cost housing
bill and send 1t to the House by
nightfall.
AS the measure continued to
meet opposition Majority Leader
Barley of Kentucky, and Senator
Wagner CD, of New York, sponsor
of the bill, appealed to colleagues
for quick vote. They pointed out
that according to Senate "sched.
ule" the bill was to have been
passed two days ago.
The bill faced additional bar
riers, however, after encountering
rough going for the last four days.
Many Amendments
Principal amendments include
one by Senator Tydings CD, of
Maryland, which would provide
that no State shall receive more
than 10 per cent of the total yearly
allotment for the program. It was
introduced as an amendment to
an amendment by Senator Adams
3D., of Colorado, which would re.
quire that allotmentS and loans
be distributed on the basis of State
population.
Proponents of the bill sought to
recall and defeat a successful
amendment which limits unit con.
Struction cost to $4,000 per family
and $1,000 per room. It was intro
duced by Senator Byrd CD of
Virginia. He warned against lad
ditional waste Of money such as
occurred under the Resettlement
administrations rural housing
program.
Byrd Proposal Wins
The Byrd amendment passed by
a vote Of 40 to 80 in the face of
warnings by Wagner and Senator
Latollette GU of Wisconsin, that
it would wreck" the detectives of
the program.
Senator King CD of Utah, de.
secribing the measure as "a pork
barrel" notified the Senate he
may move to recommit it to the
education and labor committee
for revision.
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8, Thwarts
Purse Snatcher

Therese Mitchell, a 9-year-old
colored girl of 342 Twenty.second
st. N. w.. was RECALLING her small
companions today with the story
Of how she thwarted the criminal
ambitions of "big, bold robber."
A 12-year-old white boy who
snatcl-s1 the purse of Mary G.
Anastasi, %, of 70 T st. N. W.,
ran head-on into Therese as he
fled the scene with the purse and
came out a poor second in the
ensuing fall The boy fled after
regaining his feet, leaving the
purse, which contained about $50,
on the sidewalk at Twenty-second
Street and New York Avenue
Northwest, the scene of his at
tempted theft.
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Whalen Quits Race,
Assails Tammanv

NEW YORK, Aug. S Q.N.S).
A desperate struggle between Tam
many Hall and New Deal leaders
for control of the Democratic city
organization began today as a re-
suit of the withdrawal of Grover
A. Whalen, former police commits
sioner, in favor of former Supreme
Court Justice jeremiah T. Ma
honey as a candidate for the Demo.
cratic nomination for mayor.
Backed by the county leaders OF
Brooklyn, the Bronx. Queens and
Staten Island, Mahoney will op.
pose United States Senator Royal
S. Copeland, Tammany candidate.
in the Democratic primaries.
Bitter attacks upon Tammany
by Whalen and Mahoney accom-
panied this latest move in a cam
paign of unprecedented shifts.
Whalen, who said he was quitting
because Mahoney was "a better
candidate" indicted Tammany as
combination of discredited
groups" motivated by petty spite"
Mahoney, accepting leadership
of the New Deal forces, asserted
Tammany had sunk to the lowest
depths" and that the organization
was run for the profit of a Sc
lected few.
Impetus was lent the rapidly.
growing momentum of the mayor.
atty campaign with the indorse'
ment of Fusionist Mayor Fiorello
H. LaGuardia by the American
Labor party. LaGuardia and Ma
honey or Copeland will fight it
out in the fall runoff.
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FARLEY LOOKS.
ON VANDENBERG.
AS c. OPT CHOICE.
Only Man They Have
For 1910, He Says

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 5 G.N.S),
Continuing his swing through the
country, Postmaster General James
A. Farley left with Ohioans today
a prediction that Senator Arthur
H. Vandenberg of Michigan,
undoubtedly" will be the Repub-
lican presidential nominee in
1910. He declared:
at undoubtedly will be Sena-
tor Vandenberg. They haven't
anyone else"
Farley minimized suggestions of
a third party movement three
years hence, and declined to com.
ment on questions regarding a
third term for President Roose.
welt. He said:
"The President will have to
answer those questions himself.
IT have no fear that there
will be q third party in 194O.
Organized labor and Progressive
Liberals will stay in the Demo
cratic party because it is the
only party that ever offered legiS-
latiOn to correct social evils in
the country"
A promise of mo reprisals"
against De m o cratic elements
which stood out against the Presi-
dents original court reorganiza-
ton bill was delivered by the Post
master General in a second speech
here,
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TODAY IN
CONGRESS
Senate

Met at noon.
Resumed consideration Of Wag-
ner housing bill.
Joint Committee considered Gov
eminent reorganization.
Interstate Commerce subcommit-
tee considered railroad sales.
House
Met at noon.
Considered special orders on the
Speakers table.
District subcommittee consid-
cred restoration of four policemen
to active duty.
Banking and Currency Commit
tee considered Wagner-Steagall
housing bill
Naval Affairs Committee con.
sidered bill to authorize additional
ship construction.
Rules Committee considered
Chandler bankruptcy bill.
Agriculture Committee consid-
cred crop insurance bill.
Rivers and Harbors Committee
considered national resources bill.
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SENATE COURT
CHALLENGE HIT

GN.SJ The Senate challenge
to the right of President Roose.
welt to name a successor to JUS
tice Van Devanter was declared
groundles. today by Chairman
Summers CD of Texas. of the
House Judiciary Committee, au-
thor of the court retirement law.
Summers pointed out that for
many years Federal District and
Circuit judges have retired under
similar laws. He SAL:
"By specific authority of the
Congress, the President is given
authority to appoint a new
member of the Supreme Court
whenever a member of that
court retires.
9TH re being no cOnstitu-
tiOnal prohibition and there
being specific legislative au.
thOrity, it seems to me there
can be no question as to the
power Of the President to make
the appointment"
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Col. Roosevelt
DenOunces 'Isms'

LOS ANGELES, Aug. S G.N.S }.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, jr., today
had denounced "iSms," saying:
Americans s h Ould oppose
Communism, NaZiSm and Fa-
sciSm alike. Fundamentally they
are the same. If you 60 far
enough to the left or far enough
to the right you find tyranny
and dictatorship"
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Excellent Telephone
s erUi C e Available
On Roanoke Island

Had Ralph Lanes colonists
landed on Roanoke Island 10
years sooner than they did, Wis
itors to the celebration CONNIE
morating the 35Oth anniversary
of that event would not have
found a telephone on Roanoke
Island.
1t was only about eight years
ago when the Norfolk & Carolina
Telephone & Telegraph Co., OF
Elizabeth City, foreseeing the
development of Dare County,
ran line across Currituck
Sound in the vicinity of Kitty
Hawk and extended it on down
the beach and across Roanoke
Sound to Manteo. Prior to that
time the only telephones in Dare
County were those of the Coast
Guard stations along the beach.
Today there are approximately
ITS telephones in Dare County,
including half a dozen pay sta
tions, and there is an exchange
located at Manteo.
The Norfolk & Carolina Tel.
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agrees unanimously that you shall
be suspended from further duties
until you can disprove these
charges. We are, we hope, fair.
Next week at this same time you
may bring your witnesses, if any,
to prove to use that there is no
cause for your dismissal. Off
you would rather give us your
resignation at once"
mo-" responded Rose, Il won't
give you my resignation. And if
you think you can blackmail me
out of my job"
Just a minute said Sutton. Il
think you've said all you need
say. Good afternoon"
Ito Be Continued
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Elizabeth City
Transportation Schedules
NORFOLK SOUTHERN

NORFOLK SOUTHERN
Bus Line
Northbound-.Lv. 1885 a. m: LOU.
4:4O. 8:45, 1875 p. m.
Southbound .-Lv. 1880 q. m;
lao, ''5:40, HOO p. m.
'Macteo connection.
Raleigh connection.
Railroad
Northbound-Lv. 3:07 p. m.
5outhbound-Lv. 11:17 a. m.
M; eys-Edenton Ferry
Leave Eoenton: TOO, $3.50 a. M;
CSouthbound 100, 500 p. m.
Leave Mackeys 800. 11:00 a. m;
CNorthbounO 2:30, 600 pm.
Cane Charles-Little Geek Ferry
Leaves both points: 700, 900,
Ills a. m; 1:30, 3:45, 5:45,
7:45, 1000 p. m.
Norfolk, Old Point, Cape Charles
Ferry
Northbound: -Lv. Norfolk $40
a. M; 800 p. m.
Southbound -Lv. Cape Charles
6:1O a. M; 1920. AIS p. m.
BOAT LINES
Norfolk:
Elizabeth City Carolina Line
Foot Colonial Avenue
Eldora-Ni-Lvs. 100 p. m. Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Wanchese, Manns HarbOr, Stumpy
Point:
The Wanchese Line
N-S Dock Foot Burgess Street
Hattie Creef and o. T. & Lloyd,
Jr.-Lvs. IL noon daily except
Sunday and Monday.
East Lake, Buffalo City, Gum
Neck:
Alligator River Line
Ms Dock Foot Burgess Street
Bessie M. LewiS-LvS. 800 q. M,
Mondays and Thursdays.
Gum Neck and Alligator Line
Isle of Surry-Lvs. foot Colonial
avenue 200 a. m, Mondays and
Thursdays.
Columbia:
Columbia Boat Line
Foot Colonial Avenue
Nancy Lee-LvS. IL noon Thurs
days.
Hatteras:
Foot Burgess Street
Kathleen and c. H. Mallison-Lvs.
600 p. M, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
Rodanthe, Avon, Buxton:
Foot Fearing Street
The Jones-Lvs. 800 p. m. on
Wednesdays.
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HNRich Girl Poor R6 Girl~;'' ez526M!N 5fESMH!Nl

! Long enough to smoke a ciga'
rette?"
why, yes, Sir we Sltloheo
cigarette together"
Miss Ward smoked with you?
when she opened the door she
had a lighted cigarette in her
hand"
What else happened?"
why, nothing . She offered
me d drink
What kind of a drink" ,
"A highball :"
Rose jumped to her feet. She
cried. That's a lie, Larry DeX-
teri"
Sit down, Miss Ward!' ordered
Sutton. Go on Larry"
That's ALL" said Larry i
left"
Did you drink with Miss
Ward?"
Il didn't want to but"-he made
an appealing gesture, Il thought
gee, if I get her sore at me now!
That will do" said Sutton, you
may go now, Larry. I think Miss
Ward has heard enough"
She did not wait for Larry and
! his father to leave the room. She
got to her feet somehow, her face
brilliant with anger and her eyes
black with it. She said, Larry
Dexter came to my house to tell
me thate if I dared press these
charges against him I'd find my
self in trouble. Then he left.
did not offer him anything to
drink. There isn't any liquor in
my house in the first place, and
in the second"
Just a minute. Is is true that
you had a cigarette in your hand
when you went to the door,"
Yes" said Rose, but"
rs it true that your mother
was out of the house during this
students visit?"
Yes, Senator, but"
And you have no way to prove
that you did not offer him a
drink"
No" admitted Rose, Il haven't
It's his word against mine
Sutton said. Il would be glad
to spare you the rest of the
charges LARRY Dexter brings
against you. He has told this
Board in his fathers preCence that
the reason why the tutoring les
sons were discontinued was that
because during these lessons, dur
ing the times you were cloSeted
alone with this boy, several years
your junior, you made certain ad-
vances to him"
Rose said, And you take his
word for that" She spoke very
quietly. Surely there was moth
ing more they could do to her
now.
"Oh. no." said Senator Sutton
the servants have been question
ed and the family . it seems
there were certain indications, not
at the time Significant, but"
There was a pause. Rose stood
there. not speaking. She was very
white and her eyes blazed. Sen
ator Sutton said.
Mis- Ward, it is my painful
duty to inform you that the Boarc
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a special meeting of the Board.
Sutton. as the presiding officer
wasted no time in telling her why
she had been called. He said IN
effect that the Board having con-
sidered her charges had thought
it expedient to interview the stu
dent in question and felt that II
was only fair to Miss Ward that
she hear for herself the student
testimony.
Whereupon at what seemed ike
a stage signal. door opened ana
Larry came in together with his
father. Mr.. Martin and Rogers.
Now" said Sutton very kind
". "as you are quite aware, Lar
ry, of the charges Miss ward
brought against you, perhaps you
will make a statement concerning
them"
Larry stammered something. He
looked uneasy. his eyes would not
meet Roses. His cheek was deco
rated with plaster and he carried
his arm in black silk sling.
Perhaps" said Sutton, If I
asked the questions it would be
easier for you. First Of all, Miss
Ward states that you make no ef-
fort to keep up your work"
II was behind in my work, y
admitted Larry, and was tutor
ed"
Who tutored you?"
Miss Ward"
Il see. And then"
We'll. my father felt there was
no further need for tutoring"
L see. After Miss Ward was dis
missed by your father your work
began TO suffer-"
No" said Larry, but my marks
did"
Rose went scarlet. Knowing
glances were interchanged. The
implication was perfectly clear.
Sutton's voice went on and on.
Rose. sitting there at the table.
scarcely listened. Routine ques-
ton and answer No 1 did not
cheat!" No, I have not been
gambling" Il don't know
what she's talking about" Sud-
denly she became keenly aware Of
her surroundings Sutton was
asking:
ON the l8th-Was it not, you
went to Miss Wards house to ask
her why she had been so unfair
TO you and why she had ap-
preached the Board after being
told by her principal and super
intendent that her charges against
you were insufficiently proven?"
Yes, sir
You went in a-an amicable
mood"
Gee. yes" said Larry, wide
eyed. Il only thought she wasn't
being fair TO me and l wanted to
set her straight"
What happened?"
"Wel"-he began to founder
again. Gently Sutton prompted
him.
Was Miss Ward alone?'
Yes sir. That is, her mother
went out as soon as got there" "
Did she seem friendly?"
Very"
What did she say?"
Why, she said she'd like to
think it over, that perhaps she
had been too hasty. She asked me
to sit down and talk to her"
And you dido
Yes, sir"
How long were you there?"
Not very long"