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The Washington times., 1937-04-30
Fish For Heavy Tax
On Coronation Fans

popular assessments enacted as
a law in this country.
"The recent series Of eSca-
pades of American heiresSes in
marrying alien princes of ques-
tiOnable title proves the need Of
such a tax. 1 believe money
that is made in America should
be spent in America and not be
Squandered in foreign lands by
alien fortune hunters and often
by fake nobility.
"If the Government desires to
find new sources Of revenue, let
it tax the more than 100000
Americans rushing madly to the
coronation, to use their surplus
American dollars, expecting to
see a foreign sovereign crowned,
when as a matter of fact, they
might just as well have saved
their money, stayed at home and
read about it in the papers. Not
more than two or three Ameri-
cans will be actually privileged
to see the CORONATION. The rest
will engage seats from $40 to
$3.50.
"There has been a vast
amount of inspired British prop
uganda, employed to assure that
wealthy and socially minded
Americans will help to pay the
cost of the coronation.
at might be well for these
American visitors to take this
opportunity to remind the Brit
ish government that they still
owe 5000 million dollars and
haven't paid any interest for the
past four years, and at the pres.
ent time are engaging in spend
ing $500 million dollars on
ornaments for the next war"
The Washington times., 1937-04-30
WAY CLEARED
FOR ACTION
ON MONDAY
JubiIant, She Jokes
About Wild Life on
French Estate
BY DAVID P. SENTNER
(Copyright. 1887, by international
News SOrVicOD

LONDON, April 80 QN.S0-
With no distinguishing marks
save the number Sc, the final ap-
plication of Mrs. Wallis Warfield
Simpson for the absolute decree
of divorce which will enable her
to marry the Duke Of Windsor
was posted today in London law
courts.
The list containing the case Of
wv. Simpson VS.. E. A. Simpson"
was placarded without undue for
mality. But the action set the
stage for a judicial announcement
Monday that will clear the way
for elimination of the worlds
most famous romance.
In an unexpected move, Sir Boyd
Merriman, lord president of the
London divorce court, will preside
at the session. Justice Bucknill
had been expected to preside, but
the decision to have Sir Boyd
Merriman in charge was believed
reached to lend the occasion ad-
ded Importance.
The Washington times., 1937-04-30

doubt that the Lord will send a
call for him to begin eating again.
he remains firm in his belief that
he began his strange fast on spe.
cific instructions from God, call
for some great purpose" which
the faster himself does not quite
understand.
His physician, DR.. J. Standifer,
a distant relative, asserted today
that he apparently cannot last
many days more without food
Asked to express an opinion as to
how long Whitlow may be able to
live, DR.. Standifer said he could
not tell definitely. but would make
a wild guess" at 10 days.
The doctor expressed doubt,
however, that Whitlow could sur.
vive. even though he started eat.
ing now, as he has gone without
food so long.
The Washington times., 1937-04-30
GREAT BRITAIN
DEFENSE LOAN
FAILURE"
Lack of Interest in
Issue Follows Worst
Day" on Market

LONDON, April 80 GN.sJ.
The British public's painful lack
of enthusiasm for the govern
ment's $500,00O,000 defense loan
became strikingly evident today
on the heels of the worst day"
the London Stock Exchange has
suffered since 1881.
Indicating the loan was under
subscribed, it was announced OF.
ficially that applicants for shares
of the loan would receive their
allotments in full.
The defense loan was quoted at
991a during early stock market
trading. 1t carries annual interest
Of 2l2 per cent.
There were indications UNDER
writer's might have to take UP
part of the loan owing to the re-
luctance Of the public to subscribe.
Under subscription of the loan
marks the first failure Of a gov
eminent financial issue in recent
years, despite last-minute pa.
triotic appeals. The treasury was
disturbed but the financial dis
trict was not surprised.
The CITY" in fact, had In
stituted what amounted to a near
boycott against the loan, partly
in retaliation against the govern
ment's excess profits tax ana
partly owing to dissatisfaction
with terms of the issue.
Unofficial estimates stated only
100000 pounds 10000, 000)
were taken up by outside In
vestors, with the rest absorbed by
government institutions like the
health and unemployment funds,
the Bank of England and the Elk
change Equalization Fund.
The Washington times., 1937-04-30
N. Y. Grand Jury Asks
Bootleg Coal Inquiry

NEW YORK, April 80 G.N.sJ.
A grand jury presentment suggest
ing a more complete investigation
of the bootleg coal traffic in New
York, today was in the hands of
Judge William Allen in general
sessions.
The presentment, filed by the
April grand jury, asks that the
August, 1896, grand jury, which
first investigated the illicit traffic,
be reconvened to ascertain why
an ordinance barring this coal. in
PRODUCED March 8, had not been
passed.
The Washington times., 1937-04-30
French Cuckoos Lack
British Tenacity, Says WaIly
BY KENNETH T. DOWNS

BY KENNETH T. DOWNS
TOURS, France, April 80
N.N.S.).-The cuckOOs here are
not like the cuckOOs in England"
Mrs. Wallis Simpson laughingly
made this remark to me as she
joked about the birds which
awakened her daily at the Cha
teau de Candle.
Jubilant as the time for her
marriage to the Duke Of Windsor
approaches, she said the birds
here were noisy, but not like those
in the English countryside, which
cuckoo all the time.
The cuckoos are part Of the
wild life which abound on the
estate. She, Herman L. Rogers
and their host, Charles E. Bedallx,
on many mornings have the shoe
deer from the flower gardens next
to the chateau.
Wild Life In Abundance
The deer are so tame they are
hard to scare away. Beautifully
colored Chinese pheaSants run
wild across the lawns, and wild
boar are found in abundance in
the forests belonging to the estate.
Aside from the wild lige, there
also are many pets-first among
them Mrs. Simpsons little ter
rier, Smoky. Then comes Rogers
prize Scotty, Jock. In addition,
there is a retired racing grey
hound from the Bots Colonies
track in Paris, named Jack.
Jack is the subject Of many
Jokes because he was raised to
chase electric rabbits and ignores
real rabbits. He also turns up his
nose at other small game.
Bedaux also has two huSkies
which accompanied him on his
trips of exploration in Alaska, and
there are two horses, veterans OF
the Alaskan expedition, which
now lead lives of ease. There also
are three hunters and two Montana
COW ponies.
Vipers Only Menace
The only wild life on the place
disliked by the party at the
chateau are the vipers. The
grounds are full of them, and they
are very dangerous in the spring
when their poison sacs are full. A
large amount of serum is kept
handy for protection against bites.
So far, however, Slipper, Mrs.
Simpsons former pet dog, has
been the only viper victim, despite
the fact that the guests have been
playing a lot of golf and walking
through the tall grass.
The Washington times., 1937-04-30
International News Service


Lambasted for two years by the
Senate Air Safety Committee for
alleged inefficiency, the United
States Bureau of Air Commerce
soon will be reorganized and new
heads placed in charge OF its
various divisions. :" 90
The reorganization plan divides
the Bureaus operations into the
following seven divisions respon-
sible to Prof. Fred D. Fagg, jr.,
an authority on aviation law, as
Bureau director, and Howard
Rough, formerly superintendent
of aeronautics in the Detroit dis
trict, as assistant director:
I Always engineering
by Charles I. Stanton, for
many years chief engineer in the
air navigation division.
9 Always operations-headed
by Earl F. Ward.
9 Safety and planning-To be
named later.
A Administrative headed by
John S. Collins.
+ Information and statistics
" headed by F. R. Nicely.
e Certificate and inspection
chief to be named later.
The airline inspection service will
be directed by Bryan M. Jacobs,
formerly airline chief inspector in
the Chicago district. Richard S.
Boutelle will direct the general in
Spection service.
7 Regulations and enforcement
headed by Denis Mulligan,
now assigned to the solicitors Of
The Washington times., 1937-04-30
AIR CHIEFS ARE CHOSEN

Vice. 0. D. Murphy, airline in
spector for the Cleveland district,
will direct the enforcement Sec
ton.
An advisory board is created for
the entire bureau to which civilian
representatives of aviation inter
eStS will be appointed, and also re-
gional offices for groups of States.
The Washington times., 1937-04-30
Of Boats
Spring AugurY

BOSTON G.NSO-Sports fans
may depend on Southern excur'
sions of baseball teams, while ma
ture lovers look to the first robins,
as their emissaries of spring, but
several generations Of BostonlanS
know that when the Public Gar
dens swan boats and the Revere
Beach merry-go-rounds get their
annual coat of paint summer can
not be far away.
In birmingham, where the swan
boats are stored during the winter
months, they are undergoing paint
ing and repairing for the coming
summer months.
The Washington times., 1937-04-30
Woman Suffrage Vote
In Doubt at Manila

MANILA, P. T., April 80 GN.SO.
Failure of a huge number of regis
trants to vote in today's plebiscite
on woman suffrage left extreme
doubt whether the proposal will
carry.
With three precincts lacking,
Manila women voted 17,180 to
1859 in favor. The women need
100000 yes votes among $4,000
registered.
The Washington times., 1937-04-30
Extension on Debts
Sought by Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO U.N.S).
Unable to pay in full the interest
on her foreign debts, amounting
to over 100 million dollars an
nually, Brazil is negotiating for
an extension Of the payment
schedule arranged by DR.. Aranha.
finance minister from 1881 to
1884.
The payments, which are due IN
September, would therefore be cut
down. 1t is expected that England
and the United States will agree
to the extension.
The Washington times., 1937-04-30
COURT FRIENDS
CONFIDENT

Leaders Of the opposition to
President Roosevelt's Supreme
Court plan today openly predicted
its defeat in the Senate while the
Senate Judiciary Committee post
poned further consideration Of it
until Monday.
The opposition forecasts Of vic
tory were provoked by a state
ment from Senator Ashurst CD
Of Arizona, committee chairman,
that an opposition poll" showed
so votes in the Senate for the
Presidents plan. This the opposi-
ton leaders denied.
Senator Van Mugs Cd Of Indi-
ana. an opposition leader, said:
eve will defeat the proposal
for six new justices in the COM
mittee and on the floor Of the
Senate. There is no question
now about the outcome.
'It's a dead cinch to defeat
Il in the committee and our
confidential poll shows we will
defeat it in the Senate by a sub
Stantial majority. There are
signs now that by the time we
vote there will be q landslide
against it."
Senator Clark CD of Missouri,
another foe of the Presidents plan,
shared the same belief. He said:
Events of the last few days
make it very certain the OppO-
SitiOn has a safe working ma
jOrity in the Senate to defeat
the Six-judge plan"
Senator Robinson CD of
Arkansas, majority leader, also de-
clared there had been no change
In the situation since he predicted
easy approval Of the presidential
The Washington times., 1937-03-19
Chemistry Helps Your Golf

NJ 0 MATTER what you are doing, you can be sure
~ that chemist somewhere, is trying to figure
out way to help you do it better.
You realize this as you read the advance program of
the American Chemical Socetys convention at the Uni
versity of North Carolina next month.
More than 1000 chemists will gather there to swap
experiences of the past year and exchange the results
of their experiments And what they have to tell
another will interest you if you eat Sleep clothing
wash dishes, ride trains play golf-in Short if you
LIVE.
One scientist who will be there is man who spent
twenty five years looking for pure vtamin so that
he could find out what it made of and what it will do
Another has been sitting up nights testing rubber to
make golf balls go faster and farther than golf balls
have gone before.
Each is important in his way.
The man who isolated vitamin B made a discovery
that may lead to and better treatments for nervous
diseases which, in this noisy life of ours are taking
heavy tolls of happiness and even sanity.
Think of him next time pneumatic drill in the street
gives you the jitters.
And the who lvens up the golf ball adds JOY to
the lives of thousands and precious yards to their drives
Perhaps you will think of him next time you wrap
your driver around your persprng neck and let fly.
The Washington times., 1937-03-19
An Established Custom
By J. T. Williams, Jr.

From the time of the foundation
Of the Government until now
members of the Supreme Court of
the United States have on occa.
sion contributed to the discussion
Of public affairs by holding them.
selves and the great tribunal aloof
from and above the muck and
mire of partisan political contro,
verSieS.
1t was in keeping with this age.
old custom that a member of the
great tribunal, in the company of
hundred or more members of his
college fraternity, offered a few
general observations on a recent
evening regarding the responsible,
ties of courts and the duties of
judges.
This justice, as well as his
brethren on the great court, must
have been amused at the fantastic
display on the morning after, of
ignorance of the record of history.
PRECEDENTS
You would have thought that
no member of the Supreme Court
had ever before offered an observa-
ton in public. Yet, today, on sale
in any bookstore, are to be found
the eloquent addresses on various
and sundry occasions Of various
and Sundry Chief Justices Of the
United States and their brethren
on the Supreme Court of this
and preceding generations.
Of the public addresses delivered
from time to time by the mem
bers of the present Supreme Court
there is not one that ranks higher
as a contribution to the literature
of craftsmanship than that Of
Chief Justice Hughes at Richmond
several years ago, in which he eX-
pounded Madison's preeminent con-
tribution to the making of the
Federal Constitution.
The State of Virginia was in the
midst of its celebration of the
two hundredth anniversary of the
birth of washington.
AS contribution Of the State
to that celebration marble bustS
of eight Presidents Of the United
States who we're born in Virginia
were unveiled in the central hall
Of the State capitol at Richmond
on separate dates with due cere'
mony.
BY invitation Of the government
and people of Virginia, the Chief
Justice of the United States was
the orator of the day on which
the bust of James Madison. "the
Father of the Constitution" was
dedicated.
The address Of Chief Justice
Hughes on that occasion was later
published, together with the other
dedicatory addresses under the
The Washington times., 1937-03-19

states. More Frank M. smlCn
people pass through there in con-
tinuous procession IL months out
Of the wear than pass anywhere
else, The fact that the display is
entirely out of tune with the oeautl'
full paintings and other decora-
tions makes it even more OF an
"eye catcher"
One Chicago correspondent wrote
his paper that it seemed IKE
shooting dice in a cathedral" to
have these blatant billboards gar
ishly lighted up with electricity oo,
structing the view OF the h1storlcal
paintings.
Another said it was darn good
argument in favor Of Andrew w.
Melons insistence that if the GOV
ernment accepts his $50, ,OOO, 600
worth of old masters they shouldn't
nut anything but the best in the
gallery with them. The reporter
said, after seeing what the GOV
ernment would do in it's own Cap
itol rotunda, he didn't blame Mr'
Mellon.
And of course while all this con-
troversy is going on the Easter
crowds are preparing to flood the
Capitol and a couple of looks ana
they'll all be buying houses from
Uncle Sam, plowing under tne
corn, borrowing money and Wnat
have you.
The Washington times., 1937-03-19
The Human Side of the News

back in the days when tea par
ties were tea parties. You may
draw some fancy kind of pan
cakes, muffinS, and cake, and
the usual line of canapeS which
are supposed to go with cock
tails.
"The English, dining later than
we do, have made some after
noon tea quite a substantial
meal, and we are coming to that,
too. Here and there the dinner
hour is being set back for this
season. England never did fall
for our cocktail hour, except in
some of the flasher zones of
LOndOn's West End. Their after
noon tea was too traditional, too
The Washington times., 1937-03-19

the Colony Club, and tea began
to appear at the more highly
gilded salons, at first with cock
tails, then with sherry, and now
and then just straight tea with
nothing on the side. Following
the English custom, they serve
milk with it.
'Be sure to get that straight.
Ask for milk when your hostess
asks you what you would like
with your tea. OF course, they
have lemon, and will give you
fielder'S choice, but look out for
the blacklist if you make wrong
guess. Again, in the English ira
ditiOn, they deal you lot more
food than they used to over here,
The Washington times., 1937-03-19
CATCH THE EYE

Representative Maury Maverick
could probably get job as a head
line writer on most any paper. In
the appendix of the Congressional
Record frequently he introduces
speeches and remarks and the usu-
al wordage that fills this section.
But, he dresses up his offerings
with Subheads that attract more
attention on occasion than the
subject itself.
An example of some Of his head
lines can be found in his extension
of remarks including a speech by
Secretary Harold L. Ickes. They
run like this:
"a flood of tears for victory"
20, Louis, vot is disS! ROOsia,
1talee, Chermany!"
'VictOry unceIebrated-a re-
markable feat"
Opponents fear freedom for
people (?)"
can amendment, a long, long
trail a winding"
DictatOritis' an old Symp-
TOM"
"Twenty.seven million Ameri.
cans can't be wrong"
The Washington times., 1937-03-19

>title, "Virginia-Born Presidents"
Perhaps some Senator Of the
United States will read it into the
Congressional Record before real
literature is barred by the Senate
from that publication.
There is an especial timeliness
about this address, because in
these latter days of March,
thoughtful Americans are recall.
ing the anniversary Of the birth OF
Madison, 1876 years ago.
To all those who would like to
know how James Madison won'
and why he deserved the title Of
THE Father of the Constitution"
the public address on this memo
rable occasion of the present Chief
Justice of the United States will
provide the answer in convincing
terms. His introduction, by Gov
ernor Pollard, of Virginia, speak.
ing for the people of his State,
was on this wise:
"The interest Of this Occa-
sion is enhanced because of the
sacred place in which we meet
tho hall where Madison had
served as a member Of Virginia's
second constitutional cOnven-
ton as a young man Of rs, and
where, as q man of 78, was
heard within these four walls
in his last public utterance.
ADDED INTEREST
'But the occasion has an
added interest because the
speaker of the day presides over
the deliberations Of the Supreme
Court of the United States, a
body created by the Federal Con.
StitutiOn, in the making Of
which Madison had so prOmi-
nent part.
'Tt is fitting that the Chief
Justice of that Great Tribunal
should be here with US today to
interpret the life Of the man who
has so often been called the
Father of the Constitution
"Of Chief Justice Hughes it
may be said that he holds
unique place in the affections Of
the American people. The ad-
miratiOn and esteem in which he
is held is not limited by Sec
tiOnal, class or party lines. He
is universally respected for his
character, his ability, his patriot
ism, and the sOundness Of his
judgment"
Governor Pollard was a Demo
crat, speaking to a Democratic
legislature, and to an audience Of
lifelong Democrats in the capitol
of the government of that State,
during the bicentennial celebra-
tion in 1882 of the birth Of "the
Father of His Country"
The Washington times., 1937-03-19

w w JllOU G114OS
but convention is a mighty force,
even in the challenging and dis.
Senting Washington of today.
You may flaunt strange and dis
turbing ideas, but social conform
ity is much more serious business.
You can get away with hereSy,
but not with social solecism. At
any rate, the other hostesses fol-
lowed through with Mrs. Long
worth, and you now get tea
plain tea-at tea party.
Checking on New York, through
friend who has time to get about
a lot in the haut monde, find
the same trend here, although our
social groups aren't so compact
or so carefully shepherded as in
Washington, and the change is
slower.
OLD CUSTOMS
"The curse Of the cocktail
hour is the drink SpOnger," said
my friend, sit has become an es-
tablished custom for the mOOch-
ers to drop in around o'clock
with the certainty of getting
a few drinks, whether there's
party Oil or not. Usage has
decreed that if a guest comes
at this time they must man the
cocktail shaker. HOsteSSes are
becoming fed up with all this.
In the first place, it's devil
ishly expensive and, in extreme
cases, the custom has Uttered
the house with alien drunks, of
both sexes, when the family just
wanted to be left alone for din
ner.
I'm many cases, the reform
hOStesseS start their guests ta-
pering off with maybe a glass or
two of sherry along with their
tea. Within the last year or two,
since recovery set in in England,
there have been more visiting
members of the British nobility
than vG have had here for years.
Now that their shares are pick
ing up, they are travelling again.
as usual. If the British ever land
on the moon they will have their
afternoon tea.
"At an imposing salon in the
east seventies, visiting duchess
startled her hostess, just as the
cocktails were being served, by
a pleasantly insiStent demand
for tea. They hadn't a lick of
tea in the house, and the 80
guests had to wait until they
sent out and got some and
brewed it, before they could
sta. wolfing their eight or ten
cocktails. There were a number
of such incidents.
"a matron with one of those
bellringing names threw a real
tea party with NO cocktails at
The Washington times., 1937-03-19
Wise Words

True joy is serene and sober
motion; and they are miSerably out
that take laughing for rejoicing;
the seat of it is within, and there
is no cheerfulness like the resolu-
tions of a brave mind, that has
fortune under its feet.-Seneca.
The little mind who loves it.
self, will write and think with the
vulgar; but the great mind will
be bravely eccentric, and Scorn
the beaten road, from universal
benevolence.-GoldSmith.
Memory is the cabinet Of imagi-
nation, the treasury of reason, the
registry of conscience and the
council chamber of thought.
Basil.
If rich man is proud of his
wealth, he should not be praised
until 1t is known how he won 1t.
-Paulus Secondus, after Socrates.
The Washington times., 1937-03-19

CnaQCG. your Cld1lCe is ready,
whenever you are but it will
cost you plenty.
No, not in money. In something
much more precious and difficult
to give than money. If you want
your chance you'll have to pay
with-Yourself.
You think Fate's been keeping
your chance away, partner?
'Tasn't. You, yourself, have been
passing up your chance because
you weren't willing to sacrifice
some part of your own cusSedness.
'TiSn't Fate-it's your own lazi-
ness, or cowardice, or reStlessnesS,
or senSitiveneSS, or smoothness, or
bad temper, or love Of day-dream-
ing that's blocking your chance.
Check that with your own ex-
perience. You know it's true. Re!
member that fine job you had
last year, Bill? Great at first,
but after a couple of months it
got your goat. Doing the same
thing over and over. Funny, some
people don't seem to mind monot-
ony. But you never could stand
it. You always liked doing some
thing new. So, you moved on.
Or maybe that wasn't the rea-
son. Maybe you didn't like the
boss. Maybe you thought they
were trying to put something over
on you.
Whatever the reason, you quit.
Or fused around until they let
you out. And ever since you've
been sore-thinking how other
people have all the luck.
Remember that time Jim wanted
| you to marry him, Ella? You liked