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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-13
LEVY ASSAILS
CHAIN STORE
LEGISLATION

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May Is.
Q.N.S0-The Robinson Patman
act, approved by President Roose-
welt nearly q year ago, came in
for criticism in a speech yester-
day by Felix H. Levy, counsel Tor
the American Supply and Machin-
cry Manufacturers Association.
He spoke before the annual meet
ing Of the association.
This law was based upon q
widespread public opinion which
called for additional protection
to the vast number Of small bust
ness concerns Of the country as
against the much smaller num-
Der Of large organizations such as
chain-stores. department stores
and mail order houses.
According to Levy, this public
opinion was based upon the con-
tention that chain-StoreS and
other like large organizations re.
ceived discriminatory benefits not
accorded smaller merchants, re-
sulting in q constant and large
increase in the number and ma
tional scope Of these larger organ
izationS, with consequent decrease
in the numbers and in the finan-
cial strength and solvency Of the
much larger number Of smaller
merchants.
Levy pointed out that the Fed
eral Trade Commission has begun
II different proceedings, which
comprise q large number Of bust
ness concerns as respondents or
defendantS-baSed on charges Of
violating various provisions Of the
Patman act. He said:
1.-THE Commission reported
that the ability Of the chains to
buy more cheaply than the in
dependents was substantial, If
mot the chief factor in the lower
selling prices which account so
/ largely for the growth Of the
chains.
at win thus be seen that a
serious situation existed where
upon smaller business concerns
were put ct . great disadvan-
'tage.
"The Commission had often
called the attention Of Congress
to the need of amending the
price discrimination section Of
the Clayton law. 1t emphasized
the fact that the Clayton law,
while fOrbidding price discrimi-
nations, permitted them when
based on differences In grade,
quality or quantity.
'If the Patman act had been
limited to . correction Of this
condition, by eliminating guam
tity As the basis for price differ
entails, except where quantity.
discount did not exceed the 40.
tual savings effected, then the
disturbing conditions which the
Pstman act has created would
not have arisen.
"NOt content, however, with
correcting this situation as in
dictated by the commission, the
Patman act went much further
and undertook to prohibit many
kinds Of business activity which
had been in immemOrial use and
which did mot, In fact, involve
price discrimination or any
other business injury"
Levy declared nothing in his re.
marks was intended to criticize
upon the relationship of the Fed.
eral Trade Commission to this leg.
iSlation, adding:
Gas q just and deserved com.
pliment to the commission, it
seems proper to say that If the
drafting Of the Patman act had
been entrusted to the commits
sion, . better result would have
been achieved, and the many i'm.
PROJECTIONS would never have
occurred"
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CITIZENS FIGHT
DAYLIGHT TIME
FOR DISTRICT
By A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens AasoclatIona Editor

Following prolonged debate, the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association, at Q meeting last night
In the Woodbridge Branch Library,
tabled a report from It's commit
Tee on law and legislation recon-
Intending passage Of q bill by Rep
reSentative Sacks to provide day
light saving time for the District.
Fight against the report was
LED by William s. Torbert, q for
mer president, who said all the
Dill did was to disrupt home ar
Fangements and provide additional
time for golfing."
The association also tabled with
OUT comment House Bill GAS
granting those employed within
the District one day Of rest each
week, and by unanimous vote reg
lstered approval Of legislation pro
Vlding for semiannua1 inspection
OF motor vehicles. ,aa
School Work Urged
Favorable action was accorded q
report by DR.. M. B. Root, chair
man Of the schools committee, re-
queSting the completion of the two
wings and gymnasium at the Taft
High School, an addition of four
rooms and q gymnasium at the
woodbridge School, the acquisition
OF q school site near Twenty
fourth and Randolph Streets, and
land for a proposed school near
Sixteenth Street and Rhode Island
Avenue Northeast.
A proposal from the Director Of
Traffic to restrict heavy CONNER
clal vehicles on South Dakota Ave
nue. Northeast between Eighteenth
Street and Bladensburg Road and
on Eighteenth Street Northeast
between Michigan Avenue and
New York Avenue. met with vigor-
Gus opposition. Instead the aSSo-
citation urged that all heavy traffic
be eliminated from strictly resi-
dental streets within the aSSocia-
TONS territory.
Following the election Of u new
members, the following were
Iwarded prizes for obtaining the
greatest number of applications
turing the membership drive: Fred
T. Devine, DR.. H. H. Rowland,
Mrs. WIN. Tryon, j. A. DuerkSen,
George F. Gee, M. C.. Wilson, Ora
Haines, Clayton c. Marsh and
William White.
Fight Daylight Time
With its woman members vot.
Ding 100 per cent in opposition to
the bill against q scattering Of
the male members who favored it,
the American University Park
. Citizens Association last night re-
Elected a resolution by F. s. San
ford, which favored daylight say.
ing for the District.
BY another resolution, the as
ISOLATION opposed establishing q
slaughter house at Benning and
approved a bill by Senator King
that will prevent the use of build.
ings in the District for undesirable
industries.
Jet Wayland, chairman of the
gardens committee, announced
plans for the annual lawn, garden
and flower contest. The commit
tee will begin inspecting 500 gar
dens next month from five dis
tricts. Representatives from the
Department Of Agriculture will
select the winners, to whom prizes
will be awarded.
Mrs. P. e. Loughran was named
chairman Of a committee to ar
range for the annual Fourth Of
July celebration to be held In Fort
Bayard Park.
President l.. T. Savage appointed
the following nominating COM
mittee to submit a slate Of Off.
GERS to be elected at the Septem-
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LandIady IsHeId
After Boarder Dies

CHICAGO, May 10 G.N.S0.
Mrs. Veronica Shurkus. Sc, was or.
dered held to the grand jury today
on a charge Of murder in connec.
ton with the sudden death Of q
boarder, Felix Funick, 40.
Funick, before dying, charged he
had been poisoned" An autopsy
showed he had died of poison, the
coroner's jury was told. Funick
succumbed after eating a meal of
Sauerkraut.
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Der meeting: Mr.. Wayland, Peter
II. Stultz and H. L. Coleman.
Entertainment was furnished
by the junior garden club under
the direction Of Mrs. Anna Belts
Boyer. %
The Pleasant Plains Citizens As
ISOLATION will meet tomorrow night
in the Monroe School at 8 o'clock.
according to announcement by J.
B. Osborne, secretary,
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in Fairfax County, caused trafhc
hazards. Bull Run near Clifton Sta
ton was far out Of its banks, flooding
fields and causing minor damage.
More than a dozen boats along the
Alexandria waterfront were sunk after
being battered against pilings and
wharves. Several houseboats, fast
ened to wharves were covered by water,
their occupants fleeing before the
food.
The rains caused considerable dam
age In the Skyline Drive area, wash
ing away many recently Handicapped
slopes and washing out sections Of
the roadway. A landslide near the
tunnel at Panorama and on the re-
Gently completed construction near
Crescent Rock made necessary the re-
paving Of about 8 miles of the road.
Residents along Hawksbill Creek
in Luray, Va, moved their belong
ings to upper floors when the water
fell only 3 feet short of the high
mark reached last year.
Damage at Colonial Beach, Potomac
River resort. was unof1lcially estimated
at $4,000. The steamer wharf was
carried away. A fire there Sunday
night destroyed the unoccupied Stoney
Drake home and the adjacent home
OF Col. H. c. Manney, retired, causing
damage estimated at $4,000.
The town Of Remington, Va, was
under l8 inches of water and bridge
over the Rappahannock there was
closed to traffic. Orange was also cut
of on routes Is and 3, but traffic was
still moving to the South. Families
were reported being moved along the
r. pidan River.
Officials of the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad announced their main line
westward was blocked by 3 feet OF
water over the tracks a few miles
west Of Martinsburg, w. Va, but that
through traffic was being maintained
over other lines.
The bridge at Harpers Ferry was
clear, but traffic was halted because
of water covering the approach on the
West Virginia -ide The level was rs
feet above normal, but still below the
crest of the 1896 flood. which swept
out the bridges.
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came from the southeast or east,
would aid 4 food, are not on the
program tomorrow, the forecast pre-
dieting gentle shifting winds, beoom-
ing westerly"
First Lieut.. william J. Matteson,
assistant district engineer for the War
Department here. who supervised
plans for the March, 1896, hood, is
now Maj. Luplow's assistant and u
bringing his previous experience to
bear on the problem.
Roads In various sections Of the
park system were still barricaded
today, but the high water had receded
considerably.
Around Hams Point, almost COM
pletely inundated yesterday, the water
was still over the seawall in places.
Other spots in East Potomac and
Anacostia Parks we're covered, and
Rock Creek ran higher than usual but
within its banks for the most part.
Blossoms Not Damaged.
Although the double blossom jap
nHeee CAciiy IiCco aAouAO Vic 0Pcco-
way were flooded yesterday, horti-
culturists do not believe they have
been damaged to an appreciable
extent
Although flood water at Anacostia
Naval Air Station and old Boiling
Field was reported inches higher
than yesterday, and still rising, there
has been no permanent damage to
buildings or equipment, it was re-
ported All airplanes and portable
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luipment have been raised above the

equipment have been raised above the
water.
All officers and men remained at
their posts at the Naval Air Station
last night, and will remain Until the
emergency has passed.
At Washington Airport the paved
runways were all dry today, but flood
waters from Boundary Channel had
backed up across Military road be-
tween the boathouse and the main
runway, into . part OF the landing
field. Regular hight operations were
expected to resume this afternoon,
after Interruptions due to thick
weather along the coast.
Let-up in the ram was particularly
welcome to three Takoma families who
had faced evacuation because Of a
broken drain which sent q small
river flowing by their home At 727
Fern place.
The run-on yesterday threatened to
undermine the foundation of the
house, and engineers advised Mr..
and Mrs. v. B. Price and two other
couples living there to prepare to
vacate. Today this appeared un-
necessary.
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FLOODS RECED|NG
|NPR|NCEG CEGEORGES
ESQ Were Taken From
B!adensburg Open
to Traffic Again.

Three areas in Prince Georges Coun-
ty, where some 500 persons were af.
fected by the high water, were rapidly
approaching normalcy this morning.
No injuries were reported.
Before the food reached IT'S crest
with high tide at o'clock last night,
volunteer flremen had removed about
ESQ persons from inundated homes in
Edmonston aI.c Brentwood Closed
to traffic for nearly "a hours, the Peace
Cross area in Bladensburg, at the juno
tion of the Defense Highway and the
Washington Baltimore Boulevard, was
opened to transportation at $50 am
From its height of feet the water
at the cross had dropped to about
feet when barriers were removed as
1t continued to fall rapidly.
Using its small rowboat, the River
dale fire company took rs colored per-
sons from their homes in Brentwood
and ITS others we're removed from
isolated residences in Edmonston.
frequent flood scene, where water
overflows from the northeast and
northwest branches Of the Anacostia
River, Bladensburg, suffered a loss
which could not be estimated today.
Two restaurants, the Dixie Pig Bar
becue, and Del Rio, were completely
stranded throughout the period.
The flood was the worst to strike
the county since 1888.
The most dramatic rescue was
staged by two men reported as De
Forest jackson and Woodrow Afford.
who were caught in the swift current
as they prepared to remove Jackson's
elderly parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. D.
Jackson, from their inundated home
in Bladensburg The pair were swept
from the building, but managed to lash
themselves to telephone pole until
the Riverdale lifeboat came to their
aid.
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WHEELING FACES
Sd FLOOD IN YEAR
Pennsylvania Waters Re-
Cede-JohnstoWn Stream
Is FaIIinu.
BY the Associated Press,

WHEELING, W. Va, April a..
Flood accustomed Wheeling-an in
dustrial city Of $4,000 people-went
calmly and methodically today about
the business Of preparing for another
inundation, the third this year.
All night and early today trucks
rumbled over Wheeling Island, a
residential section of 10000 persons,
removing furnishings from some Of the
city's finest homes.
Others. little excited by the threat
OF 48-foot stage, IL feet over the
official flood level, just moved upstairs
to second or third floors.
J. r. Hill, observer at Warwood
Dam, predicted stage of 4s feet for
sometime Wednesday. The crest at
Wheeling ordinarily is reached 18
hours after Pittsburgh's highest level
The ONCE of w. S. Brotznan, Pitts
burgh weather observer, predicted
tentatively 45-foot crest here.
A 46foot stage would cover the
island, putting water in many first
floors, and inundate much of in
dustrial and residential South Wheel
ing Merchants along several blocks
of Main street sand-bagged doors,
moved stocks to higher floors and
obtained pumps to keep easements
clear.
Rain stopped falling and skies
cleared last night.
At Martins Ferry. Ohio, just across
the Ohio River, Carnegie Illinois
Steel Corp. and Wheeling Steel closed
their plants. throwing $500 men idle
About 10000 coal miners in the dis
triot were idle because they were un-
able to get to the pits and because
railroads could not carry out the coal
The Red Cross opened q refuge
in Market Auditorium, in Central
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JOHNSTOWN STREAM FALLS.
City Is Safe Unless More Rain Falls
in Somerset,

City Is Safe Unless Moro Rain Falls
in Somerset.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, April n P).-
Johnstown called again today upon the
courage and determination that en-
abled 1t to rise from the ruins OF two
disastrous floods in half a century.
On the same ground where rushing
waters spread. historic disaster In 1889
and 1886, workmen began to clear
away the traces OF the muddy torrent
that swept In upon the business dis
trict yesterday from the Conenaugh
and Stony Creek Rivers. Both streams
fell.
Pumps operated on the sidewalk in
front Of virtually every building In the
downtown area, drawing water from
flooded cellars.
Robert A. Tross, United States
weather observer, said the city had
only one thing to fear-more rain
over the area where the Stony Greek
aas its source in Somerset County.
OF the 100000 that Johnstown
counted as its loss in yesterdays food,
$4,000 was marked up when the tenn
porary Franklin Street Foot Bridge
was swept away.
FLOOD HITS OHIO VALLEY.
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night throwing up sand bags in front
OF windows; pumping out their cellars
and hanging flood gates.
The murky waters stopped over the
edge Of the triangle into Liberty and
Penn avenues, the Allegheny and
Monongahela wharves and Duquesne
way.
The low-lying sections of Pitts
burgh's North Side were inundated
and people were carried from their
homes by police. River avenue was the
hardest hit. There more than 100
families either moved out after ample
warning or sat around in the second
floors Of their homes.
Up and down the Allegheny and
Monongahela watersheds the food
left its mark at Verona, Oakmont,
New Kensington, Kittanning, Taren-
tum and Franklin, but without caus-
Ing serious damage.
Nearby Sharpsburg had feet OF
water in its main street. At Millvale,
another suburb, water poured into the
First Ward Public School.
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was 39.5 feet, 81 feet above food
stage and rising seven-tenths Of .
foot an hour. A crest Of A feet by
midnight was predicted.
Army Engineers at Marietta pre-
dicted 4 crest under 40 feet by late
Wednesday. This would not put water
into the business district, which WAS
covered by to 10 feet In January.
The 3 am. stage was ass feet.
About Is miles down the Ohio, at
steubenville, steel mills prepared to
cease operations.
w. G. Devereaux, Cincinnatrs "nood
forecaster," said the only chance
for = flood OF any consequence there
would be IL heavy rains fell before
the week end.
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5000 HOMELESS
IN NL0NDON, ONT.
Drinking Water Shortage
Threatened in Worst Flood
in City's History.

LONDON, Ontario, April ~ Cana
dian PreSS) London mobilized today
to repel an unprecedented food of
the Thames Rivera flood that already
had driven 5000 residents from their
homes, caused damage estimated in
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars and
brought q threat Of drinking water
shortage.
Rain-swollen rivers oozed over their
banks In score of Southwestern On
tario communities, through city streets,
inundating farm lands, Narrowing
many families and sending others to
safety In boats.
Four persons were dead
At London, the food was the worst
IN history. The Thames, fed by almost
continuous rain and snow for four
days, rose to an all-time high of %
feet above normal threatening to
sweep out city bridges.
Entire facilities of the Red Cross
were pressed into service to care for
refugees. Armories and hundreds of
private homes were opened to flood
sufferers.
Hundreds Of volunteers maneuvered
through the flooded districts of London
and other communities in boats to
remove marooned persons.
shortage in Londons water supply
appeared inevitable. The flood put
the pumping station out of commits
sion and water from artesian wells
was shut off after the overflow from
the Thames poured into them.
That made London dependent solely
upon the Springbank Park Reservoir,
which has capacity of only 10000 900
gallons. Early today it was estimated
only 100000 gallons two days
normal supplemented
The food area formed rough circle
around London, 80 miles northeast to
Stratford, 80 miles east to Brantford
and so miles southwest to ST. Thomas.
The wreck of a Chicago Montreal
express train, in which three men were
killed, was laid to the food. The train
ploWed through a food-riddled en-
oankment near Woodstock, 25 miles
northeast Of London.
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Wheeling, and announce" it expected
scores Of refugees today.
Moundsville, to the south, was cut
OF As highways were flooded. Most
street car and railroad trafic will
cease If the river reaches the pre-
dicted stage.
Downstream, New Martinsville ex-
pected 3 feet Of water In its business
section.
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FLOOD HITS OHIO VALLEY
Waters Expected to "Flatten Out"
palnO Ma riAtta

Waters Expected to "Flatten Out"
Below Marietta.
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, April 27
R.-The third April flood in l25 years
swept into lowland Ohio River VAL
ley communities from East Liverpool
to Marietta today
River men, advised that crest OF
35.1 feet had been reached at Pitts
burgh, where the Allegheny and Mon
ongahela form the Ohio, predicted
that the flood would "flatten out" be-
low Marietta
Only lowland residents and indus
trial plants were expected to be az
fected.
The 8 am. stage at Martins Ferry
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washing uOnlana, long SectlOnS OF
bulkheading, erected to prevent ero-
sion, were ripped away. North Beach
was isolated when a low spot in the
road connecting it with Chesapeake
Beach was covered
Damage to the Britten Bay wharf
here was estimated at $50. The Pa
tuxent ferry wharf at Solomons was
almost submerged and double moor
ings were arranged for small craft at
the Naval Academy in Annapolis.
where salt water broke over the sea-
wall to flood the parade ground.
Abatement in the high winds at
Alexandria, Va, which yesterday
forced the tide up two blocks into
King street, today brought a welcome
relief in the flood situation. Merchants
and manufacturers along the water
front prepared to move back into
buildings hastily evacuated yes .erday.
Business houses all along the water
front spent the day yesterday in mov-
ing all stock from their buildings
under the threat of the flood. The
Ford Motor Co. plant, on q peninsula
in the Potomac River, was evacuated
early yesterday, the tapping waters Of
the river threatening to food the
building.
All Greeks Out Of Banks.
All creeks in nearby counties were
reported ut Of their banks, but dam
age was reported to be slight. Holmes
Run, Accotink Greek and Hunting
Greek became raging torrents under
the downpour Of the last three days.
Hunting Creek inundated U. S.
Highway No. l to depth Of several
feet just south Of Alexandria. Traffic
was routed over the higher old WASH
ington- Richmond highway throughout
the day. The water was receding
slightly today, highway officials de-
clared.
Trees. blown down across highways
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Ice Cream on Ships.

Ice cream is manufactured daily
aboard United States battleships at
sea, substitute for fresh milk being
EMPLOYED.
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ond street, not far from Euclid
Avenue. The building was not
exactly a fashionable one, but it
was a presentable place with a
quiet, respectable atmosphere
about it. 1t had four floors, and
there was an automatic elevator.
Just beyond the elevator, and
to the right, was the switchboard,
which was guarded by a young
woman who seemed slightly pop
eyed with excitement. She re-
garded me frozenly across the
cigar counter when I stated my
business, but when I flashed my
badge she was sufficiently i'm.
pressed, or frightened. to answer
my question.
Margie Shannon's suite was on
the fourth floor. went up in the
elevator and found the door
closed and guarded by a police
man. Another cop was standing
guard over an excited, whisper
ing group Of men and women at
the end of the hallway. AS / ap-
preached the door. it was opened
by John Cropsy, detective lieu.
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running out on racketeer bump
offs, and telling the disintereSted
public that Joe Whoozis got taken
for ride. I'm tired Of chasing
out to beer flats and joints when
I'd rather sit here and play poker.
If we have to have murder, let 1t
be worthy of a connoiSseur's in
terest. I'm a long-suffering and
Woodworking reporter, and I de-
serve to be amused. That's all.
I hope I have made myself clear"
And with that Earl Jones hung
up the telephone receiver with a
bang. He said. disgustedly, "All I
found was a cheap stabbing over
on Scovill Avenue. Anybody want
it?"
What would be do with tip"
Williamson challenged. Eat lt?"
He got up from his chair and
prepared to leave. Here's to
crime in a big, constructive way"
he laughed, land may our next
number be an old master instead
of a comic strip I'm going to
get a fried ham sandwich"
He walked out. I looked at my
Watch-five minutes after twelve
and jumped up and followed
him.
And while we had sat there talk.
ing, Margie Shannon had been
murdered.
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tenant in charge Of the homicide
squad, who whispered a few
words to the policeman just out
side and then, catching sight Of
me, smiled grimly and motioned
me in.
"It's you, is it?" he greeted me
in pretended displeasure. well,
If you want to stick around, stay
in one place and keep quiet.
There's work to be done and I
haven't started"
CropSy was a good-looking and
intelligent police officer in his
late thirties. He was not the big.