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Evening star., 1937-01-11
LAND0N TO SAY
FAREWELL TODAY
Will Turn Over Govern0rShip
and Go Back to Oil
Business.
By tie Associated Press.


TOPEKA, Kans., January 1l.-Gov.
Alf M. Landon of Kansas rolled up
his sleeves today and took personal
charge of the business Of moving
back into private life.
The two-term Governor, whose rec
ord brought him national recognition
and the 1886 Republican presidential
nomination, will turn over his Office
and the executive residence to WAL
ter A. Huxman, his Democratic sue
cessor
Landon will return to the inde-
pendent oil business he followed be-
fore his entrance into politics. He
left unanswered questions as to his
plans as titular head of the Repub-
lican party.
With plans already completed for
construction of Colonial-type sub
urban home on a 160-acre tract near
here, Landon began negotiations for
a downtown office, from which he
will carry on his oil and real estate
operations.
A cold wave prevented him from
testing the flow of his newest pro-
ducing oil well in the poor mans
field" of Kansas. The well was
brought in a week ago with the re-
firing Governor personally in charge
Of the drilling crew.
After Lardon's final address as
Governor he and his family will leave
the executive mansion to reside at
the home of Mrs. S. E. Cobb, mother
of Mrs. Landon, until their suburban
place is ready.
He will retain his property at In
dependence, Kans.. his previous resi-
dence, for the time being.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia - Cloudy to-
night, probably followed by occasional
rain tomorrow; lowest temperature to-
night about "a degrees; rising temper
ature tomorrow; gentle easterly winds
becoming moderate southerly tomor-
row.
Maryland and Virginia - Cloudy,
probably occasional rain in extreme
west portion late tonight and tomor-
row and in east and central portions
tomorrow; rising temperature tomor-
row.
West Virginia-Cloudy with slowly
rising temperature; probably OCCASION
al rain late tonight and tomorrow.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
muddy to-day
Evening star., 1937-01-11
PUP WIDELY HUNTED

Police of the District and six States
have been asked to be on the lookout
for Robby, Scotty pup belonging to
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w. Aldrich
Rodger, Washington and New York
socialites.
The puppy. described as "noticeably
bowlegged," was lost Thursday near
Petersburg, Va, when the Rodgers
stopped to view an overturned truck.
The couple Immediately wired police
of the surrounding States, offering a
liberal reward for return Of the dog.
in belief traveller might have picked
him up. They also have broadcast
the news and advertised in news
papers.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Meeting. Southeast Business Mems
Association. 314 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, 8 pm.
Meeting, Massachusetts, Democratic
Club, Willard Hotel 8 pm.
Meeting, Washington Hairdressers'
Association, Willard, pm.
Meeting. Optimists' Club, May
flower Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Treasury Post, American
Legion Auxiliary, Mayflower, 8 pm.
Dinner, Ladies' Auxiliary, District
Fire Department, La Fayette Hotel, 7
pm.
Banquet, Cleveland Park Business
Mems Association, Broadmoor Hotel,
9p.m.
TOMORROW.
Breakfast, Early Birds, Willard, 8
an.
Luncheon, Kappa Beta Pi Legal
Sorority, Willard coffee shop, 1915
pm.
Luncheon, Women's National Press
Club, Willard, / pm.
Luncheon, Civitan Club, Mayfower,
1890 pm.
Meeting. Southern Women's Edu-
cational Alliance, Mayfiower, II am
Meeting. District Chiropractic So
eiety, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue, 8
pm.
Meeting. Theta Rho Sigma Soror-
ty, Grafton Hotel, $3.50 pm.
Dinner-meeting, Keystone Auto
mobile Club, Shoreham Hotel, 6 pm.
Supper-meeting, Producers Coun-
Gil, La Fayette, 8 pm.
Meeting, Sergt. Jasper Unit, La
Fayette, 8 PM.
Meeting, Womens Union, Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing, No. los,
N. F. F. E., Willard, 8 pm.
Dinner, State Department Core
spondents' Association, Mayfower, 8
pm.
Meeting, Connecticut Avenue Asso-
citation. Mayf1ower, $50 pm.
Meeting. Junior bar section, District
Bar Association, Mayflower, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1937-01-11

Meeting, Optimists' Club, May
flower Hotel, pm.
Evening star., 1937-01-11

Meeting. Washington Hairdressers
Association, Willard, pm.
Evening star., 1937-01-11

Meeting, Treasury Post, American
Legion Auxiliary, Mayflower, pm.
Evening star., 1937-01-11

Dinner, Ladies Auxiliary, District
Fire Department, La Fayette Hotel, 7
pm.
Evening star., 1937-01-11

Meeting, Massachusetts, Democratic
Club, Willard Hotel, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
PRECIPITATION

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1937-01-11

Banquet, Cleveland Park Business
pm.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
THREE ROBBED HERE;.
TWO ARE ASSAULTED
Purse-Snatcher Gets So From DC.
Woman-Other Victims
Report.

hepOTC.
Three robberies, two Of them ac-
companied by assaults, were reported
to police yesterday.
Robert Lsenbee, %, of 1904 Shep-
herd street, was attacked and robbed
early yesterday while walking in
Pierce court. His assailant, he said,
was a colored man. Lisenbee was
treated at Sibley Hospital for a minor
injury.
A purse containing SO was snatched
from Margaret McKenna, 3549
Thirteenth street, last night as she
walked on Otis place. The snatcher,
white man, escaped down an alley.
Nathaniel Woods, 27, colored, 60S
M street, was struck on the head with
a crank handle and robbed of SO by
two colored men at Florida avenue
and Fourth street,
Evening star., 1937-01-11
River Report

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today,
Highest. ~, at noon yesterday; year
ago. Al.
Lowest. 80. at noon today: year ago, 80.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, rs. on January 3.
Lowest. 80 on January IL.
Humidity for Last 2f Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon todayD
Highest, 96 per cent, at $50 pm. yes
Lowest. 1s per cent. at noon today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow.
High 6:5S am. TAO q m
Low - 1:43 am. 2:27 am.
High " 7:oo pm. SOL p m.
Low - 1:49 pm. 2:31 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun. today ----- 7:e5 500
Sun tomorrow 7:27 5:07
Moon, today fi:3l am 4:2O pm.
Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset.
The Washington times., 1937-09-30
new DICTIONARY
FOR SOVIET IRKS.
KREMLIN CHIEFS
New Lexicon Lacking
In Propaganda
BY JAMES E. BROWN

MOSCOW. Sept. 80 G.N.S0-
Having required mere than 20
years preparation and the expen-
diture of hundreds of thousands
Of rubles, the new Soviet diction-
airy. recently published, today is
arousing more wrath among Boil
shevik officials than any book
since TrotSky'S autobiography.
Reasons for the Kremlin'S
mounting blood pressure are:
The dictionary was intended as
an instrument of Communistic
propaganda. 1t isn't.
EDITOR EXPLAINS
Defending himself against the
violent outcry, one of the editors
of the dictionary, Boris Faleff,
said:
II did not know that you
wanted a socialistic dictionary.
I thought you wanted Russian
one"
But this blunt indictment of
Soviet interest n photography
found no favor, and the news
paper, LeningradskayA Pravda re-
sponded with coun jer-attack:
THE dictionary of Russian
language has been converted
into a seed-plot of SANDER
against the party and its policy"
The newspaper then gives few
examples of this SANDER"
use of the word left is il
Illustrated by a Trotskyite phrase
concerning the backwardness of
Russia and the prematurity of
the SocialiStic revolution.
CALLED CONFUSING
"Use of the word Lamaism' is
illustrated by the sentence, We
are reconStructing and strength
ening the remnants of LamaiSm
among us. This phrase will con-
fuse every reader because it
says exactly the opposite of our
struggle against any kind of re-
ligious intoxicant, including
LamaiSm.
Ito illustrate the word ma
terialism' the editors quote a
sentence from Chekoff's book,
My Life which says, Father
said modern young men were
perishing, perishing because of
unbelief and materialiam.'"
The Washington times., 1937-09-30
Two Jobs Open
On Fairfax Police

FAIRFAX, Va, Sept. 30-Two
vacancies exist on the Fairfax
county police by virture of one res
ignation and the creation of a
new position by the County Board
of Supervisors.
The board agreed to appoint
another county. traffic officer, at
a salary of 500 a month, at a
special meeting Tuesday. The
vacancy caused by resignation of
Officer George P. Mccain remains
open because of the. refusal of
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy to con-
firm an appointee selected by the
board.
The Washington times., 1937-09-30
Your |. O.
By SHIRLEY SPENCER.

BY SHIRLEY SPENCER
This is a personality quiz.
Answer by checking Yes or No,
or x if you cannot answer def
nitely. Turn to page 90 for
scoring and significance of the
test.
Score
l. Does it brighten you to
* down from high places?
Y,NX
2. Are you slow to laugh?
YIN x
3. Do you love your father
more than your mother?
YNX
4. Do you feel nervous
when in a subway or
tunnel? YNX-
S. Do you feel anxiety
over possibility of contract
ing disease? YNX
6. Are you abnormally
frightened of snake, spiders
or insects? YNX-
7. Do you often imagine
how you will get even with
someone? YNX-
8. Does it annoy you
greatly to be kidded?
YNX
9. Did you ever run away
from home or desire to do
so? YNX
10. Have you strong dis
likes and theories about
1000? YIN x
(AnsWer on Page 36)
The Washington times., 1937-09-30
HOW OFTEN
CAN YOU KISS and
MAKE up?

LEW husbands can understand
i why a wife should turn from a
pleasant companion into q shreW
for one whole week in every month.
You can say I'm sorry" and
hiss and make up easier before
marriage than after. If you're wise
and if you want to hold your hus-
band. you won't be a three-quarter
wife.
FoDthree generations one woman
has told another how to go "smil-
ing through" with Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t
helps Nature tone up the system.
thus lessening the discomforts from
the functional disorders which
women must endure in the three
ordeak Of life: /. Turning from
girIhood to womanhood. 2. Pre-
pairing for motherhood. 3. APP
preaching middle age"
Don't be q three-quarter wife,
take LYDIA z. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND and
Go Smiling Through"
The Washington times., 1937-09-30

VERTIsEMENT
The Washington times., 1937-04-13

Thirteen washington motorists
and two out-of-town drivers suf-
fered revocation of their permits
today at the hands of the Board
of Revelations, suspensions and
reservations following their con-
viction in Traffic Court. The
board also melted out one 45-day
suspension and seven 30-day suS-
pensions.
The persons whose permits were
revoked are:
William T. Barwick, 1874 Thir-
tenth st. S. E., SO miles; third
offenSe.
Harriet I. Bassi, 1885 Pennsyl-
vania Ave. S. E., so miles.
Nicholas J. Carroll, 1925 Twelfth
st. N. E., so miles.
Rose D. Colliflower, $3.50 Park
side Lane N. w., so miles.
The Washington times., 1937-04-13
Ken MURRAY
Says:

Am glad to learn my old pals,
the Broadway press agents, have
got together without a sit-dOwn
strike to demand $1OO a week
minimum pay. Well, they de-
serve it. It is a very hazardous
profession. / once knew a fell
low who was two weeks in ad.
vance of "Ten Nights in a Bar.
room" He died of thirst.
Among other drawbacks to
this fascinating trade are long
vacations without pay), embeZ-
element of company managers
with pay, long collect tele-
gram (received) and night life
(misspentl.
They also have to see to it
that beautiful stage ingenues
are always reported engaged to
Harvard boys when the shows
in Boston, Yale lads when play
ing New Haven, Princeton fell
lows during the split week at
Trenton, N. j., and mail order
students when playing Scran-
ton, Pa. A hundred bucks week
seems hardly enough.
Copyright. 1887. by Mcknight
Syndicate. Ine.)
The Washington times., 1937-04-13
Is Motorists Deprived
of Driving Permits

, James M. Conner, 1903 Ashmead
Pl. N. W., So miles.
John L. Dade, 1924 Porter st.
N. w.. So miles.
Kerby S. Zones, 626 Fifth st.
N. E., 81 miles.
Charles E. Hill, 1884 v st. N. W.,
so miles.
Jack S. Leishear, 1900 F st. N.
w., SIS miles.
George Mitchell, So L st. N. W.,
so miles.
Ebert C. Mussleman, 1882 North
Capitol ST., 70 miles.
Claude E. Purvis, jr., 805 North
Irving ST., Arlington, Va, so miles.
William Sitton, 1913 F st. S. W.,
no speed given, third offense.
Vernon C. Albert, Bangor, Pa,
SIS miles.
Continued on Page %, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-04-13

With the halfway mark just
passed in the collection of the
twenty volumes of Worlds Great
est Literature, Washington Times
readers are looking forward to
this weeks release, Washington
Irving's famous Sketch Book"
with the Legend of Sleepy Hol-
low" RIP Van Wrinkle" and other
stories. -.
Ten more books remain to be
issued by The Washington Times
plan of collecting 20 volumes Of
the Worlds Greatest Literature
a book a week.
Six consecutive coupons are
clipped from the daily Washington
Times and one, which is No. i,
from the Sunday Washington
Herald. These coupons with SO
cents may be exchanged for any
of the books released to date at
any of the So coupon exchange
stations or from carrier boys.
Notice must be given the boys in
The Washington times., 1937-04-13
TROLLEY F AR {
STIRS ROW AT
HEARINGS
Service Criticized as
P. u. c. Considers
Valuations

Bitter contest over the Capital
Transit Company's petition for in
creased street car fare was fore
cast today as the Public Utilities
Commission opened the second
days proceeding in fixing a value
for the company properties.
J.SE. Heberle, vice president and
comptroller of the company, was
on the witness stand today and
detailed to the commission the
historical cost of the property for
railway and bus operations OF the
company.
Details Property Costs
The historical cost, he explained,
was that paid by the original COM
pany in the acquisition of the
property. He told of various
acquisitions made by the old
Washington Railway g. Electric
Company and the Capital Trac-
ton Company and their subsidi-
aries. He estimated the historical
cost of these properties at $37, SGT, ).
953, which included $956,318 of
property acquired in Maryland.
William NICK. Clayton, veteran
representative of the Federation
of Citizens Association in utility
matters, began laying the ground
work yesterday for the fight
against the proposed higher fare.
He sternly criticized the ser
vice given the people of Washing
ton by the company. He an
nounced that he will oppose the
company'S petition to raise the
fare from the present rate Of four
tokens for 80 cents to three tokens
for Is cents. Clayton also indi-
Gated he will demand the return of
the 81 weekly street car pass,
which the company abandoned in
January in favor Of the current
SIPS pass for rides on street cars
and BUSES.
Higher Fare Defended
S. r. Brown aid G. Thomas
Dunlop, counsel for the company,
have indicated they will seek the
higher fare and continuation of
the SIPS pass on the ground Of
low earnings by the company.
Throughout yesterday William
B. Bennett, assistant to the presi
dent of the company. was on the
witness stand, defending a valua-
ton of $38,011,758 for property
in the District and $54.206, 262 for
both District and Maryland prop
erty, which he placed on the COM
pany holdings.
The Washington times., 1937-04-13
AT BEST
FOR WEEK

The pink Japanese cherry tree
blooms that brought more than
1000 visitors to the Capital Sun
day, will remain sat their best"
for the rest Of this week-exclud-
ing, of course, the possibility of a
heavy rain or high wind.
Officials of the National Capt.
tai Parks office reported today
that the blooms are at their peak
and would probably remain on the
trees "for considerable time" be-
cause the cool weather has slowed
their cycle of life"
The double blooms around Hams
Point are expected next week.
The Washington times., 1937-04-13
Citizens 10 Debate
On Court Change

A debate on President Roose-
velt's proposal to enlarge the
United States Supreme Court will
be held at the monthly meeting
Of the Park View Citizens Asso-
citation tonight in the Park View
Platoon School at 8 p. m. James
D. Mann will argue the affirma-
tive side of the question with R.
Duncan Clark taking the negative.
The Washington times., 1937-04-13
SHE SCOTS HIS
PLAN TO bring
EXPERT HERE
Waste Of Money, Her
View, Citing Jacobs
Report Fate

Opposition to the proposal of
Representative Ross Collins CD
of Mississippi, chairman Of the
House District Appropriations sub.
committee, to spend $4,000 to Sl5,-
900 to employ an expert from out
side of the city to probe possible
InefficinceS in the District govern
ment was voiced today by Repre-
sentative Mary T. Norton CD of
New Jersey, chairman of the House
District Committee
The proposal originally came
out under Collins sponsorship in
the District appropriations bill,
but the House killed the item
when a point Of order was made
against it OIL the grounds that 1t
was legislation Oh ali appropriation
bill.
Waste, Says Mrs. Norton
Collins has asserted, however,
that he will ask the Senate to re-
place that item. Attacking the
proposition today, Mrs. Norton
said:
Il see no good reason to sad
die ten or Observation-Disclosures.
lar expense on the District when
the Jacobs report, costing $780,.
600, was thrown out of the win.
dow.
THAT survey was made by
people outside the District. 1t
would seem like common sense
not to employ another person
outside the District at a cost to
the taxpayers Of $4,000 or $751;
900 in order to throw another
report out of the window. can
not understand why we need
$4,000 to get the necessary
help"
The MissisSippian is understood
to be DESTROYS of having George
Lord, Detroit tax expert who as
sisted the Mapes Fiscal Relations
Committee on which Collins served
some years ago, make the investi-
cation.
Kennedy Wants Fund
Meanwhile, a special House Dis
trict subcommittee headed by Rep.
Ambrose Kennedy CD of Mary.
land, named to draft necessary ad.
dltional tax measures, as well as to
study possible reorganization and
economy in the District Govern
ment, has been making plans to
obtain funds for the appointment
OF an expert to assist it. Concern.
ing this, Mrs. Norton said today:
81 should say $500 would be
ample for extra clerk hire.
II feel members of Mr.. Ken
nedy's subcommittee have Suf-
ficient material in the Jacobs
report and also in the report of
the Mapes committee to assist
them with their task. l have
full confidence that the subcOm-
mittee will do a good job with
out spending another $4,000 or
$4,000"
She said the services of the Com
missioners and all officials and
employees of the District govern.
ment are available for assistance,
and added
surely their knowledge
would be more helpful to the
subcommittee than the AGA
demic opinions of many Outsid.
erS."
The Washington times., 1937-04-13
Sketch Book Awaited
BV Times Readers

advance so proper arrangements
can be made.
Telephone District 1000 and
ask for Circulation so you may
obtain this home delivery service
for which there is no, extra
charge. Remember that Irving's
Sketch Book" will be ready Sat
urday to the thousands Of libra
ries being completed in the homes
where The Washington Times is
delivered,
The Washington times., 1937-04-13
Tir Travel at Record

A new passenger traffic record
during the month of March was
reported yesterday by c. R. Smith,
president of American Airlines,
Inc. Passenger revenue for the
month showed an increase Of A
per cent over March, 1886, and "a
per cent over February, 1887.
Smith said,
The Washington times., 1937-04-13
Schools Awarded
$23O,973 by PWA

PWA Administrator Ickes yes
terday announced grants totalling
$3.50, 1913 and a loan of $50 900 for
three educational buildings and a
hospital in Washington, Colorado,
Texas, and New Mexico.
The Washington times., 1937-04-13
NOW
Women Enjoys
Are Run1Ored
WHO GETS JOB?
BY HELEN ESSARY

A rumor galloping about the
State Department
Not only one woman to repre-
The Washington times., 1937-04-13
Mrs. Norton and Rep. Collins i'm Clash
Widow of Amer1c0n Dib0mat
Shines rs LinguiSt and artist
Designated to Assist
! n Refurnishing
u. S. Embassies

Lining In the Nations Capt
tai, Which is rapidly becoming
one of the foremost cultural
centerS of the World, are nu-
merouS society ,Uomen 1DhO,
rather than conttne their &C.
tiUitieS to social functions alone,
haze gone in for the arts in q
serious D1y.
A fep haze turned profess
Sional, but most of them haze
studied sculpture, painting and
ceramics, or tDritten books and
tOStered musical centerS for
their o1Un pleasure and that OF
their families and friends.
Personality stories on these
tDomen and their 1DorE DiH be
printed in series by The
Washington Times.
Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins,
widow of the former American
envoy, travelled for years over the
world redecorating embassies
gratis.
Now she's going to do it as q
profession with Uncle Sam paying
the bills.
Mrs. Robbins, daughter of an
Argentine beauty and a Belgian
diplomat, lives in what she de-
Scribes as small" house at 2212
r st. N. w.
The spacious, high ceilinged
rooms, with open fireplaces and
oyster-white walls, show off her
exquisite furniture and rich rugs
purchased in Paris, Germany,
England and South America.
There Mrs. Robbins will work
with Government architects, and
when the embassies are remodeled,
she will select their furnishings
from cellar to garrett"
Born in Argentine
Mrs. Robbins has never, In the
strict sense of the word, studied"
interior decorating, but all her life
has lived with beautiful things.
Born on a 20,000-acre ranch in
the Argentine, not far from
Buenos Aires, she had English and
French tutors and governeSses,
and her English has just a sug.
gestion of accent.
She converses fluently in Span
ish, Italian, French, German,
Polish and Russian. She has
grandchildren, of whom she is
very proud, but is still in her
forties, a vivacious and charming
woman. Her dark eyes contrast
with her prematurely white hair.
AS the wife of an American
diplomat, she has lived in every
civilized capital and she knows,
perhaps, more interesting and
famous persons than any other
woman in washington.
Knows Mrs. Simpson
When her husband was sta.
toned in london, they Travelled
with the then Prince of Wales
and Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simp-
son. OF Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Rob
bins says:
"She is quite fascinating, very
witty, smart and intelligent.
She was very popular in London
society,""
Mrs. Robbins is loath to talk
about her new job.
The Washington times., 1937-04-13

But keep hear-Mrs. J. B. Hartman
ing it everywhere I go.
There's a possibility-so the Cos
sips say-that Mrs. Ruth Bryan
Owen Rohde may be given back
her post as Minister to Denmark.
Or maybe in the general shakeup
which is disturbing the State De-
partment, Mrs. Isabella Green
way, former Congresswoman from
Arizona, may draw a diplomatic
prize.
The Washington times., 1937-04-13

Another persisting rumor sends
Mr.. Joseph E. Davies, present Am
bassador to the Soviet Union, to
London. Within a few months,
Mr.. Davies, so 1 gather from talk
ing to various diplomatic gentle
men, is Number One among
American Ambassadors and Min
Isters. When Ambassador Robert
Worth Bingham comes home from
England, as he is certain to do,
Mr.. Davies is going to proceed to
the Court of st. James.
The Washington times., 1937-04-13

sent the United
States in Eu-
rope, but TWO
women!
Not only Mrs.
Borden Harri-
man in Norway.
but a n o t h e r
woman in an
o t er conti-
mental country.
Which coun-
try, W hic h
" o m a n, can't
be sure. Maybe
there's no truth
to the yarn.
The Washington times., 1937-04-13
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