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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
10000 WOMEN.
HIT COURT IDEA
international News Service

Armed with a petition, signed
by 10000 women, Miss Catherine
Curtis, president Of the Hands-Off-
the-Supreme Court League, was
prepared today to tell the Senate
Judiciary Committee the women
of America are opposed to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Supreme Court
plan. The petition, addressed to
Congress, declared:
eve urge you as our elected
leaders to preserve the COnsti-
tutiOnaI checks and balances eS-
tabliShed by che Constitution
and insist on and vote for hands
off the Supreme Court"
A group of 200 women members
of her organization were assem-
bled here to accompany Miss Cur
tbs before the committee. Her ad-
Continued on Page 8, Col. II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22

In my opinion, one of the
most important functions of
the Board of Education is the
establishment of a wise, long
range policy for school ex-
pansion.
I believe firmly that population
trends in the schools must be
closely followed in order that new
schools may be planned with an
eye to providing educational facili-
ties in line with the growth of our
city.
In the interests of economy and
efficiency, the Board of Education
has felt that it must renew its at
temptS to obtain from Congress
legislation for definite school.
building program for the schools,
based upon periodical surveys by
school officials.
The first legislation Of this kind
was passed in 1925, and was known
as 1.-THE Five-Year Building Pro
gram Act" Although attempts have
been made to bring about another
planned long-range building pro
gram for our schools, no further
legislation of that nature has been
passed. This is unfortunate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22

) Mrs. Hoffman, who has remar-
ried since her divorce a year ago,
said her con came to her the night
Of the whipping and exhibited
"long red marks" which he said
had been inflicted by his father.
Mrs. Hoffman lives at 1923 R St.
N. w.
In dismissing the case, Judge
Mcmahon observed, that "some
animosity and personal bias" was
shown by Mrs. Hoffman toward
her former mate, when she ad-
mitted on the stand that on sew.
eral occasions she had sought
Storms deportation to Germany.
Storm, a District engineer, is ST
years old. Attorney Boardman
neglected to place him on the
stand in his own defense, moving
for dismissal at the conclusion OF
the Governments case presented
by Assistant United States Attor.
ney Arthur Mclaughlin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
COURT HEARS
MRS. NORTON

LOS ANGELES, April 20
GN.S0 AS though concocted
by high-paid Hollywood scenarist,
the climax to the courtroom drama
starring Clark Gable came today
when defense attorneys announced
that Mrs. Violet Wells Norton
would take the stand and answer
charges she accused the hand
some actor of fathering her
daughter.
The plump, middleaged English
woman was expected to testify in
her own behalf after the prosecu-.
ton rested its case. With Jack L.
Smith, a private investigator, she
is accused of using the mails in
an attempt to extort money from
Gable on the charge that ne
woed, won and deserted her in
England in 1922. leaving her an
expectant mother.
The drama worked toward the
climax yesterday as Is persons
paraded to the witness stand for
the prosecution. Among them
were the asserted love child, the
actors father, boyhood sweetheart,
early friends and the actor him.
self.
With the announcement that
Mrs. Norton would be called in
her own behalf, attorneys said
Gable would be summoned to the
stand for the third time, this time
as a defense witness.
When the hearing was opened
here before a Federal jury, the
screen idol testified at length, de-
scribing his early life and denying
he ever had been in England or
seen Mrs. Norton.
Gable literally had to fight his
way through a mob Of adoring
women spectators.
Again, today he was beseiged as
he went to the stand for only a
moment to identify his signature
on a pay check he received in
Portland, Ore, in 1922-at the
time Mrs. Norton is alleged 20
have said he was living with her
in England under the name of
Frank Billings.
Throughout most of the ses-
sions, Gable has stayed in pri-
vate office in the Hall of Justice.
Once, however, he made an un-
scheduled appearance, mumbling,
II want to hear Fran testify" as
he came into the room. By
Fran" he meant Miss Franz
Doerfer. with whom he kept COM
pany" when he was an impover-
ished hop picker in oregon.
The early sweetheart Of the
man who climbed from $40 to 3d.
500 a week branded as absurd"
charges he was in England in
1922.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
MAURER GETS
SCHOOL POST
By H., R. KNiCKERBOCKER
Copyright. 1857 byInternational ;,
News SaFviee)

The Board of Education unani-
mously elected Robert A. Maurer,
professor of public law at George
town University, vice president OF
the board, at a meeting late yes
terday. He succeeds Henry A. Gill;
gan, who resigned earlier this
month because of pressure of pri-
vate business.
Maurer has been a member OF
the board for the last two years,
and is the present chairman Of the
boards personnel committee. He
headed the committee which in
vestigated the question of com.
munistic doctrines in certain text
books used in the school system
a year ago. He is also chairman
Of the committee investigating the
teaching Of effects of narcotics
and alcohol, as required by law.
He has been a member Of the
Georgetown University faculty
since 1928.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
.L0BB Y IN 6
: FOR VOTES
IS LIVELY
Mrs. 6. M. Grimes, D
c. Woman, Among
Contestants

neiagotas IN the forty.sixth an.
4o W t,. xoo,.od
nual y a. H. cOnvei4Vlon AAo'Ne0
" O0A.'S. 1,t - - - q 1901,
"1'0n voOlte DO-- Wv - ~ ,o,So.ta
70 cnooSe seven VIZ. VIZ e - oon
Senela4 TON '. f:s St""0 ~ oordi,
G GNtsS ~ SA'r o . ,,;ca nresidants
oaSeS, OoSlt paS g., ~. off;co ~
seneEM o,, are ~ up , 1Ua General
m'.3.' A S.s n w tha,,o con he siarted
t ~ o.ao , ~ s I os the sscietv
,o,.a ia for - With l;fetine
ttu,,rs ~ o,f;ce "4'-. one ~ the
S,.o,,r diod S,,,.in1 the mast wear.
etS Sl u nes.I 49, - = Ms villa n,
r,, Jae rs S1S@ ~ t y Tanet Mont.
11 s.,.e,., r Ssyss,, Marviand who
;s,a a.l ,,;ca y,resident General from
Toi7 to 1a2r1 prior to that she
had heen state vice regent and
State reoent She was chairman
~ The Eastern Division of the
Gomn1ittee for Preservation of
FJistoric Snorts for three years, and
in i921 aided in the formation of
a new chapter, which she served
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22

NEW CASTLE, KY, April %
QN.S). The prosecution &C.
copied a panel of IL jurymen to-
day, to hear the trial Of Brig. Gen.
Henry H. Denhardt, accused of
the alleged murder of his fiancee.
Mrs. Verna Carr Taylor. Counsel
for General Denhardt immediate
ly asked for and was granted a
short intermisSion.
Judge Marshall cut short de-
tense arguments on q, motion for
continuance. The defense pleaded
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
GUARDS END
SHOE STRIKE
BATTLE IN
MAINE
Governor Declares He
Will Not Tolerate
Court Defiance

LEWISTON, Me-, April az
G.N.SO-Powers Hapgood. head
of the Committee for Industrial
Organization in New England, and
four other members of the c. I. o.
union were arrested today in con-
nection with the riot late yester-
day on the Lewiston-Auhurn
Bridge, which caused National
Guardsmen to be sent into the
area.
Others arrested we're William ].
Mackesy and Ernest Henry, both
C. I. O. organizers, Edward Per.
ron, of Auburn and William Parks,
members of the C. I. o. union. AL
were turned over tolAuburn police
on warrants charging them with
being persons suspected Of having
melted to riot.
Hapgood and Mackesy were
taken from their hotel rooms by
Police Capt. Joseph Picard.
Militia with fixed bayonets to-
day patrolled streets, guarded
bridge heads and factory sites
here and in nearby Auburn after
wild violence flared in the 28-day
strike of $500 workers in 10 shoe
factories in the twin-cities.
While scores nursed bruises fol-
lowing a clash between striking
paraders 1000 strong and police
guarding the bridge across the
Androscoggin River to Auburn,
during which clubs, fists, stones
and tear gas bombs were brought
into play, C. I. o. leaders bonn
barded Washington with kilograms
protesting the use of militia.
Governor Lewis o. Barrows, who
ordered out 1900 militiamen re-
torted by promising to call out all
the troops in the State to preserve
order. At the Statehouse in Au-
gusta he said:
81 deeply regret the need Of
such extreme measures, bot
when there is open defiance to
orders of our court there is lit.
tie difference from anarchy. We
shall not tolerate this situation
for a moment"
Hapgood was suffering from
the effects of tear gas. He
charged a State trooper who
hurled a gas grenade in his face.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
Death in Fire Sends
Police on Arson Trail

NEW YORK, April % QN.s0.
Believing recent forest fires in
New Jersey and Long Island were
Of incendiary origin. police today
were trailing sedan said to have
been seen in the vicinity of the
various blaZes.
Yesterday Frank Click, Suffolk
county fire warden, collapsed from
exhaustion and was burned TO
death while fighting a Long Island
timber fire.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
Jurors i'm DenIlaEdt
Case Chosen

that two important witnesses are
too i'll to testify.
Grange (KyO barber who found
Mrs. Taylor's body, pierced by bull
They are ]. B. Hundley, La
lets from the Generals gun which
lay beside her on lonely road
last November; and r. o. Sher.
berg, Chicago blood expert.
AS Chief Defense Counsel John
M. Berry rose to reply to prose
cution arguments that the trial
go on, Ju larles B. Marshall
interrupted
II dOn'te s.s,s to hear you. Let
the ease c01se to trial"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
Griffs, Yanks Game
Is Rained Out Again

NEW YORK, April 22.-For the
second consecutive day the Wash
ington.New York baseball game
has been postponed because Of
rain.
The Griffmen return to Wash
ington tonight to oppose the
philadelphia Athletics tomorrow
in the first of a three-game Sc
ries at Griffith Stadium.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
'Pantie Confinement
For Unru|y Convicts
Defended By Warden

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, April
% U.N.S0 .-Warden Fred Hunt
Of the Granite Reformatory today
voiced a vigorous defense of his
method Of discipling prisoners by
forcing them to sit in the prison
rotunda in pink silk panties or
mother hubbard dresses.
In reply to the criticism of Chi.
cago pSychiatristS, who termed the
punishment SILLY and dangerous"
Warden Hunt said:
"Ridicule Is the best punish.
ment. It's like standing . child
in school with = Ounce cap On
his head"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
Rep. Fish to Speak

Representative Hamilton Fish,
of New York, will speak on Presi
dent Roosevelt's judiciary proposal
tomorrow night at the Mu-so-lit
Club, 1927 r ST., N. w. DR.. Robert
B. Pearson will call the meeting to
order at $3.50,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
Guardsmen Arrive
At Strike Scene

AUBURN, Me-, April % QN.S0.
Four hundred strong, the first con-
tingent of 1900 National Guards.
men ordered to the twin shoe cities
of Lewiston and Auburn to end
shoe strike violence arrived today
at the Auburn barracks.
On request of City Manager
Frederick w. Ford, eight COM
panies of guardSmen were ordered
out by Governor Lewis o. Barrows.
Col Spaulding Bisbee, in charge
of the detail. denied, however, that
martial law had been declared.
The guardSmen were ordered out
after the second day of violence in
which tear gas bombs were hurled
by State and local police as sticks
and stones were hurled by pickets
and sympathizers. Several were
injured and four arrested.
Latest outbreak followed a fiery
mass meeting in Lewiston
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
:3even Candidates Battling for I OAR Offices
Mrs. Doyle Surveys
New 5-Y,ear School
Building Program

This the second of series of articles WashingtOns
public schools their needs and problems and the dangers
confronting them They aCrttem especially for The
Washington Times and bear the seal of accuracy Gutke
t;cy and complete understanding. They of compelling
interest not only to educators and pupils but to all parents
and the members of Government national and local.
The Times presents them timely and informative dis
cusson of of the most val considerations in the Ma
tiOnG1 CGpitdl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22

In any well-organized pro-
gram of education, the physi,
cal appurtenances Of the
school system are as impor-
tant as the teachers, the books
and the courses pursued. We
need soundly constructed
buildings for our children ;
we need attractive buildings /;
we need a sufficient number
of buildings to give each
child in the school system ade-
o,,ofo roop1h
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
Ignores Doctors, Athlete Dies

NEW YORK, April % QN.S).
Ignoring the warning of doctors
that he shouldn't participate in
athletics, William Spissack, a
freshman in the Manhattan Col
lege prep school, was dead today,
victim Of a heart attack. after q
plunge into the school swimming
pool.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
LOng-RGnge Planning

It is my opinion, as well as that
Of the other members Of the local
Board of Education, that to in
sure the expenditure Of public
funds to the best advantage. care
CONTINUED on Page 4, Col. II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
By MRS. HENRY GRATTAN DOYLE
President Of the Board Of Education

One of the most important duties of any community is
to educate its children properly might be considered
to transcend all other obligations of any community.
The citizens Of the country pay out annually large amounts
of taxes These citizens parents for the most
part and parents they not only willing but want to
large proportion of their tax money used to educate
their children #* tsess s..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
FRANCO SEES
WAR TO
VICTORY
Insurgents will Never
Give UP';; Pledges
Americans Pardons

Americans fighting NTH SPANS
loydiSt forces WiLl be p1rdoned
and sent home If they surrender
to the rebels, but the ciOil tDGr
1Oiu continue until Uictory comes
to the insurgents. These are
but tho of the UitGIly important
statements made By Rebel Gem
erdIisSimo Francisco Franco at
Salamanca IN a dramatic inter.
UieW NTH H. r. KuickerbocRer,
ace international NetDS Service
correspondent. The first OF tho
articles By Mr.. K1ltcEerboceeT
on his interview Nth Franco
folloUS. The second iOiIl be pub
HShed tomorrow.
By H., r. KNICKERBOCkER
Copyright. 1887 by4nternational', i,
e NewssaFvice)
SALAMANCA, Spain, April q
Q.N.S0-Americans serving the
loyalist forces of Madrid will be
pardoned and sent home if they
surrender, Insurgent Generals
Simo Francisco Franco declared
to me today in the most significant
interview he has granted since the
insurgent siege of the Spanish
capital began six months ago.
Half a million SpaniardS have
been killed or wounded in battle
or behind the lines in the bloodieSt
civil war in modern history.
But it will have to continue
without compromise until victory
comes to the nationalist forces
CONTINUED on Page 3, Col. u
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22

CLARK GABLE op) greets Fran Doerfer his sweetheart
back in 1922 when he lumberjack at 500 week She
testified in trial of Mrs Violet Wells Norton in Los Angeles
that the starobe in Oregon at the time Mrs Norton
insists he in England The middleaged defendant
charges that Gable the father of her 1Syearod daughter
Gwendolne (bottom photo) International News Photos.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Fair tonight; tomorrow generally fair and
slightly warmer; moderate westerly winds.
becoming variable. Highest temperature last
"a hours, So; lowest, 49,
weather Details on Page 25)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
Wise Policy Urged

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29
-HARENTS------
 Your Children
By Olive Roberts Barton

Why do we have to be kinder to tiny children than to older ones? Because they are more appealing, because they are more helpless? That is one reason, but not the real one.
 I know of no better way to de- scribe 1t than to compare the child to a plant, any plant. The garden CT watches for the first delicate green of the delphinium, for eXam- pie, whose strong, beautiful stalk and gorgeous blue flowers, higher than his head sometimes, will be the crowning glory of his work.
 To see the tender thread of stalk and the fragile green of the tiny leaves, almost infinitesmal at first, 1t is virtually impossible to believe that tremendous strength will devel- op from such beginnings. There is not only strength, but the force within itself to push ahead and de- velop into something worth while.
 Gardeners Task
 But this gardener knows that these forces need cherishing and care. Otherwise he may have a twisted stalk, sterile plant or a weakling. Plenty of water, gentle sun, no weeds to rob it of nourish- ment and no strong fertilizer to burn it.
 If he gives it elbow room and coaxes its own strength at first, does not rush" 1t or disturb the life giving roots, and above all, if he gives 1t regular and understanding care, he may later depend on it to fend largely for itself. After a lit- tie, he may transplant 1t. He can touch the leaves without their with ering, shake off bugs and even spray with a poison that would have killed 1t at first. In itself it has established an immunity to in- jury that it did not possess in in- fancy.
 The little child, the pre-school child needs understanding and peace. In him are all the virile forces of life, but these can be warped and injured. Selfishness and will, given by nature to all things more in the light of neces- sity than of misbehavior They can be dealt with more understandingly than they are.
 Perhaps the soii is not right. The home and daily environment may be anything but happy. This little fel- low may have no peace. He may not have enough to do. Maybe peo- pie tease him. Perhaps he is mol well. He is initiative, and copie! undesirable friel.ds. Routine, SC necessary to good behavior, may bt irregular and he does net know what to expect from one day to thu next. He is easily shamed. He i! constantly scolded.
 An older brother, you say. survived very well under the same handling It may appear so, but deep in hi heart are hurts that will seek com pensation some day. He may havl lost faith in himself or any mum Der of things. The child is fathel to the man every time, and thu adult will be what his early day have made him.
 The little child. of course, canno grow up wild. He must be trained as his ability to understand car take 1t. But he needs careful ob servation and sympathetic peopI' near him. who will know the valu' of removing irritating contacts, thu need of keeping him happily bus, and using the quiet firmness that f something to tie to rather than tG struggle against.
 Copyright, 1887, NEA Service Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29
WOMAN,S REALM
.BEAUEX- GIOriying
 Yourself
NEA Service Stan Writer
BY Ancia Had

NEA SGkVACS OtAH VVEAUCG
 To keep herself y~ung looking and attractive, the woman who has a limited amount of leisure time, and an even more limited budget, simply has to take advantage of the various shortcuts to beauty, learn to do what has to be done in the few free hours she has. Facials which require much time and effort, elaborate massage treat mentS, professional pedicures and manicures are wonderful, of course. And women with enough leisure to permit these luxurieS are lucky in- deed.
 But Mrs. Average Woman-she who has only enough time and money to allow for weekly visit to the hairdresser-haSt to figure out ingenious ways and means to keep her skin, hair, nails and figure lovely in spite of seeming handi- caps.
 She has to do daily exercises even though she would much rather have 8 masseuse rub away excess weight here and there on her body. If she usually is too tired to do much about her face before going to bed. she must learn to cleanse 1t thor oughly but quickly, to apply night cream deftly so that each stroke counts. Also to choose cream which can remain on while she sleeps, thus providing benefit with out effort.
 If you seldom have time to give wrists and elbows a careful cream ing, then cover them with your richest cream tomorrow morning before you start sweeping and dust ing. Leave the cream on for at least an hour. To keep cuticle soft and in perfect order, apply cuticle cream before you start to dust the books, clean the attic, and so on.
 The business girl who devotes one evening a week to beauty, giving herself a manicure pedicure, scalp treatment and facial, can get by nicely. Furthermore, any wmoan with almost no leisure time as well as one with plenty of time to spare, will have fewer beauty problems if she eats sensibly, takes long walks in the fresh air, sleeps eight hours every night.
 NEXT: Beauty for mothers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29
Paris Style 
 Chats
By DOROTHY CAREw
United Press Staff Correspondent)

Limited Press Staff CorrespOndent)
 Paris. (UP)-With evening decol- letes lower than in many years and shoulders being barred on some TO- mantle gowns, necklines for every other occasion are creeping steadily higher and higher.
 No sports necklines at the mo- ment is too high to wear an ascot, for soft scarves in wool and silk are designed to swathe the neck and tuck inside in trim, tailored effect. Kerchiefs in brilliant hues are shown for wear with round and V- necked sweaters, but this season, to be really chic, the ends must be tucked out of sight.
 A variety of styles are included in the treatment of sports necklines jackets button to plain round necklines and collarless V's. Soft woolen dresses are designed to swathe the neck at the front and button down the center back. Col- lars that are high and round are OL SI1COly tdA1OLCO NCoA6AA 4O4 0oy time suit blouses.
 Creed introduced the stock" neckline on printed crepe blouses for tailored suits and throughout the winter collections there is an upward tendency. Mainbocher shows the swathed neckline effect in ac- cessories of colorful duvetyne with gloves and matching scarf collar that fits about the neck like an old- fashioned dickey. Gray taffeta makes a distinctive neckline that rises flat against the throat on 8 blouse trimmed with crossed red velvet ribbons at Marcel Rochas. Schiaparelli uses her novelty stars to fasten Q colorful lame blouse to Q snug V.
 Draping is used to design high necklines for afternoon and Maggy- Rouff shows Q whale-boned stiff ened collar on @ handsome draped frock of black crepe. FrancevraInant presents 8 high-cut V neckline with row of three large buttons set diagonally at the base and for an- other frock uses a cord tie for a high, round, tucked neckline.