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Evening star., 1937-01-15
Genius Can Be Sane.

LINCOLN. Nebr. (R.-Genius, says
Prof. II. P. Crawford Of the University
of Nebraska, does not require insanity.
All that's necessary Is to adapt asso-
Citations In an unusual way. "Occa-
sionally," he said, "a man who Is q
little affected brings forth something
that Is a departure from the ordinary
run Of things. If his adaptation Is
accepted he appears to be something
Of genius. But there Is nothing to
prevent any one. from making q
bizarre adaptation As he may see At.
You do not have to be insane or
queer to do 90"
Evening star., 1937-01-15
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The Washington times., 1937-06-22
Cruise to Benefit Camps

Seeking to raise money to send
underprivileged children to sum-
mer camps, the Central Business
Association Is sponsoring a moon
light cruise on the steamer Po-
tomac next Monday at 8:45 p. m.
Al program of entertainment is be-
ing planned. Proceeds Of the trip
win be turned over to the associa-
ton.
The Washington times., 1937-06-22
FIREMAN HURT
AIDING POLICE

Attempting to aid police in
capturing a fleeing suspect.
Jesse M. Jamison, As, a fireman
attached to No. II Engine Com
pany, was seriously injured early
today
Jamison was taken to Emer.
gency Hospital suffering a
possible fracture of the skull and
q fractured shoulder. Police are
holding James SimmS, colored,
26, of the 1900 block Twelfth st.
N. w., for Investigation.
Policeman H. w. Carmichael
Of the Traffic Division had
stopped the colored man at
Twelfth and H Streets North.
west, for a traffic violation when
he jumped from the car and
fled, with the officer in pursuit.
Seeing the chase, JamiSon
attempted to halt the colored
man and was struck and knocked
down. The colored man was
taken into custody a block away
by another policeman, Anthony
j. Kakeski, who was treated at
Emergency for q bruised hand.
suffered in a brief scuffle.
The Washington times., 1937-06-22
WEATHER FAIR,
WARM TODAY

Fair and warmer weather was in
prospect for today, the second Of
fetal day Of summer, with no
more rain In sight.
Yesterday the mercury reached
a maximum Of SO degrees, and ex-
cessive humidity that caused two
workers to collapse.
June has been q wet month,
with 4.28 inches so far, as against
a normal of 2.98 inches.
Milton Piers, 80, Of 1916 Irving
st. N. w., was overcome by the
heat yesterday and treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital. Rufus Logan, Is,
Of Arlington, Va, was overcome
and treated at Emergency Hospi-
tai.
The Washington times., 1937-06-22
[ EVIL FORMS
u. 5. UNION

Plans for unionizing. 450, 900 I'M
organized Government employees
were under way today at head
quarters Of the Committee for In
dustrial Organization, following
official announcement Of the for
nation Of the United Federal
Workers Of America.
The new union, boasting about
1000 charter members and COM
posed in the main Of former mem
bers Of the American Federation
Of Cove rnm mt Employees, is
headed by Jacob Baker, who since
the advent Of the New Deal has
aided Harry Hopkins as assistant
administrator of the FERA, GWA
and Works Progress AdminiStra-
ton in sequence.
John L. Lewis, C. I. o. chairman,
today named Baker provisional
president" Of the new Government
organization, charged with the re-
SponSibility Of conducting the cam
paign to organize all Federal
workers who hold no union cards
and as many as possible who can
be weaned away from oldline
groups. This latter Sortie viii be
particularly aimed at Age.
members still faithful to, the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor.
Plans POLICY Board"
His immediate plans, Baker said
today, will comprise the formation
Of a policy board" under his per-
sonal supervision to direct the or
ganization campaign. ALI workers
will be admitted who desire c. I.
o. utilization except Postal Service
employees and the military. Elimi-
mating one factor which has
caused dissatisfaction with the
A. F. q. E., it has also been de-
cided to bar Government execu-
tiveS empowered to hire or fire
rank-and-file personnel. Strikes
and picketing are definitely
barred.
FORMATION Of the U. F. w. A.
was decided upon in q series OF
meetings with petitioning A. F. G..
e. rebels which eliminated In
a conference late yesterday, at
which A. D. Lewis, younger
brother Of John L. Lewis and his
lieutenant in the United Mine
Workers of America, presided.
With Lewis were Len De Vaux,
C. I. o. official, and Baker.
A burst Of applause followed the
reading Of a statement by John L.
Lewis in which he announced his
decision to set up q militant union
which viii seek improved working
conditions, higher salaries, secure
tenure in office and q grievance
board for employees who feel they
have been Disseminated against.
Lewis Statement
Lewis statement, which out
lawed both strikes and picketing
for membership because of cir
cumstanceS surrounding the en-
ployment Of Federal workers" said
in part:
Numerous conferences have
been held between representa-.
,tiveS Of the chairman of the
G. I o. and Federal empIOye
Continued on Page Is, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-06-22
HOUSE GROUP
PLANS FULL
INQUIRY
Stockholders Asked
To Give Views at
Thursday Hearing

Net income Of the Capital Tran
sit Company for 1897 will be $780,
600 more than for the 12-months
period ending April 80 last, accord
ing to B. M. Bachman, chief &C.
countant for the Public Utilities
Commission.
This boost in revenues was fore
cast under present fares, as hear
ings on the transit compauy's re-
quest for a fare raise were resumed
today by the P. U. C.. The COM
mission accountant pointed out
that the period used to figure the
company's comparative income CO.
incided during the first three
months Of the year, and that he
used the two 12lnonth periods Of
1886 and 1897 for the purpose of
comparison because they con-
stituted the fafreSt index available.
Exhaustive Probe Promised
As the P. U. C.edug deeper into
the company's sources Of revenue,
and the effect Of higher prices for
weekly street car and bus passes
on the passenger load as well as
revenues, Representative DirkSen
(R.) of Illinois, q member Of q
special subcommittee Of the House
District Committee, named to con-
duct a congressional transit inveS-
tigation, promised the most ex-
haustive inquiry to be made since
the capitals transit systems were
merged.
Mr.. Dirksen said the committee
would begin its hearings ct the
Capitol Thursday morning andpre-
dicted that they would continue
for at least three weeks.
Minority stockholders Of the
transit company living in Wash
ington and vicinity were partic-
ularly urged to give the COM
mittee the benefit OF their views.
Ask All Opinions
The committee appear,ed
anxious to discover the extent to-
which these stockholders dis.
approve the policies Of the North
American Company, New York
holding company. which controls
the transit system.
At today's hearing before the
p. u. c. Mr.. Bachman testified
that the transit company lost
a million revenue passengers in
February, 1887, by comparison
with December, 1886, at the END
Of which weekly passes were
boosted from 81. to $1.25.
This testimony was placed
against the company's request for
Continued on Page 10, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-06-22
Ken Murray
Says:

Well, have / got some good
ideas since 1 read how those rich
guys avoided income taxes form
ing foreign corporations! First
/ will form the Ken Murray Corn
& BuniOn Company Of Australia,
Ltd. The Ltd" means I am
limited to eight cOrns and two
buniOnS unless I acquire other
stockholders feet.
will then send the company
q couple Of thousand dollars
weekly to promote the corn and
buniOn crop and appoint myself
assistant treasurer at $500 q
year. All profits derived from
cOrns and buniOns will be di-
verted to the Oswald Carbuncle
Co. Of Lima, Peru. BY mixing
corn profits with my Lima beans,
we obtain q surplus Of SuccOtaSh.
which 1 assign to the Magellan
Strait and Royal Flush Co. Of
Delhi, India. That should throw
'em off the trail.
At the end Of the fiscal year,
I pay income tax on my $500 .
year as assistant treasurer,
minus 10 per cent amusement
tax. (Ha-ha). This may upset
Mr.. Morgenthau considerably
but not as much as my eight
corns and two buniOnS upset me.
And the only regret that IS as
sailing my conscience Is why /
didn'5s think of wearing tight
shoes six or seven years ago.
,(copyright 1887, by McNaught
Syndicate, Ine.)
The Washington times., 1937-06-22
Harvest tirnel

Harvest time!
It's two weeks earlier than last
year, and as it was predicted by
Agriculture Department weather
experts, this season is a good one.
The largest crop Of wheat since
1881 is expected.
Mild winter and a warm and
moist spring have resulted in long
straw and heavy, full heads of win
ter wheat in most quarters. Bum
per crops are expected by farmers
in the Maryland and Virginia
counties near Washington, and by
the end Of next week most Of them
will have cut, threshed or arranged
for the harvesting Of their crop.
"ShalI 1 sell my wheat at pres
emit market pisces, or store it in
expectation Of higher prices later
on in the year,"
That question is being asked by
all wheat farmers.
Cash Prices StiII High
Cash prices, which still remain
at high levels because of the scare
ity Of old wheat on hand in the
country, are tempting some farm
ers to sell. A new high reached
on the wheat market yesterday,
as the fear Of "Stem rust" spread.
further convinced this faction that
now is the time to sell.
Domestic mills which have per.
mitted their stocks to decline to
very low levels are competing
actively for the new crop OF
wheat to replenish their stocks.
It has been pointed out that an
active demand for the new crop
early In the season will tend to
act as q buffer to any price de-
The Washington times., 1937-06-22
SENATOR KING
GIVES BOARD
FREE HAND
Tells Hazen City Is
Not Bound by Terms
Of House Bill

The District Commissioners to-
day are working out drafts for
amendments to the District tax
bill, with assurance from Senator
William H. King CD Of Utah,
that he will back any proposals
regardless Of his personal feelings
If they are the kind Of taxes Dis
trict residents want.
Senator King conferred with
Commissioner Melvin c. Hagen
late yesterday and told him that
the Commissioners, in m a king
their report to the Senate District
Committee; should not feel bound
by the provisions in the bill as it
passed by the House.
May Redraft Bill
Although Senator King would
not discuss details Of the confer
ence, it is understood that, with
this encouragement, the Commits:
SionerS may redraft the bill, strik-
ing out the chain store tax,
modify the inheritance tax and
give some consideration to the
opposition expressed in the Sen
ate to the gross receipts tax.
Public hearings on the tax bill
will open before the Senate District
Committee next Thursday morning
at 10 o'clock at the Capitol.
At these hearings representatives
Of Citizens Associations and others
interested will be given an oppor-
tunity to speak on the various
aspects of the tax bill as passed
by the House. The committee win
also have before 1t for considers
ton the draft of the amendments
recommended by the Commission
erS.
Personally, Senator King favors
an income tax, and, although he
has always been opposed to . sales
tax, he said today that he might
consider q sales tax as substitute
for some Of the unique" feature
Of the House bill.
Opposes Chain Tax
He opposes the chain store tax
and the gross receipts tax.
Unless the Commissioners de-
wise some entirely new medium Of
taxation to take the place Of the
chain store tax and the gross re.
ceipts tax, it is likely the sales tax
will be considered as substitute
by the Senate.
Although the income tax is
favored by a majority Of the COM
mittee members, most Of them
think that to attach it to the bill
at this late date would deadlock
the measure with the House, and
do more harm than good.
The Washington times., 1937-06-22
Bumper Wheat Crop
Awaited i'm Counties

'cline that may, be experienced
later on.
Adjusted to Export Basis
Farmers who are inclined to
store their wheat and wait seem
to find reason for doing so in a
report issued yesterday, by the
Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
Monies, which states that wheat
prices in the future markets of
the United States already have
been adjusted to an export
basis. r.'.
The report points out that as
new wheat supplies, which have
started to move from the, south
west, increase in Tolume, cash
prices are likely to adjust, down
ward. But, should the next. few
months see a significant amount
Of wheat exported, as is likely,
the prices would be expected to
increase later in the year, the
report stated.
The Washington times., 1937-06-22
Women Hold Election

MARYLAND PARK. Md, June
22.-Newly- elected officers Of the
Federation Of Republican Women
Of Prince Georges county were an
nounced today as follows:
Mrs. A. p. Fisher. of Maryland
Park, president: Mrs. H. Edna
Pitts, Of Cottage City. vice preSi-
dent; Mrs. Margaret Townsend. OF
Riverdale. recording secretary:
Mrs. N. e. Wohlfarth, Of Seat
Pleasant, corresponding secretary.
and Mrs. Blanche Moulden, Of
RiVerdale, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1937-06-22
.BATT0IR JOBS
GAIN DEBATED
AT HEARING
Witnesses Differ as to
Effectof Reopening
OF GobeI Plant

Controversy over whether the
reopening Of the abattoir in Ben
ming, Northeast, would create
additional employment. developed
at the hearing today before the
House District Committee on the
bill to ban nuisance industries
In the District. .,
Frederick H. Walton, a pack
ing house engineer from the
Interior Department, opened the
controversy when, during his
testimony favoring the bill, when
he expressed doubt that any
additional employment would re-
suit from reopening Of the
plant. He said:
Eat the present time ample
meat is supplied to the District
Of Columbia, to meet its needs,
and as some 80 branch houses
have establishments in the
city, with statesmen and other
personnel already working, it
would not seem reasonable
"nv incresse in emrIoymens
If the GobeI DIant were re.
onareS
srrs vnu cAxr
SEES I'D 49,
III Would mercy feSuis IN "
pl0yment in that field"
On tne OGaer na 4IUa m aah;S,I
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w, UppEStS.O th ~ h;s ora.n,Zo.
LIE tiS So,,n,.n ,.ee,S,,i,o tbs nIsnt Ia.
s sH,,sa as ,os f,as inc-eased lahoT. an.
,: IST1n that would occI,r
The Washington times., 1937-06-22

HARVESTING is early this summer with bumper crop!
Above Frederick Scom and Michael Jones cutting wheat
the Schrom farm Berwyn, Md. At bottom, Otis
Eugene Walker H. aborng with sheet Of grain. Wheat
prices expected stay at high level export marketing
is maintained at its present average according to the Bureau
Of Agricultural Economics Photos copyright The Washing
ton Times All rights reserved.
The Washington times., 1937-06-22
Coroner 10 Probe
Woman Death

An autopsy will be performed
today to determine the cause Of
death Of Mrs. Anne Baldwin, 81,
who was found dead yesterday in
her home, 1151 New Hampshire
Ave. N. w.
While Coroner A. Magruder Mac.
Donald said indications were that
death was due to natural causes,
the autopsy was ordered because
there was a bruise on the woman'S
lip, and q chair was overturned in
the room and other articles were
diSarrayed,
The Washington times., 1937-06-22

Judge, jurors, defendants. wit
nesseS, attorneys, and employees
have to drink from the same mug
~ tumbler in Justive Adkins q.
s.. District Court. The supply of
paper CUPS has run out. So it is
the old-fashioned c o m m U nifty
tumbler for one and all until
.IIIlY ].
The Washington times., 1937-06-22
Season at Sylvan
Will Open Tonight

The summer festival season
in the National Sylvan Theater
at the Washington Monument
will open at 8 p, m. today with
the presentation Of "H. M. s..
Pinafore." by the Estelle Went
worth Opera Group.
Also included on the program
Is q half-hour concert by the
Washington Civic Orchestra, con-
Quoted by Samuel Page Ford.
Should weather prevent the
opening, the program win be
postponed until Thursday night.
The Washington times., 1937-06-22
Sigma Omega Dance

A formal banquet and dance
will be given by members Of the
Sigma Omega, Sigma Eta Chap
ter, national sorority, at $3.50 p. m.
Thursday on the terrace Of the
Hotel Shoreham. Miss Frances
Piver Ia chairman Of arrange
mentsa 49, 49,
The Washington times., 1937-06-22
President Receivers
From Cold in Head

A head cold which caused Pres
ident Roosevelt to remain In the
White House yesterday and to
receive callers hire, had cleared
sufficiently today to permit him
to return to his executive offices.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-11
WHY TIE RECLAMATION BUREAU
CONTINUES SUCCESSFUL

few days ago this column compli-
mented the United States Bureau of Re-
clamation on its choice of r. b. Williams
as assistant commissioner. That edi-
torial unwittingly brought forth one of
the outstanding reasons why the reclama-
ton bureau is held in high repute wher-
ever it operates. 1t was demonstrated in
a letter from John c. Page, commissioner
of reclamation, whose chief assistant
Williams became. First let us quote Mr..
Page:
Construction engineers of the bureau
are IN sense good soldiers. However.
from my own experience, / can state
that changing assignments often makes
one feel bad in leaving old surroundings
and old friends, made during residence
on particular assignment. | feel sure
Mr.. Williams will feel that wav in leav-
ing his work on the All American canal.
Il bespeak for Mr.. Foster. his success
sor, continued cooperation such as that
furnished Mr. Williams. in order that
the work on the All American canal will
be pushed to completion under the most
favorable circumstances"
We believe Mr. Page can, indeed. be
assured that L. J. Foster, now construc-
ton engineer in charge of the All Amer
lean canal, can be assured of complete
cooperation from the people of Imperial
county.
In Mr.. Pages letter, however, is a
more far reaching indication of the rea-
son for reclamation bureau success. 1t
seems to prove that the head of the bu-
reau is entirely conversant with projects
under his control, no matter how remote.
The same cannot always be said either
of public officials or private business
men. To Imperial Valley, the commits
sioners letter is proof of his interest, and
the interest of his entire department, in
the peculiar problems that are to be met
here. 1t is an indication that the high
chiefs of the department are as much
interested in the project as are the men
directly assigned to it.
Again our hat is off to the reclamation
bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-11
THE REPUBLICANS
WANT TOO MUCH

Democrats may fight among them
selves and so seal their political doom,
but it seems to us the Republican party
leaders are letting hope run away with
better judgment when they propose that
rebel Democrats join up with the Repub-
lican party in an anti-Roosevelt alliance.
There might be a third party, and
there might be few scattered old-line
Democrats who would support Repub-
lican nominee but beyond that wise Re-
publicans should not hope. Party lines,
regardless of internal party strife, are
too sharply drawn.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-11
PICKETING Los ANGELES
VICE RESORTS

There seems to be something a bit
on the ridiculous side about the plan of
a citizens investigating committee at
Los Angeles to picket vice dens and
brothels there with glaring lights and
cameras to photograph patrons of the
places No doubt the methods would be
effective, but that does not remove the
thought that something is definitely
wrong with the plan.
If the vice conditions are so apparent
that a citizens committee can ferret
them out and establish a picket line in
front of them, then certainly they should
be sufficiently well known so the police
could close the places down. Either the
police are negligent in their duty, or the
citizens committee would be laying itself
open for costly damages for defamation
of character.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-11
News Behind the News
Clouds Oper Adjournment 1he
Congressional CrOss-CHrenfs
South Wants to Go Home -.

WASHINGTON.-There is no more assurance
as to when Congress will adjourn than there
was two or three months ago.
AS against a strong general desire TO get
away, especially reinforced by southern members
who want no wage-hour legislation, are various
new DEVELOPMENTS which may keep the House
and Senate here until the middle Of September
Or allow them a brief vacation ana pIlhs
them back by october.
Perhaps the most important such factors are
the recent drop in the price of cotton, which
put the administrators southern opposition IN
something OF hole, and secret coalltloh Oh
northern senators with farm state senators 10
get behind both wage-hour and crop control
legislation
The development in cotton caused a prompt
appeal to the White House from most OF the
southern contingent which had been insisting
rather dsdainfully that there was no need OF
further legislation this session. To the request
of southerners for federal loan OF IL cents
a pound Roosevelt replied there would be no re-
lief unless congress passed crop control legislation
such as he vainly requested. This appeared to
give the President with his veto power some
thing in the nature OF temporary Whlphand
The Senate's vote of SO to % for the wage
hour bill has popped up dropping spirits ana
defeatest attitudes among administration con-
gressional forces.
Both labor and the White House now hope
probably in vain for a stronger measure than
the Senate bill permitting federal board to set
minimum wages at not more than 40 cents an
hour and maximum work weeks of not less than
40 hours They received unexpected sock IN
the jaw when CongreSsWoman Mary Norton,s
House Labor committee, supposedly under con-
troll voted overwhelmingly TO accept the Senate
bill.
The south appears to have lost its fight
against any wage hour legislation whatever
Meanwhile prairie bloc has been formed
with the idea Of trading with northern members
on the basis of votes for a stronger wage-hour
bill and votes for a far-reaching farm bill.
Threats of tax loop-hoe legislation which
would be retroactive to be heard and Ger
tainly would terrific commotion if the
administration got behind it. The best bet Is
that the administration won't dare.
Roosevelt has just tossed in another likely
cause of delayed adjournment by notifying House
sugar bloc leaders that he would veto any sugar
legislation which retained present restrictions
on Hawaiian and Puerto Rican sugar refining
operations.
Roosevelt may decide to veto the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill because the Tydings-
Miller retail price-fixing bill has been attached
TO it as a rider. So more time would be con-
sumed.
He is expected to hold up appointment of
Supreme Court Justice Van Devanters success
until the very end OF the sesson-as a mat
ter of strategy.