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The Washington times., 1937-11-23
Membership Meeting

AFGE Notes: Red, White and
Blue membership teams confer
today at the Hamilton, Z p. m. =.
D. c. Department considers GAO
groups plea for independence"
under pending reorganization No.
vember 26.
The Washington times., 1937-11-23
Around the Triangle

Giblets (no gravy): Labor Rela-
tons now starting wedding out the
few lemons" selected and ap-
pointed three months ago. Farm
Security facing breakup Cor
DOWN in midst of what looks
like a hard winter Few going
soon and prospects getting dim
mer each day for a new melon to
slice Unemployment Census
toed the mark for the "big push"
starting yesterday, but slowneSs
of appointments will not seriously
affect finishing work on Biggers'
scheduled date, January 4 .. {.
Wonder if Social Security is still
keeping investigators busy trying
to find out if applicants bet two
cents on the numbers ten years
ago? And still Overlooking"
the circumstances under which
two "big shots" left Interior?
The Washington times., 1937-11-23
TWO Grand Slams!

In the mail: IT have noticed a
cartoon in your U. S. and Us col.
umn in a couple of editions and
was wondering if you intend to
continue them. Personally, I like
them because it seems to add a
touch of comedy, and sometimes
after reading some Of the things
In the column, you need something
to laugh at.
"Yours truly,
"R. j. WERLE."
Ouchl
The Washington times., 1937-11-23
Farm Security Fuss

Farm Security official tells an
other not to 'tlet Miss - do
that work, because she'll be de.
manding a raise" Who are the
two stooges in Budget Division?. :.
The stoogieS give orders to clerks
The Washington times., 1937-11-23

supposedly under supervision Of
others, but their orders supersede
all. Budget unit has those Gin
good" and those ION the spot" seq.
regated. No work for latter.
The Washington times., 1937-11-23

Hoover'S sug- J. Edgar Hoover
gestion, an FBI aide has discussed
the matter with proponents g.
If brought about, the experts
dream of universal fingerprinting
will be well toward accomplish
ment.
The Washington times., 1937-11-23
TwO Synonyms

Synonyms: Satisfying as Hous-
ing Authority interview. Or, Safe
as a Procurement Division ap.
pointment.
The Washington times., 1937-11-23

By J. EARLE MoSER

Through Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department is reported considering the possibility OF
fngeprntng every beneficiary of the Social Security Act
Which means-shoud it be found possbe-addtonal Wash
ngon jobs within FBIs Division of Identification nasmuch
there eventually would be 36OOOO prints to handle
The Washington times., 1937-11-23
To ShOw Talent

Janet Iieberman, dark-haired
and sweet sixteen" will tap dance
December 2 at the Rialto Theater
The Washington times., 1937-11-23

""ne" AAo"o" mOGAer original
ly was a native of Ashland, Pa,
and came to Washington for a
Federal career in 1917, starting
out with War Department and
shifting to her present position
after three years. Young Miss
Leberman (COE will appear in
company with her brother, Leon.
Rescued From Deluge
Flash: Informed sources report
Division of Press Information has
definitely been promised a spot
in some other bureau" when Ma
tional Emergency Council sub
mergeS December 81. Other MEG
minor ones" getting tests for
spots elsewhere.
The Washington times., 1937-11-23
Can 1t Be Done?

Chief question, it is said, is
whether such a move would be
legal under terms of the Security
The Washington times., 1937-11-23
Bulletin Released

Washington Federal Bulletin,
No. /, has been presented by
Harry G.. Ritner, GAO , Con.
tainS soncise summary Of legiSla.
ton now proposed to reorganize
and transfer GAO, Heavy dis.
tribution reported.
This department will NOT di.
VuIge infOrmantS' names.
The Washington times., 1937-11-23

News Tip Prize: Purcell (PAL)
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Contribution Prize: ''Versus"
(PAL).
The Washington times., 1937-02-10

Here's news for Washington
schools.
Brightwood School children de-
string a set Of the worlds Great
est Literature" have set about
owning one for the school library.
And so each of the eight rooms
has agreed to collect the 80 cents
necessary for the single volume,
clip the seven consecutive coupons
from The Washington Times every
day and the Sunday Washington
Herald and then place the COM
pleted set in the school library.
Now, isn't that a fine idea for
all the other schools in the Dis
trict and nearby Virginia and
Maryland, or in fact any other
library?
Which is just what grownups by
thousands are doing every day in
availing themselves of the master
pieces of all time, the 20 hand
somely bound volumes, the second
of which will be distributed on
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
Il LOSE AUTO
PERMITS HERE

TWenty-one washington automo
bile drivers who had previously
been convicted of speeding on
District streets. had their driving
licenses suspended today by the
Board of Revocations, Suspensions
and Reservations.
Eleven lost their driving rights
for 80 days and 10 for IS days.
Those suspended for 80 days and
the speed for which they were con
ViCted:
Lamar Brown, 1913 Ninth st. N
E. 40 miles.
Arthur G. Downer, 1924 Euclid
st. N. w., 40 miles.
Herbert Fingerhut. 605 Decatur
st. N. W., 48 miles.
James A. Hogan, SIS M st. N. w,
48 miles.
Reece Jones, 1880 W st. N. w,
As miles.
Arthur v. Kay. 1743 North Cap
itol st., 40 miles.
James B. Lanham, 211 Sheridan
st. N. W.. As miles.
Dale Mark, $500 Thirty-seventh
st. N. W., 40 miles.
Joseph A. Miller, 1114 G st.
N E., 40 miles.
George w. Sebastian, 1886 Fifth
St. S. E., 48 miles.
Richard J. Stuart, 1921 Forty
sixth st. N. W., "a miles.
Those suspended for Is days
Harry Fieldson, 1910 New Hamp-
shire Ave. N. w. 38 miles.
George w. Johns 1843
Twelfth st. N. W., 35 miles.
Leonard Jones, 327 G st. N. E.,
38 miles.
Louis R. Keagla, 1923 Davis St,
N. w. 38 miles.
Leon E. King, 1849 Seventh St.
N. w, 38 miles.
Ozie J. Linder, GIG K st. S. E,
38 miles.
| Continued on Page %, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
BUILDING ZONE
PLEAHITS0LD
ESTATE
Henderson Lawyer in
Row With Totten
On 18th St. Plan

An odd picture depicting the
estate of Mrs. Mary F. Henderson,
who in her lifetime worked for
the Identification of Washington,
reputedly attempting to mar the
architectural beauty of upper Six
teenth Street Northwest, was ex-
hibited today before the District
zoning Commission.
Supported by number of en-
baSSies and legations located on
the street, George Oakley Totten,
prominent local architect, locked
horns with George E. Edelin, exc
cutor of the Henderson estate, on
proposed amendment to the zon-
ing regulations, which would limit
height Of apartment buildings
along the street to 60 feet.
At present apartments in the
controversial area. which runs
from Florida Avenue to Lamont
Street, along Sixteenth Street, may
be erected to height of 80 feet.
Construction of such an apart
ment, which is now in progress at
Sixteenth and Fullers Streets. set
off the spark which resulted in
the current controversy.
Protests by Totten, several mem
bers of the diplomatic corps and
residents of the Sixteenth Street
area led the commission to foster
the amendments, which would be
city-wide in effect, and would limit
height Of apartments in certain
areas where 90-foot buildings are
now permitted, to so feet.
Attorney Is Reluctant
Ringgold Hart, attorney for Tot
ten, citing the city-wide effect of
the proposed amendments, de-
clared himself reluctant to favor
the proposals but, suggested to the
commission that the controversial
area along Sixteenth Street might
be rezoned to limit the height of
apartment buildings to so feet.
Edelin, opposed the suggested
amendments. He said that he was
interested in liquidating the Hen
derson estate and adoption of the
amendments would prevent the
liquidation. He detailed the vast
realty holdings of the estate and
said the liquidation could be &C
complished mainly through apart
ment house construction. He said
an apartment was planned to re-
Continued on Page %, Col. p
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HOUSE ACTION
WOULD SLASH
DC. DEFICIT
Federal Contribution
Above S4,5OO,OOO
To Be Proposed

Indications that the Districts
deficit for the next fiscal year
may be reduced to between S..
100000 and $7,5OO,00O appeared
today, as the House District Appro-
priationS subcommittee launched
the second day of hearings on the
local supply bill.
While this will necessitate an
increase m taxes for District resi-.
dents, the additional burden will
not be as heavy as was anticipated
wien the Budget Bureau recon-
menoations were first made public.
unGer the Ecdget estimates. pro
posing total expenditures of Sat-
100000, the three.point plan of the
Jacobs committee for arriving at
the amount Of the Federal "reim-
bursement" contemplated that the
city would receive but $4,000, 900
from the Federal Treasury, and
even some Of this money would
have been merely a reimbursement
for District expenditures, instead
of a direct contribution.
Would Cut Deficit
However, Representative Ross
Collins CD of Mississippi, chair.
man Of the House subcommittee
has suggested that the Jacobs re.
port will be practically scrapped
as far as his subcommittee's con.
SlderationS are concerned, and
that when the bill is reported to
the House it will carry a recon-.
mendation for direct Federal
contribution of between $4.5OO..
600 and $6,5OO,OOO.
This would have the effect of
reducing the potential deficit for
the fiscal year 1888 by at least
some $2,500,000 and $4.500,OOO.
Against Salary Cuts
Meanwhile, the Mississippian
has made it plain that he does
not intend to reduce the salaries
recommended by the budget, nor
will he make any drastic changes
IN the total expenditures recon.
mended by the budget.
Yesterday, at the opening Of
the hearings before the subcom.
mlttee, District Auditor Daniel
Donovan impressed members with
the financial status of the Dis.
trict under the budget proposals,
and during the afternoon various
District government department
heads appeared to justify the
items in the budget for the re.
SpectlVe departments. Today
other department heads will con.
tinue this procedure.
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
TAPE IRKS
HOUSE GROUP
MEMBERS
Long Procedure on
D. c. Legislation
Is Protested

Members Of the House District
Committee today revealed their
irritation at the long procedure
made necessary by the President
for getting reports to the commit
tees of Congress on District legis-
lation.
The matter was brought up in
the committee when ElWood Seal,
Corporation Counsel, was called
on to give the Commissioners
views on bill sponsored by Rep
resentative Vincent L. PalmiSano
CD, of Maryland, seeking to
prevent the bottling of beer any
where except in breWeries where
the beer is breWed.
Involved Procedure
Mr.. Seal explained that he only
recently received a copy of the
bill, and that under the procedure
required under executive order,
he must send the bill first to the
department heads affected, next
to the Commissioners, next to the
Bureau of the Budget and finally
to the Vice President and the
Speaker of the House for opinions.
He explained he had not had time
to send the PalmiSano bill to all of
these persons and agencies for a
report.
Representative Palmisano as
serted:
"Under such a procedure we
never will get any legislation ac-
COmpliShed in this committee:
Group Irritated
Representative Mary T. Norton
CD of New Jersey, chairman OF
the committee, commented:
apparently this committee is
in a straitjacket."
Other members of the commit
tee showed irritation to such blan-
ket procedure. especially in view
of the fact that many of the bills
which the committee must handle
deal with such items as the clos
ing of streets and the opening of
graves.
Finally it was suggested by Rep
resentative Ralph o. Brewster (R0
of Maine, that in the case of any
bill two weeks be allowed for the
return of a report from Mr.. Seal
and that if the report was not
back within that time the COM
mittee should act on its own voli-
ton. While this suggestion ap-
peared generally acceptable, the
committee decided to think over
the matter further.
The Palmisano bill was ap-
nrOved
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Ken Murray
Says:

I've always said that the thing
which makes most parents think
this generation is naughtier
than their own is a poor mem.
Ory, but this idea didn't prevent
that New York night club owner
from having his license sus-
pended for allowing five pajama-
clad youths to stay there on a
twO-day sit t,dOwn strike against
going to bed early Seems to
me this novel kind of strike is
spreading, and so will the par.
Elephants, if they keep on sitting.
They say the place was
crowded with debutantes when
the news had gotten around
How times have changed! BOYS
in pajamaS now pack 'em in.
where fan-dancerS fail to attract.
Regardless of the outcome,
this is one case that doesn't
come under the heading of labor
trouble Anyone who can af-
ford to sit that long in a swank
club is certainly a capitalist.
(Copyrighr. 1881. by McNauEht
syndicate InCN
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
DISTRICT JURY
INDICTSE

Solution Of a series of house
breakings Of 10 stores and business
establishments along the South
west waterfront was claimed by
police today with the Indictment
of Charles Jackson, 81, Colored,
charged with 10 cases of house
breaking and six of larceny.
All the housbreaking charged to
Jackson took place last month,
police said. Only a small amount
of property and cash was obtained.
A total of % indictments were
reported by the Grand Jury today
Three cases were ignored. Others
indicted and the charges against
them include:
James E. Dyson; second-degree murder
Charles H. Jones, Charles H. Harrlng-
ton; house breaking and larceny.
Lester Lynn, jr.: grand larceny.
John Henderson, Harry Jackson,
Howard Butler, Porter Lewis, John
Washington; robbery.
Curtis Knight; assault to rob.
Joseph G. Tyler, Eddie Thompson;
assault with a dangerous weapon
Aubrey NJ. Goode; forgery and uttering.
The ignored cases were:
Eugene Mothershead, Harry Fury;
robbery
Georgia Hammett; assault with dam
gerous weapon.
Robert l.. Humphries; housebreahing,
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
SEEKS CENTER
FOR CHINESE

The Rev. Ching Chong Hung,
strapping 35-year-old pastor of
the Chinese Community Church,
finds plenty things in Wash
ington that require his daily
attention and energy, but the de-
velopment Of modern. upto-date
community center for his 800 fell
low countrymen is his biggest
problem.
When interviewed in the study
of his home at 5O6 Eleventh
st. N. w, the Rev. Hung tells of
his plans for a meeting place in
Washington where his country
men may gather for cultural,
social, and educational benefit.
In smooth English, for the rev.
erend is holder of a masters de-
gree from Columbia University, he
impresSes one with the sincerity
Of his purpose. II regard 10 a
community center for Chinese, he
says:
MANY of the Chinese here
have no social contact whatsO-
ever. We plan to have a school
for both children and adults
where we shall teach the young
Ster Chinese and the older folks
English. We feel that the edu-
catiOnal activities will solve the
social problem now prevailing
because of the fact that the
children are getting a more
modern viewpoint in public
schools than their parents. BY
teaching the latter English
ideas, they will be better able to
understand their growing off.
spring."
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
School Students Save
Coupons for Books

Saturday and Is William Make
peace Thackeray's vanity Fair"
Three Ways Offered
There are three good ways to
collect the "World's Greatest
Literature" First clip the cou-
pons, seven in all and with SO
cents, get your single volume at
The Times Building, 1917 H st.
any time Saturday Or Sunday
morning. This is convenient for
a number of folks who are down
town.
Still another satisfactory way
is to clip the coupons, visit the
Coupon Exchange Station near
your home and have The Times
representative collect your 80
cents and give you the book.
Delivered to Homes
BY far the best and most eco
nomical method is to have The
Washington Times and Sunday
Washington Herald delivered to
Continued on Page 20, Col. p
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
SiIverwdre, Gems
Reported Stolen

Jewelry and silverware, valued
at several hundred dollars, were
stolen from the home of Edward
E. Taylor, 512O Thirty-ninth st.
N. W., it was reported to police
yesterday.
The robbery took place some
time between December % and
February 3, Taylor told police. The
thief is believed to have entered
the house through a basement
window that was unlocked and
then forced a door to the first
floor.
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
Show
Old Southern Homes

A collection of photographs Of
early American Southern homes
are on exhibition this month in
the foyer of the U. S. National
Museum, Tenth Street and Con-
Stltutlon Avenue Northwest. TIE
photographs of Colonial arChitec.
ture were made by Miss Frances
BENJAMIN Johnston. who travelled
through the Southern States to
make the Photographic record.
The Washington times., 1937-02-10

own dinner cal
endar full for
February, b u t
every night in
March is taken
until the twen-
ty,sixth of the
month.
Mrs. Evalyn
Walsh Mclean
says it might
b We b e e n a
good ide a to
give the sit
down strikers a
dose of t h e ir
oWn medicine
The Washington times., 1937-02-10

send General Mrs. E. W. Mclean
Motors executives to the strikers
homes to camp indefinitely.
Senator Joe Guffey of Pennsyl-
vania has three attentive sisters,
but Senator Smathers of New Jer-
sey has three daughters who say
"What time did you get in last
night?"
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
Flood Aid Launched

Senators Bulkley DD of Ohio
and Barley CD of Kentucky
were appointed to head a Bank
ing and Currency subcommittee
today to confer with Government
lending agencies to map out
flood rehabilitation program.
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED

being accepted for Volume No & SaS oSpon No. APPEAR
and should orders for Volume
accepted a1ter Fp
Of order for extra
1917 Street N
Washington D. c.
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
NOW
Some People,;
More Words
ON MANNERS
BY HELEN ESSARY
People You Hear About:

Mrs. Woodrow Wilson has the
look of a woman who has always
got what she wanted.
The Netherlands Minister and
Nine. de With not only have their
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
How to Behave-Officially

(Continued from Yesterday
Even with the aid of that hardy
booklet Social Rules and General
Procedure - Customs Established
by Usage" the Ladies Of the
Senatorial Coterie" and all other
washington ladies often have to
cope with that official Old Man
of the Rank"
Who should sit at the head OF
the table and who should have a
place down where the extra cloth
laps over the main section, and
the table legs grow doubletointed
-ah, my dears, that's more con-
fusing question than Hamlet'S To
Be or Not To Be"
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
Seating

(a) At all functions guests take
precedence according to their Oh
ficial rank regardless of the guest
In whose honor the affair is given.
II once SaU ToScGnint, the guest
of honor of the moment, S1tt1n9
do,Dn By the swinging door of the
pantry, Dhile a fourth assistant
postmaster general 1OaS 10eH above
the Salt.)
(b) The wife of an official re-
tainS the rank of her husband at
all times even though her husband
is not present. (CaeSer'S 10ite can't
90 tUrong, eh?D
(c) In going in to dinner, the
host leaves first with the ranking
lady, while the hostess and rank
ing gentleman follow the other
guests.
Cd The ranking gentleman is
seated on the right of the hostess
and the second ranking lady is
seated on the left of the host.
(I'm ulUayS so afraid somebody
uil leuve the "ing" Oft frank
tng.~
(e) Similarly the ranking lady
Is seated on the right of the host
and the second ranking lady is
seated on the left of the host.
f) After dinner is finished the
hostess bows to the host and they
both arise. The host, guests and
hostess return to the reception
room in the same order in which
they left for the dining room
where they remain for some time
Thought they'd Just left the din
inc room Oh, / see it's the re-
ception room "tDhere they remain
for some time.D
(g) The lady on the right Of the
host is the ranking guest no mat
ter what rank the gentleman on
the right of the hostess has.
(SerUes the right gentleman
rightJ
CHI At dinner, luncheon, break,
fast or supper, no guest should de.
part before the ranking guest de.
parts without a very plausible ex,
cuse to the hostess and ranking
guest, and departs (not leaves
Continued on Page %, Col. g.
The Washington times., 1937-02-10

The Senate Ladies Book VI So
cial Advice struggles with the prob
lem as genteelly as possible. But 1t
also points a warning finger in
its "Suggestions for Precedence.
Its own rules indicates that
"the gentlemen of the Supreme
Court" have been something Of
q social problem. Perhaps Mr..
Roosevelt has felt it too-tOho
knoWSJ
Says the book: (The pdren-
theses are a columniSt'5 aside
Ia In an Embassy or Legation,
the Secretary of State precedes
every one but the Vice President
or the Chief Justice.
% There seems to be some
question of precedence between
the Chief Justice and an Ambassa'
dor and many hosts therefore do
not invite them to the same din
ing. >One simply can't risk a pub
lie brdtDlJ
Co The same attitude is felt as
between Foreign Ministers and
Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court. "A Daniel come to 5udg-
mentD
cd The same attitude of prece-
dence is taken as between the wife
of an ex-President, the Chief JUS
tice and his wife or foreign am
bassador and his wife (Query-
Who is as good as a Supreme
Court JuStice?J
(e) The wife of an ex-Plesident
precedes foreign ministers (Ah,
f1ow We haze a definite orderJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-17
There Was Action at
the Convict Rode0

TWO THOUSAND Texos convicts Joined the Gov
ernor and his cobinet and thronq Of other Texons
to wotch prison nmotes perform in the onnuoI froIc
with broncos and wild steers at Huntsville
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-17

BLACK SAM
r eS HIM.
Eight sec on ds
q b cord this
70 m ping steer
m e O nj victory
and whoops from
the crowd but
no commutotio.,
Of sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-17
THE SUNDAY STAR.

TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.-GRAvuRE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-17

Left THE STEER
WINS HERE. He wos
Just too tough for this
cowboy who went wrong
and now doesn't get os
much buIIdoeeine proc
tice os he used to on the
ron9e.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-11-25
NOTICE OF ANNUAL VILLAGE
ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that the
regular village election of the village
of Askov, in the county of Pine,
state of Minnesota, will be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in December 1887, (being the
seventh day of December, 1880 be-
tween nine o'clock a. m. and five
o'clock p. m. at the village hall in
the said village of Askov, to fill the
following offices to wit:
President of the village council
for term of one CD year; one village
trustee for the term of three 90
years; one village assessor for the
term of one CD year: one justice of
the peace for the term of two (2)
years; one constable for the term of
two (2) years.
By order of the village council of
the village of Askov, Pine county,
MINI.
ANTON GRAVESEN,
Qt) Village Clerk.