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The Washington times., 1937-12-02
FARM MEASURE
HIT BY M'NARY

Q.N.S) A Republican move to
send the Senate farm bill back
to the Agriculture Committee for
complete revision was made today
by Senator McNary (RO of Ore.
gon, a leader of the bipartisan
farm bloc.
McNary made the informal mo-
ton after he asked that a letter
by Secretary OF Agriculture Wal.
lace condemning the general fea-
lures of the measure be read. The
letter was sent to Senators Pope
CD of Idaho, and McGill CD of
Kansas, sponsors of the bill.
McNary charged the bill VIC
lated a promise to the farmers
by the President during a recent
tour Of the West"
AT that time" McNary said,
"The President stressed the
point that any farm legislation
would be based on a voluntary
crop control measure but here
we have one that is almost
compulsory in all its provisions.
Ir view of this, I am sure this
is not the kind of a bill that
the President wanted"
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
Sen. King Fights for Repeal
Ban on Holding Companies

Q.N.sJ A drive for repeal of
the death sentence" section in
the public utilities act-the provi-
sion looping off holding companies
was under way among Senators
today.
Senator King CD of Utah was
considering whether to introduce
a resolution to repeal the death
sentence" which goes into effect
January /, under the act.
Il think it is necessary to
stop the SocialiStic movement in
government" said King. IT
hope to have an amendment
ready in time to prevent the
death sentence from going into
effect January l."
Argument was advanced by sup
porters Of the repeater that it
would be in line with President
Roosevelt's conciliatory attitude
toward utilities in an effort to un-
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
Road Funds Slash
Assailed by Henry

President Roosevelt's recon-
mendation to Congress calling for
SlaShes in road funds was char.
acterized as "ill-sdvised" today by
officials Of the American Auto
mobile Association. -
Thomas P. Henry, Of Detroit,
president Of the association, said
"this proposal comes at a time
when motor deaths are at an all
time peak, in large part due to
inadequate highways, and at a
time when progress was just be-
ginning in the task Of building
these highways UP to the stand,
ards demanded by present-day
traffic." ~ o,, IL 40.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 Q.N.S0.
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia who
can dash off as barbed a letter
as anyone, was on the receiving
end today as Langdon W. Post, in
quitting as head of the city
housing authority, protested the
executives disastrous assumption
of power" in the housing situation,
1T is obvious that it is your
Intention to dominate and con-
troll the policies and acts of the
New York housing authority"
wrote Post. Il protest against
such an assumption of power
which you have no right under
the law to exercise and which,
If continued, will have disastrous
results for public housing"
The mayor and Post have been
at variance several times, most
recently since LaGuardia an
nounced that the housing au-
thcrity would not send a repre-
sentative to the national housing
conference in Washington next
Tuesday and Post announced that
it would.
Today, Nathan Straus, Federal
housing administrator, had named
Donald Jones OF New York as
adviser to the U. S. authority.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
TAX ON FEDERAL,
STATE WORKERS
ISSUE FOR COURT
House Group May Test
Legality Of Levy

G.N.S0 A move to thrust be-
fore the Supreme Court the con-
stitutionality Of taxation of Fed
eral and State employees and tax.
exempt securities may be inaugu-
rated by the House Ways and
Means Tax subcommittee, mem
bers said today.
The subcommittee has canvassed
the possibility of removing the
tax exempt classes in the new tax
bill.
HITS 100000
One proposal is to make the
2,400, 900 State, county and city
employees subject to Federal in
come tax, gaining $4,000, 1000 a
year for the Treasury.
Under the plan, States would be
granted the right to tax 1,100 900
Federal employees and gain $780,
600 a year revenue.
The subcommittee also had be-
fore it a Treasury legal opinion
which held a law coul1 be enacted
to require holders Of tax-exempt
bends to include the interest on
such bonds IN their Esyable in
come.
NEVER RULED ON
Some members of the Subcom-
riVtce maintained r!1e Supreme
Court has never directly ruled on
the question. The court might,
they said, rule that ali income can
be taxed by Congress.
another group on 5he subcom.
m ttee held that a constitutional
amendment should be submitted
to the State on both the salary
and tax-exempt bond questions.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
President to Get
Wisconsin Food

MADISON, Wis, Dec, 2 (Spe.
ciaD President Roosevelt and
the governors of IA States will be
presented with baskets of Wiscon-
sin agricultural products during
the two.week tour through the
south and east of the Wisconsin
goodwill train, scheduled to leave
here February "a, it was an
nounced today.
Mayors of principal cities along
the route will share in the baskets,
which will contain cheese, pota-
toes cranberries, apples. peas
sausages, and even an after-dinner
cigar.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

, The cabinet member admitted
the necessity for tax reforms in
a speech last night before $50 ex.
ecutives of the Business Advisory
Council here. -
He said "a general revision 0of
the taxes) is necessary to simplify
determination Of tax liability and
to distribute the burden of taxa
ton more equitably, as welltas to
broaden the base Of taxation to
include a larger percentage Of
our earning population"
Speaking Of utilities he said:
"The lack Of clearly defined
policy has been due to q number
Of factors among them the re-
luctance Of powerful elements
to accept recent legislation as
a valid exercise Of public
authority"
He said the railroads may ex.
pecE encouraging Federal action
and said the Interstate Commerce
Commission fully appreciates the
need for immediate treatment Of
proposed rate increases"
Other speakers at the meeting
included w. A. Hartman, chair
man of the board Of the Union
Pacific Railroad, and Gen. r. e.
Wood, president Of Sears, Roe
buck and Co.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
''Silent'' Actress
In Legal Tangle

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 2 Q.N.SO.
Seriously i'll here with lung all
ment, Helene Costello, attractive
actress Of the silent screen, found
herself mixed up in a legal action
today.
A collection agency representing
a drug store sought to serve a
writ of attachment covering $3.50
worth of cosmetics purchased in
her name. Purchasers using Miss
Costello'S account at the drug
store were listed as Jane Does" ."
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
Stanley Scofield
Dead at Chicago

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-Stanley T.
Scofield, 81. assistant to the vice
president Of the U. S. Steel Corpo-
ration, died in Presbyterian Hos
pital here of polneuritis after an
illness of five months.
Stricken with streptococcuS in
fection in July, Mr.. Scofield was
taken to the Evanston Hospital
and apparently was on the road
to recovery. In November he suf-
fered a relapse. He is survived by
his widow and three daughters, the
Misses Katherine. Janet and Su-
zanne Scofield.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
ACTION ON WAGE
BILL is FORCED
BY HOUSE GROUP
Petition Takes Measure
From Rules Committee
BY ROBERT HUMPHREYS

BY ROBERT HUMPHREYS
GN.SO The stalemate on
wage-hour and farm legislation
was shattered today when a petit
tion was completed assuring
House consideration of the embat-
tied Black-Connery labor STAN
dards bill on December 13.
Action came as the chamber ap-
peared on the verge Of a legisla.
tive deadlock threatening the en-
tire special session program.
MEASURE FREED
The petition was completed in a
last-minute rush when eight mem
bers attached their signatures
shortly after the lower chamber
convened. This brought the total
signatures to the required 218, a
majority of the House, and auto
matically freed the controversial
wage-hours bill from a stubborn
Rules Committee which had sue
cessfully blocked the measure since
last July.
Completion of the petition rep
resented a bitter, uphill 17-day
struggle by the House leadership,
and climaxed one Of the hottest
behind.the scenes battles the mem
bership has witnessed in years.
1t cleared the air of labor threats
to sabotage the farm bill and per-
mitted the House to begin voting
on amendments to the latter meas
ure without fear of obstructionist
tactics from members represent
ting urban and industrial centers.
PRESTIGE STAKED
When Representative Mansfield
(D0.of Texas, affixed his sigma
ture as the 218th members to do
so, it amounted to a triumph for
the House leadership. Speaker
Bankhead, Majority Leader Ray
burn and Democratic Whip Boland
had staked their prestige on blast
ing the bill out of the Rules Com
mittee, which is the Houses own
policy-making body.
CuriouSly enough, the last eight
signatures went on the petition as
a topheavy Democratic majority
was engaged in voting down a
resolution offered by Representa-.
tive Fish (R) of New York. call.
ing for House investigation of
charges that the petition had been
completed by "log.rolling, trades
and threats of repriSal."
HACKERS CHEER
The House had been in session
only 25 minutes when Mansfield,
a cripple, rolled his wheel chair to
the side of the Speakers dias and
signed while proponents of the
bill cheered at length.
Those Immediately preceding
Mansfield in signing were Repre-
sentatives Goldsborough, Ken
nedy, and Gambrill Of Maryland,
Champion and Meeks of Illinois,
Connery Of Massachusetts,, and
Smith of West Virginia, all Demo
Gratis.
AS soon as the voting on the Fish
resolution had been completed,
the House resumed consideration
of the farm bill.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

years act, Kennedy asserted "hat have reached
impasse that cannot be solved with the at
hand.'
"The financial condition of the subsidized lines M gen.
orally speaking, depressing he said The outstanding
weakness of American shipping in all categores its high
degree Of obsolescence"
He said assistance to small degree for transatlantic
arlnes would Undoubtedly firmly establish American
operators and ransoceanc air service from being
controlled by foreign interests has previously been the
in steamship service and international cable SERVICE
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
Ashurst Doubts
Selection for Court

Senator Henry F. Ashurst ODD
of Arizona says he has little hope
of ever being appointed to the
Supreme Court. He adds:
"If appointed, I would never
live to take my place on the
bench-because I would die OF
surprise"
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
LaGuardia Rises
To 22d Floor

NEW YORK Dec. 2 G.N.SO
Mayor LaGuardia was getting up
in the world today-up to the
twenty.second floor of the Empire
State Building, to be exact. His
offices will be located there for
three weeks Whine City Hall under.
goes alterations.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

subsidized shipping is TO
be revitalized.
sunless something can
be done to reduce inter-
union friction, to increase
the efficiency of crews
and to restore order and
discipline a board our
ships, all of the Govern
ment's s efforts to develop
a strong American mer-
chant marine will be fu-
tile," Kennedy told the
House Merchant Marine
Committee.
He recommended that
the maritime industry be
included with the rail-
roads under the National
Railroad Mediation Board
as a necessity for an ef-
fective service" in the
merchant marine.
In calling upon the COM
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

Ii Is duulIlGu uON Ill lllC DC'
appointment of Nathan Straus
istrator was one of the most Sc
made.
The reason Is exactly the reason
Mayor LaGuardia, of New York,
has refused to attend any more
conferences on so-called housing" +"
The mayor and the highest ad-
miniStration circles agree that the
Straus program is for talk in
stead Of bricklaying.
HOPE GIVEN UP
The President. it is reported by
some Of his associates, has already
given up hope of a large splurge
in housing activity through the
Housing Administration. For that
reason insiders say that there is
q hidden plan in his message to
Congress, under which a corpora
ton can be formed to extend its
credit to take over the actual
housing program of the Straus
organization. The actual home
building will be part of the FILA
activities.
The Straus appointment was
originally a bitter pill for Secre-
tary Ickes who, as PWA admin
istrator, had urged that further
public housing be placed by Con-
gresS under his control. At the
time the housing bill was in Con-
gress, the Ickes' faction wrote
provision which placed this hous-
ing activity under the general
control and supervision" of the
Secretary Of Interior or PWA ad-
ministrator.
MERRY FIGHT
This would have made Mr.. Ickes
the superior boss, to whom the
housing administrator reported.
But Congress wrote another pro-
vision into the bill, which now
makes Mr.. Straus supreme in ad.
ministration and in legal interpre-
tations. The two provisions clash,
and there is a merry fight within
the inner circle.
Secretary Ickes could have
"gone to bat" with the President
for umpire on the first of these
provisions. But, there is a suS-
picion among those who know in
the New Deal, that canny Mr..
Tckes took a studious look at the
Straus set-up and decided that it
would be just as effective to let
the new housing administrator
alone. Secretary Ickes' friends
think the new housing admins
tration will stumble over its own
feet before long.
FIORELLA AND HAROLD
This situation relates closely to
the indifference displayed by
Mayor LaGuardia, who is work.
ing closely with Ickes. They are
on a Harold and Fiorella" basis
Both have had practical expert
ence in housing. Neither thinks
the Strauss program will amount
to much.
The President is said to have
been informed that the cities
which need housing most are least
able to put up the money needed.
This means that the $500, 900, 900
public housing program will be
extremely slow in developing.
Hence, the talk today that the
administration would be glad to
drop public housing, and let it
develop as a private activity.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
Revision Of Taxes
To Help Business
Backed By Roper
Necessity for Reforms Is Admitted
In Address to Executives

CHICAGO, Dec. 2 QNS) )-Busness found support today
from Secretary of Commerce Roper in it's demand for revision
of the countrys tax structure.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
Peace in Shipping Unions
Demanded by Kennedy

QNS) Joseph P. Kennedy, United States maritime
commission chairman today warned Congress that
chant marine labor troubles must be solved if
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
LABOR LEADERS
IN PEACE MOVE
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join an automobile or a steel work
ers' union, be they mechanic, car
penter or plumber.
Green and his aide, George L.
Harrison, one of the AFL's vice
presidents, arrived a few minutes
before ii, walked past a crowd of
photographers and ignored ques-
tionS.
Lewis and his second" Philip
Murray, vice chairman Of the CIO.
were a little late. They stopped
for five minutes of picture taking
BERRY CALLS
Because the two groups arrived
separately and entered the hotel
from opposite sides there was no
public meeting between the two
labor chiefs.
After the conference had pro-
ceeded for about 20 minutes Sen
ator George L. Barry CD, Of
Tennessee, arrived. He told re-
porters he had merely come to
"pay his respects and to wish the
conference we'll" He popped into
the conference room, was out
again in two minutes, made a
brief speech for the sound reels
and disappeared.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

loose heavy construction orders to
put men back to work.
Administration eaders were
doubtful that the drive for repeal
would make much headway, un-
less the President indicated he
was sympathetic toward it. Sup
porterS Of the death sentence"
predicted the repeal movement
would be abortive.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
Straus Appointment
Regarded AS Serious
Roosevelt Mistake
NeU Housing Chiefs Program Believed One
For Talk Instead of BTickLdying
By EARL GOODWIN

is admitted in the best administration circles that the
appointment Nathan Sraus United States Housing Admin
istrator was one of the mistakes the President has
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
Nazi ArmOry Meet
May Bring Probe

Q.NIS) Senator Clark (DO,
Missouri, said today he will prob
ably ask the Secretary Of War for
a report on allegations that New
York National Guard Armory was
used by a Nazi organization for a
meeting, Introducing in the Sen
ate record an editorial complain.
ing against the alleged use of the
armory for the Nazi meeting,
Clark said:
IT believe it warrants inves-
tigation and probably will in
troduce a resolution asking for
a report on the matter from the
Secretary of War"
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

EXTENDS VOTING
Massachusetts, has extended ad.
sentee voting to mariners and per
sons engaged in fishing.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

RATES BY CARRIER N WASHINGTON, D.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-22
LABOR BACKS
LEGIONNAIRES
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neutrality act, and said that A. F.
of L. members felt that "our ma
ton should follow a policy of strict
neutrality"
A new national commander, to
succeed retiring Harry w. Colmery,
of Kansas, will be elected tomor-
row. Leading candidates were Ray
Kelly of Detroit and Daniel Do
herty of Boston. There were re-
ports that the powers" had united
to support Dohertys candidacy, and
enough votes to elect him on the
first ballot.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-22
CITY BUYS
FIRE ENGINE
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taxes and other items. Delivery was
promised by the LaFrance COM
pany within 90 days.
"As a result of this action" said
the fire commissioner, "the Board
of Fire Underwriters, the organiza-
ton that promulgates the fire rates
for Ell Centre, began this week
making new survey of the entire
city, and from their report will
be compiled a new rate book for
Ell Centro which will result in an
average saving in fire insurance
costs to the taxpayers that will
absorb this expense practically i'm
mediately, but the saving itself will
continue to accrue to the taxpayer
from year to year."
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-22
GAVIN, NUFFER
TO LEAD ELK
GROUP NORTH

Headed by Neal Gavin, exalted
ruler, and Lee Nuffer, state vice.
president for this district, large
delegation of Ell Centro ElkS will
attend the state convention which
opens Thursday in Pasadena.
Henry Swanson, secretary, is al
ready in Pasadena and Mark Wash
burn. other official delegate is to
attend the sessions. Many Elks plan
to attend part of the convention.
The Ell Centre lodge will enter
team in the pistol shoot: Herbert
C. Gerrish, Fred H. Voght, Wen
dali Percival Meryl L. Ingram, all
of the U. S. border patrol service,
and Jack Tackett of the Califor-
MIA Highway patrol.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-22
VALLEY MEN
ATTEND AUTO
SALES MEET

Virtually the entire sales force of
the John Robertson automotive
company were returning to FL Cen
tro Tuesday and Wednesday after
attending what was probably the
largest new model announcement
meeting, held in Los Angeles, that
California has ever seen.
The occasion was the preview of
the 1888 model Bucks. More than
a thousand dealers and statesmen
from the entire state attended the
conference at the Ambassador hotel.
Representing Imperial Valley
were John Robertson, Jerry Robert
son. william Reid, J. K. Mitchell
Fred Robertson, Fred Reed. Hum
phrey Blaisdel. Jim Dawson, Her
man Houston. Ace McMullen and
Clyde Duringer. Most of the sales
men for the valley concern remain
ed over Tuesday and Wednesday
morning to attend a special mechan-
ical school at which all of the de-
tails pertaining to the new features
of the 1888 models were explained.
Information on the new cars
probably will not be made public
until shortly before the october
New York Automobile show, John
Robertson declared.
Highlights of the elaborate meet
ing were: Sound pictures showing
manufacturing and tests of the new
models: amplified speech received by
leased telephone wire direct from
H. H. Curtis, Buick president; ex-
animation Of the new cars; banquet
in the famous Cocoanut Grove, and
explanatory speeches by w. F. Huf-
stader, national sales manager, c. A.
Chase. chief engineer. and Thomas
H. Corpe, director of advertising
and sales promotion.
Virtually all of the increase in
! the elaborate advertising program
for the year will be concentrated
in newspapers. Corpe said.
The meeting was one of twenty
being held throughout the entire
country.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-22
CHILD KILLED
BY LIVE WIRE
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and north of CaleXico is affected
by the floods from the mountains.
The big break in the canal occur
red at Dixieland. During the storm
DoWd estimated that between 500
and 600 second feet of water flood
ed through the canal. Wednesday
the flood was estimated at 200 sec
ond feet.
Three hundred feet of highway
so between Dixieland and Coyote
Wells was under foot and four
inches OF water all night Tuesday
as a result of the break and a
3l2 inch rain which fell within an
hour in the early evening. High
way maintenance crews worked all
night to keep the road open and
traffic moving. All roads leading
from the valley were open to traf-
fic throughout the storm. Little
damage to pavement resulted.
Shoulders were washed out in some
spots along the highway to San
Diego and to Yuma.
Nevada California Electric COM
pany crews and equipment worked
all night to repair the storm dam
age to power lines, Joseph King,
company executive announced. Two
main lines running across the val
ley were damaged but service was
not interrupted in most instances.
The company encountered the
most difficulty in the southend
of the valley. Both lines leading
into Calexico were severed between
4 and 6 pm. Tuesday, leaving
the city in darkness for two hours.
Heavy rains fell at Yuma Tues
day afternoon but Jacumba escap-
ed with only a light shower.
Muddy roads Wednesday prevent
ed high school buses from making
their rounds for McCabe, Mt. Sig
nal. and Westside students. Nc
Cabe grammar school declared a
mud holiday"
Little damage to agriculture re-
suited from the storm. Little hay
was down and that which was baled
was unhurt, B. A. Harrigan, agri-
cultural commissioner said. Dairy
men experienced the usual incon-
Venience from muddy corrals.
Fall temperatures prevailed in
the valley Wednesday as result
of the storm. The monday temper
ature was 81 degrees, a tremen-
dous drop under the maximum
temperatures for the last month
and a half.
The Southern California Tele-
phone company reported ia lines
out of commission because of the
storm in Calexico at o'clock We'd
nesday morning, 10 out in Ell Gen.
tro and one out in Brawley. Work
crews augmented by men from San
Diego worked to repair the damage,
C. R. Clough, valley manager said
At noon Calexico had only 85 lines
out, Ell Centro five and Brawley
none.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-22
Floods Maroon
Ell Centre Man

Ed Milner, El Centre insur-
ance man, was an orphan in the
storm for Is hours Tuesday night
and wednesday morning because
he was marooned by floods with
in five miles of El CentrO.
His automobile was not equip
ped with oars so he was forced
to remain i'm his car near the
Westside school from o'clock
Tuesday night until 8 o'clock
Wednesday morning. Flood wa
ters poured over the road and
did not recede sufficiently for
him to drive until after the Is
hour vigil.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-22

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Sept. % (UP)
The navy is replacing its speedy,
scouting dsstroyers with aircraft
the first time in the history of
the world that airplanes have tax
en- over the complete functions of
surface craft.
Radical changes in future nav
al battle strategy will result from
the change which was ordered from
Washington, naval officials admit
ted here today.
Officers here stressed no emer-
gency is responsible for the change
which will make the huge consoli-
dated Pby-1 type of patrol bonn
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-22

CUP)-The dangers of infantile
paralysis have been exaggerated in
the minds of the people by Presi-
dent Roosevelt's annual ball for the
benefit of sufferers from the dis
ease, according to DR.. Morris Fish
bein
In reality" DR.. Fishbein, editor
of the journal of the American
Medical association, said in q
speech last night, "infantile para
lysis is not as dangerous as some
other diseases, such as scarlet fever"