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The Washington times., 1938-11-17


money and ambitions. South
American countries must export
raw materials which we do not
need. Our tariff restrictions,
farm aid preferences and UNI
congeniality with Latin Ameri-
can ways, set up natural bar
riers against neighborlinesS,
which constitute a problem wor-
thy of the best brains OF the
country.
So Mr.. Roosevelt (say his asso-
ciates where they will not be
overheard appoints John Lewis
daughter, former Governor Ian
don, who knows much about
many things except Latin Amer.
lea; able and outstanding edu-
Gator, Father O'Hara, president
Of Notre Dame; an AFL dele
gate, and some others to go with
State Secretary Hull and his
efficient assistant, Adolph Berle,
to Lima to straighten things out.
Those officials here most mti-
mately connected with and
alarmed about the Latin Ameri-
can problem are naturally say.
ing the Lima conference Is go
ing to be just another back
Slapping palaver with only so
cial significance.
The problem, they think, de-
serves more serious treatment.
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They Prefer Dollars

IF YOU know the answer you
can probably get on the dele
CATION. Frankly, those officials
in closest touch with the prob
lem do not know what to do.
Here is Brazil. whose economy
rests almost entirely upon the
coffee market; Argentina, look
ing for markets for meat and
wool; Chile and Peru, with their
copper. They can buy here only
as they sell.
Just now they are selling as
much as they can in Europe un-
der barter arrangements with
the dictators, but what they
would like to do is to sell to us
and buy from us. They like dol
lars more than those blocked
marks, but there seems to be
only two impossible ways for
them to get our dollars. We
might give them tariff prefer
ences which would arouse our
farmers, or we could lend them
more money which no one pro-
poses to do.
The Washington times., 1938-11-17
Wheat Deal FlOps

COMPLEXITIES of the prob
" lem are well illustrated in
the Frank Theis incident. re-
Gently publicized. Mr.. Theis, a
grain exporter and former chief
Of the New Deals AAA wheat
section, hied himself to South
America to make a wheat deal.
He had a money-making idea.
First he went to the Federal
Surplus Commodities Corpora
ton (the Governments grain
bag here) and arranged to buy
Government wheat at a price
slightly below market. He
figured he could sell this in
Brazil at a profit to himself.
But Argentina sells wheat to
Brazil. Her ambassador called
upon State Secretary Hull to
protest against the wheat-dump-
ing project which had received
the approval of another branch
of Government. Hull called
Agriculture Secretary Wallace
and received assurances the
way the State Department tells
it, that the deal would be
called off.
The Wallace people have q
slightly different version. They
say Wallace only agreed not to
sell below Argentina prices.
However, the deal seems to be
completely off, under both in
terpretations.
It stands today only as an his
torical reminder of the stumble
tumble policy which seems to
consist mostly of fine words
about good neighbors, rearma-
ment and hasty retreats when
ever any Latin American nation
speaks a word of criticism or de-
mand.
At least this is what those Of
ficialS who are not on the Lima
delegation are saying behind
their hands. What is more i'm
portant, they despair of any so
luton because the problem is
not even being faced.
y
TOR WHATEVER it means,
l. every political candidate
mentioned before the Dies COM
mittee as leaning leftwise MUIR
ply, Benson, Bernard. O'Con-
nelD was defeated at the polls
this time.
He Was "Taken Care OF"
PRACTICALLY everyone ex-
L cept Roosevelt is claiming
credit for having defeated Jerry
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o'Connell, the congressional fire
brand who posed for a newsreel
movie at the Washington Sta
ton platform depicting, with
gestures, what he would do to
Frank Hague, the pictures being
exhibited at time when news
papers were carrying stories of
Mr.. O'Connell's retreat from
jersey City without an en-
counter.
But this much at least is true:
The Railroad Brotherhood asked
Senator Wheeler to testify for
them before the wage commit
tee, and Wheeler pleaded his
friends were too busy taking
care of the berserking Mr..
O'Connell in Montana. Don't
bother about him." said the
Brotherhood spokesman. 1--WE
will take care Of him for you"
They-and several other people
did.
Mr.. O'Connell, who announced
he was after Wheeler's scalp
next. failed to save his own in
the last election.
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Anticipated NeuU Deal

DUUG
STUPENDOUS wealth has come out Of this
range and these iron mines. But stupendouS
wealth which is shared by every American. To
be sure the mining companies have made money.
But they were run by men who riSked much,
showed courage, worked hard with their hands,
and the profits they have made are their due
and Just desert. But they made it possible for
Americans to obtain the greatest profit-they
mined something which resulted in creating engi
neering marvelS that lifted our standard Of ma
terial living onethird higher than the next rich
est nation in the world.
But profits to the mining companies are not
what they were. Politicians became jealous and
aVariciouS. Taxes were hoisted sky high in the
State Of Minnesota. The personnel problem took
more and more money as time went on.
This latter the mining industry never minded
does not mind now. On the contrary. I found
an amazing thing-that many Of the New Deal
PHILOSOPHERS have been operating in this mining
area long before Roosevelt was ever heard Of.
Huge schools have been built The school of
this town of Hibbing is fantastic. A 100000
building, which is better equipped than any school
I have ever seen. war memorial auditorium
building of which any 100000 population city
would be proud.
Copyright Ledger syndcate)
(Boake Carriers opinions are his oDn and not
necessarily those OF The Washington Times
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What Cheat Does for Children

7 HEARD that very rich man here in town was
approached for money for the Community
Chest So long had it been since he'd opened
his purse for "out-go" that when he did it today
four moths flew out. Whether this is an actual
fact or not, there IS one actual fact. And that
is this: Some of his money went to one of eight
places where children, too young for school,
whose mothers have to work. can be supervised
while they play during the daytime.
Kind intelligent people to look after them, good
food for lunch, and milk 80 important and,
above all. the mothers know that the children
are well taken care Of, 50 they can do their best
work without worrying to death about the child
playing in the streets, or getting something filthy
to eat.
II you only KNEW the good the Chest does,
you'd pinch even more to keep UP these wonder
full agencies, which, after all make for the great
ness of city. We who live here have q definite
obligation, and it must be met cheerfully and
generously.
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Gaureau: Your complaint that
! did not keep my promise to
make you assistant publisher
of the The Graphic, which re-
suited in your subsequent de-
motion to a columniSt. inter-
ested me-and bored me! I
have no doubt that If the ap'
pointment had been announced
you would have used the front
Of the paper for q compose
graph of your face, MacFad-
denis torso and Peggy Joyce's
gold stockings. This would
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are quietly creating a nation;
for the Democratic presidents
The Hopkins boom soon will be
challenged by supporters of Vice
President Garner, of Texas; Phil.
Iippine Commissioner Paul v. Nc
Mutt, of Indiana; Senator Ben
nett Champ Clark, Of Missouri,
and Senator Pat Harrison. Of Mis-
sissippi. These four already have
been Endorsed for the nomination
by the Democratic organizations
in their home States.
The Hopkins boom relies, nat.
urally, on the support of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. 1t would collapse
Immediately if Mr.. Roosevelt in.
dicated he was receptive to a
third.term nomination, since Hop.
kins is one of the Presidents most
intimate advisers.
Friends of Hopkins are con-
fronted with the major problem Of
selling the Works Progress Ad-
ministrator to American business.
They hope to devise a formula
by which Hopkins can retain the
loyalty of the so-called under.
privileged one-third" of the citi-
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America is Gods country"
This is the center of the
iron ore district. Here lies
the great Mesaba range of
hills in which lies iron ore so
thick and so deep that 80 per
cent of the ore used by the
world comes from Minnesota
and Michigan.
Beneath my feet as I walked
lay material wealth such as
Midas could never conceive in
his most avaricious moments.
/ literally walked upon billions
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yet for people who are inter-
ested in books. 1 happen not to
be over-interested myself; 50, in
this case, it's more blessed to
give than to receive. This is
called the Book Detektive."
1t looks like a book and, inside,
It opens up like an accordion.
In the first section it has q
pamphlet in which you put
down the credit rating Of your
friends as book borrowers"
Al, A-2, AS, etc. Next section
has folded papers to insert in
The Washington times., 1938-11-17

side Is begin.
ming to &c t
u n er h e
skin of some
of his best
friends, who
W on t tell
him.
M os t Off
Gals consider
it the tough
e s t problem
c O nfronting
the country.
Hitler Is un-
der : trading
us there with
hic fMnnM
The Washington times., 1938-11-17
Says Boake Carter

spot so effectively that a quarter of mile of
track may be laid in eight hours.
And all hands have to work fast. Their season
is 1es days. Then Lake Superior closes in with
winter ice and railroad freight rates are simply
prohibtive in winter time. So great stock piles
are built like huge terraces or mounds, ready for
instant removal when the ice melts in the spring
and the lake steamers can transport load after
load to Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Milwaukee
and elsewhere.
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Papal Court Is told by Thomas p. Nor.
gan beginning In newt Sundays Herald
TImes--daiIy thereafter In the morning
Herald. His series Is called. "a Re-
porter at the PfPAL COURT"
The Washington times., 1938-11-17

your book case in place of the loaned book. You
write down on this the title Of the book the name
Of the borrower and the date borrowed. The
next section of the Book Detektive" has form
letters suggesting ways of getting back the books
you have loaned For instance, No. 6: ITO an
intimate delinquent with whom you can verge on
the insulting" No Z: ITO anyone who owes
you money CThis is easy) No. /: ITO the book
borrower to whom you owe money ETC. Last
compartment has bookmarkers (going with the
lent book showing YOUR name and showing
also that the book is protected by the Book De-
tektive." CYou can get the "Detektive" at Bren-
tanos, and I think it's quite the smartest I've
seen. Having used it, you put it back together
and have book" to put in your bookcase
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zenry. for whom ne battled as
WPA administrator, and at the
same time win business approval.
They believe they can convince
business that Hopkins has mod.
Grafton and good judgment, is de-
voted to Democratic institutions
and stands for preservation of the
profit system.
The Washington times., 1938-11-17
Voice of New York By Louis Sobol

and perpetual June The land abounds in all
sorts Of tropical fruits and flowers-particularly
something called Golden Apple'-a smooth
skinned wondrous combination Of apple, pineapple
and orange navor-&250 to $3.50 top, per day,
provides you all the creature comforts. You need
nothing in the way Of clothes save cotton Stacks,
shorts and bathing suits. There is no way to ex.
coed the spending limit-unless you plunge on
rum punch-l2 cents, or whiskey and soda, IL
cents-or If you are bloated plutocrat. 20 cents
for tall glass of sherry. There is but one thing
wrong with this heaven-you must bring your In
come with you-for even $3.50 day cannot be
earned here"
Improving Nature
IRON RENDoNDo BEACH, CAL. H. Daniels
writes: Some weeks ago whitfield razor
blade carcature in wood Of your features from
the picture in your column in the Los Angeles
Examiner. You protested that had endowed you
with hair. Last week picked up the column and
this time there was a new picture-in which you
seem 20 years younger with plenitude Of hair.
After your caricature did one of Damon Run
yon, using as model the picture in the upper
left'hand corner Of his department. I gathered
he was q cynicalVSaged gentleman with q pal
pably evident baldish pate. What happens. A
few days ago there is q new picture Of Runyon
and now he has an open, 'cub.reporter' coun-
tenance-and plenty Of hair
Miss Louella Parsons, after one of my carica-
lures. discards her tortilla hat and appears in
decolete and necklace. Hellinger rids himself Of
his triplethreat chin and assumes boyish inno-
cence. Jack Benny drops IS years-and sends
me photo to prove it. Only Fred Allen remains
faithful Daniels. he writes, makes me look bet
ter in the wood than do in the skin"
The Washington times., 1938-11-17
By EEUie' Robert

but I shall simply, and like q child Of nature,
quote:
Dogs delight to bark and bite
And pretty birds to sing.
But all q pesky fly can do
Is to speck on everything"
A man who wouldn't give me his name called
me up the other day to give me bit Of delightful
news. I haven't had time yet to check it. and of
course shall have to, before print it. But it's
q swell story. and eli about q Government de-
partment we're interested in. The hero's name
is Jones. Really.
The Washington times., 1938-11-17

Out OF ENVELOPES: Notes Of mild indigna-
" ton from Editor Emile Gaureau editor of Click
Magazine, and F. Darius Benham, founder of
the famed Circus Saints and Sinners Club. Writes
The Washington times., 1938-11-17
1EBut''

H1BB1NG, MIMI caught glimpse glimpse
IA that was fleeting but glimpse enough to
create awe and amazement-of why they say
The Washington times., 1938-11-17
Ewes Rib
SSS@

I IKE everyone else, I've been having 9 fit as to
- what in the world to give people for Christ
mas Today ran across the best thing I've seen
The Washington times., 1938-11-17
LATEST ENTRANT:
HOPKINS IS DOOMED
FOR 1910 PRESIDENT

Friends of Works Progress Administrator Harry T. Hopkins
quietly creating national organization support him
for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1910
The Washington times., 1938-11-17

of dollars in potential material wealth.
Every ounce of ore that came out of the ground
here affects every man, woman and child in
the United States some way another. For the
ore finds its way down to the blast furnaces
of the great steel companies Of the nation, con-
tanning steel or iron that we use to live-and
from that steel comes myriad of useful things
from automobiles railroads, buildings down to
nail files and needles.
From "HOLe in Ground"
DD1NG down into and through the largest
~ open-pt iron mine In the world at this little
town of 1900 people, its width half to one
mile, its deepest point $50 feet
Weaving back and forth down from terrace
after terrace are 10 miles of railroad trackage
In this "hole" in the ground.
The engineering genius required to cope with
q job Of this kind is fantastic in its conception.
One mining company alone invested $1,000 900
in equipment and operation before receiving q
penny in return from mining operations One
company operates 80 locomotives and hundreds
Of cars. Tracks are so laid that when 1t is de-
sired they be relaid somewhere else, they are
lifted in great sections and placed in the new
The Washington times., 1938-11-17
News Behind the News
THE HAPHAzARD way
Blu Paul MGLLOn-

tW' dues S S1 Ea @ sss sroaS s
The Washington times., 1938-11-17

L Roosevelt is going about
keeping Latin America on our
The Washington times., 1938-11-17
In Reply to Harold Phillips

T DON'T like to take UP any space answering
Mr. Harold Phillips very unknd onslaught
Upon me and my Mania" yesterday afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-01
Vols Power Declared
Still Hidden Despite
Their Six Wins
NeyIond Never Permits
Heavy Scoring When
Game Is Cinched
BY the Associated Press.

by TIC ASSOclateo FreSS
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 1.-The
prevailing opinion in the South to-
day was that the true offensive
power of Tennessees unbeaten and
united football aggregation re-
manned untested despite the fact
the Volunteers have run up against
four of the sections most formid-
able teams
In fact, Maj. Robert r. Neyland,
Tennessee's crafty coach, hasn't
been forced to show his hand all
fall-even against Clemson, Auburn,
Alabama and Louisiana State.
Sports writer's and other observers
who have seen the Volunteers pile
up 124 points while their six foes
were amassing l6, report that with
but three exceptions Tennessee
hasn't had to use any of its so-called
climax" plays.
One of these came in the third
quarter Of the Alabama game A
sliding Alabama line made a per-
feet set-up for George bad News
Cafego to fake a run to the right
cut back from his interferers and
gallop to the Crimson Tides 1-yard
line, where he was yanked down
from behind. Tennessee went on to
touchdown.
To the uninitiated, Neyland's
policy is to win but make it close
The former Army major, who quit
Uncle Sans corps of bridge building
and trench-digging engineers to
mould football machines, just
doesn't care to pile up points when
he has the game iced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-01

Hennery Add smiles: "As
gullible as a sophomore end"
Credit Princeton Coach Tad
Weiman.
Fordham Jimmy Crowley re-
ports on the Pitt situation: When
you play those Panthers, it's
awful tough being on the defense
and that's where you are most
of the time Gosh, we never
saw so many blockers in our lives
incidentally, the forgotten
men of the year are those guys
on the Pitt line You never
hear of 'em, but they really play
for keeps.
Anybody know where is Fred
Russell, the old Red Sox and
Syracuse pitcher? We have
an urgent request for his where
about.
Gertrude Whelton, a Galveston
rooter, rises to oppose the idea
the Southwest plays the best
football (can this be treason0
:. What happened, she asks, to
Southern Methodist against Pitt
and to Arkansas and Texas Ag-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-01
Stride Counts, SAYS Conway.

Just about full P.
policeman here Danaon helping
tall, thin, elderly
of War Admiral He that suspicious look framed
with circles
Conway looks older Smith outwardy he
blue rivulets his
Admiral eating nobody him. anyway" he
Hes brown horse This another What
What about track" asks of the
lightning It'll be fine"
There is another question about conformation Smith
biscuit has the better somebody How about it?"
stride
United be fine and
the their winner
best horse in the country, if not the world
suppose War Admiral loses comes question, will
will wha?" IF the Admiral loses he have NO
Seabiscut will like the Admiral
bother him eventually they'll them of
smiles YEARLY That there he mods toward
as been running his legs off This will be his 84th
nearly four the Admras Why
alone Seabiscuit War Admals
shouldn't better?
Blu the a
the draws closer the tension match
World There
butts and contradictory statements All that
track the best ALL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-01
Great Starters, Odd Fanfare
OF Old Race Days Recalled
BY Pin1Iico Duel Today

as Roe. Mars Cassidy. father of
George Cassidy. todays big race
starter, was another topnotcher. A.
B. Dade and G. H. Pettingill were
others who were tops among old
time starters.
Record for Patience.
"Pettingill. who worked on West
ern tracks, displayed patience rare
in the annals of sport. by getting
the American Derby field of 1898
away in alignment after the start
had been held up l hour and 38
minutes by the antics of Snapper
Garrison astride Boundless. That
horse wound up the winner of the
100000 purse He ran the mile and
one-half in 2:36 and paid S4l05.
but with stall gates now being used
throughout America. there is not
much chance of fields ever being
held up that long again.
Times certainly have changed,
and we old timers are forced to
admit they have changed for the
better"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-01
srecial Dispatch to The Star

special dispatch 10 l nc StdT.
PIMLICO, Nd, Nov. my, how
times have changed in racing. Now
we will 60 back to the good old days
when George Cassidy starts the
Pimlico Special"
The speaker was General Manager
Matthias L. Dagger of the Maryland
Jockey Club, who was watching
James Millions crew break some
horses from the stall gates located in
the three-quarter-mile chute.
I'm what way?" queried young
fellow. who had just arrived to
cover the meeting between War Ad-
miral and Seabiscuit for Northern
newspaper
General Manager Dagger then pro-
ceeded
Don't you know we are turning
back the hands of time by using the
walk-up start in the Pimlico Special?
If this is carried farther, we will
have to do away with such modern
racing implements as stall gates,
electrical timing and photographing
llIlISilcS, dltllOuSIl Ill Oil dlu L IL
never live to see it as the stall gates
and camera have proved so highly
successful.
No Barriers in Sos.
'Why, back in the late Dos and
COS actual barriers were not in COM
mon use. Flags and drums we're en-
ployed to start the horses and to in
dictate when a start was official.
There was one starter, James
Sheridan, who perfected walk
up start after his own fashion. He
would take the field of horses a
furlong back from the starting point
and then parade them to the post
under his personal supervision. He
was the mashal of the parade and
good one, too, very painstaking
and exacting.
Some of the old-time starters
will live long in racing history. The
late James Rowe was a starter
after his Jockeys days were over and
before he took up the training of
the late Harry Payne Whitney's
stable. In those days he was known
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-01
Georgetown Wary of Big B1cne in Only Week End Tilt Here
VIII, Lose or Draw
The Tension Is High Before Big Match Race.
Biscuit Smarter Than Admiral, Says Troiner.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

PIN1LICO Md, Nov. Here is the pre-race picture
between Seabscut
casual
fresh people The still is low
lonesome,
the old Hilltop track leaving neat
a activity.
stable boys buckets Over
shooting
eisurey.
Seabscuts
S Stall l. Besides, the
Biscuits a Punkins.
pokng
their work At first glance all routine Why there
Kentucky Derby
Stable the dirt paths make side
A Kentucky a or more
This only Only 0 hundreds
directly today you pause
A copper
guard throws suspicious
10
gooms
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gies against Santa Clara
The teams around here just
aren't what they are cracked UP
to be, she says. Why Miss WHEEL
ton! !! /!
One party we'd like to make is
the December IL testimonial din
ner to George Barton, Minneap-
oils Tribune sports editor, for his
IS years in the sports writing
fraternity =. 1t shapes up as one
of the outstanding events of its
kind in Northwest history =.
and, most appropriate, the SER
geant of arms will be none other
than your old pal, Tommy Glib
bons.
Lou Little doesn't like that talk
of Virginia being a "breather'
for Columbia Saturday :. why,
they might catch us out of breath
instead" he points out And
Fordham scouts report st.
Mary's, coming in from the coast
this week end, has it's best outfit
In four or five years and
might have taken California with
a few breaks,