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The times-news., 1938-11-05
BEHIND THE SCENES
o IN WASHINGTON
nv RODNEY BUTCHER

prove InaI IL pays 10 puuuy up
with Uncle Sam. Efforts to prove
the reverse will be exerted when
and if any Latin American repub-
lie seems to be coming under the
German Nazi orbit. Some highly
successful work was done in bust
ing up an incipient romance be-
tween Germany and Brazil, re-
sulting in withdrawal Of am
bassadors and strained relations
between Hitler and President-Dic-
tator Vargas. Only Undersecre-
tary. Sumner Welles, Hull and
Roosevelt know the details. Mean
while, every new promise OF a
bigger u. S. Navy and a bigger
Army Air Corps is considered at
least partly in the light of assur-
ance that South America viii be
further impressed with the desir-
ability and advantages of Pan
American friendship.
/ In the face of an expensive
propaganda campaign by Ameri-
can oil companies to prove that
Mexico is Communistio and that
this government is supinely
treacherous to our national honor
when it preserves diplomatic re-
lations after, Mexico's unsatisfac-
tory delay in paying for expro-
priated American holdings, this
government obviously has been a
"softy" in dealing with its near
est neighbor below the Rio
Grande. The reason is that Hitler
and Mussolini, like the oil COM
panies, want to make trouble be-
tween the two countries and
would exploit any hard-boiled
tactics by Washington in every
Latin American capital with the
hope of messing up the Lima con-
ference. That doesn't mean Wash
ington doesn't expect a face-sav-
ing settlement. ',r.-=
But the Washington attitude is
that the Mexican government is
no more socialistic than, certain
other Latin American govern
ments are relationships Of the
fascist type. And that their forms
of government are their own
business right up to the time Eu-
ropean war lords threaten to take
them into camp.
! frnnvright. 1898. NEA Service. Incl
The times-news., 1938-11-05
THE CONTEST NEXT TUESDAY

The time is almost at hand again when
Henderson county citizens will go to the
polls to elect the men who will govern the
affairs of the county for two years at least
and in some instances, for four years.
With election day only forty-eight hours
distant, abOve-surface interest apparently
is much below normal. Except for large
outpourings of voters for meetings ad-
dressed by headliners such as Governor
Hoey, Congressman Weaver, and Charles
A Jonas, Republican opponent of Senator
Reynolds, who is scheduled to speak here
Monday, candidates have applied less
pressure than in most former election
years and the voters themselves have been
content to let the campaign run its course
without animated discussion or contro-
versy. What this apparent apathy por-
tends remains to be seen after the ballots
are counted next Tuesday night.
Seasoned political observers whose opin-
ion The Times-News has sought tell us, on
the one hand, that the calm signifies that
the electorate has decided it wants a
change but is keeping quiet about it, and
on the other side that citizens of the coun-
ty are preponderantly satisfied and refuse
to become excited over efforts being made
by Republicans to GUST Democrats now in
office or to defeat Democratic candidates
whose names will go before the voters for
the first time. 's't
The Times-News believes that thought
full voters of the county will take a clear
cut view of the national situation as con-
trasted with local issues, and that while
congressional andidates-Senator Reyn-
olds and Congressman Weaver-may go
into decline, compared with their former
vote-getting abilities, support of the state
Democratic ticket is likely to be little less
than at the last election, while county Of
fee holders offering for reelection prob
ably will be retained. After all, it is rea-
Sonable to suppose that the electorate will
not overlook its privilege of giving ap-
proval to efficient state and local govern
ment and at the same time registering pro-
test against the mismanagement which has
characterized the national administration
since its inception almost six years ago.
, Each voter will receive three ballots
the county ticket, state ticket and consti-
tutional ticket, the latter offering two
amendments to the state constitution. One
proposed amendment would extend the
term of office of sheriff and coroner from
two to four years and the other would es-
tablish a department Of justice in the
state. Both are important and merit care
fal study. r
The times-news., 1938-11-05
LIFE DAY BY DAY
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

having her war settled by any IN
ternational commission. Spain has
seen what an international COM
mission has just done to poor lit
tie Czechoslovakia. At present the
only way for a nation to be safe
in the hands of an international
commission is to be able to take
on all comers should the commits
sion sell out. Had CzechoslOvakia
been powerful enough to hold her
own, the four-power Munich out
fit never would have sold her
down the river.
The times-news., 1938-11-05
SPAIN SHOWS SENSE
Spain is opposing the idea of

the United States, this aggressive
American coterie apparently
sought to sabotage the policy of
the United States department of
state and appeared to have had
more influence with the Mexican
government than did Secretary
Cordell Hull. This aggressive dis
service to the United States and
this fragrant abuse of the trust
and confidence of the American
people deserve more comment. A
fearless, realistic analysis is
needed.
. (To be continued)
The times-news., 1938-11-05
CIO WINS OUT AT INMAN

WASHINGTON, Nov, 5. (UP)
The National Labor Relations
board last night certified the
Committee for Industrial Organi-
zation''s Textile Workers Organic
ing committee as collective, bar
gaining agent for employees of In
man Mills, Inman, s.. Co.. as result
of an NLRB election held Octo-
ber IL,
The times-news., 1938-11-05

llSSN ScA SStN
CT era S e in our
ornaments. They
refer to the pres
ident's statement
as ind i C a t | n G
"Amercian wv d +
hysteria. y, N a z i
propagandists in
this country are
constantly talk
ing peace and
disar m a m e n t.
The Hitler i t e S
will continue to
b ri n g pressure
on us ! to, feel
safe and to dis
The times-news., 1938-11-05
COLONIAL POLICE
ACTIVE in LIBYA

ROME, Nov. 5. (UP). - After
having carried out the services of
road police on the roads of Eth
iopia, the colonial police have
taken over the harbor and railway
services.
The colonial police also are or
ganizing the difficult task Of the
frontier service, which will cover
a distance of about 1000 miles, al
most al lin trying and bare areas.
The times-news., 1938-11-05
BIBLE THOUGHT
1T DOESN'T TAKE MUCH OF A MAN BUT
First they gave their own selves to the Lord
(2 Cor. $50

Thomas H. Huxley was severe critic and
chronic neglecter of religion in his day. but ne said
one thing that every church member in America
ought to remember. at doesn't take much OF a
man to be Christian, but it takes all there Is OF
him From Homiletic Review
The times-news., 1938-11-05

The Hitler newspapers are hav-
ing a duck fit because the presi-
dent of the United States says
that developments i'm Europe will
The times-news., 1938-11-05
THE BIBLE, WHAT? Elsie

THE BIBLE, WHAT? Elsie
Robinson, f a m Gus syndicate
writer for men and women, writ
ing on the poison that fills people
with doubt, hate and fear, quotes
Mark 7:15 and after quoting the
verse about the things that "de-
file" man ends with the reference
"The Bible :. Mark 7:15."
She is cognizant of the fact
that there are perhaps millions in
America who don't know that
Mark is book of the Bible. There
are thousands who don't know
but that the Bible is a handbook
of instructions about some new
game. pi .
The times-news., 1938-11-05

The drunk-sobering machine perfected
for use at the New York Worlds Fair
should be known as the sot machine, and
the attendants should work in staggered
shifts. ''
The times-news., 1938-11-05

The sea captain who waited to put his
trousers on in his cabin when his ship was
in danger wasn't going out on a bare limb.
The times-news., 1938-11-05

By Hartley w. Barclay, Editor Mill and Factory,
Magazine of New York City .,
The times-news., 1938-11-05
AFTER THE DOGS: The Wax.

nesville Mountaineer- says 35 Hay
wood county people are taking
treatment for rabies as a result
of the bitingIo of 26 persons by a
mad dog last week. And now they
are up in arms against dogs in
Haywood. They want them vac
cinated or assassinated forthwith.
We get over the fright and pre-
caution too quickly.
A GOOD MOVEMENT: In MAX
ing its first loan from the "stu-
dent loan fupd," the local Rotary
club starts good movement
that hardly has a limit as to the
funds it could loan.
The times-news., 1938-11-05

The tom cat that hissed at Governor
Lehman the other day when the governors
car missed hitting the animal was simply
expressing thanks to Missioner. ,,i-.5,;a
The times-news., 1938-11-05

Because his feet were tired a Chicago
postman threw away letters instead of de-
fivering them. Disclaiming worthy goods
to save his sole, no doubt fr -...
The times-news., 1938-11-05

Black eyes are possessed by the clever
witty person, says press release Or the
person with slow left, it might be added
The times-news., 1938-11-05
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
RED MExICo'S PROGRAM

Il. Connection With John L. Lewis and the New
...... - Deal S'
The times-news., 1938-11-05

A Hollywood actor is reported to have
two libraries with a book in each -.
The times-news., 1938-11-05

break up their home to continue
to live with them?
The times-news., 1938-11-05
INTERVIEWS LION: The Char.

INTERVIEWS LION: The Char
lotte Observer yesterday pictured
Sam Justice, former Henderson
vile boy as interviewing an eight
weeks-old lion at the circus in
Charlotte, while its trainer held it
in hands. .
EATING US UP: Comes from
Chicago the statement from Mrs.
Rufus l.. Allen of Waynesville,
that North Carolina has zoos gov
ernmental taxing units, each one
out in the endeavor to collect
taxes of some kind. a
And that's just what ails US!
The times-news., 1938-11-05

British visitors to France num-
Der more than half million an
nually.
The times-news., 1938-11-05

What l have just seen and heard in my survey
of Mexico bears the earnlarks of an international
The times-news., 1938-11-05

when the time comes to attack US
they can lick US.
The times-news., 1938-11-05

Japan Is wmring on pfofr
Evening star., 1938-05-19
HOUSE WILL SPEED
P. W. A. BILL ACTION

Plans to speed House action on a
bill designed to authorize an $18, 15O.-
900 Public Works Administration con-
struction program for the District
under the As per cent grant terms
enjoyed by the States were made to-
day by Chairman Palmisano OF the
District Committee.
Mr.. Palmisano introduced the bill
late yesterday at the request OF the
Commissioners, and although his COM
mittee does not propose to hold any
more regular meetings for the re-
mainder of the present session OF
Congress, he indicated a special meet
ing probably would be called for its
consideration.
The bill similar to one pending IN
the Senate District Committee. would
make future P. w. A. funds available
to the District as a SIS per cent loan
and As per cent grant. Under exist
ing law the District must repay 70
per cent of P. w. A. advances.
The proposed new construction pro-
gram includes new buildings for the
Juvenile and Municipal Courts, the
recorder of deeds and an addition to
Gallinger Hospital for child patients
exclusively.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
THREE YOUTHS HELD
IN STATION HOLD-UP
Used Car. Police Say, Which One
Stole After He Found Key
Broken Off.

Three Alexandria youths we're being
held at Hyattsville, Md. today after
police said they had been identified as
the bandits who early yesterday held
up and robbed the Dude Ranch filling
station, on the Baltimore boulevard.
The three. police said, used a car
which one of their number stole after
he found the key was broken off in
the lock.
The youths were arrested late yes
terday after police traced the tag
numbers of the machine, which they
said belonged to James Hewitt of
Alexandria.
Officers Richard A. Pearson and
Henry c. Briscoe quoted Mr.. Hewitt as
saying he picked up one of the youths
Tuesday night and spent little time
with him at a beer tavern. While
riding, Mr.. Hewitt said the youth
noticed the key had been snapped off
in the ignition switch. Mr.. Hewitt
later drove home alone, he said, and
after he had gone to bed his car was
taken.
Some time later the gas station, at
tended by Richard Millington, was
held up by three youths, who escaped
with about $22 and some slot machine
slugs.
When arrested, police said, they
found the slugs on the youths.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
MODEL GAS PLANES
TO FLY IN CONTEST
More Than $50 Are Entered in
Competition Saturday and
Sunday Near Suitland.

More than $50 handmade model
alrplanes. each run by a single ounce
Of gasoline, will take to the air Sat-
urday and Sunday in the largest
gasoline model airplane contest ever
staged in the South Atlantic States.
Skyhaven Airport. near Suitland,
Md. will be the scene of the COM
petition in which 100 Washington
boys are entered. Special guest on
Sunday will be Clarence Chamberlin,
transatlantic flyer. the Sons of
Legion Drum and Bugle Corps will
perform at 3 pm. Sunday.
At the close of the contest dinner
will be given to the entrants and the
winners will be awarded prizes total
ing $500.
The contest, which is national in
scope, is sponsored by the National
Aeronautical Association; Costello
Post, American Legion; the Depart
ment of Commerce, Bureau OF Air
Commerce, National Advisory Com
mittee for Aeronautics, Aero Club of
Washington, Air Derby Association,
aviation section of the Smithsonian
Institution, Department of Play
grounds, Community Center DEPART
ment and Model Crafts Co. and as
sociated dealers.
The small planes develop one
quarter of one horsepower and are
capable of speed of IS miles an hour.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
TRAFFIC M|SHAPS
|NJURE 7PERSONS
Woman Struck by Bus in
AIexandria-Aut0 Crashes
Into Ambulance.

Seven persons were injured. one
seriously, in traffic accidents here and
nearby during the past "a hours. One
of the crashes slightly hurt an Alex
andria fireman and resulted in damage
to an ambulance.
The most seriously injured was Mary
Fletcher. so. colored cook for Alex
andria Police Justice James Duncan.
She was struck by an A. B. d w.
Rapid Transit Co. bus she was about
to board in front of her employers
home last night.
Judge Duncan accompanied her to
the hospital where she was admitted
with severe head injuries. When ne
learned the cook had lost her purse
at the scene of the accident, he asked
firemen to look for it.
Auto Crashes Into Ambulance.
Fireman L. w. beavers, ambulance
driver, found the pocketbook and was
leaving the driveway of the Duncan
residence when an automobile driven
by Frank E. Van Demen of Alexandra
skidded on the wet roadway ana
crashed into the ambulance. K. w.
Smith, a rescue squad member. who
was riding in the ambulance, was cut
and bruised
A three-car crash at Third and O
streets NV. sent one man to Sibley
Hospital with injuries that may prove
serious. He was William Quade. %.
of 1llO Robinson street SW., who may
have a skull fracture Police said Mr..
Quade's car veered after being struck
by another automobile and crashed
into third car.
John Gall. Sc. of 4319 Ninth street
NV, was treated at Casualty Hospital
for a cut forehead and possible rib
fractures after he failed to negotiate
a turn on Naylor road near the Dis
trict line and struck an electric light
pole.
Accident Near Berwyn.
Barron G. Stoskopf. A. of Riggs
road, Maryland. was taken to Casualty
with undetermined injuries received
in an accident on the Edmonston road
near Berwyn. Md.
Marie Ecklof1. IA. of 1875 Anacostia
road Sc, suffered multiple bruise:
when she was struck by machine ir
front of her home. She was treatec
at Gallinger.
Elma Lemley, 43, of 4813 Blagder
avenue NV. was treated at Garfield
for head cuts received when car ir
which she was riding collided with
anotehr at Sixteenth and Decatur
streets NV.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
Parking on Lot
Illegal, Circus
Patron Learns

A traffic violation notice on the
windshield Of his car parked legiti-
mately Che thought) on a parking lot
gave Rod Thomas of The Stars sports
department more laughs than any OF
the amusing things he saw at the
circus yesterday.
Carefully observing the mo Park
ing" signs near the circus site, Mr..
Thomas drove his car onto the park
ing lot and paid IS cents for the privi-
lege. Upon returning to his car, he
found a notice from Officer Dobbs OF
the Traffic Bureau notifying him he
had violated parking law.
The owner of the lot, it seemed, had
driven Mr.. Thomas car to the edge
of the lot in order to give him an
easy getaway. In SO doing, he left
Mr.. Thomas car outside the parking
lot area and thus violated traffic law,
The owner promised to settle for
the ticket, but Mr.. Thomas still ex-
poets to see Omcer Dobbs.
Evening star., 1938-05-19

Yes. Representative Hull. Progress
sive. OF Wisconsin was sincere when
he asked the House District Commit
tee to authorize Chairman Palmi-
sano to seek larger and more COM
Portable quarters for committee meet
ings.
At the final committee meeting Of
the session yesterday Mr. Hull counted
and discovered 10 of the 19 members
in attendance. That in itself nearly
established a precedent. And. too,
the committee room was crowded with
spectators who had some particular
interest in the 10 bills that were
favorably reported.
Il move" said he. that the chair
man be empowered to t>d more COM
naodious quarters for the committee.
This room is so small the members
have to go into the corridor to sneeze.
And these newspaper men here have
no room to work"
Evening star., 1938-05-19
More Space to Air District
Problems Inspired by Hearing 2

II agree with you" remarked Rep
resentative Brewster, Republican, of
Maine. II don't think there's city
in Maine with a population of more
than 10000 which does not have more
commodious quarters for its alder
men"
But neither Mr.. Brewster nor Mr..
Hull knew. of course, that on nu-
merous occasions only three or four
members answered present at the
regular weekly meetings Nor did
they know that oftentimes there were
fewer spectators than members.
In fact the only perfect record for
attendance and punctuality was hung
up by newspaper reporters assigned
to cover the committees meetings.
Anyhow. Chairman Palmisano is 60
ing to look for larger committee
room for use during the next Con-
gress. Maybe conditions will be diff
ferent then
Evening star., 1938-05-19
BUSINESS PERMIT
DEADL|NE NEARS;
HEAVY RUSH SEEN
D. C. Officials Prepare for
Crush of Work in Filing
of Applications.
POWER TO EXTEND TIME
BEYOND MAY 81 DOUBTED
Administrator of Tax Urges Date
Be Set Back to June 16.
10000 Licenses Likely.

Warning that applications for busi-
ness privilege licenses for the new
fiscal year must be filed with the Dis
trict government before the end Of
this month was issued today by tax
officials as they prepared for heavy
rush of work in the next two weeks
A. F. Brooke, administrator Of the
business privilege tax, recommended
today that the Commissioners extend
the time for filing the applications for
licenses through June 6, but other
officials said there was some doubt as
to whether the Commissioners had
been given authority to grant an ex-
tension in such a case, since such
power was not specifically stated in
the Districts new Revenue Act. signed
Tuesday by President Roosevelt
Time Still Short.
Even II this extension is granted,
however, the time for the preparation
and filing of perhaps 10000 or more
license applications would be extreme
ly short, it was declared by 10 V.
Morgan. who has been appointed as
the one-man Board Of Tax Appeals
under the new act.
The Commissioners are given power
to extend up to 30 days the time for
filing returns under the business priv
ilege tax, but no mention was made in
this section of applications for licenses
Some District officials suggested the
Commissioners might find it possible
to construe the act to permit extension
of the license application deadline, but
no action was expected if it was found
possible to get all of the license appli-
cations in by the end Of this month.
Mr.. Morgan cited another new fea-
ture of the revised Business Privilege
Tax Act. which will deprive taxpayers
of deduction of taxes paid on tam
gible personal property from the busi-
ness privilege tax, unless the personal
property tax bills are paid on time.
Returns Due in July.
Unless there is some change. this
will be by the end of September fol-
the first half payment and by the end
of March for the second half Under
the original business privilege law. the
credit could be claimed so long as the
personal property tax bill. plus any
penalty, was paid before the payment
Of the business privilege tax.
The returns to be made under the
revised tax will be due in July. In
stead of the fiat rate of two-fifths OF
l per cent in effect this year. the re-
vised law provides a graduated scale
for businesses dealing in wares, mer-
chandise and goods. If the spread
between buying and selling costs is 3
per cent or less. the tax rate on the
gross receipts will be one-tenth of l
per cent; if the spread is between 8
and per cent. the tax rate would
be- tWo-tenths of per cent: if the
spread is between and per cent
the tax rate will be three-tenths of /
per cent and if the spread is more
than per cent the rate will be four
tenths of / per cent.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
DIR. FRANK bALL0U
IS RENAMED HEAD
| OF D. c. SCHOOLS
Is Reappointed to Term of
Three Years-Has Served
for 18 Years.
C. B. DEGGES RESIGNS
AS BOARD SECRETARY
Miss Veryl G. Schult to Assume
Charge of Mathematics
Department.

Dr. Frank w. Ballou will serve an
other three-year term as superin-
tendent of the Washington public
schools, beginning July /.
His reappointment was approved
by the Board Of Education yesterday
without a dissenting vote, although
Mrs. Mary McNeill. colored board
member, asked to be recorded as not
voting. DR.. Ballou has served for 18
years.
At the same time the board re-
ceived and approved the resignation
of Charles B. Degges as its secretary.
to become effective July /. Mr..
Degges, who has been secretary TO
the board for the last three and
half years, said he was resigning 10
return to the field Of writing.
Mrs. Watkins Named.
AS Mr. Degges will leave today on
accumulated leave, the members au-
thorized Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle.
board president, to appoint tem-
porary successor, and Mrs. Doyle
named Mrs E. z. Watkins, who has
been an employe of the board for
20 years
Other appointments approved in
cluded Miss Veryl q. Schult TO be
head of the department of mathe-
mates in the white schools. She sue
ceeds William j. Wallis. recently re-
tired. Miss Schult is a teacher Of
French and mathematics at the Stu
art Junior High School, to which
post she was appointed in September.
1882
Made Full Time Instructor.
Miss Mildred c. Stoler, tempor-
airy history instructor al Wilson
Teachers College since 1887, was
made a full-time regular instructor.
Further action taken by the mem
bers included the Endorsement of a
bill pending III the Senate which
would not admit nonresident pupils
to the District school system without
payment of tuition
An enrolment of 92.lll students
was reported by the superintendent,
who told the board that because Of
slashes in the salary item for school
officers in the 1889 budget approxi-
mately $4,000 will have to be saved
somewhere during the fiscal year
1889.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
Peach Canning
Venture Urged
On Educators

The Board Of Education is consid-
ering venture into peach canning.
Mrs. Mary Steele of the Works
Progress Administration has asked
the board to sponsor the canning of
some peaches from the Surplus Com
modities Corp. to be used in connec-
ton with school lunches next year.
The board was asked to provide light,
heat and gas at the central kitchen,
164O Wisconsin avenue NV, as it
now does for the school lunch project.
Supt. Frank Ballou reported, how
ever, that due to the cut in fuel ap-
!, propriations for 1899 and the rider
saying that no additional funds can
be appropriated for that purpose the
schools cannot sponsor anything that
would involve spending Of money.
The matter is still pending.