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The Washington times., 1938-03-28

sons Tor not gong through WIN
the bold threats they are now
making for the laudable purpose
Of frightening Hitler off.
DRTTATN's good reason is the
attitude of her dominions.
No announcement Is likely to be
made; but it is a widely known
diplomatic secret that the do
lninions have indicated they
would not support Great Britain
IN any ordinary stop-Hitler &C
ton on the Continent. They are
too far overseas from the politi-
cal misery Of Europe to want
to shed their lives in it.
Furthermore, If Britain really
wanted to help Czechoslovakia
with troops, it would be difficult
from a practical military stand
point, because the Czechs are
geographically isolated.
In that second onsideration
lies also the improbability Of
French action. The French Qike
Britain) could stage some inef-
fective air forays, but the only
practical way they could help
the Czechs is by invading Ger
many. This would be as diff
cult and costly as any German
attempt to invade the French
line Of border fire.
The prospect is practically I'M
thinkable. Furthermore France
must think Of what Italy might
be doing, also Spain. 49,
If Britain and France really
intend to stop Hitler with war
they would now be announcing
1t, instead of strewing the Quai
d'Orsay and Downing Street with
diplomatic doubts.
VERY likely Hitler will handle
his next conquest with skill
sufficient to avoid war posSibili-
ties. The Czech situation is ripe
for q double finesse. The Nazis
in Czechoslovakia are promoting
internal political conflict on an
overwhelming scale.
While there seems to be little
chance that they can gain con-
troll, they can easily create a
situation at any time whereby
Hitler could feel forced" to
step in for their protection.
Thus, sufficient excuse can be
arranged for a benevolent occu-
patton" to promote law and
order of the Hitler variety at al
most any time.
SNCE the court explosion, Mr..
~ Roosevelt seems to be using
dynamite Sparingly to blast his
way through Congress. On the
reorganization bill, he preferred
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firmly estab-
lished as a
conviction in
the minds of
those who do
Americas for
Ell gn plan.
ming.
And, what
may be more
surprising to
the lay fol-
lower Of for
eign affairs
neither will
France.
Both have
@V1ffiniaVaf rao.
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committed an
act which, in
the light Of
pass q g e Of
time, m ay
come to be
seen as one
of the gravest
e r r o r s. Of
judgment he
made in his
political ca
reer.
His error
lies not so
much in the
act of dis
L
The Washington times., 1938-03-28

O1NCE the court explosion, Mr..
~ Roosevelt seems to be using
dynamite sparingly to blast his
way through Congress. On the
reorganization bill, he preferred
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the manner in which he fired
Chairman Morgan and the rea-
sons Mr.. Roosevelt gave to
justify his act.
The manner and the reasons
have served to arouse resent
nnent that will never die-until
Mr.. Roosevelt departs from the
White House-of not only one
Of the most powerful groups Of
people In America, but also the
men to whom may be traced
almost sole responsibility for
Americas industrial and mech.
anized greatness, the engineer.
ing profession.
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APPLICATION FOR ENTRY
JUNIOR DISTRICT DAY PARADE

w hereby make the following entry for display in the Junior
District Day Parade for and girls Of the District of Columbia
to formed In the south Constitution Avenue between
Seventh and Twelfth Streets N w. 1880 Wednesday,
April TO- 1898:
/. Individual decorated bicycles
2 Costume Group Skaters mot than five
Individual decorated sidewalk vehicle (scOOters
4 Float (self group prOpelled
Individual decorated doll carriage and
Drum Corps mot less than 1O).
l. BAND
8. Uniformed marching mot 1O)
9. Individual comic costume.
4V DOGS any Dreeo or age .
ATTENTION Glass Of the parade viii
GrOund%
o ~ W." -
Mark (X) opposite the class of your entry.
trophy will be awarded in each Of the 10 classes and there will
be many secondary prizes.
Age ......................Te Tel Observation-Disclosures.
OrganlzauOn
Address
Signature, Parent or Guardian
NOTES Sign and forward possible to
JUNIOR DISTRICT DAY EDITORS,
The Washington HeraId.Times
1917 81. N w, Washington D. Tel RE- 1894, Ext SS4
TO JOIN THE JUNIOR DISTRICT DAY PARADE FILL OUT
THIS ENTRY Mail 1t to the Junior District Day Editor
Washington Herald Times.
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sons for not going through with
the bold threats they are now
making for the laudable purpose
Of frightening Hitler off.
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q jimmy-tn fact two jinmies-
Farley and Roosevelt, fills. The
result was much neater, quieter
and far more effective.
The reorganization bills OPP
position leaders, Byrd, Wheeler
and Burke, agreed among them
selves they had never expert
enced such forceful inside pres
sure from the White House.
They could actually see their
votes falling away, on impor-
tant amendments, but so eff
GENTLY were the diversions ef-
fected, no one yet knows how
the whole job was done.
However, these following
things are definitely discernibIe
through the inner eye:
The patronage Of one doubt
full Senator was completely held
up until he decided to vote
against opposition amendments.
A Southern Senator who Is up
for reelection this year received
assurances of Administration
support for construction Of five
more flood control reservoirs
and thereupon deserted the op-
position.
A Southwestern Senator was
unable to get any action out Of
the Administration on an In
dian lands question in which he
was vitality interested-until he
changed his mind about an
amendment to the reorganiza-
ton bill. ...
General Farley called three
Senators Cat leaSt) and told
them a vote for a pending
amendment would be considered
a direct slap at the President. In
view of Mr.. Farley's position as
chairman Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, they knew
what was expected Of them.
Both Roosevelt, pere, and
Roosevelt, fills, used their tele-
phone connections with the Sen
ate cloakroom freely throughout
the fight. \
THE world howl caused by
l. General Frances ruthless
bombing of Barcelona was not
the only bad news he received
about it. The bombing itself
was a military flop.
Franco had Just completed his
T0-mile drive on the ,Aragon
front. The Hitler coup in Aus.
tria had just been accomplished.
The Spanish conqueror
thought he could discourage
the loyalist government and its
people by breaking the widely
recognized military rule which
holds that bombing civilian
populations never accomplishes
any noteworthy military pur.
pose. tThere were no troops
in Barcelona, only a supplies
center.)
The result helped to prove
the rule again. AS usual, the
civilian bombings strengthened
the resistance Of the enemy,
and caused antagonism In other
countries.
OENATOR WHEELER has the
~ single.minded devotion Of
a birddog to his purposes in pur.
suing his railroad investigation.
The other day he picked up a
letter from the table, eyed .
witness severely and said:
Here's a letter from Samuel
Karp. Who is Mr.. Karp?"
The witness smiled, squirmed
uncomfortably and someone else
replied: why, Senator, he's your
investigator. He's sitting right
next to you"
Even Wheeler enjoyed the
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But
Says BOGke Garter

WHEN Mr.. Roosevelt fired
w Arthur Morgan from the
Craftsmanship Of the iva, he
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DOMINIONS REFUSE
TO "STOP HITLER"
NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
BY PAUL MALLoN

III
Reserved Reproduction in Full
DRITA1NS Chamberlain may have left Hitler guessing
ID but he did not leave anyone in authority here in doubt
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That Britain win not 60 to
war to protect Czechoslovakia
and Central Europe Is now
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
Long Range Effects

A RTHUR MORGAN. most OBJ
"A servers appear to have over.
looked completely in evaluattng
the long-rsnge effects Of the
Morgsn-Roo sevelt-TVA row, is
primarily an engineer. More
over, he is an exceedingly good
engineer, and is widely respect
ed and liked by all first-class
engineers in the nation. He is
respected because Of his long
standing ability. He Is liked be.
cause the engineering profession
knows that Mr.. Morgan sacrt-
feed much of his own career to
put into operation many Of his
engineering ideals at Antioch
College, Of which he is presi-
dent. That is a fact that is not
known to the lay public, unrec-
ognized by most Of Congress
and, If known, apparently ig.
nored by Mr.. Roosevelt.
v
Golden Opportunity
MIR. MORGAN felt that the
AVA iva ultimately would do
great things for America and
for American engineers. But
when he saw this golden oppor-
tunity to stop the drift toward
Capitalization Of not only In
dustry but Government as well
and restore the States to their
rightful status Of Government
bodies in America being ruined
by wasteful engineering, his hon
esty as an engineer and his in
tegrity toward his profession
forced him to speak out what
he felt was the truth.
But, having thus spoken, he
felt that his story would be de-
Stroyed, distorted and his sac
rifice worthless If he should at
tempt to explain to a lawyer,
and at that one who can record
little practical law experience,
who was not interested nor could
be expected to understand the
engineering soul that was crying
out through the Morgan pro-
tests. That Is why Arthur Nor.
gan has kept his counsel to
himself and will tell his engineer
ing facts only when he knows
he has q fair and free oppor-
tunity to tell it to the nation
without fear Of having his story
being obscured by the obnoxious
smell of political red herrings
drawn across the trail by Mr..
Roosevelt.
Copyright Ledger syndicate)
(BoGEe Carriers opinions are
his DUN and not necessarily
those OF The Washington
Evening star., 1938-04-20
NEWPLANSMADE
TO.HALT EROSION
Sutphin Suggests Money
From Recovery Funds
Be Used for Work.

New plans to prevent loss Of beaches
through erosion were under way to-
day as result Of discussions at the
annual meeting yesterday of the
American Shore and Beach Preserva-
ton Association at the National Re-
search Council Building.
Representative Sutphin, Democrat,
Of New Jersey suggested that funds
from the new recovery program be
used to preserve beaches. He urged
members Of the association to interest
Congress in such plan.
j. Spencer Smith, president of the
organization and chairman of the New
Jersey Board of Commerce and Navi-
CATION, said the people of the country
must be made aware of "the need Of
protecting and preserving our beaches
from erosion" He added:
I'VE should enlighten those who
are ignorant as to the conditions pre-
vailing on our shore fronts and the
great social, engineering and financial
problems they present"
Col. Elliott j. Dent. retired Army
engineer, saw as the most important
Evening star., 1938-04-20
WHEAT INSURANCE
PLANS DISCUSSED
Practical Ideas on Policies
Sought From States by
Federal Officials.
BY the Associated Press.


OMAHA, Nebr., April 20.-Details
involved in inaugurating the Govern
ment's wheat crop insurance program.
with particular emphasis on what the
reaction of farmers may be. was dis
oussed here today by Government
officials and representatives of wheat
producing States.
Wheat farmers were told that if
tney can make the wheat insurance
program a success that will be taking
a step forward for agriculture since it
is planned to extend the plan for
benefit of corn and cotton growers.
Government officials charged with
responsibility of setting up the plan
sought from representative of the
various States practical ideas for
establishing policies to be followed
this summer when wheat farmers
may, if they wish, insure their 1899
crop to the extent of so to rs per
cent by payments of varying amounts
OF wheat from the 1888 crop. Prem
1uns also may be paid in cash, which.
will be used by the Federal Crop In
surance Corp. to buy wheat which
will be held in storage until benefc-
1aries make claims against it.
Secretary Wallace in opening the
conference yesterday termed wheat
growing a risky business and asserted
that every wheat grower faces the
prospect of failure in some future
year.
Purpose of the insurance is to
amortize this risk over a period of
years. he said. He termed it an ex-
pertinent. which if successful will be-
come valuable social instrument.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
Is acceptable" was regarded by Dem.

as acceptable" was regarded by DEM
ocrats as highly debatable.
What they did not consider debat-
able was the benefit possibly to be de-
rived from national administration
support, should 1t be thrown to a
Tydings foe.
Senator Tydings, a frequent critic
Of Roosevelt legislation in Congress,
has linked his reelection bid closely
to the gubernatorial campaign of
Mayo1 Howard w. Jackson.
Sasscer Is Mentioned.
Attorney General Herbert r. O'Conor
an avowed stop Jackson" candidate
and once regarded as possible sem
atorial candidate, now is firmly settled
in the gubernatorial race; State Senate
President Lansdale G. Sasscer, also a
gubernatorial candidate. but less firmly
settled, also has been mentioned as q
possible opponent to Senator Tydings
State Controller William S. Gordy
jr., whose candidacy is not so closely
identified with a "stop-Jackson" move
ment as that of Mr.. O'Conor and Mr.
Sasscer, has indicated he will seek the
gubernatorial nomination without q
full ticket behind him.
Indicative Of the anti-Tydings move
ment, Eldridge Hood Young, secretary
Of the Maryland Roosevelt League, said
the league was comforting with a very
prominent man" with the idea of in
ducing him to file against the Senator
Evening star., 1938-04-20

need general planning and cooper
alton. rather than individual projects
for each community.
The delegates reelected Mr.. Smith
president and George Hjelte, super
intendent of the Los Angeles Depart
ment Of Playground and Recreation.
vice president. Frank D. Holmes of
the New jersey Board of Commerce
and Navigation was named secretary
treasurer, succeeding the late Victor
Gelineau. Chosen as directors we're
Prof. Thorndike Saville, dean of the
College Of Engineering at New York
University; P. A. Morrison of the
Maryland State Roads Commission;
Col. Marcel Garsaud of New Or
leans: Conrad l.. Wirth Of the Ma
tional Park Service, Washington;
Rear Admiral Leo Otis Colbert, head
OF the United States Coast and Geo.
detic Survey; w. F.. Straub of VIM
netka, Ill; Robert j. Kingery Of the
Chicago Regional Planning Associa-
ton, and Sidney Shapiro, assistant
chief engineer Of the Long Island
Park Commission.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
YOUTHS CONDUCT
C|TY'SBUS|NESS
Parade and Luncheon Are
Features of Day as Elders
Are OuSted.

School children today took over the
Job of running the District govern
ment for day, learning from the
officials at whose desks they sat some
thing about the tasks that may con-
front them in years to come.
Key posts at the District Building,
fire and police headquarters, the courts
and other official positions were filled
by 80 boys and girls, ranging from l3
to Is years DID, selected for the one
day of glory and practical education in
civic affairs from junior high. parochial
and private schools of the city.
The Junior officials assembled in the
board room of the District Building at
am. to be administered the oath of
ONCE by Judge John p. Mcmahon of
Police Court. The ceremonies were
broadcast. After being sworn in. the
youths were escorted to their desks bv
the officials whose titles they assumed
for the day.
The Junior officials and their elders
were scheduled to meet at the Willard
Hotel for luncheon at 1915 pm. and
TO assemble at 80 for a parade up
Constitution avenue. starting at pm.
from between Seventh and Twelfth
streets NV.
approximately $500 school boys and
girls We're to march in the parade,
past reviewing stands between Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets NV,
occupied by the regular District off,
Gals and their junior substitutes.
Messages from President Roosevelt
and other officials were to be read at
the reviewing stand.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
STUDY OF BEN MIN G
SCHOOL NEEDS VOTED
Citizens Association to Present
Views to Board at Meeting
Monday.

Needs of the Benning School will
be Investigated by the secretary of the
Benning Citizens Association and
presented to the meeting Of the School
Board on Monday, it was decided at
a meeting of the group last night.
The association asked traffic lights
at the intersection Of Minnesota
avenue with Benning road and Grant
street NE.
Members of the association agreed
to ask the District Suffrage Com
mittee that they be allowed to vote
in the suffrage referendum at their
school in Benning.
The association again sought action
in marking safety crossing zones for
pedestrians at intersections. voting to
take the matter up with Traffic Di-
rector Van DuZer.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
INQUEST DUE TOMORROW
INTO TRAFFIC FATALITY
Death OF Texas School Teacher
Under Truck Is 9th of
Year in D. C.,

A coroners inquest will be held to.
morrow into the death of ]. LEROY
Stem, 36, Vigo Park (TexJ school
teacher, who was crushed beneath a
lotion concrete mixing truck which
leaped the curb at Third street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. yesterday
morning.
The brakes on the huge truck ap-
parently failed and the vehicle
careened over the curb when the driver
swung it to avoid a collision with a
school bus loaded with visiting sight
seers. The driver of the truck, police
reported was George F. Wald. %, OF
1927 Emerson street NV, who was
held for the inquest
The death Of Mr. Stem was Wash
ington's twenty-seventh traffic fatality
this year. This compares with SO last
year.
Evening star., 1938-04-20

apartment, and the next day set out
to find myself a job. At the third
agency 1 got break. There was a
spot open for a prop designer at
American National Pictures and I
got it.
had expected the papers would be
full of my discharge from Julia's en-
| ploy. but they weren't. Not word.
And this got me to thinking that
maybe she wasn't quite as bad as l
thought. AS a matter Of fact, I got
to thinking other things, too-mostly
about Julia. I got to thinking that
now I was free man with good job,
and why shouldn't give her ring
some day?
kept putting it off. After the way
I'd treated her I couldn't blame her
for being sore Two weeks later Moe
Langdon called me up.
Listen, you dub. Julias been kid
naped and it's your fault Shut up
and let me finish. I got a note from
her abductors If breathe a word
of this to anyone, it means the end
Of our little Julia. They want $50,O0O.
It's got to be delivered to rendezvous
in the mountains :"
| THERE was guy waiting at the
top of the pass when got there
From his vantage point he commanded
a view of the whole valley. He knew
I'd come alone.
He grinned at me when I gave him
the dough. where's Julia?" said.
He jerked a thumb over his shoulder.
1.-TWO miles back, in a cabin. Follow
the trail" He smirked and yielded
to the temptation to plant one ON his
nose.
I ran all the way to the c bin. Julia
was inside, bound and gagged. I
didn't know the extent of my relief,
and apparently Julia didn't know hers.
We clung to each other and said, a
lot of silly things. Then Julia dried
her eyes.
Il could have had you fired from
your old job." she said, lust the way
I made Moe Langdon hire you for
my bodyguard. But didn't want to-.
wanted you to-to satiate your old
pride"
Wait minute" I said. How
about this kidnapping business?"
1T was your own fault" she said.
"You-you were so stubborn. You
wouldn't call me up. had to do
something"
Then it was a gag?"
She didn't say anything, just stared
at me. Well, thought, what's the
use? I'm destined to look after this
kid the rest of my life, and I might
as well like it.
tcop,risht. 1sssJ
Evening star., 1938-04-20
OPPOSES
TYD|NGS IN RACE
Administration May Still Be
Hunting Acceptable
Candidate.
BY the Associated Press,

BY tCe Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 2O.-The vital
political question Of who's going to
run against Tydings?" came to the
front today in the muddled six-way
tussle for Maryland's Democratic
gubernatorial nomination.
Immediate cause for focusing new
attention on Senator Millard E. Tyd-
ings' bid for reelection was the an
nouncement that Mauritz Hallgren,
Howard County editor, lecturer and
New Deal supporter, had filed as a
candidate to oppose the Senator in
the Democratic primaries.
Mr.. Hallgren's candidacy failed to
draw as much attention from party
leaders as did reports from Washing
ton the Roosevelt administration would
welcome appearance Of an acceptable"
senatorial prospect who could beat the
Havre de Grace incumbent.
May Not Be Acceptable"
Whether Mr.. Hallgren. a newcomer
in State politics and without apparent
organization backing, could fill the bill
Evening star., 1938-04-20
$4,000 FOR FUMES

OTTAWA, April 20 (P)-An inter-
national arbitration commission yes
terday awarded $4,000 to a group of
Washington residents who had claimed
S3,O00.O00 damages allegedly caused
by smelter fumes blown across the
Canadian border at Trail, British Co.
lumbia.
The award was in addition to
s350.0OO damages granted in 1885 for
claims prior to 1882
Evening star., 1938-04-20

grinned, "you we're all-American full
back, and when the public reads that
you're riding herd over little julia
"A swell friend you are!" I snapped.
MY pail You know I'm the best stage
designer in the business. Listen.
Moe" 1 stopped. He was still
grinning. the grin that meant it was
hopeless for me to argue. How much
will you pay?"
1.-TWO hundred bucks a week-and
what easy money
He was right. it was easy money
providing a man didn't have any pride.
I did. I earned every dime Of that
200 bucks. 1t took the starch out of
me to be seen trailing that saucy lit
tie redhead everywhere she went.
don't mean she was hard to get along
with. She wasn't. Not at first. 1t
was the principle Of the thing.
wasn't used to being ordered around
by little chit of a redhead.
Tomorrow morning." she'd say,
we're going horseback riding. Be at
the house at g." Or, Tonight the
Keanes are giving party. I'll have
to be there" That meant had to
be there, too. 1t griped me, this busi-
ness of being shown no consideration.
1 guess my attitude must have
shown how I felt. At any rate, Julia
began taking a delight in putting me
on the spot-making me pose for pic
lures, making me attend afternoon
teas where I'd be the only man pres
ent-stuff like that. But I didn t
complain. 1 grinned and bore it.
This fact got under Julia's skin.
X 4
THERE came time three weeks
later when Julia wanted to 60
for drive in the country. So we
started in her flashy roadster: Julia
at the wheel. We drove toward Santa
Barbara, we're half way there wher
it flashed across my mind that she
was due at the studio for rehearsal
at 3 o'clock. and at this rate she
wouldn't be there 1t occurred to me
too, that it was my responsibility te
get her there.
I told her she'd better turn around
and head back. She said she was tiree
Of rehearsals and was going to skip it
I told her no she wasn't; it. was my
job to see that she attended rehearsal.
and she was going to be at this one
She laughed and asked how expected
to make her if she didn't want to go;
Like this" said, and switched
off the ignition and pulled up thu
brake. She was furious. She wouldn
get out of the drivers seat. So
lifted her up in my arms. and it wa!
such swell opportunity kissed he
tn . fashion that must have mad
Evening star., 1938-04-20
RUSSELL ASKS NEW
PLAYGROUND AREAS
Urges Development of Tracts in
National Forests or on Locally
Owned Lands.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Senator Russell, Democrat, of Geor-
gia asked Congress yesterday to per-
nit the Secretary of Agriculture to CO.
operate with States and municipalities
IN developing and operating recrea-
tional areas in national forests or on
locally owned lands
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
Of Mississippi introduced a bill to au-
thorize construction of a 100000
post Office and Federal building at
Macon, Miss
Representative Boykin, Democrat,
of Alabama proposed in a bill that the
Federal Court of Claims be authorized
to determine claims cases involving
alleged losses by contractors as re-
suit Of increased costs during opera
ton of the National Recovery Ad-
ministration Act.