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The Washington times., 1938-12-07

Plymouth 1888 De Luxe Coupe GEQO
Hard to tell from a brand-new pOO"
car. Glistening finish, immaculate up
holstery, low mileage. Sold with new
car guarantee and terms. See it today
and you'll buy it at this low price.
CHERNER MOTOR CO.
1711 Florida Ave. N. W. North 1855
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Pontiac 1884 4-Door De Luxe cox
Sedan-Jet finish, hand-tufted, PAO
spotless broadloom upholstery. DOWN
Motor checked o. K. and it's winter
ready. Four brand new tires. Don't
walt see 1t today at the amazing low
terms OF S25 down and only $14.OS a
month to start February /, 1889.
LEO ROCCA. INC.
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1884 PONTIAC 2-Door Town Sedan
rand new tires and fine shape: just
traded to US by prominent Government
official on new 1899 Pontiac; radio
equipped. Arcade Pontiac. l410 Irving
ST. N. W. AID. O575. (Branch). n. Y
Ave. 4 Bladensburg Rd. N. z.
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Plymouth 1884 Coupe-In splen- &1OE
did running condition, thor pAVO
oughly reconditioned.
N. E. BRANCH L. P. STEUART
14l 18th St N e. Atlantic 5000
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Plymouth 1887 De Luxe 4-Door CEOO
Touring Sedan-Original lustrous pCA0
jet black finish, low mileage, spotlessly
clean interior, motor and tires perfect.
A real buy for only $529.
COAST-IN, INC.
407 Florida Ave. ". e. Atlantic 1900
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CHEVROLET

@SSS>~E~S>>S 1S1>s~>o-~>D>~~- -~N~--
Chevrolet 1899 Coach-Good paint &1I0
and tires; q clean car for only ~A1V
$140
N. e. BRANCH L. p. sTEUART
141 18th st. N. K, Atlantic $500
Chevrolet 1894 Sedan-Here's q Q1OS
bargain. clean, perfect per- PAOO
forming car at only $195. Black finish.
tires are excellent. See 1t now.
EMERSON & ORME
18th & NJ SITS N w District 800
CHEVROLET 1887 4-Door Trunk Sedan
$445. Coast.In, 407 Florida Ave. N. E.
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6-cyl.: large trunk; gray paint: clean up
holstery; excellent tires. $575. C.. C..
Guaranty. Capitol Cadillac Co, 1929
22nd St. N. W. NAIL. $500. Open Sun
day and evenings.
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PLYMOUTH

Plymouth 1894 Sedan - Re- Git 60
possessed, balance only oil 'VG
S117.62. Cash or terms
STATE FINANCE CO.
10th 4 H SITS. N. W.
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PONTIAC 1885 6-Cyl. 4-Door Touring
Sedan-Motor, paint, tires and general
condition of this fine car will please
the most critical buyer. Low price at
$246. PACKARD. Path and N SITS. N. W
REnphlic Ol4h.
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LlNCOLN ZEPHYR

LINCOLN N.ZEPHYR-1936 5Pass Sedan:
black paint: excellent tires; clean uphoI.
stery and Q splendid motor, $475. c. c: 9.
Guaranty. Capitol Cadillac Co., 1922
22nd St. N. W. Natl $500. Open Sun
day and evening".
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as can be, quiet, smooth motor, all excel.
lent tires. Ready for winter driving. $396.
Terms. Call Mr.. Blessing. MA. $3.50.
Hill Tibbitts. lila Vermont Ave. N. W.
Montana labor news., 1938-02-17
Hot Fire on Southern Low Wages

The South is rebeling at last, yer in high
places, against it's low wage policy. The fight
against starvation pay has only begun, but
ultimate victory for fair. pay is sure.
Two significant events mark the crumbling
Of southern sentiment upholding low pay.
First was the statement Of governors Of
southwestern states, declaring fatty against
low wages and saying the South wants no
labor eXploiters.
Second was the blast Of Josephus Daniels
against low wages. Mr.. Daniels, ambassador
to Mexico, former secretary Of the navy and
newspaper publisher, is highly respected and
his opinions have much influence.
"It is very s%hortsighted Of the South to
wish to continue low wages" said Mr.. Dan
iels, among other things.
Labor, fa~r-sighted employers and progress
sive forces everywhere, still face a long,
hard fight against low pay. And southern
employers must be watched to see that they
make good on the fair words of their spokes-
men. But a decided step forward has been
taken in the war for decent wages.
Montana labor news., 1938-02-17
Of Wealth

A committee created by the Congress in
1916 reported that 2 per cent Of the people
of this country owned 60 per cent Of the total
wealth; that IS per cent of the people owned
another SO per cent; and the remainder, or
60 per cent of the population, owned only
about 7 per cent of the total wealth.
In 1890 the Federal Trade Commission re-
ported that l per cent Of the people owned
SO per cent Of the total wealth and that IS
per cent of the people owned only a small
fraction of the total wealth, probably not
more than 5 per cent.
Thus, we see in a period of IA years a
rather striking trend towards the concentra-
ton of the wealth in few hands.
Should this trend continue over another 10
or Is years, we can readily visualize the
serious situation which would be facing us
from a social viewpoint. %InequitieS and
disparities if they continue will
jeopardize the system which has enabled our
nation to reach its present high stage of de-
velopment and civilization.-Daniel c.. Roper,
Secretary of Commerce.
Montana labor news., 1938-02-17
Public Health

Just a month ago Surgeon General Thomas
Parran, chief Of the U. S. Health Service,
broke ground for a new group of buildings
to be erected in Washington, D.. c., to house
his department. It is said that the ceremony
of putting the first big steam shovel to work
on the project was rushed considerable and
for good cause.
Surgeon General Parran had just scanned
the findings of a crew of health investigators
which had spent months investigating health
conditions throughout the United States. The
health survey was just another of those WPA
boondoggling projects the Republicans rallied
against in the presidential campaign. But it
uncovered a state of affairs that appalled, the
President and the United States Health
Service.
From the health and economic records Of
1850 900 individuals living in every part Of
the nation, of every economic and social level
and every age group it was found that every
day one out of 20 people is too i'll to 60 to
work, school or attend to customary activi-
ties. Furthermore, every man, woman and
child, on the average, suffers ten days of in
capacity annually, and the average youngster
is sick in bed seven days Of the year, the
average oldster IS days.
Other findings were as follows:
Two million five hundred thousand people
AZ per cent Of the 6,000,00 sick every day
suffer from chronic diseases.
Sixty-fve thousand people are totally deaf;
$4,000 more are deaf and dumb; 100000 lack
a hand, arm, foot or leg; 100000 have perma-
nent spinal injuries; 100000 are totally blind,
and 1000, 900 others are permanent cripples.
Two persons on the "relief income" level
are disabled for one week or longer for every
one person better off economically. Only
one in $50 family heads in the income group
of more than $4,000 yearly cannot seek work
because of chronic disability. In "relief level"
families one in every 20 family heads is dis
abled.
Relief and low-income families are sick
longer as well as more often than better
financed families.
These are only a few Of the facts uncovered
by the survey, but they all give point to the
apparent fact that inadequate diet, poor
housing, unemployment and the instability
of the labor market all tend to create i'm
mediate health problems the government
must, sooner or later, undertake to solve.
Montana labor news., 1938-02-17
ROOtingF

If there were no other signs OF roofing
fascism in America, the insistent demand Of
certain powerful industrial groups that all
trade unions be incorporated should be evil
dence enough. Back of all the ballyhoo
about making labor unions responsible
through incorporation is the hope of Ameri-
can fascists that the chartering Of trade I'M
ions may become the sole function OF the
state.
Were Congress to pass a law compelling all
trade unions to incorporate, control OF all
labor movements would be in the hands of
political forces. State charters, under such
a setup, could be denied or delayed by a hos
tile administration, or unions incorporated
under the state could be attacked by political
enemies at the crucial time of a strike by
politicians stepping in and threatening the
dissolution of the union involved. Further
more, incorporation would compel publica-
ton Of the financial standings Of all unions.
This would expose the internal affairs of or
gained labor and open the way to connivery
on the part of shyster lawyers.
Labor unions, as they exist today, are free,
se~lf-governing bodies and as such they con-
stitute a menace to any type Of dictatorship,
be it industrial or political. Labor unions
operate on basic, democratic principles. They
respect majority rule. Their defense of the
basic liberties of the people is traditional.
They have always championed free speech, a
free press and the right to peace assemblage.
They have lent their strength to perpetuate
the sanctity of the ballot box. They have
c~hampioned free school system. They have
always challenged autocracy and the tyranny
Of special privilege.
It is noteworthy that one Of Mussolini's
first official acts after gaining control Of the
Italian military forces was to dissolve and
outlaw every labor union in Italy. Hitler
did identically the anne in Germany. Fas-
cism and nazism will never be found under
the same roof with the trade union move
ment because organized labor is constantly
at war against these breeds of tyranny.
No doubt a great many people, unacquaint-
ed with the real purposes of the trade union
movement, actually believe that the in
corporation of labor unions would in some
mysterious way bring peace to the sweated
masses and greater security to industry. But
whether they realize it or not, the advocates
of compulsory incorporation Of all unions are
actually proposing legislation which will
eventually establish fascism in America.
Montana labor news., 1938-02-17
Letting the Tax Cat Out of the Bag!

James H. R. Cromwell, who married the
Buck" Duke tobacco fortune, has let the
Big Business tax cat out of the bag. Telling
tales before the congressional tax committee,
he demanded the repeal of all income, gift,
profits and inheritance taxes. He demanded
that in its place a manufacturers sales tax
be placed on all articles to raise all money for
federal, state and local governments.
"Would you put the same rate on bread
and meat as you would on whiskey and cigar
ettes?" asked Chairman Doughton.
eyes, sir" was the emphatic reply Of MIR.
Cromwell.
'"That would mean the same rate for John
D. Rockefeller and for a section hand" re-
marked Doughton. Mr.. Cromwell admitted
that it would, but insisted that by 'iberating
capital it would help the poor.
20, liberty, liberty!" Mr.. Doughton chant
ed. "What crimes are committed in thy
name!"
Cromwell said directly and openly what
the Spokesman of Big Business all think, and
which they have been saying in a more or
less roundabout way for many years. Reed
Smoot fathered a federal sales tax bill in
1921. Judge Gary of the steel trust, who up
held the 12-hour day as necessary, wrote
articles in favor of it. So did Otto Kahn,
Wall Street banker. Andrew Mellon favored
a sales tax before an executive session of a
Senate committee, but had wit enough not
to do so openly. And the same gang from
the same Big Business has been going on
in the same way ever since.
The Duke fortune which Mr.. Cromwell
married originated in the tobacco monopoly,
which the Supreme Court Of the United
States condemned as illegal and vicious. It
was increased in the utility business, in
which the Federal Trade Commission found
that Duke Power Company w%rite-ups were
more outrageous than those of almost any
other utility company. But he has let the
Big Business tax cat out Of the bag, and
something may be forgiven him for that.
Montana labor news., 1938-02-17

In Abe's day, they thought nothing was too
good for a railsplitter. Today, if you're a
Michigan timber worker who wants a living
wage, the vigilantes beat you to a pulp in the
name of Americanism.
Montana labor news., 1938-02-17

Some men make monkeys Of themselves
and then take refuge in the defense that they
are only human beings, but when a monkey
tries to act like a mamie thinks he's smart.
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To Visit Relatives

Sailing from Vancouver Sibilla
will spend a short time in Japan
before continuing on to North
China, where she will spend sew
eral weeks with relatives. Her
present plans call for a return
trip by way of India, Egypt and
italy, if enough time permits. 1t
is possible that she may meet
her mother and the Minister in
Europe in the late summer.
The Spanish proverb: HE
who would bring home the
wealth of the Indies must carry
the wealth Of the Indies with
him" So it is in travelling, a
man must carry knowledge with
him if he would bring home
knowledge, fits Sibilla we'll.
This attractive young lady, a
lecturer in her own right, speaks
not only her native tongue, Rus
sian, but with equal fluency
French, English and Italian,
while she has a smattering OF
German and Portuguese.
She has Travelled extensively,
and frequently alone, as she is
doing this trip, and on each trip
she culls the most interesting
experiences to relate for the
amusement of her friends.
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Sails Tomorrow

Miss Gertrude Borzi. young
coloratura soprano OF Washing
ton, is sailing tomorrow for a
concert tour of Europe begin
ming May 10 in Berlin. While
abroad, Miss Borzi will attend
the world premiere of the opera,
'The Scarlet Letter." by the
American composer, Vittorio
Giannini, to be given in Ham
burg on June 26.
Miss Borzi will be accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Mary
Borzi, Mr.. Vittorio Giannini and
his sister, Miss DuSolina Clan
mini, of the Metropolitan Opera,
who is to sing in her brothers
opera.
Miss Borzi was presented in
Washington last fall by her aunt,
Nine. Agasta, in a concert at
the Mayflower. Recently she
appeared on the program at the
luncheon given for Mrs. Roose-
welt by the 73d Club.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dorsch.
of Jackson Heights, N. Y. are
in Washington for an indefinite
stay, stopping at Wardman Park
Hotel while here.
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PETIT POINT

arrived just in time to hear the yells
and see the winner but Charlie
Wilson and sister Mary got there be-
fore the start The two McAdoo
girls, from Baltimore, blonde Annie
and dark Sally, were dashing up and
down followed by college lads.
Milo Gray, New York glamour
girl, was in the paddock talking to
the jockeys Bill STREET. looked
quite happy and Jane Wilbur
looked like a fisherman in macin-
tosh Jerry Webb, taking pic
lures and interviews Then the
William Doellers, the Sloanes, the
Arthur Whites and others Bet
tina Belmont (for once not following
the fashion of Roo de la Pay) in COM
Portable tweeds (perhaps even too
comfortable judging by the length
of the skirt) and a heavy pair of
black boots Then rush to the
Belvedere Hotel for the usual cock
tail hour rendezvous Cristlanl
Torlonia, from Rome, Italy, and
bunch of New Workers Angy
Duke, from Tuxedo Park, N. Y, and
pretty wife, formerly Priscilla c.
George, having a gay champagne
party for a few New Workers and
our Muffin" Bacon and Ann Child
... Still in the bar, Representative
Nan Wood Honeyman and daughter
squirrel by George Mahoney
Frank Hamilton and Connie Child
-. Jock Merriam, Jamie McCor-
mack, from Middleburg, and Billy
Russell were some Of the prominent
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By igor CASSlni;

SWANS -. Ruth Dove was prominent;
too Jimmie Mitchell sat at table
with natives.
Marietta Peabody, pretty and
dashing blonde from Philadelphia,
left us around 8 p. m, so we ended
with Emily Davis, Angel Lloyd,
Eleanor Flood, Ann Child, Alec
Pierce, who left yesterday for New
Bedford; Larry Baker and Barry
Woods, in a rather aggressive mood,
that night at the Oasis, unusual and
colorful night-spot dive E. 1t is
located in a cellar, and for the past
nine years it has proven gold mine
for the inventive owner E. The fea-
ture is a line of chorus girls, whose
ages range from % to At John
BARRYMORE, on one of his Baltimore
visits, spent hours at the Oasis, and
wound up reciting Hamlet's sollloquy
=. The patrons were pretty mad at
him for introducing melancholy
note, and Barrymore had to square
himself with the irate customers by
buying drinks for the house -. All
the ones who brought their "pink
coats" or "tails" went to the Mary
land hunt ball =. and later, around
2 o'clock, white-tied, black-tied, and
even tweeded gentlemen, as Jack
Shinkle, from St. Louis, went to
Green Spring Valley Hunt Club =.
On the subject of "horses," Nancy
Letter is going to have house party
for the Warrenton Gold Cup on the
9th .. Angelica Lloyd, who'll be one
of the guests, will sleep in the bath
tub, as the house, as all houses, will
be oyerorowded.
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fectly when she said, Kathleen
should keep on modelling brides,
over and over again."
THE lace gowns were exquisite
L and the ballroom simply
overlooked with people and Isa-
bel Guest was one of the most
stunning persons there. We also
glimpsed Nine. Ricardo Alfaro,
Sonora de GuachalIa, petite wife
of the Minister from Bolivia:
Sonora de Puga, wife of the Air
Attache of the Chilean En-.
bassy; Mrs. Royal Copeland,
wife of Senator Copeland: Kath.
ryn Fuqua in a charming, pale
yellow, and Mrs. Dutch" Rec
side very gay and springlike.
THE Fairfax Hunt Horse Show,
L an hour later, and Mrs. Wal.
ter Watson there in a gray tail.
ored suit that was a knockout:
Fritz Heller and Walter Squire,
two of the most amusing people,
Fenello Castenado in rich
browns, Dorothy Radford, wife
of Commander Radford, in gray
tweeds and a Jade green blouse.
Mrs. Jock Whitney, so inter.
ested in the ring and horses that
she was oblivious to everything
else. The Jerry" Sheehans,
with Mrs. Sheehan in rose
we e d S; Margaret Cotter,
strangely enough, not riding but
watching the show from her car:
George Benoit, Bill Mcclellan
saying this show was the best Of
all, and then the rain which
sent us promtly home.
QACK to the Shoreham for
- dinner and Bill Bray che is
secretary to Postmaster General
Farley) with his pretty wife, in
a large group for dinner, Mrs.
David TeaSdale, with her golden
hair as smooth as a cap and
a gay print dinner gown, dane.
ing past, the Walter Hayes with
Mrs. Hayes in a crimson and
gold brocade, which was most
effective with her blond color.
ing: Clyde Powell, deputy ad.
miniStrator of the FILA and a
grand person, having a small
group for dinner, then drop.
ping into
uEIGH.HO, which could not
II have been more gay nor
crowded with Billy Russell los.
ing an Easter egg made of rub
Der and having everyone, includ-
ing Leo, searching for it, under
tables and everywhere else.
Peggy Townsend. Bayne and
Eleanor Castle with the latter
wearing a gorgeous hat: Bill
McEvoy with a so pretty girl:
Madge Cotter, who was stun.
ming; Johnny Wheeler, Smith
Bowman, Imogene Powell, AIDE
laide Henry, Frank Reside,
Dick Lyons. HAL Henry, Jes.
sica johnson in a dramatic
white chiffon gown and-the
orchestra should have an orchid,
it played so generously, and any
thing anyone asked.
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W t C h all those hundreds of
people run like mad through the
muddy fields as to watch the race
itself Z. that only a very few could
calmly and really enjoy without hav-
ing to suffer heartstrain and loss
of wind Just the same, everybody
from Boston, New York, Baltimore,
Washington and the Hunting Coun-
try was there Several flew down,
terrifying some of the spectators by
coming down a little too close . .
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt couldn't
miss the race. nor could superb Liz
Whitney From Washington came
the B elgian Ambassador and
Countess van der Straten-P onthoz;
the Netherlands Minister and Nine.
de With; the George CARROTS; Lieut..
Comdr. and Mrs. William Thomas !;
the John Williams Elinor Ryan
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-02

This vivacious. dark haired
young lady, whose brown eyes
fairly dance as she talks with
you, will do a little seeing
America first" en- route to Van
couver, whence she will sail the
latter part of the month. She
is stopping over for visits in
Chicago, Los Angeles. San Fran
cisco, and Seattle. In Los An
geles she will be the guest OF
Miss Lya Florescu, a cousin Of
the former Counselor of the
Rumanian Legation. and herself
q recent visitor in Washington.
She also spent some time with
the Bianchis while she was in
the East.
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Purchase Florida Lot

Mr.. and Mrs. Howell van Ger
big have purchased a large lake
front lot on Jungle Point at
Palm Beach, Florida, and are
expected to be among those
building new houses this sum.
mer. Mrs. van Gerbig is the
former Dorothy Fell, daughter
Of Mrs. Ogden L. Mills, who is
the widow of the former Sec
rotary Of the Treasury.
Mrs. Anna Perkins Stewart
Is visiting the Inverurie, in Ham.
tlton, Bermuda.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-02

Mrs. Roosevelt heads the list
of patronesses for the annual
benefit of the Newspaper
Women's Club of Washington
of which she is an honorary
member.
This year the club will spon-
sor the opening of the Abbey
Players, in THE Far Off Hills"
by Lennox Robinson, to raise
funds to continue the mainten-
ance of the clubs bed at Chill
dren's Hospital and to aid the
Ladies of Charity in dtstribut-
ing milk to undernourished chill
dren. The play will be given
Monday, May 16, at the National
Theater. Mrs. Ned BrunSon
Harris, president of the club,
has appointed the chairmen of
committees to make plans for
the benefit.
MRS. HULL CHAIRMAN
Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of the
Secretary of State, is honorary
chairman of patronesses for the
benefit and Miss Katharine
Brooks is active chairman. Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson, wife of the
Secretary of the Navy, is honor
airy chairman of the event and
Miss Flora Macdonald is active
chairman.
Peter Carter has charge of
the radio program, Miss Helene
Livingston Kravatz is chairman
of the publicity committee, Miss
Phyllis Thompson heads the
program girls, assisted by Miss
Dudley Harmon, and Miss Mar
garet Hart is editor Of the
souvenir program.
The Newspaper Women'S Club
has as it's officers, Mrs. Ned