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The Washington times., 1938-10-01
Voice Of New York By LouiJ Sobol

jokes and Raging his nurses. Look, here's q
wire from him now, kidding me about the World
Series That iron lung is keeping what is left Of
him alive, but no one knows what torture he has
suffered and is suffering Now. we're working
on a new lung light contraption, and. if we
get it where we want it, Fred will be able to stand
up-at least sit up-and maybe even move around
without discomfort. You say I've changed?
Well, suppose you were always in the company
of lad who has every reason to want to die, but
not only insists on fighting to live but even sees
humor in his own tragic plight 1t makes fel
low stop and think"
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
20 CIVIC GROUPS
SET TO RESUME
FALL MEETINGS
Zoning Change Is Topic
For Dupont Circle
By A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Association Editor

Twenty of the sixty-two citizens
associations throughout the Dis
trict will resume meetings next
week to act as town council in the
discussion o! civic matters and
suffrage for the voteless residents
The Dupont Circle Association
has sent out an urgent call for
every member to be present at
its meeting to take action on an
important proposed change in zoE-
ing within its territory. Manor
Park and Michigan Park grouis
will elect officers.
HAYDEN TO SPEAK
Col. H. B Hayden, of the Dc.
partmeEt OF Health Of the District
of Columbia, Will be guest speaker
at the Columbia Heights Associa-
ton meeting.
Forest Hills group will have be-
fore it a report of efforts before
the A. B. c. Board to restrict the
number Of liquor stores within its
area.
The complete civic calender for
next week follows:
Dupont Circle, Monday, 4:30
p. M, Mayflower Hotel.
MONDAY NIGHT
Bladensburg Road, Church Of
Christ, Twenty-eighth and Doug
lass Streets Northeast.
Citizens OF Takoma, D. c., Ia
koma School.
ForSt Hills, Ben Murch School.
Kenilworth, Kenilworth School.
Manor Park, Whittier School.
Metropolis View, Crosby Noyes
School.
Michigan Park. Bunker Hill
School.
Progress of Congress Heights,
Congress Heights School.
Progress Of Georgetown, Curtis
School.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Columbia Heights, Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church, 141O
Columbia Rd.
North Cleveland Park, 1925
Window Pl. N. w.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Association of Oldest 1nhabi-
tantS-Old Union Engine House
Nineteenth and H Streets North
west.
Friendship-Janney School.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Bradbury Heights - Bradbury
Heights M. E. Church.
Connecticut Avenue-AN Souls
Church.
Northeast Conference.-The. II
Police Station.
Washington Highlands - 1924
First st. S. E.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mount Pleasant-Mount Pleas
ant Branch Library.
The Federation of Citizens AS
sociationS will resume meetings
tonight in the board room at the
District Building.
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Only Two Named

DIES committee is having diff
~ ficulty making itself under
stood again.
From a recent hearing word
went out that committee In
vestigator had charged certain
unnamed American Industrial
lists with backing Hitler'S Ger
man-American Bunding business
in this country. That is the
way it sounded to rewsmen a
few feet away. But the record
will quote the witness as saying
he only heard the names Of a
few induStrialists mentioned as
being sympathetic at Bund
meetings.
Inside on it is the investigator
heard only two names men
toned. One was large manu-
facturer who accepted an hon
orary decoration from the Ger
man government, as was pub
lished in all the papers at the
time. The other was head Of a
Well-knoWn anti-Communist pa
triotic organization here whose
only industry is publication Of
a weekly newsletter.
y Il n
NOTE-Dies committee wit
IN nesses are not rehearsed, are
permitted to blabber whatever
is in their minds, and this does
not always come out straight in
words.
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
A Peace Plan

A PEACE PLAN along practi-
"A cal lines was suggested off
the record by one official here.
Britain and France should
double their air forces if they
can and at least establish un-
queStionably supremacy above
the ground. The French should
send some generals to Moscow
to see if an effective fighting
force could be made out of the
Russian politicians now posing
as an army. Britain should
wean Japan from the dictators'
camp by one means or another.
If two of these three steps
could be accomplished" says
the anonymous author. you
would hear nothing of Hitler
and Mussolini until they cave
financially from Within"
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
Gagging the Coon

Dear Mr.. Moser: Tell the
Coon that he cannot indict any
group of 1900 Federal employees
who are banded together for the
betterment of human relationships
and purely humanitarian en-
deavor. For that is what the 81.
mon-pure, non-commercial Interior
Department Recreational ASsocia-
ton is known by all Federal en-
ployeS to be. Folks who are against
democratic institutions are fire.
quently classed as Communists.
The Coon should know that and
not stick his neck out" IS. M.
Barrett.
Dear Mr.. Barrett: The Coon
has been formally informed Of
your miSSive and, 1 believe, iS
preparing cOunter-attack.
Lottery All Our Own
Dear Mr.. Moser: There are
about 100000 Government pay
checks given out twice month.
Take cents from each check and
you have $4,000. Draw one check
number each pay day, and you'd
have one financially happy Gov
eminent employe. What do you
think?-J. o. B.
Dear ]. o. B.: Except that Con.
greSs wouldn't ever agree, except
that thousands of clerks would
probably Squawk, except that it
wouldn't be quite fair to snip .
nickel from each check regard
less of Size-the idea seems swell.
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

Hadlyme, Conn, which he Is
selling for the late william Gill
lette's estate. In addition to
the castle, there is the late
actors private railroad with
two locomotives and three cars
which can carry 80 passengers
around the estate (going
through tunnels. over bridges
and trestles and through wood
landS). All this may be my
very own If will only listen
to reason and to Mr.. Sheri-
dan. A few Of my constant
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pose or its &C.
tivity, both of
which h a v e
been protect
ed by the Sc
crecy Of the
Mexican gov
eminent.
First guess
was that It
might be jap
aneSe, b u t
this aSSump-
tion proved
to be errone-
GUS. The Mex
leans are haV-
IT, Annf
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
Good ShoWs Today

NER BROTHERS
schedule today: EARLE and
AMB A S S A d o R-Jean
Arthur, James Stewart
Lionel Barrymore, in "YOu
Can't Take 1t With YOu,"
plus Lucky MunrOe on the
Earle stage; METROPOLI-
TAN-"FO our Daughters"
with Priscilla, Rosemary and
Lola Lane; UPT wv N
Laurel and Hardy, in "BlOck-
heads; PENN-Jane With
ers, in keep Smiling; CAL
VERT and TIVOLI-Martha
Raye and Bob Hope, in "Give
Me q Sailor"
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

fic with the JapS. But they have
Trotsky and they are very close
and congenial with Loyalist
Spain, whence messages have
reached other congenial parts Of
the world.
Interest in the station is
high within officialdom here in
view of the stiff Cardenas pol
icy of confiscation Of American,
British and Mexican properties.
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principle Of democracy in the British Empire.
Britain's Warning to Czechs
TNHE unreported but nevertheless factual matter
l. of the British undercover warning to the
Czechs that if they speak out Of turn or go off
the handle, they may expect to be left to their
own devices
The alacrity with which Hitler agreed to Mus
solinrs request to four-power meeting in Munich
between France, England, Germany. and Italy as
a means of agreeing quickly to a method Of
transfer and Saving face" at the same time.
The fact that MusSolini and the British were
on most affable terms and that all responsible
statesmen of Europe have been agreed for some
time that Mussolinis oldtime fourpower pact
proposal is in the ultimate, the sanest peace
proposal made by any European leader.
Danger Still Exists
COME reasons why the second World War
- could be initiated at any moment:
Hitlers known emotionalisms, bordering on the
lunatic during which periods no man can reason
with him.
A rash statement foolish act of some military
or civil authority in Czechoslovakia, which might
provoke the necessary spark" to send the world
up in blaze.
Intervention of third power in any war be-
tween Germany and Czechoslovakia. such as
Russia or France.
An incident" provoked by Communists to snap
the thin bonds of restraint barely holding the
powers together now.
Copyright Ledger syndicate)
(Bouke Carter's opinions are his oDn and not
necessarily those of The Washington TtmeSJ
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
Air Travel Week

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 d.N.S0.
Commercial airline officials ex-
pect $4,000 persons to take to
the air during National Air Travel
Week, october l to 8. The weeks
plans were drafted at q meeting
here of airline executives.
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
Superhun1Gn Pluck


DENNIS sCANLON, of the perpetual smile, sat
~ down with us at 0inty Moore's, and within
q few minutes we detected the Great Change.
For Scanlon, who is world traveller, did not dis
cusS international affairs nor even make reference
once to Miss Sonia Henie, whom, he insists, he
persuaded to become an important figure in the
American scene. Scanlon was in soft, almost
spiritual mood, and his one topic of conversation
was the amazing young gentleman of super.
human pluck, Fred Snite.
EOR almost two years Scanlon has been, more
or less. the companion Of the lad in the iron
lung and, in fact, the new body clamp in which
snite rests day and night is a Scanlon device.
"There is something almost Christlike in the
boys smiling patience" said Dennis. "He never
complains He is constantly making up little
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
Speaking of Government Workers
by J. Earl MOser

FALL LAMENT
Summers gone, Autunn'S here,
Coal bills due-Oh What cheer!
Sdldry's small, tDhdt shall do?
And I'm cdtchin' cold, a-choo, d-choo!
All the bills pilin up,
Butcher, bdker-in a cup.
Never get chance to say:
Ahead Of the qame-hip hurrau!"-D A.
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
News Behind
The News
Paul MaLLOn-
(WOrId Copyright. 1898. by King
Features Syndicate, All Rights
Reserved. Reproduction in
Full or in Part Strictly
Prohibited.)

NTELLIG EN- CE sleuths
l. (not United States) re-
Gently discovered a secret
radio station of extraordi-
nary size in the mountain re-
cesses back of Mexico City.
1t has such tremendous
power that no receiving set
in Mexico has been able to
tune in on its signals.
Investigators have flown over
it in planes, but have not been
able to identify either its pur-
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
Good-And HoW!

Original VELATI Candy
Stores today will present
One-pOund boxes of their de-
liciOus chocolates or cara
mels, on request, to: Mrs.
GOldie Dyas, Loans and Cur
rency; Evelyn SiegeI, Vets
Administration; Blanc h e
vans, Engraving Printing.
Candy will be presented at
either store, Ninth and G
SITS. N. W., or 609 Fourteenth
st. N. W.
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To Recommend Restraints

TT is possible now to forecast
L definitely what the Dies COM
mittee will recommend to Con-
gress to curb un-American
activities. Hearings have pro-
gressed far enough for the in
vestigators to have made up
their minds. They will demand:
l. Some form Of Federal regu-
lation of these front organiza-
tions (both Fascist and Com
muniSt) which will require pub
lie reports on their standing and
personnel. Cali they have to do
now is to plank down a small
local charter fee.)
2. A bill to institute Fed
eral charter system for such Or
ganizations which will give the
State Department or some other
bureau a restraining influence
over their organization and fl
nances. COMMITTEE men will re-
port some of the money raised
for Spain never got there.)
8. Revision of the Labor
Departments regulations to
tighten issuance of temporary
immigration permits: Foreign
citizens come in on temporary
permits ana remain for years
through reneWelS.
4. A law requiring natural
lied citizens to restrain from
SubverSive activities under pen
atty Of deportation.
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
.MOvingDay!
IfSQBuSu
Time!

Washington was on the
! move today.
If you happened to glance
at the calendar, you noted
{ this Is October 1. and that
is the traditional moving day
in the Capital.
Records of moving cOmpa-
mics, the gas and telephone
companies, indicated the
{ number of persons moving
this year is about 10 per cent
} greater than q year ago.
Czechoslovakia, Germany ct al.
would be pushing out goods
Treasury figures show customs
receipts up to September 26
were almost exactly the same az
the same period Of August
$4,000, 900.
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

- here again with another plaintive appeal. He
implores me to consider the Gillette Castle at
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

place, old Timer is not correct
in his assumption that the AFGE
did not take a real stand on 30
year retirement. 1t did, very def
initely, as can be seen from its
legislative program adopted at
the convention. The AFGE is the
only Government employe organi-
zation that is decidedly NOT out
on a limb so far as any employe
legislation is concerned. 1t is
most emphatic in its stand on all
questions that affect the Govern
ment worker. Unfortunately, Con-
gress is the one we must convince
as to the necessity for adequate
retirement legislation. 1 wonder
if old Timer is one Of those
Government workers who are con,
tent to sit back and wait for
others to get out and work to
make not only retirement legisla'
ton but other vital employe needs
be given consideration by Con
gress 1T is the group that let
George do it. who are retarding
the efforts of those working earn.
estly and sincerely for the good
of the Government employe. -
MARY M. BECKER president,
AFGE Lodge 1862, Treasury Dis
bursement DiviSion).
Dear Miss Becker: I judge
"OId Timer" will have some sort
Of retOrt-sO we'll await it,.
Yes, he's . che!
NOUS the Time
Dear Mr.. Moser: Now is the
time for all Federal organizations
to come to the aid of their mem
bers, or at least that part OF their
membership not under Civil SerV-
ice. The time to press any tight
is when you have the advantage
and the recent Executive orders
bring the NFFE, UFWA, AFGE
and other groups to a position
where prompt, concerted action
will almost assure victory. 1t is
wonderful opportunity for them
to win the final necessary battle
for the merit system and at the
same time win thousands of new
friends among Government work
ers. But they will have to act
promptly, draft bill satisfactory
to all organizations and all work
from now until Congress meets in
a campaign to sell the bill to the
public and Congress. ."-NONCLAS-
STFIED.
Dear NOnclaSSified: We agree.
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

Nov we want to tell you about human nature
AN as exemplified around the race track. That
Is a wonderful place to study human nature.
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

For instance, there is the
fellow who loves the long
prices, or odds, on the horses,
and will never play any other
kind. That takes us in. We
would rather bet on a long
shot any time than on an
oddS-on choice, even if we were
guaranteed that the latter was
going to win.
We cannot explain this, ex-
cept on the ground Of sheer
perversity, though we are not
quite as bad as a fellow we
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

readers may recall that last year Mr.. Sheridan
appealed to my better judgment and begged me
to purchase william Leeds estate at oyster Bay.
turned a deaf ear and stone heart to that
plea, too.
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

Hitler's fear that Mussolini
IN a pinch;
That Italy's internal econ
omy could not withstand the
shock Of war;
Hitler's own realization that
a war would mean the loss Of
his own job, perhaps his life;
The recognition by both Rus
sia and England that a war in
Central Europe would be a
golden opportunity for Japan
to clean up the Far East with
q minimum Of western inter-
fora11na.
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

know who cannot resist long price on anything
under any circumstances. 1t is just disease
with him.
He was sitting in Lindy's restaurant on Broad
way the other afternoon, and outside the sun
was shining bright and warm out Of cloudless
sky, when chap at another table. who knew his
weakness, said:
"ITl lay you 1000 to it isn't raining outdoors"
Our longshot lover glanced out the windows
q minute at the street aglow with sunshine and
then as he reached into his pocket for dollar,
he said:
"Well, can see it isn't but at that price I
have to bet you."
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
''But''' Is

COME reasons why the second World War was
~ averted this week:
Hitler's fear that MusSolni might fail him
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
Can't Resist the Odds

Can't Resist the Odds
INA WAY, the long-shot player at the race track
corresponds to the man you find in every
walk of life who is always looking for something
for nothing. But it is more than that with the
longshot player. He gets bigger kick out OF
winning on long one than he would on short
nriced horse, though he knows very well that he
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

~O~O~O' BOake Carter
The fear the British have Of the possibilities Of
losing India should Japan and Russia entangle
in the Far East while the strength Of England
was concentrated in Europe.
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
Saws B0ake Carter

men going to their deaths and destroying the
principle of democracy in the British Empire.
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
Grim Preparations Impress

OTTW FTepaTdEl0N8 7nlpTe0S
VTNHE grim preparations for war on civilian popu-
lations from the air. such as gasmask drills
for children; calls for afraid and firedr volun-
teers; appearance of sandbags around city works
Of art; "black-outs' of whole cities and towns at
night had a SOLDERING effect on the common
people of many countries of Europe
The absence of the element of surprise any
more. The situation was as if Hitler announced
that he was about to burglarize Q neighbor's
house at IL o'clock midnight and, please, would
all the other neighbors be on hand with their
Shotguns and pistols loaded to repulse him.
The great fundamental change in British for.
eign policy, that small country in which the
British have no commercial interest is not
large enough issue to warrant 100000 English
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-06

means persevering in the effort to
understand God and man, so that in
all our common or unusual expert
which we know to be real, and thus
face all things not only with kindli-
ness, but with power, the power of
reflected love, which heals discord-
ant conditions.
This view of patience as a quality
we need In working out our own
salvation from material self and
sense, helps us to be truly forbear-
ing toward others, for in striving to
conform to divine Principle we more
clearly see as unreal the conditions
which tempt us to impatience, dis
content, WEAKNESS, resentment. And
in healing our own thoughts we are
In that measure bringing the healing
truth to discordant conditions and to
all involved therein.
Our great need is to understand
God and man and faithfully apply
our understanding, looking to good
witt unconquerable hope and love.
This we must do; this alone helps
us to overcome our difficulties. Mary
Baker Eddy says in Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures,
"The Divine Being must be reflected
by man,-else man is not the image
and likeness of the patient, tender,
and true, the One altogether love-
W. but to understand God is the
work of eternity, and demands abso-
lutte conservation Of thought, energy,
and DESIRE"
MO NJ hn S,,np
ourselves when we feel that our foot
steps in knowing God are hating
and our progress slow. We must re-
member the perfect beauty of the
goal. And since we are working out
this great problem of being In asso-
citation with others in all manner of
human affairs, we have need of pa
tience as kindness of heart which
furthers our own realization of good
ard our own release from false be-
lief, while 1t also extends the healing
influence of divine Love to all con-
cerned and ameliorates the friction
of human will.
In his epistle James speaks of the
husbandman who "waiteth for the
precious fruit of the earth, and hath
long patience for 1t, until he receive
the early and latter rain" and from
this lesson he draws the admonition.
"Be We also patient; stablish your
hearts for the coming of the Lord
draweth nigh" (James ST, 81. The
great purpose to know God and man
Alright, to lay aside the false sense
of self, calls for the sublime serenity
which is ever upborne by the assur-
ance that whatever is unlike God is
being conquered. The Chris
tiln Science Monitor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-06
MOTHERS DAY

Sunday next, which is the second
Sunday in the month of May, we
nav homage to our mother, that
greatest Of all personages created to
bring joy and happiness to the
world. For what is more wonderful
than Motherhood; and what is more
beautiful, more undying, more stead
fast than Mother-love, and who is
more true to us throughout our
life? Some of us this Sunday will
have our mother with us. We should
make the day one of happiness fol
her.
Others of us will worship the i'm
mortal spirit of a mother who has
departed from us, yet still lives il
our hearts.
In either case, let US pause to re-
fleet as to what our mother means tt
us-of her sacrifice for us, an! OF
her love and faithfulness to us, nc
matter how we hurt her in our care
lessness and thoughtlessness, and of
her sweetness and beauty.
Let us this day publicly honor her
but let us not be content to remem-
Der her only this day, and later for
get her wonderful personality.
Let us each day strive to make
her life more beautiful, or Ler mem
DRY more dear. Whether we wear a
red flower or a white flower in her
honor this Sunday, let us attempt In
some measure to repay our debt 10
our mother.
All she asks, or ever did ask, is
our love-and our best gift to her
is that of love.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-06
TWO MILLION DOLLAR BUILD
ING PROJECT

It was annonced recently by Uni
versity of Maryland officials thai
final arrangements have been made
to start at an early date on the two
million dollar University of Mary
land building project which includes
a dozen new buildings, and Many ad-
ditions and undermined plans for
existing buildings and grounds OF
the University.
The program, undertaken to ex-
pand the physical plants in College
Park, Baltimore, and Princess Anne
to accommodate the growing stu
dent body and the increasing num-
Der of services the school is offering
citizens of the state, is being in
anced with the assistance OF a re.
Gently announced federal grant IL
addition to moneys provided by the
state legislature for the purpose
Among the buildings to be erected
at College Park this spring and sum
mer are a mems dormitory, poul-
try building, a shop and General
service building, greenhouses,
Home Economics building, and a
building which will provide
classrooms. laboratories, and adj
ministrative Office space. In Balti-
more additions to the University
Hospital. the nurses home. and the
dental and pharmacy building are to
be made, as well as erection of a new
medical building. At Prince Anne. a
Mechanic arts building, home &C.