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that Congress shall lay down
the formula for that distribu-
ton rather than the President
or Harry Hopkins. Hopkins,
who protests he is cooperating
with Byrnes, will not retreat
from his insistence that need
is as vital a consideration as
population in determining where
relief money shall go.
Byrnes, who has always been
rated a Roosevelt favorite, has
cut out two large pieces of work
for himself next session, steer
ing tn reorganization bill
through the Senate and revamp-
ing relief.
Prohibition is gone, but one Of
it's earnest and sincere god
fathers, Senator Morris Shep-
pard, is still in there fighting.
The senior from Texas, who
annually delivers to the Senate
an anniversary address at pro-
hibition's bier and predicts it's
eventual return, is begging for
the support Of President Roose-
welt to obtain issuance of a COM
memorative stamp in 1889 in
honor of Frances E. Willard.
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miles of the Georgia country
side.
Just before the close of his
Thanksgiving visit to Warm
Springs, the little White House
telephoned an offer of venison
to some of the colony cottagers.
Came the instant comet ack
from one Of the prospective re-
cipients:
whats the matter? Did the
President run over a deer?"
The New Dealers have very
definitely kissed some Of their
Democratic boys good-by. When
the roll calls are figured out on
New Deal measures, certain
gentlemen of the Democratic
side Of the Senate aisle will be
marked off as definitely anti,
together with the declared Re
publican opposition.
Among them: Democrats Bal
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HOLCGets 100 Million
&>~ %>* %~* @~~
$4,000 Repay Agency Loans

Q.N.S.) The Home Owners
Loan Corporation emerged today
as q vital factor in the battle
against the depression being
waged by the American people.
Just five and one-half years
old-and often subjected to the
drumf1re Of partisan and congress
sional criticism-the Federal
agency to date, through the loans
it has extended, has saved count
less thousands Of homes from
foreclosure.
MILLIONS PAID BACK
Thus. in the words Of Charles A.
Jones, general manager Of the
corporation, home owners have
been afforded opportunities to
pay their way out" Of the depres-
sion over a long period Of years.
More than $4,000 persons who
have borrowed through the cor
poration already have iQuidated
their accounts. The re-paymentS
alone have totalled more than
500, O00, 600, and each month
/ 500 more loans are being marked
paid in full"
It is this prompt repayment,
Jones explained, that has made 1t
possible for the corporation to
operate on its own revenues alone,
and is also making possible Hole
''leniency and consideration" for
the more than 100000 borrowers
who are experiencing difficulty in
repaying their loans.
THEIR NEEDED CHANCE
Of those home owners who have
paid off their Hole loans. Jones
said:
Although these borrowers
were unable to get private
credit and were faced with fore
closure and loss Of their homes
only q few years ago, they have
proved that IA they needed wa9
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will not be SO, but so. Any vote
the New Deal gets on an eco
nomic or social measure from
the above list will be considered
so much velvet.
Incidentally, returning friends
of Vice President Garner are in
dignantly insisting that the ex-
tent of Cactus Jacks opposition
to Mr.. Roosevelt has been over
rated by newspapers hostile to
the President. Actually, insist
the speakers, Garner says what
he has to say to the President
and does not work behind his
back.
For example, the published re-
port that Garner is the brains
behind the Dies committee" Is
cited as utterly false. The Wee
PEGS friends assert this report
is virtually libel, because the
committee has shown so little
brains. More seriously, they
contend Garner does not care
for Representative Dies; regards
him as an unstable and dema-
gogic type and has never CO
operated with Dies on anything.
Population is the basic ingre-
dent of the new relief formula
that Senator Jimmy Byrnes OF
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a chance to get on their feet.
They are, Of course, the most
fortunate of the million home
owners aided by the Hole, but
there are hundreds of thousands
of others-more than 725, 900 of
them, in fact-who are def
nitely on the way out of their
difficulties"
Ohio leads the nation in mum
Der and amount of paid-in.full
loans, Jones revealed, but Nevada
and New Hampshire are the real
leaders, boasting the highest per
centage Of loans liquidated-Ne
vada with one-eighth and New
Hampshire with one-tenth Of all
accounts paid in full.
Liquidations, according to Jones
already have reached a rate so pei
cent above the rate originally en-
visioned for 10 years from now.
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the second floor of the Nelson
House in Poughkeepsie; Co In
a suite in Georgia Hall at Warm
Springs; I'd In Mayo Clinic Of
fees when father Roosevelt was
at the bedside Of son James; and
(e) In Pullman compartments
and staterooms, as the Presi-
dent took a hand in the primary
purge campaigns in South Caro-
lima, Georgia and Maryland, or
made his recent inspection of
the iva, or dedicated the Inter-
national Bridge at the Thousan |
Islands.
President Roosevelt drives his
special Ford touring sedan top
down around the clay roads Of
Warm Springs with q dash and
elan that occasionally brings
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-12
Reorganization Bill

THE signs suggest Mr.. Roose-
i welt is going to be more ami
able about reorganization.
His meeting with the Brown
low committee has been widely
publicized, but publicity has
been utterly lacking about some
other important meetings which
the Brownlow committee has
been holding with members OF
Congress who resisted the ex-
tent of Mr.. Roosevelt's program
last time.
A basis for agreement has
been laid. Mr.. Roosevelt need
only accept one amendment,
that of Senator Wheeler re-
curing Presidential reorganiza-
lions to be approved by the
Congress.
Mr.. Roosevelt has been con-
ciliatory in the conferences he
has held so far. He even told
his press conference the other
day that the final determination
Of the details rested with Con-
gress. A year ago he was say
ing the legislative branch should
approve his recommendations.
General assumption: He will
generalize his reorganization
convictions in his orthcoming
message, thereby permitting
Congress to enact q satisfactory
substitute.
Reorganization legislation is
sure and it is likewise certain
that it will not be enacted on the
basis proposed last time, involv-
ing charges of dictatorship.
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Gridiron Club Banquet Saturday

commentator for the Scripps-
Howard Newspaper Alliance, was
elected president for the next
year, succeeding George r.
Holmes. Mark Foote, correspond
ent for the Booth Newspaper Syn
dictate, was selected for the vice
presidency.
j. Harry Cunningham, who has
held the post Of secretary for the
past % years was reelected.
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Washington'S newspaper men
are busily engaged rehearsing skits
for the Gridiron Clubs big frolic
at the Willard Hotel Saturday
night.
Guests Of honor will include
President Roosevelt, Cabinet Off
GERS and other high-ranking Gov
eminent officials and many
leaders Of finance and industry.
At a meeting of the club Satur-
day, Raymond Clapper, political
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Other officers chosen were: ].
Fred Essary, head of the Wash
ington Bureau Of the Baltimore
Sun, treasurer, and Ernest G..
Walker, historian.
The executive committee will
be composed of Arthur S. He'll
ming, of the Chicago Tribune;
James L. Wright, Buffalo Eve
ming New1 and Kirk L. Simpson,
Associated Press.
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Masonic Services
For Hansen tuesday

Arnold K. Hansen, mechanical
superintendent of the U. s. Coast
and Geodetic Survey, who died
yesterday at the Alexandria Hos
pital Of pneumonia, will be buried
on Tuesday with Masonic rites.
Funeral services will be held at
his residence, 600 block Of Wash
ington Ave-, Rosemont, Alexan-
|dria, at II a, m,
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tW1ngeS to his
Secret Serv.
ice g u a r d s
W no follow
him in q large
Cadillac af-
fording more
shelter from
the red dust
and C ri S p
br e ezeS. He
will "a XII g
any road, no
m a t t er how
III 1 ~ mr. Ap
bumpy, and
h a S covered
hNndnndc Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-12
Farley Best Bet

MIR. GALLUP's poll says the
V1 1928 contenders for the
Democratic presidential nomi-
nation are Garner, Hull and
Farley. OF the three, Wash
ington would today bet on Far
ley. A year ago he would have
been twentieth or more in the
list Of prospects.
Today there is a recognition
here Of the fact that he con-
trolls the organization, and no
one can be nominated without
his support. It is a technical
situation.
The delegations In the various
States, made up as they are Of
the current Democratic leaders
IN the various States, are more
susceptible to the Farley influ-
ence than to the White House
Influence. Their allegiance is
on a personal basis.
No one believes that the stu
alton will get down to a test OF
those two strengths, Roosevelt
versus Farley, but everyone rec.
ognizes the possibility, which is
q controlling influence, on cur
rent politics.
\ X X
WHE round table here thinks
Hull cannot quite make it.
His aspirations are the accepted,
enthusiastic ideals Of everyone
who thinks about foreign az
fairs, but those who look ahead
have a vague suspicion it will
be different two years from
now. The failures Of Chinese,
British, and perhaps even South
American policies will then be
more self-evident.
# you wanted q long-range
bet, the boys would take ! to 20
On Farley, l to 20 on Hull, and
nothins elsa
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Vets Ask Tunis
To Fly TicoIoT

TUNIS, Dec. 12.-The TuniS or.
ganization of French war vet
Grams have appealed to the popu-
lation to beflag streets and houses
with French and TuniSian colors
as a demonstration of opposition
to Italian territorial demands. One
week is to be set aside for mani
festations Of fidelity to France
under auspices of the veterans.
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What Will He Do?

MOST Of Washington wants to
WI know what Mr.. Garner, the
v. p, is going to do (inasmuch
as he is the executive officer Of
Congress, converting now only
three weeks away. No one
knows. If Mr.. Garner has any
views about coming legislation,
he has failed to confide them to
those to whom he usually con-
fides his views.
The suggestion is warranted
that he is looking forward to q
reconciliation and a unifica-
ton Of ideals which will cause
unification of the Democratic
party at the coming session Of
Congress.
Stories that Mr.. Garner looks
Sneeringly upon suggestions Of
cooperation with the Repub-
1icans are SubStantiated by
every source that is worthwhile.
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v / r 6 l n ! q /;
G e org e, Of
G e o r g ia;
G e rry, of
Rhode Island;
K / n g, o +
Utah; Smith,
OF S o u t h
Carolina, and
T y d i n g S,
of Maryland
all far to
the right Of
Roosevelt.
T us the
actual Demo-
cratic count
In thu Cnnnfn
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t e m porar
base for Mr..
r COS e v elt's
hard-working,
much-traveled
staff in the
| q S t S / K
months.
In that Pc
Rod, the secre-
tariat has had
its official
quarters: (a)
On q special
train bearing
the President
to the Pacific
HAnnA. (AA "a
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The News
News Behind
Paul MaLLOn-
(world Copyright, 1898. by King Fea-
lures Syndicate, Inc, all Rights
Reserved. Reproduction in Full
or in Part Strictly Pro-
hibited).

hibited).
THIS country is in for
l. some helljibitus. For
the benefit of those who
may have come in late on
the American political scene,
this is a cuss word which has
lately come up from Uvalde,
Texas. As a matter of fact,
it is not really a cuss word.
1t must be an expletive or a
punctuation mark!
The Vice President, in his con-
verSationS with those statesmen
and friends who have found his
hideout there lately, has been
saying: "Helljibitus, I think this
way" or "Helljibitus, what do
you Think"
Political etymologists h ave
never heard this one before, and
are inclined to trace it back be-
yond the Greek to Gamers early
service as Democratic leader Of
the House. The Republicans then
were in control. Gamers trick
was to goad the Republicans to
the point (as he describes IT.
that they would yell "hellshe-
bites"
Apparently, Mr.. Garner read
the last election returns, even
though he went to bed early that
night. Apparently, also, this is
to be the Democratic program OF
the coming session Of Con-
gress which has generally been
assumed to be under Mr.. Gar
ner's leadership.
" Il n
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South Caro-
lima is work
in g out to
present to the
new Congress-.
B yr es is
b mt on a
more equita-
BILE distribu-
ton of relief
money to the
States accord
in g to tn e
n u m b er of
their people.
M ore i'm
portant, he is
eft e rmined
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BY JOHN o'DoNNELL AND DORIS FLEEsoN

"Ah, WELL back again at the temporary White House"
qupped Private Secretary Marguerite LELAND the Pres
dents executive staff swung the broad driveway of 1900
PENNSYLVANIA Ave- their return from Warm Springs.
And truth, from time
standpoint the White House in ley Carolina
Washin has Nehra Qvrda of
Evening star., 1938-11-23

borhood. Some one was sent to shush
the canine, which peeved the woman
owner. ''It's my dog and he can
bark as long as he wants to-" she told
the emissary. Production was held
up until the dog stopped barking.
X \ \
Nat Pendleton tells me he directed
a picture is years ago in New York
at a cost of $4,000. It was never
released . When Wendy Barrie ap-
piled for a chorus girl Job from c. B.
Cochran, he turned her down! >. In
"Suez" Loretta Young wore % gowns
which the studio says cost $4,000.
It's lot of money to spend on dresses
that will not be worn by Miss Young
again Johnny Downs, who played
small role in "Algiers" with Charles
Boyer, says, Il don't care how small
the parts play in future pictures are,
just as long as play them with
Boyer" Together with William Powell,
Boyer is the most popular star here
abouts. with the minor players. The
Evening star., 1938-11-23

millionaire with no strings attached.
The thought was rather startling.
It was startling, too, to consider
that because he was millionaire
he could have just about everything
a man could want-everything to
make him happy, to make it pos
sible for him to enjoy life.
John remembered his dreams. He
conjured pictures of the pleasant,
tree-shaded trees of his home town.
of the sparkling waters of Greens
Basin, of himself at the tiller Of a
smart sloop cutting across Lake
Winnipesaukee, of his shooting
lodge, and new home and his fish,
ing rods; of himself travelling to
warmer climes when winter shut
down on the North country.
A smile came to his lips as the
picture took form, clearly etched in
his mind. The picture that he had
carried there for II years. Now, at
last, he could have all those things
and never have to worry about the
expense.
Johns rowing eye suddenly fell
upon the bedside clock. The hands
stood at $50. He sat up with a
start.
"Ordway," he called. "Ordway,
hurry! My clothes! My break
fast!"
Ordway, Johns man servant,
hurried into the room and laid out
his masters clothes.
HAS Jenkins arrived?" John
asked sharply. "Send him in"
Ordway went to the door and
spoke to a man in the room beyond.
The man appeared, carrying port
folio. He opened it on the bedside
table and extracted several sheafs
of paper. Ordway propped his
master up with pillows and slid the
breakfast tray into place.
John slipped his coffe and glanced
through the papers. Presently he
handed the papers back to Jenkins.
20. K. They look all right. I'll be
with you in half hour"
Jenkins retired. Ordway took
away the tray. John got out Of
bed, bathed, shaved and dressed.
Jenkins was waiting for him in
the lower hall. Haskins was outside
the door with the car. John paused
on the topmost step of his home a
moment and looked up at the naked
limbs of the elm tree. A smile
crossed his lips as he continued
down the steps and entered the car.
The next time, he thought, that he
looked at the elm tree he'd probably
be worth half again as much as he
was now. And then there would be
other deals, more fortunes to make.
(Copyright, 1938.)
Evening star., 1938-11-23

reason-Bill and Charles don't object
to distributing the spotlight.
Lew Ayres tells me, anent the new
popularity of Ginger Rogers. Its very
pleasant to watch Ginger developing
so delightfully."-" (Ginger's success has
been held responsible for separating
the couple) . The voices Of the
three girls who sang Il Love to
Whistle" in Mad About Music" were
supplied by Mrs. Connie Krebs, who
also speaks for Minnie Mouse and two
of the Three Little Pigs. She earns an
average of $400 week doing it.
X
Dick Powell has built a nursery and
playroom in his yacht for Norman
Scott and newcomer Ellen Powell {.
On the last day Of shooting Marie
Antoinette," Norma Shearer blew up,"
a very rare occurrence with this con-
scientious actress. Director W. S. Van
Dyke told Norma casually that jean
cite Macdonald never blows up"
Which had the effect Of making Norma
forget her lines seven takes" in a
row.
Ellen Drew tells me she should
have played the Lady Katherine role in
If I Were King" portrayed by
Frances Dee). But Frank Lloyd saw
my test. He said was not ethereal
enough for lady," . A few years
ago, George Bancroft turned down
$4,000 for a picture. He wanted
and got-$90,O00 picture. He is now
on the comeback trail, and lucky II
he gets $50 day six days week =.
Robert Young tells me that it was in
Paris he realized for the first time
that the film public was aware of his
existence. Il was Strengthening my
tie in window. Suddenly I realized
there was crowd behind me watching
my every movement. said to myself
young, you have made good.'"
Copyright. 1898. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1938-11-23
DAILY SHORT STORY

Madison power line proposition.
Should the decision be favorable,
John would have completed the
most successful deal of his career.
The net profit to himself would
total nearly half million dollars.
John Racer contemplated these
things as he lay in bed this Janu-
ary morning and stared at the bare
limbs of the elm tree. For the first
time In his life the thought flashed
across his mind that he was worth
a million dollars. Curious how,
when you were making money, you
never really analyzed yourself.
1t was 10, no II, years ago that
he had set out to make himself
millionaire. He had been a young
man, just out of college, living with
his family in small town in New
Hampshire. He loved that town
and the people in it, and all the
surrounding countryside. But he
wasn't happy or satisfied. There
were so many things he wanted
that only money could buy, and
which he couldn't afford to have.
He wanted shooting lodge in the
mountains and sailboat on Lake
Winnipesaukee. He wanted ex-
pensive guns and a nice home and
to be able to travel whenever the
urge moved him.
He had wondered in those DAYS
why men with money didn't have
all those things instead of wearing
themselves out trying to make more
money. A man with a million dol
lars could have just about every
thing he wanted, but most of the
millionaires John knew about never
did have them, or if they did, never
seemed to find the time to enjoy
them.
So John made a vow. If he ever
made million dollars-and he had
every confidence that he would
some day-he'd quit and come back
here to New Hampshire and enjoy
himself. He wouldn't be a hog. A
million was enough. He'd quit
working then. He'd buy his camp
and boats and home, and he'd
travel. He'd be able to sit on the
high rock from whose summit he
could see the sparkling waters OF
Greens Basin and back in the sun
and never have a worry in the
world.
He'd walk down the tree e-shaded
main street of his home town on
summer mornings and spend as
much time as he liked lettering
along the way and swapping stories
with other loiterers. He'd have no
more care or worries than the old
crones who gathered around the
stove In Fairbanks general store
Evening star., 1938-11-23

Uccu GIle 1ccllIlS Oh IldLy VIII 4lS-
tened to the celebrated violinist
last night.
There seemed to be special note
Of welcome in the wave of applause
that greeted him on his entrance
and which, in place of diminishing,
rose In a crescendo as he stood with
bowed head in acknowledgment.
Then there was the quiet that comes
from great anticipation and as the
artist played, the attention re-
manned intact until emotion broke
It into vociferous handclapping.
Few artists have identified the
character of their work so COM
pletely with themselves as has
Kreisler. Merely to speak his name
conjures up the tone and style
which Is so particularly his own. No
one has ever initiated him nor sur
passed him in the many unusual
angles that distinguish his art.
There Is first of all the Kre1sler tone,
pure and warm as in his delivery
of the Adagio of the Viotti Con
certo In A minor, No. 22' or the
lovely Beethoven F major Romance.
And secondly his superlative tech
nique, which made light of the
thickness of the Tartini Devils
Trill."
While these elements are in some
measure the attributes of other
violinists of worldwide fame, he
has originated and kept as his own
the peculiar little turns of style that
are the delight of his listeners.
They were present in the charming
Rondo of Mozart's and again in
Debussy's LA File aux cheveuX de-
Evening star., 1938-11-23
City News in Brief
TO-DAY.


Smoker, Washington and Lee Uni
versity alumni, Cosmos Club. 8 pm.
Meeting, Geological Society, Co.'S
mos Club, 8 pm.
Dance, B. P. o. Elks, Mayflower
Hotel, 10 pm.
Dance, Sigma Nu Phi Legal Fra
ternity, Mayhower Hotel, 10 pm.
Dance, Iowa State Society, Shore
ham Hotel, 8 pm.
Dance, Government Printing o.
flee alumni, Wardman Park Hotel.
10 pm.
Dance, Delta Theta Phi Legal
Fraternity, Wardman Park Hotel
10 pm.
Supper meeting, Phi Pi Epsilon
Sorority, Wardman Park Hotel, $3.50
pm.
Dance, Washington Charter No.
81, Hotel Greeters of America, Will
lard Hotel. $50 pm.
Ball, 5th Battalion, Marine Re-
serves, Willard Hotel, 10 pm.
Dance, Senators Club, Hay-Adams
House, 10 pm.
TOMORROW.
Study class, Columbia Chapter, No
1858, Women of the Moose, Moose
Hall, 8 pm.
Homecoming ball, George WASH