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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-14

olds and upward. One
COMMENT
Looks like right one
Won last two starts
In light; dangerous
Fit and ready
Has class; plenty spec !
Figures very close
Runs we'll at times
Hard one to guess now
Has early speed
May weaken here
In tough spot
Flashed speed last time
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-05
Gave Old Age
 As his Reason

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 5, R-The retirement of Justice Sutherland from the Supreme Court gives President Roosevelt his second opportunity to make appointment to the court. The first came when Justice Vande- vanter retired last spring, and Senator Black was named.
 Sutherland refused to comment on his retirement, but friends Of his said that the action was bas- ed largely on account of his age, and that there was no serious aihnent, but had reached the per iod in life when he feels he can not do his full share of the Court work, without too much strain, and is not willing to remain on the Bench when he feels that he cannot carry his full burden of the work
 Justice Sutherland expects to remain in Washington indefinite ly and will be available for work in lower federal courts, as chief justices may be assigned. Form er Supreme Court Justice Van devanter is now serving as a New York federal court jurist.
 Justice Sutherland was born
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-05
Case is Returned
 District Courtsb by
 The Supre. Court

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 4, (P-The Supreme Court return ed to the three-judge Federal Court of California, litigation the Roosevelt administration used as a basis for advocating a change in the method of valuing public utilities rate making purposes. This was postponed indefinitely for a final ruling of the Admin istration's contentious as to prudent investment" to be used as basis of valuation, reproduc- ton and cost need not be con- sidered in the litigation involved in the order of the California Railroad Commission, directing the Pacific Gas and Electric Com pany to reduce gas rates to the amount of one million seven hun dred thousand dollars per year. The enforcement order was en- joined by the three-iudge Federal Court on the ground that pro- per evidence and cost of repro duction" was not considered The Supreme Court said the main is sue as to whether the rates fixed were confscatory, the district ourt didn't determine the issue, and should do so.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-05
Weather Today
 (U s. Weather Bureuu)

Low pressure of great intensity centered in the Pacific Ocean a. bout 200 miles southwest of Kod- iak Island has caused rain and snow from the Alenutians along the entire coast to British Colum ibia. It has also caused cloudy & much warmer weather over north western Alaska. High pressure overlies all of the interior of Can ada and the west coast States with fair and continued cold wea- ther predominating.
 The highest Nome temperature during the past twenty four hours was 2 above and the lowest 24 below zero.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-05
New Election Is Urged: Results
 We're Too Close
(By The Associated Press)

SEATTLE, Jan. 5-The EXecu- tive Committee of the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union recommended yesterday that new election be held and to name a secretary. AS the counting of ballots ended to- day was So close and several Al aska ballots were held question: able, the committee said that the Alaskan ballots could swing the election either way; therefore it was deemed advisable to call another election.
 Dan Arbuckle, was certified by the committee as the winner in the vote for Seattle Business Agent, and Helge Peterson was declared elected to a similar post in Ketchikan.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-05
Services arc Held Japan's Planes
tBv The Associated Press)

SEATTLE, Jan. 4, (P)-Funer- al servic s were held for the late Robert w. Bender, formerly con- nected with the Juneau Daily Empire, Tuesday afternoon and was buried at Tacoma. His wi dow. Mrs. Helen Bender, daugh- ter of Governor John w. Troy, arrived h:re Monday from Alas ka to attend the funeral.
 Il will be recalled by readers of the Nugget that he was found dead in his room in a Tuscon hotel, December 18th, that it was first thought he had fallen and struck his head, but an autopsy showed that death was. due to natural causes.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-05
Just. Sutherland
 Retiring Jan. lS
 Active Service

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 5th R-Justice George Sutherland of the Supreme Court, notified President Roosevelt that he would retire from active service from that Bench, January 18th. In his letter to the President, he pointed out that he was more than 75 year old, and had served fifteen years on the Bench, and was elig- ible for retirement under the Summers Act.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-05
Japanese Raided Chinese Air Base At Hangkow
Range Plan Develop Alaska
 Is Submitted

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 4 R-Delegate Anthony J Dimond of Alaska, said the National Re- sources Committee have trans mitted its longe range plan for orderly development of the Ter ritory. President Roosevelt's committee was directed in a res- olution proposed by Delegate Di- mond to draft the proposed pro- gram flor the guidance of Con- gress'.
 Delegate Dimond further said that the Ian should be in the hands of Congress within a cou- pie of weeks.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-05
Fly Deep Into
 Interior China

SHANGHAI, Jan. 4, (RJap- anese warplanes struck far into China's interior, in a raid which Japanese Navy spokesmen declar ed, was intended to "crush Chi mas reorganized air force, consist ing of large number of Soviet planes"
 Forty Japanese bombers flew the four hundred miles west of their bases, near Shanghai, and after delivering a crushing attack on the Chinese airbase at Hang kow, they returned without a single loss to the 4O-plane fleet.
 A spokesman reported that the air offensive came just as the Japanese and Chinese forces bat tied, hand-to-hand, for the con- trol of the main railway line Whi oh runs through the Province.
 Chinese asserted their casual ties were five thousand in the eight engagements along Tient- sin, Pukow and Shantung lines, and added that the Japanese loses were likewise heavy in forays in the northern Provinces.
 Japanese bombers also attacked HsuchoW in Honan Province with considerable military damage be- ing done.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-05
Warfare Goes On In Streets
 City of Teruel

HENDAYE. Spain, Jan. 4, (P) The beleagueTed Insurgents & the Spanish government troops fought at rifle range through the ice crusted streets of the city of Teruel, in gusrilla warfare, that may determine the tide of the civil conflict.
 Snow checked the mass offen- sives by two hundred thousand troops of the two armies which are on front encircling Teruel.
 A slset storm grounded the air planes, begged motorized units in the mountainous terrain.and with in the city itself the crackle of rifle fire and fighting at close range continued.
 Both sides claimed control of the Provincial capital.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-05
LAPS HAVE TAKEN OVER ALL CHINESE GOVT FUNC-
 TION IN INT'NL. CITY

SHANGHAI, Jan. 5, (P)-Jap- anese authorities announced that they have taken over all Chinese government functions in the h. ternational City of Shanghai and other territory. occupied by Jap anese armies until conclusion of Japans drive for dominance is completed. The censorship of news dispatches is also expected.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-05
ARPLANE NEWS

Pilot Jeffsrd of the Mirow Air Service hopped off for Fox Bar yesterday with A. G. Thommen and Curly Ballinger as passen- gers, thence flew to Council, re- over night there, and re- turned to the Nome base today.
 Pilot Sig Wien who made a trip to Council yesterday, IS expected to return to his Nome base, prob- ably tomorrow.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-05

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The Pacific Alaska Airways mail plane is due to arrive Nome Friday from Fairbanks.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
New Education
School For Parents
Teaches Fencing!

PHILADELPHIA, March II.
The Fathers of Upper Darby town
ship decided last night to open
a night school for parents.
After a survey of adult needs
and desires, they announced con-
centrated Six-week courses in:
Gardening, Domestic Science,
Household management, Self-ex-
presSion, Fencing, Travel and His
tory, Current Events and Needle
work.
Glasses open to fathers and
mothers only will be coeducation-
al, so that father can take up
needlework if we wishes, while
mother goes in for Self-expreSSion.
There will be no report cards
and no home work.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

take money if have to. But I'll
always tell you. Just to keep the
record straight. Right now, I
guess I'll take out enough for a
suit. 1 saw a nice one for 10
bucks. Is that all right?"
Il told you, didn't ~" Mike
pointed out.
New customers of the place got
the impression that George was
a sort of senior partner. They got
the idea from the way Mike de-
ferred to him, asking his advice
on every move he made.
THE STICK-UP
That went on until couple Of
weeks ago. A couple of weeks
ago Eddie, the Eel, and Mike da
Pike, a couple Of punk gangsters,
found themselves out of money.
They decided that the quickest
and easiest way to get the money
they needed was to stick up a
bar. And the bar they hat upon
was Mike pAdSC' go
Being punks, they had to fortity
themselves for the job with a
couple of shots of cocaine. When
they walked into the place, they
were as crazy as a couple Of bed
bugs. They walked in and Or
dered a couple of beers. The place
was pretty well crowded with an
after.theater crowd. Suddenly
Eddie pulled out his gun and
barked:
"Stick 'em up"
Everybody's hands went up in
the air as though somebody hao
turned a switch. Everybody buG
Mixes. Mike was just bul-headed
enough not to want to stand for a
stick-up. His hand reached for a
bung-starter. Eddie caught the
movement. His eyes glinted and
narrowed. George, watching Ed
dies eyes, saw the thought in
Eddie's mind before it was trans
lated into action. Even as the gang
ster'S finger began to squeeze the
trigger, George threw a glass OF
beer at him.
BULLETS HIT GEORGE
It didn't prevent the completion
of the squeeze. What it did was to
switch Eddie's aim from Mike TO
George. The gun described an arc
and began to spit bullets. Three OF
them ploughed into George just
above his belt. George smiled and
sat down suddenly.
BY that time several of the Gus
toners leaped onto the two stick
up men, took their guns from them
and beat them numerically.
Mike paid no attention to the
beating of the two men. He was
bending over George. George made
him bend closer and whispered.
I'm checking out, Mike. You
need five bottles Of rye and a half
keg of beer. You owe Tony, the
ice-man for three days Ice. See
that I'm buried in Holy Sepulchre
Cemetery, will you. Mike? It will
run you about 800 bucks but you
can imagine it's my back pay"
And then he was gone. Mixes
place isn't the same any more.
Something seems to have gone out
of it. Maybe. it's George.
THE END.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Officer Will Speak
To Sons of Legion

Capt. Lloyd E. Kelly OF the
Eighth precinct will speak before
the National Cathedral Squadron,
Sons of American Legion, Sunday
afternoon at Reno Esther Hall.
Wisconsin Ave. and Window Pi.
N, w,
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Il Good Man Once
L a good man once.
Bv CHARLES McGUIRK

HE BEST you could say for George that he had been
Evening star., 1938-01-25

men to risk their lives daily and not
have authority to correct lax OBJ
servance Of laws and regulations
which lead to maritime disaster.
He said he believed the commission
would approve this three-poant pro-
gram. based on . start" Of 500
men:
Basic training In merchant marine
practices, additional training for sea-
men who show proficiency and an
inspector -instructor" plan under
which the Coast Guard would place
men on vessels to "oo-operate" with
their masters in observing safety-at-
sea laws.
Admiral Waesche told the COM
mittee he believed the 500 men in
the proposed school could be en-
rolled primarily from Civilian Con-
servation Corps camps. He esti-
mated 1t would require about 1l,440
annually to train each one properly.
Evening star., 1938-01-25

mission councils. Omcially he Is
austere. Informally he likes to walk,
play tennis and squash, b easy to
meet. He Is called the great dis
senter." When President Wilson ap-
pointed him . member Of the COM
mission in 1919 he was only SO years
old, the youngest man to hold such
an important ONCE. Reappointed by
successive Presidents, Republican and
Democratic, Mr.. Eastman's only party
label l. independent" He represents
that dissenting minority without which
democracies could not function. Even
his opponents like him. In the rail-
roads, those who do not always ap.
prove his policies recognize Mr.. East
mans clear, incisive mind, his honesty
Of purpose, his freedom from political
wire-pulling. his grasp Of complex
carrier problems.
To keep the railroads out Of bank.
ruptcy Mr.. Eastman was appointed
Federal oo-ordinator of Transportation
IN 1888. For three years railroad re-
search progressed. Thousands Of
questionnaires to shippers and trafic
managers were sent out to determine
transportation costs. The answers
cover . whole bookshelf. Mr.. East
mans suggested economies cut through
transportation costs, cooperative
purchasing. Standardization, pooling
Of terminal facilities and equipment.
centralization Of new inventions, better
service to the public. These reports
had great weight in the tvo-cent-a-
mile passenger rates now In force on
the railroads.
The I. c. C.I tvo-year jurisdiction
over the $4,000 competing motor ear
riers is also big headache. Their
so-called grandfather certificates"
are being scanned to determine that
routes and rates are well within the
law. Over $50 hearings a month are
held to clarity what Mr. Eastman
calls undue enthusiasm about what
the carriers are entitled TO-" New
applications must meet the public
convenience" test.
Born in Katonah, N. Y, the son Of
. minister, Mr.. Eastman since Kradu-
alton from Amherst College has been
either In community welfare or public
service all his life. Starting With q
Fellowship IN the South End House.
Boston, he became secretary Of the
Public Franchise League. helped IA
wage arbitration for various railway
employees, served on the Massachu.
sets Public Service Commission.
Evening star., 1938-01-25

powers that be in Wall Street had no intention
owned corporation
privately controlled electric facilities
IT. as Mr. W1kie asserts Commonwealth stock
holders face ruin ds result OF the T. v.
present plight to its
public policy And there re,nenbertno
1922 aoud like to knoU
f' utility holding losses
to their stockholders. ~ ~
statement like Mr. Wikies-n
coo pear the market on Commonwealth Southern
ana give utility insiders magnificent At the
OF the very investors whom they always protect
copyrisht randrri ribunesy syndie.te)
Evening star., 1938-01-25

found guilty by jury OF average
citizens Of Wisconsin. Presumably
other juries Of average citizens In any
part Of the country would return
verdicts Of guilty in other cases having
analogous circumstances. There are,
in some industries or parts OF indus
tries, price fixing or price-maintaining
arrangements analogous to those now
condemned by court and jury.
Indeed, the price-maintenance ar
rangements practiced in some other
areas of business are more direct, more
easy for a jury to understand, more
likely to be condemned by = jury,
than the method that was practiced
by the oil companies. In short, under
existing law. and under existing states
Of facts, the administration could
pursue, with probable success, = policy
Of breaking up price-maintaining ar
rangements or other monopQlistic
practices.
Strengthening May Be Needed.
A little while prior to last weeks
conviction Of the oil companies. Attor-
ney General Cummings and Assistant
Attorney General Jackson said that
the antitrust laws needed to be
strengthened. The oil case conviction
would seem to deny this. Yet Mr..
Cummings and Mr.. Jackson may be
right; it may be that last weeks con-
viction by . district court may not be
upheld by the courts Of appeal; 1t
may be that strengthening Of the law
is needed in order to sustain convic-
tions before judges and justices who
must interpret the law IS 1t stands.
But no matter. II President Roose-
welt wants a stronger antitrust law.
he can get it. Congress would enact
it for him willingly. Congress would
give Mr.. Roosevelt stronger anti
trust law much more willingly than 1t
would give him some OF the other
legislation he has asked for. In sum,
II Mr.. Roosevelt wishes to pursue a
policy Of breaking up price-fixing and
other monopolistic practices, whether
with strengthened law or with the
present law. the way Is wide open to
60 forward.
Contradictory Policies.
But does the administration wish
to follow this path? That is what
nobody can be sure about. Many Of
the administration actions and poll
cies point toward attack upon combi-
nation In business. Others Of its ac-
tons and policies point toward foster
ing combinations. Within one limited
area Of combinations Mr.. Roosevelt
has seemed to indicate. within the
space Of . week. two contradictory
policies. On January II at 4 press
conference he seemed to condemn all
holding companies. OF all types, in all
lines of industry and business After
this news created commotion, it turned
out that the President had said. or
Evening star., 1938-01-25
"Where to From Here?"
Three Schools Of Thought in New Deal Regarding
Business Make Situation Complicated.

been interpreted rs saying, more than
he intended. At . press conference q
week later. Januay Al. he reduced his
hostility against holding companies to
narrow limits. From the Presidents
second statement 1t might be inferred
that he had in mind mainly holding
companies IN the banking business,
and some. though not all, In the public
utility industry. He did not mention
holding companies In manufacturing
and other ordinary businesses at all.
To some 1t seemed that II Mr..
Roosevelt In his. first statement had
gone too far forward, he had In his
second statement gone too far back
ward. There are. in some lines of In
dustry and businesses, holding COM
panies which follow disapproved prac-
tices. These practices have the effect
Of limiting competition, OF keeping
prices higher than they would be un-
der competition. The economic EN-
cheney Of such holding companies Is
dubious. Some Of them were not or
ganized primarily for economic EN-
cheney, they were organized with q
view to issuing and selling securities.
Attack on Combinations.
Neither In the present actions Of
the administration in this field, nor in
its record since 1893, is 1t possible to
flnd q clear pattern. At the moment,
preponderance Of pressure Is perhaps
in the direction Of attacking combi-
nation. breaking 1t up. But for the
first two years of the administration,
its purpose and pride was to foster
agreement, discourage competition, by
means Of N. r. A. When the Su-
preme Court, by . unanimous decision,
declared N. r. A. unconstitutional, Mr..
Roosevelt showed grief and resent
ment-a resentment which lasted un-
til. and expressed itself in, his SEN
sational proposal to change the court.
Just lately, on some occasions, Mr..
Roosevelt has seemed to look back to-
ward N. r. A. with nostalgia longing.
On other occasions he has made state
ments and taken actions in the direc-
ton Of attacking combinations.
It Is the old question. Where do we
go from here?"-a question more ap-
propriate to be asked, and more dim.
cult to answer, during this admins
tration, than at most times. Within
the administration are three schools Of
thought. One would break up combi-
nation. reduce bigness, aim toward
competition, toward reduced prices.
Another school would foster combina-
ton, preserve price levels; 1t would
permit big units Of business to be as
big as they like-and then subject
them to rigid Government regulation.
Both those schools Of thought are
traditionally American. There Is an
other school which would encourage
bigness. not as any traditional Ameri-
can policy, but for a purpose decidedly
un-American. This school would
steadily foster bigness. steadily In
crease the degree of regulation by Gov
ernment-in the hope and expectation
that a point would arrive when Gev.
ernment regulation would become
Government ownership, as Z step TO-
ward the authoritarian state.
tcopyrisht. 1881
Evening star., 1938-01-25
WILL HONOR LINCOLN

Virginia, Maryland and D. G. Re-
publicans to Hold Ball.
Republicans Of the District and
nearby Maryland and Virginia will
observe Abraham Lncoln's birthday
anniversary with ball at the WASH
ington Hotel February IL.
The affair Is sponsored by the Young
Republicans Of the District and vicin-
ity. William Mondell. Young Repub-
lican national committeeman for the
District. is chairman. of arrangements.
Dancing will be from 10 pm. to 2 am.
Evening star., 1938-01-25

deVoed TO trying
to find where this
incident belongs,
II anywhere. in
the broad pattern
of administration
policy, II any.
about business.
Does this event
foretell q course
Of attack upon
m on pol ly and
m o n o p o lis
tic practices. The
opportunity for
this course lies
open. The oil
nopnnaniAa Vere
Evening star., 1938-01-25

econ he has frequently told Western cattle feed
visited him his croescounty According the
dent feed said that he could cattle the local
issued command that
cattle made complaint
to the council
should be said that the Presidents prevailing
with Advisory Council concatoyo
that council members distinctly Emphasis
laid they illuminate
rather his Of readiness
open-mndedness all subjects and the like.
(copyrh the North
Evening star., 1938-01-25

conferences have
a n affirmative
value, Of course,
because they re-
flute rather con-
spicuously the
idea at the
present business
recession was a
deliberate con-
spiracy on the
part of the busi-
ness men of the
country to put
Mr.. r oS e Velt
into some kind Of
political embar-
~oecr,apt Tho I
Evening star., 1938-01-25
TRAINING OF SEAMEN
URGED BY WAESCHE
Coast Guard Head Asks House
Group to Approve instruction to
Merchant Marine Personnel.

b the Associated Press.
Admiral r. r. Waesehe, Coast
Guard commandant. yesterday urged
the House Merchant Marine Com
mittee to approved Coast Guard
training for merchant seamen.
The porposal, which the Maritime
Commission advanced last year.
would cost about $4,000 annually,
he said, but would be we'll worth
while.
Admiral Waesche said .the Coast
Guard considered It unfair" for its
Evening star., 1938-01-25


opposition request
executive unjuab,
but the opposition had comero Senator Byrd IN spite the
shrd efforts Senator
the reorganization BILL Virginia
tangne the pretty completely. The
effectiveness
in regard to him.
for young Republican put
bill
prevailing all housing projects
into trouble with the labor could
be paid the housing
buck expunged IN conference
described Lodges action offering amendment purely political and
intended embarrass the administration
however far sarcastic surprising than
mentioned inmated rather plainly
that he considered body
general that time tried
Senate standing
President responsible
the actions
responsible him. out that he control budget
either, under the circumstances
Leaving the subject Government President turned
general discussion Of the troubles which
make
he paid his respects to his particular bee
Newspaper display
presidential displease He made his distinction
ne Which he regards permissible and interpretation Which
he considers mpoper Newspaper columnts he usually
mea 'nteretation into He TIE great
d'pays forced to find some ,pay OF fighting back.
only presidential topics
He spoke for hour with little interruption
bers, and covered considerable ground
Among other things he sharply attacked prevailing
favorte theme Of his conferences with business
that bankers
times As the present
Especially interesting his criticism Of the securities dealers his