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The Washington times., 1938-04-12

said he had invented a 2,0O0pound
aerial bomb, which could spread
far more damage than any bombs
now existant.
I'VE have reached a crisis in
our airship efforts" testified
Commander Rosendahl. Il have
about reached the end Of my
efforts, unless a decision is
reached on airship develop
ment.
UNLESS airship development
receives assistance in the pend
ing bill, I doubt that it ever
will"
He proposed there be projected
two large rigid airships and a
training ship, the latter to cost
between $4,000. 900 and $500, 900.
The bill as passed by the House
would authorize an outlay Of
$3,000,000 for continued expert.
mentation in airships. Commander
Rosendahl urged the experimental
ton be broadened to include
blimps. He would explore the
feasibility Of metal-clad airships.
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
Airship development in the
United States has received unsym.
pathetic interest. he said, attribut-
ing that to lack Of knowledge of
the possibilities CT that type Of
vessel.
High authorities don't care
to concentrate on the problem"
he said.
There is no department pol
icy on 1t in the Navy. The naval
airship policy has not been fixed.
Naval authorities are founder
ing rudderless on the airship
problem" Rosendahl empha-
sized.
With its monopoly Of helium
supplies. the United States Is in an
unique position to develop dirigi-
bles as flying battleships," carry.
ing airplanes for attack upon the
enemy. Value Of these air fort
resSeS for battle purpose may be-
come superior to their value as
scouting ships. he said.
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
Gorner-RooseveIt "QuorreI"
Rumor Is Labelled Unture

The reported loudvoiced tiff between President Roose
welt and Vice President Garner said have occurred
terday at White House huddle spending policies
turns out to be nothing than an explosion of
on the part of Vice President Garner against New York
newspaper columnist.
This newspaperman had twice written story attributed
to Vice President Garner in which he was alleged have
SAID to the President You ought the cattle out in
the grass and get them little fatter This presumed
to be the Texas of saying that the Administration
ought to be little easier on business.
Persons close to the Vice President today said that the
PRESIDENT goodnaturedy quizzed Mr. Garner about this
statement and that Mr. Garner replied that he had
made any such statement and in all time he had been in
washington he had given such interview to anybody.
People who present at the conference completely
denied that there any i'll feeling between the President
and the Vice President and attributed the rumor to op
position political sources
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
ExpOrtPlan
Urged by
LGGuardia

NEW YORK, April IL GN.SJ
Scoring leadership by "weaklings
politicians, gamblers or dema
gogueS," Mayor LaGuardia was
out today with a national pros
perity plan based on increasing
foreign export trade through
Federal financing.
I'VE have long passed the
point where merely blaming
each other for what has hap
pened will do any good" La
Guardia told a coast to coast
radio audience. There must be
some sound, hard thinking If
the country Is to solve its prob
lens. This Is not the time for
weaklings, politicians, gamblers
or demagogueS."
SURVEY URGED
Then he offered his prosperity
plan:
Il suggest an immediate sur
Vey Of present and possible
needs in Central and South
America. We can ascertain the
fullest extent of all possible or.
derS for goods that we can sell.
The buyers In Central and
South America can be given the
benefit Of prices lower THAI any
now available from competing
sources.
"A government agency could
properly allocate these orders to
factories and farm agencies all
over the country. These orders
would be placed on the basis
Of number Of new workers put
on the job. Workers reemployed
by reason Of this increased pro-
duction would be paid prevail
Ing wages.
SALE TO EXPORTERS
The manufactured goods
would be sold by the Govern.
ment to exporters at prices to
meet the subsidized competition
from abroad. The Government
would absorb the difference"
The billions spent for relief
have been largely on unproductive
labor, the mayor asserted, whereas
his foreign trade plan would spur
industrial activities throughout
the country, so our factories,
shops, railroads and ships would
receive q new lease on life"
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
Riots Mark
Chicago
Voting
Continued from Page II

N~VAASAAWOW EakE
protest against the national Ad,
ministration,
Although there were contests
for Republican offices as well as
on the Democratic side, the cam.
pa1gn has been operated quietly
with the stress laid on bringing
out an anti-Roosevelt vote.
A considerable Jump over the
Republican primary vote OF 44O,.
600 in 1885 was needed to show
any particular trend, it was sd.
mltted. A minor swing was ex-
pected in view of appeals for Re
publican support from the war.
ring Democrats.
MAJOR TEST
Both of these factions apnar.
emily accepted the balloting today
as a final showdown for power.
The local organization, dominated
by National Committeeman pat
rick A. Nash and Mayor Edward
j. Kelly, was said to regard it as
q major test for the mayoralty
elections next year.
The same was said to be true
OF the opposing forces under the
banner of Gov. Henry Homer and
States Attorney Courtney.
An indication Of the weight at
tached to the election by the two
camps was the unprecedented
number of 10000 polls watchers
said to have been hired for the
occasion.
An element Of confusion was in.
jected into the voting at the last
minute by a ruling of County
Judge Edmund K. Jarecki, who
Is seeking reelection. He held
that voters might switch their
party affiliations as declared in
the last primary, although the
period Is slightly under the two
years required by law,
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
|WAGE-HOUR BILL
REVISION MEETS
new CRITICISM.
McReynoIds and Green
File Fresh Protests

G.N.S) Shunted about the
House for many months the con.
troversial wage and hour program
suffered new attacks today Just
when the full House Labor Com.
mittee assembled to try to revise
it into bill form.
William Green, president Of the
American Federation of Labor,
who opposed the Black onnery
measure killed by the House dur
ing the special session called last
November, today stated the COM
mittee's compromise proposal was
not suitable to the federation.
LEADERS CHALLENGED
At the same time Representative
McReynolds CD of Tennessee,
chairman Of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, challenged the
leaders to try to submit ANY kind
of a bill" for a House vote.
McReynolds was active in the
fight of Southern members and
some Republicans, who succeeded
in killing the Senate-paSsed meas
ure last year.
IF they do bring a wage-hour
bill to the floor-and I don't
think they will be able to
what happened last Friday to
the Government reorganization
bill will be nothing, in compari-
son." McReynolds stated.
FIVE-MAN BOARD
Meanwhile the CLIO was repre-
Sented as being willing to accept
any sort of a wage-hour measure,
in order to get this type Of legis-
lation on the statutes for possible
revision later on.
The committee today started to
consider the proposal of its sub
committee headed by Representa-
tive RamSpeck CD Of Georgia.
Called compromise bill, it would
provide for an initial minimum
wage of not more than 5 cents an
hour above the prevailing scale in
the industries covered: increasing
) cents a year until a maximum
Of 40 cents an hour is reached.
Maximum working hours would
be arranged by industries, from
&c to 48 week, and adminiStra-
ton Of the act would be placed
under a five-man board.
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
In Congress Today
SENATE

Not in session.
Judiciary Committee considers
court of appeals bill.
Naval Affairs Committee con-
tinues naval expansion bill study.
Interstate Commerce subcom-
mittee considers long-and-short-
haul bill.
Interstate Commerce subcom-
mittee considers railroad refinance
plans.
HOUSE
Meets at noon.
Considers legislative supply bill.
Labor Committee considers
wage-hour bill.
Interstate Commerce Committee
considers bill for control Of vene-
real diseases.
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
Roosevelt Asked
To See Ohio Dam

DOVER, Ohio, April IL G.N.SO.
Muskingum conservancy district
Officials today extended an invita-
ton to President Roosevelt to
visit Dover Dam, key of the
district, when he visits Marietta
July IS for the Northwest Terri
tory celebration. Sena tors
Donahey and Buckley and Charles
West, Undersecretary of the In
terror. extended the invitation.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
Big Wheat Crop
Reported by u. S,

Wheat growers of the nation are
expected to produce a crop Of
725, 100000 bushels of winter wheat
this year, an increase of 10000, 900
bushels over last year, the Depart
ment of Agriculture reported yes
terday. Although. the report was
based on conditions as of April /,
and severe billiards and storms
have swept much of the winter
wheat area since, a return to nor.
NAL weather will make slight diff
ference in the outlook, crop report.
ing board experts said.
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
Continued from Page II

shaken awake at Z o'clock this
morning. With q firm tread he
marched with other prisoners to
his breakfast.
Sentenced for his eight figure
manipulationS Of customers Sc
curitieS in his brokerage firm,
Whitney will earn ~ cents a day
top pay for laborious work.
Your acts have been deliber.
ate and Intentional" Judge
Owen Bohan told him sternly in
General Sessions Court, II can
find nothing in your record to
mitigate sentence"
TERMED EGOTISTTCAL
To guide him in his decision as
to sentence, Judge Roberts had
the $4,000 word memorandum Of
District Attorney Dewey which
urged that Whitney be dealt with
severely. And he had the lengthy
report of Chief Probation Officer
Halpern, describing the broker as
an eXtrovert who was proud,
egotistical and obstinate" and
whose outstanding characteristics
were his pride and "a Micawber
like capacity for borrowing"
Halpern's report was the longest
and most complex ever made in
the history Of his department. To
the facts known of Whitney it
contributed much that was I'm.
known or forgotten.
CONFIDENT OF SELF
Whitney while at Harvard was
strong for sports, a member OF
the varsiey crew, but revealed lit.
tie interest in intellectual pur.
ISuttS" and twice was disciplined
The Washington times., 1938-04-12


Further indication at least part
Of the program will be delayed
until next session came from Sena-
tor Wheeler CD of Montana,
chairman Of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee that has
been investigating railroad finance
for more than a year. Wheeler an.
nounced that he has been holding
proposed legislation in allegiance
for nearly two months awaiting
the Presidents program.
RECOMMENDATIONS ABSENT
Pending consideration of his
proposed program, Wheeler indi-
Gated the only thing that can be
done at this time is to permit car
riers to go through reorganization
proceedings if they are unable to
meet fixed charges.
Other Senators pointed out that
the Presidents message failed to
carry specific recommendations.
which they said would delay draw.
ing up a program to give sub
Stantial and permanent aid to the
carriers.
DELAY is TAKEN UP
Senate leaders, however, refused
to comment publicly on the
chances for enactment Of the pro-
gram, other than to point out that
if it is carried through this session
it will indefinitely" delay ad-
journment. Wheeler and other
Of the Interstate Com
Committee indicated Con-
gresS might be willing to carry out
the socalled emergency section of
the Presidents program this ses-
sion.
It proposed Federal loans of
$500, 100000, single court to pass
upon reorganization plans, a r.
month waiver permitting the RFC
to lend to the railroads to meet
fixed charges, without ICC ap-
proVal, elimination Of land grant
reductions, which would require
Government traffic to pay full
rates, and study of advisability Of
other forms Of Govern
ment credit. !
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
Prince Jose, Kin
OF King Alfonso, I'll

LONDON. April IL Q.N.SO.
Prince Jose of Bavaria, Bourbon
nephew of former King Alfonso of
Spain who has been serving with
the Spanish nationalists, is SUI
fering from pleurisy at st. An
thongs clinic at San Sebastian,
Spain, the London Daily Tele-
graph reported today.
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
Rail Firm Seeks
To Abandon Line

U.N.sO The Smoky Mountain
railroad today asked the ICC for
authority to abandon 20 miles of
line between Vestal and Sewer
vile, Tenn. The reasons given
for the proposed abandonment are
its non-profitable operation, it's
dangerous operating condition and
insufficient revenue to permit re-
Mobilization.
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
WOODRUFF FAvoRs FUND

Representative Woodrum CD
Of Virginia, author Of the pro-
posal, agreed to support a $4,000
100000 appropriation for the en-
tire fiscal year beginning July /.
The Administration, however,
preferred to seek q $3.50, 900 900
WPA appropriation to carry re-
lief until Congress reassembleS
next January. The Farm Security
Administration also is seeking
$l25,000,000 for rural relief as
contrasted with $4,000. 900 pro-
vided last year. The National
Youth Administration is seeking
a Sc, 100000 fund.
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
CONGRESS SPLIT
DELAYS RELIEF
DRIVE ON FLOOR.
Garner Scrap With
Roosevelt Denied
BY WILLIAM 8. NEAL

U.N.S.) The Administrators
proposed $500, O0O,O 900 public.
works pump printing" program
was cast into state of uncertain
ty today, temporarily at least, as
congressional leaders revealed the
program still is indefinite.
Meantime, Congress seethed
with rumors and denials of a re-
ported difference between Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Vice President
Garner in yesterdays "congres-
sional-cabinet" conference.
Garner, together with other
powerful Congressional Democrats,
was said to oppose the pump
printing" program, which called
for loans to cities without interest.
BANKHEAD DENIES RIFT
Speaker Bankhead of the House
said there has been no decision
reached in the matter" He, how
ever, broke his usual rule of
secrecy on the Monday confer
ences between the President and
Congressional leaders by denying
emphatically that President Roose-
welt made a caustic remark con-
corning House leadership on the
reorganization bill.
He asserted that stories to the
effect that a remark by the Presi-
dent caused Garner to explode"
in defense of the leadership were
untrue. The White House also
denied any incident.
WANTS CORRECTION
IT think a correction should
be made in papers carrying the
story" said the Speaker. The
question of reorganization was
not mentioned. There was
neither praise nor criticism of
anybody"
Dankhead declined to reveal the
trend of the discussion over
'pump-priming" between the Presi-
dent, Garner, Senator Barley
ID, o fKentucky, Representative
Rayburn CD, Of Texas. and my
self.
He added that "there would be
no occasion for these conferences
with the leadership at the White
House if there were not fair and
candid discussion of matters"
"Ali discussion at the White
House." he said, was in the ut
most good humor."
While the program is expected
to be submitted to Congress soon,
many Democratic leaders are said
to have raised objections.
An inter-party battle over relief
apparently was averted when
Works Progress Administrator
Hopkins and other Administration
officials agreed to accept continu-
ance of the Woodrum amendment.
Under this amendment the WPA
IS required to spread its relief
funds over a definite period.
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
ROSendahl Assails
Navy 'Floundering'
On Dirigible Policy
Senate Group Urged to FAVOR S2O,OOO,OOO
For Airship Development Program
BY ARTHUR HACHTEN

QN.S) Drgible development in the United States has
reached Crisis with the Navy Department "oundering
rudderles for policy Comdr Rosendahl of the Lake
hurst N j. Naval Air Station told the Senate Affairs
The Washington times., 1938-04-12

Committee today.
Rosendahl, survivor of the
Inflated dirigible Shenandoah and
a former commander of the Akron,
which also plunged to destruction,
and the decommiSsioned Los An
geleS, is rated the Nays chief
lighter-than-air authority.
With the committee rushing to
complete its hearings today on
the $1,121, 100000 naval expansion
bill, Rosendahl pleaded for inclu-
sion of a $20,000,00O airship de-
velopment program to be spread
over six or seven years and costing
about a million dollars the first
year.
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
Rail Relief Action
By This Congress
Is Held Unlikely
Immediate Crisis May Be Met, But Leaders
Feel Drive to Quit Will BGLk Full PROGRAM

QNS) With Congress driving for adjournment by Nav 15
leaders today held little hope for action this session on Pr
dent Roosevet request for legislative rehabilitation Of The
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
HEAR BOMB PLEA

Lester Barlow, inventor of wea-
pons Of warfare, also appeared,
pleading for adoption of "progres-
Sive" methods Of waging war. He
The Washington times., 1938-04-12

Az NAL eUBsCRIPTIoNs PAYABLE
N ADVANCE
The Washington times., 1938-04-12

-VorE EoR sUEERAaE APRIL
The Washington times., 1938-04-12

-VoTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-10-21
Miss Schuck
Elected Head
of W Council

Miss Beatrice Schuck, prominent
University Of Minnesota coed and
junior in the Science, Literature
and Arts college, was recently
elected president of the Negro Stu
dent Council.
In addition to being president OF
the Council, Miss Schuck is active
in several other campus organiza.
tions.
Other officers are Donald Brady
vice-president; Hazel Warricks
secretary; Martha, Wright, treas.
urer; Louis Moan, public relations
counsel, and Albert Mcclure, chair
man of the entertainment commit
tee.
The tentative program, as out.
lined for the fall quarter, includes
series of panel discussions or de.
bates on pertinent and current
problems and several renowned
speakers.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-10-21
PRAISES HOWARD Y.
WILLIAMS

"The members of organized labor
in Ramsey County are unitedly be-
hind Howard Y. Williams for Con-
gress," declared Lawrence PETER,
Business Representative of the st,
Paul Building Trades Council, in
his radio address last Friday night
over WTCN. Mr.. PETER spoke
with Ray Greengard, Business Rep
resentative of the Retail Clerks,
and Walter Turnquist, Chairman of
the Ramsey County Farmer Labor
Association, in behalf of the candi-
dacy of Howard Y. Williams.
1.-TWO years ago Mr.. Williams
came within $50 votes of defeating
the Republican Congressman from
this district. During these last two
years the New Deal has made great
strides in raising the standard Of
living and promoting the welfare of
labor. This progress was made
without the support of this district
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-10-21
Halle @. Forum
In Interesting
Topic Sunday

What do you tell white people
about Negroes ?" is the subject for
Sundays forum, 400 p. m, at Hal
lie Q. Brown House. The speakers
are Rev. L. w. Harris, Lathrop
Rogers and o. C. Hall, who will
discuss the points of formulating
white public opinion through
speeches to white audiences, the
issue of segregation, white and
black working together, intermar-
riage and the thoughts among Ne
groes about white people.
The last Forum was huge sue
cess. The audience agreed after
lengthy discussion that the Negro
newspaper is top-most for voicing
the Negroes wants and that a coor-
dinating committee should be
formed of all existing agencies to
better plan the attack against race
prejudice, and that the Negro
should be awakened to his poten-
tialities.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-10-21
ChicagOans Will
Hold Milkless
Day Saturday

Chicago, Oct. 19.-Because milk
companies in Chicago have practi-
cally refused to employ Negroes in
diaries in this city the $4,000 Chi
cago Negroes have been marshalled
into an army. which will not buy
milk all day Saturday.
This boycott will be repeated
once week until the milk firms
which supply the large Negro pop
ulation with dairy products decide
that the right thing to do is the
best thing-and employ some Of
the people who help these firms
stay in business.
The Chicago experiment which
will be watched with interest by
other cities has been tried success
fully in two other eastern cities.
Chicago firms were requested by
2 citizens committee to give some
employment to colored people. The
diaries blamed the no-Negro EN-.
pIoyment policy on the unions anG
the unions blamed it on the EN-,
ployers. Chicago Negroes are say,
ing, "Shame on both of you" Il
the once a week boycott continues
it will cost both employers and the
unions thousands of dollars.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-10-21
Wife Beaten
Gets 12O Days
i'm WOrkhOuse
WARREN BAKER GETS TWO
SENTENCES

Warren Baker, 500 st. Anthony
Avenue, st. Paul, was sentenced to
100 days in the workhouse when he
appeared in Municipal Court, Tues
day, October IS, before Judge John
W. Finehout on the charges of as
sault and battery and carrying a
concealed weapon. He was a for
mer Pullman porter.
Louise White, his common law
wife, of the same address, testified
in court Thursday that he told her
that "she had a beating coming for
many years." He gave her a severe
beating and then threatened her
with a revolver.
Judge Finehout sentenced Baker
for 80 days for assault and battery
and 80 days for carrying a con-
cealed weapon, the sentences to run
consecutively.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-10-21
Third & Fourth
Ward F-LOpenS
Headquarters

Farmer-Labor forces in the Min
neapolis Northside area opened
their campaign this week with the
opening of joint Third and Fourth
Ward headquarters at 7O1 Sixth
Ave. No., second floor.
Hamlet B. Rowe is in charge of
the headquarters. The workers will
concentrate on registration of new
voters and re-registration of cit
liens who have changed addresses
since the primary election. Trans
portation will be furnished persons
who want to register at the court
house.
The telephone number at the
headquarters is Bridgeport $500.
An active campaign will be made
by a committee to have the people
register no matter who they vote
for.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-10-21

ton to their succeeding convention
in order to keep the issue alive to
the unions.
Southern delegates and the peo-
pie of Houston were astonished at
the drastic demands and attacks of
the Brotherhood delegates against
all forms of race discrimination, as
attested by general expressions of
the southern delegates.
Webster Stirs Negro Houston
At meeting of the N.A.A.C.P.,
Mr.. M. P. Webster assailed Negro
leadership as a failure and called
for a working class Negro leader
ship which has courage, vision, and
intelligence as is expressed in the
Sleeping Car Porters and other
unions.
He told the story of the struggle
of the Brotherhood and pointed out
the significance of the role of the
Brotherhood in the A. F. of l. and
that the Negro and white workers
should unite in a common cause.
DR.. Jerome Davis, President of
the Teachers Union, backed the
Brotherhood's resolutions.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-10-21
Labor School
Classes Open

Registration for classes at the
Minneapolis Labor School for the
fall term will continue until Oc-
tober "a, Miss Betty Hoff, Director
of the school, announced yesterday.
Among the courses offered are:
English, Parliamentary Law, Eco
nomics, Public Speaking, Labor
Legislation, Journalism, Current
Events, Dramatics, Singing, Crea-
tive Writing and Debating.
Day and evening classes are open
to all residents of the city over 16
years of age. The Minneapolis
Labor School is located in the
Transportation Building Annex,
corner of Fourth Street and Second
Avenue South, and sponsored by
the Minneapolis Workers Educa-
ton Council, composed of delegates
from Minneapolis Trade Unions.