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The Washington times., 1938-02-28
2 BaltimOreans Shape
Laws for WASHINGTON

A FACT seldom mentioned around town is the pres
n ence of two Batimoreans on the House District
Committee.
On the surface this probably means little, but ac
tualy, it means so much that Baltimore papers are
watching with close interest the activities of their two
Representatives Oh this committee. AS a matter of
fact the Baltimore Sun has detailed one member of
its Capitol staff to keep weather eye cooked on
these two gentlemen from Maryland.
The reason is apparent. Representative Vincent L.
Pamisano is Batmore's least side'' Representative
r.o, .z7uot c;Jo, and he is chairman of the House
-. District Committee, with
~ siderable to say about Washing
tons business Representative Ambrose j. Kennedy,
whose district more or less "slk stocking area,
is the ranking member of the committee.
Baltimore is less than forty miles away.
When there arises any question of overlapping of
interests between Baltimore and Washington, it is
fairly certain that Baltimore will be given the edge.
Baltimore is actually in competition with Washing
ton in many ways. Bread baked in Baltimore is sold in
Washington There is a large mems clothing manufac-
turing business in Baltimore which Washington as
an outlet Cattle slaughtered in Baltimore for Wash
ington consumption Furniture is sold in Baltimore in
competition with the local market is womens clothing
It is not to be wondered then that Batimore's Rep
resentatives on the District Committee jealous of
their city's rights when it comes to showdown.
This undoubtedly has great deal to do with Pal
msanos distaste for the business privilege tax which
hits at many of his constituents who do business in
Washington
It will be remembered that not so long ago he de-
scribed this tax as "cockeyed."
The tax, in it's current application, is twoffths of
per cent levy gross receipts of all businesses op-
An NIL. u..J Grating in any way in Washing
r., ton. If a Baltimore manufacturer
80 " has sales office in the District
land he doesn't even have to maintain office) he
must pay the tax on the amount of his gross sales
made locally.
Palmisano was also opposed to the construction of
an abattoir in Bennng. Easy accessibility to meat in
Washington would jeopardize of Batimore's
meat business
The problems about the District which harass the
chairman do not, the other hand bother the other
Baltimore member of the District Committee. Repre-
senting better residential district in his city, Mr.
Kennedy can be less hampered by his cys interests
than Palmisano Kennedy chairman last year
of the special tax committee which recommended the
b,,sin orvilaoo tov
The Washington times., 1938-02-28

"The book
I've enjoyed
reading most
o + a | ! i S
Asylum by
William Sea-
b nok. 1found
it particular.
ly in t e rest
ing reading
and it gave a
very good pic
ture of the
operation O f
The Washington times., 1938-02-28

novels, a n d
m y favorite
one is Gone
w t h t h e
w in d. It
complet e ! y
held my in
terest ro m
cover tocover.
I liked the
story so much
that I was
sorry when I
finished read
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
This Town of Ours
By EARL GOODWIN

Senator William H. Deterich of Illinois had the White
House O. K for denomination he didn't have the O. K
of the NashKely combination in Chicago-and Senator
Dieterich is on his way to private life.
Here Chicago political combine that laughs at Presi
dent Roosevelt 1t is of the best political machines in the
country today the which gave Democratic Mayor Kelly
the largest vote any city ever gave ANYBODY.
The Washington times., 1938-02-28

in my mind
and which I
exceedin g l y
e enjoyed n is
Rogue Her.
r i e S. b y
H u g h Wal
pole. It's a
story of the
family of a
brokendo W n
ariStocrat in
a rather iso-
lated section
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
No Faith in Democracy

Because Of my peculiar per
sonal experience I believe that
am inclined to appreciate the
evident truths to which you call
attention in your editorial,
Government by the Lions
Mouth" better than others. The
only part Of 1t that I am in.
The Washington times., 1938-02-28

afraid to see the moving pic
ture which will be made from
the book, because it is certain
to be too different from the
book"
4 X \
Mrs. Mary O'Hare, 4010 Cal
vert st. N. W., housewife:
II particularly like historical
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
Truth Hard to Find

I couldn't help but be a little
amused at the naive advice Of
some lady, who wrote in this
column q few nights ago to read
the Catholic papers If one
The Washington times., 1938-02-28

but my favo-
rite reading
is The Brit
ish Journal
Photographic
Almanac. the
year book of
p photography,
which is pic
torial as well
as scientific.
I W o u / dn't
miss t h / s
The Washington times., 1938-02-28

" The Road
to Glory by
Guy En1pey.
It is a story
a b o u t the
war, which I
h a We never
for 6 o t t e n
since reading
it. The story
gives q diff
ferent typ e
of W a r pic
ture, and re-
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
People
r RemsT

WILLIAM BLAKE
THE. secret means he
] used to produce won
derfuI copper eneravings
Of his drawings Blake
vowed his dead brothers
spirit communicated to
him. He drew likenesses
Of people centuries dead
by having them "sit" for
portraits as realities in his
Imagination.
(copyriSht. 1888, byT. 1om~O
The Washington times., 1938-02-28

Of England, with the story
placed in the early 1800's. The
struggles of this strange family
fascinated me-"
\ y 4
Robert Hallberg, 43 Adams st.
N. w., tabulating machine oper.
ator.
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District of Columbia since
January i, 1888. is graphically
shown by the death WATCH
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
LISTEN, WORLD!
Bv Elsie Robinson

Copyright Features Syndicate Inc)
EETTNWO FAMILIES UNDER ONE ROOF"
i There's subject which is always good for
roof -raisin' rumpus . . and flood of sympathy for
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
The Inquiring.
photographer
The washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION
What is your favorite book?
THE ANSWERS

Miss Jean Fay, is Primrose
St., Chevy Chase, Md, secre-
tary:
The Washington times., 1938-02-28

a mental asylum. Mr.. Seabreok
had himself committed to the
asylum so that he could become
cured of drunkenness"
X y \
Miss Esther Broderick, of
Suitland, Md, school teacher:
"The book which stands out
The Washington times., 1938-02-28

lates how the major Of a bat
talon kept up his nerve by TAX
ing DOPE"
X X 4
Mrs. Bill Coyle, 930 Philadel-
phia Ave-, Silver Spring, Md,
housewife:
The Washington times., 1938-02-28

ing it, even though it was long.
I am anxious to see the story
in the movies"
~ x
Joseph Cooper. 1880 R st.
N. W., photographer:
"I do not have a favorite book,
The Washington times., 1938-02-28

"'GoneWit
the Wind by
M a r 6 a r e t
Mitchell. It
is the best
story I have
ever r e a d
which t y p i
f i e S t h e
South. T h e
char a c t e RS
cont / ue to
live in m y
m i n d. I'm
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Letters to Names and addresses
writer's will be omitted request
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Woodside Park Tree
Program COMPLETED

Completion of tree-planting
program sponsored by the Garden
Committee of the Woodside Park
MD Citizens Association was an
nounced at its December meeting.
approximately 200 shade trees
were planted along the streets and
parks in the community, and in
addition number of Towering dog
wood trees were planted on the
grounds of private homes. A vote
OF appreciation was given to DR..
Floyd Smith, chairman of the COM
mittee
A proposed amendment to the
constitution enlarging the associa-
tons membership to include resi-
dents of Gruver's subdivision bor-
dering Woodside Park, was referred
to committee.
Two members of the Garden Com
mittee will be appointed to represent
the association on an interorganiza-
ton committee, which will select a
shrub or tree distinctive of the
general Silver Spring area and pro-
mote its planting.
Evening star., 1938-12-17

velopment in the city as modern as
Glover Park would have as many
one-way Streets" Mr.. Bright said.
The secretary was instructed to
notify the District Commissioners
OF the groups action.
The body elected the following
officers: Sheldon w. FairchilG, pres
ldent; Lawrence M. Brown, first vice
president; o. E. Carleton, second
vice president; Moses ]. Wright,
secretary; H. o. Kephart, treasurer;
w. w. Duncan, sergeant at arms,
and M. r. Walker and Mr.. Wright,
delegates to the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations.
A Christmas. entertainment and
refreshments followed the meeting.
Evening star., 1938-12-17

She Is Schluter's assistant. She
can lead you to others ."
There was \ long pause.
And maybe" Rumrich added,
Karl Schluter will be on board.
won't guarantee them, but-maybe! !"
At last we could go into action!
I arranged to have Rumrich kept
in the guard house at Governors
Island, as military prisoner. Even
his guards knew him only as "Pris-
oner No. 49," Only was allowed to
see him.
I pumped him for an exact de-
scription of Karl Schulter and
Jenni Hoffman,, and called in q
half dozen F. B. I. agents to listen
and memorize them. Rumrich didn't
Evening star., 1938-12-17

know In what capacity they trav-
eled on the Europa. He thought
they were passengers. Even he
didn't suspect the German liners
using our ports permitted spies and
secret agents to travel disguised as
crew members.
I checked the sailing schedules.
Tie Europa was docking late the
next day-on February 26.
Copyright. 1898, BY Leon Turrou All
rights reserved throughout the world by
international copyrightJ
(To be continued)
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Glover Park Protests
0ne-Way Streets

Opposition to changing four streets
In Glover Park to one-w;y thor
oLghfares was voiced last night by
the Glover Park Citizens Associa-
tion, meeting in the Industrial Home
School.
The streets, Observatory place,
Heidekoper place, Thirty-ninth
place and Fortieth street from CAL
vert to w streets NV, will be made
one ways because of the recent bus
rerouting, according to F. w. Bright,
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Benefits PIunned

The Greenbelt Md Citizens AS
sociation will sponsor a dance in
the Greenbelt School tonight and
q movie in the Town Theater Mon
day night. Proceeds from both
events will be used to defray ex-
penses of the community's Christ
mas party next Wednesday.
Evening star., 1938-12-17
City News in Brief

Dinner. Gridiron Club, Willard
Hotel, tbs pm.
Dance. Sigma Epsilon Sorority
Lafayette Hotel. pm.
Meeting, Philosophical Society of
Washington, Cosmos Club, 8:15 pm.
Dance, italian Club, Carlton Hotel,
10 pm.
Dinner dance, Riggs National
Bank Wardman Park Hotel, 7:3O
pm.
Dance, Washington College of
Law, Wardman Park Hotel. 10 pm.
Initiation and supper, Sigma Phi
Gamma Sorority, Wardman Park
Hotel, 7:30pm
Evening star., 1938-12-17

Women law students as q group
maintain higher scholastic aver
ages than men, check at Tulane
University indicates.
Evening star., 1938-12-17
TOMORROW

Meeting, Baltic c-American Soc;etv
international Students House 1708
New Hampshire avenue NV 2.3O
pm. ''
Lecture, League for Larger Life
14l4 Sixteenth street NV, I 70 IN
Lecture, Town Hall, Shoreham Ho-
tel. 8 pm. 110
Evening star., 1938-12-17

This is the nth OF a series OF
stories on smashing the Nazi spy
ring by Leon A. Turrou, former
ace Oman.
The Washington times., 1938-07-14

ment of the whole people,
especially the under privileged"
AGE ISSUE RAISED
Accompanying the telegram to
the President was a statement
from Downey's headquarters,
which recalled the presidents
fight to reorganize the supreme
court year ago. 1t quoted
somewhat extensively from the
court message about the need for
younger men" and the infusion
of new blood" in the judicial and
executive functions of govern
ment.
The statement then asked:
will President Roosevelt now
recommend to the voters of Cal
ifornia the reelection to the
United States Senate of William
G. McAdoo, who was born in
Marietta, Ga, October 81, 1868,
and who is now in his seventy
fifth year?"
At the same time, McAdoos
other rival, Judge Preston, issued
a public statement advising Mr..
Roosevelt against intervening in
The Washington times., 1938-07-14
REDS ASK UNITY
AS PROTECTION

UNIVERSITY, Va, July IA
q.N.SD.-A call for collective
action by the democratic powers
to halt the march of aggressors
in Europe and Asia was sounded
today by Constantine Oumansky,
charge d'affaires of the Soviet
Embassy.
Oumansky addressing the Uni
versity of Virginia Institute of
Public Affairs. warned, at the
same time, that the Soviet Union
is prepared to defend itself and
carry war into the land of the
attackers should Japan strike in
the east, or Germany in the west.
Only common preparedness
can check and discourage the
aggressor," he declared.
In spite Of the blows re-
ceived by the system of collective
security, no other constructive
peaceful alternative has been
offered. Peace is indiviSible
and the security of one people
can not be built upon the in
security of others.
The Soviet Union does not
impose itself upon anyone as a
partner. and is not lobbying for
alliances. but only agrees to
collective action"
The Washington times., 1938-07-14

no such activity in his organiza-
ton would be tolerated.
The occasion for Hopkins warn
ing today was a clause in the
1888 spend-lend bill which out
lawed participation by any super
visory or administrative" employees
in any primary. general or spe-
cial election" They likewise were
barred from serving as campaign
managers or assistants for candi-
dates.
Hopkins further stated that no
person employed by WPA in an
administrative or supervisory ca
pacity could simultaneously hold
an elective office requiring his
absence from WPA during regular
working hours or in which the
salary is more than 5000 a year.
The effect of the order, he ex-
planned. is simply to give legal
status to a practice which has
been observed in the WPA from
the beginning, but which pre-
viously had been covered only
under general regulations.
The Washington times., 1938-07-14

Hopkins thus added a new cpl
sode to the Capitals summertime
serial, Politics in Relief" in
which he has been labeled both
william and hero.
HOPKINS UNDER FIRE
The WPA administrators en-
dorsement of a Democratic candi-
date in Iowa's recent primaries
brought down upon him wrathful
charges that he was using his Of
flee as chief relief dispenser of the
Federal Government to further a
political cause.
When Hopkins candidate went
down to defeat-he was young
Representative Otha D. Wearin,
seeking the senatorial nomination
President Roosevelt himself de-
Tended the WPA administrator
endorsement.
1t was then that Hopkins not
only denied politics among the
millions of WPA relief workers,
but warned his subordinates that
The Washington times., 1938-07-14
Rain Coming;
Cooler, Too!

You needn't be too provoked to-
day at the man who tells YOU
cit isn't the heat, it's the hu-
midity."
Even the Weather Bureau makes
the same point.
With the mercury at mere 80
shortly after noon, the humidity
was up to 70 per cent. This plus
the fact that there is very little
wind stirring makes for that un-
comfortable feeling.
The Weather Bureau predicts a
temperature rise to maximum
Of go during the day, with showers
late today and this evening to
bring the temperature down.
Tomorrow will be fair-and
much cooler.
The Washington times., 1938-07-14
.UAW HEADS ASK
LEWIS TO HALT
STRIFE IN UNION
Unit Presidents Seek
Truce With Martin

G.N.S0 Local unit presidents.
claiming to represent more than
175,000 members of the CIO-affili.
ated United Automobile Workers,
called on CIO Chairman John L,
Lewis today to personally inter.
vene and settle the factionaI fight
that has split the auto union
ranks wide open.
The local presidents from De.
troit, Cleveland, Toledo, Bay City
and Saginaw-aSked Lewis to use
his influence to bring about peace
through reinstatement of five of.
tlcers Of the UAW recently sus-
pended by President Homer Mar.
tin.
MARTIN SPURNS PLEA
The delegation that came to see
Lewis today has already twice laid
its pleas before MARTIN, and each
time the UAW president turned
down their request for reinstate-
ment of the officers. Today's &C
ton marked the second step in q
program which delegation mem.
bers said will force a special con.
vention to settle the fight, unless
John Lewis is able to effect q
truce.
Just what steps Lewis can take
the delegation members here could
not state, except that they hoped
Lewis influence alone, If applied
against Martin and the remaining
board members, might persuade
the latter to reinstate the sus-
pended officers.
BROPHY ATTENDS FARLEY
CIO Director John Brophy sat
in on the conference with Lewis
and the UAW delegation. The
latter was composed Of:
Earl Tallman, of the Detroit
Hudson local; William Marshall,
Detroit Chrysler local; Ed Hertz,
of the Highland Park (Detroit)
Chevrolet local: Duncan Boyd, of
the Detroit Zenith local; Lloyd
Jones, of the Detroit Murray Body
local; John Anderson, of Detroit
Tool and Die UAW local; Richard
GroSser, Toledo; Edward Stubbe,
of Cleveland White Motor local.
George Cranmore, Of the Chevro-
let Transmission local, Saginaw;
Kenneth Forbes, Of the Iron local.
Saginaw; Reubin Peters, Of Local
1862, Bay City, and Roy Kinnane,
of Bay City.
The Washington times., 1938-07-14

the Democratic primary in this
Stai~, even by innuendo."
AS both President and leader
OF the Democratic party" said
Preston, Franklin D. Roosevelt
is being miSled if he believes
that California deserves another
William Gibbs McAdoo as it's
political dictator simply because
Senator McAdoo performed a
mechanical routine service of
voting favorably on presidential
measures"
1t was into such a political at
mosphere that the presidential
special rolled today after the long
trip across the continent, during
which Mr.. Roosevelt gave the
White House blessing to Senator
Barkley in Kentucky, the victori-
GUS Senator Elmer Thomas in Ok
lahoma, and the silent treatment
tC two Senators whose New Deal
records were somewhat vulnerable,
Adams in Colorado and McCar-
ran in Nevada.
Adams rode on the presidential
special all of Tuesday through
Colorado, without the President
mentioning his name, although he
appeared regularly on the rear
platform at the stops.
RIVAL INTRODUCED
McCarran had the same expert
ence yesterday in his Nevada. He
even got a somewhat worse dose
than Adams, for at Inlay Mr..
Roosevelt introduced by name Al
bert Hilliard, one of McCarran'S s
opponents, to the throng that
clustered about the rear platform.
After a busy day and a radio
speech from San Francisco
the President will proceed to Oak
land and there board the U. S.
Cruiser Houston for a review of
the United States Fleet-Some rs
or 80 warShipS in line.
The review over, Mr.. Roosevelt
plans to get away from it all for
a day by going down into Yosem-
ite National Park tomorrow.
Saturday morning will find him in
Los Angeles, and Saturday after,
noon in San Diego. From that
point, his schedule calls for a
couple of weeks rest aboard the
Houston, plus some fishing, before
he returns to the political wars in
Georgia and South Carolina about
the middle Of August.
The Washington times., 1938-07-14
Roosevelt Busy
On California Trip

Today was one IF the most
strenuous days of Mr.. ROOse-
velt's entire trip. Beginning
with his arrival at Crockett,
he was to motor to Vallejo
and thence to the Mare Is
land for an inspection.
Thereafter came SausaIitO,
and over the Golden Gate
Bridge to the civic center of
San Francisco, and over the
San Francisco Oakland Bay
Bridge to Treasure Island,
the site of San FranciScO'S
1889 world exposition.
Mr.. Roosevelt will inspect
the exposition grounds, and
attend a luncheon at which
he will speak his last nation
ally brOadcasted speech of
the Western trip. Afterward
he will go to Oakland for a
review Of the U. S. fleet.
The Washington times., 1938-07-14
Z WPA Projects
To Give 12O Jobs

Two projects totaling 1000
which will give employment to 120
white collar" workers for a year
have been approved by Federal
WPA, Otto j. Cass, deputy local
works administrator, said today.
One project for $89,500 will
employ SO persons at the Bureau
Of Census. Commerce Department.
in measuring areas on maps. The
other project for $18,10O, also for
the Bureau of Census, will employ
% persons in indexing publica-
tionS.
The Washington times., 1938-07-14
Dams of Beavers
Flood Railway

SUDBURY, Ont, July - (U.P0.
Beavers were threatening to halt
traffic on the Canadian National
Railway line near here. The beav-
ers built so many dams along the
rightof way that they blocked cul-
verts and damned small streams
until they spread out into lakes,
flooding the tracks and weaken
ing small bridges. Game Warden
Lawrence Hemphill dynamited
the dams built by the beavers
along the tracks.
The Washington times., 1938-07-14
Up IN SMOKE
c unit y Landmark
Raced by Flames

: GLEN ECHO, Md. July 14.-An
, old Montgomery County landmark,
known as the "Old Lawiey Estate .
. off River Road near here, burned
to the ground early today despite
efforts of three volunteer fire de-
partments.
The blaze which destroyed the
old IL room frame house, occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis E. Johnson,
the former naval aviator at Cape
May, N. j.. started in the kitchen
when an oil stove on which Mrs.
johnson was preparing breakfast
exploded.
. The Bethesda, Glen Echo and
Cabin John fire departments re
spending to the alarm were forced
to pump water from Bulls Run.
nearly a mile away.
The Washington times., 1938-07-14
MAJOR GORDON
EXPLAINS dry
.HYDRANT ERROR
Reported to Firemen But
Location Was Moved

Director of Sanitation John
Blake Gordon announced today he
will propose placing a sign or flag
on fire hydrants when they are
out of service in the future.
This will prevent, he said, a
repetition of the waterless fire
hydrant which Tuesday delayed
firemen answering a double alarm
in the 1400 block of New York
Ave. N. w.
After District officials engaged
in "buck.passing" round robin to
dodge responsibility for the dry
fire hydrant, Gordon was assigned
to investigating the entire affair,
GORDON'S REPORT
Following a checkup in the
water department, which he super
vises, and the fire department,
Major Gordon said:
The whole affair was a
comedy of errors which fortu-
nately for all of us did not re-
suit in something more serious.
Because of repair work, the
fire hydrant in question was
put out of service. AS is the
custom, the water department
reported this to the fire depart
ment, but somehow a mistake
was made and on the fire de-
partment books, the hydrant
location was carried as on the
south side of New York Avenue,
instead of the north side.
FIRST INSTANCE
ITO my knowledge, this is the
first time anything Of the sort
ever happened. We always
thought we had fool-proof
system in the matter Of report
ing hydrants out of service, but
this incident proves mistakes
can be made"
Gordon said he will recommend
to the Commissioners that a sign
or flag be placed on all fire
hydrants out Of service as al
double notice to the fire depart
ment.