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The Washington times., 1938-09-14
2 AUTOS TO TRY
FOR new MARK

BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS
Utah, Sept. IA d.N.S0.-The two
fastest automobiles ever made
we're being tuned up here today
for fresh assaults on the worlds
land speed record of 345.49 miles
per hour.
John r. Cobb, 2OO-pound London
fur broker, announced that he
would put his 7,000-pound Railton
through another test run over the
measured mile tomorrow morning
He has made two attempts in re
cent weeks, in one of which he
averaged 342.53 miles per hour,
three miles per hour short OF the
record.
Capt. George E. T. Eyston, also
of London, who established the
present record here last month
with his seven-ton Thunderbolt,
said he would follow Cobb onto
the Salt Flats straightaway'
making a test run Friday morn
ing in an attempt to boost his
record.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14

the chief shipped her chain with a
big pair of wire cutters and
marched her off to the police sta
tion, leaving a cop behind with in
structions to bring Lewis is as
soon as he was through work.
II thought I recognized the
name" the chief said when
Lewis looking trifle down at
the mouth, was brought into the
station. Aren't you the fellow
who faxed a suicide in the Pas
sale river couple of years ago?"
Lewis admitted he was.
"And didn't you float into
Long Branch with a story about
having been floating "a hours
because of some kind of pill you
took?" Lewis nodded his head.
DEPARTS FROM THERE
All that. Lewis admitted, was
true.
Then get out Of here fast"
the chief said, before lock you
up for a month Of Sundays"
Lewis got.
Wilma burst into tears.
'What an awful fool he made
out of me-" she Sobbed. II think
I still love him. He's so wonder
fully cave-mannish. But I won't
marry him. Anyhow, don't
think will"
Police sent for her parents to
take her home,
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
Civic Forum Opens
Season Sunday

Edward P. Lovett Of Washing
ton will speak next Sunday when
the Civic National Forum holds
its first public meeting. Of the
1938-39 series at the Whitelaw
Hotel, Thirteenth and T Streets
Northwest.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14

$4,000 in cash prizes See Comic
Weekly with the big Sunday Washing
ton Herald Telephone Republic
1884 for Home Delivery.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14

Second instaIIment Of "a Million for
Marty" a scintillating novel In the
American Weekly. You can start 1t
Sunday Telephone Republic 1884
for Home Delivery.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14


WILMA LEAYCROFT, LEWIS TORTARIELLO
To Prove She Wasn't "Running Around" Wilma AlloUOed
Boy Friend to Chain Her to Steering Wheel of Auto
While He Was at Work. She's Being Unclaimed for
Lunch by LeUOis, Before Police Did 1t Permanently
The Washington times., 1938-05-20

comes out Of hiding early in
the season. When you see a
moth, scream: "Oh, there's a
moth" Leap from your chair
with your hands out straight,
your head UP and swinging in
semicircles.
2. BY this time the moth will
have disappeared. Call every
body present to help you find
him. Run around the room,
humping into chairs, tables,
lamps and each other. Slap your
h q n d S together frequently.
Examine hands, exclaim: "Oh,
I missed him"
3. Turn back rugs, shake out
pillows, discover pale grey fleck
on window curtain. Climb up on
Wobbly overstuffed chair and
with newspaper. Miss it. See it
take wing and flutter out of
room toward upper floor and the
attic full Of woollen clothes.
4. Retell your moth troubles at
ladies' lunch next day and be
told by q woman you have never
really been able to like: How
strange! In all the years Of my
housekeeping I have never,
never been troubled with
mothSl"
The Washington times., 1938-05-20

DENVER. May 20 QN.S).
Colorado State fish and game
officials today faced a problem in
the removal Of II antelope from
the bombing range Of the United
States Army Air Corps School
just east of Denver.
The fleet-footed animals were
discovered recently within the
100-mile square area fenced off
for use Of Army filters to practice
bombing. They are part Of a herd
of 1000 which roam the plains
of northeastern Colorado. Their
lives are menaced by uneXploded
bombs lying on the field.
They can't be caught with
The Washington times., 1938-05-20

situation almost as much as the
New Dealers did in Florida.
The Democratic side Of the
South Dakota primary really
seems to have been little except
family brawl, and not involv-
ing the Roosevelt family at that.
The successful senatorial candi.
date claimed he was particular
pal of Roosevelt's and could get
more relief money out Of him
than anyone else, but the other
two unsuccessful candidates
claimed to be Presidential pals
also. No one even mentioned
the Supreme Court, or RooSe-
welt as an issue.
The gubernatorial race was
even more of a family affair.
and the whole Democratic result,
at the most, was a triumph for
the organization.
Good South Dakota political
judges guess the 10000 Repub-
lican vote majority might posi-
bly, be upset by election day, de-
pending on the amount OF
money put into the State by the
Federal Government.
1t seems to be fairly clear
from these figures and conclu-
sionS that no votes yet have ex-
pressed a clear mandate about
anything, and the only change
manifest from the last election
is that the Republicans have
more voters than the Demo
Gratis in Pennsylvania and South
Dakota.
The true political situation is
probably represented best by a
recent incident involving Sen
ator Wheeler of Montana. He
got back few days ago from a
long trip through the country,
reported privately to his friends
that Mr.. Roosevelt is still very
strong in the country.
Wheeler thought that If Mr..
R. was coming up for second
term in 1910 he would win hands
down, but that any attempt on
his part to run for a third term
would meet with resentment.
Word was quickly noiSed
around the Senate that Wheeler
had expressed these views, and
Senators, individually and col
lectively, sought him out for
more detailed information.
CIO Learns Lesson
DEHIND all the lodging and
ID explaining of Pennsylvania,
it is evident the CLIO has learned
the lesson of avoiding direct
political action with members
of its own organization as can
didates. In private, CIOers adj
NIT they should have picked an
outsider. Furthermore they
realize fully that if they could
not get away with it in PennSyl-
vania they cannot get away with
it anywhere.
But the most potent inner
political effect from Pennsyl-
vania was evident in the fact
that Bill Green's AFL telephones
have been ringing necessarily
with calls from political men
since the results came in.
1t was a 100 per cent victory
for the AFL and only the AFL
because in every election an
nouncement Green advised the
voters to take Earle and Jones,
Davis and James, the four sue
ceSsful candidates.
Every man in public life now
realizes that an ALL endorse.
ment is important.
The Washington times., 1938-05-20
decentralization
Bans Tie to Soviet

OSLO, May 20 Q.N.S0-The
general meeting Of the Interna-
tional Federation Of Trade Unions,
by q vote Of 16 to 4, was on record
today with a rejection Of a pro
posal for affiliation with Soviet
trade unions on grounds such
action would be Inconsistent
with democracy"
A motion to terminate further
negotiations with the Soviet unions
was passed, il to Z.
The Washington times., 1938-05-20
White Will Head
Protective Group

NEW YORK, May 20 GN.S0
j. Reuben Clark, jr., head of the
Foreign Bondholders Protective
Council, Inc, since its organiza-
ton, has resigned that post to be
succeeded by Francis White,
executive vice president and
secretary.
Prof. Dana Munro, head Of the
history department Of Princeton
University, who has acted for the
council in several negotiations,
will be vice president. Mrs. A. H.
Wiley will serve as secretary. Mr..
Clark has been elected chairman
of the executive committee.
The Washington times., 1938-05-20
She Grabs an "A

8. Rush out and ask what in
heavens name has happened.
The child will tell you it really
isn't her fault. The radio needs
new tubes. You say: Turn it
off completely"
4. After about seven minutes
Of peace your little one comes
in to say there's q program soon
about current events. Can she
turn it on for a few minutes.
Her teacher wants her to know
what is going on. You say: "Just
for q few minutes" You loose
yourself again in your book and
come unpleaSantly to life at the
noise Of loud singing in your
child's room.
s. You rush out once more.
She's lying on her tummy- on
her bed, around her are pages
Of Latin notes. She looks up
brightly. "Just see how much
I have done. It helps me to
have noises In my ears when I
study"
6. You speak Solemnly about
making q test Of this. If she fails
in her examination the radio
comes out of her room-to stay
out-forever!
z. The next day your dear
child makes an A in her Latin
examination.
The Washington times., 1938-05-20
ID. C. OFFICIALS.
|P R OMOTION TO.
ALLEN JOB DUE.
Seal, Donovan, EIgen,
Oehmann Mentioned
By EARL GOODWIN

President Roosevelt win promote
some veteran District Building Of
fetal to the post Of District Com.
missioner to succeed Commissioner
George e. Allen, it was Indicated
today at the White House.
The only names which have so
far received anything like serious
consideration at the White House
have been those Of one or two
high officials who have been in
the District government for sew
eral years and who have been rec
Commended to the President or to
his secretariat as experienced in
District affairs.
SEAL DOOMED
The list of possibilities includes
Elwood Seal, corporation counsel;
Maj. Daniel j. Donovan, auditor;
Fred Allen, tax> assessor; John
Oehmann, building inspector, and
Riley Elgen, chairman of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
Mr.. Seals name was presented
to the White House with consider
able backing shortly after the Al
len resignation had been an
nounced. @
Administration officials are lean
ing toward promotions rather
than appointments from the out
side whenever possible, a fact
which is apparent from the recent
appointment Of Harry Slattery to
the post of UnderSecretary Of In
terror after five years service as
personal administrative assistant
to Secretary Ickes. The appoint
ment Of Postmaster Burke Of the
Washington Post Office, a vet
eran of the service, is another ex-
ample.
EYES CAREER MEN
The President has an eye on
career men and one of his am
billions is to leave office with the
Civil Service so revised that Gov
eminent employment will lead to
as many of the top posts as pos
Sible. Despite the fact that Post
master General Farley is looked
on as the patronage dispenser
for the Administration, he inclineS
to service promotions whenever
possible.
The President as well as sena-
torial leaders are repeatedly Of
the opinion that one requirement
Of a good District Commissioner
is experience with congressional
committees. and a background in
the city government which will
provide an intelligent understand
ing Of how to deal with the law
making and appropriating conges-
sional groups.
EXPLAINING NEEDS
Much of the most important
work by the Commissioners is ex-
planning District needs to Repre-
sentatives and Senators. All the
District government heads so far
mentioned in this connection have
had years Of experience in dealing
with Congress.
The President will probably
not make this appointment until
late in the summer, as Commits
Sioner Allen does not intend to
leave office until September II.
The Washington times., 1938-05-20
Bombs Menace II Antelope

horses, because they are too
FAST" State Game Commissioner
r. G. Parvin explained. 1.-THE
only way they could be caught
would be through construction
Of a series of corrals. The cost
would be prohibitive.
The Washington times., 1938-05-20
Viennese BOrgia
Sentenced to Die

VIENNA, May 20 G.N.S0-Red-
haired Martha Marek, 4O-year-old
''Borgia," today was sentenced to
death for the poison murder of
four personS-among them her
husband and her infant daughter.
The woman was convicted of ad.
lninistering rat poison to cause
the slow deaths Of her husband,
her 7.year-old daughter, her aunt
and q business associate in order
TO collect their insurance.
The Washington times., 1938-05-20
Dear
Washington
By Helen Essary

THESB dark antigarden party
i days have given even a vi.
cious Washington Gadabout
time to look into the attic and
the children's rooms and decide
what Is wrong with the home
and the younger generation.
My recent investigations have
convinced me that two Of the
greatest evils Of the modern
The Washington times., 1938-05-20

On the face Of the figures,
the Democrats have lost two
States since the last election,
PENNSYLVANIA and South Dakota.
They are still the majority
party in one large State, Hi
nois, and two Southern States,
Alabama and Florida.
Note-Indiana has been left
out of consideration as there
were only three congressional
contests there and no worth
while figures are available.
The Florida Result
THE FINAL unofficial figures
l. from Florida show further
that Senator Pepper got only
SIS per cent of the Democratic
primary vote. While this is
enough to represent an impor-
tant New Deal victory, it is less
than the outstanding sweep it
was advertised to be at the time.
Furthermore, how little the
result was really a mandate for
the pending House wage-hours
bill is illustrated by the per-
sonal predicament in which the
, winner, Senator Pepper, now
finds himself.
AS his friends well know. he
voted against recommittal OF
the former wage-hour bill and
for its passage by the Senate,
but he has always insisted that
the legislation contain differen-
tials for the South. These have
been omitted from the pending
House bill. AS Pepper promised
in his campaign to stand for
Southern differentials, he is now
confronted with a perplexity
rather than a mandate.
Furthermore, the whole Dem
ocratic congressional slate was
renominated in the Alabama
primary, including six who voted
against the wage-hour.
South Dakota Situation
TRUSTWORTHY inside word
L from South Dakota indi-
Gates the Republicans have
given the Democratic result
there some interpretations Of
their own which stretch the
The Washington times., 1938-05-20

suits over the
h e a DIS of
Congressman,
like a whip,
u sing tn e
FL Grid a re-
suit as a tip.
Mr.. Roosevelt
had made it
clear at the
c pitol he
c o n S ! dered
t h e returns
a S a n e W
m q n d a t e
from the peo-
pie for the
The Washington times., 1938-05-20
Weir Criticizes
! Use of Recession

CHARLESTON, s. c.. May 20
UNS0.-Ernest T. Weir, steel
manufacturer, picks a word: Talk
Of Q recession Is ridiculous. This Is
o depresston-serious, deep-rooted
and progressive"
The Washington times., 1938-05-20
PRIMARY RESULTS
NO REAL MANDATE
NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
BY PAUL MALLoN


Reproduction in Full or Part Strictly PrOhibited)
WISER OLD politicos have been doing some simple
" arithmetic upon the five primary results far and
have discovered unobserved nuggets of which dis
count widely accepted interpretations
The Washington times., 1938-05-20

world are the
moth and the
bedside radio
IN the room
o I y o u r
school age d
child.
Let US be-
gin with the
m tn an d
how to eradi-
cate 1t with
one blow.
1. It is i'm
norEant tn
c q tch the
first moth
" h e n h e
The Washington times., 1938-05-20
About That Radio

MY NEXT advice on success
IVA ful homemaking is on how
to cope with the radio in the
room Of the child supposed to
be doing home work. It is likely,
II you are q modern parent,
that the dear little things radio
goes every evening from the end
. Of dinler until 20 minutes past
the bath or bedtime hour.
/. Say to your child that you
hope she will not turn the radio
on tonight. You don't feel very
well. Beside, you know she
has a Latin test tomorrow.
When your child says there's a
program she's just got to hear
and she's done most Of her home
: work in study hall and she'll
turn it on very soft, argue as
much as you can with dignity.
But end by saying: "Oh, very
well, then. Turn it on"
2. Retire to the sitting room
and lose yourself happily in
'"The Nutmeg Tree" wherein a
none-too-good mother left her
child to the care Of others be-
tween the ages Of IA months
and 20 years. You will be sud-
denly interrupted by the horri-
BILE sounds Of unpleasant voices
coming from the room Of your
little girl. A comedy is on the
AiPp
The Washington times., 1938-05-20

items on his program.
He demanded Congress re-
verse itself on the wage-hour
bill and the reorganization bill,
among other things.
A reorganization as the Penn
sylvania returns were still COM
ing in, indicated the popular
mandate situation stood like
this, in terms of total votes
cast so far:
State Dem. Rep.
Florida ,,,.. 4l5,293 $3.50
South Dakota. $4,000 104,999
Illinois ....,, 1,472,498 6S6,973
Alabama ... 31S,127
sFennsylvania go 100000 100000
A
The Washington times., 1938-05-20

FOR instance, up TO WeoneS-
day, the White House leaders
were cracking the primary re-
The Washington times., 1938-05-20
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Evening star., 1938-06-17
ally infested with rattlesnakes."
Agents also suffered from hordes of

ally infested with rattlesnakes."
Agents also suffered from hordes of
ants. fieas and ticks.
Another obstacle was that the
swamps and bays Of Southern Florida
provided thousand possible hideouts,
and underbrush was well nigh inpen-
etrable.
Agents also had to consider escape
by automobile and the possibility of q
getaway by water.
The possibility of mob violence also
was handicap. Mr.. Hoover said.
Agents dared question suspects only
with greatest caution.
Probably the most difiicult aspect
OF the Cash case, the director added,
was Franklin P. McCall's assertion,
which he later repudiated, that an
other man killed the youngster.
Mr.. Hoover estimated that the in
vestigation cost the Government more
than the $4,000 appropriated by
Congress at President Roosevelt's sug-
gestion when 1t appeared the F. B. /.
exchequer was running low.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
CASH CASE TOUGHEST

Hoover Tells Why 1t Was Hardest One
Of His Career.
~ the Associated Press.
J, Edgar Hoover described TODAY the
kidnapping of little James B. Cash. jr.,
as the toughest" case of his career.
Fifty special agents, photographers,
laboratory experts and stenographers
more than he assigned to the Lind
bergh case-were used at Princeton.
Fla, in the successful search for the
childs abductor
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
ehieftain listed these reasons why the
case was particularly difficult:
There were a dozen major" sus-
poets
But that wasn't ALL" Director
Hoover said. Those mosquitoes were
the biggest and most persistent have
ever seen. and the Glades were virtu-
Evening star., 1938-06-17
Trail Club to Make Trim.

About $50 botanical species will be
observed by the Appalachian Trail
Club In a trip Sunday led by Edgert
H. Walker of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition.
Leaving Treasury place by bus at
am, the group will 60 to Thornton
Gap in the Shenandoah National Park.
They will climb to Mary's rock. Those
desiring longer hike will continue
to Buck Hollow.
Evening star., 1938-06-17

block Of each other at Second and
H streets NE. were entered during
the same hour early today From one
thieves took an unknown amount Of
money and cigarettes from q vend-
ing machine. A pay telephone was
ripped open in the other and the con-
tents taken.
Benjamin Brett, owner Of a drug
store at 1852 California street NV.
told police someone entered his store
through a rear transom and made of
with SIS, cases Of beer and 20 car
tons OF cigarettes.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
INGALLS, FAMILY
FIGHTS SENTENCE
Confessed Cash Kidnaper
Taken to State Prison.
Murder Trial Hinted.
~ the Associated Press.

MIAMI. Fla. June 17.-Franklin
Pierce Mccall was removed from the
county Jail at 3:15 am. today and
taken to the State Prison at Raiford,
while his family began fight to save
the confessed kidnaper of Jimmy Cash
from the electric chair.
The 21-year-old farm laborer, re-
ported cheered by a visit last night
from his wife, who reaffirmed her love
for him, was transferred in an auto
mobile.
Although defense attorney said he
would ask for clemency, States Attor-
ney G. A. Worley said such a plea
would result in immediate trial on a
murder charge
Mccall, who admitted the child
must have strangled" while he was
carrying him from his home on the
night Of May %, was tried and con-
victed only on the kidnapping charge.
Gov. Fred P. Cone has not indicated
what date he would set for McCall's
execution.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
THEFT OF GOLF CLUBS
REPORTED TO POLICE
Equipment Taken From Parked
Cars, Owners Say-2 Gas Stations
and Drug Store Robbed.

At least two Washington thieves
plan to DO . little golfing this sum-
mer. r..
Allen Z. Evans, Flint. Mich, told
police last night his golfing OUTFIT, in
cluding clubs, bag. balls and shoes,
was stolen from his car. parked at
First and G streets NE. A similar
theft was reported by May Hill. who
said her clubs were taken from her
car in the 1900 block OF Calvert
street NV.
Two filling stations within half 4
Evening star., 1938-06-17
First Balloon Barrage

Britain saw its first balloon barrage
on Empire Air Day. when the Card
ington airship station and many ROYAL
Air Force airfields were opened to the
public.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
]. E. Keating. Jr., Graduated.

- Z. Aeatlng, Jr., GRADUATED.
John E. Keating, jr. grandson of
Edgar Whyte, 423 o street NV. has
been graduated from Fordham Univer-
sity with a B. S. degree, it was an
nounced here today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-11-07

Gubernatorial contests in thirtytwo States Capture of several State houses, especially in such important strongholds as Albany and Harrisburg would permit the rebuilding of rundown Republican machines on the solid basis of State and local patronage.
 In Maine the Republicans made clean sweep in September but the adage As Maine goes goes the nation has been discount since the contradictory result of 1886 The States in which Governors to be chosen next month South Dakota, Alabama Pennsylvania oregon, Iowa, Minnesota North Dakota Oklahoma Texas, Kansas, Tennessee Arkansas, Idaho Nebraska Ohio Wyoming California, Michigan, New Hampshire Vermont Georgia Wisconsin, New York Massachusetts. Connecticut New Mexico and Rhode island
 Pennsylvania is seeing perhaps the bitterest cam paign of the year. Political passions run high eharges of corruption and lying, left over in many instances from the tooth and nail Democratic pri- nary battle fill the air The beautiful State Capitol on the Susquehanna went to the Democrats in 1885 after twenty-four years of undsputed Republican Now Governor George H. Earle is attempting to win Republican held Senate seat while the Republicans, with Judge Arthur H James their man, are seeking to recapture the Governorshp. The Democratic Gubernatorial candidate is Charles A. Jones, who strongly opposed in the primaries by the liberal" faction of the Pennsylvania Democrats
 California in contrast with the Eastern States, finds the Democrats the offensive. Governor Charles E. Merriam. Republican, who gained office four years ago in the reaction against Upton Sin clairs End Poverty in California candidacy, is strongly challenged by Cuthbert Olson, Democrat. A major issue is proposed law that would drasticaly restrict picketng and other labor tactics Sponsored by employer groups the proposal is being battled by the labor unions MT. Olson and other Democratic candidates have denounced it; Governor Merriam has not stated his position This issue has over shadowed the old age pension plan-"Thirty Dollars Every Thursday" buked large in the primaries and appears in various forms in the political slogans of many State campaigns this fall.
 Although numerous conflicting cross-currents af- eced the campaigns in the different States through them all ran the issue of the New Deal. The net result there doubt, would affect the choice of delegates to the conventions that will nominate the Presidential candidates of 194O and would give the first reliable portent of what the outcome may be in that year.