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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-08-09
FIRST RETURNS IN

BRISCOW, Ark, Aug. Supper
Hill Township is the first to report
on today's primary, giving Senator
Caraway 30, Mcclellan O.
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Ihe State Departments private prediction
souo De pointed out
at ecteSgaoen Will be
German minority the Czechosovak
claorng
are at the disposal of the
be gained by German armed
On the contrary the would
the inclusion within the
ha moo and one that could hardly
saaeefy which the Nazis have applied problem
Since the Austrian
SHOWN itself conciatory
lhat state Department authorities
ana te economic sbodnaton foegone concl-
soS lhey Will naturally bv
Nonces within Cchosovak Conrad
Dutsch Naz variov coore
and utimatums. ~ 'N'
War or no such German rumph nvisaged will mean
that the oher nations Will
pleasing the
mean not only rnkage and France will
mean an sfrlnkaee for
good front from
Sharply nome to Hlers family
Thus the improved settlement Now
that they cheery
Italians concluding that
ally While the Berlin Rome maintained there
sensible ndenY TO come
spain remains the only completely point situation be-
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4Oo,O3o n III
cans In 1887, and have not kept your
'dossier," obligatory in most foreign
countries, you may run into trouble
establishing your identity. The Sc
curity Exchange Act Is making people
more "record-conscious," Mrs. Shiplev
says. With an engaging smile she
agreed that this might alleviate some
of her headaches.
Others continue. There Is the cur
rent case of man, born in Germany,
the father registered American. For
30 years by word and act he has re-
pud1ated American citizenship. now
wants to recapture it. Presumably
there may be more such cases. There
are live cases before the courts on
whether American-born children,
under existing laws, lose their Ameri-
can citizenship through foreign natu-
ralization OF one Of the parents during
the chlldren'S minority. Mrs. Shipley
believes that the nationality laws of
the United States should be incorpo-
rated into one comprehensive code to
avoid the misunderstanding, ambiguity,
confusion now prevalent.
Mechanical operations to make
passports fraud-proof are enormous.
Only q convictions of passport frauds
all over the world attest to the eff
cacy Of the system. Eight million index
cards, a world record Of all passports
ever issued at home or by American
agents abroad are filed in the State
Department. Mrs. Shipley produced
some interesting statistical data,
though admittedly she is more inter-
ested in the vast human equations
involved.
Is this news? In the name index
are $4,000 Smiths, 10000 Joneses. New
York City and State led the country
in passport demands last year. House
wives and Skilled laborers headed the
occupational list of travellers. with
destinations mainly Western Europe.
grand total Of 374.505 Americans live
in foreign countries on a permanent
or semi-permanent basis.
Mrs. Shipley was born in Mont
gomery County, Md She Is the
daughter of Methodist minister, early
learned to like people, continues to do
so. She has lived ali her life IN
Washington, where she was educated.
and entered the Patent Office in 1904.
She was delegate to the Codificati ton
Conference Of International Law at
the Hague in 1880.
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The Reorganization Revolt
House Action Declared Uprising Against Congress-
Subordination to President

to any typical case of this sort such
as happens daily
Some group in a State, any State,
wants Federal grant They come to
Washington. The first person they 70
to see is ordinarily their member of
Congress, or one of their Senators
They ask the member of Congress to
help. He says of course he will help.
What does the Congressman's help
consist of? 1t consists of going with
his constituent to the head of w. P. A.
or P. w. A.. or to the President him.
self. The Congressman asks the Presi-
dent or the Presidents subordinate
won't he please give a grant to the
Congressman's constituents. BY the
nature of the situation the Congress-
man carries his hat in his hand; he is
an humble pleader.
Used as Argument.
In some cases, gossip and newspaper
assertions have said, a quid pro quo
figures in the situation. No doubt the
matter of a quid pro quo is tacit
Indeed it is inherently tacit in the
nature OF the situation. The tacit
quid pro quo is that the pleading Con-
gresham undertakes to support the
administrations measures in Congress.
Gossip and charges made in Congress
say that in the present fight over the
reorganization of the Government,
votes for the administration came from
Congressman who were favored with
grants for their States. Gossip, sup
ported by appearances, says that some
Congressman make practice of voting
with the administration so that they
may be persona grata when they ask
of their success in getting grants, use
it as a campaign argument for re-
election
Essentially what has happened?
Congress has given an immense lump
sum of money to the Executive. Then.
when an individual Congressman
wants some of that money for his
district he goes to the administration
hat in hand, to plead for it.
Pork Barrer Bills.
"Iidl ID lilt way lOI congress 10
end this? What is the way for Con-
gress to get back its power? 1t is to
make no more lump sum appropia-
tions. When some members of group
in State want money for a project,
let them go to their Congressman for
1t. Let their obligation of gratitude
run to the Congressman. not to the
President. Let the aggregate of all
the Congressman put all their projects
into bill. If they are to appropriate
billion and half for projects, let
them itemize the projects True. this
will be what We used to call pork
barrel" appropriation And true, pork
barrel' bills have been regarded as
undesirable.
But pork barrel appropriations are
not as undesirable as lump sum appro-
priatons. Appropriation by the pork
barrel method preserves the power
of Congress. 1t saves Congress from
becoming a rubber stamp to the
administration. 1t preserves the di-
vision Of powers in the Government.
tCopyrisht, 1889
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the technique of quiet revolution
through which America is being taken.
There is interest in seeing how it is
done.
On the very day the revolt of the
House over the reorganization bill was
at its height there appeared in the
Baltimore Sun news story about a
different subject. I condense:
"A Federal grant of sl,135,OoO for
the University of Maryland's building
program was approved by President
Roosevelt yesterday. The w. P. A.
announcement was regarded as yet
another jewel in the crown of DR..
H. c. Byrd, the university's president.
In pulling this latest Federal rabbit
out of Uncle Sans hat. Dr. Byrd ;. {.
surmounted obstacles that would have
stumped any other citizen. About a
year ago DR.. Byrd went to the Public
Works Administration and asked for
the money. The P. w. A. funds were
shut down and it was announced DR..
Byrd had failed. Instead of giving up,
DR.. Byrd started after the w. P A.
offices. After various maneuverings
in Washington yesterdays an
nouncement was made
Reading that, whom would you think
that grant came from? To whom
would Maryland be grateful? To whom
would Maryland be expected to show
political gratitude at the polls? OBJ
VlouSly to President Roosevelt.
Originally From Taxpayers.
Yet from whom did the money
really come? 1t came from Congress.
tOriginally. of course, it came from
the taxpayers, but let that pass
What happens is this: Congress
makes lump-sum appropriation For
this year the appropriation for w. P.
A. was billion and half, increased
lately by s250,00O,000 more. Congress
turns all this lump sum over to Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his appointees.
The next step is that some one in
some State, like DR.. Byrd in this case.
wants some of the money, wants it
for a college, a road, or any other
project. Desiring some of the money,
they come to Washington. They 60
to President Roosevelt or some of his
suhordinates. In many cases without
doubt they 60 to Mr.. Roosevelt per-
sonally. In the present case most
likely it was Mr.. Roosevelt in person
who was seen. 1t is President Roose-
welt who is looked up to as the source
Of largesse
Another Feature.
There is another feature of this sort
Of situation. The account in this case
says that DR.. Byrd got the money for
the University Of Maryland after
various maneuyerings in Washington"
Just what DR.. Byrd's 'maneuverings"
were, do not know. Indeed I know
nothing whatever about this case ex-
cept what is in the newspaper account.
DR.. Byrd is fine man and his project
is laudable, and there is no intention
of criticizing it here But let us turn
wholly away from this incident. Turn
Evening star., 1938-04-07
FARLEY REVEALS PLAN
FOR FIVE NEW STAMPS
Red, White and Blue Airmail
Issue Included in List for
Next Two Months,

Postmaster General Farley yester-
day announced five new stamps would
be issued within the next two months.
Included in the list are a Scent
red, white and blue airmail stamp,
scheduled to be released in connec-
ton with the celebration of National
Airmail Week. Dayton, Ohio and ST.
Petersburg, Fla, Saturday, May IA;
four values of the new presidential
series-1 cent, Washington. Monday,
April 25; IL cents, Washington, May
S; one-half cent, Philadelphia, May
10, and 2 cents, Washington, June 3.
The subjects of regular postage
values are George Washington, Mar
tina Washington, Benjamin Franklin
and John Adams, in the order named.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
DR.. HORNE APPOINTED
Named Assistant Adviser OF
Negro Housing Relations.

The appointment of DR.. Frank S.
Horne as assistant adviser on Negro
relations Of the United States Hous-
ing Authority was announced today.
For the last l9 months DR.. Horne
has been assistant director of the
Division of Negro Affairs in the Ma
tional Youth Administration He is
a native of New York City and a
graduate of New York City College
and the University of Southern Cali
fornia.
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Franco should
it is expected that he Spain for
many
will their battle
movements and local which
the Caudio political opinions as his friends
and political godfathers exported
Such substance
OF happenings abroad All ALL appears
least should
The dynamters have
hAnerica Nevpap
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TRAIL CLUB PLANS TRIP

A trail clearing trip on the side
trails in the Blue Ridge Mountain
section southwest of Washington. Va.
is planned Sunday by members of the
Potomac Appala achian Trail Club.
Kenneth S. Boardman will supervise
the work.
William Stearns. Colonial Village
Arlington. is handling arrangements
for the trip, which will start from
Treasury place at 7 am. Sunday.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
FILMS TO BE SHOWN
Pictures to Depict Burial of
MasarYk. First Czech President.

The first showing in Washington
Of sound pictures Of the burial of
T. G. Masaryk. first President Of
Czechoslovakia, and pictures Of the
Russian division of Czechoslovak
Legionnaires will feature a Czecho-
slovak program April 26 and 81 at
8 pm. in Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and
Harvard streets NV.
In addition there will be short
stage program presented by local
Czech talent featuring the sinking of
ing of Beseda, Czechosloyak national
dance.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
LECTURE TOMORROW
Robert Stanley Ross, c. S. B., to
Speak at 1910 Pm. at
National Theater.

A lecture on christian Science
Its Unlimited Possibilities" will be
delivered at 1910 pm. tomorrow in
the National Theater by Robert STAN
ley Ross, c. S. B., Of New York City.
Mr.. Ross is a member OF the Board
OF Lectureship of the mother church,
the First Church of Christ, Scientist,
in Boston. He will be introduced by
Mrs. Corinne D. Dunmore. second
reader Of First Church, which spon-
sors this lecture. The public Is in
vited.
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wants to get back
its pow er. 1t
wishes to restore
itself as an equal
in a Government
of divided powers.
Looking at the
revolt in this. its
true light, con-
slider a n o t h er
event. We shall
see one Of the
ways by winch
the A m rlc a n
form of Govern
ment is being
changed. We shall
see a detail in
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land virtually without compensation Many Of the individual
to take these victims Of
Here the to question
validity of the Mexican land
politics For four the Cadenas
the land livelihood these
New Deal Government has President Cardena
purchases and other friendly and accommodating
Unfortunately, Cardenas himself neither economist
diplomat He surrounded small sefseekng
skilled aators grafters
good neighbor policy
bad
the Mexican finance minister Washington
was given help but told that would
done for these deserving landowners
Mexican
time followed
eliminating act in long series injuries citizens
we repsals
to giving direct and special financial
Evening star., 1938-04-07
HEADS MISSOURI ALUMNI
Belmont Farley Elected President
of Group at Luncheon.

Belmont Farley, publicity manager
Of the National Education Association,
was elected president Of the University
OF Missouri Alumni Association Of
Washington at a luncheon meeting
held yesterday at the Harrington Hotel.
Harlan Shrader was chosen vice
president, Homer Thieman secretary
and F. F. Espenchield treasurer. The
association will hold its final meeting
of the season on May 4.
Evening star., 1938-04-07

sides the always incalculable basic
intentions of Germany's ruler. At
present it appears that the Franco
forces are due for quick victory.
In that case, the best opinion of
American experts on foreign policy
is that Italy will agree to Withdraw
her troops from Spanish soil, in re-
turn for British recognition of
Ethiopia. If Italian forces con-
tlnue to occupy Spain. the Anglo
Italian agreement will be endan-
gered.
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Keep us promises With respect to
the handful of small and deserving
American landowners whose prop
erty it has confiscated.
Two possible results are fore
seen at Washington:
l. president Cardenas will
come to terms and make some reg
ular budgetary provision to meet
the approved claims of the Ameri-
can landowners, while the Oil
companies can make their own
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oea win MN on the sioeprooaby
the natnaed wells or to them
No'|'
2 There will be armed
e months we would pursue traditional
lhat 70 say We would
egn arms TO the insurgents and would the
every reasonable facility
mus
peaceful under their own
- ~ 'N viva
Copyright IN syndica
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will get everything the most ardent
Wotan-Worshiping Nazi could de-
sire and get it without trouble, in
spite OF a marked weakening of the
Berlin-Rome axis. and strong
possibility of rapprochement be-
tween Rome and London. Now that
the jitters of the Austrian annexa-
ton period have passed, the opinion
is once more that the other powers
will sit f1accidly by while Ger
Evening star., 1938-04-07
An American
You Should
Know
Mrs. Shipley Helps IN
Solution of Passport
Problems,
By DELLA PYNCHON.

By DELLA PYNCHON.
IN ONE Of the Oldest State Depart
ment divisions, in one Of the most
cheerful Of its many restrained
= Offices, Mrs. Ruth B. Shfpley,
chief Of the Passport Division, has, for
10 years, labored with many banning
passport problems.
This short, trim, gracious woman,
Evening star., 1938-04-07

with her soft
gray hair, clear
b lue eyes and
melodious voice,
has a rare se-
renity that she
must be far from
feeling at times.
Passport prob
lens a b ou n d.
M o S t OF them
arise through lack
Of estab ! s h e d
birth record ds,
Mrs. Shipley says.
II you are travel
minded, as were
Evening star., 1938-04-07

other congress
sional committee
in the past, the
Importance of
taxation to eco
nomic progress in
general and to
employment in
particular.
Hitherto, the
attitude of Con-
gress and espe-
cially the Treas
ury Department
under the Roose-
welt adminiStra-
ton has been to
figure ont mathe-
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We, the People
Americas Little Landowners in Mexico Are First
Concern of New Deal.
BY JAY FRANKLIN.


thinks that
~ ought have his head-or
The official attitude at Washington there
which has defensie Mexico
President Cardena the other hand
relations have both admiration
dollar dpo
What they doing to utilize the
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D. c. YOUTH HONORED
John G. Luttrell Elected Memb bel

Jonn 2. LuttfeII Elected vi EN- Der
of Fraternity at Rensselaer,.
John c. Luttrell, son of Mrs. B. A.
Luttrell, 1853 Woodley road NV, and
. Junior in the aeronautical engineer
ing course at Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute, Troy, N. Y. has been elected
. member of Tau Beta Pi, national
honorary engineering fraternity, ac-
cording to an announcement received
here today.
Mr.. Luttrell is a graduate of Nc
Kinley Technical School.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
Movie Engineers to Convene.

The spring convention of the Society
OF Motion Picture Engineers will be
held in the Little Theater of the
Wardman Park Hotel from April IS to
%. The convention committee is
headed by w. c. Kunzman.
Evening star., 1938-04-07

HE opinions OF the WrterS this page o,un not
m nscesar.y TIE Stars Such opinions presented
me Stars eDor to gUe all sides of questions interest
readers although such opinions contradictory anonq
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1938-04-07
The Capital Parade
State Department Sees War Delayed as 'Dynamiters
Stop for Lunch.'
Stop for Lunch.'



ERMANY will Czechoslovaka
pressure will force the granting of autonomy
Deusch
nonc province Because will
there will be probably has
off
Europe, pushes onward toward Rumana
Thus the guiding minds of Department foesee the
1uu that the shaking
OF austria has given them time to take opinion
prospect was best summed the
high ~
ne dynamlters have at least
unfortunately, the in
about all the dynams have stopped expected for the
without actual
VIII De olnctlt
all out impossible Tor them
Evening star., 1938-04-07
BY MARK SULLIVAN.

TIME revolt of the House against
the Presidents measure for re-
organization of the Govern
ment was more-much more
than revolt against that one measure.
1t was a revolt against subordination
of Congress to the President. Congress
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companies by Mexico as a lever
to secure fair treatment for an en-
tirely different class of Americans
in Mexico-small resident land
owners who have invested their
savings In good faith and whose
lands have been taken away from
them under the revolutionary land
laws.
There are about a thousand OF
these Americans and they have
lost more than q million acres Of
Evening star., 1938-04-07
Tax Attitude
Is Revised
Greatly
Importance of Levies
on Employment Is
Stressed Now.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
TIM E r E. S an epoch making
change of attitude toward the
whole subject of taxation in
the Senate Finance Commit
tees report on the proposed tax
revision bill.
The committee stresses, as has no
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-08
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Triple strength wood
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quick pickup. Rubber
tired wheels, bumper.
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Covered in brown or green
tapestry with embroidered
chenille stripes; also plain
green or brown; also PLAIN
tapestry. Hardwood frame
NON-SAG steel web seat
MISREPRESENTATION.
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a great deal to me tonight. I
went to a lot of trouble to make
my girl friend come here and I
want to show her that I can
really play swing in a band like
yours, Mr.. Dorsey. Ever since
I've known her I've been trying
to convince her that swing isn't
just lot of noise.
I'm hoping that tonight will
be my chance to make her see
things my way. She thinks I'm
making a mistake wasting so
much time on the clarinet. She
says I should stick to the school
of agriculture. If I could only
prove to her that she's wrong,
I'd be the happiest fellow on this
campus"
"Well, I was young once my
self. I understand, kid" I
m urmured Whats your
name?'
Take "Star Dust"
"Biff Brown" he said. as we
shook hands.
Follow me-" I said.
We went inside. The boys
were all coming back to the
stand. Skeets Herfurth was run
ming up and down the scale on
his tenor sax and HOWE Smith
was exercising on the piano
keys. I brought the kid over
and introduced him. The gates
began to wink at each other.
Pee Wee Irwin, our hot
trumpeter, whispered out loud.
Cant you see the hay sticking
out of his hair?"
But I pretended to take it all
seriously. The dance was nearly
over. Even if this kid was
strictly a rooty-tooter, it was
worth it for the gag. "Biff is
going to sit in with us on one
number" I announced. What
do you know" I asked him.
II got 'stardust' down pretty
we'll. I've been practicing it for
over month now"
Biff Swings In
"Take 'Stardust' out, fellers,"
ordered. Johnny will lend you
a mouthpiece?"
Sure" he replied, smiling for
the first time, and taking his
mouthpiece out of a pocket.
Biff took hold Of that clarinet
as though he were a veteran.
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upon the November elections before increasing
commitments.
The Thursday uprush in gold mine stocks is il
Illustrative of the prevailing attitude, especially
when the accompanying strength in airplane
issues is considered. The two together, one stand
ing for initiation, the other for government spend
ing and non productive public debt.
Feeling Less Bearish
AS indicated last week, my feeling is not quite
"A 50 bearish as month ago. But believe 1t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-13
Rich And Poor Are Alike

THE rich and the poor are the same sort OF
l. clay have worked for so cents day and
liked it. I had youth, hope and opportunity. I
lived under flag that guaranteed to me and to
everyone the right to possess. I can live and
work under any form Of government that my
fellow citizens can live under. started in bust
ness in a modest way and can return to it, but
in so doing I employ no labor and pay little or
no taxes. I have summer home and employ
labor. However, I don't have to have it. can
turn the place over to the weeds and the rats
and my wife and can live in comfort in two
room apartment without employing servants and
paying little taxes.
IT am as much at home in pair Of overalls
as dress suit and can lean as heavily upon a
shovel as any of my fellow countrymen
IT relinquish everything have earned to the
government with deep regret and obedience to
the will Of my country. I do so with malice
toward none and with the best wishes for all.
When the government takes my purse, with it
goes my responsibility to society and my ability
for usefulness as citizen"
The above exactly states my condition, as well
as that of most Of the socalled wealthy people in
this country. Where is the missing link in this
tragic chain? Why can't business and govern
ment work side by side for us ALL try to construct
instead of disagree? Do away with the incessant
cry FEAR" Act, act together, regardless OF
party of creed and let each side give and take.
That is the law Of life!