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The Washington times., 1938-10-28
GOV, NICE CITES
RECORD TO DENY
WASTE CHARGES.
Made Bankrupt State
Sound" He Says
BY a Staff Correspondent


CAMBRIDGE, Md, Oct. %
Operating costs of the State gov,
ernment have increased by a liz.
tie more than l per cent since
1884, as compared with an average
increase, in all other States, of 20
per cent, Governor Nice declared
here as he continued his cam
paign on the Eastern Shore.
st challenge anyone to take
that record apart" he said.
"Any bank in the United States
will tell you that Maryland
bonds sell at an abnormally low
interest rate.
CONDITION SOUND
"Your company can borrow
money cheaply because our fl
nanciaI affairs are now in very
sound condition and your af-
fairs are being administered in
an efficient and economical man.
ner. Don't let political prop
aganda fool you. 1t is all in the
records. You can read it in the
comptroller's reports.
Financially we are solid as
the Rock of Gibraltar, and we
are going to stay that way as
long as I am goVernor-and
will be governor for the next
four years"
Governor Nice said the State
government in the same period
had spent 13 million dollars on
capital Improvements.
This was his answer to critics,
including Attorney General
O'Conor, opposing him for gov.
ernor, who have characterized his
administration as extravagant.
CITES REHABILITATION"
"The problem during my first
administration has been of re-
conStruction-of rehabilitation"
Nice said. Let us look upon the
State as a business. When I was
made General Manager of Mary
land, the company was broke,
and I mean by that, we did not
have enough money to even pay
the salaries of the legislators.
Let alone having any money, we
had a deficit of over three mil
lion dollars.
You know the condition of
our roads in 1884. They were
not safe for human life, much
less adequate for the traffic
loads.
You know that the Social Sc
curity law was in operation dur
ing my administration.
"You know that every one Of
our institutions were in a deplor-
able state.
"You know that we even had
riots in our penal institutions
because of their wretched condi-
tions.
"You know that the problems
of relief mounted rataher than
diminished.
EVERYTHING BETTER NOW
I'VE are now on the way to
good roads again.
I'VE are rehabilitating our
State institutions.
I'VE are rehabilitating our re-
sources in the Chesapeake Bay.
1--WE are adequately caring for
the less fortunate and the unem-
ployed."
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

1.-THE Girl from Naples" A fascinat-
ing painting by Henry Give, the dis
series of portraits glOrifying feminine
1Oveliness from many lands-reprO-
duced in full color with verses by
Carolyn Wells, famous writer, in The
American Weekly, the magazine dis
tributed with next Sundays Washing
ton Herald-Times.
Evening star., 1938-10-01
USE @ IN NEaS corner home at Wode
wood purchased
flee OF the Thos FARRELL Co.

OF low-cost housing as peculiarly 4
Government function. What Is needed
is vigorous sponsorship NY private
interests. To this end, savings and
loan associations, with facilities SD, cad
throughout the entire country, are in
an excellent position to offer leader
ship in an attempt to make quality
housing available to the public at a
reasonable cost.
The adoption Of q broader concept
OF home-owner servicing would be
good business. Advising home owners
OF the influence of neighborhood
trends, fitting the financial load to the
family budget, determining the ade-
quacy Of the property security to carry
the loan, emphasizing the Importance
OF proper planning and design. all
would contribute to building up lasting
satisfaction of home owners.
We have today too many who are
dissatisfied with their home invest
ments. BY providing a broad coun-
selling service, the home market would
be materially enlarged. enabling saw
ings and loan associations to increase
their volume and their profits. This
is a program which in the long run
Is good business for both the home
owner and the financial institution"
Evening star., 1938-10-01
AIR CONDITIONING
HELD NOISE CURB
Research Shows Efficiency
in Business Promoted by
Shutting Out Din.

That noise in our large cities is q
health hazard which can be largely
eliminated from ONCE buildings by
installation Of air conditioning was
brought out in a recent report Of the
Committee on Air Conditioning Of the
American Medical Association.
I'm noisy industrial employments
1t Is not unusual to find workers be-
low 80 years Of age as many as so
per cent with some degree OF i'm
paired hearing" declares the report.
This deafness constitutes the most
serious and tangible of the i'll noise
effects. but there is in addition a
host OF scarcely measurable injuries
made evident by neurosis, loss Of
sleep, excessive fatigue, emotional dis
turbances and the like that jeopardize
complete we'll being"
To show how continued exposure to
severe industrial noises leads to deaf
ness the committee cites investiga tions
showing that Of IS machinists 40 per
cent were definitely hard Of hear
ing" Of 40 coppersmiths only 10 per
cent had normal hearing, OF 100
boilermakers only 8 per cent had
normal hearing. many locomotive
crewmen are partially deaf. and in
drop-forge shops poor hearing is so
prevalent that workmen regard their
deafness as proof Of their fitness for
that occupation.
Where noise can be excluded, as in
Office buildings, remarkable improve
ments in efficiency are noted. Com
parsons made before and after noise
levels were lowered showed a IL per
cent increased efficiency of Office
workers, a ~ per cent reduction in
errors by telegraph company, q 20
Evening star., 1938-10-01
Husband
Continued From First Page J

assume most Of the responsibility for
their elimination
And how is the average person
going to determine the quality of
home he is buying? Emphasis on
durable construction is lost because of
gadgets which catch the eye or cute
arrangements which cater to petty
whims Already the spotlight of pub
lie criticism has been thrown on
shoddy construction, but much re-
mains to be done in clearing up
'shoddy selling 1t may be contended
that these activities lie outside the
established functions of savings and
loan associations. I disagree: the
program of savings and loan associa-
tions may we'll be extended to en-
compass all of the various processes in
volved in making home ownership
both possible and secure. Savings and
loan associations well can afford to
provide home counseling service for
more effective home ownership.
"A marked step in this direction is
found in the Federal home building
service plan which now is being spon-
sored by the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board. 1t goes long way in recog-
nizing that the home is for all prac-
tlcal purposes single package which
must be delivered to the buyer COM
plete in every detail and ready for oc-
cupancy. 1t is intended that the pros
pectlve home owner will have a mini
mum of worries once he places his
order. In essence the plan offers a
variety of designs from which the
buyer may choose, and following Sc
lection the services of architects are
provided for the purpose OF super
vision and inspection This means
that the home owners interests are
protected from the time he places his
order until the completion Of the
home itself.
Costs Should Be Absorbed.
These things are vital to the eco
nomic and physical desirability of
dwellings. But they should not be
permitted to add materially to the
costs borne by the home buyer. In
stead, such costs should be absorbed
in various economies which can we'll
arise from greater Standardization of
procedure and the accomplishment
of greater volume. There has heeu
tendency to regard the development
Evening star., 1938-10-01

drive; Mr.. and Mrs. Tallman p. Hun,
118 Lexington drive: Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Allen Smalley. 108 Lexington drive:
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Limeric. l14
Lexington drive; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
D. Hid, 2o4 Ridgemoor drive; Mr..
and Mrs. Harry T. James, 203 Pierce
drive; Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Winters,
LOT lexington drive: Mr.. and Mrs.
j. A. Felker. 20l Pierce place: Mr..
and Mrs. J. G. Baldus. ll7 Lexington
drive. and Mr.. and Mrs. Wtlbert w.
BLACKBURN, ITO Lexington drive.
Evening star., 1938-10-01
For the Nautical Note.

A nautical note may well influence
the decoration Of the children's bath
room. Paint the upper walls. and the
ceiling. a pale sky blue. Along the
blue-green dado, which has a "wavy"
outline at the top, stencil white SAIL
boats. Add a border trim of white
ships to the blue enameled hamper
and cabinet. and paint life preserver
white for towel bar which will help
remind the children to hang up their
towels.
Evening star., 1938-10-01

community" since its ITO acres were
subdivided and laid out q 4 home
community before the first spade Of
earth was turned, the development
Is located at Four Corners, Nd. Just
beyond the Indian Spring Golf and
Country Club.
Recent sales included the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Leonard Welsh, 204
Woodmoor drive; Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron
Z. Hanson. liz Lexington drive: Mr..
and Mrs. H. Q. Wheeler. ll6 Pierce
Evening star., 1938-10-01

per cent reduction in errors Of typ
lists. while In another Investigation en-
ploye turnover decreased ~ per cent
and ahsenteeism dropped 37.s per
cent.
when air conditioning leads to
closed windows and doors. and at times
double windows and doors, these bar
riers operate to protect the occupants
against as much ~ Is per cent OF
the extranees,s noiss," the report con-
oludes.
Evening star., 1938-10-01
W00DMOOR CELEBRATES
ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY

With the sale Of more than . dozen
houses during the past four months,
Woodmoor, Nd, marked its first ami
versary during the past week with
construction Of It's 34th dwelling,
according to George Moss. president
OF the Moss Realty Co., developers of
this wooded residential community
in nearby Montgomery County. Md.
Known aS "the perfectly planned
Evening star., 1938-10-01
Mend Roofs Now.

Before winter storms begin all leaks
IN your roof should be mended and
the roof recoated if it needs it. Work
OF this type may be carried out these
days on the budget plan Consult
any financial institution about OBJ
tanning funds and save your property
from deteriorating further before an
other spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-18

Legislative Money Assured.
President Roosevelt signed yester-
day a s21 500, 1873 appropriation meas
ure to finance the legislative estab-
lishment for the next fiscal year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-18
MRS. SELMA KINNEY
DIES IN NEW YORK CITY

Mrs. Selma Mcintosh Kinney, 70,
of Croton- on Hudson, N. Y. who was
one of the first students to enter We'll
lesley College when it opened in 1875,
died yesterday in New York City,
according to word received here.
Mrs. Kinney had maintained an
active interest in college affairs and
was well known among members of
the Wellesley Clubs of this City and
New York.
Mrs. Kinney had travelled extern
sively and spent several weeks each
spring and fall in Washington and
Alexandria, Va.
Her husband, the late Rev. Henry
Mason Kinney, died in 1900.
/ Mrs. Kinney is survived by her
daughter, Mrs. Harold c. Strong OF
Croton-on- Hudson; two sisters in
California and eight grandchildren.
Among the latter are Robert S. Brook
ings. I'd: w. Du Bots Bookings. jr.;
H. N. Kinney Brookings and Mary
Mcintosh Brookings, all of Alexan-
dria, Va.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row morning in st. Bartholomew
Chapel, New York. Burial will be in
Springfield, Mass, tomorrow after
noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-18

elected Mayor several years ago on the
Republican ticket.
J. David Stern, publisher OF the
Philadelphia Record and recognized as
an important factor in Democratic
State politics. supported in his news
paper both 1t. Gov. Kennedy and ex-
Gov. Pinchot for the Democratic and
Republican gubernatorial nominations,
respectively. What he will do now that
both OF these gentlemen have been de-
feated and the candidates OF the
bosses" have been nominated remains
to be seen. 1t will be interesting like
wise to see what Mr.. Lewis does. Demo-
Gratis are OF the opinion that the only
thing Mr. Lewis can do Is to line up
back of the Democratic nominee for
Governor-or launch q third party
ticket.
James Makes Harmony Move.
When Judge James received a tele-
gram last night from Mr. Pinchot con-
graduating him on his victory, he I'M
mediately replied.
When enter the ring against the
New Deal this fall We are counting on
you in our corner" This was the first
move toward united Republican
front.
The Republicans nominated Samuel
S. Lewis for lieutenant governor and
w. S. Livengood, jr.. for secretary Of
internal affairs. Both we're supported
by the organization.
On the Democratic side, State Sem
ator Leo c. Mundy was nominated for
lieutenant governor and Thomas A.
Logue for secretary of internal Affairs
Both were on the Jones-Earle ticket
The Democratic turnout in yester-
days primary was the largest in his
tory.
The result of at least two Democratic
congressional fights were significant.
Representative Michael j. Stack
Philadelphia. was defeated for renom.
nation. Mr.. Stack was one of the most
vociferous opponents OF the Roosevelt
administrations Government reorgani-
zation bill. He was the only Pennsyl.
vania Democrat who voted to recon-.
NIT the wage-hour bill last December
Mr.. Stack lost every ward to Franci.
]. Myers, q deputy States attorney
general, who campaigned on a Roose.
welt platform with the support Of the
Philadelphia Democratic Committee.
Representative Patrick ]. Boland
Democratic whip of the House ant
outspoken champion of all administra.
ton policies. won denomination.
The American Federation of Labor
strongly opposed the nomination Of
1t. Gov. Kennedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-18
ASKS TAX FREEDOM

TRENTON. N. j., May 10 (P.-The
147-year Society for Establishing
Useful Manufactures in Paterson
founded by Alexander Hamilton, de-
Tended before the Court Of Errors and
Appeals yesterday its right to hold the
charter giving it perpetual tax-exemp-
ton privileges.
Declaring "l47 years Of special
privilege is enough" Charles H. Roemer
asked the court to reverse the State
Supreme Court ruling refusing to re-
woke the societys charter. The So
ciety now manufactures power, and
Mr.. Roemer said it pays no taxes on
approximately $1,500,000 worth Of
property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-18
HOUSE GETS BILL !:
0NBLOCK BOOKING
Senate Passes Measure
Carrying SIS, 900 Fine,
Year in Prison.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Film distributors could be fined
5000 and imprisoned q year for en-
gaging in block-booking under . bill
passed yesterday by the Senate and
sent to the House. Similar penalties
would be provided for blind-selling.
The measure, offered by Senator
Nicely, Democrat, Of West Virginia
passed the chamber on voice vote.
Senator johnson, Republican, OF Cali
fornia sought unsuccessfully to force
q record vote.
Senator Nicely told the Senate the
legislation would tend to improve mo-
ton pictures by permitting exhibitors
to show only the type Of Aims de.
manded by the public.
Bad Pictures Supported Now.
He said that because distributors
often required exhibitors to lease an
entire block of films in order to show
one which they desired. they were
compelled to lease bad pictures even
though patrons objected.
"Bnnd-selling," he explained, is q
practice by which theater operators
sometimes purchase films before they
are produced and without knowing
details OF their content. The Nicely
bill would require distributors to fur
nish exhibitors with q synopsis Of all
films offered.
The West Virginia Senator said zone
Of the worlds most powerful Hobbies"
had prevented action on his bill during
the last severa. years.
White Of Maine Opposes.
Senator White, Republican. Of
Maine criticized the legislation Is
loosely drawn and asserted that
block booking, as such. is not real
ity" He added, Il believe q target
has been created at which the pro.
posed legislation is aimed"
The result, Senator White forecast,
would be increased cost of distribution
and increased cost to the American
public.
Senator Borah, Republican. Of Idaho
supported the bill. contending block
booking was undemocratic and unwar-
ranted.
The Senate adopted an amendment
by Senator Minton, Democrat. Of In
diana to exempt shorts of less than
1000 feet from the bills prohibitions.
News reels were also exempted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-18
Judge Makes Putout.

NEW YORK R.-Alfred Mellow,
10, charged with disorderly conduct
for playing ball in the street, had q
good inning in court.
Dismissing the complaint, Magis-
rate Sylvester Sabbatino said:
II played ball in the street, and
my kids play ball in the street. So
do other kids, too, because they broke
two of my windows last week, and 1t
cost me SITS to have them hxed."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-18
RISE OF PERJURY
''AMAzES' HOOVER
Head of G-Men Asks Aid
of Women in Drive to
Rout Crime.

j. Edgar Hoover, director Of the Fed
eral Bureau OF Investiga ton, has found
the amount of perjury committed in
courts throughout the land amazing"
There is hardly jurHt in this
country of any experience who has not
heard of attempts, some Of them sue
cessful, to fix cases, 50 that criminals
and their venal political hackers might
benefit from plumber and depreciation"
the head Oman declared last night at
the triennial convention Of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs in Kan
sas City, Mo.
Perjury enters court proceedings
every day and practically every hour
OF every day." he asserted, in calling
on women of the Nation to assist law
enforcement officers in combating
crime.
Ethical Standards Hit.
He said the perjury situation Is a
shocking commentary on the ethical
standards OF our people, upon the
willingness of some courts to accept
obviously perjured testimony without
sweeping investigation, and upon the
seeming lack Of ability Of certain law
enforcement agencies to bring some
element Of danger to the functionaries
Of perjury"
Mr.. Hoover also sharply indicted the
Nations parole system as heavily re-
sponsible for an annual crime cost of
$120 to every man. woman and child.
Some are often too jealous of the
life Of the killer and not thoughtful
enough of the life that has been end
ed" Mr. Hoover said, in demanding q
rigid parole system based on the pro-
lection Of the public"
Il have been viciously attacked be-
cause of my attitude toward the pres
ent-day administration Of the hui
manitarian principles of parole" he
said.
Same Faces Turn Up.
If to be friend OF parole means
that We must close our eyes to obvious
abuses: that we must actively associate
with those who, because parole affords
them daily livelihood, feel that they
must extend it in cases in which it
has no valid excuse for being; or If we
must work shoulder to shoulder with
silly sentimental theorists I can
not be considered as friend of parole
1T would seem obvious that there
must be something wrong with cor
regional measures when We see the
same faces so many times in the
marching armies Of the underworld.
LOT the 520,l53 persons whose case
histories were studied in the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation during the
past year following the receipt of their
fingerprint records. 149,O9l possessed
previous criminal histories, totaling
356,675 previous convictions. OF the
1862 desperate. confirmed criminals
listed in the public enemy file of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, &C
per cent have been the recipients Of
clemency not only once, but, in many
cases, six, seven, eight, nine and ten
times"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-18
SENATE PASSES BILL
TO INCREASE PENSIONS
Certain Veterans of Spanish War,
Philippines and China Relief
Expedition to Benefit.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate passed and sent to the
White House yesterday bill increas-
ing pensions of certain aged and dis
abled veterans of the Spanish War.
the Philippine Instruction and the
China Relief Expedition.
The bill provides for pensions of
$50 a month for veterans IS years old
or older, who served 80 days, or were
discharged for disability before 80
days service.
Present pensions for disabled vet
e-ans range from $40 to $50 a month,
depending on the degree of disability.
Pensions based on age range from $50
a month at 81 years to $50 at IS
years.
The measure also would increase
from $72 to 500 month the pensions
to veterans whose condition neces-
states an attendant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-18

Policemen in Brighton. England,
carry pocket radio receiving sets with
them on their beats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-18
Limerick
Continued From First Page J

about l O'Clock on the morning of her
death. Mr.. Paddy had taken Miss
Limerick to dance at Capitol
Heights, Md, sponsored by the Sky
High Whoopee Club, of which she was
secretary. During the evening, he
said, Miss Limerick and several other
friends helped him to drink about a
pint OF whisky and pint of gin.
On returning 19-year-old Beulah to
her home, Mr.. Paddy said, he sat or
the day bed, where her body later was
found, and chatted with her until
Vernon Limerick came in about 1:2O
am. Vernon stopped and talked
briefly before going upstairs to bed,
Mr.. Paddy said. The witness testified
he stayed five minutes longer and
left Beulah sitting on the day bed in
her basement room.
Paddy said he walked across q
vacant lot to a lunchroom at Four
tenth and East Capitol streets, where
he obtained cup of coffee and a
doughnut before going to his home
on Fourteenth street.
did you see policeman on YOU
way home?" Assistant United State.
Attorney John j. Wilson asked. Mr.
Paddy replied in the affirmative. ane
was not asked to explain further.
Knew Girl Was Married.
Mr.. Paddy said he knew Beulaf
Limerick had been married. He added
that he took her out on perhaps half
a-dozen dates and had been acquaint.
ed with her for several months before
her death. Mr.. Paddy said he wen
to the Limerick home on being in.
formed Of Beulah's death, arriving
before it was learned the girl did no.
die of natural causes.
Mr.. Paddy was arrested and helt
for investigation for 4S days. HI
testified today that he gave only ont
misleading statement to police. ant
after that repeated his present version
of his movements at number o.
examinations given him by detectives
Details of the dilapidated three-stor.
frame dwelling where Beulah met he
death were described to the jury b.
Richard Reed. 81, life insurance
agent, Of 3l6 B street NE, who livet
at the house with Vernon and Beulah
He said he and Vernon Limerick q
that time were attendants at fillinl
station operated by William Limerick
another brother. Mr.. Reed said h
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-18

In Trondhjem, Norway, there is no
night or darkness from May % to
July ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-18
Welsh Triumph
In Pennsylvania
Prin,aryFights
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 18.-This was
q big day for the Welsh in Pennsyl-
vania politics.
Three Of the major nominees were
Davis, James and Jones.
Senator James (Puddler Jim) Davis,
who won denomination In the Repub-
lican primary, is native Welshman.
Judge Arthur H. James, Republican
nominee for Governor, is Of Welsh
parentage.
Charles Alvin Jones, Democratic
choice for Governor, is Of partial Welsh
extraction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-18
BRIDEGROOM FAlNTS,
CEREMONY GOES ON
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SITTINGBOURNE. gland
You've heard many stories about
bridegrooms with shaky knees.
Well, the bridegrooms knees gave
way completely during ceremony
here recently.
Il will" he said-and collapsed In a
dead faint at the feet Of his bride.
Bride, best man and vicar fastened
to his aid, q member Of the congrega-
ton ran for water. and in few min
utes he had revived suficiently to 60
on through with the rites.