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Evening star., 1938-12-27
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Higher prices
on wheat formed the rule today, a
cent bushel up in many cases.
Considerable notice was taken Of
reports of increased European politi-
cal tension, and in particular OF
word that Italy was massing troops
on the frontier of French Somali-
land. A decrease of 1.154000 bushels
in the United States wheat visible
supply total was also given atten-
ton.
At the close, Chicago wheat fu-
lures were 3s-5s higher compared
with Saturdays finish; May. 68ls-
68; July. 67a4-5s: corn, ls-5s up:
May, 5212-3s; July, 535s-12, and
oats 1L-3o advanced
Evening star., 1938-12-27
Winnipeg Prices.
Virginiun Rood Nets
$4,862,267 Profit
Fy the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 27-Net in
come of the Virginian Railway for
the IL months of this year has
amounted to $4,862 ,267, which is
$1,456, ,348 less than the $6,318,615
for the same period in 1887, accord
ing to statement released by the
road
For November the net income OF
the road was $626,342, which was
$38, 1863 less than the $664,711 for
November. 1887, the statement
showed.
Evening star., 1938-12-27
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Cotton
futures fell back little today under
liquidation on first January notice
day. Enough trade buying appeared
on reactions, however, to absorb Of
ferings.
March declined from 836 to 834
around midafternoon, when the list
was 2 to points net lower.
Evening star., 1938-12-27
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS Dec. 81 LP.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady. to 5 points net
lower, here today due to moderate liouida-
ton
Trade buying and covering. together with
prompt stoppage of the January notices
and toward the end of the first haf-hour
trading was quiet. but prices rallied to
levels 12 points below. the previous close.
Cottonseed oil opened steady: January.
700; March, 30: May 7.29b; July. 7.3Sb.
Evening star., 1938-12-27
COttOnseed Oil.

Cottonseed Oil.
Interest in cottonseed oil trading early
January to forward deliveries. The list
at midday was UNCHANGED to ] point net
lower with MAY at 7.67. Crude Oil was
6ss cents bid in the Southeast and valley
and Ga in Texas.
Evening star., 1938-12-27
CHICAGO Cash Market.

CHICAGO Cash Market.
Cash grain: No wheat; corn. No. =
mixed, 7212: No. ! yellow, 53l2-54; No;
white. "a: oats, sample grade feed. 26;
No. white, 81 -32; sample white, 26Lt-
90, barley. Illinois mailing. 1854, nom
2 yellow. Slha. timothy seed, 2.s5-3. Is:
red clover seed, 1300-l600: red top,
S.75-9.25.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-06
CANCER RATIO
GROWING HERE

The death rate from cancer is
rapidly increasing in the District.
Last year the city's 40 cancer
deaths per 100000 population sur
passed the Ill deaths reported for
the rest of the country.
That was pointed out yesterday
by Dr.. Fred A. j. Geier, in the
closing session of the District
Medical Society's annual scientific
assembly. DR.. Geier implored both
patients and physicians to become
"cancer conscious" If they would
discover they had the disease
early enough to permit cure. Re
covery, he said, is impossible I'm
less the disease is detected in its
first stages.
The blame for large percent
age of stomach cancers may be
placed against decayed teeth, gum
infections, and pyorrhea, DR..
Geier said. He reported that in
81 cases of stomach cancers, As
of the patients suffered from Sc
we're tooth decay, gum recession,
or pyorrhea. More than half Of
these patients, DR.. Gier said, were
men. I!
Thorough study of these 81
cases and scientific findings of
other doctors, have led DR.. Geier
to reason that highly seasoned
foods, alcohol and tobacco also
aid stomach disease that lead to
cancer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-06
BLOOD SAVES
MRS. RUDOLPH

Rallying after three blood
transfusions, Mrs. Hugh Rudolph
daughter of Senator and Mrs
Prentiss Brown, of Michigan. was
reported much improved" al
Georgetown Hospital today.
Mrs. Rudolph, the former Mari
anna Brown, gave birth to a
daughter two weeks ago. This
week complications set in, which
made her condition critical. The
baby, her first, is reported well.
Three blood transfusions were
given Mrs. Rudolph last night.
after which Georgetown Hospital
authorities said, she spent q rest.
full night and her temperature re
turned to normal.
Mrs. Rudolph lives with her hus-
band, a government employee, at
Harvard Hall apartments.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-06
Dictatorship
Coming, Says
HOOUer

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 6
G.N.S0.-Former President Hoo.
yer today left the State Republi-
can convention here with II de-
mands on the national Govern
meme to save this country from the
dangerous road to dictatorship"
Hoover raked the Roosevelt ad.
ministration for causing the pres
ent business recession and drew
a parellel between New Deal poll.
cies and the course taken in au.
thoritarian countries of Europe.
Already, he said, lit would
startle the people to have a de-
tailed list of the powers over
their daily life they have sur
rendered to the President and
his bureaucracy"
None of the European nations
he said, started out to surrender
itself to dictator.
In variable doses" he con-
tinued, 'they undertook credit
and currency manipulation,
price fixing, pump printing and
spending with huge deficits and
high taxes.
AT the end of this dangerous
road hunger came to their cities
with violent labor conflict and
final despair. Then they sur
rendered every liberty to some
man or group of men who prom
iSed economic security, moral
regeneration, discipline and
hope"
Hoover suggested the Govern
ment:
Cd ReeStablish nfidence
co restore common and intellec
tual morals in Government; q.
abandon economy of scarcity
% stop pump-priming 60 revis'
taxes; 60 decentralize relief anc
save one-third; CD balance tin
budget; go stop credit initiation
juggling 80 establish a 25-mal
non-political Federal Reserve
Board; (1O equalize employee
rights before the National Labol
Board; CID eliminate class hate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-06
AGENCIES DELAY
REPORT ON. SPAS

Delay Of Federal agencies in
forwarding their reports on
the O'Mahoney resolution author
izing survey of American
mineral springs by the Public
Health Service threatened today
to delay action on it until the
next session Of Congress.
Although the resolution was
introduced early in April, the
Treasury Department, of which
the Public Health Service is q
part, had not replied today to a
request by Chairman Adams DD,
Colorado of the Senate Public
Lands Committee, for a report
on the proposal.
Similar expressions of opinion
have been requested from the Ma
tional Park Service, Geological
Survey and other agencies con
cerned, none Of which has replied.
Senator Adams indicated today
he would ask the agencies to speed
up their replies so the committee
may have a chance to act on the
resolution before adjournment in
June,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-06
Senate Votes Bid
To GeOdesy Union

President Roosevelt would be
authorized to invite the Interna-
tional Union Of Geodesy and Geo
physics to hold its seventh gen.
eral assembly in the United States
during 1899. and to invite foreign
governments to participate in the
meeting, under a resolution adop-
ted by the Senate yesterday
Senator Pittman cd of Nevada,
sponsored the measure, which was
sent to the House for approval.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-06

dispense with technicolor and
try to find out what happened.
Taking the Florida political
particles apart here they have
found some generally unnoticed
considerations and learne d
much that is not obvious. These
are the points which will in
fluence congressman in their
voting and their pending cleo
ton campaigns:
Most important point tech
nically is that the poll tax re-
quirement for voting was re-
moved for the first time. A COM
petent impartial authority esti-
mates this brought to the polls
10000 to $4,000 new votes which
were not cast in any previous
elections. These new voters here
tofore had not cared to pay or
could not afford the 81 tax, and
included presumably, most Of
the $4,000 Floridans who are now
receiving Federal relief funds
from the Administration.
Pepper Popular
NATURALLY these 10000 to
IN $4,000 new voters are sup
posed to have all gone to the
winning candidate, Mr.. Pepper,
but perhaps not entirely on the
theory that 1t is unwiSe to bite
O feeding Federal hand.
More important than this ele-
mental consideration may have
been the fact that Pepper is per-
sonally popular, came from a
poor family, worked his way
through Alabama and Harvard
by waiting on tables, and-most
important of all-his leading ad-
versary, Mr.. Wilcox, had Palm
Beach background, and nothing
could be less likely to appeal to
q mass of voters. ~ .s
The political lesson which in
siders learn from this is that
the Roosevelt forces may meas
urably increase their national
voter power by getting poll
taxes repealed everywhere-and
by inducing Palm Beach to put
up their opposition.
The Townsend vote is ex-
pertly estimated here at no
more than 10000. TownsenditeS
approved all the combatants ex-
cept Wilcox, but Pepper re-
ceived their most reverent bless
ing and probably half their
votes, 10000. Therefore, the
Townsend influence was conSid-
cred negligible, at least as far
as pending Townsend legislation
Is concerned.
The wise ones figure also that
the wage-hour influence was
probably far less than popu-
Larry advertised, and that the
reorganization bill likewise
made much talk but brought or
changed few votes. There is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-06
SCHOOL CONCERT

Cardozo High Schools orchestra
and girls chorus will be presented
in its sixth annual concert tonight
at Sis o'clock in the school audi
forum. The orchestra will be
under the baton of Prof. Felix
Weir and chorus directed by Mrs.
Ruth z. Sample.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-06
ARMY'S MOGULS
Win BACK POWER
over PERSONNEL
Presidents Adviser Is
Now SidetfaCked
By EARL GOODWIN

The Army has finally circum-
vented "the seeing eye" at the
White House, and the Old Army
Game is now being played, as far
as promotions, retirementS or
other personnel matters are con-
cerned.
The White House used to be
able to give the President a fairly
good report on reports on officers
records and efficiency, but today
the White House staff does not
have a chance.
DIRECT CONTACT, NOW
The Army has found a way to
short-circuit its recommendations
and get them into the hands of
the President direct by messenger.
The messenger is the Secretary
of War.
He remains after cabinet meet
ingS, with a sheaf Of General Staff
recommendations in his pocket,
and gets them OK'd by the PreSi-
dent ON the assurance that he has
personally gone into the matter.
Thus the general staff runs the
Army as it always did until the
first years of the New Deal. In
those earlier months the Army
was trying to cut out what it
thought was deadwood, and pro
mote its favorite officers, because
there was a general idea in the
War Department that the Army
would be cut down.
HARDSHIPS RESULTED
AS a result, scores of individual
cases of officers were sent to the
President with recommendations
that they be dropped, or retired
or put in q secondary list which
meant the beginning Of the down
grade for many an officer. Some
of these cases, it is charged, were
rather hard on officers who had
no recourse, but had to take the
Army staff ruling until the PreSi,
dent interviewed.
The Presidents meticulous prac-
tice has been to study all papers
that come to his office, or see to
it that some trusted aide goes
through the facts with fine
tooth comb and makes a recon-
mendation. In the case of the
Army recommendations in the
earlier days, the President had an
officer of great experience hidden
away where no one saw him.
ARMY OFTEN OVERRULED
He went through Army papers,
some of them several inches thick
and containing officers records for
20 years. When he was through
with them, he briefed them in a
one page note, with recommends
tons. Many times the Army was
overruled and officers careers
were saved.
One particular case was brought
to light recently. An officer. 20
years ago had been ordered from
Kansas to New York city. He
drove an old car that made him
three days late, during which time
he got a hardboiled "AWOL" on
his record.
Twenty years later, the General
Staff, trying to relegate certain
officers to a second grade position
seized on that 20-year-old AWOL to
railroad an officer out of the ser.
vice.
PLEA Baked
This was brought to the atten
ton of the President, who woulo
not OK the officers retirement
or the placing Of his name on a
Second-rate list.
However, the Army found a way
to beat that. Instead of sending
such things through military chan
nels to the Commander in Chief
the Chief of Staff, Gen. Malin
Craig, now gets the stuff together
and hands the papers with the
Army'S desires, to Secretary Of Wal
Woodring, who is sold on the Army
recommendations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-06

only one major industry in Flor
ida aside from the tourist trade,
the naval stores industry.
Many Congressman in Flor
ida, Alabama and Indiana who
voted against both bills, were
renominated on the same day.
Consequently, the Florida effect
upon these two still-pending is
sues in Congress likewise may
be overestimated.
The One Surprise
only surprise to insiders was
" the small vote of the No.
8 candidate, former Cover
nor Dave Sholtz. Pepper secretly
had feared Sholtz more than
Wilcox, ana rightly so, because
Sholtz has probably appointed
more people to jobs in Florida
than voted for him. He was ap-
pealing to the same type of vote
as Pepper, but Pepper got them.
The answer to this, the wise
ones surmiSe, is the Roosevelt,
son James and Farley support
plus the Pepper personal appeal.
Chairman Farley was sup
posed to be neutral but when
Pepper became a little worried
about the northwest section of
the State late in the campaign,
Farley went in and dedicated
three post Offices in that sec
ton. He said nothing for or
against any of the candidates
but his effort created the de-
sired impression.
Forecast for Fall
THE primary results to date
L have not changed the gen.
eral inner viewpoint here con-
corning the fall elections. Best
guess still is that the Republi-
cans will gain about four Senate
seats and around 10 House seats.
One of the expected Senate
gains is South Dakota. The re-
suit there Tuesday confirmed
that supposition.
However, no bets yet are being
made. Those who value their
money are waiting to see what
fall trend develops in business,
although the fact that Mr..
Roosevelt is regaining his hold
on politics with the appropria-
ton of his new spend-lend fund
leads the politicoS generally to
suppose he will be able to hold
Republican gains to a minimum.
Oil Bill in Ice Box
Notes.-The neutrality crisis
within the House Foreign Affairs
Committee is over. No vote has
been taken but a majority has
decided with Chairman Mercy;
nolds not to open up the issue
with hearings Alert Senator
Copeland has put the Babassu
oil bill into the ice box def.
nitely and finally The over.
the-counter stock dealers regu-
lation bill is dead for the ses-
sion Peace has returned to
the Coal Commission since
Chairman Hosford left. New
price fixing schedules are due
in late summer or fall &.
Southern Senators are plotting
a little fun with Agriculture Sec
rotary Wallace for inviting
Negro editors to Washington at
Government expense to explain
the farm bill Retiring Gov
ernor William I. Myers Of FCA
says only half-facetiously:
There are two kinds Of people
who work for the Government,
those who have independent in
comes and those who are fools.
I am a fool"
AZ Am HHHFA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-06

every voting
result in the
personal light
in which they
see it. Affir-
nation or de-
NAL is US
ually impoS-
sible, thus af-
fording widest
latitude.
But this Is
only a public
sport. When
t h e serious
pros get to-
gether, t The y
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-06
Explaining New Deal
Victory In Florida
NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
By PAUL MALLoN

"ord copyright 1898 by King Features Inc Al rights reserved
LNLORIDAS primary landslide is being varously hailed
victory for Son James, F. D. R., the reorganization
BILL wagehours and practically everybody and everything
else the winning sde-except Senator Pepper who it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-06

This is customary. Amateur
and professional politicians on
all sides generally interpret
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
RADIO, SCREEN COMEDIAN IS IN
 TOLLS OF LAW
George Burns, Partner of Oracle Allen, Charged
 With Smuggling

NEW YORK, Dec. 12. George Burns, radio and screen comedian and partner of Oracle Allen, his wife, pleaded guilty in Federal court today to two indictments charging the smuggling of three pieces of jewelry worth $4,885 into the country.
 Pale and nervous, the man whose radio perplexities made the nation laugh every Friday night faced Judge William Bondy The matter of pleading over in a short time Burns left the court free on his own recognizance, pending trial with his alleged accomplice, Albert Cha perau. He faces a maximum penalty of l8 years imprisonment and fines totalling $45,000 on nine counts un- der the two indictments.
 Burns attorneys issued state ment saying he had no purpose or intent to offend against the laws.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
GAST0N MEANS PASSES AWAY
 WITH SECRET
Carries 10 Grave What He Did with S104,OOO Lind
 bergh Ransom Money

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Dec. 12. - Gaston B. Means, 58, widely known for his S1o4,000 Lindbergh baby ran som hoax, and who was convicted and served term as result, died in the United States Medical Gen. ter here.
 | Death resulted from an attack of the heart after an operation. Means did not disclose what he ever did wish the $104 900 received from Mrs Evelyn Walsh Mclean, of Washington, D. C., who gave him the large sum on promise he would return the kidnapped Lind bergh son alive. The secret was carried by him to the end.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
MAYER HANGS
 SELF DURING
 MURDER TRIAL
Alleged Killer of Bdssett Ten Years Ago Takes
 Own Life, County Jail

SEATTLE, Dec 12.-Mrs. Mary Eleanor Smith, 73, former inmate of the State prison, was alone to- day to face the first degree murder charge in connection with the death 10 years ago of James Eugene Bassett, of Annapolis, Md. Her son and co-defendant, Decasto Earl Mayer, A, serving a life sentence in the penitentiary as a habitual criminal, killed himself Sunday afternoon in the county jail where he has been incarcerated during the couples trial which has been under way the past week.
 Prosecutor Warner prepared to continue the trial without the principal defendant, but authorities were chiefly concerned with ob- taining from Mrs Smith clue to the whereabouts of Bassett's body.
 q wish he had confessed" the mother said today. "I would rath- CT he had been hanged than kill himself, then the Creator would have forgiven him. I wanted him to tell the whole truth about the whole matter
 Mayer used a spoon and leather belt to hang himself from the up- per bunk. He had also stuffed wads of paper down his throat wrapped a black cloth around his head, lashed his mouth with his belt and tied his hands with rope. He left a note for his mother saying he was tired and wished to go. He made no reference to Bas- sett.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
Destiiute 10 Live
 Al luxurious Club

AMARILLO, Tex, Dec. 12. - The new Potter county poor farm will
 have a golf course, running stream
 filled with catfish and a haven for wild ducks. The county commits
 sion has authorized the purchase
 of the Hillcrest country club and
 all it's improvements for use as a poor farm. None of the residents of the present farm plays golf so the
 course will not be maintained.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
Notorship Patterson Aground Near Xal7utat
CLIPPER IS TO
 FLY TUESDAY FOR JUNEAU
New 15-Passenger Sikors. ky Amphibian Coming,
 Weather Permitting

SEATTLE, Dec. 12.-The new passenger Sikorsky amphib- ian plane brought here last week frcm the factory in Connecticut for three survey flights to de- termine the practicability of the air route from Seattle to Juneau, Alaska, will leave early tOmor- row morning in the first flight north, if weather conditions are favorable, according to Pan Am erican officials.
 The first stop on the flight will be at Ketchikan.
 The crew aboard the new plane will be John Mattis, Cap tain; w. J. Jones, co-pilOt; l.. L. Glen, navigator; w. McLaren, flight engineer, and J. Smyser and D. Williams, radio opera tors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
Union Troubles Reach End as Both Fdttions Sign
 Agreement
CONSTRUCTION WORK
 MOVES AHEAD TODAY
Arbitration Agreed to in Event of Any Furfh-
 CT Disputes

Approximately a million dollars in building construction is going ahead today in Juneau with peace in labor ranks after more than Q month of picket marches under both CIO and AFL banners.
 Yesterday afternoon, AFL agreed to a peace making proposal offered Saturday by CIO and harmony was restored.
 The agreed upon proposal gives Federal Labor Union 20904, AFL, jurisdiction over common labor in building construction wherein crafts are employed and designates com- mon labor other than under build- ing construction as the jurisdic- tional field :. of Local Industrial Union 882, CIO.
 Each union agrees also that in the event of either union being unable to supply enough labor from its own ranks for any job, that union will call on the other union for enough men to fill the require- ments of the job in question.
 Both parties also agree ito bend every effort toward peaceful set- clement of any further dispute that may arise between them"
 Consolidation Efforts
 Mediator in the dispute was Com missioner of Concilia tion John OConnol of the Department of Labor, brought to Juneau through pleas of the Citizens Committee composed of Chairman Cash Cole. Rev. John A. Glasse. Allen Shat tuck, R. E. Robertson and John c. Thomas, and made to Gov. John w. Troy, who was in Seattle at the time
 Following mass meetings of citi- zens with the committee and the arrival of Mediator O'Connor, May or Harry I. Lucas put his Shoulder to the wheel and with O'Connor. spent three near sleepless nights in conferences with union men on both sides of the dispute. Saturday CIO took to O'Connor and Mayor Lucas broad proposal which in turn was accepted by the CIO rank and file and signed by Charles Hardy. businses agent of the union, and Carl Nelson, Vice. President.
 Agreement Perfected
 Sunday afternoon, Federal Labor Union President Mitchell Rocovich signed the agreement in the pres- ence of OConnor, Mayor Lucas. Councilman Ralph Beistline and union leaders in the City Hall, end- ing tense situation under which Juneaus lifeline of shipping from the States was also seriously jeo- pardized.
 The half million dollar Baranof Hotel was going ahead towards completion today and number of other business and residential con- struction jobs on which progress had nearly reached standstill. were also working normal crews today.
 Picket lines removed from these building projects, truck drivers were early this morning hauling mater ials of construction, new work mems faces were on the various jobs and shippers in Seattle were preparing shipments of materials with the knowledge that the dis puted" freight will be unloaded at Juneau
 Although the feeling was high on fContipuad on pape TWol