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The Washington times., 1938-01-28

Bv Evalw Walsh Mclean

planes before they are put in use are not exact
ing enough, or lengthy enough, to reveal them.
In my opinion, every airplane factory in this
country ought to be heavily guarded by the mill
tary, and every man working in them should be
carefully examined as to his citizenship and
loyalty.
Consider the Hindenburg. Nearly everybody
thinks that time clock was installed in that ILL
fated ship. If it had landed on schedule, every
body would have been landed safely before the
explosion, and no lives would have been lost.
People may scott at the Red menace in this
country, but the figures on illegally entered
aliens are alarmingly high, nor do those who
have the exact figures even try to deny this fact
Should Protect Every Plane Factory
Every plane of the make of the one that ex-
ploded recently over the mountains out West
has been grounded until they find out what
caused that accident, and that, think is a
most sensible precaution. But the Government
should not stop there-it should protect every
flying factory in the United States
We might also well adopt the strict rules in
force in England governing flying. A pilot there
has to report to the airdrome IL hours before
he takes his ship out, and he must spend every
minute of this time under supervision at the
airport. If it becomes necessary for him to
leave because of illness in his family or for any
other reason, some other pilot takes his plane
up and he is grounded until he can put in that
IL hours.
love flying and have flown often, but until
the factories are given adequate protection, and
we get to the bottom of the trouble, I almost
think will save my flying for the future world,
If ever make it.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
STEAL
CARB FOR DEAD

Local police today were looking
for six sets of mixed Siamese
twins whom they suspect of break
ing into Robert L. Byrd's parked
automobile last night and steal.
ing II suits of clothing.
Only mixed Siamese twins
could use the six mems suits and
six women's dresses, Mr.. Byrd ex-
planned, because all were slit up
the backs for use on corpses.
Byrd, a salesman for a south
ern casket company, valued the
clothing at $3.50. and said the
thieves also took sample case
containing pictures of metal
caskets, from his car which was
parked in Union Station plaza.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
By Helen Essary

among the modern Ciceros-who are opposed to
an amplifying system. They say it's possible now
to sit while speeches are being made and doze,
read the paper, gossip, or contentedly chew gum
or tobacco. But amplifiers will make every sylla.
BILE shout about the ear-drums. There will be no
more peace.
Worse than that the newspaper men then
actually will hear what is being said below. At
present they hang over the galleries, listening.
And end by writing the speeches as they should
be made. And what will country and constituents
think if speeches are reported accurately?
There's a new term by the way, you must
know better. It's Political Sex Appeal It's an
asset every public character wistfully checks on
his I. O. personality test. Almost no Republicans
have 1t.
Political Sex Appeal, or P. S. A.--don't con.
fuse it with S. A., that got so commons a
development of this Administration. Mr.. Roose-
welt is its high priest. He has two runners-up in
the Senate.
Guffey and M'AdOO Are Winners
At recent big dinner attended by many
Senators, vote was taken on which members of
the upper house had the most P. S. A. Joe
Guffey of Pennsylvania, arSl William Gibbs
McAdoo won the pink petuniaS.
How Old Is Old?", discussed recently in the
Saturday Evening Post, might be answered in the
Senate. The charmen of two important COM
mittees of the Senate and House are Senator
Carter Glass and Representative Edward p.
Taylor. Senator Glass was 80 years old few
weeks ago and Representative Taylor will be
80 on June 10.
Eighty isn't ordinarily kindergarten age!
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
$335,oo0 Will.
Hurst Estate Goes
To Relatives

An estate valued in excess of
$685., 900 was left by Mrs. Harriet
M. Hurst, who resided at Stone
leigh Courts apartments prior to
her death in Pasadena, Cal, last
November 27, it was revealed in a
petition for probate of her will
filed today in United States
District Court.
The bulk of Mrs. Hurst's estate
was composed of property in
Cedar, Nebraska, valued in excess
of 1921, 900. It is to be divided
equally among five nephews and
a niece, all of whom reside outside
of the District of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Miss Yen to Give
China War Picture

A vivid description of condition
in war-torn China will be given b.
Miss Hilda Yen, a personal frienG
of Madam Chang Kai-Shek, wife
of the Chinese generalissimo, a,
the Washington Heights Presbyter,
ian Church. near Kalorama and
Columbia Rds. N. W., at 8 p. m.
tonight.
Mrs. Sargent, the wife of Prof
Sargent, who has just returned
to thsi country on a furlougli
from a Presbyterian mission sta
ton, also will speak and shov
moving pictures. Miss Yen is n
graduate of Smith College and AL
American college in China.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28

BOake Carter ClOn IN Cne UnlCed states OF
any bonds for the loaning of money to foreign
nations which have not paid their World War
debts. The other pest to the bankers are the
war debts themselves.
Want Debts Junked
Briefly, the New York banking crowd wishes
to get the war debts out of the picture, so that
they may swing flood of fresh loans to foreign
nations IT, as and when they can do this the
United States will be back in the same position
In which she found herself from 1914 to 1917.
The same wretched story which was brought to
Hight by the Nye Investigating Committee in 1896
will be on the verge of repetition.
Kennedy is supposed to be a realist in busi-
ness. This belief was encouraged by the forth
right manner in which he plunged into the mari
time mess, sized up the situation bluntly de-
clared it was useless to pour more money into
proposition so rotten, ruthlessy scraped away
the dead wood and said: 20. K, now get to work."
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
PUG ASKS LIGHT
RATE TO help.
SMALL USERS.
.PEPCO Ordered to
Submit Plans

The Public Utilities Commission
ordered the Potomac Electric
Power Company today to submit
alternative rate schedules which
would give small domestic consum-
ers and apartment houses a por-
ton of the estimated annual say.
ings of $77O,O3O entailed in: Wed.
nesday's reduction of the com,
pany's basic rate of return from
6.5 to 6 per cent.
The alternatives must be sub
mitted Immediately, since the rate
slash will become effective Febru
ary 1.
NEW SCHEDULE SUBMITTED
Yesterday the company proposed
new schedule which would make
no re du ctio.n in the 75-cent
monthly minimum charge, nor in
the 3.9 cents per kilowatt hour
rate applicable to the first so kilo.
watt hours used.
AS explained by DR.. William Nc.
Clellan, president of the company
approximately one-third of the es-
timated $770,03O savings would be
applicable to other domestic rates,
while the balance would be en-
joyed by commercial consumers.
Under today's order, the COM
pany will submit a schedule max
ing the 3.9 cent rate applicable
to the first As hours of consump-
ton, another making the rate ap-
plicable to the first 40 hours, and
third schedule bringing apart
ment house rates on "class D" into
line with those of "class E."
COMMERCIAL RATE CUT
Mcclellan cited data of the
commission which showed the ad.
vantage of the domestic customer.
In 1926, the figures revealed, the
average price for domestic elec.
tricity was 6.98 throughout the
nation, whereas Washington paid
6.73. In 1887, the national aver
age was 4.37 cents against 2.96
cents per kilowatt hour rate paid
by Washington consumers.
Although not quite as marked.
the commercial rate as shown at
the commission also was reduced
substantially.
The national average was 4.51
cents per kilowatt hour at that
time as compared with Washing.
tons SIG. 1t settled to 3.41 cents
for the nation in 1887 and 2.63
for Washington last year.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
DIR. Fitzpatrick
University Provost

DR.. John r. Fitzpatrick, dean Of
Columbus University Law School,
has been appointed provost Of the
university, it was announced to-
day by George E. Herring, chair
man of the board of trustees. AS
provost, DR.. Fitzpatrick will be
authorized to carry out an ex-
pansion program, the details of
which will be announced soon.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Sadd Appointed
Ssh Head Here

Victor Sadd has been appointed
manager of the Washington field
office of the Social Security Board,
according to announcement yester-
day by G. R. Parker, regional di-
rector. He succeeds Ralph Harris,
who has been transferred to the
analysis division of the Bureau of
Old Age Insurance.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28


shout into his own private microphone?"
Naturally not. This would be more than a
taxpayer and the air could bear. But there will
be invisible wires or something like that to
swell the legislative voices. How it's to be done
don't know. But it will be done-soon.
Experts say that the death of the acoustics
III the Senate is not due entirely to excessive
cratory. The airconditioning has so involved
the ether in the Senate chamber that the sizz
Of the incoming ozone is louder than the hiss
Of senatorial speechmaking.
Opposed By Some Senators
For weeks it has been almost impossible to hear
how the country was being saved. down on the
floor. Even Mr.. RooseVelts golden voice was
dirnmed when he opened the last session, and
the recent filibustering has so overcharged the
acoustics that they have gone numb. Thousands
of beautiful perorations have moped and died.
sa<here are some Senators-those who are not
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
LIMIT FREE BLANKS

Because of limited funds aVaila
BILE for printing blank forms and
regulations, Commissioner of In.
ternal Revenue Guy T. Helvering
has announced the Revenue Bu-
reau will discontinue to furnish
such material for other than tax
purposes.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
ADM. BLOCK TO COMMAND

Admiral Claude C. Bloch will
take command Of the United
States fleet, succeeding Admiral
Arthur J. Hepburn, aboard the
flagship -. S. s. Pennsylvania off
San Diego, Calf, tomorrow morn
ing. Admiral Hepburn has been
commander-in-chief of the U. S.
fleet since June "a, 1886.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28

mission, hopes to get even"
with the Boston Irishman when
he goes to London as United
States Ambassador.
Like the little lamb who
doesn't know it's being led to
the slaughter, q neat and
subtle frame" of Kennedy has
been prepared.
Two things are stuck in
the hair of the New York
bankers. One is the johnson
Act, which prohibits the flota-
k;a~, ;Na &Iaa TT~affnJ CEoka. -
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
N. Y. University
Plans Class Here

A class in the philosophy of edu.
cation will be organized by New
York University in Central High
School at 4 p. m. Tuesday. Teach
ers and other qualified adults are
eligible.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28

III Mrs, Mclean II Was dG uulneT CIldC Ie-
marked had been thinking more than two
years that some Of these air accidents were
deliberately planned by the Reds, or Communists,
IN this country.
To my surprise, instead of suggesting that
be. sent to st. Elizabeths for observation, the
eminent authority on aviation said:
''You are absolutely right, Mrs. Mclean. We
have reason to know that there is truth in your
suspicious"
Easy to Plant Man in Factory
Now, know this may sound very queer to a
lot of people but when you stop to consider that
al they have to do is to put one man in each
factory who will see that an important little piece
Of steel in the engine of the airplane under con-
struction will crack or otherwise give way when
a,certain temperature is reached, you can realize
how easily this may be done.
The human eye cannot detect these subtle at
ternpts at sabotage, and the tests given to the,
The Washington times., 1938-01-28

What terrible misfortunes We
have been having in the last
year and a half with our won
derful flying ships! Two China
Clippers have had to return to
their base ports after false
starts within the past few days.
Engine trouble! I can never
forget the conversation I
had with a man, who knows
more about aviation than al
most anyone living, out here
at Friendship one evening.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
STARS FALL ON
CAPITAL F OR
BIRTHDAY BALL
Visitors Welcomed
By D. C. Heads

Several hundred municipal en-
ployes forgot all about work for
short while at the District Build
ing today and went star gazing.
They crowded the fifth floor
corridor, outside the office of Com.
missioner Melvin C. Hazen, to get
a glimpse of Eleanor Powell and
Ray Bolger, here from Hollywood
for the Presidents Birthday cele-
bration tomorrow night, along
with Vera zorina, Norwegian dane
ing sensation.
OFFICIALLY WELCOMED
Besides Commissioner Hazen,
Commissioner Dan 1. Sultan. and
Richmond B. Keech and Earl
Nash, officials of the celebration
committee, were on hand to
extend an official welcome to the
celebrities.
The National Broadcasting Com
pany set up microphone in tho
Commissioners office and broad
cast the proceedings. Miss Powell
her mother. Bolger and the Others
all took turns in front of the
mike"
Tiny patients at Children
Hospital shrilled their approval o.
a dance routine staged for then,
by Miss Powell and Ray Bolge,'
earlier in the day.
OTHERS ON WAY
Early evening will find the vist
tors at Representative Virginia
Jenckes' reception in the latter
home and, still later, a private
party will bring them togethe:
with Zorina, who arrived thi ;
morning; Mr.. and Mrs. Fredri :
March, slated to arrive on tn
Congressional this afternoon, ana
Louise Fazenda, also due in today
Sandwiched in between all thi 4
is a visit to the Department CT
Justice, where the stars will ha
shown the intricacies of catching
bad men by J. Edgar Hoover, him
self.
BALL PLANS PROGRESS
Meanwhile, plans for the ba,l
went on apace. Contributions am
promises of contributions to tn
growing antiparalysis fun
mounted and the sale of ticket
to the various balls went on apacc
Programs for the events we're o.
sale at local drug and department
stores.
Senatorial faces we're resumin-
their normal color after the flust,
ing they underwent while bein~
kissed yesterday by the vivacioui
Miss Powell shortly after her Al,
rival. And Miss Powell? Or,
she's bearing up rather well, than.:
you.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28

acoustics of the Senate cham
ber have at last cracked under
the power of flowing oratory.
The voices of the Senators
aren't carrying as they used
to. Almost nobody in the gal;
leries can hear what the gen.
tlemen are saying.
Serious minds realize some
thing must be done at once.
So an amplifying system short
ly will be installed.
Good heavens, you don't
mean that every Senator will
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Dear washington By +

Something frightful is happening in the
Senate The worst disaster that can come upon
lawmakers is overtaking that august body. The
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
"'But" :"

Wall Street, whom Joseph p Kennedy made
toe5the mark of good behavior for many months
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
My, Say

"Origin of explosion unknown!"
So reads one Of the reports in the recent ter
rible tragedy of the wrecked Samoan Clipper
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Fay Wroy and Husband Seek
Reconciliation or Separation
b the Associated Press,

ID Vie hoSOCl0tCu EIcS8.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Nov.
16.-Fay Wray and John Monk
Saunders reached an agreement to-
day that they will go to California
where they will either effect a re-
conciliation or seek legel separation.
If reconciliation fails they will go
to court to decide custody of 3-year-
old Susan Cary Saunders.
The time when the family of film
notables will leave the University
OF Virginia Hospital, where all have
been admitted as patients, depends
largely on the condition of Mr..
Saunders, who is the only member
of the family actually receiving
medical treatment.
The facts were made public to-
day by spokesman for Miss Wray's
attorneys, Allan Perkins and Ven
able Minor of Charlottesville and
j. E. Lumbard, jr., of New York
City.
Miss Wray and Mr.. Saunders
have been married 10 years and
were long regarded as one of Holly
woods happiest couples. Recently
there have been differences, but no
legal separation. Some time ago Mr..
Saunders went to New York with the
child and later came here, where he
planned to work in the university
library on a novel of 10th century
America.
Mr.. Saunders was admitted to the
hospital for treatment for a ner-
Evening star., 1938-11-16

sons for them, as well as how they
At In with the new Federal rules
promulgated by the Supreme Court.
A former member Of Congress,
Justice Luhring has taught code
pleading for two years at National
University and practiced code plead
ing for some 80 years in Indiana, as
an attorney. He has made thor
ough study of the new rules.
Never Invoked Here.
Justice Luhring said pre-trial pro-
cedure never has been invoked here,
except where veterans of the World
War have claims against the Gov
ernment. A commissioner acts the
same in those cases, through stipu-
lation of counsel, as pre-trial JUS
tice would under the new program
for civil cases.
when lawyers get around the
table and discuss the case freely,
this. simplifies the issues" he said.
The jurist declared it wasted the
time of the court to have a number
of witnesses guess distances, when
this could be agreed upon before
hand by counsel. Similarly, he
illustrated, when an engineer testi-
f1es about plans, this subject could
be mutually agreed on and the
case narrowed down to the essential
issues. Further. he said that where
much documentary evidence is con-
cerned, why bring in the man who
wrote it to prove it?" This should
be agreed on beforehand at the pre-
trial discussion.
After the discussion tomorrow eve
ming. the bar association is expected
to take soon a definite stand on pre-
trial procedure for District Court.
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Pre-TriaI Procedure
Considered by
District Court
Lecture on Subject
Slated Tomorrow by
Justice Lukrinq

District Court now is considering
the question of whether pre-trial
procedure-"to clear the chaf from
the wheat" and "get the deadwood
out"-should be made mandatory or
be utilized only in selected cases.
This was made known today by
Justice Oscar r. Luhring, who is to
deliver a lecture on the subject OF
"The New Rules of Civil Procedure"
tomorrow evening at the Mayflower
Hotel before the District of Colum-
bia Bar Association and invited
guests. Justice Luhring will stress
the pre-trial procedure, which he
believes will expedite the trial of
cases in the civil courts.
Godfrey L. Munter, president of
the bar association, will call the
meeting to order at 8 pm. Several
District Court and United States
Court of Appeals justices are to be
present, officials said.
AS presiding jurist in Motions
Court, Justice Luhring already has
made several assignments for pre-
trial procedure, he said today.
Would Decide on Material.
AS Justice Luhring enviSionS it.,
lawyers in such case would meet
and decide on what could be agreed
on beforehand so that. such material
would not have to be presented in
evidence-thus expediting the trial
itself and saving much time and
money.
Recently, the bar association
voted to table resolution dealing
with the pre-trial procedure, pend
ing Justice Luhrings lecture. The
procedure has not yet officially been
adopted as part of District Court
procedure, although it is provided
Tor in the new Federal rules.
More than 1000 responses have
been received to cards sent out by
the bar association for the lecture,
Justice Luhring has been advised.
In addition to the regular members
OF this association, members of the
Women's Bar Association, the Fed
eral Bar Association and other legal
groups have been invited to partici-
pate.
Will Answer Questions.
Justice Luhring said he would be
glad to answer questions submitted
to him in writing before the meeting
tomorrow evening.
Occupying prominent place at
the gathering will be the members of
me special committee, headed by H.
Wlnship Wheatley, that aided the
District Court in writing the new
rules for this jurisdiction. Justice
Luhring said he would discuss the
new rules one by one and the rea-
Evening star., 1938-11-16

designed that 1t will constitute the
first unit Of the proposed high level
trafncway over K street from Rock
Greek to Key Bridge whenever that
project may be ordered.
The lowest of 10 bids received
came from Vincent Schlavi of Will
mington, DEL, who offered to do
the work for $238, ,270.95. The next
lowest bid was submitted by the
Columbia Foundation Co. of this
city, which asked $256,866, and the
next lowest was by De Lashmutt
Bros, Inc, Of Arlington County,
who sought 1921, ,976.50.
Congress authorized expenditures
up to $4,000 for the project, and
the Commissioners had reserved
about $4,000 Of this total for paw
ing of approach roads.
Evening star., 1938-11-16

a room in the preventorium In order
to be near the child.
Attorneys were unable to state to-
day whether there will be a recon-
ciliation, but indicated there is q
possibility.
All involved have agreed that If
there is a legal separation it should
be in California courts. If court
action should be taken here it would
be necessary to bring witnesses, in
cluding some of Hollywood's foremost
figures, across the continent to tes-
tify.
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Relief to Be Discussed

The question Of the most equi-
table way to administer public re-
lief will be discussed by Peter Kas-
ius OF the Social Security Board
and Dorothy Williamson Cotton of
the Child Welfare Division at q
meeting of the Monday Evening
Club at 8 pm. Monday in the
Seventeenth street Y. w. G. A.
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Woee-Hour Lecture

Carroll r. Daugherty, chief econ
omist Of the Wage-Hour Division
Of the Labor Department, will ad-
dress employees of the department
at meeting called by Local No. IL,
affiliate of the U. F. w. A., at 8:15
pm. tomorrow in the hearing room
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission on Constitution avenue
NV. Mr.. Daugherty will speak on
the new wage-hour program.
Evening star., 1938-11-16
K Street 0verpass
Construction Due
To Begin Soon
Several Bids Received
Within $500. 900
Cost Limit

Construction Of the grade separa-
tion overpass for K street NV. at
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway is
expected to be started in about two
weeks, according to bids received
yesterday by the Commissioners,
showing several proposals within the
$500, 900 cost limit.
The span is designed to eliminate
the present bottleneck for traffic
and to provide a new crossing for
Rock Greek. Also the project is so
Evening star., 1938-11-16

vous condition and a brief newspaper
notice was sent to Miss Wray in Cali
fornia by mutual friend. She flew
East at once and reached here last
Saturday. BY mutual agreement
between them the baby was admitted
to the hospital and Miss Wray took
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Another Greet Annual
F a miIy Get-Toeether

Thanksgiving at Hotel Dennis
follows q traditional pattern.
Round q festive board heoped
high with the good things Of
the season, our dining room
becomes on authentic country
seene-live pets, autumn foIiooe
- turkeys O day from the form
music. doneine-o full week.
end Of holiday entertainment.
Washington Office-Phone Re-
public 2lOl.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-10-13

for conserving the soil. I'VE have
been neglecting this great creation
that God gave US by unwise farm
practices" he stated.
"Our forefathers may have rob-
bed the soil of much of it's fertility,
but that is no reason that we should
continue to allow this to happen. =
To-day yours is the challenge to
rebuild the soil, to restore it's fer
tility and productivity. No county,
state or nation can prosper unless
it has fertile SOIL" he continued.
Several examples of how Ashe
county soil was being wasted by
erosion were cited. I'VE have a
wonderful county, but I marvel at
the lack of what has been done in
the way of soil conservation and
improvement. We as business and
professional men should be vitality
interested in this program and en-
courage our farmer friends to carry
it forward at all times" he said.