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The times-news., 1938-12-17
r. Shopping Doys
% Till Christmas


r ooKING BACK TO CHRIST
~ MAS SIX YEARS AGO
Drys were fighting bill to legal
ize 81, Everyone arguing
technocracy. America was
bursting with indignation;
French had just defaulted on
war debt. hirplanes were
beginning to ride radio beams.
Adding to Yule cheer in
depression year, statistics
showed fewer people were dy-
Ing than In any year since 1880.
Germany broke rail speed
record with streau,lined train.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
WEATHER

p,,,Iv cloudy, slightly warmer
;"bt: possibly light rains; Sun
%r slightly colder.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
GOOD AFTERNOON

Shortage Of money in Nippon
leaves the japanese with no yen
for war.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Refuge Decreed for
Boy as Parents
Battle

NEW YORK, Sept. / G.N.S)
Nine months in a prep school to-
day were decreed for 15-year-old
Anthony Harwood as refuge from
the custody battle being waged by
his socialite parents, Wallace Har,
wood, well-to-do diamond broker,
and Mrs. Edith Harwood, glove
heireSS.
Supreme Court Justice Miller
named himself temporary guard
ian after Harwood, seeking custo-
dy, contended Mrs. Harwood is
mentally incompetent.
He charged she "had been lead
ing life of serious harm, includ-
ing immoderate use of liquor,
wrong social companions, and
visiting improper amusement
places"
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Best Are UnadOrned, Says
Capital Expert
By JAMES J. CULLINANE

Unknown, unhonored and unsung, thou
sand heroes will walk the streets of Washing
ton today, happy survivors Of feat that tries
the soul of men-the swallowing of a raw
oyster.
Because this is September month with an R
in it, visitors from inland regions where the oyster
is succulent but terrifying myth will saunter into
oyster bars and, bolstered by the admiring and ap
prehensive eyes of their wives, demand:
Gimme halfdozen raw"
AFFECTS THEM DIFFERENTLY
'It affects all of them different ways" said Tom
ODonnel. proprietor of one of Washington's better
known Seafood restaurants.
Nov a man who has never seen an oyster eaten
before will look at it kind of surprised for awhile,
and then gulp it. Some chew it for long time. All
wait awhile before they take another one. A few
leave just after they have had the first one. But
most of them stay and eat halfdozen and then
begin dipping the next six in the sauce"
The myth that oysters should not be eaten in
months not spelled with an r has an overpowering
influence visitors but it is generally disregarded
by the 'real oyster eaters" of Washington, ODon-
nell explained
All through the hottest months, oyster lovers
walk into most of the oyster bars in town and
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
EGenC Bandit
Wits Under
Girls Spiel

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. l
G.N.S0.-A woman can talk a guy
out Of almost anything.
A robber entered the office Of
the Bradford C. Poole Company,
leather wholesalers, pulled q re.
volver and ordered 25-year old Mrs.
Evelyn Cartwright Willis, book
keeper, to open the safe. Mrs.
Willis talked for Is minutes and
finally convinced the gunman
there was nothing in the vault.
Then he demanded her purse
and a sapphire ring. She began
talking again, explaining her
purse held only 81 and that her
sapphire ring was an imitation.
The robber left in disgust.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
TRUCK STRIKE
in NBALTIMO ORE
TIES UP TRADE
Police Guard Vehicles
Into Washington

BALTIMORE, Sept. 1!-Busl.
ness was at q standstill in many
industries today as close to 2,500
truck drivers went on strike, after
negotiations for new contract
collapsed.
A fleet Of eight trucks went
through a picket line under an
escort of city police, and was
guarded as fare as the city line
on the Washington Boulevard,
where State police relieved the
escort and conveyed the trucks
into Washington.
NO VIOLENCE
No violence has been reported,
but extra police details are on
duty at all terminals and express
company garages.
The strike was called after the
companies had rejected a demand
for higher wages and shorter
hours, and countered with o 10
per cent cut.
MIDNIGHT DEADLINE
The old contract expired at mid.
night. With the exception Of the
eight trucks routed to Washing.
ton, all other vehicles are tied up.
Milkwagons are not affected, it
was said.
The strike was voted by the
Truck Drivers and Helpers Union,
an AFL affiliate.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
On $45 Week
He Banks
$259.OOO!

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-William
L. Lange, city real estate bureau
clerk, who was asked to explain
how he had amassed a fortune
Of $259, 900 on a $2,400-a-year sal.
ary, was suspended yesterday
along with three others.
Lange, whose mother said the
large bank deposits in her name
came from her little black tin
box" has been under investigation
by William j. Herlands, commits
sioner Of investigation.
The others suspended are Jerome
L. Haney, Lange's superior,
charged with failure to collect ar
rears on city properties and with
favoritism to certain city tenants,
and Charles E. Tracy and Denis
j. Quinn, both charged with
chronic absence from duty.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01

leaner in the summer. Otherwise
they are just as tasty.
Like all true oyster eaters
O'Donnell has a bit of sadness in
his heart for the poor mortals who
dip their bivalves in his specially
prepared cocktail sauce, sprinkle
them with a bit of horse-radist
and then eat them with a handful
Of crackers.
"The only way to eat an
OYSTER" says O'Donnell, sis just
like he comes out of his shell.
You don't want anything to in
terfere with that delicate, salty
taste of the sea-"
Incidentally, O'Donnell exploded
another big myth. Lynnhaven
oysters no longer come from Lynn
haven Bay. They come from any.
where along the coast between
Cape Charles and New Jersey.
LynnhaVens are just big oysters.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
RAILWAY WAGE.
ROW NOW GOES.
TO ROOSEVELT.
Strike Ballot Is Ordered
As Negotiations Fail

CHICAGO, Sept 1 GN.S0.-Or-
ders for a strike vote went out
today to the nations 100000
union railroad workers as brother
hood officials stood firm against q
proposed Is per cent wage cut.
No paralyzing walkout, however,
may be staged before December /,
due to the machinery set up un-
der the Railway Labor Act that
was designed to avoid such q
tie-up.
The vote is to be taken merely
as a precautionary measure,
should the Government fail to end
the dispute amicably.
MEDIATORS GIVE UP
Federal mediatorS gave up the
job yesterday after several weeks
of conferences here with the union
leaders and a management COM
mittee representing the Class !
roads.
The union representatives re-
fused to submit the problem to
arbitration, it was announced by
DR.. William M. LeiSerson, chair
man of the Federal committee,
and as a result the controversy
next goes to a fact-finding COM
mittee appointed by President
Roosevelt.
1t will be officially turned over
to him on october with the COM
mittee required to report within
80 days. A similar period must
elapse before a strike may be
called.
PLAN CURTAILMENT
H. A. Enochs, chairman Of the
management group, said, how
ever, the roads will be unable to
maintain present service after Oc-
tober /, due to their financial diff
ficulties, and that severe curtail-
ment of schedules will be made
at that time.
George M. Harrison, head Of the
Railroad Labor Executives Asso-
citation, representing l8' of the
brotherhoods, and A. F.. Whitney
of the Railroad Trainmen, de-
clared their members were over
whelmingly in favor Of a strike
to resist any pay cuts.
They have insisted the roads can
cure their troubles by reducing in.
debtedness rather than cutting
current operating costs.
The union leaders said they de.
cided against arbitration because
the result would be binding on the
rank and file who are almost
unanimously against any com,
promise.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
CLERKING

BERLIN, Sept. 1.-Baron Gott-
fried Won Cramm, Germany'S top
ranking tennis star, was working
today as q clerk in the Lehrter-
straSse jail, where he is serving a
years sentence for violation of a
Nazi moral delinquency statute.
Won Cramm'S lot was said to be
better than that Of most concen-
tration camp prisoners, with rela-
lively easy life and good health.
His sentence has until March z
to run. He was convicted May IA
Of improper relations with an 18-
year-old Galacian Jew, ManaSSe
HerbSt,
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
four CENT RAISE
IN AIRMAIL Rate
BEING POWDERED
Bankruptcy Faced by
Lines, U. S. Told
BY ERIC FRIEDHEIM

0N.S0 A temporary increase
in air mail subsidy payments to
save one or more Of the nations
airlines from bankruptcy may be
considered shortly by the Civil
AeronauticS Authority.
Officials revealed today that
one large carrier already had pro
posed Informally a program call
ing for a boost Of approximately
$5,0O0,00O in mail payments dur
ing the next IL months.
BUDGET $27,OOO,OOO
The Post Office Departments
budget for the current fiscal year
provides SGT 100000 for the car
riage of mail by American airlines.
OF this amount about $40, ,0OO, 600
is allocated to airmaiI service be-
tween the United States and
Latin.America and to the trans
pacific route.
While the areonautics body al
ready has started a general survey
Of the airmail rate problem, a
number Of hard-pressed aviation
organizations fear that this study
win not be completed for at least
q year or more.
Under the law, the authority is
empowered to review existing rates
and grant increases if it considers
the rates are not furnishing a
reasonable profit to the carriers,
NO FORMAL ACTION
The proposal that the authority
place into eject a temporary rate
increase was discussed several days
ago by authority members and
airline officials. Spokesman for
the authority emphasized that no
formal application for a general
rate increase has been presented.
At present, the average pay.
ments to the nations airlines for
carrying mail is slightly over 26
cents per mile for 800 pounds, and
10 per cent additional for each
extra 100 pounds.
The plan suggested to the
authority calls for flat subsidy
payment of 80 cents per mile to
each airline holding a mail con-
tract and three cents for each
100 pounds or fraction Of mail
carried.
This plan was proposed ss a
temporary measure to help tide
the airlines over until the author
ity completes its rate studies and
adopts q permanent mail tariff
schedule.
Postoffice officials in charge Of
airmail indicated the department
would not oppose any reasonable
temporary rate boost. Funds would
be obtained through q deficiency
appropriation at the next session
of Congress.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Medical Conference
AT Bonn, Germany

BONN, Germany, Sept, !.
U.N.S0.-An international confer
ence of doctors is to be held here
from September % to "a. Subjects
discussed will include Medicine
and Law" and Medicine and So
ciety." A visit will be made to a
chemical factory at Leverkusen,
and a dinner for delegates will
be given by the mayo of Bonn.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Last Jeff Davis
Officer Expires

RALEIGH, N. c., September l..
Capt. Samuel A'Court Ashe, last
of the Confederate officers COM
missioned by President jefferson
Davis, is dead here. He was SO.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01


"Start shucking and don't
stop until I tell you.'
But after the "a" months begin
to unfold, ODonnelI admitted,
oyster consumption booms. Even
hardened Fasteners stop eating
oysters in April and don't start
again until May.
DEB IGNORES THE "R"
Among those who disregard the
old "R" myth is Bettina Belmont,
18-year-old Washington and Mid.
dleburg (VaO debutante. She
eats oysters in August and 'loves
them"
O'Donnell, who says he has been
eating oysters ever since he was
old enough to swallow them, says
there's nothing to the "R" myth
except that oysters do get a bit
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Is Billions Of Rail
Equipment in Nation

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 G.N.S0
The United States has railroad
equipment worth approximately
$25 ,O00, ,O00, 900, a recent study
shows. This is equal to approx
mately $4,000 for each Of the
Ills, 900 rail workers in the ma
ton.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Pope Sees Cdrmody,
K. {. Supreme Head

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Sept. /
QN.SD.-Pope Plus today re-
ceived in private audience Martin
Carmody of Grand Rapids, Mich,
supreme head Of the Knights Of
Columbus.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-02
ARIZONA
IN WASHINGTON
BY BOB MERKLEY

What is a moratorium? In pain
words. it is putting off until to-
morrow what should be done today
It usually concerns the paying of
debts. but the mining industry has
its own kind of moratorium. 1t is
one about which Arizona is serious
concerned.
Back in the days when the de
preston was just beginning to drag
people out of their homes, Congress
passed lot of emergency measures.
One of these was to allow the little
mining man to suspend his assess
ment work for that year. 1t worked
so well that it was renewed. 1t has
been renewed every year since.
When President Roosevelt signed
the bill last year he said it was the
last time. Now the zero hour is
near again. Every miner in the state
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-02

and old-age assistance program ad-
ministered by the state department
of social security and welfare are
carrying the bulk Of the load.
Brooks explained that the old-age
assistance load VII undoubtedly
continue to show slight increase
for the next two or three months
and will then become stable with
permanent load of approximate
ly $500 aged persons.
I'VE are making every effort to
find work for the employables ana
contemporaries who are number
ed among our direct relief cases. 3"
Brooks said, "and we need the CO.
operation of every person in Ari-
zona who can give part or full
time work to these men and wo-
men"
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-02
Is wondering what will happen.

is wondering what will happen
This time there is strong opposi-
ton. The big mining companies are
complaining. Valuable mineral de-
posits have been left too long. Even
tho bedroll and burro prospector is
crying for a chance to sink his life
giving pick into those musty claims.
The big ones and the little ones do
not want more moratorium.
But what about the middle-sized
ones? They do. Their letters to
Washington bring stories that are
sad. They tell of widows who have
no money for assessment work
They name old folks who have
spent their lives on their claims.
To them the claim-jumper, whether
real or fancied, is ready to steal
their last possession.
From a practical point of view,
the past years have proved that an
other moratorium would be useless.
Next year would only bring the
same conditions. But on the senti-
mental side there is so much agru-
ment that even hard-boiled law
makers are logging for one moro
extension. But they are warning
the folks at home that the only
sure wav of holding a claim after
June 30 is to work it. The President
has said there will be no moratori-
um. He may weaken, but he
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-02
Eight Pinal Boys
Go to CCC Camp

Pinal county has eight additional
Young men in Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps camps as a result OF
the last quarterly enrolment, ac-
cording to P. II. Brooks, commls-
sioner of the state department Of
social security and welfare.
Arizona has total enrolment OF
S14 Civ liam Conservation Corps
vouths including the 300 new men.
The Pinal county boys are in the
Globe camp. They include: Juan
Sanudo Gotta, Frede l.. Denogean'
Archimedes Rios Fraijo, Carlos "
Paradez. Felix Arriola Romerio and
Chevez Trejo, Superior; Richardo
Pesquera Alvarez, Eloy and Juan
Silvas Granillo, Sonora.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-02
probably Will. not. Anyway, shat
long-expected pay-streak may tum
BILE out with next shot.
Future Farmer Boys
To See Arizona First

The Coolidge Chapter of Future
Farmers of America. will leave
June 4th for ten day camping trip
to See Arizona First"
There are eighteen boys planning
to take this trip and have earned
money through various activities to
pay the expenses. Their camp equip
ment and cooking will be done in
regular camp style.
They plan to visit the Grand
Canyon, Brice and Zion Canyons,
also Fricso Peak and Ice Caves at
'iagstaff, and the Painted Desert
and Petrified Forest, returning
home by way of Highway so.
Robert Springfield, sponsor for
the local chapter will accompany
rhe group.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-02
C. Dell To Represent
Club at Convention

George Dell. was selected as .
delegate TO represent the Coolidge
Rotary Club at the Rotary Inter
national convention to be held in
San Francisco. California. June 10
to "a inclusive.
Paul Loucks acted as program
chairman for the Thursday meet
ing and the entire program was de-
voted to information on Rotary In
ternational, with talks by Mr..
Loucks. Arthur Wynne, Martin Tai
la. Hugh Miller and n. G.. Murray.
Morris Mann of Florence was
visiting Rotarian with Lynn Farley
a guest also from Florence
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-02
Did You Know That

One out Of every si1 farm auto
mobiles in this country Is ten years
old or older . Approximately H.
100000 catalogues a year are dis
tributed by Sears Roebuck; each
catalogue costs about $1.00 to print
and mail IA to 18 pounds of sui
phur will enter into each bale of
this years cotton crop, according
to Freeport Sulphur Company; sui
phur is a major ingredient in max
ing fertilizer The nations fire
losses in 1887 totaled 1886, 100000,
drop $S,OOO,OOO from 1886; larg-
est disaster was the Hindenburg at
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-02
Coolidge Minister
Returns From Trip

The Rev. Earl M. Ward. pastor Oh
The Coolidge Community church, re-
turned from a three weeks trip III
the East. The Rev. Ward was the
representative for the state OF Ar
zona to the meeting of the Nation
al Staff of Presbyterian churches OF
the United States of America. The
meeting opened May 10Th in the
Hotel Hormandie, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania. Rev. Ward also VlSll-
ed relatives in New York and Kan
sas City while on this trip; he also
had the honor of attending Rotary
club meetings in both New 10TH
and Philadelphia.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-02
Bartlett Is Secretary
Of Loan Association

Ar a Joint meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Florence ana
Casa Grande Farm Loan Assocla-
tionc. held in their office at Coo
Hdge on May 25th, the directors
accented the resignation of w. II.
Wilbur. who has served as secre-
tarv here since the joint office was
opened. and appointed A. L. Bart
lett of Florence as secretary-treas-
urer for the two associations. MI
BARTLETT is we'll known throughout
the county, having served as Coun-
tv Treasurer for four years. He will
have charge of the Federal Farm
loans in Pinal county, and is also
in charge of the Arizona Farmers
Production Credit loans in the CO.
untv. The office will be maintained
in the r. ]. Jones Building, as be-
fore
Mr.. Wilbur resigned to become
manager in charge of the recently
organized Farmers Cotton Gins,
and will reside at Casa Grande. His
organization will build large new
cotton gin at the eleven mile corn
er southwest of Coolidge, and plans
to have it ready and open when
cotton picking starts.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-02
BaccalaureateSermon
Well Attended

"Trifles, Yielding Great Results
was the subject of the baccalaureate
sermon delivered at High School
auditorium Sunday evening by the
Rev. c. z. Frazier of the local Bap.
tist church. A capacity audience
attended the services, with pro
gram including Invocation, by Rev.
II. c. Hess; a Negro spiritual GO
Down Misses" and Dear Land OF
Home sung by the girls Glee Club
Scripture reading. by Elder VIM.
Ray: Benediction, by Rev. o. h.
Annis of the Methodist church.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-02

Lakehurst last May when proeprty
damage was $4OOO,OOO. For the 18th
year the B BILE in 1897 was the
worlds best selling book with 4
circulation of 100000 copies,
printed in 1877 languages and dla-
lects.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-02
Relief Load
Is Increased

Arizonas relief load has increas-
ed 3,015 cases during the last three
months, it is revealed by P. H.
Brooks, commissioner of the Ari-
zona state department of social
security and welfare.
The present load, including Work
Progress Administration and Civil
ian Conservation Corps assignees,
now totals 21,343 persons. The
Works Progress Administration,
Evening star., 1938-04-02
D. c. LIQUOR LAW
CHANGE PROTESTED
Commissioners Oppose Plan to
Limit Discretion of A. B. C.
Board.

Opposition to the bill fathered by
Chairman Palmisano of the House
District Committee to change one of
the requisites for the granting of
liquor licenses in the District has
been registered by the Commission
ers in letter sent to the Budget
Bureau.
The law now prescribes that before
the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
may grant permit it shall satisfy
itself. among other points, that the
place for which the permit is ap-
piled is an appropriate one, consid-
ering the character of the premises
and the wishes of the persons re-
siding or owning property in the
neighborhood of the premises"
The Palmisano proposal would sub
stitute requirement that the appli-
cation agreed with the wishes of
persons living or owning property
within a radius of 600 feet Of the
place for which the permit was
sought.
The Commissioners have asked the
Budget Bureau for permission to ad-
wise Congress that they believe the
proposed 600-foot radius plan would
not work well. They hold that this
is so because 600-foot radius would
be too large for densely populated
sections and too small in sections
developed primarily with dwellings.
Evening star., 1938-04-02

far greater problem. How will it be
solved? Will monthly deductions be
made from the pay checks Of the nom
resident employees? Or will the tax
be taken out in lump sum on the
last pay day before payment is due?
Aside from these added response
bilities on both the Government and
the private employer, the nonresident
employe, too, faces some inconveni-
ence.
Suppose the employer takes too
much out of the pay envelope and
turns it over to the District The only
way the employe can get the amount
of overpayment back is to go to the
District Building and file a claim for
a refund.
Must Notify Employer.
In providing set-up for non.resi-
dent tax collections, the bill specifi-
cally directs that the nonresident shall
file with his employer on form pre-
scribed by the Commissioners data
showing the amount of personal ex-
emptions, which, incidentally, are the
same as those allowed under the Fed
eral income tax law-S1 900 for a
single person, s2.500 for a married
couple and s400 for each dependent.
After that it becomes the duty of the
employer to withhold from the en-
ploye's salary the amount of the tax
he will be required to pay The rate
ranges from per cent of the first
1000 or less of taxable income, up
to 10 per cent on taxable income in
excess of $4,000.
Credit for Nom Residents.
The nonresident, however, will be
allowed credit for payment of any
income tax to the State in which he
lives. For example, if a resident OF
Virginia paid the State $40 in income
tax and the District tax amounted to
$50 he would be required to pay the
District the difference, or $40.
But the Federal employe with the
same taxable income who lives in Viz
ginia pays no income tax to the State,
and therefore has no credit. Thus,
with his District tax figured at $40,
the Government would be obligated
to take that amount out of his salary
and pay the bill.