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The Washington times., 1938-08-06
Says Boake Carter

Third His competence in his field, particu-
larly as compared with the able and ablest
men in that field.
Fourth His weak points in his own field
Fifth. His general intelligence, keenneSS
and clearness of thinking
Sixth. His personal integrity and general
character
Seventh. His personality. Is he normal,
well-balanced and welladjuSted. and has he
sustained competence?
Eighth. What are his weak points as to
personality, character or habits?
Ninth. To what extent and in what way
would his wife or other family be an asset or
a liability?
Tenth. Is he in sympathy with the pur-
poses for which the authority was created?
Eleventh. What else should prospective
employer know about him?"
The mimeographed signature at this point of
the letter is &c. L. Richey, Director of Employ
ment, Personnel Division"
A p. s.. follows in these words:
I'm the case of the present applicant we are
interested in knowing what evidence he has
given of public spirit and socialmindedness.
In what activities has he engaged that were
primarily in the public interest and not for
financial and personal profit? Please be Spe-
cific in your reply to this question"
The Washington times., 1938-08-06
The High Cost of Paper

STNHE serious and disturbing situation in the
= newspaper world today is the cost of white
paper. When you think that an average big
paper uses 1000 tons a week and that white paper
is selling today from $50 ton upwards it makes
you realize why so many newspapers are having
to close down.
More than 100000 tons of newsprtnt have
been used in the United States during the last
three years.
Canada has 80 per cent Of the white paper
Sewed up tight
The Washington times., 1938-08-06

ployed recognized authority to advise it. Also,
much has been made of the fact that certain in
dustrial companies sought to demonstrate that
their local communities endorsed them and their
policies.
An ageold legal doctrine is that litigant must
come into court with clean hands"
When New Deal politicians go on fishing ex-
peditions" to discover cases where publicrelations
experts or advertising experts were engaged to
present facts and arguments to the people, it is
either to laugh or to weep.
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often enough to be called Dor
der State and this will be no
exception. You will have the re-
turns tomorrow and if I'm wrong
don't expect me in Monday.
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But

A FEW weeks ago an employer posted upon the
Al bulletin board Of his factory without COM
ment reprint of remarks in the Congressional
The Washington times., 1938-08-06

THOSE who have been lean
= ing over the chairs of the
Senate iva investigators in
The Washington times., 1938-08-06
DEN O. THE PUBLIC:

Dear Mr.. Moser: Your Fed
eral Diary has, let me say, been
the towns talk for the past many
weeks. Who knows but what GER
tain governmental reforms come
thru exposure in flashing neon,
so to speak, from legal sources as
your own Fed. Diary Regarding
AAA, know personally (for 1 am
one of themD that many have re-
fused an offer to return to any
phase or dept. of that fraudulently,
inconsistency conducted bur-and
one person has been offered three
opportunities to return, boldly
stating oppoSitional reasons for
same. One person said he would
rather dig bitches, another said he
would rather wash clothes, etc.,
ETC., than be again subjected to the
same unjust persecution. And
this in spite of difficulty of OBJ
tanning other Govt. positions Gf in
doubt call WPA any day.. Repre-
Sentatively, I praise your good
work" ANONYMOUS.
(Scott Hart please copy)
Debunking Age Limits
"Dear Mr.. Moser: Those de-
Tending the Civil Service Commits
sion in allowing the maximum age
limit for assistant messengers to
reach an all-time' low of Is years
says this makes it possible for
young men to enter the service in
a low capacity and make a career
by progressing gradually upward.
BUNK! Where are the higher po-
sitions to which such young men,
Of little education, are to be pro-
The Washington times., 1938-08-06

Press Agents Paradise
IN ALL Americas history no Federal administra-
ton ever came within a thousand miles. or
The Washington times., 1938-08-06
BIC. Forbes Says

WHAT is sauce for the goose is not sauce for
the gander. So politicians are decreeng.
A senatorial committee is eagerly ferreting out
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Paul MallOH ~ VI dNOAd-
ing any important charges
against anyone. This seems to
be the probable course, as iva
is the Presidents own personal
child and the majority Of the
Senators on the committee do
not seem to be anxious to en-
barraSs him.
The action to be recommend
ed will probably include reor-
ganization of the three-man
board into a one-man admins
traitor, or turning administra-
ton over to the Federal Power
Commission. The original basic
trouble in the iva board ap-
parently was divided authority.
Backstage discussions so far
warrant the expectation that a
majority of the investigators
will favor a single admins
TRAITOR.
Fingers Crossed
TRADE ASSOCIATION repre-
L sentatives have been drop
ping in on p,embers Of the Gov
ernment's economic planning
(antimonopoly) committee in
single file, promising coopera-
ton, friendliness, etc. AS a re-
suit a good-natured lull has
come in the committee-busineSS
relations. Business men have
developed the confidence that
their heads are not going to be
chopped off, at least not until
after election. Committeeman
have personally pledged them
selves to preservation of the
American system of free COM
petition, even after election.
No further cocktail confer
ences have been held in recent
weeks between Administration
economists and especially Sc
lected, innocent-looking eco
nomic royaliSts. But neverthe-
less, an air Of camaraderie has
replaced at least rs per cent of
the former humidity of SuS-
picion.
OF course, everyone on both
sides still has his fingers
crossed, just in case
y
Still Going On
A THOUGH you hear nothing
"A in the headlines about the in
vestigation, this does not mean
it is not going on.
Treasury Department is dig
ging into identical bids. Fed
eral Trade is preparing a record
of previous Investigations into
milk, utilities, farm implements,
etc. Securities Exchange is
going into oil and multitudinous
other antitrust matters with
which it has been concerned,
not including the American
Medical Association.
Hearings are due sometime
in october but the prevailing
impression is that when Octo-
ber comes, IL will be found the
necessary data cannot be COM
piled until after the first Tues
day following the first Monday
in November unless, per
chance, some good campaign
material develops between now
and October.
y X X
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Debunking Age Limits
Town's fastest

ToUn's fastest
Original Velati Candy Stores
today will present One-pOund
boxes of their delicious chOc-
Olates or caramels, on request,
to:
Mrs. Jean S. Berberich, SEC.
Mae johnson, Veterans Ad-
miniStratiOn.
Jean Conan, PWA.
Candy will be presented at
either store $40 Ninth St. N.
w., or COG Fourteenth St.
N. W.
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Suggests InUestigatiOn
EVERYONE knows the keen competition in
- the newspaper world. The cutting in Of
The Washington times., 1938-08-06
Suppose Employer Did IT.?

IF private employer dared to ask the identical
1 set of above questions Of everyone of his en-
ployes, he would be cited by the National Labor
Relations Board for attempted intimidation"
and "anti-union activities"
1t is. by and large, an extraordinary document.
1t is not the kind of thing that appeals to any
selfrespecting American. 1t is certainly not the
kind of thing a self-respecting citizen expects
from ranking agency of the Government accus-
toned though we have become to the morethan-
usual odoriferous performances of bureaucracy in
the last five years.
Copyright Ledger Syndicate)
(Bodke CGrterS opinions are his o1Dt and not
necessarily those of The Washington TinteSJ
The Washington times., 1938-08-06
In Code

THE STATE DEPARTMENT
= had no ulterior motive in
refusing to give out the Mexi-
can note, at first. Mr.. Hull had
to get translators to translate
the translations of his transla-
tors. It was wasted effort.
What he needed was a mind
reader to ascertain what Mexi-
CO was trying to say.
For instance, this is the way
the Mexican words went:
No law requires us to pay
you for your property which we
took You know we have
no money to pay Our own
Mexican Constitution requires
us to pay So there is moth
ing to arbitrate Mexico
has always favored the princi-
pie Of arbitration Arbitra-
tion would be unlawful under
the Washington treaty because
our economic condition must be
considered So we will ap-
point one man and you appoint
another to decide what we
should pay, but can't and won't
and owe
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Some Personal Questions

TNHERE follows a short paragraph outlining the
= aims and objectives of the iva and then:
I'VE should like your OPT ,nion of the applicant
&S to:
First How long have you known the ap
plicant?
Second. If he was forA1erly employed by
you please give details as ID quality and char
acter Of his work.
The Washington times., 1938-08-06
News Behind
The News
BY PAUL MALLON

(world Copyright 1888 by King Fea
lures Syndicate, Inc, All Rights
Reserved. Reproduction in Full
of in Part Strictly Prohibited)
The Washington times., 1938-08-06
My Say

DLEASE Mister. buy my paper!
Extral Extra
How often everyone hears these familiar cries
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
'Crusher' Casey
New Mat Cha1nr

BOSTON, Feb. IL G.N.S)
Steve "Crusher" Casey. Ireland
was the new world heavyweight
wrestling champion today follow
ing his two-out-of-three-fall victory
over Titleholder Louis Thesz, st
Louis.
Entering the ring with bandages
swathing hands scalded in q
shower bath at the conclusion oi
training. Casey had his shoulders
pinned to the mat for the first
time in his career when Thesz won
the initial fall in 20 minutes Is
seconds.
Casey, however. went after hi:
man in earnest thereafter, taking
the second fall in II minutes a
seconds, and the third in 80 min
utes IS seconds, both with a Kill
larney flip.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
CUNNINGHAM,
LASH IN duel

BOSTON, Feb. IL G.N.S).-
Withdrawal of Archie San Ro-
mani because of a spiked instep,
thus lessening pressure on Glenn
Cunningham in the mile run,
strengthened prospects of re-
puted "grudge" meeting of Cur
nngham and Don Lash in the
two.mile event at the 49th Annual
B. A. A. games in Boston Garden
tonight.
While 419 picked athletes, in.
Guiding three Olympic and II
National champions, were sched.
uled to compete in eight big
special events and 16 relay races,
it was Cunningham and Lash and
the one and two-mile races that
held the greatest interest of Bos.
ton track fans.
Despite San Romani's absence,
Cunningham still faced a stellar
field in the Hunter mile. Gene
Venzke, Ray Mahannah and AL
Northrop, Harvard captain, were
listed as his opponents.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
'CRACK BOWLERS
TO COMPETE IN
MECAW SWEEPS

Takoma Park, lately the stamp
ing ground of one of the Capital!
most celebrated bowlers, will turr
out in full force tonight to pay
honor to Red Megaw when more
than 40 duckpinners shoot it ou
in the fourth annual sweepstakes
event which bears his name.
While upward of 80 District
maple wizards are expected to roll
and a galaxy of Baltimore howitz
ers have promised to be on hand
for the occasion, probably the
most conspicuous bowler to take
the runways will be Rene Duchene,
of Waterbury, Conn.
Duchene made the bowlers OF
the East sit up and take notice
when he shot 1892 to finish fifth
in the United States Sweepstakes.
He followed up this impressive
maple spilling by landing in the
fifth money position of the Jack
White tournament in New Haven.
The Oriole contingent will in
clude such notable stars as
Johnny Miller, who won the most
valuable bowler award for last
season, and his Patterson Happy
Five teammates, Lee Seim, Ray
Won Dreele and Paul Lohr. Earl
Campbell, Gordon Seible, Julian
EaSterday and Bill Arnold, of the
Rintoul Five, are likely entrants.
Arnold, incidentally, is co-holder
of the single game world-record
score of Eli. Baltimore Recrea-
ton representatives are likely to
be Meyer Jacobson, Doc Pickus,
Bill Guerke and Nova Hamilton.
Howard Parsons, Lucky Strike
lead-off shooter and the defend
ing champion, heads the local
cast. Astor Clarke, the Nations
No. duckpinner and 1885 winner,
vacationing in Florida, will miss
his first major sweepstakes in
over seven years of phenomenal
stake bowling.
AL Wright and Lloyd Farmer,
winners of the National Capital
League preliminary will swell the
entry list.
The 10 games split into five
game blocks will be rolled in two
afternoon and two night shifts.
Starting time being Q and 4 for
the opening round and Z and 8
for the evening squads. Entry fee
is $3.50.
Harry Wolfe, rolling for the
Dixie Pig team. set a new record
in the Prince Georges County
League with a total of 468. Wolfe
rolled 158, $50 and 100 in setting
the highest mark in the history Of
the 25-year.old loop.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12

4hC UCoJ UOub VI GI1e evening
was, appropriately, the unlimited
class match between Bud Brazil
DeSales, and Jim Brown, Colum.
bus.
BUD OVERSIGHT
Bud was doing fine in that first
round-that is until he ran into
Browns right jsb and practically
knocked himself down. Bud hit
the deck again but the bell saved
him. In the second. Brazil re-
newed his acquaintance with the
canvas but the bell saved him
once more.
Brown finished it after IS Sec
onds in the third with a terrific
left to Brazzil's chin and this
time Bud oversight and didn't
hear the gong. Brown weighed 1873
and Brazil 210.
The gamest youngster on the
card, if they're paying off on pun
ishment absorbed, was Hughey
Graft, Of DeSales, who fought Lou
Hayman in the 175-pound class.
Lou is also a lefthander and be.
gan pitching 'em in early. The
DeSales entry was catching more
abuse than a Cleveland baseball
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Vocation
FeIer Family Off
For Sunny South

VAN METER, Iowa, Feb. IL
G.N.SO.-Bob Feller's shiny new
sedan bulged with baggage today
as Iowa's first family" of base
balloon prepared to depart early
tomorrow for a two-weeks Vaca'
ton in the sunny South.
Every member-Bob's mother
father and nine-year-old sister
Marguerite-will make the auto
mobile trip to Belray, Fla.
The youthful pitching ace, who
will report to the Cleveland In
dians' spring training camp at
New Orleans, La, February q
said:
Prom the way it shapes up
now it looks like the Indians,
Yankees and Tigers down the
stretch in the American League
pennant chase next summer"
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Rosslyn Girls Win
Atlanta Pin Tilt

ATLANTA. Ga, Feb. 12.-The
Rosslyn Girls bowling team de-
parted early today on its 7Oo-mile
trip to Miami, Fla.
Last night the Virginia group
defeated the Blick's Bowling Cen
ter Girls, 1,713 to 1929.
Rolling 571 and 618 for a total
of 1,189 for the first two games,
the entire team ran into numerous
splits in the third game, prevent
ing it from making a possible
record.
The third game of 524 gave the
invaders a three-game sweep over
the Atlanta team.
Ida Simmons won her singles
match with Estelle Warrington,
rolling games of 1913, 120, 131 for
a 374 total against 318 for Miss
Warrington.
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manager, but kept wading into a
rain of gloves.
Hughey's chin was a landing
field for Louis airplane lefts and
everybody wondered where the
Toledo boy got the starch in his
legs. Graft lasted the distance
the only visitor to fare so well
with the exception of Joe Wright.
126-pounder who stayed around
while Ray Morse tattooed his pro-
file with some snappy punching.
The quickest knockout of the
evening was scored by George
Marker, Columbus 112-pounder,
who put the lights out for Chuck
Coehrs in so seconds of the first.
Another upset was furnished by
Bert Parod, Columbus las.
pounder, who stopped Jack Yates,
Toledo Golden Gloves champion,
in lao Of the second
In the other bouts, Jim Willis
halted Dick Rosenfelder in the
second round of a 135-pound class
bout: Bill Crum scored a technical
knockout over Don McConkey in
the third u55-pounds) and Dave
Schlaifer flattened Leo Bohnet in
the first round in the 165-pound
class,
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
GalentO Suspended
By Penn SOlOns

PHILADELP PHIA, Feb. IL
G.N.SD.-Tony Galento, Orange,
N. j., heavyweight brawler, today
was suspended by the Pennsyl'
vania State Athletic Commission
because of his postponement Of a
scheduled bout with Willie Red.
dish, Philadelphia Negro, here
February %. "Two.ton" Tony
had pleaded an injured hand
would prevent him from appear
ing in this city on that date.
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Hayden, with Z points, was
leading scorer for the winners,
while Norris with 10 and Don.
molly, with 6, was best for the
losers.
Blasting Anacostia High, 33-19,
St. Johns Prep quint garnered
its sixteenth win in seventeen
starts last night.
st. Johns JayveeS weren't so
fortunate against Anacostia's Jay.
wees, however, losing 31-13 in the
preliminary.
Georgetown Prep's five had
little trouble in almost doubling
the score on st. Adams yesterday
at Garrett Park, ALL.
Friends School went down swing
ing against Woodward Schools
basketeerS yesterday, 30-21.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
CARNEGIE five
DEFEATS H0YAS

PITTSB RGH. Feb. IL.
Georgetown found today that you
can't spot a basketball team like
Carnegie Tech % points and hope
to win. The Tartans routed the
Hoyas, 54-31, here last night, drop.
ping Georgetown to a third-place
tie with Pittsburgh.
Carnegie held a slight edge in
the early part Of the contest then
pulled away in the second half
Georgetown's shots just coulddn I
split the twine while the Tartans
pyramided the score to clinch vic
tory. Carnie led, 23-15 at the
half. Coombs and Greenberg, OF
the victors, scored Is of their
teams points. Coombs netted 1a
markers and Greenberg IL.
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Opening the tilt with its Gus.
tomary air-tight defense, the
Raiders garnered nine points be.
fore Buddy O'Brien inaugurated
Gonzaga'S scoring with a charity
toss. The quarter ended Ill.
and Western was still out in front,
20-7, at halftime.
Many of Gonzaga's last period
points we're scored against Coach
Cliff Moore's second stringers.
Holloran, with 10 points, was high
scorer for the game, while Con.
nolll, with 6, was best for the
losers.
In the preliminary, Western j.
V. topped Gonzaga j. ", 23-13
Bethesda High eked out a
1928 win over Montgomery-Blair
High in a sizzling court tilt that
was always in doubt until the final
gun had been fired.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
CUE HALL OWNER
ONCE V|OLINIST.

Continued from First SpOrts)
ginning to rear its Ito him)
ugly head amidst the melodious
tunes of Victor Herbrt, Regi-
nald DeKoven and Rudolf Friml,
Mo used to WELD a cue stick
with some capability as a form
of relaxation. More strenuous
sports would have spoiled the
delicate sensitiveneSS of his
fingers for violin playing.
NEW BUSINESS
So, we'll past the half century
mark, he set up a billiard parlor
at Thirteenth and F SITS. N. w.
A violinist is an artist at heart
and not a businessman, so
Rather made a living, but that
was all. His gentlemanly nature
attracted a higher clientele than
that which frequent pool"
rooms.
The ha bitual denizens of
Smoke-filled pool halls walked
into his clean, well-appointed
establishment, blinked in amaze.
ment at the lack of smoke, lack
of profanity and touch of re-
finement which pervaded the
place and ran back to their ma
tive haunts, bemoaning the in
vasion of an "upstart" in their
circles.
The New Deal chased him out
of the building when the Gov
ernment rented the space for
one of it's alphabetical bureaus,
so he moved to Eleventh and
Pennsylvania three years ago.
Two seasons ago, Eddie Yap
came to him with the PROPOSE
ton of installing several table
tennis courts in an unused part
of his establishment. Rather
readily acquiesced.
MOS PHILOSOPHY
A year later Yap found a
larger place in another part OF
the town and moved, but Mo
continued to operate the table
tennis concession himself, al.
though he has never even held
a paddle in his hand except to
pass it on to a patron.
1T pays" he philosophizes,
you can't get rich, but you eat
regularly, are free of worries. It
could be better but 1t could be
much worse"
Rather, despite nearly two
generations of America, still has
traces of Russia in his speech
and aesthetic blood Of Russia in
his veins.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
WhiZzer White May
Shun Pirate Bid

BOULDER, Col, Feb. IL G.N.SD
Byron Raymond "Whizzer" White,
the most publicized All.America
football player of 1887. has indi-
Gated, according to sources close
to the star today. that he will not
give up his Rhodes scholarship
and legal career for $4,000 per
year offer to play professional
football for Art Rooney's Pitts
burgh Pirates.
White told friends that he def
nitely would not give Rooney an
answer by February 18, the dead,
line the Pittsburgh promoter set
recently.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Virginia Union
Loses to Howard

CHMOND, Va, Feb. IL.
Howard University's basketball
team routed Virginia Union, 63-44,
here last night. At the intermis-
sion. the losers held 27-24
margin but Howard found the
range in the second period and
went on to victory. Wynne, How
ard center, was high scorer with
"a points.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Gallaudet Matmen
Clash With F. & M.

The Gallaudet matmen will
meet the Franklin and Marshall
Juniors tonight at eight O'Clock
at the Gallaudet gym.
Coach Culbertson's men are
highly optimistic about the meet
having come out victors twice
this season, the last time being
last week, when they easily
downed the College Park repre-
sentatives, 33-3.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
BETHESDA WINS

Bethesoa-Chevy Chase girls sex
tet trounced Mt. Rainier, 3S-26,
last night, to gain their eleventh
victory in IL starts.
Marjorie Jost. with 16 points
was high for the winners, while
Virginia Miller, with -, was best
for the losers.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
NEW SKATE RECORD

SARANAC LAKE, N. Y, Feb. Il
G.N.SO Eddie S hroed der. of
Chicago, had to his credit today
a new mile worlds skating
championship.
The Chicagoan's time for the
event, in which he paced a field
of 79 across the finish line, was
.2:27, we'll under the established