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spontaneous feeling as did the
great Blk Beiderbecke.
Biff Goes To Town

Biff Goes To Town
Picking up the melody from
Biff, I swung a few bars on the
tram and then we went to town
on power-house coda that had
the dancers stopping in their
tracks and clustering around the
stand.
Look" they were whisper
ing, there's Biff Brown up
there playing with the band"
"And he sounds terrific, too," q
girl added. II didn't know Biff
could play swing so SWELL" an
other coed said. Hes wonder
full" "He never told us about
it," "Biff'S playing Just as good
as anybody in the band" were
some of the awed comments of
the undergrads.
But Biff Brown, who was
looking for the girl he had
brought there tonight, after he
finished his solo chorus, had
eyes for none of the tuxedoed
and gowned dancers packed so
tightly in front Of the band. He
was searching the brilliantly
lighted ballroom-and finally
foun' what he was seeking.
She was a tiny slip of a girl,
not so well dressed as the other
goods, who was rapidly walking
away from the mob around the
bandstand and going p to the
balcony. She seemed half-hurt,
half-defiant. Biff could see her
dabbing at her eyes with
handkerchief. He had failed,
he realized, to please the one
person here tonight whom he
wanted to please most Of all.
After it was over Biff asked
me, do you think I've got any
thing, Mr.. Dorsey?"
Come up to my hotel room,
tonight" said. Lets talk this
thing over"
LAS soon as I walk Harriet
that's my observation-disclosures"
he cried. Gee, am I excited! I
can hardly wait to talk to you.
Do you think you can give me a
job in your band, Mr.. Dorsey?"
Take it easy, kid" I said,
smiling. "You waited so long,
so you can wait a little longer"
About an hour later as I was
Continued on Page 16, Col. A.
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MONDAY, JUNE Is
By E0alw Walsh Mclean

ment can only prime pumps with the money Of
citizens like myself
"The bulk of the nations working capital is
now inactive, lying in the frigd tax zone. The
Government gets no revenue from an idle dollar
and business is depressed and starved for want
of capital.
mot only is it impossible for me to engage
in business under the present taxing system but
I cannot afford to spend money. When paid
out a dollar for labor paid the Government
$500 for the privilege.
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London Market Weak

London Market Weak
0N the bear side, it should be noticed that the
" London market remains weak. Domestic
corporation bonds have declined. Rail stocks
are soft, partly because of the labor situation.
Business activity continues to recede, both here
and abroad. The political situation remains I'M
certain and perplexing.
Fully as much can be said on the bull side.
The very low volume of trading has been rem
iniscent Of the bottoms Of bear markets. More
over, the volume has tended to fall on recession
and increase on rises
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This fact by itself is not
particularly astonishing. What
makes it interesting are the
ingredients that have made
him so popular so quickly with
a people notably reserved
where strangers are concerned,
and especially Americans.
It is difficult to compare the
volume of official and unoffi-
cial entertainment extended
Kennedy and his family with
that given to other American
Ambassadors to London in the
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We all know there are two
sides to every question and I
want to quote parts of a letter
which the Honorable Charles
A. Eaton put in the Congress
sional Record June 8, which
shows clearer how the so-called
economic royalists are feeling
and what they have to give up.
better than anything I can
say.
Il am in the higher brackets
Of the income tax, 70 per cent
plus State income tax and the
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death tax 10 per cent. In this tax area it Is too
expensive to either LIVE or DIE.
II cannot afford to make money, save 1t, give
1t away or spend it. No matter which way turn
am hedged in by insurmountable tax barriers.
Out of every dollar receive the government
TAKES 70 CENTS, leaving me 81 CENTS and
at DEATH takes 10 per cent Of all have &C
cumulated.
"Ths is tax depression era we are in. Reduce
the income and death taxes one half or more
and permit the natural flow of money into
private enterprises and the depression is over.
Continue these rates as at present and the de-
preston is permanent.
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Glossary of Swing Words in Chapter One

Chops are beat: lips are tired.
Hide.beater: drummer.
Alligator: ardent lover Of
swing.
Ickies: those who think they
know what swing is all
about.
Gate: swing musicians.
Ride-man: a swing musician
who can improvise a chorus.
ROOty.tOOter: old fashioned
jazz musician.
LicOrice stick: clarinet.
Intro: introduction, or verse
of a song.
1--WE: swing music played by
the band in ensemble.
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World of Finance By Le7Ois Hany

wise to 60 slow in following up on ply further
rally. The part of wisdom is to await two de-
velopments.
l. A penetration OF the April-May double top"
which is 12O-121 in the case of the DowJones
"industrials"
q Greater certainty of returning business con-
fidence.
The best signs of such a return of confidence
I consider to be as follows: Rising prices for
basic raw materials, beginning of declines in
the surplus stocks of such commodities as zinc,
coppers, cotton gray goods, merchant pig iron
and leather.
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tivity occurred at one time,
however, the market remained
dull and irregular.
Corporation bond averages
worked gradually but persist
emily lower.
Aside from some renewal Of
talk about Initiation" condi-
lions pertaining to financial
markets were little changed,
the tendency being to wait
the adjournment of Congress
and the development Of some
clear political trend bearing
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Riff: ad lib interpreted as
performers feeD chorus.
In the groove: playing abso-
lutely perfect.
Lick: improvised or "hot"
phrase in music.
Chill: when a good phrase
gives you goose-pimples.
Tram: Trombone.
POwerhOuSe coda: strong
finale.
Get-Off man: a Swingster with
unusual inventive ability.
Cat: swing musician.
Out of this world: inspired
demonstration Of swing.
KilIer-dilIer: hit tune Of week.
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NEW YoRK-The composite averages Of the
~ stock market managed to work a little higher
again last week Although slight burst Of &C.
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last twenty-five years. Most court and embassy
entertainment changes but little from year to
wear in quantity, inasmuch as it is routinized
by traditions.
The great difference, however, lies in the
warmth and intimacy of entertainment to the
Kennedys, which far exceeds that accorded any
one of his predecessors. Likewise, the Kennedys'
own social activities are far more popular with
London officialdom and the diplomatic corps.
Next to the royal family itself. the Kennedy
family is the most talked about and most photo
graphed group in Great Britain. In fact, they do
not even bow to the Kents, who are immensely
popular. The Kents must be content with third
placa-for many reasons s. some human, some
subtle.
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EEBut-

JOSEPH P. KENNEDY has become during the
d short time he has been in London, Uncle
Sans most popular Ambassador to the Court OF
St lanes in the last quarter of q century.
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My Say
no away with fear!

Forget party differences and all get to-
gether and work for the success and for the safety
of this country. This has been my plea since I
started writing this column.
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TnOeStn1entS OCTdpS OF FUPeT
THIS rate must not only be reduced but
stabilized There must be a ceiling some
where. Without limit have no title to what
earn. My deeds and my bonds become scraps
Of paper when Government takes all my income.
Pump printing as a relief measure has been
over-estimated. Take my case. don't want the
Government to loan or give me dime. am
ready to prime my own pump if the Government
will release the water in my own pool Govern
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Says Boake Carter

make Joe Kennedy so popular with the British
common people-and British officialdom. These
may be boiled down to two emotions human
relations and selfpreservation. The first links
Kennedy with the British people at large The
second, aided admirably by the RIGHTEOUSNESS
of the first links Kennedy with British official
DOM
Heretofore the English have been courteous
and tolerated most of our Ambassadors, with
the possible exception of Dawes. The English
hold no affection, mostly wellcontrolled con-
tempt, for those who endeavor to outEnglish
the English.
Kennedy has shown no desire to ape the Eng
liSh. He has remained typical, Self.made, char
acteriStically energetic American businessman,
with an appealing human side to his nature.
He has not the airs nor the graceS common to
his predecessors. Thus is Point No. recorded
in the Kennedy favor in London eyes.
Kennedy Family Magic Symbol
CONSIDER now a second point. Kennedy's
" family of nine is the magic symbol of his
humanity and friendliness. England is nation
of home lovers and the British have been almost
pathetic in their anxiety to record their admira-
ton of the Kennedys as fine example Of
American family life.
Thus, after the Edward VIII fiasco, the British
Guido themselves to make amends, using the
Kennedy family as their American familylife
ideal. 1t serves to heal the scars created by the
unfortunate Wallis Warfield. The British hope
to make amends to America for past harsh
words.
Copyright Ledger syndcate)
(Boake Carter's opinions are his otOn and not
necessarily those Of The Washington TtHnesL
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With his eyes closing as
though to shut out the whole
world, he certainly did pick it
up. From the first high notes
he hit, I could see he was in
the groove. And he played his
whole lick with a feeling and
power that gave me a chill. 7
had never heard anything like
it in my life. If there was ever
natural born swingster it was.
this Biff Brown. His tone was
a little rough around the edges,
but he played with the same
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CHAPTER I

F1LO1 meG Bill 6TOWu dpOuL
l. three and a half years ago
when my band was playing the
junior pro mat c. College, a
small Eastern university. 1t was
one of those hot humid nights
that make blowing a horn for
hour after hour seem one Of the
most unbearable tortureS in
the world. We had been play
ing for six solid hours, and had
one more set to go. A set takes
about half an hour.
my chops is sure beat" john
ny Mince, our clarinet player,
said as the band separated for
an intermisSion. ell certainly
be glad when this set is over, 4
moaned Davie Tough, our hide
beaten. AL Of us felt the same
way.
I had a few minutes before
the last set, and walked outsideX
for breath of air. Suddenly
I heard a tirnid voice behind
me. recognized the chap inn
mediately. He had been hover
ing around the bandstand all
evening. He was a real dyed-in-
the-wool alligator, that strange
species of youth which devours
swing music, with its eyes pop
ping and its body swaying in
time to the rhythm. This young
man was the acme Of alligator
ism.
'Mr. Dorsey" he Stammered,
may I talk to you for a min
ute?"
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Wants a Chance

whats on your mind?" an
swered, figuring he had a re-
quest for a song. We were stand
ing outside the college audito-
rum, with the cricketS See-saw-
ing in the country air all around.
Even in the dim light I could
see he was a good looking young
ster with a head of red hair that
fairly burned.
IT don't know what to say"
he exclaimed nervously. Il play
an instrument myself. And I've
been following your band ever
since it was formed. I think
it's one of the greatest in the
U. S. A. I'm only an amateur,
of course, but I'd give any
thing if I could play for you.
"All my life I've wanted to play
in a real band. And I honestly
think I can swing on the clar-
met, Mr.. Dorsey. I only want
to sit in with the band for
maybe one song, or even one
chorus-just to show you what
I can do"
Another one of these ickies, I
said to myself. We get them at
every college affair we play.
Some fellow takes a couple OF
lessons by mail and thinks he's
a musician right away. But it
just happened that I was in a
good mood tonight and inclined
to listen to this chap.
For one thing, our manager
had wired us earlier that we had
a good chance Of being booked
into the Commodore, one of the
better New York hotels. So :
was feeling good.
80 you think you can swing?"
I asked, spontaneously.
"JuSt give me a chance" he
begged, his voice cracking with
boyiSh enthusiasm. 1T means
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The men put "Stardust" on their
music stands. I picked up my
trombone and we went into the
introduction of Hoagy Carmi-
chael'S classic torch tune.
On the intro and the first two
choruses we played it slow and
in ensemble so the kid didn't
get a chance to show his 1--WE, if
any. From then on we began to
get hot and I signaled Skeets to
take it. After Skeets finished
one of his beautiful riffs, I mo-
toned to the kid to pick it up by
himself,
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Unrelated Circumstances
A STRANGE combination Of circumstances
"A most Of them completely unrelated, unite to
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SKTPE0Y

Do you want money? The Washington
Times is offering $50 in prizes each weekFfor
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Not Their Fault

A little while ago somebody
complained in the Voice about
italian girls being sloppy, fat,
ugly and SO on. Believe me.
folks, I'm one of them, and 1t
is not the girls fault.
It Is the fault Of their old
fashioned, evil-minded fathers,
mothers. aunts and uncleS, who
insist that things nowadays are
all wrong and that the younger
generation Is rotten. These peo-
pie think that q girl should
do nothing but work all day,
come home, clean house. cook
and slave, and never go out to
o party or speak to boys.
The worst Of these parents
come from Sicily. and can they
make ones life miserable! Don't
get me wrong, though; I am
very fond Of my parents. and
Of all the ItalianS-or am I
lust o dumb fool?
DISGUSTED ITALIAN MISS.
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Big job Here

I would like to reply to Would
Go Back, r. H. M. q letter in
the Voice Of October 28.
Mr., or should I say T. H. M,
because that is about all that
would be left in q box with big
brass handles. You would like
to 60 over there and finish UP
the big World-War job that was
mt completed.
Well, you 60! I don't think
many Americans want to under
take that job again. How about
minding our own business and
devoting some Of your energies
and indignations to improving
our own country-which can
still stand plenty Of improving.
j. H. JONES.
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Abe LincOln'--A Great Show

GONE weeks ago we expressing doubts in this
- column as to whether Canadian actor could be
expected to give adequate rendition Of the role Of
Abraham Lincoln in play about Lincoln written by an
American playwright
We've seen the show in question, now-"Abe Lincoln
in Illinois," starring Raymond Massey, the aforesaid
Canadian actor.
We'll say now that it's great show; of the
greatest historical plays we've seen-and that Mr.
Massey in opinion up to every require
ment Of the Lincoln role In these days Of peril to
democracy and of threats to human liberty almost all
the map "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" is play which
any American will do well to and ponder.
tFromt the New York Nsws)
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More Praise

It has been my pleasure to
read The Times for many years,
in those years, among the many
other good features there have
been some wonderful editorials
and cartoons which I have fire.
quently desired to answer or
commend but for some reason
neglected to do so.
However Of late, the excel
lence and superior quality OF
the editorials and cartoons re-
printed in The Times from the
New York Daily News, I find I
can no longer resist this desire
to most sincerely commend Mrs.
Patterson for the pleasure and
opportunity she gives the cit
liens Of Washington and vicin-
ity to read the editorials Of this
great writer, one who keeps
close to the masses and usually
knows their every need and
what they are thinking about.
His desire to give labor q
break and help that third OF
our people insufficiently fed
clothed and housed, is plainly
revealed.
Democracy will live or die by
the est Of its success In solving
the question of poverty and un-
employment. The continued ex'
istence>of either is due solely to
causes which intelligent action
can overcome. No one who
sticks to the truth can deny
that the Presidents plan squares
with the letter Of the ConStitu-
ton. E. D. VERNON,
Alexandria. Va.
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is . New Deal ruling-I wouldn't
know.
I cover most Of the country
and I have never seen such q
thing before.
In all other towns and cities
they can teach Washington
something about respect to the
Stars and Stripes.
A little education in this city
along these lines would do some
good. I don't care what . mans
religion is or what part Of the
country he comes from-he il
first Of all an American and
should respect the flag that
stands for the United States of
America. w. M. EVANS.
Detroit.
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what. itsm being played off what.
against Semitism in this campaign, with both sets of
whsperers ignoring the real issue and appealing en-
tirey the emotions of such voters they reach
with their whispers.
You can't stop this development by simply calling it
outrageous and scandaous and letting it go at that.
Human nature is human nature; and one human tend
ency to think that your your church, your pot
cal party is better than the other fellows. Well prob
ably always have racial religious complications in most
elections
Nevertheless, all of ought to do best to dis
courage these racial and religious mitationssues when
and wherever they crop up. We need only look
overseas to what they finally
H0tTeGS lead to.
rL:11 When political battles come to be fought
on questions of candidates race or beliefs,
the most ferocious yrannies presently out top
of the heap and fasten themselves there Tyranny is
racial class hates biggest pup We shall let that stuff
get foothold here at our grave peril
The real issue is Lehman Dewey, and what each
of these men stands for and has done. Neither anti
Semitism nor Semitism properly has anything to do
with it.
What matters about Lehman is that he has been Gov
ernor for six years January /, 1885, and good
Governor whose integrity has been quesloned;
that he was Lieutenant-G Governor for four
Au That years before that; and that he has rec
1Nr++o-o ord as forward-looking liberal chiefly
concerned for the welfare of the under
privileged part of New York States population. The
only thing know of against him is that he has tried
to build up the State governments power in era when
as it, State governments ought to be winding up
their affairs and getting ready to die
What matters about Dewey is that he is bold and
energetic young prosecutor whose integrity has never
been questioned but whose experience in job like the
Governorship nil Also, that his larger social attitude
is still pretty much mystery.
That Lehman is Jew and Dewey is not Jew has
nothing properly to do with the AntSemtes and
pro-Semtes who try to drag that issue into this cam
pagn alike doing the State and people of New York
a1wel-nigh criminal disservice.
This paper believes in President Roosevelt and the
New Deal. We think that had things continued to go
for another four years they under Hoover we
should have got into very serious trouble indeed Feel
ing this way cannot do anything else than urge our
readers to vote for Lehman for Governor, and for
Wagner and Mead for United States Senator's
From NewS)
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Rollin' Along
By ". A. s. Douglas

TALKED with Edouard Benes in Prague three ago,
few months before he succeeded his beloved mentor,
Thomas Masary President of Czechoslovaka Since then
his country has crumbled to vesge of what was
ordained for the treaty makers Versalesand other
portions due to be removed from it. About the best thing
that has of the rape of Czechoslovaa Benes
escape from the wrath of the Na and the fact that he will
become lecturer of most forward-ooking uni
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on in Europe than, so far, has
been vouchsafed to me, q prac-
ticing reporter with q fairly
sound knowledge of the storm
in its earlier stages.
We get very brief and always
clouded reports of what is actu-
ally going on since England and
France decided, selfishly but
soundly, that the greatest Of all
wars should be pushed eastward
instead Of westward. Certain
it is that the taking over Of
Sudetenland has piled misery
after more misery on the heads
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Wants Something Done

I am writing this to see. II
through your cooperation, some
thing can't be done to get rAd
Of this car washing nuisance,
especially in the vicinity OF
Franklin Park.
There are perhaps 20 bOyS
who hang around all day. ae'
costing people to wash OF waps
their cars. and If one doem'S
give them Q job they are prob
ably insulted on top Of it.
They wipe their faces, noses
and cars, all on the same rags.
and then shake them In front
of ones doors. which 10 very
disagreeable and unsanitary.
The sidewalks are Uttered
with old rags and buckets and
they congregate in punches and
use foul language which our
little children have to listen to.
A car can park all day If
"they" like: they rub the marks
off as fast Is the officer puts
them on.
Would like to hear from
others on this matter.
CITIZEN.
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Sunday I happened to see the
parade on Constitution Avenue
and was very much surprised to
see the utter lack Of respect
shown the flag Of the United
States.
The police Of the district to a
man saluted it as it passed.
However the q. s. police did not.
OF this special police force I did
not see one salute. Maybe this
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One set of whisperers
is putting it about that
Governor Lehman ought
to be defeated for re-elec-
ton because he is a men,
Der of the Jewish race.
The other set of whis-
perers is whispering that
Governor Lehman ought
to be reelected because
he is a Jew.
So we have anti-Sem-
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Not Too Late

Oh, wake up, P. H.-drop your
Voiced hatred Of baseball and
football, and 60 out and have .
good time for once in your life.
Personally, I attend aS many
sports events as possible, and I
love to hear the grandstaudS
shout-and so will you, and
you'll find yourself shouting
with the rest Of them. /
ATHLETIC BUD.
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ChinG's Helper

Hate Russia, If you must, but
it was the only nation that en-
couraged China in It's fight for
humanity, while the other ma
tionS watched Chinese mothers
and babies being butchered; so.
after all, Russia is not the real
butcher, but Japan is. So on
ward, courageous China, and
lots Of luck in your fight for hui
manity.
SYMPATHETIC JOE.
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someone. would much prefer
to sit and talk with my escort
than to have him surrender his
seat to q young woman who
could stand as well as he. I
find that the majority Of men
retain their seats in the presence
Of standing women"
4 4 4
Mrs. Charles De Pue, 5307
DorSett Pl. N. w., housewife: