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The Washington times., 1938-10-27
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FREEDOM FIGHT
OF FARNSWORTH
SLATED today
Dispositions Of Officers
To Be Taken

Highlights in the sensational
trial of former Lieut.. Comdr. John
s. Farnsworth on charges Of sell
ing American naval secrets to
Japanese agents were to be turned
on today in the drab atmosphere
Of a shorthand reporting firms
office here.
FINAL DISPOSITIONS
Final depositions in the habeas
corpus fight Of the convicted naval
officer to win his freedom from
tie Federal penitentiary at At
lanta, Ga, will be taken. They
will be rushed to Atlanta, where,
on Saturday, Federal Judge Mar,
vim Underwood will hear the
plea for liberty on the ground he
was "coerced" by lawyers and fam
lily into pleading nolo contendere
at his trial in Washington.
Justice James M. Proctor. the
1:jstrict Court trial jurist who pre-
sided at the Farnsworth trial, will
make a deposition as to certain
phases Of the trial; District Attor-
ney David A. Pine will present
certain records, and Col. Charles
E. Stewart, clerk Of court, will
offer the record of the case.
RECORDS SOUGHT
Although there was belief that
the Government would refuse to
produce the records sought, indi-
cations are that they will be pre-
Sented. Chief among the district
attorneys office records sought
by George s. Hawke, now counsel
for Farnsworth, is q written state
ment made by FarnSworth, volun-
tarily, outlining his version Of the
events leading to his being
charged with sale of the American
war secrets.
The Washington times., 1938-10-27
MEDAL winner
Catholic Honor GiUeHe
Capital Woman

Miss Mary Merrick, q Washing.
tonian, was awarded the Sienna
Medal of Theta Phi Alpha, ma
tional Catholic social sorority,
according to advices received here
last night from Biloxi, Miss. The
award was made at the closing
banquet of the annual convention
Of the National Council Of Cath.
olic Women held in the Southern
city.
The medal is presented annually
to the Catholic woman selected as
outstanding in the United States.
Miss Merrick, an invalid since
girlhood, is organizer and presi-
dent of the Christ Child Society,
which aids needy children.
The Washington times., 1938-10-27
Lincoln Stamp Sales
Total $16,851 in Day
FINAL DISPOSITIONS

First-day sales Of the 16-cent
Lincoln stamp Of the new regu-
lar series at the Washington post
office on October 20 totaled
105,324 stamps, representing an
income Of $16.S51.S4, the Post
Office Department announced to-
day. First-day covers cancelled
amounted to 59,566, which in
cluded 7,0S5 bearing blocks Of
four, the department said.
The Washington times., 1938-10-27
Hunting Hill Aid
To Serve Supper

A turkey supper will be given
by the Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Hunting Hill Methodist Church
next Wednesday night in the par
ish hall, near Rockville, Md.
The Washington times., 1938-10-27
CROWD THRILLED
BY AERIAL SHOW,
DEEP SEA DIVING
Sham Battle to Start
Later in Afternoon

Bands playing, guns booming
salutes, and planes roaring over
head, Navy Day was celebrated
in colorful fashion at the Wash
ington Navy Yard today.
At noon, more than 100000 per-
sons had tramped through the
main gates Of the yard to attend
the day-long celebration. It was
the largest crowd ever to visit the
Navy Yard.
A five-acre parking lot adjoin-
ing the yard was filled with visi-
tors cars.
CROWD THRILLED
The crowd showed most interest
in the aerial show and the exhi-
bitionS of deepsea diving, al
though the forge, the shops and
the two visiting vessels, 15.0O0,ton
destroyer Shaw and the Coast
Guard cutter Bibb received their
full quota of callers.
The celebration got under way
at 8 a. M, when colors were raised
with formal guard at the main
Navy Yard gate. Activities are
scheduled to continue without q
pause throughout the day until
the famous Fifth Marines repulse
the enemy in a spectacular sham
battle starting at 4::30 p. m.
ON DRESS PARADE
Sailors, Marines, Coast Guards
men and civilian master mechan-
les in the gun factory shops were
on dress parade throughout the
day.
Aboard the Navy's crack IS, 600
ton destroyer Shaw, ordered here
especially for the Navy Day cele-
bration, Lieut.. Comdr. T. B. Brit
tain. a Western High School grad
uate, received visitors between
antiaircraft gun drills.
Starting at 9:1O a. m. and con-
tinuing every hour throughout the
day, naval deep sea divers will
stage spectacular exhibitions.
At 1905 a. m, a squadron OF
fighting planes commanded BY
Continued on Page 20, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1938-10-27

"HoW'S THE WEATHER UP THERE?"
MeteOroLOgist Records Weather Data Transmitted From
High Above the Earth by Tiny Robot Radio in Balloon
Acme Photo
bucks per expodewh Instruments costing about $35 at
tached probationary of which lostt would not
be possible of farmers scattered from coast to
coast and border to border to read:
The Washington times., 1938-10-27
For the Daily Forecast:
For the Daily Forecast:
| BALLOONS USED
BY WEATHERMEN
instruments Dropped From Them
May PrOUide Pin Money for You
By KENNETH ELLIS

If Uncle Sam didn't reach into hisbeg pardon, your
pocket and heerfu cough up hundred two dollars
day just send balloons the air that explode at two
The Washington times., 1938-10-27
Work on Hospital
To Start Nov. is

|trically sterilized, and aIr-condi'
tioning units will be available in
all the hospitals rooms.
Evening star., 1938-02-10

tions. Recessed in case after case u
. 100000 print collection, and . col.
lection Of original American drawings.
DR.. Holland smilingly admitted that
he spends half his time "housekeep-
ing" for these public treasures.
His own life etches q pattern Of
architectural achievement. Born In
Louisville. KY, he grew up in Phila-
delphia. was q graduate architect Of
the University Of Pennsylvania, 1904,
taught there and at Vassar College.
He had two years In Athens, Greece.
with the American School Of Classical
Studies. Dr. Hollands architectural
tastes are direct, sincere and simple.
Architecture should, he feels, have a
pleasing composition as to mass,
weight, material, should not be too
restless. The Folger Library demon
strates this. "The best ornament" he
says, sis often that which Is omitted"
"A good building is hard to spoil by
ornament. and poor building cannot
be saved by It," 1T is, however" Dr..
Holland remarked, sometimes as hard
to def1ne good architecture as 1t u
to define pretty girl"
Colonial architecture Is here re.
corded. Dr. Holland is responsible.
He felt that there should be some
place made available for the rapidly
disappearing early American archi-
lecture. Those good old Colonial
houses do not die of their own accord.
They are torn down or burned. DR..
Holland appealed to the historical So
cieties, the camera clubs. The response
was gratifying. More than 5000 mega.
tives received Of old houses give the
picture of all the racial, local and per.
sonal tastes Of our colonists. In 1888
another project was developed. 1t was
called the Historical American Build.
ings Survey. 1t utilized the services
OF unemployed architects. The result
Is 10,840 sheets Of beautifully meas
ured drawings of 1,449 historic houses
preserved in perpetuity. Judging by
the demand for copies Of these draw.
tngs last year-there were 4000-our
countrysides may be dotted with re-
productions Of pioneer homes
Evening star., 1938-02-10
NAMED HOUSING AIDE
DR.. B. C.. Weaver to Advise on
Nero Relations.

Dr. Robert G. Weaver Of Washington
has been appointed special assistant to
the administrator Of the United States
Housing Authority and will serve a
adviser on Negro relations, It was an
nounced today.
For the last four years Dr.. Weaver
has been An adviser on Negro Affairs
in the Interior Department. He Is .
graduate Of Harvard University and is
widely recognized Is an authority on
low-rent housing.
Evening star., 1938-02-10

tee, consumes 81 pages Of fine print.
Each page is 1000 words, the whole
About $4,000 words-as much Is q
fair-sized book.
The words are not only many but
intricate. have spent several hours
on the bill but still am not clear about
many provisions Of 1t, though I had the
advantage Of having studied carefully
the previous versions OF the bill. Rep
resentative Pace Of Georgia, presum-
ably experienced and expert in reading
legislation, says he has spent go hours
on the crop bill but does not under
stand it yet.
Understanding 10 Duty.
Yes, it is much to ask Of editorial
writer's and radio commentators that
they read this bill and make 1t clear
to the public. Yet how about the alter
native? Are the commentators living
up. to their function II they permit
this bill to become law without public
understanding Of the consequences?
Is it fair that a bill revolutionizing
American farming, and, in the judg-
ment Of many ultimately revolutioniz-
ing American society and the American
American society and the American
conception Of government-is it wise
that such . measure be enacted with
out the country understanding what is
being done to it? Is it fair that the
farmers first understanding of this
bill. his first feel Of its pressure. should
come only when q Government agent
tells him that he may plant this but
must not plant that, and otherwise
subjects him to inquisition and COM
pulsion?
Any commentator who bends his
back to the hard duty Of understand
ing the crop control bill will encounter
the following when he reaches the
third paragraph. ct is one sentence,
4 marathon sentence Of POI words.):
Subject to the limitations provided
In subsection (a) Of this section, the
secretary shall have power to carry
out the purposes specified in clauses
Cd. (O, go. 90 and 0) Of section
7 (O by making payments or grants
OF other aid to Agricultural producers,
including tenants and sharecroppers,
In Amounts determined by the secre-
tary to be fair and reasonable in con-
nection with the effectultion Of such
purposes during the year with respect
to which such payments or grants are
made. and measured by 1 their treat
1nent or use Of their land, or 4 part
thereof, for soil restoration, soil con-
'servation. or the prevention OF erosion;
(2) changes in the use Of their land:
90 their equitable share. as de-
termined by the secretary, Of the
normal national production OF any
commodity or commodities required
for domestic consumption: or ~
their equitable share, as determined
by the secretary. Of the national pro-
duction OF any commodity or COM
modities required for. domestic con-
sumption and exports adjusted to re-
fleet the extent to which their utiliza-
Evening star., 1938-02-10
Dictation. Via Ignorance
Democracy Should Demand to Know What Farm
Bill Means.

ton Of crop-land on the farm con-
forms to farming practices which the
secretary determines will best elfectu-
ate the purposes specified in section
Z (a), or (O any combination Of the
above . = ."
Must Provisos In Bill.
Obviously no one can understand
that without understanding first the
clauses, sections and subsections to
which cross reference Is made. I
doubt II many will have the patience
to read farther than that one sen.
tence. But let US not permit any
false impression to arise from reading
that sentence alone. A false impress
sion might arise from the words pay
ments or grants Of other aid" From
those words the casual reader might
assume that the farmer Is to give up
control of his land only when he Is
paid for 30 doing. But that Is only
part Of the bill. BY other parts the
farmer Is, in many circumstances, put
under compulsion against his will-he
must do what he Is told. And II he
does not do what he Is told he Is
penalized.
The penalty, in some cases. takes the
form Of forbidding the farmer to
market part Of his crop. On each farm
the Secretary Of Agriculture puts 4
quota. The farmer can plant more
than his quota. But he cannot market
more than his quota. He cannot
market the excess corn, for example,
nor can he market any hogs or
chickens or cattle to which he may
have fed the excess corn. And observe
the definition Of "market"-Section
SOL, 8 B:
Market in the case Of corn,
means to dispose Of by sale, barter,
or exchange. or by feeding Tin any
form) to poultry or live stock which,
or the products Of which. are sold,
bartered. or exchanged, or to be 20
disposed Of"
Market" . Queer Word.
That Is an extraordinary definition
Of the word "market'-no such def
milton will be found in any dictionary.
II the farmer does sell or barter or
exchange his excess corn. or If he feeds
1t Ito poultry or live stock which, or
the products Of which, are sold, bar
tered or exchanged"-in that event
the farmer suffers . penalty. See
Section 325 "a:
Any farmer who, while any farm
marketing quota is in effect for his
farm, with respect to any crop Of
corn. markets corn produced on the
farm in an amount which Is In excess
Of the marketing quota for the
farm ). shall be subject to a penalty
Of IS cents per bushel OF the excess
50 marketed -
Imagine the inquisition that must
accompany the enforcement OF that
penalty and the law as 4 whole-the
inspection Of acreage and of yield by
Government agents, the cross-ques-
tioning Of the farmer How much of
your corn did you feed to hogs? How
much to chickens? How much to
steers? Was this chicken which you
offer for sale fed with any corn that
you raised above your quota? Were
those eggs which you offer for sale
the fruit Of any chicken fed with corn
IN excess Of your quota?
tcopyr1sht, 1880
Evening star., 1938-02-10

Moreover. Supreme affirmed
OF the that a
that od' and ideas Which critical ezstn0 society
punshdb thenseues unless to direct immediate
sedhtous actions Under
communsm and Be member Of the Communist party
But these
embracing industrial making q
right to depend his political They
white blacklist economic
views not shared by the majority
When this sort Of thing
hands IN horror and finger indignation
basic human liberties
the Soviet Russian priests
Ioys from regular employment
the right Of employment
taking his Me 1t shameful
and maintained IN
industry quickies
said
unions and desire utilize them for the world revolution
Just the It tposabe TO Justify
right to ln1 hold
by laus and Justice
to the denial Of the retotous
racial merely partsan
The sound rule to make test Of union political
social punish infractons
tactics terms Of the individual members
Evening star., 1938-02-10
Boys to Hear OF Phones.

An illustrated talk on the develop
ment Of the telephone will be given
by Hugh w. Smith,. exchange man
ager Of the Chesapeake q Poto-
mac Telephone Co., before the Civitan
Boys Garden Club at 8 pm. tomor-
row at the Garden Clubhouse, 100
Anacostia road N. E. w. r. Beattie
Of the Agriculture Department will
speak on fertilization.
Evening star., 1938-02-10

OF the OlVOlOn OF
Fine Arts, Library
Of Congress. He
is preserving for
posterity . COM
prehenSive history
Of American art
and architecture.
DR.. Holland Is
historically mind
ed. His wisdom
is discriminating
and sensitive. As
he talks his eyes
shine in testi-
mony to his Gus.
todial duties, his
artistic convic.
Evening star., 1938-02-10

when fully informed will want to in
quire very penetratingly into the whole
subject.
This Is not therefore the time to
reopen queries and public discussion
as to what banks are sound and what
banks are unsound, something which
the bank holding companies in self
Evening star., 1938-02-10
The Capital Parade
Decision by Black to Hear Utilities Case Anticipated;
Opinion on Status by Reed Cited. 49,.
By JOSEPH ALsoP and ROBERT KINrNER.

By JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER.
= HORTLY after the President L.
Court meeting
in the ohce Solicitor General Stanley
General now sits on the high bench with Justice
the subject before the meeting
the discussion is worth recalling.
In the great Electric Bond Share
Nations utilities holding
disqualified himself while Justice Black
Evening star., 1938-02-10

defense will want to do especially As
they can for the most part prove that
they are healthier than average. II
there Is anything wrong, the regu-
latory power rather than the death
sentence" should be invoked to correct
any abuses.
(Copyrieht, 1889
Evening star., 1938-02-10

The argument behind simple When
mr. Black took his oath OF Office Senator
the Constitution OF the United States"
that he voted thought unconsiu
ttona And therefore he entirely qualified o
The Reed position further bolsd
eager men at the meeting looked hastily
One the railroad DESTROYED
te retirement board Justice
OPINION with Justice George Sutherland
dissent Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes some
casm, ' ~ ~ "
"A thorough question constitutional authority
m constituted under
sutherland Mr. Justice elaborate
ana unanimous report upheld power
posed its [ ~ p
Another was the legal tender emboeo argument Of
tne legal tender the Supreme
the Civil War to Salmon
VINO nao done the financing
the decision ct this decision provoked the
radical Republicans OF the time introduce
ourtpackng bill almost precisely
ne cases were reargud 1871 after President
justices the court Chief
from the majority opinion
ne referred to his connection
with the legal tender law More popou
had taught him to that all a mistake.
Still at the meeting
no doubt motvated Justice Reed
cuon some asked the
ncaton must be esoed to- The
Government has helped
retained BY one side
special peader must Automatically disqualification
Justice Reed under because
Assistant Attorney General Robert H.
had signed Of papers it tho
lower courts.
Evening star., 1938-02-10
COUNCIL TO Be GUESTS
Central Neighborhood Group to
Hear Traf1c Talk.

Members Of the Central Neighbor-
hood Council win be guests Of the Rec.
reatson Committee 1t . meeting to be
held ut the Y. ". G. A. building 1t 614
Z street NV. tomorrow At $50 pm.
M. o. Edridse, assistant trafic di.
rector. will speak on TRAFFIC Hazards"
Evening star., 1938-02-10

~ &c WO huCn 10
ask the country's
radio commenta-
tors and editorial
writer's to read
this bul, grasp its
m e a n ng. and
make that mean
ing clear to the
country? I admit
at once this is a
good deal to ask.
The bill Ia long.
In the Record the
bill, with the &C.
companying re-
port Of the Con-
ference Commit
Evening star., 1938-02-10

among DanS 10
determine the
reason for their
existence and just
what service they
perform, because
II they are the
wicked things
that Mr.. Roose-
welt thinks they
are they ought to
BE abolished and
Il they are truly
useful, then the
President has
been grossly mis-
Informed and he
oueht publicly to
Evening star., 1938-02-10
We, the People
Bar on Communists in Jobs Comes Close to Death
for Political Beliefs.
Dy JAY FRANKLIN.

embarrassing thing about oahtarian" methods the
crop up and taken for granted conservative liberal
circles alike Take for example, this question Of Communists
the g. Q. Mayor
against the G. l. O. almost 4
munstic ouht a2plauded
number Of ctisens
The mine workers have just rearmed the provision
ton which excludes Communists membership
union and Homer Martin d the Automobile
Evening star., 1938-02-10
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
.HE current business of Cons

TINE current business Of Congress
IL the crop control bill. In its
ANAL form 1t has passed the
- House and Is before the Senate.
In the Senate, the bill will continue
to be the current business for several
days, perhaps longer - one hopes
longer. Whatever action is taken now,
whether adoption or rejection. will be
ANAL.
The bill is printed in the Congress
sional Record for February Z. Would
Evening star., 1938-02-10

THE opinions Of tho ers page are their oon not
secs:sarly TIE sars Such opinions presented q
reades although such opinions contradictory among
the1nselues and directly opposed to The Stars =
Evening star., 1938-02-10
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convictions following orders
the deeds they DO In obedience those orders and convictions
America reaches the state where
denying right
aboshing child ending sainfu employment for
the aged-and privately informally association Of
manufacturers ~
Evening star., 1938-02-10

tnlne Wh1ch comes close TO being q
purge Of "Stalinists" from his or.
ganisation.
80 far - I know nobody has
yet raised the real issue involved
In this policy Of combating Com
munism In the labor movement.
To begin with, 1t Is not . penal
of1ense under the laws Of the
United States to be Q member Of
the Communist party. Communists
are entitled to . place on the bal
lot in several States
Evening star., 1938-02-10

The unions have 80 long and 20
justly complained Of the attitude
Of open-shop managements which
discharge workers because Of union
membership that 1t is stupefying
to see them turn around and ap-
ply . similar black listing in the
automatic expulsion or exclusion
Of Communists.
Even Communists are entitled
to earn . living and II they are to
be punished for holding unpopular
Evening star., 1938-02-10

japanese will develop iron mines
estimated to have 100000 tons OF
iron In French New Caledonia,
Evening star., 1938-02-10

that unless get fretoco dion their tauor
untdrordble to
court Their that
hold tor the
10 make tie And ouh approp-
nh the Holding Company
The during argument been
tncty amusing what
the chamber and the baaions Of utilities the other
huental New Dealer from
Tuster and most big utilities from Philip Gadden
Hopson crowded
The high point however table
Senator Burton Wheeler Holding
sional be observed sitting with Mr.
" Cohen He there at the and friendly invitation of
Cohen and his
the court bill decided and
ance Inc)
Evening star., 1938-02-10
An American
You Should
Know
DR.. Holland Is Fine Arts
Custodian for Library
of Congress.
Bx DELLA PYNCHON.

BY DELLA PYNCHON,
w YASHINGTON'S art collec-
M tions preach sermons On
w the horrors Of war that
ruthlessly destroys world
records. They extoll the foresight Of
government preservation, the conse.
Grafton Of the custodians Of world
beauty and knowledge.
DR.. Leicester Holland Is such Q Gus
todian. Since 1929 he has been chief
Evening star., 1938-02-10

The New Dealers frankly
feared that Justice Black would
prove . dummy Justice in the big
New Deal cases where he WAS most
needed. They put it up to Mr..
Reed. Having participated In the
Senate deliberations Of every New
Deal measure, would not Mr.. Black
be forced to refuse to pass on them
as a justice. Mr.. Reed replied very
positively in the negative.
Evening star., 1938-02-10
Bank Holding
Companies
Useful
Wise Control Better
Than Public Trial
and Execution.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

by DAVID LAWHENOE.
n YOT long ago, President Roose-
nj welt was talking with the press
about holding companies"
and. though on one occasion
he spoke of the need for abolishing
holding companies in all lines Of
business, he later confined his new
death sentence" to holding compa-
MES in the banking field.
Since that time, have been trying
b make study Of holding companies
Evening star., 1938-02-10

His disqualification and Justice
Blacks decision to remain are OBJ
viously enormously important. With
Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo now
i'll. the lineup of the court stands:
Black, Brandeis and Stone. lib
erals; McReynolds and Butler,
sturdy conservatives. and Hughes
and Roberts. middle-of-the -road-
ers. As they did in the early New
Deal years. the middle-o of the
readers hold . temporary balance
AZ r9oVer.