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The Washington times., 1938-05-18

! The President, it was learned
assured the Commission members
he will firmly support them
against criticism over their choice
of the memorials design and site
CITES MESSAGE
Pointing out that he has al
ready sent a message to Congress
requesting an initial appropriation
of 100000 to start work on the
memorial. the President asked
Representative John Boylan CD
of New York. chairman of the
commission, to take steps to have
this item included in the next
deficiency bill.
! The President, it was said, told
| the commission he thoroughly ap
proved of it's selection of a site foI
the memorial near the Tidal
Pasin where the famed Japanese
cherry trees will not be menaced
The President also expressed ap'
prevail of the classic design for
TIE memorial.
EARLY START URGED
Inclusion of the initial appro.
priation for the commission in the
next deficiency bill would make
it possible to start work on the
memorial in a few months, the
President pointed out.
Members of the commission
who called on the President with
Boylan were Joseph P. Tumulty
Stuart Gibboney, of Charlottes
vile, Va, and Fiske Kimball, Of
Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1938-05-18
DC. CLEANUP"
DROPS 10 Bills
IN HOUSES lap
Committee Farley
Well Attended

Ten District bills were favor.
ably reported to the House today
at a final Cleanup" session Of the
House District Committee.
Several were rejected and in one
case involving the bill extending
the authority Of the Alley Dwelling
Authority, q subcommittee was
authorized to consider and report
on it by next Monday, designated
District Day in the House.
THE FINAL SCORE
Practically every member Of the
committee showed up for hectic
session, battling back and forth
over their favorite measures or
others to which they were op-
posed.
The final score was as follows:
Reported favorably:
1. To create a new sanity COM
mission, reforming the procedure
in insanity cases, to bring District
practice in line with that Of adj
vanced States.
2. Amending the new tax act,
to prohibit deduction of motor
vehicle taxes from the new bust
ness privilege tax, closing loop
hole discovered in the tax law
after it was signed by the Presi-
dent.
NEW ZONING BILL
3. The new coming bill, stream
lining coming practice in the Dis
trict and enlarging the powers of
the Zoning Commission.
4. The So-ca1led fair trade
practices bill, opposed by the Con-
sumers Counsel of the Department
Of Agriculture and by other con-
sumer groups, prohibiting price
cutting Of patented or trade
marked articles on which the sale
price Is fixed by the manufacturer.
This bill at first was reported
unfavorably, when SIS vote
Continued on Page 22, Col. s.
The Washington times., 1938-05-18
Japan Also on Brink of Ruin

Japan is also another nation that is hanging
night on the brink of ruination through bleed
ing her people and throwing every nickel she has
into her vast armies This, at least, don't think
anyone can accuse President Roosevelt of doing
He may be spending money to try to feed the
hungry and to start the flow of money again In
this country. If the two La Toilette boys are
really serious, which think they are, they can
take many good lesson from the man in the
White House.
In this country our motto is 'The state exists
for the people," but with the wretched dictators
in Europe their motto is 1.-THE people exist for
the state" No matter what they name the one
or two other parties, this should be the motto
they must work for, because unless they do, there
will be dictator in this country before very long
and am going to repeat, that means "the people
will exist for the state" which is foreign to all
the laws and principles of democracy and should
not be tolerated for one second. ..
The Washington times., 1938-05-18
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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-02-02
"SO DO I"


Greenbelt at last! 1t was hard to
believe it. What q relief after those
weeks Of nerve-wracking suspense. How
many times we had waited for the mail
man only to be disappointed again and
again. Then came that long-awei tied
letter with those magic words. ind
from then on we walked on air. ARRANGE
ment followed arrangement in rapid
succession. We lost no time in
selecting q house, we notified our land
lord that we were moving; selected
new furni ture from Mr.. Mabee(?), we
hired mover, we moved, and we finally
arrived!
And then new problem arose to
plague us--transportation. How was I
to get to my office, Is miles away?
I had heard all sorts Of stories Of the
hardship occasi oned by the 1eck Of
adequate transportatio on facilities here
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-02-02

in Greenbelt. I had heard Of men walking
five miles to get home, Of some arriving
ten o'clock at night for their dinner,
Of domestic Tranquil lily and bliss
shattered because some men were actually
compelled to remain in Washington over
night, after their days work. They
could not find eny means Of transport
alton to take them home Cor so they told
their wives, anyhow.
You imagine my joy, then, when
upon arising on this, our very first
morning in Greenbelt, di scovered G
car parked right in back Of our house.
The had Nes hington license tags,
true, but goodness knows what part Of
the city the owner might work in.
Besi des, who knows what hours he works?
Besides, perhaps he doesn' It drive his
car. and if he does, then it might be
CONTINUED on Poge ~
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-02-02
C L IN AR OF EVEN S

l. E D r I
Pre-School Mother Circle
American Legion
3 Journalistic Club
Boy Scouts
6 Greenbelt Sunday School
Catholic Sunday School
Catholic Services
6 Protestant Church Plan Discussion
Greenbelt Church
Citizens Association Meeting
Prince Georges County scouters Banquet
The Council will meet the second. and 70,
Basket Ball Game
IL Scout Pageant
Note: All future meetings Of the Boy s.
will be held at 7:3O Pm.
American Legion Meetings hell
first and thi I'd THURSDAYS Of ea c
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-02
NEW HOME is THIRD HERE FOR THOMAS MOTOR &C

ed in the purchasing power CEN
SuS taken to determine American
living standards.
The most significant fact devel-
oped by the survey, according to
DR.. Louise Stanley, the director,
was that with the exception of
the southeast, one-half of three
fourths of all families interviewed
owned motor-driven washing ma
chimes.
The southeastern states were
the exception because of the plen-
tiful and cheap supply Of negro
labor, Miss Stanley said. Included
among the non-owners in other
sections were families wealthy
enough to hire all laundry work
done outside the home.
Among families in 46 villages
in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa, 81
per cent owned washing machines.
The percentage in Intersections
were: IT per cent among "a vii
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-02
SAY LABOR SAVING
DEVICES EMANCIPATE
HOUSEWIVES in u. S.

WASHINGTON, June 2. (uP)
Widespread use Of the washing
machine has "emanclpated the
average village housewife from
the drudgery Of the dashboard
and tub" according to a survey
made by the department OF agrl-
culture.
Other labor-saving machines
also were found to be in wide use
throughout $40 villages selected
us representative Of every section
of the country. Greatest gains
have been made in electrical APP
plianceS.
Vacuum cleaners, ironing ma
chimes, motor-driven churns rank
cd in that order among the 1000
white, non-relief families survey
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-02
E. c.. Thomas, Manager,
Announces Beginning
of 24-Hour Service

E. G.. Thomas, manager of the
Thomas Motor company, which
he established in Hendersonville
in 1898, is now occupying his
third and most commodious home.
Mr.. Thomas, upon coming to
Hendersonville in 1888 from For
est City. where he had been in
the automobile business since
1925, located on the corner of
King street and Fourth avenue.
On February /, 1884. he moved
to the South Milan street quarters
which he has just vacated.
A growing business and the de-
sire for larger and more commo-
dious quarters wherein he might
expand some departments of his
enterprise prompted Mr.. Thomas
to contract for the present quar-
tiers, to which he moved this week
and the formal opening of which
will be celebrated Saturday.
The feature of the opening will
be the Gift of a pair of ladies full
fashioned silk hose to each lady
buying as many as ten gallons of
Texaco gasoline.
The Thomas Motor company
will operate an up-to-date, attrac-
tive service station, featuring
Texaco products. The pumps are
located under shelter, being un-
der the main corner of the build
ing and so spaced as to prevent
congestion even at busiest per-
iods.
Mr.. Thomas announces that the
company will inaugurate a "a
hour service and will maintain a
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS one stop SER
vice station, maintaining IN addi-
ton to the service station depart
iments for electrical and battery
work, garage. servicing, body re-
pairs and paint shop, parts, aces
series and sales DEPARTMENTS
The Thomas Motor company is
dealer for Buick and Pontiac
automobiles and General Motors
trucks and trailers.
Mr.. Thomas is native of Ken
lucky where he was educated in
the public schools, the University
of Kentucky and the Eastern
Kentucky State COLLEGE before en-
tering the automotive business in
Forest City about twelve years
ago. ,-
Mr.. Thomas states that the
adequate space in the new home
will tend to more efficient depart
ments of the business than here
tofore and that the present per-
sonnet consists of the following:
j. B. Fowlie, salesman.
J. C. Meadows, parts depart
ment.
G. l.. Crowley, head Of service
department. ,.o :,
+. r. Hollingsworth and q. Il.
Lyle, service department.
E. F. Dixon, head Of body de-
partment and paint shop.
G. Taylor and Bill Williams,
body department and paint shop.
Roy Gowan and Edward Edney,
service station department.
cd machines. Most southwestern
housewives hired their washing
done by hand at home.
Hikers of England are using
roller skates this season.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-02
firm HAS EXPERIENCED.
RAPID GROWTH SINCE
ESTABLISHMENT IN 1888

lagos in, California, Oregon and
Washington 7G per cent among
% villages in Kansas, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Colorado and
Montana.
In IA villages in Vermont and
Massachusetts, Sc per cent of the
homes had washing machines,
while in 33 villages in North Car
DINA, South Carolina, Georgia and
Mississippi only 2 per cent own
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-02

Hikers of England" are using
.oller skates this season.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-02

ed machines. Most southwestern
housewives hired their washing
done by hand at home.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-18
TEN YEARS
TO A MURDERER

While the foregoing editorial was be-
ing written, the teletypes clicked off
news story from San Diego that Karl
w. Strain, alias William E. Boyd, had
been sentenced to from 10 years to life
IN Folsom prison for armed robbery and
assault with intent to commit murder.
The sentence means he probably will
serve 10 years at the most-and prece-
dent in the parole system seems to favor
about five years, considering good be-
havlour and other factors Strains be-
havlour will be good. He is smart
Strain, if you remember, engaged in
a desperate gun battle when he escaped
from San Diego officers several months
ago. He tried to kill several of them.
He kidnapped one
The state originally asked the death
penalty for him-a hardened criminal
and known killer type. Then the kid
naplng charge was dropped and the less
er charge filed. The sentence resulted.
In few years Gunman Strain will
be back with society.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-18
BROADCASTING
GOOD WILL



With South America under a heavy fire of
propaganda broadcast from Germany and Italy
the United States at last has decided to take
hand in this battle of the air waves
On Friday the first of a series of nightly
programs intended for Brazil was broadcast
from the Short-wave station at Schenectady by
beam radio Another series of broadcasts will
cover the western half of the continent.
The idea of the broadcasts of course is to
spread mutual understanding and good will be-
tween the United States and the South Amer-
can republics. As Laurence Duggan chief of
the division of American Republics in the State
Department, declared in the opening program:
The realization is growing that amicable rea-
tionS in this hemisphere can be strengthened
permanently through open and free facilities
for cultural exchange"
Certainly it would be sheer stupidity on our
part not to try to counteraet the effects of
the Italian and German propaganda by using
the radio to stir up little good will on our
own account.
Propaganda is one of the chief weapons of
the fascist relationships and they use it with
telling effect on their own peoples Their radio
oroadcaStS to other countries are one form of
invasion against which there is little or no de-
fense except using the radio to present the
other side
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-18
MAYBE THE ENGLISH
ARE RIGHT

American courts might benefit from
the example of at least one of their
English contemporaries.
One of Bruce Cations recent editor
ials dealt with an English Judge who
tried and convicted three young men
and sentenced them to maximum terms
at hard labor The three young men
were members of wealthy socialite fami-
lies. They had all the advantages of
birth, education and background. That
is why, said the judge he imposed the
stiffest possible penalties. They should
have known better.
In an Imperial county court last week
there was young man who had pleaded
guilty to theft of an automobile. Later
the plea was withdrawn, the charge was
withdrawn, and he pleaded guilty to the
lesser offense of driving an automobile
without the owners consent. He asked
for probation and it was denied. There
remained the alternative of a prison
sentence or a county jail sentence. He
was sentenced to one year in the Imperial
county jail.
This young man had attended law
school at one university, he had gradu-
ated from another, and he had been an
officer in the u. S. air corps. He was
discharged from the service after get
ting drunk, taking plane without per-
mission and cracking it up.) Before 60
ing to college he had attended an eX-
elusive military prep school. His parents
had always furnished him with money,
and with an automobile when he was in
college His father was moderately
wealthy, federal Judge and rated high
socially
One cannot help wondering what
would have been his sentence had he
been a penniless Mexican workman. 1t
might have been the same.
There can be no excuse, and only one
reason, for violation of the law by any
one with this young mans background
The reason is basic character weak
ness.
There is the danger, probably consi-
dered by the Imperial county court, that
a sentence to prison would send we'll
educated, apparently smart young man
to associate with hardened criminals,
and might turn him loose later as
criminal made more dangerous by his
intelligence
But we do not believe an intelligence
which would permit such person to
commit a crime in the first place would
make him very dangerous criminal
We do not pretend to divine knowledge
but maybe the English judge was
right
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-18
DALE
CARNEGIE
Author of How to Win
Friends and Influence
People

In the late ninetisS a StoutiSh
young man sat down on a bench IL
City Hall Park, New York, to rest
his tired feet. He had been making
the desultory rounds of the news
paper offices in search of job he
hadn't found. That he had been
on newspaper from boyhood and
Editor Of The News" in Paducah,
Kentucky. since the age of nine
teen, didn't seem to mean thing
to New York editors. They were
looking for men familiar with the
Metropolitan area. The letters he
had written before coming to New
York apparently had never been
read. There was wife and little
daughter back home too, and the
5000 he had brought with him !.
But this young man was bred Of
stern stuff; his aching feet must
be ignored IT'S time to do some
thing about this" Irwin Cobb told
himself. as he lifted his feet to
the bench, leaned back, raised his
eyes to the blue above. and did
SOlllt hSCll llIAlIhlils. lllo lCNISlo iioet
made no impression. Why? Per-
haps they were too much like other
letters on the same quest. Good or
bad, he was going to write a let
ter that was different.
When a new bach of letters
went out to the editors that night
they told that he was tired of sit
ting around anterooms tying to
impress office boys, He put a
chuckle into those letters, and at
least five editors go. that chuckle,
for that was the number that wrote
him to come around for a try-out.
Irwin Cobb got his job on a
chuckle, and what is more impor-
tant, he didn't let his editor down
after he got the job There were
many chuckles and broad laughs
in the series of newspaper articles
he wrote for his paper. He went
from newspaper work to serious
fiction writing. He was a war cor
respondent in the early days Of
the World War, and loves TO tell
jokes about his experiences. He
found that his name made a great
impression, even on French hotel
clerks. They Yes, Mr.. Cobb'd" him
until he was beginning to be blase
about it all. Then one day he over
heard someone explaining. as in
terested glances were shot his way,
That's Ty Cobb, the famous Amer
lean baseball player over therel'
Since then, Irwin Cobb has en-
tertained us on stage and screen,
over the radio, and on countless
magazine pages, and he always
sells himself with a chuckle.
Can you sell? Everyone has some
thing to sell: wares, talents, abil-
ity. Many good man has failed
because he couldn't show his goods
to advantages.
If you have chuckles within you
maybe they can do as much for
you as they did for Irwin Cobb. If
you keep cheerful, you will help
others to be cheerful, and selling
will be a much easier and more
enjoyable line of work.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-18
ARKANSAS Gazette)

Chief Justice Hughes now rs years old and
about to begin his eighth year chief justice
has not missed a day from his duties since
former President Hoover appointed him to head
the supreme court in 1890
Associate Justice Van Devanter, who retired
last June at the age of 70 after 81 years of
service, greatly impressed lawyers by his master
ful conduct of proceedings when he was called
on last fall to serve temporarily as a trial judge
in the federal district court in New York.
The usefulness of judges who preside over
courts depends on the individuals more than
upon the number of years they have lived.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-18
tAlhambra Post -Adyocate)

Nebraska established an unicarmel legisla-
ture couple OF years ago. amid much blessing
from Senator Norris who had campaigned for
such a change in his home state.
Unicarmel legislatures are supposed to save
lots of money by the doing away of two branches
and having just one house, whether it is called
senate or assembly.
Actually the system of checks and balances
under which the political system of this country
and the states worked goes out the window in
actual practice.
Consider how it would work in California as
recently proposed by State Senator Olson of
Los Angeles county. AS Los Angeles state
Senator Olson could propose it with propriety
California is made of two groups of voters
those from the heavily populated centers and
those from the small towns. With the assembly
on a population basis and the senate on a basis
OF counties each checks the other.
measure which would benefit the urban
citizen but hurt the farmer small town citi-
zen cannot pass the senate. A measure designed
to benefit the farmer but hurt the city man can
not pass the assembly.
Thus only measures which are for the benefit
of both country and city citizens have good
chances to pass both houses of the legislature,
With but one house on a population basis the
country districts would be out of it.
Los Angeles county, with AZ per cent of the
population would have a majority. But oppo-
siton would be split many issues here as over
the rest OF the state, with city like San Fran
cisco and a country like the great central valleys
Such condition might not be good even
Tor Los Angeles county with a majority Half
the county vote is in the city of Los Angeles
and Los Angeles city politics have a bad odor
to the rest of the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-18
Albuquerque JournaD

The automobile industry steps out with
nationwide campaign this week to move the
used cars in the hands of dealers and thereby
create better market for new cars
The oversupply of used cars, estimated at
100000, is definitely hindering sales of new cars
because dealers are in position to offer gener-
GUS trade allowances when they have so much
capital tied up in old cars. And naturally the
situation may give the prospective purchaser
better value in a used car than in a new one
The automobile industry the first to
pull out of the depression and it may in this
campaign find the cue to pulling itself back
into stride and leading the way back for the rest
of the industries. At least it is to be hoped it
will.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-18
Bruce Cation Says
- Ordinary Rules Don't Hold for the General

Just as it had in many tough spots
during the generals n years. That
was his grand old fighting heart.
That heart is beating with new
strength these days and pee ole
everywhere rejoice in its victory.
Perhaps the general will never
again lead an active life. Perhaps
he will. The doctors have said that
he must live quietly. But who
would be surprised to see the old
battler fool the doctors aulin, and
return to the activity that charac-
terized his career always?
The general is very much among
the living and reports of his death
were not only greatly exaggerat-
ed but also extremely premature.
The whole world joins in sh3ut
ing: "A good fight, Gen, John j.
Pershing'
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-18
Famous Sayings

The same doctors who said a
short time back that Gen John j.
Pershing's death was to be expect
ed momentarily have now announc-
ed that the general may live for
years if he will live carefully and
quietly, They have classed his re-
covery as almost-but not quite
miraculous.
The funeral train assembled TO
transport the World War hero's
body across the nation has long
since been disaSsemblcd.
You will remember reading these
excerpts from news stories of not
SO long ago regarding the generals
apparently futile battle for life:
THE life of the 11-year-old war
time commander of the American
Expeditioinary Forces was believed
drawing to a close"
"As the spark of life in the stout
heart ebbed way. :"
Gen. John j. Pershing sank
steadily toward death tonight.
Members of the family who
came tearfully from the bedside
indicated that the end was near"
"Dr. Roland Dawson said, With
the very rapid progress of the all
ment against him, 1 doubt if he
can last very long
All of which proves once more
that ordinary rules of life don't
hold for extraordinary men. Dur
ing long periods of his illness the
general was in a coma. He could
not speak. He could not cat. He
could not take drink. Some of his
organs had ceased to function.
But one organ kept on the job
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-18
WELL | Il
TelIYou..
says
Bob Burns

/ don't think an actors neces-
sariIy cunceited jest because he
hires. publicity man to write nice
things about him. Pret near every
body likes TO hear nice things said
about himself.
One time down home, our worst
citizen was arrested for stealin'
hogs. When the trial came up. he
told the Judge be wanted lawyer
To defend him. The judge said
well, you were caught red-handed
and you've already confessed the
crime. can't imagine anything a
lawyer could say i'm your behalf
The prisoner said Il don't know
either, Judge-that's what I'm Gu
riOus to hear"