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The Washington times., 1938-01-14
Dear WASHINGTON
By Helen ESsury

his streamlined Flight. It grew out of mouth
wash. And Edward T. Noble, whose Monotoana
is candy lifesaver. F. F. Mcdonald manufac-
lures radios so well that he found the Mizpah.
Now he experiments on it nightly with that new
telepathic radio G'm a little vague about what
it really Isl and talks in and out of Chicago from
Miami Beach in a way that makes the cautious
Shiver
Your search for that good nights rest built the
aforementioned Bidou for Mr.. Droll, who manu-
factures the stuffing that goes into mattresses.
He says he never knew there was a depression
Never lost penny back in $780, For, however
the stock market suffers, people must sleep.
Mr.. Droll lives on his boat He spent Thanks
giving here Sailed through the canal to Cali
fornia for Christmas and is on his way back here
for February.
Cruiser for Christmas
generous and opulent sewing machine lady at
Miami gave her husband cruiser for Christmas.
He was quite pleased, understand.
Another wellknown family, the HoSsman Nick
ersons of Oyster Bay, New York, lack this unani-
nous feeling about sea-going craft. Mr. Nicker-
son and his two sons were here on the sailing
ketch Billy Second. At the moment Mrs. Nicker-
son was at a hotel. When Mr.. NickerSon left
town she moved over to the ketch Life is often
like that down here.
A yacht owner with special imagination is
Mr. Charles A. Criqui, of Buffalo. His Silver
Heels has trick decks He presses a button, if
he wants to amuse his guests, and the wooden
decks disappear under your uneasy feet.
James T. Howard, of Washington, is bringing
down the Carolina next week. It used to belong
to Henry Sanford, another Washingtonian, who
lived at the Mayflower.
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NO. Z PRECINCT
FUND PROVIDED

Re-eStablishment of the old Sec
ond Precinct, described by police
as the Crime center" of the Dis
trict, appeared today as the result
of a decision by the House subcom-
mittee on Appropriations to in
clude funds for that purpose in
the 1899 supply bill.
For several years, Major Ernest
w. Brown, superintendent of po-
lice, supported by the Mid-City
Citizens Association, has urged re-
establishment of the former Sec
ond Precinct. The District Com
missioners approved the plan and
included such an item in the 1889
estimates, but it was killed by the
Budget Bureau.
The provision in the supply bill
will carry salaries for a captain
and two lieutenantS, but the re-
mainder of the personnel will
have to be recruited from other
precincts.
Major Brown requested funds
for 25 additional policemen for
the coming year, but the subcom-
mittee is said to feel that Suffi-
cient men can be drawn from
the various precincts to man the
revived precinct with the excep-
ton of the commanding officers.
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exported to Japan each year?
Where is the justice in making jobless those
luckless Japanese civilians who had nothing to
do with war started by the militarists but who
raise silk worms for living?
What will be done with all the millions of
United States workers who work in United States
factories which export goods to Great Britain,
France and Italy, who signed solemn treaties to
pay certain financial obligations after the World
War but broke them?
What will he do with the United States workers
laid off through his proposal, who worked in
United States factories which made things for
export to Mexico, now that Mexico has just
blandly abrogated the Morrow-C Gales oil treaty?
A Source of An1azenent
The Senator's proposition is one sure way to
make the unemployment roll jump from 10 to
The Washington times., 1938-01-14
Window Washer
Hurt in Plunge

Joseph johnson, colored, 80, of
521 New Jersey Ave. N. W., re-
ceived a broken ankle when he fell
from the second floor of build
ing in the rear of the Washing
ton Gas Light Company, Ali
Tenth st. N. W., where he was
washing windows.
First aid was given by George
B. Nelson, of 1912 w st. S. E., a
cable splicer for the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company,
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rumbles on the recreation deck against THAT
Fool in the White House" While Softfooted
minions bring you food and drink, you listen
heartbrokenly to words like these: Going to
have depression! Why, the country's in tail
spin already"
Beguiling Frauds
like yachts Those that know. And adore
yachtsmen. They're such beguiling frauds. I
like the names they give their boats such as
Esmeralda, Caprice. Storm King, Titan-fanci-
taI names that show adventuring romantic spirits.
Most of the yacht owners are the type who
made America grow. Go down the list and you
find the industrial barons who keep commerce
moving. Men who made their money out of
something that you and use most every day.
There's Stafford Lambert already here with
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of $500,000 for each boat
William K. Vanderbilt's Alva
cost two million dollars, J. W.
Droll's Bidou needs a mere
$4,000 a year to operate (new
chair covers, champagne, and
things like that)-and you
have a tidy sum for the in
come tax man and the upkeep
of the underprivileged.
It's that income tax that
makes the sea-going plutocrats
so anti-Administration. The
bigger the boat, the louder the
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factured in whole or in part,
or transported by the treaty
breaking nation. That all com.
merce from the United States
to such nations be embargoed.
What jobs will he find for
$4,000 United States citizens
who will be jobless when his
law forces closing down United
States silk mills?
What jobs will he find for
United States workers in in
dustries which make the
$25,OOO,O00 worth of products
The Washington times., 1938-01-14
Mayor to Protest
Ship Line Slash

Mayor Rossi, of San Francisco,
and a delegation of business men
will arrive in Washington Sunday
morning to protest to the mari
time commission about the dis
continuance of steamship service
to the west coast.
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the screen uncensored, the
appalling pictures of the
Panay, with our flag being
destroyed, and our: own men
being killed before our eyes.
I looked around with shocked
horror the other night when I
lived through this scene, and
was utterly ashamed that the
American people were put in
this position. My first thought
was: why, this is like Nero
fiddling while Rome burns,
ooJ ~ c;V,aY1I1, rarVof ho - VIC
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sitting here in comfort, and going home to our
dinners, can see our fellowmen killed under the
protection of the American Flag.
never did want these pictures to be shown
because my theory was that it would stir up all
the radicals and the bad element in this country
to result in more unrest, but did not dream
that this angle would strike me so forcibly, and
that I would come out of the theater with my
head hanging in shame
Should Haze Been Locked AUdy
We all know what had happened. The Amer
lean people had faith in our President and our
great men; we backed them up, and there the
incident was ended. Those films should have
been bought and the brave man who took them
paid well for them, and then they should have
been locked away in our War Department vaults
They say we ought not to see what war Is
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BEsTER TO SPEAK

An address on How Can the
National Forum Help BusinesS?"
will be delivered by William S.
Bester before the Civic National
Forum Sunday at p. m. in the
Whitelaw Hotel, Thirteenth and
T Streets Northwest.
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MIAMI BEACH.-The synonym for a yacht?
No, don't bother to look in the dictionary. It's
one word-plutocrat Down here yachts and
their synonyms come by the dozen.
About three hundred Of each were in the vari-
Gus basins and hotel harbors last season. More
are expected this winter. Allow an average cost
The Washington times., 1938-01-14
'Kidnap' Plot Told
By Interior Guard
In BurleW Inquiry
"ROugh Rider"
Asks Police
Protection
BY CARROLL PEEKE


Charges that Government Off
cials attempted to have him kid
naped to prevent his appearing
before the Senate committee in
vestigating the appointment of E.
K. Burlew were made today by
Joseph Piggott, Interior Depart
ment guard.
A former member of the Roose-
velt Rough Riders, Piggott was
awarded the Congressional Medal
Of Honor and was national COM
mander of the Spanish War Vet
Grams.
He charged the kidnap attempt
was made last Tuesday morning
home in the 100 block Euclid st.
N. w.
KEEPS DOOR LOCKED
Asserting that he is fearful fur.
ther attempts will be made, Pig.
gott remains locked in his apart
ment and declares he will not go
out without police protection.
Officials of the Interior Depart
ment denied emphatically that
any kidnap attempt had been
made, and branded him as a
"trouble-maker who has been
lobbying at the Capitol"
Piggott last month wrote to
Senator Adams, of Colorado,
charging that Burlew was unfair
to veterans and unfit" for the
post of Assistant Secretary of the
Interior.
On December 80 he received a
letter from R. F. Camaier, sec.
retary of the committee handling
the Burlew investigation, asking
him to put the charges in writing,
which he did.
LEAVE CANCELLED
Meanwhile Piggott had asked
for and been granted leave from
January 10 to IT. On the tenth,
however, he received notification
that this leave had been cancelled
and that he was to report back
to his department that day.
Officials of the department to-
day claimed that his leave was
cancelled because there was a
shortage of guards. Piggott con-
tends that there was no shortage,
but the leave was cancelled in an
effort to prevent him from ap-
pearing before the committee the
following day.
Piggott was not at home on the
tenth, but Mrs. Piggott declared
that three times during the day
men came to their apartment
seeking him and informing her
that he must report for duty.
Because of the appearance of
these men, Piggott said he was
fearful that efforts would be made
to prevent his appearance, and he
called the Capitol and asked that
police car be sent to take him
to the committee the next morn;
ing.
SEIZED BY PAIR
While he was awaiting the
arrival of the car, he said, an
Interior Department car drove up
and two men Sprang out. They
grabbed for him, he said, saying:
I'VE were sent here to bring
you to the Interior Department."
AS they grabbed at him Piggott
sprang away, and replied:
The police will be here in a
minute, and if you touch me
will have you arrested for kid
naping. I am under a Senate
subpoena"
With that the men reentered
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Should HaDe Been Locked Away
1EBut" J."

Senator Tydings of Maryland, consumed with
indignation-and not without reason-at the
Tokyo militarists, proposes law to this effect:
It shall be unlawful to receive any goods at
any port of the United States which are manu-
The Washington times., 1938-01-14
|ELGEN FAvORS'
FEWER TAXIS,
SUBWAY PLAN
Offers Suggestions
At House Quiz

~S ~~ ~ S%S~ ~~~N
Limitation of taxicabS and con-
struction of subways were advo-
Gated today to relieve traffic con-
geStion and to aid the system Of
mass transportation in Washing
ton at the congressional investi-
cation of the Capital Transit Com
pany.
The recommendations were
made by Riley E. Elgen, chair
man of the Public Utilities Com
mission, before the House District
public util ities S subcommittee,
which began its second session to-
day with testimony from the
IP. U. C.
4,818 CABS HERE
Mr.. Elgen, answering a question
by Representative Jennings Ran
dolph CD West Virginia, chair
man of the subcommittee, said
that one of the greatest problems
in Washington is the unusual"
number of taxicabs.
Pointing out that 4,818 cabs are
now operating, he said:
There are so many cabs here
so many more than in any
community of comparable size
that we can make no compari-
son. There are more taxis in
Washington than in Philadel-
phia, Chicago and Pittsburgh
combined.
''It is highly desirous that the
people should have the advan-
tage of the lowest possible taxi
rate. This factor, however, re-
acts on other transportation
services in the city" ...
ASKS SUGGESTION
Expressing his disappointment
over the attitude Of Congress in
failing to regulate cabs here, Mr.
Randolph asked Mr.. Elgen for q
recommendation on the taxicat
situation.
1T is quite unfortunate" Mr..
Elgen said, that Congress has
failed to act in this matter. I
believe there should be some
kind of limitation on the num-
ber of cabs. don't believe it
should react against employment
in any way, but I do feel that
we should have a more normal
distribution of taxis."
Mr.. Elgen brought up the ques-
ton of subways by pointing out
that Washington eventually will
be forced to institute subway
service in the congested areas.
II feel" he said, that within
so years Washington's popula-
tion will be two million, which
brings us to the conclusion that
we must make a careful study
Of transportation in the CITY,"
PECULIAR PROBLEMS
Mr.. Elgen pointed to several
complications in the matter OF
constructing subways here, declar,
ing that Washington has peculiar
problems growing out of the con-
centration of traffic in particular
areas and spareness of traffic in
outlying sections.
Charles Maize, representing
Columbia Lodge 174 of the Assoc
iation of Machinists, reported to
the subcommittee that his organ
ization favors the 7-cent street
car fare and the elimination of
one man street cars, as provided
in two bills now before the sub
committee, sponsored by Repre-,
sentative Everett Dirksen CDD Of
Illinois.
Representative Randolph an.
nounced the hearing will be con-
tinued Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1938-01-14
My Say

A warm, packed theater, with welldressed
people, delightful musical comedy, and gay
Mickey Mouse-and then, suddenly, thrown on
The Washington times., 1938-01-14
FRIDAY, JAN. IA, 1893
By Evalw Walsh Mclean

Well, people who go to the movies have seen
horrible war pictures for the last year-men
being blown to bits and poor little babies killed.
But that didn't affect us except with the deepest
sympathy for the suffering ones. q
When there is crime here in the United
States, the families involved back up the officers
of the law and do their best to capture the
criminals, but the poor torn bodies are certainly
not thrown on the screen when they are found.
And they shouldn't be except in the case Of
public enemies, who may well serve as examples
to others.
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People Are Getting Used to 1t

The American people are fundamentally such
fine people, and there is no one in the world
more against war than I am. AS have often
said, yank our battleships out of the war zone.
What are our treaties with nations like Japan
but scraps Of paper?
1t certainly made me sick the other day to
see the young and old people in that theater
getting used to seeing what stands for our
greatest power and glory-our flag-destroyed,
and our men killed.
If this happens every time we are insulted
abroad we will soon get so used to it that we
will say: "Oh, that is just one Of our battle
ships being SUNK" and go home to dinner and
forget about it.
Let us take our stand, as we did, and carry
on-or go to war and blow the blasted enemy
out of the water, but don't let us make box
office receipts out of the destruction of our flag
and our fine American citizens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-19
Fear or Germany Hastens Forming OF Reich Cabinet

, ering of high Fascist leaders that the month of March was likely to be of importance.
 Whatever the truth of the report regarding Germany, Blum's aban- donment of his attempt to form . cabinet left the way open for Camille Chautemps to step in and form one, with the membership restricted to his own radical Socialist party. Chautemps was leader of the pop ular front cabinet which fell last Friday. Thus he and his key men remain in office, the difference be- ing that Socialists will support him but were not included in the cabi- net membership. Also, the Commun- ists who supported the previous cab inet will be nominally in opposition. But if they vote against the govern ment, ChautempS will depend on votes from the center parties to give him a majority.
 Paul Marchandeau, 49, bald head ed, mustached lawyer for big cham pagne firms, member of the cham Der of deputies and for 19 years mayor of Rheims, is key man in the new cabinet as finance minister, src- ceeding Paul Bonnet, who was the central figure in last weeks cabinet fall. The net result of the cabinet crisis is that the rupture of the pop ular front has been confirmed; that Socialists are in support fo/ an All- Radical Socialist cabinet and that Communists, who supported the for mer Socialist Radical Socialist cab- inet as the third om the popular front groups, are outside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-19
BY RALPH HEINZEN

(Unlte0 Press Stan COrrcSpOnuentD
 Paris, Jan. 19.-CUP).-A warning that Germany might take forceful action in foreign politics was con- tributing factor in the quick ending of Frances cabinet crisis, 1t was re- ported today.
 Two usually well informed sources, one of the right wing, the other of the left, told the United Press that Andre Francois-Po Poncet, ambassador to Germany, made most ominous report to the government regard ing the possibilities of Germany'S in- tention in the foreign field.
 The right wing source asserted that the report was so serious in nature that it was a contributing reason why Leon Blum, Socialist leader, tried to form a cabinet on a national coalition basis and then abandoned his attempt with startling Speediness when he found himself unable to obtain both left wing and centrist support.
 This informant said that Francois Poncet warned the government that Adolf Hitler was preparing some such move like his denunciation ot the military clauses of the Versailles treaty and his military reoccupation of the Rhineland. It was intimated that the German move might be made in March.
 It was recalled at once that the political expert of the newspaper Oeuvre asserted only week ago that Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy, Germany'S ally, told Q private gath-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-19
REPUBLICANS OF
 STATE IN BATTLE
Election of Colonel Allyn as Committeeman Has
 Not Brought Peace
By GEORGE R. MORRIS, JR. fNYx. n~~z- C@n dav \

By GEORGE R. MORRIS, JR. United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 New London, Conn, Jan. 1.-(UP) The opening wedge in what was expected to ultimately result in a statewide contest for control of the Republican state central committee was driven today with the election of Col. w. Ellery Allyn, Waterford, to the committee from the 20th dis trict. Allyn, supported by the fac tion of National Committeeman Samuel F. Pryor, Jr., Greenwich, and State Senator J. Kenneth Brad ley, Westport, obtained 8 bare ma jority in a special district conven- tion to defeat Rep. George H. HoXie md, Lebanon.
 Backing the Pryor Bradley maneuvers was Maj. John Buckley, Union, who was a candidate for chairman of the committee last summer following the death of J. Henry Roraback, and who withdrew at the last moment in favor of Ben jamin E. Harwood, Chester. HOxie Backed by Brown Hoxie was endorsed by States Att torney Arthur M. Brown, Jewett (Continued on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-19
UnitedLreland FarAwayAs Conferences End m London

the prime minister scarcely ex- pected that Chamberlain would agree to hand over Ulster immedi- ately, it was understood that he strongly hoped to get at least some assurance that the present division might be revised in the future.
 His Fianna Fail party lost heavily in the Free State general elections last August and he was said to be anxious to return to Dublin with 8 prize for his constituents. Irish quarters believed that this partly explained his strong stand on the demand that the six northern coun- ties must join the 26 southern counties.
 Sources close to the Irish dele- gation expressed the hope that if Britain and Ireland could agree on matters of trade and defense the British might make some approach to Ulster, pointing out that those issues are closely connected with the partition problem.
 A lengthy communique explaining that no agreements had been made and that neither side had relaxed in its existing commitments was ex- pected to be issued after the pres .ent talks have been concluded.
 De Valera appeared tired after two days of drawn out converse. tions with the British delegates His daughter, Marin, arrived iron Dublin enroute to Sweden and wis. ited with him. She is attending z university in Sweden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-19
By JOSEPH w. GREGG, JR. 'ITuifed Press Staff COrreSpOndeutl

United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 London, Jan. 19 9- (UP) - The Anglo-Irish conversations end today with the basis for trade and de- fense agreements virtually estab- lished but with an agreement on a proposal for an united Ireland re- mote. With the critical issue of Irish unity set aside, the delegates were expected to search further for an understanding on trade and de- fenSe which they hoped may be ex- banded into general Anglo-Irish peace" at some time in the future. With the present stage of the con- ferences concluded today Prime Minister Ramon de Valera of Ire land, (the former Irish Free State) and his delegates were expected to go back to Dublin tonight or tomor- row morning to await developments.
 De Valera's next visit probably will be after the Northern Ireland general elections on February 9 at which the question of joining Southern Ireland in united Ireland is the dominating issue. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of Britain refused to support De Val era's proposal, leaving the Ulster electorate to chart it's own course.
 De Valera was said by Irish sources, however, not to have given up his dream of an all-Irish state and has hinted that 1t might be re- vived when the conferences are re- stunned. It was said that although
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-19
States Attorney Lewis, Mayor Hayes to Receive
 Audit Report First
NOT AVAILABLE TO
 ROWLAND UNTIL THEN
Three Line Interview Is Given Democrat Man Out=
 side Controllers Door

Controller Sherwood L. Rowland continued his pro- test today over the stoppage of his flow of public records" through the channels pro- vided by the Republican, American special staff as- signed to publicize the polit- ical smear campaign from the controllers office. Mean while, States Attorney Law renee L.LewiS, responsible for the audit which will be conducted by his proviso 'iInpartially," had no comment on the dispositions taken by his staff from employees of the controllers office. It is his understanding that reports of the audit will be made to Mayor Frank Hayes and to himself and that these will not be property of Con- troller RoWland's public" until they are complete.
 Democrat Man Outside
 The controller interrupted his personal accountant, William J. Armstrong, today just as MT. Arm strong was remarking that "the board of finance has forbidden us to make any statements"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-19
BELOW ZERO IN
 MANY SECTIONS
Coldest Morning in Three Years-WhOle State in
 Winters Grip

Registering Waterbury's coldest morning in several years, the mer- cury plunged to 8 degrees below zero today on the official thermom- eter at City Hall with reports from the suburbs indicating that marks as low as 9 degrees below zero had been recorded.
 The cold spell gained impetus at o'clock yesterday when a con- paratively mild January afternoon turned frigid and SEW real Arctic weather arrive at midnight, when the mercury dropped below zero. Early morning pedestrians snapped along nearly deserted downtown streets while motorists "cussed" cold engines and the fumes of their car mixtures steamed like the trail of locomotive smoke.
 One Casualty Reported
 One casualty" was reported at local hospitals. John Hotkowski of Railroad street, Thomaston, was admitted to St. Mary's hosital at 2:45 o'clock today and was treated for frozen ears and discharged. He was brought in by Motor Patrolmen John Mcdonnell and John Walsh.
 Superintendent of Parks James J. Curtin reported fine skating at all three city parks, Fulton, Hamilton and Washington, with few takers as of the early morning. But the
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