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caused the Senate to send the
Jones bill back to committee.
simultaneously Mr.. RooSevelt's
House leaders, who apparently
are on the same wave band, de-
cided they would not even con-
slider the Jones bill.
. Chairman Jesse Jones, pro-
moter Of the bill, seems to be
on an entirely different band.
He has not received a word out
Of the ether, only the slap in
the face from both the Senate
and the House.
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WACA NA4ACA
W e ar. H er
cleverneSS as
q d e 81 g n er
a n d h e r
K n a c K a t
dressing fit
her for this
specia lized
work. She is
doing it well
a n d h e r
friends are de
lighted at her
success.
4 + Il
The State
Department is
being publicly
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gress should
aid railroads
If they insist
on C u t t j n g
wages. He
said that at
his last press
conference.
But Sena-
tor La Toilette
walked off
the PreSiden.
tial yacht, up
to the floor
Of the Sen-te
and delivered
a speech for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23

polite about the possible ap-
pointment Of Mrs. Broy as Am
bassador to Russia. But it hopes
privately that it will not be
asked to approve her selection
by some higher authority. The
State Department does not like
women diplomats. It admits that
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman ard
Mrs. Ruth Bryan owen Rhode
have lone well at their posts in
Norway and Denmark. But it
asks please send us no more
female heads Of missions" Not
long ago the department gave
the annual examination to candi-
dates for diplomatic posts.
And tried at the same time to
discourage women candidates.
"You don't seem TO realize" the
presiding official said, that
there are only about five posts
in the world to which women
can be sent with discretion"
No South American country it
seems would understand a wo-
man diplomat. They'd think
she was an adventures though
she were as grim as DR.. Mary
Walker. The big powers are not
flattered by women representa-
tiveS. In the Far East they'd
never do.
All this may be true. Person
ally I can't see as I read the
headlines that threaten to
shatter the world to pulp, that
men have been such noble
diplomats.
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WaIIace's One-Man
Fight On Court
NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
By PAUL MALLON


NWod
Reproduction Strictly Prohbitsd)
MENTAL telepathy to have developed its most
AVA phenomenal in connection with the pending
Jones railhep bill It seems that interested in
killing the bill has been radating thought
ethereal kocyce band which reaches only those who have
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23

lately seem Mr.. Roosevelt.
It cannot be Mr.. Roosevelt
himself because he has an
nounced that he is not Gin" on
the uuect..on of whether Con.
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DEAR WASHINGTON
By HELEN ESsARY

MADAM PROCHNIK who graceful hostess at the
41 Austrian legation before Herr Hitler grabbed up the
country she and her husband represented in Washington
has a business
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N0rrOW Escapes

WASHINGTON is q city Of
w narrow escapes. One Of the
gentlemen who always goes to
the White House press confer
ences tells me that Mr.. RooSe-
velt's last message made him
think the universe was going to
the dogs, even faster than the
Republicans prophesy. TIL q t
there was no escape from de-
struction for any living creature
-unleSs-but let my writing
friend tell Of his own anguish
to wit:
I suppose most of you were
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
One-n1an Campaign

A LMOST as psychic and far
"A more important generally
are the widening ramifications
Of Agriculture Secretary Wal
lace's "one-man" fight against
the Supreme Court.
Eight statements have been
issued by Mr.. Wallace failing
the court for the decision
against him in the Kansas City
Stockyards case. Strangely, these
attacks are not really what they
seem to be, namely a revival Of
the Administration attack on
the Court, although Mr.. Roose-
welt has revived every other Is
sue upon which he was defeated.
except this one.
The facts seem to be that Mr..
Wallace is conducting purely
personal campaign, and solely
because (a) he and his father
were associated with the pas
sage Of the StockyardS act. CD
he is still. angry at the court
and (c) he is afraid the court is
going to wreck the latest agri-
cultural law when the quotas
go on cotton, tobacco and corn
next fall and thus provoke a
test suit.
At least this Is the unofficial
official explanation.
Any thought that Mr.. RooSe-
welt is working up to a new anti
court campaign through Wallace
is just simply prepoSterous, be-
cause Mr.. Wallace has merely
told Mr.. R. in a general way
what he is doing, and merely
assumes" Mr.. r. is for it.
LOgan's Court Idea
IT IS therefore nothing short
L Of miraculous that on
March II a bill was introduced
in the Senate to solve just such
q situation as Wallace is COM
planning about, by creating a
"United States Court of Appeals
for Administration" to super
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She is representing here now
a smart New York lingerie house
which Specializes in made-to-
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
WILLETT CITES
LACK OF RELIEF

Washington is "a bad ninth" in
the amount spent for relief, Her.
bert L. Willett, jr., director of the
Community Chest, told members
of the Cosmopolitan Club yester'
day.
This city provided relief to only
1882 in q recent month, Mr.. viii
lett pointed out, citing the fact
that Boston, only slightly larger,
gave relief to 1890 persons.
Explaining why Community
Chest funds are not diverted from
certain agencies and used for re-
lief, Mr.. Willett said:
"The Chest is the financial
agent of "a agencies and the
money it raises is pledged, even
as it is raised, to those agencies.
To attempt to divert it to any
other cause would be dishonest.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18

ThrOWS Out
Whitney

NEW YORK, March 1S GN.S0
The stock exchange today wrote
ftnis to the career Of Richard
whitney, its one-time hero and
president.
While 1000 brokers and clerks
stood silently grouped around the
marble rostrum, President Charles
R. Gay, in measured tones, read
the verdict of the governing COM
mittee:
Richard Whitney was found
guilty of the charge and specifi-
cations and was expelled"
The Street" knew this morn
ing that it was all UP with Whit
ney, that nothing remained but
formal reading of the expulsion
verdict, so the sound of the big
bell, which cut trading short half
an hour after the exchang g e
opened, came as no surprise.
SolemnIy President Gay and
his secretary, Robert L. Fisher,
mounted the roStrum as 800
brokers and 1900 clerks grouped
themselves around the daiS.
In absolute silence they heard
the reading of the charges. the
verdict of the committee.
It took Richard Whitney many
years to build his reputation for
courage, resourcefulness and lead
erShip. 1t took four minutes to
expel him.
The order Suspending Edwin D,
Morgan. jr., and Henry D. Mygatt,
partners with Whitney in the de.
funct Richard Whitney and Com
pany, was read at the same time.
Soon now they will sell Whit
ney's seat on the exchange, once
worth $29O, 900 and which now
may bring perhaps $50, 1000, to
satisfy his exchange creditors.
The scene in the exchange to
day was far different than on
that day in 1929 when Whitney
tried to save the market from
collapse.
Nine years ago with stocks
crashing, Whitney called out a
bold, reckless bid of .205 for Is, ,00C
shares Of steel with steel quoted
at 100. Surprised, the market
halted abruptly in its downward
trend and fraction by fraction
steel cautiously rose to 20612.
While it heSitated there, Whit,
ney and q handful of others
desperately and grimly sought to
rally the rest of the market be.
hind the steel advance, but there
was no Stemming the tide and
steel resumed its downward trend
to complete the collapse.
Nevertheless, for his efforts al
that time, whitney was a nero
Today, with two strikes on him
in the form Of double indictments
for larceny Of customers Secur
tiles, the exchange called the third
Whitney lost his governorShip, his
seat on the exchange and his
membership. He will be sen
tenced March 2S.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
REWARD SPURS
Levine SEARCH

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, March
18 G.NS0.-Search for 12-year-old
Peter Levine, kidnapped from his
home here three weeks ago, was
spurred by passage in the State
Assembly of bill to establish a
$1,000 reward for capture OF the
abductors. The bill will go to the
senate today for final passage.
Meanwhile Omen and local
police cooperated in attempting
to arrest the kidnaperS. All toy
shops in the vicinity were being
checked for the identity of recent
purchasers of toy typewriters SINH
lar to the one used by the snatch
erS TO address the ransom notes to
Peters father, Murray Levine,
we., to-do New York lawyer.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
WI High Cadets
To Present Show

ARLINGTON, Va. March 18.
Cadets of the Westinghouse
High School will stage their an
nual drill and show at 8 p. m.
today in the school auditorium.
More than 900 students will par.
ticipate.
A play, THE Whole Towns
Talking" will be presented under
the direction of Marie Malott,
member Of the school faculty. The
cast includes Forrest Tucker, Don
Cutter, Carolyn Watson, Mary B.
Hendricks, Eleanor SholteS, 10y
Blake, Marjorie Forgey, John Ag-
new, Mary B. Hendricks, Patricia
Akin, Edwin Beinnart, Marian
Davis and Powers Beard.
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union contracts or arranging pay
less holidays for non-union en-
ployeS.
The Railway Labor Executives
Association said any attempt to
shave the incomes Of their mem
bers would be bitterly contested.
Eight hundred thousand members
Of the incorporating unions last
year received wage boosts total
ing $98, 1000, 900, while $50, 900 men,
bers of the big five operating
brotherhoods won increases aggre-
eating $4,000 900.
If the estimated 10 per cent
reduction contemplated by the
Illinois Central is taken as an in
dication for all the carriers, the
annual wage bill would be lowered
approximately $177 ,900,0 900.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18

You cannot afford to miss 1.-THE Life
Of Franklin ID. Roosevelt. Emil Lud-
wigs masterpiece continued Sunday In
the Washington Herald-Times. Call RE
public 1894 for Home Delivery.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
"Charge It. Dog
Dies of Old Age

KELSO, Wash, March 1S
G.N.S0.-Jiggs. the dog that once
received national canine attention
for being the only canine with q
charge account, is dead. He sue
cumbed to old age after Is years
as the almost constant companion
of DR.. A. F. V. Davis.
Several years ago the local ply
sician made arrangements for
JiggS to side up to the counter Of
a soft drink parlor and oaily
bark his order for a dish of ice
cream,
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
.DOdd to Discuss
NaZi Conditions

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 18.
DR.. William Dodd, former United
States ambassador to Germany,
will be J. the guest speaker at a
joint annual public relations ban
quet of Business and Professional
Women'S Clubs of Alexandria, Ar
lington, and Fairfax in the George
Mason Hotel at 7 p. m. tonight.
His topic will be Conditions in
Germany" National, State, and
local government officials will be
guests of honor.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Police Flame
lin AngerD

Fire companies dashed madly to
the scene Of four false alarms
in widely scattered neighborhoods
in the city last night, but the
police department was burned to
a crisp today.
The police were seeing red after
man, believed to be the one who
turned in three false alarms
Wednesday night, called the Third
precinct and announced:
I'm the guy turning in those
false alarms. Try and get me-"
He hung up before the call
could be traced.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Lewis Urges
Billions
FOrJObs

G.N.S.) Warning Congress idle
ness Of 13,00O,0 900 men and women
Is a profound threat to our
stability as a nation" John L.
Lewis, c. I. o. labor leader, to-
day called on the Administration
to fulfill its promise to provide
work for those unable to find
jobs.
In a letter to Chairman Taylor
Of the House Appropriations Com
mittee, Lewis urged the immediate
appropriation of $4,000. 900, 900 to
provide a minimum Of 3,500,000
WPA jobs.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18

Directors Of the association OF
14O Glass roads, which met be.
hind closed doors, refused to dis
cuSs the exact program for the
meeting, but it was said unoffi.
cially that the principal business
would concern possible pay roll
savings.
Officials, who refused to be
quoted, said it was imperative
that some action must be taken
to counterbalance the diSappoint-
ing increase in freight rates re-
Gently granted by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The Illinois Central Railroad
was the first carrier in this sec
ton to take any step in that direc-
ton with a statement announcing
a plan to slash pay roll costs by
discontinuing positions covered in
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Gallinger InterneS
Forced to Operate
By Lack of Doctors
Situation at Hospital Wins Senate Approval

Young inernes Ganger Hospital performing of
the operations patients that institution pracng surgery
while qualifying for medical surgical practice later the
learned last night approved the District appropra
conference report CARRYING provisions for six ume
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Synagogue Rites
To Honor Youth

Services at B'nai Israel Syna'
gogue tonight will be dedicated to
tn he Young Peoples League in
honor of its annual convention in
Troy, N. Y, April l, 2, and 3, and
in recognition of work being done
by the leagues publication. the
Jewish Youth Journal.
The league has announced as its
guest speaker, Jack Segal of the
Jewish Theological Seminary
brother Of Rabbi Henry Segal
His subject will be How Can Ju,
daism Regain the Loyalty Of It's
YOUTH"
The Washington times., 1938-03-18

physicians at Gallinger.
Senator Elmer Thomas CD Of
Oklahoma, cited this condition as
an argument for the additional
physicians. He was answering an
objection by Senator Warren r
Austin (R) of Vermont, who had
expressed the opinion the real
need at Gallinger was for more
nurses rather than more doctors,
THOROUGH STUDY
IT made very thorough study
Of the hearings" Senator Austin
said, "and the evidence did not
seem to me to justify the ap-
preparation"
1.-THE evidence before the ap-
propriations committee" Sena-
tor Thomas replied, "discloses
that the physicians at the hos
pital are mainly very young and
most of the operations are per
formed by internes. While the
two medical colleges have some
members of their staffs on the
staff of the hospital, they do
not devote much time to work,
and we thought that in the
interest of the institution, and
the proper care of the patients,
there should be some regular
physicians at all times of the
day."
When Senator Austin asked If
Gallinger had a regular paid staff
Of full-time physicians at the pres
ent time, Senator Thomas in,
formed him this was not the case.
ANSWERS AUSTIN
In answer to an observation by
Senator Austin that he had under.
stood 81 physicians visit the hos,
pital three times a week and that
there are available on call some.
thing like 1873 of the finest physi.
clans and surgeons of Washing.
ton" who wish to be regarded as
ready to come when called and
who charge no fee for their Serv
ices, Senator Thomas said:
"The fact is that there are
two large medical schools in the
District and the heads of the
medical departments of these
schools are assigned to the staff
of Gallinger Hospital. When an
operation is to be performed or
a serious case comes to the hos
pital, they probably would not
be on the job and oftentimes
are not available.
REASON FOR ACTION
I'm the interest of the pa
tients at the hospital the commit
tee thought it advisable to pro-
vide six full-time physicians so
that regular staff physicians
might be there at all times.
1--WE do not disturb the present
arrangement between the hos
pital and the medical schools.
These high-clasS doctors are still
on the staff and the new physi-
clans are to be chief surgeons
and supplemental and we think
will add to the efficiency of the
institution"
Senator Austin did not press his
objection and the conference re
port was approved by the Senate
without further discussion.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
RAIL WORKERS
WAGE ASSURED
BY R 0 0 SEVELT
Two Delegates Named
To Attend Sessions
By ERIC FRIEDHEIM

G.N.SO President Roosevelt as
Sured railroad workers today that
Administration efforts to effect
economies in transportation oper
ations would not be directed at
lowering wages.
At conferences with Interstate
c o m m ce Commissioners and
other Government RAILROAD, ex
perts, the President leaned toward
consolidation of physical proper.
ties as the logical method Of cut.
ting costs.
PAY CUT INADVISABLE
The President explained that
while no concrete plan has been
determined. he thought it was not
adviSabel to strike at the pay en-.
velopes of railroad employees.
Yesterday, Mr.. Roosevelt named
a three-man committee of Inter
state Commerce Commission mem
bers to draft a railroad rehabilita-
ton program. 1t is expected this
program will suggest a long range
plan for consolidating and pooling
of properties.
At the same time, pressure Is
being exerted to reconcile congress
sional differences blocking avia-
tion legislation.
Determined to settle the peren-
nially vexatious railroad problem.
Government transportation ex-
perts favor complete reShuffling
Of the railroad map.
RFC Chairman Jesse Jones,
whose agency has staked the car
riers to millions Of dollars in
loans, urged measures to reduce
destructive competitive influences
Former Railroad Coordinator
Joseph B. Eastman, who with ICC
members w. M w. Splawn and
Charles D. Mahaffie, was named
to the three-man rail committee,
has been a long-standing advocate
Of railroad consultations.
MERGERS STUDIED
Studies of railroad mergers al
ready have been instituted by the
RFC. For several weeks corpora
ton officials have weighed the
adviSability of combining the Chi
cago, Milwaukee, st. Paul and Pa
cific and the Chicago and North
western Railroads. They operate
largely in the same area.
The railroad committee will give
particular attention to the advisa
bility of forcing railroads to poo
some of their facilities to effect
huge savings.
The committee may recommenC
enlargement of the bankruptc!
statutes to give the Government
greater power in effecting railroad
consultations.
Pending completion Of the rail
road program. the RFC will con
tlnue lending to carriers.
PLEAD FOR ACTION
Meanwhile, commercial airline.
pleaded for speedy action by Con
gress on legislation creating new
Government aviation ,uthority
Many of the major air carriers
showed heavy operating losses fol
1851 and several Spckesmen pre-
dicCed bankruptcy unless existing
airmaii rates are increased.
While railroad and aviation
problems held the immediate con
cern Of the Administration. Mari
time Commission officials re
ported Government efforts to re
build the nations merchant ma
rine are slowly bearing fruit"
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Carriers Consider
Slashing Pay Rolls

CHICAGO, March 1S QNS)-Pay roll cuts to offset low
reported be in the balance at meeting of the
Association of American Railroads here TO-DAY.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-29
ARMOUR & co. FINED FOR
MISBRANDING OF BUTTER

New York, Sept. 2-Armour & Co.,
meat packers, were fined $500 late
last week by Federal Judge Murray
Hubert after entering a plea Of
guilty to six counts charging VIOLA
ton of the Pure Food and Drug
Act of 1906 by misbranding butter.
According TO Frank Gordon, Assist
ant United States District Attor-
ney, the firm shipped butter made
in Siberia from New York to Bos-
ton in containers labelled made in
u. S. A." 1t was charged that the
company purchased 3,407 boxes of
Siberian butter in 1887 and shipped
], 400 boxes to it's Boston office for
sale there to companies in Massa-
chusetts. 1t was able, Mr.. Gordon
said, to undersell domestic butter
by &c a pound.
Judge Hubert said he found the
governments recommendation of a
fine of $50 on each count totally
inadequate" Because the plea of
guilty saved the government the
cost of trial, however, he approx
ed it. Mr.. Gordon said the COM
pany had been convicted three
times of other violations Of the act
and that it had violated the act ten
times by misbranding butter
Produce Packer TX. CO.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-29
PROCLAMATION

Whereas the destruction of $780,
100000 in property and 10000 lives
by fire each year is a matter of con-
Germ to everyone, and
Whereas the reduction of this
fire waste can be effected in direct
proportion to the amount Of care
exercised by all people, and
Whereas the President of the
United States for the benefit of the
American people as whole has
proclaimed the week of October g.
Is Fire Prevention Week;
Now, Therefore, I, Elmer A. Ben
son, Governor of the State of Min
nesota, do hereby proclaim the week
of October 9th to 18th, 1888, as Fire
Prevention Week in order that the
people of this State in every COM
munity shall individually and thru
various organizations discover and
correct existing fire hazards, pro-
mote measures of public and priv
ate fire protection, extend instruc-
ton in fire prevention among
adults, as well as school children
and arouse the people generally to
the need for habits of greater care.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal OF the State to be here
to affixed this 22nd day Of Septem-
Der, 1888.
(Signed) Elmer A. Benson,
Governor of Minnesota.
Attest: Great SeaD
Mike Holm, Secretary of State.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Perry and
family, of st. Cloud, spent Sunday
at the Forsberg and Thornbloom
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Martin visited
Sunday in Little Falls with Mrs.
Martins sister and family.
John Ecglund and family are
moving on the Ben Bosshardt place.
Mrs. Lena Holmberg and Mrs.
Wesley Martin visited with Mrs.
Forsberg and Mrs. Thornbloom
Thursday afternoon.
Quite few from this vicinity at
tended Mrs. Trierweiler's sale.
Bill Mark, of Bemidji, and Mrs.
VIM. Cumming and daughters. Mel
vina and Yvonne, were dinner
guests at Wesley Martins Sunday.
Evelyn and Vivian Holmes spent
Sunday afternoon with Tillie and
Enid Martin.
Genard Martin was dinner guest
at the Harold Nelson home in Sank
Centre Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Nelson and
daughter Mrs. Lena Holmberg and
Mrs. Wesley Martin and daughter,
Gwendolyn. visited with Mrs. Frank
Martin Sunday afternoon.
Orville Martin spent Sunday
afternoon with Herman and Gordon
Holmes.
Albin Holmquist, Paul Zerk, Wes-
ley Martin and son, Genard, Harry
Were, Gust Logering, Herman and
Gordon Holmes put in the fcunda-
ton for the barn on the Forsberg
and Thornblcom place Friday. Her
man Holmes is doing the carpenter
ing.
Mrs. Lena Holmberg visited with
friends in Little Sank Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Emick and sons
were callers at Wesley Martins
Wednesday evening.
Aurelia Gartner visited with
Tillie and Enid Martin Wednesday
evening.