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The Washington times., 1938-03-07

But the cold fac is that
shrewd, cold-blooded Yankee
trading is behind all our recent
inSistence for secrecy in Army
and Navy developments. The
silencer which has been placed
on official sources of military in
formation, the restrictions and
censorship of cameramen are a
part of the desire to give our
Army and Navy experts private
information which they can
swap with foreign experts in the
routine exchange of confidential
tips and military news.
Until a few months ago, the
American Army or Navy attache
in a foreign post had nothing
to bargain with. So far as Amer
can war secrets" were con-
cerned, newsreels and still cam
eras, reporters and commenta-
tors, had already told the story.
1t wasn't a matter Of tremen.
dous Importance because in
this day and age any nation is
lucky if it can keep an impor.
tant national defense develop
ment secret for even six months.
To keep secret for so long as a
year is next to impossible.
Hitherto, Uncle Sam has been
losing out because, he has been
from two to six months behind
the intelligence parade: Now,
with a few secrets in his hip
pocket, he figures that he's at
least even with the other
players in the international
poker game where highly conf.
Dental" information are the
chips.
One Of the all-too-few laughs
Of last weeks La Toilette Com
mittee hearings on violations Of
civil liberties, was unwittingly
furnished by an inspired stenog-
rapher. She cut the stencil for
the mimeographed statement
handed out solemnly to reporters
by Charles R. Hook, president
of the National Association Of
Manufactures.
Mr.. Hook felt himself much
misrepresented by the La Fol
lette disclosures that director Of
the N. A. M. are also officials Of
concerns which buy so per cent
OF the tear gas sold annually
in the United States. His care
fully prepared remonstrances
read smoothly until the conclud-
ing sentence was reached.
Came the words: II have
asked your permission, gentle
men, to make this brief open
ing statement so you would
understand where stank on
civil liberties, the workingman,
and the goal Of industry"
The Washington times., 1938-03-07
Court Approves
Railroad Revision
U. S., BRITAIN CONFER

NORFOLK, Va, March 7
G.N.s).-Judge Way has signed
an order authorizing reorganiza-
ton managers Of the Norfolk
Southern Railroad to proceed with
recapitalization Of the road. The
action is subject to approval Of
the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion.
The Washington times., 1938-03-07

as he Sen
ate's cham
pion expo
nent Of incon-
sistency. In
the early New
Deal da y S,
C fornia's
junior Sena-
tor wrote a
Dear Frank
lin" letter to
the w hi t e
H Sc pro-
The Washington times., 1938-03-07

m a n W no
loves to gam
BILE. He is not
a big gam
bier. Like Will
liam CIR cen,
president of
t h e AFL,
Two collars Is
about his ex-
trenne limit
on a horse
race. Never
theleSS there
The Washington times., 1938-03-07
TREASURY CONDITION

UNSO. easury balance,
March 4: $3,o1o,12 ,o4o.45; inter,
nal revenue. $11,1s9, ,o7o.s5; Gus.
toms receipts, $3,Ss6,12s.2O: re
ceipts, $500, o,s42,522; expendi'
lures, $5,O56,972,541.
The Washington times., 1938-03-07

It was emphasized, however
that military plans have no bear.
ing on the policy of raising the
American flag wherever a valid
claim can be established.
The islands are suitable only
for way stations on the trans
Pacific air lines, and will be de-
veloped only for such purpose.
U. S., BRITAIN CONFER
The American and British gov
ernments are in consultation over
the Pacific islands, and official
quarters here are convinced that
all disputes can be satisfactorily
settled.
1t will be the duty of Americas
new Ambassador to Great Britain,
Joseph P. Kennedy, to prosecute
this nations claims to the terri.
tories.
FIVE POLICY POINTS
The American policy toward the
islands, it was revealed, involve
these major points:
!. The first claim to title over
undiscovered territory naturally
rests on discovery.
2. Many islands in the Pacific
were discovered by American
ships.
8. The United States has al
ways held that mere discovery,
however, does not give final
title. If it is not followed by
reasonable occupation, discovery
itself is insufficient.
TO LAND COLONISTS
4. In relation to the islands
in question-of which there are
many-the United States is
assuming the right to occupy
them because of (a) discovery,
(b) former occupation, and
Co failure of any other nation
to occupy, or a combination of
any of these three points.
Pursuant to presidential order,
a Coast Guard cutter will shortly
land Hawaiian colonists on Can
ton and Enderbury islands-four
on each.
The first move then will be the
construction of lighthouses to aid
shipping and air transportation.
Located 35 miles apart, Canton
and Endbury islands lie approx
imately 1850 miles southwest of
Hawaii, near the scene where
Capt. Edwin C. Musick and his
crew crashed to their deaths in
a Pacific clipper ship.
U. S. TO SUPPLY FOOD
Both will be supplied by food
and water brought by government
boats from Hawaii every three
months. Although the Interior De
partment was not certain just
how many people constitute it's
colonization" officials stated
that the four Hawaiians on each
The Washington times., 1938-03-07
By JOHN o'DoNNELL and DORIS FLEEsoN

It's shame to crumple bit of that gaudy tinsel Of
modrama which most properly decoate all yarns of spes
secret agents. stolen plans and those charming ladies Of
fiction who get government officials plastered that the
gentlemen break down and tell all.
The Washington times., 1938-03-07
DOWNING STREET

Downing Street, residence Of the
British prime ministers, was named
for Sir George Downing, a Seven.
teenth century secretary Of the
TREASURY.
The Washington times., 1938-03-07

Harry Hopkins, Works Pro-
greSS Administrator, is, accord
ing to his own admission, q
The Washington times., 1938-03-07
Coalition in House
To Revise Tax Bill
Apparently Doomed
Republican Members Cool, COntending That
democrats AII1ays Run Out on Us"
By WILLIAM s. NEAL

NS The proposed Republican Democratic House coa-
on against the special penalty tax family and closely held
corporations the Administrations tax bill apneared to have
The Washington times., 1938-03-07
U.S.. Reveals Plan
To Expand Claims
= To Pacific Islands
Raising American Flag Due to Extend
Airline Stations; Military Aim Denied

NNS) The United States only intends occupy the
strategic Canton and Enderbury Islands but pursue its
claim other territories in the Pacific it made known
officially today.
The Washington times., 1938-03-07
ECONOMY URGED

Loading a collation. attack on
the bill requested by the President
Byrd asserted the Chief Executive
once described it as greater In
Importance than his defeated
Court Reorganization Bill.
"And we, too," Byrd added,
"feel that its implications are
as great as the court bill. In
some instances the power given
the President would be greater
than if he had been allowed to
increase the Supreme Court"
Byrd particularly assailed the
clause which would consolidate
Federal relief agencies under
the Department of Welfare.
"The Congress has not yet de-
termined what is permanent re-
lief policy or whether it will
nave one," he SAID.
BUDGET FORGOTTEN
"The bill blasts the hope Of
balancing, the budget" Byrd
added. ITO balance the budget
and pay as we go, we must re-
duce expenses or increase taxes.
Our national tax burden today
is a full 10 per cent Of our
national income, exclusive OF
State and local taxes.
1.-THE Democratic party Is
under solemn covenant with the
people of America to reduce
governmental extravag gance,
largely through the elimination
of waste, extravaganza, overlap
ping activities and duplicated
effort"
The Washington times., 1938-03-07
Annual Pay
Plan Urged
TOSenGte

I.N.S.) Endorsement Of the an
nual wage plan for industrial EN-
ployes was given today before the
Senate Unemployment Committee
by Ernest E. Jacob, president o.
a CIO packing house union a.
Austin, MINI.
While praising the annual wage
system in effect at the Horne
Packing Company plant at Austin
Jacob said employees should bt
unionized to prevent the annua
wage idea from being used as q
scheme to speed up" work Of the
employees.
EMPLOYEES SATISFIED
Roy Franklin, business agent o1
the Austin Packing House Union
joined Jacob in testimony that
95 per cent of the 5000 employees
in the HORNED plant are satisfied
with the plan as it is in effect
there.
Under the plan, the company
guarantees employees years work
by contract, with a weekly wage
covering maximum of 40 hours
If the employees complete thei,
work in less than 40 hours the
extra time is given to them. Va.
cations and sick leave are pro
yided.
Rural workers employed on
WPA projects declined from about
100000 in March, 1887, to about
$4,000 in November, but since
that time the trend has been up
ward Darlington Gill, WPA off
cial earlier testified before the
committee.
RURAL DESTITUTION
"While the tremendous mum.
bers of rural families who have
been dependent on relief grants
or WPA earnings at any one
time are incontrovertible evil
dence Of the extent of rural dis
tress, the heavy turnover in
rural cases reveals destitution
to be even more widespread"
Gill said.
Gill pointed out that economic
conditions flunctuate rapidly in
rural areas, with a rapid move
ment OF families on and off the
relief rolls, adding:
while the great majority Of
these families are no longer re-
ceiving public assistance, many
Of them are still not far above
L
The Washington times., 1938-03-07
BYRD ASSAILS
'REORGANIzING'
AS WASTEFUL
virginian Sees Bill As
New Blow to Budget

u.N.S). Described as greater
in Importance than the Supreme
Court issue, the Federal Reogani
zation Bill entered its second week
before the Senate today, accom-
panied by a blast from Senator
Byrd CD Of Virginia, who as.
sailed the measure as increasing
Government expenses.
II strongly favor reform of the
bloated bureaucracy at Washing.
ton, but a reorganization to &C
complish any good must be for
economy" Byrd said. "As certain
as the sun shines, the passage of
the Reorganization Bill in its
present form will increase the ex-
penses of the Government by huge
sumS-perhaps as much as hun
dreds of millions of dollars an
nually."
The Washington times., 1938-12-29


part of Czechoslovakia II Duce right deck with
the moral support He sounded off several times to the
effect that Adolf eternaly and historically right
wanting to absorb Central Europe all the way down the
Danube River the Black Sea- This support from Beno
big help to Adolf.
WE'LL where is Adolf now? Where are the statements
from Hitler that Itays rghfu place in the includes
Djibouti and Tunsa? Hitler may be preparing such
statement don't know. But at this writing he hasn't
crashed through with one in the handsome argehearted
tone that characterized Mussoni's statements about
Czechosovaka. Adolf has, indeed signed peace treaty
with France. The ceremony took place just Musso-
lnis Fascist youths began yelling for Tunisa up and
down the streets of Rome, Genoa Milan.
Can be that this beautiful friendship is already COOL
ing off? In palmer language it be that Hitler has
gotten about all he wants from Mussoln and feels strong
enough 60 alone into Central Europe, and too
bad about Bentos possible adventures msadventures
in Africa?
We don't know-yet. But if the Rome Berlin Axis
should prove to be falling apart couldn't cry about it.
The Washington times., 1938-12-29
The War in Spain
may be drawing to a close.

may be drawing to a close
General Francois heavy winter offensive is reported
to be prelude to peace conference under British
pices, with some kind of middle-of-the-road
PeGce government eventually to be set up to rule
Near? the remaining Spanish Rightists Leftists,
and ordinary people who would like just to
be able to make living without worrying about politics
Such development can't come too to suit u.s. We
don't what brings peace abou-just so both sides
be convinced that it is useless to go on carving
each other up.
This war has caused the slaughter of hundreds of
thousands of people and the destruction of millions
worth of property 1t has kept the worlds nerves on
edge for two and onea years. The sooner it is ended
the better.
From the NewY York; Daily News
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

power. We have never bowed
the knee to Baal. We have taken
our punishment without whim-
pering and now stride off the
battlefield with head erect and
sword untarnished.
COUCH a soldier as Free Lance
~ deserves a military funeral.
In fancy can hear the staccaLo
rattle of the rifles as the salute
is fired and can hear the bugles,
sounding Taps at the grave Of a
newspaper that has never known
fear. And as those long wind
ing notes float out on the winter
air my throat aches as I realize
that never again shall I break a
lance on the field Of editorial
combat.
1.-THE Free Lance has served
Henryetta well. It has rejoiced
when your babies were born. It
The Washington times., 1938-12-29
Your /. O.
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

BY SHIRLEY SPENCER
Here is a cancellation test. In
each group Of four names there
are three which have something
in common not true about the
fourth. Cancel the name which
does not belong to the group.
Score ten for each correct an
swer. Allow four minutes.
/. @. Score
l. Sophocles, Euripides, Ar.
istophaneS, Socrates. -. %.
2. Marian Anderson, Ro-
land Hayes, Paul Robe
son, Lawrence Tibbett. 80.
3. George S. kaufman, Ar.
thur Kober, Noel Cow
ard, Dudley Digges. .... 80.
4. Grieg, Tchekhov, Chopin
Dvorak ............... 80.
S. Victoria Regime" High
Tor" Frederick" "You
Can't Take It With
YOU -.
6. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig,
Dizzy" Dean, Jack
Dempsey ............. -.
Z. Amelia Earhart, Auguste
Picard, Wiley Post,
Charles A. Lindbergh. :. 80.
8. George Meredith. Edgar
Allan Poe, Robert Brown
ing, Rudyard Kipling.. -.
9. George Washington,
U. s. Grant, Theodore
Roose velt, John j.
Pershing ............. -.
10. Whale, seal. hippopota-
mus, crocodile. ....... 80.
ANSWERS ON Page ~
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

to thank his God that he can
live in so beautiful and peace
loving q country Is, our Amer
lea, with such o wonderful,
loving, humane man as our Mr..
Roosevelt-Preside Of the land
Lover ef Hitler" makes his
home in.
I only trust to God that MIR.
Roosevelt will continue to be
our President always. He has
brought us out of the depths.
Hitler is putting his people
deeper into the depths.
Again I take off my hat to
George, and hurrah. I am an
American, too.
God bless our President and
America. RUTH v. TUDGE.
The Washington times., 1938-12-29
Wants a Job

I am writing you to ask your
help in trying to find me a job.
I am not asking for food or
clothes. All I want is a job.
I am a young man, white, and
married not quite a year. am
a landscape laborer but it is a
seasonal job and puts me out OF
work in the winter time. I can
do almost any kind Of work.
If I don't get some work pretty
soon we will have to separate.
The rent is coming due and I
haven't any money to pay it..
If you can help me it will be
greatly appreciated. I will take
any kind of work that I can do
and will be more than glad to
get it.
GEORGE T. REDMoN, JR.
The Washington times., 1938-12-29
Winter

With muted horn and muffled
drums
So casually winter comes
We do not hear her music till
Her hosts come marching down
the hill.
So slyly winter trudges down
Through hill and valley, field
and town,
She takes the sleeper by sur
prise
And scatterS frost upon his eyes.
So swiftly winter, robed in
white,
DescendS upon the wings Of
night
That hill and plain are utterly
Her own by right of victory.
Sydney King Russell.
The Washington times., 1938-12-29
A LOg-Jam Begins to Crack

LONDON, Dec 27-Stocks United States manufactured
goods and farm produce ping in British bonded
warehouses readiness enter British markets under the
tariffs the BtshUnited States trade agreement
effective January !.
Goods in bonded warehouses will the tariffs in force
they through the British customs rather
than the day they enter the country
United Press Dispatch
THERE is good deal of cheerful business news the
year 1888 shreds OUT but perhaps the item quoted
above the most cheerful of the whole year. though
didn't get much play in any of yes
Best Business terdays papers that we saw.
Nome of 1Q2Q2 The United States and Great
Britain, the worlds two richest
commercial nations have agreed to lower various tariffs
which have been blocking trade between them. The
agreement is not just piece of paper 1t concrete
and businessike that American and British business
pilng up goods at business vantage points, so
to be ready to roll them onto widened markets the
moment the agreement becomes effective.
1t looks and if the United States best
possible contribution to keeping the world from going to
lies in these quiet aborous efforts to chip down the
tariff barriers which have been ntensfyng international
hates and rvaries since the first World War ended
YOKE
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

has watched them grow into
manhood and womanhood. It
has praised the loveliness of the
bride, the manliness of ;ne
groom. And. lastly, it has wept
at the bier Of your loved and
lost, and scattered rhetorical
roses above the new-made graves
of your dead. Yes, the free
Lance has been faithful.
7 could go on and on to the
bitter end. But why should I?
I must some day give up the
Free Lance, and why not now,
when I seem to have a few
years Of life left? shall not
leave Henryetta-at least not
for long. My heart is here. All
my productive life has been given
to this little place. There is
not a public building, a road, a
bridge or lake that has not
had my help. I built seven of
the nine public schools in our
system. I organized the Ma
sonic lodge back in 1901 before
I was married. I helped organ
ize the First Christian Church.
I have done my part as best I
could and I want to end my days
here.
00F course I could take myself
" out OF Henryetta-but I
could not take my heart out. If
I were in Timbuctoo I should
awake every morning in Henry
eta. My lifework is here. NY
friends are here and the precious
dust Of my dead rests in West
Lawn Cemetery. And there, by
her side, I shall finally come to
rest when LIES fitful fever has
come to an end.
I cannot give up the Free
Lance without sharp pangs. In
his elegy, Thomas Gray wrote:
For who, to dumb forgetfulness
a prey, this pleasing,
anxious being
Fer resigned
Left the warm precincts of the
living day nor cast one
longing,
Lingering look behind?
Mr.. Hall has spent only a few
more years in the newspaper
business than I have. I have
wandered the world over in
search Of stories while the
stories Of Henryetta have been
all that he wanted. I have
written for far greater audiences
over the years-but I haven't
held them as has Mr.. Hall.
Copyright, 1898. The Washington
Herald-TimeS)
The Washington times., 1938-12-29
Feels Change Coming

Germany has its Hitler, Italy
its MuSSolini, and the United
States its Roosevelt. But for
the United States there is still
hope, as Congress is at last
awake and needing the protests
Of the people.
The signs indicate that sanity,
integrity and morality are 70
replace the swingtime jazz legis-
lation with which America has
been cursed for the last six
years. The inspirations Of wash
ington and Lincoln seem about
to prevail. So q happier New
Year to all. DEMOCRAT.
The Washington times., 1938-12-29
ROllin' Along
By W. A. S. Douglas

READ the other day the brave farewell of country editor
who 36 years ago. landed in the little mining town of
Henryea, Okla, and there founded newspaper which,
though excellent newspaper brought the editor
than bare livelihood 1t tossup whether he opened
in another little town. Tulsa in Henryea He bigger
future in Henryetta
But Tulsa became through the years the oil metropolis of the
country while Henryeta remained just place where the
road grows tre wider. Tulsas newspapers wealthy
powerful organizations while Editor George Riley Halls
Henyetta Free Lance just made bread and butter But Mr.
Reys fe would wager, has been happier than it
would have been had he owned the Tulsa Tribune the
Tulsa World You tell that from the way writes his
farewell:
I'm saying good-by to
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

welded life viii probably come
to grief. Wives should use their
heads about spending, because If
the husband has a set income,
the marriage Is bound to suffer
If the wife diSSipateS his earn
ings. AS a rule, it's the other
way"
X 4 4
Miss Margaret Jane Athey,
200 block Wilson Lane, Be-
theSda. Nd.
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

behind. Free
Lance and I
h We be e n
good soldiers
in the battle
of life. Ac-
knowledgi n g
no master but
God we have
been rever-
emily humble
b e fore Him
but before no
q a r I h I v
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

is being a real helpmate. If the
man has a great deal Of money
his wife can afford to be extEava'
CANT and he may get a kick out
of her spending. I don't see how
any man can enjoy having the
bills pile up If he can't pay
them"
Il
Frank KnOpf, first block Gal
latin st. N. W., florist:
The Washington times., 1938-12-29
Her Hat's off

There should be more George
Hitchos-and all get together
and kick that Lover Of Hitler"
off our American shores. The
very idea-to think Of compar-
ing "Our President" with that
"Slaughterer In Germany"
That Lover Of Hitler" ought
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

less the mans income, is sub
stantial enough to take care Of
the bills. A lot Of marriages
are broken up because Of the
wife's extraVaganceS. A man
can't be happy with his wife if
she keeps him in debt"
Miss Elsa Munk-P Pedersen,
170O block P st. N. w., file
clerk:
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

that she is reasonable and ap-
preciateS the fact that he has a
good partner. An extravagant
wife might be more interesting,
but she'd also be q headache.
When the bills pile up and
there's nothing to pay them
with, trouble will start"
4 +
Champ LuSter, 5000 block
Fifth st. S. E., fountaineer:
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

"It all depends
on the man and the
amount Of money
he makes. But I
think the woman
who is sen sible
with the family in
come will hold her
husbands interest
better, He knows
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

by being eco
nonaical, Of course.
Most married cou-
Piles are having q
terrifi ic struggle
economically nova
days. The average
wife can't be ex-
travagant and get
away with it. un.
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

think husbands appreciate the
Slaving type of women or the
wife who unnecessarily saves
every penny. This type of wom-
an ends up by being just a
drudge"
Oscar Potash, 100 block Thir.
tieth ST., Mt. Rainier, Md, phar-
maciSt:
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

"T at depends
on the circum-
S t anc eS Of the
couples inv lived.
If the husband
isn't making a lot
Of money, the eco
nonical wife will
hold his interest
better because she
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

"She might hold
his interest If she
is extravagant con-
corning her per.
Sonal appearance,
but If her extrava-
gance persists to
the point where he
finds it hard to
pay bills, their
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

w h e n
M u ssolini's
friend a n d
Rome-Berlin
Axis m a t e,
A d off Hit
Ter, W a s
making his
play | a S t
S e p t ember
f O r t h e
S u d e t e n
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

men whose wives drove them
nearly frantic because Of their
extravaganceS. Unless the man
is wealthy there is bound to be
trouble II the wife Is . spend
thrift"
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

by being eco
nomical, but not to
the point where
she neglectS her ap-
pearance OF her
home. She should
be thrifty but not
do without every
thing just to save
some money. I don't
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

sentative Fish, who terms the
anti German pronouncements
as "disgraceful" and warned the
American officials Competition
in Billingsgate" will endanger
the peace Of the world.
CHARLES A. BARNES.
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

well, never hav'
ing been married, I
don't consider that
I know very much
on the subject.
But I imagine that
an economical wife
would be the more
app reciated. I've
known quite q few
The Washington times., 1938-12-29
Where's Adolf?

WHAT interests us most about Mussoni's passes at
w Frances Diibouti and Tunsia is something that
hasn't appeared in the papers up to this writing.