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The Washington times., 1938-02-02
EqualRights|
Victory Is
Predicted

Q.N.S) Favorable action BY
the Senate Judiciary Committee
on the women's equal rights
amendment to the Constitution
was forecast today by Senator
Burke CD Of Nebraska, sponsor
of the amendment.
Though the subcommittee Of
which he is chairman will hold
public hearings on the amend
ment resolution Monday, the is
sues involved have been "thor-
oughly explored" and committee
sentiment is favorable, Burke said.
other members of the judiciary
Committee said they doubted the
amendment would be submitted
to the States for ratification. Some
opposition has sprung up in COM
mittee. Senators Connally Cd
Of Texas and Logan CD Of Ken
lucky have voiced doubts over ef.
ficacy of the proposal. Senator
King CD of Utah is definitely
opposed to it.
Opposition to the amendment
was registered by the American
Federation Of Labor. Argument
advanced by labor organizations
was that such an amendment
would break down many State
laws touching the rights Of men
and women in industry and pos
sibly result in lowering Of the
wage standard for men and
women.
IT am satisfied that a
thorough hearing will demon
strate the weakness of oppos-
ing arguments, and will result
in a great rallying Of strength
behind this just and progressive
measure" Burke said. 20
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
Pension Bill
Fought by
Leaders

u.N.S.) Fearful of a huge tu-
ture drain on the Treasury
through general World War pen
sions, the administration today
moved to check powerful House
movement for the Basque general
widows and orphans pension bill.
The measure, providing widows
pensions of S22 a month regard
less of whether the veteran suf-
fered in the service, was reported
by the pensions committee in spite
of an adverse Budget Bureau re-
port.
Estimated to cost $4,000, 900
the first year. if all the 10000
eligibles applied for pensions. Vet
erans Bureau officials said the
cost would rise rapidly in the tu-
ture as the death rate of veterans
increases.
advice has been received
from the acting director. Bu-
reau of the Budget, that the
proposed legislation would not
be in accord with the program
of the President" said Gen.
Frank T. Hines, Veterans Blu
reau head, in a letter to the
committee.
General Hines said that grant
ing of general pensions would re-
verse the policy established by
Congress in dealing with disabled
World War veterans.
Chairman Gasque CD of South
Carolina, of the committee, de-
MED that passage of the bill would
commit Congress to general World
War pensions.
I'VE feel that widows and de-
pendents of World War veterans
should be protecte d." said
Gasque. The President asked
$500, 900 900 to build up the
Navy. My argument is that
our first line of defense is man
power and patriotic citizens.
You can't have a patriotic citi-
zenry to serve in time of war
unless the veterans know that
a grateful Government will pro-
tect their dependents.
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
Leahy Denies
U.S.-Britaiin
Navy Pact
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country should an aggressive
war be waged against u.s." the
Navy's spokesman said slowly
and with marked emphasis.
The admiral also vigorously de
MED that the program was de
signed to permit this country to
Join with Britain and France in
policing" the world.
FORMULAE POSSIBLE"
Chairman Vinson CD of Geor'
gia asked Admiral Leahy if it
would be possible "to work out
formulae for adequate defense"
1T would be possible, If we
knew what each nation is build.
ing" he answered.
II think this proposed in
crease will promote peace-not
war, because when this build
ing is completed we will have
again approached the $50 ratio
which was set up to prevent at
tack by any power"
Regarding the Navy's activities
in China, the admiral said:
There are maintained on the
Yangtse River a small number
of river gunboats under treaty
arrangement with Great Britain,
Japan, China, France and other
nations.
'"The small naval force that
is maintained in Chinese waters
is for the purpose Of evacuating
Americans in troubled times"
Brewster asked who was re
sponsible for sending three cruiser
to Shanghai.
81 was-the Navy was" Leahy
answered.
Brewster then questioned Leah,
at length regarding the reasol
why this country should attemp
to maintain a SO ratio with Japan
Earlier Admiral Leahy had toll
Brewster that he Oeahy) woul'
want "at least a 2-1 ratio to figh
an aggressive WIZ" The Nav
considers that it now has in SCI
vice, projected. building, or prt
posed, 81 battleships, while its n
ports show that Japan has IA i
similar status.
The American Navy. "ship fc
ship, Is equal to any other nav
in the world" he asserted. For al
other nation to successfully attac
it, the admiral said, it would nee
a navy superior to ours by at lea!
a 1O0-66 ratio"
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
ReameS Takes
Oath AS Senator
HOT DEBATE FORESEEN

MEDFORD, Ore. Feb. 2 G.N.SJ
Oregon's new Democratic United
States Senator, A. Evan Reames,
Ct, took the oath of office yeSter-
day before Mrs. M. T. Edwards,
notary public. He was appointed
by Gov. Charles H. Martin to fill
the vacancy left by the resignation
of Senator Frederick Steiwer, Re
publican.
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
Navy Spending Held Waste
By Randolph in Attack

President RooSevelt's $780,
100000 naval program is "a toss
ing away of the taxpayers money"
and will establish "an extremely
foreign policy" Repre-
Jennings Randolph CD
of West Virginia told the Dale
Carnegie Club meeting at the
Hay-Adams House last night.
Money for national defense
should be spent for national
defense and not for ships to
patrol the seven seas" Repre-
sentative Randolph said.
George P. Wolfe. president of
The Washington times., 1938-02-02

the club, spoke in opposition to the
plan to make the Old Tuberculo-
sis Hospital an annex to Gallinger
Hospital to relieve crowded condi-
tions. He listed four points Of
argument against the proposal:
The geographical location would
necessitate undue expense in NOV
ing patients, the old hospital is in
sanitary. Congress and the District
Commissioners promised to erect a
recreational center, the old hos
pital would be "a menace to chill
dren" because it is located near
several grade and high schools.
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
C. U. Boxing Coach
KiWanis Speaker

BRENTWOOD, Md, Feb. 2.
Eddie La Fond, coach Of the
Catholic University boxing team,
will speak on '"The Collegiate
Boxer" before the Kiwanis Club
Iof Prince Georges county in the
Holbrook Auditorium here tomor-
row evening. A dinner will pre-
cede the talk.
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
British Troops
Trap 800 Arabs

JERUSALEM, Feb. 2.-BritiSh
troops surrounded the village Of
Jenin at dawn today for an en-
gagement with 300 armed Arabs
who killed two members Of the
Royal Ulster regiment and wound
ed two others. The anticipated en-
gagement was regarded as the
most important since the begin
ming of the terrorist activities in
the Holy Land.
The Washington times., 1938-02-02

'Nt VI
Al the same time agitation for
a statement by President RooSe-
welt disclosing anew his foreign
policy was continued.
HOT DEBATE FORESEEN
Skirmishes in the Senate on the
foreign situation we're believed to
have foreshadowed a greater ex-
ploSion of debate when the Navy
building bill is considered.
The mandatory neutrality bloc,
headed hy Senators Nye (RD of
North Dakota. Vandenberg (R) of
Michigan. Bone CD. of Washing
tor. and Clark CD of Missouri,
swung into action, with notice
they will battle soon for amend
ments to the existing neutrality
act.
Meanwhile, another group in
sisted that President Roosevelt be
given wide latitude in his foreign
negotiations, reserving to the Sen
ate its power to approve or reject
any commitments made by the
President.
Senator Pittman CD Of Nevada,
chairman of the Foreign Relations
Committee, declared himself en-
phatically in favor of the historic
American policy of non-interven-
ton and non-interference in the
domestic affairs of foreign nations.
LIGHT ASKED ON ALLIANCE"
Senators Johnson (R.) of Cali
fornia and Borah (RD of Idaho
pleaded for clarification of the
Presidents foreign policy in the
light of reports from abroad that
America and Great Britain were
moving toward an alliance. |
President Roosevelt was asked
at his press conference yesterday
whether he intended any further
elucidation of his foreign policy.
He replied that he thought it al
ready was clear.
There is no need for the De-
partment of State to make any
statement in regard to the Ad-
ministration's foreign policy, &C
cording to Pittman.
"It is perfectly clear the
United States is following a
policy of noninterference and
nonintervention in the affairs
Of other nations" he said.
That is fundamental and it
leaves our Nation free to meet
each incident as it arises and to
act where a foreign nation in
terferes with us as, for instance,
in the gunboat Panay incident,
where the lives of American ma
tionals were affected"
EXPLAINS EDEN STATEMENT
Recent statements of Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden of Great
Britain, that the United States
and Britain were following similar
paths in foreign affairs, were
claimed by Pittman to have refer
ence to action taken by the two
countries when the Panay and
British warship Ladybird were
bombed by Japanese troops. He
added:
TT was not only natural but
wise that the State Department
should communicate with the
British foreign office in regard
to representations to the Japa-
nese government"
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
Some GrOuchiness
Is Good for You

CHICAGO, Feb. 2 UN.S0-Dr
Conrad S. Sommer, medical direc.
tor of Illinois society for mental
hygiene. okays grouchinesS:
"A man has q right to q GER
tain amount Of cuSSodneSS. Its
his protection against q con-
fused world"
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
VinsOn to Attend
Dinner of Alumni

Justice-Designate Fred M. Vim
son, of the U. S. Court Of Appeals
here, and Gen. Allen w. Gullion
will attend the Centre College
Alumni Dinner at the Cosmos
Club this Friday.
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
ST. HELENA

st. Helena, the island where Ma
poleon spent his last days, is 1900
miles off the west coast of Africa.
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
45o-FooT PYRAMID

The largest of the Egyptian
pyramids, at Gizeh, was originally
481 feet high and still measures
$50 feet.
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
PRIVATE FUNDS
PUT IN HOMES
AT CREE NBELT.
Industry Moves to Add
To Housing Program
By MERRILL MUELLER

Q.N.S.). Marking the first step
by private industry toward ex-
pansion of Federal housing plans,
the Farm Security Administration
announced today construction had
begun on 10 pre-fabricated homes
at the Federal development Of
Greenbelt, Md.
Revealing that several other pri-
vate firms are also negotiating to
build homes at Greenbelt under
similar arrangements granted to
the Parkbelt Homes, Inc, private
Ilimited-dividend housing corpora.
ton, the FSA announced that it
was ready to entertain private
business proposals for expansion
of it's two other suburban COM
munities, GreenhillS. near Cincin-
natl, and Greendale, near Mil
waukee.
GALLOWS PRIVATE PLANS
The FSA announcement of the
support of private enterprise to
one of the Governments various
low-cost housing programs came
just "a hours after a new combine
Of 35 business concerns, known as
the National Small Homes Demon
stration, announced they were
ready with billions of dollars in
resources to cover the United
States with modern, comfortable
homes for less than 5000.
This sudden swing of private
building concerns to the support
of these governmental programs
was accepted in housing circles
here as being the result Of re-
r ated pleas by President Roose-
velt for business to entel into low
cost housing as a stimulation to
business and an aid to slum-clear-
ance.
3 ACRES LEASED
The houses being erected at
Greenbelt constitute one Of the
largest pre-fabrication develop
ments ever undertaken on COM
mercial basis. The Parkbelt firm
has leased approximately three
acres within the community's resi-
Dental sector at an annual rental
of $1.50 per acre and may lease
another 43 acres if more homes
are built later.
The rentals will help amortize
the Governments investment in
the suburban town, which was un-
dertaken to provide employment
and low-cost homes, and to demon
strate a new type Of community
planning. The FSA has only COM
pleted 885 dwelling units in the
town, although it has provided
roads, utilities and community
buildings to accommodate an ult1-
mate growth of 2. ono homes,
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
New Move Started
For Compromise on
Special Profits Levy
Showdown Is Expected When House Group
Meets to Frame Tax Measure

QNS) new movement was launched today among Demo-
cratic members of the House Ways and Means Committee
scrap the proposed special undstrbuted profits family
and closely held cornoations and nhse comnromise na
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
Strikers Return
To Steel Co. Jobs

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Feb. 2
U.N.S0.-Under a compromise
agreement, to be worked out in
further negotiations, 500 strikers
at the Crucible Steel Company
plant here returned to their jobs
today.
Most of the $50 men discharged
three weeks ago in an economy
layoff were to be taken back
under the tentative pact.
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
PENALTY OPPOSED

A canvass of the committee in
dicated a majority are definitely
opposed to the penalty taxes rec
commended by the taxation sub
committee.
Final action of the committee
in framing the new tax bill, to be
presented to the House, has beer
delayed because of difficulty In
drafting recommendations Of the
subcommittee into bill form, mem
bers said. A corps of experts l.
engaged in this task.
Final decisions on major mat
ters of policy, however, are ex
pected to be made by the commit
tee this week after consultation
with the White House and the
Treasury.
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
Absolute Neutrality,
Alliance With None,
Demand Of Senate
ReDOrted Pact With Britain Brings Plea
That President Clarity Stand
Bv ARTHUR HACHTEN
By ARTHUR HACHTEN

QNSl Opposition TO any entanglmg alliances witt
foreign powers during the present troubled nternatona
situation was voiced TODAY bv Republican and Democratic
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
RATES By CARRIER IN WASHINGTON
D. c.. AND sTBURBS

RATES BY MAIL FOR VIRGINIA, MARY.
LAND WEST VIRGINIA AND
NORTH CAROLINA
The Washington times., 1938-02-02
TREASURY CONDITION

U.N.S0. Treasury balance as Of
January S1-$2.949, ,5S0,06S.3S.
The Washington times., 1938-02-02

With Chairman Doughton CD
of North Carolina, planning to call
the Democratic members of the
committee back into secret ses.
sion to frame the new tax bill, a
showdown on the proposal was ex-
pected soon.
Representative Robertson CD
of Virginia, said he is seeking to
evolve a compromise plan.
PROPOSAL STUDIED
Under the penalty ta.. on family
and closely held corporations
which, experts say, would espe-
cially hit middle class" corpora
tions, a 20 per cent tax would be
levied upon undistributed profits
above fixed limits.
II am trying to frame amend
mentS which will prevent use Of
this type of corporations for
purposes of tax avoidance and
at the same time eliminate hard
ships which the proposed spe-
cial tax would impose" said
Robertson.
IT haven't yet found an effec-
tive way of meeting all objec-
tives, but have a proposal which
is being considered by experts.
Whatever is done, there always
will be borderline cases."
Robertson's proposal is based
upon strengthening present pro-
visions of the tax laws which i'm
pose penalty taxes upon corpora
tions withholding profits for the
purpose of avoiding taxation OF
Stockholders.
The Washington times., 1938-02-02

AIL NAL SUBSCRIPTIONS PAYABLE
N ADVANCE
The Washington times., 1938-02-02

Senators.
Al the same time agitation TO,
a statement by President Roose
welt disclosing anew his foreign
policy was continued.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-09
STocK Quotations

NEW YORK. Nov. Q. - Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 97s American Can
1927. American Light and Power
rs, Anaconda $685.. Bethlehem
Steel 751l commonwealth and
Southern 2. Curtiss-W Wright 7, Gen
eral Motors 539s, International Har-
vester 67i2, Kennecott 1875, Safe
way Stores %, Southern Pacific
21A, United States Steel 69is,
Pound S4.75%
DOW, JONES AVERAGES
The following are today's Dow.
Jones averages Industrials 158.08,
rails 1918. utilities 2497.
Johns Hopkins university ana
hospital were founded through a
100000 bequest made by a Bal
timore merchant of that name.
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tonstall leading former Gov James
Curly and he was conceded elected.
In Pennsylvania
First returns in Pennsylvania
gave Gov. Earle. Democrat, a slight
lead over Senator Davis, Republi-
can, for the Senate, and this race
was also a see-saw affair.
Senator Thomas was leading in
Oklahoma and Barley ? to ! in
Kentucky.
Democrat J. J. Nygaard took an
early lead in the Senate race in
North Dakota over Nye and main
tanned it to the end
Early returns from Illinois gave
the Democrats a big lead.
In Wisconsin
The Republicans took a lead in
the first precincts reported in Wis
consin. La Toilette, Progressive
being in second place and the Dem
ocrats in third.
President RooSevelt's home county
went Republican, as usual. going
strongly for Dewey, 28,158 to Leh-
man 1851.
In the early returns from Oregon.
the Republicans took a lead as in
dicated in the race for Governor
between Holman and Hess.
In Arizona, Senator Hayden and
Representative Murdoch, Dem O.
Gratis, seeking reelection. took i'm
presive leads over the Republicans.
In New Jersey
The Senatorial race shifted twice
within half an hour in New Jersey
but Republican Warren Barbour
maintained a small margin over
Democrat William Ely whom Presi-
dent Roosevelt endorsed.
In Indiana an outpouring Of Re-
publican votes with one-fifth count
completed at II o'clock last night
gave that Party's candidates a 5
to l lead in the congressional races.
In California
At midnight. in California, Sheri-
dan Downey Liberal Democrat and
supporter of the thirty bucks a week
pension. and Democrat Culbert Oh
son, were leading in the Senatorship
and Governorship respectively, but
the initial returns were unfavorable
TO the pension measure and the pro-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-09
sal To curb strike picketing

posal to curb strike picketing
In 14O6 precincts Olson had 1922
500 votes. Republican Merriam H.
$40. Downey had in The same num-
Der of precincts 10000 against Philip
Bancroft. Republican. foe Of the
pension plan and also a New Deal
critic. 10000
In Rhode Island
William Vanderbilt. millionaire
Republican, forged commanding
lead over Gov. Quinn with more
than half the states vote counted
at midnight in Rhode Island.
Earle Comedies Defeat
AT 2 o'clock this morning, Gov
Earle conceded that James Davis
has beaten him for the Senate.
The resurgent Republican forces
in New Hampshire, at o'clock this
morning had apparently scored a
clean sweep. unseating New Deal
Senator Fred Brown in favor Of
Representative Charles Tobey and
Gov. Francis Murphy.
In Minnesota. at midnight. Har-
old Stassen, Republican. had as
sumed q comfortable lead over Gov.
Elmer Benson, Farmer-Labor.
In Oregon early this morning
Charles A. Sprague, Republican, had
a comfortable lead over Henry L.
Hess. Democrat. for Governor and
Rufus C. Holman. Republican, was
leading Willis Mahonsy, Democrat,
for the Senate Holman had $4,000
and Mahoney 10000
In Ohio
In Ohio Robert Taft. vigorous
anti-Naw Deal Republican, appar-
entity ousted Robert Buckley, Admin
istration supporter, from the Senate
seat Nearly half the vote of the
state. counted at 2 o'clock this morn
ing. gave Taft nearly $4,000 plural
ity which experts said could not be
overcome.
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arrived today from Naval Ar Base
at Sitka under the command of
Lieutenant E. r. Peck. Aboard the
planes were Lieut.. Carroll Jones
who commanded one ship Lieut..
Francis Drake, and Aviation Cadets
B. Conrad Bob Perry, and Kent
Davis
The flight was OF a routine ma
ture and the planes left for Sitka
early this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-09
Use specialized medication
for nose and upper throat
where most colds start

Helps Prevent Colds Developing Don't
wait until miserable cold develops.
At the very first warning sneeze,
sniffle, or nasal irritation-put few
drops of Vicks Va-tro-nof up each
nostril Immediately. Used in time.
Va-tro-nol helps to prevent the de-
velopment Of many colds.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-09
N. Y. Newspapers
Admit Lehman Is
Elected as Coy.

NEW YORK, Nov 9.-Four of
New York City's morning news
papers, at / o'clock this morning,
in special extra editions, announced
that Gov. Herbert H. Lehman was
winner over Charles E. Dewey.
The newspapers making the con-
cession were the Herald-Tribune,
Mirror News and Times
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Cope Files to
POIariS-Ta ku

Marine Always Pilot Lon Cope
flew four passengers to the Polaris-
Taku mine this afternoon. Those
making the trip were Hans Froese.
DR.. Jan Swartz, Dan Naphan, and
Mrs. B. o. Brindleson.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-09
GOING OUTSIDE

John A. Aim, of Livengood. ac-
companied by his wife. is a passen-
ger south on the Alaska for a visit
in the States. They will return
north during the spring.
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REPUBLICAN
EDITOR NOW
Gov, idaho

BOISE. Idaho, Nov. 9.-Three-
time Gov. c. Ben Ross this fore
noon conceded defeat and admitted
that c. A. Bottolfsen, Republican,
and editor of a newspaper, has won
out in the face of nearly complete
returns.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-09
NAVY SEAPLANES
LAND In JUNEAU

Two planes of Squadron vP-1s
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-09
EARLY RETURNS
Showed Great
SEE-SAW FIGHT
Battle of Candidates in Ma
tional Election Was
Close, Some Cases

Continued from Page One)
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SWUIItu IIIEIII-
branes, helps
to keep the
SinuseS from
being blocked
by the cold
/ G t S y o u
breathe again.
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Today's News Today.-Empire.
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of Physicians
escape & a' Il: MISERY OF COLDS

Clears Stuffy Head, Too Even when
your head is all clogged up from a
comforting relief. 1t quickly clears
away the clogging mucus, reduces
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-09
'WorcesterP PoLoists Here I Tonight
Washington Park
 Twin Hoop T1ts Set For Tonight

2 The Raymond HilIies, winners of < the Washington Park Community { House league for the past two years gSwill open their bid for their third straight title tonight when they ; meet the Baldwin Props in the first game of a double header at the hill
 court. In the final canto the Tribes
 and Welles will clash with both teams
 showing for the first time this
 season.
 The Hillies will be m for a tough
 night as the Props are the pre-
 season favorites and have been prac- ., ticing for the past month and will
 show Elton Wilmont, Eddie O'Don-
 nell, Buddy Kelly and Romeo in : their lineup along with several of
 last years men. For the first time in six years the Hillies will take the
 floor without the services of Pete
 Pomponio and Freddie Sullivan. Ponponio is working nights and will :. be unable to play while Sullivan has
 joined the Welles and will see ac- {, .tion against the Tribes tonight. The
 Doughboys, however, have signed up several new men who will make
 their debut with the defending
 champs tonight along with most of :. last years players including Car
 rington, Martin, Lacilla and Bates ~ . The sectional battle between the Tribes and Welles should be 8 dandy as both teams have signed several former high school stars to play and the fans are in for night of first class ball. The Hillics Prep game < will start at 8 o'clock.