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The times-news., 1938-12-13
Water Famine Threatened St. Louis
Is Ayerted When Strike Is Called Off

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 13. (UP)
A threatened water famine was
averted when two large pumping
plants of the city system resumed
operations this morning after be-
ing closed for several hours by a
strike. 81
The city's four plants were idle
during the night as the result OF
a strike involving AZ engineers
and approximately 60 apprentice
engineers of the lnternatlonai
Union of Operating Engineers,
American Federation of Labor af-
filiate. They were engaged in a
factional dispute with unafiliated
union engineers. =,
A union manager ordered the
men off the job and later called
for a one-hour strike. The order
later was rescinded and the two
The times-news., 1938-12-13
REORGANIZATION BY
PIECEMEAL SEEN

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. (Uf)
Administration leaders yesterday
agreed tentatively to revive Presi-
dent Roosevelt's explosive govern
ment reorganization program at
the coming session of congress,
gEut on a piecemeal basis so as to
weaken bipartisan opposition.
The chief executive is said to
approve the strategy and is ex-
pected to send congress a special
message on the subject.
The maneuver was decided up
on, it was learned, after President
Roosevelt's advisors told him that
there was no chance for enact
ment of an omnibus bill covering
the program. 1t was the presi-
dents irsistence on such bill last
session that caused house coali-
tion to kill it.
The president determined upon
a partial retreat, it was said, after
his conference last week with au-
thors of the original program, and
Senator James F. Byrnes, D., S.
c., chairman of the special senate
reorganization committee. who pi-
loted it through that chamber only
to see it die in the house.
Opposition to the measure stem
med from the fact that it vested
the president with broad powers
to abolish or consolidate federal
agencies and generally reshuffle
the federal machinery. Opponents
raised cries of dictatorship" and
zone man government" and mus
tered enough strength to recon-
Continued on page three)
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remaining water plants will re-
sumo operation by noon.
City officials assured citizens
there would be no water shortage
because of the union controversy.
Edward Wahl, director of pub.
lie utilities, yesterday announced
that water supplies to all indus.
tries not producing foodstuffs had
been turned off and a police guard
thrown about the three closed sta
tions. He said an attempt would
be- made to put the stations back
into operation.
Vergil Belfi, assistant business
agent for the operating engineers,
said the walkout was called be-
cause the city refused to comply
with terms of an agreement which
settled a threatened strike last
year.
The times-news., 1938-12-13
ITALIANS BROADEN DEMANDS
ON FRANCE THROUGH PRESS
Say Status French Port,
Ethiopian Gateway, Must
Be Fully Examined

ROME, Dec. Is. (UP). Pre-
mier Benito Mussolini's unottlclal
spokesman, Virginio Gayda OF
the "Gioranale D'Italia," yester-
day added second point to the
informal Italian demands against
France when he announced that
the status of the French port OF
Djibouti-gateway to Italian Ethi,
opia-must be examined IN all
its aspects" -, e.
Gayda's newspaper, which fre-
quently speaks for II Duce, on
Saturday demanded an ltallan
share in control of the Suez canal
as one of the main points OF
Italv's Natural aspirations
spoken of by Foreign MINISTER
Count Galeazzo Ciano IN the
Chamber of deputies.
Diplomats understood M1sso1
lini would refrain from Official
endorsement of the Italian de-
mands for a "place in the African
sun" at Frances expense until
after he talks with British Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain
who arrives in Rome early IN
January. -, cI,. ao
mands, foreign observers saw
sharp significance in a statement
bv Chancellor Adolf Hltlers
newsnaper in Berlin, the Voel-
kischer Beobachter, that there is
no lust defense for Germany
italy and Japan not being repre-
sented on, the board" OF the
IContinued on page three)
The times-news., 1938-12-13
YULE PROGRAM
IS PLANNED BY
CITY MINISTER'S
Rev. George Pennell Elect
ed President of Local
Group Today

The City Ministers association
met this morning at the First
Methodist church and held its an
nual election of officers, choos-
ing:
President-Rev. Geo. I. Fen
nell.
Vice president-Rev. Bert At
Gibson.
Secretary - Rev. j. Arthur
Linn. =,
The association members voted
to ask the churches of the city
to dismiss somewhat before the
regular time on Christmas, Sun
day morning and ask their mem
bers attend the community Christ
mas tree.
This tree will be at a downtown
point, and the ministers OF the as,
sociation are arranging special
program for this occasion.
The times-news., 1938-12-13

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. (UP).
Secretary of the Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, Jr., yesterday, re-
vealed that he is studying the
problem of this country extend
ing loans to Latin American
states to enable them to increase
purchases of American goods.
He said the study is being made
with the knowledge and consent
of President Roosevelt and Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull. Any
action he explained, will be CO.
ordinated with functions held by
other governmental credit agen-
cies such as the export-import
bank.
He indicated that one of the
pressing needs of the moment Is
to make available adequate for
The times-news., 1938-12-13
ACTRESS TESTIFIES

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 13. (UP)
Ruth Etting testified that MARTIN
(Moe the Gimp Snyder threaten
ed to kill her and his daugnter;
Edith Snyder, when he stormea
into the home of Myrl Alderman
her young fiance, last OCTOBER 10,
and shot him. She was testl1ylnE:
in Snyder's trial on charge Va
attempted murder in connectlon
with the shooting of Alderman,
The times-news., 1938-12-13
|LL CONSIDER.
ETTED FRONT.
ECLARATION
kate Negotiations To-
lard U. S. Aims Move
| Forward Smoothly
EENTINE, MEXICO
| WORK in HARMONY

EyA. Dec. Is. (UP)-The
h Pan-American conference
L decided to take up resolu-
1 protesting racial persecution
ianouncing foreign political
Ines intended to influence
aa,;onal life of any of the
american republics.
Eantme. private negotiations
tessed toward broad declara-
Ia line with the United States
l.. for united opposition to
aon-American military or po-
\ INVASION of this hemisphere.
tyA. Peru, Dec. IS. (UP)-I
hates TO the Eighth Pan Amer
conference were asked last
/ 70 approve a joint declara-
that the 21 American repub-
| vi!l present a common front
kst foreign armed aggression
I..empts to implant un-demo-
h systems in the western hem
h.
n declaration, which would IN
kgive a multilateral character
Monroe Doctrine, was draft
i the Argentine and Mexican
Eat!ons after Foreign Minister
Maria Cartilo Of Argentina
U. S. Secretary Of State Cor
Hull had agreed on its form.
he Argerti1eS and MeXicanS
10 obtain support of other
cations in order to harmonic
viewpoints and assure unam
|; support for the declaration
a i is submitted TO the plen-
session. The draft declaration
be referred first to the Com
on the Organization of
h headed by Afranio Mello
b of Brazil, which includes
J. Gov. Alfred VI. Landon of
as as United States repreSen-
b. Il was expected 10 be IN
h for presentation at Wednes-
Z fill conference meeting.
a. declaration will be based
|, he ORIGINAL draft of a hemi-
|Erical defense pact which Hull
fled TO offer the conference
j: was understood. will retain
p Of the original force of the
f. United States project. 1t
made possible only after Hull
Cantilo had reconciled the
tDo.ncS of their countries re-
|ting continental defense. Hull
p 10 Argentine demands that
Formal pact or alliance be Of
F. the conference. and CantilO,
left late yesterday afternoon
a!s return trip to Buenos Aires
|ari the Argentine cruiser AL
|aHie Brown, agreed to support
EssOlution embodying the prin-
+ Of lnter-American defense
(Las; foreign attacks or attempts
|&oyert American political in
EtOnS.
fesldes repudiating armed ag-
Continued on page three)
The times-news., 1938-12-13
lima Farley May Protest Racial Persecution
GERMAN ECONOMIST PREPARES
TO NEGOTIATE AT LONDON ON
MASS JEWISH IMMIGRATION
Nazi Organ Is Called for
Its Denouncement of
Jewish Shops

DERblN, Dec. l3. (OrJ-be
nouncement of Jewish shops by
the newspaper Angriff, organ OF
the Nazi labor front, brought OF
ficial contradiction from the gov
ernment as DR.. Hjalmar Schacht,
Germany's leading financial au-
thority, prepared to 60 to London
to negotiate on Jewish immlgra-
ton.
The Angriff denounced reopen
ing of Jewish shops, which, ac-
cording to the newspaper, was ef-
fected by the pretext that they
are in process of "Aryanization." "
The official announcement pub
lished today contradicting the
Angriff's article said shops ac-
tually are undergoing "Aryaniza-
ton" ...
The purpose of Schacht's Lon
don visit was repeatedly to dis
cuss facilities for transferring the
remnants of Jewish fortunes
abroad. 81. .....
A plan to rid Germany of her
100000 unwanted Jews within
two years and at the same time
increase German exports by mil
lions of dollars was revealed last
night in an announcement that
the Reich will facilitate" Jewish
emigration.
DR.. Hjalmar Schacht, president
of the Reichsbank and Germany's
economic wizard" will inform
the Bank Of International Settle
ments in Basic and the inter-gov-
ernmental committee on refugees
in. London this week that Ger
many is ready to release a por-
ton of Jewish wealth.
The plan contemplates grant
ing permission to emigrating Ger
man Jews to carry more than 15
per cent of their remaining
wealth out of the Reich when
they go to new homes abroad.
Permission to take Is per cent
above the normal amount of cap
ital permitted to be taken from
Germany would apply, however,
only when foreign governments
giving homes to the Jews agree
to use these funds for the pur-
chase of additional German ex-
ports.
Actually, the migrating Jews
would not take any money out of
Germany but would receive gov
ernment certificates. These cer-
tificates they would sell to for
eign government agencies to be
used for purchasing German
goods.
Schacht already has outlined
the plan in a letter to the Bank
of International Settlements and
will discuss it in detail when he
attends the BIS. meeting in
Basle on Wednesday and Thurs
day before proceeding to London.
In London, he will discuss the
scheme with George Rublee,
American director of the inter-
governmental committee on refu-
gees who has been attempting for
more than a month to overcome
the financial stumbling block in
the way of mass migration of
Germany's Jews. Schacht also will
confer with Montagu Norman,
governor of the Bank of Eng
land.
The announcement of Ger
many's readiness to facilitate
Jewish emigration" by cooperat-
ing in a financial solution raised
hope that a number of countries,
particularly those in South Amer
lea, would be willing to receive
German Jews if they are permit
ted to take wealth out of Ger
many.
The announcement, made by
the German News agency D.N.B.
which denied that Germany in
tends to drive the Jews into ghet-
tos, said that after New Years
fHont;nuod on napa thraal
The times-news., 1938-12-13
HIS. viii Hear
Noted Tenor
mes Scott on Assembly
Program Thursday

'1e James Scott company, styled
entertainers in the modern
'.o' are announced to appear
We h.gn school assembly hour
t,ISday y morning, December 15,
I@O O'Clock at the city high
Y; :. Scott, well known tenor of
| iiork and Asheville, has. sung
'ne Chicago Civic Light OPP
y SSoMpany and has appeared on
, Programs.
Us = Performance is under the
s sEts OF the assembly program
~ I''tee Of the high school and
= Ietted from the nominal ad-
~on - will be used in the fur
|" a"gv "; "ther assembly pro-
The times-news., 1938-12-13
One ABDUCT0R
is IDENTIFIED
Mary Brown Said to Par.
tally Identify Second
Man in Crime

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. (UP)
Police today said Mary Brown, IL,
convent student who was kidnapped
10 days ago and held a prisoner
for 80 hours has identified a
rogues' gallery photograph OF one
of her abductors and partially
identified another.
State police said the identified
ton was the first real clue in the
case.
The times-news., 1938-12-13
Morgenthau Scans Problem OF South
American Loans To Promote Trade

eipn exchange to the Latin-Amer-
icen nations. The question of d.
rect rect loans by the treasury to
tboSa countries, he added, would
require congressional 7a sanction: zion 10
do which would be a departure
from G our legal authority, will nat, !,
uraIIy be submitted to congress-
he told newspapermen. :,
'i He revealed also that Brazil
which has had monetary ar
rangement for two years with the
treasury under which she could
purchase American gold, recently
bought a small quantity OF the
metal for the first time since the
agreement was negotiated.
There was considerable aglta-
(Continued on page three)
The times-news., 1938-12-13
ees Trade Boom
Slx More Months

4. .E' ELAND. Dec. 13. (UP)
~. sI Leonard p. Ayers, vice
sT eA' and statistician of the
,sD aLl Trust company, said to-
~"t american business would
at least through half of
H. ouI may slump in the latter
~ and that the nation need
~ initiation next year.
The times-news., 1938-12-13
Warrants For 3 In
Alleged Shortage

NEW YORK. Dec. 13. (UPl-
United States Commissioner Car
rett Cotter today issued warrants
for the arrest of Donald Coster'
president of McKesson & kopDlns'
Inc, and two other persons IN
connection with the alleged snort
age of $1S,0OO,0O0 in the drug
company's listed assets.
The times-news., 1938-12-13
is REAPPOINTED

The board of county commits
sioners in session yesterday reap
pointed Eli Plemmons to serve as
superintendent of the county
home.
The times-news., 1938-12-13
IN Shopping Doys
~ Till Christncs

SRESIDfk1. eLkC! RONEN
&s TouaHG Sou1A AMERICA"
T ooKING BACK TO CHRIST.
MAS 10 YEARS AGO
Christmas peace disturbed by
war against rum runners on
canada-U. S. border. :.
California starting public move
ment against swearing. ..
President Coolidge was suggest
ing government build a country
white House" for him and sue
ceeding Presidents. Presi-
dent-elect Hoover touring South
America. Flu epidemic was
sweeping south, midwest.
japanese enthroninz Hrohito
The times-news., 1938-12-13
WEATHER

-,lIv fair and considerably
Gene tonight; Wednesday in
Der Loneliness, possibly fol-
[.d by ram.
The times-news., 1938-12-13
GOOD AFTERNOON

BY the time a modern boy is old
enough to sell papers, he's almost
old enough to be college presi.
dent
The Washington times., 1938-07-19

does how their lives should be
governed. =,
knowing Barbara weIl, I can
see that she would do everything
possible to make this marriage
succeed. He wanted her to be.
come . citizen Of his country, as
Q mans wife. should be. Well, she
would do 1t.
Her heartbreak had made her
feel that It didn't matter very
much what she did about America.
We, didn't love her anyway. So,
II it became q question, If she was
advised, to give up the mere for.
mality Of citizenship, to become
q Dane, to arrange matters 50
that her husband could control
everything, probably she could do
it without too much pain. Already
she had made the real break, and
she still believes we made it.
So, IL it seemed the wise thing
for peace, for saving her mar
riage, for o smoother working Of
her life, what difference did i!
make If she signed o little piece
Of paper and became-a woman
without o country.
Her one idea was to keep her
marriage safe II she could. Also,
1t Is probable that she really felt
The Washington times., 1938-07-19
Mole StenOgs Osst?

Dear Mr.. MoSer: I called ct the
Civil Service Commission recently
in washington, but did not see
any Of the men In charge. "A young
lady there advised me that male
Stenographers were not much ia
demand here, that It was especially
difficult to effect o transfer, and
that many juniors had marks Of
l0O:. all Of which makes 1t hard for
q veteran (with no compensation
or injuries) to make progress. ]
know Of q number Of cases where
juniors have made only Ga or
or lower. My junior grade was 0S.23,
but this grade and my senior
grade have actually seemed to be
drawbacks to me. What I need Il
youth and beauty it scems!"-A. s..
Dear A. g.: Male StenographerS,
good ones, are In more demand
than any other type Of worker: 1t
Is hard to effect Q shift. but not
impossible,
The Washington times., 1938-07-19
The Awavd Lineup
MARLENE BEAUTY KIT:

MARLENE BEAUTY KITS
Nrs. ROby Stehr, Agriculture,
IL invited to stop by Golden
berg's cosmetics counter and
receive one Of these snappy,
fastselling ''naturalS" for
keeping i'm the desk for face
reffeShment.
HIGH ICE CREAM: If
you write us, you may receive
o slip emitting you to . quart
Of this tasty commodity ON
presentation at any High
store, one Of which is doing
business ut 1924 Fourteenth
st. N. w.
MOONLIGHT TRIP: Rob
ert ID. Taylor, Engraving and
Printing, retired and w.
Ross Phlpps, Commerce, have
two tickets swaiting at the
Potomac River Line, Seventh
and Water SITS. s. w., from
which the s. 8. Potomac sails
nightly, S:45.
AIRPORT POOL: This re.
freshing spot (where the
bathing beauties gather) is
open from 0 o. m. until IL
p. M, and you already have
received . pass allowing o
cooling, after.w0rk dip.
The Washington times., 1938-07-19

not because OF persons refusing
to pay, but for one reason or
another they are not making reg
ular payments. OF them, 2,300
were given credit facilities when
they were not entitled to the privi-
lege. I should like to give warning
here that employees who were
given credit without proper credit
checksge may expect severe pun
iShment. Investigate before you
buy, lest you be hailed into the
Municipal Court. Harry g. Rit.
ner, editor, Washington Federal
Bulletin.
Dear Harry: We remain advised.
Where'd 1t Go?
Dear Mr.. Moser: What has
happened to the seniority rule
Of General HinesP I have been
at the head Of the list since
September /, 1897, rating excel.
lent. Personal requests by Of.
fiCialS In my interest have been
disregarded. I'm o typist and
altogether have 10 years service
record excellent. have in 70.
cent years been given among the
highest ratings in the whole
bureau. Investigation brought
about through Senate interven.
ton for q clerk complaining Of
unfsirness and abusive treat
ment brought out testimony under
cath disclosing o drinking party
in the office Of o subdivision CHIEF
on o certain Christmas Eve. Also
like evidence about another clerk
being Intoxicated ct Christmas
time In office Of same chief and
receiving protection when called
to answer charges Of profane ane
obscene epithetS applied to q
fellow clerk. OF what use is AZ
investigation when certain chief.
and clerks continue to ride high
and wide?"-M. P.
Dear M. p: It's Of no use.
The Washington times., 1938-07-19
Today in Films

WARNER BROTHERS
film schedule today, for
which you may have received
passes:
EARLE and AMBASSA-
DOR: Bob Burns, Martha
Raye, Dorothy LamOur and
Ray Milland I'm 'STrOpic HOli-
day." plus the Minnevitch
''HarmOnica Rascsls," ON the
Earle stage; METROPOLT.
TAN: "When Were You
BOrn?" with Margaret Lind
ssy and Anna May Wong;
UPTOWN: Bing Crosby and
Beatrice Lille I'm "Dr.
Rhythm; CALVERT, PENN
and TIVOLT: Robert Taylor
and Margaret SULLIVAN In
"Three Comrades"
The Washington times., 1938-07-19
Storms Orphans

Dear Mr.. Moser: Orphans Of
the Storm are those assigned to
service on the road and who, ex-
cept for train fare and Pullman,
are expected to finance them
selves until their bureau sees fit
to send them money. ANY COM
mercial travelling man can wire
and receive o money order within
q few hours. But the Govern
ment traveller must wait until he
has been on the road 80 days be-
fore he submits voucher for re-
turn of HIS money spent for
GOVERNMENT purposes. If his
The Washington times., 1938-07-19
By J. EARL MosER

From sUery office their letters
come,
Some to praise and some to
kick.
Oh, everybody thinks It's fun
TO grab a pen and take q Hckl
DEN O. the Public (somewhat
Il edited:
Dear Mr.. Moser: PwA has al
lotted millions Of dollars to quasi
public organizations throughout
the land for the purpose Of under
taking self-liquidating projects,
deemed feasible by engineering
and financial experts Of that
agency. So I suggest en- allotment
Of sufficient size here In the D. c.
to complete at least one parking
facility to take care Of the present
acute situation. I believe such o
project would most certainly be
self-Nquidating, Is Federal en-
ployes and others rush to work
each morning merely for the privi-
lege Of paying Q Sizeable fee for
all-day parking (providing their
favorite lot Is not yet filled). Incl
dentally, I believe the death and
accident figure would be lowered. "
ID. p.
Dear D. P: We agree in every
respect.
The Washington times., 1938-07-19

tor, our request
for o little
assistance In
compiling the
club dictionary.
The word, for
which we want
o modern de-
.finttion, is
FRIEND. Many
fine answers
were received
In the pilot
house but the
best one, and
the one we viii
adopt, was sub
nitted BY sev.
The Washington times., 1938-07-19
Debts and GGrnishees

Dear MIR. MoSer: Anent your
item 10 entitled Regarding Gar
nishees,' please be advised that
since I raised the issue In your
column I should like to acqusint
you with 0 certain business, which
for obvious reasons cannot be
mentioned by name, but which
has on It's books 2,50O bad ac-
counts. This unusual condition is
The Washington times., 1938-07-19

eral members in the same mail.
Here it IL:
FRIEND. "A friend is one who
knows all about us. but loves
us Just the same.
HAPPINESS BIG BUSINESS
That little description reminds
us Of . little poem pasted in the
Log" Of the good ship ''Happt'
ness"
"The greatest business IN al
the world. . .is that Of making
friends. in fact no business
in the street pays bigger
dividends. life IL Q great in
vestment and no one lives in
vain. who guards all Of his
friendships ss Q niser guards
his gains"
Today the "Old Skipper" Is 60
ing to give you another word a.
lowing plenty Of margin on which
to work 1t is PERSONALITY.
The first thing we do in trying
to create p NEW description for
any word is to look up the stand
ard meaning in the dictionary.
Webster explains that personality
is that which constitutes dis
tinction In o person -. =" That
Is not enough. We want more for
our club dictionary.
MANY COMPONENTs
This Is q word that contains 80
much real meaning that 1t is hard
to define. Let's break it up and
|see the materials with which 1t is
made.
When you know someone you
like very much you attribute his or
her charm to Personality" What
Is it makes them 50? Is 1t courage
or are they just energetic? Do you
find them to be friendly, loyal, re-
liable and helpful?
Maybe if we traced their secret
further we would find they are
industrious, alert and cheerful
and that they always try to be
kind and guard their speech. The
fact remains you LIKE them and
have not stopped to find out
WHY.
ADDITION REVELATIONS
With that start let's see what
you can do with . modern de.
Scription Of the word PERSON
ALITY. The best description VIII
find its way into our club die
tionary.
The "Old Skipper" found many
types Of personality in the WJSV
additions and much Of 1t viii
find its way over the micrcphones
on next Sunday afternoon ct l
O'Clock. The radio, you know,
is strong on personality. The
listener Is aware Of 1t creeping
into o song or o talk. Even an
instrumentalist can inject it into
his playing.
ALL TO GET CHANCE
More addition appointments are
in the mail and the skipper" Is
trying to catch UP with the ava
lanche Of applications aS fast %
studio space Is available. Every
youngster who applied for a hear
ing is going to receive it.
Listen to WJSV at 9 O'Clock
Thursday night for the Skipper
when we come on the air for q
little chat in preparation for the
start Of our weekly Sunday series
Of club broadcaSts. Wen tell
you more about it in this column
tomorrow . until then, Ship
AhOy. THE OLD SKIPPER
The Washington times., 1938-07-19
"SKIPPER" ASKS
AID IN DEFINING
OF PERSONALITY
Formal Dictionaries Do
Not Tell Whole Story
BY DON HIX

Heigh-Ho Shipmates. The "Old
Skipper" has received many
letters from snipmateS in answer