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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-15
Upholds Free Press

president ROOSEVELT deliv-
cred two speeches in New York,
on the site of the worlds fair that
is being built. First he spoke at
the laying of the cornerstone of the
federal building at the exposition
after dabbling in cement with sill
yer trowel.
Then the Chief Executive ap-
peared before a convention of the
National Education association, and
declared that the mission Of Amer
lea is to carry the torch of free
thought and free learning in a world
in which dictators have smothered
the fires of freedom.
He did not mention Nazi Germany
or Fascist Italy by name, but he
condemned in most positive Ian
guage such purges as burned libra
ries, exiled scientists, artists, must
clans, writers and teachers, dis
persed universities and censored
news, literature and art.
eff in other lands the press is
censored" Mr.. Roosevelt declared,
1--WE must redouble our efforts here
to keep it free. If in other lands
the eternal truths Of the past are
threatened by intolerance, we must
provide a safe place here for their
perpetuation."
In his address to the teachers the
President warmly defended the
spending of his administration on
the ground that the OUTLAWS of fed
eral money had increased national
and human resources.
"The only real capital of a nation
is its natural resources and it's hui
man beings" he said. $50 long as
we take care of and make the most
of both of them we shall survive as
strong nation, a successful ma
ton, and a progressive nation
whether or not the bookkeepers say
other kinds of budgets are from
time to time out Of balance.
"This capital structure-natural
resources and human beings-has to
be maintained at all times. The
plant has to be kept up and new
capital put in yearly to meet in
creasing needs. If we skimp on
! that capital, if we exhaust our ma
tional resources and weaken the ca
pacity of our human beings, then
we shall 60 the way of all weak
nations"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-15

President Roosevelt
said in a press con-
ference that he is
still looking for a
permanent solution
of the unemployment
problem. He made
it clear that he did
not believe relief or
public works afford
ed anything more
t h a n a stop-gap
remedy for a little
understood disloca-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-15
Italy Checks Franco

NIRGINIO GAYDA, noted editor
and spokesman for the Fascist
regime in Italy, declared that Italy
had advised Franco, leader of the
Spanish insurgents, to use "modera-
tom in his efforts to prevent Brit
ish and other foreign ships from
bringing supplies to government
Spain. Gayda said, however, that
Italy approved the bombing of yes
sells carrying contraband, but dis.
claimed any Italian responsibility
therefor.
Representations by the earl OF
Perth, British ambassador to Rome,
had opened the way to an agree
ment to end the bombings. Musso-
lini was reported as ready to
act only to spare Prime Minister
Chamberlain from embarrassment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-15

seasons final to Detroit. He dropped
the first game played this year and
then won the next eleven straight.
With Bobby Teller and Mel Har-
der he has given Cleveland a pitch
ing staff that is without an equal in
the majors. Teller gives promise
Of being eventually an even great
er pitcher than Allen, but at this
writing Allen has the experience
and the record on his side.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-15
indiana COP. Picks Willis

- AYMOND E. WILLIS of Angola,
~ Ind, newspaper publisher and
veteran political leader, was nomi-
mated for the senate by the state Re
publican convention in Indianapolis.
Willis was named on the third bal
lot, defeating four rivals, among
whom was James E. Watson, for
mer senator.
The nominee, who is sixty-two
years old, has been the active edi-
tor and publisher of his weekly pa
per, the Angola Republican, since
its establishment in 1898. He is
president of the Steuben Publishing
company, and, with another editor
at its head, publishes the Angola
Herald, a Democratic organ.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-15

gate charges that the
WPA had increased
relief wages in Ken
lucky a n d Okla
hona to aid the can
didacies of Senators
Barley and Thorn
as.
Works Progress
Administrator Har-
ry L. Hopkins de-
MED that the WPA
has been made a po-
1itical instrument in
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-15
Strike at New York Fair

M ORE than 5000 workers were
AvA affected by a general strike of
construction men at the New York
worlds fair, called by the Building
Trades and Construction council,
an affiliate of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. All construction work
was tied up except structural steel
work. The strike was precipitatad
by jurisdictional dispute.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-15
Rail Wage Farley Set

% REPRESENTATIVES Of the Rail-
IN road Trainmen and of the Car
riers' Joint Conference committee
agreed to meet in the Stevens ho-
tel, Chicago, on July 18 to start
negotiations over the Is per cent
wage reduction proposed by the rail-
roads. The trainmen, numbering
about 10000 workers, are headed
by A. F. Whitney, who declares
they cannot and will not accept the
wage cut.
On July 20 the IS other railroad
brotherhoods affected by the pro-
posed wage reduction will start their
negotiations with the arrangements
under the leadership of George M.
Harrison, chairman of Railway La
Dor Executives association.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-15
Heads N. Y. Exchange

NAV ILLIAM MCCHESNEY MAh-
~ TIN of st. Louis brokerage
firm and chairman of the New York
Stock exchange since last May was
elected president of the exchange at
salary of $4,000 year. His Sc
lection was the final step in the re-
organization of the executive per-
sonnet of the exchange which was
brought about through the insist
enee of the securities and exchange
commission and the liberal group
within the exchange membership.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-15
rDSpeaking of Sports
|Ohio's Johns
Create N ew
Diamond Lore
BY GEORGE A. BARCLAY

IF BY some baseball miracle,
4 Cleveland and Cincinnati should
win the American and National
league pennants, respectively, and
fight it out for the worlds cham
pionship next fall, they will have to
thank two Ohio Johnnies for help
ing them-Johnny Wander Nicer,
Cincinnati's quiet-spoken southpaw
who rose to fame with two straight
no-hit, nO-run games and Johnny
Allen, Cleveland's truculent right
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-15
Real Drive on Depression

nv ITH the start of the new fiscal
3 W year the administration began
what the President calls '.the real
drive on depression" In the COM
ing fiscal year relief agencies, army
and navy, public works departments
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-15
Disaster in Japan

NJ EARLY 200 persons were killed
! ' in Japan during two days of
violent storms and floods and the
disaster was aggravated by rather
severe earthquake shocks. Many
thousands of houses were destroyed
and the main railway lines were
put out of commission by landslides
and wrecked bridges.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-15
S2awuxd W. HGck0td
~ SUMMARIZES THE WORLDS WEEK
Q western Newspaper Union,

and federal lending corporations
may pour out approximately $780,
100000. Some of this money is re-
turnable to the treasury.
Administration officials said this
huge sum-equal to more than $66
for every person in the nation-was
needed because there are approx
mately 10,500,00 unemployed in the
country. This estimate, furnished
by federal economist, was 4,50O,-
900 higher than last October, when
the recession's effect became visi-
BILE.
Officials left little doubt they hope
to get business positively on the up
grade by Labor day, although econ
omists estimated it would take a
year from the upturn to recover
the ground lost since last summer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-15
Politics in Relief

CHAIRMAN SHEPPARD of the
~ senate campaign funds commit
tee put it up to the members Of that
body whether they should investi-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-15

Spending Is a S+op-Gap
DECLARING the New Deals OBJ
- jective is to give wages for
real work and that he is opposed to
the outright dole for bare existence,
Evening star., 1938-05-21

The neighborhood in the 800 block
Of Taylor street, Arlington. Va, Is
having acute blue jay trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay, it seems. have
their nest in q tree in front OF the
home of Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, 802 Tay-
lor street, and in the nest they have
two babies. Mrs. Hall also has baby
and that is where part Of the trouble
lies.
For when Mr.. and Mrs. Jay decide
to give their babies their daily hying
exercises they want the whole scene
to themselves and will peck the head
Of any one who disputes them. Mrs.
Hall finally had to give up summing her
6-month-old baby, Marlene.
Mrs. Robert Legg, who lives across
the street from Mrs. Hall, was swooped
upon twice yesterday and received two
sharp scalp wounds. Several others
have been set upon. Mrs. Hall said.
A sort Of climax to the situation
came yesterday when A. H. Morris.
next-door neighbor Of Mrs. Hall. was
digging quietly In his garden. Appar-
Evening star., 1938-05-21
Blue Jay Family Takes Oper
arlington Residential Area

emily he dug too close to bush where
one of the jay Juniors had just made
a landing. And so it happened to Mr..
Morris, Mr.. Morris said he had spe-
cial grounds for resentment because
his pate is shining and hairless.
Mrs. Halls brother, a policeman
from Newport News, Va, was visiting
her yesterday when Mr.. Morris got his
pecking, "Ill fix this business" Mrs.
Halls brother declared. So he went
in the house and got his service re-
volver and emptied the chamber. But
no dead jays resulted.
Mrs. Hall got in the spirit and called
Sheriff Howard Fields.
Have you q net to catch some blue
Jays that are pecking every one over
this way?" she inquired. Sheriff
Fields said he was sorry that he didn't
and suggested she call Harry johnson,
the county game warden.
I'm sorry, Mrs. Hall. Very sorry"
Mr.. johnson said. I've got . net
but its got Q hole In 1t.
At the last report the blue Jays were
still running things.
Evening star., 1938-05-21
RAIL COMPROMISE:
SOUGHT IN SENATE
Wage Cancellation Is Price
of Aid Legislation, Say
Experts.

BY the Associated Press.
Senate railroad experts said today a
compromise in the wage-cut dispute
offered the only prospect for salvaging
the emergency railroad aid program
at this session of Congress.
j. J. Pelley, president of the Asso-
citation of American Railroads, indi-
Gated strongly in a statement yester-
day that the carriers were not disposed
to accept any existing aid proposals as
a substitute for wage reduction.
Denying the unions charge of bad
faith" Mr.. Pelley asserted that when
negotiations on the Wage-cut issue
were broken off recently the labor
representatives clearly understood"
that "in the opinion of the railroads
there were no pending proposals that
could be taken as an alternative to a
wage reduction"
The railroads have served notice Of
their intention to cut workers pay IS
per cent, or an estimated $3.50, 900
a year. beginning July /.
Return Moved BY Wagner.
The House followed the Senate's
lead yesterday by holding up railroad
loan legislation until the Senate
reaches a decision. The Senate sent
the measure back to the Banking Com
mittee Thursday at the request OF
Chairman Wagner, Democrat, of New
York, who said the committee had ap-
proved it without discussing the wage
cut issue.
In replying to the Railway Labor
Executives Association. Mr.. Pelley said
the unions had been fully advised of
what the railroads intended to do and
there was no possibility of misunder-
standing on the subject"
The labor executives had charged
that the carriers "double-crossed"
them by serving notice of a wage cut
while both were engaged in a "co-
operative effort" to obtain financial
relief from other sources.
Declines to Discuss Merits.
Mr.. Pelley declined to discuss the
merits of the proposed pay cut, as
serting that AL such questions must
be solved in accordance with the pro-
visions Of the Railway Labor Act"
Chairman Wheeler of the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee helped
to draft the railroad aid legislative
program, bat has remained silent on
the wage controversy.
The loan bill was the only part Of
an extensive legislative program pro-
posed by President Roosevelt's special
Railroad Committee which all fac
tions agreed could be enacted at this
session Of Congress.
Evening star., 1938-05-21
DOGS FEAR OF WATER
PROVES HARD ON HOUSE
Animal Fleeing Sprinkler Gets
Wedged Between Walls and
Hole Is Chopped,

A German shepherds fear OF water
put her in a precarious position in the
1400 block of A street Sc today and
gave the fire rescue squad plenty of
work.
Queenie. the dog. owned by Howells
Tonon, Is, of 14l6 A street Sc, fled
between the house occupied by the
Tonons and the one next door to get
away from a sprinkler turned on the
back yard lawn. The dog became
wedged between the walls. The rescue
squad was summoned to break through
an 8-inch wall from the interior of a
living room and was still at work an
hour later.
Almost 100 spectators gathered
around the house and on the street to
watch the proceedings.
Evening star., 1938-05-21
ROOSEVELT ASKS
CONTINUATION Of
TRAINING SCHOOL
Also Recommends Funds
for Receiving Home
Be Provided.
ACTS IN FACE OF MOVE
FOR ABOLITION OF UNITS
Believes Congress Apparently Is
Dissatisfied With Conduct
of Institutions.

BACKGROUND
Although the Federal Gopern-
ment had made recent expensive
Improvements to the National
Training School for Girls, Con-
0ress suddenly dec1eed, in effect.
abandonment of the institution BY
failing to appropriate for its sup
port after June 80 merit A similar
abandonment OF the present receiv-
ING home, in the Southeast, Dns
ordered after December 81 nert.
NTH piew to transferring children
to old Police Court Building. This
old structure since has been de.
clared unsafe for habitation. Well
fare officials haze been tranticdly
seeking may out OF double -barreled
dilemma.
President Roosevelt today sent t6
the House recommendations of the
Budget Bureau to prevent abolishmen,
Of the National Training School fol
Girls and the Receiving Home fol-
Children. in the face OF what he
termed an apparent conclusion" BY
Congress that there is no justiflca-
ton for their continuance"
The President also asked Congress
to appropriate an additional sll8,835
to finance the District government
for the next fiscal year. Most of the
increase was attributed to additional
work imposed by the business privilege
and beer tax provisions of the Dis
trict's new revenue law. OF the totei
however. $4,000 was to be added to
a similar amount previously appro-
priated for a congressional investiga.
ton Of public relief in the District.
Appropriation of funds to maintain
the receiving home through the next
fiscal year and adoption of one OF
three suggested plans for taking care
OF inmates of the National Training
School were asked in the White House
communication.
Sees Congress Displeased.
The Presidents letter pointed out
that Congress, in failing to appropriate
sufficient funds for the two institu-
tions. was apparently dissatisfied with
the conduct" OF them.
The District Appropriation Act. ap-
proved April 4, provided only enough
money to carry the Receiving Home
through December 81 next, while nc
funds whatever were appropriated for
the National Training School for
Girls. The situation has created q
grave problem as to disposition of the
wards of these establishments.
The Budget Bureau recommenda-
ton today was for an appropriation
Of $4,000 for the Receiving Home
Three plans of appropriation for solu-
(See TRAINING SCHOOL, Page Az.
Evening star., 1938-05-21
.FIREMEN DISCOVER
2 SLAIN CHILDREN
Father Held for Murder of Boy,
3, and Girl, l, With
Hammer.
I he Associated Press

PATERSON, N. j., May 2l-The
|bodles of two young children. whose
heads, police said. had been crushed
With heavy instrument, were found
today by fremen in the smoke-fllled
living room of their fiat
Sergt. Thomas Lyons reported their
father. Alfred SchWartzenback. Is
year-old unemployed silk dyers' helper,
said he killed the boy and girl, Albert,
3, and Lorraine. l. with machinist's
hammer because he was ''out of work
and discouraged"
Lyons quoted Schwartzenback as
saying he set the fire by igniting oil in
q lamp with a cigarette.
Evening star., 1938-05-21
". ". Spdid, Head of Hibbs Co.,
Dies Suddenly in Nev York
Capital Broker Stricken
After Attending Dinner
of Exchange Firms.

William Winfield Spaid. who rose
from a minor position to become senior
partner and owner OF the controlling
interest In W. B. Hibbs e. Co.. brokers,
died Unexpectedly early today in New
York, where he had gone to attend a
dinner given last night by the Asso-
ciation of Stock Exchange Firms.
Mr.. Spaid. who was So. was stricken
sometime after midnight at the Hotel
New Yorker. It was at first thought
he had an attack Of acute indigestion.
but as his condition grew worse, he
was removed to Dortors' Hospital and
died about 4 am. In the absence OF
definite information here. 1t was pre-
sumed that apoplexy caused death.
News of Mr.. Spaids illness was
communicated to friends here by
Chester Gersten, president Of the
Public National Bank Il Trust Co.
OF New York. who was with him.
District Commissioner George e. Allen.
a close friend. left at once for New
York He did not arrive. however,
until after Mr.. Spaid's death.
Evening star., 1938-05-21
ILLINOIS PUSHES
RELIEF MEASURE
Wednesday Set as Goal for
Passage Of $500,000-a-
Month Boost in State Aid.
(Picture on Page A-4.)

Ry tie Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 2l.-An appropria-
ton measure designed to meet Chi
cago's relief crisis was pushed toward
passage in the special session of the
Legislature today.
The bill called for an increase Of
$500 900 monthly in State aid for re-
lief. Legislative leaders hoped for
passage by Wednesday,
Relief officials said the measure was
a stop-gap proposal at best because
Chicago alone required at least ST.
600. 600 additional each month.
A depleted Treasury caused the clos
ing this week of Chicagos relief sta
tions. As q result. $4,000 families
81 900 persons-were deprived Of their
May relief checks.
Until additional funds are made
available. their relief allotments will
consist Of tickets good for a limited
supply of rice. celery. cabbage, dried
beans. oranges and butter from depots
maintained by the Federal Surplus
Commodities Corp.
Gov. Henry Horner told the Legis-
lature at Springfield last night the
States contribution for relief-now
100000 month-should not exceed
s3,500000. He said Chicago should
raise additional funds by local levies.
Mayor Edward j. Kellys spokesman
in the Legislature. Senator H. G.
Ward, introduced a bill designed to
raise s4,0O0,000 for relief by a tax
not exceeding cents on each package
of cigarettes. Senator Ward contended
there was plenty of money in the
State treasury to care for the needy,
but at the Mayors request delayed
introduction of bills for the appropria-
ton Of $14.000,000 during the balance
of the year.
Evening star., 1938-05-21
Club Women
Deplore Name
Of5HOlIse,Uife'
: the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 2l-Clubwomen
are undertaking campaign to shelve
the term housewife" in favor of
"homemaker," which they feel is more
dignified."
The 66th convention of the Long
Island Federation of Women's Clubs
adopted a resolution urging officials
to use the new designation in all pub
lie records
In our present civilization" the
resolution said, "homemaking Is as i'm
portant as any occupation engaged in
by women" and "the word housewife
does not truly describe the occupation
Of those who maintain and keep
homes"
Evening star., 1938-05-21
Annoy Massacre CharKed.

TOXIC. Japan, May 2l R.-A
Domei Japanese news agency dis
patch from Kobe today quoted Ad-
mirai Seizo Kobayashi. Governor Gen.
eral of Formosa. as saying the Chinese
"massacred between 800 and 600"
Formasons before evacuating Annoy.
The alleged massacre was said to have
occurred when the japanese attacked
the South China port city recently.
Evening star., 1938-05-21
GRIEBL REPORTED
FACING EXPULSION
Former U. S. Nazi Leader Grilled
in Spy Probe in Custody in
Bremerhaven.

Ey the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 2l.-The official Ger
man news agency today reported DR..
Ignatz T. Griebl. former American
Nazi leader who fed New York while
Federal grand jury started investi-
cation of foreign secret agents. prob
ably would be expelled from Ger
many.
Griebl is in custody in Bremen
haven, where he was seized attempt
ing to land from the Bremen May II
without passport.
The news agency said it was un-
derstood he Travelled as . stowaway
on the German liner.
Penalty for violating passport regu-
lations is fine or short Jail SEN
tence The official agency said Griebl
likely would serve q short term and
then be expelled.
lin New York United States Attor-
ney Lamar Hardy said he did not
know whether Griebl would be asked
to return for an appearance before the
grand jury)
Evening star., 1938-05-21
MAN HELD IN KILLINGS
Hearing Told He Slew Women
for Money "Pestering."

READING, Pa. May 81 R.-Frank
P. Kleckner, y, was held for the
grand jury today on charges Of Staying
his wife. Genevieve, %, and her sister,
Alyce Jacobs. 18.
County Detective Robert Thornberg
testified at hearing before Alderman
Mahlon E. Shapiro that Kleckner told
him he shot the women because they
were always Fostering me for money"
Kleckner has been in hospital with
bullet wounds, which Thornberg said
we're self-inflicted, since the shooting
April %.
Coroner P. D. Good testified powder
burns on the girls bodies and clothing
indicated they had been fired upon At
close range.