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The Washington times., 1938-04-09
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s:sO-EARL GOODWIN - HIGHLIGHTs.
IN THE NEWS, AS GLIMPSEDI
BY REPORTER GOODWIN. OIL
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could n o t
S e n d a n y
more n e W S
about Hitler's
Germany and
Austria from
t h ere. The
Czech diplo-
mats left the
u n q u e stion-
a bl e impress
sion that they
W e r e acting
upon recon-
m e n d ationS
from Berlin.
M a ny of
the central
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WOOL BILL SIGNED

Q.N.S). President Roosevelt
has signed the Senate bill extend.
ing the commodity exchange act
to include wool tops, the CONNER
cial term applied to wool that has
been processed by being sorted,
secured, carded and combed, 1t
was announced today. Heretofore
the act has included only cotton,
rice, butter, eggs, potatoes and
mill feeds in addition to grains.
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France Must Wait

ERANCo'S victory in Spain is
l. sure to be completed before
summer, which will eliminate
that trouble spot temporarily.
France cannot afford to have a
Fascist force on her flank for
the long run, but is unable to do
anything about it now. Her
entire time in the immediate
future will be devoted to saw
ing herself economically.
internationally she will have
to wait until British rearma-
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DIET, REGIME

While the waters at the spas OF
Europe have undoubted beneficial
effects, Mrs. Rinehart pointed out,
the greatest factor in bringing
about cures is the rigid diet, ex-
ercise and rest imposed on pa
tients at them.
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But

TOE KENNEDY, our AmbaSsa.
- dor to London, Just won't
drownl Having been obliged to
walk the Roosevelt political
plank, the genial Boston Irish
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tin plate mill and the Msssilon
works "for the purpose OF dis
couraging union organization"
4. Acts Of espionage.
S. Vilification Of the CIO-
affiliated Amalgamated Associa-
ton Of IRON, Steel and Tin Work
ers Organizing COMMITTEES.
6. Encouraging violence to
terrorize union adherentS.
" Z. Attempts to turn civil au-
thorities and business interests
against the union.
8. Donation of tear and vomit-
ing gas to the city Of Massilon.
8. Support Of the Massilon
Law and Order League and
back.to-work committees in
three plant cities.
10. Activities in connection
with a fatal shooting incident
at CIO headquarters in Massi-
Ion.
Basis Of the decision was thu
boards conclusion, from hearing'
held last summer, some time aftel
three strikers were killed in riot
at Massilon, that Republic Stee
had, by every effort, worked tx
prevent and discourage unior
organizing. Frequently, said th'
decision, Girdler issued statements
to his workers asserting he woulc
never sign q union contract. HI
never has.
BOARD SUMMARY
The strike, asserted the decision
was brought on by the tactics ot
the company, not by the workers
Summarizing, the boards digest
Of its own decision, declared:
Prom the facts produced
the board holds it clear that the
underlying cause of the strike was
the company'S whole campaign tt
crush the union by means Of un
fair labor practices. The recorC
shows that ever since the inaugu
ration of the plan of employees
representation, in June, 1888, the
company had made plain its policy
Of complete antagonism to the self
organization of the employees anc
its determination to forestall or de
stroy any such organization by al
means at its command"
Taking up company tactics II
retail. the decision continued:
Its (the company's) spies
shadowed union organizers; its
police attacked and beat them:
its superintendent and foremen
threatened, laid off and dis
charged employees for union &C.
tivities: its officers foStered and
supported a whole series OF
puppet labor organizations
which the company manipulated
to oppose the union; and its
president, Tom M. Girdler
(board error. Girdler is chair
man of the hoard) publicly viii
lifted the unions leaders. pur-
poses and policies under cir
cumstances intended to throw
the weight Of his influence
against his employees Efforts at
Self-organization."
The decision laid the blame 70.
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SpOtty the terrier, little HiIda and the
fOx's dungeon. HIlda's sharp ears located
her pup but 1t took his ma, Trffy, to
give the last clue after I2 men had
blasted 10 days through solid rock to
human interest feature I'm the American
Weekly, with Sundays Washington
HArald.Times
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Wage Bill Styraied

Is Ik1eEE1OTG 1OOh11l& 4U1 WdAu w
a mild boom on that base.
Wage Bill Styn1ied
ODDS are 8 to S that this new
" wage-hour bill will never get
to the floor of the House, and
3 to that it will not pass.
Heavy latent opposition lies in
the Labor and Rules commit
tees.
For one thing, the weighted
average increase schedule
worked out by the Ramspeck
subcommittee is too complicated
for many advocates of wage
hour legislation. Congress is
not in a mood to trust hlindly
that it would work out satisfac-
torily.
THE White House is under
l. stood to be considering an
aware of gold embossed adhe-
sive tape to Governor Earle so
he can wear it over his mouth
on his next visit to the Presi-
dent. It was he who let leak
the unfinished idea for a $780,
100000 or $1,000, 100000 new
Public Works Administration.
Presidential Press Secretary
Early ragged about it, but be-
tween ragings advised newsmen
not to deny the story. Thus in
the end the Earle leak served
as trial balloon for the plan.
Administration planners had
been working up the scheme for
weeks and the President in
tended to spring it at the end
of May. Increasing darkness
in the business picture caused
him, 'uSt before the Earle leak,
to plan it for May /.
EARLE also demonstrated he
h was the nations greatest
radio announcer among those
who do not use a microphone.
He announced he was getting
$24,000,000 from the Govern
ment to build the Pennsylvania
Super-highway for which his
erstwhile crony and now politi-
cal opponent, Senator Guffey,
has been working a long time.
This practically took the ball
right out Of Guffey's arm just
as he was crossing the goal line.
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The foreign office in Prague
called in foreign newsmen a. few
days back and told them they
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discover unknown talent amongf
their old friends, and greet Come
dian DIR. Russell Pratt as guest
artist. .................... ,WMALl
O:3O-SATURDAY NIGHT sERENADEI
bill Perry. tenor, and Mary
Eastman, lyric soprano. Orches-
ira and chorus. s.........' "JSV
IO:0O-YOUR HIT PARADE - Lauritz
MelchlOr, noted Wagnerian tenor,
makes q return guest appearance,
offering selections from Tristan
and Isolde" Carl Hoffs Orches-
ira Will play the nations 10 lead
ing pop" tunes. ..WJSVl
CONCERT
s1S-CHICAGO sYMPHONY-Dr. Fred.
eriCk Stock. conductor, offers the
final program of the 1937-3S
symphonic season. Henry Weber.
commentator. ..............H VOL
1O:OO-N.B.C. SYMPHONY DIR. Artur
Rodzinsh, conductor. Program:
sSostaEovich MSSfa oefGR Fifth U'GsynO symphony, @
which will be given its American
premiere; RespighPs First Orches:
trail Suite Of old dance tunes and
seTi. Ti to5 fnS from lusG Hibenins IBERIA"
Suite, and three excerpts from
WRC
DRAMA
5:OO-GREAT PLAYS-Early restoration
drama, Love For Love-" by vii.
liam COngreve. will be presented.
The comedy Of manners was first
viewed by the public on April 30,
1898, at New Theater, Llncoln's
Inn Fields, London. Charles War.
burton, director. ..,.........W WRC
7:sO-COLUMBIA WORKSHOP VIII.
liam Robson presents Michael
Car0ll's ''The Broken Feather"
legend of q Land Of Discord."
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CZECHS EXPECTED
TO YIELD TO NAZIS
NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
RY PAUL MALLoN

tWord Copyright Reserved
Reproduction strictly Prohibtsd)
III ITLER has already conquered Czechosovakia If the
- sign readers here can trust their eyes
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MAYORS PLEA
HELD MOVE TO
UNLOAD RELIEF.
Grain of Salt Needed
In Weighing View
BY EARL GOODWIN

The blue and pessimistic tone
Of the Mayors Conference plea to
President Roosevelt, for three
billion dollars to take care of
three and a half million needy un.
employed could be taken with a
grain of salt-for it Is the static
effort of the big cities to unload
as much of the relief burden as
possible on the Government.
No doubt the cities have a prob.
lem; most of them admit that to
increase their own burden means
raising real estate taxes-and yet
New York City has just raised
its relief budget by a series Of
luxury taxes.
WHAT'S IN NAME?
At the same time the figures
presented to the President show
the unemployment situation just
about where it was when the Gov
eminent for the first time in his
tory undertook a national plan
of hurry-up work for the jobless.
The old leaf-raking, park-clean-
ing Civil Works Administration
preceded the Federal Emergency
Relief Administration, which in
turn was followed by the current
Works Progress Administration.
By any Of these names it is just
Treasury money being used to
give work to the jobless.
President Roosevelt is giving
serious thought to the problem.
He is sure to ask for more than
the single billion dollars which had
to suffice for this fiscal year. He
will possibly have relief pro-
gram for direct relief in the way
of small civic jobs for as many
people as possible.
BIG NAVY PROGRAM
He is pondering the advisability
Of another set Of public work prof.
ects; and he has placed great con-
fidence in the things that can be
done for heavy industry through
the railroad stimulation; and to a
large extent through the unparal-
leled naval building program
which the Navy hopes to have
actually under way by January /.
1t is possible that if the Navy
can get the whole program going
in proper order it will crowd the
American steel industry to the
limit.
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Do the famed spas of Europe
have anything to offer health
seeking Americans which cannot
be matched-or even surpassed
in the United States?
In the opinion of Mary Roberts
Rinehart, noted author, they dC
not.
TRIED GERMAN SPAS ,
Mrs. Rinehart left Washington
in 1892 to go abroad with hel
husband who hoped to improve
his health by taking the baths at
Germany's renowned spas.
After two months abroad DR.
and Mrs. Rinehart returned
Washington thoroughly convinced
that this country is the best na
ton in the world in which to seek
health.
Senator J. C. o'Mahoney oil
Wyoming today asked Congress tc
appropriate $4,000 for a survey oi
the undeveloped mineral springs
and therapeutic waters now beine
wasted in the United States, re
called the article Mrs. Rinehart
wrote for a national weekly fol
lowing her return from the spas
Of Germany.
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ment strengthens her diploma
tic hand.
Incidentally, latest trustwor'
thy word is the British expendi-
lures will reach their maximum
in 1899. The London city crowd
is therefore looking forward to
a mild boom on that base.
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U. s. JUST AS GOOD

Mrs. Rinehart described the
regimen imposed on patients at
the German spas, but asserted her
firm conviction that the "cureS''
affected at them could be brought
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An orchestra, consisting only Of
instruments which are members
of the "clang" family, will be
heard on the air for the first
time. Bernard Hermann, seek.
ing to create the Illusion Of q
fantastic background. Is using an
orchestra composed only Of high
and low chimes, xylOphOness
marimbas and vibraphOnes. WJSW
s:3O-HEADs 1 WIN-First in q series
of original radio comedies and
dramas to be presented weekly at
this time. "Heads I Win," by
Richard McDonagh, Is inspired by
an actual incident In British his
tory. ...,'......W .WMAA
NOVELTY
s:OO-BELIEvE 1T OR NOT-Robert
Ripley presents group of per-
sons who figured in odd surgical
operations and g dramatization.
WRO
9:OO-PROFEssoR QUIZ A mining
engineer, n lawyer and a doctor
will be among those vyfnG for
first prize on the program. .WJsV
DISCUSSIONS
5:OO-MRs. NJ. c.. JONES -"Ald for
Homeless Children Of SPAIN"
OPINIoNs-Dr. Ales
HrdlIcka. The Situation In
CzschOslOvakia." WJsV
ORCHESTRA DANCE TUNES
1O:SO-KING'S TESTERS. ....... .WMAL
11:OO-RUBY NEWMAN. WMAL
HEIDI. .WRO
12:OO-ISHAM JONES. VOL
KAY. .WRO
1:OO-JOE REICHMAN. .....,..W VOL
1:3O-JAN CARRIER. VOL
Evening star., 1938-02-05
BANKER TO SPEAK

Robert V. Fleming VIII Address
Building Congress-
The relation Of banking to building
will be discussed by Robert v. Fleming.
president Of Riggs National Bank, at
the monthly luncheon meeting of the
Washington Building Congress Mon
day at 1890 pm. at the La Fayette
Hotel.
Arrangements for the luncheon have
been made by Arthur B. Heaton, chair
man of the congress Board Of Govern
ors. Theodore Irving Coe, president
of the congress, will preside.
Evening star., 1938-02-05

the need for a
city-wide effort to
stimulate imme-
diate action on
the part; Of build
ing ow ers to
have their prop
critics put in Or
der during the
next few weeks.
There are many
good reasons why
property owners
should make both
small and exten-
sive repairs and
l m pr ov e ments
now. Among these
Evening star., 1938-02-05
Realty Bonds Rise
l.5Pct. First Time
Since Early 1887
Auerage of 200. Issues
on Eastern Property
Is COMPUTED.

The first increase in any month
since February, 1897, in the average
price Of real estate bond issues Is re-
ported for January, 1898, with the
average price rising is per cent, &C.
cording to the current issue of the
Amott-Bak Realty Bond Averages,
based on 200 selected issues Of prop
critics in New York, Buffalo, Boston,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other
eastern cities. Ninety-one Of the issues
showed increases, So decreases and 81
remained unchanged.
Pittsburgh issues made the largest
gains in aJnuary, with an average in
crease of 80 per cent followed by New
York with 2.5 per cent. The other
cities, With the exception Of Philadel-
phia, showed declines for the month,
led by Buffalo with drop Of SO per
cent. Boston issues decreased 81 per
cent and the average price Of Philadel-
phia issues remained unchanged.
OF the various types of buildings in
cluded in the Amott-Baker Averages,
apartment hotels reported the largest
gains with an average increase of 40
per cent; Hotels increased rs per cent,
theaters, 1.6 per cent and Office build
ings, IL per cent. Housekeeping apart
mentS made the poorest showing dur
ing the month, with q decrease OF
1.3 per cent.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
81, 900, ,000,0 900 Program Aim
Of Drire BY Real Estate Men

their community in the program. At
the New York gathering 4 report will
be made on the survey and the re-
sponse received from the community
leaders.
Walter s. Schmidt of Cincinnati,
president of the organization and past
president Of the National Association
Of Real Estate Boards. presided at the
conference and outlined how Realty
Factors Of America will coordinate
the activity. help enlist private capital
and assist in lowering housing costs
by pooling purchasing power, real es-
tate. architectural and engineering
services.
In the closing resolution, the con-
ferees pledged themselves ito study
the housing requirements Of our dis
tricts which we represent and for the
next so days from this date, devote
ourselves to enlisting all financial, COM
mercial, industrial, communel and po-
litical forces in our respective COM
munities in common cause, and, hav-
ing gathered our information, made
our analyses, appoint March % and
20. 1888, in place yet to be desig-
mated. as the time OF our next meeting,
(See DRIVE, Page B-2.)
Evening star., 1938-02-05

Resolutions for raising $1,000, 900
for campaign fund as we'll as for
meetings in 100 key cities in support
of a housing construction program
aggregating $1,000, 100000 were adopt
ed at a meeting in Chicago last week
of real estate men from all parts Of
the country, who assembled under the
auspices of Realty Factors of Amer
lea. Inc.
H. Clifford Bangs Of this city was
appointed chairman of the groups
National Finance Committee.
The s1,0O00O0 fund will be raised
by the real estate men OF the Nation
for the purpose of educating private
capital to invest in the billion-dol
program the sum OF between $780,
100000 and $2o0.000,00O required for
initial investment for equity money
with the program to be carried out
over period of five years.
A national meeting will be held in
New York on March % and 20 with
capital, labor, industrial and financial
interests participating. along with
real estate interests. Unit meetings
are now being organized in 100 key
cities.
Beginning Immediately the 30 dele
gates attending the conference here
and leading real estate men in other
cities are starting an intensive 6O-day
survey Of housing needs in their re-
spective communities, accompanied by
drive to enlist the cooperation Of
Evening star., 1938-02-05
REALTY ACTIVITY
JUMPS IN FAIRFAX
Twenty-Five Building Per.
mits in January Have
Total of $45,75O.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Feb. 5.-Real estate
activity in Fairfax County during the
past month, both from the volume OF
building permits issued and the num-
ber of instruments admitted to record
jumped sharply over the similar totals
for the first month Of the past year.
County Commissioner of the Reve-
nue. James U. Kincheloe reported q
building permits were issued In his
Office for total of $45,750 during
January. This figure represents q
jump of $l0,680 over the amount for
last January and is more than three
times greater than for January, 1885
During the first month of 1895 permits
were in the aggregate Of $14,600, while
for January, 1896, the ttoal was
$35,07O.
OF the permits issued last month
new building construction takes up the
majority, $44,650 being granted for
that purpose, with the remaining
$1,10o for improvements to existing
property, the report of the commits
sioner Of the revenue shows. Two
permits are for homes costing $4,000,
while all the others are for lesser
amounts.
The number of deeds and trusts ad-
mitted to record during the past
January was the greatest for the last
four years, it was reported by County
Clerk John NJ Whalen. Altogether
there were 307 recordations last month,
an increase of 80 over the same month
in 1887, when there were 268. For 1896
the January total was 275 and for the
year prior to that the total was 1853,
clerks records show.
Recordations for the past month,
however, showed q slight decline from
the December total. For that month
325 instruments were admitted to re-
cord. Ordinarily real estate activity
slows down considerably during the
months of January and February, it
was pointed out.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
Savings Groups
Home Mortgage
Loans Up2l.8 Pct,
Ne,o Lending Held Up
in Late 1887, Bank
Board Reports.

Home mortgage loans totaling
$764, ,489, 900 were made by all active
savings and loan associations in the
United States last year, q 21.8 per
cent increase over the $627, ,e23, 900 in
1896, it was announced today by the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
OF the 1897 lending, $2os, ,o0o
went for new constructions; $751;
100000 for the purchase Of homes
$l61 ,3s3, 900 went into refinancing OF
existing mortgages: $49. 9.435. 900 was re-
ported for reconditioning of residen-
tial dwellings. and the balance, $76,-
301 900, was for other loan purposes
State-chartered member associa-
tions Of the Federal Home Loan Bank
system made loans aggregating 1898,
l74,000; Federal savings and loan as
sociations reported loans amounting
to 1907 ,278, 900, and active State-char-
tered associations which are not
members Of the system had loans to-
falling $1l9,037,000.
New lending held up we'll during
the latter part of 1887, despite the
drop in home building, the report
showed.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
BUILDING SHOWS
JANUARY DECLINE
UNDERP PAST YEAR
Operations Gain Over De-
cember, but Construction
Total Is Less.
290 PERMITS ISSUED
FOR 325 STRUCTURES
Valuation Is Placed at $1,119r
560-11 Apartment Houses
Included in List.

Building operations in the District
last month showed a gain in compare
son with December but the construc-
ton total. based on survey of per-
mlts issued by Building Inspector John
w. Oehmann. was far below that for
January, 1887.
Two hundred and ninety permits,
calling for erection Of 325 buildings.
were issued during last month. They
were valued at s1,119,56O. In Decem-
Der the total was $94O,475. In January
last year it was $2,460,615, while In
January, 1885, it was s1,585,725.
Sixty-three one-family dwellings,
having an aggregate value OF $422, 800,
were started during the month lust
passed. In December 70 one family
dwellings were undertaken.
Apartment House Permits,
Permits for construction of IL apart
lSee BUILDING, Page BID
Evening star., 1938-02-05
METHODS OF REPAIRING
ROOFS ARE DISCUSSED

A roof that leaks all over can be
given a coating Of heavy asphalt and
asbestos compound, which will I'LL up
cracks and nail holes and preserve the
roof for several years However, before
this coating Is applied all curled and
broken shingles should be replaced or
repaired.
If the leak is centered. it can be
located by looking at the underside
during a rainstorm. 1t is very likely
to be at the junction of two surfaces
q valley of the joint between a CHM
ney and the roof. or where a dormer Is
cut through. In this case. the fault
is probably in the flashing. but If it is
IN the middle Of large roof area, it
Is likely to be from a curled or loosened
shingle.
Evening star., 1938-02-05

(See DRIVE, Page B-2.)
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tSee BUILDING, Page B-2.)
Evening star., 1938-02-05

reasons, according to the congress, is
the fact that q great many Of the
highly skilled workers, who are ordi-
narily engaged on new work. are idle
during this slack building period. Con-
tractors and architects also have more
(see RENOVIZING, Page B-30
Evening star., 1938-02-05
C|V|CUN|TSASKED
|. TOAD REN0v|z|NG
80 Groups, Including Busi-
ness, Invited to Support
Campaign.

Eighty civic and business groups
have been invited by the Washington
Building Congress to join with it in
promoting renovize campaign, Arthur
B. Heaton, chairman of the congress
Board Of Governors, announced today.
"A letter sent out by the congress
to these civic associations points to
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
ID. C. SUFFRAGE.
FRIEND SOUGHT.
FOR ALLEN POST.
Roosevelt to Be Told
Of City's Wishes

Wilbur Finch, chairman Of the
Conference on District Of Colum'
bia Suffrage, formally prepared to-
day to urge President Roosevelt to
name a suffrage advocate to sue
ceed George e. Allen as District
Commissioner September /.
Leaders of the suffrage move
ment, including members Of the
Joint resolutions committee. the
executive board and the campaign
council, empowered Finch to take
this step at a meeting at cam
paign headquarters, 1917 H St.
N. w.
LETTER TO CARRY PLEA
As outlined at the meeting, the
Finch request will be made in q
letter to the White House asking
appointment of a commissioner
who will carry out the wishes OF
Washingtonians expressed at the
recent plebiScite.
The suffrage proponents decided
further to canvass all Representa-
tives and Senators who are seek
ing reelection for expressions on
the District Of Columbia suffrage
movement.
The national legislators, as well
as President Roosevelt, are to be
reminded the plebiscite showed a
huge majority Of the $4,000 citi-
zens voting for suffrage.
PRECINCT MEETINGS
The suffrage advocates adopted
a program for closer knit organi.
zation along precinct lines. To
this end, it was decided tenta.
lively to hold mass meetings in
each Of the precincts on State
election nights.
In this fashion, leaders said, the
plight Of the voteless Capital could
be brought more sharply into focus
for the several neighborhood and
precinct groups.
In furtherance of this line Of
action, the meeting authorized the
conference oublicity committee to
prepare pamphlets for distribution
among precinct leaders. These
are designd to epitomize argu'
ments for local suffrage.
A draft ef the local suffrage
plan is to be submitted to the next
full meeting Of the conference
July Is. This is being perfected
by the resolutions committee, un
der direction Of william A.
Roberts,