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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14

Containing notes of an Antarctic expedition which returned 36 years ago, buoy has just been picked up by a Russia ship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14

manager of the new Clear Weave store. Local members of the sales staff are Misses Marion Korkin, Ruth Kerzner, Helen Burrows. Betty Mcdonald, Beth Doyle, Louise Holmes and Phyllis Ma turo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
BROADCAST MISTAKE

New York, April IA (U.P) - The National Broadcasting Com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14

German and French firms are ac' lively buying wool in Argentina.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14

Two famous London hospitals nave no male surgeons.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-01
No Crystal, but a Cave
Aids Weather Prophets

Amateur weather prophets who
live in the vicinity Of the Eiger
glacier, on the route from Inter-
laken to the Jungfrau, depend not
on the look Of the sky but on the
grotto of the glacier for their
prophecies, according to an Inter-
laken, Switzerland, writer. II the
ice in it is a clear turquoise blue
or dark sapphire, they know that
the day will be fair, but if it is a
dull green, snow can be expected
in this region, and rain in the val
ley.
The grotto in which the weather
is foretold is about Sc feet long,
with an arched roof from seven to
eight feet high in the center. The
glacier at this point is a solid mass
of ice about $50 feet thick.
The whole region about it is one Of
scenic grandeur. Farther on is the
Eigerwand station, where huge
room has been cut out of the noun
tain, with three large windows from
which travellers can look out over
the lower mountain peaks. Miles
away the ranges of the Jura, the
Vosges and the Black Forest are
visible.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-01
Things We Can't Shut Our Eyes To

We the motion pictures of the work the WPA
Negroes throughout the this The great
variety skilled semed domestic and white collar jobs which the
Works Progress Administration has opened thousands of Negro
citizens has opened the of both capital and labor
Union labor intensive drive organize Negroes
the cities and separate unions others
The cored longer suspicious the union
especially they of the CLIO The employers today
cognnt the body of Negro workers previously unfairly
treated but the employer could
all this that
the Negro who work and equipped do
jobs better off under the relief employment than he
under private industry where almost completely limited
certain of work and barred entirely Both labor
organized unOrganzd capital responsible this unfair
condition 1t natural that Negroes particularly
the complete control of industry If they
the both labor capital
will WPA to continue forever.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-01

The history of American colonial
ton has it's beginning on the James
river, that navigable arm of the
Atlantic ocean through which its
tides ebb and flow for 100 miles to
the falls at Richmond. .......
At Varina, so miles above James
town, John Role settled with his
bride, Pocahontas, and first sue
cesSfully cultivated tobacco in Vir-
ginia, says the Richmond Times
Dispatch. In both the Revolution
airy war and the Civil war the navi-
gability of James river was an i'm
portant factor. The channel as far
as Bermuda Hundred could accom-
modate practically all ships during
those early days, but from Bermuda
Hundred to Richmond it was only
seven to ten feet below tide.
In 1927 a federal survey was
made, and in 1852-54 the first i'm
provement of record was made at a
cost of $4,000, at which time the
water-borne traffic to Richmond
amounted to about 100000 tons a
year. During the war the river was
blocked by sunken vessels and mill
tary distractions, and these were
not altogether removed until 1870,
when by act of congress SIS, 900 was
appropriated for the opening Of the
Dutch Gap canal and deepening Of
the channel to Richmond.
In 1880 congress authorized
Strengthening and deepening the
channel to twenty-five feet from the
mouth to a point near Richmond.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-01
The CredjafaWns

valuable organizations the Twin Cities is the
Senior Credjafawn Club and its junior club.
Monday night had the pleasure of attending the 18th annual
given these clubs club members If for
other than this of Honor father and
mother this land that the Lord thy God geh thee
club challenges admiration.
other why this peoples
social organizations the
Cities activity movements support of all
recently the establishment of credit union
membership standards worthy for group aspire
Every the birth another club communities
silently that will join the small of organizations
as the a community
Credafawn children well be proud just the
Craawns be that influence has been such
they admitted Credafawn membership.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-01
Other Editors Opinions
Both Taller and Heavier

Albert Sidney Bekham professor,
psychologist the Chicago Board of Education has
of his study of the weight height of COG coored 405
boys between the ages O. and 16.
Comparing these with the established by
the u S. Health races
the coored pounds
eight pounds heavier than the normal.
The height of coored boys girls
inch above that of the standard found the health
Educators attached Importance
weight in children in school AS general
development.
Dr. Beckhams study handy because of the
propaganda that children inferior establishes
environment
physically and mentally do the children
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-01

Obstinacy, worthy of better cause,
she insisted that the name was
scissors. The husband, provoked
beyond control, finally slapped her
again and again, to make her agree
on Shears" But the more he beat
her the more insistent she became,
until in a perfect frenzy, the hus-
band trust her into the water.
Every time her head rose above
the water the woman continued to
scream at the top of her voice,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-01
Roosevelt Speaks Out at Meeting

In the days gone by individual spoke against
wrong especially when that popular one the
spoke meeting WE'LL Franklin
Roosevelt adopted of the State of Georgia. spoke out at
meeting the other day in GAINESVILLE, Georgia
The President persuaded anything for the late
bill but he said something down in Georgia
this which hit directly the low and conditions under winch
southern when Roosevelt other
speaks southern labor he talking largely about southern
Negroes scales have been kept low for by u
the preudces whites against blacks The entire
suffered because of the condition and
the speaks did GAINESVILLE he played the
of a ",,,-.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-01
Here And
There
By w. M. Smith

Today, l am in the frame of
mind of the woman who, sitting
on the bank of a stream, argued
with her husband, as to whether a
certain instrument should be called
scissors" or shears" With an
Evening star., 1938-05-27

trade and travel between the Amer
icas." That might be a better idea
than the late and apparently un-
lamented plan to put up you're
another" radio station for the South
American propaganda tournament.
AS a garrison finisher. Admiral Land
was at his best as Jerry Land, when
he was circling the Army's right end,
in the Army-Navy football game in
1900. 1t was in the last two or three
minutes Of play. His touchdown gave
the Navy the game, with appropriate
garlands for Midshipman Land, who
kept right on gathering laurels. In
the World War, he got the Navy Cross
for his work in designing and building
submarines He became chief Of the
Naval Bureau Of Aeronautics in 1926,
but did not get his flying license until
two years later, in his fiftieth year
another garrison finish.
He is a cousin Of Col Charles A.
Lindbergh, born in Canon City, Colo.
He attended the University of Wyo-
ming and after his graduation from
Annapolis did postgraduate work in
engineering at the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology. He has car
ried through keen interest in sports.
acting as a football referee for many
years. In the resounding Army and
Navy athletics row while back it was
his suavity and persuasiveness which
toned down hostilities and got the
argument on higher plane OF sports
manship.
He Is employing these qualities ef-
fectively on his new job. The other
day he encountered c. I. o. picket
with a banner lambasting the COM
mission as the enemy Of labor near the
Commerce Building entrance to his
Office He introduced himself. fell In
step with the picket and finally took
him up to his Office for cfs-. The
picket knocked off and went home.
Admiral Land succeeded Joseph P.
Kennedy as chairman of the commits
sion last February. Following Mr..
Kennedy was like pinch-hitting for
Lou Gehrig, but the admiral has been
doing nicely so far.
(Copyrisht. 1e3s)
Evening star., 1938-05-27
The Taxpayers Money
Any Use to Influence Outcome of Elections Is
Assailed by Writer.

with the most Impartial Justice, and
totally without regard to the political
influences that he may or may not
thereby help. But it Is generally con-
ceded in Washington today that Fed
eral money is being distributed with .
view to influencing the outcome OF
the political contests now going on.
Hopkins Largest Employer.
Mr.. Harry Hopkins Is at present the
largest employer Of labor in the United
States. He is under the strictest moral
obligation not to use his position to in
huence the outcome Of any political
struggle. .
If any man in the United States
ought to assume the position Of an
impeccable civil servant that man Is
Mr.. Hopkins. Whether or not he as
sumes it is open to question.
In the fight over the Supreme Court
Mr.. Hopkins took sides, and went on
the air and implied in his speech that
II the Supreme Court bill did not
pass relief for the poor would be
threatened.
Now, In the last few Gays MIR. Hop
kins has taken sides in the Iowa
Democratic primaries. Mr.. Hopkins
personal opinion about the merits of
one or the other candidates Is Of no
importance. But the opinion Of
man who Is dispensing several billion
dollars worth Of money-money ex-
tracted from all the taxpayers. re-
gardless of their politics-becomes Of
overwhelming importance
It is precisely this continual viola
ton Of simple imperatives that de-
feated the bill for the reorganization
Of the executive. If we had a scrupu-
lous civil service; If we could be sure
that increased executive power would
not be used largely or even partly
with the object Of keeping the ad-
ministration in Office. tnen the people
Of the United States might very well
be in favor Of enlarging that power
in the interests Of greater efficiency
in government.
But they have no such faith.
.Copyriht. 1898. New York Tribune. 1nc)
Evening star., 1938-05-27

sumptions. Often they are not writ
ten in the law at all. But it is the
violation Of these assumptions which
has seriously disturbed many who are
in agreement with most Of the OBJ
jectives Of the New Deal.
It Is assumed. for instance. that
the accounting Of public agencies will
be at least as scrupulous as that re-
quired by law from private industries.
It is assumed that the Government
will not use the taxpayers money to
make propaganda for itself.
It is assumed that if public funds
are turned over to the administration,
unearmarked, for expenditure on re-
lief and recovery measures, they will
not be allocated with view to their
political effects.
It is assumed that If q man holds
q position of public trust whereby he
has control over the livelihood Of mil
lions Of people, he will scrupulously
refrain from using that position as q
means OF bringing political pressure.
It is assumed that no administra-
ton or party in power will so exploit
its position as to make 1t almost in,-
possible for any other party or ad-
ministration ever to come to power.
For II these assumptions are vio-
lated, then it is theoretically possible
for any administration or any political
party to keep itself in office forever.
And that condition means the end of
democratic government.
Repeatedly Violated.
All Of these silent assumptions are
repeatedly violated. Mr.. Morgan
claims they are violated in the T. v. A.
by subtle Misrepresentation both Of
the position Of the T. v. A. and OF the
viewpoint Of Commonwealth & South
ern Corp, with which it has been
competing.
Nearly every Government agency to-
day has press agent attached to it,
paid by the taxpayers, whose business
it Is to "sell" the activities Of that
agency - the public. This seems to
me to be thoroughly immoral pro-
cedure II q party In power can use
public funds to make propaganda for
itself, it puts itself In possession Of
instruments to which it has no right;
it misuses money voted for another
purpose altogether.
If the President has the power to
give or withhold funds voted for relief
and public works to induce recovery,
then he Is under the strictest moral
obligation to distribute those funds
Evening star., 1938-05-27
SERVICES TOMORROW
FOR G. w. PRATHER

George w. Prather, 62, local news
paper advertising man for many years
who died Wednesday, will be buried
in Rock Greek Cemetery tomorrow fol-
lowing funeral services at 1890 am
at w. w. Chambers Co. funeral home,
1400 Chaplin street NV.
A lifelong resident of Washington,
Mr.. Prather was employed in the ad-
vertising department Of the Washing
ton Post for nearly 20 years.
He died at his home, $50 Whittier
place NV, following long illness. He
is survived by his widow and two
sisters, Mrs. Robert Fletcher and Mrs.
E. L. Franzoni, both Of washington.
Mrs. Prather is the daughter Of the
Evening star., 1938-05-27
SPRING DANCE RECITALS
ARE SET FOR TONIGHT
Three Community Centers Will
Have Annual Events at
Schnnla Hera
Schools Here.

The spring dance recitals of the
Thomson, Columbia Heights and
Chevy Chase Community Centers will
be held tonight.
The Chevy Chase program will take
place at o'clock in the Woodrow
Wilson High School Auditorium, under
the direction Of Amalie NJ Preische
The Thomson children will present
their recital at Thomson School.
Twelfth and L streets NV, from 7
to 8 o'clock. This program will be
directed by Mrs. Janette Tolford.
The Columbia Heights group will
give a program at the Powell Junior
High School, Hiatt place and Lamont
street NV, at 8 pm. A student or
chestra, directed by W. ]. Oates, will
play.
Evening star., 1938-05-27

Rivers Georgia persuaded the
President
its history
implications remarkably interesting fit
FoIes chief complaint against the
partytha always mmobed by its conservative
Curousy the conceived by just the
Folees economic notions
fails these Of whom
Progssives expect take
in the La Folettes
threats the plans It is daring
gamble But be admitted that
it is fascinating
Alliance 1ne)
Evening star., 1938-05-27

The Governor announced yesterday
he had reduced the boys sentence to
life imprisonment. Smith was con-
victed Of ravishing 13year-old white
girl in Mcdowell County.
There were no mitigating circum-
stances connected with the crime"
the Governor said, but added that he
could not consent for the State TO
kill a child, white or black"
Smith recently lost an appeal to
the State Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
The Capital Parade
New Dealizing' of Democratic Party Is Planned by
White House Group in State Primary Moves.

By JOSEPH ALS0P and ROBERT KINTNER
remaking Democratic image both
responsive their Wishes being
attempted Pedent general staff That Is the
astonishing meaning recent signs
and portens. .
attempt mpuve Of the ncoheren longing Tor
thoroughly New Deazed shared by the Fedent ana
iniates Administrator Hopkins and the
the Left attempt is being made
frequently stormy discussions
which the advice older friends Like Postmaster General James
Farley coouy ignored.
Evening star., 1938-05-27

h Smith Of South Carolina George
Colorado 1onergan OF Connecticut
Nationwide and State goVer-
pohips memberships being ignored
Building suitable candidate to the banner OF the
that the White House
Solicitor Robert jackson no-
Governor York the they are now
running governorshp The weak
the remakers that none OF
President National political stature They are
believe quite rightly that their
cannot pepetuated unless OF them or
sufficient Independent political
portance 1910 material
the objectvs Of the New
real issue for l94o For
purpose investigation has designed as sort
economic
theme
Presidents acceptance Of the plan dates no Itn
aboive antmonopoy crusade around tho
aton the plans existence But at that te
fairly conservative policy He coun
governorshp Bob Jackson
mind at ALL only bold measure TO DO
held In
long period agnation followed the almost simultaneous
crusade and Jim Faeys successful
queerng candidacy The Of such moderate
the Henry Mogenthau IT, were
White House More than Of the present general
staff members in virtual exile
The turning point seems to have been the moment when
spending policy Then the
recalled Then intensive work began on all the
Evening star., 1938-05-27

by today America would have been a
better organized democracy and may
be within the industrial system there
would have been democratic and fair
controls by this time, exercised by
employers and employees with the CO.
operation of Government.
Nobody. Of course, can tell what
might have happened II the N. R. A.
had been rewritten, but the fact that
today the substitutes have hurt rather
than helped business gives one pause
as the anniversary of the invalidation
of the N. r. A. is noted.
Evening star., 1938-05-27

an honest aomln.
istration. He said
that that did not
m e q n directors
had taken bribes
or stolen money
or prohted hnan-
cially t hr u 6 h
their omcial acts"
but, he sal d,
there are more
subtle forms OF
failure to meet
the public trust"
Underlying all
good democratic
government, are
Evening star., 1938-05-27
Headline Folk
and What
They Do
Garrison Finishes Play
Big Role in Life of
Admiral Land.
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

By LEMUEL r. PARTON.
- OR the first time In 16 years,
l. contracts are being let for
/ ocean-going cargo vessels. Ship
4 ping under construction Is $685.
430 tons. up from fewer than 1000
tons in 1882, and shipping. along with
aviation, is a patch Of blue in the
business armament.
Evening star., 1938-05-27

as a setback. To-
day, while the
National Indus
trial Recovery Act
itself Is dead,
many parts of it
are living and are
even more power
full in a regula-
tory sense than
they were before.
us, tn e
"codes," which
included provi-
sions whereby
e a c h industry
could deal with
p,irip,,,po yrro oos
Evening star., 1938-05-27
SENTENCE COMMITTED
Governor Saves Boy, IS, From
Death in Gas Chamber.

RALEIGH, N. c., May ~ P.-
Mann Smith, colored. is years old.
was to have died in the gas chamber
today on conviction Of criminal at
tack had not q communication from
Gov. Clyde Hoey saved him.
Evening star., 1938-05-27

That fits in
with the sunny
career of Admiral
Emory S. Land,
new chairman Of
the M aritim e
c ON m sion,
famed for his
garrison finish.
Currently. he an
nounces the CON-
m / ssion h as
bought three big
liners for the
South American
trade, ito ac-
commodate the
Evening star., 1938-05-27
By DOROTHY THOMPSON.

BY OOKOTHY THOMPSON.
TESTIFYING before the con-
gressional committee investi-
eating the T. v. A., Mr.. Arthur
L Morgan, the former chairman,
who was removed by President Roose-
velt for "contumacy," repeated his
charge that the T. v. A. has not had
Evening star., 1938-05-27
This Changing World
Foreign Diplomats Wonder if Secretary Hull Has
Secret Ace up His Sleeve These Days.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

By CONSTANTINE BROWN.
EcRETARY by many foreign repre-
Washington
State had They to the State
- getting kind inkng
country forgen-the
They also remember that Decoration Day when
bombardment Of Ametda cruiser
reached Warrington Hull summoned his hotel late In the
evening Ambassador and asked him his
grave that incident.
diplomats washington willing to take
finger European
they 60 Department all
regarding the necessity Of revns international
Evening star., 1938-05-27

The plans three stages are:
/. Breaking the power Of the
Democratic Party's old-line State
organizations in the oncoming
primaries. For this purpose, Hess
was backed against Martin in
Oregon, and the resources of the
administration were lavished on
Claude Pepper in Florida. For this
purpose, ardently New Dealish
candidates have been put into the
field nr-oro hoino co,,Ukt fn yr,y,
Evening star., 1938-05-27

late Alexander Franklin Campbell OF
Toronto, Canada, member Of the Ca
madam Parliament for many years.
Evening star., 1938-05-27

necessarily The Stars Such opntons are presented n n
readers although opinions MAY be contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1938-05-27
What Remains
Today Of the
N. R. A.?
Country Might Have
Been Better Off With
Codes, Is View.
DIV DAVID LAWRENCE.

by DAVID LAWRENCE.
"HREE years ago today the
N. r. A. was invalidated by
the Supreme Court Of the
L United States through the
unanimous vote of nine justices.
The result was hailed by business
as stimulus, but by the White House
Evening star., 1938-05-27

plans aSpectS. WHaCeVer C1le CtT1I"
ing point, however, the President
Is now wholly committed to the
great plan. Presidential commit
ments often do not last. but he has
already gone so far that he can
hardly turn back.
II X y
Some incidents Of the plans
execution have been amusing. For
example, In order to give the Presi-
liant az, axnl1sa for q trim South To
Evening star., 1938-05-27

" ONO hO - SAAO AVA "oAs A>OAAAS VA
the old-timers In foreign embassies
have heard that chant many times
over. It Is they who believe that
Mr.. Hull il concealing some deep
thought; some terrific surprise for
the European nations behind this
innocuous talk on trade agree.
ments. The newcomers are en-
deavoring to divert the conversa-
tions to some more Ito the point"
facts. Mr.. Hull listens to them
Evening star., 1938-05-27

with his weIknown patience tells them that their
apply themselves to setting In motion the wheels
international trade something
rve these political difficulties would would
reign throughout the world
OF the Secretary Of State does opportunity
to remind them Of obligations
policy of July He implies that their would make
nice mixture Of both his subjects there would
uneasness the world.
To foreign diplomats this attitude ununderstandable
know that Mr. Hull simple Simon; they their
ments beware the United States for the might change lion
short notice.
Individuals killed aray criminals in the
word the heroes of
paid
that murder with his life Reich
The No. national killed
Soon after the annexation
decided to have revision the
Joan Of Arc has been found not guilty after her
death and has been in recent years canonized
Paneta picture will hang hencefoth the homes of the good
Germans. surrounded by swastskas and aureb
The uncertain European situation worrying woudbe travellers
Yesterday the wife Of distinguished called
official to ask his about
Evening star., 1938-05-27

the official answered over the
phone: "Yes, I think it is quite
safe to 60 over No, would not
go to Berlin if I were you L
don't think I would 60 to Vienna
either Budapest? Oh, it's still
alright, but I would not take a
chance on that. Oslo, Stockholm
and The Hague? BY all means.
they are perfectly safe Natur-
ally London and Paris -. of course,
air raids are not likely. but when
Evening star., 1938-05-27


California Idaho In the summer?
Evening star., 1938-03-18

Nineteen years ago, the
governor of New York dared
him to accept the wardenship
of Sing Sing. The average
tenure of Office for previous
wardens over a period of
twenty years had been eleven
months. Lawes accepted the
dare and has been there ever
since.
Warden Lawes has done
his greatest work since he
was 40. He has made Sing
Sing an institution Of correc-
ton rather than one of pun
ishment. He has not only
created a fuller life for the
convicts within the prison,
but by books, articles and
radio talks has tried to con-
vince society that it should
help these men 90 straight
once they are freed.