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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12

limit Of debt authorized by
statute or State charters. They
cannot issue any more bonds
even to the Federal Treasury
without getting a vote Of their
people or getting the State legis-
latureS to authorize such a pro-
cedure, all Of which will take
time, if, in fact, it can be done
at all. One notable example is
Cleveland, where suffering Is
most severe.
The difficulty Is being kept
quiet in hopes some miracle may
be devised.
Berries Plan
THE fine Italian-American
l. hand of Mayor LaGuardia is
as deep in this newly proposed
public works pork distribution
plan as any other. Not only did
the braintruster whom LaGuar.
dia loaned to the Administration
recently, Prof. Adolph A. Berle,
originate the suggestion, but
there is evidence connecting La
Guardia's newly hired New York
city braintruster and molasses
prince, Professor Tugwell, with
the scheme.
Berle and Tugwell are 20-year
chums in braintrusting as well
as molasses. Tugwell's acquaint-
ances had an idea that the ne
cessity for paying interest on
Federal loans was what hindered
earlier pump priming-which Is
the basis of this scheme exactly.
Tugwell was in town on the
@. T. about 10 days ago and is
supposed to have seen the Pres
ident.
New York is one Of the cities
where no charter changes will
be necessary to enable La
Guardia to get a lions share Of
the Federal swi1l. Furthermore,
he was first at the trough in
the White House, the day after
the news about the new plan
leaked cut.
All in all, therefore, the I'M
der-side of this changing Roose-
welt policy appears to contain
some elements of a triple play
from Berle to Tugwell to La
Guardia.
':Dispelling the Fog"
MIR. ROOSEVELT has been
NA throwing darts around pro-
miScuouSIy at columnists of late.
but no one knows precisely whom
he is shooting at. The congress
Sional air was thick with SlurS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12
Rare Mysteries

A DMIRAL LEAHY, Chief Of
"A Naval Operations, is a good
naval officer, gifted with a mag
nificent imagination! He spent
a whole morning telling the Sen
ate Naval Affairs Committee
that the Navy does not know
what Japan is building in the
way of new ships, and then
calmly proceeded to outline in
detail what the naval ratios of
the leading nations are and
should be. How the admiral can
detail what the naval ratios
should be among the nations,
when he doesn't knoW-or says
he doesn't know-what the
japanese are. doing is one of
those rare naval mysteries that
adniralS always love to deal in
when asking for more taxpayers
money for bigger and better
ships.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12

Norway. Rep
re S entativeS
of Denmark,
Norway, Swe-
den and Fin
land gathered
to disc u S S
Scandinavian
political and
economic af-
fairs.
The Danes,
N or W egians
a nd SwedeS
managed to
keep out of
t h e l a S t
World War.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12
Federal CLIO Union
Admits New Local

With % Washington locals now
organized, the CLOS United Fed.
eral Workers of America today
revealed it's temporary District
Organizing Committee" will be.
come a permanent D. c. Federal
Workers Council on May 6.
Action was taken at a recent
meeting by vote, following ad.
mission of Local No. lot from
Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
Arthur Stein of WPA is pres
ent chairman of the D. o. c..
and is now working with a com.
mittee of five members drafting
q constitution for the new body.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12
Two Subsidies

MR.. ROOSEVELT has let 1t
AVA be known that he doesn't
think railroads should be given
any Government subsidies, and
RFC Chairman Jesse Jones has
added that what the railroads
need is not more money, but
more traffic"
True enough, but what's the
sense of the New Deal bosses
saying the railroads need more
traffic when the business that
supplies the traffic is kicked
around the map by the New
Deal bosses?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12
Says BOGke Carter

much better became the tele-
phone system Of Paris after
American telephone engineers
took a hand in revitalizing the
French system.
AL the rest Of the world
comes to the A. T. and r. when
they want their phone systems
fixed up, but the New Deal
politicians now seem to want
to tear down one Of the greatest
monuments to American engi-
neering genius ever established.
1t must be that the engineers
and the rest Of the world are
out Of step and the Washing
ton snoops are the only ones
in step!
Copyright, Ledger syndicate.)
(Bodke Carriers opinions are
his DUN and not necessarily
those of The WGshin0to n
TtmeS.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12
Florida Railway
Asks Time to Paw

The Florida East Coast Railway
yesterday asked the Intersta
Commerce Commission to sanction
a two-year extension on an RFC
loan of $233, 1868. The loan fell
due April 6. The original loan, re-
ceived about five years ago,
amounted to $91S,275.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12

although the war ragged all
around them. Yet, in our coun-
try, with 5000 miles Of ocean
on one side and 1000 miles on
the other side, friendly neigh
bors north and south, there are
many who peddle the defeatist
quack medicine that it is "all
hopeless" for Americans to think
we can keep out next time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12

on coIumnar inaccuracies during
the reorganization bill dispute,
but no particular columnists
were mentioned.
The probable object Of the Ad-
ministration's wrathful aim may
now be disclosed. One colum-
mar culprit has been discovered
redhanded circulating inaccu-
rate information. In his release
for April 10, two days after the
reorganization bill was licked
in the House, this denizen of the
typewriting depths seemed to
justify what Mr.. R. had said, by
informing his public:
Gas this Is written, it seems
probable that the reorganiza-
ton bill will be on It's way to the
White House for signature be-
fore this column is published"
The column was "dispelling
the fog" by one Charles Michel
son, director Of publicity, Demo
cratic National Committee, who
can make them as well as dispel
them.
Note-ThiS will give you an
idea Of the top-flight surprise
over the Roosevelt defeat. It
also seems to suggest that even
the best informed may make mis-
takes these days.
Feeling Sorry
OUTSIDERS are deducing the
" the end Of the Roosevelt
reign over Congress is now COM
plete. But congressman are not
talking that way among them
selves.
After every big defeat, many
Of the legislators begin to feel
sorry for him-or themselves.
Politics may have something to
do with it, but they generally
think they have to support him
on the next thing that comes
along.
For example, after the Su-
preme Court fight was success
full, they swallowed the colossal
Senator Black as a Supreme
Court justice without even fully
examining his qualifications.
The overly-generous impulse
seems now to be growing again
in the wake Of the reorganiza-
ton defeat in the House.
No RecrinainatiOns
MIR. RS promise of no re-
Nx ordinations fell upon some
congressional ears still smarting
from punishment. Everyone
knows the Administration used
all the big pressure it could find
in that fight, but apparently not
all of it was big. to wit:
An Indiana Democrat, Rep
reSentative Griswold, first under
took leadership for amending
the bill so the President could
not shift veterans affairs
around. AS chairman of the
House Veterans Committee, he
made a speech demanding the
change and later on the Admin
istration leaders decided to give
in.
The Roosevelt leaders agreed
to accept the GriSWold idea
but not from Mr.. GriSwold.
They gave the political honor Of
proposing the change to Colmer,
Of Mississippi, who is not even
a member of the Veterans Com
mittee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12

not do the
job. N OF a IL
the citi Q S
stand to get
ny benefit
out of it, per-
haps not half
of the cities,
and certainly
not no S e
W h ere the
need is great
est. Here's
why:
A grea t
nu m b er OF
cities have
reached tn e
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12
TugweII Hand Seen
In New Works Plan
NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
Bv PAUL MALLON

CWod Rights Reserved
n Prohibited)
NHOSE mayors who out of the White House applaud
ing the Presidents congealing idea of and onehaf
billions public works spending SPREE did not disclose what
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12
FIRST U. S. CENSUS

In 1890, when the first United
States census was taken, the pop
ulation was 3,928,214.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12

they really told him.
The fact of the matter is
some Of them informed Mr.. r.
the plan would be a flop. It will
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12

MIR. ROOSEVELT has been
VA throwing darts around pro-
miscuously at columniSts of late.
but no one knows precisely whom
he is shooting at. The congress
Sional air was thick with SlurS
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-03-11
Mrs. Keal Is Elected
President Of Club

Baskets and bowls of violets and
pussy willows lent a dainty touch
of spring to the table decorations
at the luncheon of the Woman's
Club held at one o'clock on We'd
nesday afternoon in the club room
of the Lutheran church. Fourteen
members were present to enjoy
this annual observance of the
March business meeting at which
officers for the coming club year
are always named.
Those elected to guide the des-
TIMES of the organization for the
year of 1899 are: Mrs. w. H.
Keal, president; Mrs. Roy Beene,
vice-president; Mrs. j. l.. Brown,
secretary Mrs. Ray Ram
sey, Mrs. j. I. Miller and Mrs. w..
j. jenkins were named to act as
trustees.
Report of the successful conclu-
sion of the sale of Is trays during
the week March $40, in which the
club cooperated with the Junior
Women's clubs of the state in rails
ing $1,000 for the recent national
campaign of the Blind Foundation
was made by Mrs. Gilhuly The
trays offered for sale in this CAM
paign were made in the state homes
for the blind in Spokane and Sc
attic and funds so raised will be
used in promoting the welfare OF
unfortunate blind persons.
Among other matters of business
transacted at the meeting of the
club following the luncheon, it was
voted, in response to request from
the local Junior club, to turn over
to it the matter of child welfare
work in the conduct of the yearly
pre-school clinic.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-03-11
PRO-MUSICA HAS
INTERESTING MEETING

The life of Mozart was discussed
at the meeting of Pro-Nlusica Mon
day night at the home of Mrs. r.
r. Woods. The following program
of piano solos was given by the
members:
moonlight Shadows" Fitzpat
rick, Mrs. D. j. Burch; "Vesper
Bells" Johnson, Mrs. w. j. Jen-
kins; To a Toy Soldier" Warner,
Mrs. James Miller; "Meditation,"
Morrison, Miss Florence Montgom
cry; duet, "Ihe School Flag" Spal-
ding, Mrs. Burch and Mrs. O'Larey,
"Waltz in G Minor" Chopin, Mrs.
Alex Parke; can Old Love Story"
Conte, Mrs. r. S. Reierson; Dying
Poet" Gottschalk, Mrs. j. B. Tro-
manhauser.
Following the program, refresh
ments of cookies and coffee were
served by Mrs. Miller, hostess for
the evening"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-03-11
Around And About White Bluffs
o mtaett Is l2
BRIDE-TO-BE HONORED
AT SHOWER SUNDAY

Miss Margaret Holecek, whose
marriage to Fred Strike of Sunny.
side next month was recently an
nounced, was honored at a shower
given at Legion hall on Sunday
About thirty eight friends of Miss
Holecek attended the event, bring
ing her many beautiful and useful
gifts.
Refreshments were served by Mrs
V. G. Wilson, who planned the
shower, assisted 10y Mrs. w. F..
Shaw, and included a three-layer
wedding cake, baked by Mrs. Will
son.
The afternoon was spent in con-
versation and games, Mrs. Dolen
Jones being the prize winner in a
guessing contest.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs E. l.. Sigfrit OF
Bend, Oregon, were guests Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dol.
man Hall. They plan to return in
the near future to make their.
home here. Mr.. Sigfrit is a brother
in-laW of Mr.. Hall.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Allard have
moved to the Barge ranch, which
they recently purchased. Mrs. Lor-
ena Kern and family, who have
lived there for the past year, are
now living in the Sutherland house.
X X X
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hinderer and
family have moved from the Nor
gan ranch, which has been pur-
chased by Earl Soden, to the house
on the Reierson ranch.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-03-11
ARMY AIR CORPS
SEEKS RECRUITS

Army Air corps officials recently
announced that there are 232 va
cancies in the March flying cadet
class at the Air Corps training
center, Randolph Field, Texas.
Three hundred forty-four will be
admitted to this class, but only liz
have qualified for admittance at
the present time.
Any man between the ages Of
81 and 26, who has had two years
of college, or can pass an educa-
tional examination equivalent to
this college training, may be adj
mitted to the training school. A
rigid physical examination also is
part of the requirements.
Application blanks may be OBJ
tanned from any army recruiting
officer or from the professor of mil
itary science and tactics at any
college or university where ROTC
units are located.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-03-11

Miss Dorothy Morford of Ken
newick drove up on Friday to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T..
Morford. On her return she took
her mother to Prosser, where she
will visit her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Wise, for several weeks.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Hunter Martin
of Wenatchee, accompanied by
their son-in-law and daughter, MI .
and Mrs. M. F.. Roys and their
small son, spent Sunday in White
Bluffs with the Martins daughter
Mrs. R. E. Stevens and family. Mr.
Martin is secretary of the Wen
atchee Chamber of Commerce.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-03-11

Canned meat need not be cooked
over 10 or is minutes after it is OPP
ened and combined with other food
Overlooking already cooked meat
makes it tough and dry.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-03-11
Want Ads
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-2 sprayers, home
made tractor, ladders, picking bags,
tree props, 12x14 tent house. H. c..
Scrimsher, at Cecil Barge ranch.
1tp11.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-03-11
Gene Stratton Porter's
Keeper Of the Bees

You will now have the opportunity to see and
hear this soul-enrapturing drama, wonderfully
acted by Neil Hamilton, Betty Furness Edith
Fellows, Emma Dunn and Hobart Bosworth.
The story is that of young World War veteran
who comes, broken in health and disillusoned, to
the little community of Peaceful Bay where UNI
der the benevolent influence of kindly old bee
keeper and the scout, he finds happiness and phys
cal regeneration, and discovers romance under
extremely mysterious circumstances which are
only solved in the climax of this unusual plot.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-03-11

GOAT, recently fresh, for sale.
Also lamb. Fred Freitag. 1tp11
TEN-DAY-OLD White Jersey
Giant chicks for sale, $1,000 per
hundred. Meeker Bros, Route 2.
Sunnyside ltpll.
so HEAD OF WORK HORSES
for sale. Farmers Exchange, Ken
newick.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-11-24

NOV, in 1888, let every American ponder the
thoughts i'll the hearts of those people on
the first Thanksgiving Day and truly no period
in history could prompt America to be more
thankful more grateful than we are on this
Thanksgiving Day.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
Reorganization
Continued From First Page.)

extend greater credit to business and
industry
Foes of the reorganization bill. in
the meantime. were revising their
strategy in view of the compromise
proposals. Father Coughlin advised
his hearers against. sending any more
telegraphic protests to legislators. who
received more than 100000 of them
last week.
The messages have had their salu-
tary effect he said. proposing instead
that every congressional district send
a delegation to Washington to urge
Coneressmen to oppose any Senate
House agreement on reorganization
legislation.
The Senate already has passed a
bill differing in some respects from
the House measure. These differences
would have to be compromised before
the legislation finally could be ap-
proved,
Shorely before the priest delivered
his weekly radio address, Speaker
Bankhead, Representative Rayburn
and several members Of the Reorgani-
Zation Committee canvassed the situa-
ton with Mr.. Roosevelt.
They outlined to him these two
amendments on which they had
agreed;
l. Let Congress override presiden-
tial reorganization order by concur
rent resolution. which could be
adopted by simple majority and
which would not require the Presi-
dents signature The bill in its pres
ent form would require tWo-thirds
Evening star., 1938-04-04
Pondo Capture
Spurs Interest
OfChicagoZoo
4 m erican Hunter
Returning With 4
From China.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 4.-The world
market in baby giant pandas pointed
downward today after the arrival in
Chengtu. China, of Floyd Tangier
Smith. American big game hunter,
with four of the bearlike animals.
News of his record catch came only
few days after the death of Su-Lin,
which was purchased by the Chicago
Geological Society for approximateiy
$4,000. Mei-Mei, q younger panda
was placed in the societv's ZOO at
Brookfield short time ago. Both
females we're captured by Mrs. Will
liam H. Harkness, jr., in the wilds of
Western China.
Su-Lln. who completed a year at
the zoo on February 8, won fame as
the first giant panda ever exhibited in
the United States.
Commenting on Smiths big capture,
Francis E. Manierre, member of the
society's Animal Committee, said, I'VE
certainly are interested"
That fellow got right in the middle
Of panda town. Whether we will buy
any or not is another question We
don't even know whether he will sell
them"
Evening star., 1938-04-04
vote to kill reorganization orders on
| which the President insisted.

vote to kill reorganiza ton orders on
which the President insisted.
2. Retain the Education Bureau in
the Interior Department instead of
transferring it to projected depart
ment of welfare. Some opponents had
declared the change would set up a
system of Government control of edu-
cation.
The President expressed no opposi-
ton to these revisions." Representa-
tive Rayburn said. although he
didn't specifically say he was in IA
vor of them
Representative Rayburn did not dis
close whether the President had
changed his mind about there being
constitutional question involved in
the exercise of veto power by Con-
gresS through concurrent resolution
In his letter disclaiming inc,ina-
tions to be dictator, Mr.. Roosevelt
declared a concurrent resolution was
simply an expression of congressional
sentiment and could not nullify presi-
Dental orders issued in accordance
with the law.
Opponents have interpreted that
statement as meaning the President
would not sign a reorganization meas
ure containing such a provision They
have called the compromise proposal
bait" intended to lure votes.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
DANCER, 19,FOUND
DEAD OF GAS HERE
Police Discover Note From
Night Club Girl in Rooms
of Man Friend.

Ruth Everett Duff, pretty l9-year-
old night club singer and dancer, be-
lieved to have come mere Saturday
from Baltimore, was found dead early
today in the gas-filled kitchenette Of
the apartment of Theodore Watkins,
at 1719 Twentieth street NV
Mr.. Watkins, employe of local
title guaranty firm, told police he
found the girls body when he returned
home at am. after leaving her alone
in the apartment when he went out
with another man about 1890 o'clock
last night.
Police quoted note which was
lying on the kitchenette floor, signed
Dolly" and addressed to "Ted," as
saying:
" I am Just fool Please
forgive me. don't want you to think
you are responsible for this. This is
the easy way out. love you. Lots
of luck"
Police said Miss Duff danced under
the name of Dolly Duff and sang as
Jane Lee.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said an autopsy would be performed
today to determine the cause of death.
All the jets on the kitchenette stove
were said to have been open when
Mr.. Watkins found her, lying fully
clothed on the floor
Mr.. Watkins called an ambulance
and the fire rescue squad, which
worked FOR half an hour in a futile
attempt to revive the girl. She was
pronounced dead by an ambulance
physician at 2:40 am.
Mr. Watkins was questioned by po-
lice at the third precinct and later
returned home Police quoted him as
saying Miss Duff came to his apart
ment Saturday when she arrived in
Washington. She had worked in Balti-
more and in Florida night clubs. but
police did not learn Immediately where
she had worked last. They we're
checking information indicating that
she had lived recently at the Franklin
Hotel in Baltimore.
Police also were attempting to COM
municate with Miss Duff's grand
mother. Mrs. Matte Robertson. who,
/ they said. lives in the 100 block of
Twenty-fifth street NV. She also
Is said to have other relatives here
Evening star., 1938-04-04

| Elmer l.. Trey, chief of the Intelh-
gence Unit of the Internal Revenue
Bureau and John r. Cox. chief agent
of the Washington Office.
The bureau recommended the case
! for prosecution to the Department of
tax liability of said Emmitt R. War;
ring, Leo Paul Warning and Charles
Richard Warning, and for the purpose
OF obtaining the allowance as proper
items Of deductions of payments of
large sums which were not proper
items of deductions and which repre-
Sented money expended to persons un-
known to this grand jury. for the pur-
pose of securing to said gambling busi-
ness immunity from prosecution for
violations of the laws of the District of
Columbia prohibiting gambling. would
cause the amount of said payments to
be concealed in the entries in the
books and records of said business in
such a way as to make it appear that
said payments were proper items of
deductions from income and would
thereby reduce the amount of the net
And it was then and there further
part of said unlawful and felonious
conspiracy, combination, confedera-
ton and agreement that for and dur
ing said calendar years 1884. 1885 and
1896 the said defendants, in order to
deceive such agents, officers and en-
ployes Of the Bureau of Internal Rev.
enue of the United States as might be
charged with the duty Of investigating
and auditing said income tax returns
and ascertaining the said true income
come tax returns and attendance at
conferences at the Internal Revenue
Bureau.
Indictment Quoted.
The paragraph in the indictment re-
lating to the alleged purchase of i'm
munity" from prosecution follows:
Justice, which referred it to United
States Attorney David A. Pine for
action. For several weeks Mr.. Pine
and Assistant United States Attorney
John Wilson have been investigating
the case Last week Mr.. Wilson pre-
sented it to the grand jury.
Attorneys say this is the first in
come tax fraud case brought in WASH
ington. Usually such cases are prose-
cuted in Baltimore, where income