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The Washington times., 1938-02-21

WuUe Oy TeHG' Peggy Wood
iniscent laughter from the en-.
tire house. BrutuS (ToD POt0.
erS) looked somewhat bGtIed.
On another occasion here, It
was Peggy Wood, playing Portia
to George Arliss' Shylock, who
was taken aback by the Capitals
political sense Of humon.
In the casket scene, Miss
Wood launched upon her IA
nous speech, IF to do were as
easy as to know what were good
to do, chapels had been churches
and poor mems cottages princes
palaces" All went well until she
came to the line, But this rea-
soning is not in the fashion to
choose me a husband. Oh me!
The word choose!"
The then squire Of 1900 Penn
sylvania Ave-, Calvin Coolidge,
had just announced, 81 do not
choose to rum" and the Capital
was in a tailspin trying to in
terpret his exact meaning. The
audience burst into gales Of
laughter to the evident astonish-
ment Of the beauteous Miss
Wood.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
SEATTLE VOTE
CAMP AIGN ENDS

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 81
0.NS0.- -Seattle's mayoralty cam
paign reached the end Of the
first act in the municipal primary
today after a. lively and bitter
campaign, in which the two labor
factions and anti-labor factions
took an active part. @'~ /
Principal interest centered on
tn e race between the colorful
Mayor John r. Dore, seeking re
election. and Lieut.. Gov. Victor
AloySius Meyers.
There are nine candidates In
the race for mayor and IS seeking
three seats on the city council.
Meyers has the solid support Of
Committee for Industrial Organ
ization unions and sympathizerS
He also has been endorsed by a
number Of American Federation
Of Labor unions.
Mayor Dore, who was elected In
1882, defeated in 1884 and re
elected in 1886, has the backing
Of Dave Beck, head Of the power
full TeamSterS' Union and Socalled
boss of Seattle"
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
|CIOLeaders,
LeUUis In
'HuddLe'

NEW YORK. Feb. II Q,N.S0
CIO Leader John L. Lewis hell
q series of conferences here to
day, apparently with a two folc
purpose.
CIO leaders and men promi
nent in liberal circles in PennSyl
varia were reported among those
having appointments, indicating
Lewis was endeavoring to
strengthen his bid for political
control Of Pennsylvania as well as
rush formation Of the CIO indus.
trial council.
Lewis himself met every ques.
tion with:
mo comment"
Lewis declined today to sponsor
Or attend the dinner celebrating
the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
Labor Department March 3.
Selection of william Green to
head the list Of speakers and
sponsors was believed to have been
q factor underlying Lewis reply
to Secretary Perkins that he will
be "out Of town the night Of the
dinner.
The dinner list disclosed a num-
ber of other sponsors from the
Lewis ranks, however. These in
cluded David Dubinsky. president
of the International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers: Philip Murray
Lewis aide, and Sidney Hillman
president Of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Work Urged
La Toilette AdUOcUtes
u. s. BuiLdinq

G.N.S) THE barriers which
separate idle men from idle wealth
must be broken by a huge Federal
public works program" Senator
La Toilette (P.) Of Wisconsin, told
the National Lawyers Guild last
night.
He warned pent-up forces Of the
jobleSs may break through land
carry away with the the peace and
harmony which we hold most
dear"
Robert H. Jackson, nominee for
United States Solicitor General
told the guild labor should not be
denied the right to work or. when
work IS not available, the right ia
a living. He said the oppression
of starvation wages and sweatshor
hours should be ended.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

the war debts. The Ambassa-
dor refused, however, at his
farewell press conference to
discuss it, parried with: "You
know I always like to talk to
Henry"
From the back row came the
swift retort:
Eyes, especially to say good
bye!"
Kennedy, who is troubled with
a stomach ulcer, became almost
apopletic in his parting de-
mands before the Senate Com
merce Committee that q board
must be instantly established to
bring peace in the maritime
labor situation.
Physician Statesman Cope
land, who agrees with the ex-
maritime commission head 100
per cent, interjected indulgent-
ly:
"As chairman Of this commit.
tee I welcome your fury, Joe, but
as q doctor, I must tell you it
isn't doing your stomach ulcer
any good"
It is question how long the
country remembers the bright
meteorS who blaze and then fall
IN the official skies, but the
Capital generally remembers
them long and sometimes fond
~. There's Gen. Hugh s. John.
son, missing these three years
from the New Deal heavens.
Americ CORRESPONDENTS
abroad 71eUer see the rulers of
foreign governments eEcept
under exceptional circumstances,
nor in the case OF N1ondrclsieS,
the cToDned heads. That goes
for our teltoU dengocracieS as
0eu as dictGtorships. In demo.
cratic England, the prime min.
tster and King George VI Gret as
inaccessible to AMERICAN report.
erS as the sacred person Of the
MtkGdo is In tGSctStic Japan.
In this Capital, hotDeUer, the
benefits of a free press, the cor
respondents privilege of inter.
OteUtng President Roosevelt.
ttOice aDeekly and Secretary of
State Hull almost daily, are
shared By foreigners.
Thus in the Presidents famed
oval study, in the Secretary of
States spacious anteroom and
in the press galleries of the
Congress, one sees regularly
among the throng Of American
reporters black-haired, swarthy
Masno Kato, of the Japanese
news agency. Domei; cheerful,
red-cheeked Kurt Sell, of der
Fuehrer's German News agency:
courteous Count Leone F.
Biondi, Of Italy's Stefani agency:
brilliant Sir Wilmott Lewis, of
the London Times, and others.
They hear the off-the-record and
background news, are privileged
to observe personally the ma.
tion's heads and make what
they can Of their appearance
and attitude. ..-
All are we'll liked and their
presence attracts little atten.
tion. Often they have to take
some heavy kidding about their
home governments actors and
activities. They take it all good
naturedly - and sometimes re-
turn it with interest.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
MORE TO FL E
81 RETURNS ON
THEIR INCOMES
Tax Total, However
To Show Decline
BY ERIC FRIEDHEIM

0.N.SO The number Of income
tax returns to be filed for 1881
earnings is expected to set q new
all-time record high despite the
sharp business decline that set II
during the final three months Of
the year.
Treasury studies indicated to
day upwards Of 5000, 900 individ
ual income statements probably
will deluge the Internal Revenue
Bureau by March is.
AMOUNT TO BE LESS
This will represent o substan-
tial gain over 1886 for which s.
447, ,439 returns were filed. In
1929, only 4,044, 900 income tax re.
ports were submitted.
While the number Of returns an.
ticipated this year will be the
greatest since the income levy was
adopted more than two decades
ago, the amount Of revenue from
this source probably will be less
than was received on 1896 earn
ingS.
Returns for 1895 included the
initial flood Of corporation divi
dend payments forced out under
the undistributed corporate profits
tax. Because of reduced business
earnings in the last quarter of 1887
dividend payments to stockholders
will be reduced considerably.
DECLINE OF 100 MILLIONS
In his recent budget message,
President Roosevelt estimated cor
poration income tax receipts for
the next fiscal year would total
ST, zoos, ,000, 900, a drop Of $17o. .000,-
600 from the current fiscal period.
Individual income tax payments
are expected to decline by approx
mateiy 100000, 900 during this
time.
Boom-time business prevailing
throughout most Of 1887 increased
earnings Of many persons in the
lower-tax brackets. Although
these individuals must file an in
come tax return If their earnings
amounted to $1,000 or more, many
will pay no tax because Of various
deductions allowed by law.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Shoe Firm Ordered
To Rehire OldStaff

I.N.S0. The National Labor
Relations Board today issued a
cease and desist order against the
Somerset Shoe Company. skow-
hegan, Me-, directing it to offer
reinstatement with back pay to
employees laid off because Of the
plant shutdown on March a, dis
placing those hired since May II,
when the plant reopened.
Under the boards order the
company also must set aside the
Pine Tree Association as q griev-
ance and collective bargaining
agency and upon request, bargain
collectively with the United Shoe
Workers of America, q CIO affil-
late,
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Managua Scouts
Go Into Fire Unit

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. 2l
The Boy Scouts Of Managua will
become part Of the city's fire de
partment and will be trained for
special work.
The department, which was o.
eanized two years ago by an ex
pert from Panama. has as active
members some of Managua's most
distinguished citizens, who, regard,
less Of the times Of fires. are al
ways present.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
AFL Fights
PGy-HOur
Bill !.

U.NS.) The American Fedora
ton Of Labor today stood firm in
its opposition to the Administra-
tion's proposal for q wage-hourS
bill giving a Federal board vast
discretion and permitting North
South differentials.
The stand Of the AFL announced
by President william Green, In
creased the doubts of congressional
observers that wage-hours legis-
lation will be passed.
With the House Labor Commit
tee planning to begin a series Of
conferences on Thursday which
will lead to a showdown on the
issue, the American Federation
reiterated its support for fixing Of
hours and wages by Congress.
The federation, Green said, will
only slightly revise and modify its
bill Of last session, which provided
for a national 4O-cent-an:hour wage
and 40-hour work week.
I'VE are against any bill dele
eating sweeping administrative
powers to Federal wage board
or a Federal administrator"
said Green. 1--WE see no need
for setting up cumbersome Gov.
ernment machinery for the en-
forcement Of fair minimum
> wage and maximum hours
standards.
Labor and industry must be
protected from q new tidal wave
Of bureaucratic regulations
which would Of necessity follow
the establishment Of a Federal
board or q Federal administra-
tor" ..'..-
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
DamrOSCh Lauds
D. G.. Orchestra

DR.. Walter Damrosch, nation
ally known orchestra authority,
described the National Symphony
Orchestra today as a very su.
perior symphonic body"
In a letter to Corcoran Thorn,
president of the National Sym
phony Orchestra Association, Dr..
Damrosch Endorsed the campaign
to raise $4,000 to finance the
1938-39 season. He added the i'm.
portance Of the orchestra to the
National Capital could not be
"overrated."
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
U. S. Car Junking
Support Is Urged

DETROIT, Feb. 81 I.N.S.)
City Councilman John A. Kronk
today sought the backing Of the
city government for the proposed
Federal old.car junking program.
Kronk announced he will pre-.
sent a resolution to common coun.
Gil this week to Inemorialize
Michigan's congressional delega'
ton to back the plan in which the
Federal government would pay a
bounty for antiquated automobiles
in a move to make the Nations
highways more safe and to stimu'
late sales of new cars.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
president AIDES
IN REVOLT
ON LABOR BOARD
Recovery Seen Checked
By Fear of Coercion
By EARL GOODWIN

President Roosevelt's family OF
business advisers, such as John
Biggers, glass magnate who headed
the unemployment count; Charles
r. Hook, Of the Roper Business
Advisory Council; Joseph P. Ker'
nedy, now U. s. Ambassador to
Great Britain, and a score OF
others of the same general cate
CORY, are practically in revolt
against the National Labor Rela-
tions Board.
In addition, the President is
said to have a group of independ-
ent investigators looking into the
boards alleged one-sided policies.
The report probably will be laid or
the Presidents desk in about a
month.
HOLDING BACK RECOVERY
The head of one Of the largest
industries in the world, recently
at the White House, declares the
President has been informed by
business magnates, large and
small, that If the Labor Board
would act fairly and less like an
inquisitor against business execu
tives, at least "15 billion dollars
worth of industrial expansion
would Immediately get under way.
That would selve nearly all the
economic problems Of the mo.
ment."
The President is said to have
expressed himself entirely in har.
mony with the business mems
complaint against the board.
HIT AT COERCION"
The Business Advisory Council,
which works with Secretary of
Commerce Roper and is made up
Of some of the best known Ameri-
can business men, reported to the
President that employees should
be free from coercion from any
source"
This was the silken language
to tell the President
they were sore at the Labor Board
which they declared privately was
one-sided in favor Of John Lewis
CIO.
However, the council was re-
by friends that their Ian
guage was almost identical with a
statement on the same subject by
former Governor Landon while
running as a presidential candi-
date. His statement got him 1n
bad" with labor unions.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Meat Prices Hit
By Sec. Wallace

CHICAGO, Feb. 21 QN.S0'
Secretary Of Agriculture Henry
A. Wallace, commenting on the
new farm bill, offers housewives
this measure Of comfort:
Meat prices should never
again be as high as they were
In September and october when
many women put their feet
down and refused to buy"
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Stewart Railway
Trusteeship O. KID

GN.S). The TCC today rati.
fled the appointment of H. B.
Stewart. ir.. as trustee for the
Akron Canton and YOUNGSTOWN
and Northern Ohio railroads. He
succeeds his ther, who died re
Gently. 1t also ratified the
appointment of Guy A. Thompson
as trustee for the Asherton ano
Gulf and other Missouri.Pacific
subsidiaries.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

lined UerSion
of ~ uIius
Caesar until
ru US de.
C q / m d to
C US on
the b q t tie
ground:
"A 10 q y,
slight menl"
The doughty
q q n era 3
i q m o US 1d-
monitton to
foes of the
Blue E Gg e
br ~ 9 h t q
an~AA II .AAaa
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Auto Production
Drops in Britain

LONDON, Feb. 21.-For the
fourth month in succession British
automobile production in Decem.
ber was less than in the CORE,
spending month of 1896. The out.
put Of private cars was 31.552
which, while showing an improve.
ment of 4,518 over November. rep
resents a decline of 2.797. com
pared with December, 1896.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Roger Williams
Is Paid Tribute

Representatives of Jewish. Cath
Ole and Protestant denomina-
tions united in paying tribute yes
terday to the memory of Roger
williams, prioneer advocate of re-
1igious liberty.
The non-sectarian services were
held in front of the Rogers viii.
liams' statue in the Capitols sta,
tutary hall. The exercises inclu-
ded the reading of message from
President Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Statue Presented
BY South Dakota

Vice President Garner viii re-
ceive Wednesday on behalf of Con
gress a bronze statute of Brig. Gen
w. H. Beadle, South Dakota educa,
tional leader born 100 years ago.
The statue, which will be officially
rendered by First Assistant Post
master General w. w. Howes,
president Of the South Dakota
Society Of Washington, will be
placed in statuary hall in the
Capitol.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Union Election
Called Rv NT,RR

The National Labor Relations
Board anno-~css that an election
will be held within IS days among
production. maintenance, shinnins
and receiving employees of A.
Zareea's Sons. inc. Brooklyn. N.
y. Workers will determine which.
If either, Of two organizations
they wish to represent them.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Pat O'Brien Likes
HOLLYWOOD, Now

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 81 GN.S0
Pat O'Brien says:
1.-THE idiosyncracies Of Holly
wood and it's people used to irri-
tate me. Now find these same
peculiarities to be part Of their
charm and interest"
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

when word
finally came
that Kennedy
and not he
was gofn g
a C SIS the
water to the
Court Of st.
JameS'S.
Before leav.
ing here Ken
nedy had q
conf e renee
with Morgen-
thau about
our financial
in ks with
British and
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

Claiming the condition Of rail
roads ''is not as black as pictured
by many pessimiStic persons,
Wheeler called for elimination OF
unnecessary" holding companies,
abolition Of incorporating affili.
ates, tax revision and economies.
At the same time, Wheeler, as
chairman Of the Interstate Com
merce Committee, said the sub.
committee investigating railway
finance win withhold specific leg
islation Recommendations until
the conference has been held. The
investigation will close in a few
weeks upon completion of the in
quiry into the Pennsylvania rail.
road, he said.
ICC RULING AWAITED
The broad discussion Of ailing
railroads has been tentatively set
for Wednesday or Thursday but
Is contingent upon the Interstate
Commerce Commissions ruling on
an application for a Is per cent
horizontal increase in freight rates
filed several months ago by the
principal carriers.
= Others summoned to the confer
ence, part Of the Presidents pro
gram to check the business reces-
sion, include Jesse H. Jones, chair
man Of the RFC; Chairman Wal
ter M. w. Splawn, and Joseph B.
Eastman, Of the ICC and various
railroad officials, many Of whom
testified before Wheeler's investi-
eating committee.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
The Weather

District of Columbia-Fair to-
night; Tuesday partly cloudy,
slowly rising temperature; mini
mum temperature tonight about
28 degrees; gentle to moderate
north and northeast winds.
Maryland and Virginia-Partly
cloudy tonight and Tuesday;
slowly rising temperature Tuesday.
TIDES
High tides today at 1899 a. m.
and 1903 p. m.
Low tides today at 7:20 q. m.
and 7:57 p. m.
High tides tomorrow at 1880 a
m. and 1853 p. m.
Low tides tomorrow at S:13 a.
m. and S:52 p. m.
SUN AND MOON
The Sun rises today at 6:53 a.
m. and sets 5:51 p. m.
The Sun rises tomorrow at 6:52
a. m. and sets $3.50 p. m.
The Moon rises today at 1875
a. m. and sets 1O:31 a. m.
The Moon rises tomorrow at
1:21 a. m. and sets 11:14 a. m.
TEMPERATURES
4 p. m. .. SO 4 a. m. ......31
8 p. m. ....34 8 a. m. ......2s
Midnight .....31 Noon ........36
DEPARTURES
Accumulated excess of tempera-
ture since January /, 1898, 244.
Excess Of temperature since
February /, 1888, 167.
Accumulated deficiency of pre-.
cipitation since January /, 1888,
1.74.
Deficiency of precipitation since
February /, 1888, .83.
Temperature same date last
year-Highest, SO; lowset, 81.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1938-02-21


= Tossing aside less drastic pre-
posals, Secretary of the Nav!
Swanson urged Congress to gran
the President authority to seizC
such oil reserves even though it'll
is claimed by States.
HEARING SLATED
The issue will be presented
Wednesday when the House Ju
dietary Committee holds a hear
ing on the Nye resolution, whicr
passed the Senate August 20, 1887
but was pigeon-holed in tn {
House.
The resolution, however, is not
drastic enough to suit the Navy
1t would direct the Attorney Gen
eral to bring suit to obtain title
in petroleum deposit in sub
merged lands.
WOULD TAKE OVER LAND
Attorney General Cummings
suggested a rider" declaring Con-
greSS would not pay compensation
for taking of the lands. But Sec
retary Swanson urged that the ma
tional defense power be invoked
and the resolution changed to au-
thorize the President ito set aside
and appropriate" the submerged
lands.
While the Navy now has vast
oil reserves in Elk Hills, Califor.
mia, and other places, it wants
the submerged lands as a virtual
permanent insurance against an
oil shortage.
Greatest known oil reserves
within the three.mile limit are Off
California, where many com.
panies are operating under State
lease. In the Huntington Beach
field 100 wells have produced
more than 30,0O0.000 barrels of
oil.
LARGE RESERVES
While the extent of oil reserves
under the Pacific Ocean and Gulf
Of Mexico are unknown. dis
coveries already made have caused
some biologists to place the
potential yield at from 100000, 900
to 1000, 100000 barrels.
Secretary of the Navy Swanson,
in a report to the House Judiciary
Committee, said:
Petroleum deposits are To-
Gated in certain areas of sub
merged lands of the coasts of
the United States within the
three-mile limit. These petro-
leum deposits, at the present
time, are being exploited and
depleted under the municipal
power Of the States in whose
territorial limits they are To-
Gated.
WOULD HALT EXPLOITATION
Petroleum is a typical pro-
duct which contributes substan-
TALLY to the maintenance of the
Navy. The preservation Of the
petroleum deposits in the areas
Of submerged lands referred to
for the future maintenance of
the Navy is of vital public i'm
portance and, therefore, it Is
prudent that appropriate meas
ures be adopted at the earliest
practicable date to stop the ex-
ploitation Of these petroleum de-
positS and to conserve them for
the future use of the Navy"
Representatives Of California,
Texas and Louisiana. as well as
Of other States, are expected to
appear at the hearing.
The submerged oil lands on the
Pacific Coast now yield huge rev.
enue to California, whcih has
leased part OF them to private
companies.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau and the Hon.
Joseph p Kennedy have had many contests for the Pres
dents best regarding financial policies Hardest of all
Morgenthau persistent reports that the Boston
banker would supersede him in the Treasury post, while
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

The American Weekly with Sundays
Washington Herald.Times also contains
short articles: Forced His Wife To
Rear the Child Of . Stranger; Died to
Prove His Invention Is q SuceessI Muir
dered BY the Man She RefOFmed, The
Years Best Hunting Story.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

A Capital audience last tDeek,
paid respectful and serious at.
tentioTI to OrSon WelLeS' stream.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Wheeler to Submit
Rail Recovery Plan
To Roosevelt, Aides
Elimination of Unnecessary Holding Firms,
More Economic Operation, in Program

INS) Chairman Of Senate committee investigating rail-
road financial structures for two years. Senator Wheeler
of Montana said today he will recommend broad 10pont
habtaon program the forthcoming discussion Of the
ed hv President Roosevelt --.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Navy Asks Seizure
Of Coast Oil Land
For Fuel Reserve
SDnnsOn Urges InUOking of Defense POUDer
To Take OUer Petroleum Deposits
By WILLIAM s. NEAL

(copyrgh
Realizing oil shortage would parayze modern fleet
the Navy has moved gain possession of potential half
billion oil in submerged lands along the coasts
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

MorgenChau was KlcKe0 upstairs
to an ambassadorship. The
Workers. relief was immense
La gaceta., 1938-01-21
LAS VISITAS

La retaguardia tiene en- car
terra las siguientes visitas:
Don Fernando de los Rios y
su familia, 81 lie es possible, entire
los dfas % Y 5 de febrero.
Ell Representative Bernard, del
Congreso de los Estados Uni :
dos, amigos leal de la Rep1blica
Espanola, que recientemente hi
ciera un viaje por la peninsula,
en- compania del Representative
Connnell.
Mas tarde, en- febrero o mar
70, ell ilustre cubano DR.. Juan
Marinello, defensor de la demo-
cracia en- todos los continentes.
Marinello visit6 a Valencia.
Espana, hace algunos meses, y
all expres6 los sentimientos del
pueblo cubano.
Semanas de actividad en- ia :
vor de la causa que todos quere
mos, la de la Espafia republlca-
ma, iusta y democratica, con jus
ticia social para todos.
La gaceta., 1938-01-21
COMITE FEMENINO

Ell objective del Comite Feme.
nino, rama del Comite Popular
Democratico, es llegar a 1,00G
afiliadaS antes de la vista a
Tampa de Don Fernando de los
Rios Y su esposa.
Mas de 800 nombres apare :
cen va en- las listas.
Organizan tambien las compa
neras, con su acostumbrado en-
tusiasmo, I'm winnie Roast"
Continuaremos dando deta-
lies. Las mujeres de Tampa tie
men en- su haber estas mobiles o.
bras:
La gran manifestaci6n GUAM
do la barbara matanza de Guer
MICA.
Haber tornado parte en- los
.primeros trabajos del Comite y
.haber manfenido su fidelidad,
en- cuanto a hechos de merito,