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The Washington times., 1938-05-26
Hazen Joins Business Group
In a Toast TO Milk Month

Clicking glasses with group Of
local business men in his District
Building office today, Commis-
sioner Melvin C. Hazen slipped a
toast to the success of National
Milk Month, to be staged in the
Capital from June 10 to July 9.
The business men downed copi-
GUS quantities of the bovine pro-
duct for the edification of news
paper photographers, but Commis-
sioner Hazen's contribution to the
party was only a few wee swal-
lows.
The Districts head man" ex-
planned he was mot a sweet milk
drinker," nevertheless, he stated:
Milk is one Of our most bene-
ficial foods. I heartily indorse
the National Milk Month cam
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paign, and believe everything
possible should be done to en-
courage wider consumption Of
this health-giving product
The local campaign will be
staged jointly by a group of chain
drug stores, restaurants, retail
stores and milk production con-
Germs. Among those who met with
Commissioner Hazen and detailed
plans for the observation were:
B. B. Derrick, manager, Mary
land-Virginia Milk Producers ASso-
citation; DR.. j. w. Pollard, Peoples
Drug Stores, chairman of the soda
fountain committee, National
Association of Chain Drug Stores:
w. E. McCann, Maryland.Vir.
ginia Milk Producers; A. L. Mer.
rill and C. r. Sanders, Of Peoples:
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
Former InterneS Plan
10Th Annual Session

Members of the Association Of
Former Internes Of Freedmen's
Hospital will hold their nineteenth
annual session here at Freedmen's
Hospital June Z to 9.
A program committee compriS.
ing local and Baltimore physicians
are planning to present the most
interesting and significant clinical
and scientific session ever held by
the association. The committee
includes Drs. E. C. Terry, George
Johnson, William H. Greene, Wen
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
DELANO NAMED
TO ART GROUP

Frederic A. Delano, uncle of the
President, has been named chair.
man of the Smithsonian Galley of
Art Commission, created by Con-
gresS to plan a Galley Of Art.
Mr.. Delano was elected at an
organization meeting held yester-
day. DR.. Charles G.. Abbott, Sec
retary of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, and Edward Bruce, Treas
ury Department, will be on the
ways and means committee.
A site on the upper side of the
Mall, between Fourth and Seventh
Streets Northwest, will probably
be selected for the building which
is to house art treasures in the
custody of the Smithsonian, it
was indicated.
Other members Of the commits
sion include Representative Kent
E. Keller, chairman of the House
Library Committee, and Charles
L. Borie. jr., chairman Of the
Smithsonian Art Commission.
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dell Freeman and James Walker,
Of this city, and Drs. Ralph Young,
Raynor Brown and Douglas Shep-
herd, of Baltimore.
DR.. w. A. Warfield, former sur
geon-in-chief of Freedmen's Hos
pital, is honorary president Of
the association; DR.. Moses Clay
borne, of Johnstown, Pa. presi-
dent; DR.. Norman Harris, Wash
ington, president elect; DR.. Rob
ert Jason, Washington, secretary,
and DR.. L. G. Brown, Elizabeth,
N. ]. treasurer.
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
Business Tax
DeUdLine
July I

Bent on elimination of a last.
minute rush, A. F. Brooke, Dis
trict business privilege tax admin
istrator, today asked all Washing
ton business men to obtain busi-
ness tax licenses for the fiscal
year beginning July l.
At the same time, Assistant
Corporation Counsel 10 v. Mar
gan, in charge of District tax mat
ters, pointed out that under the
law, even such small business men
as those who rent garage for a
small remuneration must obtain
licenses.
June II is the "deadline" for
obtaining the licenses. A penalty
of IS will be assessed against de
linquents.
Under the law, persons with an
nual business receipts of less than
1000 a year are entitled to the
licenses free. But, it was pointed
out, If the small business men
don't get the licenses before the
"deadline," they will be liable to
the S. penalty.
Administrator Brooke said that
less than $500 already have filed
for the licenses. He estimated
35 900 must obtain them. This, he
said, would average issuance Of
1000 a day until June II, in en-
phasizing the need for early ap-
plication for the licenses.
Applications may be obtained
from any police station and for
warded to the business privilege
tax office at the District Building
with check or money order.
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
Empire Ruled By Clerk

me man alone, with his wonderful electric
devices, rules 659mile river and runs a dam.
He alone controls the electric plant that affects
the daily lives of more than two million people
in an agricultural and industrial empire compris
ing seven States THAT ARE THE EQUAL IN
SIZE TO ENGLAND. His salary is 81, 800 a year.
Can anyone tell me this is waste of money or
time and that the Government should be kept out
of business when they can produce results like
this? No. The more see Of private enterprises,
the crashing airplanes the unprotected railroad
crossings, and the stream of people and letters
that come steadily to Friendship, simply asking
for FOOD alone, the more realize there is some
thing radically wrong somewhere.
If the Government can turn out such wonder
full projects as the Norris Dam and the Coolidge
Dam with low rate for electricity, it certainly
must and should protect its people in every way
1t can.
Don't worry about the wars in Europe When
there is so much talk there is generally very little
action. Let's worry about our unemployed and
our hungry people right here in America. Before
Congress adjourns let them vote money enough
to carry these poor souls through the summer, be-
cause, believe me, if things get much worse, we
will soon be facing exactly what France faced
during the Revolution. I, for one, won't blame
the people one minute, no matter what they do.
Americans are intelligent, selfrespecting and
patient citizens, but remember you can stretch a
rubber band just so far and it breaks. We want
to beware of how much farther we are going to 60
in ignoring the needy and deserving ones who
should be our first care and protection.
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
Red Tape DiscOurasing

I HAVE sent one letter after another to the
relief agencies in this city and the answer
always is vague and discouraging. The red tape
connected with landing job is something beyond
words.
New York is doing wonderful thing in It's
tremendous drive for the poor. With James G.
Blaine Rockefeller and splendid men of this type
working day and night to raise millions for the
needy our representatives in this city should
certainly not hesitate when they have absolute
power to vote the country plenty of money to keep
the people employed and children from starving.
Also, If they would only take part of this money
they are voting away in Congress and do away
with the death-dealing railroad crossings in this
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
Rain POSTPONES.
ART FAIR HERE.

Rain this morning forced post
ponement Of Washington's first
outdoor art fair until next Thurs
day.
The fair had been scheduled to
open at noon today in historic
Madison Place, and los artists
had been qualified to exhibit their
works.
Plans for the fair will be un-
changed except for the date, and
when the fair opens there will be
music by the WPA orchestra,
prizes awarded artists by popular
balloting and other features.
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D.
husband has tried to get work, the wife has done
her share, and yet you go to their poor, pathetic
little room and see their children crying with
hunger.
This is taking place right here in the Capital
Of the greatest country in the world We speak
Of passing bills in billions now instead of millions
and don't turn hair.
We shudder at the thought of war in Europe,
but how much time do we spend thinking of the
very people who live within few blocks of any
Of us?
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
By E0alw Walsh Mclean

country, they would do untold good. This would
put plenty Of men to work and would save many
lives year.
The Senate Appropriations Committee has writ
ten into the lendingspending bill provision
the Public Works Administration shall not make
loans nor grants for electric power projects which
would compete with the established private under
takings. How queer this sounds when you read
the figures on the Norris Dam iva project.
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
COLLINS FIGHTS
F|vE-DAY WEEK
FOR FIREMEN||
He Estimates Cost
e--zy
At $5OO,OOO
BY JULIA A. BONWIT

Representative Ross A. Collins
Cd of Mississippi today an
nounced he would seek Senate de-
feat Of a bill providing fiverday
week for Washington firemen, as
the House sent the measure and
II others to the Senate for action
before adjournment.
Representative Collins described
passage Of the firemen's shorter
week bill in the House yesterday
as "unwise," pointing out that the
ultimate cost to the District would
be $500,000 year.
WHAT ABOUT POLICE?
A shorter work week for fire
men, he said, would create the
need for an additional 27 firemen,
at a cost Of $413,000. He predicts
ar increase of $4,000 additional
annually for five years.
If firemen are granted a five
day week, he declared, the same
privilege should be granted the
police department and such action
would result in an additional ex-
pense of 100000 a year.
Among other major pieces Of
Legislation in the batch was one
amending the Alley Dwelling Au-
thority act, which would release
between is and 20 million dollars
for Slum clearance and low-coSt
housing projects here.
U. S. GRANTS APPROVED
Under this bill the District
would be authorized to receive
grants from the Federal Govern
ment for construction Of loW-coSt
apartment and individual home
units. The measure also would
permit the Alley Dwelling Author
ity to borrow one million dollars
q year for five years for clearance
of inhabited alleys.
The other measure, known as
the "fair-trade practices" bill,
would permit manufacturers of
standard trademarked commodi-
ties to set a minimum resale price
in District retail outlets. Similar
legislation ha sheen passed in AZ
States.
PLAN FOUGHT IN HOUSE
This bill was vigorously opposed
ON the floor Of the House yester-
day on the ground the measure
would result in increase of prices
to the consumer. Proponents of
the legislation, however, stated it
would aid the independe.4t retail
merchants, who have been jeop-
ardized by chain stores.
The House also passed a bill to
regulate sale of narcotics and for
creation of lunacy commission
here Present practice for COM
mitment of deranged persons was
described on the floor as archaic,
barbaric, inhuman and cruel"
The House approved Senate
amendments on two District bills
for the regulation Of beauty and
barber shops, and sent them to
the White House for final ap-
proval.
The Washington times., 1938-05-26

The Golden Mirror, that glamor.
Gus prize to be awarded the pret-
tiest high school or junior high
school girl in Washington or near.
by Maryland or Virginia, will soon
be on display.
The prize, to be awarded by
the Washington Times and Wash.
ington Herald, will be displayed at
the Smoot, Card and Osborne
shop at 1909 Connecticut Ave. N.
W., and will be a magnet to at
tract the attention of the hun.
dreds Of pretty girls who have al.
ready entered the contest.
CLOSING DATE
June S has been set as the clos
ing date for the contest, and all
photographs Of entrants must be
in the mails by midnight Of that
date.
Then the judges will start to
work, and theirs will be no small
task in selecting the 10 finalists
from the hundreds Of pictures
that have been submitted.
The only personal appearance
of the charming young girls will
be that of the finalists, who will
be brought before the judges so
the final selection may be made.
From these 10 girls, the winner
of the Golden Mirror will be
selected. To the girl selected for
second place, there will be pre-
sented BenruS signet 17-jeweled
watch from Charles Schwartz and
Sons, while to the girl winning
third place will be presented q 10.
piece dresser set given by
Selinger'S.
A NEW ENTRANT
Today there was a new entrant
in the Golden Mirror contest, H.
year-old Gloria Grace Taylor, q
sophomore at Alexandria High
School.
Tall and winsome, with violet
eyes and long laShes, Miss Tay-
lor is one Of the prettieSt Vir.
ginia girls to enter the contest,
and one of the most charming.
Her mother will be remembered
as one of Washington'S noted
beauties a few years back. It
was in 1924 that Mrs. Taylor,
then Miss Betty Grace Tucker,
stood on the stage Of the National
Theater and was judged the most
beautiful girl in the VanitieS.
Mrs. Taylor hopes that her
daughter will follow in her foot
steps and be judged the winner
of the Golden Mirror.
The Washington times., 1938-05-26

Section 2 Of the act Of
March, 1907, provides that an
American citizen who takes an
oath Of allegiance to a foreign
state shall lose his citizenship.
Returning veterans from the
Spanish war deny they took
any oath Of allegiance.
immigration authorities re-
Gently investigated the cases
Of two men just returned, and
ruled that they had not lost
their citizenship rights. All
the volunteers declare they
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
<EBut-

Just how many American citizens went over
to fight in the Spanish civil war has always
been question.
The nonintervention committee put down the
figure at 1900 The American Consul at Havre,
France. said 4,300. The State Department has
declared between 1000 and 1000. David NC
Kelvy White, chairman Of the Friends of the
Abraham Lincoln Brigade. estimated $500 Ameri
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
Baby in Creek
Saved by Mother

Two-year-old John Gordon JAMS
chek, jr., Of Waldorf, Md, today
was recovering from fall in a
creek which nearly cost his life.
The boy, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gordon Janschek, fell into
a small stream yesterday near his
home and was found 10 minutes
later by his frantic mother.
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
Says Boake Carter

foreign war of his United States citizenship?
The State Department has been continually
pestered, badgered and placed in delicate posi-
tions by continual efforts of Leftwhg pressure
groups to force the United States into active part
in the Spanish war. The department has taken
up SO passports Of Americans who have returned
from fighting in Spain, as punishment of their
evasion Of passport regulations, but that is akin
to Slamming the barn door shut after the horse
is gone. It simply makes it harder for those SO
to get out again, should they so desire some time
in the future.
Poland adopted the most sensible scheme. The
Polish government enacted legislation which
automatically deprived every Pole who enlisted in
also decreed heavy punishment for those who did,
once they were caught by Polish authorities.
Endanger Many Others
THREE thousand Americans-90 per cent job
= less before they joined up in foreign war
their transport costs paid for them by one side
are thus in position to jeopardize the neutrality
of the remaining 125,000000 of their fellow citi-
zens at home.
Yet, they are still able to retain their citizen
ship after such gross abuse of that privilege 1t
seems close to the time when Congress should
rectfy that condition by amending the act of
March, 1907.
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(Bo1ke CGrter'S OieDS, as expressed here, are
his ot0n and not necessarily those of The Wash.
tngton TinIeSJ
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the present to mark time.
The trouble is that when
too many employers mark
time, hard times result.
I have sounded out at least
100 men Of affairs, little and
big, the last few weeks, and
the attitude Of the majority
makes me uneasy. They have
resigned themselves to months
Of uncertainty and poor busi-
ness.
They are holding on to their
resources, rigidly refraining
The Washington times., 1938-05-26

makes cold shivers go UP my
back. There are enough poor
souls today practically starv.
ing without turning off any
more helpless OF innocent
people to walk the streets, to
either starve or kill their
families and commit suicide
themselves, which seems now
to be almost a daily occur
renee.
I know in my little way
what I am speaking about,
0f case after case where the
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
ANTI-WAR CONGRESS

Delegates from 40 States will
attend the national Anti-War Con-
gress, which opens here Saturday
and continues through Monday.
The conference was called by the
Keep America Out of War Com
Ynittao
The Washington times., 1938-05-26

from making any avoidable expenditures. Many
too many-are curtailing sales forces, curtail-
ing advertising, curtailing other busnessbringing
activities.
The stand taken is: eve don't know what to
expect next at Washington. Talk of coopera-
7tron has not gone beyond the talk stage"
LnUestOrs Feel Discouraged
NOBODY can deny that business and industry
~ and investors are beset with discourage
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
SCHOOL GIRLS
TO VIEW Prize
FOR BEAUTY
Student
Enters Race

On Page IL The Times pre-
sents . full page Of pictures
Of entrants in the Golden
Mirror Contest.
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
B. c.. Forbes SayS---

NoNFUsEr, bewildered, not to say disheart-
ened. too many business men. especially
heads Of large organizations, are content for
The Washington times., 1938-05-26

paid their own way across. It has been shown
that 30 per cent of United States citizens enlist
ing to fight in Spain were jobless when they
left these shores. Transport costs from the
United States to Spain for 5000 men run into
several hundred thousand dollars.
Most Important Issue
TNHE answer to that is not as important as the
= answer to the question, When viii Congress
amend the act Of March, 1907. so as automatic
ally to deprive every citizen who fights in q
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My Say

HUNDREDS Of workers laid off every month!
Payrolls being cut right and left!
When read these statements in the press, 1t
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ments Demand has seriously diminished in
most lines. Production, therefore, has had to
be curtailed. This has resulted in lamentable
expansion of unemployment. Profits have to-
bogganed. Every day brings announcement of
reduced or passed dividends.
The average market value Of stocks on the
New York Stock Exchange is today almost As
per cent under what it was in March last year.
Commodity prices also have lost much ground
wheat, for example, is now selling around rs
cents bushel in Chicago against better than
$1.20 year ago; corn now brings about IS cents,
contrasted with $1.35 IL months ago.
Our railroads are gasping for breath. The
utility industry does not know where it IS at.
Banks are experiencing extreme difficulty in
making money. Volume of new life insurance
is decreasing. The financial community is in
straits; security dealings are duller than at any
time in several years. while capitalraising has
been paralyzed.
The Washington times., 1938-05-26

My exhortation is that every feasible effort
be exerted to bring about better times, even at
the cost Of mourning considerable financial risk
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Washington

news tips phoned to The Times Tip Editor at
Republic 1884. There will be given SIS weekly
Evening star., 1938-08-07

ever, definitely take land which would
otherwise be available for school
sites"
DR.. Ballou also declared Congress
had reduced appropriations for the
present fiscal year for officers. clerks,
custodians and teachers and librar-
ians to a point more than 500, ZOO
below pay roll obligations.
Supplemental requests are made by
the boaro to take up much Of this
apparent shortage in funds, anticipat-
ing thai lapses in jobs would not NIL
the fund need. Administrative fur
loughs would be the only alternative
should required additional funds be
disapprovtd. it was indicated.
DR.. Ballou stated that the now
existing shortage of funds appropria-
ton for this year. below pay roll
obligations, amounted to: School Of
flcers, sl3450; clerks, $500; GUS
todians, $iO.O22 68. and teachers and
librarians, $7l,335.7l.
Congestion Remains.
Two policies of the board which
motivated the planning OF the budget
estimates. Mrs Doyle said, were that
current needs of the system should be
met and that every effort should be
made for economy and efficiency which
result from long-range planning.
Congestion and obsolete and un-
sanitary buildings are still with us
due to necessary pairing of appropria-
tions in past years" she declared
The Board Of Education Is acutely
conscious OF the fact that child 5
school lie is short and that he must
Evening star., 1938-08-07

have the necessary educational facili-
ties while he still is of school age.
Postponcment Of necessary improve
ments takes away forever the oppor-
tunity OF those who are now in
school.
THE board ever has in mind the
fact that the cost of public school
education Is borne by the taxpayers
Long-range planning will ulti-
mately save the taxpayers money
Education OF all the children SO that
they will be useful and law-abiding
citizens is the greatest contribution 10
society that can be made In other
words, the question Is not can we
afford to educate our children?' but
can we afford not to educate them?
The Board OF Education has every
reason to believe that the taxpayers
are anxious to support good schools
1t hopes that the Commissioners will
bear in mind that public school educa
ton is the cornerstone of democracy
and will give thoughtful and sympa-
thetic consideration to these eSti-
mates"
Approved Projects Listed.
The eight items of school construc-
ton projects which so far have been
given approval by the P. w. A. are:
Bancroft School. assembly -gymna- =
sium. $4,000; Whittier School, as
sembly gymnasium. $4,000; new ele-
mentary school, including assembly
gymnasium. to replace the Bunker
Hill School. 100000: Kingsman
School, eight room addition and as