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The Washington times., 1938-06-21
De VALERA WINS
BY WIDE MARGIN

DUBLIN, June 81 GN.S).
For the first time in his career,
Prime Minister Eamon De Valera
late today had won an absolute
working majority over all opposi-
tion parties in the Parliament Of
Erie.
Tabulation of returns from Fri
days general election gave the
New York-born De Valera's Fianna
Fail party IT of the 1873 seats in
the Dali Eireann blouse OF
Representatives,, compared to 81
for all opposition parties.
Thus De Valera emerged from
the election battle with smash
ing triumph that accords him the
power to institute his sweeping
program for the governmental, so.
cial and economic renovation OF
what was up until recently known
as the Irish Free State.
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
NEW INSANITY
BOARD SEATED

Seven Of nine members of the
new Commission on Mental
Health we're sworn in by District
Court Clerk Charles E. Stewart
yesterday. Two members were
out of town and will be sworn
later.
Members assuming office yes
terday were Drs. A. E. Marland.
B. S. French and H. D. Shapiro:
T. S. Gillespie Walsh, chairman,
only attorney on the commission.
and Drs. Loren johnson. Andrew
B. Evans, and Roger S. Cohen.
Congress established the com.
mission to replace the old lay
man jury system for judging in
sanity. Offices will be in the old
Police Court building, with first
cases scheduled Thursday or Fri
day.
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
Three NeuU Wars

ALONG CAME the Ethiopian
"A war, the Spanish civil war,
and the Japanese war on China.
Continenal aerial bombings did
not shatter the nerve of the Ethi-
opians. The battering that Ma
drid and other major Spanish
towns have taken in nearly two
years has been an astounding
example of just how much pun
ishment the human body and
mind can withstand. Japan
dumps load after load Of "eggs"
upon the haplesS Chinese below,
and the Chinese resistance still
holds.
Therefore, say many observers
and military experts, these three
wars prove conclusively that the
Douhet theory of carrying the
aerial war to the civilian popula-
ton is a fallacy. That such tao
tics stiffen morale rather than
break it. That the plane, there
fore, remains merely a most use.
full military auxiliary to the
ground forces
The Washington times., 1938-06-21

Slouchlng fig Evalyn Walsh Mclean
ures in this group. You all
walked beautifully, with your
heads thrown back. and a sweet
and pleasant smile. You didn't
give the slightest indication OF
trying to impress anybody. You
were natural and without the
slightest trace of self-conceit or
Self-consciousness.
The tiny little bit of makeup
you put on was another redeem
ing feature. Believe me, girls,
with your wonderful youth,
which is, after all, the most
glorious possession you will ever
have, it is so stupid and foolish
to smear your faces with make
up. It makes you look hard and
old,
The Washington times., 1938-06-21

United States. What would hap
pen to the morale Of a super
civilized set Of people, accus-
toned to their radios, automo-
biles, power supply, subways,
trolleyS, trains and other com.
forts derived from mechaniza-
ton If all were suddenly to be
destroyed or scrambled into hor-
rible confusion?
It may be one thing to drop
bombs on a collection Of Ethi-
opian huts, but it would be some.
thing else altogether to wipe out
New York, whence comes the
source of supply Of heat and
light for the countryside for
miles around. It may be one
thing to blow up a few Chinese
roads, but it would be something
else altogether to mess up the
Lincoln Highway for a few hun.
dred miles. There is no great
network Of railways In China,
compared to the intricate net
work that criss-crosSeS the Brit
iSh Isles.
The Ethiopians, nor the Chi
nese, nor the Spaniards, as peo-
pie, have experienced, let alone
became accustomed to. the reli.
ance that people Of supercivil-
lied states place upon mechani-
cal aids for their daily living.
An Ethiopian is not beWildered
when his lights go out, his refrig-
orator stops operating, his water
ceases to flow, his telephone
quits, his automobile is flat
tened.
The Washington times., 1938-06-21

out further comment.
But worse yet, the incoming
clippings indicate Commentator
Roosevelt is less than enthusias'
tic about some of the things
father has been doing. In fact,
the first three unSponsored
broadcastS included criticisms
of WPA and anti-Southern wage
policy, the oil prosecutions, Gov.
eminent sponsorship Of city
competition against existing
power companies-and praise
for Henry Ford.
IMPERsONAL STYLE
COMMENTATOR Roosevelt's
~ style is not one Of carping,
but of earnest analysis coupled
with a restrained expression Of
personal opinion. His tone is
never facetiouS or humorous,
but is obviously intended to con-
tribute something to public dis
cuSsion Of issues.
For example, he refers only
once to an unnamed President
of the United States" and he
makes his challenges imperSon-
ally to "the Government"
When the NRA was declared
unconstitutional" he told his
audience in the third address
Quoted from local press, "the
President of the United States
addressed the people in a radio
broadcast urging all business
voluntarily to hold to the plans
laid down by the NRA, to insure
that the little man might re-
main In business, and to insure
that the wage standards as set
forth under the NRA should not
be cut back to the old wage
standards. Acting on that plea
the oil industry continued to
operate as it had done in the
past under the NRA code which
had been written for it. Some
time later, the officials Of these
companies were indicted on
criminal charges Of having vio-
lated the antitrust laws Of the
United States. Those in charge
Of the prosecution failed to see
any advantage in keeping the
little man alive, so today many
refineries in the United States
are closed :"
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
All in Her Job
AS a Secretary

BROCKTON, Mass, June 81
0.N.SD This Secretary's job Of
representing her boss went bit
beyond the confines of the office.
Mayor Fred D. Rowe declined an
invitation of airmail pilot Merrill
A. Shurtleff to see his city from
the sky during National Air Mail
Week. He delegated his secretary.
Miss Mary Miltenis to take the
trip for him. She had never been
lin a plane before.
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
Cites N. Y. Girls

7 HAVE so often noticed on the
= streets Of New York the
young girls Of about your age,
strolling up and down Fifth
Avenue, with their eyelashes
mascaraed. their cheeks rouged
and their lips a sight. With
their absurd little hats cooked
over one ear. there isn't a
chance to tell whether they are
really beautiful.
Your dresses and your hats
were simple, plain, and made a
wonderful background for your
faces. I will never forget the
lovely sight of the blue pool, the
beautiful trees in the back
ground, and you girls standing
there so possessed, SO sweet and
so natural.
Great Future
VOU have a great future ahead
L of you, as all young girls
have, if you will only keep your
The Washington times., 1938-06-21

and S W e e t,
but no smart
a e c K" busi-
ness or flip
pancy.
The second
thing that ap
pealed to me
S o S t r o ngly
" a S t h e
straight way
y ou carried
y ur s e Ives.
There W ere
n o roun d
S h o u ! d erS,
hunched over
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
Weak Spot in Claim,

r HAVE not seen any of these
observers touch upon what
seems to be a weak spot in their
claim; and that is, none of these
nations involved is a first.class,
highly industrialized, intensely
civilized power.
Consider three other nations,
Germany, Great Britain and the
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
Erie Trustees
Salaries Fixed

G.N.S) Interstate Commerce
Commission has fixed maximum
salaries for trustees and counsel
for the Erie railroad, now in reor.
ganization, it was announced to.
day. C. E. Denney and John A.
Hadden, trustees, will receive a
maximum of $4,000 and $4,000,
reSnecfiVely
The Washington times., 1938-06-21

dignity. your self respect and.
above all. your love for your
homes and families.
It was a very hard decision to
make, but finally when it was
ended, all Of you were splendid
sports. I didn't see the slight.
est sign Of a scowl or a look OF
envy in any face from the girls
who had lost You were all
game and I admired you from
the bottom OF my heart.
The Washington times., 1938-06-21

to make your
self the pos
SCISSOR Of the
fastest, long
e S t ranged
bomberS pos
sible. Launch
t h e m in
waves at the
earliest m O.
ment to bomb
/ n d u S trial
centerS and
com munica-
tion lin e S
Ct el e p hone
a n d trans
port) within
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
Word for Losers

ALL you hundreds Of girls who
IA did not happen to get 10
the contest this year must not
lose your heart or courage.
Remember, some girls photo
graph better than others and II
it had been possible to have
seen you all personally there
might have been many Of you
who we're dropped in the first
10 days, who would have come
through witt. flying colors. So
keep cultivatlng the best that
is in you and who knows. you
may yet wind up in Hollywood
or on the stage, if that is your
ambition.
My 20 friends whom I met on
Saturday. also want to tell
you how I admired you for your
sweetness and your considera-
ton to your families who were
with you. It was this sweetness,
your unspoiled manner and your
direct and charming way Of &C
cepting anything that happened
that made the day so delightful.
The Washington times., 1938-06-21

the enemy nation. Douhet's idea
was to beaS the other fellow to
the punch and make sure your
punch was twice as hard as his
might be.
Many European air forces were
built on this principle.
The Washington times., 1938-06-21

B e l n g a
: Commentator
would be bad
2 n o u g h, as
Mr.. Roosevelt
likes commen-
tators ] u S t
a b o u t as
much as he
likes Repuh-
licans. T h e
President as
an announced
d e v o t e e Of
straight re-
p o r t i n g,
straight as he
gives il. with.
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
Q. Answers

Questions on Page 12)
!. Thomas jefferson.
2. Five.
3. Drab-Bard.
4. Five years.
5. Benjamin Disraeli.
8. Napoleon Bonaparte.
Z. (a) 6p. m. (b) "a m.
8. To explore the territory
west Of the Mississippi River in
1904.
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
Best Wishes to All

T AM NOT discounting your
i beauty. All of you had
lovely faces and figures. But
remember, girls, these gifts leave
you in time. Unless you keep
on cultivating what you are so
richly endowed with now, the
true things of life, your beauty
will fade and without the inner
light you will turn out discon-
tented, unhappy women.
My best and sincerest wishes
to you all and to the families
who brought you up. 1t still
keeps ones faith in the happy,
unspoiled girls of the present
day and one realizes this talk
about the younger generation
going to the dogs is simply the
result of a lot of newspaper pub
licity about a few glamour girls
who think themselves smart to
act like idiots, when they are
only school girls underneath
their thickly coated war paint.
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
Mechanical Benefits

LIE simply does not possess
IL these mechanical benefits
and material aids to his living.
He did not have them, so does
not miss them. Neither do the
Chinese.
But where great masses of peo-
pie who have been accustomed
for many years to reliance on a
mechanical and highly concen-
trated method of living are con-
cerned, their morale is more
likely to be hurt by ceaSeless
aerial bombardment.
1t is still too soon to dismiss
the military plane as merely an
auxiliary. 1t is too soon to say
that it has failed to come up to
the expectations of its enthuSi-
asts. Proof will only be forth
coming when two great indus
trial nations let fly their mill
tary squadrons at each other
and may God deny any such
occasion for proof.
Copyright. Ledger syndicats.)
(BoGke CGrter'S opinions are
his oWn and not necessarily
those of The WaShtnoton
TimeS.)
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
WY say BY E0alyn Walsh Mclean

AM writing this little column directly to the 20 lovely
girls who were in the Golden Mirror Contest last Satur
day.
thought perhaps girls you might like to know my honest
and frank opinion about you all and the things ha Stooo
out in my mind above everything else in behavior and
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
Elliott Gives
Own Views
NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
b. PAUL MALLON

d. NAOA NEAAAON
(WOrld Copy right. 1898, by King Fea
lures Synd cate. All Rights Reserved.
Reprodu tion IN Full or in
Part Strictly Prohibited.)
WHEN Mr.. Roosevelt packs to
w go W ast he may include a
long.handl,d paddle. in antici-
patton of some special uses for
it during hL' visit to son Elliott.
For, while the news has not
gotten around much yet. Elliott
has become a radio commenta-
tor for a local station in Fort
Worth, Texas, and someone has
been sending local news clip
pings of his broadcaStS to the
White House.
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
Great Future
But Says BOake Carter

DRIOR to the outburst of undecared wars" in the
three years, military airmen freely predicted that
from the air would shatte the morale of civilian popua-
tons that the nation with the lesser air force would quickly
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
PRAISES FORD

A GAIN: "The people Of the
"A United States hope and
pray for ways and means to be
found to aid business enterprises
and not to defeat it. After all,
big men and little men alike
throughout the country are only
too willing to put their shoulders
to the wheel to bring about q
reconstruction of our national
prosperity, and today is the time
to call upon these men and to
offer them the cooperation Of
our national, State, county and
city governments to bring this
nation to a peak Of prosperity
such as it deserves"
Telling how Westinghouse
and others are cooperating with
the pump-priming program, e.
lott later said:
"The Ford Motor Company
headed by Mr.. Henry Ford, the
most rugged Of the rugged in!
dividualists in our land, Is
spending a huge amount Of
money on a new tire plant
All over the United States, big
and little industry are doing
their share to make the depreS-
sion a matter for history books
Throughout Texas there is
an increasing feeling that if the
Government will do its share
to bring about reform laws
which will be fair to all sides,
both employer and employe, and
if it will solve such knotty prob
lens as the railroad situation
and give effective and econom-
ical administration to the re-
lief program, this nation can
not and will not be down."
VIEWS ON POWER
COMMENTATOR ROOS e.
" WELT challenged the pro-
posal for a municipal light plant
in Fort Worth to compete with
the existing privately owned
plant.
He accused the North of pro-
noting the wage hour bill
against the South and observed:
"It is interesting to note the
North is still inconsistent as al
ways. They have passed the
WPA work pay scale bill which
forces a lower rate Of pay for
WPA employees in the South
than in the North.
$50 the merry game Of poll
tics wendS its way, with the en-
trenched interests still forcing
unfair legislation down the
throats Of that minority which
happens to live in the South
and Southwest"
The Washington times., 1938-06-21

To begin with, when you were
brought up and introduced to
the judges, your dignified and
delightful manner was a joy to
see. You were self-possessed
The Washington times., 1938-06-21

SUII6uU6Is
Chief exponent Of this school
of thought was the Italian gen.
eral Douhet. His theory was
Evening star., 1938-11-23
Stock Exchange Plans
Radical Changes in
Listing Rules
Hopes to Encourage
Action by More U. S.
industrial Firms

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23-Plans for
radical modification Of listing re-
quirements to encourage a larger
number of American industrial COM
panies to seek listing privileges were
announced by the New York Stock
Exchange yesterday.
The Exchange Board OF Gov
ernors adopted recommendations of
special committee calling for a
cut in listing fees and a more 'fexi-
BILE" method OF appraisal of appli-
cants seeking to list securities on
the "big board"
Under the new listing policies, "
said the exchanges announcement,
"the controlling test Of acceptability
will be quality, but the requirements
will be made more flexible, with
the emphasis upon the standing of
company in its particular field,
the character Of the market for
its products, its relative stability
and position in its industry and
whether or not it is engaged in an
expanding industry with prospects
of maintaining its position.
Distribution Necessary.
"SiZe will not be used as a yard
stick to the same extent as in the
past in determining the suitability
Of a company for listing. but ade-
quate distribution will remain a pre-
requisite to listing"
The exchange made 1t clear it had
no intention of lowering its stand
ards so that loopholes would be
created for unsound securities. It
was stressed that the aim was tc
remove "deterents" or technical
considerations which in the past
had operated to disbar many worthy
companies from listing privileges.
Present listing fees are $120 per
10000 shares. The same fee is
charged for a $1,000, 900 bond issue
The new fees have not yet been
fixed.
'Deadwood' to Go.
The plan is part of the far
reaching reorganization and house
cleaning" which the Stock Exchange
undertook early this year. Easing
of the listing policies will be COM
plemented, it was said in exchange
ejrc1oc h1, continued offort to ro-
duce the amount of "deadwood'
carried on the list.
This applies to companies that
are involved in seemingly hopeless
financial difficulties, those having
exceptionally small amounts Of out
standing securities and others which
have fallen deeply behind in the
competitive contest in their par
ticular industries.
Evening star., 1938-11-23
Extension Of Steel
Revival Preditted
For Next Year
Further Sharp Increases
Held Unlikely Until
1899 Opens
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Iron Age.
steel trade magazine, said today in
its weekly survey that, barring price
advances for the first quarter, steel
production might not accelerate fur
ther in 1888, although trade opinion
is fairly confident of a considerable
improvement in 1899 over the pres
ent year"
The review said:
1.-THE 1898 total Of open-hearth
and Bessemer ingots probably will
be about 28,50O 900 tons; estimates
Of 1899 production place the mini
mum at about 10000 900 tons.
This Is largely based on known
factors, such as a sharp gain In
automobile assemblies, larger tin
plate output, a considerable volume
of specifications for building prof.
ects that have been awarded or
will be awarded under the Govern
ment program and the possibility
that some workable plan will be
found by which railroad rehabili-
tation, now regarded as an essential
feature of the Governments arma-
ment program. can be carried out.
Arms Race a Factor.
1.-THE armament program itself will
be a factor. The award of three
battleships assured the use of $4,000
tons of plain steel and $4,000 tons
of armor plate, some of which will
be required next year, and the award
of six cargo ships will add upward
of Is 900 tons of steel to next years
shipbuilding needs.
Tariff concessions made to the
United States under the Anglo
American trade pact are likely to
result In larger participation by this
country in Canadian steel and ma
chinery businesses. Some Canadian
interests may carry a protest to
Ottawa. The benefits to the United
States in Great Britain will be largely
in certain types of machinery.
steel scrap prices at Pittsburgh
and Chicago have moved up, raising
the Iron Age composite price to
SIS, new high for the year, but
there are signs of a slightly easier
situation at Chicago, which may
indicate a checking of the rise for
the present at least"
Cauti0usness Apparent.
Regarding the immediate future
Iron Age said:
"As usual, year-end cautiousness
of steel buyers is seemingly begin
ming to manifest itself. New orders
are holding up fairly well, but No
vember will not show important
gains over October.
"Ingot production at midweek is
estimated at 61.5 per cent, down l
point from last week.
Some of the recent upward trend
in ingot production was due to a
rush of specifications from the auto
mobile industry, which, gauging its
assemblies to retail sales, had ap-
parently underestimated the public
interest In the new cars"
Evening star., 1938-11-23
Large Decrease
I'm Farm Cash
Is Reported
, By the Associated Press.

SA0coSA6bSo
The Agriculture Department es-
timated yesterday the national cash
farm income for the first 10 months
of 1898 at Sc, 1875, 900, 900.
The income for the correspond
ing period last year was $7,083, ,000,-
600, or about II per cent more.
Included in the estimate were
Government benefit payments to-
falling 1896 900 900, or II per cent
more than the $685., 900 900 in Fed
eral aid paid out during the first
10 months of 1887.
The department estimated that
the farm cash income for the IL
months of 1898 would be about
$7,625 ,000, 900, compared with $8,-
900 ,000, 900 last year.
The October cash income was
estimated at $685.. 900 900, compared
with 1912 2,000, 900 in the same month
last year.
Evening star., 1938-11-23
Maryland Pay Rolls Up
Sharply in Month
B, the Associated Press,

0S Tue ASSoClAleu FIebB.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 23.-Increased
production and overtime were credit
ed by the State Labor Department
yesterday with boosting pay rolls
in Maryland more than per cent
last month.
Although employment levels showed
little change compared with Septem-
Der figures. the pay roll increases
were reported by the department
as contrary to the average seasonal
changes noted during the last IS
years.
In addition to increased produc-
ton, gains in the heavy industries
we've sufficient to Offset losses re-
ported in textiles, food and chemical
groups.
Evening star., 1938-11-23
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, Nov 23 1P,.-Poultry, live,
under ~ pounds. 12h; springs. under 4
pounds. White Rocks. l5: 4 pounds up.
prices UNCHANGED.
Dressed turkeys easy; prices unchanged.
Extra frsts eS' teS-S1 score5. sessM: az nssts
(8S-S9), 25-25h: other prices unchanged.
Eggs. 4,143. easy; fresh graded extra frsts,
changed.
Potatoes. "a: on track. 2e5; total q. 8.
shipments. 421; arm; supplies moderate:
idaho Russet Burbanfs. o. s. No. l,
1:70.S0: Colorado Red McClures, y; g.
Wisconsin Round Whites. q. s No. 1, los;
Green Mountains, u. 8. No. l, 1.10;
North Dakota Early ohios. y. 3. No. l.
cent o. 9. No. l. 1.12M.
Evening star., 1938-11-23
Crude Output Gains,

NEW YORK, Nov. % (R.-Crude
oil production increased moderately
in the week ended November 10, the
American Petroleum Institute re-
ported today as the Texas and Kan
sas flowed picked up.
A total of 3,255 300 barrels daily
poured from wells all over the coun-
try, a gain of 1850 barrels over
the previous week.
Finished and unfinished gasoline
stocks also turned up, rising $4,000
barrels to 67,624,OO0 barrels. Last
year the total stood at 69,678, 900
barrels.
Refinery operations advanced q
notch to roughly 80 per cent Of
rated capacity. runs-to-stills swell
ing 3,230,0OO barrels daily from
3,180,0OO barrels last week and COM
pared with 1921 900 barrels in 1887.
Gasoline production jumped to
$685., 900 barrels daily from 9,676, 900
the previous week. Imports of crude
and refined oils totaled 933 900 bar
rels, against 1925, 900 barrels.
Evening star., 1938-11-23
| World Industry
Improves for
| Third Month

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-A world
wide increase In industrial produc-
ton and prices Of leading raw ma
terials for the third consecutive
month was reported today by
the National Industrial Conference
Board, a research organization sup
ported by large corporations.
The board said activity increased
during September in the United
States, Great Britain, Canada and
the Scandinavian countries, while it
decreased in France, Germany, Bel
GUM, Italy and Japan.