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The Washington times., 1938-04-11

that it gain complete control of
two things: communications and
transportation.
The United States intercoastal
shipping business is on the verge
OF government ownership. The
United States railroads wonder
how they can keep clear Of gov
eminent ownership. The United
States air mail rates, set by the
Government, are so out of pro
portion that the air lines have
been operating in the red for
months, their pleas for an hon.
est readJuStment of rates 60
ing unheeded. The United States
waterways are consistently
knocked down by an Interstate
commerce Commission which
permits below-coSt operation by
paralleling railroads. The trucks
ana the BUSES also operate I'M
der the benign gaze of an ever
expanding Federal bureaucracy.
THOSE are the sinews Of Amer
1ca's transportation,
NOW come the strange flank
attacks on three methods of
communication in America.
Cost Of Paper
VIE fourth method of com.
L nun cation-the news
paperS-haS not been touched
openly or directly. To Go so
would make the game too OBJ
vious. But government failure
to discourage importation of
foreign pulp and encourage de-
Velopment of our own great
pulp industry lends aid and
comfort to the alien forces driv.
ing up the cost of white paper,
thereby driving many news.
papers to amalgamate or shrivel
up, die and vanish.
There have been, however, the
repeated official efforts to un-
dermine the integrity Of the
American press through ccntin-
ual harpings over the radio
about the kept press" TORY
publishers" "reactionary news
papers,"
Furthermore, there was the
discovery in the reorganizstio
bill that the to-be-created De-
partment of Welfare could gain
indirect control of State and
local education. This could be
fostered by debating what text
books are to be used; laying
down of rules for employment
of teachers and similar Indirect
methods. A further step would
be simple order, banning books
for school use which included.
in the opinion of the authorities,
controversial issues which is
the same thing as telling you
what to think by government
edict.
>BoGke Carriers opinions are
his DUN and are not necessarily
those of the Washington TimeS.J
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
HOWARD HEADS
WEIGH CHARGES

Inquiry into several charges Of
maladministration of DR.. Mordecai
w. johnson, president of Howard
University, made by the General
Alumni Association, will be settled
by the board Of trustees Of the
institution during the annual meet.
ing tomorrow.
The alumni body charges that
the university, under DR.. Johnson.
has suffered greatly. A committee
of the board of trustees, compriS-
ing DIR. Guy B. Johnson, member
of the faculty of the University OF
North Carolina, chairman; DR.
Thomas Jesse Jones and DR.. Peter
M. Murray, both of New York city,
head the inquiry.
The board of trustees also will
inquire into the PWA strike at the
university, causing the suspension
of work on the new $1,200,00O Ii
brary and the >$525 900 mems dor.
mitory. Employment Of nonunion
men on another university project
is said to have caused the strike.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
Lawyers Vote No
On Arms EMBARGO

Liberal lawyers are ten-to-one in
favor of lifting the arms embargo
on Spain, a poll of TOO taken by
the National Lawyers Guild re-
vealed today. The Ludlow amend
ment, requiring a popular refer
endum before this country enters
a war, was disapproved by the
lawyers, while they were six-to-one
in favor of the use of economic
measures to enforce the Kellogg
BRAND pact to outlaw war.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11

ready has been authorized, CIV
ing Jesse Jones free hand to
lend $500 million dollars to any
one. The Berle bunny would
add another 1900 million more
without the interest bounty {.
In addition, the new relief ap-
preparation for next year is
likely to be 1880 millions as a
starter and 1000 millions in
the end.
Thus the congressional cam
paign fund is being computed
roundly at no less than 5000
millions.
Returns for the last congress
sional election in 1884 show &c..
659,339 persons voted, which
means the new fund would pro-
vide just about $163.70 for eacn
and every voter-including the
Republicans.
ALT LANDON is thinking
"A about breaking out with
two speeches soon, one in In
diana, another in Massachu-
sets.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
DRIVE EXTENDED
FOR BOYS CLUB

An extension of time in the
drive to raise $4,000 for the Met
ropolitan Police Boys Club was
announced today as it was re
vealed that only $4,000 of the
fund has ben collected.
Efforts to meet the goal viii
continue until April % and teams
soliciting contributions ale ex
pected to make a city-w1de last
minute appeal during the remain
ing two weeks of the campaign.
Meanwhile, it was alsc an
nounced today that the Dance Of
the States to be staged at the
Willard Hotel next Monday nigh:
is expected to be attended by near
ly 5000 persons.
Proceeds from this darce will
go directly toward the con
struction of a recreation center
at Camp Ernest w. Brown al
Scotland, Md, it was explained
by Gordon Hittenmark, WRC
"Timekeeper," who is supporting
the dance. A feature Of the dance
expected to be attended BY mem
bers Of the various State societies
in Washington, will be continuous
music from three dance orches
tras engaged for the event.
Admission to the dance will be
by purchase of a regular Boys
Club membership card bearing
the stamp of "Your Timekeeper'
on the reverse side. These cards
are being sold by State SOC .ety
members in all government de
partments throughout the city.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
Edekamp to Talk
On Store Problems

John Edekamp, delivery super
intendent of the Julius Garfinckel
Co., will be principal speaker TO-
morrow night at a meeting of the
National Capital Group of Con-
trollers, a group composed of the
controllers and accounting exc
cutives Of Washington'S large de-
partment and retail stores.
Edekamp will discuss the opera
ton and expense Of the delivery
department, a subject Of vital in
terest to all department stores.
The meeting will be held in the
Lafayette Hotel at 6:45 p. m.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11

been made by the Federal Com
munications Commission that
the American Telephone and
Telegraph is a monopoly in re-
Straint Of competition; withhold
ing inventions from the market
and cheating the public on rates
which, the FEC says, could be Is
per cent cheaper.
Motion pictures: The Federal
Trade Commission ordered the
movies to stick to the theme Of
any books they buy from which
to make motion pictures, on the
ground that to do otherwise is
false and misleading advertis-
ing"
American movies are noted as
the best and most efficiently
produced in the world. The
American telephone system, be
cause of its swiftnesS, efficiency
and cheapness, is the envy and
admiration of the world. Amer
lean broadcasting is considered
the most efficiently engineered
and operated in the world and
the one system possessing the
greatest variety Of uncenSored
entertainment.
Yet the Washington Admin
istration has suddenly launched
attacks on all these three me-
diums Of communication in Sucn
a manner that may best be cal
culated to undermine all three
systems in the public mind.
These attacks will not provide
jobs for American workmen rap
idly losing their jobs in a new
depression. These attacks will
not promote better business,
which is what is needed most
just now to combat the down.
ward twist of the Roosevelt
not the Hoover-depression.
Why then these sudden at
tacks on the nations commune
cation systems?
The Washington times., 1938-04-11

uAsACaCOE IMAM the lonely Pro1.-
Adolph A. Berle. He is sup
posed to have been twiddling
his thumbs for State Secretary
Hull in international trade mat
ters' but he apparently origi-
mated this billion.and-a-half-
dollar bunny in his spare time
without much exertion.
The Presidents nominal spend
ing advisers in both the Treasury
and Works Progress Administra-
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
IL Years Is Long
Enough to Wait!

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, April
II. After IL years Clarence G..
Turner has decided that his wife
zelma is not going to come home
and has filed suit for divorce
here. His petition states that they
were married June 16, 1925, and
his wife deserted him two weeks
later.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
Tractor Speeds
StOrk in Snow

CLINTON, Iowa, April 11.-Un.
able to bring Mrs. Ambrose Spain
Of Charlotte, 20 miles to g. local
hospital because of a snow blocked
highway, DR.. W. H. Presnell, also
Of Charlotte. Communicated a
tractor to pull him through the
larger drifts, arriving at the hos
pital at 1870 a. m. where q girl
was born at 1890 q. m.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
British Steamer
2 Weeks Overdue

MOBILE, Ala, April 10 UN.S),
The British steamship Anglo Aus
TRAN has been unreported since
sighted passing the Azores March
IA and is two weeks overdue vi
Colon, c. e., according to a radio
broadcast intercepted here by 9
Coast Guard station tonight. The
broadcast requested ships at sea
to report any possible information
concerning its whereabouts.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
Defense Meeting
Slated by d. A. r.

A national defense meeting will
be held at the Mayflower Hotel
April 10, prior to opening Of the
Daughters of the American Revo.
lution's forty-seventh continental
congress, it was announced today
by Mrs. william A. Becker, presi,
dent general of the D. A. r.
Approximately 1000 members
are expected to attend the defense
meeting and hear an address on
Capitalism and Democracy" by
DIR. Ruth Alexander.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
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The Washington times., 1938-04-11

ion W err e
scooped by
the State De-
partment pro-
lessor. The
WPA crowd
n a d been
turned down
on various of
Its own plans
% II " " IL " . Il
stood the Pres
ident W a s to
do n o t h i ng
for so days.
E c n omiStS
t h ere first
got the news
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
FOLK FESTIVAL

The National Folk Festival, to
be held at Constitution Hall on
May 6, Z and 8, will feature
presentation of Indian songs and
legends by Ataloa, a Chickasaw
from Oklahoma,
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
MUSIC TUITION

More than 100 million dollars
is expended for music tuition in
the United States every year, the
National Association of Musical
Merchandise Manufacturers eSti-
mates.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
FEAR-AND JAIL

CRIMINAL prosecutions in
" cases like this may rrove
unpopular, as civil suits could
break up any illegal practice
the Government wants to break
up.
Lame Government excuse for
trying to send big business exec.
utives to jail for what amounts,
at the worst, to sharp business
getting practices, is that accuS-
ing witnesses testify more read
lily in secret grand jury proceed
ingS.
Once Mr.. r. said all business
has to fear is fear ITSELF" Ap-
parently he meant-"and jail"
The Washington times., 1938-04-11

tereSt in the
c o m munica-
tons system
of the n a.
ton?
r a d i o
broadcasting:
A monopoly
! Investigation
has been or
dered by the
Federal Com
Commission.
T | ephone
m munica-
ton: A re.
port to Con-
gr e SIS ha S
The Washington times., 1938-04-11

through the newspapers.
The Treasury group likewise
had not heard any details of the
plan before it leaked out, but
has been figuring ever since on
what the Berle bunny would do
to the Treasury.
NOTE-Still another adviser
who was scooped by the Presi-
dent was the old Public Works
Administrator Ickes, but you
should have seen him beam
when he read it in the papers.
Unlike Treasury and PWA, he
was strongly for it at once,
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
ADVERTISED !GRANDLY

THE SCHEME is being adver.
l. tised grandly as a 1,50O-mil-
lion-dollar project, but the Treas
ury knows it is likely to cost
twice as much, possibly $3.50
million dollars.
The trick is in the hidden
interest, The States are to repay
2 per cent of the principal each
year, without any interest, but
the Federal Treasury will have
to stand the loss of interest on
bonds it must float to raise the
money.
Interest rates are low now but
over the proposed 50-year period
they may average for this
scheme around 3 per cent Of the
principal, annually, or a total
of $2,250, 900 900. The least the
experts can figure is a little over
1000 million dollars for interest,
or two.thirdS of the whole relief
program.
In other words, more of the
money is sure to go to coupon
clippers than will Sift down to
unemployed workers through
the State public works projects.
Money paid out in interest
never put anyone to work.
THE CHAMPAIGN FUND"
DOILTICAL grins here widen
i at the mention of the new
sums which Mr.. Roosevelt has
been juggling. The boys are
already referring (only half "a
cetiously) to these figures as
"the campaign fund" for the
coming congressional elections.
The RFC loan program al.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
Flank Attacks

IN Malaparte's Technique Of
l. Revolution" the one-time
Italian representative to Moscow
in the early days of the Red
Revolution Of Russia stresses
the fact that when a govern
ment desires to turn either So
cialiSt or dictatorial it is vital
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
But

T WONDER:
l. Why the Washington Admin.
istration is taking such an in
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
ICC IN DOLLHOUSE

THE Interstate Commerce Com
l. mission is the newest ar
rival in the presidential dog
house. When the President held
his first railroad conference
with the Policy Harrison group
he spent most of the time cuss-
ing the ICC for having pom
dered for four months over the
last rate increase and nine
months over the one before that.
DLODDING Administration
L trust-buster, Prof. Arnold, is
going ahead with criminal pros
ecutions against those three
large auto finance companies.
Indictments are to be sought
either in Chicago, Kansas City,
or a city in Michigan or Indiana,
un der present unadvertised
plans. The case brought here
by Chrysler to get a declaratory
judgment from the court on
what is or is not legal is not to
interfere with Justice Depart
ment plans, so they say. How
ever, this may be just a play to
strong-arm the three big compa-
MES into consent decree settle
ment.
The inside on it is the COM
planning small companies are
ready to settle If they can get
two Of their four points. The
department. therefore, really
seems to be waiting for the big
three to come in and talk set
Element, not daring to drop the
case or make the first move it.
self,
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
NEW WORKS PLAN
SEEN BERLE IDEA
NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
By PAUL MALLoN

"orld Copyright 1888
served Reproduction in Full Strictly
VNHE long of this public works rabbit disclose
1t to be the handiwork of less brantrusng prest-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-15

earns $40 a week may receive an
advance of S24 & week durina the
period he is not working When
ne returns to his iCb he Yepays the
lean az the rate Cf SIS weekly.
Sioan said that once the plan
IS declared operative for any parti-
culae business year II Is lndepen-
dent 5I changing business condl-
tions.
The second plan. known as the
lav-off benefit plan will be avail
able TO employees who have worked
fer the corporation less than five
but more than two years. It VII
operate in the same manner as the
income security plan except that
eligible employees will be entitled 70
receive 40 per cent advances on
their standard earnings and that
the total acvarce made by the
corporation is limited to an amount
equivalent to - hours earnings ct
the employees latest average hourly
earned rate.
Abou. 75 par cent Of the corpora
tons present number OF hourly
wage employees will be eligible to
benefit under provisions OF the
DrOeTam
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-15

HONOLULU. T. H. Nov 10 up
- Hiel army officials scratched
their heads teGaV rs theV attempted
TO explain haH Ben Fleis7lman an
ai-leld mechanic. had managed 10
fly oua II taeu expensive new
Douli.s B-l8 bsmbIas planes which
aye entrusted only - highly eN-
perencel 1iers
How he nell he do /, IS beyond
ne" sad one official who revealed
virtually all the information the
army a9oarentlY intends 10 give out
about tie episode until later.
This official sald that Flelsel-
mans crackup five miles from the
airport was more or less to be
eNpecte7" bur said he marveled that
the Brooklyn private got the plane
of the runway.
The Luke field runway is the
one where the world-famed flier
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-15
Parents Welcomed
Wilson School

Wilson school will have open
house for parents all this week and
Wednesday morning will present
an assembly program in their honor.
Parents are invited to visit the
class rooms to observe the children
dong routine class work.
The program Wednesday will be
sin at 10 am. with a bugle call,
advance of the colors, pledge Of
allegiance to the flag, and the sing
ing of the Star Spangled Banner. '
Rosemary Rice, president of the
student body welcomed the par
ents. After music by the glee clubs,
The code of ethics prepared by each
home will be read. The program will
home room will be read. The pro-
cram will conclude with folk dane
ing, taps, and the retiring of the
colors. ....
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-15

for al hourly wage employees who
Aaro worked for The corporation
TWO Years or more.
The Liam was devised 10 provide
fCr employees during slack produc-
ticn periods when operating sched-
ules make it impossible to keep a
full force of employees at work.
Sloan said the program would
be divided into two parts TO be
known as tie General Motors in
ccme security plan and the General
Motors lay-off benefit plan.
Il provides that an employe when
laid off can borrow a percentage
oI his salary from the corporation
10 be raid back when he returns
10 work.
General Motors officials, however,
stressed the fact that the plan
5 not an annual wage program.
The income security plan is ap
plic7ble TO all hourly wage employees
navin- five or more years service
wAo are in the employ of the
corporation any time during De-
cember. 1888. Sloan said.
Every eligible employe IS as
sured that in each week during
the year in which the plan is in
Cparation his income Will not be
less than go per cent Of his standard
weekly earnings. The standard WeeK
IS 40 hours with time and a half
fCr overtime. The plan is Condi-
toned upon the continuation OF
hat standard.
The weekly guaranteed income
VII consist Of: Ca pay for the
4ogut cf work performed by the
e-rp5~auOn: rb) pay for any other
REGULAR employment: Cc) unemploy-
uent compensation; Cd) an advance
. lie made by the corporation to
insure q minimum weekly income
af TT lcast 60 per cent of standard.
/ Tne advance by the corporation IS
made On the request Of the en-
rl-yc ana is payable only in terms
et opportunity to work. An ad-
vance j. not liability in the ordl-
a-ry -.u-c and bears no interest.
When the weekly earnings oX-
caca so Der cent of standard, the
ampioye will repay advances at the
rate CI one-haif the amount D.
which such earnings exceed so per
cent of standard. Should any en-
oloye die, his unpaid advances will
De cancelled"
UuFrr provisions Of the plan,
uerefor. IN cmploye who normally
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-15
Army Privote 'SteoIs' Big
Bombing PIane. Greeks
Up Near Lending FieId

HONOLULU. T. H. Nov 15 0UPU
An AMY private from BROOKLYN
n Y wha apparently was seized
with Al uncomfortable desire To-
Try his hand at flying. faced dis
ciplmaTy action today af,e. crack
ing up one OF the aImys newest
and most expensive bombing planes
Ben Fiei2elman IS. private. first
class. attached as a mechanic to
the 23d bomhar0ment squadron al
Luke seld. Ms The culprIt. army
officials said
Although unqualified as a pilot
Fleigelman hoped into a silver
sided Douglas BIB bomber last
night after watchine a -roup Of
commissioned fhers leave The field
on a night mission ~ connection
with current var games.
Avia:0rs a. The fisl5 discounted
a story that he mieht have taken
the plane accidentally" as they
SAID the weight # the bomber
neceSsitated n eng run doWnfield
at high speeo 20 clear the field
This feat Fleigelman performed
before airport officials realized what
was happenlnZ. once il the air
he circled northwest from the field
and disappeared III the night. flynn
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-15
Teachers Quizzed
On Constitution

Examinations on the Constitu-
ton of the United States will be
given by c. B. Collins, county su-
Derintendent of schools. at his Of
flee at 8 am. Saturday.
Imperial county teachers who
never have passed such an eXamin-
alton must take it in order to COM
ply with state regulations, Collins
said. State regulations demand that
every teacher pass the eXamina-
ton within a year after receiving
teachers credentials if they have
not done so before.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-15
1sf InsfaiIment
Payments Arrive

Checks. money orders and bank
drafts from absentee property own
ers arrive daily at the Imperial
county assessor collectors office in
payment of the first mstallment
OF the 1938-39 taxes.
During the first two weeks Of
the collection period, Assessor Col
lector Dan West said. the bulk Of
the payments came from land own
ers living outside of the county.
The first installment taxes be-
come delinquent December .. Valley
residents usually wait, he said, until
shortly before that time to take
their payments to the office.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-15
Education Board
To Me ct Monday

Members of the Imperial county
beard og education will meet at a
pm. next Monday in the office OF
C. 3. Collins. county school SUPER
intendant. to certify teachers who
began work since September.
The board is composed of Mrs.
Esther kayanaugh, Holtvllle, pres
ident: Mrs. Florence B. Stevens OF
Calexico, Percy E. Palmer OF BraW-
ley. G.. H. Madden Of Imperial, and
Collins OF El Centre, secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-15
Actress Objects
70 Cheese Stunt

HOLLYWOOD. Nov. Is. up
Muriol Meyer. Tim actress. objects
to having her name coupled with a
2lice 6 cheese. She filed suit toI
$4,000 damages against Hal Roach
National Screen Service and Others
today complaining that in trailer
cXploitin "a recent picture. tho cast
names Wcr listed individually on
hunks OF cheese. and that, to hsl
surprise her name also was listed
Inasmuch as she didn't appear in
the picture, ~he claims hsr reputa-
'lon was damaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-15
Ordinance FiXinG
Hours is Illegal

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. IS. up
"A Tulara city ordinance establish
ing closing hours lor food stores
vas declared unconstitutional to-
day by the state supreme court
Justice j W. Curtis diseauted from
the majority opinion, winch W&c
unsigned
The court hold that if ;hc ordi-
nance related only to foods sus-
eeptible to quick spoilase there
would Ice no question as to the
validity of the ordinance. but that
to term tho ordinance i health
measure Vas unreasonable and ar
bitrary".
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-15
Textile Union
Joins Federation

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Nov. 15.
CUPD-A Rhode Island textile union
claiming a membership of 5000, for
merly affiliated with the Commit
tee fer Industrial Organization, to-
day joined the American Federation
Of Labor
Receipt of the AFL charter from
Washington was announced by
Business Agent Joseph Sylvia OF
The unicn, the Providence and
Woonasquatucket valley Woolen and
Worsted district council.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-15

search for the child without
single clue
Sheriff l.. V. Pruit said Civilian
Conservation Corps youths, forest
rangers, officers, soldiers and vol
unteers were conducting a foot-by-
foot hunt in the Rucker canyon
area where the child wandered
away from his parents hunting
camp early last Friday.
Various theories were advanced
as to the possible fate of the young
boy but it was believed he could
not have survived the freezing tenn
pcratures at night in the rough
region.
The child is the son of Lauren
S. Hays. Bisbee. Ariz.. miner.