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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01
Japan Refuses Data
On Naval Construction

TOKYO, April / G.N.S).
Japanese naval authorities said
today Japan had refused to dis.
close her naval construction plans
on grounds that secrecy is "indiS
penSable for a country of inferior
strength"
This statement came as appre
henSion here continued following
formal announcement the United
States and Britain will invoke the
eScalator clause Of the 1896
London Naval Treaty to permit
than to build capital ships OF
more than IS, 600 tons.
Invocation of this clause was a
direct result of Japan's refusal to
divulge her naval program
coupled with reports abroad that
Japan is planning to build, or
already is building, super-battle.
ships of more than 10000 tons.
Earlier a NipponeSe naval
spokesman said Japan will in.
crease her naval ornaments to
meet whatever increases are
undertaken by other powers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01
Senate Quiz
On NaUyBilL
UpMOnday

GN.S) Secret sessions of the
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
on the Administration billion
dollar Navy expansion bill. will
begin Monday, Chairman David
I. Walsh Cd of Massachusetts
revealed today.
Admiral w. D. Leahy, chief of
naval operations, has been IN.
vited to answer questions about
the strength of the fleet and
about the expansion bill which has
passed the House.
Other ranking naval officers
also will be in attendance for
questioning, Walsh said, explain
ing:
I'VE want to know what the
defense program is to be. The
bill is merely an authorization
Of funds for warships. After
this measure passes, funds must
be appropriated by separate
legislation to carry out the pro-
gram. Otherwise, we simply
will have blueprint Navy"
After the secret sessions, which
may last two days, the committee
will open its doors for public hear
ingS. Already spokesman for "big
Navy" and little Navy" forces
have asked to be heard. The
hearings will last but a few days
Walsh said.
In the secret sessions Navy Off.
cialS will be asked about reports
that a confidential document in
Navy files discloseS war planes
showed a superiority over surface
craft in recent maneuvers off San
Francisco and also in fleet man
euverS off Hawaii, Walsh indi-
Gated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01

inquiry.
This was disclosed today by 6
Ihigh-ranking congressional leader
who gave assurances that Garner
and Bankhead plan to fill the siz
remaining posts with Democrats
Iof "unquestionable integrity"
TALKS TO SMELL
Although the Vice President and
Speaker continued Steadfast 81
lence as to their choices, Bank
head declared it his intention tc
name Republicans to two of the
five House places on the commit
tee. He said he had asked Mi
nority Leader Smell to submit
minority nominations.
IF Mr.. SHELLS nominations
are reasonably satisfactory, 1
will appoint two Republicans
from the House." the Speaker
asserted.
A usually reliable Senate source
represented Garner as certain to
name one Republican Senator
and as seriously considering
granting a second minority post
to one of the independent bloc
consisting of Senators Norris
Il. r. of Nebraska, La Follettee
P0 of Wisconsin, ShipStead ano
Lundeen, Minnesota Farm-Labor
ties. OF the four, the two Farm
LaboriteS were pictured as the
more available. Norris has an
nounced he will not serve if nomi
mated, while La Toilette now
heads the Senate committee prob
ing violations of civil liberties.
FEARS ALLAYED
The decision of the two top
ranking leaders of Congress SET
at rest Republican fears that OF
the 10 places on the inquiry com
mittee only two would go to them
leaving eight Democratic members
a Wide-open door for what the
G. o. P. called a "whitewash" OF
the embattled agency.
Bankhead said the committee
would not be named until PreSi.
dent Roosevelt has signed the in.
quiry resolution passed by the
Senate a week ago and approved
by the House Wednesday. Plans
called for the measure to reach
Mr.. Roosevelt today at Warm
Springs, Ga, via air mail. House
Majority Leader Rayburn said the
leadership hoped to get the probe
under way within a week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01

undistributed profits levy, which
the Finance Committee knocked
out. There were hopes in Ad.
ministration circles the House
would rally to retain the "princi-
pie" Of that tax as carried in the
House bill.
Looming as a major issue in the
Senate battle were the amend
mentS Of Senator La Toilette CPO
of Wisconsin to boost surtaxes in
the brackets below $4,000, and
to lower the exemptions upon mar
ried persons from $4,000 to 1000
and upon single persons from
$1,000 to $500.
The La Toilette proposals also
include starting surtaxeS upon net
incomes exceeding $1,000, in place
of the present bottom of $4,000.
His amendments, voted upon en-
bloc in committee, having lost by
only one vote, 8 to 8, La Toilette
served notice he would renew his
tight on the floor of the Senate.
While many thousands of little
fellows" who do not now pay Fed.
eral income taxes would be put
on the rolls by the La Toilette
amendments, they would also hit
persons Of larger incomes for the
exemptions would apply to all
and the Surtax field up to SAC, 600
Is a lucrative source of revenue,
it was pointed out.
Fighting the proposal to lower
the personal exemptions was Sen.
ator Borah (R) of Idaho, who
said the little fellows" now pay
a larger proportion of their in.
come for indirect taxes than dc
wealthy persons for direct and
indirect leVieS-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01
COUCHLIN HITS
REORGANIZATION

DETROIT, April 1 G.N.SO
Adding his voice to the thousands
already clamoring for defeat OF
the Administrations Government
reorganization bill, the Rev
Father Charles E. Coughlin today
was on record with a second bitter
attack against the measure.
The bill would give power to a
single individual, Father Coughlin
charged in a nationwide broad
cast last night, who, "if he were
a good man, would not want such
power, and if he were a bad man
it would be dangerous for him
to have it."
Speaking over a network of 81
stations, the radio priest said:
To-day the Senate reorganiza.
ton bill was formally trans
ferred to the House of Repre-
sentativeS. It's transfer was
accompanied by another public
statement from Mr.. Roosevelt,
who said: I have no inclina-
ton to be a dictator. I have
none OF the qualifications
which would make me a success
full dictator
Those words, my friends,
were well spoken. On April 10,
1897, it was Mr.. Roosevelt who
taught us the value of words
when he said at Butte,
Montana:
""The way we do things, and
not merely the way we say
things, is always the best test
Of sincerity"
Father Coughlin' declared the
attempt to pack" the
Supreme Court spoke for itself,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01

Wilson of Philadelphia
for the United States
Senate.
T h e Pennsylvania
Democratic leaders de-
claration reversed his
previous promise of sup
port for overnor
Earle's senatorial can
didacy "no matter who
else" enters the primary
battle.
His statement carried
with it a denunciation
of Matthew H. McClos-
key, of Philadelphia, as
t h e "contractor-b o s s
who had become prime
minister of Pennsyl-
vania."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01

LICC TtNCdlCu JOCldy.
The department, in a forma
statement, said Charles Carr
special assistant to the Attorney
General, was assigned to certain
cases" last week. Announcement
of the action followed a request
by Secretary of the Interior Ickes
REOPEN INVESTIGATION
I'm response to a request from
Secretary IckeS last Friday, the
Department OF Justice under
took 10 reexamine certain cases
in the Chicago area, in which it
had been complained that there
was L" conspiracy to defraud the
United States in connection with
plumbing contracts on five
Federal housing projects in
Cook county, Ill. The matter
which has been under consider
alton in the criminal division,
was asst week assigned to a
special prosecutor. His conclu-
sionS will not be available for
some days
FIRST PROBE FAILED
Justice officials revealed that
these charges, which grew out OF
alleged conspiracy between con.
tractors and union officials in
to Jump" original bids
on plumbing contracts for low.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01

cost housing projects in the
county, were investigated by Spe.
cial Assistant Col. James Ruffin
over a year ago and that this
investigation "failed to lead to any
charges, civil or criminal"
Ickes demanded the reexamina.
ton when he turned over inforna.
ton gathered by the Investigation
division Of his own department.
He charked that these bid-rig.
ging charges were forcing rents
up in dwellings built for slum
clearance and therefore made
them beyond the reach of the
poorer classes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01

His announcement threw the power of the Guffey
faction formally behind Lieut.. Governor Thomas
Kennedy, CIO-Democrat candidate for governor, and
Wilson for the Senate.
THE primary election contest in the Democratic
Party has resolved itself unto contest between the
candidates for governor United States Senate lieu
tenant-governor and secretary of internal affairs
picked by the payroll-dominated Democratic State
committee and the candidates l am proud to sup
port" Guffey said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01
SECRegisters Four
More Utility Firms

QN.S). Securities and Elk.
change Commission today an.
nounced the registration of four
more utility holding companies
under provisions of the Public
Utility Holding Act Of 1885. The
companies were American Util-
tiles Corp, Central Public Utility
Corp, American Gas & Power
Co., and Community Gas & Power
Co, holder of 10 per cent of
American Gas & Power common.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01
Holders Increase
In Steel Common

NEW YORK, April / Q.N.S0 .
U. s. Steel Corporation common
stockholders increased 4,210 be-
tween November 20 and March S.
it was announced today. The total
holders on the latter date was
49,, 272. Holders of the corpo.
ration'S preferred increased 1853
from october 20 to 1896 on Jan
uary %.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01
Hours Are Shifted
For Park Permits

A change of hours for the con,
venience of office workers was an
nounced today by the permit Of
flee of the recreation division, Ma
tional Parks Service.
The office in the future will be
opened at $50 a. m. and closed
at S p. m. The former hours
were a. m. to 4::30 p. m. En-.
trance is at the Eighteenth and
D st. corner of the new Interior
Department Building. -....
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01
Sleeping Smoker
Is Fatally Burned

ELWOOD, Kan. April
ONSJ-Leonard Spry, %, was
burned to death in his trailer
home here early today, while shrill
swing tunes drowned out his cries
for help. Spry left a party OF
dancers to rest. and lay down on
his bed. A cigarette he was smok
ing ignited the bedclotheS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01
WORLD WAR VET SUICIDE

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April / q.
N.S0.-Coroner Edward e. Smith
returned a verdict Of suicide to-
day in the death of Clarence
Lloyd Carroll. IS, Of Nation,
H., who was found shot to death
in his room at the Ohio Hotel.
Buttons on the mans coat indi-
Gated he was q World War
veteran.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01
In Congress Today
SENATE

Meets at noon.
Resumes consideration Of Bur
lew nomination.
Finance Committee considers
the tax bill.
Commerce Committee considers
various maritime bills.
Interstate Commerce subcom-
mittee continues railroad tnvesti-
cation.
HOUSE
Meets at noon.
Resumes reorganization debate.
Flood Controi Committee con-
tinueS flood-control hearings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01
"SPY SERVICE
FOR 3 HOTELS
Barred AT QUIZ.
Activities in Cleveland
Told Senate Group

QN.S) The Associated Indus.
tries of Cleveland billed member
clients for detective service fur.
nished by the Corporation Service
Bureau, the Senate Civil Liberties
Committee was told today.
Officials of the two organiza-
lions admitted on the witness
stand that detective service to
three Cleveland hotels was billed
through the Associated Industries
of Cleveland.
The witnesses were William
Frew Long, general manager of
the Associated Industries, and
Ralph F. Smith, president of the
Corporation Service Bureau, which
he described as a detective agency.
HOTELS NAMED
Hotels who received the service
from January, 1884, to February,
1885, we're named as the Cleve-
land, Statler, and Carter, mem
berS of the Associated Industries.
Long testified that bills sent
the hotels for service were handled
by the Associated Industries be-
cause the hotel managers did not
want their staffs to know that
they were being watched.
Each of the hotels, he said.
paid the associated Industries $45
per month for a cooperative
service"
Long and Smith said the detec-
tive services were requested to
put a stop to a wave of stencil
bombs which were being released
in the hotels at that time.
STOPPED IN 1885
Long testified that in the latter
part of 1885 the Associated Indus
tries decided to discontinue the
split-billing service.
I didn't see any reason why
we should carry this on our
books" he said, land, frankly,
I didn't think it looked so good"
He added, however, that he
thought the hotels were perfectly
justified, in obtaining the detec-
tive service.
They were being stencil
bombed to DEATH" Long said.
MEMORY LOGGED
Long testified at the opening of
the hearing he did not remember
why the hotels engaged the de-
tective service. but later admitted
his memory had been refreshed"
by Smiths testimony.
did Smiths testimony re-
fresh your memory to the ex-
tent that you knew the detective
also was reporting on labor &C
tlvitieS?" asked Senator La FOL
lette (P) of Wisconsin, chair
man of the committee.
It know nothing about that"
said Long.
Smith then testified he was still
supplying a detective service to
the Hotel Cleveland through an
operative identified as C-386.
LIN OAA1o OHCG OUT 1CpOIG OH
an activity of any union during
the time he was serving the
three hotels?" asked La Toilette.
WORKED FOR STATLER
Smith said that at another time
"he did some work for the Stat
ler." He explained his operative
ascertained that union was plan
ming to picket the hotel, and he
advised the management to this
effect.
Smith then testified his COM
pany has dropped out" of the in
duStrial espionage service.
ITO the best of my ability I
have tried to get away from all
that service" he said.
Smith then testified he has sew.
eral clients in the Cleveland in
duStrial area to whom he is max
ing verbal reports on the general
situation"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01
Guffey Splits With Earle,
To Support Wilson

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 1 ON.S).-United
States Senator Joseph F. Guffey made his campaign
break with Governor George H. Earle complete to-
day by announcing his support of Mayor S. Davis
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01
4 Republicans Due
To Get Places on
IVA Probe Group
Garner and BdnkheGd Remain Firm in Plan
For IMPARTIAL Quiz
Bv ROBERT HUMPHREYS

QNSO Determination of Vice President Garner and
Speaker Bankhead to satisfy demands for unmpeachabe
investigation of the Tennessee Valley Authority has resulted
In decision to at least three possibly four Republicans
to the 10man House committee which will the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01
Senate Bloc Girds
To Speed Tax Bill

1 QNS) Alarmed by the failure of industry to revive
Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate today formed
alliance fight for passage of the Finance Committees
help business" tax bill by the end of next week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01
u. S. Reopens Probe
OF Housing Frauds

NS) special Federal prosecutor has been ASSIGNED to
charges of conspiracy defraud the Govern
ment by bdrggng plumbing contracts for five Federal
housing projects in Cook county, Ill., the Department of JUS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01

RATES By NAIL FOB VIRGINIA. MARY
LAND, WEST VIRGINIA AND
NORTH CAROLINA
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-23

]. s. r. King, substituted Trustee,
under provisions of and by virtue OF
the authority conferred upon me in
that certain deed of trust, executed
by Claud Marshall and Mrs. Elsie
Marshall, to +. c. Worrell on the
10Th day Of January, 1888, and which
deed of trust 10 of record in Trust
Deed Book 73, at page 2S2, Of the
Land Deed records Of Holmes County.
Mississippi, in the office of the Chan
Gerry Clerk thereof; and I having been
appointed as Substituted Trustee,
which appointment has been duly
executed and recorded, in the afore-
said Trust Deed Book No. 70, at page
282, before the first publication of
this notice, or the posting of this
iotice Of sale, ard default having
been made in the payment Of said
Indebtedness so secured by this deed
If trust, and ! having been request
ed by the owner and holder of said
Indebtedness, and believing the prop
srty endangered a. security for said
Indebtedness, / win on Friday, the
l5th day Of July, 1888, Within lega,
hours, offer for sale and win sell at
,ublic auction for cash to the high
est and best bidder. at the South
front door Of the Holmes county
Mississippi, court house, at Lexing-
N, Mississippi. the following de.
',cribed real estate in Holmes County
Mississippi, to-wit:
Begin at the Northwest corner
of that certain lot and parcel Of
land conveyed by the Merchants
& Farmers Bank & Trust Com
pany, in liquidation, by G. H. Nc
Morrough, Receiver, to Mrs. Ly-
dia E. Rhyme. of date of June 9Th,
1885, and recorded in Deed Book
40, at page 125 records of Holmes
County, Mississippi, and run North
along the East side of Yazoo Street
80 feet, thence East 1913 feet par
allel with the North line of Mrs.
Lydia e. Rhymes Lot, thence
South 80 feet to the North line of
Mrs. Lydia E. Rhymes Lot, thence
West along said North Line of
Mrs. Lydia E. Rhymes lot to va
zoo Street and point of begin
ming to close.
Title is believed to be good but
will convey only such title as i
vested in me as such trustee.
This 23rd day of June, 1888.
S. r. King,
46-7-S-9 Substituted Truste,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-23
Hard Times and ToIk

President Roosevelt informs the country that times
are not as hard as they seem or as bad as reported.
His statement reminds us Of a story told US this week.
1t went something like this:
Once there was a successful French Dentist. 1t
was his custom to eat dinner every evening in q
small but Aelect restaurant near his studio, and being
Of discriminating tastes, it was his practice to have one
small bottle Of rare wine with his meal.
One evening he entered the restaurant, and while
waiting for his order to be taken picked up a copy
an earlier diner had apparently left it.. In the sec
tion devoted to financial news Of the day he read q
paragraph which said that there were evidences of
grave depression throughout France.
The waiter appearing, the Dentist ordered his meal
and purposely neglected to ask for his bottle Of wine;
that he would dine without wine as the times were
hard.
This brought the proprietor to the table with con-
Germ written plainly on his usually placid face. Again
explaining that he was going without his wine because
times were bad the Dentist finished his dinner and left
the cafe.
tied his tailor and said: 'Times are hard and you
need not make up that new dinner jacket ! ordered"
The following day the tailor countermanded an
order he had in for a new automobile and gave as his
reason hard times"
That night the automobile man met the Dentist
At . social gathering and said: Business is terrible
bridge for my wife,"
So the Dentist returned to his studio, and as he
sat bemoaning his i'll luck, his eyes fell upon the paper
in which he had read the account Of financial depres-
sion. To his astonishment. he found that # was dated
q full three years before.
The following night he ordered rare wine with his
evening meal.
The next day the restauranteur ordered q new suit.
The tailor bought a new car, and the Dentist made
the automobile mans wife a removable bridge.
Perhaps some Of our hard times is mere talk.
AT any rate we can be sure that we Americans
are certainly in much better shape than almost any
country in the world.
There may be some people somewhere who are
better off than we.
But we doubt it.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Stokes, son, Joe
Early, and Mrs. Sally Stokes, of Ok
ford, visited in Durant Tuesday night
with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Stokes.
Mrs. Sally Stokes and Joe Early re-
manned for a visit.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-23
In The Community
Hospital Al Lexington

Miss Joe Hammett, Lexington, Rt. 4.
Miss Lois Hutchinson, Sails.
Ben Mcbride, Goodman.
Mrs. Lee Mayo, Lexington.
Mrs. L. H. Pennington, Slower.
Miss Ethel Ingold. Lexington, Rt. 2.
James Cunningham, Jr., Tchula, Ri. 2.
Negroes
Evelena Hayes, Tchula-
Kathryn Golfer. Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-23
Duront-L Lexington Hishwoy u

Duront-Lexineton Highwuy z
There is one thing everybody in Holmes county
agrees on.
And that is that we desperately need a road from
Durant to Lexington. It is definitely the worst road
in the county and certainly the road with the heaviest
traffic. Everyone who travels this road will testify
to that fact.
That this road is slated for paving during the
current paving program sometime in the next two years
is q cause for rejoicing.
We'd like to suggest here again, as we often have
before, that when the road is decided upon by the
state Highway Commission it be routed by Castalian
Springs. Routed thus it will be one of the prettiest
drives in the county. Routing OF the road by Gas
Italian Springs is q matter of economy as well as beauty.
II will eliminate the building Of another bridge. 1t
will also eliminate a grade crossing which aids in SAFE
ty.
The State Highway Commission will have all this
information on hand when they decide upon the route.
We are confident they will take every item into care
full consideration. If they do this we are equally
confident that the road will be routed by Castalian
Springs.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-23
June College Graduates

A psychologist who has specialized in a study of
JOB placement gives this advice to June college grad
yates looking for a job:
rake any Kind of a job and hold it, at least
until times get better, rather than sit around and feel
sorry for yourself.
Don't be high-hat because you have been grau-
uated from college. Be realistic. Recognize that
IN the line you have trained for there may not be
any openings. If you can't connect don't feel bad
about taking something on a lower level"
It's been so long since the college youth of America
mas feit like 1t owned the country that this advice is
hardly necessary to young graduates.
The average American college student feels Sc
cur1ty only when going to school and Dad is paying
the bills. He doesn't dare think of the future and