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The Washington times., 1938-07-06
DriUers Organize

Three months ago So men
(taxi driverS) met in a small
hall to organize the taxi in
dustry. For 80 years it has been
tried but always ended in failure.
Today, however, 1900 mem
berS belong to this organization
and 5000 are expected to in the
next so days. Representative
O'Malley addressed the cab driv-
ers at a meeting and he told
them organization was the only
hope they could have for better
rates and better conditions.
Cab drivers are now satisfied
it is impossible to ride fares for
20 cents and pay insurance. The
public and civic leaders who
want so much protection for a
2O-cent ride will find fares are
going to Skyrocket rates and it
will be up to them to pay or
walk.
There certainly is no law in
the Constitution that tells me I
must operate my business at
loss and for the last ten years
I have only existed.
I believe in insurance but I
believe I am entitled to a de-
cent rate to carry it.
The public sees all the new
shiny cabs and think drivers are
making money when IS per cent
are on paper belonging to un-
fair dealer finance companies
and loan sharks-39 for 100.
They make the money and the
cab driver holds the bag. Cab
driver works 18 hours out Of "a
he is certainly not a safe
driver.
Many men will go on relief
and $500 cabs will be off the
streets but the ones who can
stick will reap the benefit. I
want to thank the four grand
men who were able to organize
the cab drivers.
CAB DRIVER.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Fritz's Customers
WHY NOT?
IN world Teleorarn Editorial Saturday July g. 1883

rial, Saturday, July 2, 1889
any newspaper or magazine of
general circulation.
In a nation that goes in big
for all sorts Of Investigations,
newspapers and magazines GER
tainly shouldn't be exempt. And
there never was a truer thing
said than that by Mr.. Dooley
many years ago: Newspapers
are not perfect, and neither is
the human race"
Incidentally, we observe that
our esteemed contemporary,
the New York Daily News, in
the article we have referred to,
classifies scripps-Howard as
anti-New Deal.
Admittedly we have not been
q rubber stamp Tor the new deal
that being contrary to our
conception Of liberal and indie
pendent journalism. For ex-
ample, we have not been silent
as some Of our competitors on
the subject of politics in relief
or the keep your friends in
power" proclamation from on
high in WPA.
If or when the ps-Howard
newspapers decide to part COM
pany with the New Deal, an
nouncement Of the fact will ap-
pear in these columns and no
reader will find it necessary to
seek elsewhere for the informa-
ton.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

in height to 3 feet, here Is
where I came a-running."
CUTTING his actions to his
~ words, the 94year-old man
galloped forward and cleared
the obstruction.
IT do it," he declared, "on
three cans of beer before break
fast, two at lunch and one be-
fore I go to bed"
"Comrade," chirped Mr.. Blair,
liquor is bad for you. I have
never in my life touched any
thing stronger than ginger ale.
And here I am, "a years old"
Il have taken my fun where
I've found it," replied Mr.. Gel
lette as he raised one leg,
struck a wooden match across
his pants and lit a fearful-Smell-
ing cigar. And here I am, also
"a. Let's see you jump that
fence on ginger ale"
Mr.. Blair refused the chal-
lenge and a firing party of the
Twelfth Infantry moved into
position by the monument,
along with the colors of the
regiment. The two old soldiers
stood to attention, shoulder to
shoulder, as a volley was fired
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Head Whirls

Things I can't understand:
The CIO is against monopoly,
but its leaders fight for the
closed shop, meaning union mo-
nopoly.
Roosevelt criticizeS dictator
ship. but Senators who voted
against him are on his muSt-be.
defeated list.
Soviet Russia lacks capital to
buy machines, but spends mil
lions Of dollars trying to con-
vince the world that there is
no god except Stain.
In a democratic country one
may vote as one pleaseS, but If
one votes against the party now
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Your |. Q.
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

by SdAhLEx SfENOEn
General knowledge questions.
/. What is the national sport
game in Canada?
2. Who wrote Poems of Pas
Sion?"
3. Can a penguin fly?
4. Where is the Rubicon River?
S. Xantippe was whose wife?
6. WIS: t was the name of the
hall to which, according to
Morse mythology, those killed in
battle were borne?
7. Whom did Abraham Lin
coin marry?
8. What happened in Greece
to the original marathon runner
who ran over 26 miles with a
message.
9. What is the name Of tie
Mexican artist whose murals
were removed from the walls
of Radio City Building?
10. Name the five fundamen-
tai races or types.
ANSWERS on Page 11
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For example we been silent some OF our com
petors Of politics in relief or the keep your
The NeW Deal from s on high M b in WPA t5a raforence
And WPA Votes is in part to the News. It's true
that we haven't thundered loudly often as some
of our competitors politics in relet But we oon
mind saying here and what we think about that'
We think any NPAer who votes against the New
Deal is crazy We believe WPA against breadlneS'
good only for the workers affected but also Tor tne
country whole.
Some Republicans yell for economy IN rellet Ihat
would mean taking the WPA out of circulation and put
ting it's customers back dole breadne. There IS
widespread suspicion that the Republicans would do no
such thing if returned to national poWer that they
wouldn't have the political courage. But WPAers can
hardly afford to bank on that suspicion When Aubrey
Williams Harry L. Hopkins lieutenant, advised them to
vote to keep their friends in power he merely spoke COM
Mr. Williams advice to WPAers to vote for their
friends doesn't that they have to- If they want to
vote to 90 back Hoover does and breadnes they can
do so in perfect safety under secret ballot system
We understand that Mr.. Williams went on to say that
the WPA ought to be extended as to make jobs for
its customers at privatendustry pay rates and in the
walks of life to which the various customers are suited,
or would like to become suited-the stage for instance
If Mr.. Williams said that think he was coocoo when
he said it. We do not believe the American people would
stand for any such enlargement of WPA as that.
But Mr. Williams had perfect right to say it, has
ANYBODY including ourselves to say the contrary This
is still country where any free to make remarks
that sages such as ourselves, believe to be foolish
But to repeat-any WPAer who votes against the New
Deal meaning against continuance of WPA it
functions, is nuts
Daily
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

Lhe need IOr proper Wadmg and
swimming pools. AS for swim
ming in the Potomac, I do not
consider any part of the river
sanitary or safe. I come from
Cleveland, Ohio, where there is
a we'll regulated and adequate
swimming pool system, with
plenty of free swimming facili-
ties available"
Miss Betty MeShkOff, 3446
Connecticut Ave. N. W., secre-
tary.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Good SOldiers---AU!

TNODAY the tents folded at Gettysburg and the
i fifteen hundred old men who there a week ago
10 take part in the sevenyth anniversary of the famous
battle are on their way to their homes
One had only to the assembled ancients of both
sides to realize that the old of the North are in
finey better off in financial sense than are the old
men of the South Many of these latter were frankly
ragged, all of the former comfortably clad
Who could be small enough to object if the Federal
Government to supplement the ptifuy few monthly
dollars the Southern States pay their heroes so that these
galants would be financially secure as are their
friendly enemies?
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

Swimming is marvellous recre-
alton and probably the most
healthful sport in which to par
ticipate and everyone should be
encouraged to swim. 1 think it
would be a good idea to make
it a misdemeanor for people to
swim in the Potomac River"
* X
Arthur Murray, 3311 Sixteenth
St. N. W., attorney:
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
We Dish It---Can We Take It?

DEPRINTED under todays Voice of the People is an
II editorial from the New York Word-Telegram of
last Saturday. which explains itself.
We are delighted to learn
WOTLdIeLegrGm that the World Telegram still
D-1: L. 17o,,o adheres to the New Deal.
NeP''o" ~ 1'0'0' We had been mised by
some things we had read-n the World-Telegram'
The newspapers can dish it, and how. 1t still remains
to be seen how many of them take it. They &C
cusomed to investigating all sorts of people and those
peoples acts, and to printing their
When BIteTS analyses of those peoples motives as
H.. D.II frankly as the facts warrant.
A'e D'''0" That is O K, and necessary pub
lie service But in performing this service many news
papers management to feel that it is (we expose
our knowledge of French again) hors de la lo meaning
outside the law. The newspapers call anybody any,
thing that the facts of that persons life and deeds will
subsantiate But nobody must impugn the newspapers;
or so some publishers feel
We feel, as we said Friday, that the air would be
cleared by an impartial probe of the charges flying
around about the American newspaper and magazine
press.
Charges for example of improper
ShOU Us the advertiser influence on editorial
~, policy of Wall Street or banker dom
O"o'0'V''0 ination of various papers or maga-
zines of wacky financial setups of cooraton or
suppression to gain political ends.
We still think such an investigation would clear the
air But we find that offer to have The News lead
the parade before ar impartial investigation committee
has stirred up unusual excitement our friends and
acquaintance in the newspaper racket.
One of our closest friends-one of our daughters IN
fact-said "Whats the idea pop? You've got plenty OF
skeletons in your own closet"
WE'LL toward the end of its editorial the World-Tele-
gram mentions
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

Our contemporary, the New
York Daily News, makes the very
interesting and novel suggestion
that it be Investigated. Then it
also nominateS the Saturday
Evening Post, especially because
of that "Jimmy'S Got It" article.
And then others, including us.
The News thinks so much jour
naliStic feeling has been en-
gendered about the New Deal
and about Mr.. Roosevelt that a
general inquiry by an impartial
commission might clear the air
and make for a better under
standing all around.
Why not?
The commission the News pro
poses would be made up of equal
numbers Of New Dealers and
anti-New Dealers, to avoid white
washing or mudslinging.
What is suggested might prove
enlightening to those in public
office who get to thinking that
there is some sinister and mys-
terious control" back Of any
periodical which differs with a
candidate or an officeholder.
And it might prove equally en-
tightening as a means of soul
searching and self-analysis to
those who exercise the great
power that goes with publishing
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

for the dead, and taps was
sounded.
A LARGE crowd had by this
"A time gathered on the hill
side and Mr.. Blair told a near
by reporter he hoped he would
be called upon to make speech.
He was assured that it was not
necessary to do so-but appar-
emily he had one on his chest.
And he launched into it.
1t was concerned quite a lot
with the blamelesS and exem-
plary life which Mr.. Blair had
led over his "a years, and it
urged the listeners to go and do
likewise. He explained that he
never missed church and that
even here, in the hustle and the
scurry Of the anniversary cele-
bration, he had found time for
regular attendance at religious
services.
When Mr. Blair had finished
the audience applauded politely
and then looked expectantly
at Mr.. Gellette. That unrecon-
structed rebel spat out his cigar,
rubbed together his two horny
fists and stepped forward. But
as he did so his arm was gripped
by his stalwart escort, Rufus
Payton, of Shreveport, La, a
newspaper reporter we'll and
favorably known to those of the
rest of us who have occasion to
go South.
0TENERAL," pleaded Mr.. Pay.
"a ton, you promised me-"
Promised ye what?" snapped
Mr.. Gellette, pulling forward.
mo cusSin'," answered Mr..
Payton. mo cussin'."
who the hell said anythln'
about cussin;?" asked Mr.. Gel
lette, I'm aimin' to make a
speech"
And he tried to break away
from Mr.. Payton's grip.
General" begged the report
er, hanging on hard, "you
KNOW you can't make speech
without cuSsin.' You've tried to
many's the time and you just
CAN'T do it."
The general stared around
and relented.
"Mebbe so, mebbe So" he ad.
mitted. Lets go down to the
hotel and get a beer. I can cusS
down there if I want to, can't
II"
"You sure can, general"
agreed Mr.. Payton.
1898, by Washington Times.)
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

District of Columbia, especially
for children. If there were
enough pools, so that they would
not be too crowded, many adults
would also take up this health
full sport. Travelling to nearby
beaches is too costly for many
WaShingtonians."
* X
Chris COntrowinski, 1929 S st.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

to adults, with children admitted
free. Swimming pools is one way
to keep children off the streets
and out of trouble in the sum-
mer time. Sanitary pools, with
life guards, are safe and cool
retreats for both young and
old"
X X
Miss Hazel Stern, 4725 Eighth
St. N. W., stenographer:
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
ROllin' Along
By ". A. S. Douglas

n HE most pOignany impressive scene-to my mnd-dur-
ing the Gettysburg reunion that of very old
soldiers claspng hands low WALL half
way up Little Round Top Some of the stones in the WALL
thrown up IS years ago Union breastwor, had been
placed there by the veteran in blue Serg Robert Blair of
the Twelfth United States Infantry The man in gray Gen.
(mustered out Major) Oliver R. Geee had eaped
that wall treequarter of century ago. his bayonet fixed
to do battle with men of the Twelfth.
few feet away from them monument to the deeds
of aor performed by the Union regiment the and
third days of the battle Further the hill another
mOnumentts to the memory of the Second Mississippi
Regiment in which Gillette had served
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

Washington does
need a d dit i o nal
swimming pools. AS
m a n y as possible
should be operated
u n d r the super
vision of the city
government so that
very low pric S
would be charged
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

CIV ver y t h i n g
should be done to
discourage S W i M
ming in the Poto-
mac, because it is
dangerous as well
as un S a nj t ary.
There C er t a / n ly
should be a d di-
tional pools in the
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

Washington GER
tainly needs addi-
tional and b e t t e r
swimming facilities.
This would be one
way to keep people
out of the river,
especially if enough
of these pools we're
free to the public.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

I'm in favor of
plenty of pools, es-
pecially S h a IL o W
park pools for small
children. I see chill
dren wading in park
foun t aims, which
are not properly SUI
pervised nor ade-
quate. This shows
- -
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

would be less inclination on the
part of boys to swim in the river
if they could go to the pools,
especially if these pools were
free. Washington should not
only have more pools, but
stricter enforcement OF sanitary
conditions"
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

tered around
t h e S e once
CORY scenes of
his youth.
And" cried
Mr.. Gellette,
W h o S t 90 d
a b out five
yards a W a y
on the other
side of the
W a ii now
S unk from m
about 5 feet
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Calls 1t a Paradox

Further proof that we Ameri-
cans are the wisest people in the
world-we spend hundreds Of
millions to pay farmers to cut
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Dec11Nfzl1<zzeA Ok
By Frank Romer
ALFRED NOBEL

A FTER inVentine dyna-
~ mite, his horror Of
what man would do with
it in war made Nobel seek
a way to offset what his
inventive skill had
achieved. So, he created
an annual award for the
one doing most for the
Fraternity Of peoples,
suppression or diminution
Of armies, and for -.
Peace!"
Copyright. 1888. By ,. RomsF
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

in power, one is labeled Tory.
And my girl read that book
about how to win friends, but
she loses all the friends I intro
duce to her. B. d.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

The river is too
dangerous for swim
ming, and I don't
see how a police pa
troll could possibly
properly supervise
it to prevent drown
ings, unless certain
areas were provided
for the sport. I
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

II think it would
be a good idea for
a more close police
patrol of the Poto-
mac River to pre-
vent drownings; in
fact, to pre- v e n t
swimming in t h e
river altogether.
There pro b a b l y
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

don't think the solution to sum-
mer drownings lies in proper pa
trolling of the river, but rather
in providing sufficient swim
ming pools in the city which
would be available to the public
at little or no COST"
X 4
Miss Dorothy Roberts, Of vi
enna, Va. typist:
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
TheInquiring.
Photographer.
The Washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Do you think Washington
should have more swimming
pools or should the police patrol
the Potomac River more closely
to prevent summer drowningS?
THE ANSWERS
Miss Margaret f. Smart, 1908
Sixteenth st. N. W., stenogra-
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Wise Words

The truly proud man knows
neither superiors nor interiors.
The first he does not admit Of:
the last he does not concern
himself about.-William Hazlitt.
Blessed is the man who hav-
ing nothing to say, abStainS
from giving us wordy evidence
Of the fact.-George Eliot.
I defy the WiSeSt man in the
world to turn a truly good &C.
ton into ridicule.-Henry Field
ing.
An apes an ape though he
wears a gold ring.-Dutch
proverb.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

There" said Mr.. Blair, point
ing, "is right where 1 piled my
share of stones. Those, there,
were laid by me-"
The Union veteran, a small,
feeble man of "a, had to be sup
ported at each elbow as he tot
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January /. 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
nd addresses of

Editor limited 200 words Names and addresses of
writers will omitted
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

down their crop production, then
we spend hundreds of millions
more in erecting huge govern
ment works to produce fertilizers
so that the farmers can produce
bigger crops.
We want less foodstuffs, cotton
and pigs; we want more ferti-
lizer for our cotton growers and
hog raisers. The reason must be
the higher the fewer.
ANTI-NEW DEAL.
X X Il
French On WPA
How is it that Francis Ormond
French, father-in.law Of John
Jacob Astor, is entitled to q
WPA job?
thought a person, to qualify
for WPA, had to be without
relatives capable of supporting
him or her. Give this job to
some poor orphan. Let the rich
support their own. T. A. M.
\ X X
Fritz's Customers
Fritz Kuhn, Nazi leader in
this country, says the Demo
cratic, Republican and Com
munist parties are controlled by
the Jews. Is that why so many
crackpots and idots join up with
the Nazi gangs? N. G.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
POLITICS IN RELIEF

in these words:
For example we have silent OF our com
neors on the politics relief the keep your
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

(From the New York Daily New
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Street Lights
Replaced by
Full Moon
By the Associated Press.

WOBURN. Mass. Dec. 8.-1f
there's full moon, Woburn doesn't
need street lights.
That's Mayor William E. Kane's
new rule to save money.
He put it into effect last night,
telephoning electric plant officials
to put 'em OUT
Officially, his explanation was that
the combination of street lights and
full moon caused glare hazardous
to motorists.
Il couldn't put out the moon so I
put out the lights"
Unoff1cially, he linked his order
to an economy campaign.
1--WE had better start saving
money" he said. II see by the
newspapers that the city may be
asked to pay a heavy fine"
He referred to the possibility that
the State might fine the city for
failure to meet school department
salaries. Woburn officials have been
asked to appear before grand jury
Friday.
The Mayor was impatient with
residents who protested the dark
ening of street lights. He offered
free 250-watt bulbs to all who would
install them in their porch sockets.
In that way" he beamed, they
can have all the light they want on
their sections of the street"
Evening star., 1938-12-08

Columbia Federation Of Woanen's
Clubs; Jesse G. Suter, honorary
president Society of Natives, District
Of Columbia, past president Fedora
ton Of Citizens Associations; Mrr.
Charles II. Weston, chairman de-
partment Of government and its
operation, Voteless District of CO.
lumbia League Of Women Voters,
and Frederic William Vile, political
analyst.
The Reception Committee included
the following: Mr.. Suter, chairman;
Mr.. Bergman, vice chairman; Wall
ter E. Allen, Harry Arnold Burr,
Allan Davis. Harry c. Davis, John
B. Dickman, James F. Duhamel, Fred
A. Emery, Charles s. Fletcher, Fran.
els T. Hurley, Charles A. Langley.
Mr.. Proctor, Hugh M. Smith, Mr..
Wright, Mr.. Noyes, ex officio.
The invocation was by DR.. Gray.
The occasion closed by group singing
Of Aud Lang Syne."
Evening star., 1938-12-08

local and national side Of the &C.
coul... As local taxpayers they have
been made unjustly to pay So per
cent Of the municipal expenses; and
they contribute more than each Of
half Of the States to the national
revenue from which the IL to II per
cent lump sum payment Is derived.
They are the only Americans who
have absolutely nothing to say au-
thoritatively concerning the DISPOSE
ton Of funds to which they are such
large contributors.
1.-THE equitable obligation upon
Congress raised by these facts is
obvious.
"6. Equitable obligation to pay
heavily for capital upbuilding in lieu
of hundreds of millions Of grants,
bounties, subsidies paid by the Ma
ton to the States from national
tax revenues to which the District
contributes more than any one Of
half of the States, in a distribution
from which the Capital has been
barred.
Figures in detail, both Of amount
paid into the Treasury as national
taxes and drawn from the Treasury
In grants, bounties and subsidies by
the District and by the several
States in the fiscal year ending June
80, 1881, are presented in statistical
tables in a booklet prepared by the
Citizens Joint Committee on District
Fiscal Relations.
"These figures firmly emphasize
the Nations obligation to increase
largely its annual payment to the
National Capital maintenance and
upbuilding which has been reduced
by substantive law from SO per cent
to 40 per cent and today by appro-
priative practice under the lump
sum payment plan is only about IL
per cent of the total appropriation
figure for the District.
Inequitable Determinations.
If the lump sum payment now is
unfairly viewed as wholly a subsidy
and not payment Of an equitable
obligation, the District leaves in the
Treasury far more of its national
taxes than a number of the States.
The District should by adoption of q
constitutional amendment be made
a limited and defective State and
enjoy not only voting representation
in Congress and the electoral COL
lege but its fair share of national
grants, etc., to the States; or the
existing inequitable determinations
should be recognized and remedied
or lessened by including the District
among States these bounties are
distributed, even in its politically
unrepresented condition.