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The Washington times., 1938-09-01
|DOWNEYPENSION
HELD "UNSOUND"
BY U. S. EXPERTS
$50 Every Thursday.
"ProbabIy Illegal"

Tax experts in the Commerce
and Treasury Departments here
and q university professor on fl.
nance yesterday labeled as "un,
sound and probably illegal" the
$50 weekly old-age pension plan
which carried Sheridan Downey to
victory in California over Senator
William Gibbs McAdoo.
,Downey's plan would require the
State Of California to pay $50
weekly in compensation warrants
to citizens of SO years or over who
are not employers or employees.
NEEDS TAX STAMP
These warrants would be issued
in denominations Of 81. The plan
provides that each Thursday the
holder must purchase a 2-cent
stamp and place it on the warrant
to make the dollar" valid.
The theory is that in the So
weeks of the year, the State would
sell $1.04 in stamps, and would
retire the warrant at face value
Of 81, keeping the 4 cents for
operating costs Of the plan.
A revolving fund would be set
up from the stamp money to re-
tire the warrants as they reach
maturity.
Prof. Harold Sutton, professor
Of finance at George Washington
University, pointed out that when
put into effect by a government a
scrip money" plan requiring 2
per cent stamps at each tranSac-
ton, is really a sales tax.
Moreover, when the script is
used mainly to buy life'S neces.
sites the 2 per cent stamps are
paid for largely by small mer
chants, rather than those dealing
in luxuries.
"It Is thus an unfair, unequal
taxation which these merchants
will naturally try to avoid" Prof
SuIGO11 bd1us
'"They will seek every chance to
avoid accepting the script. and this
will hamper velocity Of circula
tion-upon which the plan is
based.
This very thing happened in
Alberta, Canda, some years ago,
when a similar plan was tried, and
failed"
Prof. Sutton said the plan lob.
viously absorbs the income OF
other people (not the beneficiar'
ies) by placing an additional tax
upon them-and that means just
so much less purchasing power
Of these other people"
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Where They Are

SENATOR T 7 ID n G s.
Returned to Baltimore follow
ing Hyattsville meeting last
night. Program elastic for
remainder of the week. Prob
ably will campaign in Balti-
more area.
LITTLE DAVEY" LEWIS
Speaks at 8 o'clock tonight
in Leland Junior High School,
Bethesda. auspices Lewiston
Senate Club of Montgomery
County.
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LEGALITY QUESTIONED

A tax expert in the Treasury De-
partment pointed out that the
legal status Of such a plan could
be seriously questioned, because
the U. s. Constitution gives the
Federal Government the sole
power OF coming money.
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Refused Part

"They said if we could get one
more member of the court to re
tire the President would agree.
And the man they wanted re-
tired was Chief Justice Hughes.
I was told the name of the man
who could get Mr.. Hughes to re-
tire.
II said NO I would not have
anything to do with such q
proposition. I'm not playing
poker said. I'm playing show.
down.
Then two days later Joe Rob
inson died. And after that other
Senators came over to our side
and the negotiations were ended.
And we licked the court plan.
Then they came to uS-thoSe
who represented the President
and said they would take our
compromise as we had offered it
earlier. They came too late. And
there was no Supreme Court re-
organization"
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toned in auy of my conversations
with the President during the
Senate fight"
Senator Logan declared fiatly
that he neve; heard of such ad
incident.
Logan Statement
GAS a member of the Judici-
ary committee I think I would
have heard it," Senator Logan
said. Il was very close to that
whole situation. I knew, nat
urally, of the various proposals
which were made on both sides
in an effort to reach an agree
ment..
Il never heard directly or in
directly that any such proposal
was made or that Senator Tyd-
ingS had acted in any way for
Senators opposed to the Presi-
dents court plan. Nor did
ever hear that the President
sought to force Mr.. Hughes to
retire, or that his retirement
was proposed as a condition of
agreement between the Presi-
dent an dthose who poposed the
Supreme Court reorganization
bill.
Senator Tydings is not a
member of the Judiciary Com
mittee and did not participate
in its discussion of the subject"
Senator Barkley is in Europe
and Senator Ashurst. chairman OF
the Judiciary Committee, in Ari
zona.
Other members of the commit
tee also are absent from Wash
ington.
Record Crowd
One of the biggest crowds
which has attended a politica
rally in the Washington area
heard Tydings last night-a Grove
which cheered him when he sale
he was going to lick the whole
darned crowd of them," which sal
on windowsills, hung on the outside
walls Of the Hyattsville Masonic
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Temple, overflowed to the lawr
and listened on the sidewalks tt
the voice coming through thu
amplifiers.
The whole Tydings headquar
ters staff from Baltimore anc
Washington and scores of Tyding.
supporters from Montgomery
county and Washington were
present.
"The next week." the Senator
said, lis going to be q difficult
one for me because of the re-
Spect I have for the presidential
office. I expect to win. But If
I should be defeated, it is not
I who would lose this election.
Only the people of Maryland
can lose it."
Now" he said as he hit the
high spot of his speech-the
Supreme Court end of tt
am going to tell you a story. It
is about the Supreme Court.
Court Plan Barred
"The Supreme Court needed
reerganizing. Those of us who
were opposed to the Presidents
plan recognize that. We were
willing to have it worked out by
constitutional amendment or
by any other democratic proc.
ess. We were not willing that
the judicial branch of the gov.
ernment should be brought
under the domination of the
executive branch.
II was designated by the Sen
ators who were opposed to the
Presidents plan to go to those
representing the administration
and say to them that we were
toto-in toto, mind you-pro-
vided it would not apply to the
sitting members of the Supreme
Court" ..-....
(Justice Van Devanter had re.
signed, so there was one vacancy
to be filled at the time.)
II told them this. And I told
them our proposition was made
in the certainty that another
justice was about to retire-Mr.
Justice Sutherland. That would
give the President two appoint
mentS to the court.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22
Americans Pay Tribute
To Washington on 2O6th
Anniversary His Birth

Continued from Page Ooel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22
DIABETES STUDIED
AT DOCTORS MEET
mental Diseases Also Topic for Tri-
state Convention Is Ashe-
vile Gathering

Asheville, Feb. % (AP)-Studies of
diabetes and mental diseases were pre-
sented at today's session of the 10th
annual meeting of the Tri-State Medi-
cal Association.
AS the association prepared to elect
otticers this afternoon, preparatory to
adJournlng the two-day meeting, the
Coard of counsellors announced the
electlon of DR.. Raymond Thompson
OF charlotte; DR.. Roy Finner, of Spart
aHDufg, S. c., and DR.. c. J. Andrews.
OF Norfolk, Va, as new counsellors to
III vacancies caused by the expira-
ton of regular terms.
the guest speaker on today's pro-
gram was Dr. Henry John Cleveland,
OF Ohio, who discussed diabetic chill
dren.
DR.. ]. w. Highsmith, of Fayetteville.
president-elect, will succeed DR.. H. r.
Masters, of Richmond, Va, as pres;-
Gent, at the closing session. This wear
by custom, the new president-elect
Viii be a South -Carolinian.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22

would be nullified; business would not
be stimulated
That was clear enough REASONING
The point which business raised was
that few industries are making sl1f
ficient profits to cut prices, except a.
the expense Of wage cuts, without go
ing bankrupt
Business Perturbed.
l am not convinced of business at
solute truthfulness; I suspect that
sometimes its profits are larger than
t cares to own up to.
Nevertheless, such was it's argu-
ment, and it was considerably per-
turbed by the presidential suggestion
1t was additionally confused, due to
the fact that the administration pre-
vious policy had favored price boosts.
Higher prices were the object of dol
lar devaluation and gold sterilization
And an advance did follow.
Well, assume that it overdid itself,
and that the president decided there
ought to be a reduction again.
N1w-Prices Too Low.
There might be some logic in that
line of cerebration.
But the other day "F. D." had an
other press conference in the course
of which he alleged that prices are
too low; they should be re-5oosted.
And COLDS partial de-sterilization is
restored to, as a move in this direc-
ton.
The administration clarified this
seeming contradiction by saying that
some prices are too low, some too
aign.
In his most recent statement, the
President said the administration
economic policies were being directed
toward a balancing of various COM
modify prices so that national in
come could be restored.
am not a businessman, but if ]
were one I'll bet I'd be confused by
these various statements.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22
STATE LEADS IN
FARM OWNERSHIP
Survey of Southeastern
States Reveals Better
Condition Here

College Station, Raleigh, Fel., %
A survey just completed in represen
+otivp counties of four southeastern
s.ates Indicates that North Caroline
.oo15 the lead in the number of white
fam operators owning all or part of
4bo;r farms. reports Julian Mann. ex-
tension statistician at State College
The stuGy showed that of the 49,
,.hife oncrato~s interviewed CAS- per
conf owned all or part of their farms
wnile 9J.4 per cent rented their acre
,np The average acreage of all
far5,1s was IS. and the average value
~ Ill farms was $4,522. Mann said.
Negro operators in North Carolina
owning al or part Of their farms a.
mounted to 38.3 per cent, while the
r.n-ers totalled GIT per cent.
Among the white farmers located
IN the so-called self-sufficing areas of
the state, SS.3 per cent owned all or
. Dart of their farms, while only III
per cent rented.
North Carolina counties included in
the study were Edgecombe, Nash.
Jackson. and Macon. Only families
which included both husband and
,vifa were asked for information con-
corning their farm status, Mann
rointed out Both relief and non-re-
Tef families were studied.
During the year studied, it was
folnd that white operators had an
average net income of 81 ,988, with
Negro operators having an income of
s112i. White sharecroppers Melted ST.,
o8t and colored sharecroppers 1882.
Other Southeastern states studied
nv Federal representatives, who con-
ducted the survey, were Georgia, Mis-
eissippi. and South Carolina.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22

Bailey plan. They defeated yesterday
a proposal by Senator Hayden, Den4-
ocrat, Arizona, to prevent construc-
ton of any building with WPA funds
Debate on the emergency measure,
already passed by the House, proceed
ed rapidly. Both chambers, however.
agreed to take time out this afternoon
for the annual reading of George
Washington's farewell address.
Other developments:
House passage OF tax revision bill
bv March 5 became the goal of the
House Ways and Means Committee
which tentatively has approved the
bulky measure.
Members said they hoped to bring
the bill before the House early next
week. Democratic Leader Rayburn
said debate should require three or
four days.
The Rural Identification Admin
istrstion announced allotment of
Sill 900 to the Edgecombe-Martin
County Electric Membership Corpora
ton. Tarboro, N. c., to build about
1O7 miles of line in Edgecombe, Mar
tin and Pitt counties.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22
F ibre Diameter
Is Important in
Sales of Cotton

College Station, Raleigh, Feb. %
Grade and staple length usually deter
mine the price per pound of cotton,
yet tests at the State College Expert
ment Station have indicated that fiber
length is not so important as small
fiber diameter in producing strong
yarns.
I ]. H. Moore, cotton techhologist of
the Experiment Station, has observed
over a period of years spinning value
and it's relation to certain fiber pro-
perties in strains of Mexican, Acala,
Coker-Cleveland, and others, yet all
possessed good running quality.
He found that strain of the Acala
variety, having a staple length of one
inch and relatively small fiber dia-
meter, produced stronger yarns than
did Farm Relief No. 1, having staple
length of 1882 inch and a relatively
coarse fibre diameter.
It was also found that the yarn
strength of the Acala strains was
stronger than that of the two Rowden
strains, which have a staple length of
one inch and a comparatively large
fiber diameter.
Based on grade and staple length,
the cotton grown from Farm Relief
NO. l would probably have brought
the farmer several dollars more per
bale than the same grade of the Acala
variety. Yet the latter variety would
be worth more to the mills
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22

Winchester, Va, where he lived as a
surveyor and later as a member of the
House of Burgesses.
President Roosevelt passed the day
quietly at his home in Hyde Park,
N. Y
United States Senator James Hamil-
ton Lewis, of Illinois, contended at
Chicago that world events justified
Americas expansion of her national
defenses In a prepared address, he
declared the Roosevelt adninistra,
tons foreign policy was faithful to
George Washington's ito avoid poll
teal or military alliance with foreign
nations and to keep the peace and
to secure it,. He spoke at Washing
ton Birthday anniversary service OF
the Chicago Bar Association.
Lewis, member of the Senate Fore
ign Relations Committee, recited fail
ure of postwar arms conferences.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22

below the river were believed to have
withdrawn, leaving only enough
troops in the western sector to delav
the Japanese advance.
Although the Japanese attacks were
made at Chuning, on the eastern flank
of the Yellow river front, major
japanese force was said to have cap
tured Tsinyang at the western edge
indicating the real effort to effect
the crossing would be at an an historic
ford which the Chinese had used for
more than 1000 years.
Japanese announced widespread al,
commandments. Chine-e said their
bombers had destroyed eight japanese
planes at an airfield southwest OF
Shanghai.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22
''FDR" Statements
Called Confusing

iContinueo from Page One.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22
Japs Find They
Can't Pass River

Continued from Page One.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22
Bailey's Proposal
Would Have Cities
Contribute Fourth

(Cont1nr-o from rage One.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22
Chicken Fryer

Maryland chicken fryer or
all purpose utensil, ideal
for open deep fat and COW
cred frying. Sparkling,
polished chrome exterior,
satin finish cooking sur
face. Never needs securing.
Self basting dome cover
holds flavor in and assures
luscious tenderness. Com
Portable handle of cool ebo-
nized wood, securely anch-
ored. Full family size,
only 10 1-2-in. IN.
diameter OO
(Third F'loop)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22
PLAN CONFERENCE
AT FIRST CHRISTIAN

The quarterly conference of the
First Observation-Disclosures church
will be held in the church Wednesday
evening at 7:3O o'clock, it was stated
,odav.
All officials of the church were urg-
ed 10 attend the session.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22
GRASS FIRE.

AT $50 p M. yesterday, firemea
were called to Spring street, where a
Grass fire was threatening nearby
property. No damage was reported by
Fire Chief E. T. Shepherd.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22

Lions to Meet-The regular weekly
weekly meeting of the Lions Club will
be held tomorrow evening at o'clock
in the dining room of the Capitol Cafe.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22
Wife Preservers

After using chamois as WIN
dow cleaner, wash it in luke
warm soap suds, rinse well III
water the same temperature.
and hang in a strong breeze II
it's not freezing out Of doors. II
hung indoors, you can make II
soft by frequent rubbing De-
tween the hands.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-22

AND Purina Chick
~ Startena is insur-
ance for you, too. If
you start your chicks
on Startena, you'll
raise big, strong,
healthy chicks
chicks that grow
into the kind of lay
ers that'll make you
money.
Stop by today and
see us about Purina
Chick Startena.
Kittrell & Harris
Phone 1888.
The Washington times., 1938-02-25
$40 Tops
LOuis-ThOnlGS Fight
Poor Mans Party

CHICAGO, Feb. IS GN.s),
Chicago's first indoor heavy,
weight world championship box.
ing bout will be a poor mans
party!
Ten dollars, including tax. will
buy the best seat in the stadium
when Champion Joe Louis pun
mels falling Harry Thomas in a
15-round go for the title here on
April /.
The dusky dynamiter, who is
contemporary hiStory's most oft.
fighting heavyweight champion
was due here today to complete
his personal preparations for the
match. Official plans were for
mally completed yesterday with
signing of all necessary articles in
New York. James D. Norris, sec
retary-treasurer of the Chicago
Stadium Corporation, will be
nominal promoter Of the battle
The Washington times., 1938-02-25
EASTERN PUTS
MAT TITLE BACK.
IN TROPHY CASE.

Eastern High School today holds
the interscholastic wrestling cham
pionship for the second straight
year. The Lincoln Parkers piled
up 26 points, easily outdistancing
their nearest rival, Western, which
scored Is points.
Eastern's star trio, Kirk Millar,
Zeke Cliff, and Bob Kirk, came
through as expected. Cliff won
the 155-pound title by defeating
Bill Leach, of Wilson, in 1855;
Millar pinned Charley Krey,
western, in 3:45, and Kirk won
from Dominic Pinte, a teammate.
Anacostia finished in third
place for team honorS with 13
points. Behind, in order, came
Kendall and Woodrow Wilson, tied
for fourth, and Roosevelt and
Dewitt.
Gordon Junior High won the
title in the junior high division
with 18 points. Alice Deal and
Leland we're tied for second with
II points. Then came Powell
with 8, Paul with 5, Taft with 4,
and Calvert with 3. st. Anne's
went scoreless. The tournament
was sponsored by the Community
Center Department.
The Washington times., 1938-02-25
ROOSEVELT five
FACES WESTERN
SUPPORTED BY CRONIN

It will be Roosevelt against
Western at the Tech gymnasium
tonight. The game is basketball.
the motive is revenge and the
prize second place in the series.
Eastern has clinched the title but
such minor detail hardly takes the
edge off the contest.
Western Is out for revenge be-
cause it was bumped out Of first
place by the Lincoln Parkers.
Thus, Roosevelt has been selected
as the Sacrificial lamb on the
altar Of Illustration.
Roosevelt will rest its hopes on
Hymie Perlo, newest "Dead.Eye
Dick" who scored 10 points over
Wilson last Tuesday. George
West will team with Perlo at the
forward berths; Billy Robertson
and George Zuras will be at
guards, and Jack Smith at center
Western will line up with Bob
Custer and Bob Hollaran at for
wards; Len Stanton at center, and
Tom Saylor and Irving Needle at
guards.
Central and Wilson will battle 1t
out for the honor Of escaping the
cellar in the 1880 preliminary.
Central has q perfect record OF
nine straight losses in IS many
series starts.
The Washington times., 1938-02-25

Bucky Harris looked up from
his packing, preparatory to de-
parting for Orlando, Fla, tomor-
row, long enough to comment
on the American League situaI
ton. The Washington club
manager said all but four
players are signed and two Of
these, Pitchers Monte Weaver
and Yves Ferrell, will soon be in
the fold.
Harris revealed the Mats are
having difficulties with Out
fielders Al Simmons and
JOHNNY Stone, who are showing
StubbornneSs in autographing
their 1898 salary papers. Joe
Kuhel, first baseman, was
signed yesterday at an unan.
nounced figure, but one believed
to be much lower than his $10,'
900 contract last year.
COPPOLA ON SIDELINES
News was received from Or
lando that Pitcher Henry Cop
pola will not report to camp for
another week. He is recovering
from an appendectomy.
Coming back to the American
The Washington times., 1938-02-25
MOUNT RAINIER
RISKS RECORD

Mount Rainier High Schools
basketball team, which has been
undefeated in Prince Georges
competition for two years, will pit
it's perfect slate against Laurel
High in the Mount Rainier gym
tonight.
The Mounts close out their sea-
son with Montgomery Blair at
Takoma, Silver Spring, tomorrow
night. They will compete in the
Metropolitan Tournament next
week.
Mount Rainier will lineup with
Jack Glynn and Ken Taylor, for
wards; Robert Crump, center,
and Greg O'Connor and Jim Mil
Ter, guards. Laurel will start
Mervin Benton and Olin Merson,
forwards; Holton Merson, center,
and Wallace Stanton and Bill
Wenzel, guards.
The Washington times., 1938-02-25
Star BOWIerS Enter.
V1rginiA Pin Tourney

man, mems all events, and The
Quality Shop who copped the
Booster honors.
The U. S. Champion Rosslyn
Girls will be on hand with Lucy
Rose, Gladys Lynn, Blanche Woot.
ton, Evelyn Ellis, Rena Levy and
Lorraine Gulli.
The A. L. Kelley and Son team
will have a club that win cause
much concern before the winner
is hung up in the mems division.
Jack Talbert, Carl Gochenour,
Oscar Swain, Gene Gordon and
Paul Jarman will be singing
them for Kelley.
The remaing clubs include
Kingan Company, Quality Shop,
and Manning Service, present
leaders in the 20-club RoSslyn In
dependent League.-SIM1.
The Washington times., 1938-02-25

ond and sixth, respectively.
The complete seedlings for the
men: /, Schiff; 2, AbrahamS;
3, Isadore Bells, Philadelphia;
4, Jimmy jacobson, New Ro-
chelle; S, Melvin Rose, New
York; 6, Krakauer; 7, Leslie
Lowry, Newton. Mass; 8, Eu.
gene Smolens, Philadelphia.
Nationally, Bells is ranked elev-
enth, jacobson, fourteenth, Rose
nineteenth, Lowry twenty-Sec-
ond and SmolenS twenty-tifth.
CLOTHIER SECOND
Following Miss Fuller, Mae
Clothier Of Arlington, Mass,
was seeded second; May Span
naus of New Rochelle, third;
Clare Harrison of Cleveland,
fourth; Matilda Rouscher Palas-
know of Philadelphia, fifth:
Ruth Wilson of Swarthmore,
Pa, sixth; Florence Archer OF
Upper Darby, Pa, seventh, and
Madeline Teghtmeyer Of ProYi'
dence, r. l., eighth.
The Washington times., 1938-02-25

No less than six clubs will leave
Rosslyn early tomorrow morning
for the Virginia State bowling
tournament which holds forth at
the Health Center Alleys in Nor
folk.
Led by one of the strongest
teams ever to take the floor In
tournament history, Eddie Espey,
Biz Krauss, Astor Clarke, Gait
Davis and Whip Litchfield, the
clubs expect to defend the five
championships that the Rosslyn-
ties garnered last year.
Defending champions include.
Rena Levy and Lorraine Gulh In
the women's doubles, Blanche
Wootton, women's singles; Lor-
lraine Gull, all events; Paul Jar
The Washington times., 1938-02-25
Herald Quint Plays
~ in Benefit Tilt

An outstanding basketball
game, for the benefit of the Hot
Lunch Fund for Underprivileged
school children, will be staged at
the Heurich gym Thursday night
when the Herald Government ALL
Stars tackle the strong Govern
ment Y. M. C. A. Al-Stars.
Fans will be entertained by a
preliminary game between two
crack District teams and the col
orful Chestnut Farms Dairy Band.
The Washington times., 1938-02-25
Clarke Replaces
LuQue as Coach

HOT SPRINGS Ark, Feb. Is
G.N.S0. - Tom Clarke, former
catcher, coach, and scout for the
New York Giants, today was
named as the clubs coach for the
coming year to replace Adolfo
Luuue, temperamental Cuban.
Luque wired Manager Bill Terry
he did not intend to report, but
gave no explanation Of his deci-
sion,
The Washington times., 1938-02-25
RESIGNS
C. ". HIGH POST

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. IS.
jeff williams, former Richmond
U. athlete. and George Tyler, Of
Emory and Henry, will share the
duties of Maurice Given, who re-
signed as athletic director Of
George Washington High School
here after seven years.
Given plans to take a post
graduate course in physical
culture at Columbia y.