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The Washington times., 1938-08-20
RECOVERY DRIVE
is SHADOWED AS
WPA ROLLS RISE
Campaign Goes Ahead
On 3 Other Fronts

G.N.S) The recovery drive
moved forward on three fronts to-
day, but one anti-recovery move
ment shadowed the business hori'
Zon.
The three forward steps of re.
covery were:
Renewed activity by the
United States Housing Authority
in approving another $4,000, 900
worth of slIm clearance.
PWA ACTIVITY
2.-Renewed activity in the
Rural Electrifiation Administra'
ton in preparing for announce
ment early next week approval Of
more than $12,000,000 worth Of
loans to electrical cooperatives.
3.-Usual PWA activity in ap'
proving non-Federal public works
as it prepared to release approx
mately another $8,000,000 today.
Not fitting in the picture of i'm
proved business conditions so well
we're the latest figures on WPA
work-relief rolls, which now num-
ber 3,O19,513. This figure is nearly
million less than the highest
Federal work-relief rolls, those un
der WPA's predecessor-CWA-
but only $1,000 away from the all
time high for WPA as bureau.
1884 INCREASE
WPA Administrator Hopkin5
feels that the rolls have nov
reached their peak and will begir
tapering off this fall as heavy in
dustries make further forward
strides.
The 3,O19,513 figure was for tho
week ended August 13, and repro
sented an increase Of 23,934 owe!
the previous week.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

toes to follow up leads" or
even direct inquiries. Occasion
ally, companies have been able
to jack up their organizations
by learning from the writer that
they were among the guilty
ones.
The latest instance of miSer-
ably poor Salesmanship comes
from a man who, starting with
nothing except an idea, deter
mination and industriouSneSs.
has succeeded in developing q
successful business, He says:
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
Hit Average Clause

The average clause" that
perniciouS legislative rash which
declares: "The average of the
salaries of the total number of
persons under any grade in any
bureau, office or other appropria-
ton unit shall not at any time
exceed the average of the COM
penSation rates specified for the
grade" is to be attacked by AFGE
at the next Hill session The
clause, still tackled into appropria-
tions, is said to have originated
in a feud between two Senators
in 1924, neither Of whom is now
in the Senate.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
Aggie Photo Exhibit

Joseph Cooper, Bureau of Pub
lie Roads, will stage a one-man
Photographic exhibition from Mon
day through August 81 in the
patio of Agriculture's Administra-
ton Building =. Cooper, who has
been instrumental in publishing
several employe year-books and is
an active editor of the Agriculture
Exchange, has arranged a number
of superfine photos dealing with
the work of Agriculture's Grad
uate School.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

1T SOUNDS unlikely that
u 300 business men could
foregather unnoticed from
all parts Of the country in
New York to discuss t h e
state Of the nation, but they
did last week.
They were particularly per-
turbed about the wages-hours
law and what was expected Of
them, so they invited two Of
ficials of the Labor Department
to explain it.
First Administration speaker
told them there was nothing to
worry about, that the Admins
tration was just after the chiS-
elerS and not after legitimate
business. Employer listeners
gathered the notion the Govern
ment was not going to be tough
and the suggestion was made
by the speaker that it would be
all right if they transferred any
marginal hourly wage employ
ers to a monthly basis, thus
ducking the full force of the
act.
The employers got a good
sleep that night, and it was well
they did, because another Labor
Department official addressed
the gathering next day, saying
exactly the opposite. He said in
effect that any Of you so-and-
SOS who do not live up to the
letter Of the law will find the
heavy arm Of the Federal Gov.
eminent on your neck-and if
you do not know what that
means, ask Senator George.
The meeting adjourned in
doubt.
Note B 9th speeches were
probably wrong. New Wage
Hour Administrator Andrews
has talked freely with several
mquirers who found he did not
yet have a notion what it was
all about,
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

sweater, was rich, and Of what
we are pleased to call eu-
phoniously society" He sailed
in an arrogant fashion. He
sailed in the "get-out-of-my-
way" manner. He sailed reck-
lessly and thoughtlessly. If he
risked the lives Of those on
his own vessel, as he weaved
spectacu1arly in and out Of
the crowded anchorage, dot
ted with boats of all sizes and
descriptions, he must have
risked the lives Of a hundred
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
TOWn's fastest

Original Velati Candy
Stores today will present one
pound boxes of their delicious
chocolates or caramels, on re-
quest, to:
Mrs. LOuella Monaco, GAO
because twas SHE who had
the recent bOy.baby, not
HubbyD
Pearl Burke, Engraving
Printing.
Carl Berger, GAO.
Candy will be presented
at either store, $50 Ninth st.
N. w., or 500 Fourteenth st.
N. W.
FAX: A box of VeIati's goes daily
for the most interesting or surpris'
ing fact about the Government or
its employees sent to US. The short
er the better.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
Esprit of St. Patrick

SPIRIT or SG. F0CfIcR
A FTER this heroic and seemingly impossible
feat. it would be tragic thing if the Ameri-
can people should let young man Of this caliber
sink out Of sight and be soon forgotten and it
would be just as pathetic. in my mind, to COM
pei him to tie up with some big organization.
He should be able to carry on with his undying
ambition and not only be great fler which he
is now, but to keep on in the path he has bazoned
for himself through his undaunted courage, his
great heart and his determination to override
every obstacle.
I don't for a minute expect him to do away
with his darling old crate. He can park that in
his back yard and look at 1t whenever he feels
blue.
This is a very humble suggestion to the
newspapers Of America-START A CORRIGAN
SUBSCRIPTION.
Perhaps he might like to name his new plane
1.-THE Spirit of st. Patrick" He says he is truly
American. We all know st. Patrick, a great saint,
ran all the snakes out Of Ireland and there are
plenty Of snakes in America to run out. With
this combination in the skies we might have the
same result in America as they did in Ireland
with the wretched, crawling creatures.
So if Corrigan got his plane from the people,
with their whole.hearted love and respect he
could do untold good with it, and know he
would
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
Gold POurS
IntOU.S.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20
(C.T.P.S.).-GOld poured into
the United States by various
means Of transportation to-
day, swelling the cOuntry'S
hoard to q new high Of S13,-
O51,O22,1S4. When the S. S.
Washington came in from
Southampton, 1S5 boxes of
gold bars, consigned to the
Federal Reserve Bank, and 20
boxes consigned to the Chase
National Bank, were unload
ed. By way of railway ex-
press, $4,436,5O7 in gold bull
lion arrived from Canada for
the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York. In the week ended
August II, $11,435,OOO in gold
was received here, of which
$S,1S4,O0O was from England.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

manner. The inclosed copy of a
letter to Mr.. Joe Rogers of the
REA, which agency houses most of
the members of our association,
will probably give you a little in
sight into our activities. If you
have any further questions about
our association, am sure we
shall all be happy to be of no
service to you."-Alexander John
Mikules.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

from all the high buildings.
They gave him a bunch Of
flowers and the key to the city.
The speeches I listened to
over the radio were flattering,
and Justly so. Offers have
poured in on our young hero
to make personal appearances
and I suppose do everything
except join a side-show.
Now this has all been very
proper and fitting. 1t has
shown the true, warm hearts
Of the American people. But
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
MONOPOLY QUIZ.
HEARINGS SET.
FOR 0 C 7 0 B Err
o. Mahoney Reports
Favorable Start

QN.S.) First public hearings
in the Governments all-embrac.
ing investigation of monopolistic
trends in industry and finance will
be held in october, members of the
National Economic Committee re.
vealed today.
The hearings are likely to be
prolonged, with captains of the
nations industrial and banking
world as witnesses, it was dis
closed. Preliminary Investigations
by the committees staff were said
by Senator Joseph c. O'Mahoney
Cd of Wyoming, chairman, 10
be progressing favorably.
POLICE INDUSTRY"
Groundwork already is being
laid for expansion of the anti
trust division of the Department
of Justice to "pslice" industry
and finance That a campaign
would be waged at the next ses-
sion Of Congress in that direction
was foreshadowed by a nation
wide radio address last night by
Thurman Arnold, Assistant Attor-
ney General in charge Of trust
busting.
With a staff Of 80 persons at
present compared with is when
the Roosevelt Administration came
into power in 1888, the antitrust
division still is Inadequate to
police the enforcement of a law
governing the industrial activity
of 15o,Oo0,O0O persons, Arnold
contended.
ASKS AID
Arnold, who is a member of the
Joint Committee of Senators, Rep
reSentativeS and administrative
officials which is making the So
called monopolies investigation,
said that unless his antitrust di-
vision is enlarged many complaints
of law breaking must go unproSe-
cuted.
Two separate worlds prevail in
the industrial world, according to
Arnold; one, organized industry,
and, two, unorganized small buSi-
ness firms, laborers and consumers
generally.
CROSS PURPOSES
"The trouble with this sys-
tem," he said, sis that the first
Of those worlds is at cross pur-
poses with the second"
The Government Spend-and-lend
program cannot succeed IF the
world of organized industry main.
tains and raises prices faster dur.
ing the period of adjustment than
the Government supplies tempo
rary purchasing power" he said
O'Mahoney, after making a sur
vey Of preliminary Investigations
made by the committee and its
staff, revealed that offers of CO
operation had been received from
organizations like the National
Association of Manufacturers and
the United States Chamber OF
Commerce" Axtell j. Byles
president of the American Petro
ACu4AI 4A1oUAIuVCI 41dO doo1S41CO
representative to cooperate with
the committee, O'Mahoney said
QUIZ DRAFTED
While reiterating the COMMITTEES
is not bent upon a "goat-hunting'
expedition, O'Mahoney announced
that a QUESTIONABLE was being
drafted for distribution among
industrial leaders, including the
insurance world.
"Of course" he said, "it is
inevitable that abuses will be
disclosed. We all know they
exist. Business knows that they
exist and I am happy to say
that some Of the most promi.
nent figures in the business
world have stated to me their
complete willingness to help in
removing them"
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
By EValy7 Walsh Mclean

tions attached to them. They couldn't afford to
do this in the first place. In the second place, If
Corrigan accepted q plane from any Of the big
companies people would at once say he sold out
to them.
No, the American people should come forward
now, like they did when Admiral Dewey came
back from his successful victory at Manila Bay,
and show their appreciation and their gratitude
in the one sure way Corrigan would appreciate
and be grateful for.
You remember how the school children gave
dimes to commemorate Admiral Dewey's great
victoryP The beautiful souvenir made out of
these millions Of dimes for Dewey is now in the
museum in Chicago and will always be lovely
tribute to this great man from the school children
Of America.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
Jiggodier Brindles

We see where Bugs" Baer is
using the term "jiggadier brindle"
Which tickles Johnny Federal
no end, inasmuch as Johnny
claims he invented the term to
describe Army and Navy Unions
indiscriminate appointment OF
"brigadier generals" in its Order
of the Firing Squad"
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
UP TO FRANCO
Mrs. Dahl, to Wed,
Asks Sons Liberty

DUBUQUE, iowa, August 20
G.N.S) General Franco of Spain
today held the key to make the
happiness Of an American woman's
wedding complete. Mrs. Ida Dahl,
mother of Harold Dahl, American
aviator held by the Spanish ma
tionalists more than a year, will be
married here September to c.
w. Harrison. a Champaign QnJ
contractor.
It was disclosed Mrs. Dahl had
written to General Franco asking
him to Ie0aSe her son SO he could
return here for the wedding. But
Mrs. Dahl held little hope, saying:
II don't suppose Harold will
be able to be here"
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
IVA PrObers' Reason

iva investigating committee
is announcing that it will ad-
journ until after elections be-
cause of the heat. 1t really
means the political heat sur
rounding iva Commissioner
David Iilienthal'S arithmetic In
setting up Q yardstick for
power rates.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
''But'' -

INTO the harbor of Marblehead, Mass, crowded
l. with 400 boats, sailed a beautiful racing
vessel with snow-white sails.
But beauteous as was the pictures Of this
70-ton creation tearing through the water, it was
sailed by a man who typified genuine menace
to America among all its classes of people.
The helmsman in his white flannels and
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
Today ir, Films

WARNER BROTHERS
film schedule, for which you
may have received tickets:
EARLE: Martha Raye and
Bob Hope in "Give Me q
Sailor" plus Ozzie Nelson
and Harriet HilIiard on the
stage. METROPOLITAN:
Helen Hayes and Gary
Cooper in "a Farewell to
Arms" AMBASSADOR:
Merle Ober0n in divorce Of
Lady X" PENN: George
Raft and Sylvia Sidney in
"YOu and Me-" UPTOWN:
Loretta Young and Spencer
Tracy in "Man'S Castle"
CALVERT and TIVOLI: "My
Bill" with Kay Francis.
FAX: Two Earle tickets this
week for the most interesting or
surprising fact about the Govern.
ment or Its employees sent to US.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

Total business $1,434, plus oil contract. The
G. E. salesman knew his business and was SELL
ing us economy"
This alert business reader adds that he was
very much surprised that the salesman first ap-
preached, representing one Of Americas best.
known organizations, never made any attempt
to follow up.
Very different have been the methods follow
ed personally by him. Starting in the depression
year 1880, he IF. w. Megow) adopted as his
slogan, "1ll walk mile for nickels worth of
business" Until his domestic responsibilities in.
creased-on one occasion by the arrival of twins
he was content to be teacher of industrial
arts in school, specializing in the principles of
aviation and building of airplane models
The Washington times., 1938-08-20


Are the citizens of this wonderful country
going to let this young man who accomplished
what seemed an impossible feat, go back to that
dear old crate Of his and take the chance Of his
life every time he goes up in it?
SuRgests Public Fund
Here is a man that ought to be, and is, the hero
Of every small boy and everybody else in the
country today. The paper, the speeches and all
the rest of it were good enough to welcome him
home, but now it is time for his admirers to get
together and give this boy one Of the best and
safest planes that can be bought.
Why doesn't every newspaper in America start
o subscription? Let the school children turn in
anything from penny to dime Every adult
could send from 81 up-anything they could
afford. Before you know 1t, you would have
plenty of money Mr., Corrigan could pick his
own plane and whether he was flying the wrong
way or the right way, he would at least be safe
while he was doing it.
How much better for the American people to
do this instead Of neglecting him, or forcing him
to accept plane from one of the big air COM
panies, with goodness knows how much red tape
tied to it. The gift should come straight from
the people without any strings tied to it and
leave the young man utterly free to carry on
In aviation in any way he feels most inclined
Cites Dewey Precedent
EVERYONE knows the big airplane companies
~ aren't giving away airplanes without condi-
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
END MUSINGS:

It came quicker than we had
expected, but even as was forecast
in yesterdays pillar: The CLOS
United Federal Workers have at
tackled the AFL'S American Fed
Grafton of Government Employees
for Charlie Stengle's letter of
congratulation to the noW-purged
Representative John O'Connor on
successful defeat Of the Reorgan-
ization Bill. The AFGE is &C
cused Of Joining hands with the
enemies Of labor" in an editorial
soon to appear in UFWA's Fed
eral Organizer. This is good
UFWA strategy which should
warrant a paternalistic be m
from the White House, even
though Stengle has countered
that he doesn't mind criticism
for thanking a friend. This
corners contention, however, is
that these squabbles are bad for
employees in general and shouldn't t
ever occur. The unions should
have had an understanding on
the reorganization problem long
before it arose.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
Anent GOldbricking

Following a recent squib here
regarding the ancient art of gold
bricking, Alexander John Mikules
of REA takes pen in hand:
Having noted your query in the
Times as to where the true Gold
brickers' Haven is, I hasten to
write you concerning the noble
idea. While ours might not be
called truly a Goldbrickers
Haven, we at least feel that any
thoughts or actions of a goldbrick
ing nature must emanate from our
offices. The Goldbrickers' AsSocia
ton International, as such, was
formally established March IL
1887. Since that time we believe
that we have spent more time
doing nothing than have all the
other unorganized goldbrickers
combined. Our true definition o1
goldbricking-which We do not or
dinarily furnish to lay persons
is doing nothing in an efficient
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

He DEVOTED his summer vacation to making
"A plans and parts for model airplanes and then
getting one or two merchants to display and sell
them They were quickly snapped up. Encour-
aged, he made more, often hiked many miles to
induce retailers to stock them.
BY 1895 his model parts were on sale in 5000
stores his factory was producing in single day
far more than he turned out in the entire first
year.
The difference between success and failure
still largely is the difference between superior
and mediocre management, between dragging
along in rutS and institutng resourcefulness, be-
tween accepting defeat as inevitable when de-
preston comes and resolutely resolving to think
up ways and means to resist depression, to pre-
vent depression from bringing total disaster.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
My Say

As USUAL. the American people gave their
IA new hero, Douglas Corrigan, wonderful
welcnma home They threw tons Of confetti
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
B. C.. Forbes Says

EXPERIENCES sent this column from time to
~ time compel the conclusion that, even in dull
times. some business concerns are not on their
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
.
SpeakinS o.
NGOVERNMENT,H
] WORKERS 4
By J. EARLE MosER

1t seems Mr.. Baker has taken
the urge
To slap Mr.. Stengle DER q guy
under Purge.
NoD tDhy can't you lads be quiet
n nice
At least til autumn brings its
snap and spice?
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

lone year ago bought home. The heating
system was coal burning. Not being satisfied,
our thoughts turned to some other method. We
could easily be sold. It so happened that new
house directly across the street had sign that
q certain system had been installed there.
'They were contacted. man came to mea-
sure, ETC., and was told we probably would be
ready to make the installation this spring, but
also that more bids were being obtained.
-Four bids were received. We eliminated one
the salesman originally contacted never re-
turned: another concern quoted prices, but only
one General Electric) advised insulation plus
their oil furnace
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

Sdlesnlan KneV His Business
SGXVHAT happened? General Electric got the
w following business:
"1-On furnace; 2-1nsulation: 3-Electric
stove: 4-Contract to supply oil.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

Were John Marshall alive today he would
revise his famous scent cigar slogan to read:
''What America needs is a good dose Of hui
mility"
Counterpart Found in CIO
T1EE rich yachtsman who thoughtlessy' arro'
gantly risked many lives and much prop
erty finds his counterpart in the ruthlessness
and the intolerance Of the leaders OF the C1O.
It finds its counterpart in the driver who
weaves in and out Of the rest OF the !aw-abid'
ing traffic on weekends.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
News Behind
the News
By PAUL MALL0N

(WOrld Copyright, 1888. by King Fea-
lures Syndicate. All Rights ne
served. Reproduction in Full or Ia
Part Strictly PrOhibited).
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
Says Boake Carter

The leaders Of the CIO demand material pos
sessions. But they want none of the responsible
ity that go with such matters.
The rich man too often actually feels that he
is better than his fellow men by reason of
birth and Inheritance; by the fact that he has
been reared in a protected atmosphere to con-
slider that he is something special, set above
and apart from the common herd.
JeSuits Only Pure Democrats
WHz'
In our frantic efforts to restore a democ-
racy that we believed foolishly that we had al
most lost we have confused democracy with
the spirit Of equality. Democracy is at best
hollow term The only pure democrats on this
earth are the Jesuits On the barest of subsis
tence the Jesuits work only for the general
good Of mankind, with no thought of their in.
diVidual Selves
What we lack as nation, is restraint and
modification. For only by restraint and con-
sideration for the rights of others-"human
rights" is phrase the New Dealers so love to
overwork, for 1t serves to camouf1age the prop.
erty rights they seek to arrogate to themselves
can any nation live fairly and equitably unto
ITSELF
Copyright Ledger syndcats)
(Bodke CGrter's opinions are his otDn and not
necessarily those Of The washington TsnseSJ
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

(Bodke CGrter's opinions are his otDn and not
necessarily those Of The Washington TtnGeSJ
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

Copyright. 1888. by B. c. Forbes)
Evening star., 1938-11-20
Coming
Attractions :

PALACE-"The Great Waltz"
film version of tive '>'-
play. with Luise Rainer.
Miliza Korjus and fernanu
Gravel, opens Thursday.
EARLE-"Angels With Dirty
Faces" bringing together
Jimmy Cagney, Pat OBrien
and the Dead End" kids.
starts Friday. There will be
a new stage bill of course.
KEITH'S-"Peck's Bad Boy at
the Circus" with Tommy
Kelly and Ann Gillis. is
scheduled to follow Service
De Luxe"
CAPITOL - There Goes My
Heart" new romantic comedy
from the Hal Roach studio.
starring Virginia Bruce and
Fredric March, opens Friday.
A new stage show will accom-
pany 1t.
METROPO TAN-"Girls'
School," new film yarn about
life in an ecole for jeune
files, with Anne Shirley one
of the leading players, starts
Thursday.
COLUMBIA-"Just Around the
Corner" the latest Shirley
Temple picture, moves here
Thursday for another down.
town week.