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The Washington times., 1938-06-20
Wally,42,Has
Party; Duke
44Thursday

CAP D'ANTIBES, France, June
20 U.N.S0.-Gay feStivitie S
marked the. forty-Second birthday
of the Duchess of Windsor here
yesterday. The Duchess, the for
mer Wallis Warfield, of Baltimore,
spent the day cruising with the
Duke in a yacht loaned to the
couple. A combined birthday
party and house-warming was held
last night in the spacious seaside
villa the couple leased.
While the Duchess was being
feted, plans were being made for 2
birthday celebration for thu
former King Edward VIII next
Thursday.
On that day the Duke will cele
brate his forty-fourth birthday
and, as in the case of the Duchess
q birthday party will be given fol
him.
The Duke and Duchess will re
main on the Riviera next week
when his brother, King George
VI. and Queen Elizabeth visit
PARA
The Washington times., 1938-06-20
II U. S. Billions
Tied Up Abroad

(LMS.) American invest
mentS In foreign countries
tOtalled $11,O74,OOO,OOO At
the end Of 1887, the Com
merce Department reported
today.
This consisted Of S6,87O,-
100000 invested in foreign
enterprises a d properties
and $4,2O4, 100000 in pur-
chaSeS Of foreign securities.
Direct investments showed a
decrease Of approximately
1000, 900 from the 1929
level, but were about $780,
100000 higher than In 1886.
The Washington times., 1938-06-20
Americans Return
From Spanish War

NEW YORK, June 20.-Six
Americans, who said they had
fought in Spain with the loyalist
forces, came home yesterday on
the United States liner President
Roosevelt as StowawayS and work
Always. They gave their names as
Randolph Williams, T a m a,
Wash; Milford Chaplin. Aber'
deem, Wash; Edward Welsh
Pittsburgh; John Magrel, New
York; Paul Sanderson. Tulsa
Okla, and John Peterson, Los
Angeles,
The Washington times., 1938-06-20
Contempt
Bridges Must Face
Los Angeles Court

LOS ANGELES, June 20 GIN.
SO.-Harry Bridges, Western
chief of the CLIO, must appear in
superior court here next Friday
to face a contempt hearing, Judge
Ruben S. Schmidt revealed today.
Judge Schmidt said papers had
been handed Bridges in San Fran
cisco yesteray.
The charge against him is that
he showed contempt in signing an
affidavit threatening q coastwiSe
port walkout If an AFL receiver
should be installed by the court
in the hiring hall Of CLIO long
shoremen in San Pedro.
The dispute subsequently was
decided in favor Of the Go.
The Washington times., 1938-06-20
SLAYER FACES
ROBBERY TRIAL

NEW YORK, June 20 (C.T.PsJ.
Mrs. Ethel Dummy Sohl, 20,
leader of a two-girl murder gang
and now under a life sentence, will
be tried for a second time at
Hackensack, N. j.. today - this
time for robbery.
The State seeks the conviction
Of the girl on the lesser charge to
block any attempt to commute her
life sentence in the future.
With Genevieve (Chippy) Owens
10, Bunny was convicted Of kill
ing William Barhorst, bus driver,
for $2.10 in Newark last February.
Both were sentenced to life. Last
week Miss Owens was convicted Of
the robbery of Herbert Roycroft, a
gasoline station attendant, and
sentenced to an additional 10
years. For the same holdup Bunny
must stand trial today before
Judge Howard Mackay. -:
The Washington times., 1938-06-20
Kennedy Visit
ENJOY VIII Report
To Roosevelt

NEW YORK, June 20 Q.N.S).
His brow heavy with weighty inter
national problems on which he will
report to President Roosevelt, 10
seph P. Kennedy, Ambassador to
Great Britain, neared American
shores today.
During his visit here Kennedy
will report on such topics as war
debts, the troubled European situa-
ton and European reaction, espe-
cially England's, to a disarmament
conference and United States neu-
trality policy. He also will witness
his son, Joseph, jr., graduate from
Harvard.
The Washington times., 1938-06-20
48 Army BOmbers
Poised for Seattle

SAN DIEGO, Calf, June 20
CNSO. - Navy m C h q n C S
swarmed over 48 huge Navy bomb
ing patrol planes today, tuning
them up for one Of the biggest
off-shore flights in mass formation
in the Nays history. The squad
ron will take off here Saturday.
under command of Rear Admiral
Charles A. Blakley, commander Of
aircraft, scouting force, for . non
stop flight to Seattle.
The Washington times., 1938-06-20
ID AVIS SCORES
BARBARITY OF
MODERN " A R S
Red Cross Hears Plea
To Halt Slaughter

LONDON, June 20 0.NS0.
The worldwide Red Cross was
asked today to try to do something
to "restore civilization to sanity
which will at least stop the killing
of the helpless and innocent by
warning forces"
The plea was made to the In
ternational Conference of Rel
Cross by Norman H. Davis, chair
man of the American Red Cross
following his election as chair.
man of the board Of governors OF
the League Of Red Cross Societies,
comprising the Red Cross organi'
cations of 81 nations. The con.
ference is holding its session IN
st, JameS's Palace.
REFERS TO CHINA
While refraining from openly
attacking the ruthless slaughter
of defenSeless civilian populations
in Spain's civil war and in Japan S
undeclared war on China, Davis
did say "the suffering Of mil.
lions of civilians in China has
been appalling"
Regarding Spain, he reported
the International Red Cross Com
mittee, of which Prof. Max Huber
is president, and the League Of
Red Cross Societies have made
great efforts on behalf Of the
suffering in Spain.
SCORES NEEDLESS KILLINGS
Reminding the conference the
Red Cross was born on the battle.
field rs years ago to lessen the
suffering of warfare by nursing
the wounded, Davis said:
But today the Red Cross
finds itself with the ever-increaS-
ing burden Of aiding, not alone
those under arms who may be
wounded, but also the noncom'
batants, who, through no fault
Of their own, are suffering the
same fate as soldiers actually
engaged in the fighting.
ut is our manifest duty to
do what we can to prevent the
needless slaughter and suffering
of women and children, ire.
Spective of what may be the So
called military detectives.
Almost daily, bodies of inno-
cent women and children are
being shattered and destroyed
through the bombing Of open
cities.
g.. If we are to be true to
our ideals, we must continue to
work unselfiShly, holding true
to the course Of human kind
ness, of human sympathy. and
human understanding"
The conferences agenda EN-
braces discussions on the creation
of neutralized hospital areas, ways
and means for prohibiting or re
stricting, by internal convention
the bombing of open towns anc
cities, and the establishment Of
zones Of immunity in which limo
cent women and children may
find sanctuary.
The Washington times., 1938-06-20

in the form of a letter from
Secretary Of the Interior Ickes,
warmly commencing him for his
craftsmanship. If the White
House shoots at him, Adams
plans to fire the Ickes letter.
The Ickes letter doesn't say
so but the real basis for the
Secretary'S unaccustomed re-
gard for an Old Deal Democrat
like Adams is that Adams de-
Tended the IckeS desire to retain
Ebert K. Burlew, a Republican,
as Undersecretary of Interior
against the violent opposition
of influential Democrat Senator
Key Pittman, of Nevada.
The author of this story must
remain anonymous because his
superiorS might not like it. But
a Southern supporter Of the
President, now holding office in
one of the alphabetical agencies,
tells it to explain how he stands
with respect to the New Deal.
1t seems this gentleman had a
lady friend who became i'll and
had to go to the hospital, where
the doctor prescribed q diet Of
notwithstanding but butter
milk-for her. About the fourth
or fifth day her doctor was pres
ent when the ration Of butter
milk was brough in, and OBJ
served the patient looking sourly
at it.
why, Mrs. JONES'" said the
doctor, II thought you liked but
termilk."
AS the Southern follower Of
F. D. r. tells it, Mrs. Jones re-
piled:
Eyes, doctor, I like buttermilk
but I welcome this opportunity
to tell you that I'm no damp
fool about It,"
It was a sad sight, mates,
when Majority Leader Alben
Barley greeted Justice Hugo
L. Black, the Senator who made
good in q big way, at the height
Of the adjournment rush last
week.
In Barkley'S glum viSage was
written his wiStful reflection
that here was a Senator with a
lifetime job who didn't have to
struggle through an adjourn
ment mess and then go home
and face a bitter campaign for
denomination.
The fact is that Dear Alben is
in a sorry frame Of mind. Sena-
tor Barley has persuaded him.
self that it is lese majestic for
Gov. Happy Chandler to oppose
Senate Leader Barley. He is
excusing every charge that
WPA is being used by poll
ticians to aid his campaign on
the ground that Chandler is
using the State machine in the
same way. The reelection Of
Barley, as Barley views it, is
a holy war and any means jus
titles the end.
X 4 \
Chunky Ryan Duffy, Wiscon-
sin Democrat, is fighting a
unique canard in his effort to
The Washington times., 1938-06-20
Higher Death Rate
Forecast for u. S.

NEW YORK. June 20.-On the
basis Of the increasing proportion
Of old persons in the population,
StatiSticianS of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company forecast
yesterday that within the nexc
two or three decades the annual
death rate would rise to IA to each
1000, against the present rate OF
II to 1000.
The Washington times., 1938-06-20
Bailey Sees
NeWDedl as
Disgrace

WATERVILLE. Me. June q
U.N.SO. - Scoring the dictator
ruled governments of Europe a!
having no place in the American
scheme and at the same time at
lacking the "diSgraceful" tactics
o. the New Deal Senator Josiah
v. Bailey CD of North Carolina
today urged graduating seniors o.
Colby College here to work for the
eservstion of the American form
of democracy.
The democratic form Of govern
noent is at best a "delicately
balanced instrument in the temp
est Of human interest, will anC
emotion" and the citizens Of to
morrow must never relax Their
vigil for an instant or it will be
lost to the United States, Senator
Bailey said.
WHERE OTHERS FAIL
"Our republic, still the child
of a moment in history, is the
Oldest Of republics" he said.
Following the great war practi-
cally every effort to set up and
sustain republican governments
failed, Hence now on the
continent of Europe. dictators
rule by decree in the name of
democracy-and upon its ruins.
Der Fuehrer Hitler proclaimS
that his Reich is a beautiful
democracy. And so it may be
but if so, it operates solely in
his will and IS a democracy in
which every vestige of the
democratic process has been
extinguished."
VEHICLE OF DESTINY
The American form of de,
mocracy has produced an amazing
combination, "a balanced struc
ture Of power in which equality
order and liberty" are provided
for, Senator Bailey declared, add
ing:
"CiviliZation is the divine DIES.
tiny of man: government is the
vehicle of that destiny; and
there is much to encourage the
view that the Democratic pro.
cess Is the way of that destiny.
The anarchist has no place in
the divine economy"
AS an example to support state.
ment that the weakness of Democ.
racy lies in the men and their
allegiences that 60 to make it up,
Senator Bailey cited the Supreme
Court packing" bill.
IF the Constitution is to have
a meaning" he said, there must
be independent tribunals to de.
clare its meaning. No President
takes oath to support the Con-
Stitution as he understands it.
He must accept the courts in.
depreciation or be over the
Constitution and not under it."
Senator Baleyi charged the Ad-
miniStration with attempting to
merge the legislative power of the
executive "to give the latter the
law-making. the taxing and spend.
ing power-in a word to eXtinguish
the Congress and substitute mass
Democracy with one man as lead
er and spokesman"
The Washington times., 1938-06-20

Treasury has
figured out q
neat double
play by which
Gov. Lehman
would throw
his support to
his favorite
niece'S hus-
band, Secre-
LaLy MOLSCH
thau, for the
Senate, so F.
D. r. could
m owe Ken
needy into the
T r e q s u y.
ONLY flaw in
The Washington times., 1938-06-20
Masked Intruder
Attacks Girl. Is

LOS ANGELES, June 20 GIN.
S).-As she lay asleep in the
living room, Irene May Westlund,
IS, was attacked by a masked in
truder, police reported today. The
girl said the marauder crept into
the house, beat her and attacked
her. He fled when he heard q car
drive into q neighbours garage.
The Washington times., 1938-06-20

to do his stuff
in F e d e raj
court, Man
haitian, hard
by the can
yonS of Broad
a n d Wall
S t r e e t S,
where la S t
SuInmerheWaS
idoliZed as q
hero for his
battle against
F. D. r. His
co n sentative
admirers may
be panied to
The Washington times., 1938-06-20

elections.
The move was prompted by thu
committees action in scuttling i'm
portant Administration measures
The committee can grant or blocl
preferred status for legislation II
the House.
Two plans to smash Rules Com
mittee control are under considera
ton. One is to curb its power
The other is to enlarge the mem
bership to give House Leadership
and the New Deal numerical con
troll.
TWO PETITIONS FORCED
AS a result of the Staunch battle
of five Southern Democratic mem
bers of the committee, the House
leadership was forced to resort to
the petition method twice to gain
votes on the wage-and-hour bill.
The antilynching bill, favored
by the Administration, also was
thrust before the House and
passed in spite of the committees
opposition. The committee blocked
revision Of the Walsh Healey Gov
eminent contracts bill in the clos,
ing days of the present session,
despite backing Of the CLIO. The
Administration. however, did not
demand passage of the bill.
In another fight with Admins
tration leaders, the Rules Com.
mittee approved investigation Of
the radio broadcasting industry.
The investigation was killed by
Administration leaders.
POLAND SEES CHANGE
II am satisfied that if the
Democrats win a majority in the
fall election, steps will be taken
to make the Rules Committee
responsible to the House leader.
ship" Representative Pat Bo-
land CD Of Pennsylvania,
Democratic Whip. said today.
This can be done in many
ways. One is by increasing the
number of members. The com.
mittee now IS unbalanced sec.
tionally, and an increase in
membership would kill the sec
tionaliSm on the committee.
The House leadership has
been forced into the humiliating
position of backing petitions to
gain votes on important bills in
the House which are favored by
the Administration. The job of
the leaders should be to keep
names off these petitions"
The Rules Committee, composed
Of eight Democrats and four Re.
publicans, includes five Southern
Democrats and one Southern Re
publican. Only three members
are from west of the Mississippi.
The Rules Committee was ere.
ated 80 years ago during the fight
against the strict rule Of Speaker
Uncle Joe" Cannon. In those
days the Speaker controlled the
course of legislation.
The Washington times., 1938-06-20

Jesse H. Jones, chairman of the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton, has continued his converse
tons with Federal officials as well
as members of Congress. Today
there was an atmosphere of conf
dence something beneficial can be
worked out.
PROPOSALS LISTED
Among the proposals were
known to be these:
l. The RFC to enter the open
market and buy railroad bonds
now selling at a heavy discount;
then get the railroads to enter
an agreement for reduction of
interest charges to fair return
on the current bankruptcy prices
for their securities.
2. That the institutional hold
erS Of railroad securities-insur-
ance companies, banks, invest.
ment trusts, colleges and the
like-agree to a writing down of
outstanding securities, with in
terest charges adjusted to the
new level.
3. That the railroad employees
accept a reduction in wages Of
about Z per cent on condition
that the railroad executives also
take slaSheS in their pay and
bond and stockholders agree to
a readjuStment downward in
their holdings.
FUTURE SHARING
It Is suggested that If the EN-
ployeS will accept the wage cut Of
about z per cent, the new wage
would be considered "base pay
and, when business RECEIVERS, the
employees would be given a formu
la under which they would share
in the prosperity.
The railroad unions have threat
ened to strike rather than accept
the Is per cent slash recently
ordered by the railroad managers
and now going through the arbi
tration procedure set up in the
transportation law.
While Senator Wheeler CD Of
Montana, chairman of the Sen
ate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee, was understood to have dis
cussed the plight of the railroads
with Jones over the Week end, the
Senator declined to disclose de
tails. ..
II am hopeful something will
be done to rescue the railroads
in difficulty" Wheeler said. ut
may be that something will be
worked out. Present conditions
are working hardships upon en-
ployes as well as the holders Of
railroad securities. Many en-
ployes are being laid Off"
SPECIAL SESSION UNWANTEI
Asked whether he favored Con
gress being called into emergenc!
session to produce a railroads.&c.
program, Wheeler replied:
'No, I don't think that will be
necessary. What the railroads
need is traffic. They need bust
ness. Reorganization of their
financial structure alone will
not solve the problem, which is
Of vital Importance to the whole
nation"
The Washington times., 1938-06-20

secure re-elec-
tion to the
Senate. Duffy
is on a diet
n OF to g e t
thin, but for
medical rea-
ms. And
Duffy foes
have circulat-
ed the rumor
CnaC the great
State of Wis
on sin has
sent q man to-
w q s hington
" h o n Q v e r
touches but
~
The Washington times., 1938-06-20
RFC Aid to Rails.
Other RESCUE"
Plans Weighed
y Pet. Pay Cot, Scaling Down Of Securities,
Purchase of Bonds Being Considered
By ARTHUR HACHTEN

Copyright 1895. International News sHvics)
Though Congress has adjourned and opportunity for eg
laon gone President Roosevelt is considering pro-
posa the railroads from financial catastrophe Ad.
minStration leaders disclosed TODAY
The Washington times., 1938-06-20
By JOHN oDoNNELL AND DORIS FLEEs0N

Harvard University his alma mater will not bestow an
honorary degree Joseph Kennedy American Ambassa
dor to Great Britain This the report of Bay State pocos
who investigated with interest stories from London that
the New Deal ambassador might be honored Harvard this
The Washington times., 1938-06-20
New Deal Plans
To Seize Control
Of Rules Group
Leaders Irked by Obstacles Placed in Way
Of Administration by Committee
By WILLIAM s. NEAL

by Intern
New plan seize control of the powerful House
Rules Committee reduce Southern representation if the
the Administration scores smashing victory the November
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-14
CRIMINAL COURT
ENDED ITS TERM
THIS MORNING
THERE WE'RE THIRTEEN CAS-
Els DISPOSED OF DURING
1 SESSION; JURORS ORDERED
PAID

Z This morning brought to an
end the May term OF criminal
court. It was not a very busy
term but it marked disaster for
two of the prisoners tried, each
of whom was sentenced to one
year in states prison.
There were Is cases disposed of
during the session.
Manuel Lopez, Juan Rivero
and Sam Luton, Migrants, entered
pleas of guilty and received SEN
fences which were ordered sus-
pended providing they got out of
town.
Curtis barrow and Robert She
hee were each given sentences of
one year in the states prison.
barrow pleaded guilty to d
charge of grand larceny, and She
hee entered a plea of guilty to a
charge of stealing golf balls and
other items from the Key West
Golf Club.
Gerald Roberts operating mo-
tor vehicle without a license. Sc
cured license and sentence was
suspended. Ed Robinson reckless
driving, sentence suspended.
Howard Hannibal. petty lar
ceny, theft of an automatic fire
arm, SIS or 80 days in Jail. How
ard T. Turner, fraud and cheat,
sentenced to 80 days. Clarence
Russell, no fruit sellers license,
81 and cost.
Mario Perez, assault and bat
terry. the witness failed to testify
and the case was nolprossed,
Whitney Papy, mistrial on the
charge of selling liquor without
the necessary license.
Arnold Johnson, aggravated as
sault. case continued until the
next term of court.
When court was ordered re-
cessed bv Judge William V. Al
bury this morning, Jurors were
paid. and the members, q in
number. received their money
from Clerk Sam B. Curry.
The amount distributed was
$685.. 80, 5000 being travel allow
ance for Dalbert Bethel, whose
home is at Rock Harbor, on the
Florida Keys.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-14

plenty worried and will conduct
an intensive campaign for their
share of the Futch votes as they
struggle to get as many Of their
own as possible to the polls.
Matthew, while polling a splen-
did vote, faces stiff opposition
from Bruce Davis, whom many
folks admire for his action in quit
ting his job to make the race. But
the old veteran is politically wise,
has good backing, and viii un-
doubtcdly come through with
nothin' 10 worry about but his
blood pressure.
And before closin' I want TO
she'd sincere tear for my good
friend, Curry Merchant, a swell
little guy, who so believed in
Santa Claus that he hung up his
stockin and stuck by the fire
place because he honestly believ-
ed in himself and his platform.
He ran a clean race. lost as a
gentleman. and made a lot of
warm friends and no enemies.
Anyhow. Curry is too good a
newspaper man to waste on poll
tics.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-14
CELEBRATION
INVITATIONS

.sfs Continued from Page Onel
and girls of rs years of age up,
will play at the July "a celebra-
ton here
Publicity for the event has
began with regular advertise
ments in Miami papers. Authori-
xatfon az Henry RoSniek. Inc.
Clipping Bureau to send clip
pings TO newspapers Of the coun-
tries was sent by Warren Smith
today. Florida Motor Lines has
agreed 10 cooperate with the
Celebration BY excursion fares
and By advertisements through
its pamphlets. Southern OIL Com
pany'S tourist paper VIII prob
ably give publicity. Editors Of
city dailleS in the country will be
invited 10 the celebration and
win probably cooperate whole
heartedly in the publicity,
Present at the meeting we're
Charles Taylor, chairman. ". "
Demeritt. r. 3. Boyden. Charles
Ketchun. Clifford Hicks. Frank
lin Albert. John Costar and War
rem Smith.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-14
FIRST GUEST
RE-RECISTERS
RETURNS TO LA CONCHA
AFTER TWELVE. YEAR
ABSENCE

Ed. c.. Goerk of New York
City, who was the first guest to
register at the Hotel La Concha
on its opening in 1925 and re-
manned for the winter seasons of
1925 and 1926, is a guest at the
hotel this week.
Mr.. Goerk was connected with
the Burns Real Estate Company
in 1925, the "boom days, and
feels that the city has definite
prospects at present He was in
close contact with the architects,
contractors and other real estate
men who swarmed into Key West
at that time.
This is his first visit since those
hectic days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-14
. ssssssssssssssesssasess
ENTERTAINMENT
esssssssssssessssssees,
HABANA-MADRID

Having received so many hearty
congratulations on the outStand-
ing beauty of the newly-redec-
GRATED Habana- Madrid Club-we
wish all Key West to visit us on
this Gala" Saturday night and
be convinced that the club is a
blaze of glory in the moonlight.
With the excellent music of
Otto Divanti and his orchestra,
the individuality in the realm of
the finest night club among the
Keys. all local and visiting guests
may enjoy an evening without
cover, minimum or admission
charge.