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The Washington times., 1938-10-05
DEMAND PROBE
OF PEDDL|NG TO
SCHOOL PUPILS
Committees Named to
'Investigate Situation

Determined not to let the vicious
marihuana habit gain a foothold
among the city's high school chill.
dren, a second citizens commit
tee was organized last night to
investigate reports that narcotic
cigarettes are being peddled to
Chevy Chase youngsters.
The North Cleveland Park Citi-
zens Association joined the Forest
Hills Association in calling for a
thorough probe of alleged efforts
of dope peddlers to make addicts
of boys and girls at the Wood
row Wilson High School.
PINE TO PROSECUTE
District Attorney David A. Pine
promised swift and vigorous prose
cution of any person found selling
REFER cigarettes as he assigned
Assistant District Attorney Eu-
gene Carusi to cooperate with po-
lice in their investigation of the
marihuana racket.
Any evidence that marihuana
cigarettes are being sold to school
children will be presented to the
Grand Jury Immediately, Pine
said.
The Washington times., 1938-10-05
DOCTORS READY.
FOR BATTLE TO.
SUPREME COURT.
UnruffIed by Charge Of.
/ Monopoly

| ORGANIZED docCoES To-Day were
outwardly unruffled as District
Court machinery began impanel,
ing Of special Grand Jury to
hear charges of monopolistic prac-
tices to be presented against them
by the Department of Justice.
FIGHT TO FINISH
Attorneys for the American
Medical Association and the Dis
trict Medical Society indicated
they would, if necessary, fight all
the way to the Supreme Court if
an indictment charging violation
of the Sherman antitrust laws
we're returned.
Denying the medical profession
was a trade" and therefore could
not come under the Sherman act,
lawyer for the organized physi-
clans said the closest decision in
Supreme Court records that would
fit the present case is one declar-
ing the cleaning and dying indus
try a trade"
50 WITNESSES CALLED
Subpoenas are to be sent to
American Medical Association Of
ficials in a number of localities,
it was learned at the Department
OF Justice. although the majority
of witnesses will be from Washing
ton. Approximately so witnesses
are to be summoned to testify be-
fore the special grand jury, it was
said.
The Washington times., 1938-10-05
CONCERN FELT

John P. Dickman, jr., president
Of the North Cleveland Park Citi-
zens Association, explained that
members at last nights meeting
expressed concern over reports
that marihuana was being sold to
children although none knew Of
any evidence to support the re-
ports.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-07
ZOning Fight
Laid Before
CiUicBOdy

ARLINGTON, Va, June 7.-Citi.
zens of Ashton Heights commu.
nifty will ask the Arlington County
Civic Federation at its meeting to-
night to back their fight against
the proposed rezoning Of a 16-acre
tract from Wilson Boulevard to
Sixth Street.
The fight is being waged be-
cause developers of the land pro-
pose to construct row houses there
if they are successful in changing
the zone status from "a" to "B,
Raymond w. Cotton, one of the
protesting citizens, said today.
Zoning Inspector Donald Locke
said the application for rezoning
made by Bessie Lewis Mckee, is
scheduled to be acted on by the
county board of coming appeals
June 10 and by the county board
June IA. There is possibility the
action of the two boards may be
postponed until after the new
county coming ordinance becomes
effective June IS, Lock said.
At its last meeting, the county
board delayed final rezoning of a
3O0-foot strip of the tract from
"a" to Local Business" This strip
fronts on Wilson BOuVelard.
County Manager Hanrahan asked
the board to delay final action
until the entire project was placed
before it at the next meeting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-07
$3.50 TAX RATE
IN MONTGOMERY
LIKELY TO STAY
Board Expected to 0. X.
$1,8OO,OO0 Budget

ROCKVILLE, Md, June Con
tinuation of the present $3.50 tax
rate for another IL months and
adoption of a budget of $1,000, 900
to cover expenditures for the
: fiscal year beginning July /. prob
ably will be announced by the
Montgomery county commission.
erS at a meeting here today.
DRASTIC CUTS
County Commissioner Paul M.
Coughlan said the commissioners
have completed compilation of
the various county departmental
budgets and, after making drastic
cuts in contemplated expenditures
In several of them, feel confident
the present tax rate of $3.50 per
$500 assessment will be sufficient.
The commissioners probably will
apply to the Federal Government
Tor approximately 100000 to be
used for school construction.
Coughlan said.
Mr.. Coughlan explained the
county will apply to the Public
Works Administration for the full
amount and, if approved, As per
cent will be an outright grant
while the balance will be financed
over a period of years.
FUNDS SUFFICIENT
This, he said, will provide suf.
ficient funds to permit the county
10 relieve congestion in various
schools through construction Of a
new elementary school in the area
adjacent to Massachusetts, Avenue
extended and q new Junior high
school in the Takoma Park area
without issuing additional county
bonds or financing the program
from the general tax fund.
The latter method has been
studied by the commissioners, but
would necessitate an increase in
the tax rate if adopted, Coughlan
added.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-07
Party Conference
Called by Guffey

T.N.S.) Senator Joseph F.
Guffey, onetime boss of Pennsyl-
vania's democracy, has summoned
all his county leaders to meet in
Harrisburg June 10 and IA, to de-
termine whether they will sup
port the Democratic ticket in No
vember.
The Senator lost control of the
State machine in the recent pri-
maries when his ticket of Thomas
L. Kennedy. CLIO leader for gov
ernor, and Mayor S. Davis Wilson,
of Philadelphia, for the Senate,
was defeated by Charles Alvin
Jones, of Pittsburgh, and Gov
ernor George H Earle. Since
then, Guffey has declined to say
whether he will support the win.
ming ticket in the November cleo
tons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-07
RECORD DOCKET
OF 4S INDICTED

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June z.
Acting on one Of the largest Grim
inal dockets presented in the
United States District Court here,
a grand jury of 20 men returned
48 indictments at the opening Of
the June term of court yesterday.
The jury indicted IA men for
violation of the internal revenue
liquor laws pertaining to liquor,
and eight men as escaped prison
ers from Federal penal institu-
tons.
Those charged with violating
the revenue laws included: Edwin
C. Bland, John H. Harley, Sam
Beavers, Joseph Mills, Alfred
beats, Alfred Brooks, Archie
Thomas Brooks, Albert Lewis
Brooks, Jerry Williams. Henry AL
len and Ernest E. Blake. Indicted
as escaped prisoners were Cecil r..
Kennedy, Jay c. Landlord, Ernest
E. Barrymore, L e omar d Crump,
Paul Abernathy, Michael Mount,
Aubrey Ernest Longrette and
James r. Evans.
Other indictments were: Ernest
C. Driver, reckless driving; Albert
C. Belts, reckless driving; Harry
M. Gray, driving while drunk;
Charles Pope, driving while drunk;
H. w. Moore, driving while drunk;
Walter AleXand er, automobile
theft; Wilbur Slower Guam, theft.
Samuel A. Williamson. trespass-
ing and theft; Samuel Lester
Burke, theft; Samuel Gibson, jr.,
assault, and Clarence Mackey
SWEENEY, assault.
Robert G.. Whitton, Of Alexan-
dria. acted as foreman Of the Jury.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

opposed to any reduction and, if
necessary are prepared to take a
national strike-out, concurrent
with all other organizations, for
the purpose of protecting their eco
nomic and industrial rights. If
railways are financially in bad
shape it is not due to high wages
paid Dining Car Employees but
due to the Encouragement of the
roads and raiding of the treasures
Of these carriers by the banking
interests. Rail workers are being
called upon in this crisis to protect
the fundamental interest of the
nations workers as a whole. A
reduction in pay for rail workers
would be the "green light" fol
other industries TO go ahead and
ruthlessly slash the already low
wages of other groups of indust-
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09
rial workers.
rial workers.
RAIL LABOR WINS NEW LEG
ISLATIVE VICTORY

AAAA
ISLATIVE VICTORY
Oorgaized Rail Labor won a
smashing victory for railroad work.
r when Congress ignored the
propaganda of carriers lobby not
to pass the Rail Job Insurance bill.
Under the provisions of the new
act just passed by Congress, rail
way workers will come under a
Federal Unemployment Insurance
Act. Heretofore they have been I'M
der the various State Acts, and in
no instance are any two State laws
similar. In order to protect the in
terest Of rail workers it was nee
essary for the Federal law to be
passed. The Federal Unemployment
Insurance Act provides many fea-
lures superior to those embodied
in the State laws, particularly as
to benefits of low paid workers.
The Federal law provides for a
unemployment payment to employ
ees in the low pay brackets against
those in the higher brackets. In
employment anBunities start in at
$1.75 per day graduating to SO per
day. Very significant the Federal
law does not require any contri-
button from the employees as re-
quired under the State law. The
California law requires employees
to contribute 90-100 of every dollar
or ninety cents upon the hundred.
Vicious Anti-LabOr Petition Bieng
Circulated
Under the dignified name of
"The Women of the Pacific" an
organization supposedly interest
ed in Industrial Peace, this group
is circulating a vicious anti-Labor
petition for the purpose of killing
Labor Unions. The law was draft
ed by Acknowledgements u. S.
Webb State Of California, and
embodies everything that prdatorv
4 interests, reactionFry business and
the Vicious merchant manufacture
ers' association al desire. The
law purports 10 provide for a La
ihor Commissioner to be appoint
ed by the State whose bnsiness
ID will be TO pry into the affairs
.kof all Labor Unions, say who ear
OF can not become members o.
sach Brion \ regulate the affairs
OF the Organization TO the extern
that II would strrngsiale tnel
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

operations: also provides that en-
ployees con not stop work at any
time without giving the commits
sicner an enxtended notice of such
intent; permits employers to re-
view the fiancial records and tho
minutes of the Labor Union fin
ally practically puts the Union
under the domination of employ
ers.
Certainly the State of Califor-
MIA does not require the incorpora
ton of any business concern, nor
does the state attempt to regulate
these businesses except as the w
requires under certain types Of
investments. Moreover employers.
and corporation do not permit nor
does the law require, that they
open their books-financial or a
record of transactious-to employ
ees or to the public for inspection.
1t seems that if the reactionaries
are sicere in their desire for In
du1tral peace they would not
continue to be one-sided about the
matter. This s~o-called referendum
petition. putting the questions on.
the ballot is dangerous; win ham
string later killing Labor Unions;
and is the first. toward bringing,
Industrial Fascism to America
such as is known in Italy and.
Germany today. Labor Uniens as
they are now operated and formed
are the bulwarks protecting De-
moeraey in America. 1t is urged
that 9Q one sign this petition re-
CARELESS Of who circulates it or
what they may say of its merits.
We must defend the rights Ct the
great mass Of people and destroy
any attempt to undermine them.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09
Editorial of the Week
(From the Richmond (Va.) Times
Dispatch, June 5, 1881
Sacred States Rights

odcTeu othieS hlBntS
1t was only a few month ago
that statesmen from Dixie made
the Senate rafters vibrate in
Washington with impassioned APP
peais for The prescription of
States right, when it was sugges-
ted that Federal Open be allowed
to get evidence on lacol sheriffs
and their deputies who allow
lynchings to occur in their juris-
diction. This, the statesmen said.
would be a gross violation of the
sacred rights of our sovereign
Commonwealths.
But these same Jealous guar
dams have been as silent as an
army of clans while Federal G.
men scour Florida "snake coun-
try" in search of the criminal
who kidnapped little 5-year-old
James B. Cash Jr.
Yet j. Edgar Hoover is person
ally in command of a squadron of
Omen, who are actually treading
the sacred soil Of a sovereign Com
monwes,lth, in search of a crimi-
nall Will our guardians of States
rights allow this horrible trans
gression TO pass unpoticed? Or
are we to conclude that the hallow-
ed rights of the States are to
be respected only when lynchers
are involved, but ignored when q
kidnapping takes place?
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09
LABOR VIEWS
BY Clarence r. Johnson
UESTION OF WAGE REDUC
TIONS

A4o ~ ~ "
TONS
June % is the date set by the
carriers joint conference commit
ee wherein they have requested a
similar committee representing
10 Labor organizations to meet
with them at Chicago for the pur-
pose of discussing the carriers nat
ional request ON rail employees
for a fifteen per cent reduction. TIL
original request of the carriers in
Dictated their intention or reducing
all rates of compensation, arbitra-
ries, and other allowances fifteen
per cent, effective July 1. No such
reduction will be put to effect on
that date in view of the provisions
of the Railway Labor Act which
makes it mandatory for certain
mechanics of procedure to be en-
gagged in before any change at all
can be made.
Dining Car employees acting
nationally through the Joint Coun
Gil of Dining Car Employee Unions
have invited carriers notice on Din
ing Car Employee Unions to meet
them 1T Chicago on a national
basis for the purpose of handling
the question TO a conclusion. Din
ing Car Employee Unions, through
tho Joint council stand adamantly
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09
One Enduring Raaslme Air

A lifetime has passed since it first
crashed upon the pianos of the old
cabarets of the country. 1t swept
across the nation with the force of a
cyclone. Feature writers interpreted
prominent citizens on the perils of
ragtime and Berlin was considered
everything from a menace to a
genius.
With raetime now spelled as jazz
and swing, Berlin confines his aeti-
vities chiefly to blue skies and tneloa
dies that linger on, leaving the hot
stuff to. others. Yet, when the call is
clear and persistent, he, too, car
turn out torrid jazz as he demon
strated In "Heat Wave"
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

this list does not III
clude LOG different ar.
r%angements which have
been made of. Often.
baeh's famous work of
this name Fifteen
different lyrics have
been published to the
music of the Neapolitan
serenade, 20 Sole Mo-
Even the music of Wag.
ners Evening Star
has been published I'M
der six different titles.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

V. L. D.-I am 3. married woman
and I am trying TO school my
children and my husband won't
help me and seems like he doesn't
want to have anything. Should I
leave him.
Ans; life would be just rs
hard for you as it would be
be stay where you are, with
your husband. and struggle
to educate the children. l
honestly feel that you would
be better off where you are
because as scon ps the child
rem get grown they will get
married and you don't want
to be left alone.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09
The Curse of Repetition

~ H1EfNfNF
Repetition is still the curse OF
music broadcasting. The public EN-
dures repetition in heaping doses, or
chestras playing the same tunes
hour after hour, night after night.
And yet, the music publishers are
largely responsible for the overplug-
ging. They have believed that COM
centrated airing of a new song over
a period of a month or more 10 an
audience of $4,000. 600 would bring 4
rushing torrent of gold to their sheet
music counters. They did not reckon
upon the effect OF the constant
airing.
No Listener can endure a persis-
tent DINING of a ditty. He quickly
becomes fed up-fed UP In most
cases in less than a month. Even the
complex strains OF the classic conn
posers cannot stand nightly repeti-
ton. Even q Debussy or a Richard
Strauss cannot hold up under II. And
II they can't, what chance has .
simple Hollywood bailadf
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

C. M. K-Me and my wife get
along fine at times and at other
times she gets all upset and it is
because she was born in Taurus?
And advice that you have to Of
fer will be greatly appreciated.
Ans: They all get that way
at times especially when they !
is sit tight and say nothing.
o Buddy the best thing to do
don't ihave their cwni way,
Your wife is mighty fine and
loves you devotedly and just
humor her along ard things
will rock along smoothly.
W. D. G.-Please tell me if this
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

So Blue-I have a relative in q
distant city and | am thinking OF
writing if I may eome and stay
with her for a while. Would i
be wise?
Ans: You had better thrash
this thing out with your pa
rents before you become inter-
ested. Of course you are TWEEN
ty years old and it is time
for you to get out and make
some start in life, but do you
think enough to ask your pa
rent for their consent. The
relative in question would be
happy to have for for a visit.
c. C. Cast Wednesday night
my name was. called at the show
fer Bank Night and I was not
there. Please tell me If | should
go would it be called again?
AIRS: Tough LUCK for you.
No. I don't believe that your
name will be called again any
time socn. However you stand
just as good chance as you
ever did ard if you are inter
ested, keep going.
M. ID. MY husband works
hard and makes good but he just
won't pay our bills. What does
he do with his money?
Ans: He %squar1ers it on
anything in sight, no one in
particular, but anything he sees
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

S. p. B.-Wllat am | to do to
make my husband in our home?
am only ~tewnty-one.
Ans: A cheerful disposition
goes a long way with every
a An a.ffectionate and un-
derstanding wife is most ap-
preciated. A clean home with
good, regular meals. facinates
every man and most OF all
keep yourself as trim, pretty
and attractive as yod were
the very day you two were
married.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

There are 2.270 different lullabies
or cradle songs, regularly published
and copyrighted in AsCAP'S files.
Nearly one-quarter of them bear the
title of "Bereeuse." Again,
showing how often composers have
the same idea. there are 496 COM
positions entitled "3arearolle." And
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

boy that l am going with now
loves anyone outside of me?
Ans: Not. one souf, your are
his whole cheese" and the APP
pie of his eye" Stop worry
ing.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

best song writ
ten fora film
during 1887. 1t
topped by a COM
Portable margin,
1t is said. such
h meritori-
Gus tunes as
Warren and Du-
bins "Remem-
Der Me?" Cole
Porter's Rosa
lie" and THAT
Old Eaal,uo - hu
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

W. J. does this boy love me
and will he marry me as he pro-
misses me that he weuldr
AIRS: At fourteen you
shouldn't even be going with
boys regularly. No. He doesn't
have any idea of getting mar
ried to anyone.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

III 10 D11EN TIE
At the Lewis Service Station
there is a nice line of guaranteed
Used o. X. Cars-So stop at the
Southwest corner oath & Grant
SITS, for your guaranteed o. n
Used Car and for your Gas and
oil-Stop In and Get Your Sc.
ice with A Smile.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

he want, he gets it. L he
doesn't change soon, you Will
have to make some arrange
ment to earn some money.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

The roof gardens and
road houses are coming
to life, and the dance
tune.men are scram,
bling for position.
There's one thing sure
in these #unceftai
times. Dance music was
never better. The com.
petition is severe and
il is keeping the com-
posers. as well as the
band leaders, on their
toes It's doubtful,
however, dance music
brings people to their
toes in the narlors. Peo-
pie use it as background
Tor bridge and CONVEX
sation.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

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The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

No song in the last sic months
had q quicker rise-or a quicker
fan - than BET n ir Bfst da
Schoen.n
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

The county agents have To in
fluence over the county in which
they work. They do what they get
chanece to do which. in most
part, Is very little. | venture the
assertion that there are rot a
do3en farmers in Arkanss that
have better crops, better livestock
and a better outlook on farming
because of the extension program.
II believe the energy of the FIX
tension Department Is employed
almost wholly with academic dis.
e~ussions snd conferences, conven-
tors. and the publishing of liter
ature that not n farmer out. Of
4 hundred ever hears about. The
Extension plan Smith-Hughes De
partment, I believe, should be
asked by Congress to show rea-
sons fer their grant expenditures.
al believe the Negro work could
be made to function better if the
Negro land grant colleges could
be given q larger part of its SUI
nervson. l should net insist on the
handling of the money. only that
we should have a larger share in
selection of personnel and Of su-
pervisiom"
In his reply to the college PRES
ident, DR.. Warburton said, "Yqur
letter IS very disturbing to md
I hpve read many reports on the
work of Negro extension agents
and talked with many people who
have had opportunity To observe
it. and have seen something my
self. From these eoptactseI have
developed a much wore favorable
opinion than is expressed in your
letter.
1--WE have completed acmotiDn
picture on Negro Externicn work
showing a larpe number of rlustr-
a.tons of the work actually in pro-
gress. which I think carries strong
evidence of its value. Your letter
leads me to wouder whether you
haye actually observed what The
negro extension agents are doing
IN the field, and the effect of this
work on your people"
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

air that Is stH heard is irving Ber-
Tins "~AIerdnder's Ragtime Band"
But then, this tune Is the epic Of
rdgtime.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09
81 x0W RE0
Muae Featrres & Pho.e Srndioais

Mgac Features g Photo Syndicate
sECWEET LETrANI," Harry Owens song which Bing Crosby first
- popuiarized in the film Waikiki Wedding" captured first place in
the banohng of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as the
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

FOR SALE-MarmOn 5 Pass. De-
luxe Sedan, Maroon, 6 wheels &
Tires, Mechanically Sound $500
See at North Side Transfer, 24I4
Grant.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

The North Omaha Tennis club
met at the home of Auverne Kin
eaid, 1851 Corby St, June Goth.
Plans for a party were discussed
after which a delightful luncheon
was served.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Avoca. Mason July 9Th.
New members are invited.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

. The old TdOtimpe tunes that flour.
tshed When Theodore the First sat
upon the White House throne are
seldom heard today. The jazz Plan
sSts and mGessros Of the present
Sni1 at the Maple Leaf ,Ro0," at
one time the craze Of the land. EDen
such q tNns az Kerry MiIIs' "Whis.
fling REfgs," once shoHted IN every
crossToGds Of America. reefs IN
d1sty oDppion.
<boSt the only detnitejy regime
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

b%edrtbredk continue 10 find q big
public. Witness the recent pop
aldrity of "There'S a Gold Mine
in the Sky" ION the Sunny Side of
the Rockies" and "When the organ
Played o Promise Me- This type
of song stems, OF course, to the late
Charles X. Harris and his AFTER
the Ball." aDhieh Gas a tremendous
hit for more than q generation.
Harris aoho had anusaal talent for
this style of number, tolloDed up
his great hit qVith other successful
ballads 1Dhich, along Nth "Atter
The Bal" are occasionally reUiUed
-"Hello Central, Give He Heaven"
"Al10dys In the Way" "Break the
NeUs to Mother" and "~Somephere
the San " Shining"
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

Lew Brown and Sammy Fain.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09

W. D. G.-Please tell me if this