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The Washington times., 1938-01-25
HAMILTON HITS
At ROOSEVELT

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Is
uN.s0.-The New Deal stood in
.dicted today as having had five
.years and forty million dollars 70
accomplish something and accom-
..plishing only the decentralization
of business.
. "And the only reason grass
doesn't grow in the streets OF
the nation" thundered Repub-
lican National Chairman John
. D. M. Hamilton. "is because it
: is kept down by thirteen million
unemployed looking for jobs in
vain"
. Hamilton, addressing a party
srally here last night, charged the
Roosevelt Administration with
failure to accomplish any part oi
its program of "reemployment' re
;covery and reform"
=; One by one, Hamilton took uI
the Roosevelt statements on taxes
securities, labor. reduction Of Gov
,ernment personnel, social secu
srity and Government reorganiza
.tion and cited figures and stats
stics to support his claim that thu
administration program has no
developed along the promised
shines
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
NAVY LISTS 90
FOR PROMOTION

Ninety.three Navy lieutenant
commanders. in luding Lieut.
Comdr. G. w. Settle, stratosphere
expert, we're recommended for pro
motion to the rank of commander
yesterday in the Navy selection
boards report to President Roose
velt.
President Roosevelt, earlier in
the day, had nominated Capt
Forde A. Todd, former command
ant of midshipmen at the Naval
Academy, to be rear admiral, and
at the same time the Navy De.
partment announced the transfer
of Capt. Ferdinand L. Reichmuth
to duty here to command the
Navy Yard. Captain Reichmuth
has been on the battleship Mis-
sissippi.
Many of the lieutenant-com
manders promoted have beer
cited for gallantry and other un
usual attachments.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
Coal Guard
Laws Approved

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. Is
UNSO.-Backed by the United
Mine Workers of America, two
new laws aimed at the coal mine
operators in Harlan county were
on the books in Kentucky today.
Passed by the legislature and
signed by Governor Chandler the
statutes forbid the payment of
elected peace officers salaries by
any individual or corporation and
require guards be appointed by the
governor upon recommendation by
firms that employ them.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
Boiler Kid Snite
Asks Fund Help

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Jan.
rs Q.N.S.).-"The Boiler
Kid" was the nickname
taken for himself today by
Fred B. Snite, jr., infantile
paralysis victim, doomed to
live in an artificial reSpira-
tor.
In a specially arranged
broadcast, teIephOned to Chi
cagO for rebrOadcaSt there,
young Snite voiced an appeal
for support of President
ROOSevelt'S foundation for
the prevention of the par
alySis.
Able to speak only every
two seconds because of the
workings of his iron lung"
he said:
"HelIO everybody. This is
the Boiler Kid. / am happy
to speak to you, and, like
President Roosevelt. I am
asking you to join with him
in helping the foundation.
1 know the importance Of
good medicine and nursing
care"
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
MEMORIAL PLAN
is dead" HERE

Plans for a huge monument to
Thomas jefferson in Washington,
to rank with those to Washing
ton and Lincoln, were all but dead
today.
With a $3O,OOO,0OO memorial
project under way in st. Louis to
commemorate the services to his
country of the author of the Dec
laration of Independence and the
Bill sof Rights, the Thomas JEFF
ferson Memorial Commission ex-
pected to, hold a closed meeting
today to, discuss a modification Of
the first plan for a memorial here.
President Roosevelt is credited
with the suggestion that a modest
monument be erected.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
President Hears
OfNicaragua Canal

QN.S.) President Roosevelt eX-
pressed "great interest" in the
proposed Nicaraguan ship canal,
Representative Fred V. Izac Cd,
California, said today, following
a visit with the Chief Executive.
Izac said he told the President
about his bill authorizing 300 mil,
lion dollars for the canal and re.
ported Mr.. Roosevelt seemed much
interested.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
HARDING URGES (
GROUP MEDICINE

A blunt warning to doctors that
if they do not take control OF
group medicine it will fall into
the hands of radical laymen,'
and result in "half-baked plans,
was made last night by DR.. T.
Swami Harding, writer on medi
cal economies, in a panel discus
SION sponsored by the Democratic
NATIONAL Women's Council.
Dr.. Harding predicted that
group medicine is on the way in
America.
The emotional anti2athy Of the
medical profession will not pre-
vent the rise of an organization tc
carry out group health" he said
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
2 Children Burned
To Death in Home

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Jan. 25
1N.sO. - State fire marshal's
deputies attempted today to estab-
lish the cause of a blaze in the
nearby mining town of Ward
which took the lives of two chill.
dren last night.
The children, Otto Osborn, jr.
9, and Billy Osborn, S, perished in
the fire which destroyed their
home while their mother worked
frantically to save five other chill
dren. Mrs. Osborn suffered burns
when she attempted to reenter the
building to save the two who re
manned.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
Today in
Congress
Senate

Senate
Meets at II a. m.
Resumes anti-lynching debate.
Commerce Committee considers
Merchant Marine amendments.
ConfereeS consider farm bill.
Finance Committee considers
minor revenue collection bill.
House.
Meets at noon.
Considers claims bills.
District subcommittee considers
D. C. tax problems.
Approp riations subcommittee
considers Labor and Interior sup
ply bills.
Veterans Committee considers
World War pension matters.
Roads Committee considers Fed
eral highway bill.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
TO FIGHT
CUT IN WAGES
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lief and work relief-was laid be-
fore the delegates.
The officers fixed this huge sum
as the minimum required to do
the job effectively; the report
stating:
"This is no time to tighten
the strings of the nations
purse"
"All we need now in this coun-
try to encompass and insure a
complete and most devastating
economic social and political
debacle," said Lewis, waving his
arms, "Is to reduce the price of
manufactured commodities and
reduce the wage structure"
Welcoming the delegates, Lewis
scornfully referred to theoretical
economists and prophets of the
future" who believed in such
theories, and then directed his
oratory at the nations leaders.
II hope that those in this
country charged with the re-
sponsibility of leadership in in
dustry, finance and statecraft
will not permit themselves to
follow this economic will-of-the-
wisp toward wage reduction and
price slashing," he said.
WILL BE HELD TO ACCOUNT
eff they do, the responsibility
will be upon them, and when
the sufferings of the people be-
come apparent they cannot hope
to escape the consequences.
I'm coal, steel, autos, glass,
lumber and other basic indus
tries, labor will vigorously op-
pose wage reduction" he said.
Lewis made his opening address
after John T. Jones, president OF
the Maryland Industrial Union
Council of the CIO, bitterly as
sailed the American Federation o1
Labor and denounced Federation
President william Green anc
other AFL leaders. Pointing out
that Green has been a member
of the UNIV for more than 81
years, Jones said:
"Now Mr.. Green is down there
in Florida listening to the lamen'
tations of Col. (John P0 Frey.
"He has sold out the union Of
his youth-I don't know whether
he got a lousy piece of silver in
the transaction or not. Men
like Green, Frey, Wharton and
Hutcheson, will not stop the
progress of the CIO."
All of the AFL leaders Jones II
Iferred to are members of the Fec
eration's executive council, noN
meeting in Miami, Fla.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
$4,000 for Needy
Granted to Ohio

G.N.S0. An allotment of $50, 900
for employment Of needy persons
in weather stations in "a Ohio
counties as a WPA project, has
been made by President Roose-
velt, Senator Bulkley CD of Ohio,
announced.
The weather stations are to be
located an on approximate radius
of three miles of each other. The
project is sponsored by the Mus
kingum watershed conSerVancy
district. Headquarters for the
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
Child Prodigy, 3, Wins
Fame by Song About Dog

NEW YORK, Jan. IS Q.N.S0.
Claimed to be the first child in
history who composed or had a
song published at that age, Jimmy
Cotton, musical prodigy. was hon.
ored at a party celebrating his
third birthday today.
The song is about a dog. Jimmy's
mother, Mrs. Janet Cotton, said
she taught the child to rhyme and
that as he composed the song and
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
Claude Rains Glad,
cause He's a Dad!

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. Is U.N.S0.
Claude Rains, popular motion pic
ture actor, was handing out 10
cent cigars today.
His wife, he enthusiastically re
ported to the film colony, pre-
sented him with an eight-pound
boy and both are doing nicely.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
1e ccc MEN HURT

PUEBLO, Colo. Jan. 25 G.N.S0.
Willis Lingenfelter, 81, Of Clays-
burg. Pa, was in a Pueblo hospital
today with a broken back. He was
the most seriously hurt of 16 CCC
men when a truck carrying 20 en-
rollees overturned 20 miles west
of here Monday.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
PEACE PRESSURE
GROWS AS AFL
COUNCIL MEETS
Strong Sentiment For
Clio Reunion Seen

MIAMI, Jan. 25 G.N.S0.-1n
Icreasing outside pressure for labor
peace was brought to bear on the
IAmerican Federation of Labor'S
executive council as its members
resumed sessions here today, to
map war plans against John L.
Lewis CIO.
The meeting of 16 vice preSi-
dents of the AFL making UP the
Executive council brought Fedora
ton leaders together for the first
time since peace conferences with
Lewis forces collapsed in Decem-
ber.
Then, war was in the wind, and
every preparation made before,
hand to launch at this meeting a
sweeping drive to wean CIO mem.
bership away from Lewis and back
into AFL folds.
CHANGED THIS MONTH
Since December the situation
has changed intrinsically. 1t ap-
peared today inevitable that the
current meeting here will develop
extensive discussion of new peace
moves. Whether that discussion
will bring actual overtures to the
CIO from the AFL was a different
thing.
Strong sentiment for reunion of
the CIO and AFL in three quarters
was largely responsible for reunion
thoughts milling through the
minds Of the federation council
members.
PRESIDENT FOR PEACE
Most important and powerful
was the oft-expressed desire OF
President Roosevelt for reaffilia'
ton of the forces of reaffilia
william Green. Also there were
several quiet peace moves by the
Labor Departments conciliation
service and Secretary Of Labor
Frances Perkins declaration that
she favored such a step. In this
same category came demands OF
national business leaders, beset
by the current recession, for labor
lpeace as one way back to recovery
DUBINsKY FOR PEACE ;.
Secondly, there was a vigorous
demand for peace coming from
the rank and file of both the
CIO and AFL. Batches Of letters
from individual union members at.
Tested to the strength of this
feeling.
Thirdly, the international Ladies
Garment Workers, headed by fiery
little David Dubinsky, backed by
a 100000 treasury and big
membership, has recently been ap,
plying all possible pressure for
peace,
The Washington times., 1938-01-25

Luther P. Maddox, representing
the Columbia Heights Citizens As
sociation, in Substantial agree
ment" with Clayton, moved for.
mally for the abandonment. Utili-
ties Commissioner Riley Elgen,
presiding, denied the motion.
LAW IGNORED, is CLAIM
Clayton based his plea on the
contention the law requires the
PUG to order such a valuation to
be made. This the PUG has failed
to do and shows no intention of
doing, Clayton asserted.
Indications were that the COM
mission would reach no decision
on the electric-rate reduction to-
day. It is believed the hearings
will continue the balance Of the
week, at least, as accountants and
lawyers for the company and other
interested parties marshalled data
regarding operations Of the so
called sliding scale" under which
rates are regulated.
Adopted in 1924, the sliding.
scale system has effected sub
stantial savings to consumers
through reductions in the basic
rate of return allowed the Potomac
Electric Company on its invest
ment.
SIX PER CENT RATE ASKED
From a basic return rate Of rs
per cent obtaining in that year.
successive reductions to 7 per cent
and 6.5 per cent-the current
rate-have been ordered. A further
reduction to s per cent is now
contemplated. This, in the opinion
of utility experts here, would lower
Washington's aggregate electric
bill by a million dollars or more.
The proposed reduction, these
experts said, would give the Capt.
tai a lower rate per kilowatt hour
than obtains anywhere else in the
country-municipal and Federally
controlled rates included.
Clayton denied his demand for
the valuation could be interpreted
as opposition to the sliding scale.
NOT RELATED, HE SAYS
"The sliding scale has moth
ing to do with valuation" Clay
ton said. ''We're not arguing
for the abolition of the sliding
SCALE"
S. R. Bowen, vice president and
general counsel for Pepco, recalled
the scale had resulted in reduc-
tions from year to year and its
operation was therefore justified.
He cited a court decision favoring
maintenance Of the scale in view
of its desirability.
Commissioner Elgen declared a
valuation would increase the op-
Grating expenses of the company.
Clayton retorted:
"It makes no difference
whether such valuation results
to the advantage of the COM
pany or the consumer"
The Washington times., 1938-01-25

hummed an air to it, she set
down the words and melody. She
said a d Rblisher had agreed to
publish & E song.
Jimmy plays simple airs on the
piano an also is practicing on a
flute and saxophone, according to
Mrs. Cd ION. A university psy'
chologis! who gave him a mental
test said he had the mind Of q
child otf11.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
Putnam AbandOns
Hone for Amelia

PANAMA, January Is d.N.S0.
George Palmer Putnam believes at
last that Amelia Earhart, his IA
nous aviatrix wife, is dead. Put
nam today declared that lit is
inconceivable that she-is still
alive"
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
Viner Will Be Host
. To Center Workers

Volunteer workers in the Jewish
Community Center membership
enrolment campaign will be
guests of Harry Viner tonight at
a dinner at the Ambassador Hotel.
The annual meeting Of the Jew
ish Center will be held Sunday
night.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25

Weekend Visit to Haunted House.
Another Page of Sophisticated, Anus.
ing Drawings in the Brilliant Satirist
Fish's Series of Awful Week-Ends. They
Are Reproduced in Full Color in the
American Weekly, with Sundays Wash.
iDRtnn Herald-Times
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
FLAG FOR HINES

Members of the National
Women's Relief Corps presented
an American flag to Brig. Gen.
Frank T. Hines, administrator OF
Veterans Affairs, at his office
this morning. Presentation was
made by Mrs. 4. L. Kothe, OF
ParkerSburg, Iowa.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25

to crack.
AS the filibuster went into its six
teenth day, the small band of
Dixie Senators declared themselves
in good spirit and organized to
talk the bill to death.
There we're rumblings of a
break of Northern Democrats into
the opposition ranks. Several
Western Democrats said privately
they would vote to lay aside the
antilynching bill unless a speedy
vote is reached.
OPPOSE GAG RULE
Hope of proponents that they
would be able to muster a two
thirds majority of the Senate to
clamp on the cloture of gag" rule
and thus stop debate was aban'
doned. Many Senators favorable
to the bill bluntly served notice
they did not like it enough to re-
sort to the drastic gag" rule.
Republicans, now a small mi
nority in the Senate, were opposed
to cloture, because there might
come time when they would bit
terly resent its imposition, they
said. Among Democratic pro-
ponentS of the bill there also was
GOODNESS toward cloture.
That Administration leaders are
not worried by the jam Of other
legislation awaiting action on the
antilynching bill was disclosed by
Majority Leader Barkley of Ken
lucky. who said:
There is nothing pending
that requires emergency action"
STATES POSITION
The Kentuckian, emphasizing
his responsibility as majority
leader is to see that every bill
called up has a fair chance Of
reaching a vote, said that in the
antilynching bill fight 1T is a
day-to-day proposition"
"It must be realized that op-
ponents of the bill, under Sen
ate rules, can speak twice on
each pending amendment, and
that will take time" he said.
Failure of the bills sponsors to
crush the filibuster in last nights
session. with the opponents using
only three speakers out of the
score they have available. found
the filibusterers gaining adherentS
to their view they will win the
fight.
Senator Pepper CD Of Floridc
held the floor six hours without
single quorum call last night.
Earlier, Senators George CD Of
Georgia and McKellar CD of
Tennessee consumed five hours
between them. Pepper declared
himself in fine fettle to resume
his marathon speech today.
TRUMP CARD FAILS
Possibility of an all-night ses-
sion as trump card to wear down
the filibusterers, was discounted
when Barkley served notice that
"a 10-hour day is enough for any
man" Sitting through a filibus'
ter is as hard on proponents as it
is upon opponents, perhaps more
so, since the filibusterers do not
have to keep a quorum.
Should the Senate adjourn the
antilynching bill would auto
matically lose its preferred status
on the calendar.
Senators Tom Connally CD OF
Texas, Byrnes CD of South Caro-
lima, and other foes of the anti
Ilynching bill, challenged Admins
tration leaders to call up the hous
ing boom bill conference report
That could be considered without
displacing the antilynching bill
but = might consume several day
of debate and push the antilynct
ing bill back while major must
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
Million Rate Slash
On Power Sought
AS Hearings Begin
Plea of Citizens for Valuation of PepcO
Denied by Utilities Board

Hearings which may result in savings Of 100000 annually
District of electricity got under way before the
Public Utilities Commission today despite pleas of William
Mex Clayton spokesman of the Federation of Citizens
socaons that the proceedings be abandoned until properties
of the Potomac Electric Company are evauated.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
Red Cross
Asks Funds
For China

dN.S). Acting on the reques
of President Roosevelt, the Amer
lean Red Cross today opened {
81, 100000 drive for the relief o.
Chinese civilians who are II
distress"
In a letter to Admiral Cary T
Grayson, Red Cross nationa
chairman, the President said:
"There is, I am confident, a
widespread desire on the part
of our citizens to contribute to
q fund to aid in meeting the
extreme distress of millions Of
civilian people in China.
ASKS DONATIONS
1.-THE need of the Chinese is
evidenced by the fact that
when the international Red
Cross committee made inquiry
of both the japanese and
Chinese Red Cross societies the
: japanese society replied that
their resources were adequate
to deal with their situation and
the Chinese statei that they
= very much needed outside
assistance.
IT trust that their response
will result in goodwill offering
of as much as perhaps one mil
lion dollars. In response to such
an appeal. 1 urge that all OF our
citizens give promptly and gen.
, erously."
U. S. SUPERVISION
Admiral Grayson said the fund
will be expended in China under
the supervision Of an American ad
yisory committee, appointed b!
American Ambassador Nelson T
johnson, and will be apportioned
by the committee to reliable and
effective agencies which already
exist.
During the last six months
Chairman Grayson said, $1S1 ,0OO
has been made available to the
ambassador.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
REICH CROPS FAIR

BERLIN, Jan. 25.-The outlook
for the winter cereal crops of Ger
many is reported to be fairly good
though in some places damage
has been caused by floods.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
Victory for South
Seen in Lynch Bill
Contest in Senate
Northern Democrats Threaten to Join Ranks
Of Foes; Westerners Also ReStiUe
By ARTHUR HACHTEN

QNS) Gloomy their failure to smash the Southern
fbuster against the antynchng BILL Administration leaders
pushed another night session today frankly
admitting thev had hard nut to crack
The Washington times., 1938-01-25

ALL MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS PAYABLE
J IN ADVANCE -.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25

RATES ny MAIL FOR VIRGINIA. MARY
LAND. WEST VIRGINIA AND
NORTH CAROLINA
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
AIDES IN CHEST
UNIT SELECTED

Three more leaders who will SUI
|pervise Community Chest cam
paign organization in three areas
of the Capital Unit, the colored
c h est organization, were an
nounced today by John r. Pin
kett, chairman Of the Capital
Unit.
Minerva F. Cupid was given the
Craftsmanship of Area 2, which
consists of Northwest Washing.
ton, north Of Florida Avenue be-
tween North Capitol st. and Six
teenth St.
Leola Bannister, leads Area 4,
covering Northeast Washington;
and Harry McAlpine, Area 3.
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
AWQrdS Made
For NeWStipS

Information that $4,000 women
were applying for jobs as char.
women at No. Precinct Station
was one Of the outstanding news
tips to win a cash award in last
weeks Washington Times Weekly
Newstip Contest.
Other awards were made for tips
on the following stories: Lightning
striking the home of Mrs. Anna e.
Shipley. 300 Tenth st. N. E.;
cherry trees in bloom at Hams
Point; Father Flanagan, Of Boys
Town, visiting Washington; auto.
street car collision at Beltsville,
Md; rescue squad called to save
cat perched on the top of a tree;
Seat Pleasant matron stoops to
pick up deadly copperhead snake;
threatened strike at the wilkins
Rogers Milling Co.; four young
boys arrested in Potomac Park for
recklessly driving" their horses in
the park.
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
FINCKEL RECITAL
ON PIANO, CELLO
WELL RECEIVED
Rachmaninoff Sonats
Featured Number
BY WILLIAM NEWMAN

John Alden and Alice Finckel,
gifted resident musicians, con-
tinued the Hotel Roosevelt series
Of recitals, last night, with a pro-
gram Of music for piano and cello.
The event was made notable by
the inclusion in the liz Of works
performed Of the sonata for piano
and cello by Sergei Rachmaninoff,
who comes to US next week as
the guest Of the Philadelphia
Orchestra, to revive his first piano
concerto and to witness q per-
formance Of his third symphony.
OUTSTANDING NUMBER
Neither is q work Of the char
acter and importance developed
by the piano-cello sonata, which
happens to be one Of the out
standing manifestations Of the
tall and gloomy Russians genius.
It has much Of the spirit Of the
masters second symphony Of his
C minor piano concerto, q tenn
pestuous Slavic outburst relieved
by moments Of the greatest lyric
beauty and expressiveness.
OF these the Sonata'S Andante
is a justly famous example, one
to exploit the cellist's resources
for songful melody and the
pianist's power to suggest tonal
resources beyond the limitations
Of the instrument.
SPIRITUAL ELEMENTS
There also is q fine, sardonic
scherzo, lit with sullen fires.
These spiritual elements were in
dicated, If not fully realized, in
this performance, which, however,
was Of such general value that q
repetition would be welcomed.
The Rachmaninoff piano-cello
sonata Is no hackneyed number
and the Finckels would be well
advised to play it again for their
own satisfaction and to please
those who missed it last night.
With more conventional works
by Sammartini, Pepper, Bach
and Boccherini they had even
greater success, for these were
drawn from routined repertoire
and had been polished as to taste,
tone and musicianship, by many
performanceS.
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
Won CrNHnu1ne
Released
From Prison

BERLIN, Oct. IL Q.N.S).
Baron Won Cramm, formerly
the worlds second ranking
tennis amateur, went into
seclusiOn today following his
release from Lehrterstrasse
prison, where he had spent
seven months on q morals
charge.
Won Cramm was met at the
prison by his brother and 1t
was believed he mot0red to
mothers home near Hanover.
Five months Of the 29-year-
old baron's One-year term
were suspended, contingent
on good behavior for two
years. Won Cramm had been
doing clerical work In prison.