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The Washington times., 1938-05-09
18TH WORKER,
FACING RADIUM
D EATH, SUES
Woman Asks $3.50
And $500 a Year

CHICAGO, May 9 U.N.SO.
The membership in the so-called
Society Of the Living Dead" was
increased to 16 today.
Mrs. Romilda Delaney Bierman
IS, Of Peru, ILL.,, has joined the
appeal Of Is Ottawa women for
industrial compensation from
the Radium Dial Company.
LEFT EMPLOY IN 1924
With the others, she charges
she contracted radium poisoning
while employed by the firm from
1921 to 1924. The company's
plant, which was formerly located
at Ottawa, has since been moved
to New York.
According to Attorney Leonard
j. GroSSman, representing the
workers in a joint claim against
the company, Mrs. Bierman had
only recently been informed OF
physicians that she was suffering
from the malady.
She sought $6,750 damages and
$500 a year for life in compensa-
ton, according to the plea drawn
by Attorney GroSsman.
CONTEST CASE
Mrs. Catherine Donohue, who
has wasted from 135 to II pounds
in seven years, was recently
granted $4,000 damages and a
life pension in addition to medical
expenses by the commission.
The company agreed to accept
her case as a test but announced
the decision will be contested
through the courts, with the final
settlement probably a matter
Of more than a year.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
CCC REDUCTION
ORDER CHANGED

GN.S0 The CCC announced
today that revised orders of opera
ton call for the running Of 20
camps in Mississippi. 16 in Florida
and five in Delaware rather than
abandoning IL camps in these
States.
Seven camps were to have been
closed in Mississippi, three in
Florida and two in Delaware on
the first Of the forthcoming fiscal
year as part of the reduction of
800 camps throughout the country
to bring the entire CCC program
in line with its budget for next
year.
However, as the result Of a re-
cent action of CogreSS in appro-
priating the CCC a $4,000, 600
deficiency fund, no reductions are
planned in any of the $500 camps
now in operation throughout the
country.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09

the way things are going, while
that other perennial of Pennsyl-
vania politics, 72-year-old Clifford
Pinchot, is equally happy over his
own chance to win the Republican
nomination for the governorship,
and likewise the November cleo
ton.
EARLE'S DOOM FORESEEN
But whether they win or not
and if Pinchot wins he may be ex-
pected to take a shot at the presi-
dency in 1940-Washington sees
another national significance in
the battle. This is the complete
and final elimination of Governor
Earle from the Democratic presi-
Dental picture. There are two
main reasons for this:
First, his break with Senator Joe
Guffey, who made him and can
break him.
Second, the "smearing" he is
getting as result of his blunder
in borrowing 30 or 40 thousand
dollars from Contractor McCloskey
of Philadelphia, reveling in Fed.
eral and State public building con-
tracts, and naming McCloskey as
Earle's personal representative in
dealings with the PWA here on
public works allotments.
On the Democratic side it's Earle
against Mayor S. Davis Wilson,
a $3.50 Democrat who once was
a Republican, for the Democratic
nomination for the United States
Senate. Earle has the backing Of
State Chairman David Lawrence,
smooth and smart, and the Demo
cratic State machine. Wilson Is
backed by Guffey. The winner
will run against Jim Davis next
November. Earle may win, but it's
still a guess, according to those
in close touch with the campaign.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
Bank Acts First

THE good excuse which is being
L offered for sidetracking the
bank holding companies bill Is
that Congress is getting near adj
journment and there is inSuffi-
cient time to consider it. Real
reason is banking and currency
committeeman heard one large
Western bank already has got
around the proposed bill by re-
ducing it's holdings in other
banks to 8A per cent. The bill
would have limited such holdings
to 10 per cent.
Many an inner Surmise Is being
made about the way the Morgen-
thau men have been folding their
tents and moving off. Two key
men have left the Treasury
lately, Prof. Jacob Viner, ASSiS-
tant General Counsel Arthur
Kent. Biggest key man, Under
Secretary Magill, is getting his
trunk down from the attic and
is due to go shortly. Good Nor
genthau friend, Gov. William
Myers, of FCA, has announced
his return to Cornell.
All have their own reasons.
Viner frankly did not like the
way things were going. Kent's
departure is supposed to have
been noncommittal. Magill said
he would stay only a year. Myers
was offered a better job at Cor
nell.
But behind the exodus is the
unacceptable conclusion that the
Eccles victory over Morgenthau
on spending-lending, etc., has
left many a Morgentfau man
with little heart for such bust
ness.
That Senate investigation
which was to have exposed the
petty tyrannieS of bureaucratS
over. their employees may be
postponed on account Of cold
feet. Chairman Ellender first
received about 1900 complaints,
now is receiving half a dozen
letters a day from the complain
ants asking him to forget it
because they are afraid Of losing
their jobs if their bosses ever dis
cover their names.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09

UdIduC6 IQ6 DuuR6C.
Retention of the business priv
lege tax and placing tax on beer
were urged to raise additional
revenue.
PWA PARITY ASKED
A resolution by L. A. Carruthers,
federation president, requesting
Congress to place the District on
a parity with the States in PWA
loans and grants, was approved.
A report by Kenneth P. Arm
strong. city planning committee
chairman, was adopted, urging the
Thomas jefferson memorial be
placed at the end of East Capitol
Street. instead Of the Tidal Basin
site.
A report by Myron r. Walker.
chairman of the coming commit
tee, which would give the District
power to eliminate buildings re-
garded as nonconforming uses, but
only by consent of the property
owners" was approved.
A rising vote Of thanks was
given Wilbur s. Finch, delegate
from Burroughs and chairman OF
the citizens committee which con.
Quoted the olebiScite for suffrage
April 80. Tribute was also paid
Harry N. Stull, William H. Mon
dell, Eta L. Taggart, David Rabp
and others who served to make
the referendum success.
MEETING CALENDAR
The following citizens aSSocia-
tons will meet this week:
Observation-Disclosures, East Wash
ington Heights Baptist Church;
Kalorama, John Quincy Adams
School; Park View, Park View
The Washington times., 1938-05-09

Dor Relations Board and taxes.
The news behind that Is big
ger than the action taken.
Among themselves, the business
leaders unceremoniouSly adopt
ed a new formula, a new ap-
proach. They decided to follow
Joe Kennedy'S advice and stop
bellyaching. They agreed that
II business is going to get any.
where, businessmen, and not
the Government, will have to
take it there. They decided to
forget Roosevelt, if possible.
and to devote all their energies
to helping themselves - if pos
sible.
SWap Information
THE LEADERS, in their private
l. discussions apparently, did
not come to these conclusions
easily or unanimously. They
snapped information, found
themselves agreeing with Gov
eminent economists in the ex-
pectation that business will i'm
prove in the fall, not before.
The ones who had been run
ming over to the White House
from time to time in the past
compared notes, agreed the
needed lift was not likely to come
from that quarter again. They
decided that if they did not
start saving themselves, the
country is very likely to drift
into some form Of totaItarian-
ism.
Their inside program was:
(a) Self-help, (b) self-discipline,
(c) self-regulation. Their slogan:
'What helps business helps you,
what hurts business hurts you"
NOTE Furthering this pro-
gram, the chamber itself adopted
q decentralization plan. Local
chambers are to be given more
responsibility not only for car
rying the business message to
people Of their areas but to the
Congressman from their areas as
well.
X X y
The FDIC is getting ready to
issue a new set of minimum
standards for banks under Fed
eral deposit insurance. One Of
Chairman Leo Crowley'S com.
mittees has completed a study
Of the subject and the new
standards are now being worked
up. One phase of it is likely to
require larger contributions
from banks which are barely
able to get in under the guaran-
tee limitations. That might
The Washington times., 1938-05-09


With only a week to go-the
Statewide primaries are to be held
on the 17th-the roar of the wild
waves can be heard clear across
the country.
ROCKS AHEAD
Seasick political sailors of both
parties are steering desperately to
bring their craft to port, as the
wind whistles through the rigging
and the rocks loom just ahead.
All of which is by way of saying
Pennsylvania politics this year is
true to form, only more so
than usual. In the old days of
Matthew Stanley Quay it was
scandalous If you spent a million
dollars. Penrose spent as much,
but dealt in cash, and handled
much of the money himself. In
the Pepper-Vare primary of 1925 a
3 million dollar slush fund re-
suited in a senatorial investigation
whose disclosures set a new high
water mark for political outlaws
in the States.
OLD DAYS SURPASSED
But this year, with the WPA pay
roll to play with, with Democratic
Governor George H. Earle, run.
ming for the Senate, shown to have
borrowed money from a public
building contractor; with Repub.
lican candidate for Senator being
called the tool of the utility and
oil interests, and with talk of graft,
indictments, bought" legislation
flying through the air, the good
old days pale into relative insig.
nificance beside the 1898 model of
Pennsylvania's political campaign
Meanwhile Senator James Call,
Me-Jim Davis, running for reelec,
ton, Is back in Washington LOOK,
ing pleased as a well-fed cat over
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
.ECKENER HE R E.
FOR SHOWDOWN.
in HELIUM ROW
DirigibIe Expert Plans
To See President

QN.S) A showdown on Ger.
many's request for $4,000, 900
cubic feet of helium for its new
dirigible, the Lz-130, was expected
to be made this week.
DR.. Hugo Eckener, Germany's
dirigible expert, was here today
arranging conferences with Presi.
dent Roosevelt, Secretary of the
Interior Ickes and others.
ECKENER TO PLEAD
Declaring the future of lighter
than-aircraft depends a great
deal on the United States" which
has monopoly on the non-inflam-
mable helium, DR.. Eckener in
tends to plead with American Of
ficials to allow Germany to have
sufficient quantity with which
to initiate its new airship.
While Congress passed an act
authorizing the conditional sale
and export of helium and the
State Department has approved
Germany's application, Ickes has
steadfastly refused his consent.
ICKES ADAMANT
The law places control of
helium exports with the Secretary
of the Interior and forbidS the ex-
portation Of the gas in quantities
Of military Importance"
So far IckeS has held Germany
has not given sufficient assur-
anceS the helium requested will
not be used for military purposes.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
Critic
Mayor Takes Role of
Music Expert

NEW YORK, May 9 UN.S).
Mayor LaGuardia was receiving
congratulations today as a music
commentator on the radio. The
mayor took the role Of COM
mentator in his stride in explain
ing the WPA Federal muSic-thea-
ter program.
He talked Of music only with
one exception, when he said:
81 want to say here that the
purpose Of WNYC in giving so
much good music is to make UP
for the many poor speeches com.
ing from our station"
WNYC is the municipality
OWned radio station.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
At Is, He Calls
His First Doctor

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, May 9.
For the first time in his 78 years
of life Frank English called a doc
tor today. went to the Brokaw
Hospital and operated on for ap-
pen6icitis. Mr.. English felt at ease,
for assisting at the operation was
his niece, Miss Eleanor English,
a nurse at the hospital.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09

mean numerous mergers. Bank.
ers are beStirring themselves
inside.
The same eminent church
men, professional and labor
leaders went back to the State
Department again q few days
ago to appeal for the Nye reso-
luton lifting the embargo on
Spain. This time their party did
not include the New York agent
of the loyalist government who
acted as spokesman on the
earlier occasion. A representa-
tive Of an American bishop was
spokesman this time.
The improvement was not
noticeable. The delegation gave
out a list of $50 persons as petit.
TONERS. Included in the list was
DR.. Mary Wooley, president
emeritus Of Mt. Holyoke, who
happened to be seeing State
Secretary Hull about another
matter at that time. She gave
the press a statement that she
had not signed the petition and
did not know how her name
came to be on it.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
NEED FOREIGN CAPITAL

Japan hopes to obtain American
and British capital to help her de-
velop the newly conquered areas
IN China, Japanese economists
and officials say.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09

r e presenting
q on
business men,
adopt e d the
mildeSt polit-
ical attitude
it has e yer
assumed. It's
only loud
call was for
90 peration
within indus
try and with
labor: it's
only strong
o b ] e C t ions
were to the
National La.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
'EZzS morning. added 10 years to my zf((a3'

"TF IT'S true, what the doctors say about
i worry shortening mans life-well, you're
looking at,a man who's just added ten years
to his
"Worry had me down, can tell you! Why, 1
even used to lie awake nights worrying about
what would become of my wife and baby, if
anything should happen to me.
"Then this morning, suddenly decided to
do something about it. So l talked the whole
thing over with friend of mine-a life inSur-
ance man.
"He showed me how life insurance policy,
one that could easily afford, would give my
wife at least some security if the unexpected
happened. Did sign up? You bet did-and
what load of worry that lifted off my mind!
"Then he told me something eIse-how, by
aiding to my life insurance, little by little,
can build up plan that will pay me regular
monthly income when I'm ready to quit work.
"And believe me-that'S exactly what I'm
going to do. I'm going to keep on buying free
dom from financial worries...on the install.
ment plan!'
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
BUSINESS LEADERS
PLAY SOFT PEDAL
By PAUL MALLON

(wOd Copyright 1888
Reserved Reproduction in Full Strictly Pohbited)
THE curbstone qup of the day here is that nasmuch
Il the u s. Chamber of Commerce convention has adj
iourned Mr. Roosevelt now feels safe returning from his
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
Citizens Oppose
Realty Tax Raise
By A. ]. DRISCoLL
Citizens Associations Editor

Vigorous opposition voiced by the Federation of Citizens
Associations meeting Saturday night in the District Building
against asserted action by certain members of House to kill
the 1889 District bill and force District Commissioners
increase the real estate tax rate from SIS 81 90
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
MAHOGANY VALUABLE

Mahogany. found extensively in
Nicaragua and Honduras, is one
Of the most valuable tropical
woods.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09

@IoIIIB UItP'
AS a matter Of fact, he need
not have gone this year.
The chamber congregation,
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
Battle Of Bosses
RACES in Penna.
BY THEODORE HUNTLEY

Pennsyvanias turbulent political smashing toward
as spectacular climax as the State has since dollars
Evening star., 1938-03-29

place and As he finished each plant
he trudged to the sack and deposited
the pickin's. How far do you suppose
that darkey Travelled? Figure it out
and you won't wonder that he was
tired.
(Answer on Page B-15.)
(Copyright, 193S)
Evening star., 1938-03-29
Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on English
BY JOS, ], FRISCH.

K. r. S.-Lethargy is pronounced as
II spelled LETH-ar-jee, not leth-AR-
jee. 1t means q state of morbid and
prolonged sleep; inaction; indiffer-
ence; stupor; dullness; apathy; COM
plete repose or torpor. Lethargy comes
from the Greek lethargia, meaning
drowsiness. The adjective lethargic is
Send return envelope for the leaf
pronounced leth-AR-jik.
let "l20 Everyday Words Often Mis-
pronounced"
Evening star., 1938-03-29
Brain Twizzlers
BY PROF. ]. d. FLINT.

P1CKIN' cotton! One of the chief
pastimes Of the South. One old
darkey on a big cotton plantation was
very kindly soul and his intentions
were OF the best but, unfortunately.
his energy and ambition didn't
measure up to his intentions. On
particular pickin' day he was told to
pick only plants which were marked
with q stick for him. As it happened
these plants were 10 feet apart and
there were 100 Of them. The darkey
placed q big sack in line with the
plants at Z place 10 feet back Of the
Evening star., 1938-03-29
Lost and Found.

CLANKSTON. Wash. R.-Last
spring w. c. Savage lost his watch
and chain while working in his gar
den. This spring he dug up q big
stock-feed carrot, and, said he. found
the watch and chain imprisoned be-
tween it, four 15-inch roots.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-21
MR.. MATSON'S FEEBLE BLAST

In last weeks Herald Little Caesar attempt
editorial of the week filled much space After
the orepeated about the Morgan Raiders and the
aboard boat he speaks thus of EDITORIAL There
governor Mr. Dubin
been greatly concerned action hope that this
bugaboo will longer haunt his dreams disturb his suber
did the
after Mr. Jenkins had passed word that he candidate
This reminds of certain knew
when residing in Bloom township He Republican of the
ranke those days the road elected and
only candidate running Democrat Upon
returning from the election he discussing how liberal
and remarked nce did have Republican
for road SUPERVISOR Il turned in and helped elect the Dem
candidae After Jenkins withdrew, Mr. Matson boang
how he endorsed Brcke Then he that it Mr. Dubn
that the Democratic committee endorse Davey Sawyer
bad has been the dark but the
openly weeks ago. that
Then he
work III feelings between him and Hon. c. Ellis Moore and K G.
and that one OF these gentlemen voluntarily offered his
support should choose become candidate We tell
port People like comedy and willing for it. Then at
length he endeavors himself his nonsuppo of Repub
We leave Republican candidates
that question themselves Then he sounds warning He says:
intend looking the field carefully than
have the and let longer that he has
blank check for support of this believe that it to the
the and the public that he be defead In
other words candidates warned Little Caesar first
s. almost forgot of those publications
1909 which have reprinted whole editorial
expression from the Morgan County Democrat We that
file taken all of such publications. Wei
paper from other weekly paper
the Then such the Cincinnati En-
quirer Ohio State Journal Christian Science Monitor Masonic
Tribune Railroad Magazine and if Mr. Matson will take
search the files of the Fourth Estate he will find one
of editorials reproduced there and there many others Any
with
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-21
NJ. & M. School Notes

The local Rotary club will enter
tain all the All clubs of the coun-
ty, April %, at the high school aud
The M. & M. school band played
for one of the divisions of the pa
rade of Northwest Territory cele-
bration in GAINESVILLE, April IA.
Saturday, April %, the two class
es of girls physical education, un-
der direction of Miss Ray, will at
tend the play day at Athens. The
following girls plan to go: Virginia
Reed, Geraldine Blackburn, Birdie
Lawrence, Evelyn Winegardner,
Mary Kuntz, Eleanor Ralston, Err
nestine Daniel, Lucille Hale, Jean
Milligan, Bernice Spencer, Marie
Bamfield, Jane White, Helen An
guish, and Muriel Winegardner
School Calendar
Friday. April 22, Rotary club en-
urday, April 2s, physical education
dinner, high school auditorium.
Open to public. Program to follow
dinner; Friday, April 20, quiz book
examinations: Wednesday May 4,
Junior order of American Mechan-
les program, highschool auditorium,
open to public; Saturday, May 7,
team to Athens: We'd
nesday, May IL, Miss Imogene War
der, lecture on Spain; Friday, May
13, juniOr-senior banquet: Friday,
May 20, senior class play, "Big
Hearted Herbert" Wednesday, May
25, high school commencement, DR..
Simmons, president Akron Univer-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-21
ReinerSville

Rain of III inches since 2 a. N.
Sunday mornings far, so wet,
April, with its Al precipitation.
Doyle B. Teters is listed in Noble
county's CCC quota.--A damp cloth
to the chin cleaned away lot Of
Easter suspicion.--We are glad no
correspondent got tramped on by an
ox.--Miss Glenna Lambert of Zanes-
vile, visited parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Lambert, Sunday, returning
Monday The two most popular
girls in town the 18th were said to
be Ann Versary and Cara Van
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Glines of this
place were guests Sunday of their
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Gage, at
their Bartlett home.--A. B. (Ben)
Dovenbarger, visited home, Sunday,
dent of April 2, in which he sus~
tanned injuries. s.--Monday was cred
tied here, with rain of .6S Of an
inch, and temperature drop Of
from 20 to SIS, but by Tuesday noon
it was back in the 0's.-ElWood
George and family now live on the
former Thomas farm near route rs.
and near Hackney; and the Benton
Cordray adam Hastings) small
farm near Bald Knob, vacated by
George Hall received word Tuesday
morning Of the death during the
previous night of his aged grand
mother, Mrs. Lizzie Petty, wife of
Travis Petty of Cumberland. The
deceased was a daughter of the late
George Fowler of Manchester town
ship and the Fowler homestead lays
on the road leading north and inter
secting state route 76, near the
Garner Dickinson home THE la
dies aid will meet Friday night
with Mrs. George Hail. Members
and anyone that is interested in the
work of the church, please attend
and take thimble, shears and scraps
of print. Victor Mclaughlin (26)
who was removed to a hospital on
the 10th, suffering with an ailment
diagnosed as a spinal affection, was
returned to his paren-
tai home here and under the care of
his physician, had so far improved,
Monday, that he was able to sit up,
and on Tuesday was reported as i'm
proving right along, with the prob
ability as suggested by his physician
that further medical attention
would be unnecessary unless there
were new developments.