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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-12
COLBY
AIDS WALTER

Blase New York will be dazzled
with loneliness from Washington
tomorrow night when Walter
Winchell struts into the fashion
able Stork Club with a bevy Of
District beauties.
Arn1-in.arm with Winchell will
be Miss Betty Gray, judged the
most beautiful government worker
in washington, and the runner-up.
Miss Blenene' Brewer.
Waiting to meet the trio will
be "the most beautiful girl in
New York"-Miss Anita Colby, Of
where-WaShington, D. c.
Miss Colby, daughter Of Bud
Counihan, well-known newspaper
sports cartoonist, left here several
years ago to win nationwide recog
milton as a New York model. Ac
companied by six beautiful New
York debutantes, she will entertain
Winchell and his Washington love
lies at the Stork Club.
AS soon as he returned to
New York, Winchell commune
Gated with Miss Colby and she
enthusiastically agreed to act as
hostess for the Winchell Beauty
Sweepstakes party at the Stork
Club,
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PLAY AT cARDozo

"The Perfect Secretary" one
act play, was presented by the
Purple Speedsters, q shorthand
study group, today in the Cardozo
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Beauty Judge
Tells Problem
BY MISS GINA BRENNAN
WaahIuRtOn Portrait Painter


Washington Portrait Painter
Although my fellow judges
and 1 were In complete agree
ment in our final decision, So
lecting the most beautiful
Government worker in Wash
ington was one of the most
difficult problems l have
ever encountered.
As the IL pretty girls picked
as finalists in the Walter
Winchell Beauty Sweepstakes
stood before us last night, /
was strongly tempted to de-
clare the contest q tie.
How difficult It was to de-
eide between the classic bru-
net beauty Of Edna Evans
Of the gOlden-brown eyes; the
piquant charm Of Elizabeth
Newton; the blond, angelic
loneliness of Gladys Nc
Celery; the exotic grace Of
Elaine Cheverlange; the tall,
French-dOll charm of Cynthia
Evans; the beautifully expires
sive and gracious smile Of
Car NOtre Angelo, and the
wholesome sweetness Of Pa
tricia Perkins.
Then, to add to our diff
culties, we were faced with
the fresh, flOwer-like charm
of Anne OBrien, Of the blue
black hair, and the sweet, DO
etic features Of Margaret
Kruis.
My fellow judges and I
hated to slight any Of those
lovely girls, but we had to
make q final decision and We
could not overlook the beauty
and charm Of Betty Gray
and Blanche Brewer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-12
FoIse' Alarm
TWO Found Guilty,
Sentence DELAYED

Two men were found guilty to
day of turning in a false fire
alarm the night Of May 2.
Judge Walter J. Casey Of Police
Court, who found them guilty, de-
layed passing sentence pending an
investigation by the probation
officer.
The men, Raymond Feddon, 81
Sixth st. N. e., and Russell But
Ter, 400 Second ST.. N. E., admitted
pulling the alarm, but asserted
they did so because they smelled
smoke from a fire.
Fire officials testified there had
been @ three-alarm fire in the vi
cinity that night, but that 1t was
under control at the time the men
pulled the box.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-12
Children to Give !.
Circus Saturday

More than 500 colored children
will participate in the first annual
circus to be presented under au.
spices Of the Community Center
Department Saturday at 2:30 p.
M, in the Walker Stadium.
The three ring circus will be
full of color and present groups
from Birney, Burrville, Deanwood,
Francis, Randall, Garfield, Mon.
roe, Dunbar and Terrell Centers.
The program will be under direc-
ton Of Mrs. Antionette Mills, Lois
Williams and Joseph Drew.
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birthday card given to a chauf-
feur by his wife with instructions,
Have Winchell sign it,"
Finally we got to the Melody
Club and the girls in the contest
crowded around the columnist.
He paid no attention to the win
nerS-his solicitude was only for
the nine who had lost.
Coming up in the car he had
kept talking about them when
Mike, the driver, was silent long
enough to let him talk.
you know that's the tough
part Of contests" he said,
chose who lose. I don't care
whether it's a bunch Of girl
Government workers in Wash
ington or the gals who storm
Broadway looking for a bit in
the theater. For every one who
wins, there are plenty who lose.
I don't like it. It's no fun"
Sitting at the Shoreham for
midnight supper, someone who
knew him well asked Winchell
how he beat the country's press
in getting the name Of Zangara
who shot at President Roosevelt
in Miami and mortally wounded
Chicago'S Mayor Cermak.
The shooting was over, the cor
respondents we're back on the
Presidential train, nobody had
the name Of the assassin. Win
chell went to work. Somebody
told him to ask at the Jail, a
lordly lookup on the 26th floor Of
a Miami skyscraper.
UP THE STAIRS
So Winchell went running. no
elevator up five flights Of stairs
the elevator came by. Win
chell was in up to the 26th
floor the chief of police hello
chief, I'm Winchell. work on a
New York newspaper. let me see
the guy you arrested. what guy?
Come one, come on, show me him
Then Giuseppe zangara 81
have pains, fire in my stomach
Giuseppe Zangara: II kill him,
am a working man. Giuseppe
Zangara"
How much does he get a year,
this Winchell? don't know-but
more than the President Of the
United States. How many famous
people does be meet in q year2 ]
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ROSE TAFFETA

The runner.up brunette Blanche
Brewer, was stunning in heavy
rose taffeta with an old-fashioned
neckline similar to that worn in
Civil War days. She too wore
white gardenias in her hair.
Gowns worn by the other con-
testants we're:
Margaret Kruis, a brunette, full
gold satin with black over-drape.
Elizabeth Newton, black taffeta
trimmed with white.
BLACK SATIN
Patricia Perkins, black satin,
severely cut and showing her ex-
quisite figure to perfection. The
gown was practically backle S S
while the front was cut low with
three tiny straps holding it up.
Cynthia Evans wore white chif-
fon, very full, with yards and
yards Of the airy material float
ing around her feet as she moved.
Edna Evans wore lightblue
satin, cut on simple lines.
Elaine Cheverlange also wore
light blue-so Silvery it looked
like gray.
NET OVERDRAPE
Gladys McCleery was radiant
in gunmetal ts1feta with a net
overdrepe.
Car Notre Angelo (Which means
our dear angelo wore peach, q
glorious shade for her dark beauty.
Ann O'Brien, who is as Irish
as her name, with all the beauty
Of an irish Colleen. wore white
satin ..r-s ~
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Betty Invited
To Be a Queen

On behalf Of the Young
Business Mems Association
Of Berkeley, w. Va, Repre-
sentative Jennings Randolph
extended Betty Gray, the
WincheII contest winner, an
invitation to be queen Of the
tomato festival to be held
early in September.
Flowers were presented to
Miss Gray on the stage by
GUIDE Brothers Company and
the Young Business Men
group.
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HERE is WHAT
BEAUTIES WORE
IN FINALS TEST
Gorgeous Gowns Were
One of Features

Rustling taffetas, swishing sat.
ms, and airy floating chiffons in
all colors held an enraptured au-
dience spell-bound last night as
II Winchell beauties-the pick Of
the Government departments -
paraded onto the Capitol Theater
stage to compete for the title Of
winner in the Walter Winchell
Sweepstakes.
Betty Gray's blonde loneliness
was enhanced by a white chiffon
gown fashioned on severly Gree
ian lines, her only color note be.
irg a gold belt at her slender
waist. She wore a tiara of white
gardenias IN her hair.
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Harry ScharnikOw
Retires From Y. P.

Harry Scharnikow, plant super
intendent Of the northern district
Of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co., retired today after
SO years of service. He came to
Washington from Baltimore in
1908, was made installation super
visor in 1919 and plant superin-
tendent in 1923.
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don't know, but more than you
and /, sister, will meet in so years.
Is he worth it? Well, ask the
17.year.old kids he stood with in
the rain, the taxi drivers, the cops,
the doormen and the gals who
did not win.
So long, Walter.
May you be back with us in
WaShington-in q fash with a
flash.
High School auditorium.
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SPAIN FREES SOLDIER

NEW YORK, May 12.-Daniel
Fitzgerald, of Durham, N. H., a
former soldier with the govern
ment forces in Spain, who arrived
as a passenger on the President
Harding, has received q release
from the department Of security
Of the Spanish government In
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
z GUARD CHIEFS
NAMED IN FRAUD

SYRACUSE, N. Y, June 29
QNSO.-Two high ranking of.
ficers of the New York National
Guard we're indicted today by a
Federal grand jury on charges Of
mulcting the Government over q
five-year period.
Those named are:
Col. William A. Taylor, Assist.
ant-Adjutant General, attached to
the State arsenal at Brooklyn and
former United States property and
diSbursing officer at Pine Plains
Camp.
Capt. John F. Ward, of Al
bany, son of the late Adjutant
General FRANKLIN Ward. Capt.
Ward was quartermaster of the
camp at Pine Plains.
The sums specifically mentioned
total $1,000. United States Dis
trict Attorney Emmons indicated
there were over $1,000,000 in ir-
regularities.
The Indictment charged Ward
presented vouchers for payment of
rental allowance for field training
while in a Federal house on the
milit tary reservation, and the
vouchers were approved by Colonel
Taylor. The Government con-
tends the two aided each other in
the transactions.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29

1nere IS likely to be Somethine
akin to near-revolution, just as
there was in the American EN-
baSSy in London when the Boston
Irish boy transplanted a Iowly
consular official to a high rank.
ing embassy post.
WOULD CLEAN UP SERVICE"
The giSt of Ambassador Joe"
Kennedy's report to the President
is contained in the statement he
made to a friend just before he
saw the President:
Give me a couple of bright
American newspaper reporters
and I'll clean up the whole diplo-
matte service"
The Boston IriShman is the Sec
ond man in the diplomatic service
to become a close confidante of
the President. He has paralleled
Ambassador BulIitt, the Number
One Boy in straight out-and-out
criticism of much of the old line
practices in the diplomatic service.
HITS AT AIDES
1t is reported in high places
that he has severely criticized the
type of information brought to
Ambassadors by the subalterns of
the service.
For instance, Ambassador "Joe"
Kennedy related that he was be-
ing given considerable informa-
ton and many tips" on what was
going to happen in the British
government. Much of this would
be cocktail party and dinner table
gossip, which turned out to be in
accurate. Mr.. nnedy has
adopted the practice, on getting
such a Tip" to call the British
official involved and ask him
point blank whether it is so.
The story here is that the Ken
nedy str aightfrom- -the-shoulde
method has resulted in almost a
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
FLOOD LEAVES
n. J, HIGHWAYS

ENTON, N. j., June 29
Q.N.SD.-All highways in New
Jersey were open to traffic today,
with flood waters, which caused
an estimated $4,OOO,OO0 crop and
property damage in this State,
Delaware and southeastern Penn
sylvania, Under control.
With the Delaware river four
feet above normal, roads near
Trenton suffered most. Tributaries
of the Delaware caused the great
est damage.
Torrential rains of the past
three days caused widespread dam.
age and set new records for June
rainfall in many places.
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900, an increase of approximately
$7OO, 100000 since July 80.
QUARTER BILLION AIM
Meanwhile, Budget Bureau Off.
cialS charted the Governments
fiscal program for the 1899 year
and prepared to impose a 10 per
cent slash on regular department
tai appropriations as an economy
move.
Heads of the various agencies
will be asked to operate on 80 per
cent of the funds allocated them
by Congress for next year. The
bureau hopes to save approx.
mately $250,O00, 900 through this
plan. The same program was
adopted year ago, resulting in a
saving of about $200,000,00O.
Officials also are drafting a
new budget message for the Presi-
dent, completely revising his rev.
enue and expenditure estimates Of
last January and bringing them
in line with current business con.
ditions and the new Administra-
ton recovery campaign,
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
JACKSON HINTS
BLAST At HAGUE
in FETE SPEECH
Hits0utrage Of Freedom
By Local Groups"

CHESTER, Pa, June 29 QN.S.)
Robert H. Jackson, Solicitor Gen
eral Of the United States, today
flayed organizations which item
porarily dominate a community
and outrage it's freedom" with
local expressions.
JackSon's remarks, made as he
acted for President Roosevelt in
accepting a monument presented
to America by the Republic of Fin
land, were interpreted as aimed
directly at Mayor Frank Hague
and his free speech" controversy
in Jersey City. The Solicitor Gen
eral, however, did not mention
Hague's name.
FTNLAND'S GIFT
Presentation of the gift from
little Finland, which the President
referred to Monday as mighty in
honor" featured this city's partici.
patton in the international cele-
oration of the landing of the
Swedish and Finnish colonists on
the shores of this continent 800
years ago.
His Excellency E. Rudolf W.
Holsti, minister of foreign affairs
OF Finland, only European nation
that has not defaulted on its war
debts, presented the monument
OF Finnish granite to America. It
stands on the site where pioneers
established this community, once
known as Finland, in 1641.
HITS OPPRESSION
"The society which underlies
American political institutions
is a mosaic of minorities
united in firm confidence and
a stubborn determination that
this land will not tolerate op-
preston of any racial, national,
religious, or political minority"
Jackson declared.
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900, and the new medical ward
building at Gallinger Hospital, to
cost $75O,O0O.
District officials recently com
piled list of Is projects, classed
also as urgently needed" and
forwarded them to the PWA for
approval. The court and hoSpi.
tai building plans were included.
Now officials are concerned
whether the PWA will release the
S2'8OO,OoO for the three approved
projects, or will hold these up until
all projects are passed upon.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Wife's Suit Seeks
Custody of Dog

CHICAGO, June 29.-Lucky, a
toy bulldog, was one of the few
bright spots in the married life
OF Mrs. Arlene Schafer, %.
She has filed suit in superior
court for divorce from Julius Aus
tin Schafer, 81, charging cruelty
and, in addition to such usual re,
quests as alimony, and attorneys
fees, her bill asks undisputed Gus,
tody of Lucky.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
PWA Red Tape Delays
District Building Plea

The District government, which
is expert at the manufacture of
red tape, was a victim of that
malady today.
Three urgently needed" build
ing projects, which the District
submitted to the PWA prior to
the enactment of the new $18,-
10000 municipal-PWA borrowing
legislation, were approved weeks
ago by the plan examining boards
of the Federal agency.
The buildings are the new Juve,
nile Court, to cost $3.50 900; the
Municipal Court, to cost $780,.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Antitrust Probe
Meeting Called

U.N.SO Senator O'Mahoney
CD of Wyoming, announced to.
Gay the organization" meeting of
the joint Congressional-Exe
monopoly investigating committee
will be held next week.
A previous meeting of the IL
man committee was postponed
to await the return to Washington
CT Representative Summers CD
of Texas, chairman of the House
Judiciary Committee, and Repre-.
sentative Reece tR.) of Tennessee.
.O'Mahoney said they will be in
Washington early next week.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Safe Robbers
Get $50 Loot

Safe robbers struck twice in
Washington last night. Using a
pipe wrench, robbers tore the lock
from a strong box in the office
of the Falvey Granite Company,
2O9 Upshur st. N. W., and escaped
with $50. They overlooked a larger
amount of cash in a desk drawer.
Robbers apparently becam e
frightened when they attempted
to smash open the safe in Golfers
Inn, 1907 Columbia Rd. N. w. A
crank handle was found lying be-
side the battered safe when the
inn opened this morning. The
safe contained $10O.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
hundred per cent accuracy in in.
formation.
SKATERS CASTE" RULE

hundred per cent accuracy in in
formation.
SKATERS CASTE" RULE
He found a bright young mar
IN the consular service named
Steyne. There was a class distinc
ton in the diplomatic service
against consular agents. None the
less Mr.. Kennedy made Steyne q
secretary of Embassy, much to the
chagrin of the Embassy staff.
Steyne was one of those who
with his wife, Ambassador Ken
peGy put on the list for presenta.
ton to the King and Queen at the
time he startled the society world
by leaving out all the debutantes.
incidentally when Mr.. Kennedy
talked this over with the King
and Queen of England. the Queen
said to him:
While court presentations
have nothing to do with democ-
lacy with us, if 1 were an
American would certainly
never want to be presented"
LIST EDITED"
Ambassador Kennedy turned
over his own list to an Embassy
official who was one of those who
resented Mr.. Steyne's elevations.
About three days before the presen
tation the Ambassador checked up
and found Mr.. Steyne's name miss
ing.
Where is Steyne's name?" he
asked.
"Oh!" replied the Embassy
official, I'VE thought we'd let
him wait until next year."
Say, who's running this
show?" demanded the Boston
Irish boy, Ambassador Kennedy,
"You or l."
Mr.. and Mrs. steyne were
presented,
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Hartford Railroad
Plans Coach Bonds

Authority to issue and sell ST.
$4,000 of 4 per cent equipment
trust certificates was requested Of
the Interstate Commerce CommIS-
sion yesterday by the New York.
New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
Purchase Of so lightweight pas.
senger coaches, to be built by the
Pullman-Standard Car Manufac-
turing Co., Worcester, Mass,
would be financed by the issue,
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Civic Stage Group
Is On Air Tonight

The last of a series of four
broadcaSts on THE Story of Milk
will be presented by the District
Medical Society tonight over Sta
ton WMAL at 10 p. m.
The programs have been pre-
sented in connection with the
observance of National Milk
Month. Tonight's play will be per
formed by the Civic Theater
Group. Included in the cast will
be Yvonne Kushner, Paul Wal
ter, Robert M. Miller and George
Buchanan.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Gov. La Toilette
Decries "SCarcity''

CHICAGO, June 90 G.N.S)
Gov. Phil F. La Toilette of Wiscon
son, decrying the theory Of cur
tailment in production:
1T is only when the nation
begins to produce less that we
hear the cry 'overproduction.
We never hear it when every
one is at work"
The Washington times., 1938-06-29

tory of the Treasury.
The combination of boom times
prevailing during most of 1897
and higher tax schedules, enabled
the Government to take in about
$6.250, 100000 since July l, only
$440, 100000 under the 1920 record
This years receipts were approx
mately $4,000, 100000 greater than
the lush periods in 1929 and 1890.
SPENDING MORE
Matched against this huge in
come. however, were expenditures
of approximately $7,700, ,00O, 900, or
more than $4,000 per minute.
This gives the Treasury a
deficit of $1,450 900, 900, according
to preliminary statistics. Although
President Roosevelt last January
predicted the margin of expendi-
lures over receipts would not ex-
ceed $1,088, 100000, the current
deficit remained we'll below that
of last year and was the smallest
since 1881.
The period of comparative pros
perity throughout 1887, coupled
with the undiStributed profits tax
and higher Sur-taxeS, enabled the
Treasury to collect $3.50, 900 900
in income taxes during the past
IL months. This volume was ex.
ceeded only by the postwar years
Of 1919-21.
RELIEF DECREASE
The Governments bill for recov-
cry and relief for the 1888 fiscal
period was held to $2,160 900 900,
a decrease of $900,OO0,OO0 from
last year. The WPA received the
lions share of relief funds, nearly
81 500, 100000 being allocated to
this agency.
National defense outlays. step
ped up to keep pace with the
world ornaments race, cut into
the Treasury for $3.50 900 900,
nearly $150,00O, 900 more than in
1897.
To assist in financing the de-
ficit, the Government resorted to
further substantial borrowing dur
ing the fiscal year, and caused the
public debt to soar to $37, 7,124,000,
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
New Federal Oil
Probe RumOred

MADISON, Wis, June 20 ct.
P.SO.-Reports were circulated
here today that the Federal Gov.
ernment is contemplating a new
Grand Jury probe into the affairs
Of oil companies.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
TREASURY CONDITION

G.N.S) Treasury balance June
27, 81, 300, ,641, ,002.73; internal rev
enue, $7,223, ,048.21; customs re
ceipts. $19,930,593.87: receipts, Sc,
2O4, ,966,141; expenditures, $7,627,
713.2l3.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Senate BOdu
Sits Probe
OfWIlian1s
BY ROBERT A. McGnL


GNSJ. Acting with unprec
edented speed, the Senate Cam
paign Expenditures Committee to
Gay plunged into the second phase
Of its investigation of a speech
by Deputy WPA Administrator
Aubrey Williams admonishine
WPA workers to support friends
In political contests.
After censuring Williams ad
dress to the Workers Alliance o1
America, a WPA workers organ
tzation, as unfortunate" the
committee turned to a partia.
transcript of his remarks to de
termine the accuracy of his
charges that he was misquoted in
the press.
STUDY TRANSCRIPT
Headed by Senator Sheppard
(DD Of Texas, the chairman, the
committee studied a transcript of
Williams remarks which was sub
niitted to the press by the Workers
Alliance Immediately after his
address to the white collar WPA
conference" on Monday.
Sheppard called for the tran
script, said to have been taken by
the alliance without Williams
knowledge, after Williams sub
mitted a resume of his speech in
which he declared, What said
and what I am reported as saying
are two entirely different things. "
"NOTHING POLITICAL"
Williams asserted he urged WPA
workers to strengthen their organi-
cation. He said there was nothing
political in what I said, nor were
any political implications in
tended"
Although some members of tie
committee intimated the incident
was closed, Sheppard served notice
the committee will make full in
quiry, and that it may summons
Williams and David LASER, ma
tional president of the alliance, for
questioning.
mot CLOSED"
"By no means is the inveStiga-
ton closed" Sheppard said.
THE committee will compare
the transcript with Mr.. Williams
letter to the committee and, if
1t believes it is still necessary,
T. will give Mr.. Will ms and Mr..
LASER an opportunity to discuss
the speech further with the COM
mittee. We will be governed by
what the transcript says"
Accompanying the transcript of
Williams address was a statement
from the alliance declaring its
members will support such can
didates who favor at least the lib
eral policies of the New Deal" and
that this action will be taken" ir-
respective of Harry L. Hopkins,
WPA administrator, or Williams.
DEFENDS WILLIAMS
The statement also carried a
broad defense of Williams ad-
dress, and charged that it was mis-
interpreted through a "hypocriti-
cal campaign in the press indicat-
ing that the WPA workers are be-
ing 'coerced' by the national Ad-
ministration
''1n no place did Mr.. Williams
say; nor did we interpret him
as saying, that we should vote
for any candidate or for any po-
, litical party" the statement
added.
Williams address was both de-
Tended and denounced on Capitol
Hill. Senator Pepper CD of Flor
ida. a staunch Administration sup
porter, defended Williams, while
Senator King CD of Utah, an
anti-New Dealer, asSailed the
deputy administrator.