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The Washington times., 1938-11-05

future? How much leave was I
allowed, sick and annual? Would
1 be working at all, and If so, for
how much? How would my job
compare in other respects with
this? How are my friends making
out who are employed with com
mercial firms? Why do so many
thousa ands take Civil Service
examS?' Such meditation before
criticism will-or should-make
you realize you've got something
and ought to appreciate it. Uncle
Sans table is not a trough. -
Contented Cog"
Dear COntented Cog: You'd
better remain anonymous!
Assured, NoW
Dear Mr.. Moser: Recently there
was published an article that the
GAO officials had asked Civil
Service for the blanketing in of
about $500 emergency employees
undeC the Executive Order of June
"a. More recently an article
stated that there was little chance
of the GAO being put under
Civil Service without important
charges in the order of June "a.
Mr.. Moser, 1 am mostly interested
in the asserting machine oper-
atorS and key puncherS as 1 am
not familiar with the other divi.
sions of the GAO. But I do know
this work must go on at all times.
Each and every one of these en-
ployes has from one to five years
without break in service. 1t would
be rather difficult to secure a
private position after being dis
missed with the length of service
each one has" Mrs. N.
Dear Mrs. NJ: Civil Service
has, as you should know, an
nOunced GAO emergencies" as
included in the June "a order -.
You have no valid worry excuse
now.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
"a Disarn,ing ApprOU0L'

"a Disarnling Approval"
T REMEMBER the day Paul walked into my Of
L flee not so long ago, about the time some OF
the pieces your humble servant wrote on the Ad-
miniStrations foreign policy in the Far East
seemed to peeve the High Command, and an
nounced that he had been assigned by his man
aging editor. the great o. K. Bovard. dean among
real, genuine newspapermen and who has since
retired, to write smear piece about this writer.
Only Paul charmingly called it "a hostile story!
Disarmingy, he said he had had a list Of COM
plants from Washington department heads about
pieces had written, and what had to say in
self-defense.
remember well how Paul sighed and explained
he was resigning to go to another newspaper;
that assignments aimed to smear luckless and un-
Suspecting victims had finally "Stuck in his
craw" so much so that he could not continue to
accept them and retain his selfrespect as forth
right objective newspaperman! And how this as
signment was his LAST along this line; that soon
these unpleasant jobs would be thing Of the
past.
Copyright Ledger Syndicate)
(The opinions expressed By BonEe Carter are
hts otOn and not necessarily those OF The
Washington TtnreSJ
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

continued, was an attempt to
discredit the committee by
ridicule and Misrepresentation.
"'This campaign was begun
by certain radical writer's
whose sympathies for Soviet
Russia are matters Of common
knowledge in Washington
Dies said.
HE referred in particular,
he said later, to Paul Y. Ander-
son, st. Louis newspaperman,
who followed Dies on the air
to answer his charges. Charles
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
HOlLyuOood's Potent Lures

DACK to New York. too. has come William J.
Howard, and Is minutes from Times Square
on the fastest subway express he is strutting
about happily, Zanuck- Mayer Warner all by
himself for his cinema production of "FrGnkie"
is nearing completion in the Astoria studios And
now there is some vague talk that several other
productions are to be ground out in the East
here. Some years ago, when the West Coast
emirs rebelled at excessive California taxation,
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Speaking Of Government
Workers
'BY J. Earle MOSer

Old John Public pays his Ddy
So l1hy not let him haze his
say?
As a critic there's none better
When he decides to pen
letter.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Watch This Box

LII HE 4nEA L EN- AHO
Ghost Goes West" with Rob
ert DOnat, showing here now,
Is one of those crack Drought
backs" for which the Little is
famed. Nuf Sed.
BOXING: Ring fans who
wish to see Mondays thrill
card at Turner's Arena should
send us an unusual Federal
fact Might mean re-
served seats.
HIGH ICE CREAM: Mary
Moore, Agriculture, has a slip
awaiting at this desk good
for a quart of ice cream at
any High store, one of which
operates at 1904 Connecticut
Ave. N. w.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

To the wiSe-here's the
WARNER film schedule for
today: EARLE and AMBAS-
SADOR - Fred MacMurray
and Ray Milland in Men
With Wings" plus Ross
Wyse, jr., and June Mann
on the Earle stage. METRO
POLITAN - Mary Carlisle
and John Howard in "TOuch-
down Army" TIVOLI-Ed-
ward G. Robinson in 81 Am
the Law" UPTOWN-JOe E.
Brown in "The Gladiator"
CALVERT and PENN-CheS-
ter Morris and Richard Dix
in "The Sky Giant"
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Stop Kicking!

Dear Mr.. MoSer: An open letter
Ito malcontents-The next time you
start to criticize, ask yourself these
questions: Why did I want a Civil
Service job? What did I do before?
What were my hours, my salary,
my prospects, my provision for the
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Says Boake Garter

His technique of approach to intended victims
has about it the touch of master. 1t is one OF
apparent forthrightness, supported by an air OF
reluctance, as if a man were bent upon mission
for which he had the utmost distaSte but which
he was obliged to carry through as a matter Of
professional duty.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

ing establishments. The idea Is you nave !"
have climate, grass and water to achleVe tne oeS'
results in raising race horses and those states are
supposed to be tops in all three respects HOW
ever, great race horses have been produced IN
MANY other States so there really is no set rule
about the matter.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Voice of New York By Louis Sobol

coast dominated executive huddles for weeks
Nothing came of that, however, and the truth is
nothing probably will for there is something
about Hollywoods lazy days. palm trees and
mountain lure which holds cinema folk under
potent SPELL
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Maryland Has Most Racing

Catskills.
Maryland Has Most Racing
IN Maryland you find the great horse farms of
l. young Alfy Vanderbilt and William Wood
ward the banker and numerous other famous
horse owners, but they do lot of their breeding
down in Kentucky, sending their celebrated
stations there after they are through racing be-
cause of the greater number of brood mares in
the Blue Grass"
STILL Maryland is far and away the greatest
horse-racing State in the Union 1t has five major
race tracks and several smaller ones and it en-
courages breeding in the State by offering special
races for Maryland foals. Only the Kentuckian
tops the Marylander in knowledge Of horses and
of blood lines, though Virginia probably has more
breeding farms.
ODDLY enough, horse racing is not permitted
" in Virginia, but there you find some of the
greatest breeding establishments in the world.
In Virginia is the great Court Manor operated
by Willis Sharpe Kilmer, of Binghamton, N Y,
whose colors have been carried by many mighty
fast horses including Sun Briar and old Ex.
terminator. Kilmer does most of his breeding
there
In Virginia. too is William Zieglers farm and
the celebrated Brookmeade, owned by Mrs. lisa.
bella Dodge Sloan, which was the turf's leading
stable in the heyday Of Cavalcade and High
Quest and Psychic Bid and its other good horses.
A lot of fine stations in Virginia, and horse
owning and horse breeding is carried on down
there in more of the traditional manner Of the
good old days than anywhere else.
Tennessee used to produce some good race
horses, and we know fellow who is trying it in
Florida and giving off lot of confidence, at that
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Sweets for Three

One-pOund boxes of de-
iciOuS ORIGINAL VELATI
chocolates or caramelS are
awarded to: CHARLOTTE
JOHNSON, Civil Service; j.
T. SKINNER, Loans and Cur
rency; EARL BARR, Agricul-
ture. Candy will be pre-
sented at either store, Ninth
and G SITS. N. w., or 6O9 Four
teenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

DOT POURRI. Breathtakng stage name
Ymska Tyssen. Chief reaction to the Mar
tan scare, now that the madon has subsidized,
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Registered United States Patent Office
Copyright 1898. by King Features Syndicate. Inc
International Copyright and All Other Rights Reserved

CTTTING around listening to the horse folks
~ talk horse in Baltimore the other night re-
minded LIS that one of our readers recently asked
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
TeBut'

BUFFALO, N. Y-Excerpt from news dis
~ patch:
. '"The next move by the Administration Dies
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
EYES "Ei Robert this daily Monday through
Sunday HcrGLd1meS FOHOw Roberts column
HeradTimes
The Brighter Side ByDam0n Rnny0n

winter climate there is too severe on the nags'
The Sanfords breed few every year at the old
Hurricane Stud near Amsterdam, and the GerryS
have a productive establishment up in the
Catskills.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

(The opinions expressed by Bonke Carter are
hts otOn and not necessarily those OF The
Washington TinneSJ
Evening star., 1938-03-31
COLLEGE NEWSMEN
TO CONVENE HERE
100 From SO Universities Are
Expected to Attend Two.Day
Session at G, w, u.

Approximately 100 student news
paper staff members from SO colleges
and universities in the Middle Atlantic
States are expected to attend the two
day convention of the intercollegiate
Newspaper Association. opening at
George Washington University tomor-
row.
Men active in newspaper work will
speak and hold consultations with the
delegates. and news. editorial and ad-
vertising contests will be held in con-
nection with the meeting. An exhibit
Of newspapers and newspaper tech
nique will be on view in the Student
Club.
Those to talk tomorrow include Dr.
Ralph E. Turner of the Social Security
Board, DR.. Raymond A. Vonderlehr,
assistant surgeon general Of the United
States Public Health Service, and
Howard Ennes, associate editor Of the
George Washington University Hatchet
and president of the association.
Speakers Saturday morning will be
John M. Clark, editorial writer of the
Washington Post, who has just been
awarded one of the Niemann fellow
ships in journalism by Harvard Uni
versity: Paul Y Anderson, Washington
newspaper correspondent. and Thomas
McAvoy of Life magazine. Drew Pear
son, columnist, will speak Saturday
night.
Others who will talk are Watson
Davis, director Of Science Service and
former editor of the Hatchet, and Sem
ator La Toilette of Wisconsin, who will
be the principal speaker at the closing
banquet at the Press Club Saturday
night.
Evening star., 1938-03-31
Lover of Books
Is Held in Theft
OF 1000 Works

A former George Washington Uni
versity student. who told police he
loved good books so much that he had
stolen more than 1000 volumes from
local stores and libraries during the
last three years, was held at the sew
enth precinct for further investigation
today.
There were lew new robbery reports
for the police to work on Major theft
reported yesterday was $24O worth of
clothing stolen from the apartment Of
Verna Williams and Louise Stitch at
1927 Twenty-eighth street NV.
Detective Sergt. Norman Hookinson
and Detective M. B. Moore arrested the
28-year-old book lover in a George
town book store last night. The ON
GERS said he told them he began steal
ing books to satisfy his desire for good
reading when he couldn't find a job
after finishing college. and had sold
those he didn't like to make q living.
An alleged cigar thief was arrested
by 1t. Joseph w. Shimon and detec-
tives of his special pickup" squad,
who for weeks had been seeking the
source of expensive cigars found in pos
session OF many of their prisoners
whom they were convinced couldn't
afford them. An underworld tip led
to the 23-year-old employe of a to-
bacco sales company. Police said he
had augmented his wages by peddling
the expensive smokes for few cents
each.
Evening star., 1938-03-31
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

IODAY.
ganization-House debates Gov
ernment reorganization bill.
Burlew-Senate considers nomina-
ton of E. K Burlew to be Assistant
Secretary of Interior.
Taxes-Senate Committee may COM
plete revision of House tax bill.
Flood control-House Committee
holds hearings on $500, 900 flood
control program.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Will take up bill amending Gus
toms procedure If Burlew nomination
is disposed Of.
Judiciary subcommittee hearing on
Logan bill to establish Federal Court
OF Appeals to expedite cases from Fed
eral commissions and other tribunals
in which the United States is party,
1890 am.
Interstate Commerce subcommittee,
hearings on railroad investigation,
10:30 am.
Commerce Committee, executive,
10 am.
House:
Continues debate on Government
reorganization bill.
Post Office Committee considers
postmaster appointments bill, 10 an.
Evening star., 1938-03-31
A CORRECTION
To the Editor of The Star:

40 the Eoltof OF Inc star:
Reference is made to your editorial
headed Baby Bonds" in the March
26. 1888, issue of The Evening Star.
We appreciate the space you have
devoted to the discussion Of savings
bonds, but desire to call your atten-
ton to an error, or rather misstate-
ment, which occurs in this editorial.
Among other things you state:
Likewise. they (baby bonds) have
certain disadvantages. They are not
negotiable. They pay no interest until
they mature at the end of 10 years.
Hence. widows and elderly persons
who need income now do not find
them an attractive investment"
The statement that savings bonds
DO not pay" interest is not correct,
even though dividend checks are not
forwarded at fixed intervals to own
ers. as is true of other registered Sc
curltles. A savings bond NAV be
redeemed at any time after so davs
from its date of issue, and its cash
surrender value is never less than the
purchase price. This value increases
at the end Of the first year and each
SIX months thereafter until the bond
natures at the end of 10 years at a
value 33ls per cent greater than its
purchase price.
Several inquiries and criticisms
have reached lis with reference to
this statement, for it leaves the dis
tlnct impression that savings bonds
40 not increase in value. but that a
bonus is payable when they mature
Any correction of this statement Won
deem appropriate will be appreciated
HERBERT E. GAsTON
Assistant to the Secretary of
the Treasury.
Evening star., 1938-03-31
Baffled Court Gets l ,3OO.Page,
$4,5OO,OOO Suit IN Lon g1,and

Ey the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH. March 3l.-The
voluminous record of a s4.5OO, 900
damage suit against the United States
Steel Corp. was home again today,
atter a trip across the Atlantic Ocean.
Laborously written in longhand, the
record popped into the laps of the
seven justices of the State Supreme
Court, one of whom was moved to
remark:
What is this thing?"
Attorney Asa L. Carter explained it
was the record as reasonably as he
could write it," because his $50 clients
did not have the money to have it
printed
Originally filed in Allegheny Coun-
ty Common Pleas Court nine years
ago. the suit has travelled far and
wide. To the Supreme Court of the
United States. United States Circuit
Court, where appeals are still pending.
and even across the broad Atlantic
to the Permanent Court of Interna-
tional Justice at The Hague.
The case even appears in the War
Department files in the matter of
seaway from the Great Lakes to the
Chesapeake through Pittsburgh" The
Seventy third Congress also has a
record and various Representatives
and Senators have been reached by
the Never r-say-die" Carter of Eliza
beth, Pa.
The original 1,3O0-page bill of COM
plant tated sulphur fumes and waste
from the coke ovens of Big Steel's"
subsidiary plants in the Clarion and
Donora, Pa, districts "depasturized
the land and injured and destroyed
plaintiffs bodies, lands and personal
properties"
The list finally grew to $50 plain
tiffs, who consolidated their claims
to make the case of Mrs. Agnes Gliwa
VS.. the corporation and subsidiaries.
Mr. Carter took them all through his
tour of courts seeking justice because:
For more than six years prior to
plaintiffs organization aforesaid de-
PENDANTS have conducted their COM
planned factory and continuously sent
into the plaintiffs atmosphere the
products of combustion of sulphur
in a steady stream by an unbroken
Evening star., 1938-03-31

T. Preston, John G. Pennypacker,
James D. Sawyer, Charles S. Sargent,
J. Sawyer Wilson. jr.; Charles II. Baet-
jer. Don NJ Kelley, Gerald c. Marshall,
Alfonso P. Villa Also the following
limited partnerships: Frederick Os-
born, Grayson NJ P. Murphy, jr.: p.
Erskine Wood and Walter Herrick.
Follows Merger.
Today's announcement follows the
merger of Hartman g. Keech with
Winthrop Mitchell L. Co., which pro-
vides for dissolution of the former
firm on April Is.
The other partner of Hartman &
Keech. Maj. Ferry K. Heath. joined
Winthrop Mitchell a. CO., and is to
be resident partner in charge.
John CasWell. jr.. who has been
office manager for Hartman g. Keech
will join the staff of G. M. P. MUIR
ply e. Co., as will several other as
sociates Of Mr. Garrett.
A. Chester Flather and Charles Car
roll Morgan. who have been associate
managers of the Washington office Of
G. NJ P. Murphy g. Co.. will remain
with the firm when they move to
their new and larger quarters r.
Baker Robinson. manager of the bond
department, will continue in the same
capacity.
1t was announced that the personnel
Of both Offices will be combined.
Evening star., 1938-03-31
Retirement of Gen. Reisinger
Meets R00serelt's ADDrOrnl

Barracks in Quantico: Brig. Gen,
Frederic L. Bradman, president of the
Marine Corps Equipment Board at
Quantico; Brig. Gen. James T. Buttrick.
commandment of the Marine Corps
Schools at Quantico: Capt. Alfred j.
Touion OF the Navy Medical Corps,
serving at the Washington Navy Yard.
and Comdr. Holland r. Gasser. on
duty at the Naval Dispensary at the
Navy Department. Serving as recorder
OF the board was Maj William K.
MacNulty of the Naval Examining
Board at Marine Corps headquarters.
Secretary Swanson last Friday had
recommended that the findings of the
NVal Retiring Board be approved ef-
fective May /, and that Gen. Reisinger
be retired from active service and
placed on the retired list on that date.
Presumably, he will remain a patient
at the Naval Hospital in the interim.
Order Is Final.
President Roosevelt, at Warm
Springs, Ga, Tuesday, approved the
recommendation and thus made it
AAinl' OllllldlS IlcTe SdlO.
The specifications brought under
the charges Of the court-martial ac-
cused Gen. Reisinger of making err
roneous reports in connection with
mis- individual travel accounts. This
is the first time in the history of the
Marine Corps that brigadier general
faced general court-martial charges,
1t was said at Marine Corps head
quarters. y
Well known in Washington. due to
his activity in service, patriotic and
fraternal organizations, Gen. Reisinger
was appointed paymaster of the
Marine Corps on March ], 1896, for a
period Of four years He was born
here on October 10. 1876, and accepted
commission in the Marine Corps in
February, 1900. He beceme a colonel
in 1924 and was made a brigadier
general on his appointment as pay
master.
Evening star., 1938-03-31

feeding of coal Of $1,000 daily tons
into 1857 hy-product coke ovens"
All of which caused State Supreme
Court Justice H. Edgar Barnes to re-
mark:
I've oftan wondered why all that
smoke didn't come down to Pitts
burgh'
The remark drew warning from
Justice James B. Drew.
You had better be careful or you
will become a plaintiff.
But Justice George w. Maxey was
puzzled. He looked at the script"
at Mr.. Carter and at a baffed cor
poration lawyer.
Whats the idea?" he asked.
As far as could be determined, the
only question before the State high
court. despite other court actions,
was whether Mr.. Carter and his $50
clients had cause for action.
Chief Justice John w. Kephart as
sured Mr.. Carter his case would be
given careful consideration.
Evening star., 1938-03-31
EMBASSY PICKET .
Law T0BE TESTED
Four Elect to Stand Trial.
Several Others Fined
on Guilty Pleas,

-Four Of the 80 men and women
arrested on March IA for picketinp
the German Embassy and Austrian
Legation in protest of Germany's alb
sorption Of Austria will be placed on
trial before Judge Edward M. Curran
In Police Court on April 6.
When arraigned yesterday, IS of the
defendants entered pleas Of guilty.
eight being sentenced to pay fines
totaling $3.50, and the remainder being
released on their personal bonds. The
four who elected to stand trial did so
on advice of Howard WestUood, coun-
sci for the Civil Liberties Union. They
are Robin Myers, George A. Cullinane,
Ezra Freud and James Lerner.
They will be tried to test the con-
stitutionality of recent act of Con-
gress which prohibits picketing within
500 feet of foreign embassy or lega-
tion without securing a police permit.
The defense contends that unlawful
delegation of authority has been placed
In the hands of the police It is also
contended the act is in violation of
the Constitution in curbing the free
dom of speech and assembly.
Other Picketers Quizzed.
The remaining 35 delegates ques-
toned by Judge Curran as to whether
they knew they were violating the
law, would they defy the law and
picket again under similar circum-
stances, what schools and colleges they
attended and, in some instances, the
birthplaces of their parents.
The eight persons fined said thev
knew they were violating the law
and would do it again. Their SEN
tenceS were $50 or 80 days in six
cases, s25 or 80 days in one case, and
S25 or 25 days in the other. OF the
others, most said they did not know
they were violating the law. Some
said they could not say at this time
whether they would do the same thing
again.
In inquiring as to the birthplace of
the parents Of several defendants,
Judge Curran was told they came from
Russia or Poland.
Several Arrested Before.
Many defendants said they had
attended the recent Congress of Youth
here and had remained for the purpose
Of joining the picket line in protest
against Fasclsm. Most of them were
single and lived with their parents.
Several said they had been arrested
before for picketing in labor disputes,
while one said he was previously con-
victed for picketing an embassy. Only
five of the defendants were from
Washington.
A number of the defendants said
they were attending or had attended
Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, N. Y.
To answers from the court regarding
the teaching there, most said they
had not been taught to be radicals.
Evening star., 1938-03-31

whopper," and another about citizen
who justified his talking to himself in
public because he had "a wife who
knits' and pearls before swine"
The principal dramatic number was
T. s. Eliot's chorus from his Murder
In the Cathedral" dealing with the
Staying of Thomas Beckett, the Arch
bishop Of Canterbury.
Choral verse is spoken without ges-
ture in a uniform tone of voice rising
and falling in pitch and expression
according to the demands Of the poem.
Solo voices change their tone from the
groups while they do their individual
parts and then lapse into the group
intonation.
The art was introduced to America
By Marjorie Cullen Of England.