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The Washington times., 1938-06-13

congressional action this week
Establishing an eventual mini
mum wage of 40 cents per hour
anG a maximum 40-hour work
week-but providing for broad ex'
emptions-the bill, 10 days in the
making, received final approval
at a Sunday session Of the con
ferees.
TO BE UP TUESDAY
Representative Mary T. Norton
Cd of New jersey, chairman of
the House Labor Committee, and
the House conferees, will call it
up for consideration there Tues
day She predicted the confer
ence report will be approved
within an hour.
Likewise, the measure was
scheduled for speedy considera-
ton in the Senate.
IF the House passes the bill
on Tuesday. and I think it will,
we will probably be able to con-
slider and pass it on the same
day." said Senator Thomas
Cd of Utah, chairman Of the
Senate Labor Committee and Of
the Senate conferees.
Thomas described the new meas
ure as the greatest" since passage
of the national relations act.
THE bill is really not the
House or the Senate BILL" he
continued. 1T is really new
bill, and a good bill. We think
it will stand the constitutional
ity test because Of its human1-
tartan endeavor."
STEP FORWARD"
"It has a much better chance
to stand the test of constitution
atty than did the original Sen
ate and House BILL" Mrs. Nor
ton said.
The measure was hailed as "a
great step forward by Representa-
tives of the North and the South,
who clashed over demands for ex-
emptions.
Although the conference South
ern bloc obtained provisions for
broad differentials, or exemptions,
the Northern bloc claimed victory
in forcing through a universal
minimum Of 80 cents per hour, de-
signed to raise living standards in
the South.
AS the bill was adopted 1t pro
vides for a ascent minimum wage
for the first year and 80 cents for
the second, with provisions for a
Accent minimum five years after
the 30-cent minimum goes into
effect.
When the law becomes effective,
100 days after enactment, indus
trial boards, similar to code
authorities established by the old
NRA. would be empowered to raise
the pay standards to 40 cents
wherever economically feasible. p"
GEOGRAPHY INVOLVED
When the act has been in effect
seven years, the boards, composed
Of representatives of the public,
employers and employees, would be
empowered to recommend exemp.
tons based on economic factors
affecting an industry, or geo
graphical locations Of an industry.
The hour section Of the bill
would start at A, drop to AZ the
second year, and to 40 the third
There would be exemptions from
the hour section based on the eco
nomic factors pertaining to the
wage provisions, although the act
would fix a work-week ceiling OF
A hours.
The bill exempts agricultural
workers, seasonal professors OF
agricultural products, and pro
fessional workers.
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Airport Site
Quiz Looms
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port advisory committee of nine
which selected Camp Springs.
While these options were under
stood to be for $3.50 an acre
there have been rumorS that an
even higher price was offered for
The options were obtained by a
some of the land-The Times
learned that adjoining land which
was purchased by the Navy De
partment for a radio station
brought only $50 an acre.
STATION BEGUN
The Navy Department pur-
chased 300 acres of land at that
figure and has started work on q
radio station there that is regarded
as vital to the system Of national
defense.
At public hearings on the airport
question, the Navy entered q
strenuous protest against an air
port at Camp Springs, asserting
that this would interfere with the
important radio station.
A number of technical experts
for the Navy appeared at the
hearings and gave testimony to
this effect. Recently however these
objections have been withdrawn,
and the Navy, under pressure. is
preparing to scrap its work and
seek some other location for its
radio station.
Asked why the objection had
been withdrawn, Representative
Carl Vinson Cd of Georgia, chair
man of the House Naval Affairs
Committee, sal today:
I'VE withdrew our objection
because the Navy Department
withdrew its objections. This
was done because the admins
tration wanted Camp Springs
for an airport"
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Charles Edison said he did not
know who issued the order, but
thought it came from the office
Of Secretary Swanson. He said
I'VE hope to obtain funds to
move the radio station to some
other location The thing was
that we were told that Camp
Springs was the only available
site for the airport and SO we
would have to move the radio
station as the lesser Of two evils,
since the site was necessary for
the airport"
COMMENT REFUSED
No one in the Navy Depart
ment would comment on this sud
den change in attitude from the
testimony that had been offered
that location of the airport at
Camp Springs would be a blow
at the Nays program for ma
tional defense.
With controversy raging over
the cost of land at Camp Springs,
Washington today was Offered q
free airport site at Hybla Valley,
one of the sites that received faV'
orable consideration.
Samuel Solomon, manager OF
the Washington Hoover Airport,
declared that the airport corpora
ton which owns the Hybla Val
ley site is ready and willing to
give the Government 1000 acres
of land at that site in lieu Of the
Camp Springs location, provided
the necessary legislation for inn
provement of the site is passed by
| Congress-
The Washington times., 1938-06-13
GUST RADICALS,
HARvEY'S PLEA

NEW YORK, June IS U.Ns).
The Federal Government today
faced q demand by Borough Presi-
dent George U. Harvey, Of Queens.
that radicals be deported from
the United States.
Speaking at a Flag Day cere-
mony, Harvey declared the coun-
try's merchant marine Is "con-
trolled by the Communists" and
charged that "the fault Is with
those in Washington"
I'VE have a lot Of people in
this country who don't like our
flag" said the Republican Dor.
ough head. MY advice to them
is to get out. I wish the people
down in Washington would en-
force the law and throw them
out.
1--WE are the only country in
the world which would permit
things to happen that 60 on
here"
The Washington times., 1938-06-13
u. S. "Blacklist''
Bill Blocked By
Group in House
Judiciary Committee, y to II, Refuses to
Substitute Senate Contract Measure
BY WILLIAM s. NEAL

QNS By the margin of a single VOTE the House Judiciary
Committee today temporarily blocked action the Walsh
Heaey bill which organized labor
has been demanding before adjournment
The Washington times., 1938-06-13
kennedy TRADE
TALKS PRECEDE
EARLY SAILING
us. Ambassador Starts
For Home Wednesday

LONDON, June 10. uN.S9'
Preparatory to sailing for the
United States Wednesday on an
important mission for President
Roosevelt, Ambassador Joseph p,
Kennedy today rushed to com
pletion plans for q series Of
strenuous diplomatic conferences
with British government leaders
and foreign ambassadors.
Kennedy, who ostensibly is re-
turning to America to be present
at his sons Harvard graduation,
arranged an appointment for a
meeting shortly with Prime Min
lister Neville Chamberlain. The
British government head returns
today from a week end in the
country.
FARLEY WITH GRANDT
Immediately after the Cham.
|beElain session, Kennedy will ar.
range meetings with Lord Halifax,
British foreign secretary, and Sir
John Simon. chancellor Of the
excheuuer.
Kennedy already has conferred
with Dino Grand, italian ambas-
Saoor, and between now and
Wednesday he expects to inter
view the French ambassador and
Germany's Charge D'AffaireS
Dircksen.
TO INFORM PRESIDENT
The Ameri can ambassador
pressing series of conferences were
drawn up so that he will be in
possession of sufficient facts to
give President Roosevelt a first
hand, up-to-the-minute picture OF
the international situation.
Kennedy's primary concern Is
the economic and financial aspect
Of the foreign situation as regards
any special recommendations he
intends making toward arrange
ment of war debts, trade treaties
ard whatever financialeconomiC
tie-up is possible between the
United States, Britain and Eu
rope.
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Want to find real bargain pEiees On the
many essential things you need for your
home? Then look in the Miscellaneous
for Sale listing in the classified section Of
tOdsy's Herald and Times.
The Washington times., 1938-06-13
Pay Bill Passage
Tuesday Likely,
Conferees Hold
Broad Exemptions Provided in Measure Now
Believed to Be Constitutional
Rv RoRERT McGIII,
By ROBERT A. McGILL

GNSO Endorsed unanimously by IA Senate and House
confeees the wagour bill scheduled today for final
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-09

Cecil County candidate is that ne Will
ask the incoming legislature upon his
election to review the Workmen's
Compensation Law with the recon-
that it enlarge it to take
care of the men who are not protect
ed because of "occupational diseases" j"
AS a member of the State Indus
trial Accident Commission, Mr.. Croth-
ers has had to review a number of
distressing cases arising from the So
termed "Occupational diseases" for
which the present set-up of the Work
mems Compensation Law makes no
provisions. Under this category of
n-protection to the worker are all
ments arising from lead poisoning,
fumes while painting, the ravaging eff
fects of silicosis and other dust di-
seases.
Years of experience in the law,
covering service before the Bar, on
the Bench and in the State Senate.
have caused Mr.. Crothers to be prac-
tical and prudent in his activities. Yet,
in office, Mr.. Crothers is known as a
hard and relentless fighter for pro-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-09
Pocomoke City, Md.
August 29, 1885

Dear "Chirps:"
Some may think you harp too much
on barking dogs but I, for one, heart
lily agree with you. It is an outrage
when law abiding, tax-paying citi-
zen is deprived of his needed rest by
a "passel" of yowling dogs, stray or
otherwise. Why not try a wad OF
cotton, deftly inserted in each ear
(yours, not the dogs) and see if that
helps matters.
We have dogs that we love and
would not part with for anything in
reason, but there are times when their
incessant barking drives me frantic
and I could willingly slay them.
So, I wish you luck in your crusade
against barking bowwows, cavorting
ours, districting dogs, bowling hounds,
marauding mongrels, prowling pups,
tormenting terriers, and other noise
full, noctournal nuisances!
A. Sympathizer.
P. S. Real name withheld, lest people
think me more crack Drained than
really am.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-09

man campaign, meeting the farmer in
the fields, the office worker at his
office and the factory men at their
plants. His request for support was
made on his record as twice State Sen
ator, his achievements with the State
Roads Commission, his accomplish
ments over IL years as judge with
the State Industrial Accident Com
mission and his experience as prac-
tical lawyer.
"Mr. Crothers has waged a digni-
fled campaign worthy of the man and
the office he seeks" said Mr.. White
ford. "He showed no ill-will of any
kind against his political rivals, and
when the primaries are over and he
should be defeated at the polls the
Democrats of Maryland will find him
giving his whole-hearted support to
the winner"
eve are looking for Mr.. Crothers
to be nominated by a comfortable
margin. His record surely should
convince the voters of the State that
they will have chosen wisely in nomi-
mating him as Attorney General"
One campaign promise made by the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-09
SOUND PUBLIC
SERVICE RATHER
THAN PROMISES

Satisfied that if he is elected Attor-
of Maryland that he will
have been chosen by the people of the
State on his record of sound public
service rather than on what he has
promised or said about his political
opponents, Omar D. Crothers, Demo-
cratic candidate for that office, con-
cluded his quiet campaign this week
with confidence, it was said at his
campaign headquarters.
According to w. Hamilton White
ford, Mr.. Crothers' political agent, the
candidate had met with splendid re-
ception on his visits to county towns
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-09

gressive legislation, one who will not
give quarter when he believes ne IS
working in the best interests of the
State Examples are his fights to
put into effect the Workmen's Com
pensation Law in 1912, the Teachers
Salary Bill, Budget Bill, and other
measures.
AS an exponent of good roads in
the State he has no peer. His Inter
est in their betterment began when
he was a pupil at Tome School, when
he spent his vacation periods at work
on the roads. The late Governor
Ritchie twice honored him by drafting
him for service on the State Roads
Commission.
Mr.. Crothers makes his home in
Cecil County. He is the father of
two sons, Omar d. Crothers, Jr., who,
like his father, is a graduate of Uni
versity of Maryland and Austin L..
Crothers, named after his fathers
uncle, the late Governor Crothers.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-09
Collingswood, N. J.
September 8, 1888

Worcester Democrat,
Pocomoke, Md.
Dear DR.. Clarke:
The pink slip pasted on my paper
indicates that my subscription has ex-
pired.
1 am enclosing my check for an
other year. 1t is pleasure to hear
from the old home town once week,
but regret to note so many of it's
landmarks are passing on. When 1
make a visit there, am brought face
to face with the fact, that I am at
home, in most part, among strangers,
so many changes.
Always glad to meet and make new
friends but sadly miss the old ones !;
and those who still linger grow more
precious in memory as the days come
and go.
Such is the situation of one who has
long left the sunrise of life, but still
cherishes it's memory.
Very truly yours,
VIM. S. Townsend
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-09
other things.

other things.
How any one can trust Roosevelt
after the many tricky, cheap things
he has done, appointing Judge Black
etc.
Why does Roosevelt say one word
about any Republican voting in a
Democratic Primary, when his pal,
John Lewis published far and wide
the fact that he spent $5OO,OO0 on
Roosevelt's election-did Roosevelt
ask who was a Depublican or Demo-
crat, that voted, No, he didn't even
DENY Lewis statement, he kept quiet
about sit down strikes and other
things. Can we trust such a Presi-
dent No.
Best wishes to you and yours,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-09
PEOPLES COLUMN

62O Euclid Avenue
San Francisco, Calf
September 8, 1885,
DR.. E. ]. Clarke, Editor
Worcester Democrat
Pocomoke City, Md.
Dear DR.. Clarke:
I read with interest and hearty ap-
proval your comments favoring the
nomination of Senator Millard E. Ty'
dings.
AS you know, just recently here IL
California, Senator McAdoo was de-
feated in the primaries; although
President Roosevelt asked, at the
time of his visit to this state, that
the Senator be nominated.
May the voters of the good State
of Maryland refuse to comply with
President Roosevelt's dictatorial re-
quest. Surely, the citizens of the Uni
ted States of America have not reach
ed the plac where they wish to elect
Senators who merely vote yes when
asked to do so by the President. If
we are to follow that course, we can
better serve our country by voting to
abolish the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives in order that the salaries
and costs of maintaining the legisla-
tive branch of government may be re-
turned to the Treasury, as a start
toward balancing the federeal budget.
This Labor Day, as President Roose
velt marches into Maryland and asks
the voters to repudiate Senator Tyd-
ings, an Independent thinker and able
statesman, we in San Francisco are
faced with threatened strike against
twenty-six major department stores.
We have seen our leading hotels strike
bound and closed for months at a
time. We know that on the West
Coast ninety-two ships are tied up for
lack of cargo; that based on the pres
ent rate of decline longshore wages
will be seven million dollars less in
1888 than in 1897.
The sole responsibility for such
chaotic and unfavorable conditions
cannot, of course, be placed upon the
President and his Administration
However, we do know that the Presi-
dent has tolerated and in some cases
encouraged the group leaders who are
responsible for the conditions.
Therefore, we earnestly hope and
plead that you the voters of Mary
land will not yield to the Presidents
attempt to dictate the nomination of
a Senator from Maryland who will
vote yes whenever asked to do so by
the President.
Respectfully yours,
John Ennis
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-09
New York City
Septeniber 2, 1888


Dear Mr.. Editor:
note in Salisbury paper that you
are awake to the fact that pine are
working for D. ]. Lewis in tSsA wrong
way. Go ahead and expose any of
them-I for one, am opposed to
Roosevelt coming in our State of Md,
to tell our citizens what to do.
One outstanding thing has been our
idea of States Rights and Freedom
of Religion or politics etc.
I voted twice for Roosevelt, but am
heartily ashamed of him and his
methods, as a President he has so
cheapened the prestige of his office
and our White House and the Demo-
cratic party, that thousands of us are
ashamed of him.
Alan Goldsborough has made a big
mistake in inviting Roosevelt into our
State-our citizens are intelligent
enough not to need him, or any of
his kind Please don't use my name,
but I wanted you to know that many
of us honor Millard Tydings, for his
courage in voting as he did against
packing that Supreme Court, that
one vote alone. far outweighs many
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-09

A CLASSIFIED AID GETS GOOD
RESULTS.
The Washington times., 1938-06-28
0. K.
No Ban Placed on
HOrnSbY's Bets

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June 2S
G.N.SO.-''I don't care if Hornsby
plays checkers or dominoS and
bets on the horses at the same
time, as long as he has a winning
team"
That was the comment today OF
Joe Engel, president of the Chat
tanooga LookoutS, in answer to
the question whether he would
object to Rogers Hornsby, holder
of the modern season hitting rec
ord Of .424, who took over the reinS
as manager Of the I'ookouts yes
terday.
Hornsby arrived here yesterday
from Baltimore where he had been
coaching the Orioles this year. He
donned a uniform for newspaper
photographers, then Joined Engel
in the stands to discuss individual
players on the team.
Hornsby, who led the National
League in batting for six consecu
tive years, denied betting on races
ever interfered with his work and
declared "it's my private business
if I want to bet"
The Washington times., 1938-06-28
Signed
Pinckert, Barber In
RedSkin Fold

Newly signed contracts of two
members of the Washington Rec
skins, Ernie Pinckert and jim
Barber, were in the strong box Of
the worlds professional football
champions today.
General Manager Jack ESpey,
in making the announcement, said
that Barber has picked up is
pounds which will make him more
valuable than ever as a tackle.
Next fall will be Jim's fourth sea-
son as a pro.
Pinckert, one of the finest
backs in the National League, is
facing his seventh season as a
pro.
The Washington times., 1938-06-28
GRANTFAVORED
IN TITLE TENNIS

RIVER FOREST, ILL.,, June 2S
G.N.S0.-Bryan ''Bitsy" Grant OF
Atlanta, Ga, was installed a favor
ite today to win the national clay
court tennis championships.
Grant showed all his old time
form yesterday in defeating vii,
bur Coen of Kansas City. Winning
the last six games of the final
set, Grant beat Coen, 6-3, IS.
1-6, IS, to advance to the semi.
final round.
Today Grant was scheduled to
battle Bobby Riggs of Chicago, de.
Tending champion. Riggs entered
the semi-finalS by turning back
Harold Surface of Kansas City,
6E3, Ga, 81.
Gardner Mulloy of Miami, Fla.
and Joe Hunt of Los Angeles, were
the other Semi-finalists. MulloS
vanQuiShed Don McNein, Okla
homa City, 60, 3E6, 6-3, 81
and Hunt beat Elwood Cooke, Port
land, Ore, 60, |6, Ga.
The Washington times., 1938-06-28
ACES TO VIE IN
18TH MARATHON
JULY FOURTH.

The twelfth annual 10-mile mar.
athon race will be staged again
this year, it was announced by
Richard S. Tennyson, assistant
supervisor of Fairgrounds. The
event will be held July 4, in con-
junction with the annual celebra-
ton at the Takoma Park play
grounds.
Nationally famous runners from
the Eastern Seaboard will compete
in the marathon, including Blu
Agee of the Stonewall Democratic
Club of Baltimore, nine times win
ner of the race.
Following a meeting Of the COM
mittee handling the sport, it has
been decided to map out a new
course this year, starting at the
Mt. Vernon Boulevard, over the
Memorial Bridge to Constitution
Avenue, then east on Constitution
to Fourteenth Street to E Street
and up Thirteenth, to Logan
Circle as in the past. Here Cne
course deViates from the previous
route with the runners continuing
out Thirteenth to Piney Branch
Road and right to Van Buren,
then to the finish.
In past years, the marathoners
turned off at Logan Circle on Yer
mont Avenue to New Hampshire.
And then after running along New
Hampshire to Sherman, continued
to Georgia Avenue, to Van Buren,
Street into Takoma Park TO the
swimming pool there.
Jerry Looney, chairman OF the
race committee of the D. c. A. A.
u, commenting on the new route,
stated that the Thirteenth Street
Hill at Central High is sporty"
Members of the committee in
charge of the Marathon, in addl-
tion to Tennyson and Looney, in
cIude Harry Helme, for mer
Georgetown track star; Ralph E.
Harries, James Sprigman, John
Busick, C. J. Bride, Yank Robins,
Frank Xanten and Dave Adamson.
The Washington times., 1938-06-28
Jack Burns Named
Toronto Manager

TORONTO, Ont, June % GIN
SO.-The Toronto Maple Leafs, of
the International League, today
were under the management Of
Irving "Jack" Burns following
resignation OF Dan Howley, former
major league pilot.
Howley gave up the field ANA
ger post to take charge Of player
deals and act in an advisory ca
pacity to the club.
Burns, a first gaSeman, came
to Toronto from the Detroit Tigers
this season.
The Washington times., 1938-06-28
WILLIAMS DUO
WINS PC. A,PLAY

BALTIMORE, June 2S.-Bob
Williams, Naval Academy profes-
Sional, one of the newest mem
berS of the Middle Atlantic group,
paired with John Tornabene, Of
Clifton Park, to register a best
ball score of 81 over the Clifton
Park course, winning the Middle
Atlantic P.G.A. pro-amateur event.
A Washington pair, Cliff Spen-
Ger and Eddie Bean, Of Beaver
Dam, were in a three-way tie with
the teams of Johnny Bass and
AL Laur of Clifton Park, and
Ralph Beach, Suburban, and
Henry Hamp, Hillendale, with 63S
Beach's round of 81 took down
the individual pro sweepstakes
prize. Cliff Spencer was next
with a 68. Other sweepstakes
scores: Leo Walper, Middle At
lantic champion, II; Rut Coffey
Winchester, Va, 70: Gene Lar
kin, Woodmont, 76, and Tony
Sylvester, Capital, 80. Spencer
paired with S. Prentis, Of Beaver
Dam, took the prize in the pro
amateur play with a 81.
Other scores:
Gene Larkin and Bobby Baum (Wood
mont), II; Leo Walper, unattached, an'
Fl. G. Peacock, Indian Spring. So; Let
Walper and Frank Williams (Washlne
toni, 66: Rut Coffey and Carl Campbell
(Winchester), SO; Rut Coffey an
Ralph Greman (Winchester). So; Ton!
Sylvester (CapitaD and James Ros
(CIifton Park), IA: Tony Sylvester an:
H. MCGEE (Clifton Park), II; Tony Syl
vester and Roy Mariner (Cltftol
Park), So.
The Washington times., 1938-06-28
Drive On
$1,000 Subscribed for
Regatta

Twelve hundred dollars Of the
10000 necessary to finance the
Presidents Cup Regatta next
September has been subscribed in
the first two weeks of the under
writing campaign, Skipper James
A. Councillor, of the Fo'csle Club,
said at the weekly luncheon held
at the Raleigh Hotel yesterday.
Melvin Sharpe, chairman of the
fundraising committee, aske d
every member of the club to assist
in swelling the regatta chest,
stressing the fact that the many
women devotees Of boating in
Washington should be asked to
aid in the drive. Harry Smith
showed colored movies Of last
years regatta and Lieut.. Comdr
Leland P. Lovette, U. S. NJ, held
a drill in nautical phraseology.