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The Washington times., 1938-02-11
Dear Washington
By Helen Essary

Groton looked down the table at Undersecretary
of State Sumner Welles, and said:
There is one of my old students. He always
was smart boy.'
DR.. Leach is a sympathetic friend to young
writer's and takes pains with the hopeful authors
who come "to see the editor"
Social Leader in New York
Mrs Leach helps make the social and political
wheels 60 round in New York. She has been active
in labor and social legislation has campaigned
for her friends, Mr.. Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Mrs Caroline ODay; is lovely to look at and has
lots of gayety and charm.
The presence of Col. Theodore Roosevelt, jr.,
gave special interest to the small luncheon Mr..
and Mrs James Clement Dunn gave for the U. S.
Ambassador to Poland and Mrs. Biddle. was
fascinated by Colonel Roosevelt's over-thecoffee-
conversation about some of the remote places Of
the world he has visited and knows much about.
This son Of the first Roosevelt has an absorbing
interest in history and makes vivid personalities
of the characters most of us know mostly as his
tory lessons.
Mrs Longworth also at the luncheon, left yes
terday for Cincinnati On February % she will
go to the Glenn Frank Republican policy meeting
at Chicago as one of Ohio's representatives. Mrs.
Laura Curtis, Mrs Cooper B. Rhodes and Miss
Marie Obenauer will be District Of Columbia dele
gates. To return to Mrs Dunns luncheon, Mrs.
Biddle had brought with her portfolio OF pho
tographs of Pomorzany the country place outside
of Warsaw which Ambassador and Mrs. Biddle
rented from Count jerry Potocki, the Polish Am
bassador here. Count Potock was delighted with
Mrs Biddle'S success in redecorating the old
house. After luncheon Mrs. Biddle went to take
color photographs Of the garden Of Senator Joseph
E. Guffey.
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lone Of the best ways by
which war may be avoided is
to be strong enough to resist
aggression"
Secretary of War Woodring said
that today in indorsing Army Day
to be observed on April 6 under
the sponsorship of the Military
Order of the World War.
The Secretary pointed out that
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D. C. CRIMINALS
HIDING; POLICE
PURSUE PURGE.
Junk Dealers Shot
ROuts Burglar

Washington's criminal element
apparently was hunting for cover
today while the Police Department
pushed its intensive drive to round
up all suspicious characters, vag-
rants and floaters.
vealed only one case Of attempted
burglary, in which the perpetrator
was believed shot, and two cases
Of highway robbery.
Sweeping through beer taverns,
poolrooms, "flophouses" and other
half.world haunts, detective
squads corraled IS men yesterday
and last night. In police station
cells, they joined IA other persons,
picked up Wednesday night.
TO FACE LINEUP
The prisoners will be paraded
before victims of recent holdups.
pocketbook snatching and other
offences in a police lineup.
Inspector Bernard Thompson
chief of detectives, has announced
the new crime campaign will con
tinue until the city is rid Of all
floaters and undesirable charac'
ters. In addition, the department
will continue more than 100
policemen on the extra-duty night
bandit patrol, which has been a
major factor in curbing the city's
recent crime wave.
SHOT ROUTS BURGLAR
The lone burglary attempt
crowned with success a one-man
war against crime conducted by
Isadore Leavitt at his junk shop,
1913 E st. s. w. The shop has been
burglarized five times in recent
weeks, so Leavitt decided to put a
stop to it.
For more than a week he sat
up nights in the shop office, wait
ing. Last night a colored marau-
der crawled through a hole in a
rear fence and tried to pry open
a door of the shop. Leavitt was
ready.
He fired one shot at the in
truder, who fled, and told police
he believed his aim was good. Doc
tors and hospitals we're instructed
by police to watch for a colored
man seeking treatment for a bull
let wound.
Leavitt told police he believed
his aim was good. Physicians and
hospitals were notified by police
to be on the lookout for a colored
man seeking treatment for bullet
wound.
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idea for financing Jhe OnlGeu
States in a story Senator Alben
w. Barkley told him at a re-
cent dinner at the home Of
the Treasury Secretary.
Way back in 1896, said the
Democratic Senate leader, vii.
liam Jennings Bryan had got
the country in a state about
free silver. The voters in Ten.
nessee were trying to find out
how Bob Taylor, their candi-
date for Governor, stood on the
money issue.
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q constant percn, lnSCeao OF
fitting about from branch to
branch, like a canary" the idea
was to put on a bang-up, we'll
oiled conference Of little busi-
ness men who could be counted
on to stand by the Administra-
ton and damn their corporate
brothers.
After all, hadn't F. D. R.
been bemoaning the fate Of lit
tie business men. and hadn't
he declared he was out to save
them and they were all for
hinp
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EXPECT RUSH

The board expected a busy ses-
sion inasmuch as only 500 learners
had received licenses when the Of
flee opened at S:45 am. and an
estimated 1,5oO we're yet to register
From Monday on, the minimum
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SO far, by the accounts in the
papers, he has not been chop
ping peoples heads off every
few minutes for pleasure or
power. He has only been send
ing the owners of the heads
into exile. This mad greed for
power-how it sweeps men Off
their feet. And in the end,
turns on them like the mon
ster it is, and devours them.
1 wrote in this little column
a few weeks ago about the
+hree strange men-MuSSolini,
The Washington times., 1938-02-11

The District Minimum Wage
Board warned today inexperienced
and minor workers in retail stores
must register for licenses before
4:3O this afternoon if they want
to keep their jobs and qualify for
the minimum wages which go into
effect Monday.
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Recollection Day
Is Slated Sunday

A Day of Recollection will be
observed at Nazareth Social Cen
ter, 200 I st. N. W., next Sun
day, with the Rev. Louis L. Mil
tenberger, of st. Mrtin's Church,
as retreat master.
Conferences will begin at 1920
a. M, 2:3O p. m. and the holy
hour at 4:30 p. m.
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Says Boake Carter

tration wanted crosssection, it received it
and how!
The consensus Of opinion Of little business was
wrapped up in one North Dakota editors oneline
speech: what small business needs is not to be
given a loan, but to be let alone" Which is just
about what all business-big and little-has been
saying to F. D. R. for some time.
BY and large, the conference turned out to be
one of the prize boners of the New Deal and the
laugh is on F. D. r.
Moral: Don't go by old letters, because people
are apt to change their minds.
It seems that F. D. r. is now down to one Of
two things: taking steps to restore confidence so
that private surplus capital will come out of the
funk hole" and go to work, or continue to try
and operate the national economy on the fear"
basis.
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SIT MINIMUM

Experienced adult workers are
to receive a SIT weekly minimum.
The board estimated 14,500 work
ers, adult and minor, in some $500
retail establishments will be af-
fected by the minimum wage order.
The Washington times., 1938-02-11

What will the New Deal do to the country's
cash box? Will it blow it up or use it up? Here
is q question still agitating the over and under
privileged classes.
whatever the national anxiety, Secretary OF
the Treasury Henry Morgenthau got bright new
The Washington times., 1938-02-11
THoM 70 LECTURE

Charles Thorn, retiring president
of the Washington Academy Of
Sciences, will lecture on "A Micro
biologist Digs in the Soil" Thurs
day at 8:15 p. m. at the Cosmos
Club.
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WQQe Board Warns NOviceS
Of Register Deadlir1e Today

for workers of both sexes who are
less than 18 years of age will be
$13 a week for the first year, SIS
a week for the next six months and
SIT thereafter. Adult learners will
get $13 a week for the first six
months, SIS for the second six
months and SIT afterwards.
The Washington times., 1938-02-11
eEBut D

The moral of the Little Business Mems Confer
ence in Washington is: People are apt to change
their minds in five years
With business in the doldrums and putting the
blame on the New Deal for failing to maintain
The Washington times., 1938-02-11

Bob lodged their question time after time.
Finally, during one glowing speech determined
heckler demanded:
'You tell us right now, Bob how you stand on
this money question"
IF you insist" answered Candidate Taylor, "1'n
answer you truthfully. I'm for gold and I'm for
silver. And If can get it I won't mind little
counterfeit thrown in
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Morgenth0us Good Hosts

Secretary and Mrs. Morgenthau entertain de-
NRhtfully. Their house is one of the most agree
able in Washington. At dinner, the Secretary sat
beneath his own portrait Mrs. Morgenthau was
handsome in black velvet gown, with three
bright red camellias she had brought from her re-
cent visit to Kentucky. DR.. Henry Goddard Leach.
d. editor of The Forum, and Mrs. Leach, down from
New York for the dinner, gave a dash of the
sparkling metropolis to this plodding legislative
city, DR.. Leach, who was once headmaster at
The Washington times., 1938-02-11
My Say

BoCA RATION. Fla. Feb. 11.--Terror. hate and
repression. You won't get far with this. I see
Herr Hitler is following in the footsteps Of Stain
The Washington times., 1938-02-11
Attitude Is Changed

The first alternative means dumping the capt.
tai gains tax and the surplus profits ta~, ceasing
to encourage Government competition, calling a
halt to the yowls of the IckesJackson clan and
substituting the general trend of Government Of
the last IL months to policy of help, instead Of
a fallin.line-o .batyou,down attitude.
The second alternative means prolongation Of
the Iknow.itallyou.do-as-you s-youre-told philosophy.
This means the increase of the fear psychosis,
producing the next step of another dose of infla-
ton on the part of the Federal Government in
order to keep the economy operating.
(Boake Carriers opinions are his o,0n and not
necessarily those of The Washington TinesJ
(copyrIsht Ledger syndcate)
Evening star., 1938-04-08

and then holding them spread out he
could sail along on them for quite a
distance. 1t was fun and it was rest
full. When he found that he was
dropping toward the water he would
flap his wings again, then sail once
more. Pelicans have flown that way
ever since. Grandpa Pelican way
down in the Sunny South where I
spent the winter flies just that way
today.
"Flapping and sailing, Tapping and
sailing, Mr.. Pelican by and by came
to land and here found a lot of bird
folk. Some were land birds and some
were water birds. AS soon as Mr.. Peli-
can landed among them they crowded
around him and stared at him in the
most impolite manner They wanted
to know who he was, where he had
come from, where he was going and
what he ate and a lot more about his
personal affairs. When he didn't
know the answers they laughed at him
and made fun of him. Finally they
left him alone
Mr. Pelican was SO new to the
Great World that he didn't even know
that he had to eat. He had an all gone
feeling down inside. 1t was most I'M
pleasant. OF course it was his stom-
Evening star., 1938-04-08

Nature gave pelicans their fish bags,

Nature gave pelicans their fish bags"
replied Peter.
"Oh, that" replied Mrs. Quack. "Of
course it is only story. I've for
gotten where heard it,"
Never mind where you heard it. Just
tell me the story" begged Peter.
We'll, let me see," said Mrs. Quack,
las I remember it it goes something
like this. When OLD Mother Nature
made the first of all the pelicans she
was in something of a hurry She
wanted him to look different from any
other feathered folks, but she hadn't
time just then to try to make him
handsome. She gave him a big body,
big wings, rather short legs with big
Webbed feet, and long neck, all of
which didn't make him so very differ
ent from the Geese and the Swans. So
to make sure that he was different
she gave great big bill, the biggest
bill she ever had given any one. Then,
being in a hurry, she went about other
business, leaving Mr.. Pelican sitting on
the water She was in such hurry
that she didn't even stop to tell him
where to look for his place in the
Great World. She didn't even tell
him what kind of food he should eat
She left him to find out these things
for himself
Mr.. Pelican soon found out what
those Webbed feet were for. He swan
around until he grew tired of doing
this Then he began Tapping his
big wings and after while discov-
cred what they were for When he
tapped them in certain way they
lifted him into the air He found that
by Tapping them number of times
Evening star., 1938-04-08

HERE Is reason for everything" :"
declared Mrs. Quack the Mallard
Duck to Peter Rabbit, who was sitting
on the bank of the Smiling Pool.
Il suppose that that is true, but
what reason there can be for some
thing without reason" said Mrs.
replied Peter
"Old Mother Nature never does any,
thing without reason,' said Mrs.
Quack, but lot of people seem not
to understand this. For whatever
she may give one of her children, or
whatever she may have one of her
children do there is a reason"
Il know all that, but what about
that story?" Peter broke in impa-
tiently.
What story?" asked Mrs. Quack. as
if this were the first she had heard
Of a story.
You know what one, the one you
said you heard about why Old Mother
Evening star., 1938-04-08
REAL GAINS SEEN
IN VOICE FOR D. c.
Connecticut Avenue Group
Told Representation Has
Distinct Value.

duilford S. Jameson, former CON-
missioner of the Court of Claims, last
night pictured the campaign for ma
tional representation for the District
as mot only fight for some Intangible
principles of American freedom and
democracy, but a fight for some very
real and tangible assets"
Speaking before the meeting of the
Connecticut Avenue Citizens Associa-
ton, Mr.. Jameson declared that in the
last analysis the people of the District
have no real say as to whether they
want prohibition, income tax, sales tax
or anything else, but that they get
what some Congressman thinks they
ought to have or what he chooses to
give them as result of political trad
ing. Even one Representative in Con-
gress would give the District a real
voice in local as well as national and
international affairs, he declared
Sees Effective Voice.
BY having national representation,
Mr.. Jameson said, the District would
get the legislation it wanted to govern
local municipal affairs because other
members of Congress would let the
District representatives have what
they wanted, because these representa-
tlves would in turn have the power to
vote on affairs affecting other sections
of the country.
The association voted opposition last
night to the proposed construction of
memorial to Thomas Jefferson on
the Tidal Basin, and asked that plans
for this be reconsidered and that the
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Commits
sion incorporate in its membership
representatives of the Park and Plan
ming Commission and the Fine Arts
Commission.
Sees Detraction in Beauty.
Thomas B. Weigel, sponsor of the
resolution, declared that the basin
needs no further Identification because
1t already has adequate landscaping
and the cherry trees and that the
proposed memorial would detract from
the type of natural beauty already
there.
Also voted at the meeting was a re-
Evening star., 1938-04-08

quest that the date of automobile reg
istration be changed from January
to April l, and that registration fees
be made payable on a quarterly or
half yearly basis. Opposition was
voted to limiting the protests to liquor
licenses applications to a 600-foot
radius of the proposed license location.
The association donated $40 to the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club.
Evening star., 1938-04-08

ach trying to tell him that it was
empty. He just didn't understand.
Presently he noticed some of his
neighbors on the land picking up seeds
and grubs and insects and swallowing
them with great satisfaction. He tried
to do the same thing and found that
he couldn't because of little hook
on the end of his bill. 1t was in the
way when he tried to pick up any,
Evening star., 1938-04-08

thing. Poor Mr.. Pelican felt lonely,
discouraged and all gone inside"
Mrs. Quack suddenly stood up IN
the water and tapped her wings. Il
declare, there are our cousins the Black
Ducks!" she exclaimed. Excuse me,
Peter. I'll finish the story tomorrow"
and off she and Mr.. Quack swan to
join their cousins.
(CnnYrip ht 1Q3Sl
Evening star., 1938-04-08
Bedtime Stories

BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
For all tha: seemeth strange or queer
Exists some reason 'twould appear
Peter Rabbit
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-06
IN FERTILE FLORIDA

There are in southern Florida something like
100000 acres of land which is most suitable for
the growing of sugar cane.
There is at least one company which is doing
limited business in that territory.
Not long ago, some 900 heads of families were
added to relief rolls in southern Florida.
The utter incongruity of the picture stirred the
officials of this private company.
They went to Washington and, approaching the
Department of Agriculture declared that they were
willing to do their share toward helping achieVe
the detectives loudly and persistenty proclaimed
by Mr.. Roosevelt-industry must take up the SLACK
of unemployment if it did not want the govern
ment TO step in ',....
The sugar company made this propositions
1.-THE authorities gave them permission they
were prepared expand their facilities, equipment
and production, which naturally would make them
more money.
In exchange they promised to give employment
to 10000 additional people each year for the next
ten years the equivalent of 100000 peoe in all.
Their average pay would be 500 per MONTH
with house rent free. '..'. .
This proposal was turned down cold by the gov
eminent. 81. : IL
Not only was this proposal turned down cold, but
also the government paid the company SUBSIDY
of $f,300;000 for one year NOT to PRODUCE.
The subsidy was paid for 1886. There was no
subsidy paid for 1887, and what the government
may or may not pay for 1888 is not known
Thus We have these facts: A private American
business firm approaches the government with q
proposition to employ the equivalent OF loo,o0o
people within ten years-if it is allowed to expand
its production of sugar.
There is no oyerproduetion of sugar within the
Continental limits of the United States since 10
per cent of the sugar we consume is imported.
| The government says mo" 1t then hands APP
proximately 81 800 900 to the company not to raise
sugar. $50. gs, 81. s.E. a.a
! The 100 900 people do not get their jobs. The
relief rolls remain filled The Cubans and the Fill
] pinos do right handsomely. ,
Then the New Deal has the unmitgated gall to
get up before radio audience and say American
. business and industry has flopped again and that
the taxpayers must be prepared to put up another
SIS 00O, 100000 to enable the government to prime
the pump of business-Boake Carter.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-06
LIFE DAY BY DAY
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

are just this kind of being and
there is no sense in getting fuss
ed up about it. Fight the good
fight. Again fight the good fight.
Always and forever the good
fight. That is all we can do. That
is all we are expected to do.
Thanks, Mahatma Ghandi, for let
ting us look into your heart.
And if the young people strug-
Cling with the temptations of this
world could realize that their ell
ders have exactly the same temp
tations, it would help them i'm
measurably. That sanctimonious
pose of spiritual superiority which
some grown folks seem to think
necessary to adopt to impress the
youngsters, does a lot more harm
than good! A sympathetic arm
around the shoulders with, "Son
(Daughter), / know exactly how
you feel. have not only been all
through that but am still going
through it - and probably shall
be all my life" would put an end
to the self-serving argument with
which youngsters often excuse
themselves, dad Cor Mother)
can't understand how l feel. He
Cor she) has never been through
anything like this" Well, if he or
she hasn't, it is because he or
she is not human.
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time in fifty years | find myself
in the slough of despond. All
about me is darkness; am pray
ing for light. l have detected
in ma a flaw which is unworthy
of votary of truth"
Yes, Mahatma Gandhi, famous
Indian ascetic, has recently de-
clared himself in the foregoing
words!
Gandhi's experience should
bring hope and courage to those
of US inclined to lose heart be-
cause we feel ourselves made
quate to master the spiritual OBJ
stacles which confront us, believ-
ing we haven't got what it takes.
If Ghandi, who has devoted him
self inflexibly to his conception
of the better life can feel himself
unfit after fifty years of concen-
trated, conscientious effort, the
rest of US who haven't an iota Of
the strength of character possess
ed by Ghandi, should feel encour-
aged to keep on keeping on. We
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-06
SOUND FILM TONIGHT AT
The LUTHERAN CHURCH

Editor The Times-News:
: Tonight at 8 p. m. the showing
of the sound film "The Thunder
of the Sea" will be presented by
the Grace Lutheran church,
Seventh avenue and Church
street.
1t is the first picture of its kind
ever produced by church body
and is distributed throughout the
United States by the board of
American Missions on the goth
anniversary of the United Luther
an church in America.
The entire picture was produc-
ed under the direction of men,
bers of the boards staff with
church members including minis
tiers, choirs and occupants of the
pew comprising the cast. ~
Throughout the picture are
shots" similar to those seen in
Continued on page five)
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BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

as big business men bitterly Criti-
cal of the administration, violent
upheavals and conflicts of scnti-
ment might be expected if all
small corporations (only IL per
! cent or corporations earn moro
than $25.000) were relieved of tax.
pELIEF that Gov. Phil and Sen.
- Bob LaFollette will be found
lining up with the Roosevelt forces
in 1910 is increasing. Ii squares
with information that Phil, Sus-
pecting that q real national crisis
will arise not long after 1910, is
principally anxious to build up
LaFollette. following which will be
an important national force at
that time.
Pills dramatic presentation OF
the party to the nation frightened
many nervous liberals who auto
matcally thought of TNtler. Fears
of a Fascist tinge in the new
party are curious phase of the
reaction to it, considering the La
Toilette tradition. But Mayor
LaGuardia of New York, after,
reading the speech and hearing al
report of the Madison meeting,
said privately in reference to the
party's emblem-a circled cross:
1T looks like a swastika with
the ends cut off" q
DERHAPS you haven't noticed
L it, but about half of J. Edgar
Hoover's Omen aren't on. the
lob these days. Chiefly because
he had raised salaries by a total
of about Sl25,000. Hoover found
that appropriated funds weren't
going to last to the end of the
fiscal year, June 80. One method
of meeting the emergency was to
nave half the force take vacations
and accumulated leave in May
and the other half in July, saving
money on travel expenses, pei
diem allowance, telephones and so
on. -:
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