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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07
Several Dead; Damage by SnOIU, Rain, Cold
Put at Millions of Dollars

With several dead injured and damage already est
mated in the millions, Old Man Winter roared the
United States today in 3oOmIewde blast, which is the
nations worst April storm in half a century,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL

GN.S.) House leaders in the
reorganization battle offered an
other concession to the opposition
today as the House approached q
vote, which may decide the fate
Of the entire measure.
The new concession, third to be
announced since bipartisan re-
vort first threatened the bill, en-
braces a series of amendments de-
signed to Iberalize Civil Service
provisions.
Representative Mead Cd Of
New York, in charge Of that sec
ton Of the bill which scraps the
present bipartisan Civil Service
Commission for a one-man admin
istrator and an advisory board,
said he had been authorized by
the reorganization committee to
propose the changes.
SPURN COMPROMISES
The amendments, he said, apply
to the advisory board. One amend
ment would prevent more than
four Of the seven board members
from holding allegiance to the
same political party. other
changes would increase the allow
ances Of the part-time board, give
it authority to recommend legis-
lation, investigate the civil
Service and hear complaints of
workers.
II am hopeful that these
changes will meet objections of
many" said Mead.
Bitter foes of the bill spurned
all compromise proposals as
tricks" designed, they said, to
Continued on Page 8, Col. q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07

WASHINGTON FORECAST
Rain tonight and probably tomorrow;
continued cold, low tonight about SO.
"Details on Page A.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31
Absentee Owners.

Now the new world is beginning to
suspect that it sold itself out altogeth-
er too cheaply. 1t was partly the new
worlds own fault for doing so, to be
sure. Nevertheless a bad situation
, exists.
If wealthy Europeans had con-
physically, with their bankrolls. to this
side of the ocean, and transformed
themselves into Mexicans, Brazilians,
Argentines, Venezuelans or what-nct,
all might have been we'll. But they
did not. They remained as absentee
proprietors - not of oil properties
alone, but of mineral deposits gen
orally, and land and utilities.
And an absentee owner VIGOROUSLY
is a heartless individual. He neither
knows nor cares anything concern
ing the interests of his faraway de-
pendents. All he wants is dividends
Consequently of course he gets him
self hated. So the absentees are not
free from blame, either.
u. S. Freed Itself.
speak of these folk as Europeans,
mostly.
That is because Europe was the
source of Latin-American investments
long before the United States had
much money to invest except at home.
Indeed, England, France, Holland, ct
cetera, were pouring pounds, francs
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31
Forest Fire
Threat Worst
In Ten Years
Daily dispatch Bureau,
In che Sir WaIfar Hnfol


Raleigh, March 31.-North Caro-
lima faces the most menacing forest
fire outlook of the past decade, ac-
cording to figures and predictions
given out today by W. C. Mccormick
assistant forester in charge of fire
control of the Department of Conser-
walton and Development.
Climatic conditions, with extremely
dry weather prevailing over the State,
are responsible, he said.
The forester's report for February
showed that fires which threatened
hundreds of thousands of acres, ac-
tually burned over a total of 1896
acres, with resultant damages of $685.
GIG.
Mr. Mccormick blamed the driest
February in 40 years for this toll.
which was one of the heaviest exacted
by fires in many years.
There were reported during the g.
day period a grand total of 500 fores.
fires, one of the greatest totals in the
history of the fire fighting and pre-
vention organization.
Worst conditions conferred in the
southeastern section of the State
where 464, or more than half the total,
fires were reported.
Success of the fire fighters in pre-
venting even greater damage from
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31

although at the time police and agents
of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton professed to maintain hands off
the case.
II still stand ready to act" said the
rabbi. If the abductors contact me
again, I shall be glad to serve, with
the assurance that it will be exclus-
lively between the parents, the al
ductors and myself"
The contact will be made on that
basis or not at all. My main interests
is to see the boy returned safely to
the parents"
Rabbi Nowack said a ''voice with a
foreign accent" directed him over the
telephone to look in a lot near his
synagogue. His secretary looked and
found a typewriter ransom note de-
manding 100000, and a penciled note
in the boys handwriting appealing
to his father to pay.
The ransom demanded has been re
duced to $4,000 and the boys father
repeatedly has offered to pay it.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31

erlands owners brought vigorous Unit
ed States representation, asking how
Mexico would pay Indemnity, and to-
day there were indications of q pos
sible split in Cardenas' hitherto solid
congressional support.
A special session of Congress will
taken up the oil question April 10. It
was ascertained that before then at
least ten senator's were preparing to
ask the president how Mexico would
find foreign markets for the Oil;
what would the government do about
the mining industry, likely to be hard
hit by the United States suspension
of silver purchases, and how would
Mexico pay for the oil properties.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31
Seven Dead From
Serum For Cancer
Continued from Page One.)

and the four i'll had been given in
jections at his clinic. The serum came
from one bottle. Physicians said one
other person may have been treated
from this container.
The bottle was sealed and given to
agents of the Federal food and drug
administration for investigation of the
remaining contents.
DR.. J. j. Durrett, chief of the Fed
eral bureaus drug division, said all
ensol in the country would be seized
pending final report from investiga-
tors. DR.. Neal said he had been using
the serum for more than two years
with remarkable success, and with no
previous i'll effects. He said he was
convinced the serum in the one bottle
had become contaminated.
Corners jury met late yesterday
but adjourned until today when
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31

a4..
will be UNIDENTIFIED, but it win be a
miracle 81 if they and the governments
Whlch appropriate properties ever
agree on terms. A row on this issue is
in the making over Mexican oil right
now. !" F.a
The Latin new world is full of fore
ign ownerships Of huge proportions
Our southern neighbors have been
and still are prodigiously rich in ma
tural but pndeveloped' resources. but
hopelessly poor in spot cash to realize
on them ~ -
They have been a temptation to
foreign investors and such invest.
m ients have been furiously fought for
by new world governments. In fact
extravaganza inducements have been
offered to overseas plutocrats to lend
a financial hand in the promotion of
enterprise on this side of the Atlantic.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31

gulden and assorted currencies into
Yankee-land as well as into the re-
publics south of the Rio Grapde. We
were somewhat in the same fix then
that they still are in-the victims of
deal of absentee ownership.
But we, being so much bigger and
so completely self contained (prob-
ably better businessmen likewise), got
over it sooner.
Largely we '1iquidated' Europe Gin
short, "hornswaggled" it by receiver
ships and otherwise" during the 1893
panic. Europe would not have stood it
in those days from Latin America,
but we were too formidable to have
our methods questioned. We finished
up the jobsduring the World War, and
now Europe owes us.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31
"a Counties Get
Control Of Peanuts

Continued from Page One.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31

ing counties who hold their peanut
acreage. within their goals may earn
20 cents hundred pounds for the
normal yield per acre for each acre
in their goal.
That is, grower with a 12-acre
goal who doesn't plant more than Il
acres, and whose average yield has
been 300 pounds per acre. would re-
ceive 800 pounds per acre times 20
cents pound time II acres, or 1920
Deductions at the rate of So per
hundred pounds on the normal yield
per acre will be deducted from the
payment for each acre of nuts grown
for market in excess of the goal.
North Carolina commercial peanut
counties are: Beaufort, BERTHE, Baden,
Brunswick, Chowan, Columbus, Edge
combe, Gaaes, Halifax, HEREFORD Mar
tin, Nash, New Hanover, Northamp-
ton, Onslow, Pasquotank, Fender
Perquimans, Pitt, Robson, Tyrrell
Warren, Washington, and Wilson.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31
Mexican Seizures.
May Set Precedent

(coniinu>>o from rage one.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31

Coroner Eugene Duckworth learned
unq Is lsael.s had embalmed the bodies
OF the six women who died yesterday
without waiting for autopsies.
Inc dead included Mrs. Louise Fun
derburk, of LAGRANGE, N. C.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31

There has been speculation, without
official action, that the oil compan-
les may be paid in oil, although their
they might be allowed 60 operate the
Spokesman did not favor this, or that
properties, taking the profits.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31
Revolution Party
Given Old Mexico
CONTINUED from rage Une.)

posed platform, presented in conven-
ton last night, carried call for
progressive naturalization of big
industry" (like. appropriation of the
100000 900 foreign-owned oil indus
try.)
The taking over of the oil industry
from II American, British and Meth
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31

spreading conflagrations drew high
praise from Mr.. Mccormick, who ex-
pressed the opinion that except for
the heroic efforts of the fighters hun
dreds of thousands of acres would
have been burned over.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31
o11IET YOUR STOMACH

Today if you get the full, nauseat-
Ing feeling caused by too much gas
from acid-indigestion, get relief IN
three minutes by taking Bisma-Rex.
This excellent tasting antacid is sold
in bottles of so doses for SOC at the
Rexall Drug Store. Be sure you get
Bisma-Rex-Parker's Drug Store.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31
M. E. Unity Consider
ed AS Certain
Continued from Page One.)

for the unification.
Commission members attending the
meeting included Biship Paul Kern.
Durham, NJ c.; and DR.. w. w. Peele,
Greensboro, N. G..
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31
Kidnap Date Is
Passed Up By Mediary

CONTINUED from 1,age One.)
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-04-20

G RE ENBE L T CO ERA O
Telephone Greenbelt 1851
Vol. &, No. l6
Published weekly by the Greenbelt
Cooperator Publ shing association under
the auspices Of the Greenbelt Journal
istic Club. Its sphere and policies
are as follows:
l. non profit enterprise.
g. Nonparti san in politics..
3. Neutral in relig ious matters.
4. An open forum for civic affairs.
STAFF
Edi tor in-Chief Gee. W. R. Vol ckhausen
ASS tant Editor S. Maryn
News Editor ......... Frank Burr
Fea ture Editor 5000. Howard C. Custer
Secretary (Acting) e. Guy Moore
Bus SIS Manager go. Morris Coff
Production Manager E. John Resnicky
Women's Edi tor ...... Elizabeth Little
Children's Editor -. Dorothy East
Sports Editor ....... Clifton j. Cockill
Illustra tor ......... L. I. Pit tan
REPORTERS
Louis Bessemer ........ William R. Poole
Dorothy Rider ......... Henry Little
Pauline Trattler ...... Bernard Axelrod
Vernon j. Hitchcock %. H.W.K LIE tkemann
ASSEMBLIES
Mr.. cameron ......... Mrs. Cameron
Mrs. Spector
Copy Boy ....... Edward Thompson
GREENBELT'S MAIN STREET
We learned recently that main
Street" in Greenbelt, like Main Street
in most any other town, is dangerous.
MAIN Street" in Greenbelt, unlike
Main Street in most any other town,
CONE OUT TO HEAR DR.. TAYLOR TONIGHT
$50 I'm. School Auditorium
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-04-20

~
need not be dangerous to pedestrians.
No pedes trian need cross Cresc cent
Road to get from any part Of town to
any other. VIVA tever his destinati on,
there is an underpass to lead him there.
Let US remember when we walk the
highway, that where we 60, the chi ldren
will follow.
COOERATIVES AND EDUCATION
DR.. John Dewey ha S poi nted out in
his book democracy and Educa tt on"
whose title we have parophra sed, that
since the people Of democracy must
rule that democracy, condition es-
sential to its su ccess must be the
educa ton Of the people in the moaning
and practic Of democracy and in the
meaning and practi co Of government.
The thesis is simple, but the i'm
plications enormous. Applet ton
to elementary schools, for example,
has already produced entirely new type
schools, such as we have in Groenbelt,
and abrupt removal ton Of subject matter
and teaching technique in old type
schools.
Greenbelt parents some times wonder
why their children enjoy going to
school. Nothing like the old days,
when it took the rod to get the child
to school, and then the rod to teach
him anything. Has education become
puerile?
No, but education is becoming real.
Education for dorO cracy does not mean
the ABSORPTION Of ponderous disserta-
tions on government and society-it means
practice in government, and social ex-
perience. Students governing more and
more Of their affairs at school, and
students could have no better education
Evening star., 1938-07-18
STEEL MEN SHOW
MORE CONFIDENCE
Response to Price SIashes
Is FeebIe-0perations
Rise Sharply.
BY the Associated Press.


CLEVELAND, July l8-Steel de-
mand has responded feebly to recent
price reductions and while buying Is
heavier in some districts, the low rate
of steel consumption in many indus
tries is a restrictive factor which
lower quotations have been unable to
Offset Immediately, the magazine Steel
said today.
Sentiment has improved decidedly
the last 30 days, however, and pro-
ducers feel confident the groundwork
has been laid of a gradual but steady
betterment.
Confusion resulting from the intro
duction of new bssing points and re-
vised prices is clearing, removing
much OF the uncertainty which tended
to postpone buying.
Pig Iron More Active.
Unlike steel products, pig iron buy
ing has benefited from the 81 reduc-
ton in prices of most grades, with
heavy coverage of third-quarter needs
noted in a number of districts. Un-
confirmed reports that price advance
is contemplated early in August have
helped stimulate forward bookings Of
pig iron.
Influenced by shutdowns the week
of July 4. steel ingot production last
week rose impressively TO the best
level since April Almost all districts
participated in the rise. boosting out
put points to 80 per cent Districts
increasing production we're Pittsburgh,
up 10 points to 25 per cent: Chicago,
8.5 to 32.5; Eastern Pennsylvania, SIS
to 27.5: Buffalo, S points to IS; New
England, 2 to 35; Cincinnati, 2 to 80;
Cleveland. los to 26: Youngstown, 5
to 80: Wheeling, 2 to 46. Birmingham
was unchanged at AZ per cent with
Detroit holding at 20. st. Louis
dropped Is points to ID.
Scrap Market Rises.
A buoyant scrap market continued
to furnish a bulliSh note The steel
making scrap composite advanced So
cents last week to s13oS. the highest
since the last week in March.
Markets for railroad material and
equipment remain dull despite a slight
gain in miscellaneous purchases by
some roads. Activity In structural
and reinforcing steel is well sustained
and will benefit shortly from the
Federal spending program. Automo-
tive steel buying remains SLOW al
though production is making a better
showing than was anticipated two
months ago when numerous shut
downs we're forecast.
The finished steel price composite
holds at s57.20, while the iron and
steel composite is down cents to
S3627 on further adjustments.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
COPY OF RETAILERS
OFF 14.4 PER CENT
13.474,219 Lines of Advertising,
Loss of 2,258,6l8, Shown for
Week of July 8.

Spe cial Dispatch to The Star
CHICAGO, July ls Retailers
plsced IA per cent less display adver-
tising during the week ended July 9
than they did in the corresponding
week Of last year, according to report
released mere today by Advertising Age,
national advertising newspaper.
Based on total retail Image in 80
important markets, the report shows
total of 13,474,219 lines for the week
reported. against l5,733,037 lines for
the corresponding week of 1887, loss
of 2.2588l8 lines. Due to the July
Fourth holiday. Image for the week
reported and the compared week of
last year was down, the report stated.
For this year through the date re-
ported a total of sos, ,73S. .889 lines was
shown by the report, against $50 ,569.-
l12 lines for the comparable period of
last year, a loss of $3.50, ,223 lines, or
112 per cent
Compared with 1886, this year shows
a loss of So per cent, the publication
added.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
CHEMICAL SALES
EXPECTED TOGA|N
Genera! Business Recovery
Points to Increase in
Profits Also.
1recisl Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 1s-The i'm
provement in the general business out
look during recent weeks points to
an uptrend in the chemical industry's
sales and earnings in the second half
OF the current year, according to
IPoor's Stock reports. Operations for
the 1888 first quarter ran between Is
per cent and 80 per cent under the
level of a year earlier. Sales for the
second quarter were seasonably bet
ter than those for the initial three
months. The low point in the chem
ical industry's level of operations for
the year appears to have been reached.
Two industries which are impor-
. .tant customers for the chemical
Industry begin to give indications of
recovery" states the report. The tex
tile industry. important buyer of dyes
and other chemicals, promises to be
among the first to show increased de-
mand. Plans for substantial expan-
sion of textile operations over the
coming weeks apparently are we'll
under way. A marked revival is ex-
pected in the automobile industry if
general business recovery continues as
expected during the remainder of the
year. The 1889 models may be
launched earlier by some manufac-
turers this year. and automobile
inventories are expected to be reduced
to below normal proportions.
The fertilizer industry, one OF the
less promising divisions of the chem
icals, will show a decline for the
fiscal year ended June 30. 1888. The
contraction should not be sharp. and
earnings for the period will compare
satisfactorily with the average for
number of years. Prospects point to
moderately lower farm income for
1888. and fertilizer sales over the
period ahead are expected to remain
below last years level"
Evening star., 1938-07-18
WHEAT RATE SEEN
PLEASING FARMERS
Traders Study Implications in
Report After 72-Cent Loan
Figure Is Fixed.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July l8-Grain traders
today studied implications in q re-
port from Dodge City, Kans., that
farmers are agreeably surprised at the
Government loan rate of 70 cents a
bushel for No. 2 hard winter wheat
at Kansas City.
Prior to the announcement, rumors
we're that SO cents would be the level.
1t was contended a farmer could
buy September futures at 64A cents
and tender the delivered wheat for
72-cent loan.
Broomhall said seeding for new
wheat was completed in Argentina
under generally favorable conditions
and the trade believes that the acre
age has been increased, with some
observers estimating the increase Is
much as Is per cent.
Australia, with an acreage expected
to compare favorably with last year,
has had none too much rain this wear
and frequent rains are needed to
maintain the outlook.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. July Is P,.-Trans-Atlan,ic
securities and the industrial groups closed
generally higher in . fairly active ses-
sion in the stock market. Oils moved
upward on continental buying and min
ing. issues were strong. Copper. tobacco
and aviation shares attracted attention
at higher levels: Home rails sold OF
on expectations of lower dividend declara
tions. this, week and British funds closed
fractionally lower
PARlS.-Price movements were mixed
in the Bourse today and trading was
quiet; Rentes finished 10 centimes up
to 145 lower and Bank of France issue
gained 50. francs. Suez Canal lost SO
francs, while the industrial groups showed
the close.
LIvERPOoL.---whea futures moved ir-
resularly throughout the session and nm
ished Hd up to i.d lower After opening
lower, lover. prices st: steadied on small weekly
eased again on poor demand from millers
Hedge selling in cotton futures was
mand from the Far East. and Anal quo
tations were to points net advance.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
PIPE & FOUNDRY
PROFITS $77S;294
United Biscuit Shows Net
of S221,545-Warners
Report 3,282,765.

by tne Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July l8-United Pipe
e. Foundry Co. reported today for six
months ended June 80 net profit of
s778.2e4, equal to sll2 share on
the common stock. compared with ST.
356 $50. or $l95 in the comparable
1887 period.
The company's plants are located
at Burlington. N. j.; Bessemer and
Birmingham. Ala; Addyston, Ohio,
and Chattanooga, Tenn.
United Biscuit Profit.
United Biscuit Co. of America re-
ported for the quarter ended June
80 net profit of s22l.545. equal to A
cents a share. compared with $751;
ISL or "a cents in the June quarter
year ago The company's manu.
featuring and distribution facilities
are Nationwide
Warner Brothers Net.
"dIuef biOileIS HlCGuTeS, 1nC.. re-
ported for 80 weeks ended May % net
profit of s3282765 before surtaxes,
equal after dividend requirements on
the preferred for the period to 80
cents common share, compared with
S5,56l .032 or SLAP in the compare
BILE 1887 period.
Sl0ss- Sheffield Profit
Sloss-Sheffield Steel e. Iron Co,
which has extensive properties and
plants near Birmingham and other
Alabama communities and properties
in Georgia. reported for six months
ended June 30 net profit of s344, ,437,
or Sl64 a common share. compared
with SSH 987, or 1919 a share for the
same period a year ago.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
CHICAGO GRAIN
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 1s-A big IN
crease of the United States wheat
visible supply did much to check but
did not prevent wheat price advances
in Chicago today.
Sympathy with upturns of securi-
ties acted as late stimulus The
visible supply increase though was
heavier than expected, totaling al
100000 bushels against 1852, 900
bushels a week ago
At the close. Chicago wheat futures
were is-Ss higher compared with Sat-
urday's finish. September 7O-7Ols;
December, 7l$.-7s; corn, also ls-sa
up, September, 6Ols-A; December,
59ss, and oats varying from Is de-
clipe tc 3 oo;y,
Evening star., 1938-07-18
METAL MARKET.

electrolytic. spot, a.75: export. $40. Tin
barely steady; spot and nearby 43.1o12:
Forward, 43;!1h Lead steady. spot. New
steady: East ST. Louis. spot and forward.
AS Pig iron. No. .. fob. Eastern Penn
sylvania, loo: Buffalo. 1000; Alabama.
1000 Aluminium. virgin, "a per cent,
1000. Antimony. spot. 400. Quick
silver. so 00-S1 90. Platinum. pure, $500.
Wolframite, 10 9OO.21 90. nominal.