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The Washington times., 1938-01-24
AdSOliciting
Denied by
OehnoGnn

Building Inspector John w.
Oehmann denied today his office
is linked in any way with the
solicitation of ads for the revised
edition Of the Desirect Building
Code, now being prepared for
publication.
Colonel Oehmann's action fol.
lowed a deluge of inquiries from
builders and others concerning
reports by solicitors for the
pamphlet that his office was anx-
ious for contribute nsin the form
of ads.
In the absence of an appropria-
ton for publishing the building
code, the work is undertaken by
a private firm which finances the
enterprise by selling advertising
space in the booklet.
Oehmann stressed the fact that
no authorization has been given
to solicitors for the use of his
name or that of any person in
his office.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
MUSEUM CALLER
IS ROOSEVELT.

A surprise visit to the Smith
sonian Institution by President
Roosevelt and several friends was
reported today by the Presidents
secretary, Stephen r. Early. The
trip occurred yesterday afternoon.
The President was accompanied
on this visit by Judge and Mrs.
Samuel RoSeman, chief justice of
the Supreme Court of New York
and a former law partner of
President Roosevelt, and David
K. Niles, an assistant administra-
tor of WPA.
The President is reported to
have been extremely interested in
the WPA exhibit of handicraft,
particularly the exhibits of hand
weaving and Braille books for
the blind. The President ex-
pressed a wish that the WPA
Braille books for the blind could
be distributed to public libraries
in every county in the United
States and directed Assistant Ad-
Niles to make a study
with such distribution in mind.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
Says Boake Carter

dates and places. True the Senator's commit
tee added, as an afterthought, that this "rn-
named" ship captain had been asked to produce
names, dates and places.
This seems silly sort of business after Joseph
P. Kennedy has done his best to produce de-
tailed and sound report, replete with recommen-
dations-a sort of merchant marine Bible which,
if followed by the legislators in the Congress- will
produce a merchant marine of which we may be
proud and to which new capital may be attracted.
Must HaUe Patrons
Kennedys Maritime Commissioners can go on
turning out reports by the carload, and recon-
mend daily until the cows come home, but all
the good for which they may strive is destroyed
by the kind. of blanket anonymous indictment
showed out to the public by the Copeland Com
mittee.
Ships can't run without passengers. None
can operate without freight. When an anony-
nous report receives such wide publicity as did
the remarks Of this one ship captain, passengers
are scared away and shippers will ship their
goods on boats they feel are safe.
Nobody condones rotten conditions on any ship.
They should be exposed ruthlessly. But let each
exposure point the finger at the specific case
American merchant marine. For there is plenty
Of good left, despite the knocking that it has
had for the last five years.
The opinions OF Bouke Carter are his o1Dn and
not necessarily those OF The Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
19 EARN CASH
BY NEWS ITEMS

Nineteen persons whose quick ac-
ton gave The Washington Times
the first tips on news stories
will receive cash awards this
week in The Times Weekly News
tip Contest. Among them will be
the person who called in the story
of a near-drowning when a 7-year'
old boy was rescued from five feet
of water in Rock Creek Park by
the grandson of a former Con.
gresham.
Three other persons, who
phoned in the best newstips of the
week and who will receive awards,
include the individual who tele-
phoned the story of the fire which
destroyed a home in Southeast
Washington; the first tip on sui
eide letter received by the grand
parents of boy who disappeared
a week ago, and the story Of a
cave-in on Georgia Avenue.
Other awards will go for the tip
on the aurora borealis (Which
couldn't be seen because of clouds) !;
discovery of the body of a slain
man at Conova, Va; the tip on the
Market hoIdup, and the
tip on the man wounded in the
head in a freak shooting accident.
Other tips receiving cash
awards are: The wedding cal
which landed in Hunting Cdeek,
Va, while en- route to the church;
the discovery of the body of a
dead man near his home; the ex-
plosion in dry cleaning plant
and a dairy strike.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
By Helen Essa,~y

Justice Stones hair was done simply in rather
high knot.
Chief Justice Hughes, I thought, needed a
new barber. His hair was sort of thick at the
ends, no sliding scale His Olympian locks
looked like the hair of a little boy whose nurse
had been at work with an inverted bowl and
scissors.
The man next to Mrs. Roosevelt was probably
a visiting governor. His hair was so long I
thought he was going to play the piano or sing
something. But he didn't. Mrs Roosevet's
hair admired for several minutes Even the
singing of Bidu Sayao did not distract my at
tention from it's gentle undulations But insist
that it was not cut. Not really. Through the
musics bright glare, could see in the light
that the knot was still there.
Raise Some Herbs
Have you patch in your garden where moth.
ing will grow? Try raising herbs. The WPA
has an exhibit at the National Museum that
will furnish you with both information anC in
spiration for your spring herb garden. Herbs
are fascinating. Their names and uses come
with a strange sound upon the average modern
ear. But up in Pembroke, N H. where hard
headed Yankee farmers are taking up herb cul-
tivation and making money on it, people are
becoming quite familiar with the names Farmers
up there have fourishing beds of catnip digitalis
belladonna, sage, thyme, lavender, pyrethrum
sweet basil, penny royal, spearmint, aconite,
wormwood, vurnett and valerium.
Indeed Odessa had best look to its gardens
lest New Hampshire rob it of it's herb trade.
Thyme comes to us from Spain, pyrethrum from
Japan. Pyrethrum, by the way, is used in a we'll
known insect spray Vurnett is used for flavor
ing wines. Thyme makes expensive honey. Think
how much more romance there is in harvesting
thyme and lavender than cucumberS and
radishes.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24

Boake Carter - @TecoF0 cnalKed up py ble con-
duct of officers and men aboard the Baltimore
mail boat, City of Hamburg, when the Italian
steamship Confidenzzia crashed into her ir the
North Sea. 200 miles off the mouth of the River
Elbe, Germany, not long ago.
With consumnate GOODNESS the master went
about getting his ship back to port under her
own power. Without the slightest sign of fear
the American crew sprang to their emergency
stations and stayed there. With stickto-itve-
ness which rang in laundering contrast to the
conduct displayed at the time of the Moro Castle
disaster, the engineroom crew kept the engines
going and the pumps operating. And the ship
returned safely to port-a tribute to cool and
expert handling by American seamen.
Nothing Specific ...
The trouble with anonymous testimony is that
1t never specifies actual instances, with names,
The Washington times., 1938-01-24

Evalyn Walsh Mclean and grabbing and gobbIng up
things that God never intended them to. they
get dangerous.
There is another resemblance to the octopus
which occurred to me. You can fold up one
holding company and, like cutting off tentacle
of the octopus, another company grows right
UP again somewhere else.
Where the Trouble Starts
When the holding company pyramids and en-.
courages fake sales, then the trouble starts.
OF course there are some wonderful directors
of these holding companies in New York, but
you all know what happens when directors who
are neither honest nor capable get in-a thing
that can happen easily.
People, after all, are. very lazy So long as
they own their little shares in holding com.
panies and the money keeps coming in, every.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
Stone Laid
D. C.. Synagogue
Work Started

Members of the Beth Sholom
Congregation Synagogue yester.
day celebrated the laying of the
cornerstone for what will be
Washington's most modern syna-
gogue. The new building, to cost
100000, will be air-conditioned,
have a seating capacity of 1000,
special ballroom, kitchen and six
schoolrooms. It will be at Eighth
and Shepherd Streets Northwest.
Rabbi M. H. Levinson presided
at the ceremony. The cornerstone
was laid by Mr.. and Mrs. David
zoslow, 321 Allison st. N. w.
Speakers included Rabbis Julius
Loeb. Abram Simon, Boruch
Twersky, zemach Green, Harry
SilverStone, Henry Segal, Joseph
Dubrof, Joshua Klaben, M. Cohen
and M. H. Levinson. Goodman
Kay. president Of the Talmud
Torah, and Mrs" Samuel Berman,
president of the Ladies' Auxiliary,
made welcoming addresses.
The ceremony also marked the
first official use of the congrega-
tioa's new NAME. which was
recently changed from Har Zion
Voliner Anshey sfard Congrega-
ton. The new building is ex-
pected to be completed by May l..
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
CCC WOOdsman'
Is Lost in Capitol

The pathfinding lore Of woods.
man is of no avail in the labyrinth
of underground corridors in the
Capitol, Pasquela Carfagno, 81
year-old CCC worker, learned to
his dismay yesterday.
Carfagno became separated
from a party of companions from
Camp Harwood. Annapolis, while
sightseeing yesterday. For more
than an hour he tried to find a
corridor which would lead out of
the building. Capitol police res
cued" him.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24

Others insist the shears were used fatally the
afternoon of the last Judiciary dinner.
was at the White House that night. If
Mrs Roosevelt's hair had been cut then I've
no eyes or nose for news After dinner all the
ladies sat in an elegant body in the green room.
while the gentlemen fingered in the dining room
with Mr.. Roosevelt (every man among them say
ing much and telling nothing).
Mrs. Roosevelt chatted with different groups.
She was very cheerful. Looked well as she al
ways does in evening clothes. Her gown of white
and gold lame with long train and gay little
cape trimmed with sable.
Her hair, distinctly noticed. was well done,
but I'd take oath that the knot was still there
Study of Heads
Later at the musicale in the East Room I
studied the heads of the very particular guests
on the front row Of gold chairs Senator Borah
was directly ahead of me. You know how his
head Is. 1t has more hair in some places than
others, but it looked shorter than usual
Justice Hugo Black had a neat new haircut.
He looked briskly scrubbed up. Mrs. Blacks
white hair was short and smartly waved. Mrs.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
MONDAY, JAN. "a, 1893
Bv EUalw Walsh Mclean

one is satisfied. I don't see why there could
not be way Of limiting the power of holding
companies.
You cannot issue a blanket condemnation
against anything in this world. AS keep say
ing there. is good and there is bad in business,
as in people, But it is a new deal of the cards,
and whether a person likes it or not it is the
end of the absolute control and business domina.
ton of Just few men.
And, in my opinion, it is the fault of all these
men, or perhaps the fault of their grandfathers.
These hardy old pioneers had to work hard for
their money There were no rules of the game
then-it was a case of grabbing everything they
could get hold of and to heck with the other
fellows.
Forgot Foundation of Wealth
But as they grew fat and powerful, their
greed expanded and they didn't think of the poor
workingman, who, after all, was the direct
foundation of their success. And so, one by one,
they are facing today the elimination of their
terrific centralized power.
AS have repeatedly urged, though, let's have
patience, courage and the wisdom to keep our
feet on the ground, and, above all, let's not get
frightened. Only towards are afraid and this
country-the finest, most wonderful in the world
lis bound to come out all right sooner or later.
Even if we take a few hard bumps, it's prob
ably good for us. Remember, the endless straight
road gets mighty tiresome after while, and
few curves break the monotony and keep us
more alert.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
DIR. Sherwood Eddy
To Address Forum

DR.. Sherwood Eddy will address
the Modern Forum at 3 p. m
Sunday at the Washington Hotel
on "An American Adventure in
Cooperatives." DR.. Eddy will de-
scribe the cooperative farm at
Hillhouse, Miss. which he helped
to found for the promotion OF
the welfare of Southern share.
croppers.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
WalkOut Staged
By Wash Drivers

A detail of police was stationed
to guard against possible disturb
ances at the Dupont Laundry,
1885 Sherman Ave. N. w., this
morning when laundry officials
informed police that IL out of IT
drivers had walked out"
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
MRS. HOFFMAN TALKS

"The Tragedy of Inadequate
Housing" was the subject dis
cussed by Mrs. Helen D. Hoffman,
director Of the Washington Hous-
ing Association, before the Mems
Brotherhood Club Of Lincoln
Temple Congregational Church
yesterday,
The Washington times., 1938-01-24

captain CnaC Q1SclpIlne III ALL
the American merchant ma
rine has gone to pieces, was
a stab in the back that the
merchant marine did not de-
serve.
All American ships are NOT
bad. There are, on the con-
trary, many good ones, well
run, we'll kept, with competent
crews and competent officers.
No better example of this
could be found than the fine
The Washington times., 1938-01-24

Two Thousand Skeletons Seek Peace
in War.tOrn China. A Whole ShiplOad
Of Remains Sail Across the Pacific to
Rest in the Imagined Tranquility That
Is, At the Moment, Not to Be Found
in the Ancient Land of the Yellow
Dragon. Read This Interesting side
light on Modern Life In The American
WeekIey. with Sundays Washington
Herald. d.TimeR,
The Washington times., 1938-01-24

dor to the Court of st. James's,
just before she sails for Lon
don. Lady Astor and the new
American diplomat are going
to talk over Merry England
and it's ways at a luncheon in
New York.
There's a lot of confusion
about Mrs. Roosevelt's new
coiffure. Has she or has she
not actually bobbed her hair.
Some authorities say yes.
Some say that the knot at the
nape of the neck still remains.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24

but I admit frankly that I
am very far from understand
ing the problem.
The thing that flashes be-
fore my eyes as I think Of
these companies, is a big, fat
octopus with great tentacles
which stretch over the entire
country. Now, when these
great sea monsters stay at
the bottom of the ocean they
are harmless, but when they
start coming to the surface
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
p PROSECUTOR
PUSHES DRIVE
ON BANDITRY
Police Nab Suspect
Near D. C. HOldup

Legal machinery in the District
Attorneys office was geared to
top speed today, to support po-
lice in their drive against crime,
when three colored bandits, mem
bers of a gang blamed for more
than two-score hold.ups, were
arraigned.
Judge Hobart Newman set bonds
Of $50, 900 each, in Police Court, to
hold Harry M. Towson, colored,
20, and Andrew Savage, 25, both
Of Baltimore, after Assistant Dis.
trict Attorney Louis Whitestone
predicted the men would face
trial within two days.
PUSH ~ CASES -,
Meanwhile, United States Com.
missioner Needham C. Turnage
set bond at $4,000 for Samuel r.
Brady, 80, of Baltimore, third
member Of the band which was
smashed following a gun battle
at the Peace Cross, on Bladens.
burg Road Northeast, last week.
Grand Jury action on % charge,
OF robbery and two of assault with
intent to kill will be expedited
against Towson and Brady, White
stone said. He described the cases
against the men as among the
worst ever to be brought before
this court" Savage faces three
holdup charges and one of assault
with intent to kill.
NAB HoLDUP SUSPECT
Continuing their drive against
banditry, two alert Second pre-
cinct policemen seized a fleeing
man early today. shortly after a
filling station at Fifteenth and
U Streets Northwest had been held
up for the second time within a
week.
Congregations of two Washing
ton churches yesterday heard pul,
pit denunciations of the current
robberies and violence prevalent
over the District for several weeks.
SUSPECT IDENTIFIED
George Watson White, 20, Of
1912 U st. N. W., was cornered
by Scout Car Patrolmen G. w.
Absher and F. j. Rowen when
they saw him running in the vi
cinity of Otis Service Station,
1444 U st. N. W.
Searching the man the police
men found a pistol, a change
carrier with several dollars in
change, ana $13 in bills.
Taking him to the service sta.
ton they found James Hartman,
night manager, telephoning police.
They said Hartman identified the
money and change carrier as his.
He also identified White as the
man who held him up not only a
few minutes before, but as having
few minutes before, but also Q
week ago. White was held for
questioning.
MATCHING RUSE FAILS
A North Carolinian, waiting for
an Akron (Ohio) train at Union
Station, reported he was strong.
armed by two chance friends"
who fled with 500.
The man, Jessie D. Wheeler.
Weldon, N. c., said a man he met
at the station suggested a walk
between trains. Wheeler agreed
and they strolled to Third and G.
Streets Northwest.
There they met another man
with an English accent" A gams
Of penny-matching was suggested,
Continued on Page Is, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
MISSING YOUTH
found VICTIM
OF AUTO FUMES
Truman Cole Ends
Life in Garage

The week.long search for Tru-
man w. Cole, 17-year-old Wood
row Wilson High School Junior
and injured football tackle, who
disappeared following a birthday
party, was brought to a dramatic
close yesterday with the finding
of his body in the family automo-
bile in the garage of an unoccu-
pied house in the 1890 block OF
Chevy Chase Blvd, Chevy Chase,
Md.
What thoughts filled the mind
of the youth the few minutes be-
fore his life was snuffed out by
carbon monoxide fumes, no one
will ever know except that they
were of his mother. For in his
vest pocket was found a bit OF
paper with the words in his hand,
writing: "Dear Mother"
HAD ATTENDED PARTY
The night he disappeared, Jan.
uary 16, he had attended a birth
day party given by w. w. Barlow,
1901 Longfellow st. N. W., in honor
of his daughter, Betty Jane. one
of Truman's classmates.
After the party he took Miss
Marjorie Hale, another classmate,
to her home at North Capital
Street and Michigan Avenue:
He was never seen again until
late yesterday when he was found
by Floyd Lagerson, a real estate
agent, face down in the front seat
of the automobile, his overcoat
pulled up over his head, his legs
dangling from the right door with
his feet touching the floor. Both
doors of the garage we're tightly
closed and the eignition of the car
was turned on and the fuel tank
empty.
BRILLIANT STUDENT
Truman, the son of DR.. and
Mrs. Truman W. Cole, of 1920
Hunt Ave., Chevy Chase, official
of the Bureau Of Animal Hus-
(C0ntinued nm pa0o tx coI N
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My Say

Holding Companies, Holding Companies
That phrase has been running through my mind
tn the last few DAYS like a troublesome Jingle,
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
Dear Washington

Lady Astor, the Virginia woman who married
an Englishman and went to Parliament is go
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
"But'' %

Anonymous testimony at any time is not
healthy thing. The wide publicizing by Senator
Copeland of the testimony of an unnamed ship
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
BRILLIANT STUDENT

Truman, the son of DR.. and
Mrs. Truman W. Cole, of 1920
Hunt Ave., Chevy Chase, official
of the Bureau Of Animal Hus-
Continued on Page Is, Col. p
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Phone In Tips to The Washinqto
SIX EPPY

Do you want money? The Washington
Times is offering $50 in prizes each week for
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news tips phoned TO The Times Tip Edltor at
Republic 1894. There will be given SIS weekly
Evening star., 1938-08-19
JULY GAS SALES
SET NEW RECORD
Meters Also at New Peak,
42,411 Larger Than
Seven Years Ago.
By DONALD B. HADLEY.

DIV DONALD
July gas sales of the Washington
Gas Light Co. reached a new all-time
record for that month, the company
reported today. Sales in the first
seven months of the year also set a
new record.
Sales reached 6oo,s23 thousand
cubic feet in July, compared with
5S0,lo3 in the 1887 month and only
429,773 in the 1881 month. July sales
In other years follow: 472,33s in 1882,
4se,11o in 1888, 446, 1922 in 1884, 5o3,-
624 In 1885, 543,365 in 1886.
The seven-month total this year
climbed to 6,s6l, ,6s4 thousand cubic
feet, compared with 6,421,61 year
ago and only 4,312o65 in the same
1881 period. seven-month totals for
other years follow: 4,4e6,063 in 1882,
4,6e7914 in 1898, 5.174,172 in 1884,
5,4S8,83l in 1885, 6,268,6l1 in 1896.
Meters Gain Sharply.
The number of active meters in
service at the end of July also set a
new record for that date of 17S,02l and
was 1882 larger than on the 1887
date and 42,41l ahead of the 1881
date. Totals for the same dates in
various years follow: 1850 in 1881,
l38,4S3 in 1882. 1885 In 1888 l44,-
94l in 1894, 1880 in 1895, 16l, ,806 in
1886, 17O,669 in 1887.
Both sales and meters showed the
usual seasonal decline compared with
preceding months this year Totals for
the first seven months Of 1888 and
1887 follow: