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The Washington times., 1939-01-02

Dealers will back him up, not
only because he won a doctor
of juristic science degree un-
der Professor Felix Frankfurter
at Harvard but because of the
more than 100 opinions he has
turned out since becoming a
judge in 1885.
From all angles, Stephens has
qualities to appeal to the worthy
Senators. Geogrs nically, the
Farm Belt is reminded that he
was born in Nebraska So years
ago; the Far West knows that
Utah is his home; the Pacific
Coast is aware that he practiced
for a time in Los Angeles and
attended the University of Cali
fornia; the East recalls that the
prospective nominee took his de-
grees at Cornell and Harvard.
Religion? He was born Con-
gregationalist; in young man.
hood became a Roman Ldtno.-c.
and lived in political harmony
with the Mormons of Utah. On
that score, Stephens appoint
ment will give F. D. R. a liberal
Catholic on the high bench to
balance bitter anti-New Deal
Catholic Pierce Butler. In post
graduate studies carried on
while practicing law. Stephens
interests centered heavily on
science and medicine.
With the legal problems of
public health and group medi-
cine soon to confront the high
court, it is interesting to OBJ
serve that Stephens some years
ago was commissioned by the
American College of Surgeons
to assist in drawing up a pro-
gram for scientific and ethical
improvement OF medical prac-
tice; that he wrote two'medico-
legal works, THE Legal Re
SponSibility Of Hospital" and
The Washington times., 1939-01-02
Hogue to Resign

Richard Hogue, jr., who has
served for three years as law clerk
for Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes Of the Supreme Court,
will join the New York law firm
headed by Charles E. Hughes, Sd,
son of the chief justice. 1t is
Hughes, Richards, Hubbard &
Ewing. Hogue will be succeeded
by Edwin McElwain, Harvard
graduate.
The Washington times., 1939-01-02
4 X II
Change of Luck?

A S matter of pride in the
"A old Wolverine State, Mich
igan Republicans, led by SEN
ator Vandenberg, have been
Squelching any Capitol Hill re-
volt against the confirmation
of Murphy as q Roosevelt Cab
met member.
That red-head may break
Michigan's string of tough luck
that's snarled up every Michi-
gan Cabinet member in mortal
memory" sourly commented
one loyal SON.. Last Michigan
gift to the nation was Secretary
of the Navy DENLY in the Hard
ing Cabinet. He got Smacked
across the face with the oil
scandals. The one before that
was General Alger in McKin-
ley's Spanish War Cabinet and
all the winds off Lake Michigan
couldn't drive away the stink Of
that embalmed beef. Murphy
may change our luck"
Unreal Friendship
THERE is something family
l. unreal these days about the
friendly relations" between the
United States and Soviet Rus
sia.
For almost a year now Mos
COW has been without an Amer
lean Ambassador since Joe
The Washington times., 1939-01-02
VenereaI Courses
Urged on Colleges

Colleges were urged to include
instruction on venereal diseases in
hygiene courses, by DR.. Raymond
A. Vonderlehr, assistant sugreon
general Of the United States Pub,
lie Health Association in New
York city. Positive reaction to
tests must not be allowed to be
the basis of expulsion or other dis,
ciplinary action against students
unless the patient refuses to carry
through adequate treatment or
persist in activity conducive to
spread Of the disease" he de-
clared.
The Washington times., 1939-01-02

One word of caution. One
should never expect another indi-
vidual to have, necessarily, an in
terest in the same hobby. One
person may be fascinated by tropi-
cal fish and another may prefer
to collect Indian relics. Let each
agree that there is no accounting
for tastes and then proceed to en-
Joy himself in his own individual
way. The result will be a variety
of interests beneficial to all con-
cerned.
In familiar words,
The world is so full of a number
of things
I'm sure We should all be as happy
as kings"
The Washington times., 1939-01-02

greeted him effusively. There
was no one he wanted more to
see than the man who had done
so much for Philippine indie
pendence, the governor general
assured the flattered general.
Then Murphy maneuvered him
to the window-waved to the
American warcraft in the bay,
pointed out the U. s. Army post.
Il hope we will have peace
here" cooed the governor-gen-
eral in the famed husky voice
which has won him the nick
name Of "the whispering bari
tone" But we do have large
forces available to us. In 40
minutes I can have all those
thousands Of soldiers and sailors
right here. I don't want them.
OF course I don't want Mr..
Quezon's Inauguration spoiled
by any trouble. But won't
bring up Observation-Disclosures
necessary
The Washington times., 1939-01-02
Helps Retired Folk

Another illustration: During our
exhibit, a retired employe of the
Government who looked over the
numerous hobbies remarked that
it was one of the great regrets of
his life that no one had ever
taught him to play. He COM
mented that a hobby not only was
useful to young people but that
1t was particularly valuable to a
retired employe in keeping up an
active interest in affairs.
The Washington times., 1939-01-02
Contractors Name
Officers Tomorrow

Administrative officers and
three directors will be elected at
the meeting Of the Electrical Con-
tractors Association of the District
of Columbia at 8 o'clock tomorrow
night in the Pepco Building. The
three directors who have been
nominated to succeed themselves
are Charles D. Kenney, Edward r..
Bateman and Russell Albert.
The Washington times., 1939-01-02

WARNER BROS sched-
ule today: EARLE and AM
BASSADOR-"Going Places"
plus Holland and Hart on the
Earle stage. METROPOLI-
TAN evils Isla n d."
PENN-"AngelS with Dirty
Faces" starring James Gag
ney and Pat OBrien. UP
TOWN-JOan Crawford, Mel
vyn Douglas and Margaret
Sullivan in "Shining Hour"
CALVERT and TIVOLI-Fer-
nand Gravel and Luise Rain
er In Great Waltz"
The Washington times., 1939-01-02
SPEAKING OF GOVERNMENT WORKERS

TOddy'S guest columniSt" for
J. Earle MoSer is Carson C.
Hathaway, director OF the Ciuil
SerUice Commissions neD Di-
piston of Information. Mr.. Hath
1UGy, tOho has sponsored tho
erpoSitionS of employe hobbies
at the commission, discusses
"The Value of a Hobby" J.
Earle tUiH resume tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1939-01-02

Deal history.
vernment
e ono mistS
now all eX-
pect a mild
slackening Of
industrial &C
tivity in the
n xt three
N o n this, a
sort Of read
justment pc
riod, they call
it, to be fol-
lowed by a
spring rise, a
strong sum-
The Washington times., 1939-01-02

of Columbia.
The "West of
the MiSSiS-
sippi" bloc,
without rep
r e S e ntation
on the High
Court since
t h e retire
ment of anti
N e W D e a |
Justice Suth-
erland, will
go down the
line for his
Appointment.
The 100 per
The Washington times., 1939-01-02
CITIZEN GROUPS
WAIT CONGRESS
ACTION ON VOTE
Meetings Postponed,
Due to Holiday
BY A. J. DRISCOLL,
Citizens Associations Editor

Announcement by Senator Ar.
thur Capper and Representative
Jennings Randolph of their inten,
ton to press for suffrage for the
District, has centered interest of
organized citizenry around the
Seventy-sixth Congress, which
convenes at noon tomorrow.
Due to observance of New
Year seven of the nine citizens
associations due to meet tonight
have deferred meeting until next
Monday. Two groups, the Citizens
Association Of Takoma, D. c., and
Manor Park, will meet tomorrow
night.
MEETINGS POSTPONED
Those postponing meetings un
til next Monday are Bladensburg
Road. Dupont Circle, Forest Hills
Kenilworth, Metropolis View, Pro
gressive of Congress Heights and
Progressive of Georgetown.
The North Cleveland Park, in
stead of meeting tomorrow night
will meet Tuesday, January 10.
The complete civic calender
follows:
Tomorrow night: Citizens AS
sociation of Takoma D. c., Takoma
School: Columbia Heights, Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church;
Manor Park, Whittier School;
Randle Highlands, Orr School.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Wednesday night: Friendship
Janney School.
Thursday night: Brad bury
Heights, Bradbury Heights M. E
Church; Connecticut Avenue, AL
Souls Church; North East Con-
ference, No. IL police station
Washington Highlands, 1918 Sec
ond st. s. w.
Friday night: Chillum Heights,
Keene School.
Saturday night: Federation
Board Room, District Building.
The Washington times., 1939-01-02

and asked Murphy to call in re-
serves from the American ships
in the bay and from the Army
post for the occasion.
Murphy declared he would
make no extra show of American
armed force but told Quezon not
to worry. Then the governor
general asked Aguinaldo to come
and see him.
Aguinaldo came and Murphy
The Washington times., 1939-01-02

Davies wan
gled himself
out of its icy
capital a n d
into a sine
cure at Bel
GUMS social
and liv ly
Brussels. Da-
vies' capable
f RS t secre-
t a ", L o y
H e n d erSon,
who ran the
e m b a S S Y
while Davies
journey far
and wide on
The Washington times., 1939-01-02
7. O. Answers
(Questions on Page 81

VOItSLIOMS on Page 81
1. 100, 100. 180. 2. True. 3.
All. 4. Seven. 5. Spencer; a.
Herbert George. 6. b. 7. Divid-
ing territory into unequal and
irregular shaped voting districts
so as to give advantage to a par
ticular political party. 8. over
three million. 9. SO.
The Washington times., 1939-01-02

and all the group found
out of employment.
The lobbyist, however. had an avo-
cation of which he at once capital
lied by finding a job on a local
where his artistic tai
entS were put to use. His fellow
could find no employ
ment. The hobby paid dividends.
The Washington times., 1939-01-02

much stronger fall-winter year
end.
Their averaged guess is that
Industrial production (now 1859
will slide down to about 102 in
January, SO in February, 81 in
March, and then turn upward to
reach a peak of 100 in the late
fall. The last quarter Of 1889
they expect will average about
112; the year about 106.
The Washington times., 1939-01-02

first governor
general of the
Phil p pines,
Manuel Que
Zon was to be
ina u g u rated
as the first
Phil p p mes
pre- S i d e n t.
QueZon con-
fided to Muir
ply that he
feared Gen
eral Aguinal-
do W oul d
raise a rum
pus at the in
oil nllr I 10
The Washington times., 1939-01-02
By C. C. HATHAWAY

A NUMBER of American col
"A leges refuse to ward a diplo-
ma to a student until he learns to
swim. The theory is that it would
little avail a solemn PHI. D. to find
himself overheard in the Potomac,
blessed with book learning but
unable to paddle.
Similarly, it would not be a bad
idea for the Federal Government,
which now includes in its cur.
'riculum" mental examinations,
physical examinations, finger
prints, and oher modern appur.
tenaceS, to add one more item and
require every employee to cult.
vate q hobby. II will well and
faithfully discharge the duties ot
the office on which I am about
to enter and, if I do not have q
hobby, I will get one"
At the end of the probationary
period the grim, gruff, and
grouchy chief clerk, who now re-
quires the new employee to pound
out a sufficient number Of words
per day on a typewriter, would
question the worker searchingly as
to whether he had taken up golf
or the art of raising prize onions.
Office Nuisance
Nothing is so depressing as to
meet an individual who has alb
solutely no interest In life but
working, eating and sleeping.
Such persons inevitably become
introspective, worry about their
rights and privileges and turn
into office nuisanceS. Their
|amiability would be greatly in
creased if they would select some
stimulating diversion to which
they can give their enthusiasm.
There is certain high official
in the Government service who
does an amazing amount of diff
cult and technical work. He finds
time to be an excellent amateur
photographer, an expert worker
in wood and g. craftsman along
other interesting lines. The re-
suit is, although his office duties
are so burdensome that they
would drive many Self-centered
persons to drink, he maintains a
sunny disposition and an ability
to do his work to the satisfac-
ton of all.
HdUe Many Hobbies
At the United States Civil Serv-
ice Commission, employees have
been cultivating hobbies for a
number of years. At a time when
official work has been heavy be-
yond all precedent, we have tried
to make our official work better
by having stimulating avocations.
We have an active camera club,
a softball team, a basketball team,
public speaking classes. and an
enthusiastic bowling league in
which one out of every seven en-
ployes in the office participate.
All Of this work is carried on en-
tirely outside office hours and,
The Washington times., 1939-01-02

m e d l C a |
Practice and
t h Q Law;
mat he was
president of
the Salt Lake
CT t y Com
m u n i t Y
Clinic a n d
Di"nenSary.
His reli-
giouS inter-
eStS caused
him to au-
thor a study
Of the touchy
political prob
1opo NTha
The Washington times., 1939-01-02


A steadily growing number
Of WaShingtOnianS are be-
ginning to realize the merit
OF those extremely artistic
European films being shown
at the Little, usually in con-
junction with some great
American picture you missed
and should see So take
q hint!
Even In winter, ice cream
Is the favOrite dish Of thou
andS, but the true critic must
taste Highs to really know
Ice cream So take an.
other hint!
The Washington times., 1939-01-02
BY JOHN o'DoNNELL AND DORIS F1EEsoN

HE nation at large hasn't intimate acquaintance with
the tall, quietly humorous New Deal judge from Utah.
Harry Monelle Stephens The nation will hear lot
about him in the next few weeks when F. D. R. will ask the
Senate Of the United States confirm his nomination to the
The Washington times., 1939-01-02
Utility Capacity Seen

n II /
" coming to fan the 1889 busi-
ness furnace. The economic
weather men can foresee a sharp
increase in railroad and public
utility orders for equipment.
One Government official has
computed railroad buying at a
puny 100000 last year when
1t should have been $500, 600, 900.
Even with the present low car
loadings, the railroads have just
enough cars to handle the busi-
ness. During the last few weeks,
some roads have placed some
orders for equipment, but more
orders are certain to come
shortly.
But far more important: If
we are in an up-cycle of buSi-
ness, as the figures for the past
nine months have indicated,
most manufacturing and mining
plants will need durable goods
equipment this year and the
SNOWFALL will gather size of it's
own initiative on the uphill
push, slower perhaps, but just as
much as it did on the depression
roll.
High NOw, Going Higher
1T will surprise you, but net
i government expenditures now
are near the highest peak of all
New Deal history. Net expendi-
lures are those which the gov
eminent makes in excess of the
taxes taken in. This net is now
running about $300,0C0, 900 a
month which is just about as
high as the peak of 1934-35.
High as they are, they will go
higher in the spring no matter
what Congress does. If Con-
gresS appropriates no more than
$500, ,000,0 900 to continue works
progress relief, the net will
jump to about $350,00O, 900 a
month. And if the relief people
get the $875, 900, 900 they want,
the net will be around $400,-
100000 a month.
In the fall rearmament eXpen-
ditureS will start, but the spend
erS here do not anticipate much
economic force from these. Re
armament expenditures must
necessarily flow slowly.
Increased Employment
THESE hopes are based on the
L progress of the past year
which is measured for your eye
in the following chart of govern
ment figures. Each figure, ex-
cept employment and payrolls,
is adjusted for seasonal varia-
tions, and all are based on 1928
IS averages as 100.
Note well the increase in en-
ployment lately, the improve
ment in payrolls since last Jan
uary, the excellent Christmas
sales seaSon-but don't linger
long on the building expansion
figure which bulged mostly be-
cause large patches of PWA con-
tracts were hurriedly registered
before the January / deadline.
The Washington times., 1939-01-02

Supreme Court.
Not that the Senate will OBJ
ject to the appointment Of JUS
tice Stephens of the Federal
District Court of the District
The Washington times., 1939-01-02

Mrs. Davies palatial yacht, Sea
Cloud, is back here on a State
Department tour Of duty. Minor
officials carry on at Moscow.
For its part the Soviet last
summer brought home and
keeps there the popular Troyan-
ovSkyS, who made a great sue
cess in Washington even though
the bright trade hopes Of the
Roosevelt -Litvinov accord never
materialiZed, and Counselor
Constantine Oumansky holds
the fort in the old Pullman
mansion on Sixteenth Street
which the Communists fixed up
so laviShly to entertain capital
iStic America.
Actually while the Dies Com
mittee was yelling Red at the
top Of its lungs, Americas rela-
tionS with the Soviet have been
QuieScent to the point Of coma.
And Russia, the enigma Of Eu-
rope, Is practically guesswork
to the United States.
However, the State Depart
ment does what it can in that
purportedly troubled empire.
And it has not deserted the
buXom, dark,haired, Soft-eyed
young American woman who is
passing her second New Year
Day in Moscow's grim Lubianka
prison.
She Prefers Her Cell
OUR diplomats do not report
" it officially-but Mrs. Ruth
RubenS-Robi binson, key figure in
a Soviet spy mystery, does not
want to leave her Russian cell
until her husband, who Is not
an American so far as 1t can be
ascertained, Is brought to trial.
She has made it plain to
American embassy officials that
she will stand by mysterious
Donald Louis Robinson Cor Ar
mold Adolph Rubens) until
hope is gone. Meanwhile, Mos
cow takes its time in lifting
the curtain on the spy drama
of the young couple who en-
tered the Soviet on forged
passports.
The United States has some
questions to ask Mrs. Rubens-
Robinson about those passports
after they get her out of Jail.
But she is entitled to protec-
tion as an American citizen
and she is presumed innocent
i like everyone else, under Amer
ican law until proved guilty.
The Washington times., 1939-01-02

School, the Church and the
State" Stephens was brought
to the Capital as an Assistant
Attorney General when Homer
Cummings started to build up
his Justice Department. AS such,
and characteristically without
fanfare, he preceded Robert H.
Jackson and Thurman Arnold
as chief OF the antitrust divi-
sion.
Murphy, Good Actor
GOOD politicians are like good
VI actors. They may have a
bad show at times but they gen.
orally furnish an interesting
performance of their parts.
The Capital now looks for
ward to the entrance of one of
the most consistently able actors
in the political scene, Gov.
Frank Murphy of Michigan, into
the Roosevelt Cabinet as At
torney General. Murphy is
touted as a headline Stealer who
need not fear even some of the
talented New Dealers already on
the Capital scene.
The Capital is also being told
it will find the governor a good
executive who selects able sub
ordinates and stands by them.
But politically, Murphy is a
lone wolf.
Sample story of the Murphy
flair for politics:
Soon after the redheaded
young ex-mayor of Detroit went
to Manila in 1888 as F. D. RS
The Washington times., 1939-01-02

One pound boxes Of deli
ciOuS ORIGINAL VELATI
chocolates or caramelS are
presented to: Mary Cross, In
terror; Minna Werner, PWA;
James L. MacOnaghtry, Loans
and Currency. Candy will be
presented at either store,
Ninth and G. SITS. N. W., or
900 Fourteenth St. N. w.
The Washington times., 1939-01-02
Basis For Guesses

TNHESE guesses are not made
i simply by sticking q pin into
O multiplication table. The
Slackening first quarter expec-
tation, for example, is based on
the situation in steel and autos,
the two key industries.
Motor men have been produc-
ing heavily. They turned out
more than 100000 units the
week before Christmas. Their
assembly lines are certain to
slow down this month while
they gauge the spring market.
During the holidays steel fell
far more than expected, from
go down to 40 per cent capacity.
It will bounce in January but
hardly to the mid-December
peak.
Both these stimulants are
ceasing, but public works and
housing orders are just starting.
These will reach a peak in April
when warmer weather in the
Northern sections will permit
dirt to fly.
The Washington times., 1939-01-02
News Behind
The News
By PAUL MALLON

(world Copyright. 1898. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in full or in part
THIS will be a happier New
Il Year Tor most of us. they
say-but not at first.
Mr.. Roosevelt's battalions Of
advisers are unanimous for
probably the first time in New
The Washington times., 1939-01-02
By J. Earle MOSer~

while the cost to employees is ex-
tremely small, the results are
worth while.
The Washington times., 1939-01-02
Hobby Paid Him

Recently the Commissions Wei.
fare Association conducted its
Second Annual Art and Hobby Elk.
hibition. Through this enterprise
many employees are led to take up
hobbies which will add to their en-.
joyment of life.
During our December exhibition,
one Of the employees participating
told this story: Before the 1929 de-
preston he was engaged in COM
mercial work in a western State.
He became interested in amateur
art work purely as a hobby. His
fellow employees ridiculed him,
saying that he was following a
useless interest. Along came the
Evening star., 1939-10-06
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK. Oct. 6.-Buyers ran
the prices of war" shares up frac-
tions to around 4 points in the
stock market today but the splurge
soon faded and many gains dwin-
died by as much as half.
Buying orders had accumulated
at the opening and trading was so
fast the ticker tape fell behind floor
business for while. Near the
fourth hour the rush was over and
transactions were at a normal rate.
Traders listened to Reichsfuehrer
Hitler's peace proposals at Berlin
and many interpreted them as
Likely to prove wholly unappetizing
to the French and British allies.
In consequence, they bid up steels,
aircrafts, chemicals, some specialties
and rails-noW classed as war in
fants" by the majority in Wall
Street.
First British and French reaction
to reach here seemed to bear out
this opinion. In some quarters,
however, it was borne in mind that
allied replies to Der Fuehrer's pro-
nouncement might leave the way
open to bargain should the Ger
man government feel 1t could give
in on some important points.
Foreign markets were firm and
American shares advanced Vir-
tually all speculative commodities
went up and bonds were higher, with
the exception of United States
Treasury and foreign dollar loans.
Stocks participating in the up
surge included United States Steel,
Bethlehem, Youngstown, Douglas
Aircraft, United Aircraft, Sperry,
Du Pont, Union Carbide, Allied
Chemical, Air Reduction, Great
Northern, Pennsylvania Railroad,
Pullman, American Car & Foundry,
International Harvester and Cater
pillar.
The metals were more restrained,
as were motors, but boosts were
given American Smelling. Phelps
Dodge, Chrysler and General Mo-
tors.
Lifted in the curb were Niles
Bement-Pond, American CyanaInid
b Lockheed and International
Petroleum.
The Hitler speech was the topic
of the day in the financial COM
munity and overshadowed any
domestic news in the opinion of
boardroom habitues. One question
raised was that if the European
conflict is now to be in earnest,
how long is it likely to last, and
how long will its stimulus affect
American stocks?
Evening star., 1939-10-06
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

oS VIC hSSOIldleO fTeSS.
CHICAGO. Oct. 6.-Wheat prices
surged upward as much as 25s cents
bushel at the start of trading
today following Chancellor Hitler's
address, but then gave up more
than half of the gain.
Corn also advanced 2as cents,
but practically all of this upturn
was lost later.
The immediate buying rush was
propelled by traders who saw no
signs of peace in the Hitler pro-
posals. Subsequently profit takers
were on the selling side and the
continued uncertainty of the Euro
pean situation led to an unsettled
market. A reaction in securities
caused some selling here.
Wheat closed @s-11s higher than
yesterday, December 82Is -83, May
B2a4 IS corn unchanged to IS high
er, December 50ls-14, May 527s-S4;