davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-20

Our observance of the birthday O
the founder of our lodge, Thomas
Wildey, was quite a success. The
speaker of the evening, Paul Burk-
holder gave us a very interesting
and humorous talk, which everyone
present thoroughly enjoyed. If we
could hear more speeches like he
gave US, maybe 1t would make better
Odd Fellows of us all. He certainly
pointed out the way to live up Ia
what we stand for. Friendship, Love
! and Truth. He sure could crack
/ jokes, couldn't he? We were very
( glad to have him and hope he will
I visit us again soon.
The committees of both lodges, the
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, headed
by Neal wilkins and Cecilia Fagg,
, had very nice musical program for
the evening, as follows:
Curtis Williams sang two solos
MY Little Gypsy Sweetheart" and
"I'm Failing In Love With Some
one" by Victor Herbert. Mrs. Mabel
Murphy, accOmpanist.
Quartet by the Hill Billy Annes. p"
Anne Hugg, Ruth Anne Tease, Anne
Townsend. Margaret Anne Salevan.
Mrs. Mabel Murphy, accompanist.
Solo, Jeanette Belts. Mrs. Mabel
Murphy, accompanist.
Quartet. Irving Salmons, Howard
Kitchens. Clyde wilkins. Jimmie
Clements. William Mitten, accom-
panist.
Duct, saxophones-Earl Williams
and Billie Adkins. William Mitten,
accOmpanist.
The committee served delicious
'eats" and finished a very success
ful evening Everyone seemed to en-
joy themselves and the committees
felt well repaid for their efforts.
Go s'p~-
Notice
J.. w. Cannon had to go home
from our last meeting without an
OvercOat. The last one left in the
cloak room was much too large for
him. Will the brother who took the
wrong coat by mistake, please re-
turn it and get his own. Too bad,
Major, hope you didn't catch cold.
@S
Weren't those pies good the Re-
bekahs furnished for the joint meet /
ing of our lodges? Wonder if any /
were left? Saw our noble grand car /
rying something very carefully as
he went home that night.
{"
We missed George Swain-sorry
to hear he Is ON the sick list again.
Hope it won't be long until he can
be with us again.
GO
Joe Isaacs has been very sick in
the hospital with an infection in his
arm. We hear he is much better and
expects to be home soon. We are
of you. Joe. even If we
don't all get out to see you. Hope
you will soon be back with US again.
{"
The Rebekahs had another one of
hose covered dish suppers last week
and brothers If you have never been
10 one of them you have missed
The editor Of this col
INN never misses one of them I'M
ess he has the quinsy. When those
uncover those dishes. believe
ne you really have got food before
'ou. You brothers who never attend
lad better look into II. YOu don't
lnow what you are MISSING.
CO
A lady said to Bill DickersOn. our
neat cutter at the A.. and p. store.
You gave me short weight on those
'ork chops. Have you no ethics??''
Tow Bill wants to know what part ,
# a hog is an ethic.
@O
Billy the Goat says: The secret
{ happiness is never found In books
check books.
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-20
State Motorists Urged To Be
Careful During Cold Weather

storms.
Skidding, brought about by snow
on the streets.
Slippery running boards, due TO
accumulations of ice and snow.
Lighted matches, cigars or cigar
cites held too near the filler nozzle
on a radiator filled with anti-freeze
fluid.
These peculiarities of the winter
season are responsible in large
measure for the increase in highway
accidents. The trouble is that motor
lists do not make the necessary
changes in their driving habits when
the seasons change.
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-20
CCOntinued from First rage,

ment for dressing for safety? Warm
gloves, warm shoes and warm cloth
ing are the best safeguards for this
particular winter driving hazard.
These are the chief hazards of win
ter driving, according to the Council:
Unnecessary hurrying and low Wis
ibility during the short twilight hour
when office workers and stragglers
from school are on their way home.
Carbon mOnoxide gas poisoning
due to failure to keep the garage and
car doors open.
Restricted vision. especially during
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-20

PEOPLE ASK HOW they can
make money. The answer is, to rem
der some service better than COM
petitors do, and then to tell the COM
munity about it through advertising.
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-20
Blues Defeat Reds

The bowling teams of the Odd Eel
lows met last Thursday night at the
Recreation Centre. In close con-
test the Blue team nOsed out the
Red team by 5S pins. the total score
for the three games being 20S3 tn
2O25.
The line-ups:
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-20

80 H3%>>3e1< 4~>4I11e4->1 "a
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
REP. SUMMERS
URGES DISTRICT
Be GIVEN VOTE

National suffrage for the resi-
dents of the District was urged
today by Representative Hatton
W. Summers CD Of Texas. chair.
man of the House Judiciary
Committee and an authority on
constitutional law.
The com mittee chairman
stated the people Of Washington
should have the right to vote
for the election of President and
Vice President, and should also
have their own representatives
in Congress.
Representative Summers an
nounced that his committee,
which held extensive hearings at
the last session of Congress on
both national and local suffrage,
would act on pending suffrage
Legislation soon.
Pointing out that the Thomas
impeachment resolution against
Secretary Of Labor Frances Per-
kins and two Of her aides has
privileged status before his COM
mittee, he said that as soon as
this matter is disposed of, action
will be taken on local suffrage.
The Texan is known to believe
that a constitutional amendment
would not be necessary in obtain
ing local suffrage.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
SENATOR BYRD
He made a list

trend. For example, the United
States is expected to buy more
from Britain than she Is from
us during the first quarter Of
1899 under the new trade agree
ment.
IF THE CHOICE of lame-duck
l. Progressive ongres S Sman
Amlie for the Interstate Com.
merce Commission was a White
House peace offering to the La
Follettes, the President forgot to
tell the La Follettes ahead of
time. Senator Bob did not hear
until the announcement was
made. The two Progressive
Party Congressmen IN the House
came running over, astonished,
to check with him when they
read the papers.
Amlie is generally regarded
here as not only -eftist, but the
last tip feather on the left wing.
His selection is being scored at
the Capitol as another hit for
Tommy CHit En- in the Jugu.
lar") Corcoran.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Upper House Split
On Restoration
Of WPACut
By ARTHUR HACHTEN

G.N.SJ Vice President Garner
may cast the deciding vote in the
Senate on whether the WPA
emergency appropriation shall be
$S75, 100000, as urged by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, or $725 900, 900. as
voted by the House and recon-
mended by the Senate Appropria-
ton Committee.
The possibility that the Senate
will be equally divided on the
amendment to increase the sum
to $875,000,000 loomed large to-
day as a confidential Administra-
ton poll showed a 48-to-48 divi-
sion on the issue.
PRESSURE CHARGED
While the drive for votes con-
t1nUed with redoubled energy, Sen
ators supporting $725, 100000 to
finance the WPA until June 80,
said they had been subjected to
pressure from the other end Of
Pennsylvania Avenue" They were
referring to lieutenants Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
There was doubt that the final
vote would be taken today because
several Senators were absent on
account of illness. Negotiations
were under way to establish pairs,
whereby an absent Senator may
obtain an agreement from one
present snd on the opposite side
in the fight, not to vote.
THIRD DAYS DEBATE
AS the debate went into its
third day, Democratic Leader Bark
ley, supporting the 1915, ,000, 900
fund, said:
1T looks now like we are 60
ing to win"
Senator Byrnes CD) of South
Carolina, a leader of the $725, ,000,-
600 advocates, said:
Il am ready to vote any time.
I think we are giong to win by
a majority or two or three
votes"
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
YOUTH Dinner
HERE TONIGHT

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will
preside at the dinner at the May
flower Hotel tonight which will
high-light the three-day conference
on Youth Migration, under spon-
sorship of the Alliance for Guild
ance Of Rural Youth.
Mrs. Hugo Black is chairman Of
the group Of 16 hostesses which ar
ranged the dinner at which Sena-
tor Arthur Capper and DR.. John
V. Studebsker will speak on
Rural Youth AS a National AS
set." Mrs. Henry Morgenthau will
be guest Of honor.
Today's session began at 10
a. m. with DR.. George F. Zook,
president Of the American Council
on Education, presiding. DR.. Homer
P. Rainey, director Of the Ameri-
can Youth Commission, will pre-
side over a section on education
and training, which will meet at
the NEA building. Others taking
part in the days discussions will
be Mrs. Elwood Street, Miss Ella
Gardner, DR.. Louise Stanley and
DR.. William H. Stead.
The list of hoStesSeS for to-
Lights dinner includes Mrs. Blair
Bannister, Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, Mrs. Julian N. Friant, Mrs.
Frank Goodspeed, Miss Bess
GoOdykOontZ. Miss Helen Samuel,
Mrs. Richard w. Hogue, Miss Sally
Marks, Mrs. Hampton Percy, Mrs.
Cyril Smith, DR.. Stanley, Mrs.
John Brisben Walker. Miss Ger
trude Warren. Miss Earlene White
and Miss Katharine M. Cook.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
By eEUie' Robert

his ship and cargo" promising the Queen Of
Spain that in six months time he'd bring her
back Chicago" Remember the old songP)
It was quite amusing around Washington re-
Gently to see the lifted eyebrows and to hear the
"Oh's and Abs" among q certain crowd that
know when news came in from Atlanta that
Bishop Gerald oHara had invited Hiram Evans
the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, to the
dedication exercises Of the big, new Catholic
cathedral Of Christ the King.
Some regarded as comparable to the announce
ment Of law partnership between Tommy Cor.
coran and Millard Tydings, or a marriage between
Senator Joe Guffey and Alice Longworth; or, in
other words, thing that simply couldn't happen.
Times Are Changing
OUCH people as these who were so surprised evi.
~ dently do not know the true sentiments that
prevail throughout the South They can only
recall probably the TRADES Of the well.forgotten
former Senator from Alabama, who kept him.
self in office for few years purely through his
rawlings against the Catholics but finally lost out
completely when sentiment struck him down in
no uncertain terms.
You'll recall that the State of Georgia. where
the Ku Klux headquarters are located, gave
their vote in the 1928 presidential campaign to
Alfred e. Smith, one Of the most prominent
Catholics in the political history Of this country.
Again, Notre Dame University plays one of its
most important games in the South every year,
and is universally popular south Of the Smith
and Wesson line. It looks like intolerance is
definitely on the way out These might be straws
in the wind, who can tell?
The Washington times., 1939-01-26

Haworth declared:
I'VE now have about $4,000
persons on the District WPA.
I hate to think these people
will lose the jobs on which
they depend for a livelihood.
But If Congress insists on cut
ting 50,000,000 from the
Presidents WPA estimate for
the nation, I have no choice
but to fire almost 1000 Of our
workers"
The 1000 earmarked for dis
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
SEC Ready 10 Probe
Insurance Companies

SEC Chairman William o.
Douglas has reported to President
Roosevelt that his agency was all
set to begin an inquiry into the
financial practices Of insurance
companies.
Douglas said the probe, which is
to be conducted in connection with
the anti-monopoly investigation,
would cost about 100000 for the
year, and added he doubted that
any conclusions to be used for a
basis of legislation could be de-
veloped for this session of Con-
greSS.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
FORUM ON VOTE
PLANNED HERE

Members of Congress will gather
with local political and civic lead
ers tomorrow night in the National
Press Club auditorium for a round
table discussion on District suf-
frage.
L. A. CarrutherS, president Of
the Federation Of Citizens Associa-
tions, and John Colpoys, U. S.
marshal, among the local leaders
in the movement, have Joined in
urging everyone interested in the
fight for the District vote to at
tend.
Among the members Of Congress
who will attend are: Senator Ed.
ward H. Burke of Nebraska, Sen.
ator Arthur Capper Of Kansas,
Representative Jennings Randolph
Of West Virginia, Senator William
H. King Of Utah, Representative
Hatton w. Summers of Texas, Rep
resentative Charles F. McLaugh,
lin of Nebraska and Representa-
tive William Byron Of Maryland.
Casting aside political differ
ences, Malcolm s. McConihe, of
the local Democratic organization,
and Edward S. Colladay, of the
local Republican group, will unite
in the fight for the local vote.
Among those who will address
the meeting are: Seton Darr,
newly elected president of the Dis
trjct Bar Association; William A.
Roberts, former Peoples Counsel
Of the District. chairman Of the
conference resolution committee;
and William H. Mondell, vice pres
ident, D. C. Suffrage Association.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
BURKE MOVES
TO END NLRB
COURT POWER
Says Federation Plan
Needs More Teeth
BY ROBERT A. McGILL

d.N.S.) Administration leaders
opposed to revision Of the National
Labor Relations act faced add
tional barriers today when Sena'
tor Burke CD Of Nebraska
moved to strip the labor board
of its judicial powers, considered
one Of its strongest weapons.
Burke's announcement that he
will seek to displace the boards
sole authority to rule on collective
bargaining disputes and violations
followed introduction in the Sen
ate Of amendments proposed by
the American Federation Of Labor
MODIFICATION SOUGHT
These amendments, sponsored
by Senator Walsh CD Of MaSsa-
chusetst, would greatly modify the
act Ito guarantee fair and equi'
table administration"
The Nebraskan, long q critic OF
administration Of the act, will sup
port the A. F. of LIS program, but
declared lit does not 60 faI
enough"
"The amendments drawn UP
by the A. F. of L. are fine and I
am for them," he said, "but it Is
necessary to take away the judi
cial powers Of the board alto
gether If the act is to become
fair for all concerned"
Those opposed to revision Of the
act said they saw in Burke'S pro
posal an attempt to reduce the
Labor Board to merely an inveSti-
eating and prosecuting body.
WAGNER TO FIGHT
Senator Wagner CD of New
York sponsor Of the labor act
refused to comment on Burke's
proposal or the AFL amend
ments. Wagner, however, called
attention to the fact that he has
many times stated he will op
pose any drastic revision, OF
modification of the act. A. SINH
lar position has consistently been
taken by the CIO, headed by
Jonn L. Lewis.
Senator Thomas (DO Of Utah,
chairman of the Senate Labor
Committee, also indicated that
he will oppose modification Of
the act.
Il am opposed to revision of
the act in any way that will
interfere with the proper work
ing out of this law" Thomas
said. Nobody, however, will
object to constructive revision,
and think this can eventually
come by judicial review"
THREE CHANGES ASKED
The AFL's amendments pro-
vide for three fundamental revi-
sions of the laber act. They would
make it obligatory for the board
to respect" the right of craft
unions to designate by majority
vote who their bargaining repre-
SentativeS shall be; curtail "the
assumed power" of the board to in
validate contracts between en-
ployers and labor organizations,
and assure parties to labor dis
putes "a fair hearing" and ade-
quate judicial review of wrong
full DEGREES"
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
WPA Approves
Coast Projects

Senator Bone Cd, Of Washing.
ton, yesterday announced WPA
has approved the following prof
ects for his State: Rehabilitate
outlook irrigation district, Yakima
county, $90,701; improve Kiona
irrigation district, Benton county,
$7,559; water system for Snoqual.
mie, $26,389; sewing rooms for
Skagit county, $54,324; reading to
patients in public hospitals.
$28.658.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Aide Of Huey Long
Settles Tax Claim

NEW ORLEANS Jan. 2e
G.N.S0.-Seymour Weiss, one.
time lieutenant Of the political
machine of the late United States
Senator Huey P. Long, yester
day announced the Federal in
come tax evasion charges against
him had been settled out Of court.
Terms of the settlement were not
released. It was not known
whether similar charges against
Abe L. Shushan, another Of Sena-
tor Longs lieutenants, had been
settled.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26


When learned that they had landed on the edge
Of the great gulf stream in 73degree water 1t
seemed to me like the hand Of God reached down
to give them help But when got to reading
about the sharks that came nosing around to
add to the horror, my blood really did run cold.
just wondered how would have felt clinging
onto a small life belt. expecting every moment for
one of these horrible creatures to cut up under
me, and that would have been the end. Even
while sail fishing off Palm Beach on a nice com.
Portable fishing boat when these same old water
devils come sneaking around to see what's going
on, invariably have the creeps
Remember Columbus
AFTER ALL these accidents are great price
"A to pay for science and progress; but 1t does
give the consolation it protects against other
similar accidents in the future. Just think what
old Columbus was doing when he headed out with
The Washington times., 1939-01-26

missal, Haworth explained, are
in addition to the GA who lost
their District WPA jobs jan
uary l on a ruling that elderly
persons and women with two
or more dependent children
were no longer eligible for
WPA pay but must seek aid
from Social Security. Neither
does the 1000 figure, Haworth
asser d, include the 500
women with one dependent
child who are slated for dis
missal within a week or two"
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
u. 5. Trade Balance
Billion Last Year

United States foreign trade end
ed the year 1888 with a favorable
trade balance Of $1,133, ,567, 900
highest since 1921, Secretary OF
Commerce Hopkins reported yes.
terday. Total sales abroad were
valued at 5000, ,095, 900 and i'm.
ports $1,000, ,528, 900, he disclosed.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26

Bermuda. Having made the
trip several times by boat my
self. and once encountering a
very rough sea, I couldn't help
having visions Of these people
landing out there and freezing
to death before rescuers could
reach them. You will recall,
it was an afternoon when q
very cold wave hit Washing
ton. I was watching with, I
suppose, hundreds Of thou
sands Of others every piece Of
news ahoIlt the nendin1 rescue.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26

It is not their fault, In their
opinion. The budget has been
made meaningless, they say. by
Mr.. Roosevelt's supplemental re-
quests - increasing relief and
armament outlays, now health
program which will cost $50
million dollars annually after 10
years, talking about PaSsama-
quoddy and the Florida ship
canal,
Furthermore, they know they
are going to appropriate more
money for farmers and for some
Of their pet log-rolling projects.
Also they know many business
men are on Mr.. Roosevelt's side,
especially those whose bust
nesses will get some of the
spending money.
THERE is no question now
= about this policy being a
spending program, partly con-
cealed from the budget.
You can detect its concealed
aspects in the current news item
that the U. s. Housing Author.
ity Is going to float 100 mil
lions of actual cash at last &C
counting, in its program au-
thorized last summer to cure
the depression Of last spring,
but cash now will begin to flow.
The stream will not show in the
budget under the independent
financing arrangements being
made.
Senator Byrd's famous list Of
these agencies shows 81 Of them
have been authorized by Con-
greSs to issue bonds or stock
amounting to more than is bill
lion dollars, most of which is
now outstanding.
TNHE discouraged congress
sional economizers are also
disgruntled at White House pres
sure against the House relief
cut. Top one in the group is
saying he has never seen such
effective pressure in all his con-
gressional experience-but per-
haps he is not straintng his
memory.
The pressure certainly has
failed to appear on the surface.
The known list of Senators
called to the White House, how
ever, has not included half the
number who were lured upon
the Presidential carpet.
A HOUSE appropriations
IA leader was asked when the
opportunity for q change in
spending policy might be real
lied, in his opinion. He smiled
and replied: II would say
about January, 1910" which hap
pens to be the date when the
Presidents present term ex-
pireS.
OVERN MENT economists
VI were shocked. puzzled and
doubtful about the graveyard
reports that Britain is near
barter arrangement with Ger
many.
AT LEAST two top-notch bust
"A ness men are being drawn
into the Business Advisory
Council under the new Harry
Hopkins management - Presi-
dent James Mooney, Of General
Motors Export, and Chairman
Carle Conway. Of Continental
Can.
DRITISH EFFORTS to replen-
- iSh gold in her stabilization
fund apparently aroused less in
tereSt inside the Government
here than in financial circles.
The British gold store was de-
pleted during the Czech crisis
when Chamberlain tried to
maintain the pound. but signs
now point to reversal Of the
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Housing Post for Crane

President Roosevelt yesterday
nominated Jacob Crane, Of Illinois,
to be Assistant Administrator and
Director of Project Planning of
the U. S. Housing Authority.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
News Behind the News
Ru Pn1g1 MnI1O11
BY Paul MGLLOn.
Cord Copyright rights
Reprod n n prohtbited)

HE annual grim joke Of economy in government is fall
i ing faster and flatter than usual this time.
Appropriations in Congress- whose earnest promises Of
savings are hardly dry upon their ps already eevatng
their hands, Struggling: "What can we do9 Their own
private figures show they expect before they get through to
appropriate probably half billion dollars than Mr..
Rnosevelt asked for in the budget.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Senate Poll Shows Gamers Vote
MAY Break Tie on Relief Issue
1000 HERE FACE Ak

in Congress the $150000O00 slash from President Roose
vets recommendation that $8750O000O be spent this
year WPA, Ross Haworth, deputy administrator of the
District WPA disclosed Washingtons share be shou
dered will from 1900 to 1,70O workers from the
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Ewes Rib

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.
7 DON'T know about you-all, but I've had the
cold shivers ever since the big British airliner
was forced down en- route from New York to
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
FITTING
Physicists Select Good
Day for Topic

There must be something to
this scientific business, at that,
for the renowned physicists who
are in town to attend the Fifth
Washington Conference on Theo-
retical Physics certainly picked a
good day to study Magnetic, Elec.
trical and Mechanical Properties
Of Matter at Very Low Tempera
tureS!"
The first meeting of the con.
ference, which will extend through
Saturday, will be held this after.
noon at 2 o'clock in Building c OF
George Washington University
Other meetings will be held at the
University and at the Carnegie
Institution, which is sponsoring
the conference.
Leading physicists from many
nations, representing the worlds
leading universities, are in at
tendance.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26

Marvels Of Marine Life. Another
cOlOrful page, of paintings by William
CrOwder, distinguished naturalist and
marine artist, showing life in the
depths Of the sea. See this interest
ing cover in the American Weekly,
the magazine distributed with next
Sundays WaahlngtOn Herald.Timeg.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26

his "ship and cargo" promising the Queen o.
Spain that in six months time he'd bring he1
back Chicago" (Remember the old songP)