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The Washington times., 1939-01-24
RAPID GROWTH
OF SECURITY
PLAN OPPOSED
Board Tells Congress
Of Insolvency Peril

(0.N.S) The Social Security
Board, in its third annual report
to Congress, today urged that It's
program be extended further, but
cautioned against weighting down
Federal and State governments
with administrative duties and
costs.
THE board is convinced" the
report asserted, that permanent
and lasting progress toward So
cial security can be attained
only by maintaining a careful
balance between the measures
undertaken and the means, in
terms of money and Of admins
trative skill, at the disposal OF
the States and Federal Govern
ment.
GIGANTIC PROGRAM
mo greater disservice could
be done to persons who are in
need of more adequate financial
assistance or of other measures
to assure their well-being than
to hold out hopes which cannot
be justified by the nature Of the
social security program or by
the resources which are or can
be made available for its devel-
opment."
The report termed the present
program unprecedented in the
history Of this or any other coun'
try" in size and rate Of develop
ment.
But" the report added, "the
effectiveness of present proviS-
ions and the errors or delays
that sometimes have developed
in the early months of admins
tration are doubtless responsible
in part for some extravagant
proposals for immediate and
large expansion Of the social Sc
curity program at the State or
Federal level.
"Some of these proposals are
such that their adoption would
disturb the monetary system
and menace the solvency Of
State governments or even the
solvency of the United States.
"Coverage Of agricultural and
domestic workers" can be devel
oped, the report said,
HEALTH MAJOR GOAL
The board stated that promo
ton of the nations health Is q
major goal for the near future.
1t added:
There can be no doubt that
large numbers of the aged, the
children and the blind. for
whose support the Federal Gov
eminent and the States and 10
celities are responsible, owe
their dependency to sickness
which might have been pre-
vented or cured, or to deaths Of
breadwinners that might have
been postponed"
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
AMLIE FACES
SENATE FIGHT
FOR ice POST
Burke to Lead Battle
On Confirmation
By GEORGE r. HOLMES

U.N.S) On the heels Of the
spectacular Senate row over the
elevation of Harry L. Hopkins to
the Cabinet, President Roosevelt
apparently invited another one to-
day in his nomination Of Thomas
R. Amlie of Wisconsin, to be a
member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
Amlie is a lameduck progressive,
who served three terms in the
House, and was beaten last No
vember in his bid for election to
the Senate. He is considerably to
the left of the New Deal in his
economic philosophy, and has been
a persistent advocate of realign'
ment of political parties.
CHOICE A SURPRISE
His nomination to the ICC, a
quasi judicial body under the cir
cumStanceS, came as a surprise,
and was met with unmistaka BILE
signs of a forthcoming fight that
may rival or exceed the battle
which ended late yesterday by
the Senate's 58-to-27 confirmation
Of Hopkins.
Senator Burke of Nebraska, anti
New Deal Democrat, and Senator
Austin, Republican conservative
from Vermont, we're among the
first to hoist battle signals in the
Senate.
Declaring none "but the most
qualified, best equipped" man
should be appointed to the post,
Burke said he did not think the
Wisconsin progressive possessed
those qualifications.
WILEY JOINS FIGHT
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin, a
Conservative Republican, who un-
horsed the La Follettes in the re-
cent election, characterized Amlie
as consistently leftist, certainly
more so than the La Follettes" and
added he could see little business
appeasement in the nomination
In his three terms of service
| in the House, Amlie attracted
most attention by his sponsorship
of a Constitutional amendment
which would give the Federal Gov
ernment, through Congress, the
right to take over private business
through the employment Of the
eminent domain" theory.
CONGRESSMAN AT IS
Amlie is one of the youngest
men ever named to the 1CC. He is
Al years old, and a graduate OF
the Universities of North Dakota,
Minnesota and Wisconsin. He was
an early joiner Of the La FolletteS
new progressive party, and came
to Congress at 35.
AS a result of the battle over
Hopkins, the Senate is in a mood
to scrutinize closely any and all
Presidential appointments from
YOu m
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
Md. Budget
Ready For
SOlO11S

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. "a.
MaryIand's 194O-41 budget
will be sent to the State
Legislature tonight by Gov
ern0r Herbert O'COnOr-11
days ahead of the time limit
set by the constitution.
Although the new budget
Is expected to carry a reduc-
tiOn, Governor O'COnOr
would not reveal whether it
meets his campaign promise
to prune the appropriations
bill by $75O,000.
Aside from the new budget,
the State Roads Commission
will ask the Governor to ap-
prove expenditure Of S1,459,.
900 to match Federal funds
to carry on IA highway
projects.
The projects include extern
sion Of the Philadelphia road,
from Havre de Grace to the
Delaware line, and cOnStruc-
tiOn Of q northbound lane
on the Governor Richie
Highway from Jones' Station
to the Severn River bridge.
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
Wins Unique Honor
In FEC Certificate

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Jan. "a
Q.l 81. - Edward Hoffman,
owner and manager of Radio
Station WMIN, st. Paul and
Minneapolis, is believed to be the
only radio station manager in the
nation admitted to practice Of
law before the FEC.
The commission recently ap-
proved his petition to practice and
sent him a large gold sealed GER
tificate Of approval. Hoffman
graduated from the st. Paul Col
lege of Law in 1919 and was ad-
mitted to the bar in the same
year. He organized WMIN early
in 1895,
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
Gets in the Way

uITLER DROPPED his only
III sane economic overseer,
Schacht, either because the
Reichshank president was get
ting in the way or because the
old gentleman was uneasy about
Nazi finance again-probably
both.
Schacht got uneasy once be-
fore, last April. He then stepped
in and stopped the NaziS from
using the ReichSbank as an un"
limited cash register for their
road building and armament
bills. He substituted a system
which at least attempted to put
some reason into their tapping
of the till.
You know, Hitler does not pay
for re-armament with cash. I2e
The Washington times., 1939-01-24

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A VERY discouraging pri-
"A vate report to President
Roosevelt was brought back
from South America by State
Secretary Hull. 1t pictures
the Latin situation as wholly
black for the United States,
without a single practical ray
of hope. It sees the dictators
continuing to make inroads
there against our trade and
fails to suggest anything we
can do to stop them. The
President is upset and some
what baffled.
So say his recent callers with
whom he has discussed the prob
lem with some display Of fire
and at great length.
AS near as they can make
out, the White House will re-
luctantly sanction continuance
Of our policy of putting on our
best business smile to our neigh
bors, but only until something
more promising can be devel-
oped. Both Roosevelt and Hull
have given more thought to
this than anything else lately.
But they cannot get away from
the roots of fact that the die
tatorS want Latin raw mate
rials and the United States does
not.
The Latins are certainly going
to trade where they can get the
best deal, and momentarily no
one can think Of a way to give
them a better deal.
Furthermore, the smaller ma
tions near us continue to look
upon us as the Colossus Of the
North "a colossus without
teeth, which makes them
doubly amenable to the palm
greasing trade chiselers from
Europe.
Talk about military produc-
tion did no good, will be stopped.
II
Schacht Removal
MIR. ROOSEVELT, inciden.
Wk tally, is reported, upon
similar authority which trust,
as feeling much better about
Europe. One Of his friends de-
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
HOME BUILDING
HELD PROBLEM
FOR $4,000 HERE
Housing Forum Debates
What to Do About It

Somewhere between the ceiling
set by the United States Housing
Authority and the floor provided
by the District through private
enterprise is level of some $4,000
persons whose modest pay en-.
velopes make adequate homes a
problem.
This conclusion faced housing
experts today in the wake of q
symposium held by the Washing
ton Housing Association at the
United States Chamber of Com
merce last night, on the mo mans
land" where those who work for
from $25 to $40 week seek
shelter.
John Ihlder, director of the Dis
trict Alley Dwelling Authority.
sounded the keynote with the dec
laration:
"At present for many self.
supporting families, their choice
is between overcrowding and
lack of sanitation. For some Of
them there is not even a choice
between these two evils"
As leader Of the discussion,
Ihlder asked:
Should no mans land be
occupied exclusively by dwell
ings erected by private enter
prise, or should it be open to
public housing to the extent
necessary to assure good stand
ards and an adequate supply?"
Morris Cafritz, identified with
local building interests, said he
feared the only solution Of low
bracket housing problems con-
tinued to lie on "the broad shoul-
ders of Uncle Sam"
The Washington times., 1939-01-24

selves, but Of all the people
In the other galleries. I noticed
o predominance Of purple in
the women's clothes. Hopeful
semimourning for some bill
pending, no doubt. Young
Harry S. Truman Of Missouri
gave q swell talk about Harry
Hopkins-said he was going to
vote for him mot because he
hasn't made mistakes, but be-
cause he's made so few" SEN
ator Neely of West Virginia
was loval to HopkinS. to say
The Washington times., 1939-01-24

Senator James H. Hughes OF
Delaware, chairman of a Judiciary
subcommittee which has the nomi-
nation before it and Of which
Senator King is a member, said
the Utah Senator had asked for
"a few days to think it over"
OPPOSE OUTSIDER
Senator Kings request was un-
derstood to have been based on
objections from members Of the
District Bar Association to the
appointment of an outsider" to
the District bench.
Senator King feels that, as
q rule, Washington lawyers
should be appointed to positions
of the Federal bench in the
Capital" Senator Hughes said.
"I share this feeling"
The rule has not been followed
however, although the last appoint
ment here was given to a former
The Washington times., 1939-01-24

gives his armament manufac-
turerS and road builders due
bills. This is one of the little
tricks Schacht worked out for
him. Up to April, 1888, these
due bills were paid in cash by
the Reichsbank. Schacht got
worried and turned down the
cash register by having Hitler
substitute bills due in six
months (Which could be re-
newed.
This restraint had to be
thrown over at the time of the
Czech crisis when Hitler needed
money badly. Restriction was
eased. Banks were allowed to
lend up to rs per cent of the
face value of his bills, which
means that since then the Hitler
system has not even been sue
cessfully poStponing a day Of
reckoning. 1t is just a plain
Alice-in-Wo Wonderland system Of
finance which must have been
calling to DR.. Schacht's great
ability to make all his magical
financial ventures add up.
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
Resistance at End

scribes it: "He is getting over
his Hitler filters"
Reason for the change appar-
emily is a diplomatic report that
both Hitler and MusSolini are
going to have serious troubles
at home for the next few
months. This report suggests
the dictatorS will not even be
able to put up a good fight for
colonies until they have cleared
up their domestic economic and
political predicamentS. They
may have no time for batting
the democracies, which the dem
ocrats here consider to be the
first break for their side.
The Schacht decapitation en-
couraged this belief.
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
Day of Reckoning

IT IS TRUE Schacht has had
L no great power in originat-
ing Nazi financial policy since
the absurd Goering got him out
of the ministry last year, but
as head of the Reichsbank
Schacht could resist govern
ment policy. Herr Funk took
his place in the ministry then,
as in the ReichSbank now, but
Funk is not a great man.
It may be too much to say
Germany's fiscal retribution is
at hand. No one knows how
long they can keep on. But all
authorities here are prepared
to read any day that both
Hitler and MusSolini have
reached the end Of their short
ening economic rope.
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
JuSLICe bOllGnd j. IaWS.
WAITS ON KING

president of the Bar Association,
Justice Bolitha j. Laws.
WAITS ON KING
Senator Hughes said the COM
mittee had received no protest
against GoldSborough'S nomina-
ton, but he will defer a report to
the full Judiciary Committee until
he hears again from Senator King.
Representative G oil d sborough,
dean of the Maryland congreSsion-
al delegation, who has represented
the Eastern Shore in Congress
since 1920, was nominated for the
bench by President Roosevelt as q
sequel to his activity in behalf OF
former David j. Lewis of Cumber-
land, candidate for the Democratic
Senatorial nomination last year
against Senator Millard Tydings.
Senator Tydings has indicated
he will not oppose confirmation.
The Washington times., 1939-01-24

Senators McNary and White would vote for him.
But for one am glad it's finally over it was
amusing to say the least to see how the different
"ones" wanted to go on record. can just see
copies Of the Congressional Record flying back
to the "Old Home States"-all at the expense
of Uncle Sam. This build-up for 1910 is
"sumpin" Trying to fool voter is like trying
to fool horsefly ! CAS- close, wish to say
before someone beats me to it, that as an artist
I'm GREAT columnist)
The Washington times., 1939-01-24

the least. He growled and talked loud he ges-
ticulated. He brought in many examples to
strengthen his argument, including Our Lord
and Herbert Hoover. The Senator from New
Hampshire asked whether Nicely were hkening
Hopkins to Our Lord "a very original question.
thought, and so pertinent). Senator Robert Reyn'
olds of North Carolina was GREAT. He said,
In sum, "Why all the talk and conversation when
Hopkins is going to be confirmed anyway"
Loyal to Home State
DEYNOLDS was very loyal to his Home State
~ in fact he said that there was NO place so
beautiful He sure can crate. He pronounces the
word great in way you've never heard be-
fore: "Graaaate." love to hear him talk. He
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
Ewes Rib

As get off for New York today decided to
"A put in yesterday at the Senate. It's the
greatest thrill to sit for the first time in the
Press Gallery-you command from there an un-
paralleled view of not only the Senators them
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
Schacht Removal
Goldsborouqh Action
Delayed by Sen. King

Senate action the nomination of Representative T. Alan
Godsborough of Maryland for the United States District
Court for the District of Columbia held today at the
request Senator William H. King chairman Of the Senate
IT,
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
By :Evie' Robert

paid J. Hamilton Lewis pretty compliment, and
the august Senator looked as quiet and uncon-
concerned as a Buddha. To borrow Shake
speare's Cor some other good writer's) remark,
and to twist it bit, "All the Senate's
stage, and all the Senators are actors" would be
appropriate especially in the case of Senator
Vandenberg. He seems never unconscious of the
fact that someone NIGHT be looking in his di-
rection. During Senator Neeys speech, he sadly
shook his head as he stood up to leave his desk
with wan, sad smile on rather cynical lips, he
kept on shaking his head until he got out of the
door and out of sight. wondered how long he
kept it up, especially when he found out nobody
but me was looking.
Prediction Nearly Right
WELL, on January is predicted that Harry
Hopkins would have IS votes against him.
He had 27-but in my prediction I figured that
HORSE Ply
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-05-11
BOYD

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Israel, Jr.,
were the guests at dinner Sunday of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Israel, Sr.
Mrs. Edward Gault and little son,
Edward, Jr., are visiting the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wire.
Mrs. Gassaway Linthicum and son,
Barry, were also guests of the Wires.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Williams and
daughter, Carlyn, visited in Wash
ington Sunday.
Mrs. Andrew GALAXY and mother,
Mrs. Mamie Kuster, visited relatives
Sunday.
Mrs. W. H. Hit and daughter, Mrs.
Kingston Pickrell and her son, Ned
die King, visited relatives at Pooles-
vile last week.
Mrs. Frank Dahn, of Chevy Chase,
was recent guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James Norris.
Mrs. Mae Wood has returned home
after spending several months in
Washington.
Mr.. Lynwood Thompson has moved
near Boyd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-05-11
ROCKVILLE LIBRARY
HIGHLIGHTS

Outstanding among new biograph-
les is Edna Ferber's story of her own
life, "a Peculiar Treasure" - lively,
honest and inspiring. This peculiarly
American writer, who has given us
so many fine novels, picturing various
sides of her country's life, "Show
Boat, $50 Big, "Cimarron", and
others, has never gone in for much
publicity about herself. All the more
welcome is this personal narrative,
telling the events of her life, how her
books came to be written, and her
opinions and thoughts on many time
ly topics.
An unusually fine historical fiction
novel is "The Tree of Liberty" by
Elizabeth Page. 1t is novel of colon
ial and early republican America that
covers vast range of territory and
historical events. The scene is early
America from the Atlantic seaboard
across the frontiers and into the far
Western wilderness. In
time the narrative runs from 1854 to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-05-11

1906. More than five years in the v,.,.
ing, this towering novel Of the d .
of Thomas Jefferson energies y"
tremendous dramatization of the w.,
lutionary struggle that gave birth ~
the American nation. W
A most readable book of curron.
events in the world today is Martha
Dodd's Through Embassy Evesn t.
is the outspoken account of morn Ill.,.
four years spent in Nezi Germanv h.,
the daughter of William Dodd, forroo.
American Ambassador. 1t is terrihl,,
moving narrative of growing fury re-
veaiing things that seem incredihlo
and intolerable.
The library also has Hitler's "Me;n
Kampf", which is much in demand
Elizabeth Goudge's new novel "Ths
Middle Window" is tale of life and
love in the Scottish highlands TODAY
"A City of Bells" and flowers in Tho
Mist" are by the same author.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-05-11

spend two weeks in Gainesville with
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurie Riggs. Mr..
and Mrs. Washington w. White
spent the weekend at Tappahannock
with a party of friends.
Mrs. Edward Blunt was hostess
to the Bridge Club Wednesday after
noon, having about twenty guests
for luncheon at her home, Wood
burne near Goshen.
The Homemakers' club met last
Wednesday at Edge Hill Farm with
Mrs. Vestus Wilcox and Mrs. Russell
Umstead hostesses. Mrs. Orville SEQ
vile, County president, was the guest
of honor, and gave resume of the
work Immediately preceding the
organization of our local club. The
response to roll call Gardens l
Have Visited" brought out several
interesting talks. The Club decided
to give an advertisement to the Hos
pital bulletin. Miss Turner gave an
instructive demonstration on the buy
ing of mattresses. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs. Ivan
Barnsley with Mrs. Harry White
hostess.
Preceding the meeting Mrs. SEQ
vile, Miss Turner, Mrs. Edwin Fry,
Mrs. Este Morris, Mrs. George Car
son, and Mrs. Thomas Stewart were
luncheon guests of Mrs. Merhle
Haines and Mrs. Warren Ellis at the
Haines home.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-05-11
HYATTSTOWN

Mr.. Charles Cordray, of Baltimore,
is visitor at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Thompson.
Mrs. Lucy Price entertained at
dinner on Sunday. Her guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. E. v. Price, Miss
Jennie Price, Mr.. Vernon Price, OF
Feageville, and Mr.. and Mrs. R. l.
Price of Frederick.
Mrs. Mary Wood and Mr.. Clayton
whitehall of College Park visited
Mr.. Eugene Murphy during the
week.
/ Mr.. Philip HORNE, Sellman, Wis
tied his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward HORNE on Sunday.
Mr.. Jacob Windsor of Washington
was guest of his aunt, Mrs. Flor
ence Higgins during the week.
Mrs. R. L. Blase and daughters,
Viola and Margaret, and Mrs. e.
Sutton of Glenmont, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Lusby during the week
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Norwood had
as their guests on Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. C. Norwood of Mt. Wash
ington, Baltimore and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Norwood, Buckeystown.
Miss Alice Cecil and Mrs. Ella
Maxwell, of Washington, visited Mrs.
W. W. Cecil on Thursday.
Mrs. Sterling Miles entertained at
family dinner on Sunday. Guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Miles, Mrs.
Will Miles, Theodore, Betty and
Joan Miles, Forest Glen; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Miles and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Thompson and sons,
Rodney, and Gilbert, of Gathers
burg; Mr.. and Mrs. Philip S. Lin
thicum and sons, Donald and Philip,
Jr., and Mr.. Harold Miles of Wash
ington.
Mrs. o. C. Barnes spent wednes-
day and Thursday in Rockville, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard A. Belt, and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Stacy Belt. On
Sunday Rev. and Mrs. Barnes were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. W.
Luhn, Damascus.
Visitors at the Christian Church
parsonage during the week were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Bogley, Mrs.
NJ. A. Belt and daughter and daugh-
ter Mae, Mrs. W. S. Belt and daugh-
ter, Dorothy Mae, Rockville; Mr..
and Mrs. John Kelly and John, Jr.,
Los Angeles, Calf; Mr.. Billy Noel
fresh, Langley Field, and Mrs. Belle
McElfresh, Urbana.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Beall, Hagers-
town, were overnight guests of Mr..
and Mrs. E. F. Harris on Friday.
Mrs. L. M. Stone entertained on
Saturday night in honor of the birth
day of her grandson, frankie Strube
Guests present were Mrs. W. Zim-
norman and family; Julia Murphy
Eleanor Wheatley, Donald Lanson
Paul and Roland Anderson, Pete
Comegys, Jean Anderson, Shirley
and Mabel Burdette and Allan Bur-
gee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-05-11
LAYTONSVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. 2. M. Waters OF
Oakhurst were hosts at an attrac-
lively arranged bridge party Satur-
day evening for twenty. The guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. William T. War
field, DR.. and Mrs. ". H. Dyson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greenbury Griffith,
Mrs. Guy Stephenson, Mrs. George
Carson, Miss Dorothy Anderson,
Mrs. Uriah Griffith, Miss Elizabeth
Griffith, Miss Mary Waters, Miss
Sue Worley, Mr.. Edgar Worley, Mrs.
Samuel Riggs, Mrs. Merhle Haines,
Mrs. Allison Taylor, Mrs. Remus
Riggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey Downey.
High scores were made by Mrs.
Haines and Mr.. G. G. Griffith. Miss
Mary Waters, and Miss Sue Worley
of Baltimore spent the weekend here
with Mrs. Uriah Griffith. Miss Helen
Worley who has spent the winter in
California is expected to arrive home
shortly.
The Girls All Club met Saturday
at Fair Hill with Amy Fry. Plans
were made to hold benefit card
party in Woodman Hall on Friday,
May 10, at P. M. The older girls
will form the committee on arrange
ments, with the local leader, Mrs.
Russell Umstead.
Mrs. Samuel Riggs left Sunday to