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The Washington times., 1939-01-10

trict Committee could outline the
District government setup and
Congress- relationship to the Dis
trict of Columbia.
There are 1863 new members"
he said, most of whom are un-
familiar with the complicated
problems of the District. l think
we ought to outline these prob
lens and the Government set-up
to them so that we wouldn't
have carnival or a Roman holi-
day every time a District bill
comes up in the House"
Members of the District Com
mite are familiar with the Set-ur
in Washington, he pointed out
but in many instances District leg
islation is hampered and discus
sions impeded by the members
lack of knowledge of the District.
The House sets aside the second
and fourth Monday in each month
as District Days, at which time all
legislation ready for the House is
presented for action.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

QUT the Germans cannot even
~ get these foods at these
prices, although the prices las
we'll as wages are fixed by the
government. Germans must eat
cabbageS, turnips, potatoes and
bread which are relatively
cheap. Meat is hard to get.
Coffee is rationed, and so is
butter. An adult is allowed only
ITO grams, or a little less than
one-third of a pound of butter
per week. The lower middle and
poor classes use whale oil made
into oleomargarine, through
which air is blown to lessen the
flShy taste. It works out fairly
we'll unless you try to cook
something in the oleo, in which
case you can detect the presence
of the whale.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Corcoran Reported Slated for Prosecutor Post
White House Denies Ruo and Tommy Doesn't Want the Job

call that Corcoran was a student
under Felix Frankfurter at Har-
ward Law School. and is in the
Administration now as a Frank
furter choice of young man with
bright future. Nevertheless, in
stead of choosing Corcoran to rep
resent him before the Senate Com
mittee considering the Frankfur,
ter appointment, Prof. Frankfur-
ter choose Dean Acheson, so con.
servative as to be almost an Old
Dealer.
The touch of the master strate,
gist is not lost on Washington
| observers.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

had the experience of mo Apollnaris" there
so he motors on beyond rs miles to larger
town, has his Apollinaris, and then back to the
dinner. That's what call love" in a big way;
and so practical too, don't you think? Although
"branch water is pretty good in pinch.
I SAW the most asinine story in one of the
local papers. Headlines Garner 'Snub to
Roosevelt Rocks Party" (Now amt THAT some
pin'0 1t was all about the fact that at the
jackson Day dinner the Vice President refused"
to make the closing address. 1t went on to say
that when the President motioned him toward
the microphone and called speech, speech" Mr..
Garner stood in front of it and said a few words
to the effect that when he went into the Cabi
net, it was agreed that he'd make no speeches
I. :. . and he wasn't going to do 1t now. I was
there-he said that-and all the crowd including
the President loved it, but, Mr.. Story Writer,
you don't think for moment that the Vice
President was really SUPPOSED to make
speech, do you? And then, one more thing:
He didn't go to the microphone at all-he stood
up where he was-and did exactly what had
been Scheduled-waved to the guests and said
good night, exactly the same as he has been doing
on similar occasions in the past. So how about
keeping the record clear-theres so much mis-
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Country Is Bankrupt

EVEN CANNED MEATS are
- scarce in Germany because
Hitler has no money to pay the
outside world for them. He has
made law requiring that the
lungs and liver of an animal
must be included if it is to be
imported. This is called "a pure
food regulation" to cover up the
fact that the country is in bank
ruptcy and cannot afford canned
meats.
Nevertheless, last year, espe-
cially during the first six
months, Germany was the larg-
est producer of steel and coal in
the world. Her steel produc-
ton exceeded ours during our
recent depression. But half the
coal is Ignite. Our bituminous
has Az times the heating value
of Ignite.
She is also using low-grade
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Engineers TO Meet
In Capital Thursday

Engineers from all parts of the
country will meet in Washington
Thursday for the three-day con-
ference of the American Engineer
ing Council at the MayfloWer
Hotel. Speakers will include DR..
Harold G. Moulton, president of
the Brookings Institution; Major
Charles w. Eliot, of the National
Resources Committee, and Gen.
Earl Mcfarland, assistant to chief
of ordnance.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
80 Takoma Student
Nurses 10 Graduate

Caps showing the world they are
now full-fledged nurses will be
placed on the heads of 80 nursing
students in exercises to be held at
.6:45 p. m. today at the Washing
ton Sanitarium and Hospital, Ia
koma Park, Md. DR.. Emma Hughes,
medical missionary. will speak on
Your Chosen Profession" while
Miss Meta Hudson, supervisor OF
nurses, will place the caps on the
students heads.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Bottom of the Barrel

IT CERTAINLY looks like the bottom of the
barrel is being scraped to bring up all the
trouble and dssenson possible at this time.
I'm beginning to question the fact as to whether
there's really war going on in China, or if
the civil war in Spain isn't just another movie
set, by Mr.. Goldfish-stealing the show We've
been built up to such high state of excitement
that nothing short of an earthquake in the mid.
die of Manhattan would really cause very much
attention.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

When this statement is put up to
the Presidents official family, the
reply is:
Possibly. the wish is the
father"
Orthodox New Deal belief in
Washington is that Corcoran and
Benjamin Cohen, twin brain
truster, intend to open New
York law office at the propitious
time and scoop in clients who
want attorneys with pass key to
everything in the Government.
Just now it is interesting to re-
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

trict Com
mittee, to-
d a y pro-
p o S e d a
plan to &C
quaint the
new House
m e m b e r
ship W i t h
the pro b.
lens of the
District.
Di r kSen
S u g g eSted
t h a t the
Speaker set
a S i d e a
time in the
H o u Sc de-
! iberatiOnS
when veter-
a n m e m
of the Dis
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

the city where they are put to
work on the roads, carrying
stones. For this they receive II
marks week and lunch. In
terms of food (Which is all
they can spend it ON this is
$4.25 in the Hitler Utopia.
The WPA minimum for work
relief is $5.25 in this challenged
democracy.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

original-but Mr.. Slower has a
stunt I've never heard of be-
fore. BY necessity he travels
q great deal by motor-all
over the country. Instead of
planning his trips by mileage,
or by the length of time it
takes him to get from one
place to another, he plans
them by where he can stop
and buy Apollinaris water.
Once he was supposed to be
at a dinner in the South in a
small town-he had already
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Fifth Division Vets
Meet With Gen. EIy

War days we're revived by battle
SCARED veterans of the Fifth
Division as they swapped yarns
with their old commander, Maj.
Gen. Hanson E. Ely at a meeting
here last night.
Major Henry o. SWindler of the
American Battlefield Commission,
showed the first proofs of a volume
in preparation on the battle manu-
ments of the United States erected
in France
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

shows Git will be out some
day soon. at least in part) :,
the magical German stand
ard of living is about on
the plane of American Slums.
The first thing we must do if
we want to reach his level is to
cut all American salaries about
so per cent, and put about TO
per cent of our people on the
government payroll at a wage
no American now would work
for.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Mrs. Roark 10 Wed
Wealthy New Yorker

HOLLYWOOD, Jan 10 1.N.SO
HOLLYWOOD friends of Mrs. Aidan
Roark who recently was divorced
from the film executive, were sur
prised to learn that she will marry
Sidney Fish, wealthy member of
prominent New York family. 1t
will be the third marriage for
Mrs. Roark. Her first husband
was George Gordon Moore, Penn.
sylvania mining magnate.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

q n d com
pared it with
the supposed
ly G rr e n t
unprosperouS
condition o f
t h G United
States. Hi S
conclusion is
a 10 t o f
A m e ri cans
re looking
at Germany
through the
wrong end
of the tele-
scope.
Hi s rennrt,
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Keeping Up Appearances

GERMANY has two million
" autos and 6 million people,
or one car for every 33 persons.
We have 25,4OO,OOO cars (passen-
ger) and 130,2OO,OOO people, or
one car for every five persons.
Even so, the German cars are
of low quality, and are not with
in reach of their workers. Our
Chevrolets, FordS and Plymouths
are considered rich mems cars
in Germany. The peoples car"
which Hitler IS trying to pro-
duce, is like our Austin. 1t de-
velops 20 or Is horsepower.
QUT HITLER keeps up appear
~ anceS in lis promised land
which, they say, is challenging
democracy. He is sweating his
people thin to build armament
factories, huge stadiums, bar
racks, superhighways, flying
fields, which are mainly for mil
itary purposes and therefore do
not create any real wealth for
his country (such as our power
dams and factories, for in
Stance.)
He is building a supercolossal
airport in Berlin shaped like a
crescent with a big steel apron
covering a large portion of it,
so planes can be stored. One
hundred planes can land or take
off simultaneously. But his Uto-
plan residents get no personal
good from it. German airline
traffic is so small the govern
ment has to pay one-half the
cost of operating German COM
mercial airlines.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Too Poor for a Radio

NOTICE in the papers that Senator McNary
that stalWart Republican from Oregon de-
clared that he was too poor to have a radio
and was also taking his little daughter to the
Zoo rather than READ what was said at the
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
DIRKSEN PLANS
LESSON IN D. c.
FOR CONGRESS

To avoid carnivals and Roman
holidays" on District Days in the
House, Representative Everett M.
Dirksen, (R0, of Illinois, ranking
minority member of the House Dis
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Behind the News By Paul DlalZou

(World Copyright 1889, by King Fea-
lures Syndicate. Inc. all rights re-
served Reproduction in full or in
part strictly prohibited.)
A NOTION is widespread that
A the dictators have wrought
some economic magic which
stands as a challenge to de-
mocracy. Even Mr.. Roosevelt
said in his congressional mes
sage the totalitarians had put
their men to work and the ques-
ton now is whether democracy
can do likewise without sacrific-
ing freedom.
A Government officer has just
finished looking into the pros
perity that Hitler has wrought
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
No Better

THE JOKE of Hitler's claim
L that he has put everyone
to work is exposed by the fact
that these $6-a-week workers
were formerly on the dole, where
they received the same salary
without working. Hitler has
not improved their lot.
In Berlin the Nazis have a
neat way of handling people
who want to get on the dole
young girls mostly. When they
apply, the Nazis round them UP
in buses and take them outside
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
George Gets Forestry Post

G.N.S.) Vice President Garner
today announced the appointment
of Senator George CD of Georgia,
to the National Forest Reserva-
ton Commission.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

| Senator Bulow CD of South
Dakota, was appointed to the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee to serve
in place of former Senator Nc
Adoo (D.) of California.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Association to Dine

Connecticut Avenue Association
members will gather in the east
room of the MayfloWer Hotel to-
night for dinner and a business
meeting.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
By tEUie' Robert

information floating around these days. and so
many make-believe terrible situations arising
that people are getting to the point that they
don't know WHAT to believe
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
HOUSELEADERS
FIGHT TO BLOCK
RELIEF REVOLT
Committee Is Urged to
Stand by President
By ROBERT HUMPHREYS

AuLllIllSUIH G1OIl 1CdACAo AAAnAS q
last-minute effort today to block
an uprising in the House Appro-
priations Committee against Presl'
dent Roosevelt'S $875 ,000, 600
emergency relief request.
With the committee scheduled
to meet shortly after noon to
draft the appropriation measure
the leaders spent the morning
conferring with individual mem
bers in an attempt to persuade
them to stand by the President
The leadership also was repre-,
sented as considering the wisdom
of attempting fight to restore
any cut on the House floor should
the committee take adverse ac-
tion.
FAVOR REDUCTION
A survey of sentiment in the
committee still disclosed a top
heavy majority faVoring a reduc-
ton in Mr.. Roosevelt's requested
amount. Late yesterday Speaker
Bankhead, House Majority Lead
er Rayburn and the Democratic
whip, Representative Boland Of
Pennsylvania. conferred with the
three top-ranking members OF
the committee in an effort to eff
feet an agreement.
Those meeting with the House
leaders were Representatives Tay-
lor of Colorado, chairman; Wood
rum of Virginia. deficiency sub
committee chairman, and Can
ION Of Missouri, all Democrats.
Woodrum, who is in charge of
urafting the legislation, earlier
had emerged from a special eau,
Clls of Democratic members OF
his committee with this state.
ment:
Il haven't changed my opin-
ion that the WPA program will
stand curtailment, but that
doesn't mean that any deserv-
t1lS pe1 IlluOU ouI1C4 L
think if 4 re-survey of the WPA
rolls is made so that persons
who are not in need of relief
are cut off, real relief, which
we all favor, could then go
ahead.
READY THURSDAY
That's where I've always
stood and that's where I stand
now"
He said the completed bill will
be ready for the House Thurs
day. Administration leaders ap
peareo uncertain whether the
measure would be acted on this
week.
Committee members disclosed
that many of their number favor
reducing the amount to $500 900,
600. One of the ranking members
expressed the private opinion that
the cut, if any, would not amount
to that much. He figured $3.50,
100000 would be the amount fl
naliy agreed upon. This is the
sum that was in Mr.. Roosevelt's
budget message, but this relief
message, which Immediately fol
lowed the one on the budget, in
creased the figure to $875,000,0 900
The committee completed hear
ings on the legislation yesterday
1t was Immediately afterWard thai
the Democratic members excluded
the Republicans and held a eau
Gus. AS soon as this broke up, the
House leaders sent for Taylor
Woodrum and Cannon.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Ewes Rib

THEREs an eminent % 5 publisher in t.,. Richmond
newspaper people are all supposed to be a bit
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Food Hard to Get

WHAT the German Utopians
w pay for food as compared
with American Democrats and
Republicans is set forth in this
following table prepared with
care from official figures:
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

iron ore for steel, thus requir-
ing twice as much expense and
labor. Her synthetic rubber,
gasoline and munitions manu-
tacturers likewise are draining
wealth from the country be-
cause they are inefficiently pro-
duced.
This is what takes the Ger
mans money. or what the Ger
mans use for money, in their
self-contained heaven.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
QUIZ ON ELECTIONS

Bailey said it was likely that
Hopkins will be asked about
alleged "WPA in politics. He
said he anticipates members will
want to question Hopkins on the
report of the Sheppafd-Senate
campaigns investigating com
mittee that WPA had participated
Enthusiastically" in the last NoVem
ber senatorial elections.
Senator Sheppard Cd oi
Texas, chairman of the specia
committee which filed the report
revealing widespread participation
of WPA personnel in the Ken
lucky. Pennsylvania and Ten
nesSee elections, is a member o1
the Commerce Committee, as is
Senator White (RD of Maine
another member of the Sheppard
committee.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
ANOTHER RUMOR

In this connection, there also
is a New York rumor that the
President is going to dispense with
the brain trust composed of lib
erals and so-called left Wingers, in
order to bring about a closer har,
mony on Capitol Hill. where Cor
coran is not entirely welcome.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

is a power in the closely-knot
brain-truSt and is regarded by
many a Congressman as the Man
Behind the Throne.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
FACES
SHARP QUIZ ON
"WPA POLITICS"
Senators BaIk at Quick
Confirmation Move

u.N.S.) Opposition to Senate
confirmation of former WPA Ad-
ministrator Harry L. Hopkins as
Secretary of Commerce, developed
among Democratic Senators today
as arrangements were made for a
public hearing tomorrow.
Hopkins was represented by as
sociates as being glad to accept
the Senate Commerce Commit
tees invitation to appear. A move
by Senator Pepper Cd of Florida,
for immediate approval of Hop
kinS' nomination, was met by a
storm of opposition at the secret
committee meeting yesterday, 1t
was learned.
CLOSE VOTE SEEN
One committee member dis
closed that if Pepper had insisted
upon a vote on. his motion, the re-
suit would have been CLOSE and
perhaps against Hopkins"
Several committeeman insisted
that the. nomination take the
usual courSe"-an invitation to
the nominee to appear as we'll as
others who desire to be heard.
Chairman Bailey CD of North
Carolina, suggested that Hopkins
be heard first.
Several committeeman we're
known to be desirous of question
ing Hopkins on the report that he
said: 1--WE will spend, tax and
elect" Newspaper writer's who
quoted Hopkins to that effect may
be requested to testify.
Evening star., 1939-11-21
Wholesale Commodities
Continue 10 Decline

The general level of wholesale
commodity prices was again slightly
lower last week, according to the
index compiled by the National Fer
tilizer Association.
This index registered its fourth
consecutive weekly decline. dropping
to 772 in the week ended November
18 from IT'S in the preceding week,
based on the 1926-28 average as
100. The lowest point reached by
the index this year and also the low
est since 1884 was 70.3, in the sec
ond week of August. The years high
point was 77.8.
A decline in the food price index
took it to the lowest point reached
since the sharp upturn in prices be-
gan in early September.
The farm product average receded
moderately, with lower quotations
for hogs, poultry and wool more
than offsetting advances in cotton
and grains.
The cotton index is at the highest
point reached since 1887.
The group indexes representing
the prices of miscellaneous COM
modities and farm machinery were
off slightly. Increases took place in
the textile, building material, chemi-
cal and drug, and fertilizer material
indexes. In the metal group rise
in tin prices offset a decline in steel
scrap.
Evening star., 1939-11-21
bondhoIders Attack
Denver & Rio Grande
Plan Of |. {. {.
Pomise Long Fight
If Examiners Report
Is Certified
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOClateQ FreSS.
Major bondholders of the Denver
g. Rio Grande Western Railroad op-
posed as absolutely unacceptable"
yesterday a plan to reorganize the
road submitted by an Interstate
Commerce Commission examiner.
In a brief filed with the commits
sion, the bondholders objected
chiefly to terms under which the
road would be consolidated with two
subsidiaries, the Salt Lake g. Dem
yer and Salt Lake Western Rail-
roads. These roads are controlled
by the r. F. c., which holds their
capital stock as collateral for Den
yer & Rio Grande Western loans.
The commission examiner pro-
posed the issuance of new first mort
gage bonds to the R. F. c. to the full
extent of it's claim. None of the
new first mortgage bonds would go
to the holders of Denver g. Rio
Grande Western bonds.
An insurance group committee,
which filed the brief in behalf of
major bondholders, previously had
reached an understanding with the
r. F. c. whereby the latter would
accept for its claim SLOT per cent
in new first mortgage bonds and
44.78 per cent in new income bonds.
The r. F. C. also agreed to under
write s11,443,675 of new money
needed. This proposal was rejected
by the I. G. C.
The committee said litigation of
"unknowable length and expense"
would result if the I. C. c. certified
the examiners plan to the Federal
Court.
Evening star., 1939-11-21
Du Pont Board Calls
Debenture Stock
For Redemption
Holders Will Receive
$125 Per Share on
January rs
BY the Associated Press.

WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 2l.-
The Board of Directors of E. I. du
Pont de Nemours g. Co. yesterday
called for redemption on January
rs, 1910, all shares Of debenture
stock issued and outstanding on
that date at $125 a share and ac-
cumulated dividends thereon.
The redemption price will be paid
in cash on that date to the holders
of debenture stock upon surrender
of their certificates at the Office of
the treasurer of the company in
Wilmington.
Dividends on the debenture stock
will cease to accrue from and after
January 25, 1910. No right, title
or interest in the stock, the company
stated, will pass by any subsequent
assignment or delivery of the certifi-
Gates. The certificates after Janu-
ary Is, 1910, will carry only the
right to payment of the redemption
price.
Holders of debenture stock of rec
ord January 10, 1910, will receive
the quarterly dividend payable on
January Is, which dividend will be
for the period October 26, 1899, to
the date of redemption.
Evening star., 1939-11-21
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2l.-Bond
prices moved over a narrow, uneven
range in limited trading today.
Gains and losses of fractions were
about evenly divided toward noon,
with rails predominant on the ad-
vancing side.
United States Governments, after
several days of steady prices, imi-
tated the rest of the indeclslve
market and turned uneven.
Foreign government dollar loans,
with the exception of Argentine and
Canadian issues, slumped badly,
with Italian Is slipping 4 points at
one time.
On the rising side among the cor
porates were American & Foreign
Power SIS, ST. Paul S. Chesapeake g.
Ohio 3las, Firestone Tire 3l2s, Bos-
ton & Maine SIS, New York Steam
31as and Union Pacific 312 of II.
On the downward slope were In
ternational Telephone SIS. Goodrich
41as, Anaconda Copper Az, Alle-
ghany SIS of '49, Loew's 312s and IN
ternational Paper IS.
Evening star., 1939-11-21
{. & 0. Shares Distributed
By Chesapeake Corp.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-E. Asbury
Davis, receiver of Chesapeake Corp,
announced yesterday a distribution
November 30 of common stock and
scrip certificates for common shares
of Chesapeake g. Ohio Railway Co.
in the amount of Clio of a share
for each share of Chesapeake Corp.
held.
BY the terms of the distribution,
which is in line with program for
liquidating Chesapeake Corp, about
1,067, ,780 shares of C. & o. common
stock will be apportioned among
holders of the outstanding 1,799, ,745
shares of Chesapeake Corp.
The Allegany Corp, as owner Of
II per cent of Chesapeake Corp,
would receive approximately 766, 800
shares of G. e. O. Financial circles
said these shares would replace the
present Chesapeake Corp. stock now
deposited as collateral for the three
Allegheny Corp. bond issues.
Evening star., 1939-11-21
Banks PIun to End
Extra Examinations
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-Member
banks of the New York Clearing
House Association at a special meet
ing today will vote on a proposal to
abandon the periodic bank examina-
tions conducted for almost 30 years,
thus saving the association around
S150,oo0 expenses annually.
The clearing house, it was pointed
out, would receive the reports of the
examinations conducted by the con-
troller of the currency, the State
superintendent of banks, the Fed
eral Reserve Bank and the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corp, in lieu OF
its own examination.
Because Of the multiplicity OF
bank examinations, abandonment OF
the clearing house inspections had
been advocated for some time by
some of the members.