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Evening star., 1939-01-08
New Czechoslovakia's
Survival Is Possible

"A shrunken Czechoslovakia could live
Shorn of its natural defenses. denrived n,
many of its resources, reduced in size
strangely shaped, it is not necessarily fore
ordained to strangulation and ABSORPTION
by its neighbors
Inats the consensus Of the international
olagnosticians Of Washington They think
tne baby OF Munich may, in fact, have a
better chance of survival than had its
predecessor, the baby of the treaty. Of Yer.
sailles.
They make four points:
l. 1t will be a more consistent nation.
z 1t will have well-balanced and suffi-
cient industries.
3. Its political integrity will be generally
guaranteed.
4. Small nations are often the more
prosperous nations.
There are two schools Of thought about
the theory OF nationality. One group, to
which Reichsfuehrer Hitler seems to belong.
insists that common language, q rea-
sonably pure race and similarity Of ira
ditions are fundamental prerequisites of
consistent nationality.
Another group believes similar social
standards and needs, agreement concerning
what is right and what is wrong and equal
love Of independence and liberty can bind
dissimilar peoples into an enduring nation.
This group cites the United States and
Canada.
In the new Czechoslovakia, both groups
cfi
the predominant Czech and slovak citizenry
will have common language, similar racial
background and similar traditional back
ground: the other because it seems obvi-
ously true that Czechoslovaks and sudeten
Germans could never get together on social
standards and needs or on their conception
Of liberty.
Both groups. therefore, conceive the new
national grouping to be more logical.
Evening star., 1939-01-08

city election and some of them were nc
pink teas. Five men were killed in 1884
election battles.
Two years ago, Pendergast was stricken
gravely ill in New York and there was
talk of his retiring. For the first time
in a quarter-century, he left the 1896
general election to aides. Out of that
election, in which the Pendergast ticket
won, sprang vote scandal.
The Federal Government convicted or
wrung guilty pleas from over 200 election
officials for voting dead men, changing
ballots and threatening dissenting poll
workers with "one-way ride"
Pendergast hurried back into the DO
litical lists He supplied bond freely for
the vote fraud defendants, one a Pen
dergast ward boss, explaining he in no
wise condoned their acts. Organization
spokesmen announced they would con-
duct their own purge" independent of
the Government.
Boss Tom approached the new Gov
ernor, Stark, with requests concerning
the new city Election Board Stark
WA AASo AAAAAA ASWA1' 4IlC OOdIU LllC NJOV~
ernor named Immediately eliminated
thousands of GHOSTS" from the registra-
ton rolls, became embroiled in a fuss
with City Manager McElroy and care
fully policed the city election in March,
1888. Pendergast ordered his men to
bend over backwards" in observing the
law. Pendergast won even more Offices
than in 1884 although by reduced ma
jorities.
Pendergast Flared in Wrath.
Stark said he was glad to see Demo-
Gratis win" That touched off one of
Pendergast's infrequent explosions. He
blasted Stark in statement accusing the
Governor OF being an migrate, cast asper-
sions on his standing as Democrat and
warned ominously, Let the river take
its course"
But the river of popular votes flowed
Stark's way in the fall in the State Su-
preme Court, race after the Governor had
stumped the State warning against "Pen-
dergastism." The Governors man even
topped the ticket ahead of United States
Senator Bennett Champ Clark in the
election which followed the primary.
There the feud lapsed until w. w.
Graves, Jackson County prosecutor, re-
Gently dismissed five-year-old charge
against Charles Gargotta, North Side
political figure, of having attempted to
Kill the sheriff, Thomas Bash. The
sheriff said he arrested Gargotta while
the man was emptying his revolver at
him. Through q terms of court the case
WoVe its way before it was dropped. That
so enraged Gov. Stark that he smashed
through his clean up" order
NOW Stark is being mentioned for the
senate against Pendergasts Senator
Harry S. Truman in 1910. That would
be fight to politics like the Dempsey
Firpo scrap was to boxing.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Many Loopholes Seen
In Johnson Loan Act

So many loopholes appear in the John
son Act that fiscal sharpshooters here pre-
dict that foreigners, If pressed for credit,
could borrow immense sums here in spite
Of the acts restrictions ON loans to debt
defaulting nations.
In war time, of course. different sit
uation would prevail, as the Neutrality
Act, when invoked, would prohibit loans
Of any kind to foreign nations or their
nationals.
But the johnson Act was peace-time
loan embargo measure. It was passed by
Congress in 1894 in the wake Of food
of defaults in payments on war debts and
other debts. It prohibits foreign govern
ments from borrowing money in this coun-
try as long as they are in default in their
payments. Since every important Euro
pean nation is In that predicament, It gem
orally has been assumed that they could
not borrow red cent in the United States.
The Czech war scare coupled with talk
Of loans to help revive Czechoslovakia and
perhaps other nations, has prompted .
closer look.
The johnson Act, while prohibiting loans
to debt-defaulting governments, does not
prohibit loans to private concerns in those
countries. Further, the Attorney General
has ruled that municipalities in the debtor
countries can borrow here II their munici-
pal bonds are not in default. For instance,
the city Of London, If not in default on its
securities, can borrow here
As matter Of fact, $4,000 100000 or
more Of American money now Is invested
abroad, exclusive Of war debts. Americans
invested more than $1,000. .0oo, 900 abroad
during 1885 and 1887, although the net
now of capital was in this direction be-
cause Of the rush Of foreign investment In
America.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
By Carl Muller.

$4,000 900 war graft case; judge of the
Recorders Court of Detroit, which han
dies all criminal cases originating in
the city; Mayor of Detroit, Governor
General Of the Philippines, High Com
missioner Of the Philippines after the
Inauguration of the Commonwealth, and
Governor of Michigan.
On all of his jobs he was a pioneer.
As Judge, he pioneered in the Or
ganization Of sentencing boards, each
composed of psychiatrist and proba-
ton officer, to assist the judge.
AS Mayor, he was one of the first
in the country to insist that unemploy-
ment was problem and responsibility
Of government-that private charity
could not carry the load.
In the Philippines, he pioneered the
way for the Commonwealth setup.
AS Governor of Michigan, he estab-
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Robot Bomber Credited
With Unerring Aim

BRISBANE, Australia correspondence
Of the Associated PresO The invention
of robot bombing device which, it Is
claimed, will guide bombs by its own
processes to particular objective Sc
lected by the pilot, has created great in
terest in military and aviation circles.
It is claimed it may revolutionize aerial
warfare.
Details are being guarded with the
closest secrecy.
Plans and specifications have been
submitted to the minister for defense
by two young Queensland electrical en-
ginaars. Wall and Bridseway.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Poets Morals Questioned
In Plan to Name Roads

GREAT YARMOUTH, Eng. (Corre-
spondence of the Associated Press).-
This east coast fishing town is split on
how to name its streets.
Originally, it was suggested that they
should be named after the great poets:
Byron, Chaucer, Milton, Shakespeare
and Tennyson.
But the town council handed down
this rule:
TN our opinion. the moral character
Of these people is not such that we
thould nan1e roads after them"
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Hitler Creates Medal
For Sudeten Annexation

BERLIN R).-Chancellor Hitler has
created a new medal to express his
thanks for the annexation Of Czecho-
slovak Sudetenland.
The new decoration is ''The Medal IN
Memory of October /, 1885," and is sim
liar to q medal inspired by the absorp-
.tion of Austria.
Two men with the flag Of the Third
Reich and NaI swastika are pictured
on the face of the bronze medal.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Japan Fights Bobbed Hair

TOXIC R.-Campaigning against the
tide of foreignism which is now sweep
ing Japan, Japanese savants tell their
women that bobbing and waving the
hair ultimately will produced badness.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
The Me1u Attorney General
Believing He Here for Purpose He Tries Accomplish

IAN intimate sketch of the person.
altty and ideals OF Frank Murphy,
newly appointed Attorney General
OF the United States, is giuen here By
reporter for the Detroit Ne,Os ,pho
for n1any years "copered" Mr.. Muir
phys career as Judge. Mayor and
GoDernor)
Evening star., 1939-01-08

Ished and put into effect the States
first civil service law, and effected other
reforms, including a complete overhaul
ing Of the penal and corrections system.
In all of his undertakings there we're
the undisputable evidences Of ability, in
tegrity, and the crusading spirit.
In the sit-down strikes there were
many who disagreed with his policy.
None disagreed with his sincerity or
quarreled with the fact he was doing
his duty to the people as he saw it.
In passing, those who were close to
Mr.. Murphy during the strike period
know that he never condoned the sit
down tactics. There may be evidence
of that before the Senate Judiciary
Committee on his confirmation
The new Attorney General believes in
the supremacy of the law.
(Copyrisht. 1939.)
La gaceta., 1939-11-20
SANTANA AFIRMA QUE BA-
BY MILLER DERROTARA
A WILLIAMS

Willie Santana eS un "macanu
do" director de boxeadores Y en-
la manana de hoy hablamos con
A sobre las posibilidades de Ba-
by Miller frente a Kid Williams
ell famoso "pegador" de Savan-
nah.
"PCeden ustedes afirmar que
ell Baby lie hara correr por todas
las esquinas del ring y lie ven
cera. Tenia el la mandibula de
CRYSTAL, pero va no la tiene, gra-
cias al entrenamiento especial
de los dltimos meses."
Williams Saldra col. las ma
nos en- la cabeza, por cuanto Mi
Her deSea recuperar su antigua
posici6n de victorioso en- los cua-
drilateros de la Florida y del
Sur" i 81
Santana tiene absolute con-
fianza en- su hOmbre y asegura
que el muy pocas veces Sc equi-
voca.
La gaceta., 1939-11-20

COHciertO de Ia Academia
de la WPA
Esta noche Sc ofrecera el
gran concerto de la Academia
de MGsica de la WPA, dirigido
por la Sra. Edna Ingold, la SUI
perWisora.
Ell programa, que va publica-
mos ell sabado, es excelente.
La academia cuenta actuai-
mente con mas de 600 estudian-
t5s y un cuerpO de II profeso-
res. Racientemente fueron agre
gados al profesorado los como
cidos mGsicos Wilfredo Rodri-
guez, un notable violiniSta, y
Manuel Photo, que toca ell clari-
nete y otros Instruments.
Ell objective de la Sra. Ingold,
ayudada por ell profesorado, es
de 1000 estudiantes y 20 pro-
~fesoreS.
Componen ell estudiantado nj
nos y ninas n-orteamericanos, Gu
banos, ~espanoles e italianoS.
Empezara a cumplirse Ell pro
grama a las ochO de la noche.
PrOnunciara unas palabras
sObre la Academia y la m1sica
al director de este peri6dico, Sr.
Victoriano Manteiga.
Tendran la entrada gratis los
sus familiares y personals
gu edeSeen asistir.
Han ~prometido asistir los
La gaceta., 1939-11-20

mcl auguraAo, ei Cabaret del
l-.nplc Ideal No. z, de las da-
1n.s 4 Ia Or6en Csoalleros 6el
AguilA de Orc.
Belisimamente pintada y de-
coradA para la OCCASION, la sala
deba ssrvir de motive de orgullo
a las damas del Tomplo, la Or
len Cabalieros del Agrila de O.
no Y las logias que ALI trabajan.
Durante la noche, a partir de
las IL, Sc cumpli6 ell programa
en- todas sus parties y dentro de
la mayor alegraia,
Tocaron las excelentes orques
tas que habiamoS anunciado,
Manvel Sanchez Y La Tropical.
Para no incurrir en- omisio-
mes lamentableS, no menclona-
mos nombreS.
Llegue a las mobiles amigos,
por ell exito del Cabaret y por la
admirable labor que realizan,
nueStra mas efusiva congratu-
laci6n.
Els un Temple qre honra a la
prestigioSa Orden que en- esta
ciudad tiene dos "CastilloS''.
Salud.
La gaceta., 1939-11-20
Gloria Rubin

EMBARGO aver para la Haba-
ma en- compania de su senior pa
DIRE, de Leon Cain y otras pe1'-
s~onalidadeS, la Srta. Gloria Ru-
bin, Miss Latin American.
En- ell muelle de Port Tampa
Sc lie hizo una carinoSa despedi-
da.
Manana martes, entire las
1920 y las 10:45 p. m. la Srta.
Rubin hablara por la radio des-
lie la Habana, saludando a Tam
pa y la colonia latina. Trasmiti-
"a ell programa la eStaci6n emo
una de las mas poderosas de la
America.
Gratisima estancia la desea-
mos a la bella senorita y sus a.
companantes en- la capital cuba
ma.
Regresaran la semana que vie
ne.
La gaceta., 1939-11-20
Los CIdUeles

Ell sabado sc efectuara ell Ca
baret "Los C1ateles", organiza-
do por la Secci6n de Damas de
protection y Auxilio del Centre
Espahol, en- la sala alta del her
moso edificio de la Septima ave
nida y Gale 16.
Las Damas tienen va garan
tizado Ell exit,o considerable ell
ndmero de mesas vendidas.
I'm programa de variedades
Sc prepare por el Comite espe-
cial nombrado al efecto.
Tocaran las orquestas Don
Francisco y La Sonora.
81 la comisi6n no lie ha vista
do todayia, no pierda tempo y
separe 81 mesa por Ell telefono
de la secretaria.
La gaceta., 1939-11-20
JuntG General

JUNJU UBWBTUI
Sc verificara hoy Ia junta ge-
neral del Centre Asturiano.
En- ell orden del dia figuran la
lectura del corte de GAIA del tri-
mestre y la discussion y aproba-
ci9n de los prerequisites para
1910.
Empezara a las ocho de la no
che.
La gaceta., 1939-11-20
Petici6n

Petici6n
Para el muy queriuo joven
Carlos Miranda, emplGaao del
Cafe Barcelona, ha sido pedi-
da la mano de la bella senorita
Edelmira Prado, hija de los a.
preciados esposos Edelmira y
Basilio PradO.
La prometida y suS padres re
Siden en- la casa numero 1903 de
la Gale de Sanchez.
Llegue a Carlos y Edelmira
nuestra congratulaci6n.
La fecha de la boda sera fila
da O~portunamente,
La gaceta., 1939-11-20
NOTAS SOCIALES

miembros de la Camara de Co
mercio de Ybor y de la Mesa
Redonda.
La gaceta., 1939-11-20
Matinee

A pesar de la tarde lluviosa,
Espanol conquist6 otro triunfo
Espano lconquist6 otro triunfo
con su bale matinee.
Angel de la Riva y sus CON-
paheroS preparan algunas sor-
preSas para los bales de diciem-
bre.
La gaceta., 1939-11-20

La Verbend
Hoy sc reunira el directora-
do de La Verbena del Tabaco,
en- la Oficina de la Camara de
Concrete de Ybor.
Informar ala comisi6n nomi-
aadora y Sc procedera a elegir
TN nuevo cuerpo director.
Tambien Sc decidira la fecha
de la celebration de la Verbena
annual.
SeguiremOS dando detalles.
La gaceta., 1939-11-20

Ell Cabaret
Fue un exito, como 10 habia-
La gaceta., 1939-11-20
6 BELLISIMAS PTEZAS = 1
PLATA RIGA, LUSTROSA,
10 QUE listed SIEMrRE HA OEsEADO

Plata para la mesa. go. LG que las mu'
Jeres q%uieren y desean. Plata para Is me
sa, Ell ideal, cubiertoS hechos por ia famo'
81 WIN. A. ROGERS SMVERWARE
Una gran noticia teEemos que dar Z
nuestra9 lectoras.
LA Gacsta, por medic de Ia cOOperacioL
de la Oneida, Ltd, fatricante de la Plata
de Mesa Vim. A. Rogers, hace possible la
q6quisiciGn de estos cubiertOs a sps hume
rosos lectOres. listed puede tener 10 que
otras Senoras y sehoritas tienen.
cALIDAD - DURAcIoN DE PoR VIDA
Els luz %creerlo, pero Ia reaiidad esta
aqui-plata de mesa a tan bajo precio. LIZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Hopkins 10 Address
u. ). Chamber Of
Commerce May
=. Annual Meeting Will
Center Around Question
! or Business Deterrent

..sSecretary of Commerce Hopkins
viii speak during the 9th annual
meeting of the Chamber OF Com
uerce of the United States here May
IA, it was announced today.
Mr.. Hopkins will address the firs5
General session on the morning OF
May @ The only other speaker at
this session will be George H. Davis
president of the organization, whose
subject will be Expanding National
Income and Employment" There
will be numerous other speakers at
later sessions.
la forum for appraising national
Economic problems and for suggest
ing practical remedies for their solu-
ton will be provided during the four
days of the assembly.
THE chamber has 1900 affiliate or
carnations. Each is entitled to send
from / to 10 delegates to the con-
vention. The local chambers OF
commerce and boards of trade have
d membership of more than 100000
Businessmen.
In an announcement today of
plans for the convention, the United
States Chamber of Commerce said.
"The main objective of the meet
fng is to try to find practical an
sWer to the question everybody is
asking: What is holding business
back? This country possesses all the
material resources needed to provide
a high standard of living for every
one. 1t has the man power and the
brain power All it needs is an open
road. To clear the road is the i'm
portant task confronting not only
business. but the Nation as whole.
What is blocking its advance? What
obstacles are checking its progreSs'
What can be done to get the business
engine back on the main line? These
are practical-not theoretical-ques-
tions. They must have a practical
answer To give these practical an
swers will be the aim of this national
gathering of business leaders"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Patronage.

Patronage.
Government positions that are
given as a reward for working for
political parties or for candidates
are referred to as patronage. The
use and abuse of national patronage
began to be talked about as early
as Washington's administration, and
it was probably problem within the
States even earlier. The problem has
become more and more serious, how
ever, as governmental positions have
rapidly increased in number and as
the services people expect OF gov
eminent have become more compl-
Gated. Many of these services have
been performed badly because men
were appointed to governmental
positions for political reasons rather
than for their qualifications. How
ever, there has been some improve
ment in government administration,
through the setting up of merit sys-
terms. The National Government,
though people do not always realize
it, has made more improvement
than the States. One of the worst
aspects of the use of patronage is
that parties depend upon making
promises of positions in order to
win supporters. They say, IF you
will help us to elect our candidate.
we will be in position to make
many appointments and there may
be a job for you" You are some
times qualified for the appointment
you receive and sometimes you are
not, yet it is given you anyway as
recognition Of the party work you
have done. When parties rely upon
patronage to keep up their strength,
they cease to rely upon party prin-
ciples. Patronage has become one
of the most corrupting influences of
our political life. For long time
people have been realizing that fact
and they are waging fierce war
against it which becomes f1ercer as
time goes on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13

Acme markets are COMPLETE Food Shopping Centers-
Fresh and Smoked Meats Poultry and Sea Food Fresh
Vegetables and Fruits Staple and Fancy Groceries IN var
Cakes Rolls etc. Butter, Cheese and Eggs, Household
Needs etc.-all at Self-Service Savings
At the Acme you BUY WITH CONFIDENCE BECAUSE
dependable Quality is backed by GUARANTEE OF CON-
PLETE SATISFACTION Handy Basket Carts save Juggling
heavy packages aroundyou get itemized receipt but
NO annoying purchase cards Be modern-SERVE YOUR
SELF-"Your Dollar Buys More at The Acme"
The above picture shows the Acme Market at 700 King
st. Alexandria Va Others located at 421 18th ST. N
906 St. NV; 1925 Good Hope Road across the street
70O612 Old Georgetown Road Wisconsin Avenue in
Bethesda Md; 5722 Georgia Ave- NV, near Madison
Street. 6235 Georgia Ave. near Sheridan NV 244 Four
tenth St. NV 821719 Georgia Ave-, and 1929 Georgia
Ave. in Silver Spring, Md
Acme Markets also located in Arlington, Va, at
Glebe Road and Washington Blvd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
D. {. Labor Department
Asked in REORGANIZATION

Demands for inclusion of a pro-
vision for a department of labor
and for a larger City Council, elected
by popular vote, in the Griffenhagen
plan for reorganization of the Dis
trict government were sent to Rep
resentative Ambrose Kennedy, Dem
crat, of Maryland yesterday.
James Mcnamara, international
vice president of the Hotel and
Restaurant Employees International
Alliance and Bartenders League, ex-
pressed the demands in a letter to
Representative Kennedy, chairman
of special subcommittee of the
House District Committee which is
studying the reorganization plan.
Referring to the recent strike
which his union called against local
hotels. Mr.. Mcnamara pointed out
that there was no arbitration ma
chinery available in the District
and that the strike had to be settled
by Federal conciliators.
There is real need of such a
department of labor in city of 600,-
600 people, with over 10000 Or
ganized workers." he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13

$500 Suit on Officer
Wins Continuance

The $500 suit against Capt. Arthur
E. Miller of No. 3 police precinct fol
alleged violation of the Districts six
hour writ law was continued In
Municipal Court yesterday until April
rs, when attorney for the plaintiff
told the court the American Civil
Liberties Union and the Civil Rights
Committee of the District Bar As
ISOLATION may file briefs as friends
of the court.
Since filing of the suit several
weeks ago, the plaintiff, Arthur Louis
Sellers of Hatboro, Pa, represented
by Albert Shield, has been convicted
in Police Court Of attempted house.
breaking. A bill of exceptions has
been filed preparatory to petitioning
the Court Of Appeals for a writ Of
error.
Capt. Miller. represented by AS
sistant Corporation Counsel Oliver
Gasch, is being sued under the law
which provides that an officer who
fails to inform a prisoner or his
attorney of the specific charge
against him within six hours after
a formal demand shall forfeit $500
to the prisoner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Mrs. Roosevelt Adopts
Spanish Boy Refugee

Lorenzo Murias. IL. Spanish war
orphan, who has lived two years in
refugee camps and chIdren's colo
MES, has been adopted" by Mrs.
Roosevelt through the organization
known as the Foster Parents Plan
for Spanish Children. The boy
wants to be an aviator or an air
plane mechanic.
Mrs. Roosevelt is paying 80 cents a
day toward his support. The organ
ization, it was announced today, has
launched a drive for the adoption
in the same manner of 500 Spanish
orphans by American families, or
CARNATIONS, civic, church and So
cial groups throughout the country
before July l.
The Foster Parents Plan has
established six colonies near Biar-
ritz, France, to take care of the war
orphaned children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Women Now Ring Fons

more women than men come to
the boxing booths now" says a
Snowman in England. AT the
county fairs it is often young wom-
en- who take their young men to
see boxing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
The A B 6
of
The u. S. A.

This is the 10Th OF series OF
II miniature essays on derloc-
& rdcy, sponsored by the National
League OF Women Voters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13

Accidents are the children of dis
order. Keep cool and stay safe.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-22
Margie (Olive OyI) Hines

The rance of Popeye Oy famed comic strip char
acers has resulted marriagewth the wedding OF Jack
Mercer and Miss Margie radio performers in Fit Iauderda
Fla on the voice initiated that of Popeye while
tie voice Olive really belonged to Miss Hinesg