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The Washington times., 1939-01-17
That MAJ, Dies!


T UNDERSTAND, by the way that If the Dies
Committee can get another appropriation to
pay expenses, they plan to call in representatives
Of all the Ladies' Sewing Circles throughout the
country and demand to hear what these
estimable ladies have been talking about for the
last six years. Mr.. Dies II they tell the truth.
you'll be sorry you asked. Just imagine the pos
Sibilities! I'm particularly anxious personally for
them to call in some Of the professional wrestlers
from Turner'S Arena and find out what they talk
about when they're tussling and groaning and
gouging each other.
I've always been sure they're Socialists, because
just look how they work" together-nothing
could be more apparent. Next time you go to q
match just watch 'em-they're past masters at
the old give and take Cbut come out even)
game. HEADLINES LOCAL NEWSPAPER
DIES BEFORE FIRING SQUAD" "Good!"
said an ardent New Dealer reading over my
shoulder.
The Washington times., 1939-01-17
Mayors Estimate
Effect on Rolls
of WPA

WIlle nunQredS OF women ana
elderly persons sought to qualify
for aid from the Public Assist
ance Division today, the United
States Conference of Mayors esti-
mated 4,700 additional workers
will be severed from the District
WPA pay rolls if Congress insists
on Shearing $150,000,000 from the
Presidents $875, 100000 national
WPA program.
The conference estimate was
based on a pro rata distribution
OF the proposed decrease in funds
as currently allotted among the
country'S urban centers.
1t brought from Ross Haworth,
deputy WPA administrator for the
District, a declaration the figure
appeared "a little too high" in
asmuch as it represented a cut Of
about 80 per cent in the total
WPA enrolment here.
WARNING ISSUED
In the event the estimate is &C
curate, Haworth warned, serious
consequences" may enSue.
Haworth based his criticism OF
the estimate on the assumption
by the conference that the
monthly outlay of WPA averaged
$63 per person. The District aver
age, he pointed out, hes between
$55 and $50 a month.
The new flood Of applicants for
help from the Public Assistance
Division included 614 persons over
65 years of age and women with
dependent children who lost Dis
trict WPA Jobs after national
WPA headquarters ruled January
/ they could not continue to draw
pay since they were eligible for
old age assistance and aid to de-
pendent children.
In line with this ruling, Ha-
worth disclosed, an examination of
the District WPA lists shows go
or 40" workers come under these
categories and accordingly must
be dismissed.
At WPA headquarters, how
ever, a report persisted that 500
more persons, mainly women with
one dependent child, are slated
to go.
PLAN PROTEST
Meanwhile, Elwood Street, d.
rector of the Board of Public Wei
fare. reported the "meager staff"
Of the public assistance division
was doing "all in it's power" to
investigate the new applicants, but
was making "little headway" in
registering them.
Plans for a mass protest against
the proposed nationwide slash in
WPA have been completed by
local CIO groups. To be held
Thursday night in the auditorium
Of the Old Interior Building, the
meeting won the unanimous in
dorsement of the Washington In
dustrial Union Council last night.
Scheduled to speak are Repre-
sentative Robert RamSpeck CD
of Georgia; Lee Pressman, gen
eral counsel of the CIO, and
Eleanor Nelson, secretary treas
urer Of the United Federal Work
ers of America.
The Washington times., 1939-01-17
SubmarginaI Land
Acreage Reported

H. H. Bennett, chief Of the Soil
Conservation Service, reported
yesterday that more than 1,000,-
900 acres of, submarginal land
were held under accepted options
as Of January /, 1889. The serv-
ice said that by June 80, 1889, it
expects to have under option ap-
proximately 2,100, 900 acres Of sub
marginal land.
The Washington times., 1939-01-17
SENATE HEADS
FEAR new CUT
IN WPA FUNDS
Hope to Restore OIL
Figure Abandoned
BY ARTHUR HACHTEN

~ 6AASAAOAS, 446ANA41 \ ASAN
| G.N.S0. Administration lead
ers in the Senate today virtually
abandoned hope Of boosting the
$725, ,o00. 900. in the House WPA
bill to $s75, 100000. as recon-
mended by President Roosevelt.
However, a band of Senators, in.
cluding Bone CD Of Washington
and Nye (R.) Of North Dakota,
revealed they would fight for
adoption Of an amendment to
hike the House figure.
HARRINGTON TELLS NEED
Before, q Senate appropriations
committee in executive session to
day Col. Francis c. Harrington
national WPA Administrator, re
sumed his appeal for, $875 200. 900
He said he feared thousands Of
NEEDY persons would have to be
dropped from the relief roll If
only $725 100000 is allowed.
Spokesman for the U. s. Con.
ference Of Mayors, Of which
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia, Of New
York.; Is chairman, as well as for
other groups were slated to ap'
pear before the subcommittee.
David LASER, head Of the
workers alliance, which embraces
q claimed 400, 900 members, chiefly
WPA workers, was on hand to
plead for at least $1,000, ,000, 900 to
carry on relief until June 30, after
which date the regular fiscal
years appropriation would become
effective.
NEW SLASH FEARED
While Administration leaders
privately voiced doubt any move
to increase the appropriation
would succeed, they revealed their
main fear was the Senate might
slash the $725, 10000 Senators
who usually have carried the flag
for the Administration were loath
to take what they believe is likely
to be q beating If they sought the
$s75 ,000, 900 asked by the Presi-
dent.
The Senate Appropriations sub
committee expected to complete
its work on the bill this week end
and have the measure ready for
full committee approval by Satur-
day. This would mean action on
the bill in the Senate Monday.
POLITICAL BAN FAVORED
Sentiment in the subcommittee
: was yet to crystallize upon a
j, batch Of restrictions written into
the bin by the House. Provis-
ions against any Of the appropria-
tion being used to influence votes
in election of public officials, were
Expected to be strengthened by
the subcommittee.
A fight was brewing over a
stipulation in the House bill
against WPA paying more than
a IS per cent wage differential
against any section Of the country
an amendment championed by
the southern States.
That the Senate would approve
the House prohibition to deny
work-relief to any needy alien,
was forecast by several senators.
The Washington times., 1939-01-17

one Of those Conventions"
that swoop down on you and
make the place look like q
three-ring circus. But 10 and
behold-when we came in from
q tea to dress for dinner,
every passage was blocked
picket line was picketing the
convention" inside. Just
imagine parading in front Of
the entrances outside, picket
ing the convention" inside.
Policemen were standing
watch to keep the sparks from
The Washington times., 1939-01-17

Fantastic costs Of these. dem.
.ocratic staples In the totalita-
rian states simply mean even
the rich there can hardly afford
what we accept as common
food. The average Russian
must live on cabbageS and black
bread (tre peasant eats %
pounds of bread q day.. On
that basis q Russian industrial
worker. spending all his weekly
salary on bread, could buy 143
pounds An American could
get 2S4 pounds Of white bread.
Incidentally women'S silk
hose, smuggled into Russia.
brought SIS to $40 per pair last
year.
The Washington times., 1939-01-17

rat-holes in mismanagement, in.
efficiency-and down the per
sonal rat-holes.
Figures Tell the Story
THE results can be seen in
L figures.
Wages have increased in Rus
STA about 431 per cent from
CzariSt 1914 to Communist 1897.
That is a big increase. But food
prices have increased 1850 per
cent and clothing prices 2,240
per cent in the same time.
An average worker could pur.
chase 80 kiloS Of beef or SO
kilos Of butter with a months
wages in his Czarist Hades.
Now in Red Utopia he can only
get "a kiloS Of beef and lis
kiloS Of butter-about one-fourth
as much. So also with clothes.
With one months wages he
could buy a good Czarist suit
or four pairs Of shoes in the bad
old days; now it requires four
months Of wageS-four months
work, mind you-to buy one new
suit or one pair Of shoes in the
great new days.
If you surmiSe that such con-
ditions would mean revolution
anywhere except in a ruthless
tyranny, you will reach the de-
ductlon shared widely on. high
here. You will also understand
why Stain has the only army
in the world which is not per
mitted to have charge Of its
own ammunition. Bullets are
rationed out to the army by the
secret police.
The Washington times., 1939-01-17
B mai B rith TO Hold
Banquet February {

Argo Lodge B'nai Birth will
hold its installation banquet and
dance February 8 at the May
flower Hotel. Morris Cafritz,
general chairman, urges members
to mail in reservations at once.
The Washington times., 1939-01-17

For while thought we would never get in
and once In, thought we'd have to use police
men to get to the elevators.
I'm going to ask my good friend Mr.. Polio what
the real idea Is for treating Us, who love the
Mayflower and cali it home, to these delightful
conventions almost every week during the height
Of the winter season. The place is already
The Washington times., 1939-01-17
Ewes Rib

CUNDAY my hotel here was bedlam. You
~ could hardly get out Of the front or side
The Washington times., 1939-01-17
FGntGstic Cost of Staples

THE difference between Fas-
l. cism, Communism and De.
mocracy is evident also in the
prices fixed by those two totali-
tartan systems and those more
freely arrived at in the u S.
CRussian prices quoted include
the turnover tax. U. S. prices
are official. national average
figures Of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.) .....
The Washington times., 1939-01-17

FoHoWtn0 Is q c0nGpGnt07ls
piece to the January 10 column
questioning widespread prop0.
0GndG that the dictGtors haze
challenged democracy By put
ting their men to 1Dork. The for
nser column ShoDed Httler'S
Average tu0ge tDGS halt OF ours,
his prices ttDice Is high, his
standard ot Hiring comparable
to that 0t tIorSt American slams.
This one ertendS the contp0ri-
SON to Russia. Both are results
OF Mr.. RooSevelt'S side Remark
IN his message to Congress that
the dictator nations had cured
unemployment and the QHeS-
tion 1lolD Is aDhether democracy
could G1lslDer, that challenge.
Figures used In both articles
represent months of careful per-
So7tGl Investigation penetrating
guarded .dictGtoriGl official fig
NreS. They are used here for the
first time and can be guGrGn-
teed. They aDtu not be denied.
-P. M.
THE STANDARD OF LIVING
= in Red Heaven is today-be-
lieve it-actually lower than it
was under the Car.
After 20 years of rescuing its
downtrodden people from a
glamorous despotism. the new
Communist despotism has sue
ceeded only in making them
worse off than before. You can
prove it.
Dictator Stalin's idea, out Of
Marx, was that the lot Of the
people in capitalism could be
improved If the state would
take over all business and
operate it for the benefit Of the
people. He has tried it.
The Soviet farmers are being
paid an average Of 81 cents a
gallon for their milk by the
government and the government
Is reSelling it to the public
around SO cents a gallon. Tea
is bought from the peasants for
about 81 a pound, sold for near
ly $40 q pound. The govern
ment buys rye from its people
at less than q cent q pound. re-
tails it a IT cents.
Such extortionate profits,
you would think off-hand,
should at least make the gov.
ernment rich. So did Mr.. Stain.
He has discovered. however,
there is a defect in his Utopian
formula. It does not work out
in practice the way it sounded
on paper.
The 1ault ne WILL never gel
away from is that the govern
ment profits must 60 for things
which have not benefited the
people and never will-arma-
ments, for instance. Less than
half Of Russian production ever
reaches its consumers. The gov
ernment gets it. The money
goes for capital goods, airplsne
and bomb factories, coal mines.
The Russian system has simply
turned into a scheme Of rob
bing the people by high prices
for consumers goods to pay for
making durable goods, many Of
which do not add productive
wealth even to the government
In view Of what goes down the
The Washington times., 1939-01-17
Behind the News By Paul Mal2on

SIS (all); United States $23. 80
factory only.
Lowest class-Russian, $3.50;
Germany, $4.25 (plus lunch) ;,
United States, $4.S5 (minimum
WPA).
That is, they were in 1888.
Stain has ordered Q wage re.
duction for 1899 which will
bring his average down to
about $3.50 q week. This is be-
ing done as a disciplinary meas
ure because workers have been
engaged IN showdown. strikes
against the government. They
nave been told for many years
that If: they will only tighten
their belts and work harder
they may get somewhere, but
apparently this promise, even
when backed by q bayonet, Is
wearing thin.
The Washington times., 1939-01-17
By sEUie' Robert

off season, when you really need them to fill up
the place. II am for protecting the home" I'm
going to start my own picket line to keep the con-
ventions OUT instead Of IN.
The Washington times., 1939-01-17
All Eyes on Dies

WELL the Senate hearings on Murphy, Hop.
w kins and Frankfurter have now cooled down.
Noel Coward and Beatrice Lille have shown their
wares to (and might say tried them out on)
Washington. They've been wtned and dined by
some Of our "sassiety" gsng-"because they're
so delightfully."- Brrrrr1ttttish. don't you knowP"-
and we've all settled back In our easy chairs
Chose Of US who can afford to- to watch WI It
The Washington times., 1939-01-17

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02
Hollywood Sighb And Souud5
By Robbiu coons-

HOLLYWOOD Cal Nov. 2.-The boys very sheepis about this but it's too funny story keep
 Several Baby Sandy taken the studio still gallery make publicity for Fire Prevention Week" illustrate around where children might it into wall sockets and maybe cause fire from overheaed rons etc
 Baby Sandy great put the plugs the sockets
 In fact when they took the apparatus from her, she picked apn before anybody could she poked the socket
 she yelling bloody The nearly failure they miion-dollar baby suffered injury
 probably will kill for telling but she Graftina fathers Grafton the Graftina
 mother let the the Little Old York" the ribber driving the girl
 a erand that took MG-M stare Virginia Grey, hospital Several when Virginia chlorine in "The Great zegfeld she became Propman They on
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02
FISH LANDINGS
by Adelaide Kerr

The salmon packer Elfin, Capt. Ernie Swanson, brought in 4,000 pounds of salmon today and the halibuter Spencer came in with 12,000 pounds of black cod.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02
GOLDsT1iN FUR STORE

will be open evenings from to 9 We have just received a large ship ment of short jackets and coats in different kinds of furs. The prices will surprise you.
 You are welcome to come and see our stock. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

STORE WITH living quarters. Real good location for dry goods or any other kind of business. Inquire 337 Willoughby.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

5-ROOM FURNISHED apt. 2 bed-
 rooms. Phone, Red 600.a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02
FOR RENT

FOR RENT FOR RENT Three-room apart ment. Hot and cold water. Steam heat. Phone 569. a 5-ROOM FURNISHED apt. ? bed- rooms. Phone Red 600.s HOUSE FOR RENT at Aux Bay. Inquire Channel Bus Depot. BROOM WARM cosy furnished apartment; one block from 20. Lights, water dishes, cooking utensils, hot water bath and gar bage taken care of. Only $2O monthly. Come quick, newly fin ished. Winter Rate. Phone 236. FOR RENT OR SALE piano, full size, $125; small size. Phone l43. Geo. Anderson, Expert Piano Tun- CT, Anderson Music Shoppe. STORE WITH living quarters. Real good location for dry goods or any other kind of business. Inquire 337 Willoughby.
 FOR RENT-Steam heated room. Downtown. Phone 206. FOR RENT-Small apt, Ellingen Apts. Inquire 3rd and Gold. FOR RENT-One furnished apart ment with bed and bed closet; one small furnished apartment with bed closet only, at the Hill- crest. Phone C. E. Krause, 439, or call at the Hillcrest. FOR RENT Sleeping rooms. Call 210 Main St. Reasonable rates. HEATED SLEEPING room, 437 Seward St. Phone Blue 185. FOR RENT-2-room furnished apt, 725 Basin Road. Phone Green 100. FOR RENT-6-room house, 7th and Main. Inquire J. F. Mullen. FOR RENT = Broom furnished cabin at Lawson Greek. Phone 97.
 5 ROOM UNURNISHED house. Phone .426. s
 FOR RENT-Modern Groom rn- furnished house. Phone ASA. FURNISHED 3-room apt. $25 per month. Phone Douglas 28. GROOM FURNISHED house; also Groom fur. apt.--oil stoves. 425 E. 7th St. Phone Blue 200 VACANCY Couple only. Winter and Pond Apts.
 FOR RENT-Partly furnished flat Inquire Snap Shoppe. ERWINS CAFE for lease or sale COZY, warm, furn. apts. Light, water, dishes, cooking utensils and bath. Reasonable at Seaview. FURNISHED apJs. at the Fosbee.
 ---- --------
 MISCELLANEOUS WILL CARE for children in my home. Downtown location. Reli- able. Phone Red 335. RUNS IN HOSIERY mended. Tele- phone 537, Apt. 4, evenings. MRS. SKEIE = Swedish Massage in your home. Trained in Sweden, Denmark. Graduate nurse. Blue 328. EXPERT pubnt stenography and bookkeeping. Alice Mack, office. BaraEof Hotel. GUARANTEED Realistic Perna- nents, $4.50. Finger wave. 65c. Lola's Beauty Shop, telephone zUl, 315 Decker Way. TURN your old gold into value, cash or trade at Nugget Shop.
 
 CONTRACT BRIDGE classes now open. Helen F. Griffin, AFT 4th
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

HOUSE FOR RENT at Aux Bay.
 Inquire Channel Bus Depot.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02
40.8 10 Install
 Officers

Retiring Jack Holler, Chef de Gere of the 40-8, is issuing his final order and that is that all members attend the regular meeting tomor- row night at o'clock in the Legion Dugout.
 The purpose of the meeting is for the installation of the new officers for the ensuing year and Holler wants large turnout so the new chiefs may be pushed over the top in good old veterans form.
 DIR. STEyFS, CHIROPODIST, Makes Arch Appliances to measure office. 10 Valentine Bldg. Phone 648
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

the pictures that and the friendship continued
 The other afternoon Propman Simon lay critically ill in the Santa Monica hospital too far to operate
 a lucid he asked for picture of Virginia Grey to beside his bed studio associate got the word to Virginia working Another Thin Man"
 hospital could leave the set
 in time few hours later Propman Simon died.
 all trying Priscilla France Curtis finally got
 She's and having such good time that she doesn't want to home
 Probably indicating that the rift in this marriage final
 Londoner that lives in constant dread Of air Lupno father Stanley Lupino writes that the back family home contains bombproof shelter It's 40 feet underground and has conditioning heating and drainage systems The little garden sister played Shakeperean children been converted into Red Cross station.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

FOR RENT OR SALE piano, full size, $125; small size. Phone l43. Geo. Anderson, Expert Piano Tun- CT, Anderson Music Shoppe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

FOR RENT = Three-room apart ment. Hot and cold water Steam heat. Phone 569. a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

FOR RENT3Steam heated room.
 Downtown. Phone 206.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

BROOM WARM cosy furnished apartment; one block from 20. Lights, water, dishes, cooking utensils, hot water bath and gar bage taken care of Only $20 monthly. Come quick, newly fin ished. Winter Rate. Phone 236.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

FOR SALE-New modern home at 545 Hemlock Way. Call O. c. Rula- ford, Black 135.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

Empire classifieds bring results
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

SINGER SEWING Machines, Sing CT Vacuum Cleaners, Mayta g Washing Machines, Maytag 110- volt light plants, Ironrite Ironers. Terms: $5 down, $5 monthly. J. H.. Anderson, Box 101, Juneau, Alaska Distributor. sssf H'5s
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

FOR RENT-One furnished apart ment with bed and bed closet; one small furnished apartment with bed closet only, at the Hill- crest. Phone c. E. Krause, 439, or call at the Hillcrest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

FOR RENT-Sleeping rooms. Call 210 Main St. Reasonable rates.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

FOR RENT-2-room furnished apt, 725 Basin Road. Phone Green 100.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02
W A N I "A D INFoR M ATIoM

- Tn case of error or if an ad
 has been stopped before ex- piration, advertiser please noti- fy this office tPhone 37A at once and same will be given attention.
 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

MUST SELL equity in income earn ing apartments on Dixon. Three apartments, two furnished, one with fireplace. Five minutes from business district. Best view prop erty buy in town. See Bob Hen ming at Empire office. A SECOND HAND National Cash Register for sale, in good condi- ton, price SIS cash. Call phone 528.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

GUARANTEED Realistic Perma- nents, $4.50. Finger wave. 65c. Lola's Beauty Shop, telephone z0l, 315 Decker Way.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

CONTRACT BRIDGE classes now open. Helen F. Griffin, AFT 4th St.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

HEATED SLEEPING room, 437 Seward St. Phone Blue 185.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

MRS. SKEIE = Swedish Massage in your home. Trained in Sweden, Denmark. Graduate nurse. Blue BPS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

TURN your old gold into value,
 cash or trade at Nugget Shop.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

EXPERT pubnt stenography and bookkeeping. Alice Mack, office. Bararof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02
LOST AND FOUND

LOST-Chain and keys, initial e." about Oct. IS. Reward. Box 637
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02
MISCELLANEOUS

WILL CARE for children in my home. Downtown location. Reli- able. Phone Red 335.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

FOR RENT = Broom furnished cabin at Lawson Creek. Phone 97.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

Todays News Today-Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

FOR RENT-6-room house, 7th and
 Main. Inquire J. F. Mullen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

GROOM FURNISHED house; also
 6-room fur. apt--oil stoves. 425
 E. 7th St. Phone Blue 200
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

COZY, warm, furn. apts. Light water, dishes, cooking utensil. and bath. Reasonable at Seaview
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-02

RUNS IN HOSIERY mended. Tele- phone 537, Apt 4, evenings.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-01-26
HuH's Presence
PIeuseSL.U.773
Of California
Urge Attendance At Next
Meeting To Shape
Resolution

Huntington Park, Calif.-This local,
No. ll3, though not heard from late
ly, is still active; but we have been
so wrapped up in our present pride of
having Second Vice President Frank
Hull with US, that we forgot to tell the
trade how thankful we are for having
a man of his capability.
We are planning a dance in the near
future and expect it to be real sue
cess. We certainly have all the in
gradients necessary. We can boast of
a fine group with an excellent spirit.
Our local president is looking for
ward to large attendance at the next
meeting when resolution for the
1889 convention will be shaped. 1t is
the duty Of each and every member
to present their views on these mat
ters, because it is impossible for the
national officers and members of the
organization to give us what we want
unless we know ourselves and make it
known to the entire trade through the
convention.
Both the Wallace China and the Ver-
non kilns are working full time with
prospects very bright for prosper
Gus year.-O. c. ll3.