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Evening star., 1939-04-06
BY REPRESENTATIVE HATTON
w. SUMMERS,

Chairman, Committee on Judiciary.
The proposed amendment to
the Constitution dealing with the
District of Columbia is merely an
enabling provision giving to Con-
gress the power to provide for
the District of Columbia the sort
of government which in its judg-
ment the District should have,
including the right to have rep
resentation in the Senate and in
the House, and to participate in
the election of the President and
the Vice President, with the right
reserved to the Congress to repeal
or modify any grant of right to
the citizens of the District to
participate in the Government.
If this amendment were adopt
ed there would be no surrender
of paramount Federal control. It
would not conflict with or disturb
the original arrangement pro-
vided in the Constitution that
Congress should exercise eXclu-
sive legislation in all cases what
soever" over the District of Co.
lumbia. AS a matter of fact, as
I construe the Constitution, the
proposed amendment is not nee
essary in order to give Congress
the power to provide for the Dis
trict of Columbia local govern
horofnfnro
done with reference to our terri
torial governments. With regard
to the territorial governments,
Congress acts under the constl-
tutional provision that "the Con-
gress shall have the power
to make all needful rules and reg
ulations respecting territories or
ether property belonging to the
United States
Took a Strong Word.
This word exclusive" in the
Constitution, which seems to have
worked much confusion in the
thinking of many of our lawyers,
seems to me clearly to be a word
used in order to make certain
that the States which ceded the
territory to the Federal Govern
ment were excluded from all jul
risdiction within the boundaries
Of that territory. 1t took very
strong word, considering our ira
ditions, to make certain the pur-
pose that the people who occupied
the territory of the District were
no longer to have the right to
participate in the government of
the States of which they respec-
lively were citizens and of which
their property was a part. 1t
was word operating against the
ceding States and not a word Of
limitation operating against the
Federal sovereignty. This proposed
amendment. however. would re-
move all uncertainty on that
point.
Evening star., 1939-04-06
Street Car Favoritism
Charqed by Collins

Charging that special consider
alton is given to street car COM
panies," Chairman Collins Of the
House Subcommittee on District Ap-
preparations, pointed out during
hearings on the 1910 District budget
that he as a motorist would be ar
rested II he followed the example Of
some street cars he has noted.
He said he didn't see why police
men didn't give motormen tickets
when they allowed the noses of their
street cars to protrude into the in
tersection so that pedestrians must
walk out into the street in order
to get around them.
Launching an attack on buses, he
said, they seem to think because
of their size they have the right to
run over all the automobiles. too
AS an example of favoritism to
street cars, he cited the working of
the dispatch tower at Pennsylvania
avenue just east of Seventh street
The man in the tower, he charged,
seems to have carte blanche to
operate those lights for the street
cars rather than in behalf Of the
general public
In answer to a question from
Chairman Collins in regard to prog
| ress in the elimination of plow pits
Chairman Riley E. Elgen of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission reported
that two pits are in the process o1
being dispensed with, leaving three
still to be taken care of.
Evening star., 1939-04-06

Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Pedestrian safety depends on one
recipe: Watch the lights.
Evening star., 1939-04-06
$500 100000 or any similar sum for
this purpose year after year"
Economy Blac tn Handle Relief


this purpose year after year
Economy Bloc to Handle Relief.
Relief funds for the fiscal year
beginning July l will be considered
in connection with the results of
the House w. P. A. investigation.
The latter will be made by the
same economy minded subcommit-
tee which has handled all relief
bills.
The l2-man group is headed by
80-year-old Representative Taylor,
but he has said he would follow his
usual practice of delegating much Of
the detail work to the vice chairman,
Representative Woodrum, Democrat,
of Virginia.
Members of the Investigating
Committee, besides Mr.. Taylor and
Mr.. Woodrum. are Representatives
Cannon, Democrat, of Missouri;
Ludlow, Democrat. of Indiana;
Thomas S. Mcmillan. Democrat, of
South Carolina; Snyder, Democrat,
of Pennsylvania; ONeal, Democrat,
Of Kentucky; johnson, Democrat, of
West Virginia; Taber, Republican,
of New York: Wigglesworth, Re-
publican, of Massachusetts,; Lam
bertson. Republican, of Kansas, and
Otter, Republican, of Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1939-04-06
Gets 900 Doys in Jail

Sentences totaling 900 days In
jail on 10 charges Of petty larceny
were meted out to a 38-year-old
colored man by Police Court Judge
John P. Mcmahon today. William
Edward Hayes of the 1900 block OF
Eighth street NV. was convicted
of stealing numerous suits, shoes
shirts and other articles of clothing
from houses during the last seven
months.
Evening star., 1939-04-06

A deservedly popular plant
at their best during April and
May-which is their best
blooming period.
Evening star., 1939-04-06
THE STAR, WASHINGTON, D.

against the sword, and repeat what
I have said before-the spirit will
win! But victory will come only
when free men everywhere know the
truth and unite their forces IN final
combat"
Evening star., 1939-04-06
Hike Cows 225 Miles
And Save $500
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PERRYTON. Tex.-A cattle drive
reminiscent of the big trail drives
that ended in the COS, has been ac-
complished this winter by Clifford
and w. L. Herndon, ranchers.
They drove 423' head from Ute, N
Mex, to their ranches in Ochiltree
County. Tex. The drive was for
225 miles.
Five coWhands drove the cattle and
bedded them at night. Absent was
the chuck wagon. A modern pickup
truck served that purpose.
The cattle were on the trail three
weeks; none was lost and no rustlers
were encountered The Herndons
said they saved $500 in transporta-
ton costs by driving the herd.
Too many cooks spoil the broth
Pedestrian safety denends nm onn
Evening star., 1939-04-06
Pepper to Fight Cut.

Opposition to the Starnes proposal
came from Representative Taber Of
New York, senior Republican on the
Appropriations Committee.
That's the way to continue the
depression" Mr.. Taber said, in ref
erence to P. w. A. extension. Il
don't see how we're going to get
Evening star., 1939-04-06
Many Junks on Yonqtze

Five thousand Chinese junks are
operating in government and COM
mercial services on the Yangtze
River between Ichang and Chung
king, China.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
Keeping Out OF War and Solving Unemployment Problems
BUSES RETURN
TO OLD ROUTE

T. r. q p. buses on the Point
Defiance line win soon return to
the old street car route via cbey-
enne ct. and No. 45th II.
The council Monday adopted the
modified report Of Safety Commits
sioner Eastwood recommending re-
turn Of the transportation service
TO the old route from No. saith and
Proctor sts. to No. 45th and Pearl
SITS.
lakewood reported he and his
captain Of police had checked over
the route and believed II safer than
the one now being used via Ste
vens IT. and No. 4eth st.. which IL
part Of Point Defiance boulevard.
The boulevard. they found, IL too
narrow for safety with motor bus
operation.
No. Cheyenne IT. will Be made
an arteriai street from No. 34th
TO No. 46th.
A North End delegation headed
BY Chet Mcintyre and supported
Independently by Attorney J. Z.
Burnley confirmed the change a.
one desired by most Of the resi-
dents Of the district.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
Councilmen Civil Service
Board in Queer Predicament

adviser 70 the council, TO the in
dividual commissioner in their
official capacities, and TO the civil
service commission a. q branch Of
city government.
But In this case, the corpora
ton counsel IN going to court
for one member of the family
against another, and reasonably
couldn't try both sides Of the same
question.
Needs Ruling
Marshall Mccormick, attorney
member Of the civil service board
told the council he felt that they
are quite right in taking the case
to court; that the question needs
settling and should be carried
through to final determination in
the supreme court.
But, he held, since the eity's
legal department can represent
only one side Of the case, the civil
service board should be permitted
to hire counsel to defend the eity's
action.
Council members are inclined
TO agree but will await 4 report
by Corporation Counsel Carothers
before returning the question to
the civil service board.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05

Quite out ef the ordinary was
the position in which the civil
service commission found itself
before the city council Monday;
an Independent elective body ask
ing another Independent elective
body to provide funds with which
the civil service board can defend
itself against \ suit ordered by the
council.
It's just another queer chapter
in all the queer record of some
radio telephone operators who
paused civil service tests for jobs
which they didn't get In the police
department.
Boards Problem
After informal discussion later,
the city council members decided
probably the thing to do would be
to throw the problem back in the
lap Of the civil service board.
Here's the set up:
The council directed the cor
poration counsel to file = petition
IN superior court to hear an appeal
from the findings Of the civil
service commission In the case of
the two radio men.
The eorporation counsel n ls9al
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05

The American desire TO keep out
Of war u no new manifestation. In
surveys conducted on the same
question in the past four years the
American Institute has consistent
ly fuand . large group q voters
naming 1t the No. problem in
u. 5. life. But the question has
become increasingly urgent to the
public since the actual outbreak Of
the second world war" In 1855
keeping out of war was ranked
a. the third most vital issue, In
1897 II was second, and by May Of
this year II was tied with ''unem-
pIoyment- for first place.
Today. with both Democrats and
Republicans giving It first position.
keeping out Of war" easily over
shadows every other single ques-
tion in public opinion and politics.
SURVEY GIVES PREvHw
OF 1910 ELECTION
-Four years ago this month a
similar institute survey provided a
striking preview Of the 1885 cleo
tion campaign, which was then
getting under way. The principal
issues IN the public's mind. the
survey showed. were unemploy-
ment and greater economy In gov
eminent. In various forms these
two issues became the raliying
cries Of the Democrats and Repub-
iicans respectively In the ensuing
campaign.
Tcday's survey probably gives
another advance glimpse OF the
coming campaign. posing issues
which few candidates win choose
to avoid. Interestingly enough.
there u marked agreement among
Republicans and Democrats as to
what the most urgent national is
sues are. although the two parties
win undoubtedly offer differing
paths TO their solutions. The views
Of Democrats and Republicans In
the survey are.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
Nursing Director
Plans Visit Here

Miss Virginia Jones. assistant
director Of the National Associa-
ton for Public Health Nursing.
win visit Tacoma Wednesday to
meet officers Of the nursing ssso-
citation In Tacoma. She will speak
ut a luncheon at the Y. w. c. A.
Miss Kathleen Leahy. state field
director. from the University Of
Washington. win accompany the
national director.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
Chief Opposed to
Street Vacation

An adverse report by Fire Chief
Emory Whitaker caused the eoun-
ell Monday to hold up its pending
approval Of the vacation OF 7th
Ut. between East Il and East r sts.
on the N. p. tideflats fill on petit
ton Of Washington Refining Co.
Chief Whitaker held that the
street should be retained ~ 4
safety measure In fighting any
possible fires In the big tank farm
area. The refining company plans
to use the street area TO increase
= tank storage capacity for gaso-
line.
The council was advised. how
ever, q hearing must be held on
the petition. and accordingly d.
rected = resolution fixing date
be brought In Wednesday. At
least 20 days must elapse before
the hearing can be held.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05

The largest single group Of
voters polled IN the study express
the view that business conditions
would be more prosperous IL there
were a Republican administration
in Washington.
The linking OF prosperity with
Republicanism thus continues to be
one Of the strongest campaign APP
peals available to Republican STRAIT
egists. The Republican national
committe has already been ham,
mering away at IL, for its weekly
clipsheets sent TO newspapers con-
stantly repeat the slogan: For a
Job vote COP"
However, the institutes study
also shows that the upturn In bust
ness during the past few months
has caused some change Of senti-
ment on the issue, for fewer voters
now think the Republicans would
bring prosperity than thought 30
last June.
do you think business would
b more prosperous, or Iess
prosperous, n We had . Repub-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
0. |. HARDINC'S
RITES TUESDAY

Funeral services for orval l..
Harding, As, assistant district
sales manager for the Standard
Oil Co. In walla walla, Wash.
who died Saturday In the U. s.
Veterans hospital In Portland.
will be held Tuesday at p. m.
from Aellinger's chapel. Burial
in Tacoma cemetery viii follow.
Harding, who was born In Elma,
Wash, was a member Of the +. q
A. N. and the American Legion
at Walla Walla, the FL Katif
Shrine In Spokane and the Scot
ish Rite bodies.
He leaves his wife, Myrtle N.
(Zagman) Harding Of the home;
a daughter, Miss Mildred Harding,
Also of the home; his mother, Mrs.
Nellie B. Harding of Elma; 4
sister, Miss Winnie Harding of
Elma; three brothers, Earl D. Of
Elma and Charles and Fred OF
Auburn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
GOODS FORM
"POISE" CLUB

MONTEvALI1O, AlA--Aiabama
College women doubt II the Greeks
had a word for this one.
They call it Hi csppa Cappa-"
Hi Cappa cappa is a club ex-
clusively for girls Of extraordinary
height. The president, Sarah Chris
tenberry, is six feet all. Although
the clubs aims are mainly social.
there are frequent study groups on
how tall girls may appear at their
best in society.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
MANAGER OF SHELTER
ON KTWANlS PROGRAM

Eugene A. White, manager Of
the Tacoma smelter, will speak on
THE Romance u Industry" at the
weekly luncheon meeting Of the
Tacoma Kiwanis club Tuesday in
the Hotel Winthrop Crystal ball
ROOM. The program Tuesday will
be a double one with members Of
the Puyallup Kiwanis club, visit
ing the Tacomans, presenting half
the entertainment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
BONNEVILLE POWER
CUTS OREGON RATES

WASHINGTON - Administrator
Paul J. Raver reported TO secre-
tary Of the Interior Harold L. Ickes
today that distribution Of electric
current from the Bonneville dam
project resulted In 4 80 to 40 per
cent Hight bill reduction for resi-
dents OF Cascade Locks, Ore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
Many Voters Think Upturn
Sure Under COP Leadership
BY DIR. GEORGE GALLUP

PRINCETON, n. J.-Evidence that the symbol OF busi-
prosperity continues be linked with the Repub
can party than with the Democratic party the minds of
many voters today revealed in of public opinion
just completed by the American Institute.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05

liean president In the white
House,"
The comparative results follow;
Today June
More Prosperous .41% 509s
Less Prosperous ..27 rs
Would Make No
Difference 49,. 81 ~
The replies to the question. the
study found. vary sharply accord
ing to the political party prefer
ence OF the individual. Thus. Re-
publicans are overwhelmingly con-
WINGED that business would be bet
ter under a president Of their own
party, while a substantial number
Of Democrats think 1t would be
worse.
When the vote by parties in the
survey today is compared to the
vote last June, q number Of inter-
esting facts appear.
There has been relatively ht-
tie change of opinion among
the rank and file of Republican
voters. Among Democrats, on
the other hand, sentiment has
changed considerably since last
summer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05

Senator Robert A. Taft and
other Republican leaders have al
ready declared that the greatest
issue o. the 1910 campaign VIII be
keeping America out of war. The
Republican party. says Senator
TAFT. Is The peace party" In the
days ahead Il Il likely that the
Democrats win challenge the
COPS right 70 the title.
II is interesting to note. how
ever. that although the number
who think America win be drawn
into the European war 10 steadily
decreasing. ~ per cent q those
interviewed IN . recent institute
study stin thought the United
States would become involved. This
is one resson. obviously, why the
concern fer peace Il - strong -
l. n b sa6ag's sH~v<y.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05


FORECAST for Washington -
Cloudy with rain on Tuesday and
In west portion Monday night:
snow over higher mountains;
slightly warmer In the Yakima
valley Monday night; fresh south
eriy wind off the coast, increasing
Monday night; gentle Southeastern
~ wind In the sound and straits.
Rainfall for the "A hours end
ing ut 3 g. m Monday. On inch;
since Nov. 1, Al inch. q deficiency
Of .45 inch: since Jan. I, 1855
inches. . deficiency Of 11.2s inches.
Wind ut 8 q. m Monday, east
: m. p. h.; barometer at 1904
and falling steadily.
Sun rises on Tuesday at TAO
q. m. and sets at 4:72 D. m.
Tacoma's weather on Dec. Z,
1s3s-Cloudy, 80 inch Of rain,
maximum temperature 80 and min
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
By DR.. GEORGE GALLUP

other problems reflected in the party platforms when writ
but at the present time be said that these two
issues stand far above all the urgency with the
man-in- street
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
Tacoma Times Almanac

imum ~. Highest wind velocity,
30 m. p. h. from the southwest.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18

products actually went slightly
downward during the first year of
the war; not until 1916 did Euro
pean demand increase enough to
send American farm prices above
the 1914 level.
Furthermore, while retail prices
are going up, the farmer is still
far under parity The average July
price for wheat, for instance, was
55.7 cents a bushel; average July
price for 1910-1914, inclusive, was
86 cents; parity (Which is simply
the level which the department
figures would be fair all around)
is Sill.
Since July wheat prices have gone
up, so that now they are around
the 1910-19l4 average--still long
way below parity.
Much the same thing is true of
the other staples. And while retail
food mark-ups are causing the de-
partment good deal of concern,
the department would hate to see
any rise in farm prices checked un-
less and until parity is reached.
On Sept. 10, Secretary Wallaces
agricultural advisory council meets
here to see what can be done about
the retail price situation. The sec
retary hopes to avoid any arbitrary
price-fixing program.
What he is looking for is some
cooperative plan reached by agree
ment with farmers, professors. and
distributors to keep prices within
reasonable limits.
Meanwhile, the department of
justice is studying the situation
to see what legislation may be
needed to check "profiteering.
With the laws now on the books.
there is very little the department
can do about excessive mark-ups.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
THE Difference
IN NEWSPAPERS
Nevada State Journal)

To degree never before euualled.
European governments have clamped
down to make news fit their own pur-
poses rather than to let the facts speak
for themselves. Attention has been called
to the fact IN these columns.
Back OF this is a condition existing
definitely before the recent outbreak of
hostilities. Alfred Friendly, a member
of the Washington Post news staff and
katheryn Bibas of the Library of Con-
gress in Washington have made compar-
lsons OF leading American and European
newspapers from August 4 to Z.
An Italian found nothing on his front
page except stories of the Italian army
maneuvers. The Frenchman, on the other
hand, with the Italian on its southern
border, knew nothing of these maneuv-
ers except for single article saying the
maneuvers were not intended to simu-
late an actual campaign. The English
man, IN those critical pre-war days, also
read no word of the war games nor of
German air corps activities, the purpose
of which there could be little doubt.
Comments Mr.. Friendly:
In European eyes, American news
papers appear as a quaint anachronism.
They still strive toward the naive goal
of presenting, as effectively as possible,
as much of the nations and worlds
news as can be crowded into an average
of from 16 to 36 pages
This aim, which we American inno-
cents take for granted, has long since
been discarded as wasteful and outmod-
ed by the scores of daily publications
abroad, which, for lack of an accurate
term, we translate as newspapers.
All this we know. And yet the start
ling difference, not only in content but
also in philosophy, between the foreign
press and ours stands out in the full
light of its tremendous and rather fear
ful implications, only when those cur
ious foreign journals are laid out along
side any average American newspaper