Evening Star Newspaper, December 27, 1936, Page 3

ILL OMENS DOGGED EDWARD'S REIG Superstitious Tell Events and Mishaps—Weather Bad on Appearances. B the Associated Press. LONDON, December 26.—With Ed- ward in self-imposed exile and a King no more, superstitious Englishmen are recalling incidents which they now dub omens of a brief, unhappy reign. First they place the mishap to the imperial crown during King George V's funeral procession. As the gun carriage bearing the body rattled through the sanded streets to Westmintser Hall for the lying-in- state, the maltese cross surmounting the crown worked looge and fell into the road. An officer of the escort picked it up, found it damaged and put it in his pocket. To the super- stitious this was portent No. 1. ‘When King Edward began to make his first public appearances, hundreds commented on the fact that he failed to enjoy the “King's weather,” which 'was 80 noticeable a feature of the three previous reigns. Many Engagements Canceled. Whereas King George almost in- variably had fine and sunny weather for his appearances, King Edward was dogged by a succession of wet and gloomy days. Agaih and again en- gagements had to be canceled or mod- ified to suit bad weather conditions. When he inspected the Coldstream Guards in July the weather was so bad the parade had to be held indoors: | ‘when hé inspected the home fleet at Portland, he did so in a gale with squalls and showers; the state pro- cession to open his first and only| Parliament had to be hurriedly can- | celed because of the heaviest rain for | weeks. Although the sun shone brilliantly for the presentation of new colors to the guards in Hyde Park July 16, the day was darkened for many by the alarming incident on Constitution Hill, when a loaded revolver was thrown at his horse's feet. Stamp collectors drew attention to the fact that the new issues of postage stamps showed the King's head turned away from the light and facing into gloom. Foggy During Crisis. Dark skies and fog persisted through the days of grave crisis which fol- lowed public revelation of the King's intention to marry Mrs. Wallis Simp- son, and the fog was so dense on the night of the farewell dinner with his family at Royal Lodge, Windsor, that Queen Mary's chauffeur lost his way from Marlborough House and the din- ner was delayed. Most prophetic seemed Edward’s Christmas cards, which were sent to his friends from a foreign land. Over the words “The White Walls of England” appeared a picture of the chalk cliffs of Dover as seen from tie | middle of the English Channel—the last glimpse of the homeland any exile sees as he sails away from these shores. The very aptness of this card caused Many to remember King George V's last Christmas greetings—a pic- | ture of the interior and exterior of | ‘Westminster Hall, where he was des- | tined to lie in state within a month of December 25, last year. BAG, oont ining _valuable _papers and | money. 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WitdaAl OTT "'n'én noplu a ‘E NAL | unmn e GAPTTAL ’mm?um_ SRIAL GHURCH LXBRARY st 850 and . EXFERT ACOOUNTING SERVICE 4 —— | & comprehensive reorganization. This uent nll:lw‘.b'&hr e M ID:“‘II’!GOO l ALID ROLLING CHAIRS—Por ¢ le: k::dlud,fll"l%flm re- 418 10th st. n.w._ME. 1 PLAINFIELD ORCHARD WINTER Sand: - fended {0 gnnmom. Hflll 5 lel‘ ;v"l .i LONG-DISTANCE MOVING. rm PRAT: "n."“"fll“g@; e, ;fi:u:::t WlOMICTIONS OF ALL KINDS! on.r modern planograph process D e L ‘eopy Work a m‘:flfiv ‘A‘fi;"nu to estimate on your next fobl Columbia P! OLSLNE ph C-.“ be savings of between 1 and 3 per cet. ‘R great m pansion, there is a very practical and George VI ascends the British THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 27, 1936—PART ONE. London Changes “E” to “G” throne. The rush is on to make alterations in coronation decorations in London. Workmen are shown changing “E R” to “G R” on one of the huge shields that will )la_ng on London streets when 'opyright, A. P. Wirephoto. SMALL GAIN SEEN INREORGANIZATION |While Costs .May Remain About Same, Roosevelt Views Compact Staff. The sprawling Federal Govérnment, which has grown upwards and side- ways at an amazing rate in the last four years, is about to be pruned. That is, it will be pruned, provided | the Federal bureaus—the group bene- ficiaries in the public at large, the Federal employes and their officials— do not raise too much fuss against ‘umpenn:' with the status quo. That |1s & broad proviso. One thing in favor of a measure of success in the administrative reorgan- ization of government which Presi- dent Roosevelt plans is the authori- tative advance assurance that no existing function of the Government is likely to be abandoned and thlt}, the rank and file of employes will | ‘contmue to be on the pay roll, doing | the same work they are doing now. | The President’s idea is to correlate |and realign and, to a certain extent, | abolish names and titles. Instead of ,‘ multitude of departments, agencies and commissions, all more or less re- porting directly to the White House, and many of them semi-independent, he would have them grouped along | functional lines. His purpose would be to have perhaps 20 administrators reporting to him where there may have been 150 previously. Means No Great Saving. While this assurance as to the President’s formula for reorganization | may aid the mechanical success of the proposition, the assurance iteelf elimi- nates the possibility of that kind of success which in the popular con- | ception is held to be an attribute of a far-reaching reorganization plan. Small economies are envisioned in the | White House formula. No important | activities of the Government will be abandoned. Pay rolls will continue substantially unaffected. In othfli | words, if Mr. Roosevelt's ideas are | | fully carried out, it will mean no large | | savings in Federal expenditures. | ‘This means that the process of re- | shufing departments, buresus and | agencies is not going to have much bearing on the new level of a| $7,000,000,000 annual Federal ex-| | penditure which has taken the place i | of the $3,500,000,000 level of the early | "20« and the $4,000,000,000 level of 11930 and 1931. Nor will the contemplative reor- Aglnlzltlon have very much bearing on the number of Federal employes. On March 1, 1933, a few days before Mr. Rogsevelt was inaugurated for his first term the number of olvil em- ployes in all governmental depart- ments and agencies exclusive of the Judiciary, the legislative and the mili- tary establishments was 563,487. On October 31, 1936, according to the latest figures of the Civil Service Com- mission, the corresponding number of employes was 841,017. This was & gain of about 50 per cent in a little less than four years. Small Part of Cost. ‘The President’s studies have indi- cated that corresponding State gov- ernment reorganizations have made One per cent of $7,000,000,000 would, of course, be considerable, but the per- centage figure would have to be ap- plled to a very much smaller item in the expenditures. It would not apply to the $500,000,000 of A. A. A. bene- fits, the $500,000,000 for social se- curity, the $850,000,000 in interest charges on the public debt, the $600,~ 000,000 in the budget for debt retirement, the $1,000,000,000 for na- tional defense, the $600,000,000 for veterans' pensions and benefits, the $300,000,000 for the C. C. C. nor the part of the $1,5500,000,000 conservatively estimated, which will be spent for the President’s recovery and relief program in the coming yéar. But beyotid the item of some small savings and some curtailment of per- sonnel, or at least & curb on its ex- highly desirable objective foreseen in lies in the field of administrative effi- ciency. As the President's advisers see it, an efficiently operating Federal establishment means better service to the country and indirect savings of substantial proportions in the long run for the Nation's economic ma- chine as a whole. It is physically im- possible for the President as Chief Executive to keep in touch with 150 agencies of one kind or another. Proper ' administration requires their co-ordination under responsible offi- cers few enough in number to be in intimgte contact. with the President. Back Broken in Auto Accident. ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, Decem- hr 26 (#).—An examination today showed George Livesay, 25, injured in an sutomobile accident Thursday night, suffered a broken back. He wis teken to a Richmond, Va., hospital. The car, polics said, was driven by George Smith, It ran off & culvert near Weldon. % | deal with this important subject. regarding Edward Helps Make Christmas Merry By the Associatea Press. ENZESFELD, Austria, December 26. —A jolly Duke of Windsor mde‘ Christmastide merry today for the children of Enzesfeld. for Enzesfeld’s Young the baron's secretary. and the village priest, while the children sang and | offered a playlet. Eager youngsters squirmed through policemen’s legs to touch the former King with chubby fingers. None quite All but mobbed by 220 boys and | managed to get in his lap. The duke girls between the ages of 6 and 14, |seemed in a high humor. Edward stood beside the Baroness de Rothschild in the village turner hall today while his hostess gave gift | packages away, joked with the big- eyed guests and then whistled and | hummed folk songs as they sang. He seemed to enjoy immensely L3 catchy tune called “May I Love My | Girl?” The duke, heavily guarded, arrived from Castle Enzesfeld by auto. En- tering the hall, he walked down a double row of 28 members of the Enzesfeld War Veterans' Organisa- tion, He examined their battle flag, chat- ted with the commander and had | smile for every one. Then, for an hour and 10 minutes, | he watched with Baroness de Rothschild, Count Rex, the Baron and | His contributions made possible the | addition of many articles in the 80 packages for the poorest children, in- | cluding suits, dresses, overcoats, shoes and some food and sugar. One package was opened for his inspection. He tested the fabric of & tiny jacket with his fingers and said: “It's of excellent quality.” Then the alert duke noticed a candle near the top of the Christ- | mas tree, flaming dangerously near | the wooden wall. He nudged a fireman, who snuffed it out. At the castle tonight there were informal celebrations for the house- | hold, including a whistling and yodel- ing contest. Edward, it was said, has been prac- ticing for that. Neutrality (Continued From First Page.) foreign flag vessels during wartime. Citizenship would still envelop an American so traveling. and the United | States would be unable to avoid its | duty. However, if the law provided | direct penalties for American citizens who traveled on foreign vessels in time of war, whether they boarded | them in American of foreign ports, it | might have the effect of preventing such travel. A certain time, perhaps 90 days, might be given for the evacu- ation of American citizens from war- ring nations on the ships of these the Spanish government’s cause. The existing neutrality act, which is lim- ited in its operations, does not apply in the case of civil war. The new law, experts of the administration are look- ing into the matter. While loans to belligerent nations are prohibited in the present neutral- 1ty act, there is no prohibition against | American citizens volunteering to fight in a foreign war. Even under the proposal now advanced they could still so volunteer—but it would be at the expense of losing their American citizenship. If the plan to cancel American citi- senship, where an American citizen volunteered to fight in a foreign army, nations, before the penalties would | were made retroactive, a number of run, The supporters of such strict neu- | trality admit that it might interfere with American foreign commerce; that it might cause unemployment in this country and hardship because ' American exports would be cut off. It | | is & lesser price, they say, than would | be the price of war, if the failure to observe such neutrality drew the coun- try into a foreign conflict. The other side insists that kind of neutrality would be pusillanimous. Of what use the American Navy, they say, if the freedom of the seas and the right to trade are to be given up immediately war is declared between foreign nations. Furthermore, they do not believe that such strict neu- | trality would be carried out, even if written into law. The circumstances ai the time of a foreign war, and the | reaction of public opinion in this country, they say, might cause Con- gress to throw the neutrality act into the discard overnight. Borah, Vandenberg Opposed. Senator Vandenberg of Michigan, & member of the now defunct “Muni- tions” Committee of the Senate, from which the first neutrality resolution emanated, in the past has made it clear that he is str ly in favor of s neutrality law definite in char- acter and leaving nothing to the dis- cretion of the President. The Michi- gan Senator is & member of the Foreign Relations Commitiee. Sen- ator Borah of Idaho, on the other hand, the ranking Republican mem- ber of the Foreign Relations Com- mittee, has been quoted as saying that he believed the neutrality act must leave certain things to the dis- cretion of the President, that discre- tion to be used by the Chief Execu- tive in the light of the developments of a foreign war. Both these - Senators are Repub- licans. It is to be expected that the new law will be drafted by the Demo- crats in the Senate and probably in the light of recommendations made by President Roosevelt. It is known, however, that the Democrats are di- vided, as are the Republicans, over the terms of the proposed law. Sena- %or Pittman of Nevada, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, s expected to call his committee to- gether soon after Congress meets to A new proposal neutral- ity legislation, was advanced on Cap- itol Hill yesterday and is being given Americans now fighting in Spain would lose their citizenship, among | them Bert Acosta, tran-Atlantic fiyer. 'SOUTHPAW SCISSORS HELD STUDENT AID | Left-Handed Children Should Use Articles Designed for Them, Professor Says. MINNEAPOLIS, December 26 (#).— Left-handed scissors for left-handed | students in Minnesota schools are ad- vocated by Dr. Bryng Bryngelson, di- rector of the University of Minnesota Speech Clinic. He believes achools should supply left-handed chairs and even pencil sharpeners for left-handed pupils, for he claims, it is a serious mistake to change a person from his natural bent. “Our school systems need to take cognizance of the danger of shifting & child’s brain processes, producing serious nervous tension,” says Dr. Bryngelson. “The ‘southpaw’ should have the right to use whichever side of the brain nature intended should be the strongest and more skillful for speech, writing, reading and other co-ordinat- ed patterns,” he says. Research at the speech clinic shows that 30 out of every 100 babies born would be left-handed if allowed to de- velop their own choice, Dr. Bryngel- son explains, adding that left-handed- ness may even be a sign of superiority. Dr. Bryngelson declares severe disa- bilities can result from meddling with the native inherited hand pattern of & child, such as stuttering, nervous- ness, irritability, reading and spelling disabilities and cross-eyedness. AR A MRS. PRICE M’KINNEY WEDS BANK OFFICIAL Widow of Steel Magnate Was Long a Social Leader in Cleveland, Ohio. By the Associated Press. Price McKinney, long & social leader here, and widow of a Cleveland steel magnate, and Corliss E. Sullivan, chairman of the board and chief exec- utive offffer of the Central National Bank, were married quietly today at Mrs. McKipney's home in nearby wmunu - The marriage was announced brief telegrams to close friends. =Pres- D7 | ent at the ceremony were Mrs. Greg- ory McIntosh of Wickliffe and Rigan ll:xlnmolr«' York.l:hlldrlnat Mrs. McKinney, their families, and Miss Selma V. sullnn-ndl(m Hnm!dleyw sisters_of Sullivan. Sullivan, for many portant in finaneial here, '-MM” from Yal¢ in 1900 and Bever married. “AUTO. PAINTING” $17.50. ACE GARAGE - 1418 North Copitel $t. Dec. 5176 however, may be made broad enough | to cover civil war, it is said, and the | TOMORROW ... /. Begin Our e Annual After-Christmas CLEARANCE N THIS annual Clearance that Washington knows and waits for we close out all Fall and Winter merchandise that has sold down to incomplete assortments. Be here tomor- row and share in the savings! N A A PN *BOOKS CLOSED x All Charge Purchases Will 7 Be Billed February 1st 7 Use Your Charge Account . .. or Open One NN g MEN®S 0VERCOATS 8 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX OVER- COATS; regular 2 (42), 1 (44); short 1 (40); long 2 (42), 1 (44), 1 (46). Weu $30 and $35, $|7 75 8 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX OVER- COATS; regular 1 44), long 1 (44), stout 1 (40), (42), 2 (46), 2 (48). Were $30 and $35, $2| 75 now ___ 17 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX OVER- COATS; regular 1 (36),1 (37),1 (38), 1 (39), 2 (40), i 1:22) ‘I (Mblshort Ivl;O) sl;ang 1“538) 2 (40), (42), 1 (44) (46) ere to ), 98 RALEIGH A'ND HART SCHAFFNERVFJ 'MARX OVER- COATS; regulars, shorts and longs. ere $30 to $40, now . $27 50 123 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX OVERCOATS; regulars, shorts, longs and 40 $32 50 and 44 stouts. Were $35 to $45, now _ i 124 RALEIGH -AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX OVERCOATS; iv:poned :vl-d dome‘zic fusl'zb rics; regulars, shorts and longs. Were to $50, now____ 2 $36 50 48 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MAlX OVER- COATS; imported and domestic shetlands, fleeces and tweeds; regulars, shorts, longs. Were $50 $39 75 and $55, mow_____ __ 84 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX OVER- COATS; imported and domestic fabrics; regulars, longs, shorts. Were $50 to 560, $44 50 L RS S e I 29 OVERCOATS; imported velours, shetlands and fine Worumbo chinchilla hmsh Were $65 and $49‘50 ZANMNNNIN WW\\% MEN’S TOPCOATS 4 RALEIGH AND ?Ag ?CHAIFF?;;'R & MARX TOPCOATS; regular, 1 (40); long, 1 (39); 2 (42). Were $30, now $|7 75 3 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX TOPCOATS; short, 1 (39); long, 1 (40), $2| .75 1 (42). Were $30 and $35, now ____ 12 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX TOPCOATS; regular 1 (32), 1 (40), 2 (42), 1 (44); short, 1 (36), 1 (38), 1 (39),1 (42);Iong, $23 75 2 (40), 1 (42). Were $35 and $40, now _ > 78 RALEIGH AND HA:T SCH:FIFNER & MARX TOPCOATS; regulars, shorts and longs. Were $30 to $45, now _____ __ $27‘50 64 RALEIGH AN'D HA,:T SCH:F:NEK & MARX TOPCOATS; regulars, shorts and longs Were $30 to $40, now $32'5° 87 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX' TOPCOATS; regulars, shorts and longs. Were $40 to $50, now __ ____ Ay $36'50 38 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX TOPCOATS; hand tailored. Were $44.50 $50 to $60, now MENS HATS 86 RALEIGH AND DUNLAP HATS, 52 KNOX HATS. Were $7.50, now 41 KNOX HATS. Were $8.50, now 44 KNOX HATS. Were $10.00, now 32 KNOX HATS. Were $15.00, now __ MEN’S SHOES 29 PAIRS RALEIGH “6" SHOES; black and $3 95 tan Calfskins; broken sizes__ 97 PAIRS RALEIGH “6” SH tan Calfskins and Scotch Gmms 47 PAIRS ‘RALEIGH “8" SHOES; Scotch $4 95 Grains and Suedes; broken sizes 193 PAIRS RALEIGH “8" SHOES; Norwegian $5 35 Calf and black and tan Calfskin > 62 PAIRS STA-SMOOTH SHOES; Cordovans and Scotch Grains; broken sizes. Were $8.50 and $7 35 $10, mow____._ * 35 PAIRS HANAN SAMPLE SHOES; sizes 7-B and 7%2-B only. Were $12.50 to 51450 $7 85 i % o Quantities limited and subject to prior sale. No Mail, Phone or C. O. D. Orders. No Exchanges, No Refunds. All Sales Final. MEN'S SuiTS 11 BROOKSTREET SUITS for young men; sport back mnd&ls, hmostly light colors; regular, 37 to short, 35 to 39. Were $25 and $29.50, now _ : $|7 75 6 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX ISUITS regular, 410(481 stout, 1 (39), 1 (44), 1 (48); ong stout, 1 (40); short stout, 1 1401 Were $30 and $35, now : $|9'75 19 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX SUITS; short, 2 (37), 2 (38), 3 (40); long, 1 (39); stout, 2 (39), 1 (40' 2 (42) 2 (44? long stout, 2 (40), short stout, 1 l39J 144). Were $2| 75 $30 and $35, now ____ 23 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX SUITS; regular, 1 (37), 1 (38), 1 (40), 1 (42); short, 1 (SSI,Z (37),2 (38l, 2 139), 1 HOI, 1 (421; stout, 2 (39), 1 (40), 1 (44), 1 (46); long stout, 1 (40), 1 (42); short stout, 1 (40), 1 (42), 1 (44). Were $35 to $40, now 47 BROOKSTREET SUITS for young men; regular, 35 to 42; short, 36 to 40; long, 37 to 42; sport models. Were $25 and $29.50, now ____ $22'50 22 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX SUITS; regular, 1 (36), 1 (37),1 (38),1 (39), 1 (40), 1(42); short, 1 (37),1 (38),1 (39),1 (40), 1 (46); stout, 2 (39), 1 (40), 2 (42), 1 (44); short stout, 2 (39), 1 (42), 2 (44). Were $35 to$45, mow _____ e $25 75 110 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX SUITS; 1 and 2 trousers; all sizes. Were $30 to $40, now $27'50 147 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX SUITS; 1 and 2 trousers; regulars, shorts, longs, stouts, short stouts, long stouts. Were $35 to $45, 32 50 now ____ ® 158 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX SUITS; 1 and 2 trousers; regulars, shorts, longs, long stouts, short stouts. Were $40 and $36 50 $45, now i 4 RALEIGH BENCH-MADE SUITS; regular, 1.(38), 1 (39); short, 36; stout, 40. Were $39 75 $50, now 5 78 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX BENCH-MADE SUITS; regulars, shorts, $4450 longs and stouts. Were $50 to $60, now_ 2'9 HART:’CHAFF‘:ER & MAlIlX SUI\TVS bcm:h made, ine worsteds; regulars, shorts, longs. ere $60 to $75, now $49 50 MEN®S FURNIS]IINGS MEN’S HANDKERCHIEFS; white, pure Irish 5 for $| linens. Were 25¢ each, now MEN’S FANCY HANDKERCHIEFS. Were 4 for $| 35c¢ each, now. MEN’S INITIALED HANDKERCHIEFS; Irish linen, broken range of initials; slightly soiled. Box of 79C 3 were $1.15, now 193 SILK TIES of hand-made, struction. Were $1.00, now 34 FANCY SUEDE MUFFLERS. Were $1.50, 95C now 6 WOOL SHIRTS; heavy wool in whd colors. Were $3.50, now i $2'65 263 MANHATTAN SHORTS OR SHIRTS 53 PAIRS MEN'S HOSE; rayon and lisle. 94 WHITE SHIRTS; collar attached and $| 45 neckband styles. Were $1.75, now. s % Open a Charge Account . .. Pay in 30 Days or Use Our Extended Payment Plan % RALEIGH HABERDASHER ‘M/ukn’hn s <Hucst Wen's Whee Store 1310 £ sTREET v