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Evening star., 1936-12-05
Inconsistencies.

1nQuisitiveness.
why do SO many people want to 60
to the United States Senator"
Curiosity Is q natural trait of human
nature answered Senator Sorghum.
THE Senate is the place where every
thing on earth is sooner or later in
vestigated"
Evening star., 1936-12-05
Self-Relianee.

Self Reliance.
As for knowledge we are seeking
We have heard q lot of speaking
BY present company or radio.
We admire the erudition
As one man takes position
And another says his teachings are
not 30.
We may sometimes grow regretful
And perhaps q little fretful
As they read and offer wisdom at a
glance.
Mere advice in an grafton
Will not solve your situation.
You must use your common sense
and take your chance.
Evening star., 1936-12-05

He who speaks nothing but the
truth. said Hi Ho, the sage OF China
town, must live long in silent contem-
plation in order to discover it,"
Evening star., 1936-12-05

Jud Tunkins says he calls a lady by
her first name in some cases, not be.
cause he wants to act familiar, but be-
cause he's not sure what the name of
her latest husband may happen to be.
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
u. ). FEARS So
MISSIONARIES
HELD IN CHINA
Would Be Used as
Hostages to Prevent
Bombing Of Rebels

PEIPING, Dec. "a 0N.S0.-Pos-
Sibility that so American mission
aries attempting to flee from re,
volt-torn Shensi and KanSu prov
inces were being held as a guar
anty against bombing of the rebels
by loyalist planes developed today.
Gen. Chang Hsueh-Liang, rebel
leader, failed to answer a radio
appeal made today in behalf of the
United States Embassy here, ask
ing him to advise where the mis-
sionaries, unheard from since or
dered to evacuate the two prov
inceS, could meet Col. Joseph Still
well, military attache of the en-
bassy.
It was believed here the silence
was studied, General Chang pre-
ferring to have the missionaries
with him as protection against
bombing.
General Chang did broadcast,
however, personally threatening to
lock himself and Gen. Chang Kai-
Shek, China's dictator, whom he
holds captive, in his residence with
him in the event of bombing at
tack so that they could Idle to-
gether."
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
CHRISTMAS
BEST IN YEARS
Continued from Page u

CONTINUED from Page u
the postal system in a single day
were handled while the volumn of
business, with but a slight let
down, continued during the other
days of the week.
More Auto Travel
Railroads and aviation officials
reported the busiest season in
years. Trains of the railroad
companies, as a rule, were run
ming in two sections, and avia-
ton officials used every available
plane to satisfy the clamor for
reservations to all parts of the
country.
Automobile associations de-
clared that motor travel in and
out of Washington had reached
repord proportions.
The unfortunate were not for
gotten. Celebrations were planned
for all the District penal institu-
tionS, Capt. M. M. Barnard, head
of the institution announced,
with special menus, featuring
turkey or chicken or roast pork.
Wives of two Cabinet officers
Mrs. Roper and Mrs. Swanson
were to be guests of honor at a
Christmas party to be staged by
the Salvation Army this after
noon. In the basement of the
Army's headquarters, 606 E st.
N. W., $50 Christmas baskets were
to be distributed.
First Lady Greets
Mrs. Roosevelt will be the guest
Of honor at the Central Union
Missions annual party at 9 a. m,
tomorrow in the Capitol Theater,
Fourteenth and F. Streets North
west. She will assist in the dis
tribution of gifts to the 1,7OO chill
dren expected to attend.
Volunteers of America will have
Mrs. Roosevelt and Secretary
Roper as their guests at a party
this afternoon in the Thorn
son School, Twelfth and L
Streets Northwest, where 1000
baskets will be distributed to the
needy. The Volunteers opened
their celebration of the season by
giving away new shoes to scores of
needy children at Hahn's store,
Seventh and K Streets Northwest,
earlier in the day.
Cheer In Hospitals
Virtually every hospital in the
city has gaily decorated trees in
children's wards and scheduled
Christmas parties.
Christmas carols will be sung
tomorrow night at the White
House by Girl Scouts, the Agri-
culture Chorus, the Farm Credit
Chorus and the Gypsy Chorus.
Special services in the churches
will be held tomorrow. Midnight
masses were to be sung in all
Catholic churches while services
at the same hour were scheduled
for a number of the Protestant
churches. Special sermons and
musical programs were also
planned.
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
JOIN
IN HUNT FOR
AIR LINER
4 Planes Dispatched
To Operate Out Of
Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec.
"a G.NSO.-The United States
Marines today entered the search
for the missing Western Air ex-
press transport with seven pas
Sengers aboard, as the hunt en-
tered it's tenth day.
A quartet of fast pursuit planes
from the Marine base at North
Island, San Diego, Cal, led by
First Lieut.. Paul Morret and
Harry Bogen, a brother of Co
Pilot William Bogen of the miss
ing airliner, joined the seven
Army and private planes operat-
ing out of the Salt Lake Airport.
The transport dropped from
sight December Is after Pilot S.
j. Samson radioed Everything
o. K" from over Milford Utah.
KELLOGG Idaho, Dec. "a
G.N.SD Planes searching for the
wrecked mail plane of Pilots Joe
Livermore and Arthur Haid were
grounded today by blizzards.
The wrecked plane, which is be-
lieved to hold the bodies of Liver
more and Haid atop Cemetery
Ridge, also is inaccessible to two
searching parties on foot.
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
HURT OFFICER
UNCONSCIOUS

Overturning his motorcycle to
avoid striking an automobile, Traf.
flee Policeman Ernest GrisSett, 27,
had not regained consciousness to-
day, and is in a critical condition
at Walter Reed Hospital. The &C
cident occurred yesterday after
noon at Concord Avenue North
Test.
Taken to the Army Hospital,
Grissett is said to have a fractured
skull. Joseph Ryan. 18, of Hyatts-
vile, Md, was held by police for
questioning in connection with
the crash.
Among several persons suffering
injuries in motor crashes through
out the city was Marion Minicks.
20, of 314 N st. S. W., who was
cut and bruised when an automo-
bile struck him on a bicycle.
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
Husband Is Jailed
In Burning Of Wife

HOT SPRINGS. Ark, Decem.
Der 24.-Earl z. Grover, 46-year.
old chiropracter, accused of the
"torch-slaying" of his wife, Mary
Cleo Grover, was ordered held on
first degree murder charges to-
night.
Grover appeared near a nervous
breakdown. Mrs. Grover was
found beside her bed early Sunday
morning with her clothing in
flames. She died, accusing her
husband of setting her bed afire.
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
Boy, Eight, Killed
In Four-Car Crash

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. "a.
A four-car crash near here yes
terday killed an 8-year-old New
Jersey boy and injured four other
members of his family en- route
to the South. Roberv Sennas,
eight, died in a hospital of in
juries. Robert Sennas, ST., of
Newark, N. j., the father; Mrs.
Sennas and two other children,
Viola and June, will recover. AL
vim Wasden, alleged driver Of a
truck which was parked on the
highway. was held.
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
} AUTO STRIKES
SETTLED FOR
CHRISTMAS
KeIsey-Hayes Workers
and aluminium Men
Get Wage Raises


Christmas Eve, 1896, finds labor
and management in accord on
many fronts, but on others sore
beset not only by disputes in which
the issues are clearly defined, but
also by strikes in which intraunlon
foctionalism both befogs laoor's
detectives and effectively checks
mediation attempts.
A measure, but not full one, OF
peace returned today to the auFo-
motive industry, credited by many
economists with leading the nation
from the depression, with settle
ment of strikes in three parts
manufacturing plants, which hao
curtailed production in several
assembly plants. .
George w. Kennedy, president
of the Kelsey Hayes Company, IN
whose two Detroit plants a sit
down strike had been in progress
since December IA, announced
peace proposals OF the company
had met all the unions demands.
Settlement of the Kelsey-Hayes
dispute followed similar peaceful
conclusion of the strike at The
Aluminium Company of Americas
Detroit plant on conditions sug-
gested by Federal labor concili-
ators. Wage boosts featured both
agreements.
Finish Fight Seen
Despite this Frightening Of the
Detroit industrial horizon, national
labor leaders made it clear the
fight to unionize the giant automo-
bile factories will be pushed. The
Committee for Industrial Organ
ization, Spearhead of labor's mass
union drive, already has demanded
that General Motors open collec-
tive bargaining negotiations with
workers enlisted under the C.. I. o.
banner. Dissatisfied with the Situ-
alton now existing, John L. Lewis,
head of the C. I. O., has charged
General Motors with evading the
issue. He declared here:
"The corporation now has an
opportunity to work out a salts
factory agreement with the
United Automobile Workers. If
it elects to do otherwise, it must
assume responsibility for the con-
tinuing confusion which will
logically result"
CANTON STRIKE REMAINS
Another strike affecting the au,
tomobile industry continues at
Canton, Ohio, where approx
mately 500 "sit-down" strikers at
the Hercules Motor Corporation
plant are maintaining their passive
"Walkout" which began last Decem.
ber 10. The strike has resulted
in suspension of operations and
rendered a total of 1900 workers
idle. Strikers insist they will spend
Christmas Day in the plant and
organize a Christmas party there.
Motivated by the company's re-
fusal to negotiate while the strikers
held the plant, 1000 "sit-down''
strikers at the Fisher Body Com
pany factory in Kansas City pick
eted the plant from the outside
today, The workers filed from
the company buildings late yeSter-
day, but evinced determination to
continue the walkout until settle
ment is reached. The Kansas City
strike has thrown 1,150 Chevro-
let employees in an adjoining build
ing out of work. At Racine, Wis,
negotiations seeking settlement of
the automobile workers strike in
the j. I. Case Company plants are
at StandStill.
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
Youth in Ho|dup
Shot and CAPTURED

NEW YORK, Dec. "a G.N.S),
With a bullet wound in his leg, an
18-year-old gunman, Hyman Schi-
naSi, was under arrest here today
charged with holding up two men,
both of whom also were wounded
in a fight with Schinasi'S con-
federate.
Police said Schinasl apparently
was shot accidentally by his com
panion, who escaped and was
sought as the assailant of Benia-
min Squire, 66, proprietor of a
dairy store,
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
G00DFELL0WS
STILL NEEDED
Continued from Page ~

(COnC1nUeU from rage ~
worried mother that came to us
in yesterdays mail:
II have explained to my little
girl and boy that they cannot ex-
pect Christmas this year, but
know they will be heartbrOken
anyway if they do not get any
thing. And such a little bit
would make them happy. So
please give their names to a
GOOdfelIOw who can be their
Santa Claus"
In this family the little girl is
seven years old and the boy is 10.
Another mother writes in part;
"My husband is a WPA
worker and We have such a
miserable time trying to make
ends meet on his tiny salary.
Christmas for our little boy who
is only ! years old is out of the
question. And since / am ex-
pecting another baby, I cannot
work to help things out.
"What breaks my heart Is to
listen to my son speak of what
he would like to have Santa
bring him. 1t hurts my husband,
too, as he is helpless to supply
even one little to-: Isn't there
a GOOdfelIOw who could send the
boy something to play with? We
would be ever so grateful"
Then comes a letter from a poor
mother, begging that her brood OF
three go unforgotten. She writes
81 would be ever so grateful to
you if you will help provide a
few toys and a little food for
Christmas. We are so poor that
we can only afford to live in a
furnace room. 1 have three chill
dren, two girls who are 8 and 4
years old, and a baby 8 months
old. My little girl asks for
table and chair and the elder
one wants a doll and carriage.
But, of course, any kind of toys
Will UC dPpICCAdCCu.
"My husband is suffering from
arthritiS and for that reason is
unemployed SO much. We do
need a GOOdfelIOw so much"
A father who is also on the
WPA, and who gets a maximum
wage of $45 a month, writes ask
ing for a Goodfellow for his four
children-one boy, S, and three
girls, 10, 13 and IA. These people
are really needy and deserving and
a Goodfellow could do a tWo-fold
job in happiness by providing this
family with Christmas. 1t takes
a GoodfelloW to relieve the anxious
hearts of the parents and bring
gladneSS to the little ones.
And here is another letter from
a worried mother:
"I'Ve never had to ask for any
thing at Christmas before, but
bad luck has come our way. My
husband was sent to the Sani-
tarium a short time ago because
he has tuberculosis. have a
little girl years old who is in
need Of a Santa Claus"
Get in touch with the Goodfel
low Editor at once if you would
like to have the name of a needy
family to bring them a bit OF
Christmas cheer. There are many
of these families, we are sorry to
say, who will be completely forgot
ten by the good Old Saint, unless
some Goodfellow does the job.
Won't you join the ranks of the
Goodfellows? Today is your very
last day to join in this splendid
method of taking part in the real
spirit of Christmas,
Evening star., 1936-05-10

Left: GREETING NEPTUNE WITH A PATRI-
OTTO NOTE With red, white and blue color
scheme in her beach choice Marjorie Lane is not
likely to pass unnoticed the California beaches
this season.
Evening star., 1936-05-10

COMING AT YOU AT
JAMAICA! A nimble cam
eraman snaps a head-on
view of a race at the Long
Island track. Ethel'S Choice
was the winner, with Testing
T.adv second CA. P. Photo.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-08-28
ADMINISTRATION
Is Planning Government
Crop Insurance

Washington, D. c. (ILNS)--Rumors
going the rounds for weeks that the
Roosevelt administration is planning
for government crop insurance be-
came practical certainty in the last
few days. Details of the plan are not
all certain as yet; but the main out
lines are clear.
Every farmer will be offered gov
ernment insurance against crop fail
ure, not as a gift, but as something
, to be paid for on an actuarial basis,
like life insurance. The premiums in
durable crops, such as grains, will
be paid in kind, and the grains thus
COLLECTED will be stored against sea-
sons of scarcity.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
understands perfectly that crop in
surance could be ruined by over pro-
duction. The Hoover farm board ran
Into big crop, and at the same time
/ into depression which made millions
of people tighten their belts and buy
smaller quantities of food. AS a re-
suit, despite the purchases of grain by
the Federal Farm Board which Hoover
sponsored, prices went lower and
lower till in 1882, farmers sold their
wheat at 25 cents bushel; and many,
offered less, let the grain rot in the
field.
The means of preventing overpro-
duction under the new plan are not
entirely clear. The present conserva-
tion program, adopted as a stopgap
after the supreme court killed the
AAA, is to be turned over to the states
i after 1887. Whether the states will
line up for crop control is by no means
certain; but anyway, the insurance
plan will be tried.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-08-28
More Than 100000 on Farms
To Need Relief Before Winter
Drought Havoc Grows Daily, With North and South
Dakota in Worst Plight-More Than $4,000 Victims
Already Doing Government Work in Stricken Great
Plains Area.

as the need exists, no matter how high
the number goes"
The chances are, however, that
when winter sets in, federal cash
grants will be the only practicable
means of relief; and the resettlement
administration is the only present
agency authorized to make these
grants.
Mississippi Flow Short
The Geological Survey has given
what is perhaps the best measure of
the really fearful shortage of water
in wide areas. 1t reports that the
flow of the Mississippi river at st.
Louis is 1,100 cubic feet per second
less than at the corresponding period
of the drought of 1884.
The Santa Fe railroad, which
serves the southern half of the
drought area, cleared more than ST.
100000 in the first half of last year,
and has gone in the red more than
S500,000 in the same period this year
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-08-28
Chattanooga Building
Workers Win Pay Boost

Chattanooga, Tenn. (AFLNS)-The
sizzling strike, which had tied up all
work on the new Pound building here,
has been settled, with a smashing
victory for members of building craft
unions.
Work was to be resumed promptly,
with Lee Worlick, established I'M
ion contractor, now in charge.
Settlement with the building trades
also accounted for very important
victory for the Building Laborers
Union, which won recognition. Al
though the present 80 cents an hour
rate will remain in effect until Octo-
Der l, the hourly rate thereafter will
be As cents. The contractor agreed
to employ all building laborers
through the business agent of the To-
cal union.
! Chiseling is the drought that dries
up the channels of trade.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-08-28
A. f. of L. Survey Holds Inability of Private In
dustry to Meet Crisis in Home Building Makes
Government Assistance For Low-Cost Hous-
ing Necessary.
ing Necessary.
By A. F. of L. News Service.

By A. F. of L. News Service.
Washington, D. CAS- the result of
careful examination of the housing
situation in the United States, the
American Federation of Labor Month
ly Survey of Business concludes that
the construction of at least 100000
homes annually until 1916 is impera-
lively necessary to provide decent
homes for the workers and their fam
lies.
From an equally careful examina-
tion Of the past and present achieve
ments of the building industry the
Survey reaches the conclusion that
private industry is utterly incapable
of meeting the crisis in house con-
struction and that therefore a broad
government plan to give financial as
sistance to low-cost housing projects
is absolutely necessary.
Housing Shortage Facts
"We have seen that if private build
ing is to supply the nations homes,"
the Survey says, rents and home
values must be high enough, compar-
ed with costs, to make building profit
able. But if rents and home values
are high, how can workers have de-
cent homes? These are the essential
points to be kept in mind as we con-
slider the present housing program.
America is today faced with a
very serious housing shortage, which,
| if not remedied within a few years,
will mean that millions of families
must live in the sordid, unhealthy
surroundings which breed illness and
crime.
Looking forward to 1915, authori-
| ties make the following very conserv-
ative estimate of new homes needed:
To replace houses now not fit to live
in, 81 million; further replacement
from 1886 to 1916, another 3 II mil
lion; to provide for new families who
will start homes between now and
1915, nearly 6& million; total, 49,
10000 new homes.
TO keep up with the need then, we
should build 100000 new homes each
year from now until 1885. This woulC
be an unprecedented volume of build
ing, for the largest number of homes
ever built by private industry in one
year was $4,000 in 1928, and The
average for 1920 to 1929 was 646,OO(
yearly. In 1885 we built only about
100000 new homes. Can the industry
supply the nations need?
/ Profit Blocks Building
eve come now to a real difficulty
the profit in home building.
1 1T is estimated that to build new
homes, either FOR rent or sale, fol
families who have incomes undel
$1,000 year in the North or Wes
or $1,000 in the South is not profit
able.
"The commerce departments fnan
cial survey of urban housing in 1913;
(Contlnued ON page fourl
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-08-28

Washington, D. G. (ILNS)-The
havoc wrought by this years drought
grows greater as each new bit of evi-
dence comes in. 1t has affected every
thing from the price of cattle to the
profits of railroads; though striking
hardest of all on the farms.
More than 100000 people on
farms and in rural communities will
need relief before winter, according
to the latest summary of reports from
all drought regions. These will in
clude 100000 families; and the num-
bers are sure to grow, rather than to
diminish. In many places, the
drought, after killing the farmers
cash grain crops, and forcing him to
sell his stock for lack of feed, has
also worked havoc with the potato
and other crops planted in the hope
Of supplying considerable part of
the family food.
DakOtas Worst Hit
In the worst plight of all are North
and South Dakota, where the drought
has brought destitution to three
quarters of the total population, ac-
cording to statement just made by
Aubrey Williams, deputy admins
traitor of WPA. In these two states
alone, Williams expects that the gov
ernment will be required to care for
100000 farmers. Forty thousand Of
these-22 900 in North Dakota ano
$4,000 in South Dakota-are already
at work This is nearly half of the
80,501 sufferers already doing govern
ment work in the Great Plains
drought area.
A story has been circulated that
the government would limit its emer.
gency employment to 121,000 persons
Howard @. Hunter, assistant admins
traitor in WPA, declares that no sucl
limit has ever been set or ever
thought of.
Help for All in Distress
Only those persons actually il
need will be added" said Mr.. Howard
but WPA will continue to give as
sistance to those in distress SO Ions
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-08-28
Housing Shortage Needs 100000
New Homes Annually For 10 Years

Washington, D. G. (AFLNs)-The
works progress administration an
nounced that of the 2,563, ,185 employees
on WPA projects on May Is, 2,152, 500
We're men, and no. ,495, or 16 per cent,
were women.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-08-28

There is no course in economics as
valuable as the one which educates
workers to patronize only firms that
display the union label, shop card and
button.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-08-28

Only those persons actually in
need will be added" said Mr.. Howard,
but WPA will continue to give as
sistance to those in distress SO long
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-08-28

Chiseling is the drought that dries
up the channels of trade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-03
Movies Playing To-day
PoLl'S

The feature film ct poii's T Dream Toe Much" with Lily pons, and the heavon-sent voice of this diminutive star, makes audiences forget they have ever heard any other. Make plans to got down to sec this show before 1t concludes toe morrow night,
 Wednesday will be another great day at Polls when, continuing the unbrokOn string of marvellous dou. hle feature program, one will Do offered that stands in Q class ot It's own,
 Halrb.breadth escapes, thrills Of running automobile battles and ar. plane pursuits, the amazing clever- ness Of . dog, and eomradeship be. tween three of the most oddly.As. sorted characters ever thrown to- gether are to Do found in Trough duy," Metro-0 0oldwyn-M Mayors new drama of the government Secret Service, which is the first feature Of tho program.
 wWukiu OUVpuEl vV9vpn OeAvA0 etss Rin Tin Tin, Jr, play the gangster boy and dog who, thrown together In hiding. become friends and com. Fades.
 The cast includes Harvey Ste. phens a . government agent, Jean Heraholt as tho old veterinarian, Robert ureig, Edward pawley, MischA AueF and Robert Warwick.
 Amazing location sequences in the high mountains, craAhes through bridges, the rescue of the boy by the dog, who tears shingles from tho roof Of . prison shack, and other punehy episodes are among the dramatic highllghts.
 Tho companion feature is one of the ever popular musical Aims hear- Ing the title Of "Danee Band" fea. turing Buddy Rogers and June Clyde and loaded down with singing and dancing numbers.