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Boys Club Camp in one OF our articles
and did not mention other camps
which are doing equally good work.
In the first place it lies not within
our province to Endorse" any charity
or agency in Washington.
Our work is to endeavor to open an
avenue of escape from chiseling Or
carnations. In the second place we
were much impressed with the Police
Boys Club Camp because Of the bond
of friendship it creates between the
police and the boy.
However, we are happy to say a
good word for any camp Endorsed by
the Community Chest. And here
they are: Camp Goodwill and Camp
Pleasant at Chopawansic, Va; Christ
Child Society for colored children at
Bel Alton, Nd: the Y. M. G. A., Y. w.
c. A. and Jewish Community Center
camps.
4 RACKET which we thought had
\ passed into the limbo Of forgotten
things has appeared on the streets OF
Washington and about the only thing
the police can do about it Is to arrest
the operators, which they cannot do
unless some one who has been swim
died will prefer charges against them.
This, however, is most unlikely, since
a person who has been "gypped" does
not wish a fact made public that will
Immediately place him in the Sucker"
class.
This racket entails the use Of a
delivery truck, the operator and his
assistant both wearing the regalia of
express or delivery men. Loaded on
the truck are boxes Of furs, the top
boxes bearing the name Of responsible
furriers In New York and Philadel-
phia.
One man will approach the pedes-
TRAN and ask him If he Is interested
In . real bargain in . fur piece, doing
his utmost to convince the prospect.
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NE VI tllC lllCdliSoC VA e'AA Sh'cA
( ity rackets is being perpetrat-
ed upon an unsuspecting
~ Washington public by group
of chiselers who have set themselves
up as observation-disclosures
They prey principally upon the
weather. class who are In position
to donate respectable clothing toward
their charitable work." which is sup
posed to consist of taking care Of the
needs of the poor IN the way Of flt
wearing apparel.
We find most Of the garments COL
lected find their way right into the
hands of the secondhand clothing
dealer who has made himself party
to their base scheme, and the poor re-
ceive little, If any, Of the daily COL
lection.
We personally sent man to this
organizations "hospice" who was
sorely in need of modest attire. but
whose general appearance and manner
warranted attention. He was bluntly
told they had nothing for him. even
though we we're aware that a load OF
habiliments, including everything
from shoes to hats, had been brought
in the evening previous. And this
group OF so-called "philanthropists'
have the impudence to state to donors
that the Community Chest asked them
to CALL which IS, Of course, q deliberate
falsehood.
Most people have too much charity
in their make up to appreciate the fact
that any organization could be guilty
Of such deceit. Consequently, the
clothing racketeers are getting away
with 1t"
A NUMBER of our readers interest,"
"a ed in various camps for under
privileged youngsters have asked why
~ Endorsed thu Metropolitan Police
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-07-10
"Smugg|ed" Fur Swind|e Is
Operating Successfully
in Washington.

claims to have graduated from college
and facetiously states he received an
M. T. degree tmatser of take).
A similar racket Is worked by for
eigners, who 60 from Office to Office
selling embroidery to business men
who do not know the difference be-
tween a chain stitch and a left hook.
The merchandise is all machine-made
and, while it WHOLESALERS for 81 tops
per article, it often sells for as high
as 500, believe 1t or not. and the
buyer really believes he has struck a
bargain.
This type Of racketing often sees
the racketeer appearing in the role
Of a sailor from the United States
Navy or the merchant marine. They
barter most in rugs. silks, etc, intimat-
ing all the while they have struggled
the goods through the customs.
The rugs to the average person
really resemble the genuine Oriental
article and the sailor" glibly ex-
plains that he managed to get them
ashore without detection, and then
states a price that sounds ridiculously
cheap, inasmuch as duty as high
as so per cent Is often placed upon
such wares. And our average law
abiding citizen will swallow this bait,
hook. line and sinker, paying q nice
fee for an article he could purchase
in one Of our department stores for
small fraction Of what he paid.
We ran across one Of the first so
licitors with whom We became &C
quainted when we embarked upon
this expedition. He has quit the
racket and Is now engaged in the
brokerage business. We met him last
week when we called upon John L.
Lewis. Said he had called to sell Mr..
Lewis some United States Steel
Which bears out our contention that,
with their nerve, most Of these chaps
should b huge successes selling L.
Ultimate products.
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PROGRAM Of song and dance

PROGRAM OF song and dance
n by the Gypsy Chorus, under
~ the direction of Roberty
4 4 Frederick Freund, with Edna
Lee Freund at the piano, is to be
given at the estate OF Robert L.
McKeever, Brookville Pike, Md, Fri
day, or in case OF rain, on Saturday ut
$50 pm.
The Mckeever estate, scene OF the
first performance of the Gypsy
Chorus back in 1892, will be turned
into true Gypsy camp pitched
around blazing camp fire. In real
Gypsy fashion the chorus, to the
sound Of tambourine and castanet, will
make its entrance with wagons and
horses to sing songs that will leave
you with dreams OF the Gardens Of
Spain.
Tickets are on sale at the Witt,
Hamill Music Co., 9l0 G street, and
the Y. M. c. A., Eighteenth and G
streets.
Gertrude Smallwood Mockbee pre-
sented her advanced students of the
seventeenth season in recital at her
home studio. 1912 Willow lane, Chevy
Chase, Md, on Tuesday, June 49,
The program included compositions
by Greg, Beethoven, Chopin, Mac
Dowell, Schumann and Moszkowski
Those participating were Mildred
Lille, Margaret Pardoe and Marjorie
Wine.
Helen M Shenton, soprano, will be
the guest Soloist at the Georgetown
Presbyterian Church tomorrow at the
II am. service. Mrs. Frank Akers
Frost is organist and music director.
Eleanor Colporn presented a group
Of her pupils in a recital at the
Womens City Club on Tuesday, June
20. Those who performed were Caro-
Ign Seviour, Vivienne Tolson, Jessie,
Janice and Phyllis Rowland, Shirley
and Lorraine Young, Rita and Eliza
beth Widmayer, Betty Jane Wilson,
Gloria Rue, Gertrude Chap, Charlotte
Nelson, Mildred Stewart, Allean Davis
and LYDIA Miller.
A musicale by the pupils Of Josie
Frailey was given on Friday, June rs,
at Stansbury Lodge, 1892 Georgia ave-
nue.. The program was given by the
following: Patricia Keck, Marian and
Sylvia Berstein, Gloria Seyfried, Mar
jorie Booth, Vera Alcorn, Ann Maria
Pope, Jean lie Noir, Joan Wise, June
TAFT, Lorraine Sauber, Eleanor and
Billy Wall, Pearl Suls, Betty Jane
Sesso, Julia Farley, Bernice Heishman,
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ASos
hold in this country would be interest
ing to discover. but the only reason one
can claim for it is that the early con-
ditions of our civilization, which ne
cessitated constant concentration on
material things, could not include the
luxury of music. And the idea has
grown that music is a luxury in addi-
ton to being appropriate only for
those Of musical talent.
1t is a mystifying fact that those
who know little about music will not
even try to gain knowledge. They ac-
cept, without rebellion. the thought
that they do not belong to the spe-
cialized circle and are ready with a
hundred excuses if charged with lack
of interest. But these excuses do not
vary: they are always the same and
have to do with their personal want OF
talent. the absence of understanding
or the many occupations which absorb
their spare time. There is smugness
about the voicing of these excuses
which seems to settle the matter once
for all and an attitude of flnality
which adds another inch to that bar
rier which separates the music lover
from those who know not what they
are missing.
The mere mention of Bach or Bee-
thoven or Of symphony or an opera
Is enough to cause these blind people
to retire behind their barrier 1t is
as If. walking along a high wall, they
know nothing of the marvellous gar
den on the other side. There may be
way OF scaling the wall or of
glimpsing the garden, but they will
not make the effort, even to look.
Why should great composers and the
great means of giving out their music
be classified with the tedious and the
complex when the object of music is
to give pleasure and inspiration?
SCIENTISTS and statesmen have
often spoken of the refreshment
and charm of music and many have
followed it as an avocation. Even
Napoleon, whose entire mental trend
vas away IL OlIl ali VI VIC kCAeSl al 70,
has praised music to the extent that
he advised that to its cultivation,
1.-THE legislator ought to give the
greatest encouragement And edu-
Gators have realized that with in
creased knowledge of music, and prog
ress in its appreciation, the individual
becomes a better citizen with a more
embrac icing viewpoint.
The trouble is that many people
feel that unless they like and under
stand the works of Bach or Beethoven
they cannot be considered musical
But there are many who prefer these
classic writer's who yet may not know
the rudiments of real musical feeling
The point is that every one should
first allow himself some musical liking
and agree that, beyond his own limi-
tations. there is a greater appreci-
alton which may be attained in time.
In this way the barrier will be re-
moved and there will be at least a
glimpse Of the color and perfume of
the garden, although it may take
time to know the names of the flowers,
their characteristics and their culture
But how can one progress from the
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Colds Break.
T DRAMA WIEsE, 10, blond

7 DRAMA WIESE, 10, blond and
beautiful. has been placed under
contract by Universal Studios follow
ing her discovery in an amateur the
atrical production at the University
OF Illinois.
Lucille Ryman, Universal talent
scout, heard Miss Wiese singing in
the university's presentations Of NO
No. Nanette," and "Of Thee I Sing,
and was impressed by the quality OF
her soprano voice and by her dra-
matte ability.
Miss Wiese's home is in Chicago.
She is graduate of the School of
Drama at the University OF Illinois
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study of the symphonic literature and
conducting.
And lastly, neither Dr. Koussevitzky
nor the Berkshire hackers has the
least intention of interfering with the
large number of cultural activities al
ready under way in the neighborhood.
In fact, the festival announcement
carries free mention of 10 other en-
terprises ranging from the we'll estab-
lished Berkshire Playhouse in Stock
bridge to Ted Shawn's dance recitals
at Jacobs Pillow, West Beckett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-07-10
Film lob for Husing

A doing one more to the list OF
= more than 20 radio personalities
under contract, Paramount has an
nounced signing Of Ted Husing, noted
radio commentator, as the voice" for
future Grantland Rice Spotlight
shorts,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-07-10

EDITORS NoTE-7h the fourteenth Of series OF ar.
ticles erposinu pdcced the
charitu on innocent uictims Washington The Which
these crooks operate the schemes deUiceS they employ
are erpuned articles Which reveal detail actual
cases OF charity rdcketeering here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-07-10
Barrier to Appreciation
Of Music Easily Scaled
Disinterested, Who Walk Stubbornly Out
side of Charmed Circle, Gain by
Very Little Trying.
Bv Alice EverS,nan.

SPITE Of the progressive plans to aid the masses in
appreciation music there still
barrier formed by people themselves which retards full accomplishment
ordinary alien race Why this idea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-07-10

ERIC GIVEN,
Former Washingtonidn noU
residing in Juan Les Pins on
the RiUierd, has been receiDing
acclaim for his compositions
11hich haze been played in
Europe. Eric, 1Dho Is II years
old, recently composed a
Liberty march dedicated to
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-07-10
Some Are Sold to Second
Hand Dealers, Who Con.
nive With RaCketeers.
By Joseph Marian.

~ NE of the meanest of all char
( ity rackets is being perpetrat-
ed upon an unsuspecting
~ Washington public by group
Evening star., 1937-11-11
TWINS 81 YESTERDAY

McGargars Are CALIFORNIA; Old
est Identical Brothers.
GLENDALE, Calf, Nov. IL P.-
The McGargar twins. who have rib
bons and things won in contests to
prove they're California's oldest iden-
Evening star., 1937-11-11
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A mass meeting of congressman
who want to scuttle or drastically
revise the wage-hour bill may take
place Monday night, just after the
special session of Congress begins.
Representative Lamneck, Democrat,
of Ohio asked several House foes of
the legislation today to serve on a
committee to call the meeting.
Primarily, the gathering would be
designed to muster support for Mr..
Lamneck's own bill, which would
tackle the wage-hour problem through
the power of the Federal Trade Com
mission to regulate trade practices.
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, mean
while was invited to the White House
today to discuss wage-and-h legis-
lation with President Roosevelt.
Some legislators want to return to
the House Labor Committee the wage
hour bill passed last summer by the
Senate and bottled up in the House
Rules Committee. Many demands for
revision have been made.
Secretary of Labor Perkins said
yesterday that when committees again
hold hearings on the measure she
would propose some changes.
She would prefer to have the Iegis-
lation administered by the Depart
ment of Labor The present bill
would set up a new five-man board
empowered to fix a maximum work
week OF not less than 40 hours and
minimum wage Of not more than 40
cents an hour.
Much of the criticism directed at
the measure has been based on the
contention that the proposed inde-
pendent board would have autocratic
powers.
Representative Keller, Democrat. of
Illinois, one of the stanchest hackers
OF the bill, said he favored its recon-
sideration by the Labor Committee.
I'm afraid that if we pass a gen.
eral BILL" he said, "the difficulty of
enforcement will be so great as to
endanger the whole ideal"
Evening star., 1937-11-11
HUGE COST FEARED
IN FARM PROGRAM
Estimates of Large Sur
pluSeS Point to New Hurdle
for Fiscal Policy.
BY the Associated Press.


An abundance Of cotton, corn
wheat and other crops created the
possibility today that the cost OF next
years farm stabilization program may
run into big figures.
This possibility-born of official es-
Inmates of huge crop surpluses-be-
came troublesome factor in the ad-
ministration's expressed efforts to ball
ance the budget. In the past demands
for financial aid to farmers have been
in direct ratio to the size of price-
depressing crop surpluses.
Secretary Morgenthau, in an
economy speech at New York last
night. declared agricultural appro-
priations were one of the governmental
costs that must be reduced.
Crop estimates of recent DAYS have
not been good news for those strug-
CLING with the farm problem. The
corn yield was placed yesterday at
1851 $4,000 bushels, the largest
since 1882.
Earlier in the week cotton produc-
ton was estimated above 100000
bales, or 100000 more than probably
Will be needed for domestic and export
requirements.
A record acreage seeded to winter
wheat is causing some concern. This
years wheat crop was larger than
needed.
simultaneously with these reports
and Morgenthau's speech, an apparent
impasse developed in the House Agri-
culture Committee over whether
processing taxes should be levied to
finance the proposed crop control
program.
Delay in Farm Bill.
This dispute and ! dissension over
marketing quotas brought predictions
that the farm bill would not be ready
tor the House until the second week
Evening star., 1937-11-11
DR.. WANG VOICES
HOPE FOR PEACE
Says China Is Willing to Ad-
just Controversy With
Japan Peacefully.
~ the Associated Press.

BOSTON, Nov. 11.-Dr. Chengting
T. Wang, Chinese Ambassador to the
United States, last night declared his
country, as a loyal member of the
League of Nations, was ready to have
any controversy with Japan adjusted
by peaceful means and in accordance
with essential justice"
DR.. Wang spoke at an Armistice eve
banquet of the International Good
will Congress.
Senator James P. Pope, Democrat,
OF Idaho, in prepared address at
the same meeting, said it would be
difficult for this Nation to remain
neutral in time of war.
The Chinese Ambassador asserted
In his prepared speech there was evi-
dence his country was the victim of
Japanese ambitions founded and for
mulated many years ago."
Says U. S. Fear Inspired.
Senator Pope also referred to the
present Chinese-Japanese conflict, as
serting it has inspired the fear Japan
may eventually attack the United
States.
THE United States is to some ex-
tent involved in the Asiatic situation
from an economic standpoint, and be-
cause the American people have a
strong tendency to sympathize with
the underdog, We have become moral
ly involved.
"Our political involvement depends
upon just how strong the fear be-
comes that Japan will attack the
United States sometime in the fu-
ture. On the Western Coast that
fear has grown to considerable pro-
portions. In the rest of the country
it is growing"
Senator Pope said:
1.-THE human sympathies, the eco
nomic interests of the people of the
United States virtually prohibit us
from being neutral no matter what
sort of plan we adopt. 1t is these facts
which cause the President of the
United States to say we must 'af-
nrmatively' reach for peace.
Responsibility to Our Citizens.
whether the United States and its
people have any responsibility to other
nations and other peoples in preserv-
ing the peace of the world or not,
we have definite and great respon-
sibility to do so for our own people"
Viscount Robert Cecil, British
statesman and co-author of the cov-
enant of the League of Nations. in
prepared address declared, "Interna-
tional cooperation for the main-
tenance Of peace can be made success
fur If the people of the various ma
tions believe that peace is the es-
sential thing for all branches of the
human race"
Peace, he said, could be obtained
II people wanted it so much they were
prepared to take any action neces-
sary to secure it."
Resolution Adopted.
The conference earlier adopted
resolution urging 'our Government
to follow this cooperative effort to
stop aggression with pledge to the
Japanese people that their Just inter-
ests will be given careful consideration
in the event they agree to take part |
In an international conference for the |
settlement Of all serious economic and |
political problems in the Far East"
The resolution also recorded deep |
Evening star., 1937-11-11

OF the special session Of Congress,
which begins Monday.
Neither is the Senate excited to
have farm legislation ready next week,
because Of conflicting views among
committee members.
Farm legislation was voted the right
of-way in both chambers, but in its
absence other parts of President
Roosevelt's program may be consid-
cred. The return of Speaker Bank
head tomorrow and Senator Barkley
OF Kentucky. the Democratic leader,
on Saturday. was expected to bring
a decision.
Evening star., 1937-11-11
BELFAST STARTLED

BELFAST, Nov. ii (P.-An explod-
ing bomb wrecked the royal naval
volunteer recruiting Office here last
night and terrified crowds in the heart
of the city, but there were no casual
ties.
The blast shattered windows over
large area. Police believed it may
have been an act of reprisal for the
failing Tuesday of four members of
the Irish Republican army.
Evening star., 1937-11-11

satisfaction with the principle enunci-
ated by President Roosevelt" in his
Chicago address of October S, IN
which he said There can be no sta
>bility either within nations or between
nations except under laws and moral
standards adhered to by ALL"
Evening star., 1937-11-11

tical brothers. celebrated their eighty
seventh birthday yesterday.
Hale and hearty, they went out to
"put on the feed bag" in special
manner-an abundant dinner OF
corned beef and cabbage.
Evening star., 1937-11-11
another life made Safer

For generations, laboratories have beer
a symbol of service to humanity. Out of
laboratories have come the great life
saving discoveries OF Pasteur, Lister, Koch,
Evening star., 1937-11-11

Behring, Roux and countless Others. To-
day, in America, there is a great group of
scientific laboratorie5 banded together
to carry on this work of making life safer.
Evening star., 1937-11-11

Employed people in Britain number
nearly 100000 more than a year ago.
Evening star., 1937-11-11
WAGE BILLS FOES
PLAN CONFERENCE
Lamneck Asks Meeting for
Monday to Organize Aid
for Own Measure.

BACKGROUND
Wage-and-hour legislation, one
OF major reform measures ad-
Ddnced BY administration in last
session OF Congress, ,oas blocked by
group OF Southern House members
,ohen effort aoas made last summer
to get special rule for consideration
OF bill. In call for special session
President listed todge-hour measure
as one OF three or four preferred
matters.
Evening star., 1937-11-11

Acres of Grain in Russia.
Nearly 222,0O0,000 acres were
planted to grain in Russia last sea-
SON
Evening star., 1937-11-11
If You Suffer With
Kidney Trouble

Headache. backache unusual thirst are
symptoms that point to kidney trouble
For over 30 years physicians have en-
oorsed Mountain Valley Mineral Water
greet from famous Hot Springs. Arkansas
Phone MET. 1902 for free booklet today
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-08
ESSAY MATERIAL
ID. A. X. Active
In Education

This week the D. A. R. Is
backing American Education
Week."
Since much of the work of
this organization is concerned
with the education and training
OF youth, this week is partic-
ularly important to members of
the group. With goal of
$4,000 for the student loan en-
dowment fund at George Wash
ington University, the local D.
A. r. is bending every energy
toward the completion of this
project.
SILVER TEA
In furtherance Of this plan
DR.. Ella R. Fales, State chair
man of the education COM
mittee, will entertain committee
and chapter members at a silver
lUea, November IA, at her home,
1910 Grace Church Rd., Wood
side. Md. The principal feature
Of the tea will be an exhibit of
interesting antiques.
The D. A. r. seems to be
Especially active this week.
Among other interesting things
it has planned are included an
address tonight at the May
flower Hotel by Mrs. Harry Col
fax Grove, president of the
Chapter House Corporation, who
will speak to members Of the
Chapter Regents Club. Mrs.
Charles Carroll Haig, State
regent, will be among the dis
tinguished members attending.
Miss Luella Chase is president
of the club.
TALKS TOMORROW
Another interesting event will
e a talk tomorrow night before
he Dolly Madison Chapter at the
ONE of Mrs. Henry H. Knipe
400 Sixteenth st. N. w. The
peaker will be Miss Hazel Neil
on, representing the United
tates Constitution Sesquicenten
Pal Commission, who also will ad
ress the Col. John Donelson
'hapter, on November IS, at the
ONE of Mrs. C. E. Ferguson.
Gen. Charles r. Rowland will
peak before the Army-Navy Chap
er of the D. A. r. at its regular
Meeting today at the Army.Navy
lub.