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The daily independent., 1937-07-30
What Other Editors Say
Seven-League Boots

In his fantastic new novel, Star Born" H. G..
Wells explains the amazing advance man has made
in material science during the past hundred years
by saying that the people of Mars have been bonn
harding Earth with cosmic rays. Some sort OF rays
surely must have been energizing man, for we are
progressing with Seven-league boots.
The Automobile Highways Manufacturers asso-
citation shows that under the impetus of eight years
of intensive construction and modernizaton activ-
ity more than 100000 miles of roads have been
added to the worlds facilities This means an in
crease of one per cent eight years. the total now
being more than 100000 miles.
America, which thinks it is the biggest every
thing will be panied to realize that there is now
an excellent highway across darkest Africa east
and west from Gibraltar to Cairo And further,
another fine road extending 5000 miles from the
Cape to Cairo, traversng the African continent.
The most modern sleeping bus equipment to be
found anywhere in the world is not found on the
Los Angeles San Francisco line yet on the Chi
cago-New York line 1t is found in regular service
on the desert between Damascus and Bagdad.
Famine in China is being conquered as good roads
penetrate the continent.
It's a great age, and particularly great high
way age-Chattanooga News.
The daily independent., 1937-07-30
n1f1HA1
~, npry PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN

that enrolment should be only
25OOOO. But Congress wanted
plenty of camps for the boys from
each and every district, SO upped
this to 100000.
And now-CCC officials are
having a hard time filling the
quota. Flourishing economic con-
ditions and the steady increase IN
employment have caused CCC en-
rollments to go begging.
More over, this development is
now new. In April, when the CCC
sent out a call for 100000 recruits,
it was able to secure only IS, 900
even after the most strenuous ef-
fort. In the last few months en-
rollees have been leaving to take
Jobs at the rate of about 10000 a
month.
On July l, when the recruiting
drive under the new law was
launched, the CCC roster was
down to 25O,OO0. One months ef-
fort has brought in $4,000 new
youngsters, but this has been con-
siderably offset by heavy with
draWalS.
Merry GO-ROund
In an off-the-reCord talk to a
group of congressman, John L.
Lewis declared, Like you, I have
power only so long as I carry out
the wishes of my constituents
the members Of the c. 1. o. un-
ions" Ghe 1CC has been
welding a lusty axe on legal fees
asked by lawyers negotiating rail-
way reorganization. One law firm
which submitted a bill for $780,
900 was allowed $4,000. Dur
ing the final days OF the court
fight. Senators on both sides were
deluged with hundreds of wires
and letters urging them to oppose
the bill. Part of the flood was in
spired by the Committee for Up
holding Constitutional Govern
ment. Lex Green. Windsor
tie-Wearing Congressman from
Florida who achieved fame several
years ago as the Chairman Of the
Committee for the Disposition of
Useless Executive Papers is eye
ing the possibilities of running
against Senator Claude Pepper.
Fred Kent, nephew Of Governor
Cone. had a yen to challenge the
able young New Dealer, but de-
cided he couldn't beat him. Why
Green thinks he has a chance re-
mains a mystery; Pepper is GER
tain of full Administration back
ing. The Labor Department
soon will issue a book likely to be
a beSt-Scller among government
publications. 1t will be a history
of strikes IN the u. S. A. A later
volume will deal with company
union. Charles Merriam men,
Der Of the thrceman group which
drafted the Presidents govern
ment reorganization program, is
a good bet for appointment to the
vacancy on the Social Security
Board.
The daily independent., 1937-07-30

Nav we respectfully suggest that ne must
have missed the import of the editorial Inc
editorial was lin no sense an attack Oh Jcwry,
but an appeal to the better class OF jewish
citizenship in America to give more thought
to the correction of the offensive types with
which its race, like all races, is unfortunately
afflicted.
Surely Mr. Alexander must know that one
drunk gets more publicity in the newspapers
and attracts more public attention than
thousand sober men and women, and that
the eangstcr makes the front page while
millions of honest citizens going about their
business and doing the worlds work seldom
see their names in print And he must know
that one bumptious, loud-mouthed, puShlnS'
srasping Jew is capable of doing damage TO
all Jcwry that a million self-cffacing and
sclf-rcspccting Jews can not repair.
We concur heartily with MIR. Alexander
that the Christians also have their offensive
types, and no one has ever accused us OF
holding any brief for them; we have suffered
too much at their hands.
The daily independent., 1937-07-30
ton the several makeShi!, Mgl.
odS were unSatiSiactOgy.

ton the several makeShi!, mg
odS were unsatisfactory.
Many of us reMem0eg gH|
cellars, spring houses AID Il
some cases, wells were resoH5 ,o|
in an endeavor to pycscrl ii
ishable foods even # Unly .r Il
few hours. Some Of these mgl1tsl
still are in use although ice -yrI
is the generally accepted mei.sz
for those who have not yG 6.|
tained elecrtiC r1tgig,ys,.n
Electric refrigeration Goes r5ai|
no other known methods I'd. DO:
that is. provide ideal cCnG.,1'
for food storage continuously Ei !
without attention Oh The pa- q
the user.
Electric refrigeration came -0l
nationwide popularity a - i
a sufficient numbc! @. gagt|
learned the true CaU.gs O. .DaI
spoilage. When il became 11l|
that heat itself is not q ,9L--?
agent but merely provide q go.
dition which ENCOURAGES ,.l o..
velopment OF the tiny 1ssgA
mould and yeast plants. i T@|
not long before really pTaoa
methods for food storage va o.
velopsd.
"A Frigidalrc user , Nf o.
pendent upon any outside a.f
except electricity. id. f""
manufactures its own cod Do -'
exactly the QUanti.' '.a' D.
ed. With the many lan.'..H
developed during rccc1, E..h
Frlgidaire user can -a.t a--
anything he desire in Tie D.
Of food preservation rc.i'~
He may adjust his tcmpoa.la
warmer OF colder as DC ste
He may have moist CJ.a TO- O.
cod. or both. dcpcndIng a2'.
type OF food being stored. Z" @l
have ice cubes in abGmca! u
desserts in a wide va."lI
But best of all. the ia!-.'
ing a Frigidairc knows i..0
food stored will c-me !o.'a !
pure and cream. haIhe eesh h.
under conditions far superb
the older ones. most OF VII.
sooner or later permitted s-'
degree of contaminated
The daily independent., 1937-07-30
CARD OF THiNhH

We wish to expires oil! d'H..
citation for the sympathy eh.. "
ed at the time Of The dea''l % y. /.
husband and father 9a'"., ,
for the many fora. ..
utcs and for the automoblIcs '''
ed for the funeral ,,.
WIFE AND CHliOi'h,
The daily independent., 1937-07-30
WHITE SHEEP
EAT MORE
GRASS


tbe driver or the pedestrian victim hao Deeh
dr;nLino in 1896 was double the hgure 1or
1888.
In 1923 thc number of killed and injured
in ,ccidcnts embracing drinking drivers OF
ncdcstrian victims was 22,9l3. In l9ot 'i'i'
number had increased to 33,363 The year
1913 Witnessed slight decline, but III 1870
the figure expanded to 4I,S2S.
Statistics are given. showing that rs per
cont of thc drivers involved in the fatal accl-
denis of 1886 had been drinking, while IN
tbc non-fatal accidents 4.3 per cent had been
drinking, One out of nine pedestrians killed
in the United States last year by automo-
b;lcs WAS under the influence OF alcohol, ana
72ncr cent of those injured had been drink
ing.
The figures cited are quite alarming. But
like a lot of figures they are subject to closer
scrutiny than most anti-liquor folk Will give
them, For instance. the figures prove little
if We do not take into account the increase
in gasoline consumption and automotlrc
mileage in 1896 over 1888. Certainly there
were more automobiles on the highways III
1896 than i'm 1883 and more travel.
If American motorists, emerging from
the depression. stepped on the gas in 1886
and travelled twice as much as in 1888. the
fact that twice as many drunks fell victims
to automobile accidents in 1886 means moth
ing much. White sheep eat more grass than
black sheep. because there are more of them,
The daily independent., 1937-07-30
With the HumOrists
THE HARD PART

Someone wrote to Mark Lemon and asked for
instruction in the writing of funny paragraphs.
Lemon replied: 1T is not at all hard to write
funny paragraphs. All you have to do is to pro-
cure a pen some paper, and ink, and then sit
down and write them as they occur to you. 1t is
not the writing, but the occurring that is hard"
The daily independent., 1937-07-30

biltS and the SopWithS will be re-
newed this week. Both families are
reported in the pink while defl-
nitely not in the red.
The sixteenth battle for the
Americas cup starts off Newport
Saturday, money permitting, be-
tween the two yachts Ranger and
Endeavour II. Neither is incor-
porated. so there will be no OPEN
boat pursuit by Mr.. Morgenthau.
There will be one race each
weekend, the cup to 90 to the
winner of four out of seven argu-
mentS.
Americas boat, the Ranger, will
be sailed by Harold S. Vanderbilt,
the country's Number One Oppo-
nent of Artificial Sun-TanS. The
British entry. Endeavour II, will
be sailed by T. O. M. SopWith. who
never has to show up at the Of
flee much, either.
The races will be over a tl'ian-
gular course of 80 miles, but the
spectators will go around in cir
cles in accordance with tradition,
asking such questions as Which
is the French launch?" What
happens in case of a draw" and
Are there any scratches?"
Each side of the triangle is call
a leg. This is to give the match
Just enough sex interest to hold
the attention of the average mind.
1t will cost a million dollars to
run the races, but it will prove
that quite as much can be accom-
pliShed in Squandering money un-
der private initiative as under
government auspices in a Demo-
cratic regime.
Both yachts cost almost as much
money as the resurfacing of a
four-mile stretch of rural road
under the WPA, which ought to
give you an idea.
The mainSail of each boat is so
huge it would make sheet big
enough to cover all the beds be-
tween a spot a half mile north of
Perth Amboy, N. j., and the traf-
fic booth in Cos Cob, Conn.,, or
more than enough to make a
for Paul Whiteman.
Yes, Genoa jibs will play a
great part in the international cri-
sis as usual. You remember those
Genoa jib controversies back in
1884, don't you? Vanderbilt was
supposed to buy 'em at depart
ment store or something and Sop
with charged him with getting
them through a mail-order house.
The details escape us but war
was averted by eliminating jibs
completely and substituting luffs.
No Genoa luffs, understand; just
plain luffS.
Vanderbilt ready? Sopwith
ready? Col
The daily independent., 1937-07-30

Two CLIO. unions now charge
that the Roosevelt administration
has been unfriendly to labor. It's
all done by mirrors.
The daily independent., 1937-07-30
And will the spectators please
cease yaWning?


Down on the Farm" p
The roadside sign reads please
Buy Here
Fresh Fruit and Corn Just Grown
by Me-; 81
To city folks it is not clear -
It all comes from some grocery.
Hilda AScheim. p
The daily independent., 1937-07-30
Shoppers Paradise

OiiOPPSh . = 81 bNAcS
There's the strange case of Mrs.
Todd,
Who spends her summers at Cape
Cod.
She's always on buying spree,
That's why she likes Cape COD.
Irving S.
The daily independent., 1937-07-30

Balloon Flight i'm 1906
A balloon ascension is recorded at
the coronation of the Chinese en-
peror Fo-kien in 1906.
The daily independent., 1937-07-30

Mervin Lane says he thinks that
having a radio in an automobile
merely makes a wife talk louder.
The daily independent., 1937-07-30
THE
ONCE OVER
BY
H. I. PHILLIPS
The Yacht War ImpendS
copyright, 1887, by The Asso-
cIated NeWspapers.)

The war between the Wander
biltS and the SopWithS will be re-
neWed this week. Both families are
reported in the pink while defl-
nitely not in the red.
The daily independent., 1937-07-30

The sixteenth battle for the
cup starts off Newport
Saturday, money permitting, be-
tween the two yachts Ranger and
Endeavour II. Neither is inCor-
porated. so there will be no open
boat pursuit by Mr. Morgenthau.
The daily independent., 1937-07-30

There will be one race each
weekend. the cup to 90 to the
winner of four out of seven argu-
mentS.
The daily independent., 1937-07-30

THE United States News
is authority for the stale
ment that the number OF
persons killed in automo-
bile accidents in which
The daily independent., 1937-07-30

We assure Mr.. Alexander that his letter
commenting upon our editorial is not OBJ
noxious to us and we regret that our edi-
forial seems to have been obnoxious to him
The daily independent., 1937-07-30

Americas boat, the Ranger, will
be sailed by Harold S. Vanderbilt,
the country's Number One Oppo-
nent of Artificial Sun-TanS. The
British entry, Endeavour II, will
be sailed by T. O. M. SopWith. who
never has to show up at the Of
flee much, either.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-17

A lis service Gloss n
Finish (for walls, ~
woodwork, furniture)
in ivory, white, apple
or jade green.
Paints Fifth Floor
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Pierce
Will Again
Be in Pulpit
All Souls Unitarian
Pastor Returns
From Boston.

r ETURNING from Boston. where
he has been attending the an
nual meetings of the American Uni
tartan Association and allied organiza-
tions, DR.. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, min
lister Of All Souls Unitarian Church,
will preach tomorrow on "Our Double
Fellowship" in observance OF Me-
mortal day.
Culver B. Chamberlain, former
United States Consul in China, will
address the Adult Glass in Compare
tive Religions at 10 o'clock on Con
fucian Ethics" and at the same time
Leifur Magnusson of the Interna-
tional Labor ONCE will lead a discus
sion in the Current Problems Class
on "Unitarians and Social Prob
lens"
The young people Of L'Allegro Club
are holding their annual outing at
Camp KeeWadin on the South River
over this week end. Dr. Jesse Ben
jamin will conduct service there
tomorrow morning.
The minister will hold q confer
ence meeting Wednesday evening
with those who are contemplating
membership in All Souls Church.
Pierce Hall Players will present
their final play Of the season. "Holi-
day." June and 3. On Thursday
afternoon and evening the Washing
ton Chapter Of the Unitarian Lay
mems League Is holding its annual
picnic outing in Rock Creek Park
The Women's Alliance will meet June
4 at II o'clock. Delegates to the
Boston meetings will report.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

Services Sunday ana wednesday At pm
Healing and Consultation daily. IL to 6
' Dr. paIhe L. eaen nnSnsfi SmeetinE r.,,S., to pm
1912 B. l. Ave. NW .
Evening star., 1937-05-29
PASTOR TO TELL
OF CONFERENCE
DR.. Carl c.. Rasmussen
Will Report on Sessions
in Baltimore.

DR.. Carl c. Rasmussen. pastor of
Luther Place Memorial Church, will
preach at the ii o'clock service tomor-
row. DR.. Rasmussen. who was elected
president of the Maryland Synod, U.
L. c. A., at Its conference this week
in Baltimore, Md, will report on the
conference.
The Junior Church, meeting at II
o'clock, will be under the leadership
Of Rev. Edgar D. Ziegler, assistant
pastor.
Miss Kathryn B. Wickey will lead
the intermediate Luther League at 6
pm. on the topic Doing for Others
Then Self"
DR.. Anne Seesholtz will speak to the
Young Peoples Fellowship Tuesday
evening in the chapel on Young
People Of Other Lands
Evening star., 1937-05-29
"HEAL MY SOUL"
Rev. H. E. Be atty to
Preach Tomorrow.

Heal My Soul" will be the sub
ject tomorrow at II am. in George
town Lutheran Church, by Rev. Harold
F. Beatty, pastor.
Joseph c. WINNER will conduct tho
Bible study at $50 am. in the dis
cussion OF the lesson: The Remak-
ing Of Jacob"
The Church Council will meet Tues.
day at pm.
Officers and teachers OF the Sun.
day school will hold a business meet
ing Wednesday at pm.
"Joseph's Readiness for Service" will
be the prayer meeting topic Thurs.
day at 8 pm.
The Sunday school picnic Is
June IS.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
PASTOR TOHONOR
G-MEN IN TALK
DR.. Perkins to Have
Agents as Guests at Uni
Versalist Memorial.

At the Memorial day service In the
Universalist National Memorial Church
tomorrow at IL O'Clock DR.. Frederic
w. Perkins will pay special tribute to
the agents Of the Federal Bureau Of
Investigation who have lost their lives
in line Of duty. Members Of the staff
Of the bureau have been invited to at
tend. The director, ]. Edgar Hoover.
will be present II official duties per-
nit The sermon will be on Heroes
of Peace"
There will be picnic at Hams
Point on Tuesday for the members Of
the Mission Circle and Ladies' Aid
Association. The luncheon will be at
1890 o'clock.
A garden party and supper is to be
given Saturday at the home OF DR..
and Mrs. Frank w. Ballou. BIT Forty
fifth street, for the benefit Of the
Ladies' Aid Association. There will
be special table for children.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Traffic Convictions.
SECOND OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Gilbert Kee, 420 Seventh street

SECOND OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Gilbert Kee. 42O Seventh street
southwest, SIS.
FIRST OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Albert Jones, 344 Elm street. SIS
street northeast, $40.
George w. Nicely, 1920 Monroe
street, $40.
Theodore J. Cooke, 1884 T street,
| $40.
Harry S. wyckor, 272e Connecticut
avenue, s..
Hugh r. Clover, Maryland, IS.
James j. Mcconnell, 9 Fourth
street northeast, SIS.
Francis H. Burrows, 23l5 Fortieth
street, IS.
Homer D. Babcock. Maryland. IS.
Francis Ulen, Racquet Club. S.
Francis M. Danagh, 2403 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, IS.
Frank D. Cox, 1928 New Jersey
avenue, S.
Richard r. Brown, Virginia, IS.
Oliver W. Smith, sos Sixth street
southwest, IS.
William H. Oehlert. Virginia, IS.
Helen Brooks Davis, 23OO Foxhall
| road, IS.
Edwin H. Currie, Virginia, IS.
Joseph D. Montedornico, Maryland,
IS.
The Marquis de Veryac, Honolulu,
IS.
Charles S. Beall. 527 Oglethorpe
| street, s..
Evening star., 1937-05-29
SWANSON LAUDS FLEET
CONCLUDING WAR GAME

The naval war maneuvers in the
Pacific became history yesterday with
the arrival of the United States fleet
at San Francisco, and Secretary
Swanson dispatched a message of
congratulation to Admiral Arthur J,
Hepburn, commander in chief.
SWanson's message, made public by
the Navy Department, follows: Il ex-
tend to the commander in chief, Off
GERS and enlisted men of the fleet q
hearty welcome on return from an
nual maneuvers.
These exercises serve to increase
the training and experience of Off
GERS and men and to enhance the
efficiency Of our fleet, for which we
all work and in which we take q
Just pride"
The fleet reached San Francisco
IN time to permit naval officials to
participate in ceremonies OF the OPEN
ing OF the Golden Gate Bridge.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
KING HOPES FOR AIRPORT
AGREEMENT NEXT WEEK

Failing to reach an agreement on
q local airport site yesterday after
noon at a long meeting in the ONCE
Of Chairman King. who came from
a sick bed to attend the session, the
District Airport Commission put of
until the middle OF the coming week
any attempt to solve the l0-year-old
problem.
I'VE had an informative discus
sion." Senator King said at the close
Of the meeting, land we hope to reach
an agreement at our next meeting"
The commission was unable, King
said, to further narrow down its
search for a model airport terminal
for Washington. There still are four
sites remaining under consideration,
he said, but declined In any way to
Identify them.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
FORT BUNKER HILL PARK
FLORAL DISPLAY RARE
5, 400 Laurel Plants Follow Dog
wood Observation-Disclosures
About June 12,

Ohicias OF the National Capital
Parks today invited public attention
to the floral display of some 5,4o0
laurel plants. described as the larg-
est Of its kind in the United States,
at Fort Bunker Hill Park, Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth, Otis and
Perry streets northeast. They de-
clared the blooms will be exception
ally fine over the week end.
The dogwood display there has just
finished. Officials said this little
known park has been developed by
the Civilian Conservation Corps for
the convenience OF the public, and
now dozen picnic units. as well as
a sylvan theater. are available.
An official dediction of the park Is
being planned by the Brookland Citi-
zens' Association about June II.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
DIR. E. c.. BERRY
WILL BE GUEST
Former Pastor Will Talk
at Francis Asbury
M. E.. Tomorrow.

At Francis Asbury M. E. Church
South tomorrow at II am. DR.. Edgar
G. Berry, forme- pastor, now presiding
elder Of the Washington district, will
preach. Rev. Albert P. Shirley Will
preside.
At 8 pm, In the absence Of the
pastor, who will preach the COM
mencement sermon at Fredericksburg
High School, Rev. Walter Lockett,
jr., pastor Of Community Church, Ar
lington, Va, will preach on Dare
to Be Daniel"
The Gamma Sigma Glass will have
q social Tuesday evening
Rev. Mr.. Shirley will speak at the
prayer service Thursday at 8 pm. on
absolute Purity" This is the third
Of series of talks on the four
absolutes Of the Oxford Group Move
ment.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Special Talk
by
DR.. Johnson
Memorial Service to
Be Held in National
Baptist Tomorrow.

A SPECIAL Decoration day service
= will be held at the National Bap-
tist Memorial Church tomorrow eve
ming, when DR.. Cove G. johnson, the
pastor. will preach on God and
Caesar" Local Scout troops will par
ticipate in the service.
In the morning service DR.. Frederic
F. Briggs will close his work here,
after more than year Of service in
the church, first as pastor ad interim,
and later remaining to assist DR.. john
son in the work Dr. Briggs sermon
topic will be How Do You Account
for Christi"
The midweek service will observe the
covenant meeting Thursday evening
at 8.
The Standing Committee meets in
the church parlor Friday at 1890 pm.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
MRS. N. G. GIBBS ~
AWARDED DIVORCE
Wife Of Peoples Drug Stores Pres.
ident Charged Five Years
Senarafion

Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat OF
District Court awarded an absolute
divorce late yesterday to Mrs. Maude
F. Gibbs. 1900 Sixteenth street, wife
of Malcolm G. Gibbs, founder and
president of Peoples Drug Stores, Inc
She alleged five years voluntary sep
aration.
Through Attorney George F. Will
liams she told the court they were
married November %, 1904, and have
one son, now 29
In 1927 Gibbs suffered an accident
and lef their residence to obtain med
ical attention, she declared, and the
same day telephoned her he did not
intend to return
Since that time he has provided
her with sufficient funds and last
January entered into a property set
tlement, the court was informed.
She did not ask for alimony.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
CATHOLIC u. TO MARK
BIRTHDAY OF POPE Plus
Two Masses to Be Celebrated To.
morrow in National Shrine of
Immaculate Conception.

A"ludCu1dtc SouCcpL1Ou.
Catholic University will officially
observe the 80th birthday anniversary
of Pope Plus XII tomorrow with two
masses, one at 8 am. celebrated by
Most Rev. Amleto Cigognani, apos-
tolic delegate to the United States,
and another at III am. celebrated
by the Most Rev. John M. Mcnamara,
Auxiliary Bishop OF Baltimore.
At the first mass, which, like the
second, will be sung In the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Concep-
tion. there will be a general COM
munion of Thanksgiving. to be joined
in by all who are attached in any
way to the university.
Right Rev. Joseph M. Corrigan,
S. T. D., rector Of the university, will
give the sermon after the second
mass. and Archbishop Cicognani will
preside. Catholic churches and in
stitutions all over the world will ac-
cord the anniversary the same rec
ognition.