Evening star., 1937-08-06
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

livering the address with which the Con-
gress was inaugurated
Pride of "the old home State" swelled
up in the bosoms Of several members of
the Senate during the debate on the
Wagner housing bill and caused them to
come to the defense of the section they
represent. One Of these was Senator
Swellenbach Of Washington. who objected
to the "slum' suggestion in the bill and
who said Il take pride in the fact that
the State which l in part represent has
no slums, and probably We shall not re-
ceive any money as result of the en-
actment of this legislation" A little later
during the debate when Senator Burke
of Nebraska said he did not know they
were dealing in the proposed bill not only
with the "slums of New York and
Chicago, but with those that I saw In
Seattle when I was there several years
ago" Senator Swellenbach called on
Senator Reynolds of North Carolina to
come to his defense and describe what he
saw when he was in Seattle. The North
Carolina Senator willingly admitted that
he had never seen more beautiful spot
on earth, except my home town, Ashe
vile, North Carolina
Hello, London! This is Washington
calling" Trans Atlantic telephone calls
are being made with increasing frequency.
as shown by the latest reports to the Fed
eral Communications Commission. More
than 100 such calls on an average per
day have been made so far this year AS
persons become more and more conscious
OF the advantages and opportunities Of
fered by this service, the officials say,
they are using it to an increasing degree.
It is the belief of these officials that the
greater percentage of this increase was in
calls made for the transaction of busi-
ness. Many personal and social calls also
are being made, however, by persons de-
sirous of hearing the voices of members
OF their family or of friends travelling
abroad. There has been an increase of
nearly so per cent so far this year over
the corresponding period last year in the
number Of transatlantic telephone COM
munications.
Unusual interest is being manifested by
visitors to the International Exposition
in Paris according to advices received
here, in the exhibit of the Department Of
State and particularly in the central fea-
ture of this exhibit. This Is diorama
designed to illustrate the effectiveness of
the present program of trade agreements
on which this country has embarked in
reducing the excessive barriers that i'm
pede its commerce with other countries.
The diorama consists of two scenes. The
first shows typical American community
obviously in the grip of depression. The
community is shut of from the rest Of
the world by high wall, symbolic of
tariff barriers at home and abroad. The
light goes out and a second scene comes
into view In this an opening has been
made in the wall. permitting flow of
goods in both directions and the whole
tempo of the community changes for the
better as result of the mutually profitable
exchange of goods with other nations.
Lieut.. Roger Brard, young French
naval construction engineer, now in
Washington, believes firmly in the old
motto, Try, try again!" He has seen it
come true. He was the designer Of the
screw propellers for the popular French
liner, the Normandie. There was some
vibration of the vessel on It's frst trip
and some changes were made In the pro-
pellsrs. Stu they did not give complete