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The Washington times., 1937-12-25
SYMBOLIC DRESS


lanche.
SYMBOLIC DRESS
Douglas Bates dressed silently.
He watched Evelyn slip deftly in
to a gown of oddly crushed cloth
of-gold.
It was not until they were half
way to the Whittiers that he
said: THAT dress you're wearing
reminds me of our life. It must
have been nice fabric to begin
Without it's silly now; cock
eyed"
Thanks" Evelyn said. Re
mote. Withdrawn. Untouchable.
He thought dismally. It's too
late. Everything's over. I no
longer have the power to please
her Or to hurt her. Nothing
Yet he tried again. This
binge at the Whittiers', Ev u.
Do you really want to go?"
Evelyn's voice was as brittle as
overdone bacon. "Of course.
Where else would we go? Don't
be tiresome. It's Christmas Eve"
"Yes," Douglas Bates repeated,
cts Christmas Eve"
And for some reason he could
not say another word. Quiet
touched them both. Strange quiet.
More powerful than the eight
cylinder motor beneath them,
more compelling than wounded
pride or defeated purpose. And
quietly Douglas Bates prayed.
Douglas Bates knew there was
only the present. The lousy, baf-
fled present, from which there
was no escape. And yet he prayed.
Christmas Eve" he muttered at
last. "A swell time to have a
brawl! Dan Whittier's probably
drunken than lord this minute.
And by midnight"
He stopped for a red light;
jammed the brake viciously. He
did not see a small dirty face
which peered in the window, close
to Evelyn's furred elbow.
AN ACC1DENI
He had no idea a yellow-headed
child had jumped upon the run
ming board and was thrusting a
bedraggled bunch Of gardeniaS
into Evelyn's lap.
He thought he imagined a shrill
baby voice saying, "You kin
have'm for a dime, lady-on
count of it's Christmas Eve. I
.o'ny wanna get"
The light had turned to green.
Douglas Bates had shifted auto
matically; the car moved.
And it DdS then that he heard
EUelyn scream.
Douglas. Stop! Wait! Stop!
Oh, stop" How could he stop,
with the line of traffic moving?
What was the matter? "Let me
out, Douglas. oh, darling, dar-
ling, we've dropped him off! Let
me get him, Douglas. Let me
out!"
Brakes screeched, and horns
blew. One or two tenders were
scratched, and a few bumpers
locked noses. But through it all,
Douglas Bates heard only one
sound.
A sound he had not heard in
two night-black years. Evelyn
was crying. She was sobbing
when he reached her side, as she
lifted stunned little boy into her
arms!
1--WE must take him to a hos
pital, Douglas: we have to know il
he is hurt. He needs us, Doug
las. =" Her voice was low, and
it trembled And we need
him"
The crinkled gold dress was
mud-smeared. The WhittierS and
their party forgotten. Back in
the car, Evelyn 9ates held
a dishevelled keaG close in
her arms. What was i you o'ny
wanted, little fellow" Let us get
it for you. We had a little boy
once. "a boy with yellow hair like
yours. And"
Evelyn's eyes sought her hus.
bands. Her lips were parted. and
warm.
And he had gardenis7, too
Gardenias for Christmas! He
would want us toto"
On the sidewalk a group OF
carolers sang. Peace on Earth
But Douglas Bates heard only
, the music Of Evelyn's voice, whis
pering above the head Of q child
Evening star., 1937-07-17
FIJI. A. A.FUNCT|0NS
ARE EMPHASIZED
Capacity to Stabilize Home
Mortgage Market Told
by Administrator.

The functions Of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration in stabilixing the
home mortgage market. during per-
iods when increased building activity
leads mortgage lenders to compete
for new mortgage loans, were en-
phasized today by Stewart Mcdonald,
Federal housing administrator.
Mcdonald pointed out that while
competition Is = healthy and nor
NAL development in the MORTGAGE
lending field, under certain conditions,
past history has demonstrated both
the weaknesses inherent in the sys-
tenn and the need for some method of
checking the growth of unsound mort
sage-hnding practices during periods
OF competitive activity.
1T is important to keep in mind
always the basic fact that the Fed
eral Housing Administration is an in
surlng agency which does not in any
way compete with any private enter
prise and particularly such lending
institutions which enjoy the BENEFITS
OF dealing in insured mortgages !"
Mcdonald pointed out. The very
purpose and functions laid down in
the national housing act prevent 1t
from being in any sense 4 competitor
with private business.
Doubtful Loans Disclosed,
Mortgage lending is entering upon
one OF the periodic cycles during which
Evening star., 1937-07-17
Good Laundry Room Requires
Careful Planning by Builder

modern laundry room can be one
OF the most efficient and work saving
portions OF any home.
Home economics experts consider
that the laundry room should be we'll
ventilated and tightly constructed to
Keep out dust and dirt and, at the same
time. prevent washing odors and steam
from permeating the rest OF the home,
A Water-resistant floor, slightly
sloplng toward drain, is usually es-
sential and cleaner. Outside windows
are desirable.
Many types OF washing machines
are available. They save time and
eliminate the drudgery of scrubbjnp
by hand. Stationary washtuhs with
not and cold water faucets and drain
outlets connected with the sewer elm.
mate the hard manual labor of carry-
Ing water. Home economics expert.
recommend placing them under win
oows where there is plenty of light.
provision should be made for a
gas plate for preparing starch. A "a,
or an electric dryer makes It possih].
70 ory the wash quickly. especially
on camp days or when there is no
satisfactory outside drying yard
II you are building new home. the
Evening star., 1937-07-17

ideal arrangement for your laundry
is 4 room just of the kitchen that
can be completely equipped for laun-
dry work and serve other purposes as
we'll. Here the homemaker can an
swer the telephone or doorbell without
climbing stairs, she can keep an eye
on the children and is handy to the
drying yard. Such a room can also
serve as an auxiliary kitchen in homes
where much entertaining is done. Tub
covers and flat-topped ironer pro-
vide the extra space often needed for
serving party food. also added work.
ing space on occasions when a part
time helper comes in.
The addition Of sewing machine.
cutting table and full-length mirror
converts the first-floor laundry into a
room where clothes can be made as
well as cared for. The iron and IRON
ing board are handy for the pressing
a garment needs during construction;
the same large table can be used for
cutting out clothes and sorting laun-
dry, and a linoleum floor makes it
easy to brush up threads and scraps.
Conversely, the proximity Of needle
and thread encourages mending
clothes that are about to be washed.
Evening star., 1937-07-17
NEW MATERIALS SPUR
BATH ROOM DECORATING

Exciting and highly decorative new
materials for shower curtains. new
Water-saving and non-clogginp show.
er heads and shower valves of Jewell
IKE beauty are giving impetus to the
modernization OF bath rooms bv the
installation of shower over the tub
or IN 4 separate compartment. saws
the Plumbing and Heating Industries
Bureau. -'
The installation of shower eou;n.
ment in an old bath room has hen
greatly simplifled by new and inn
proved showers made especially for
modernization work, the bureau sav.
Showers can be installed over a
tub without marring or cutting the
walls. In most cases it is merely
necessary to replace the old sno,it
over the tub with a new spout ftted
with the shower riser pipe. The lat
Ter is then attached to the wall tn.
head is screwed on the riser tho
shower curtain rod installed .nd
with nip Of the diverter valve the
shower Is ready for use.
Evening star., 1937-07-17

In compact foursquare houses the
basement usually provides the most
available space for the laundry With
planning and little cabinet work by
the handy man Of the house. an at
tractive all-purpose room can be
evolved-a laundry-game room, for
instance. where grown-ups and young
sters can play without upsetting the
rest OF the household. In such a room
1t is often possible to build low cab
inets in line with the tubs to house
washer. ironer, clothes basket and
other equipment and provide work
space for sorting and sprinkling.
Whenever possible a laundry room
should be located where ample day-
light and sunshine are available and
good ventilation can be had. Well
placed electric lights should supple
ment inadequate daylight.
Evening star., 1937-07-17
VIRGINIA FOREST
DEPLETION SHOWN
Woods Cut Almost Halt
Since First Settlement,
Survey Shows.

Virginia's forests. which it has been
aatimated covered about 24,950, 900
acres during the early part OF the
seventeenth century when white men
first settled here. now cover approx
mately l4.857,000 acres, survey
recently made at the University of
Virginia shows
A rapidly growing population In
the State has seen vast deple-
ton OF q virgin forest area that
oncs covered practically the entire
Commonwealth.
While the greater part OF the forest
land is in private hands, yet the past
few years have seen considerable acre.
age conveyed to the Federal Govern
ment for use In the national forest
program. 1t has been estimated that
IN the neighborhood Of 1000, 1000 acres
have been turned over to the Govern
ment for this purpose. the greater
part OF which is in the mountain
regions
c. c. c. Improves Areas.
Forest areas over the entire State
have recently been improved through
the efforts Of the Civilian Conservation
Corps. which has devoted much time
10 the program. Likewise the State
itself has created a number of parks
IN different sections that are largely
covered by forests.
Because OF favorable climate and
suitable soil conditions, approximately
DO species OF valuable trees used In
commerce are to be found within the
State. the report sets forth.
The lumber industry has been one
of the most important in Virginia
curing the past, and according to the
1881 census report OF the United States
department Of Commerce, the COM
olned annual production OF the 10
paper mills in the State was greater
than for any other Southern State.
The survey also points to the fact
mat for general purposes the State
may be divided into three major
photographic regions-the Tidewater
or coastal plain section, the Piedmont
Plateau and the mountain region
each OF which sections is chara cterized
oy 4 quite general type of forest
growth.
Chestnut Trees Hard Hit.
OF the many species OF trees to be
found within the State, probably the
greatest loss from the point of view
OF the numbering industry during the
past several years has been the almost
extinction OF chestnut trees in manv
actions due to the so-called chestnut
nilght. In Northern Virginia. where
the chestnuts grew in great abundance
within the last rs years, but few are
TO be found today
As the people throughout the
country today are becoming more
conscious OF the importance OF forest |
projection as result of floods and
other catastrophes attributed almost
entirely to 4 ruthless destruction Of
trees. the university survey stresses
tne TACT that Virginia.s forests are
economic assets from two primary
aspects-frst, the lumber industry
md second. Of Importance in ree,I.
lating the flow Of streams and nr-.
venting soil erosion.
Evening star., 1937-07-17

lending agencies will actually COM
pete for sound mortgage loans. The
collapse Of the real estate market in
the early days Of the 1s3os brought
to light the fact that during the last
building boom competition for busi-
ness led mortgages to make many
doubtful loans.
THE Insured Mortgage System was
established to prevent tho recurrence
Of the mortgage-lending practices
which resulted In the crssh Of real
estate values during the depression.
Lending agencies can benefit both
from the protection which the insur-
ance offers, and from the better un-
derstanding Of the worth Of their
new loans. which Federal Housing Ad-
ministration appraisal will bring.
Too often, during past booms, lend
Ing agencies neglected to check with
sumctent care the character Of the
collateral offered as security for new
loans. or failed to evaluate correctly
the capacity Of the borrower to re-
pay his obligations. In their desire
to make new loans. they failed to
use the same care In examining the
risk involved in the new business
which they would have exercised un-
der more normal conditions.
Carefully Examined.
Regardless of the volume Of new
business. the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration must examine carefully
each loan offered for insurance. Be-
cause 1t Is unbiased and has no actual
stake in the real estate market. It
is able to make sound judgments,
which are not Influenced either by
the desire for gain or the hopeful
psychology which pervades the real
estate market during the early days
OF any boom.
In our tnsuring activities, We act
in much the same capacity as the
doctor who approves or rejects the in
dividual applicant for q life insurance
policy. We attempt to take the same
objective view of each mortgage case
offered for insurance as the doctor
Evening star., 1937-07-17

takes with each patient sxamined for
life insurance.
Tor this reason. the Federal Hous-
ing Administration Is able to prevent
the ups and downs in the real eatate
market. even at times when lenders
are most anxious to obtain new busi-
ness"
Evening star., 1937-07-17
Fan Hangs on Wall.

A lightweight electric fan has a vira
base designed 20 that it may ba hung
on any convenient hook or stood on
any level surface. Rlbber feet pre-
vent creeping.
Evening star., 1937-07-17

A novel device to slip under doors
keeps them open yet prevents them
from opening WIDER. It has a fat
spring on rubber feet; gives the effect
OF double wedge.
Evening star., 1937-07-17
Unstainable Tile Substitute,

A synthetic substitute for tile in
bath rooms and kitchens IL said to be
resistant to acids and alkalis, and
durable, yet Inexpensive. Available
In five colors.
Evening star., 1937-03-04
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,


NEW YORK, March 4-The buying
temperature dropped in today's stock
market and an assortment Of recent
surging leaders retreated fractions TO
2 or more points.
The reaction was attributed mainly
to profit selling based on the recent
sharp advance which shot the aver
ages up to a six-year high
Merchandising, farm implement,
utility and speciality issues managed to|
weather the squall Trading activity.
after a speedy first hour, was COM
paratlvely slow Transfers we're
around 2700000 shares.
Speculative and investment forces
found further comfort in United States
Steel's labor truce but it was realized
strikes are still plentiful elsewhere.
A dip in the principal foreign cur
rencies tended to check stock buyin2
contingents. Some traders sought tht
Sidelnes pending the President
Democratic dinner speech tonight.
Rails were among the best actors il
the morning. The majority fell back
before the close.
On the upside during the greater
part of the session were youngstown
Sheet & Tube Montgomery Ward,
Sears Roebuck. Allied Stores, Ameri-
can Shipbuilding, Marshall Field,
Deere, j. I. Case. Oliver Farm, Inter-
national Harvester, United Aircraft,
Western Union. Consolidated Edison.
North American. Electric Power 81
Light. American Water Works. United
! States Smelling and Canada Dry.
/ Homestake Mining was down 4
number of points Notably backward
. were United States Steel. Bethlehem
Crucible, National Steel, GeneKal Mo-
tors. Chrysler, Goodyear. Goodrich,
Boeing. Douglas Aircraft. American
Telephone, Anaconda, KennecOtt.
American Zinc, Standard Oil of New
Jersey, Westinghouse. Du Pont, John I
Manville and Briggs Mfg.
Evening star., 1937-03-04

Continued on Page A-21.)
Evening star., 1937-03-04
McCRORY SALES LAG.

NEW YORK. March (P).-Mc,
Crory Stores Corp. reported Februar!
sales of s266l578 compared witt
s2.691,385 in the same month las
year, decline of Ill per cent. Stores
operating numbered 1874, against 2Ot
a year ago.
Evening star., 1937-03-04
JOINS AVIATION BOARD.

NEW YORK, March 4 (P.-Luis De
Florez was elected director of Ma
tional Aviation Corp. at the annual
meeting. A. w. Hawkins, Chandler
Hovey and Grove Looming have re-
signed as directors.
Evening star., 1937-03-04
DOLLAR GOES HIGHER
IN LONDON DEALING
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON. March 4-EXchange COT
troll operations supported spot French
francs in the foreign exchange market
today at 1O5.15 francs to the pound
unchanged from yesterday, but three
month francs sold at 3as francs dis
count on rumors from Paris of I'M
pending stabilization movements.
The United States dollar advanced
3s cent, closing at 4885s to the pound
compared with an overnight New York
rate Of s4887s.
Evening star., 1937-03-04

PARIS, March 4 (P.-Three per
cent rentes. 73 francs go centimes; Al /.
per cent rentes, 1856.
Exchange on London, 105l4 The
dollar was quoted at 2l5l.
Evening star., 1937-03-04
NEW YORK BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK. March 4 P.-Ba
silver strong, i higher at ASH.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-01

however, is not only afraid OF
new ideas, but also Of old IDEAS
the Old ideas Of revolutionary
socialism, or Marxism in oCner
words. LTarxist IDEAS ~apre-ent
progress ana viii thereto e ia the
n triumph, for pI vgr ssiye
ideas have never yet ] zen sue
cessfully stayed. lie Has al
Trotsky are Marxist, q. Z ehe1a
fore progressive, and Ct nc. for
ever be delayed. Z e re oaaIy
role OF Stain in word Lltics i
thus inevitably doomed defect.
Socialists win continue IS eve
their defense CT the Soy Unicr
through the collective non oI
the workers. Of the wcrld h-f13-
ing Socialism not oal Ii tEo
countries they rezid9 "a. .ha.
throughout the world, because
they know thai The w0r eaaHct
exist half pr0letarian, hal 3cvr e.
oise dominated and rule Social
lists will defend the Sow : MOI
against all enemies to ever:
Stain.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-01
GOLDMAN DENOUNCES MOSCOW TRIALS
AS VILEST FRAME-UP In HISTORY

Trials: All the defendants con-
fessed; there was no international
court Of inquiry as in the case OF
former trials; the evidence
brought forth is not only contra
dictory, but downright false; the
manner OF holding the trial, the
manner Of the defendants, and
the manIjer of the execution OF
the death sentences-all were IN
der suspi ious circumstances. And
r>ost dar ming Of all perhaps, is
the eitina of letters in which Irot-
sky is charged with ordering the
killing o. Stain and his chief
heutenant ., and then not being
able to + soduce TIE letters. And
Trotsky ID Supposed to have writ
ten or hI nded ovcr to personally
these lett 4rs to pe sons who were
not in 8, npathy With his rol'ti
cal views It Is O. other s''spricu~
c;rounSta re Of he trials thai
none Of 1he accUs I'd Ola Rolshe
vjks wer, followea9 of the nol'ti-
cal views Of Trotaky. It. is i'm,
POSSIBLE. aid Goldman, that Ahe
leader Of she Re- Army OF the
Soviet u. ION VOC j be So str7'9
as to wri . such discriminating let
+ers to n N knowr to re hs no'i
tical ene .aies. TIE only reason
able explanation In that Stain is
lying, ans that thA whole trial is
a vile ar-1 not tO1 clever frame
up.
The trials were not held, but
were staged, declared Goldman,
for the purpose of discrediting
and smothering revolutionary So
cialist thought in the Soviet I'M
ion and the rest of the world,
And since the leaders Of revolu-
tionary socialist thought are in
the main to be found in the ranks
of the followers Of Leon Trotsky,
this was the reason that Trotsky
is linked up with the frame. up.
But Stalinists went too far when
they accused Trotsky of being al
agent of the Nazi secret police
the Gestapo. All informed per-
sons know that Trotsky is the
deadly and powerful penned enc
my Of the Fascists and Nazis,
and that they are also his deadly
enemies.
1t was necessary to "impIicate'
Trots6y because the 16 Old Boil
sheviks did not represent a threat
to his regime comparable to that
exerted by Trotsky's revolution
AIRY ideas. Trotsky's preaching
Of the world socialist revolution,
his denunciation of Socialism in
one country, and particularly that
kind Of socialism, practiced in
the Soviet Union under the priest
craft of Aka Stain bureaucracv.
and Trot-~ enunciation of
Stains flirting Unuh the capitalist
nations of the world, especially
with France because of the Fran,
CO. Russian Pact, Is d ..4Urn IN the
side Of Stain, and he seeks all
possible means-even assassina
tion-to get rid of the thorn Trot-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-01
Continued from Page -

Snly road to the achievement OF
Socialism Is through having the
mass OF the working class de-
randing Socialism; all other
Means onl7 delay or make its at
tainmenE impossible.
Golurnan cited q recent state"
laent la the Communist paper,
tne Da.s~ Worker, which quoted
Leon Aro1sEy as declaring for in
dIvlduA rss ror. Friedrich Alder,
Secretary f the Labor and So
cialist international, in his recent
pamphlet. The Witchcraft Trials
in moscow cites this quotation
in tie same paragraph referred
to by the Daily Worker, "that in
dividual terror is impOtent to
solve those tasks ITSELF, i.e., the
overthrow of the depressing re-
gimel. (See Trotsky's "The Con-
stitution of the U.S.S.R., April Is,
1867. To so pervert the mean
ing of a plain statement is typi-
ial of the Stalinist intellectual
dishonest agility and is only one
more addition to the masGinR proof
of the bankruptcy of Stain. To
tear a sentence from the middle
Of paragraph and not heed the
rest Of the sentence which is ger
name End nee Ssarv. is 3 trick OF
+hA lorrroisie which hcrect work
iro class elements would not
etooD> TO do.
A committee composed Of work
ing and middle class figures Is
preparing to visit Trotsky in Mex
CO where he will be cross exa"
mined by the lawyers among the
group. The Communist party will
be invited 60 send a representa-
tive also.
1t is better for the welfare of
the working class that Stain
murdered the Old BolSheviks,
than that the reverse had been
the case. The murder Of Stain
would have caused more cohesive
ness OF all StaliniSt forces in the
Soviet Union and the world, thus
causing his poisonous policies to
gain more Roadway. With the
present situation, which finds Sta
lin guilty of the murders, the
anti Stain, pro-Marxist forces of
Russia are strengthened and are
receiving close attention by the
thoughtful elements in the revolu-
tionary movements Of the world.
IN the coming trials Of Karl
Radek and N. Bukharin, Goldman
predicted that Confessions" will
also be forthcoming as in the
case Of tht August trials in Mos
cow. Ever since the coming to
power of Stain trials in the So
Wet Union have been marked with
a great many confessions" but
very little direct evidence. Less
dependence on CONFESSIONS" and
more on direct evidence, was the
plea advanced by Goldman.
GoldrNA-' cited many nuspicious
ICES Of the Moscow