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Evening star., 1937-06-06
BY JESSE c. sUTER.

DI O1CoL ~. - " XIV
AVIATION Of the voteless
and unrepresented District
OF Columbia continues to.
L hold first place in the pend
ing civic problems, with the 1898
appropriation bill as a close sec
ond. The Star In its might final
on Thursday carried a bulletin
that the Taxation Subcommittee Of
the House District Committee had
completed its work on the tax bill.
The report OF the subcommittee
is scheduled for consideration by
the full committee on Tuesday.
Under a special rule the bill is
expected to be considered by the
House the latter part OF the week
to avoid having to lay over till the
next District day, June IA.
The Senate Appropriations Sub
committee has nearly completed its
work, and its report is expected
nearly any day. A final conference
with the Commissioners and the
District auditor was held on Fri
day on several major items. The
subcommittee on Wednesday ended
nearly three weeks of hearings of
officials, representatives of civic
groups and individual citizens AS
usual the Senate committee was
most gracious in granting hearings.
The House District Committee
has had the Commissioners draft a
revised bill to prevent the opera
tion Of nuisance industries $50
called abattoir bilD and is ex-
pected to begin hearings within
the week. 1t is the hope OF Chair
man Mary T. Norton that the bill
may be reported In time for con-
sideration by the House next Dis
trlct day.
At the District Building there
was a very heated hearing on
the proposed new refrigerator code.
Some 200 business men and prop
erty owners assembled in the board
room on Tuesday to participate in
a hearing on the code. Sharp re-
sentiment was shown at the ap-
parent attempt to railroad the
matter regardless OF the wishes or
views of the citizens.
AS an outcome of the vigorous
protests. restudy Of the code and
the problems it is supposed to cover
is to be made by joint commit
tee composed of citizens and ofi-
cials. 1t is feared by householders
that the new code as drawn will
impose burden Of both annoyance
and expense on the owners of do
mestic mechanical refrigerators.
The Public Utilities Commits
sion received during the past week
an amended petition from the Cap
ital Transit Co. for q fare increase
in its token rate from four tokens
for 80 cents to four tokens for 35
cents. The earlier petition asked a
rate Of three tokens for IS cents.
Public hearing on the petition is
planned to be held on Monday,
June IA.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
ID. c. WILL PROFIT
FROM 1887 TOURING
City to Get S35, ,OOO,O 600 of
4,5W,000,OO0 Spent,
Hodges Calculates.

American tourists will spend s4,5oo,.
100000 during this year, and WASH
lngtons share of that money is ex.
pected to be more than $4,000, 900,
according to compilations made yes
terday by Curtis Hodges, executive
director Of the Greater National Cap
ital Committee Of the Board Of Trade.
Expenditures by tourists this year
are expected to reach an all-time
high, it Is indicated by estimates Of
the American Automobile Association,
Hodges said.
THE tourist business is booming
more vigorously this year than ever
before" declared Hodges During
the year 45,000,00O persons will travel
either by rail, air or motor, and each
one is expected to spend approxi-
mately sloO.
Business Here Sought.
"It can readily be seen that this Is
tremendous business, and OF course,
in behalf OF the welfare of Washing
tons business houses, we are bending
every effort to attract a record num-
Der of tourists to the Capital this year.
More and more Washington is
gaining in popularity with tourists,
not only for several days visit but
for their full vacations"
Hodges explained that this increase
in favor has accrued to Washington
through the continued efforts OF the
Greater National Capital Committee
in continually advertising the city
through the distribution of literature,
motion pictures and the attendance
at conventions.
Hodges said Washington also will
enjoy marked upturn in the number
Of convention delegates and business
visitors. approximately s23,oo0,oo0
more Is expected to be unloosed here
this year through convention dele
gates and business visitors. This would
be an increase OF about a half million
dollars over this business last year.
Three Conventions Slated.
During the current week three con-
ventions will be in session here. the
flrst time in many months 80 few meet
ings have been scheduled.
Largest Of the gatherings will be the
Daughters Of the Nile supreme session
at the MayfloWer Hotel. More than
1000 delegates are expected to begin
sessions tomorrow and continue
through Friday.
The United Order Of the Golden
Cross will convene Tuesday at the
Hamilton Hotel for a two-day session
with an estimated attendance Of 100.
The other gathering will be the
convention OF the National Associa-
ton Of County Agricultural Agents at
the Raleigh Hotel. This group. con-
sisting Of about 400 delegates, will start
sessions tomorrow and continue
through Saturday.
The Worlds Women's Christian
Temperance Union, now in session at
the Washington Hotel, will wind I'D
its convention Tuesday.
Evening star., 1937-06-06

unburn Combines With Ed
ucation in Experiment by
Pennsylvania School.
By Vesta Cummings.

~ N THE theory that education
9 can be absorbed just as we'll
\ while seated on seashore
~ sand in bathing suit as In
class room, ITS girls enrolled at
enn Hall, Chambersburg, Pa, spent
lree May weeks at Ocean City, N. j.,
.udying and swimming away the
nd Of the academic year.
There isn't reason in the world
ny French conversation and a sun
IN cannot be acquired simultane-
lsly, according to Miss Pauline de
rodes, special adviser to Penn Halls
rench department, now In Washing
On on school business.
It's complete innovation in edu-
alton methods, Miss de Brodes be-
ewes. Her school, of which DR.. Frank
:. Magill is. headmaster, owns the
iotel Flanders at Ocean City, and the
aunt Is an annual one, initiated to
i've the students out-of-door life in
le Spring to freshen them up for
nal examinations after long Winter
f bookish tasks.
It peps them up no end, Miss de
srodes says, and grades go up around
per cent during the period.
The. transfer from Chambersburg,
1t an altitude of 700 feet in the Blue
Ridge Mountains, to the ocean was
accomplished May without the stu
lent body missing so much as lee
.ure. Cooks, the household staff, trunks
Ind books were sent down the day be-
;ore. Students and faculty followed
~ special train, conducting classes as
Usual next morning The hotel has
2lass room arrangements, but courses
hat do not require blackboards or too
much technical equipment are con-
Quoted only few yards from the
water,
Many years ago the schools head
master conceived the idea after
visit to Florida. His plan was car
ried out in 1914 and has continued
every year since. It has been found
that the student body, made up OF
girls OF prep school and junior COL
lege age, definitely adore a bit of salt
spray mixed with their ancient his
tory. Eventually hotel was secured
Evening star., 1937-06-06
To Honor Odell Smith.

A testimonial dinner for Odell Smith
will be given by the Public Order and
Membership Committees OF the Board
OF Trade a week from tomorrow night
at the Mayfower Hotel.
Smith recently began his twenty
NTH consecutive year as chairman of
the Public Order Committee.
James A. Burkhart is In charge Of
arrangements for the dinner. Invi-
tlons will be extended to the per-
sonnel Of both committees, as well as
the Board OF Directors, Of which
Smith Is a member.
Capt. Milton D. Smith, chairman
OF the Entertainment Committee, met
with his group Friday to complete
final plans for the entertainment fea-
lures OF the Smith testimonial affair
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Summit Park to Recess.

The Summit Park Citizens Asso1
citation will hold its last meeting o,
the season Tuesday evening, PresiI
dent William j. Smith announced
yesterday. The meeting will be held
in the East Washington Heights Bap'
tist Church at O'Clock. The firsi
Fall meeting will be in September.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
GROUP TO HEAR WENDER
Safety Chairman Will Be Speaker
at Kenilworth Finale.

Harry s. Wender, chairman Public
Safety Committee Of the Federation
OF Citizens Associations, will address
the Kenilworth Citizens Association
meeting tomorrow night, President
William Webb announced yesterday.
This will be the final meeting until
September and will be held in the
Kenilworth Recreation Center at 8
pm, he declared.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Proposed Appointment of
A Public Defender.

r ESUMPTION of the hearing by
the House Committee on the
Judiciary on the public defender
bills, H. r. 5154 and H. r. 5155,
are due to continue early this week.
The first Of these bills provides for
such officer for the District OF Co.
lumbia and the other is Of national
application. Both bills were intro
duced by Representative Byron N.
Scott, Democrat, Of California.
The first bill authorizes appoint
ment by the United States District
Court for the District OF Columbia
OF a public defender at $500 per
annum for a four-year term. He
is required to be bona flde resi-
dent Of the District for five years
consecutively next preceding his
appointment and to have practiced
law before the said court for the
same length OF time.
The public defender is authorized
to appoint an assistant at $4,000
per annum, for a four-year term,
and also to appoint two clerks. The
sum OF $4,000 Is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the pur-
pose Of the bill.
On the petition Of . person
charged with crime or convicted
OF crime, who is without the means
to employ counsel, the judge would
assign the public defender to serve
as counsel. In such capacity it
would be his duty to conduc. the
defense or prosecute an appeal
without expense to such person.
This innovation would supplant
the existing system of members Of
the bar being assigned by the court
to serve in such capacity, without
compensation.
The Voteless District of Columbia
League Of Women Voters, the Mon
day Evening Club and the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association has
Endorsed the proposal, which is op-
posed by the District Bar Associa-
ton.
The proposed system has long
ago passed the experimental stage
and is In successful operation in
Chicago. San Francisco, Los An
geles, Oakland, Hartford, New
Haven, Bridgeport, Columbus and
other places.
In Chicago the system is claimed
to have expedited trials, reduced the
number of jury trials, eliminated
many unnecessary trials and been
proven efficient and economical.
The report Of the public defender
Tor Chicago in 1884 stated: Dur
ing th2 period from October, 1880
(when the ONCE was created) to
July l, 1894, 8,077 cases were dis
posed Of and the community was
obliged to pay s1.67 for the legal
work done on each case"
In nutshell" the idea is to
put the poor person charged with
or convicted of a crime on an
equality before the law with the
person who has the means to en-
ploy able counsel and enjoy other
privileges procurable with money.
Among the local proponents Of
this legislation are Frank r. Jellen
OF the Parole Board; Judge Nathan
Cayton Of the Municipal Court
and Justin Miller. formerly Of the
Department Of Justice, but now OF
the Board Of Tax Appeals.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
To Hold Final Meeting.

The flnal meeting Of the season for
the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association will be held Wednesday
evening in the Woodbridge Sub
branch Library, Freeman Weiss, pres
ident, declared yesterday.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
New Elevator Code
Up for Hearing This Month.


SAFEGUARDING passengers on
elevators is matter OF vital
interest to every one who ever
rides on that modern convenience.
There have been a few fatalities
on elevators in the District, but it
took the death Of a 13-year -old
boy in March, 1886, to direct par
ticular attention to the need for
q new code.
A new code has been prepared
and submitted to the Commission
ers by a committee composed OF
Capt. H. S. Bishop. jr., Assistant
Engineer Commissioner. chair
man; Col. John w. Oehmann, in
spector Of buildings; Edward w.
Thomas, assistant corporation
counsel, and John A. Dickinson,
elevator code expert Of the Bureau
OF Standards. The new code makes
stringent rules as to the limit of
space between the elevator cage
and the hostway edge OF the
landing threshold.
Public hearings will be held by
the District Commissioners at 2
pm. Tuesday, June %, in the board
room.
The studies of the problem by
this committee again calls atten-
ton to the fact that elevators in
the Federal buildings do not come
under control OF the District ele-
vator inspection. There is no re-
quirement to submit plans for such
elevators to the building inspector
for approval as required in the
case Of private property. The re-
port by Dickinson points out diff
culties involved in any proposal to
require Federal elevators to comply
with the District code. He states
that the National Park Service in
stalls elevators in accordance with
the national code If it is physically
possible to comply with it. He adds
that District inspections have been
requested as further check on the
Federal inspections. Dickinson says
sAAoS 'AlNlS AL
ment buildings do not comply
strictly with the code the Park
Service endeavors to secure funds
to make them comply II that is
possible.
1t thus appears that the Dis
trict's greatest industry operates
its elevators without regard to the
rules Of safety required Of private
owners Of property in the District
Of Columbia even though the code
Is adopted and promulgated by the
Commissioners under authority of
an act Of Congress. All that is re-
quired to bring the Government
elevators under the same control
that is applied to all others is an
executive order of the President.
The Commissioners were so advised
by the committee in September.
1885, but no action appears to have
been taken on that recommended
tion.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
HOW THEY STAND.

The attitude Of District citi-
zens' associations on problems OF
current city-wide interest as evi-
denced since the start Of the sea-
son last Fall, follows:
Daylight Saving Time.
oppose ----------------- Il
fAVOr
Transfer Of Playground Control.
oppose ---------- 10
Td'oI
Van Duxer's Traffic Routing Plan.
FaVoT 5
oppose 4
Relief Appropriation Increase
oppose 4
TdFoI !
Abolition Of Receiving Home.
oppose 4
Td'ol U
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Citizens Federation
Holds Seasons Final Meeting.

I NLESS it should be necessary
to hold special called meet
ing, last nights meeting was the
final meeting Of the Federation Of
Citizens Association until the first
Saturday night in October. The
calendar which was badly congested
with business couple of months
ago was in excellent shape as the
period OF stated meetings ended.
During the Summer some OF the
federation standing committees
will keep actively at work par
ticularly as to matters before Con-
gress, The Committee on Fiscal
Relations Is watching carefully the
Evening star., 1937-06-06

AVIATION OF the voteleSs
and unrepresented District
OF Columbia continues to.
Evening star., 1937-06-06

. N THE theory that education
can be absorbed just as well
while seated on seashore
. sand in a bathing suit as In
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-22
Mrs. S. P. Cooper
Hostess Tuesday
to y. D. c.. Chapter

tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. S. P. Cooper the United Daught-
ers of the Confederacy met to cele-
brate the birthdays of Gen. Robert E.
Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall'' Jack
son. Other names dear to the Con-
federacy mentioned were Matthew
Fontaine Maury and Vance County's
Orrin Randolph Smith, designer of
the Stars and Bars, Confederate flag.
The meeting opened with the u. D.
G. Ritual and prayer, led by Mrs. I.
w. Hughes, the pledge of allegiance,
cd by Mrs. Cooper, and the salute to
the Confederate flag, led by the State
president, Mrs. John H. Anderson.
The assembly sang, How Firm A
Foundation, Lees favorite hymn, &C
companied by Mrs. I. w. Hughes.
All bus ness of the chapter was
postponed except the report of chap
ter activities for the year 1886, by the
Chapter President, Mrs. $. P. Cooper
Among the interesting work of the
chapter was the presentation to State
and General organizations three hand
some silk flags, given in loving mem
cry of Miss Jessica Randolph Smith,
- AAASAAANSA VI C1AC 1OCdl ClldpICI, WHO
died last summer. Details of this
presentation were also given and va
rious other activities.
Mrs. John HuSke Anderson, of Ra-
leigh, state president of the U. D. G.
was the guest speaker. Mrs. Cooper
presented Mrs. Anderson, who made
most inspiring address. The chap
ter felt very much honored to have
, Mrs. Anderson present for the occa-
sion, which was the first celebration
of this kind to be held since her cleo
ton to office.
Mrs Anderson brought with her,
her aunt, Miss Carrie Jackson of
ittsboro, who at the piano thorough
y delighted her audience by PLAYING
q medley of old Southern airs. Both
Mrs. Anderson and Miss Jackson re-
"cived a most cordial welcome from
The chapters.
To dining room table was beauti-
ully decorated in red and white. Mrs.
| /. NJ. Peace and Mrs. Crews of Mid
leburg and Shanghai, China, Off
! lated at the tea table and others as
sti1g in the dining room were mem
| RS OF Children of Confederacy Chap
| ter, Miss Alma Parham,. Miss Kath-
! crime Singleton, Miss Priscilla Par
ham, Miss Dorothy Cooper and Miss
Mary Lou Cooper. Tea, sandwiches
| 'ces, cake and candy were served.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-22
New Fiction Books
Placed at Library

The H Leslie Perry Memorial Lib
rary has added number of new fic-
ion books to it's shelves. Nearly all
The books have been published in 1887
and many &C them are by popular au
thors.
A list of the books follows:
That Man is Mine, by Faith Bald
win Cuthrell.
The Street of the Fishing Cat, by
Jolan Foldes.
Sand Castle, by Janet Beth.
Shining Scabbard, by r. G. Mulch
inson.
I'm Looking for a Book, by Amy
Loveman.
Cities of Refuge, by Philip Gibbs.
A Feather in her Cap, by Barbara
Worsley-Gougn.
Laughing Gas, by P. G.. Wodehouse
The Door Between, by Ellery Queen
The North Wind Do Blow, by B. NJ
Bower.
Fish In the Sea, by Elizabeth Car
frae.
The Dumb Gods Speak, by E. Phil
lips Oppenheim.
The library also has a list of the
outstanding books of 1886 for distri-
button to it's patrons. This list was
compiled by group of libraries in
New Jersey, New York and Pennsyl-
vania.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-22
Aycock P. 7. A. In
Meeting Thursday

One of the most interesting meet
ings during the year was the January
meeting of the Aycock P. T. A held
Thursday evening at 7:3O o'clock.
A very interesting and entertaining
program was presented, appropriate
to Thrift Week by Miss Edith Kemp's
fifth grade and Miss Mary Parham's
fourth and fifth grades. Miss Marga-
ret Mcleod was in charge of the
music.
The devotional was led by Edith
Davis. The fifth grade gave two
choruses, a welcome song, We're
Mighty Glad to See You Here, and
Oh, What Horrid Colds We've Got. A
solo, Everybody Call Me Tommy, was
sung by Jane Lowery. Two readings
del GIFTED the audience, The Happy
Tomboy, by Helen Knott and Johnny
Entertained, by Preston Edwards.
A Mother Goose Thrift Play was
presented most effectively by the
fourth grades, also a song appropri-
ate to the occasion, entitled, A Penny
A Nickel and A Dime.
The business session was presided
over by the vice president, Mrs. John
Foster in the absence of the president.
Mrs. C. B. Finch.
The attendance prizes were won by
Miss Kemp in the elementary depart
ment of parents in attendance in
these grades.
A large membership was present
during the evening.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-22
Questions That
Some Folks Ask
About Cardui

BENEFIT FOR MAL-NUTRITION
Thousands of women testify Car
dui has helped them to overcome
malnutrition and to ease many of
the functional pains of menstrual
ton.
What is meant by helping to
overcome malnutrition'?"
Cardui contains extracts of two
plants which are classed among the
"bitters" in medicine because they
are known to increase the flow of
digestive juices-to improve diges-
tion-so there is a craving for suf-
ficient food for the body's needs, and
by their action more energy Cor
strength is obtained from the food
eaten. The food, of course, brings
the additional strength, but Cardui
serves as the means to this end by
its good influence on the digestive
system.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-22
Townsville News
By MRS. j. p. GUPTON

Misses Annie Baldwin and Helen
Purcell spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Isley, in Moncure.
Miss Thelma Tucker has returned to
her home after visiting relatives in
Richmond, Va.
Mrs. J. P. Gupton has returned to
her home after visiting relatives in
Richmond, Virginia.
Miss Julia Harris, of Middleburg,
spent Sunday and Monday with Miss
Lucille Gupton.
Gideon Aston, of Littleton, was the
guest of Robert Taylor Wednesday.
Mrs. Albert o. Talk continues to inn
prove in Watts hospital where she
recently underwent an operation.
Floyd Wilson and Curtis Kelly have
returned to their homes after spend
ng several days in Petersburg, Va.
Tom Bowling has returned to his
home and is getting along nicely, after
cal in Richmond.
Mrs. Furman Harris lis visiting Mrs.
Maggie Richie in Portsmouth, Va
Miss Lillian Adams, of Raleigh,
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Adams.
Miss Lucille Gupton was the guest
of Miss Thelma Tucker Tuesday
night.
Rev. and Mrs. l.. p. Spencer and
children, of Tarboro, have returned
to their home after visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. John Norwood
Miss Meta Kenison spent the week
end with her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
,. S. Kennison.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-22
Dr. Thompson Addresses
Lecture Club Yesterday

A large attendance of the Lecture
club gathered at the Episcopal parish
house yesterday afternoon to hear Dr.
w. T. Thompson of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary, Richmond, Va. He
was introduced by Rev. James A.
Jones, pastor of the First Presbyte-
rian church of this city, who studied
under DR.. Thompson.
This was the third lecture of the
series for this season and was receiv-
ed with marked enthusiasm and ap-
probation The lecture course for this
season is proving to be very popular
and plans for a similar series next
winter are already begun.
Our Troublesome Mental Mechan-
isms" was the subject of DR.. Thomp-
.on's lecture. Examining the causes
of "Our Troublesome Mental Mechan-
lsms" DR.. Thompson suggested that
only by intelligent, calm, and coura-
geouS consideration of the difficult
problems persons face could a happy
solution be found With clarity and
attractiveness he dealt with the in
fluence of the "subconscious' over our
actions, for. he pointed out, our &C
tons but reflect our attitudes, and
our attitudes are to a large measure
the products of our "unconscious"
thinking.
He suggested that an individual is
always most interested in maintain
ing his self respect and in enhancing
his proves over his associates. To
that end when failure and defeat are
the problems, one frequently resorts
to Boosting or cr.ticizing or day
dreaming" In any such event it is
an escape from the reality of not be-
ing successful that prompts such