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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-17
Chatham Straits Transportation Co. "M. s. DART"

Leaves Femmer Dock every Wednes- day at am. for Petersburg, Rake, Port Alexander and way ports. Freight received not later than 4
 pm. Tuesday.
 FOR INFORMATION MAURICE c. REABER, Phone 4622
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-17
so. PAC. AGENT HERE

Carl Hileman, agent for the Southern Pacific railroad. and his wife, visited in Juneau last night, while the Aleutian, on which they are round-trip passengers, was in port.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Functions
Of State
Societies
Massachusetts,, Mis-
souri, and NJ ontana
Groups Plan Parties.

TIME Massachusetts Society Of
Washington will hold its an
nual reception and dance in
honor of the Bay States nu-
merous sons and daughters now con-
nected with official circles in WASH
ington, Wednesday evening, March
II, in the main ball room of the
Wardman Park Hotel. This will also
be party in celebration of Evacua-
ton day and St. Patrick's day. A
program of entertainment will be
given during intermission. and the
Ladies Committee in charge of the
arrangements have planned a pro-
gram in keeping with the spirit of the
day. The receiving line, headed by
the president of the society, Mr..
Frank E Hickey. and Mrs Hickey,
will form at 1915 o'clock. All visiting
and former residents from MaSsa-
chuSetts are cordially invited to at
tend. Guest tickets may be obtained
tSee STATE SOCIETIES, Page B-4)
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Social Activities Present Varied Program During the Current Week
By the Way-
Beth Blaine

delightful in
i Saturday Mayfower
Ambassador English,
a Washingtonians
qanty Nine Bonnet great chic that
afternoon a lovely a
wondrtul quality
al
the TeceUdng quality really gtt
especially diplomatic
Henry Embassy
of Washington having been stationed here for that
with that his friends Of his rmored
diplomatic life
political history
may return to America dare suggest in another capaciy
The Chinese setting a
informal
diplomats who ue aD wo the TALL distinguished British Ambassador
chatting Argen-
tine Ambassador Nine EspA Ambassador
who
The Mexican Ambassador, which
he said superb accompanied by Sonora Castillo
Naera The Italian and Donna Made de such
exceedingly Minister with
spic span
week visit in his native land and we saw also the Minister
New Yokand the Minister of the Union of
South Africa Mrs Close who will the legation
Massachusetts,
a lovely Spring all
thrilling wch husband the
Secretary
Mrs Homer Cummings bright and amusing as eper ~0 0"ed
burgundy red costume
third the French
auring
model which
vealed tvinkng bright blue their best advantage
guests surrounded by
wished add their welcome
would be happy post for them
FLORENCE becoming chiffon
indeed delightful yesterday
popular Cuban Ambassador
has just departed Mexico
and Benefits apartment
consisting mostly OF members OF the younger
Slrer-and-
jeuely becoming and pnkand-nhHe
months in Rio
of
Ernest shaers Mhal had
Sex B-4J
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Delta Gamma
Founders Day Fete

The Washington Alumnae of Delta
Gamma will give their annual found
ers' day banquet Saturday night at
24O0 Sixteenth street at 7 o'clock
under the auspices of the active chap
ter of American University, with Mrs.
Northcutt Ely as alumnae adviser
and chairman of the committee. The
other committee members are Miss
Frances Garrett, Miss Kathryn Tay-
lor and Miss Mary Elizabeth Morse.
Miss Helen Dyer of the George Wash
ington University faculty will be
toastmistress with a group of four
undergraduates and one graduate as
sisting her. Reservations may be
made through Miss Garrett.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Mrs. Sickle Hostess
To Pi Beta Phi

The Washington Alumnae Club OF
Pi Beta Phi Fraternity will be enter
tanned for its March meeting by Mrs
Wilmer F. Sickle Tuesday night at
o'clock in her home at 4505 Sew
enteenth street.
Those assisting Mrs. Sickle will be
Mrs. Lewis F. Colbert. Mrs. Benjamin
Baylor, Mrs R. w. Hynson and Mrs.
Thomas Magruder.
Miss Emile Margaret White will
give a short talk at the opening of the
program, which will be a discussion
of the policies, administration and
plans of the fraternity and the part
this club has taken in them. Pre-
ceding the program will be a short
business meeting and election of off,
GERS.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
CalhOuns Entertain
At Musical

Capt. and Mrs Clarence Crittenden
Calhoun were hosts at tea yesterday
afternoon in the lodge of Rossdu
Castle, in Braemer Forest, when their
guests were members of the South
Carolina delegation in Congress and
of the Louisiana delegation, both
being States where Mrs Calhoun has
lived. An informal program of music
was given by Mrs. Charles Golden
Miller, soprano, and Mr.. Seward Bow
ersox, violinist, for some years a men,
ber of the National Symphony Or
chestra. Miss Helen Robichaux of
Lafayette. La. where Mrs. Calhoun
lived as child, also sang, playing her
own accompaniments, as did Mrs.
Miller. Miss River played the accom-
paniments for Mr.. Bowersox and for
the numbers which the singers gave
with violin obligato Representative
Robert Mouton of Lafayette, La, q
friend of Mrs. Calhoun of long stand
ing, was among the guests.
Capt. and Mrs. Calhoun were hosts
at tea Sunday afternoon, February %,
entertaining in compliment to the for
mers sisters, Mrs. Leila Calhoun
Leidenger and Mrs. Byrd Calhoun
Greer of Kentucky. who are visiting
Capt. and Mrs. Calhoun. For that
afternoon the members of the Ken
lucky delegation in Congress were
invited.
Preceding the meeting of the South
Carolina Society Friday, Capt. and
Mrs. Calhoun were guests at dinner of
the special assistant to the Attorney
General and Mrs Heidrick, who enter
tanned in their apartment in the
WestcheSter and with their other
guests attended the society's meeting
as guests of Capt. and Mrs. Calhoun.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Residential Social Notes
Mrs. Anderson Stops Here en- Route to
White Sulphur Springs.
MISS SOPHIE RUST KNOX,

Garlock Miss Loretta Barnes. Miss
Elizabeth Frazer. Miss Dorothy Young,
Miss Isabelle Allen. Mrs. Aurie B. AL
len, Mrs. Charles C. Gable and Miss
Elsie Ollinger of Baltimore.
Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith. national
president of the w. c. 7. u, enter
tanned at dinner yesterday at the Little
Tea House, her guests being Mrs. Izora
Scott, Mrs. Earle Wilfley and Miss
Katherine Wilfey.
Mrs. M. Cotton Thompson of Hous-
ton. Tex. with Mrs. c. w. Cotton have
arrived in Washington and are stop
ping at the Wardman Park Hotel while
here for brief visit.
Marchese Carlo Torrigiani and
Marchesa Torrigiana of Florence,
Italy. are spending a few days in
Washington at the Mayflower and will
sail for Italy aboard the Rex March
10. They have been in this country
since January and have included
California in their itinerary. The
marchesa is the former Miss Lucy
Davis of Worcester, Mass. who spent
part of her girlhood days in Wash
ington. This is her first visit here
for many years.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Suburban
Residents
In the News
Mr.. and Mrs. Robson
Leave for Cali
fornia.

\ KR AND MRS. ERNEST A.
M Robson of the Colonial
lv Village have left for San
4 = Mateo County Calf where
Evening star., 1937-03-08

RS. LARZ ANDERSON. wife
nu of former United States
VI Ambassador to Japan. will
stop here for a day in her
Evening star., 1937-03-08

JN of former United States
Ambassador to Japan. will
stop here for a day in her
Massachusetts avenue home on her
way to White Sulphur Springs She
is expected to arrive in the West Vir-
ginia resort Thursday for an early
Spring visit and with Mr. Anderson
probably will spend portion of the
late Spring here.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. Blaise de Sibour
have returned to their Georgetown
home after spending a short time at
White Sulphur Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Peters and
their daughter Anita recently re-
turned from Florida. where they Wis
tied Miami and Palm Beach.
Mrs. Harry Baxter, daughter of the
late Secretary of War, Mr.. George H.
Dern, spent the week end in New York
at the Junior Leagues Club head
quarters at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Du Bois Brook
ings OF Menokin. Seminary Hill. Va,
and Miss Mary Brookings were among
those dining last evening at the Little
Tea House.
Mrs. Charlotte B. Jones of Bloom
ington, Ill, sister of Judge Fay Bent
ley. was guest of honor at a dinner
party given last night by Miss Elva
Mcnamara at the Silver Bowl. The
guests included Judge Fay Bentley,
Miss Marjorie Webster. Miss Marie
Siebold, Miss Flora Hoff, Miss Olive
Beatty, Miss Nell Price, Miss Lois
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Dance to Be Held
At Mexican Embassy

The Mexican Ambassador and Sonora
de Castillo Najera have issued invita-
tions to dance Saturday evening to
celebrate their twentieth wedding an
niversary. The party will celebrate
also the 17th birthday anniversary of
their daughter, Senorita Erma Castillo
Najera.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Ashburns Hosts

Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas @, Ash
burn entertained at dinner last night
at the Army-Navy Country Club in
honor of Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose.
Mr. Justice James Clark McReynolds
was the ranking guest.
Evening star., 1937-03-08

(See STATE SOCIETIES, Page B-4)
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Officials and Diplomats
Prominent in the News
In the Nations Capital
Mrs. Roosevelt Visiting Son at Fort Worth.
Secretary and Mrs. Hull to Enter
tain Ambassador Host.

secretary anu MIS- Hull W LuCeI-
tain Ambassador Host.
MRS FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT is spending few
Nu days with daughter-in-aw, Mr.. and Mrs
Roosevelt at their residence in Fort Worth The
wife spoke Saturday at the Sam Houston State
Teachers College
The Secretary of State Hull will entertain at luncheon
tomorrow at the Carlton Hotel in honor of the President the
Philippines, Mr. Manuel Quezon.
The Ambassador of Germany Luther will entertain
dinner this evening the embassy The Ambassador spent
yesterday Warrenon where he the guest luncheon
Mr. Terry Crosby his daughter Mrs Crosby
The Royal Italian Ambassador and Sgnora Suvich will
entertain dinner this evening in honor OF sgnora Agesti
famous italian lecturer.
Africa and Mrs Close will
be the ranking dinner this evening of Wade
Hampton Ellis who will their Massachusetts,
compliment guests Lady
Sykes Yesterday Mr. Mrs Ellis
Rppon Lodge historic ancestors
the Potomac River They returned evening
dinner party which Mr. and Mrs Ellis the
for their
Mr. Justice Mrs Pierce Butler ranking guests last
evening Others the included Senator
L. McNay Senator Mrs Royal Copeland Senator Arthur
Smell,
Mrs H. Chakey Mr. Justice and Mrs D. Goner
Senator Mrs Watson and Mrs
H. H.
Ambassador Chile Mrs. William Culberson
Mrs Gilbert H Miss Luea Chase the
hostess, Charles Henry Butler.
in Ashevile he attending
Moose of which he
is director general.
Evening star., 1937-03-08

ER. AND MRS. ERNEST A.
M Robson of the Colonial
v Village have left for San
4 = Mateo County, Calf, where
Mr. Robson will assume his new
duties as county manager, having
recently resigned as assistant chief
of the Rural Electriication Division in
Washington.
MIR. and Mrs Walter Venske are
entertaining for few days in their
Aurora Hills home Mrs Venske's
nephew and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Voecks, whose marriage took
place recently in Mapleton, Mimi,
and who are here now on their we'd
ding trip.
Mrs. Joseph c. Mcclellan, jr. and
her two small sons of Virginia High
lands, Va. have left for Patterson,
Ga, where they will make an ex-
tended visit with Mrs. McClellans
parents. Mr.. and Mrs C. Davis, in
their home there They made the
trip South with Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert
Davis of Lake Worth, Fla, who were
en- route home following visit in
Virginia Highlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent De Paul
Mcguire Of the Colonial Village, in
Arlington, Va, left yesterday for Ger
mantown, Pa, to spend a few days
with Mr.. Maguire's mother. Mrs.
Frank T. Mcguire. and from there
IOontip,,aJ ~, Elo,Irtb poooN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-20

BOYS, GIRLS WIN CASH PRIZES!
POpeye is coming to town with an easy
contest and q big parade. He'll tell you
how In TOmOrrOw's Washington Times.
Read it!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-20
By CARL L. DENIES

Roy Bargy, the pianist with the
Paul Whiteman Orchestra, open
ing at Loew's Capitol tomorrow,
lays claim to the worlds record
for the number of times he has
played Gershwin's Rhapsody in
Blue" He has been playing this
famous composition steadily for
the past II years upon the slight
est provocation.
While Paul Whiteman made the
rhapsody famous with the first
performances, Roy Bargy first
played it in London when he was
fulfilling an engagement with
ISham Jones. On the way over to
London aboard the Leviatian,
Bargy got out the copy of the SEN
Sational Gershwin number which
his friend, Gus Haenchen, had
sent him, and worked all Of one
day and all of that night scoring
it for the orchestra. Just as the
ship came into the harbor at Cher
bourg in the early morning hours,
he completed it.
This Roy Bargy is an interest
ing person, and no less than Paul
Whiteman will praise his talents,
because whenever Whiteman is
away from the stand, it is Bargy
who conducts. He is not only a
brilliant pianist and a thoroughly
dependable conductor, who lifts
many a load from the maeStro's
shoulders, but gives promise to be
as capable a composer as Ferde
Grofe, Whiteman alumnuS, known
for his Grand Canyon Suite"
It is interesting to learn that
Roy Bargy never attended a
musical conservatory - never
studied composition, harmony,
theory, or any of the courses
which most arrangers and COM
posers have had thorough ground
work in. But Bargy's knowledge
is just as thorough as most con-
servatory graduates, though he is
entirely Self-taught in these sub
jects.
What he knows he has gained
from close observation Of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-20
POLICE NAMED
COLLECTORS

Twenty.four policemen today
were designated by Police Super
intendent Brown to solicit EN-
ployes of the various Government
departments for financial support
Of the SIS 900 drive of the Metro
politan Police Boys Club. He said
"The Government units con-
tributed freely to this fine cause
last year, and the Collection
Committee feels that they will
again come to the aid Of Wash
ingtOn's youth. The As per cent
decrease in the delinquency
rate since establishment Of the
club is proof enough of its
worth"
The appointed policemen are:
Lieut.. H. l.. Lehman. Sergt. B.
Sheldon, and Pvts. w. G. Groomes,
F. Morette, w. w. Whitmore, G..
r. Browning, E. P. Mailman, r.
w. Valentine, c. C. johnson, W.
w. Stiles, Joseph Russell, c. A.
Strobel, F. E. Bendure, C. r. Burr,
j. F. Boccina, w. r. OStrom, H.
A. Reed, C. C. Brown, j. F. Ryan,
F. Ach, E. Rhue, A. Moore, w. p.
Ais and H. w. Kegebein.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-20
"A SPIES SHOT
BY S0VIETS
tContinued from Pare u

Continued from Page II
against the A, according to press
dispatches.
Presaging further mass trials
throughout the Union, they were
also alleged to have "Trotskyite"
connections-the charge that mas
sent scores of the highest Soviet
officials to their doom.
Acceleration of the trials of
Henry G. Yagoda, former head of
the GPU; Nikolai Bukharin, IA
nous editor, and others accused of
"Trotskyite" activities is low
looked for.
Further straining Of relations
between the Soviet Union and the
two countries which have allied
against Communism, Germany
and Japan, is also expected as a
result of the spying charges.
These two countries were boldly
named as connected with Leon
Trotsky, the exiled old Bolshevik,
in previous Moscow "show trials"
Vovodny lies on Russia's vital
railway line of communications to
the Far East, a road which she
is now converting into a double
line for transportation of war
materials and troops. Sabotage
has greatly impeded this work, it
has been charged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-20
HOW ONE WOMAN
LOST UGLY FAT
Lost Her Double Chin
Lost Her Prominent Hips
Lost Her Sluggishness
Gained in Physical VigOr
Gained in VivaciOusness
Gained a Shapely Figure

Many a woman has spent hundreds
Of dollars on fads and fanctes trying to
reduce while others by sensible eating
and the Kruschen common sense
method have taken off many pounds Of
ugly fat for q few cents.
Take one half teaspoonful of Krus-
chen Salts in glass of hot water first
thing every morning and cut down on
fat meats, butter, cream and rich pas
tries-in weeks get on the scales and
note how many pounds Of fat have
vanished.
Hundreds Of satisfied users call this
the Kruschen Way.
Notice also that you have gained in
energy-your skin is clearer-your eyes
sparkle. The Kruschen way has given
many fat person joyous surprise.
A 4-OZ. bottle Of Kruschen lasts weeks
and costs but a few cents-if this first
bottle doesn't convince you that the
KruSchen Way is the easy, safe way to
lose fat-if you don't feel superb inn
provement in health-vigorOuSly alive
years yOunger-yOur money gladly re-
turned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-20
Italy, Reich Combine
To Combat Reds

ROME, May 20 G.N.S9.-Italo'
German negotiations for a mill
tary understanding" against boil
shevism have reached a conclusive
stage, it was reported authorize.
lively today.
While not a formal alliance, IL
was stated, the agreement will
serve as a working basis for pos.
sible military cooperation against
any Communist attempts to estab
lish a Soviet state in Western
Europe-in Spain, for example.
The understanding is to be ICON.
secrated" by a future meeting of
Premier MuSsolini and Chancellor
Hitler in Germany, according to
usually well-informed sources.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-20
World Of Music
@EaTF5#7#@&e8a8gHG##89zEsGEe8a###33#

"Bucoroe Theme From The Seasons, by TschoikowskY
suggestion for using prescribing the daily music theme:
appreciation 1dUiSe their pupils to clip aud
paste them 3r5 filing NTH the composers at the top
and file them in alphabetical orderJ
By CARL L. DENIES
The Ylioppaskunnan Lauajat is famous musical organ
cation that will be heard in Washington next Some
noted composers have written and dedicated to the
Yioppaskunnan Lauaja What is this organization The
answer will be given tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-20

uses of the various orchestral in
strumentS and application of
what he has learned in relation
to the piano, from the time re
first began playing at the age OF
five.
1T certainly don't wish to dis.
courage people from going to
the conservatory and studying
those courses which I did not
have" Bargy will tell you,
Nevertheless, I believe the
method I followed of studying
privately with one excellent
piano teacher for some seven or
eight years, and the way I had
to dig out my extra musical
knowledge alone, was the best
thing for me-"
II enjoy the Whiteman connec'
ton very much. One learns lot
frem the association, and it is an
honor to be with him. I joined
Paul when I heard the band was
going to Europe and I wanted to
get across. But that Is fate, as we
haven't been to Europe SINCE"
The U. s. Marine Band Sym
phony Orchestra, Capt. Taylor
Branson conducting, will give the
following program tonight at 8
o'clock, at the Marine Barracks:
Symphonic poem, "Stenka Rain"
(Glazounow), Dance of the
Clowns" from THE Snow
Maiden" (Rimsky Korsakow) !;
Russian Sailors Dance" from
The Red Poppy" (Gliere); Con
certo n D Major" for violin and
orchestra CTschaikowSky), played
by William F. Pfeiffer; Bar
carolle" (June), from 1.-The Sea-
sons" (Tschaikowsky); ION the
Steppes of Central Asia" (Boro-
DIM, Overture 1912" (Tschaikow.
sky).
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-20
Berlin Reports Formal
Protest of Incident

BERLIN, May 20 UN.S0 SO
angered by allegedly "tactlesS at
tacks" on the Nazi regime by Car.
dinal Mundelein, of Chicago, that
officials did not await instructions
from Berlin, the German Embassy
today lodged what the Foreign Of
flee called an official protest in
Washington.
The Embassy protested on its
own initiative, the Foreign Office
explained. Instructions from Ber-
lin are not necessary in such o
case, a spokesman said.
The protest was disclosed in an
official German news agency dis
patch from Washington which
said:
Ambassador DieckhOff made
energetic representations to the
State Department as a result Of
Cardinal Mundelein's silly and
tactIesS insults to Der Fuehrer."
The Chicago cardinal, in COM
pairing the present trials of Cath
olic prelateS on immortality
charges to the atrocity propa-
ganda of the World War, re-
ferred to Chancellor Hitler as an
Austrian paper-hanger, and not
a very good one at that"
The protest was made after the
Nazi press, following lengthy
Nominations against the cardinal,
had quoted Gown temporarily and
ceased it's bitter attacks.
Semi-official German circl e
claimed to have information that
the Vatican had advised Cardinal
Mundelein not to renew his criti-
cism, with the result the attacks
upon him were dropped.
Among other things, the press
had charged the cardinal is work.
ing in the interests of Jews against
the Reich.
The verbal battle, which may
precipitate q showdown between
Germany and the Vatican, began
when Cardinal Mundelein in Chi
cago criticized Nazi charges Of
immortality among German Catho
lie priests as malicious propa'
ganda."
Under orders from Propaganda
Minister Joseph Goebbels, whom
the cardinal termed crooked
the entire German press opened
its heavy guns on Cardinal Mum
delein, accusing him of lying
and using Language of the gut
ter"
The press lambasted the car
dinal for insulting Germans, the
Fuehrer and Goebbels." Under
pressure of official inspiration
the papers demanded the Vatican
repudiate Cardinal Mundelein
whom the newspaper Tabeblatt
called a politically miSled priest
CHICAGO, May 20 GN.S)
Protestant and Jewish leaders to
day praised Cardinal Mundelein's
denunciation of Chancellor Hitler
and other Nazi officials for mali
cious propaganda" against the
Roman Catholic Church.
Every statement Cardinal Nun
delein made was perfectly just
ified," declared DR.. George Fox
president of the Chicago Rab.
binical Association.
Bishop George Craig Stewart, of
the Episcopal church, declared
that Cardinal Mundelein voiced
the protest of all enlightened re
ligion against the present re
crudescence of CaeSarism" in pres
ent-day GERMANY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-20
NAzIS PROTEST
TO u. 5. ABOUT
MUNDELE|N
Continued from Page u

Continued from rage ~
York, and the German official
press.
La Guardia's remarks evoked an
immediate formal protest by the
German government to the United
states. In reply, Secretary Hull
expressed the United States re-
gretS.
La Guardia was Immediately at.
tackled by the German official
press which caused Secretary Hull
to protest to the German govern
ment.
In the event Cardinal Munde-
lein's criticisms should be pro-
tested, it was pointed out at the
State Department that it would
be a futile gesture as this Govern
ment does not interfere with the
rights of free speech OF private
citizens.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-20
Auto Plant Closed

SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 20
U.N.S0.-Seven thousand workers
were thrown out Of Jobs yesterday
when the Studebaker plants here
closed because of labor trouble.
Officials said the closure was due
to union trouble on the assembly
line" and that there were no diff
ficultieS with the G. I. o,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-20
Senate Studies Bill
For Permanent Gee

Temporarily overriding House
action, the Senate today began
consideration of a bill carrying
President Roosevelt'S request to
make the Civilian Conservation
Corps a permanent Government
agency.
The Senate bill was adopted for
consideration at the motion of
Senator Black CD of Alabama,
chairman of the Education and
Labor Committee. The House bill,
passed several weeks ago, extended
the life of the agency for only two
years.