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Evening star., 1937-12-19
HOUSE PAY BILL FOES
. FOUGHT BY c. |. 0. UNIT
United Federal Workers of Amer
lea Will Oppose Their Re-
e1acfion

District members of the United Fed
eral Workers of America are pledged to
work against House members who op-
posed the wage and hour bill.
They took this stand in a telegram
TO John L. Lewis, head of the parent
Committee on Industrial Organization,
made public yesterday.
Copies of the telegram, dispatched
Friday night, went also to the Speaker
OF the House and members of the La
Dor Committee. It said:
"As members of the American labor
movement, we cannot overlook the fact
that many Of the Representatives who
voted tonight against the interests of
labor betrayed the confidence and
trust Of the voters who elected them.
With full sincerity we pledge to you,
as spokesman for the labor movement,
that we will redouble our efforts to
organize the unorganized Federal
workers, and that we will consciously
use our increased strength when we
go home to vote in November to Sc
cure the representation in Congress
which will respond honestly to the will
of the American people"
Evening star., 1937-12-19
POSTAL employees
GET WAGE BOOST
Increase imperative If Lquids-
ton Proceedings Start Be-
fore March 81.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1s.-Trstees Of
the Postal Telegraph q Cable Corp.
today agreed to grant wage increases
totaling $5so,o0o a year to employees
who receive less than $,25 q month,
beginning March 81.
The agreement, announced after q
hearing before Federal Judge Albert
Coke, would be imperative If liquida-
ton proceedings were started against
the company, which is in process Of
reorganization, before March 81.
Lee Pressman, counsel for the Amer
lean Radio Telegraphists' Association,
affiliated with the c. I. O., accepted
the offer. Union officials said 10000
employees would benefit.
Members of the union conducted a
four-hour "stand-up strike" in a half
dozen of the company's Eastern ana
Midwestern offices Thursday, de-
manding quick settlement of their
grievances.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
EARLE LAUNCHES DRIVE
FOR SLUM CLEARANCE
Communities Can Save Millions.
He say-Will Have New
Housing Authority.

b the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1s.-Gov.
George H. Earle asserted tonight that
Pennsylvania communities "can save
millions Of dollars by spending mil
lions Of dollars to eliminate slums.
I'VE would reduce our crime bill and
o'lr expenditures for public health
work by wiping out the slums !"
the Governor said in q radio speech
discussing what he termed Pennsyl-
vania's greatest housing drive in his
tory"
Gov. Earle announced also tonight
that he would appoint asspecial aide
. housing expert-who will devote his
entire time to q slum eradication pro-
gram.
THE duty Of the housing aide, who
will work under my direct supervision,
will be to coordinate and correlate
housing activities Of Federal, State
and local agencies" Gov. Earle said.
He figured, he said, that the lob
should pay from $500 to $4,000 a
year.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
100 DELAYED BY STRIKE
SET SAIL FOR BERMUDA
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-The steam
ship Queen of Bermuda sailed today
with $50 Bermuda-bound passengers
among them 100 whose scheduled de-
parture was prevented Thursday by a
strike of crew members on the Queens
sistership, the Monarch of Bermuda.
Maritime Transport Workers Union
officials asserted the Queen was
dangerously undermined" but E..
p. Rees, general manager of the Fur
ness Bermuda Line, said $40 of the
ships normal crew of 40 were aboard.
The Monarch of Bermuda sailed
without passengers Thursday after
part OF its crew left the ship on
strike.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
Modern European Art Offered
In Hth Group of Pictures
Neat to Last appreciation Selection
Brings Reproductions of Works by
Mdtisse, PicassO, Derain and Marc.

Modern European art, noted for the
individuality of living artists and
color and design in painting, comes
this week in the eleventh set of color
reproductions to followers of The
Stars art appreciation campaign.
Issuance of this group of prints
the works of four outstanding Goth
century European painters-by The
Star and the National Committee for
Art Appreciation brings into the home
stretch the movement to bring art to
the masses of people in Washington
and nearby Maryland and Virginia.
One more set remains to complete
the portfolio OF 48 reproductions of
famous paintings by old and modern
masters. This group, No. IL, will be
announced week from today.
Package Offer Expiring.
Meanwhile, only five days are left
in which to take advantage of the
special offer of the National Commit
tee to secure complete package of
the IL picture sets, as many weekly
art appreciation lessons and the COL
lector's portfolio for Christmas pres
ent to friend, relative or child, or to
an institution where they would be q
source of enjoyment and recreation.
For the eleventh week of this move
ment, which has extended into all
walks of life in this section, The Star
presents the following color reproduc-
tions:
"Odalisque," by Henri Matisse. one
of the "Fauve" school of artists who
are known for the intensiveness and
power of their coloring.
Motherhood" by Pablo Picasso,
native Spanish artist who now re-
sides in France, one of the best known
of modern masters and one of the
most successful.
THE Blue Oak" by Andre Derain,
noted French master. who is famous
for the wide variety of his work.
Blue Horses" by Franz Marc, Ger
man "expressionist" artist.
Marc Alone Dead.
OF these four artists, all but Marc
are still living and for many years
have been successful and widely rec
ognized
The tenth set, representing art of
the post-impressionist period in Europe
and issued last week, remains on sale
Evening star., 1937-12-19
SPANISH EMBASSY HERE
ASKED TO RETURN MAN
py the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. l8.-County
Attorney Ed j. Goff said today he
would ask the Spanish Embassy in
Washington to arrange to return here
Tor questioning in connection with the
Patrick j. Corcoran Staying a former
Minneapolis man now with the Loyal
ast army in Spain.
Mr.. Gof said he wished to question
George r. Lund about report he sent
q Spanish gun to friend here re-
Gently. Police believe Mr.. Corcoran,
q labor leader, was killed by a bullet
fired from Spanish gun. They have
been unable to find the recipient of
the gun Lund sent.
4. Lund, former organizer and business
agent OF filling station and petroleum
workers union, was under indictment
>here for abandoning his wife and
child.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
:BERRY'S MARBLE
vALUESD|SPUTED
Five Say Norris Dam Leases
Are Worth Little or
Nothing.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated PreSS.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 18.-Five
witnesses testified for the Tennessee
Valley Authority today that the marble
leases of Senator George L. Berry and
others in the Norris Dam reservoir
have little or no value.
The T. v. A. is seeking before
three-member Federal commission to
condemn the leases, contending they
are worthless.
Witnesses for Berry and his associ-
ates have estimated the holdings are
worth $l,900.000 to $2,500,000.
Today's session lasted until noon
and concluded the second week of tes-
timony. The hearing will be resumed
Monday.
Deny Profitable Prospect.
Elmer Ellis, superintendent of pro-
duction for the John!J. Craig Marble
Co., Knoxville, declared the Berry de-
posits could not have been operated at
q profit "at any time" unless the oper-
ators could have received enormous
prices"
Ellis testified he would not want to
operate the quarries, even without
paying the S per cent royalty stipu-
lated in the Berry leases.
Tells of Buying Marble.
BY deposition John M. Ross of Fort
Myers, Fla. largest stockholder in
Tennessee Marble, Inc, said his COM
pany bought some marble from the
Berry holdings in 1881 and found it
pretty, but no slabs came out the
same color" Ross added: "It takes
uniformity to sell"
E. A. Lewis. former quarry superin-
tendent for the Tennessee Producers
Marble Co., Knoxville, asserted he
would not want the flooded marble
lands "at any price" Lewis was a
member of the T. v. A. Appraisal
Committee which reported in March,
1896, that the deposits had no COM
mercial value
E. N. Willard, Knoxville marble bro
ker, and James r. Cowan, co-ordi-
nator for three Knoxville marble COM
panies, testified along the same line.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
U. S. EMBASSY COUPLE
TO BE MARRIED IN OHIO

TOLEDO, Ohio. Dec. 18 (F.-A ro-
nance that began in the American
Embassy in Buenos Aires will cul-
inmate in a fashionable wedding Mon
day in the English church Of st. Pauls
Episcopal parish, Maumee, Ohio.
Principals in the romance are Miss
Eleanor Keller. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. E. M. Keller, Toledo, and
Eugene MacFarlane Hinkle Of New
York City.
The couple first met in the Ameri-
can Embassy in Buenos Aires, where
Mr.. Hinkle served as second secretary
and Miss Keller as private secretary
to the Military Attache.
Evening star., 1937-12-19

Movement, exuberant color and flow
ing design-these are the specific at
tributes Of Matisse. For 10 years
he worked painstakingly in the Louvre
copying masterpieces for the French
government. He learned all that the
masters could teach him. But that
was only the beginning. He began
to experiment and became one of the
Evening star., 1937-12-19
Sixth Precinct
Building O,On
Rife Range
PatrOlmen Working
on Of-Tin,e to Bet
ter Shooting.

Bad news for thugs is in the max
ing at the sixth police precinct. 1t
is that the 70 officers attached to that
station are planning seriously to i'm
prove their Workmanship.
Not content with the facilities of
the departments rifle range, the pre-
cinct patrolmen are working on their
time, building their own shoot
ing gallery in the basement of the
station.
There they will be able to practice
to their hearts content, and become,
in the words Of Capt. Joseph Pearson,
the "straightest shooting bunch Of
cops on the force"
When completed the range will be
the only one located at precinct
in the city. The general range is To-
Gated in IN old structure behind the
Trafnc Bureau.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
The l3ElIIl:3 lose Knows

. Soientists use . sensitive osmoscope to
record the intensity of odor. Ten different 4
brands of s. cigars were tested by this ma. ~ $
chine. White Owl was at least 25b easier ,ss$S Ss
on the breath than all the Others. After sS
80 minutes, all trace of tobacco ss#3S$$ ~
odor disappeared from the $@
breath of White Owl smokers.
Evening star., 1937-07-25

But here: the joker. Buck,
os snort os Rim Tin Tin, know:
Just now to put q crimp in the
swimming =. porty. The old
Clothes steoIi"g story with a
new on9Ie.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-13
"Career Girl "
Bv DENIS MORRISON

TTILDA off the courts dripping with persplraton You
III wouldn't have thought it possible. No weight
+bo+ frame of hers.
Evening star., 1937-04-15

the United States. Two species have
been introduced from the East and are
now quite abundant.
Though the catfish appears to be
quite lazy as it goes nosing over the
muddy bottom, gobbling up anything
1t happens to find, he is always aware
when tempting bait is lowered into his
hunting ground. Hickory shad cut
into tempting size for one large gulp
is one of the favorite bats to use.
CraWfish is another weakness of the
Mississippi catfish.
The time of year has much to do
with the kind of bait you use. Live
bait is offered during September to
November. November is one Of the
banner catfish months for the angler.
During the Winter catfish wander
down into warmer waters. In the
Summer they run upstream, where it
is trif1e cooler and the water is
deeper.
During the Spring, when there is a
rise in the Mississippi and many miles
of the adjoining country become
flooded, expert catfish fishermen have
established system of catching these
fish.
1t is at this time of the year the
catfish come in great armies to lay
their eggs. Fishermen select low shrubs
or trees and tie their baited lines to
them. To establish their Ownership
to these fishing grounds" they tie a
bit of cloth on it. Lines are set out
and visited each day, and sometimes
more often. The fish are then placed
Evening star., 1937-04-15
Psychology
BY DR. JESSE w. sPROWLs.
VVHHHlVH 0cHSe'

SUPPOSE you wanted to find out
whether or not a certain person
possessed common sense. How would
you 60 about 1t?
This is the sort Of situation that
honest employers face every time they
hire new worker. Psychological
studies now afford mass Of signifi-
cant information on the subject.
Whenever you find a person who can
not perform a reasonable task with
out asking lot of questions you may
conclude that person does not possess
common sense. Wherever you find a
person who is incapable of working
without supervision, again you may
have your suspicious.
From all the sources of informa-
ton at hand it appears that most Of
us have been mistaken about the
origin and nature of common sense.
Most persons imagine that common
sense Is native trait. They assume
that you either are or are not born
with 1t. This is all wrong. Common
sense is acquired 1t is built up bit by
bit through learning to take RESPONSE
bility. The more you help a child the
more you undermine its future.
There's nothing strange about the
common sense of men who have sue
ceeded in spite OF little schooling.
Evening star., 1937-04-15

have made 1902 hold that has h
the correct form. Another adversary
Is for have
Last, but not Least: I sail today.
This Is In the present tense, but
couldn't IT also be considered future
tense?
1T you set US straight on these SEN
tences, shall appreciate it very much
(and you will be preserving some good
friendships). Your column is very
helpful in getting the last word, espe-
cially In English classes. I am a
senior and get much aid from it."
THE Right Word" fails to see how
one could say that II sail today" Is in
the future tense. II sail tomorrow"
implies the future. The latter ex-
preston is commonly used for the
future. Have" is correct in She Is
one of the pupils who have made 100"
Evening star., 1937-04-15
Natures Children
Mississippi Catfish (Ameiurus).

in live-boX and the bats reset Tug
boats come along with large boxes,
well iced. The fish is later transferred
to cars and shipped to cities nearby,
where there is a steady demand for
catfish.
There are many who refuse to touch
catfish. There are others who declare
that the flesh is tender, firm and de-
licious. 1t is nutritious and of excel
lent quality.
There is one quality about the cat
fish we find in the small streams and
ponds-the devotion of the parents to
their black babies. Walk along the
edge Of some favorite pond where the
catfish is known to visit. Look we'll at
the tiny holes along the edge of the
stream. Give the earth several hard
blows with your foot or q stick. The
catfish babies swarm out. Their parent,
father or mother (it Is claimed by
many it is the father, is followed by
his frightened little group. When dan
ger seems to be over, the babies 20
back to their little cells in the black
soil.
Evening star., 1937-04-15
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
Blue Moon.

Nothing is little indeed; never Is
long time, and once in a blue moon
Is a common phrase cannoting un-
common occurrence.
Here is an expression which has
all the earmarks Of modern or COM
paratively modern idiom. This is
not to say that modern idiom has
any peculiar earmarks except pos
sibly those to which we are sensi-
tive in an intuitive reaction. In this
significance, "once in a blue moon"
Is rooted to our everyday language
and springs readily to the lips on
appropriate occasions.
This has been the case for at least
400 years. One of the earliest ap-
pearances, If not its first, is in the
work, "Rede Me and Be Not Wrothe, t"
by Roy and Barlow, published in 1928.
The allusion is to the conception
OF rarity of a blue moon"
Copyright, 1872
Evening star., 1937-04-15

might not be seen. "You have q lot
OF confidence in Sport, haven't you?'
said he.
To this Sports master promptly
agreed. There isn't a better Bird
Dog in the State" he declared, "and
he is especially good on Woodcock.
II there is a Woodcock anywhere
about this vicinity Sport will find
it. When he found that one bird a
little While ago 1 was sure we would
find the nest right there, but there
wasn't one. We would have found
the eggs if there had been any. Do
you know what I think?"
What do you Think" asked Farmer
Browns Boy.
Il think it is little too early in
the season." was the prompt reply.
Il know the Woodcock is an early
nesting bird, but 1 think it is a little
too early now. If we didn't have
Sport along I would think that we
might have overlooked the nest. OF
course, he couldn't find the nest un-
less one of the birds was on it, so
there is just a chance that there is
a nest here and the birds have not
yet begun sitting. We can try it
again week from now. You can
bank on Sport to find a Woodcock
II there is one around. He has a
great nose, that Dog has"
"Supposing the Woodcock didn't
want to be smelled," said Farmer
Browns Boy.
The other laughed We'll, Just
supposing the bird didn't want to be
smelled-what could he or she do
about it?" said he.
Il wonder" replied Farmer Browns
Boy. Il read somewhere that female
on the nest can withhold her scent
50 that a Dog cannot smell her, even
when close to her"
"Poohl don't believe that!" ex-
claimed the other. I'D like to see
the bird that could keep Sport from
smelling her If he were within SMELL
Ing distance. I guess that's just
story. Don't you?"
Farmer Browns Boy turned his
head quickly, that his sudden grin
might not be seen. Il don't know
whether 1t is just a story or not"
said he. Perhaps it's true, and that
Is why Sport hasn't found Mrs. Long
bill on her nest" He glanced down
at their feet at what looked like a
pair OF black buttons lying on the
leaves. He had seen them when he
had first reached that little clump
OF brches. He had seen them and
recognized them for what they were,
q pair of eyes, and, knowing what
to look for, he had at once traced
the outline of Mrs. Longbill as she
lay there, motionless, difficult for
even his trained eyes to separate from
the surrounding leaves.
HUH" exclaimed the other. "You
don't know Sport. I certainly would
like to see bird that could fool
him that way. What are you grim
ming at?"
You sure do put a lot of faith in
Sport, don't you? Well, let's 90 over
to the other side of the swamp and
have another look around there, Just
on the chance that we missed some
places" replied Farmer Browns Boy
and moved forward to lead the way.
Evening star., 1937-04-15
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS,
The. secret of another must
Be kept at all times as trust.
Farmer Browns Boy,

TARMER BROWNS BOY, a
r. friend of his and the latter's
Dog stood beside a clump Of
small birches on small, dry
mound, In the little swamp through
which runs Laughing Brook on its way
to the Smiling Pool
I'm disappointed" said the Dogs
master. Yes, sir, I'm disappointed.
! was sure that we would find
Woodcock on her nest somewhere in
this swamp, but there isn't one, or
Sport would have found it," Sport
was the name of the Dog.
There was a smile on the freckled
face Of Farmer Browns Boy, but his
head was turned so that the smile
Evening star., 1937-04-15
Bedtime Stories
Farmer Browns Boy Keeps a Secret.

Sport was sent ahead and his mas
ter followed Not feather of Mrs.
Longbill had moved. Farmer Browns
Boy looked back over his shoulder to
see If she would move after they had
left. She didn't, and he chuckled.
1t was an inside silent chuckle. Your
secret is safe with me, Mrs. Long
BILL" said he to himself. II take
my hat off to you. You were almost
stepped on, yet you never gave your
self away. And I won't give you away
now"
Evening star., 1937-04-15
BUSY CORNER SAFE

Los Angeles Intersection Free of
Fatalities ~ Years.
LOS ANGELES (P).-At the traffic
intersection which Los Angeles claims
Is the busiest in the world there hasn't
been fatal accident in seven and a
half years.
Robert L. Burns, president of the
City Council, estimates that 200, 0,000,-
600 automobiles and 100000 people
have passed the intersection of Will
shire boulevard and Western avenue
in that period, without fatality.
Evening star., 1937-04-15
Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on Enelish.
By JOS. ]. FRISCH.
W. Y. F.-Pell-mell means devoid

w. Y. F.-Pell-mell means devoid
OF order or method; In q confused or
promiscuous manner or way. Hence
pell-mell is not properly used OF one
person. A crowd rushes pell nell
through the streets, but not an indi-
vidual. Notice that pell-mell is hyph-
enated.
Send a self-addressed, stamped en-
velope to jolly Polly for the leaf1et,
Business English"
Evening star., 1937-04-15
POLICE ASK SOUND CAR
Los Angeles Commission Wants
Loudspeakers for Traffic

Loudspeakers for TRAFFIC.
LOS ANGELES CP-The averav.
motorist is of the opinion that trafic
policemen have voices sufficiently loud
enough to direct attention 10 4 trafic
violation-but not the Los Angeles
Police Commission.
The commission has requested
Mayor Frank Shaw to provide funds
Tor the purchase of two police cars
especially equipped with loud
speakers.
The plan is for traffic officers
while cruising about, to caution oper-
ators of automobiles to drive more
carefully.
Evening star., 1937-04-15

. HE catfish family is large one
There are about 100 recognized
genera and about 1000 species
4 Most of them prefer the fresh
water and love the rivers where the
water is not so cold. Some are known
in South America and even Africa.
In the United States and Mexico
there are some "a species. Only II of
them have any commercial Importance
OF the 80 species in the fresh water
in the United States are to be found
only in the Atlantic, Mississippi VAL
ley and Gulf States. There is no spe-
cies Of catfish that is native to the
fresh waters of the Pacific Coast of
Evening star., 1937-04-15
Italians Play tn Numbers.

People are lottery minded every
where and play the numbers by hunch
and chance. In Italy, no pious person
dreams Of the Madonna without rush.
ing out at once to play her numbers,
6, 8 and Is,
Evening star., 1937-04-15

Right Word
BY W. CURTIS NICHOLSON.

BY w. CURTIS NICHOLSON.
THE following postal card has been
received from Irene Polan Of Null
lins, S. c.:
To culminate very heated con-
troversy over English grammar, would
you please publish the correct forms
OF the following sentences. / main
tain that the plural form Is correct.
My opponent stands for the singular
form. The sentences:
q. The audience ds, are) restless.
q. The family Gs, are) not at
home.
Also, write a short explanation Of
the word jury Is this sentence cor
rect: She is one of the pupils who
Evening star., 1937-04-15
French 1ndo-C China Big Area.

French Indo-China, in Southeast
ern Asia, with China on the north,
Siam on the west and the Gulf Of
Tonkin and the South China Sea on
the east and south, is as large as
Texas.
Evening star., 1937-04-15

BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
THE catfish is a hideous beast.
A bottom feeder that doth feast
Upon unholy bait.
He's no addition to your meal.
He S rather richer than the eel,
And ranker than the skate"
Evening star., 1937-04-15
Genuine Southern cooking fine start for any meal

Watch your husband when you set before
him an inviting plateful of Phillips Deli
cious Soup-with its tantalizing aroma of
genuine Southern cooking! One sniff and
he'll be hungry for taste One taste-and
he'll pay you compliments!
Delicious soups! Made with luscious
red tomatoes, crisp white celery, firm green
beans, golden sweet potatoes-picked sun
ny-ripe, cooked garden-fresh! Blended and
seasoned and simmered with what we
Evening star., 1937-04-15

Southerners cali '1ovin' cookin'." 1" Anc
you get it-at its down-in-Dixie best-ir
Phillips Delicious Soups.
Remember, Phillips Delicious Soups are
condensed to double-richness, giving
you twice the quantity when you adc
milk or water.
Ask your grocer for Phillips Deliciou.
today! Serve it tonight! For every meal i.
better meal when you start it witt
Phillips Delicious Soup.