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Evening star., 1937-12-18

room dances. Sophocles Papas, also
OF Washington, played the guitar. And
the Shoreham Orchestra swung for
dancing
Lee Everett, the "Old Timer" of the
National Broadcasting Co., announced
the show at the Shoreham, and
through the courtesy of the Hamilton
Hotel, Miss Virginia Lee, who sings
at that hotels Rainbow Room, ap-
peared at the Shoreham to sing
Remember Me-
Campaign Continues.
In the meantime, the campaign goes
on. Federal employees in every branch
Of the Government are filling their
bureau collection centers to overflow
ing, it was said today by Thomas E.
Burke, Federal co-ordinator. and are
having dancing parties where guests
are asked to bring contributions for
the poor every night next week.
Members of the House have formed
themselves into a volunteer committee
soliciting funds from members of the
House and employees Of the Capitol
and House Office buildings to provide
baskets Of groceries for needy poor
in cooperation with the campaign.
These members. cooperating with Mr.
Burke, are: Representative Allen of
Pennsylvania, chairman; Representa-
tive Voorhies of California, and Rep
resentative Caroline O'Day of New
York.
Members of this committee ex-
planned today that they hope to COL
lect about 50 more from each Office
in the Office buildings. This money
will be used to purchase groceries
which will be distributed by the
Metropolitan police at their seven
teenth annual Christmas party, al
lied with the campaign to be held on
Christmas Eve. Working night and
day at headquarters at the National
Guard Armory, Sixth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, they are
collecting food, clothing, toys, and
cash for the poor.
According to Capt. Joseph c. Nor
gan, in charge, cash collections are
far behind other years at this point
OF the campaign. Lists made by po-
licemen all over the city and cleared
by the Council OF Social Agencies are
growing longer daily and it is hoped
that donations of food or cash will
make it possible to give q Christmas
basket to everyone In need.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
MORMON LEADERS
FEAR WORLD WAR
international Explosion Is
Threatened, Authorities Say
in Christmas Message.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 18.-Gen-
eral authorities of the Latter Day
Saints Church in their Christmas
message today saw in troubled
world the threat of an international
explosion that would drive peace
from the midst of mankind"
Civilized nations are sitting on a
mountain of explosives, accumulated
in defiance of Christ's teachings. 4"
wrote President Heber j. Grant, J..
Reuben Clark, jr., and David O.
Mckay, first and second counselors in
the church's first presidency, in the
message published in the Deseret
News.
The world and the Nation in which
dissatisfaction with existing social
and political conditions is becoming
more and more manifest" need q
beacon light to guide them" they
said. The light is "He Whose birth
the Christian world is celebrating this
Yuletide"
"Mistrust and misunderstanding be-
tween capital and labor continually
bring distress and destruction of
property" they wrote. THE liquor
evil is still an unsolved problem. Wars
for expansion in which the innocent
are mutilated and killed are carried
on today as in the days of barbarism.
Arbitration as means of settling in
ternational questions is even now
stified by outbursts of ancient brute
force.
THE question of taxation, the pro-
duction and proper distribution of the
products of the soil and of the factory
are perplexing the wisest minds"
President Grant and his counselors
commended faithful Latter Day
Saints for their manifestations of de-
votion to Christ's principles and
praised their members for the church
security plan.
I'm response to the appeal of the
leaders of the church, 22l ,gional
and State storehouses have beel .stab-
lished in which are stored thousands
of pounds of foodstuffs, articles of
clothing, bedding, ETC.. ready for
proper distribution" they said.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
FARLEY TO KEEP SANTA
IN JOB FOUR MORE YEARS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Oscar L. Phillips, who plays the
role OF Saint Nick at Santa Claus,
Ind, every Christmas, got a present
himself today from Postmaster Gen.
eral Farley. He was appointed post
master Of Santa Claus for another
four years.
Few letters are mailed at Santa
Claus during II months Of the year,
but each December Postmaster Phil
lipps dispatches between $4,000 and
$50,000 worth of mail.
The bulk of it consists of letters
sent to children by their parents. BY
passing through Mr.. Phillips hands,
each letter receives Santa Claus
postmark.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
D. c. MAN, 79, Dies.
TRAFFIC TOLL IS 90.
Auto Crash Is Tentatively
Blamed for Broken Hip
Found Later.

The ninety-ninth trafic fatality OF
the year was listed tentatively today
after the death in Providence Hos
pital last night of James Fogerty. 79
of l15l Fifth street NE. who was
struck by an automobile November IA.
At the time of the mishap, accord
ing to police report, Mr.. Fogerty
was taken to Emergency Hospital and
released after an examination as un-
injured.
On November 10, however, he was
removed from his home to Providence
Hospital, where he was found to have
a broken hip, supposedly received
in the accident.
The accident occurred at Twelfth
and G streets NV. and involved IN
automobile operated by Joseph Guidi,
20, of 1908 M street NV, police said.
The coroner will investigate to de-
termine definitely the cause Of death.
SO Killed Last Year.
At this time last year 80 persons
had keen killed in traffic here.
In crashes during the past "A hours
in the metropolitan area IL persons
were injured, two Of them seriously.
Miss Elma Williams, 10, of 4l6
Luray place NV, is in serious con-
dition at Emergency Hospital with Sc
we're head injuries, perhaps frac-
tured skull. She was injured early
today when a machine in which she
was passenger, said by police to
have been operated by Eugene Greeson
%, living at the Y. M. c. A., struck
telephone pole at Bradley lane and
Connecticut avenue NV. Mr.. Greesor
was cut about the face and head.
John Pflugar, 10, of Chillum, Md.
also received severe head injuries and
possibly a skull fracture when he was
struck on Queens Chapel road, near
the Mount Rainier High School, by
an automobile driven, according to
police, by Edward B. Rutledge, A., oil
2124 p street NV He was taken to
Silbley Hospital.
Fog Blamed for Crash.
Fog was believed to be the cause OF
an accident at Comus, Md, last night
when a car operated by Edward Max.
well, 46, of Comus, collided head-on
with one driven by Easten Carrico, q,
of 3238 Thirteenth street NV, in.
juring seven persons.
Mr.. Maxwell received q fractured
ankle and severe cuts and bruises;
Mrs. Ella r. King, 68, Clarksburg, suf-
fered broken ankle, and Howard
Sellers, %, Charles Town, w. Va, wa.
cut on the shoulder and bruised. They
were in the Maxwell car, according to
police, as were Edward Maxwell, jr.:
Mrs. Maxwell, ST., and Miss Virginia
Maxwell, who escaped with minor in
juries.
Miss Virginia Carrico received Sc.
we're. cuts and bruises on the head and
body and was admitted to the Fred.
erick, Md, hospital, where the Others
were taken.
The other accident victims were
Mrs. Mathilda Dreitzler, IS, of 1921
Sheridan street NV, who received
bruises and brush burns when knocked
down at Rittenhouse street and
| Georgia avenue NV, and sylyis
Phillips, "a. of 2o3s Eighteenth street
NV, hurt when struck at Calvert
street and Connecticut avenue NV
Evening star., 1937-12-18
BOY, 9, TO SEE FATHER

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1S (P).-Samuel
Coury is looking forward to his chap
piest Christmas" with q son he never
has seen.
The boy, 9-year-old Walter Coury,
was born after the father left his ma
tive Syria. Walter and an older
brother, Joseph, are making the 5000
mile trip to Pittsburgh together. Their
mother Is dead.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
SCOUT TROOPS FORMED

The Bradbury Heights Citizens As
sociation will sponsor the Boy and Girl
Scout troops now beng organized in
Bradbury Heights, President Henry w.
Austin announced after an Executive
Committee meeting last night in his
home
Enough boys and girls are joining
to form the troops, he said, and the
boys Scoutmaster is being chosen. No
leader for the Girl Scouts has been
found yet.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
Bus Sleepers Speed.

New sleeper buses which span the
Syrian Desert from Damascus to
Baghdad are not only speedy, but also
aforementioned and sand-proof. They
cover the 600 miles in Is hours. Three
inches of insulation In the walls pro-
tect against changes In temperature
which range from zero to 145 degrees
above. The stainless walls are also
sealed against the whirling sand.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
An 0lde Verse.

The modern mother who is trying
to teach her children the hand-wash-
ing-before-meals habit may be inter-
ested in the following little verse which
first appeared in the year 1859:
Lake thyme hands be wasshe clene,
That no fylthe on thy nayles be sene,
Take thou no mete tylle grace be seyde
And tylle thou see ale thyng arrayede."
Evening star., 1937-12-18
Mar, Hikes 40 Miles
To Procure Help
For Family, Dies
Var Veteran Expires
After Reaching To,Un
and Sending Aid.

r'sBy the Associated Press.
80 WENATCHEE, Wash, Dec. 1s.-
Ernest johnson, 46-year-old veteran
of four major World War battles, died
to send help to his starving wife and
four children.
80" johnson, emaciated, hiked 20 miles
from hi3 undeveloped ranch in the
rugged hills around Lake Wenatchee
TO appeal for aid. The trip. requiring
" 48 hours, was too much; he died half
an hour after he arrived yesterday.
'Als Sheriff Tom Cannon said the i'm
.poverished johnson family had existed
,-on potato soup the past week and had
,.r only one potato left when he reached
!, the ranch. He brought the Johnsons
;. here and fed them.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
A. T. & T. OFFICIAL DIES
r. A. Stevenson Was Director of
Long Lines Department.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (R.-Frederick
A. Stevenson, retired assistant vice
president Of the American Telephone
& Telegraph Co. and former director
of its long lines department, died yes
terday at the age of TO.
In 1893, he became Chicago dis
trct superintendent. In 191s-l9, when
wire services were administered by
the Government, he was director of
long distance operations.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
Holiday Costumes.

Festivals at Christmas and other
holidays, the Polish peasants ancient
costumes and folklore traditions call
for the wearing Of some unusual old
costumes retained through many years.
At the end OF harvest the tenants pre-
sent the owner of their lands with
baskets and flowers and corn. and the
dances performed in his presence are
\ quaint and colortW display.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
MAE WEST RADIO
SK|T |RKSSTUD|OS
Picture May Be Held Up
With Protests CrystaIIizing
in Decency Crusade.

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 18 (N.AN.A.)
Following receipt by the National
Broadcasting Co. of protests from all
parts of the Nation against Mae
Vests broadcast Of last Sunday, in
which Edgar Bergen and his Charlie
Mccarthy dummy and Don Ameche
were also entangled, the following de-
shipments appeared to be rapidly
crystallizing:
I. A Legion of Decency crusade
against radio Suggestiveness, similar
in scope and purpose to the effective
campaign brought against the motion
picture industry early in 1894.
2. Closer surveillance by motion
picture producers over air activities
Of their stars, with special depart
ments set up in each studio to ap-
prove material used by all participants
on each air program.
8. Possible postponement Of release
date for Miss Vests new picture,
already completed and listed for early
January showing, until public indigna-
ton cools.
While Emanuel Cohen, producer of
Miss Vests new picture, Every
Days Holiday" was said to be de-
batting advisability OF adjourning its
release date until turmoil over the
broadcast shows signs of abatement,
all other Hollywood producers were
taking steps to insure the box Office
standing of their players against fur
ther questionable program participa-
ton.
To prevent chances of a repetition
the studios, it was declared, will de-
mand opportunity to inspect finished
scripts in which their players appear,
even in the most minor roles, at least
"A hours before the program goes on
the air.
In addition, an official representa-
tive of the producer would be assigned
to all final rehearsals. His decision
on questionable material would be re-
spected, at least as far as the partici-
patton OF the screen player was con-
cerned
1t was Miss Vests invasion of pic
lures in 1888 and her salty produc-
tionS of "She Done Him Wrong" and
I'm No Angel that focused the at
tention of moral crusaders on the
screen year later.
The Joseph l. Breen morals code
department of the Hays organization
was then set up as conciliatory ma
neuver to avert the general boycott
called by the Legion of Decency.
While the text Of Miss Vests sub
sequent pictures were lifted somewhat
In moral tone, her insinuating inf1ec-
tions have remained to torture CEN
sors.
tCopyrisht. 1887. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance Inc.)
Protest Filed Here.
By the Associated Press.
Representative O'Toole, Democrat, |
of New York filed a protest yesterday
with the Communications Commission
against what he described as filthy
and indecent radio program in which
Mae West was featured as the guest !
star last Sunday night.
In letter to T. J. Slowie, secretary
OF the commission, Representative
OToole said 1T is my intention to
force congressional action on this
matter.
THE radio, entering as it does into
the homes of millions of our citizens.
must at all costs give clean, decent |
and high-class entertainment"
The skit about which Representative
O'Toole complained was based on the
Biblical story of Adam and Eve in the
Garden of Eden.
Evening star., 1937-12-18

WILLIAM J. MURRAY,A3d.
While bloodhounds searched
the area surrounding his
home, In May,Dood, N. J., this
4-yeGr-old 1DGS found in a
Ne1D York chiIdren's home.
He had boarded a bus alone
yesterday to 90 to New York
to see Santa Claus. A subway
guard took him to the home
1Dhen he entered a train alone.
Copyright, A. p. Wtrephoto.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
SANTA ADMIRER KILLED
Coping Stone Falls on Boy as He
CAGES Into Store Window.

CAGES Into Store Window.
DETROIT, Dec. 18 @.-David
Mayott, who would have been years
old Christmas day, was killed last
night when chunk of ice-laden
stone coping fell on him as he
pressed his face against store win
dow to gaze at q brilliant candy
Santa Claus
The boy was the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Mayott OF River Rouge.
Evening star., 1937-07-28

A mild laxative and
antacid that brings
quick, pleasant relief
from that miserable
feeling.
Evening star., 1937-07-28

These pleasant tablets help
stimulate the kidneys and
restore them to their normal
activity. Help to eliminate
bladder weakness.
Evening star., 1937-07-28

Protect your h a n d 8
while doing housework
or puttering around the
garden. These gloves
are good quality.
Evening star., 1937-07-28

Wind these dependable
clocks every eight days
they keep splendid time in
between. Black or green
combined with chrome-or
ivory with brass.
Evening star., 1937-03-27
YOUNG PEOPLES
SERVICE PLANNED
Takoma Park Presby-
terian Church to Be
Scene at $50.

Two Easter services will be held in
the Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church tomorrow morning, with ser
mons by the pastor. Rev. r. Paul
Schearrer. At $50 o'clock the service
will be designed primarily for young
people while the Easter festival serv-
ice will be held at II o'clock.
An Easter drama, "Magda," by
Ethel G.. Rockwell, will be presented
in the church hall at pm. The cast
is composed Of Dorothy Schearrer,
Emmy-Jane Hardin, Wallace Maga-
than, John Reed Scott, jr; Guy Good
man, Arthur Gould and Norman Gray.
Hugh NJ Smythe is director.
The young peoples groups will meet
.. Z o'clock and will have for their
leaders Ernest Harmon, Robert Cary,
Ann Bovard and Edward H. Widdi-
field. Miss Olwen Evans will address
the senior group.
The annual church dinner will be
held Thursday. The class of 1887 will
be guests of honor. The annual meet
ings Of church and congregation will
follow.
The ninth annual banquet of the
Young Peoples c. E. Society will be
held at the church Saturday. Harry
c. Byrd, president of Maryland Uni
versity, will be the guest speaker.
Evening star., 1937-03-27
Cantatas anb }DaQeantS

Hamline M. E. Church. eantata Christ the Victor"
7:45 pm.
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church. cantata Trial to
Triumph" J. Lincoln Hall. Elsie Yale. pm.; Christ the
Passover" Schling, II am.
Epworth M. E. Church. choral meditation. The Re-
dcemer." Dickinson. evening
Takoma Park Baptist Church. cantaa THE Risen
King. Schneider J: As pm.
Second Baptist Church, Gau. The Holy City" pm.
Petworth Baptist Church, cantata. The Lord of Life"
Judson pm.
Ninth Street Christian Church, pageant. THE Dawn
ing. Bayard Masonic Temple. 5:5l am canata. The
Resurrection" Manney. 745 pm.
First Brethren Church. cantata THE King Eternal"
Wilson. 7:45 pm.
ST. Paus Lutheran Church. pageant The Resurrection
Truth" Dr. Snyder. pm.
Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South. The Atone
ment." R. Deane Shure pm.
Wesley M. E. Church, Easter Mystery Play" Longe-
necker, pm.
Petworth M. E. Church. DRAMA THE Challenge of the
Cross" pm.
McKendree M. E. Church. c.ntat.. "Geth.emane to
Calvary II
Wc.tminter Presbyterian Church. cantata "Penitence.
Pardon and Peace" Maunder. 8 pm
Dumbaron Avenue M. E. Church. pageant Gross of
Light. Shannon. evening.
Methodist Episcopal Church South. Hyatsville, Md.
eantata, The Resurrection" Manney. pm.
Dousla. Memorial NJ E. Church. cantata. Nov /.
Christ Risen" Gilbert pm.
Evening star., 1937-03-27
FESTIVAL PLANS
SET AT CHURCH
3 Celebrations of Holy
Communion Listed at
Saint Marks.

The Easter festival will be observed
in st. Marks Episcopal Church, with
three celebrations Of the holy COM
munion, $50, 8 and II an, and by .
festival children's service at 4 o'clock.
Service Of evening prayer Is 1T 3 pm.
Rev. William r. Moody will preach
at IL o'clock and at the service OF
evening prayer He will be assisted at
the communion services by Rev. Clyde
Brown, diocesan missioner OF WASH
ington, and by Rev. William s.. Chase,
president Of the International Re-
form Federation.
A feature will be the exhibition of
missionary posters, the work Of the
children in the church school, which
will be held in connection with the
children's services in the afternoon.
The posters represent the slogan,
THE Cross Goes Round the World."
Prizes for the three best posters will
be awarded.
Winners in this contest will enter
the city-wide competition in the
Washington Diocese, winners Of which
will be announced at mass meeting
Of church school children, to be held
in Washington Cathedral on April IL.
Evening star., 1937-03-27

sion and other Government officials,
should be appointed by the Congress
for the purpose Of making a thorough
engineering and financial study Of the
matter Of subway construction and
operation in the District of Columbia"
This is the whole story of the at
titude of the Public Utilities Commis-
sion OF the District OF Columbia with
respect to the advisability OF con-
structing subways in the District at
this time. An interview with Riley
E. Elgen, chairman Of that commits
sion, discloses the fact that he believes
that subways for Washington are in
evitable In time. That may mean any,
where from is to 20 years hence, in
Mr.. Elgen's estimation.
Nationally known experts, Mr.. Elgen
points out, were engaged by the Utili-
ties Commission and the National Park
and Planning Commission to make an
intensive study Of transportation in
the District when rerouting was under
consideration. John Beeler, trans
portation expert from New York, made
a serious study OF all phases for the
commission, and Harold Bartholomew,
from st. Louis, made similar survey
for the Park and Planning Commits
sion Mr.. Bartholomew recommended
q tunnel under the Ellipse in Potomac
Park, from where the new Interior
Building Is located, to emerge some
where in the immediate vicinity of
the District Building. But this was
not subway, but more of an under
ground pass for this short distance.
Beeler, according to Mr.. Elgren, said
he did not think the time had arrived
when subway construction was nee
essary, a judgment based. however, On
the rerouting and rearrangement of
surface transportation.
Just exactly what the Beeler organi-
zation had to say with regard to Dis
trict subways may be of interest. At
the conclusion of his recommendation
he states: Subway lines or .bsurface
ways for the street car lines are fire.
quently mentioned in connection with
the Washington transit problem. This
Is a subject to be approached with
great caution. The operating, physical
and financial problems involved re-
quire an amount Of research work not
pertinent to q report of this nature.
"THE standard type Of subway con-
struction, as employed In New
York City. Brooklyn and Phil" delphia,
is especially designed and equipped
for . tremendous volume Of riders In
concentrated lines Of traflc. In fact,
Evening star., 1937-03-27
Hnttrh Brrthrrn

MEMORIAL UNITED BRETHREN
CHURCH-The Easter music to-
morrow will be under the direction Of
Horatio Rench with Lenore Mueller
organist, and will include the follow
ing numbers:
Organ prelude. Morning Mood" from
Peer Gynt Suite Gries
Anthem. "As 1t Began to Dawn" from
Christ the Victor Buck
Soloists. Mrs. Daugherty. Mrs. Howard,
William Hayghe.
Onertory. TN Paradisum" Dubois
Duet. by Gift Of Love" from the
Easter cantata., Victory Divine" Marks
Mrs. Daugherty Mr.. Rench.
Organ postlude, "Hallelujah Chorus"
from The Messiah h'----H Handel
Evening star., 1937-03-27

II it we're not for this method Of trans.
portation New York City, with its
dense population and peculiar physical
layout, would not be what it is. Brook
lyn and Philadelphia would be COM
PEELED to adhere to the elevated rail-
way, which is generally regarded as
unsatisfactory, especialry " those liv-
ing or doing business along its route.
The cost of a modern two-track
subway. exclusive of equipment, runs
from s4,OO0,O0o to 100000 per mile
Of route. In fact, the vast cost and the
consequent carrying charges are so
large that the public authorities have
generally assisted, in the past, in
building or partly financing such un-
dertakings The present tendency is
toward public ownership and rental OF
the facilities to an operating COM
pany.
"Subsurface ways adapted for fast
street car trunk line service through
the more congested areas is the plan
extensively employed in Boston, and
two or three car trains are operated
free from all street interference and
make almost as fast schedule as regu-
lar local subway service.
This plan has the advantage OF
operating the same equipment through
tunnels and over streets, without the
necessity of passengers changing from
surface to subway cars. After leaving
the tunnels the cars may fan out over
their respective routes on the surface
tracks"
When asked to describe possible
route that would seem to serve WASH
ington as a main subway line, Elgren
considered a tentative route would
probably run somewhere north Of Du-
pont Circle, down Connecticut avenue
and Seventeenth, to back Of the White
House and across the Ellipse, up
Pennsylvania avenue to the Capitol
and Union Station"
There would probably be feeders"
into that main line, Elgen thinks,
from Fourteenth street above Thomas
Circle. And to make it useful to sur
face lines" he concludes, they would
have to introduce the Columbia line
that now comes in New York avenue
onto the Fourteenth street line"
Evening star., 1937-03-27
First Brethren.

Rev. Homer A. Kent will preach at
IL o'clock tomorrow on ALIVE for
Evermore." A special decision service
will be held In connection with the
morning worship for the reception Of
new members from the Sunday School.
At 7:45 pm. special music. Baptism
will be administered at the close Of
the evening service The pastor will
leave following the Sunday services to
engage in revival meetings at the
Brethren Church at North Liberty,
Ind. The local pastorate will be cared
for In the absence Of the pastor by
Rev. T. G. Lyon.