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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-29
1O-YEAR LIMIT
TO Be FIXED
FOR PROJECTS
Federal and Local
Plans Included
BY EARL GOODWIN

A ten.year building program for
Federal and District government
buildings here, totalling $142,257,-
900, was made public today by
President Roosevelt.
The program is contained In q
report to him from a special COM
mittee headed by Secretary Of In
terror Ickes and including Senator
Elmer Thomas Of Oklahoma. Rep
resentative Ross Collins CD Of
Mississippi, Frederick A. Delano,
chairman of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
and Rear Admiral C. .. Peoples,
director of procurement.
PROGRAM DIVIDED
The program is divided into two
f1ve-year sections and includes
proposal for a 100000 stadium
at the east end Of East Capitol
Street, the suggestion that the Dis
trict Building be purchased by
the Federal Government, and that
a new 100000 building be
erected.
All in all. nearly $4,000, 900 in
District government buildings
alone. These include a $1,000, 900
Health Department building, q
new jail. half dozen new library
buildings, new armory for the
National Guard and adequate
training quarters, additional room
at Gallinger Hospital, additional
court buildings amounting to ST..
10000, a separate building for
Recorder Of Deeds and the Juven-
lie Court.
DELAY LOOMS
The local government buildings
and program were contained in q
report but were not specifically
recommended for immediate &C.
ton.
The 1O-year Federal building
program, divided into to five-year
takes" includes the demolition of
the old Post Office Building at
Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue Northwest, and divides
the possible payment for the en-
tire 1o-year project into possible
annual appropriations Of $4,000.
600 each. This plan, the commit
tee reports, could carry the pro-
gram until completion.
OUTSTANDING ITEMS
The outstanding items on the
first five-year program are:
New War Department building,
$10.815,OO0; Social Security Board
and Railroad Retirement Board
building, $11.525,OOO; connecting
project, White House, East Execu.
tive Avenue, and State Depart
ment building. 100000; new
Navy building, SIG, 10000 =,
Completion of proposed new
War Department administration
building SIS, 185, 900; new heating
plant, $4,5OO,OOO; widening indie
pendence Avenue and additions
to Smithsonian Institution, ST.
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-29

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-29
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Fair and cooler tonight; Saturday fair
with moderate temperatures IT. "Details
on Page 34O
Evening star., 1938-12-25

she was going to throw Saturday
night so she could show him off to her
friends. He got disguised. She was
treating him like flagpole sitter!
When he left her house he was through
with women for good. If girl really
loved fellow she would get jealous.
She wouldn't arrange a party over it.
He reached Trudy's house shortly
after nine in disillusioned frame of
mind. When Trudy came to the door
ne saw at a glance that she had read
the story too. Only she didn't have
four different newspapers. She only
had the Daily Recorder. But she knew.
NO" Trudy said. in hurt little
voice. please don't come in. don't
think we will keep our date tonight
But Trudy-"
Because you needn't think you
can break date with me to have one
with - with another woman. l wish
you would - would -"
Then, all of a sudden. Trudy was
Evening star., 1938-12-25
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

checking the health of these dolls.
For whatever adults do, children
must do in miniature. whether it be
flying the latest model Clipper ship,
excavating hole with steam shovel
or leaving for Chicago on a stream
lined train Incidentally, that stream
lined stuff was in Santas bag even
before the first locomotives came out
of the railroad shops. His toy builders
worked on their models from the same
drawings used by transportation en-
gineers, and the toys we're actually
held back until the real trains made
their appearance.
Today every scientific advance in
the principles of wind resistance IS
promptly reflected in toy airplanes,
boats, automobiles and trains. And
not only the accomplishments OF
science. but the very philosophy of it
makes itself felt in playland in equip
ment enabling children to conduct
hundreds of real experiments in chem
istry, physics, electricity, mineralogy.
microscopy, etc. Thus does the new
public interest in science show itself
in Santa's pack.
BY the same token Santa reflects the
Increased interest in the arts. Model
ing sets are nothing but response to
the urge to do artistic things. So i'm
portant are they that they are the
only playthings Gutzon Borglum gives
to his friends children. And if you
think that's far-fetched, remember
that Sally James Farnham. the re-
nowned sculptor, never dreamed OF
her latent genius until she got hold OF
TOY" modelling set while laid up in
hospital. She modelled her doctor, then
her nurse. And thus began new
career which could easily have begun
years sooner if Fate had led her to that
toy in her childhood.
Naturally. in Santa's pack you will
find the results of war as well as the in
fluence of peace 1t is not surprising to
see it swell somewhat with more mill
tary toys when war threatens. Neither
is it surprising to see that pack dwlndle
Evening star., 1938-12-25
PICKLE GUY
Continued from pogs eleven

trying to shut the door on him so he
wouldn't see her cry. A great big lump
came up in Ned's throat. He showed
the door open, and then he had her
tight in his arms She was jealous of
Ruby La Rue! She really loved him.
Il was an awful heel. Trudy," he
said hoarsely. Honest, if you will
just give me another chance, won't
ever do anything like that again. l
won't ever look at Ruby La Rue or
any other woman either"
She dabbed at her eyes with small
handkerchief. But - but how can
believe you?" Ned knew she wanted
to be convinced.
So right then Ned reached inside
his pocket and fumbled for the ring
he'd been carrying around so long,
waiting for a moment like this to
happen. "I'll show you how you can
believe me-" he said, with very
fierce. happy grin.
Ik> End
Evening star., 1938-12-25

they would sit by the fire in the high.
vaulted living room. And. maybe -
depending on how she reacted and IT
he could get up the courage - he
could tell her it was grand having her
there, he'd love to have her oftener.
why not?" she said. II think it
would be grand"
1t was hard to keep the eagerness
out of her voice So it wouldn't be
over in a few hours! She'd see him to-
morrow. They'd go out together on
Christmas day. They'd 60 to a restau-
rant where there was Christmas tree
and music. where they could be gay.
They'd have wine and talk over old
times. Maybe - well, it was pleasant
to dream like this. Even foolishly.
"It's date then" he said.
"A date" she agreed.
And so they danced around Brad
don's Christmas tree. dreaming. And
sometimes they bumped into people.
and giggled about it. And her cheek,
which touched his sometimes, was
very soft and smooth
Mr.. Gottschalk, the assistant mana
ger, came. frowning. up to MIR. Mosco-
witz, the second assistant manager.
"You see that fellow there?' he de-
manded. "Who is he?"
Mr.. Moscowitz peered nervously
Evening star., 1938-12-25

when prolonged hostilities enforce
bans on the use of rubber. metal. cam
phor and other raw materials being
diverted from play to lethal uses, as in
Japan right now 1t is natural enough
that dolls in Nazi and Fascist uniforms
should dominate the field in Germany
and Italy, yet these foreign trends
have no appreciable effect on US. True,
the closing of the port Of Hong Kong
almost left mark on Christmas cele-
brations below the Mason-Dixon Line
where fireworks are such an important
part of the festivities. But Santa. be-
ing shrewd, managed to get his normal
supply of Chinese hrecrackers out OF
the war-torn country in the nick OF
time - and the rest of the pyrotechnic
stuff is made for him in this country.
Naturally, war toys. which normally
represent only one per cent OF the
total, were at their peak here during
1918. Yet it is significant that with all
our interest in things military. we
managed to continue making enough
playthings not only to satisfy our own
children but to enable Santa to take
many shiploads to the refugee young
sters of Europe. And with all the in
crease in soldier sets, toy battleships
and Red Cross nurse dolls, we still had
time for the introduction of such
pacific playthings as the Kiddie Kar.
the Charlie Chaplin doll and the plush
monkey popularized by Irene Castle.
During those trying years toy max
ing virtually ceased in more than one
belligerent nation. But in the land
where Santa Claus has become natu-
rallied citizen toy manufacturing was
declared an essential industry by gov
ernmental decree.
For, thank God, Americans have
come to appreciate St. Nicholas and
all his works. In return he serves us
admirably by keeping his ear to the
ground in a valiant effort to satisfy his
constituents. So well does he succeed
that the moment new trend begins to
rustic in the public consciousness. it's
as good as Gin the bag"
Evening star., 1938-12-25
JUST ANOTHER DAY
Continued from pose ten

at the plump little man with the blond
mustache fading gray, who was
dancing. little indecorously. with the
woman from the books counter. MIR.
Moscowitz was always little nervous
with Mr.. Gottschalk.
why - er, know him, of course.
He's in - shoes. think. Why. MIR.
Gottschalk?"
Hes drunk" said MIR. Gottschalk.
scowling Drunk"
But. really. he couldn't be! It's
only half hour since closing"
Don't tell me I'm wrong. MIR.
Moscowitz! Please! know what I'm
talking about He bumped into me on
the floor and got whlff of his breath.
And do you know what he said to me:?'
"What, Mr.. Gottschalk?"
"He said. Hi, OIL boy!'"
MIR. Moscowitz looked shocked.
Yes! That's what he said. If it
weren't Christmas Eve, Id fire him
on the spot"
"Ah, yes. Christmas Eve -er-"
Il know" scowled MIR. Gottschalk.
makes man soft But can't take
such impertinence from the help. Tell
him to see me Monday. I'll tell him
a thing or two
The End
Evening star., 1938-12-25
SANTA FOLLOWS THE NEWS
Continued from poss nine

games took hold of the adult mind.
1t was no accident that bagatelle came
back with bang in the toy world
that same year.
In short, the factors which influence
living influence playthings. Child
health is on higher plane today than
it was fifty years ago, so Santa goes
strong on the active toys and games.
Families are smaller now than they
used to be; children have fewer BROTH
ers and sisters to play with; parents
have more diversions outside the home.
So Santa now brings toys that you can
enjoy by the hour rather than toys
you just look at and then tire of.
Building sets, mechanical sets, model
sets from which you make numerous
things; dolls that wet. dolls that drink
milk from nursing bottles. dolls whose
clothes come off to be washed in play
tubs. ironed with real electric irons or
remodeled on little sewing machines -
such things don't just happen; they
are here because Santa knows that
busy parents children need to be
occupied.
And. it might be added. want to be.
Children are no longer satisfied with
tailor made playthings exclusively
they like to have hand in making
some of their own things. When
young nephew of mine was asked
what he wanted for Christmas, he
specified typewriter. radio and
1.-The makings" Queried about this
last. it appeared that he meant the
materials and equipment with which
to make his own radio set. With bent
like that, who knows but what this
youngster will some day be an inn
portant radio engineer? And when
modern playthings lay such perma-
nent foundations, perhaps they deserve
a better name than toys"
Then, too. children are more sophis-
ticated. They listen to the radio, 60 to
the movies. devour the papers and get
around more The spread of the motor
car has done more than stock toy
counters with current models in minla
ture; it has allowed children to see
what other children have and what
the stores are offering and what adults
are doing outside their family circle.
had never fully appreciated what
a lasting impression adult activities
sometimes make on the child mind
until we visited friend one day who
was considerably upset by the fact
that her eight-year-old son was two
hours late coming home from school.
When he finally appeared it developed
that he had been over the neighbor-
hood with his toy stethoscope examin-
ing the dolls of his feminine classmates.
There had just been physical exami-
nation in school which convinced him
that no further time should be lost in
Evening star., 1938-12-25

vital mark on impressionable minds.
Likewise, J. Edgar Hoover and his
Federal Bureau of Investigation have
done far more than give hve-year
run to G Man outfits, fingerprlnt sets
and other tools of scientific crime de-
lection they have overthrown a
juvenile viewpoint dating back to
Robin Hood.
This changed attitude is explained
most clearly by story MIR. Hoover
told me. A friend went out into his
back yard to ascertain the cause Of a
violent commotion which had broken
out among the kids They had decided
to play G-Men and Bandits - and the
lads who were raising all the rumpus
had been elected for the bandit roles
over their loud objections that they
wanted to be G-Nlen.
In my youth, the kids who protested
were the ones who had to be the cops
in "cops and robbers
Truly, Santa's pack is influenced by
he headlines as we'll as the under
currents behind the news. 1t is obvious
that the effect on the doll counter OF
he Quintuplets. Shirley Temple.
Charlie Mccarthy and Deanna Durbln
IS no different from the earlier pop
{,larlty of Buster Brown and his dog
|rige, Foxy Grandpa and the everlast-
|ng Kewpies What may be less OBJ
vious is the immediate influence in
blayland OF such developments as the
hdvent of flaming youth" or the
spread of the Boy Scout movement.
|rhe first was Indicated by the splurge
bf Flapper dolls fifteen or sixteen years
bgo; the latter by the significant de-
velopment of more and better outdoor
blaythlngs which started soon after
he Scouts began to take hold in
Earnest.
Similarly. the gradual acceptance OF
IO3UCl lICOl lSS vi SoAioei ANSi'N Eaoy
vas responsible for totally new style
# toy which helps develop the child
both physically and mentally. Santa
vas so far ahead in this field that
hese playthings we're called "educa-
iohal'' only in whispers at first. but
hey soon were endorsed by child
authorities as Santa's most significant
contribution to the needs of the young
Check with your own recollection OF
! vents in recent years and you will see
low closely toys reflect the national
anne of mind. Just after the World
Var there was great surge of interest
the occult as consequence
here was rage for fortune-telllng
lmes in 1919. In 1929, you may re-
III, there was stock-market crash;
ere followed flood of banker and
EOkcr" games. real estate" games
Id others based on the speculative
Dtinct
In 1882 slot-machine and pin-ball
Evening star., 1938-09-12
Shoe>Hat>
Tie Rack
S lbs

. Generous Tie Rods
. ) Large Shoe Racks
OF course, there have
been racks of this type
before, but We have never
seen one as attractive and
a. neatly designed as
this de luxe model by
EDO. It Is fastened
easily to any size door,
becoming q closet in IT.
self. Takes scarcely any
space. Daintily finished
in Blue, Rose or Green.
Size 67x201z inches.
Msl and Phone Ordsrs
Prsmptiy Filled. CGN DIs.
tviet 400.
Nstisss . Fjysf Floor
Evening star., 1938-09-12
"PennieS>frOn>HeaVen" I

See These Luxurious Soft Knitted Rayon r
Revel in the comfy luxuriousness Of these deligh
Robes :. experience the f1ne-ftting lines ..
the attractive dullness of the fabric . and I
marvel at the inconsequential price. Soft, flower
shades Of aqua, French blue, bittersweet, wine
royal. Upper and WRAP-AROUND model.
SIZES IL to 20 and small, medium or large
Robes Third Floor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-10
Left-Eyedness Cause
 Of Left-Handedness
Local Optometris Quotes Authority on Occupational
 Disease-Expert Attention Required in Cases

is born with a chance to make good. Don't let anything interfere with that opportunity. All of us grown ups remember opportunities we have let go by. We also remember those opportunities that we have been de- prived of. We remember them with resentment of the conditions that deprived us. We don't want our children to be lacking in anything that will help them in later life. We want them to have every op- portunity to prove themselves as fit and proper persons, who will make proud, healthy citizens. You nave perhaps heard the story of Theodore Roosevelt. AS boy he was uear- sighted, but did not know it. He went through life, seeing indistinct- ly. He thought the trees really were blurred green shapes, and that the sky was blue with vague white or grey shapes of clouds. It was not until he received a gun for a pres ent that he realized that his eyes were not like those of his friends. He discovered that there were things in the world that they could see, but that he could not.
 Leadership
 Already there was in him the seed of leadership. He knew that life would be impossible if he could not be at least equal to his friends, so he told his father of his discovery. The parent immediately sent him to a specialist who corrected his sight with glasses. You know the result He became one of the greatest men of his time. If he had not discov- cred his handicap, he might have remained just another person; and the country would have lost one of its greatest executives. Your child may be going through the same ex- perience right now. He may be trying to find reason why he can- not catch the forward pass that seems so easy for the other fellow. He may not know the reason. Watch him. See if he holds a book too
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-10
PAGE FIFTEEN

quence, insurance rates for auto- mobiles have been reduced.
 But police believe this record can still be vastly improved, and cite early safety education in the home as one means of aiding that im- provement.
 Children should be taught to cross streets at crosswalks, and then only after looking carefully in both di- rections. They should never go into the street from behind parked cars.
 Children should be forbidden to play In the streets. They should be taught to follow the instruction of policemen. They should be taught to obey signal lights.
 They should be instructed that the pedestrian is equally responsi- ble with the automobile driver, that many tragedies could be averted if the pedestrian exercised sufficient care.
 The child who iS taught these sins pie rules and follows them will be . real safety factor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-10
Police Favor
 Early Advice To Youngsters
Death, Serious Injuries Avoided By Exercise of
 Caution in Daily Life

Even before children are old enough to go out to play by themselves the basic prin- ciples of traffic safety should be impressed on their minds, say Waterbury police author itieS. Children who have been taught the precepts of safety, and who follow them, will make for a happier and safer community.
 Police are doing all in their power to lower the city's accident rate; every possible means is being taken to prevent accidents and to educate drivers and pedestrians to the need lessness of many of the accidents which the city has each year. But safety must be taught to the pre- school child at home, by his parents.
 The success of the campaign against accidents by the Police Acci- dent Prevention Bureau during the past year and a half shows what great good can be accomplished by the work of such an agency. The number of accidents has been de- creased, many groWn-ups and chil- dren have been saved from death or injury, enforcement of traffic laws has grown stricter, and as conse-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-10
BY DIR. RENE W. MEssIER

Do you know that about one per- son out of twenty in the United States is left-handed? And that it is caused largely by left-eyedness? G. M. Gould in his work on Eye strain and Occupational Disease, says:
 "In reading. writing and the like, an habitual abnormal position of the head or the body may add enor- mously to the ocular injuries and eyestrain. Probably 6 per cent of children are left-handed, left-eyed- ness causing 1eft-handedness. The unconscious crime of trying to make a left-handed child right-handed, produces tragedy in the life. A pe- culiar axis of astigmatism or the writing posture, may so cramp the head and body to one side as to set up lateral spinal curvature and bring the child to deaths door be- cause of vomiting, denutrition and so forth. Lastly, to swell and con- plicate the horror, between 30 and 90 per cent of the school educated have lateral spinal curvature, which is largely ocular in origin"
 Your own chilGi's eyes may at this moment be in need of expert atten- tion. They may not, but would it not be better to be sure that they are all right? An ounce of pre- vention is worth 2 pound of cure. If you can be certain that your child s eyes are in as good condition as pos sible, then you can start caring for them, with the confident hope that they will continue to be unimpaired. There are so many things depend- ent on childs eyes. His whole fu- ture depends on them. Through them he gains 85 per cent of his knowledge, and controls 80 per cent of his actions.
 At tender age, just when a child is forming his impression, is it not tragic to think of those impressions becoming distorted, throwing the child's life out of focus? Your child
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-10
Common Sense Tips on Keeping Well''

1. Ventilate every room you occupy.
 2. Wear loose, porous cloth ing suited to season, weather, and occupation.
 3. If you are an indoor work CT, be sure to get recreation outdoors.
 4. Sleep in fresh air always in the open if you can.
 5. Hold a handkerchief be- fore your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeZe and in sist that others do so too.
 6. Always wash your hands before eating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-10

7. Do not overeat. This ap- plies especially to meats and eggs.
 8. Eat some hard and some bulky foods; some fruits.
 9. Eat slowly-chew thor Oughly.
 10. Drink sufficient water daily.
 II. Evac cua e thorough Iy, regularly.
 12. Stand, sit and walk erect.
 13. Do not allow poisons and infections to enter the body.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-10
CROSBY APPRAISED

Bing Crosby and the publicity de- partment at Paramount have made peace again. While Crosby was working in Doctor Rhythm." Con- zaga University conferred upon him a doctors degree. He loaned the sheepskin to the publicity depart ment and it was lost" It was finally found in the department safe where a stenographer had placed it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-10

IA. Keep the teeth, gums and tongue clean.
 15. Work, play, rest, and sleep in moderation.
 16. Keep serene. Worry is the foe of health. Cultivate the cOmpanionship of young fel- low men.
 F. Avoid self lf-drugging. Be- ware the plausible humbug of the patent medicine faker.
 IS. Have your doctor ex- anime you carefully once a year. Also consult your dentist at regular intervals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-10

near his eyes, or if he reads or writes in an awkward posture. If he does, he may have defective vision. It would be good thing to have his eyes examined anyhow; then you will know. You protect his teeth. Protect his eyes. Don't risk them. Teach him to take care of them. They may mean the diff ference between success or failure for him the rest of his life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-10
FILM PEDRO TRAMP

Many of the scenes in "The Joy of Living, new RKO Radio musi- cal aoffering were filmed at San Pedro harbor aboard a tramp steamer, which, in the picture is Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.'s unique pri- vate yacht. Irene Dunne is teamed with the male star.