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Evening star., 1938-01-26
RAY BOLCER DUE
:. IN CAPITAL TODAY
Dancing Star to Lead Pa.
rade Of FINLAND to City
for Birthday Balls.

With the scheduled arrival Of Ray
Bolger, dancing star, the Hollywood
parade into the District in connection
with the Presidents Birthday oele-
bration begins today and will con-
tinue through Friday.
The screen stars, to include Janet
Gaynor, Fredric and Mrs. March,
Louise Fazenda, Eleanor Powell, Joe
z. Brown. Ken Murray and others.
Meanwhile, it was announced that
all but few box seats have been
sold for the Presidents Birthday
Horse Show at Fort Myer February
l and 2, in which Mrs. Roosevelt
Is scheduled to ride.
Tickets are now on sale for the
special midnight shows to be pre-
sented at the local theaters. Mrs
Roosevelt and the screen stars are
scheduled to appear at each theater
putting on the special show.
j. F. T. O'Connor, chairman of the
gold plate breakfast at the Carleton
Hotel Sunday at 80 am, declared
today that enough reservations have
already been taken to the breakfast
to insure its success.
AT the same time, word was re.
celved from New York that Commis.
sioner George E. Allen has been
elected . vice president Of the Ma.
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis and that Robert Fleming
president of the Riggs Bank. wa.
CHOSEN a member Of the organiza.
tlons Finance Committee. Basil
oConnor, New York attorney, wa.
made president.
Both Mr.. O'Connor and Mr.. F1em.
ing are on the Board Of Trustees.
Evening star., 1938-01-26
zoo OFAM|L|ES FAIL
T0GET AID WEEKLY
Council! Committee Dis.
cusses More Appropria.
tions From Congress.

Informed that approximately 200
needy families are being turned away
every week by the Public Assistance
Division Of the Public Welfare Board.
the Family Committee Of the Council
OF Social Agencies yesterday discussed
ways and means Of persuading Con-
gress to appropriate more funds for
relief OF WaShington's needy.
Meeting at the Wv. C. A., go VOL
unteer and professional social workers
united in stressing "the meagerness
Of the relief appropriation as it now
exists and the necessity of obtaining
an increase II real suffering among
the poor is to be avoided this winter. u
The Rev. Lawrence j. Shehan, d.
rector Of the Catholic Charities, said
that from 40 to so Catholic families
are applying to that agency every day
and an almost equal number Of appli-
cations from Protestant families were
reported by William H. Savin, director
Of the Family Service Association.
The privately-supported family well
fare agencies asked the Community
Chest for an addition Of $4,000 for
Evening star., 1938-01-26
ARE SET
0NBfLLB0ARD BAN
Virginia House Finance
Committee Will Take TeS-
timony Next Tuesday.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 26-The bill
sponsored by eight members of the
House of Delegates restricting and re-
quiring license fees for the erection
of advertising signs along the public
highways, will be considerd at public
hearing before the House Finance
Committee next Thursday afternoon
at 4 pm.
Chairman Samuel D. Rodgers OF
Petersburg announced the hearing late
after placing the matter before the
full committee.
The bill, advocated by the Associated
Clubs for Roadside Identification. in
cluding the Garden Clubs and the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, would re-
quire licenses to do an outdoor ad-
vertising business as well as license
for each individual sign. The licenses
would be issued through the chairman
Of the State Highway Commission and
consent of an owner in writing would
be required for the erection of a sign
board on his property.
The lengthy bill contains number
Of specifications and exceptions.
Evening star., 1938-01-26
M MUTT T0.REVEAL
JAPANESE LEASES
Will Inform Roosevelt OF
Hemp Land Holdings in
Philippines.
BY JAMES T. WILLIAMS. sr.

~ ~'A"ADo - VsAAA1nVuS, STs
When the American high commis-
sioner to the Philippine Islands. Paul
V. McNutt, arrives In Washington
from Manila early next month he will
give President Roosevelt an eye
witness report on Japanese coloniza-
ton in the islands. In Davao l5O, 900
acres Of the best hemp land in the
Archipelago are said to be now oc-
cupied by some $4,000 japanese COL
oniSts.
How many of these holdings COM
ply with the Philippine laws governing
the land holdings of aliens will not be
known until Mr.. McNutt's report is
filed. It is believed, however, that his
investigation and report on this mat
ter have been prompted by President
Quezon Of the Philippine Common
wealth, who realizes the possible
menace to the future independence
Of the islands this alien colonization
constitutes.
Recommendations to BE Made.
How the Japanese got hold of all
this land in spite of the strict re-
Strictions on alien land holdings may
add another unsavory chapter to the
history Of japanese aggression in the
Far East. Just how many are the
dummy companies of which the nomi-
nal officials are Filipinos, but the
actual control Of which rests with
the Japanese, Commissioner McNutt
is expected to tell when he makes
his report to the President. He will
also have recommendations to make
as how best to restore these hemp
lands to the control OF Filipinos, that
their future development may be
emancipated from Japanese domina-
ton.
When, as and If the Philippine Is
lands are ultimately completely di-
vorced from any political relationship
with the United States their in
habitants would doubtless prefer to
have the best hemp lands in the is
lands restored to Philippine owner
ship even If the government has to
take them over and renumerate the
present Japanese owners.
Opportunity to Help.
Meantime, President Roosevelt's ap-
peal to the American people to give
81 100000 through the American Red
Cross for the relief OF Chinese VIC
Tins of Japan's undeclared warfare
will offer an opportunity to all Amer
leans to help suffering humanity on
the mainland Of Asia. It is hoped
that those who have already started
boycott of Japanese goods as we'll
as those who sympathize with such a
movement will give swiftly and gener-
ously. 1t is expected that most OF
the countries which were signatory to
the Briand-Kellogg pact, Japan ex-
cepted, will follow the example OF
the United States and the British
Commonwealth of Nations in going to
the relief Of the Chinese people in
their hour of need.
Although this appeal for aid to
China is said to be without precedent,
it is contended here that Japan has
no ground for objection. because she let
it be publicly known some time age
that she would look after her own war
victims in China and wished no out
side assistance.
tcopyrsht. 1888. by Chicago Daily News)
Evening star., 1938-01-26

bridge, which oflicials reported had de-
veloped \ perceptible sway down.
stream.
''Shoved on Foundations"
Roy Grogan, a photographer who
made his way to the base Of one Of
the abutments. said that the bridge
appeared to have been showed "as
much as Z inches" off its foundations.
Meanwhile the tremendous mass Of
Ice. blown off Lake Erie and over the
falls by strong southwest wind. was
meeting a counter force below the
threatened bridge.
Wind blowing up the narrow gorge
from Lake Ontario was exerting pres
sure in the opposite direction, so that
the ice mass was caught between two
forces
United States customs and immi-
grafton officers leaving the bridge after
1t had been closed to traffic reported
that it was making a ''rumbling and
crumbling sound"
Evening star., 1938-01-26
NEW" SCOTLAND
IS SEEN EMERGING
Robert Burns Anniversary
Speaker Notes Changes
for Country.

A return Of the Scottish people to
. Scotland devoid of industrial slav-
cry, vast private estates and racial
diherences was envisoned last night
BY John Fl. Ferguson, president of the
st. Andrews Society of Baltimore, be-
fore the annual Robert Burns ami
versary banquet of the Washington
Society at the Willard Hotel.
The romanticism of Sir Walter
Scott must be forgotten. The feeling
between 'highlapders' and 'lowlanders'
must be discarded. All economic slav-
cry must be abolished and a unified
Scottish nation. cognizant of its fine
traditions, uprooted by industrialism.
conquest and emigration, born again."
he told nearly 200 members of the
society marking with its 83d annual
dinner the 179th anniversary of Burns
birth.
Sees Dream Being Realized.
Mr.. Ferguson, who appeared rs
chief speaker at the banquet, said
present trends predicted realization
Of these dreams.
The talk was preceded by a dinner
featuring the traditional "Haggis"
0iverWurst-like loaf Incorporating
nearly all the edible portions of the
sheep and cow.
A welcome by Walter Davidson,
president of the local society, was
followed by toast to the President
OF the United States as the banquet
progressed.
A high light of the affair was
highland fling, executed by Myra Mae
Pittenger, 8, of 12l Carol avenue, Ia
koma Md, and Margaret Gurley,
13, Of 56l4 Kansas avenue NV. The
society's pipe major, James Garrioch.
played the lifting accompaniment to
the age-old dance on his bagpipes.
Legation Aide Speaks.
Ronald Macdonnell, third secre-
tary of the Canadian Legation and
another guest speaker. cited the close
link between Canada and Scotland
and stressed the important part
played by Scots in the development
OF the great North American Do
minion.
John c. Paterson, secretary of the
Baltimore society. gave a brief ad-
dress in praise of Burns.
The program was interspersed with
Scottish songs by Miss Helene Nc
Lachlen and Duncan c. Thomson, &C
companied by Frank Rafferty, from
Edinburgh.
The entire assembly linked arms at
the close Of the celebration to sing
Burns immortal Aud Lang Syne,"
written in 1888. and the company
parted with the words, "guid NIGHT an
JOY be wi ye a." on its lips.
Evening star., 1938-01-26
C.L. 0. EXPULSION
CRISIS DELAYED
A. F. |. Executive Council
to Decide on Policy
"Later."
By the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 26.-Jurisdic-
tional disputes and other affairs
occupied the American Federation Of
Labor's Executive Council today while
the question of future relations with
the Committee for Industrial Organ
ization was left for definition later in
its two-week session.
President William Green said the
question Of outright expulsion for
John L. Lewis United Mine Workers
and other c. I. o. unions whose
charters are suspended, had not yet
been considered.
An indication as to whether A. F.
Of L. officials considered prospects
bright for an early truce had been
expected in connection with the Penn
sylvania Federation of Labor's appeal
from an order that it purge itself of
c. l. o. affiliates.
The council deferred action on the
matter. however, after hearing a plea
from the Pennsylvanians that nothing
further be done until after the State
convention May 10.
Evening star., 1938-01-26

OF the civil liberties inquiry by the La
Toilette committee Of the Senate.
The resolutions were all referred to
special committee for action during
the convention.
Meanwhile, it was disclosed in an
auditors report that the U. M. w. had
lent $650,000 to the C. I. 0. between
June l and November 30, last year.
During the same period, it was
shown, S475, 900 was lent to the Steel
Workers Organizing Committee and
another $4,000 to the Textile Workers
Organizing Committee, both of which
are key organizing units OF the c. I. O.
A contribution Of $4,000 to Labor's s
Non-partisan League was reported.
In addition to its direct loan to the
c. I. O., the mine union paid $180, 900
IN per capita tax to the parent group.
The auditors report showed the mine
workers organization functioned at Z
deficit during the six months period,
with expenditures exceeding income
by more than 100000. Revenue in
this span amounted to 81 49,, ,426 662, as
compared to disbursements of $685.
531.13.
Largest single source OF income was
the per capita tax of the members,
totaling $l,285, ,778 80, while the c. I. o.
loan was the greatest single disburse-
ment.
AS reported yesterday, the U. M. w.
had 81, ,534 66803 on hand on Deem
Der l, an increase of surplus in the
year ending that date.
| As the miners turned today to pre-
liminary consideration of some 1900
resolutions prepared for submission,
the Gas, By-Product Coke and Chem
ical Workers, unit Of the U. M. W.,
was ending its first annual convention
at the Burlington Hotel.
In an address to this group yester-
day, Representative Maverick, Demo-
crat, of Texas said organized labol
today Is confronted with three great
tasks:
TO strive for unity. to fight for the
wages and hours bill and preserve
American constitutional liberties"
After an opening address by Chair
man John L. Lewis, the U. M. w. dele.
gates spent most OF yesterday listening
to reading of the officers report fol
the past year.
Salient features of the report were
recommendations that $4,000, ,000, ,00C
be appropriated for q low-cost hous-
ing program under supervision Of the
United States Housing Authority, $l,.
900 100000 for unemployment reliet
during the rest Of the present hsca
year and $4,000, ,ooo, 900 for relief pur.
poses in the next fiscal year.
Evening star., 1938-01-26
STORY OF STRUGGLE
ON BRIDGE DOUBTED
Woman Reports She Saw Colored
Man Hurl White One Over
Rail of Span.

In the absence of body. police to-
day were inclined to discredit the story
of woman who reported last evening
she had seen colored man hurl a
white man over the railing of bridge
on Pennsylvania avenue. near Twenty
seventh street NV, into Rock Greek.
About pm. the woman said, she
witnessed a struggle between the two
men and saw one Of them thrown off
the bridge just as the bus on which
she was passenger passed She tele-
phoned park police. who did not OBJ
tain her name or address.
The park police reported to the
metropolitan police, who sent two
squad cars to the scene. A search Of
the bridge and the ravine below failed
to reveal any signs Of violence Har-
Dor police dragged the comparatively
shallow stream for several hours with
out finding trace of the body"
A lookout was dispatched asking
physicians and hospitals to watch for
a man who might have been hurt in a
fall from a bridge" Efforts to locate
the woman were fruitless.
Evening star., 1938-01-26

relief this year, but when the Chest
tailed TO raise its quota It was forced
to refuse the request.
Mr.. savin cited close tie-up be.
tween the increase of crime IN Wash.
ington and the growing acuteness Of
the relief problem.
Theft Is the only alternative for
many families" he said.
Father Shehan pointed out Wash.
1ngton is second highest In the coun.
try in its percentage Of unemployed,
and that 1t is the only majo city that
gives no assistance to its unemployed
"employables.
Evening star., 1938-01-26
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the ice pressure was not at once de-
termined.
Electric Plant Stopped.
Ice and water rushed into a Cana.
dian hydroelectric plant. putting it
out of commission and forcing EN-.
ployes to flee.
The Falls View Bridge is 39-year.
old lacy steel network connecting
the United States and Canada. Ap.
proximately 1000 feet long and 1S(
feet high. it arches high above the
ice-covered lower gorge. but its abut.
ments were subject to the ice attack.
Experts examined the rapidly
mounting masses of ice at the abut.
ments to determine the stress being ex.
erted on the bridge.
The Ice piled up 100 feet at the
Evening star., 1938-01-26
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and file opinion about matters peril
nent to the labor movement.
Fully 200 Of the resolutions concern
themselves with the issue of autonomy
within the U. M. W., a majority Of
these demanding that locals be al
lowed to elect their own officers rather
than have them appointed by the ma
tional administration of the union
The issue, recurring one since the
Executive Board concentrated control
Of the organization in its own hands
In building up the union several years
ago. promises to furnish Warmest de-
bate of the present convention. In
previous years majority always has
voted down the autonomy bloc
Peace With A. F. of l.. Urged.
Balanced against Sizeable number
OF resolutions supporting the u M. w.
afiliation with the C. l. o. are several
suggesting more attention be paid to
the problems of the miners own in
dustry
Resumption of peace conferences
with the A. F. of L. is urged in some
half dozen resolutions with the sug-
gestion being made that the question
be put to referendum among all
members of bath factions
Several resolutions condemn William
Green, president of the A. F. of L. and
. member of the U. M. W., in harsh
terms; one blames Mr.. Lewis for block
ing an honest effort to heal the
breach.
In the hundreds Of other resolutions
were many urging labor's increased
political activity, the most popular
suaeestion being for formation of q
nati>nal Farmer-LAbor party in time
to cdnplete presidential ticket for
1910.
Several Condemnati0ns.
sevepal locals took occasion to con-
denim the Ford Motor Co. for its re-
sista(1ce to organizing efforts Of the
Unit)d Automobile Workers. another
G. j O. affiliate. The Daughters OF
the American Revolution, who de-
cid I'D to allow the miners to use their
Id ! for the present convention; Sena-
Il Holt, West Virginia Democrat and
rsonal foe of Mr.. Lewis. and Mayor
frank Hague of Jersey City, c. I. O.
opponent. all came In for disfavor ex-
pressed in various resolutions.
Many suggestions we're made for
liberalizatio Of the social security
law and several locals asked extension
Evening star., 1938-01-26
Outstanding Stage Names.

Washington has given the thea tri.
cal entertainment world some Of it,
outstanding "names"-Wilton Lackaye.
Billie Burke. Nat Wills. Ina Claire,
Ruth Chatterton, Helen Hayes. AL
Jolson. Kate Smith and Duke ElEng-
ton.
Evening star., 1938-01-26

FhEUEhlCh A. SMELL.
This 2-month-old boy, only
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dale F.
Smell, accidentally smothered
today in the lining room OF
his home at 5912 Ninth street
NV. Shortly thereafter Cor
oner A. Magruder Macdonald
issued a certificate OF dcci-
dental death. The mother,
Mrs. Jeanette Smell, "a, placed
the baby on a sofa 1Dhile she
prepared breakfast for her
husband, a Farm Security
Administration engineer. Re-
turning a te1o minutes later
she found the infant dead,
his face buried in a pilloU.
The Fire Rescue Squad made
a futile attempt to reUive the
baby.
Evening star., 1938-01-26

Czechoslovakia will pay $2,345 900
for 81 new locomotives
Evening star., 1938-01-26
Bananas Shipped to q. S.

Honduras shipped an average Of
nearly $4,000 punches Of bananas g
month to the United States last year.
Twin-City herald., 1938-07-16
COTTAGES AT sHAKoPPEE
LAKE so. SHORE

Furnished Cottage 16x32 which has
a large living room and kitchen, has oak
floors. Attic large enough for rooms,
stairway. Front screened in porch,
10x32, also back porch 12x16 screen
The last two weeks have witnessed
an abrupt about-face in the public's
thinking. The atmosphere clears, faces
are brighter. Confidence surges back;
ed in. One cottage unfinished l4xlo
needs some repairs, also wood shed
and urged the broadest unity and ac-
lOxl2 and out house.
All furnishings and cooking utensils.
Two stoves, ranges and heaters.
Directions-3H miles N. w. OF
Onamia. Take No u out 2 miles, then
take right hand road ~ miles to Al
bert Steinback's. Turn in at his farm
and 90 north 20 rods to lake.
3 lots 100 feet water front and 20(
feet deep. There are 100 large large
Hardwood and Pine shade trees on the
lots. $4,000.
J. T. Dunn
Onamia, Minnesota
en'l Delivery
Twin-City herald., 1938-07-16

P. S. Miss Doloris Schfueter's draw
ings will be new feature of the
Herald starting Next Week. Don't
miss next weeks issue.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-09
)OAK REBUILDING
STATES BALL. CLUB
Rising Sophs, Transfer Stu
dents and Holdovers
Make Bid for Team

State College, Raleigh, N. c., March
)-Charles Glen (Chick to you) DoaK
5 depending on rising sophon1ores
hree transfer students and half Of
asst years varsity players to lift the
:. c. State college baseball team out
Of the third place it occupied in last
7ear's Big Five race.
Larry Gittle Doc) Smith, catcher
md son of the one-time Pittsburgh
catcher who bore the same name ;
Iictor Holshouser, Highlander with
sizzling fast ball; Firstbaseman
~ader Harris and Shortstop Tommy
Kearns are the yearlings Mister
Charley banks on most as he goes
about building his 18th State college
team.
F'irstbaseman Bill (Silent) Mann,
5econdbaseman Bill FIoyle, Third
7aseman Johnny Miller, Jr., Left
fielder Bob Wicker, Captain Billy
Griffin and Charley Beam, who shar-
I'd the r.ghtfield spot last year
Catcher E d i little Buzzer)
2erlinski, Right-handers Allen Green,
Toe Steele and Connie Berry and
Southpaw Earl Holt are the holdovers
rom 1887.
The Tech baseballers open their
'ampaign here March 18th against
and Mary.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-09

as many things as possible during
their short school course?
1 realize that very few boys and
girls are really musical, and that
some may never be able to ever
whistle a tune, but 1 believe some
study of music will help to develop
their minds as surely as the study of
mathematics, or reading, will. AL
most everyone can learn to sing, and
1 hope the time will come when it will
be as much of disgrace to sing dis
cords as it is to mispronounce words
when reading in public.
In the years to come, our boys and
girls who learn to sing the correct
otes in choral club will get untold
pleasure out of being able to join
in the songs in church, in clubs. or
wherever they may get the chance to
sing. Even if they never learn to
sing, they can enjoy other peoples
music more, if they know a little
something about it.
Many people have been so happy
this school year that we are actually
making a start in trying to have
some music taught in our high
school 1t was such an "unheard Of
subject over there, that very few
children were even interested enough
to try to learn it. Therefore, to get
it started Mr.. Payne had to make it
compulsory for all freshman and
sophomore students to join the choral
clubs, and each child is to receive
one-half unit credited on their school
course each year that they take the
course, as 1 understand it.
Parents, do you believe that your
child can take any course that will
mean more to them in the years to
come? I do not believe that it is
possible for them to study any SUBJ
ject that they will remember longer
than music. Even if I. were not in
terested in music, I would not per-
NIT child of mine to walk out" on
any school project without some pun
ishment if for no better reason than
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-09

Though incubation was introduced
to the West from the Near East, by
an Englishwoman, and vaccination
was discovered by another English
man, the practice of prevention VI
smallpox-the first contagious dis
ease which man found he could pre-
vent-ibecame general throughout New
England long before it did in Eng
land because of Zabdiel Boylston,
who was born in Brookline, Mass, 259
years ago today.
When a smallpox epidemic broke
out in Boston, BoyQston, then the
towns leading physician, introduced
into the new world the system of in
Oculation which he had learned was
carried on in eastern countries. Eel
low physicians unanimously opposed
the infidel innovation and aroused
the town officials to enact an ordin-
ance prohibiting it. But Boylston
defied the law supported, 'surpris-
ingly, by Cotton Mather, who believ-
ed in witchcraft, and other clergy
men. Scared Bostonians placed their
faith in Boylston's new way of chas-
ing out the devils that plagued man,
and the death rate from smallpox
dropped away almost to nothing. OF
2S6 persons BoylstOn inoculated in
one group, only six died.
Thereafter medical practice brought
Boylston wealth, and his researches
made him the first American to gain
wide scientific recognition abroad.
His talents were not confined to
medicine and he was d notable natur-