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Evening star., 1938-12-21
Officials to Attend
lunqston Tree Rites

Administrator Nathan Straus of
the United States Housing Authority
and John Ihlder, executive officer of
the local Alley Dwelling Authority,
will be guests late this afternoon of
274 families of Langston Terrace at
Christmas tree lighting exercises to
be held on the plaza of the Langston
low-rent housing project at Ben
ming road and Twenty-f1rst street
NE.
Those invited to the celebration
include Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Canon Anson Phelps Stokes of the
Washington Cathedral and civic
leaders interested in housing prof.
ects.
Following brief talks and musi-
cal program. guests will be conducted
on a tour Of the apartments.
Evening star., 1938-12-21

The Atlantic storm has continued to
this morning a short distance south Of
Newfoundland with lowest pressure about
90 inches. Another disturbance Of mod
crate intensity is moving eastward over the
lower Lake region and the Middle Atlantic
States Knapp Creek, N. Y. 29.74 inches.
Plateaeu region Modena Utah. 90 "a
inches. and is low over the upper Mac
kenzie Valley. Fort Smith District of Mac
kenzie. 29.5O inches. Pressure is high
from Western Ontario south-southwest-
ward over the Southern Plains and the
Lower Missouri Valley. Sioux Lookout On
tario and Kansas City, Mo. 3O.3@ inches.
Pressure continues relatively high over
Florida. Tampe. 30.14 inches. During the
last "a hours there have been light SHOWS
in the Lake region rains in the Pacific
States and portins Of the Southern States.
and rains or SHOWS in the Plateau region.
Temperatures have risen in the Middle At
lantic and South Atlantic States. while
they have fallen over the Southern Plains
and the western and northern portions OF
the Province of Ontario
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Firemen Release Boy
Locked in Bathroom

Young Donald Sartorius was a bit
too diligent today when he tried to
insure privacy in his bath.
He locked himself into his second
floor bathroom at 1704 Allison
street NV. so thoroughly that it
took company of f1remen to get
him out again.
Donalds mother put in an emer-
gency call after Donald, who is al
most years old. tried to release
the bolts he had thrown,
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Jewe|ry Store Burglar
Taken as Police Enter
Same Hole in Window
Jonitor, on Floor Below,
Hears Glass Break,
Calls for Help

Attempted robbery of a jewelry
store at Tenth street and New York
avenue NV. was halted early today
by police who crawled after the
burglar through a hole he had
smashed in a plate glass display
window.
Police were summoned to the
jewelry store by George Black, COL
ored janitor, who heard the glass
crash from the furnace room OF the
building.
Officers George Weaver and o. D.
Rogers of the first precinct saw a
colored man standing near the cash
register of the store and crawled
through the broken window after
him. They captured the burglar
after chasing him to the rear of the
shop.
c. L. Bartholomew, owner, said
that as far as he could determine
nothing had been taken, though the
window display was disrupted and
several pieces of jewelry were on
the counter, apparently removed
from the show cases.
The burglar, whose hands were cut
slightly when he smashed the glass
with a rock, was held at the first
precinct for investigation. Police
found no valuables in his possession,
Purse Thief Captured,
Meanwhile. a traffic policeman
captured 21-year- purse thief
who knocked down and injured a
woman in his flight last night, and
detectives rounded up 20 more "sus-
picious characters" and robbery
suspects. Another purse-snatcher
escaped after beating and kicking
his woman victim.
Among the suspects being held for
investigation were former police
man and another man who fits the
general description of the long
sought "red-haired bandit" arrested
on Tip" they we're involved in the
recent looting of the home of Fritz
Melton, at 1880 Floral street NV.
where his mother and sister were
held captive for three hours by the
robbers.
Mrs. Mary Daugherty, 1s, of 1904
E street Sc, was recovering in
Gallinger Hospital from a head in
jury and shock suffered when she
was knocked down when the fleeing
purse-snatcher ran into her at Sew.
enth street and Market place NV.
The colored youth was running off
With a purse, containing approxi-
mately $18. seized from Miss Mar
tina M Stringfellow, 1888 Euclid
street NV. at Eighth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Policeman Tackles Youth.
Traffic Policeman Joseph Proctor
chased the youth and caught him
with a flying tackle a few blocks
away.
Rene Canupp, 1909 Nineteenth
street NV, was knocked down and
kicked by a colored man when she
resisted his attempt to seize her
purse as she parked her automobile
across the street from her home last
night. Her assailant escaped with
the purse, containing SIG.
Evening star., 1938-12-21

passion with Mrs. Woodward, who
had headed women's projects under
the Relief Administration before
w. P. A. She sought new projects
for women in addition to the ia
miliar canning and sewing jobs, and
in nine months had 407 900 working
at everything from pulling weeds out
Of golf courses to giving violin les
sons and beauty treatments.
Mrs. Woodward began her public
life In 1925 when she entered the
Mississippi Legislature, where her
husband, the late Albert Y. Wood
ward, formerly had served. She had
come to Washington first when her
father, william Sullivan, was q Sen.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
HeavyMidwest Snow
Gains Fears Of
Dust Bowl Threat
Six States Benefit
As Fall Ends Drought
Of Several Months
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LAMAR, Colo, Dec. 21.-Lons
overdue snowfalls which ranged ur
to 7 inches frightened the winter
crop outlook in the one-time dust
country and adjoining areas today
Winters welcome onslaught erased
visions of return of the vast pals
of wind-borne dust that snuffed out
winter wheat hopes in the South
western Dust Bowl in 1934-35.
The storms covered much of Col
orado, Kansas and Oklahoma and
parts of Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona.
Reception Follows Prayers.
In Arizona, where three months Of
drought had depleted seriously the
contents OF water reservoirs, two
days of rain and copiously fulfilled
prayers for moisture offered in Nor
mon churches Sunday.
Southern California, meanwhile
was finding relief today from a FIVE
day deluge that brought 1910 inches
of rain in the San Fernando suburb
of Los Angeles. Waters of the Los
Angeles River began to recede last
night after preparations had been
made to evacuate 500 persons from
homes in the Canoga Park section
Trees were uprooted by 15-minute
storm at Pasadena last night. Snow
ranged up to Is inches in the San
Bernardino mountains.
Kansas Gets Moisture.
Lamar, Colo, received inches
of snow yesterday. Three inches fell
at Springfield, in extreme South
eastern Colorado. Southwestern
Kansas was blanketed with heavy
wet SHOWS ranging from l to
inches. Seven inches fell in the
western end of the Oklahoma Pan
handle, and smaller amounts else
where in Northwestern Oklahoma
and in the Texas Panhandle.
I'm some places, this snow is all
that saved the fall wheat from dy-
ing" said Jack French, Prowers
County agricultural agent.
K. D. Blood. chief of the Federal
Department of Agriculture Bureau
OF Estimates in Oklahoma City, said
heavy enough precipitation would
aid In preventing wind erosion.
Additional snow and rain for parts
OF the Southwest were predicted fol
today.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
IVA. Inquiry Ends
With Committees
Funds Exhausted
Time Extension, More
Money to Be Asked
Of New Congress
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Public hearings in the congress
sional investigation of the T. v. A.
came to an end today more than
nine months after Congress author
lied the sweeping inquiry into the
vast administration project.
Failure of Edward G. M. Richard,
former T. v. A. forester, to appear
to testify, caused Senator Donahey,
Democrat, Of Ohio. to abandon a
scheduled final hearing Of the T. v.
A. Committee.
The chairman, with less than a
dozen persons present, including
only four Of the 10 Senate House
Committee members. ordered a re-
cess subject to call during the hon-
day season.
With the $5O,0OO provided for the
inquiry exhausted, members have
agreed to ask Congress for an ex-
tension of time and additional
funds to complete the inquiry. The
committee was to report January 3.
Senator Donahey told reporters
he had prepared a brief committee
report to Congress on that date.
Informed persons said this merely
would show the committee had
called certain witnesses and needed
more time and funds to complete
its work.
To Postpone Final Report.
Representative Jenkins, Republi-
can, of Ohio, T. v. A. critic and
committee members, said he be-
lieved the group would need an
additional $25,0O0 to finish its in
vestigations.
The committee is expected to
postpone its final report until the
Supreme Court decides a challenge
by private power companies of the
constitutionality Of the T. v. A. Act.
Many of the issues and arguments
heard by the committee about the
administrations "yardstick" for the
private power industry also were pre-
sented in the court case.
A Democratic committee member
said nearly all the subjects listed
by Congress for the investigation
had been thoroughly covered at
the hearings, but that three of the
Republican members Senator Davis
of Pennsylvania and Representatives
Wolverton, Republican, of New Jer-
sey. and jenkins. had asked the COM
mittee to call about 30 additional
witnesses.
Nothing Serious"
Senator -elect Mead. Democrat, of
New York, who is serving on the
committee as a House member, said
that evidence to date had failed to
develop anything serious" in the
way Of charges against T. w.
Senator Brown, Democrat, of New
Hampshire. administration supporter
who was defeated for reelection last
November, resigned today from the
committee.
The Senator indicated he would
return today to his Somersworth,
N. H.. home to practice law. Close
associates said he probably would
not accept an appointment to the
T. v. A. board even If the post were
offered him. Senator Brown had
been reported in Senate circles un-
der consideration for the place left
by Arthur E. Morgan's removal by
President Roosevelt.
Meanwhile Senator Pope, Demo-
crat, of Idaho, defeated for renomi-
nation. was reported under consid-
GRAFTON for the Morgan post.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Thoreuu's S Been Field
Site Is 'Desecruted'

BY the Associated Press.
CONCORD, Mass, Dec. 21.-Over
protests of several prominent resi-
dents, the Concord selectmen last
night granted permits for oil and
gas storage to John Dunn of Water
town, who would erect a filling sta
ton on the site of Henry D. Tho
reau's bean field"
Allen French, Concord writer and
historian, and Mrs Gladys Hosmer,
clubwoman, said the field, often
mentioned in the writer's books, was
being desecrated and threatened
to appeal their case to the town
meeting. .
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Sonto Visits Roll Shops

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 81 (P.-
Santa made an early visit today
to 300 workers of the West Albany
locomotive shops of the New York
Central Railroad.
John Parsons, superintendent of
the shops said the men were re-
called to work after six months
idleness, increasing the force to ap-
proximately 1,500 employees.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Washington College Aide

MECHANICSVILLE, Md, Dec. 81
R-The Rev. Franklin Lee Met
calf, rector of the All-Faith Parish
of MechanicSville, has been ap-
pointed to the Board of Visitors
and Governors of Washington Col'
lege at Chestertown. Md, by Gov.
Nice. DR.. Metcalf also is chaplain
at Charlotte Hall Military Academy.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Three franklin
D. RooseveIts in
White House

BY the Associated Press.
There are now three Frank
lin D. Roosevelts in the White
House.
The Presidents son, Frank
lin, jr., arrived at the Executive
Mansion yesterday for the
Christmas holidays, accompa-
MED by his wife and their s.
month-old son, Franklin, Sd.
Franklin, jr., is student at the
University Of Virginia Law
School.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
-Four in Family Slain
With Length Of Pipe;
Fifth Shot 10 Death
Bodies Are Discovered
When Woman Goes for
Aid to Open Station
BY the Associated Press.

oy tAC hSoOCloLSu IECScs
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 21.-Five
white persons. four of them mem
bers of one family. were found dead
today in dwelling and filling sta
ton on Bay street extension, about
a mile and half out of Savannah
on the main highway to South
Carolina.
Acting Coroner L. w. Williams
said j. S. Tillman, 35; his wife, Eliza.
"a; their two daughters, Ella, 8, and
Cora Pearl, 6, were beaten to death
in their beds by an assailant who
used a length of iron pipe.
The body of man identified as
Tom Chester, about 40, was found
in a filling station about 100 yards
from the Tillman home. Williams
said. He was killed by shotgun
blast.
The slayings were discovered by a
| Mrs. johnson, owner of the filling
station AS Acting Coroner Williams
reconstructed the story in a pre-
liminary investigation:
H'AA o. oOlllloOll NellG W UIlc SUdllOn
early today and was unable to get
In. She went to the home of a
neighbor for help and together they
went to the Tillman home to ask his
aid in opening the station. They
discovered the family dead. Tillman
and his wife in one bed and the two
children in another.
Williams said apparently all five
died sometime last night.
The length of pipe used in the
killing was found at the scene.
Chief of County Police w. F..
Chapman said the slayer swung the
pipe like a baseball bat. hitting his
victims apparently without aim
about the head and body.
Chief Chapman said that the fifth
victim apparently was shot to death
"tN cNyor I1, tho Ti1Iy,,o,
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Report for Last AZ Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest. 49, noon today. Year ago. AZ.
Lowest. "a. 6 am. today. Year ago, 36.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 96. on August 10.
Lowest IA. on November 81
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest. 73 per cent. at $50 am. today
Lowest 80 per cent, at 2:45 pm. yes
terday.
River Report.
Potomac River clear and Shenandoah
River little cloudy at Harpers Ferry Po-
toniac slightly muddy at Great Falls today.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-haf hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Error in Fight Scene

The fight in which Abe c. Hughes,
80, of 1108 L street NV. was stabbed
fatally Saturday night did not occur
at the house where he lived, as was
stated incorrectly in The Star Mon
day, but at another house in the
same block. The Star regrets the
error.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Weather Report

District Of CoumbiCoudy and colder tonight and tomorrow low
tonight % moderate northwest
north winds
Maryland virgnia-Pary tonight
West Virginia-Mcsty cloudy tonight tomorrow.
Evening star., 1938-12-21

FELLED BY THIEF Mrs.
Mary Daugherty, 18, of 1904 E
street Sc. Is recovering in
Gallinger Hospital from head
injury received last night when
she was knocked down by a
fleeing purse thief, who ran
into her as she was leaving
her work at a downtown de-
partment store.
Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Tide Tables.

The Sun and Moor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-06
Boys and Buffers

Youthful stamp collectors in Washing ton, D. C., believed that they could get lots of foreign stamps if they inquired at the various embassies They tried it in such numbers and so regularly that they got to be nuisance to the people who had to answer the doorbells.
 Buffers, however, possess hearts and human understanding. Instead of order ing the boys to stay away, the buffers evolved scheme to serve the boys and spare themselves extra work at the front door. They set definite time for call irg - Saturday mornings - and agreed to set boxes containing the weeks assort- ment of stamps in the front vestibules. The boys now rummage through the boxes without disturbing the occupants of the embassy, pick out any stamps they want, and go peacefully away. We sup pose it's matter of first come, first served. At any rate, no quarrels or riots have been reported.
 Here is an example of cooperation and compromise in matter which might have ended less happily for all concerned. It is trivial, perhaps, but instructive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-06
Mir. Blodgett Speaks

From former State Tax Commissioner William H. Blodgett, now States Attor- nev for Litchfeld County, comes an inquiry as to disposal of an average S6.OOO,O0 increase in the states annual revenue. MT. Blodgett brings up the point in view of the fact that various economies have been demanded and some nut into effect in the state departments in the last month This latter action was taken in an effort to end the fiscal year with a balanced budget. But MT. Blod- gett does not htink that added income, as much as $6,OO0,000 for each of the last three years, demands such economizing.
 Well, that's matter that probably never could be settled to everyone's satls- faction. Economies in government always satisfy lot of people, but they irk just as many more, particularly those who are hit the hardest by them. US the same with cutting salaries, which the governor of this state said he wasn't going to allow short time ago when economy became the watch-word. Ii the state economies it will do so by drop ping employees entirely and making such changes as will eliminate, perhaps, serv- ices performed by other employees.
 All of which isn't understood Dy those who suffer the most. No one likes to lose . iob The unfortunate part of It all IS that we allow our governments to become cluttered with duplicating and unneces- sary agencies and employees Most forms Of American government are over-manned This is the result, of course, of what we loosely refer to as politics. We are striv- ing to eliminate much of this by spreading civil service requirements over all branches of government, save some execu- tive and all judicial.
 ; MT. Blodgett's request that someone . show him why economies are needed with the state having more income today than 1t had in 1885 is an easy one to answer. ? Governments nearly always live up to or exceed their means. Why they don't, you read a lot about the experiment that such-and-such city or state is conduct ing. To keep government costs below income is, apparently, the unusual.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-06
NEW ROCHELLEs CELEBRATION
(NeW York Sum


 New Rochelle in Westchester county was settled two and a half centruies ago by Huguenots; some of it's pioneers came from La Rochelle. All of them possessed that devotion to principle which mark ed the long religious struggle in France, and all of them possessed the industry and gift for crafts manship which made their emigra- tion a grave loss to France, their immigration boon to every coun- try in which they found refuge.
 How vigorous their endowment of virtues was the effect they pro- duced in their new homes testifies othis day and they passed on to their descendants, the strength of character they had inherited from their ancestors. Under the fostering influence of religious freedom the full value of their contribution to the general welfare has been made manifest. The influence of the Huguenots on the life of the com- munities in which these fugitives found homes has been continuously potent. Men and women who for 250 years have borne the names of the early corners have contributed by example and y precept to the creation of well-conceiyed, soundly built institutions public and private. They rank high among the makers of America, and the celebration of their work is worthy acknowledg- ment Of the debt that is owed to them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-06

Grand Concourse, Fordham road, Pelham road and the Boston Post road to Bridgeport they covered 62 miles in time of two hours and 58 minutes. The Post road actually sav- ed five miles in distance but cost an additional hour of time. On the re- turn journey the reporters kept a record of traffic lights. Within New York city they had to make B stops for traffic lights Between New York city and Bridgeport they checked 108 more traffic lights on the Boston Post road or its extension. This helps to explain the difference in time.
 A journey which consists of start ing and stopping for traffic lights with an average of at least one stoE per mile for the whole 66 miles is g nerve-wracking journey. Travellers using the parkway system avoic practically all of the traffic lights It is now possible to travel from Norwalk to New Jersey either viz Washington bridge or the Holland Tunnel on what is practically a con- tinuous parkway system. The saving of time is fine, the improvement ir safety Is greatly to be desired, anc the increase in comfort and freedom from anxiety is not the least of the gains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-06
Unity at Gettysburg

Abraham Lincoln would have liked that reunion of Northern and Southern . veterans at Gettysburg, where he made the finest speech yet produced in America. AS President obliged by his of- ficial position to wage war against the South in order to preserve the union, he held no rancor, treated the people of both sides alike so far as he could, and at the end of the war urged mutual tolerance, forgiveness and cooperation. The recon struction period would have been shorter and fairer if he had lived to direct it, and the spiritual and sectional wounds left would have healed far more quickly
 At any rate it is all over now. The gathering at Gettysburg touches the heart of the nation, not only as a symbol
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-06
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ROAD TO FL DORADO
Christian Science Monitor)

Christian Science Monitor)
 American motorists who have just made the trip from one coast to the other and back report see- ing uncounted multitudes of their fellow countrymen going in both di- rections. Hitch-hikers galore, fam lilies and household goods packed in all sorts of battered motorcars, men riding on freight cars, on the tops of box cars were encountered going east. On the return trip just as many were encountered going west The main idea seemed to be to get across the country.
 So the throngs pass daily through cities and countryside, going north south, east, and west. Will they find what they seek at the end o1 the long road? Yet in the very quest, if 1t be a seeking for some thing better, may lie elements o1 satisfaction and reward. Steven son, at least, gives such travellers the benefit of the doubt:
 o unwearied feet. travelling ye
 know not Whither! Soon, soon, 1t seems 10 you, you must come forth
 on some conspicuous hilltop, and
 but little way further, against
 the setting sun, descry the spires
 of Fl Dorado. Little do ye know your own blessedness; for to travel
 hopefully is better thing than 1 to arrive, and the true success Is , to labor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-06

One industry in New York State has benefited tremendously by repeal of the prohibition amendment. A recent sur very among the hotel men of this state revealed that they have been saved from virtual bankruptcy. A tottering industry is now strongly entrenched. We rather imagine the situation is pretty much the same the country over And we recall quite we'll that we took the side of the hotel men in the fight against prohibition all throughout the troubled days of the Hoover administration and the latter part of the Coolidge regime. Another thing, too, that hotel men have found in the last year or so is that Americans are taking their liquor better Youthful drinkers are not quite so numerous as they were for time. There is less unseemly con- duct in hotels as result of consumption of liquor with meals. In short order is being restored. When states get their liquor laws coordinated even more order will result.