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Evening star., 1938-05-08

large sums from o. s. H. A. to start
at once a program for the removal"
of "slum conditions that are terrible"
and to participate ION large scale in
the slum clearance and low-rent hous-
ing program of the U. s. H. A. for
those underpriWleged groups who can
not possibly afford to pay full economic
rent"
In this Mr.. Straus is not quite in
genuous. His proposed amendments
contain not word about "slum clear
ance" They deal only with the financ-
ing of new houses. Dealing with the
slums is left to the present act and
must be financed from other sources.
As for the underprivileged. the A. D.
Authority is definitely concerned with
them, down to and including those
who are on relief Sr Straus' program
provides only for those who are self
supporting.
The Alley Dwelling Authority hopes
and believes that it can reach an un-
derstanding with Mr.. Straus that will
enable it to carry forward It's program
of slum reclamation and provision Of
low-rent housing and to include among
its tenant families below the economic
levels that Mr.. Straus so far has been
able to reach.
Evening star., 1938-05-08
CAPITAL HON0RS
MOTHERS TODAY
18th Annual Service in
Arlington Will Head
Observance.

Washingtonians will join today in
tribute. to mothers.
Special observances Of Mothers Day
have been planned by churches, fra
ternal orders and patriotic organiza-
tions, with the fourteenth annual
service Of the American War Mothers
in Arlington National Cemetery head
ing the days program.
Mrs. Roosevelt, in recognition Of the
day. called on Americans to do some
thing more for their mothers than
shower them with flowers, kilograms
and the like She asked mass CO.
operation to alleviate the rate Of
maternal mortality from childbirth,
now estimated at $4,000 a year.
The American War Mothers service
will begin at pm. with Maj. Edwin
S. Bethlehem, jr., directing the
parade Of colors. The program in the
amphitheater will be broadcast from
2:30 to 3 pm. over the red network
of the National Broadcasting Co. The
principal address will be delivered by
Brig Gen. Robert M. Beck, jr., assist
ant chief of staff, following a Mothers
Day message by Mrs Irving Fair
weather, national president Of the
organization.
Navy Band to Play.
The invocation will be pronounced
by Col. William R. Arnold, chief of
Army chaplains, and the benediction
h1y rt SoF
Of Navy chaplains. Music will be
furnished by the Navy Band, directed
by James NJ Thurmond.
I'VE all might do something in our
own communities to push forward
efforts there to secure better care for
mothers and babies" Mrs. Roosevelt
stated. She predicted maternal NOR
tally could be cut one-half to two
thirds If every individual were inspired
by Mothers Day to help an organiza-
ton working in such field or some
individual needing care.
Following the Arlington program,
more than score of other patriotic
groups will lay wreaths at the Tomb
OF the Unknown Soldier.
Clubs. sororities and other organi-
cations will observe the occasion with
appropriate services.
Teas and Receptions.
At the Wardman Park Hotel the
Pi Sigma Tau, Tau Beta Sigma, Theta
Sigma Phi, Iota Tau Tau and Phi
Sigma Epsilon sororities will hold teas
and receptions during the afternoon.
Kappa Sigma Tau Sorority will enter
tain IS guests at tea from to Z
pm. at the Carlton Hotel.
A musical recital will be presented
at 4 pm, by the Girls Club and Hos
pice Of the Volunteers of America.
Members of the Washington Assem-
bly,, Fourth Degree, Knights of Co.
lumbus. will receive communion at a
mass in st. Williams Chapel, George
town University. at am. in their
annual observance of the day
The Very Rev Arthur A. OLeary.
S, j.. president Of the university, will
celebrate the mass and preach a
sermon in tribute to mothers. Later he
will entertain the visiting members
of the organization at breakfast in
the college dining hall.
Evening star., 1938-05-08
MAGNATESDENY
M|NT0N CHARGE
Industrialist Backers oi
Magazine DiscIaim
Propaganda Intent.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE,, May 7.-Milwaukee
industrialists who have $1,000 in
vested in Rural Progress, charged by
Chairman Minton. Democrat, Of Indi-
ana Of the Senate Lobby Committee
with carrying subtle propaganda"
against the New Deal, today dis
claimed any political interest in the
publication edited by DR.. Glenn
Frank and asserted they considered
1t solely as an advertising medium.
Dr. Charles E. Albright. who has
$25 5000 invested as director Of Allis-
Chalmers Mfg. Co., said: "All this
talk about anti-New Deal propaganda
is incorrect. II that's what the mag
azine was to be put out for I wouldn't
have put my money into it,"
Mr. Albright declared Gen. Otto
H. Falk, chairman of the board Of
Allis- Chalmers, called a meeting of
local men urging them to invest, and
advised them Allis-Chalmers was
getting a better return from adver-
tising in the magazine than from
any other publication. He said Falk
bought $4,000 of the bonds.
Frank r. Bacon, president of
Cutler Hammer, Inc, asserted he
bought $4,000 OF the debentures
purely as an investment" He said
there never was any idea of putting
out anti Roosevelt propaganda"
j. F. Douglas, vice president of the
Carnation Co.. whose company pur-
chased $4,000 in bonds. said: I'VE
didn't put our money in to influence
politics 1t was just straight bust :
ness proposition. Nothing ever was
said about propaganda and If there
had been we would not have in
vested"
Evening star., 1938-05-08
Soviet Keeps
Man and Wife
Apart 2 Years

For two years Edmund Ruzanski of
River Rouge, Mich~ has been trying
vainly to bring his 24-year-old Russian
wife to the United States and yester-
day he came to Washington to seek
the aid of ofIicialdom.
The red tape" Of Russian authority
is the bulk OF his trouble, Mr.. Ruzanski,
who is As and native Of the United
States, said. He was married while
working in Baku during a four-year
stay there which began in 1881.
Employed in the Ford Motor Co.
plant, Mr.. Ruzanski. a World War
veteran, said he sends his wife $50
every month. II have to support her
for If she went to work the Soviets
wouldn't ever let her leave They'd
claim she was needed by the state,
he said.
The Labor Department reported that
Mrs Ruzanskis entry into this country
as the wife of an American citizen
had been approved on December q
1885 Her release by Russia is up to
that country, officials said.
Evening star., 1938-05-08
Housing
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definitely clear that the U. s. H. A
has no intention of limiting the exist
ing powers of the Alley Dwelling Au-
thority nor circumscribe its present
ability to build economical self-sup-
porting houses. or to receive funds for
these purposes from any source which
are now available to it," In short. he
explained, the proposed new project
would simply be AN addition" to the
program which the Alley Dwelling Au-
thority is now carrying out.
$1,000, 900 Allocated in February.
When the local housing problem
was first brought directly to the atten-
ton of President Roosevelt last Febru-
ary, he allocated sl000,000 to Mr.
Ihlder's agency. This amount will be
forthcoming in the third deficiency
appropriation bill 1t will exceed the
total sum that the Alley Dwelling Au-
thority has expended in the last three
years.
Mr.. Strauss reminded in his letter
that on April 7, month ago, he had
sent the draft OF proposed amend
ments to the A. D. A. at the direction
of the President. Except for an ac-
Acknowledgement of their receipt on the
following day, he said. he had received
no further communication from MIR.
Ihlder.
Il am well aware that you have long
been an exponent of self-supporting
as distinguished from subsidized hous-
ing" he wrote. However, there Is
nothing in my proposals which would
preclude the Alley Dwelling Authority
from following your own frequently
expressed desire that the two separate
experiments be carried on side by side
to determine which is superior. My
own belief Is that both are desirable.
In his rejoinder, Mr.. Ihlder stressed
that the delay concerned him more
than the U. S. H. A.
The Alley Dwelling Authority early
last fall submitted to the Budget
Bureau proposed amendments to its
own act, he said. They were ready
for submission to Congress on Janu-
ary "a, he reminded, when he received
word from Mr.. Straus that he had
legislation to propose. =
Mr.. Ihlder said his amendments
had previously been approved with
one exception (which was similar to
the principal proposal submitted by
Mr.. Straus." While he did not
identify the amendment it is believed
he had reference to one in which the
Alley Dwelling Authority sought to
extend its activities into non-slum
areas such as the U. S. H. A. pro-
poses doing.
On February Z, Mr.. Ihlder said, the
A. D. A. sent Mr.. Strsus copies of
amendments previously submitted to
the Attorney General and the Budget
Bureau. Meanwhile, the President al
located funds to the local agency.
From February 7 to April 7 no word
was received by the Alley Dwelling
Authority as to either, amendments
or allocation," Mr.. Ihlder said.
Mr.. Ihlder denied he had delayed
action after the receipt Of the legis-
latidn proposed BY Mr.. strsus on
April Z. Tpess raised questions Of
Evening star., 1938-05-08

ing legislation necessary to put into
effect these and other important legis-
lative reforms pertaining to the Dis
trict and its citizens"
Mr.. Finch indicated Mr. Mondell
would be designated to present to the
House Judiciary Committee the re-
suits Of the unofiicial plebiscite, which
proved to be a landslide for national
representation and local suffrage.
The resolution on the hearing au-
thori5ed the conference delegates Ito
appear on its behalf on the pro-
posals for national representation and
a republican form of government for
the District Of Columbia. and to
present at said hearings the views of
the conference on these two pro-
posals as contained in the resolution
adopted by the conference on April
%. 1888"
The April % resolution indorsed
"the general principle of national rep
resentation' and rendered support to
the Citizens Joint Committee on Ma
tional Representation for the District
of Columbia; pledged the conference
to work for a republican form Of
government for the District of Co.
lumbia as proposed in section / Of the
Lewis-Randolph joint resolution, call
ing for a constitutional amendment,
and proposed a movement to secure
reorganization of the District gov
ernment Into a modern and eco
nomical municipal government, with
adequate provision for the effective
participation by District citizens in
the election and control of such Gov
eminent consistent with the present
congressional power Of exclusive leg
islation over the seat Of government"
Briefs to Be Presented.
Chairman Finch, in response to
questions, said the conference would
present "ample briefs" to the House
committee.
Pointing out that enthusiasm for
District suffrage has greatly increased
as result Of the recent referendum.
Sidney Katz urged that the citizens
turn out In large numbers for the
hearings. Similar sentiments were
expressed by Mr.. Barr, DR.. c. Herbert
Marshall, Burd w. Payne, Fred s.
Walker, Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Wor-
rell and other speakers. They urged
q strong front" for the forces seek
ing self-government.
The group adopted resolutions
thanking Washington newspapers for
their aid in getting out the vote for
the unofficial plebiscite and for the
cause of suffrage generally.
Me meeting was attended by two
score members of the Executive Com
mittee Of the Campaign Council and
the Resolutions Committee Of the
Citizens Conference on District Suf-
frage.
It was decided to hold another joint
meeting Of these committees on May
% at a place to be announced by
Chairman Finch.
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Suffrage
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the employment by the Senate and
House District Committees of Chi
cago firm of engineers to conduct a
survey with a view to reorganizing
the District government.
Principle Obstacle.
The chairman, under the adopted
minute, also was recorded as point
ing out that heretofore the COM
plete lack of any official election ma
chinery in the District has been the
principal obstacle to the securing Of
the views of District citizens as
whole on matters affecting the con-
duct Of their government: that the re-
cent referendum had indicated an
overwhelming desire on the part of
District citizens to participate more
effectively in such matters; that it
was his (the chairman's) opinion that,
unless the citizens could Immediately
be made officially articulate at least
in the matter of District legislation,
the present movement for District suf-
rage would not only lose its mo-
mentum, but completely die at an
early date, and all efforts heretofore
put forth will have been in vain"
The minute stated that the chair
man "emphasized the fact that the
task of securing ratification by the
several States of the constitutional
amendments granting District citi-
zens national representation and a
republican form Of government would
devolve directly upon District citi-
zens. and that the proposed reorgani-
Zation of the District government
could not meet with the desired de-
gree of success unless the citizens
themselves could have an effective
part in the legislation necessary to
that end
Might Welcome Opportunity.
The chairman was quoted further
as expressing the belief that both
Congress and the District Commission
ers might welcome the opportunity to
consult duly elected representatives
Of the people of the District in franz
Evening star., 1938-05-08
FUND is APPROVED
Sesquicentennial Body Is Voted
$4,000 by Senate Group.

The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee yesterday approved a House
resolution providing funds to meet the
expenses of the United States Consti-
tuition Sesquicentennial Commission.
The resolution appropriates $4,000,
together with authority to use not
to exceed $155,000 received by the
commission from the sale of publica-
tions to meet its obligations. The
committee made one amendment,
eliminating provision for revolving
fund
Evening star., 1938-05-08
FIRE IN DISMAL SWAMP
Norfolk Is Blanketed by Smoke
From Conf1agration.

NORFOLK, Va. May R.-Borne
on the wings of southerly breeze,
smoke from a fire raging in the great
Dismal Swamp blanketed Norfolk
tonight.
Norfolk County Officer T. G. Cas-
teen Of Deep Greek, reported that
the fire was burning over a small area
about two miles south of that village,
and west Of the Dismal Swamp Canal.
1t had been burning several days, he
said.
There is no human ,habitation in
the vicinity Of the fire, Onicer Casteen
said.
Evening star., 1938-05-08
Rubinoff's Condition Better.

BATTLE CREEK. Mich, May UP).
-Violinist David Rubinoff, who un-
derwent an emergency appendectomy
at sanitorium here yesterday, was
reported improved but not yet out
Of danger late tonight.
Evening star., 1938-05-08
Tax Group Will Meet.

A special meeting Of the Citizens
Committee on Fair Taxation will be
held at 8 pm. Wednesday In the Alco-
holic Control Board room In the Dis
trict Building to formulate program
Of activity for the coming six months.
The public q invited
Evening star., 1938-05-08
PLANNERS STUDY
DC. GR0WTHEAST
Failure of City to Develop as
L'Enfant Wished Has
Historic Roots.

fThiS is the second OF a series OF
four Sunday articles dealing ,ctth
more balanced Development for
the National Capital. The merit
article wiu appear in merit Sundays
STAR
Evening star., 1938-05-08
London Claims Lead.

London claims 1t has 100000 more
population than New York and is still
growing.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1938-02-18

CARTER last Sunday eve? Wasn't
she home, Jimmy? Gee, that's too
bad.) :. And what was the ador-
able "F'' doing in st. Paul last
week with that good looking b.?
We saw you, "F". Where was
P. T. last Thursday at 10:45 p. M?
He wasn't with his grandmother,
either.
One of our prominent doctors the
other day asked a certain old lady
if she had tried electricity for her
complaint. ELECTRICITY" said she.
"Well, yes, / reckon l has. Last
summer /, was struck by lightning
and thrown out of the window, but
it didn't seem to do me no sort of
good"
Many a hubby didn't get home
last night until the wee hours of
the morning with such a swell alibi
as the street car strike on hand.
Those living on the main thorough
fares were awakened early today
by the strains of "Hand Me Down
My Walking Cane" as the pedes-
trians whistled their way to work.
Mavhe hv the time This Uoes to
print all will be comfortably
seated again in the morning street
cars, happily reading behind their
newspapers about the strike that
was. We hope so.
Just received a letter from
ROBERT RAY of St. Paul in which
he emphatically denies that he at
present is contemplating a trip to
the altar, so any wrong impressions
conveyed in our column last week
are corrected.
Well, folks, time is fleeting and
l must be leavin' you, so in the mad
rush of business don't forget
Your old pal,
SAL.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1938-02-18
Marten Kin of Weasel;
About as Large as Mink

The marten belongs to the weasel
family and il carnivorous. 1t is
about as big as a mink and differs
but little in form from the latter,
save that its feet are larger and
hairy to the toes and its tail is some
what larger and a dark brown col
or. The fur Of the American Pine
marten is generally Of a yellowish
brown color, but varies greatly ac-
cording to latitude, season and To-
cality. The Hudson's bay and Lake
Superior marten are dark colored.
The favorite haunts Of these ami
mails, according to an authority in
the Montreal Herald, are the thick
dark woods of the cold snowy re-
gions. They are strictly arboreal
in their habitat They generally live
in hollow trees. but occasionally
they excavate dens in the ground.
They feed on rabbits. birds, squir-
rels. mice and other small ami
mails; are fond of beech nuts and it
is said resemble the bear in their
fondness for honey. They are active
climbers.
1t is thought that marten exists
in the northwestern part Of British
America, which if not the same is
very closely allied to the Russian
sable.
The color of the Russian sable is
a rich brown slightly mottled with
white about the head, and having
gray tinge about the neck.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1938-02-18

Have you any juglans nigra in
your home? You have If you pos
sess anything made of so-called
''black" walnut. The tongue-twister
is the botanical name.
Juglans californica is the trick
title for walnut grown on the Pacific
coast, as you might guess. Cir
;assian walnut, found in Europe
and Asia, does business under the
technical moniker juglans riga. Oak
is playfully dubbed by the scientific
hosts as quercus alba, quercus ru-
bra and quercus robar, according to
color. Other jawbreakers include:
Gumwood uiquidamber styracifua)
and zebrawood from West Africa
tdistemonanthus benthamianus). In
fact, every kind of wood has its
tantalizing scientific tag.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1938-02-18
Cambodian Brides Given
Haircut, Are Perfumed

The Cambodian populace, whose
territory lies between AMMAN and
Siam, follow much the same mar
riage rites, as does Cochin China,
notes Chicago Tribune correspond
ent. In preparation for marriage
the girl usually has her hair cut
and is perfumed, thus considered
marriageable.
Here frequently the future bride
groom goes into the service of his
hancee's family in lieu Of dot, is
liable to improvement by his
future in-laws, and should his faults
be found fewer than his good quail
ties, the wedding is held.
An achar or master Of cere-
monies presides at the pagoda serv-
ice, and the bride is bedecked with
artificial flowers and a silk scarf,
and the achar gives the signal
Of Krong Bailey, invocation Of ances-
tors and good spirits.
Certain mandarins even PROSTATE
themselves before the urns contain
ing the ashes Of their ancestors,
though there are few other rights,
no discussions nor gayety, other
than three-day feasting. There is a
provision-carrying ceremony, Bon
cho Soma, when shadowy place is
chosen In the pagoda court where
for 72 hours the feasters are domi-
ciled, and tho usual betel-pepper,
cakes, and other traditionally fes-
tive provisions are passed around.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1938-02-18
Description Of Mediterranean

The Mediterranean is a million
square miles Of warm, blue, and
peaceful seas Smallest ocean
on the globe, yet more famous in
history than all others combined.
The greatest ocean of the an
cient world The sea Of the ages
Linked intimately with the his
tory of Spain. France, Italy, Greece,
Syria, Asia Minor, Egypt, and North
Africa An ocean with only one
large contributory river, the Nile.
Phoenicians, Carthaginians,
Venetians. Greeks. and Romans
ruled its waves Here Odysseus
journeyed home from Troy 4.
Here Aeneas made his voyage
Caesars dreadnaughts and the ar
gosies Of Byzatium The he
roes Of the Bible, of Greece. OF
Rome all knew it.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1938-02-18
END Of the Trail"

The life-size statue, END of the
Trail" made by James Earle Fra
ser, and awarded the gold medal at
the Panama-Pacific International
exposition in 1915 has been de-
scribed as follows: THE end Of the
trail. The point Of the warrior s
spear has sunk to the ground. Alb
solute detection, inconceivable
WEAKNESS, complete exhaustion and
hopeless despair are shown in every
line and curve of the sculptured fig
ures Of the Indian and his tottering
horse. The sufferings of genera
tions, the hopeless struggles Of four
centuries, and the final fate of the
proud race that once claimed a con-
tinent for its own, can be read at a
glance, and coming generations of
the conquering race will stand be-
fore this remarkable creation Of
Fraser's genius and be moved to
pity and compassion,
Minneapolis spokesman., 1938-02-18
Dickens Had Little scboolinr

Charles Dickens never went to
school more than four years in all
his life; yet he wrote II Of the great.
est novels in the English language.
His childhood was sordid and pa
thetic. He was only ten when his
father was thrown into prison for
debt and the family had nothing to
eat When Dickens first came to
America in 1912, he dazzled the
populace with his scarlet vests and
robins egg blue overcoats. He
shocked America by combing his
hair in public, and Americans
shocked and Mortified him by let
ting their pigs run loose around the
streets Of New York city. Dickens
was the bestowed and most idolized
man Of his day.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1938-02-18
HOUSES FOR SALE

South-central - 6 rooms, hot
water heat, $4,000. Near Fourth
Ave. South and 3sth st. $400
down.