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Evening star., 1938-12-25

mother knew how stubborn Cal was -
, how mean he could be.
Maxine jumped up trembling, for
there was Calls key in the lock and she
didn't have supper ready 1t was born
and bred in her that the meal must be
ready when men came in from the
fields and she was at once guilty and
confused. The little package of sau-
sages she had bought were spread out
on the table She had meant to have
boiled potatoes and hot biscuits and
the strawberry jam from home.
She became conscious of a terrible
smell and Of smoke. Her potatoes.
They had burned dry as she sat weep
ing - she grabbed the pan and rushed
it to the sink and dropped it, for her
thumb was burned. She could never
remember how fast gas was. She
turned the faucet and let water run
onto scorched, blackened potatoes.
Maxine gulped back the sob that
rose like a hard lump in her throat.
She turned, frightened, defensive as
though she expected Cal to strike her.
He stood there in the kitchen door
looking at her somberly. long lank
country-bred boy of twenty His eyes
were very blue under his fair hair and
he still had a few freckles. He was
dressed in work clothes and he was
good looking. clean lad. But there was
no sympathy in his look His face was
hard and cold - defensive.
Crying again." he said acidly.
"I'm sorry," Maxine stammered. II
got to thinking about - about home
and forgot my supper. It'll be ready
in minute I'm making biscuits"
Look, Max, why not call it a day."
What do you mean?" Maxine said.
trembling again.
Il mean - what's the use of going
on with this farce? You're always
crying. always homesick. You don't
like it here got my bonus today and
III give it to you and YOU can go home
Evening star., 1938-12-25

IlB HAVE a left shoulder blade that
is a miracle of loneliness"
This boast of katisha in The
A1ikado," is Il timely cue for the mod
ern beauty who turns her back to
the world in low cut. strapless gown.
\ famous cosmetlcian estimates
that one woman out OF every hundred
remembers to give her back its proper
care, and reminds US. therefore. that
when we wear it behind US, we can
expect flabbv tissues. blemished skin,
dowager' humps and other defects to
mar its aspect.
Evening star., 1938-12-25
SONG ABOVE THE CITIES

As once they sang above the dark, still plains
Near Bethlehem, the angels sing tonight
Above the towns that fling outrageous light
Against the sky, from countless shrieking lanes
The measure of their caroling remains
As high and clear; their radiance as bright:
But we can hear no song and view no sight
Outdazzled and outlined by city strains.
For all his wisdom, and for all his haste,
For all his tiny greatness, man has lost
peace of mind which, had it been embraced
Had brought him more content at smaller cost
The angel song continues, year on year:
The fault is ours if we no longer hear.
JOIN GALLlhARl Wt4IDDIh0
Evening star., 1938-12-25

How Good Is Your Grooming?
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wrong or coreIess grooming. Our ieof-
let gives some importont rules. TO get
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the cost Of moiiins) with q note TO
Syivio Blythe, Service Department,
This Week Magazine, in core Of this
newspaper.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the Soldiers Home Band Or
chestra at $50 pm. in Stanley Hail.
John S. NJ Zimmerman, bandmaster;
Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, wake Up, America"- -Glogau
Overture, "Semiramide" Rossini
Entr'acte-
(a) Air de Ballet" (French) Borch
(b) "CanZonetta" Herbert
Excerpts from musical comedy,
"A Blue Paradise" -Romberg
Popular numbers
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams"
Harris
waiting for the Robert E. Lee"
(request) ----------Gi Gilbert
Waltz suite, "You and I"----Langey
Finale. wisconsin Forever -Sousa
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
BY the Army Band at $3.50 pm.
today at the Army Band auditorium.
Capt. Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl
Hubner, assistant leader.
Program.
March, "Invincible Eagle -Sousa
Grand scenes from Samson and
Delilah" ------Sai Saint-Saens
Cornet solo, Some Day, Some Way,
Crist
Ralph K. Ostrom, soloist.
Spanish dance, "Malaguena" Cfrom
the opera "Boabdir Moszkowski
March, 1.-The Path Of Glory Woods
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1938-03-03
CONFERENCE HELD
BY SOCIOLOGISTS
Appraisal Of Human Resources
of U. S. May Be Prelude to
Larger Conclave.

A conference of some of the Nations
foremost sociologists opened at the
Washington Hotel today for the pur-
pose of appraising the country S
human resources"
Convened entirely on the initiative
Of the group itself, this conference may
be preliminary to much larger con-
ference to be called by President
Roosevelt within the next year or two
to deal with the same questions in the
light OF recent findings Of the Ma
tional Resources Board and other sur
veys.
Presiding at the meeting today was
DR.. Edward C. Lindeman. head of
the recreation division of the Works
Progress Administration who ex-
planned the purpose of calling the
scientists together.
The conference was convened by the
following committee: DR.. Lindeman
David Cushman Coyle, former tech
nical adviser of the w. P. A. and the
ReSettlement Administration; DR.. H
S. Jennings, Johns Hopkins Uni
versity: DR.. William H. Fitzpatrick
Columbia University; John A. Kings
bury, New York social work expert;
Prescott Lecky, DR.. Arthur E. Morgan
chairman Of the Tennessee Valley
Authority; Eric Ponder, the Rev. Guy
Emery Shipler. New York clergyman;
George Reid Andrews, and George B
Galloway.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
MEDICAL UNIT HITS
PLAN FOR GALLINGER
More Nurses, Not Doctors, Are
Needed at Institution, Local
Society Holds.

Opposing the pending proposal to
appropriate $4,000 to pay six more
physicians for Gallinger Hospital, the
District Medical Society, in session
last night, declared that what is need
ed at Gallinger Is more money for
nurses.
The Medical Society members stand
ready now as they always have, a
resolution stated, to render without
charge all medical and surgical at
tention which Gallinger patients need
Only 10 additional nurses are pro-
vided for Gallinger in the 1899 Dis
trict supply bill now pending, instead
of the l25 requested.
Nominations for officers of the Medi-
cal Society. to be elected in April, re-
suited In the naming of DR.. William j.
Mallory for president and two candi-
dates for the newly-created post of
president elect: DR.. John H. Lyons and
Pr. William j. Stanton. Candidates
Tor first vice president are DR.. william
T. 0ll and d.. T. Lomax WallA
Evening star., 1938-03-03
TWO ARE CONVICTED
IN BEER STRIKE ROW
Union Business Agent and Driver
Found Guilty After Cafe
Owner Testiies.

Henry L. Myers, business agent for
the Beer and Soda Water Drivers Lo-
cal Union, No. 81, which conducted
the recent strike OF beer and soft
drink truck drivers, and Ernest v. De
Francis. a driver, were convicted In
Police Court yesterday on charges Of
destroying private property during the
labor trouble. Judge John P. Nc
Mahon deferred sentence to permit the
filing Of any motion that might be
desired by John Keane, attorney.
The complaining witness. Louis
Courembis. proprietor of q restaurant
at Eleventh and M streets NV. testi-
fled that brick was hurled through
his window on February u after a
day of difficulties with union members
He said he saw Myers and De Francis
together with an unidentified third
man, in front of his place of business
after the brick had broken the win
dow and a Neon sign
Prosecution testimony was to the
effect that the restaurant had been
picketed all day and finally some union
members entered and asked whether
Mr.. Courembis was going to purchase
any of q certain make of beer that
day. He replied he was, since he
would need it over the week end, he
testified. Later. he said, approximately
20 strikers appeared and asked the
same question.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
D. c. DISTRIBUTORS
of BEER PROTEST
$2-A-bARREL TAX
Nichols Scouts Need of
Higher Retail Price if
Levy Is Imposed.
SUPPLY BILL CHANGES
C0MPLICATE PROGRAM
Senate Subcommittee Increases
Leave Deficit in Doubt-Rate
on Incomes Undecided.
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

Strong protests were filed with
Chairman Nichols of the Fiscal Af-
fairs Subcommittee OF the House Dis
trict Committee today against his
plan to write into the 1889 revenue
bill provision to impose a local tax
on beer at the rate of 50 a barrel.
Representatives of beer distribu-
tors, Mr.. Nichols said, told him the
margin Of profit on the beverage is
so small dealers would be unable to
absorb the tax without increasing the
price to the consumer.
Mr.. Nichols pointed out, however,
the retail price of beer in Virginia
is the same as in the District, al
though that State taxes beer at the
rate of s2.75 barrel.
Opposes Alternative.
A suggestion by Representative
Wood, Democrat, Of Missouri, a mem
ber of the subcommittee, that the
local tax on hard liquor be raised
instead of imposing tax on beer
was frowned on by the chairman.
Beer is not taxed now and hard
liquor is" he said. There's no oc-
casion at this time for raising the
hard liquor tax"
The present tax on hard liquor is
SO cents gallon. In Maryland the
tax is s110 a gallon.
The tax bill is now undergoing
process of revision, but the subcom-
mittees work has been complicated
by the action of the Senate Sub
committee on District Appropriations
in raising the 1889 supply bill figure
above the s45,O00,000 total approved
by the House. Unofficial estimates
indicate the anticipated budget deficit,
on the basis of changes made by the
Senate subcommittee. will amount to
about S3,000,O00. The shortage, un-
der the House-approved bill, would
have been lightly less than $4,000, 900.
Seek to Avoid Surplus.
Chairman Nichols said the amount
of the deficit undoubtedly would have
some effect On the final tax program
turned out by the subcommittee.
There is disposition on the part of
most of the members not to write a
tax bill that will yield more revenue
than is actually needed to balance
the new budget.
No accurate estimate has yet been
made Of the amount the final tax
program will produce. since the sub
committee has not definitely decided
on the rates to be written into the
bill for the proposed income tax, or
the 1899 tax rate on real estate.
Figures given Mr.. Nichols show an
income tax based on one-sixth of the
amount of the Federal income tax will
raise S3,000,000. Continuation of the
business privilege tax on gross re-
ceipts would produce another S2,000,-
900. But this levy is expected to be
scrapped And continuation of the
present SITS real estate tax rate as
proposed in the original tax bill will
yield about s2,8O0,OOo more than the
former $3.50 rate Mr.. Nichols, how
ever, is fighting for s160 real es-
tate tax rate which would produce
about s1,2Oo,0oO more than the old
$3.50 levy.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
FOUR MORE HELD
IN COUNTERFEITING
Federal Agents Make Arrests in
Baltimore and in Newark,
Ohio.

Secret Service agents followed up
the arrest here Of four men on coun-
terfeiting charges with the announce
ment in Baltimore yesterday that
two other men are being held there,
along with an additional pair in New
ark, Ohio.
The four men seized here while
allegedly palming off fake $40 bills
on liquor dealers were held for the
grand jury by Commissioner Needham
Turnage several days ago under heavy
bonds
The agents in Baltimore said that
George J. Renalli of Newark was
charged with possessing and passing
counterfeit bills, but the other three
had not been charged, the Associated
Press reported.
Agents said the four men arrested
here had bought the bills in Baltimore
for 81 each. One Of the prisoners in
Baltimore had five fake bills in his
possession and $448 in real money.
Omcers here seized $40 in bogus money
when they arrested the four in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
RUTLAND TO URGE
HOSPITAL ANNEX
f D. c. WAGE BOARD
EX MEETS TOMORROW
Ickes Will Get Proposal for
Freedmen's in New
tuberculosis Campaign.

Construction Of an annex to Freed
mems Hospital large enough to house
$50 patients will be proposed to Sec
retary Of Interior Ickes by Health
Ohcer George c. Rutland in a re-
newed drive against tuberculosis in
the District, DR.. Rutland announced
today.
DR.. Rutland said such an expan-
sion of tuberculosis disqualification
facilities would greatly relieve the
pressure of demands on the District S
tuberculosis sanatoria at Glenn Dale,
Md.
Cost Not Estimated.
The health officer said he did not
know how soon he would file, the
recommendation or the form 1t would
take, and he added he did not have
any estimate Of the cost Of the pro-
posed annex. He emphasized, the
question is one to be determined by
the Interior Department, which has
jurisdiction over the hospital, but
he added that the District was vitally
interested, since it pays half the cost
of Freedmen's operation.
DR.. Rutland explained he was
motivated partly by findings that.
roughly, 55 per cent of the colcred
physicians of the United States re-
ceive at least part OF their medical
training at Freedmen's.
400 Beds for Adults.
At the Glenn Dale Sanatoria, DR.
Rutland said, there are 400 beds for
adults. which are used almost to
capacity. and 800 beds in the chill
drens building. He said 100 Of the
latter are vacant. This he attributed
to the rule laid down by the Com
missioners that beds in the chill
dren's building should not be used
by adults. AS q result of the recent
controversy over the housing Of adult
patients in the children's building
the Commissioners ruled this prac-
tice should be abandoned and nc
adult should be placed in the chill
dren's building unless some "emer-
gency" arose.
Four dwellings are being erected
at the Glenn Dale development as
quarters for DR.. Joseph Winthrop
Peabody, the superintendent, and
other hospital physicians. DR.. Ruh-
land is preparing a request for con.
struction Of an apartment house tc
provide housing for other resident
employees Of the sanatoria.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
SERVICES
BEGIN IN DISTRICT
Federation of Churches
Inaugurate Season With
Union Rites.

Many impressive services have been
arranged for the Lenten season
which opened yesterday at Catholic
and Protestant Churches throughout
Washington.
At union service arranged by the
Washington Federation of Churches
yesterday at the Church of Epiphany.
the Rev. ze Barney Phillips, rector,
inaugurated the penitential period
with plea to 4 large audience not
to forsake religion and the manners
that 60 with it.
He said breaches OF good taste and
good manners indicate the offenders
have lost something inside" and
deplored the tendency Of many to
condone the breaches with an atti-
tude of "it's all right with me-"
Attacks Held Foolish.
Speaking of the drives against re-
ligion in Germany and Russia, he de-
clared. 1T is perfectly foolish to think
that the Roman Catholics or the Jews
can be deprived of their religion"
Special masses were celebrated in
Catholic churches yesterday, Ash
Wednesday. and each of the % Luth-
eran churches held services yester-
day, with weekly services scheduled
during Lent.
Lenten services will be held We'd
nesday afternoons until Easter at the
Church of the Epiphany under aus
pices Of the Washington Federation
OF Churches, with ministers Of sew
eral denominations preaching.
Sizoo to Preach.
The Rev. A. P. Wilson of the Co.
lonial Heights Christian Church will
speak next Wednesday; the Rev.
Horace Cromer, president of the fed
Grafton and pastor of Emory Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, will
preach March Is; the Rev. James
R. Sizoo of New York City, March %;
the Rev. Edward H. Pruden of the
First Baptist Church, March 80; the
Rev. Peter Marshall of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, April 6,
and the Rev. Frederick Brown Har-
ris OF Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church, April 49,
During the three weeks prior to
Easter a series of union Lenten serv-
ices will be held by three neighboring
downtown churches. Calvary Baptist,
First Congregational and Mount YER
non Methodist Episcopal South.
The Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop Of Washington, spoke at a spe-
cial Ash Wednesday service in Wash
ington Cathedral yesterday. Even
song was observed in the Cathedral
during the afternoon and the first of
series of Lenten lectures was given
by the Very Rev. Noble G. Powell, dean
Of the Cathedral.
Evening star., 1938-03-03

'"The type Of orchestration used in
the recordings Of Rhapsody tn Blue
and 'Cloudburst' have found favor
with the American public during the
present era. It is impossible to an
ticipate what will be the favorite
forms of presentation for these num-
bers so years hence"
Mr.. Kostelanetz made special trip
to the Capital today to present the
two records to DR.. Herbert Putnam,
librarian Of the Library of Congress,
who has consented to put them away
in q sealed container for opening in
March, 1888.
The orchestra leader was moved In
his action by the oft-expressed skepti-
cism that there is such . thing as
American music and that present-day
compositions from the pens of Amer
ican composers will not have . place
In the musical history eS t3ss futsue.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
Conference on Wages for
Woman Workers in
LaundrieS Set.

Members of the Minimum Wage
Board will meet tomorrow morning
to perfect plans for the Conference
Committee which will begin to take
testimony March Is on the basic
wage to be fixed for the $500 woman
employees of laundries and dry clean
ing shops in the District.
Nine representatives of the workers
were nominated last night at mass
meeting in the District Building, at
tended by so large number of
workers the session had to be held
in the corridor and stairway platform
on the main floor. instead of in the
hearing room on the second floor.
Though enthusiastic over the turn
out, which they called amazing in
size, officials Of the board struggled
until midnight to handle the voting
for delegates to the conference 1t
was estimated more than 1000 women
attended.
Mrs. William Kittle, board chair
man, said she felt the turnout was
not only q brilliant display Of the
interest of workers in their industry"
but also that it showed a definite
feeling OF confidence in the board
and its work.
Those nominated from the power
laundries were Ruth Medley of the
Manhattan Laundry, L. Brooks of the
Tolman Laundry, Margaret Jones OF
the Pioneer Laundry; from the hand
laundries, Florence Smith of the Grey
stone Laundry, Sara Lyons of the
Blackstone Laundry and Edna Wash
ington of the Enterprise Laundry; and
fro mthe dry cleaning business, Costina
Washington of the Regal Shop. Anna
Patrick of the Vanity Shop and Julia
Cole of the Howard Shop. One from
each of the three groups will be elected
by the board to the conference group.
Mrs. Kittle is expected to submit the
names of nine nominees as represent
atives of the general public at tomor-
rows board meeting, and employer
representatives are to be suggested by
Claude H. Woodward.
Arthur L. Schoenthal, board mem
Der representing labor, who conducted
last nights meeting, will meet Monday
with the nine representatives of the
workers to begin drafting Of their pro-
posed budget demands.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
Maids Courtesy
Lands Her a Job
With Movie Star

Accepting an offer that grew out Of
her courtesy to Joan Bennett during
q recent theater engagement here,
Miss Hazel Lam, 27, of 2819 Eighteenth
street NV, today had forsaken her
duties as maid at the Shoreham Hotel
to become the movie stars personal
maid.
Miss Lam left for Hollywood last
night, after having been wired her
train fare and promised 500 month
in addition to expenses.
She impressed the actress with her
efficiency when Miss Bennett stopped
at the hotel In December while ap-
pearing at the National Theater In
stage Door,"
Evening star., 1938-03-03
WHITE HOUSE POLICE
WIN IN PISTOL MATCH
Defeat Metropolitan Policemen
and Lorton Reformatory
Marksmen.

President Roosevelt's White House
police are good pistol shots.
Yesterday the pistol team Of the
White House force defeated teams
representing the Metropolitan Police
and the Lorton Reformatory.
The White House team was COM
posed of r. G.. Ford, Capt. R. P.
Hallion, E. L. Ward, ]. j. Cash and
H. W. Francis.
This team several months ago came
of with honors at an intercity police
pistol tournament in Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
FREE MEDICAL SERVICE
is PROVIDED BY BILL
Retired Firemen and Policemen of
District Would Benefit Under
Jenckes Measure.

Retired District police and firemen
would receive free medical service and
disqualification if their disabilities or
illness are reasonably calculated" to
be an outgrowth of injuries or diseases
contracted in active duty under bill
introduced late yesterday by Repre-
sentative Jenckes, Democrat, of In
diana
The House referred the measure to
the District Committee, of which Mrs.
Jenckes is q member.
She also is sponsoring bill, now on
the House calendar, to establish a
fve-day, 6o-hour week In the Fire
Department.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
McNutt Speaks Tonight.

Paul v. McNutt, Philippine high
commissioner and past national COM
mander Of the American Legion, will
speak to members of the Legion and
the Legion Auxiliary tonight at serv-
ices at the Church Of the Covenant,
Eighteenth and N streets NV. Serv-
ices will be conducted by DR.. John F.
B. Carruthers, past department chap
lain Of California.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
C, I. O. Counsel to Speak.

Lee Pressman, chief counsel Of the
Committee for Industrial Organiza-
ton, will speak on Labor on the
Economic Front" at forum discus
sion sponsored by the United Federal
Workers of America tonight at $50
o'clock at the U. F. w. A. head
quarters, 532 Seventeenth street NV.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
r F THERE'S a phonograph left in
1888 the Library Of Congress IS
saving two modern American rec

saving two modern American rec
L ords to play on 1.-TWO compost
tions which in the opinion of Andre
Kostelanetz, noted concert and radio
orchestra leader, will survive through
the ages because they truly typify
the spirit of America and Americans" "
Today's younger generation prob
ably will be surprised to learn that the
"Dipsy- Doodle" is not one of these.
Nor is "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen."
The records are George GershWin's
Rhapsody in Blue" and Farde Grofe's
"Cloudburst," from the Grand Can
yon Suite"
They were selected, Mr.. Kostelanetz
said, because in my opinion they in
corporate musically the essence of the
American spirit-an originality OF
rhythm and melody that Is typical OF
the fast-ehAnS1ng American scene.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
BAN ON NIGHT PARKING
TO BE LIFTED MARCH IS
Commissioner Hazen Opposed to
Extending Rule Because of
Lack of Garages.

The ban on night parking on sec
tions of more than 500 traffic arteries,
invoked to facilitate snow removal
operations during winter months, will
be abandoned March IS, as previously
planned. according to Commissioner
Melvin c. HaZen.
He said he was opposed to extension
Of the rule because of the present
lack of sufficient number of garages
to house cars of persons living in
congested residential areas.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
Government TOPIC
Mrs. Roosevelt Will Lecture at

Maryland q. March 13.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will
discuss "the importance OF knowing
your Government and taking part
in it" in q lecture in Ritchie Coliseum.
University Of Maryland, at II I'm.
March 49,. =.
Mrs. Roosevelt will speak at .
meeting sponsored BY the Committee
"A No0.regid0nt leotu1erA