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Evening star., 1938-06-05
flanefarium Proposed for
Jefferson Memorial.

Local interest Is sustained In
the Thomas Jefferson National
Memorial, which continues as a
problem for Congress to solve. The
form and location of the proposed
memorial are still bones Of conten-
ton. Numerous have been the sug-
gested solutions, but the chairman
OF the commission has stuck by his
guns for the John Russell Pope
domed Greek temple adjacent to
the Tidal Basin (Twining Lake..
Representative Alfred N. Phil
lips, Democrat, Of Connecticut last
week introduced bills providing for
the erection as q memorial in
Washington to Thomas jefferson a
planetarium. The Secretary of the
Navy would be authorized to select
a site. erect and operate a plane
tarium. The bills would authorize
an appropriation of $2,5oo, 900 for
the purpose, and there would be a
further authorization Of $35,00o
annually for the maintenance of
the building.
A number of correspondents to
the local papers have suggested
that the memorial take this form,
which would be in harmony with
the well-known interest of Jeffer-
son in education. Proponents Of
the Pope form Of memorial have
emphasized the fact that the dome
was q favorite feature of tie JET
fersonian style Of architecture. His
home at Monticello and the main
building Of the University of vir-
giniA are striking evidence Of this
tendency. Aside from the hign
educational value Of q planetarium
and the wide patronage it would
get from both local residents and
visitors the dome Is an essential
feature of such a building.
The author Of this bill has pro-
vided for the erection and opera
ton OF the planetarium by the
Navy Department. which is log
ical solution of that part OF the
problem. Where would there be
found q better control OF the en-
terprise than in connection with
the Naval Observatory?
Those who have visited the Hay
den Planetarium in New York City,
operated in connection with the
American Museum of Natural His
tory. have all come away feeling
that they had acquired a better
understanding Of the planetary
system, Of the calendar, Of the sea-
sons and many other things than
ever before. One of the charms
of the planetarium Is that the pro-
gram varies with movement Of
the heavenly bodies. It is not a
case of having seen it once and
therefore not to be visited again.
There is a new show available
every month. --s...
The lessons to be learned in the
viewing Of q planetarium and lis
tening to the lecturer are not con-
fined to the present but to the dis
tant past and equally into the
distant future. Such a memorial
to Thomas Jefferson would not
only meet all the requirements of
something grand and monumental
but would carry on for years with
out number q valuable work Of en-
tertaining education.
Evening star., 1938-06-05
BY GILMORE ID. CLARKE,

Last summer while walking along
the Thames embankment in London
met an old friend, an Englishman,
who had just returned from trip to
the United States; our friendship had
begun during those anxious days of
March. 1918, on the Somme front.
After the usual preliminaries concern
ing health, wealth and happiness, and
the reasons for being just where we
were, my friend remarked that on his
recent visit to New York he had been
most favorably impressed with the
attractive approaches to the city from
Westchester County and Long Island
over the new parkways. He added
that those American inventions, the
billboard, the petrol station and the
hot dog emporium were rapidly de-
stroying the approaches to London,
and then he proceeded to ask what
remedies might be taken to aid the
situation.
Idea From Scotland.
I told my friend that the inspira-
tion which led to the construction Of
the first parkway in the United States,
the Bronx River Parkway in West
chester County, came from Scotland.
He was interested. I told him that
one of the founders of the Bronx
River Parkway, while visiting Andrew
Carnegie. had stopped at Inverness
and CHANGED to see a small stream
running through the village. Its clean
and sparkling waters were in sharp
contrast to the filthy, smelly waters of
the Bronx River in New York near
which this gentleman lived. The i'm
preston of the Inverness visit was
lasting one and when William w.
Niles returned to New York he pre-
vailed upon Charles Evans Hughes,
then Governor Of New York, to sup
port legislation to make possible the
Bronx Parkway Commission. That
was in 1906.
Sixteen Years Building.
The new Parkway Commission set
out to build the Bronx River Parkway,
and in 1922, after 16 dificult years,
in which much time and energy was
spent in selling" a new type OF public
improvement, the first parkway was
completed It was the forerunner of
many more projects of asimilar char
acter in the New York region.
In 1922, Westchester County author
lied Park Commission, known as the
Westchester County Park Commission.
Under its direction the Saw Mill Rover,
Hutchinson River, Cross Country,
Central Westchester, Briarcliff Peek
skill and other parkways, including
the 33-mile extension of the Bronx
River Parkway, were built.
Subsequently the State of New York,
through the several State park COM
missions, engaged in a program Of
parkway construction. A notable ex-
ample is the great system of parkways
on Long Island connecting with the
system Of new parkways in New York
City, all made possible through the
energy, vision and leadership of Robert
Moses.
Parkways for London Seen.
My English friend had seen all Of
these parkway approaches to New
York City. He wondered why London
could not have similar approaches.
Given time, think London will pro-
vide these: the motor car has come to
stay and we cannot for long continue
to use the horse and buggy type of
artery for this relatively new machine.
The parkways Of Westchester have
already had an influence upon WASH
ington, at least like to think that
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Health Round-Ups Are Held
M5l Schools Here by P.-T. Il.
About ], 200 Pupils Are Reached as Part
ofWork During National Children's
Health Month.
BY MRS. WALTER 3. FRY,

President District Of Parents
yTTH the month Of May-"Chldrens
M 1t may be interesting
has been accomplished during period
Of greatest activity personnel
Elicit fifth
Parents and Teachers
chairman brings interesting light
Speaking statstcay there 81
Quoted Of
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Beautifled East Washington
Now ON the Planners Program.


For years the active citizens Of
East Washington have insisted
that the eastern section was being
neglected, but they could never
make any considerable number Of
people either in or out Of official
life see it that way. Now the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission is turning its
attention to that section to help
develop . well-balanced city and
relieve some Of the serious conges-
ton and the incidental problems.
OF course, we old-timers know
that the Capitol Building was
made to face the east and the
bronze statue Of Freedom sur
mounting the dome has her face
turned toward the rising sun. The
tow4f thsy tell u. was intended to
Evening star., 1938-06-05

This Is the strth OF series OF
Sunday articles dealing NTH a
more balanced Development for
the National Capital. The nert
article tofll appear in merit Sun.
days Star.
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Plans have been completed for
luncheon parties to be given by the
association to the Boy Patrols and
members of the school orchestra for
faithful services during the year.
Evening star., 1938-03-15
Rights Bribed Away
Cash and Promises Put Cotton Farmer Under
Dictates on Production. ..-..

now and ultimately? Has any one
explained to the cotton raisers Why
the foreign market for cotton has
shrunk? Why Brazil has now, in con-
siderable part, taken the place Of our
South As the worlds supplier Of COT
ton? Has any one explained to the
cotton raisers the violation Of funda-
mental individual rights involved in
telling farmer that he may raise only
so much? Or the violation of other
fundamental rights that can be prac-
ticed with this present violation as q
precedent?
Now Under Production Thumb.
What has happened Is this. Mr..
Wallace made out . quota, the amount
Of cotton that may be planted, . quota
for each and every farm. Before he
imposed the quota he, in accordance
with the law, held last Saturdays ref
erendum. If more than IS out OF every
100 farmers voting voted yes" Is they
did. then the quota takes effect. From
last Saturday on, no farmer can raise
and sell more cotton than A. A. A. die
tates. II he raises and tries to sell
more, he Is penalized. The penalty is
2 cents q pound in some cases, 3 cents
a pound in others. The further penalty
Is that the farmer shall not be eligible
for any payment =" under the soil
conservation act"
True. the price Of cotton will prob
ably be higher than it would otherwise
be. True the farmers will get, on the
average, apparently about $50 each
In cash and loan benefits.
But what has the farmer sold for
$3.50? He has sold the right to plant
and market what he pleases and as
much as he pleases. And he has sane
toned in America a violation. OF one
Of our Oldest principles and traditions.
He has assented to the theory that the
Government, on assent Of three farm
ers out Of four, can put compulsion
upon the fourth farmer If this is not
rejected by the Supreme Court, then
in America individuals and minorities
have no rights which majorities or
government need respect. And that Is
identical with the underlying principle
Of Naziism.
(CopyriEht. 1889
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out the most enthusiastic support every
Mr. Jackson enthusiastic candidate
brilliant peonabe
service but he has not the habit politics
hoses at jamestown N " practice
nave constantly tempted him to be content with the solicitor genh
ana all that will unquesonably him his
MIS- jackson seconded his nambtious ncnatons
candidacy
place only because his friends
desired him to
encouraged him. and for time
Caution is howeuer character
He wa not ready 90 into anything bndly
seemed ood Therefore, beginning about the time OF testimonial
d'nner ne made careful OF the Nw
taking to political friends all the State he gloomy
conclusion
He found that
the New Deash machine ATTEMPT
ing cut his throat He discovered
bitterly opposed him. competing
machines In Buffalo united their
After weighing the elements of his problem.
nat ne could s get the nomination if he wanted
ne Whe House and the strategic
party help the State
nomination Flynn
the jackson standard
his Wv ~ ~ ~1
was so intensely dlsagreeabe to the bosses
OUT the vote He
politics. and he was determined offer
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called st. Elizabeth's, q hospital for
the mentally ill.,"
1t more exactly approximates the
truth. The last count Of almost $500
patients shows only per cent are
violently insane. As you visit this
great institution. with its fine build
ings, its well-planned curriculum of
work, play and care, you realize that
these unfortunate people are happy in
an environment adapted to their
needs
Some will tell visitors they are "held
there against their will" Once a
lawyer believed this plaintive cry, OBJ
tanned the patients release and was
shot and killed by him. The pitifuI
cries Of the violent echo about St.
Elizabeth's grounds from the univer-
sally barred windows. 1t gives pause.
So do the mounting figures here and
elsewhere Of the mentally ill.," Each
year there are 200 more cases. OF the
1000 admissions last year, As per cent
were discharged, 1872 died. Many are
incurable. A young girl came at ls
has lived there for 81 years Many
have stayed so years. They tell DR..
Overholser "if you put me outside tn.
gates I would come right back" They
are understood. well fed, housed.
DR.. Overholser deplores the bar.
barous' custom of jury trial through
which so per cent OF the inmates, Dis.
trict of Columbia patients, are COM
mitted. 1t Is a public trial In the
Criminal Court, before a jury Of lay
men with no medical experience);
the patient, his family and friends,
who must testify against him on init
mate matters.
DR.. Overholser Is forward booking
A new insulin treatment Is being tried
at st. Elizabeth's to shock the insane
into sanity. He expounds also tns
medical philosophy Of treating the
organism as a whole" He seeks loei-
cally the turmoils that are manifest
IN adolescence, alcoholism, high blood
pressure, gastro-intestinal troubles, all
places that speak eloquently Of the
unconscious, he says
A quick glimpse Of background
speaks eloquently OF DR.. Overholser's
training. Born in Worcester. Mass,
1892; graduate OF Harvard University,
1912; Boston University Medical
School. 1916. he has worked ever since,
with time out for Army service; In the
Massachusetts, State Hospital service,
ending up as commissioner Of Is State
hospitals; recently on staf Of George
Washington University.
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INSPECTION STATION
PROPOSAL IS OPPOSED
Piney Branch Citizens Group
Hears Plan for Use of
Garages.

Opposition to the establishment Of
two automobile inspection stations
was voiced last night by members Of
the Piney Branch Citizens Associa-
ton.
r. c. Merritt, making the resolution,
said: I'VE earnestly protest against
this needless expense for the reason
that We believe that proper arrange
ment can be made with garage own
ers IN the District, who will do the
inspecting under regulations approved
by the District, and this added in
spection service will aid In decreas-
ing unemployment in the District to
= greater degree than to employ in
spectors, who would be hired by the
District government. Maryland gives
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as an outsider can make out from the
intricacies of the crop control law.
(After many days of intent study, I
am still puzzled about many features
Of the law Mr.. Wallace's four finan-
cial inducements to cotton raisers are:
Cd Soil conservation payments.
These are payments made to farmers
for not raising cotton, and for raising
instead other crops which A. A. A.
prescribes, or for other soil conserva-
ton practices.
ca Loans under certain conditions
60 Parity payments. If the price
Of cotton is below a figure fixed by
A. A. A. the farmer will be paid IS
per cent Of the difference by the
A. A. A. These parity payments are
so far merely promises. They will be
paid only If Congress finds and appro-
PIRATES the money.
90 Direct gifts of 3 cents per pound
under certain conditions.
With these four gifts in his hands,
Mr.. Wallace asked the cotton raisers
to vote. Two Of the gifts are uncon-
ditional, are. in effect, already made.
For these the cotton raisers have
gratitude as q motive for voting as
Mr.. Wallace wishes. The other two
gifts are conditional; they are to be
paid only If the cotton raisers vote in
favor Of the quota system Mr. Wallace
wishes to impose. As to these, the
farmers motive is hope. Hope and
gratitude combined make an effective
argument. The aggregate OF the cash
arguments amounts, as nearly as one
can estimate. to an average of about
$3.50 for each cotton raiser.
Would the cotton raisers vote for
what Mr.. Wallace wishes?
Supported by an Army"
On Mr.. Wallaces side there was not
only money. there was organizati ton.
In the cotton States is an A. A. A.
army-about 800 county agents, about
1000 county committeeman, about 40
600 community committeeman. am,
OF course, as far as possible from
implying that either as respects Or
ganization or as respects money there
was any improperly. On the con-
trary, last-minute instructions Of A. A.
A. to its workers throughout the South
were that they should confine them
selves to getting out the vote, not to
influencing the vote.
But hoot! Whose bread + eat, his
song I sing" Those A. A. A. workers
IN the field want the same thing that
A. A. A. at Washington wants. The
agents have been at work for months.
Can any one imagine that they did
not tell the cotton raisers that the
quota system Is good? Did any A. A.
A. agent-or any one else on any large
scale-tell the cotton raisers what the
quota system Is going to do to them,
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SEND HIN BACK
PLEASE Z 4

ingon hackers They enthusiasm and it is even
- ~ ~
nevertheless, Mr.. Jdcksons
illustrates for thing President and
Postmaster General Farley each
other There be doubt
naoe helped the jackson candidacy friends
IN NeD Yet ne did
cheertuly that the thou the
least effort to make the hinn ..0
Moreover Mr.
Presidents leadership has lost shining ago any
presidential
certainty Now
the Presidents followers the
oehind the doubts One thing
IN the end to take the believe
depression has made Democratic 0 ~
Aui.n..
Evening star., 1938-03-15
EASTER RITE ROLE
FOR MSGR. READY
Catholic Welfare Secretary to
Pronounce Invocation at
Sunrise Program,

Oficials Of the National Park Serv-
ice. Interior Department, announced
today the Right Rev. Michael j.
Ready, general secretary Of the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Conference,
will pronounce the invocation at the
Easter Sunday sunrise program at
the Warrington Monument as part
OF . Nationwide radio broadcast.
Msgr. Ready has just accepted the
invitation Of Arno B. Cammerer, di-
rector Of the National Park Service, to
participate. The conferences head
quarters Is At 1912 Massachusetts,
avenue NV.
The Schola Cantorum Of the Ma
tional Capital Parks will be heard on
the program in appropriate musical
selections under the sponsorship of the
park chief. c. Marshall Finnan. The
program here will start At 7:30 am.
on Easter Sunday. which falls this
year on April II, and last for Is min
utes. It will be broadcast from the
Sylvan Theater on the Washington
Monument Grounds.
The program then will switch to Hot
Springs National Park, in Arkansas,
Evening star., 1938-03-15

j. Pte1pont Morgan Thomas ".
St. Gregory the Great the brokerage Whitney
suspended from the New York Stock Exchange promptly
uent into bdnkruptcv
Every remembers how Mr. Whitney whose brother
partner and who handled
rites stood up and bid 2o5 for Steel during
Hoover crash This action widely acclaimed
Whitney was acting agent for banking
Steel selling the
Whitney failure for 81. ~
However, Mr. Whitney the
president Of the
In that capacity for he and
the New Deal plans up markets
II such and such firm not solvent clearly
sight The conservatives DiN
oDn money and to terms As though
their con they hdUe succeeded
Commerce Commission
they hope wM railway 600 pear
To increase freight costs in time falling
ducon still and to reduce purchasing
graooag OF naval construction
help the rate
Of half billion a month.
The program for national defense being delayed opposed
Congress and out in that
for the industry
Evening star., 1938-03-15

where choral program will be heard
and other music will be played for is
minutes. and 1t will then shift to the
rim Of the Grand Canyon, in Arizona,
where for IS minutes another phase
OF the Easter service will be heard.
The program will terminate at Death
Valley National Park, In California,
oficials said.
Vocal and instrumental music of 4
sacred or classical character will be
the principal feature Of the program,
which will also include descriptions
Of the Easter scenes from the various
localities" Mr.. Cammerer said today.
Evening star., 1938-03-15

For example, the BEING used to make
unusually large benefit tamer-now The relief
appropriation has been increddnoW
lohtest on ood and tuenoU The banks
deposo protected by the Federal
nou whether by accident
rugged the force the pyesrn
dfdtton to dH the ndurias
sible tor blocking the reform
this the hna
ing spell OF artificial respiration for the
nd Tribune syndiae1
Evening star., 1938-03-15

inspection at private garages and i;
free"
After considerable discussion the
association opposed the moton of S.
c. Schlesinger to select three dele
gates to attend the meeting Of the
District Of Columbia Suffrage Asso-
ciation Friday night.
Evening star., 1938-03-15
Nv MARK Sullivan.

- ECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
~ WALLACE has carried his cot
ton referendum. He has car
- ried 1t comfortably, as politi-
clans say. Indeed, he has carried 1t
overwhelmingly. We supposed he
would. Could he possibly have lost it?
Mr.. Wallace went to the South with
Evening star., 1938-03-15

He as som
girth; many ac-
complishments to
p u n c t u ate the
years. He laughs
n e a rtily a n d
often. He has the
courage OF his
convictions, the
m e n al. an d
physical vigor to
carry out his
psychiatric aims.
He Is glad that
the old Govern
ment Hospital for
the Insane, as Of
1R5H - nau
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Capt. Hilliken to Speak.
B, = Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

By 6tah Correspondent Of The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Nd, March 15.-
Capt. Rhoda Milliken. chief of the
Women's Bureau Of the Metropolitan
Police Department in Washington.
will be the principal speaker at the
meeting Of the Lutheran Club in the
old library building at the University
OF Maryland 1T pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1938-03-15

money IN his
hand - such an
amount Of money
as no political
campaign mana
ger ever dreamed
of. The aggre-
gate M money
and promises of
money, as nearly
as one can esti-
mate, was over
5000, 600, ,000-this
for cotton alone.
Mr.. w all &C e
had four separate
categories for
rNnnov oc pao rIv
Evening star., 1938-03-15

interests are caught IN their own
deflation and it will take more
than talk and congressional log
rolling to pull them out Of 1t.
4 4 \
I have long inclined to the
view that this time Mr.. Roosevelt
intended to let the so-called eco
nomic royalists" 60 through the
wringer and to protect the mass Of
the people to the best Of his ability
by farm relief measures and gen.
Evening star., 1938-03-15

ne believed that, unless the bosses
got out every organization vote,
the governorship would be lost.
Even with the Labor party to help,
he thought the new depression too
serious In its political repercussions
to give hope Of victory without gen.
eral militancy among Democrats.
Unquestionably, Mr.. Jackson's
decision to take no more active
part in the New York governorship
race will be diSplltad hv his Waxh.
Evening star., 1938-03-15

administration Is
conducting itself
with reference to
new legislation,
and that's the
amazing indifer-
ence prevalent
here to the idea
Of cutting the
cloth to fit the
garment.
Once a vicious
tax clause is.
eliminated such
as the tax on
thrift and pru-
dence-the indus
try experts pro-
Evening star., 1938-03-15

HE opinions OF the Oriters this page o,on not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions are presented IN
The Stars effort gue all sides questions OF interest to it,
readers although such opinions ay contradictory anonu
thsmselues and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1938-03-15
The Capital Parade
Doubtful Jackson to Drop Governorship Race,
Despite Roosevelt Backing.

JOSEPH ALSOP andR ROBERT KINTNER
= OLICITOR GENERAL ROBERT JACKSON,
evernosshp
tn. prospect intellectual
liberal pretty well determined important
Washington job.
That does not that New York Denocrays ouber-
Material nomination
his Wonld it..
Nep York dinner in his honor
tooless silly a1ow
the New York Democratic leaders BY his Washington
he believes that he the display
OF main force
His decision implications reaching New
York State His first
White Houses advisers They him forward
maturing political leader
form of the Democratic Now virtually
the ~ -
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mental taxes. But that day of reck-
oning Is not yet here. judging by what
has been happening.
(Copyright 1881
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cause the various experts hereabouts
to change their approach toward their
game of tampering at will with the
economic system by means Of expert
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We, the People
Vortex Of Deaation Threatens Rich and Remedies
They Offer Fail to Help, Observer Says.
BY Jay FRANKLIN.

T WON'T be long We Of de-
haton IN which the rich
and the remedies they offer only push them closer the
till now 1t has been mainly
and
Krsuser BOWED everything
mentally
Evening star., 1938-03-15
An American
You Should
Know
DR.. Overholser Gives
His Time to Help
Mentally Ill.
BY DELLA PYNCHON.

ny OELIA FINCHON.
TEW men have as much privats
~ information about the strange
workings Of the human mind
as DR.. Winfred Overholser, su-
perintendent, Of st. Elizabeth'a Hos.
pital.
Mental diseases have been his
speciality for q quarter of q century.