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Evening star., 1938-06-23

We are detained BY Mexican ofIicials," I"
Mr.. Eisley said the telegram read.
I'll wait until I know more de-
tails before decide what action I'll
take against the boys" said Mr.. Foote.
I'm no Santa Claus. however"
District Attorney Ben knight said
re probably would order the young
adventures turned over to Juvenile
Court authorities.
Tara's mother said her son was
"ohsessed Of the sea-" Some believed
the boys had taken the yacht for
trip to the Cocos Islands, OF the
coast Of Costa Rica, In search Of pirate
treasure.
Evening star., 1938-06-23

johnson, Assistant Secretary Of War.
Mr.. johnson told the Army. Navy
and Marine Corps officers that capital
and labor have given whole hearted
support" to the War Departments
efforts to get industry into the ma
tional defense machine.
"At no previous period In our peace
time history has America been more
alive TO the problem of supply pre-
paredness," Mr.. johnson said. To-day
America knows that to win 4 war the
marshaling Of munitions has become
coordinate with the mobilization OF
men,"
The speaker expressed the convic-
Evening star., 1938-06-23
H|NE GRADUATES
DISCUSS MUSIC
Four Take Part in Panel
at Final Exercises
at Eastern.

VI -Four graduates Of the Hine Junior
High School discussed phases Of
musical education in public schools as
the highlight of the graduation Of le7
students of Hine at Eastern High
School last night.
Taking part in the panel were Mary
Spielman, William Pollard, Norma
Vaughn and Irving Chasen. Jeannette
Birch, president of the student fedora
ton, delivered the address of welcome.
Miss Jessie La Sale, assistant super
tintendent of schools, presided and pre-
sented the diplomas. DR.. Dan l..
Ennis, pastor Of the Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church, pronounced the in
vocation.
Music was furnished by the school
orchestra with Noble Barnes and Janet
Guess giving special numbers. DR.. H.
z. Warner is principal of the school.
Graduates and the schools they are
expected to attend follow:
Evening star., 1938-06-23
Boys Reported Held in Mexico
After 1ri p in sBOrrO,ued Yacht

Manzanillo, where the boys were re-
ported held by Mexican oficials.
First indication of the whereabouts
OF the yacht Tira came yesterday in
telegram from Puerto Vallarta to
Lester Eisley, friend Of the three
high school boys, Lyle Tara, IT; James
Henninger, II, and william Grace,
16, all Of Santa Cruz.
Wire back that ship is not stolen.
Evening star., 1938-06-23
Ey the Associated Press.

SANTA CRUZ, Calf, June 23.-
After % days, sea voyage by three
adventurous boys in a borrowed"
$4,000 yacht was believed ended to-
DAY at tiny West Mexican port,
1000 miles south Of here.
Lew X. Foote. owner Of the yacht.
prepared to leave by plane tomor-
row for Puerto vallarta, south OF
Evening star., 1938-06-23
CHILDREN'S BALLET
Chevy Chase PIT. A. Will Present
Cinderella Tomorrow.

The Chevy Chase Parent-Teacher
Association will present cinderella"
childrens ballet in three acts. at
$50 pm. tomorrow at Roosevelt High
School, Thirteenth and Allison
streets NV.
The title role will be played by
rrma Kay Daley, the two stepsisters
by Frances Goodman and Laura Nc
Neese and the stepmother by Susan
-McNeese. Joan Beadle will take the
Asrt OF the fairy godmother. The
dances have been arranged by Mary
Day.
Evening star., 1938-06-23
JOHNSON STRESSES
SERVICE OF SUPPLY
Tells SO Army Industrial College
Graduates It Must Keep
Pace With Troops.

How the marshaling OF materials
must keep pace with the mobilization
Of men in event OF another war was
described today to 56 graduates Of the
Army Industrial College by Louis
Evening star., 1938-06-23

and production will probably start
early next year.
Evening star., 1938-05-04
ToledenO of Mexico and
Our Own John L. Lewis

To-the Editor OF The Star:
The article about Lombardo Toledeno
in the Sunday Star was appreciated and
should help to make stronger the cordial
relations existing between America and
her sister republic below the Rio Grande.
For many years Mexico, like Spain
before it became republic, was shame
leSsly eXploited-her natural resources
and people were long the prey of foreign
investors and predatory religious sects
anu every American to whom democracy
is not an empty word should be proud
OF MeXico's advance in the fields of
education and labor
1t is unfair TO DR.. Toledeno to compare
him to our own John L. Lewis. In spite
of the improvements Mr.. Lewis has
brought to the life of the American
worker Mr.. Lewis has not yet reached
the masses OF workers as DR.. Toedeno
has. In our own country we have not
man to compare to Toledeno, unless
we go back to the past and select, say
the pamphleteerist, Thomas Paine, and
the labor leader, Eugene Debs. Our
educators and labor leaders still have
something to learn from Mexico If we
expect to improve the cultural and living
standards of all the citizens of this
Nation, not merely the standards of a
few professionals and highly paid
workers in the crafts.
JOHN C. ROGERS.
Alexandria, Va.
Evening star., 1938-05-04
Start Ten.Year Building
Program in Washington
To-the Editor of The Star:

To-the Editor OF The Star;
Your editorial to "start building the
10-year program now" was very timely
Why pay S3,000,000 a year for rentals
and $2,000000 every year for relief to
construction labor, able-bodied men
that are now wearing their shoes out
seeking work, when these sorely needed
buildings and the grandeur of the
Nations Capital can be had by adding
$9000,000 annually to the IS ,000, 900 that
are beng lost every year to the Govern
ment?
Three-fourths of the buildings pro-
posed in this 10year program are from
10 years to half century past due to
Washington. Washington is paved with
programs and good intentions Perhaps
that is one reason it gets so hot here
in midsummer. The leaders of WASH
ington need to exert every effort to con-
vert these good intentions into facts.
The President of the United States is
the executive head of the Nations Cap
ital. All Presidents have wished we'll
by Washington. AS executive head of
the government of the Nations city the
great Presidents have been Washington,
Jefferson, Hoover, Jackson, Grant, Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Millard Fillmore.
The others have been window wishing
Presidents.
The present administration has done
comparatively little towards the con-
structive advancement of Washington.
Building should start in 1888 and 1889
on this 10-year program.
Jack sPRATT.
Evening star., 1938-05-04

those opportunities it must ever con-
tribute more ard more to the intellectual,
physical and spiritual growth of its
students.
For years parents have looked to the
university as a gateway to more abun-
dant life for their children. Farmers
and farmers wives have looked to the
extension service and experiment station
for the latest scientific information
which would enable them to enjoy
more abundant life at home. Thus has
the university become the greatest in
stitution in Prince Georges County and
one Of the greatest in the State.
With every addition to the physical
facilities of the university parents and
citizens look to it for increasing helpful
ness. Cognizant of these facts it has
not only accelerated its building program
but revised its administrative set-up and
strengthened its teaching staff as we'll.
The Colony of Maryland based its
first claim to fame on the fact it was
built on the theory of religious tolerance.
Present-day Maryland could have no
finer destiny than to become known as
a place that harbors renowned State
university.
Evening star., 1938-05-04
The Price Tag.

Exactly two months to the day after
the Public Health Service made its
"yardstick report on Washington's
health needs, Health Officer George
Rutland announced yesterday his pro-
posals, now before the Commissioners.
which would increase city hospital beds
by $50 at an estimated cost of 1894, 700.
Although it has been indicated that
no formal action will be taken for some
days on the plan and that ultimate con-
sideration will be in connection with the
1910 District budget nevertheless DR..
Ruhland's plan is noteworthy for two
reasons.
In the first place, the current proposal
does the only thing which the thorough
Public Health Service survey did not
do, namely, fixes an approximate price
tag on the improvement. AT the time
the report was released by the Federal
agency, The Star took occasion to point
out that, although public health is
"purchaseable" and the District had
been told Now much Of the quantity It
Evening star., 1938-05-04

needed, no estimate of cost had been
included. DR.. Rutland has thus pro-
vided the only missing link in the chain
of local health improvement.
In the second place, it should be
pointed out, however, that the Public
Health Service investigation placed the
city's need at $50 beds and said that,
far from putting the Capital at the head
of the list, the realization of the sug-
gested improvements would only put
Washington on par with about twenty
five per cent of American cities. Thus
the $50 beds being sought by DR.. Ruh-
land, while great improvement over
present facilities, appear considerably
below the mark set by the impartial
Federal agency.
Evening star., 1938-05-04
Radio Reform.

"hether or not congressional inves-
tgatlon would lead to necessary reforms
IN radio programs may be questioned,
but there can be little doubt about the
demand for improvement Of broadcast
entertainment. The quality of the ma
terlal offered to the listening public is
not as high as it should be. Network
officials themselves are critical of what
Federal Communications Commissioner
George Henry Payne calls silly or de-
grading" misuse of the facilities of the
air.
Some programs, of course. are worthy
OF being heard. But the number of good
features is too small. Symphony con-
certs now and again are not FREQUENT
enough to Offset the flood of Swing"
poured into the ether constantly. A
presentation like that of G. K. Chester
tons 'Lepanto' serves merely to call at
tentlon to. the moronic character of
many OF the dramatic productions. The
thrillers submitted for the Juvenile
audience cannot be condemned too
severely.
But Government censorship is hardly
the remedy desired. Mr.. Payne ought
not to be misunderstood. His appeal is
addressed primarily to the radio in
dustry. If it will clean house" he-and
a few million Americans who applaud
his efforts-Will be satisfied The pro-
posal for congressional Investigation
has been framed in desperation. 1t can
be avoided by a change of heart among
broadcasting directors and sponsors. Per-
haps an open conference of network rem
resentatives and delegates of the listen
ing public might help.
Evening star., 1938-05-04
A Public Service.

Mr.. Burdette c. Lewis and the Advisory
Committee directing the inquiry into the
unemployment relief situation in the
District have an opportunity to render
valuable service to the Nations Capital
and in only slightly less degree to Con-
gress and the Government
From the time when relief needs first
were acknowledged to be a public re-
sponsibility, there has been conflicting
opinion as to how much money was
required to provide adequate care for
the unemployed of this clty. AS corollary
problems have been the questions of
which of the unemployed should receive
aid, and what type and how much aid
should be extended.
Since it has been the invariable prac-
tlce of Congress to appropriate for Dis
trict relief purposes a sum considerably
below the amount considered essential
by local relief officials, there has been
created an ineScapable condition of
stringency which has handicapped relief
anu UtNllueTeQ Ine re-
cipients.
And because comparably vexing con-
ditions have arisen in other cities and in
connection with the whole problem of
publicly financed relief, true findings of
fact for the District will have a broad
as we'll as particular value.
In view of Mr.. Lewis evident oualifica-
tions, the Advisory Committee apparently
has made good start on its i'm
portant task 1t is the expectation of
all that it will be completed without
fear or favor, without political implica-
tions OF any kind, and with the problem
of how to bring real relief without waste
to those who need it serving as the only
motivating force in the forthcoming
survey.
Evening star., 1938-05-04
Peace bv Choice.

1t would be difficult to phrase more
fundamental common sense than was
delivered to the United States Chamber
OF Commerce yesterday by the speaker
who warned his audience that labor and
industry must abandon their antagonism
and dlstrust for each other and seek
grounds of understanding without the
restrictive influences of a third party.
obviously labor and industry depend
more upon each other than upon any
other segment of our economic life.
Labor does the handWork for industry
and constitutes an important part of its
consuming public; industry, in turn,
provides the capital and the factor of
coordination essential to modern So
clety. In short, these two have every
thing in common, even to the objective
OF reasonable return for the investment
OF money or personal effort.
1t is true beyond argument that both
industry and labor have been at fault
in the past in bringing about the ex-
tremes of conduct which benefited
neither in the long run. But it is be-
coming more apparent in recent years
that their strength is approaching a
plane OF equality which merely makes
conf1lct more wasting and exhausting to
both sides.
Even casual survey of results
acmeNed by collective bargaining, with
out recourse to strikes or lockouts,
shows plainly how little each side has
to tear from the other and how much
might be and is accomplished when an
attitude of cooperation and of trust is
substituted for one of defiance and will
fulness.
In view Of this part of the record of
labor-industry relationships, it would be
unfortunate indeed if persistent un-
reasonableness by either should result in
the imposition of inf1exible political
control over both. 1t is to be hoped that
the message Of the chamber speaker
MADE deep impression not only upon the
representatives of industry who heard
him, but upon the representatives of
labor who read him.
Evening star., 1938-05-04
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Self-ApprOYal.

man there was who made play
For foolish Money, day by day.
He thought that 1t was smart to see
How gullible the world could be-
He took good coin by CAB and CUFF
For what he knew was phony stuff.
And though he gained a bale of bills
BY passing out persuasive thrills,
His happiness was not complete.
The little games that seemed so neat
He knew were really not the sort
That 60 in business or in sport.
When quite alone, he'd often sigh
To think that as the years rolled by,
Himself he'd have to tolerate
A man he knew to be skate
Evening star., 1938-05-04
Side Roads in MARYLAND
Are Safer for Motorists

To-the Editor OF The Star:
May I make a suggestion, through your
columns, to the casual motorist? Most
of us have hurried along the roads from
one city or town to another and are
quite satiated with that type of motor
ing. Now let us explore the side roads,
among the real Americans. 1t is true
that all places have distinct hues and
cultures, but our towns and cities are
more like each other than the country
places resemble each other.
AS an example, tomorrow I hope to
go to that unique place called Solomons.
l have visited this place in Maryland
many times and 1t is quite unlike all
other places. But the real purpose of
my visit is to find new road, so may
enjoy a less hurried trip and escape
the dangers incident to crowded roads.
Leaving Washington and taking Mary
land No one will reach 1T B" and
from there go few miles. probably
upon sand-clay road, to Baden From
Baden there is road, shown upon some
maps. which reaches Lower Marlboro.
Apparently there is bridge over the
river at the last mentioned place. And
from Lower Marlboro one may reach
Maryland No. at point below the
turmoil to North and Chesapeake
Beaches. Thus all the heavy traffic will
have been avoided. Perhaps, even, the
distance may be less.
The only objections are that part of
the road is little improved and at Lower
Marlboro it is not clear whether one
may use ferry or bridge
Let's explore the side roads.
G.. G. MOORE.
Evening star., 1938-05-04
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

habit 1t becomes a pleasant duty, noS
q task.
Life, indeed, consists of making
pleasant duties of what seem tasks to
others.
He or she who masters this, to some
degree, is a philosopher as we'll as an
extremely practical person.
Those who learn to handle gramo-
phone discs correctly practically never
break or crack one or permit needles to
dig into them.
Above all. they do not soil them in
any way.
Greasy fingerprints are about as bad
for record as butter. 1t must be re-
membered that the indentations along
the sides of the grooves, which really
make" the music, are microscopic
Not much is needed to fill them up or
change them. But here we are dealing
with minute forces which make gigantic
sounds.
The modern electric phonograph is
capable of more dynamic force, in
decibels, than the radio and it gives more
vlbratlonal range, or cycles, than the
radio. Nor is there any one who stands
guard by leVeling off the tones to suit
himself, not the performers.
The result is that when you put q
good symphony record on a good gramo-
phone you get symphony tone, soul
lifting, like nothing else in all the world
of sound.
The record represents the best man
has been able to do along these lines
to date.
1t is not just something to dance to,
although it may be that, but in every
good case it is real music with the over
tones which are the soul Of music
Proper care is as essential to it as
to any other art work
There can be little doubt that the
record standing on edge collects less
dust than the one lying fiat
1t goes without saying that no records
should be allowed to lie around without
covers. If records are kept fiat, each
one should be in its paper cover.
The best way for holding records on
edge in an average household is to
keep them in albums Only albums
with fiat backs should be accepted and
they should be placed closely together
so that there will not be much room for
subsequent Warplng. If a record album
is fiat to begin with it may be kept
that way, but nothing on earth will
straighten out warped covers once they
have bowed.
X
Mlldew is one of the worst foes of
record surfaces.
Special care must be taken to prevent
this in communities with many trees
during damp summers with gloomy davs.
At the first sign of mildew under the
covers of books the record enthusiast
should make careful inspection of his
records to be sure no signs of mildeW
are visible
II he discovers any he may be sure
that if permitted to grow they will extend
into the grooves, where they are almost
impossible to wipe out.
Night air, as it used to be called, Is
really bad in building up mildew. hence
windows near record collections should
be kept closed at night, even in the
hottest weather.
Evening star., 1938-05-04
Believer in Life After Death
Points to Lodges Testimony

lo-the Editor OF The Star:
In The Star of April % there is a
letter under the heading Calls for Evil
dence of Life After Death" in which
the writer conveys the idea that there is
no evidence to prove the belief in a life
after death and adds, "If any such evi-
dence existed, it would be proclaimed
from the house tops"
Is then the testimony of such dis
tlnguiShed men as William James,
Cesare Lombroso, Camille Flammaron,
Frederick Myers, William Barrett. w. T.
Stead, James H. Hyslop, William Crooks,
Conan Doyle, Oliver Lodge and Alfred
Russell Wallace to be brushed aside as
not worthy of serious consideration?
These men and many others equally
famous in the realms of science, litera-
ture, art and craftsmanship have pro-
claimed with no uncertain voice the i'm
mortality of the soul and their affirma-
tions were not founded upon faith, but
on knowledge, the result of personal
experience, under conditions which
made fraud or self-deception impossible.
AS Sir Oliver Lodge so aptly puts it,
"We ourselves are not limited to the
few years that we live on earth we
shall go on without it, we shall GER
tainly survive. Why do I say that?
I say it on definite scientific grounds.
I say it because I know that certain
friends Of mine still exist, because I have
talked with them
The only thing that can save this
world from the chaos towards which
it is rapidly advancing is a realization
of spiritual values and this comprehen-
sion can come only through personal
contact with the spirit world Above
the darkness of war, superior to the ele-
ments OF confusion, ignorance, greed
and superstition, is the light of the
divine spirit, whose rays can diSpel the
darkness and whose message can bring
knowledge, peace and Well-being to all
who will but listen and respond.
ALFRED H. TERRY.
Evening star., 1938-05-04

What Is the best way to handle phono-
graph records?
This question was brougLs to mind in
looking at a disc which two young girls
had left in a booth.
The record was completely covered on
both surfaces with greasy fingerprints,
mixed with liberal amounts of cigarette
ashes.
Decidedly, this was not the way to
handle these scientific and artistic
marvels.
Surely some one should be appointed
to grab such careless young persons and
administer both a good shaking and
lecture.
Women, of all people, ought to be
careful and neat
If they are going to play phonograph
records they should learn how to hold
them so no injury is done them.
The grooves which carry the music
are minute; the indentations, which
really are the music, are microscopic.
The first thing any one should do
who takes up one of these cleaning
discs is to think enough to wash the
hands carefully and to cry them even
more carefully.
Those who HE themselves to the record
booths should wash their hands before
they go and while handling other
peoples property should take care to
keep all finger marks from the grooves.
This is easily achieved.
All that is necessary is to take thought
as to the best way to handle gramo-
phone record.
1t is strange that many people have
never once stopped to think of it.
Amy old way" they will say, but
actually there is only one good way.
That is as follows:
Grasp the record by the exact center
with the middle finger of the right hand
beneath and the thumb on the outer
and upper edge.
The disc is thus balanced carefully
without a finger touching any of the
precious grooves.
The grooves, after all. are the record.
The only thing which ought to touch
these magic little gullies is the pickup
needle.
The only thing, that is, aside from the
busting cloth or record brush.
Here. again. many users of these ar
tistic commodities never think to brush
them.
This is essential for their best playing
Not only does the needle bring up each
time certain amount of debris from
the grooves, but all possible dust should
be removed both before and after playing.
Some makes of records seem to attract
dust; others will remain practically dust
free for long periods, if kept in envelopes
or albums.
Each record should be busted, either
with linen handkerchief or a brush
made especially for the purpose.
The record is held in the left hand
with the middle finger underneath and
at the center and the left thumb on
the outer edge.
The handkerchief or brush is applied
with the right hand; usually three Or
four complete circles will do the work
Both sides should be busted both be-
fore and after each playing This may
seem trouble, but after one gets in the
Evening star., 1938-05-04
Iowan Thinks Lightly of
Senators in Washington

o-the Editor Of The Star:
In their efforts to attack the press
and public opinion. some of which is
expressed through the press, some Sen
ators in Washington appear to lose all
sense of integrity, decency and states
manship normally expected from them
in directing the affairs of our Govern
ment. Thus do they dig their own
political graves and disgrace many of
their constituents. What fools these
mortals be!' Like chickens, their con-
duct and record come home to roost.
For over As years have been a voter,
meanwhile observing the conduct and
record of Government officials in WASH
ington At the present time there is an
excess of incapable executives, dealing
with the various branches of the Gov
ernment In Washington.
ROBERT N. CARSON.
Davenport Iowa