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Evening star., 1939-12-24
The Christmas Motive

There is no compulsion about
Christmas. No statute provides that
the anniversary of the birth of the
Savior of Mankind shall be cele-
brated. It once occurred to a legis-
lature to forbid the joyful rites of
yuletide, but no parliament ever has
decided that the annual festival of
merriment must be held. Not even
the worst of dictators has dared to
interfere with the ancient customs
of the season.
Christmas, 1t seems, reflects the
impulse of natural law which has
It's motive in the human spirit. It
Is fruit of the instinct of fellow
ship and gratitude. A helpless little
child IS the object of its homage. It
commentaries a Holy Mother. The
people understand it's character as
folk demonstration. It is time
when all barriers between nation and
nation, class and class, are swept
away Every door is opened to every
conner. The world for the moment
is free from greed and from fear and
from the violence which these forces
of evil create.
But the race is not at liberty
merely to be idle. Rather, there is
a happy duty implicit in the occa-
sion-the obligation to be glad and
to share in the democracy of glad
ness to which every individual be-
longs. An old tradition tells how
warriors in the field put up their
swords at Christmas and were BROTH
ers again for few brief hours. No
captain cried Halt" to the fray.
The armistice was required only by
the time, by memories of what that
time has meant through the ages, by
hopes perhaps of what it still may
mean in centuries yet unshadowed.
The cynic, of course, may mock
the alteration of the Infant Christ,
complaining of the futility of His in
tervention in a ceaSeleSS turmoil and
an endless confusion. Nearly two
thousand years have fled since the
nativity at Bethlehem, but wars are
q constant phenomenon of human
experience; revolutions, cataclysmic
disasters, prevail in eart-breaking
succession. The problem is granted.
How, then, shall it be solved? BY
the abandonment of Christmas, by
surrender to chaos, by submission to
death or to hatred and violence
which are more cruel than death it.
self? All, no; the answer is to be
found only in the cultivation of the
desire for a sacred truce which can
not be broken, a benevolent morality
of the kind which Lord Macaulay
foretold for mankind agnostic Of
every other faith.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Thunk You!

The Star acknowledges with deep
appreciation the generous response
Of friendly readers to its Christmas
appeal. The appeal was without
benefit of organization or personal
solicitation and no definite goal was
set other than the sincere desire to
spread the receipts as far as they
would 60 among those whose need
was known. The response, In the
form of cash received and toys,
clothing and food collected through
the theaters, the Government de-
partments and many volunteer
groups, has exceeded the expecta-
tions of The Star and OF the Christ
mas Committee of the Council Of
Social Agencies And those whose
friendly impulse made them partici-
pants in this one of many deserving
Christmas appeals may be assured
that their generosity will be felt in
many hundreds of Washington
homes tomorrow.
In The Stars opinion, the public
response to the Christmas appeals
this year is, fundamentally, Of Sec
ondary Importance to the progress
made in the establishment of Gen.
trail committee to coordinate the
distribution of gifts. Mrs. John Jay
O'Connor, chairman of the Christmas
Committee, accomplished much in a
short time in organizing the work.
The lack of adequate machinery of
this sort in the past has been a
handicap to effective giving. This
year a tangible start has been made
toward establishing permanent
body to function in a manner that
will combine the results of spon-
taneous giving at Christmas with
well directed effort in the prevention
of duplication, neglect and discrim-
ination in distribution.
Christmas giving comes from the
heart. It reflects a sentiment too
precious to lose, too beautiful to be
wasted. The effort of the commu-
nifty, it would seem, should be to as
sociate the gift with the spirit which
prompted it and to make sure that
it is spread, no matter how thin,
among those who know the bitter
ness and little of the Joy of the
glorious anniversary
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Mr.. Hunes Resiqns

The resignation of UnderSecretary
of the Treasury John w. Hanes is
a matter of regret, for Mr.. Hanes
made a distinct contribution to the
Government in his relatively brief
official career.
Coming to the Securities and Ex-
change Commission early in 1898
after two decades in Wall Street, Mr..
Hanes was active in promoting CO.
operation between the commission
and the New York Stock Exchange.
He followed up that assignment with
his service at the Treasury, where
he had a special mission to revise
taxes to help business. He succeeded
in making a start in that direction
at the last session of Congress.
The question of interest to busi-
ness now is whether Mr. Hanes' with
draWal from the Treasury post will
be reflected in a change in tax poll
cies. The Undersecretary has been
cooperating with a special subcom-
mittee of the House Ways and Means
Committee in assembling data for
new tax legislation, but will be out
of office before the time comes for
hearings.
Mr.. Hanes is a strong believer in
obtaining increasing revenue from
the present tax base by making the
tax laws conducive to business ex-
pansion, and apparently he feels
that the administration is in SYM
pathy with his ideas. After a recent
speech, in which Mariner S. Eccles,
chairman of the Federal Reserve
Board urged higher taxes to finance
a new spending program, Mr.. Hanes
retorted: II don't think he spoke for
the administration. doubt seriously
if he spoke for Congress, and I am
certain he did not speak for the
Treasury"
Mr.. Hanes' value to the Govern
ment lay in the business training he
brought into public Office and the
fact that he enjoyed the confidence
of other businessmen. Replacing an
official of that caliber is not easy, but
the country will be the gamer If his
successor measures up to the retiring
Undersecretary's qualifications.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
CHRISTMAS, 1899
By the Right Rev James E. Freeman d. ILL., D., c. L.,
Bishop of Washington.

There is more desire for peace In the
world Of today than 1t has ever known.
There is more Of generosity, more Of the
spirit Of brotherhood, reader response
to the needs Of the less fortunate, than
has been recorded in the history Of
mankind. There is q growing antipathy
to all that is cruel and bitter and tragic,
a greater horror Of war with its attend
ing evils, than has ever before marked the
spirit of this day. Reluctant as men may
be to follow the ways of justice, peace and
brotherly kindness, there Is increasing
evidence that multitudes the world over,
Of every race and kind, are pressing with
persistent zeal and emboldened courage
for the fuller realization of these high
ideals. To think less than this of our
time and our generation, is to lose the
finer meaning of life as it is lived today
and to follow the forbidding ways Of
those who are without God and without
hope in the world.
A harsh, cynical, repellant outlook
upon life is out of consonance with the
spirit of Christmas. If we must walk in
darkened pathways for 1854 days of every
year; if we must hold tenaciously to
view of mans estate that has in it little
OF hope and nothing Of promise, then let
us with lighter, kindlier, cheerier out
look in this gladstone Christmas season
give to our hearts and minds a loftier,
nobler vision Of what life at its best was
meant to be-
And what shall we say of our own
peace-loving Nation as we feel the cheer
ing warmth of this happy season? Can
we enter more fully into its spirit, even
though it brings remembrance of other,
better years and the cherished memories
OF those who once gathered in happy
comradeship at family hearthstones?
Can we, at least for this one day, permit
the disappointments and defeats of life
to be forgotten and the springs of kindly
judgment, good will and more promis-
ing outlook to dominate our minds and
hearts?
1t is this spirit of Christmas Day that
lives again in the hearts of men, it is
this spirit of kindness, love and good will
that must come at length to make this
old world what God designed it to be; a
place where love shall displace hate, vice
| shall abdicate to virtue, injustice shall
| yield to equity and fair play, poverty and
want shall be abolished, and where peace
and good will shall cover the earth as
the waters cover the sea. To every home
in this broad land, a blessed and happy
! Christmas. God bless us, every one!"
Evening star., 1939-12-24

Christmas survives all the chances
and accidents Of life, and despite wars
and rumors Of wars, men, women and
little children still cling to the spirit Of
love and generosity for which this day
stands. One of the miracles Of our mod
ern world is the survival Of the Christmas
spirit. We seem to rise above our fears,
our disappointments and our defeated
hopes, and for brief space to return to
the simpler, more wholesome ways of
life. It is the call Of the heart Of the
child that is articulate In the breast of
every man. despite the passing Of the
years. Nothing In literature so strikingly
and graphically illustrates this as Charles
Dickens immortal christmas Carol"
No day in the calendar evokes so utterly
the finer things Of the heart as this day
that revives again the story Of the birth
Of Jesus Christ.
America, blessed above other lands,
must with deepened emotion feel the real
meaning Of this latest Christmas. So
bered by tragic events in other places,
Christmas this year must have fuller,
message Of the heralding angels, "Glory
to God In the highest, and on earth
peace, to men of good will" brings a
note that sounds strange and incongru-
GUS to our troubled world. Take this
note out of the Christmas message SUBJ
tract 1t from the meaning of Christmas
Day. and 1t leaves the day barren and
lacking its high note of joyous hope and
expectation. The very trials and test
ings of this trying period lend to the
angels song of good will nobler, more
deeply significant meaning.
Long centuries have passed since this
message first was heard. The world has
moved along its way and generation has
followed generation, eagerly looking for
its fulfillment. Expectant hope though
unrealized, has refused to admit defeat,
something in the promise of peace and
good will has laid such firm hold on
mems hearts that they will not aban-
don 1t.
Over against the evils and tragedies
Of a world that will not have peace,
stands the Man Of Nazareth, heralded as
the Prince Of Peace, pleading for an or
dered, peaceful, happy world, and His
cause cannot know defeat. 1t is because
we believe this, because we will not yield
to disillusionment and despair, that we
hail another Christmas Day and In its
joyous message find freshened hope, re-
newed courage and the will to carry on.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Federal Hospitals.

President Roosevelt's consideration
Of a plan for the construction OF
fifty or more comparatively small
hospitals in poor counties which now
do not have such facilities, touches
one of the pressing needs OF the
Nation. That many American COM
munities are unable to provide proper
health protection and care for their
sick is not to be denied, and that
they ever will be able to do so is
doubtful. Even as progressive city
as Washington finds its hospital
facilities over-taxed and hears ap-
peals being made to surrounding
counties to care for their own indi-
gent sick whenever possible. Plans
at this stage, as outlined by the
President, call for Federal construc-
ton and ownership of the hospitals,
with local agencies providing for
maintenance. Many merits are to
be found in such proposal.
But there are other factors in
volved which cast a shadow over the
suggestion. Reconciled to three
billion-dollar deficit for the next
fiscal year, the President does not
feel the amount involved in the
hospital project would be unduly
great. Since it would amount to a
substitute for the controversial
Wagner and Harrison health bills
which are to come before Congress
In the next session, this is probably
true. Both health measures involve
much larger expenditures, unless, OF
course, it is found after the small
hospitals have been constructed that
most of the communities still will be
unable to maintain them.
Political possibilities exist to so
great an extent in the plan that. IN
view Of the role relief played in 1886,
the possibility of abuse OF the hos
pitfalls project cannot be overlooked.
Regardless of the ideal of placing
control of the project in the hands
OF competent medical men, the op-
portunity offered is not to be ex-
rected to slip entirely through the
Evening star., 1939-12-24

fingers Of those whose future de-
pends upon the ballot box.
No doubt is to be cast upon the
need for improving the health con-
ditions of large part of the popu-
lation. If it can be done properly
under even large, long-term loan,
1t will be of tremendous value. But it
cannot be done on a self-liquidating
basis except in rare cases, and the
financial burden should not be placed
entirely on an already overloaded
Federal budget.
Evening star., 1939-12-24

South Africa, it is stated, likes to
call itself Sunny South Africa" I"
There is merit in this; it is only
hoped that its inhabitants do not
pronounce the first word as "Syooth." !"
Evening star., 1939-12-24

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Evening star., 1939-12-24

4IC lllll SdGIll ID ClldG OcCIeUdly
Wallace is strongly sold on the idea that
what this country needs is third term
for President Roosevelt. He is among
the first of the high officials who openly
expressed themselves in favor of third
term.
But, if farmers are going to hold the
deciding vote in 1910, and If Mr.. Wal
lace is the man who can command the
farm vote, then politicians are going to
be interested.
This leads to the thought that the
Secretary Of Agriculture might be a
natural for Vice President on q
ticket headed by Mr.. Roosevelt, in event
that the draft Roosevelt movement takes
the hold that it is expected to take
among Democrats. Mr.. Garner would
not be in line for third chance at that
honor
In the period ahead, number of indi-
viduals are going to bob into the lime
light.
Mr.. Farley is convinced that President
will not be nominated He also is con-
vinced that control Of the Democratic
convention will be divided between his
own forces and those of Secretary Hull
and Mr.. McNutt. Out of that combtna-
ton would come-in all probability-the
nomination of Mr.. Hull.
But events are shaping in way that
will tend to discount the Hull potentiali-
ties and to raise grave questions about
the position of Mr.. McNutt
Those same events are shaping in
way to enhance the position Of Henry
Wallace as one who can command atten-
ton in part Of the country that will be
vital to the party that wants victory.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.

Collection made at the end Of each month o
each week. Orders may be sent by mail or tele
phone National 5000.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
.ALPERN DEATH
STILL MYSTERY

Funeral services were being ar.
ranged in Pittsburgh, Pa, today
for Carl C. Alpern, 31-year-old
attorney with the Wage-Hour Ad.
miniStration, who was found dead
of poison Monday in his Chastle'
ton Hotel apartment.
The body, internally SCARED
from corrosive poison" now be.
Ing analyzed by police. was re
moved to the Pennsylvania city
last night by a brother, Henry
Alpern.
Alpern, a graduate of Harvard
Law School, was regarded as one
of the most promising lawyers in
the Government service. Neither
his brother nor police could ad'
vance any reason why he should
have taken poison.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
ADVERTISER EMIT
Permanents At 81
Local Shop Offer

Milady may be beautified for
$1.0O-the lowest price ever Of
fered in Washington for a perma-
nent wave, two shampooS, a hair
cut and finger wave, Thursday
and Friday only, January 5 and 6,
at the Madora Beauty Shop, on
the second floor of 619 F st. N. W.,
MET. 1888.
This beauty treatment is regu-
larly priced at $3.50. Mrs. Helen
Elliot, proprietor of the shop,
guarantees excellent and courteous
service by expert operators. Open
til 9 PM. (Open Sunday.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Arlington Middle
Commands Corps

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Jan. 4 GIN.
So.-Midshipman William G. Haw-
thorne, jr., OF Arlington, Va, today
succeeded Midshipman Edward L.
Beach, of Palo Alto, Calf, as COM
mander of the Naval Academy
Regiment
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
3 Young Girls Drown

LANSDOWNE, Md, Jan. 4.
When they tried out their Christ
mas skates, Shirley, IL, and Joan
McEvoy, 8, sisters, and Patsy
Grace, IL. crashed through thin
ice on a quarry pond here today
and were drowned. The bodies
were recovered.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
N. C. Speaker Named

RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 4.-Rep-
resentative D. L. Libby Ward,
youthful New Bern lawyer, tonight
was selected Democratic caucus
nominee for speakership of the
1899 state house of representa-
itiVaS
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
$4,000 JEWEL,
FOOD SUPPLIES,
THIEVES LOOT

Loot ranging from a three-carat
diamond ring to four pounds of
butter was taken during the night
by robbers with diversified tastes,
police reported today.
The greatest loss was suffered
by Mrs. Gladys Keats, of the 3700
block of Reservoir Rd. N. W., who
told authorities an engagement
ring worth $4,000, which she had
placed temporarily on a kitchen
shelf, was missing when she re-
turned two hours later.
HOUSE LOOTED
Household furnishings we're to
the liking of burglars who entered
the home of DR.. John r. Manning,
OF the $500 block of Nevada Ave.
N. W., while he was away on a
trip. The stolen property is valued
at about $40.
All the fixings for a feast, with
the exception of a meat course,
are now in the possession of an
apparently hungry second-story
man who broke into a cafeteria in
the TOO block of Thirteenth St.
N. w.
FOOD STOLEN
Oliver L. Liusin, proprietor, de-
clared the missing food includes
13 pounds of coffee, 100 tea balls,
two cases of milk, four pounds Of
butter, four cases Of soft drinks,
assorted canned goods and a
quantity of vegetables.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

Mr.. AND MRS. JAMES E. COOK
Times-Her0ld NeUlyweds Are ShOwn After Their
Wedding at the Home of the Brides Father, J. S.
Toilet, of Birmingham Ala. The Bride, Former
Aileen Toilet, Works in the Classified Ad
Department, and Her Husband Is in the
Display Department. t. Times Photo.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

Some with backs; others with
arms and back; innerspring
mattress and 3 separate cush-
ions: friezette and tapestry COW
erings. Can be converted into
double or two single beds.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

Regularly $3.50
Large-siZe sofa, club or button
back chair and occasional
chair; strong frame and spring
cushions. Friezette and tapes
try coverings; green, wine or
rust colorings.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

Walnut-finish with inlay de-
sign: large size dresser or van
ity with triple section mirror,
chest of drawers and poster bed.
Don't miss this value!
Evening star., 1939-04-16

tack Of influenza and will be able
to take part in the sessions Of the
congress and give her greetings
from the Daughters from her State
There are numerous guests in
congressional households at this
time, who are not here especially for
the D. A. r. Congress.
Senator and Mrs. Warren R. Aus
tin have been entertaining Mrs
William johnson and Miss Mabel
Masters of East Orange, N. ].
Senator and Mrs. William E
Borah have with them the formers
newphew, Judge Wayne Borah, and
Mrs. Borah of Louisiana.
Senator and Mrs. Pat Harrison
have had as their guests Mr.. and
Mrs. James Bllips of Columbus,
Miss, for whom they entertained
at dinner Friday night.
Senator and Mrs. james H. Mead
have with them Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Smith of Buffalo and Father
Gilmore Of Chicago. Through last
week Senator and Mrs. Mead were
hosts to Miss Ethel Twist and Miss
Rosina Twist who returned to their
home in Buffalo yesterday.
Senator and Mrs. Morris Shep-
pard have visiting them Mrs. N. p
Sanderson of Texarkana, Ark. Miss
Lucille Sheppard. who spent the
Easter holidays with her parents,
has returned to her studies at
Wellesley.
Evening star., 1939-04-16

held in place with a halo Of orange
blossoms and she carried an old
fashioned bouquet Of white roses and
lilies Of the valley.
Miss Adelaide Courtney Flanagan
was the maid of honor and the
other attendants were Mrs. Rus
sell Rowell, Miss Jean Hammerlund,
Miss Peggy Flynn and Miss Adele
Theophile. Two were costumed In
dusty pink marquisette and lace,
and two wore mauve rose marquis
cite and lace with bows Of match
ing velvet In their hair with long
streamers hanging below their
waists. They carried bouquets Of
talismer roses tied with fuschia satin
ribbon. The maid of honor, Miss
Flanagan, wore a dress of pink net
and lace made on similar lines to
those of the other attendants and
carried pink rosebuds tied with
fuschia satin ribbon.
Mr.. Douglas Dean was best man
and the ushers were Mr.. Cabel Flan-
agan, Mr.. Carleton Walsh. Mr.. Carl
Jones and Mr.. Curtis Macdonald,
all of Washington.
A reception followed in the foyer
of the church, after which the couple
left on a wedding trip, the bride
wearing a rose suit with dark blue
accessories. Upon their return they
will make their home at 3406 Thir-
teenth street NV.
Among the out-of-town guests
were Mr.. K. Frank Didawick, Miss
Arlene Didawick, Mr.. Harry Dida-
wick and Mr.. Roy Didawick, all of
Woodstock.
Evening star., 1939-04-16
Many Parties
Scheduled
For Week
Attorney General
Receive at
Large Party
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R. delegates from their State there
is no doubt that they will receive
the visitors from Texas at their
Offices on the Hill. The Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Garner will be joined
this week by their daughter law,
Mrs. Tully Garner, who will arrive
from her home in Texas to accom-
pany her daughter, Miss Genevieve
Garner, to Shenandoah Valley
Apple Blossoms Festival where the
young girl will reign as queen of the
festival. The senior Mrs. Garner
viii be on hand to witness the
crowning Of her granddaughter at
the festival, which will be held next
week.
Mrs. Claude Pepper, attractive
and popular wife of the Senator
from Florida, will do her share of
entertaining for the D. A. r. dele
gates from her State. She will give
luncheon for them in the Senate
dining room Thursday and will
attend several of the parties for the
visitors.
Mrs. Pepper was hostess at lunch
con yesterday at the Mayfower in
honor Of Mrs. Frank Wozencraft,
whose husband is a N. B. c. Official.
Guests at the party for Mrs. Wozen-
craft, who is here for about a week,
were Mrs. Hugo l.. Black, Mrs.
Frank w. Boykin, Miss Pauletta
Guffey, Mrs. o. Max Gardner, Mrs.
George R. Holmes, Mrs. M. Robert
Guggenheim, Mrs. William P.
MacCracken, Mrs. Clifford Burr,
Mrs. Lowell Lee and Mrs. Lewis Sid
ney Morey. Mrs. Pepper will &C
company the Senator to the Uni
versity of Virginia when he ad-
dresses the student body Friday.
Mrs. Percy Quinn
To Be Among Visitors.
A former member of the con-
gressional circle who is in town for
the D. A. r. Congress is Mrs. Percy
Quinn, whose husband was one time
Representative from Mississippi.
Mrs. Quinn is State regent of
the Mississippi D. A. r. and will
entertain at tea Friday afternoon in
the Washington Club for the ma
tional officers, members of the Ma
tional Board and delegates from Mis-
sissippi and number of her personal
friends living in Washington. Mrs.
Quinn is recovering from an at