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Evening star., 1939-06-02
Washington Observations
War Scores Nearly HoIve American
TroveI to Europe

Kenneth Simpson or anybody else
has right to beat the pre-conven-
ton tom-tom for the racket-buster.
Senator Taft, too, nominally is Just
Grating and broadcasting hither and
yon for the fun of it, without
thought of 1910. The fact is that
his far-f1ung speechmaking activities
have built up for the Ohioan a con-
siderable and admiring following.
He has the paternal "it" and a vote
making wife.
Twin favorite sons promise to
complicate the Republican situa-
tion in at least four States. In
Ohio there are Taft and Gov.
Bricker, in Massachusetts,. Senator
Lodge and Gov. Saltonstall. Dewey
ranks officially as New Yorker,
but Michigan can claim him, along
with Vandenberg, as a native son,
putting a pair of Wolverines in the
race. Bruce Barton and Dewey form
a brace of Empire State possibilities,
with the Representative qualifying
AAi doNACioll 90 a SOll VI blhlC, Il lie
cares to trade on his Tennessee
nativity
Representative Sol Bloom SAYS
that if Washington women are hot
and bothered about what to wear at
the royal garden party next week,
they haven't thing on members
of Congress, who also are sarto-
rally perplexed. The acting chair
man of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee is advising his COL
leagues to turn up at the Embassy
in almost anything except linen,
f1annels and palm beach, which
some of them, Bloom discovered,
had intended to don, especially
If it's hot. The man who re-intro-
duced George Washington to the
Nation is also admonishing his
brother statesmen on the House side
not to commit colored shirts or tan
shoes. The outlook is that the
rotunda of the Capitol, where the
King and Queen are to be received
on June 9, as we'll as the gardens of
the Embassy the day before, will
blossom with one of the weirdest
collections of congressional attire to
dazzle Washington in many day.
The prospect is bright that many
Prince Albert" de rigueur in the Nc
Kinley era will emerge from the
mothballs and stage a picturesque
comeback.
Washington diplomats are betting
on Russia to win the diplomatic
poker game with Britain and France
over terms of the anti-dictator non-
aggression pact. The consensus,
moreover, inclusive of American
quarters, is that Stain is dead right
in seeking to drive a hard bargain
with Chamberlain and Daladier.
Remember Munich" has been the
slogan at the Kremlin ever since
London and Paris cold -shoul-
dered the U. s. S. R. at the
time the British and French were
casting Czecho- -Slovakia for the role
Of sacrificial lamb on the appease-
ment altar. The boot is now on the
other foot Instead of being the out
cast, Russia is the ardently wooed
factor in the European situation
There isn't a topfight professional
Evening star., 1939-06-02

Mogenhau who knows the pnning asked the
crucial question
Mr. President the Republicans me whether
you approve this statement. Do 1 say
The Presidents affirmative
most difficult period in the Secearys
For the first time he remarked the
night he had nailed his coors determined
to have tax revision and to have with
And for long time the President
his approval should not be given.
The Morgenhau colorS got nailed to initial
misunderstanding of the Presidents
would not seek this
L. Hopkins in preparation for his Iowa
treasury Tor tax ideas pleasing business
statement and Hopkins call together Morgenhau
statement promising
In that Mogenhau deal further Presidents
original meaning which that he would
OF existing taxes How the President shortly
Mogenthaus scheme and how Mogenthau
tax leader Senator Pat Harrison Mississippi struggled to get the
foot of, is known all
what is not known the almost daily Morgenthau
ong Whlch brought the President
eunens were simple First tax revision
sar And second the Senate
10 most people. the Morgenhau
aa TO answer out the President
business appeasement
aklng his medicine like little
the PRESIDENTS final Before
was close to despair number of
and always reasonable with his known
actually to have talked resignation with his
Evening star., 1939-06-02
Boroh Hints Time
| About Right for
| War Debt Talk
&c Associated Press.

Senator Borah, Republican, of
Idaho hinted on the Senate floor
yesterday that a public discussion
of the unpaid war debt might be in
order when the King and Queen of
England visit the Capitol next week.
Interrupting a speech by Senator
King, Democrat, of Utah Senator
Borah inquired whether the FL
nance Committee would consider
war debts when it took up tax leg
islation. Senator King replied that
the war debts were subject for the
Foreign Relations Committee to
discuss.
Some committee of Congress
ought to have something to say
about some $12.0OO,O0O,O slipping
out of our hands without any ef-
fort being made to collect it," Sem
ator Borah remarked.
perhaps this is not the right
time he added with a sly smile.
"But-in a week or two it will be-
Evening star., 1939-06-02
We, the People
The Townsend Bill Should Be Included
In Alice in Wonderland
Ry Jay FRANKLIN.

When politicians find
clothes in publbe they schooen take refuge
IN the comfortable darkness Of metaphysics
scnoars the questions Of the Renaissance with debating
HOW many angels could dance o a
Council OF Constance considered whether
IN vacuum could subsist secondary ntention?"
Now comes before the General Welfare
Actbee known the Townsend
guage OF eqvoca distinction the following Apocapc
secon 2, subsection ~f'N
Throughout the act present includes the past and
future lenses and the future the
gender includes the feminine
includes the plural and the singular Shall means
must and is mandatory May permssive'
Such terms like the blessed
as resassurng familiar liturgy chanting of
college hymn those congressman
Evening star., 1939-06-02

Department and Foreign Service.
Disturbances abroad have caused a
boom in passports for Americans
long resident in foreign countries,
who never before troubled to assert
any claim to citizenship. Recently
there was case of woman who
had lived overseas for 83 years She
received passport on condition
she came home pronto.
kx
Time flies. 1t hardly seems credi-
BILE that a bare year from today
both national conventions will be at
hand. and the country will pretty
we'll know whether it's to be Roose-
welt, Garner, Hull Farley, Clark,
McNutt, Stark, Wallace, Byrd, Tyd-
ings, Douglas, Murphy or some other
Democrat versus Dewey, Taft. VAN
denberg Lodge, Barton, Hoffman,
Aiken, Landon, Hoover, McNary,
Saltonstall, or some other Repub-
lican. If the respective Standard
bearers turn out to be dark horses
not in this rather all-inclusive
roster of possibilities, men now un-
heralded and unsung will find fame
perching on their shoulders by the
time another June has come and
gone. The campaign for both party
nominations is now officially on.
Senator Vandenberg is the first to
pitch his hat into the ring. though
he probably maintains the fiction it
isn't there officially. Dewey is doing
the coy act and denying that New
York Republican State Chairman
Evening star., 1939-06-02
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Although the Cunarder Queen
Mary sailed for Europe on May 10,
with record passenger list of 1881
the largest in nine months and
matching closely the booking for
May 10, 1938-the war scare "over
there has put a big crimp in Amer
ican transatlantic travel. At least,
according to figures supplied to this
column by the Passport Division of
the State Department, only a little
more than half as many of our
people are going abroad this sum-
mer as went in 1888 Passport issues
for the month of May last year and
this year are as follows:
Evening star., 1939-06-02

than Enstenian relatively
changeabe and all numbers singularly plural
Nepenthe
h'"shas that while
Who May, all per-
init this act? Wait and all things, including
added except thaso far the later language
shall
idlene gambling part pensioners.
No wonder May She has everything
Here, in short, political hot brick The Republicans
had neatly fixed that could
which wasn't the Townsend pan thus comforting Wall
and coang the Townsend Club false
bill, Incorporating
emily did Mays approval for committee
a
without hearings only putative ped-
gree
the effect legislative metaphysics politicians
1t Is of of q
needle politicians
Already wild whoops anxiety the
Evening star., 1939-06-02

illustrated by the fact that it is now
virtually certain the cost of Govern
ment for the new fiscal year starting
July l will be about Sl000,0 900 900
higher than for the year about
to end. Augmented expenditure on
national defense, parity payments to
farmers, and food control, account
for the lions share of the addi-
'ional burdens about to be piled
upon TAXPAYERS backs.
Evening star., 1939-06-02
Public Library
To Be Closed Sundays

The Public Library and It's
branches will be closed Sunday and
on succeeding Sundays through
September 30, according to an an
nouncement by DR.. George F. Bow
erman, librarian. Beginning June
II and continuing through Septem-
Der Is, the central building, Eighth
and K streets NV, will close at
pm. on Saturdays and the branches
will close at l pm.
Library subbranches are to be
closed from August IA through
September 4.
Evening star., 1939-06-02

IOr Lne HlOHent
he is, Mrs. Ruth
B. Shipley, Sec
r e t airy Hull's
seasoned pas S.
port officer, may
do more business
than her divi-
sion has chalked
up so far in 1889.
Passport fees
in 1888 were ST.
234, ,339. Revenue
from that source
is m ore t h a n
enough to pay
the full salary
bill of the State
Evening star., 1939-06-02
was a constructive thing from all

was a constructive thing from all
viewpoints.
1t may be that the decisive vote
cast in the House will tend to COM
pei change in the Townsend plan
itself and a demand for more liberal
pensions than are given by existing
law, but without the much con-
troverted transaction tax
Congress has by no means heard
the end of the Townsend plan and
other plans to force an increase in
outgo of Government funds. and in
the piling up of taxes, too. The Ma
ton is not as tax conscious as might
be believed from the intensity of the
public discussion of taxes.
Evening star., 1939-06-02

1VtPUUIICdIIo Stt UIIe bIIdIt UI CIIe
fowler spread before their polit-
ical chickens. The Townsend
plan. by indorsing that on which
so many Republicans were elected
last fall, is paraded before them
in all its lovely nudity. All the
G. o. P. could do was to marry
the girl or plead bigamy. Under
the rule, there could be no fan
dance of amendments or the
strip-tease of unlimited debate.
Evening star., 1939-06-02

revision Then what Morgenthau desire for
tax revision Pat Harrison had had rather time put
ting the Treasuys back to the wall the subject.
Essentially however it Morgenhaus vheedng that turned
Altogether,
of usually pictured invariably
plant the Presidents ighes the last instant
Presidents approval
he the Ways Means Committee into
meeting Saturday hear him Yet he did stick his
to the end.
Alliance Inc)
Evening star., 1939-06-02
The Capital Parade
Tax Revision Victory Laid to Moreenthou's
Persuosiveness; He Mailed His Coors to the Mast

Now that the great revision struggle credits
given Secretary
"Henny Penny" Henry persuadng
the President take his medicine
revision which the President finally CROUCH
But his doing had become symbol businessmen
getting him do required considerable
thaus part
The cimacc moment had its humorous struggle
when the President had publicly
sponsored by the administration Morgntau working
statement Congress setting forth his views
he and anxious for perfection that
edraed fewer than IS times Finally President
Evening star., 1939-06-02

Other factors contributed,
of course, to the Presidents
change of mind. The day before
he told Morgenthau all was we'll
he had asked the New Dealish
member of the House Ways and
Means Committee, Representa-
tive Jere Cooper of Tennessee. to
report on committee opinion.
Cooper had brought him word
that the committee wanted tax
Evening star., 1939-06-02
No Reason for Divorce

PITTSBURGH, June 2 R.-
Judge j. Frank Graft denied Charles
G. Derenzo divorce on the grounds
that he merely wanted more
modern" wife to fit in with his more
lucrative position" as an official Of
the Milk Drivers Union. Derenzo
earned 500 q month when he mar
ried in 1880. He now draws $3.50.
Evening star., 1939-06-02

diplomatist in all Washington who
doesn't believe Stain and Molotof
are playing the shreWd sort Of game
they're entitled to do: and the ex-
pectation is that when the shooting's
over, the bear will laugh last and
best.
How completely and lamentably
the so-called economy bloc in Con-
gress has folded up and passed out is
Evening star., 1939-06-02

OF a Wall Street backer opposed
to public spending and the deep
blue sea of an organized old-age
vote which demands more gen.
erous pensions. Here we are
back on that never-never land of
the lawyers, with whom-as in
Heaven-there is neither mar
riage nor giving in marriage,
since masculine, feminine and
neuter are one and the same, and
4 -. IL
Evening star., 1939-06-02

that he would go along. and Nor
genthau took the statement to
the White House.
Still not knowing whether
going along" implied passive
acquiescence or active support,
Morgenthau read the paper aloud.
When Morgenthau was finished,
the paper was also read by the
President, who made some re-
visions and told Morgenthau that
1t was all right. Thereupon.
Evening star., 1939-06-02
Thief Faces POISONING

SHAWNEETOWN, Ill, June 2 LP.
If the thief who took peck OF
Farmer AL Wisheart's seed popcorn
tries eating it, he'll be sorry.
Wisheart said the corn, ready for
planting, had been treated for insect
determination by saturation with a
deadly poison.
Evening star., 1939-06-02

No speeches
Present when the ayes
Deal Democrats, there is unhalloWed JOY.
The of
en up to now Washington has DR. Francis Townsend
old entirely
Now that his bill has been the
have changed
following the defeat OF this bill
If time and May permit the liberty.
New Featur Incl
Evening star., 1939-06-02

of the magazine
Fortune on taxa
ton and recov-
cry. One of the
concrete recon-
m e n d ations of
t h is genuinely
d / S ii n 6 uished
6 r o u p - COM
posed, as de-
scribed by For
tune, of "a very
liberal manufac-
turer, a very con-
servative manu-
facturer, a prom
inent Socialist. a
I;1la1-
Evening star., 1939-06-02

old-age pensions
become any less
a part of the ac-
ton of a pater-
nalistic National
Government.
The purpose of
the vote at this
time was to put
Republicans and
D e m o Gratis on
re cord for the
l 9 4 0 campaign,
but the maneu-
yer can easily be
r e n dered futile
because of the
s ,nlA
Evening star., 1939-06-02
Intrenched
Securities
The Evil Is Generally
Opposed; but
Taxpayers DeIuded
BY CHARLES G. ROSS.

Ihere was a remarkably wide
area of agreement" among the IS
men OF diverse economic views who
composed the recent round table"
Evening star., 1939-06-02

HE opinions the ers this puoe are their opn not
necesaty The Sta, Such opinions presented The
readers although such opinions may contradictory amo0
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1939-06-02
Can Alter
But Not Kill
Pension Plan
BoIIoting Allows
Parties to Escape
Townsend's Wruth
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The agitation for the Townsend
plan will not die with the over
whelming vote against it in the
House of Representatives, nor will
Evening star., 1939-06-02

June, July and August are the
heaviest eastbound travel months,
and, if Mars remains in eclipse, as
Evening star., 1939-12-30
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

happen on the birthday Of a great
man. but 1t could not happen often.
Suppose we have q story on
foreign country which you will not
study in geography until next year.
If you save it in a scrapbook, and
make an index, you will have it at
hand when the time COMES. The
same is true Of articles about
science, history, nature study and
the lives of famous people.
Some young readers say they pick
up their scrapbooks and read the
stories lover and over again" You
may be sure that such statements
make me happy. When knowledge
becomes an adventure it is playing
q big part in life.
It really is an adventure, isn't
1t, to learn more and more about
the world in which we live? We
20 back to the strange customs Of
long ago, we read about great steps
of present-day science and we stand
on tiptoe trying to look into the
future.
The Uncle Ray scrapbook Club
Evening star., 1939-12-30

Tests of typical groups OF chill
dren, ages 9 to IA, indicate that
from 10 to 20 per cent have clipped
our column to save for a scrapbook
or for some other purpose.
It has pleased me to learn that
20 many boys and girls save the
stories. I should enjoy making a
tour of homes and looking at the
scrapbooks one by one, also at the
collections of clippings which are
not in scrapbooks.
A scrapbook of this kind makes
It easy to find certain topic when
needed. Day by day, week by week,
I choose topics which I believe will
be of interest. Often try to make
them meet the special needs of
school pupils in one grade or an
other.
Letters come from children who
cav, "You have written about the
very subject I was studying that
day!" This is pleasing, but I know
I can seldom, II ever, chose a topic
which all children in school will
take up on q certain day. 1t might
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Farm Output Enforced

TO meet wartime needs Belgium
has adopted enforced farm produc-
ton. The DEGREES issued in Brussels
cover wheat, rye, sugar heets and
potatoes. For some areas cultiva-
ton will be extended by minimum
percentage determined by actual
production during specified growing
seasons.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
A Little Saturday Talk

was started years ago. The pur-
pose was to bring about . helpful
element In the lives Of members.
If one-sixth Of the young readers
Of this newspaper save our column
it is very fine, but the proportion
can grow as time goes on.
If you wish to join the Scrapbook
Club you can do 50, no matter what
your age. There are many adults
in the club, and some children
below the reading age. There is no
fee to join and there are no dues.
All you need do to join is to send
me a stamped envelope, addressed
to yourself, inclosing note asking
to become q member.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
What do you bid? (Answer Mon
day.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.)

The Four Aces will be pleased to an
swer letters from readers II a stamped
(3-cant). self.addressed envelope is en-
closed with each communication ad-
dressed OF the Four Aces, care Of The
Evening Star
II you desire the pocket outline Of
the Four Aces system OF contract
bridge. send with your request to the
Four Aces care Of The Evening Star.
stamped (3-cent, self-addressed,
large size envelope and you will re-
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES.
BLANKETS

David Bruce Burnstone Merwin D.
Maier. Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schen-
Ventors Of the system that has beaten
every other system in existence.)
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Safety First

The great majority of players
when playing hand, set out to win
every trick in sight, completely neg
lecting the all-important matter OF
safety. To us Except when we are
playing duplicate BRIDGE it is the
height of folly to take even the
slightest risk of losing contract
merely for the sake of making one
or two overtricks. Strangely enough,
here is an example where South. by
making simple safety play, would
have actually scored the overtrick he
was so anxious to make.
South, dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
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The bidding:
South. West. North. East.
2NT Pass 3NT Pass.
Pass Pass
West opened his fourth-best heart
and South captured East's queen
with his king. South Immediately
banged down his ace and king Of
clubs. and when they failed to drop,
he had no more play for his con-
tract. Declarer had to concede a
club trick to East and the heart re-
turn then gave the defense four
more tricks.
The safety play should be obvious.
South should have played small
diamond to dummys jack, then led
o club and fnessed the eight-spot
df East split his honors, South
could win, enter dummy with an
other diamond and take a second
finesse). While this deep club fin
esse would generally cost trick, it
completely insured the contract, for
South would be bound to win four
club tricks, three diamonds, one
heart and one spade. It would be
impossible for East to obtain the
lead and, as the cards were actually
distributed, South would have been
able to make at least one over-trick
and probably more inasmuch as
West would be squeezed on the long
club suit.
Yesterday you and your partner
(Merwin Maier) had part score Of
10. Neither side was vulnerable and
you held:
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The bidding:
You. Burnstone. Maier. schenken
10 Pass ~ Pass
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Answer-Your correct bid is to
pass. Even though your partner has
given a mild slam invitation. your
hand. does not warrent acceptance.
Score 100 per cent for pass, moth
ing for any other bid.
Question No. $50.
You are Howard Schenken's part
ner and hold:
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The bidding:
Oehenken. Jaccby. You. burnstone.
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Evening star., 1939-12-30
BY Fred Neher

1--WE WE'RE SET QUIET HOME. BUT.
OF COURSE YOU'VE MADE RESERVATIONS i"
Evening star., 1939-12-30
1~~eA% Ra4

II you wish . copy Of the
New War Leaflet send me . ;.
cent stamped envelope carefully
addressed to yourself. Address
me In care Of The Evening Star.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-08-31

dozen Better Buyer leaders and visitors endured
Last weeks heat and attended the model
outlined by Miss ollie Hoffman and the Better
Buyers Educ att onal Comm ttee.
The course included discussion on canned goods
and test for "grade" quail ty;meat Inspection
regulations and uses.
A very intere sting addition to the meat discus
sion was given by visitor Mrs. Sarah Gollance,
sis ter Of Mr.. A. Chinitz.
Mrs. Gollance gave interesting hints on meat
budgeting handed down to her by German woman
refugee VINO, after coming to the United States, had
to economic and at the time feed her under
nourished and anemic family Large amount Of
The hints included Of meat products which
Americans not accustomed to using but whose nr-
tritiona1 value equals the expensive cuts of
bone. Mrs. Gol1ance described one or two unusual
recipes using these products.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-08-31

IF you're going in for canning operations in
rather than jars, writes the CONSUMERS GUIDE, pub
LEGATION Of the Consumers Counsel Dvi sion Of the
AA.
"But be sure you know which type of can to use
for different types of fruits and vegetables"
tions the GUIDE.
MOST vegetables, fruits, and meats safely be
put In the plain tin made of thin sheet steel
plated with tin. But foods, such red-colored
fri ts and vegetables, fade when heated this type
Of can, although with no bad effects the food.
"Thds means you should enamel lined cans to
preserve the appearance Of these foods and to pre-
vent excessive darkening corrosion Of the cans.
sFor keeping red-colore6 fruits and beets red.
and to prevent pumpkins and squash from corroding
the can, use sanitary fruit, Tor 'R1 enamel cans
which you can tell by their deep gold color and
bright finish.
"For corn, succotash and other products use nCm
(or corn) enamel which have light gold color
and dull fini sh. These prevent the foods
coloring. Never use 'C'-type enamel with acid
foods or with chicken meats containing large
amount of fat. These the enamel to peel off,
making the food wsightly, though not injuring its
quality.
"Paper gaskets have a slight advantage
over rubber gaskets for hand sealing, but have the
disadvantage of falling out of place being
wrinded.
"hen you buy tin cans, ask for sizes No. 2, No.
e, and No. ;. These the sizes that be used
In most hand sealing machines"
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-08-31
BGGNOG PIE

Heat L cups milk, cup water and 1/s teaspoon
salt in double boiler. Beat egg yolks, add BIZ
cup sugar and beat again. Dissolve envelope GEL
atine in 3 tablespoons hot water, add to milk and
mixture fluffy and add beaten egg white, LIZ pint
cream, whipped, and 1 teaspoon rum flavoring and
teaspoon nutmeg. Pour into baked pie she'll and
chill.