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Evening star., 1939-04-05
Wilson
Again Heads
Association
Mothers Health
Organization
Officers Renamed

Mrs. Prentiss Wilson, president of
the Mothers Health Association Of
the District Of Columbia, and other
officers were reelected at the an
nual meeting yesterday at the textile
museum Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hewitt Myers.
Miss Margaret Sanger, leader OF
the birth control movement for many
years, who has just returned East
from Tucson, Ariz., was guest at
the meeting. which featured show
ing of the Aim why Let Them Die" )"
and which was followed by tea.
Miss Sanger, who was the house
guest Of Mrs. George Rublee. spent
the winter in Tucson assisting Dr.
Richard Pierson, president Of the
newly formed Birth Control Fedora
ton Of America, In raising funds for
its work. She is honorary president
of the new federation, which is
merger of the American Birth Con-
Evening star., 1939-04-05

Mrs. Wilson include Mrs. Mont
gomery Blair, jr., vice president;
Mrs. Fontaine c. Bradley, secretary,
and Mrs. Lewis c. Ecker, treasurer.
New members elected to the Board
of Trustees are Mrs John L. Proctor,
the Rev. John l.. Nixon and Joseph
Sanders. Other board members in
Evening star., 1939-04-05

clude Mrs. Lester Buchanan, Mrs.
Milton w. King, Mrs. Worth B.
Daniels, Frederick A. Ballard and
Mr.. Myers.
Those who presided at the tea
table following the meeting were
Mrs. Donald Roberts, Mrs. Blair and
Mrs. Theodore Wilkinson.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
St. Anthony's Alumni
Hold Dance

St. Anthony's Alumni Association
will hold its annual spring dance at
the Roger Smith Powhatan Hotel
Saturday, April IS, to raise funds for
the school library. Music will be
furnished by the Royal Blues.
Mr.. Paul Regan has been ap-
pointed general chairman, to be
assisted by Miss Florence Carr, Miss
Bernie Costello, Mr.. Robert Miller
and Mr.. Joseph Ellis.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Brain TwizzIers
By PROF. J. d. FLINT.
The Long, Long Road.

The Long, Long Road.
A contractor wanted to bid for the
paving Job on road which was to
be put into one section Of a big
public park. In order to figure out
his estimate he asked for informa-
ton on the length of the road and
other specifications. When he re-
ceived a map of the park and
specifications he found no figure
representing the length of the road
so he called park official and told
him that figure hadn't been given
and asked what it was. The ofacial
told him that If he wasn't smart
enough to figure that out he
shouldn't have the job anyway. the
contractor looked over the map
and learned from what specif1ca-
tions he had that B was the center
of the circular park and that the
two roads which already ran all the
way across the park were perpen-
dicular to one another and they
crossed at the exact center OF the
park. He also learned that EDBF
was a rectangle, the distance from
F. to C was mile and the diagonal
road EFF was S miles long. The road
to bid on was to run from B to c
0t hadn't been paved yeti and
finally the contractor figured out
how long it was. Can you?
(Answer on Page B-1l)
(copyr,rht, 1889. BY John r Ollie co.,
Evening star., 1939-04-05
SPORT S W EAR

~ MISSES $5o5 WOOL SHETLAND SKIRTS; eored p1eoed;
poeIs dorks; II to 20 in group
4 MISSES s1o.s5 TO $ls.e5 TAILORED oREssEs-wooI-
and royon-crepe; broken sizes II to
1885 $5.s5 PULLovER SWEATERS; pastel and dork
zephvr woos Observation-Disclosures
16-$3.s5 $5s5 BLoUsEs-tooed, dressy royon erepes;
white nosteIs: 81 to SO in GROUP Soc
16-$395 TAILORED AND DREssY BLoUsEs-royon erepes.
sotins; whites light eoIos 81 to 40 in 81
6-$3.s5 TO $7.o5 SKATING sKIRTs-brieht woos u to
l8 in oroup
2s-$l.e5 TO $2.95 SKATING CAPS AND MITTENs bright
knits s--------
10-$795 TO $l3.95 SKATING DREssEs-eoIotuI wool
Jerseys; broken sizes II to
1885 TO $7.95 SKATING JAcKETs-l2 to l8 in
group Observation-Disclosures
Evening star., 1939-04-05

troll League and the Birth Control
Clinical Research Bureau.
Since the birth-control clinic
maintained here by the association
at 715 E street S.W. opened in Sep
tember, 1887, $50 mothers have at
tended, 1t was reported.
Ofncers reelected to serve with
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Playground Body to Elect

The president Of the City-wide
Playground Council will be named
tonight at a special meeting Of the
group in the Offices of the Play
ground Department, SIS D street
NV. at 8 o'clock. Playground needs
In the various communities also will
be discussed.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Mrs.. James Frazer
Leaves GEORGETOWN

Mrs. James Carroll Frazer, who
has been living in Georgetown since
she was able to leave the hospital
following an injury to her foot, is
staying at the Grafton Hotel on
Connecticut avenue. Mrs. Frazer
will remain there through the spring
and early summer.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
655 DRESSES
For MISSES 6 JUNIORS

IS MISSES SIS DRESSES-oftenoon black,
blue, red wine, rusevening velvets lanes,
jerseys in black, white, gold, wine; II to 20 in
IS MISSES $2e7s DREssE-bock navy royon crepes and
shee tor doytime white pique trimmedtew white blue
oyon loee or crepe dinner dresses; y to 20 in So
MISSES $2975 DREssES-pupl copper royon booheere
jersey, silver royon lame, for oernoon Ia, 6-royon lame
and crepe dinner dresses l6 So
MISSES s4s75 se5 pREssEs-ofernoon royon crepes
in black wne-pink royon formo Is; royon son
Shirt oeketed lingerie trimmed types sheers,
embroidered sheers sheer wooI black brown red ose nov
copen royal " to 20 eoup-3 evenings royon
lose, "; blue royon broeode ~ MORE, So
81 MISSES $le95 DREssEs-oored and dressy afternoon
moeosses sheers lOOoo sheer woos black,
brown, red, novy boy bIuelo formal and dinner
peoeh ereen aqua, red, bock-l2 to 20 in group IS
MISSES SIS DREssY AFTERNOON pREssEs-oyon crepes
oquo eod peoeh egg blue shrred bodoes neeks
tucks short sleeves; II to 8 in So
so JUNIORS s7.95 TO $le.s5 DREssEs-dok, bright and
poste sheers and crepes-eor Spring styes-some
print and plain cobnotionsfew royon oes-broken sizes
JUNIORS $7.95 oNE-PEcE pREssEs-from dors to pos
tells in oyon crepes
IS JUNIORS $l2.e5 TO Slee5 EVENING DREssEs-royon
nets, chiffons totfetos broken sizes to 7-------$5
20 JUNIORS $,z.95 TO $les5 DREssEs-pure silk prints
royon posel and dark shodesfew evening dresses
in royon chiffon with embroidered pque boleros royon
toffetos
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Daytime and Evening!
For WOMEN

4 SHORTER WoMEks $le.es AFTERNOON pREssEs-one
Of kind royon and royon veve-novy red blue
rust-le1z to 2OI2 in group So
II SHORTER WoMEks $le.e5 DRESSES FOR AFTERNOON
-royon crePes, silks, pntsfew Of kind pc
and oeket Npes-bock and coIorfu prins-l6l2 2412
Is WoMENS SIS DRESSES few Of knd-of ofternoon
mosty-royon wooIs-wine black teobIook royon
chiffon fomo white royon retoc for evenne-broken
regular and hof So
WoMENs SIS S397 IS DREssEs-mostIy dinner types Of
royon morquisete silk pink black and prints black doy
time roycn crepe
WoMENs s4s.75 DREssEs-of wine royon dinner sotn,
IS LARGER WoMEks $l3.s5 TO Sles5 DREssEs-ofter-
woos; bloo wine, teo blue, green ond
dinner dresses ereen wne-42l2 to 5212 in $s
- LARGER WoMEks Sles5 $l9.s5 DREssEsbue,
and coorfuI prints royon ofternoons-boek blue
puffseeved and jocke type oyon Chiffon evening dresses
4OI2 to 4S2 in
IS MASSES IS IS DREssE-short long afternoon
royon royal black few evening dresses 10 70
1875 MISSES 6 WoMEks $5.95 6 $7o5 DREssEs-toiored
oyon cepe dark and brio coo broken sizes u to a.
few oyon morquette sotin and evening dresses in
broken to 1910 Maternity Dresses Of royon
some with sleeveless jockets ------------------S2 81
III MISSES & WoMENs s7.s5 & sloss pREssEs-shor,
eeved oyon crepes black, blue wine broken II
44-few evening dresses for misses So
81 MISSES & WoMEks $lo.95 $l2.95 DRESsESdoy-
royon crepes with dotted boIeros black, blue
royal small group Of royon chiffon and morqusete evening
dresses for nosses-broken sizes II to 44--------@
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Just 9 FUR COATS!

Last seasons stock-bnt The Kind of styles
that are good season after season!
1-se5 sEAL-pYED cohEY COAT; loss5
Isis BEAvER-DYED coNEY; size 1os5o
2-sll5 SILVER MUsKRAT COATS; IA, 18--s5o
2-sll5 sEAL-DYEo cohEY COATS 10, l2---s5o
1-sl3s EEL GREY DYED cARAcUL LAMB; $50
1-sl3s BRowh-DYED cARAcUL LAMB; l4-s75
$3.50 BLACK PERSIAN LAMB JACKET; l4s75
Evening star., 1939-04-05

6-$3.e5 NAVY SKI PANTS; wool; u to 5 in 81
2-s35 WHITE LAMBS WOOL JACKETS; fully lined; 2
and Is Observation-Disclosures SIS
1855 WHITE LAMBS WOOL BONNET matches jocke 81
2s MISSES s5s5 KNIT z-Pc. DREssEs-kd- -mohor-ond-
royon button 'front.' slit square neck black iris, eod blue
II to 20 in group ------------------$
is MISSES $5.95 RAYok KNIT DREssEs-2-pe. button
'front.' Vneck, waist; chortreuse American beout
1OO-$l.95 & $2.95 SWEATERS-zephyrs, ooot t-hor
woos-zipper embroidered classic types; brown,
wne bue black ose whte broken sizes 81 to 81
so-$I.s5 & $2.s5 BLoUsEs-royon sotins, meto|e en-
bodeed royon cepe spun royonsjocke droped shirred
tucked shirt styes-bIock brown. aqua, rnoize. silver
81 to SO in GROUP soc, 81
Evening star., 1939-04-05
% SUITS! AuMisses!

H-$l695 SulTS-2-pc. mon-toIoed woseds, link but
toned 2pc tweeds and fonneIs with
iocke full pIeoted sks-ereen, brown, oxord-lO to 20
group IS
s-s3s.7s FUR BoLERo sUITs-brown Iopin-dyed robbt
bolero Jersey blouse and plain pod wool skirt
vine green; 10 to l8-------------. ----- $40
5-s45, s4s75, ses75 COSTUMES, CASUAL sUITs-2-pe
with chubby sobedyed boeo brown vine green wool
dress-o 2po. Monroe tweed jacket suit redo 2-po
reefer suit with wooondoy dress in brown2 Is
group SIS
2-ss5 FUR JACKET sUTs-erey kdskn jackets pc
black req wool suits; Ia, $40
Evening star., 1939-09-29
New National Legion
Official to Get Welcome

James Blaine Fitzgerald of Chevy
Chase, Md, Washington attorney.
will be given a rousing welcome by
Maryland and District Legionnaires
upon his return home this after
noon from the national convention
OF the American Legion at Chicago.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, who yesterday was
elected national vice commander
OF the Legion, will be met by a
large throng of Legionnaires from
both communities when his train
reaches Union Station at 4:45
o'clock.
His election as vice commander
yesterday followed his election as
commander of the Maryland de-
partment at the convention in Bal
tImore several weeks ago.
Montgomery County Post. Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars. also is plan
ming to honor Mr.. Fitzgerald with
a Jimmy Fitzgerald night at the
Bethesda Women's Club on October
10. He is member of that unit
as well as the Legion.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
D. {. Heads Held Unable
To Prevent Profiteerinq

Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen
today voiced sympathy with the OBJ
jectives of the newly organized Con-
sumers' Conference on Price Rises
and Prof1teering. but told delega-
ton of its representatives he was
dubious as to how far the District
might go aiding their program.
A plea for assistance was given
to the Commissioners by three rep
resentatives of the conference
Thomas B. Weigel, who is member
of the Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association; T. j. Houston, who is
a member Of the Washington Bar
Association and the Federation of
Civic Associations, and Mrs. Mary
Dougherty, temporary secretary of
the conference.
After the discussion, Corporation
Counsel Elwood H. Seal advised the
Commissioners that under the Dis
trict Weights and Measures Act
their control over price rises and
profiteering was limited to surveys
of price trends which they might
have made, and the announcement
of the results. This would be similar
to practices of Federal agencies.
Mr.. Hazen told the group that
while he was in sympathy with their
obtectives, the question of price
rises and pronteering was . national,
rather than merely . local matter.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Russian Invasion
OF Poland Justified, /,
". Foster Asserts
Communists Choirmun
For U. S. Calls War
'lmperiulistic' One

William z. Foster, chairman Of the
Communist Party in the United
States. said today that Russia,s en-
trance into Poland was justified
100 per cent"
He told the House Committee on
Un-American Activities that Russia's
action meant the establishment Of
a free government" for Poland
which it never had before.
Mr.. Foster made these statements
as the committee sought to deter
mine the connection between the
Communist Internat tional in Russia
and the party in this country.
"The Communist parties every
where, if left to themselves, would
adopt a position 100 per cent iden-
tical with that of the American
party on given question:" the
witness testified.
Would Agree on Pact.
If the Communist parties were
isolated and left alone, they would
all come to an agreement on
the Soviet German non aggression
pact?" asked Chairman Dies.
The witness answered in the
affirmative.
In answer to further questions by
Representative Dies, Mr.. Foster said
there was no united front between
Communism and Fascism and re-
marked that the current conflict
was an 'imperialistic war"
Earlier Chairman Dies told re-
porters he would demand that Mr..
Foster produce a list of his party s
members in this country.
A similar request, the chairman
said, will be made of Fritz Kuhn,
leader of the German-American
Bund, as soon as he Is recalled to
the witness stand.
Recommends Force.
Chairman Dies said it is his de-
sire to reveal to the American pub
lie the names of the officers and
members of all organizations in this
country which may have "tie-
up" with any foreign government.
None OF the organizations request
ed to do SO has supplied the COM
mittee with membership lists, ac-
cording to Chairman Dies, who late
yesterday declared he thought they
should be forced to do 50, or else
their officers should be held for con-
tempt of the House.
The time has come for us to test
the authority we have" he declared
The time has come for us to find
out who are the 100000 members of
the Communist party in this coun-
try and the 10000 members of the
German American Bund. Until we
find out who they are we are deal
ing in the dark"
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Dramatic Incidents Accompony
Poles Surrender Negotiations
Column Of Smoke Rises From Warsaw,
Funeral Pyre Of Polish independence

group of Polish soldiers stands a
few hundred feet away on the Po-
lish side of the line, but they are
silent.
There is only the happy, excited
barking of puppy some distance
OH and the remote. wasp-like dron-
ing of the German bombers over
Modlin, toward the northwest, and
the muffled roar of the bombs they
are dropping there.
Two Polish soldiers, killed in the
fighting here, lie just behind the
German advanced posts. They too
are quiet with the curious intense
quiet of the dead-quiet under the
pail OF Warsaw, the funeral pyre
OF Polish independence. One of the
soldiers must have been a mere bcy.
1t is hard to tell much aoout the
other-he has been lying here too
long.
The sun goes down. It's last shafts
turn the smoke curtain over Warsaw
to amber and the three little woollv
white clouds to gold. In the north
west. over Modlin, leaden banks lie
on the horizon. The dying sun
glows redly through them. The sky
there Is like blood opal, marked
by tiny ink-black clouds from the
German bombs. A full silvery moon
rides the eastern heavens.
Warsaw is surrendering and there
is only one more center of effective
Polish resistance-Modlin, few
miles to the northwest, close enough
to the capital so that the bombing
and shelling can be heard, but far
enough away 80 that the fighting
continues there even after Warsaw
has laid down its arms.
Early last night the German Armv
corps headquarters here decided. in
agreement with the Polish head
quarters in Warsaw, to try to estab-
Esh communications with Modlin
and propose terms for a surrender
there, too A Polish major was sent
to German headquarters from War
saw and was authorized by the
Poles to 60 to Modlin on this er-
rand.
Four army cars left the corps
headquarters shortly before II
O'Clock. The full silver moon rode
high in the southern sky, and the
Vistula cleaned like a silver band
On the left as the party set out.
At regimental headquarters of the
sector where an attempt was to be
made to establish conflict, the party
left the cars and entered the Ger
man trenches communicating with
the front line. A few minutes after
midnight they arrived in the fur
thest advanced positions.
1t is a quiet sector tonight. There
is no rifle or machine gun fire and
only desultory artillery shelling at
some distance to the right and left.
The Germans took no chances,
though. They invoked all the SOL
emn ritual of formal truce. So
seldom do such local formal truces
occur in modern warfare that there
seems something almost medieval
about it tonight.
First a signal rocket is sent up
Then bugler sounded the call for
. truce. No noticeable change in
the firing followed. There was still
no rife or machine gun fire in this
sector, but the desultory shelling on
both sides went on.
Nevertheless, the Germans went
ahead. They raised q big white
banner on two slender poles like
elongated hroomsticks, turned q
strong portable 6oodnght On the
Evening star., 1939-09-29

which were in the minds of the
original combatants on both sides
when it started Its sorry course.
That is, this will be the outcome
unless some miracle stops the con-
flict now.
The European war is out of hand
and running wild almost as soon as
it has started. Neither Herr Hitler
nor yet the Anglo-French brother
hood has any control over the di-
rection being taken.
All they can do is to hang onto
the reins and be dragged willy-nilly
into maze of political and physical
changes which they didn't foresee.
For there can be no question that
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Man Indicted for Alleged
Escape From GaIIinger

Charles A. Shummer today was
indicted by the District Court grand
jury for allegedly escaping, June
30, from Gallinger Hospital, where
he was taken for nose operation.
This was among 10 indictments
handed up by the grand jury.
Authorities said that Shummer
was convicted June 9 of house
breaking and larceny, and SEN
fenced to four months to one year
and a day. He was awaiting re-
moval to the penitentiary when he
escaped. He is still fugitive.
The grand jury also indicted James
cambridge, colored. 35, on a bribery
charge for allegedly giving bailitf
$40 to permit his escape from
Police Court cell block on August 5.
Joseph Lane, colored, %. was in
dicted on charge of joy-riding and
grand larceny for allegedly taking
the automobile of Walter P. johnson
of Germantown. Md, famed erst-
while baseball pitcher, on September
81 from Fifth and Morse streets N E.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Nicholas j. Ger
man, joy-riding; Joseph johnson.
grand larceny and joy-riding; Al
bert Stevens. grand larceny; John
w. Hart. Boyd White. Howard Wins.
Willie White, John Jefferson, Eugene
o. Copening, Samuel Rainey. house
breaking and larceny: Clarence
Simms. Harrison Jones and James L..
Edge, robbery; Alphonso Feemster.
Eddie Spearman and William Banks,
violating Harrison Narcotic Act and
Narcotic Drugs Import and Export
Act.
Evening star., 1939-09-29

banner, climbed over the parapet
and walked toward the Polish lines
carrying the white banner and
floodlight with them.
Halt Before Trenches.
All but five members of the party
halted so yards from the Polish
trenches. The other five went on
the Polish major, an Interpreter
and three German staff officers.
At the Polish lines there was a
brief explanation, a Polish officer
descended into the trench and the
Germans returned to their own po-
sition. The vigil began.
The Polish officer had two tasks:
First, to submit the German terms
to the commander at Modlin; sec
ond, to convince the commander
that Polands cause is so hopeless
that there is nothing 10 do but sur
render-a fact which the isolated
commander at Modlin probably does
not know and will be loath to believe
even from fellow Polish officer.
The German terms are not known.
But the time limit for accepting
them is clearly stated.
If the Poles show a white flag at
any time up to o'clock this morn
ing the Germans will cease firing
along the whole line around Modlin.
If no white flag appears by o'clock
hostilities will be resumed on the
whole line except for the sector
where contact has been established
On this sector the Germans will wait
until o'clock for Polish plenipo-
tentiaries to appear to negotiate for
surrender. If no plenipotentiaries
appear by 8 O'Clock the Germans will
reopen fire in this sector too.
The hours passed slowly in the
cold, clear night. There was nc
sign from the Poles. There was
only the moon and the silver band
of the Vistula and the full REQ
glow in the skies from burning
Warsaw, and the sporadic firing OF
the guns.
oue do lliC HUI IlAlS CdIIlc OIi, SAooe
to 6 O'Clock, white flag appeared
and Polish plenipotentiaries came
across the no-man's land between
the lines to negotiate for the sur
render of Modlin.
The last organized Polish military
resistance had ceased. The war ir
the East was over.
Copyright. 1899, CHICAGO Daily News. Inc. }
Evening star., 1939-09-29
MayfIower Employees
Vote on Bargaining

Employees of the Mayflower Hotel.
in National Labor Relations Board
election yesterday, voted against the
local Joint Executive Board Of the
Hotel and Restaurant Employees
International Alliance and the Bar
tenders international League of
America CA. F. of L.l>as their sole
collective bargaining representative
The election result means that
no contract exists between the two
unions and the Mayf1ower manage
ment, It was explained, because un-
der terms of strike settlement last
spring it was agreed that union
majorities would have to be estab-
hshed in each of the 13 hotels
affected
All Mayhower employees were
eligible for yesterdays voting ex-
cept those engaged in managerial
or supervisory capacities. Office en-
ployes, musicians, engineers, fire.
men, carpenters, painters and up
holsterers.
The result was announced by the
hotel management and confirmed
by union spokesman.
Evening star., 1939-09-29

ments-one here for their families
and another at the new city of their
work.
The loss in pay rolls to Washing
ton would be enormous, it was esti-
mated by civic leaders. It was be-
lieved that local businessmen would
begin consideration of the problem,
to see what could be done.
If some of the work has to be
sent out of Washington on account
of the housing shortage here, 1t
probably will amount to the largest
part of the 1910 census. 1t would
include four of the principal phases
population, agriculture, business
and tine new one, housing, which
has been authorized for the first
time by Congress.
Temporary Employees Added.
Already temporary employees are
being added by the bureau, to build
up its forces for the big job, but the
peak of employment will not be
reached until much later. All EN-
ployes are civil service. The big
increase will begin to come after
Christmas.
The first of the work will start
January 2, when, according to the
present schedule, experts Will start
on manufacturers, business and
mines and quarries. Next will fol-
low. on April l, the huge surveys
Of population, agriculture and hous-
ing. Other phases Of the census are
occupations, unemployment. irriga-
ton and drainage.
Congress already has authorized
expenditure of $45, ,100, 900 for taking
the regular decennial census, and
has appropriated $21 600, 900 of this
for the first years work. In addition,
Congress has authorized 5000 900
for its new survey Of housing, but
has not as yet appropriated the nee
essary funds. The total authorize
tions for the work therefore amount
to $53, 3,100, 900.
Already one extra building has
been taken over here, the old ware
house, formerly used by Woodward
& Lothrop department store, at
First and M streets NE. About 100
persons already are busy there on
preliminary work pertaining to
manufactures. Headquarters Of the
Census Bureau are In the Depart
ment Of Commerce Building.