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Evening star., 1939-10-29

land wishes for the noiseless peace of
this city in new-old world
Her buildings are streamlined, clean
and slim. OF native granite from pink
to blushing red, brick trimmed, steel
edged in long vertical lines, they rival in
a way the great skyscrapers of New York,
with grace peculiarly their own.
For the moderate income group are
apartments carefully planned with gar
dens and bathing beaches close at hand
Talent Encouraged.
Names of artists, musicians and ath-
letes are familiar when mentioned, but
one does not always associate them with
Finland. Indeed, too little is known of
abroad. Frequently to her talented chill
dren small annuity is given in order
that time may be spent upon whatever
their talent may bring forth.
All occupations, save the army navy
and the church, are open to women who
seek careers. Women may even sit in the
councils of the church and since 1906 in
the Diet, the governing body of Finland.
Recently newspaper readers have seen
Murmansk mentioned as the harbor into
which the Bremen, mystery liner which
sailed from New York, has taken refuge.
The harbor of Murmansk, a Russian port,
is the nearest to the more desirable har-
Dor of Liinahamari, on the Arctic coast
of Finland. To the latter daily boats
Hi~ly~ Ill
year.
The Lapps, owners of great herds of
reindeer, are not the nomads of other
lands but house dWellers, with the
sauna or vapor house close by. Taught
by monks of the Orthodox Church, they
are moral and deeply religious people.
Russia envies such possessions Of Fin
land as the Aland Islands, lying halfway
between her coast and Sweden, six or
seven thousand in number, varying
from the largest, $50 miles in area, to
the tiny ones, mere rocks sticking up in
the cold gray sea.
Preferred Swedish Rule.
The Alanders, who speak Swedish, de-
sired to belong to Sweden, but in 1921
the League of Nations decided that be-
cause the archipelago was connected
with Finland it should be part of that
country. The inhabitants were to have
their own government. Each of the Is
counties has board and they elect
governor for life. They send three
Swedish-speaking representatives to the
Diet of Finland, Diet composed of 200
members These people have owed al
legiance in turn to Sweden, to Russia
and to Finland. Under all circumstances
these islanders have been Alanders, and
will remain so.
To Americans, the Firms are a people
Of great probity, a debt-paying people.
1t has been with more than usual in
terest that America waits to know what
Russia wants Of Finland. American
hearts are troubled.
Evening star., 1939-10-29

Today Finland is uneasy as Russia oc-
cupies half of Poland and rests heavy
hand on Latvia, Esthonia and Lithuania.
The question arises, What will Russia
desire of Finland?"
The Lapps originally occupied what is
now Finland. They were driven north
ward by the olkwanderings of the
Karelians, Tavastians and Firms. The
Quens, more warlike than the 'Lapps.
too, had to give way and were scattered
by their conquerOrs.
These peoples appear to have wor-
shipped departed spirits. god Of the
air whose voice was heard in the thunder
and whose sword was the lightning.
The Finnish mythology had nothing in
common with the German beliefs, nor
even with the beliefs of Sweden. There
were no counterparts of the gods who
met and feasted in Valhalla, there was
neither an Odin nor Thor acting in the
world of men. OF their divinities, it has
been said they were lifeless and rigid,
having neither loves, nor hatreds, nor
wars"
Heathenism Died Hard.
The nominal conversion of the Firms
to Christian teachings was accomplished
in far less time than was needed for the
Swedes, but in both lands heathenism
died hard
Ebo Archbishop of Reims, was ap-
pointed by Pope Paschal I, legate to the
Danes, Swedes and Slavs. He sent An
skar, monk of New Corbey, to Birka, a
trading port on Lake Malar, who, after a
beginning had been made in teaching
Christ to the people of Sweden, returned
to be consecrated an archbishop by
Drogo of Metz, assisted by the Arch
bishops of Reims, Mainz and Trier and
the Bishops of Bremen and Verdun. A
glance at present day maps of the
western front will show all those long
ago outposts of civilization the center of
today's fighting lines between the coun-
tries still adhering to the Christian
faith and those who have abandoned it
in favor of the old gods or of nothing
at all.
With the Peace of Schlusselburg in
1o1o, Glle 1IOIlller DeCWeen f1nldnQ ana
Russia was for the first time defined and
Finland became, not colony, but an
integral part of Sweden with the same
constitutional rights and representation
as the Swedes themselves possessed, even
to the electing of their king. She formed
one quarter Of the kingdom, her cultural
ties were with the western world and
simultaneously with Sweden she dis
carded Roman Catholicism for Luther
anism in the time of Gustavus Vasa
For over TOO years as a duchy and
grand duchy, she and Sweden had been
one, then in 1909 she found herself a
part of Russia, an eastern country with
little in common, though to be sure the
Cars continued to recognize her auton-
omy and permitted her independence OF
government for internal affairs, but not
with right to speak with other nations
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Bad Housing Blamed
For Illness al
Health Forum
Dr.. DeIIu-Vo|Ie Sees
Arousing Of Opinion as
First Step in Cure

Describing overcroWding of fam
lies as the most important cause
of i'll health, DR.. J. M. Della Vale,
Of the National Institute OF Health,
last night charged that the practice
Of landlords in renting out single
room to family, regardless of the
latter's size, is largely responsible for
the Every serious overcrowding
problem in Washington"
He spoke in the first of series of
open meetings on how the environ
ment influences health, sponsored
by the District of Columbia Health
Forum, at the Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church.
Although he did not suggest any
remedy for overcrowding, DR.. Della
Vale did advance a three-point
program to alleviate the condition.
First we must arouse officials
to the existing problem" he ex-
planned. "Then we must put through
q program of constant education
and finally, suitable housing code
should be drawn up with emphasis
on health. And since such a code
would have to do more with health
than with anything else, it should
be administered by the Health De-
partment."
Commends Ihlder's Work.
He pointed to the work Of the
Alley Dwelling Authority, headed
by John Ihlder. and the Washing
ton Housing Association as aiding
In stimulating better housing IN the
city.
One drawback to concerted action
against bad housing conditions and
accompanying ill-health of the resi-
dents, he said was the lack Of COM
munity spirit in Washington. But" :"
he added, "if we show them how
disease spreads due to lack of sani-
tation in those conditions, then I am
sure they will respond"
Health. he said, is mirror OF our
surroundings, and income Is the
most important factor in preserving
health and providing good housing.
He explained however, that with
less income, there is less opportunity
to provide a decent environment,
and that leads to less opportunity to
preserve health. And with ILL
health, there is very little oppor-
tunity to obtain more income. Thus
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Doctors Give Hospital
Incubator for Babies

Babies born prematurely at Prov
idence Hospital have been given a
life-preserving incubator by the Wis
iting staff doctors.
Sister Rosa, superintendent Of
Providence, yesterday reported the
hospitals acquisition Of the incu-
bator and lauded the doctors for the
needed gift.
Physicians and surgeons raised
so much money that there may be
enough left to put In q signal light
ing system in the hospital, Sister
Rosa said.
The 80 prematurely born infants
Evening star., 1939-11-29

there is q vicious circle, he declared.
DR.. Della Vale emphasized that
the causes of illness must first be re-
moved before any treatment of them
can be effected.
Tells Of Diseases Of Pupils.
Robert w. Eaves, principal of the
Thomson School and chairman Of
the Central Neighborhood Council,
described the problem Of communi-
cable disease among his pupils and
among the residents of the central
Northwest area.
"The turnover population is two
thirds of the entire enrolment at
the Thomson School," he said, "and
that is not very conducive to good
health because the new children are
Evening star., 1939-11-29

gineer for the District Health De-
partment; Capt. Rhoda Milliken.
head Of the Women's Bureau of the
Police Department; George w.
Beasley. president Of the Central
Northwest Civic Association, and
Mrs. Helen Duey Hoffman.
In a short business session follow
ing the discussion, the forum adopt
ed the following recommendations
Of its Legislative Committee:
Asked for continuance Of the mu-
nicipal hospitals under the Health
Department rather than under the
Board Of Public Welfare as proposed
in the Seal plan for reorganization
Of the District government; request
ed 30 additional public nurses for
the District; recommended the in
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constantly bringing in sickness and
injecting the Others"
Like DR.. Della-Valle, he blamed
bad housing conditions for. the
prevalence of disease. He said that
IS per cent of the homes In the area
were basement homes, where the
children were almost continually
sick.
There Is need for additional nurs-
ing service and for q health center
In the central area, he said, so that
these horrible living conditions"
may be bettered.
Capt. Milliken Speaks.
A panel Of speakers discussed Dis
trict health and the need for better
housing. Among the speakers were
c. F. Browning, public health en-
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clusion Of an item Of $250,00 for q
new central health center In the
l941 District budget: establishment
Of mental hygiene clinics in the Dis
trict, and an appropriation in the
budget for II additional sanitary in
spectors.
The Rev. Harry ". Porter pre-
sided.
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Service Orders
ARMY.
AkNI1s
INFANTRY

INFANTRY
enWorth, to west pe Pere, wis: e..
suesTsns Ies7snaorh ha to caa9ss from t0''
rrskes Maj Eugene NJ from Hawaii to
Hall. Maj. i. Ralph. from Fort Benjamin
Craig. Maj. William H, from Fort Leav-
enworth to Savannah.
PirtIe Mai James J from Fort Leaven-
Adams; MAJ i ciaSde Ns Nj NJ from Fort Ieav-
zfEas sssoqd + {san a from Fort
pines to Alexandria. La
FIELD ARTILLERY.
White: Mai. Samuel, from Ogden. Utah
Herons rGF' r5ss ssm IL h0uHsGn Henrv w. from Fort
Hayford Capt. Bertram, F., from Fort
Carpenter, Capt; Frank F., ir.: from Fort
HdxslS pT13 t. the eharss RhDPne H. from
Biilnesley, Capt. Claude A from Hawaii
to Madison Barracks. . ~. p,uu,
pines to Madison Barracks ~.
casS 5pnSes First It e44 RTaef L. from the
Kilan. Mai James A. from Fort Riley to
cronander. cafSdSG Mai. Gersum, from Charleston,
Berila Capt George P. ir, from Fort
Hitchings Capt, John l.: from Fort Ring
sawtee CAPT. Donald W, from Fort
Meade to- the Philippines -
Ostrander, Second Lit. Don R., from FoT
Bliss to Aberdeen. Md.
AIR CORPS.
Mollison, Mai, James A., from Fort Leaven-
raey TSFth mt T. HawsI Hawaii W, from Fort 1eaven
worth To Hawaii
STAGE, Mai. Donald F., from Fort Leaven
Richie, Capt. William L., from Fort Leav-
enworth to Hawaii
Demler, Second 1t. Marvin c., from Boiling
Field to Wright Field
Neely, Second 1t, H. clarencs nee A. from Hamil-
= Field to Wright Field:
Terhune: Second 1t. Charles H.; ,ir.. from
Huston Second 1t. Vincent. G.. from
Mitchell Field to Wright Field.
CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
schweizer. Second 1t; Charles. B., from
oI1 sesP seeon9 a9 R Far Rdbart M h from
Kelly Field to Maxwell Field.
COAST ARTILLERY CORPS
Monroe to Hawaii.
Duff. First It. Charles B.. from Fort Mon
roe to Hawaii
MEDItAL CORPS.
shellenberger Capt; Lewis c. from Carlisle
Barracks to Washington, D. c.
NAVY.
BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
Damon, Comdr Newcomb L. from 18th
Naval District to Cavite, P. I.
Donovan, 1t. Thomas A, from U. 8. S.
Enterprise to Asiatic Fleet.
Duval, 1t. Joseph B. jr, to U. s. 8. Phila-
Hansen. 1Han'Ai 1t. Owe P. O., from 11th Naval
Madden, 1t George B.. from Naval Acad-
emy to U. S. S. satterlee.
Notes, 1t Jesse H.. jr., from Charleston,
s. c.. to U. s. S. Crosby.
Stroller 1t q. g) Henry H. from U. S. S.
Conyngham to San Diego,
Palmer, EnSign FtZhugh L., Jr., from
Pensacola to Fighting Squadron Z.
MEDICAL CORPS.
Bunkley, 1t. Comdr. William s., from
bingham to Chelsea, Mass.
Bell, 1t Charles D., from San Diego to
Navy Receiving Station.
Boger, 1t o. gD Ellwood ", from U. S. s.
Whitney to Destroyer Division 60.
Colorado to DESTROYER Division 72:
Foley, II. a. g. Thomas NJ. jr., from q.
S. S. West Virginia to Destroyer Divi-
MacGregor, 1t. g. g. John B.. from o. s.
8. Ranger to Destroyer Division 73.
SUPPLY CORPS.
Abrahamson, 1t. q. g. RAYMOND L., from
Parker, Ensign James F. from u. s. g.
Hammann to Destroyer Division 67..
washington to Destroyer Division 73.
0utherling, 1t. q. g. Elton W.. from 18th
Naval District to DESTROYER Division 70.
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Benefit PIuy

beHerV ROY
ASHBURN, Va, Nov. 20 (SpeciaD
"A play, "The Girl in the Fur
Coat" will be given by local talent
in the school tomorrow at 8 pm.
Proceeds will be- for the Parent
Teacher Association.
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this year at Providence had to do
without the modern life-giving cab
met.
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gical Society at the Mu-so-Lit Club
tomorrow at pm, Or. G. Wen.
dali freeman, president Of the So
ciety, will preside.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
NeaD Winter. PuSfelS!
Hiqh Shades for the HOIiduayS,
Black Frosted acifh White!

One look at the fine quality fabrics, the exciting
new fashions, the glorious colors and you'll know
this is Value Event you can't afford to mis-! !
Right now, you're reading about the Importance of
white lingerie :. the tremendous demand for
luscious "baby coat" pastels and sparkling Christ
mas colors You'll find them all right here, in
stunning new figure -hattering silhouettes with
extravagantly wide skirts, smooth upper fasten-
ings, stem waists, jewelry necklines >. some even
topped with quilted woolen jackets! Superb new
rayon fabrics and baby-soft woolens
-"Something nice to wear" will make grand gift
for sister, mother daughter or aunt! This is the
time to get it!
Sizes: Misses ~ to 20, Won,en's 1914
to 24H and 36 to ~
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Miscellaneous for Rent

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Furnished Houses
By Raeburn Van Buren,

5-ROOM duplex. Bay view Reason
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USED LUMBER and fire brick. also
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Wanted TO Rent

WANTED-Room with cooking fscII-
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Glacier County chief., 1939-09-08

often that the grass is greener the other
side of the fence that prosperity is place else.
Conditions often look promising elsewhere. Be-
levers in their home communities, those who really do
things achieve success regardless of location.
Browning is fairly brimming with opportunity. The
sponsors this series are believers Browning Each
day, week and month, they making larger invest
ments here that they might you and the community
to greater degree.
Browning welcomes enterprise Some needed
that here Your cooperation with local Profession
al and Businessmen and your continued support of
them, will lend the encouragement to those
ventures Remember true support means progress
sive community.
Success in Browning will be found by constant adj
herence to the important principle of TRADE At Home;
cooperative spirit that cannot fail to achieve this goal
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-28
Berlin Says
Boat There
For Repairs
Berlin Officially Says
Boat in Russian Port
for Repairs; One Re-
port Has u. S. Ship
Enroute to Germany.

Washington, Oct 28.-(AP)-The
State Department was advised Of
ficially from Berlin today that the
seized American steamship City of
Flint was still at Murmansk
Alexander c. Kirk, American
charge d'affaires at Berlin, reported
he was told at the German foreign
office late this afternoon that the
crew was still aboard
Kirk said he was told also that if
after completion Of repairs the ship
were taken to another port, the
American crew presumably would be
kept on board to operate the vessel
The American consul at Hamburg
reported to Kirk the State Depart
ment was advised that the German
prize commissioner there had receiv-
ed no news Of the vessel.
Meanwhile, Ambassador Laurence
A. Steinhardt at Moscow reported
that he again was unable to speak on
the telephone with the captain of
the City of Flint at midnight last
night "a p. m. EST F'riday), as he
had hoped to do.
Steinhardt advised the State De-
partment that he had again been
given to understand that the crew
was well and that no illness had de-
Veloped.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-28
Nazii Plane
Shot Down
In Scotland
British Fighters Bring
Down Ship During
r a i d on Firth of
Forth; Hundreds of
Scots Watch Aerial
Drama Near Edin-
burgh.

London, Oct 28.-(AP)-Two
German airmen were killed, one
wounded, md a .Tazi pilot captured
today n an acrial drama Of The
SKY witnessed Oy hundreds Of Scots
near Adinourg 'Wnen British fighter
planes engaged and fought down a
German war .>lane.
The air :ninistry announced that
"a German aircraft, which was at
tending "Reminiscences, was :orced
down by our lighters this morning
east Of Dalkeith (about 1-2 miles
,outheast Of Edinoorough)."
The invader apparently was
headed @or the strategic Firth of
Forth, objective Of previous raids.
Immediately otter the Nazi plane
was lighted British planes went
aloft with 4 rare display Of nero
battles as the German oilottried les
perately to shake off the attackers
'Finally, the German plane came
down on hillside and struck 8
stone wall and even then the pilot
would not give up, one witness
said, che tried to get his machine
into the air again and ran along
the rough ground for about a hall
mile before ne had to stop"
An air raid alarm in the Firth 81
Forth area Of Scotland lasted hall
an hour.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-28
Bulgarians
Make Claims
On Rou1nania

Budapest Oct 28-(AP)-Prcmier
Constantine Argretoianu, of ROu-
mania, and Premier Dragisha Cvot-
kovich, Of Yugoslavia, conferred for
four hours today discussing, diplo-
mats said, Bulgarian territorial
claims on RoUmania, which they
feared might plunge the Balkans in
to war.
Fears that Soviet Russian backing
for Bulgarian claims on Roumania
might provide spark that would
lead southeastern Europe to war
brought intense diplomatic activity
Diplomats said Yugoslavia agreed
to warn Bulgaria that filtration with
Russia may bring disastrous conSe-
quences to the whole Balkan area.
The two premiers met in the viii
lage Of Vrsac on the Yugoslavia-
Roumana border. AT Sophia, it was
reported the Italian minister was
clOseted for several hours with Bull
5arian Premier George Jiosseizanoff
md expressed the Fascist govern
ment's advice against allowing Bull
garia to come under excessive Soviet
influence.
The seriousness with which the
Observation-Disclosures situation was re-
garded was reflected in King Carroll,
If Roumania, calling his ministers to
Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece, and Yugo-
SlaVia for urgent talks.
Immediately after their arrival the
king and his foreign ministers went
ntO conference with the ministers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-28
Arms Sales
To Europe
Begin Soon
Administration Lead
ers Predict Congress
to Clear Way and Go
Home 3 Y Next Week
E n d; Majority in
House p ut At 30
Votes.

Washington, Oct. 29.-(AP)-
Administration leaders predicted
today that Congress would clear
the way COR arms sales to Europe's
warning nations and go home by
next weekend.
They forecast prompt House pas
sage Of the neutrality revision bill
which the Senate approved by a
vote Of $3.50 last night after p
lays Of debate.
One member Of the House lead
ership said a careful count Of noses
indicated that repeal Of the arms
embargo-key provision which
many legislators on both sides of
TIE controversy agreed would bene-
ii Great Britain and France
would be approved by majority
oil at least 80 votes. The House was
expected to take up the DILL early
next week and send it to Joint
Senate-House conference COM
.nittee.
Congressional insiders generally
agreed that an administration in
clned conference committee would
make shift Of its work and would
write a compromise measure ON
podying virtually all Of the Senate
bill
Besides carrying out President
Roosevelt's recommendation that
the arms embargo be eliminated,
the Senate measure would impose
restrictions on American credits,
shipping, and travel to belligerent
countries.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-28
France Well
Pleased With
Senate Vote
(By The Associated Press.)

France welcomed with undis-
guised Joy today the United States
Senate's vote to repeal the arms
embargo while Britain indicated il
was mot dissatisfied and Germany
-where the news was withheld
from the public-maintained sill
ence.
Paris was informed by glaring
headlines in the morning neWspa-
pers.
Stirred by the possibility Of OBJ
tanning more American-made war
pianes-which apparently have
proved their defensibility on the
western front-the French con-
3ciously considered the Senate vote
prophetic of an administration vic
tory N the House.
In Britain, the Senate vote
caused some surprise in official
quarters which apparently had OK
pected a SITTER fight. They Sug-
gested that any comment before the
issue had been decided in the
House would be premature.
The British press was more out
spoken, seeing reason for cncOur-
1gement
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-28
Harris Entry
Cuts Smith,
Taylor Out
Feeling Is That With
Harris In, Pat Taylor
and Erskine Smith
Are Likely Out; Har-
ris More or Less Dor
mant Since 1888.
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the S.r WaFVar HuteL
Rv HENRY AVERHT,
RV

Raleigh, Oct. 28.-With no guber-
material expression Of desire for a
short campaign to deter them, can
didates for North Cardinals Number
two political post-the lieutenant
governorship-are multiplying with
the rapidly Of guinea pigs.
The latest is, of course, Reggie
Harris of Roxboro who makes the
third bona fide and duly proclaim
ed aspirant, but whose entry into
the field is regarded as likely to de-
crease the chances that two other
prospects will get into the ring.
There is a distinct impression in
political circles here that neither
State Senator Pat Taylor of Arson
nor his colleague from the nine
teenth district, Senate President Pro
Tenn Ers<ine Smith will make the
race now that the Person county
cotton manufacturer has tossed his
hat into the ring.
This is no certainty, nor is it be-
ing passed along by our correspondent
as "unimpeachable" information It's
just one Of those currents which can
easily be felt and which more often
than not really do indicate the true
direction Of any given political tide.
If either Taylor or Smith should
enter the chances of Harris will be
decidedly decreased, as his support
is quite likely to come largely from
the same group which might be ex-
pected to support the Wadesboro or
the Albermarle senator. That, of
course, is one of the logical reasons
assigned for feeling that with Harris
in, Taylor and Smith are more than
likely out. "a.
OF course, there's never any telling
what the politically ambitious will
do, however, and SO neither Pat nor
Erik can be casually dismissed as
certain not to start.
First reactions to the Harris can
didacy were neither numerous nor
definite in trend. Raleigh takes its
political announcements with more
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