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Evening star., 1939-01-22
Fifty Years Ago
In the Star

THE vote in the House yesterday on
the bill for local post Office" reads an
editorial in The Star of January %,
No Post n,.s,v rIes .ha 'e.la1 .orn, ot ~ .h.
Orriee TOR Nations disgrace and
SoPItoi City the Capitals incon-
venience and annoyance in the existing
conditions of the city's postal service
For time. the present rented quar-
ters, pronounced by the health office
unfit from sanitary point of view for
occupation, rickety, tumbledown, un-
suitable in every respect, must be en-
dured. For the future temporary To-
cation. in an unsuitable structure and
in an inconvenient out-of- -the-way
place is promised in the Pension Build
ing on the north side of Judiciary
Square. And the future presents slight
hope of creditable post Office building
on purchased land at convenient point
near the business center of the city
until a radical change of heart has been
experienced by the politicians who think
that Washington, having no votes, pre-
sents promising field in which to win
a reputation for economy, and by the
contending owners of eligible post Office
sites. The latter might be expected
gradually to fall into line in the effort
to get the measure into conference, and
to make there a final effort to secure
the selection OF their property, giving
to the District post Office whichever of
them was successful All would have
had chance, and the District would
win a needed public building no matter
how the conference lottery went.
But the opposition of the penny
squeezing legislator for Washington is
harder to meet. To save the money for
site he would place the building upon
a reservation, choking with bricks and
mortar. land donated for park purposes
to the Government, and violate a public
trust In so doing. Considerations of
honor no less than regard for the beauty
and health of the Capital should re-
strain the Nation from diverting the
parks from use in the manner intended.
"A location upon Judiciary Square is
not only objectionable in the respects
already suggested, but it is not centrally
and conveniently located. 1t was
claimed IN the House debate that with
the carrier system convenience Of loca-
ton Is of small account, but that reason
ing is not applied elsewhere than in
Washington and is of no force anywhere
An immense amount of business is done
by citizens, and especially businessmen,
at the post Office building outside of the
carrier service. In another city of the
size OF Washington the Government
would buy site at central point and
erect a creditable building, and the sur-
gestion that tlfe existence Of the carrier
system made the location Of the post
ONCE matter Of no concern would be
treated as absurd.
The Government is only asked to do
at the Capital what 1t does In other
cities OF the same size In the United
States. Next to New York the Wash
ington post Office handles larger mail
than any other in the Republic. 1t
serves large city and 1t serves the
Government. 1t is treated worse than
the office In any town of 10000 inhabi-
tants in the land which contains voters
IN congressional elections. The situa-
tion is disgraceful to Congress and to
the Nation"
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The Innocuous Leuque

Glutton for punishment that it has
become, the League of Nations con-
tinues to function, but altogether
harmlessly, in what has been the
Geneva manner ever since Germany,
Japan and Italy deserted the organi-
zation, and even Great Britain and
France no longer do it reverence.
Last weeks semi-annual session
Of the Council reminded the outside
world that the League maintains a
formal existence, despite the innoc-
uous desuetude into which it has
fallen. The faction" taken by the
Council on the two major resolutions
that were before it is in keeping with
the helpless role to which fast
moving events of the past six years
have reduced the international in
strumentality created under such
hopeful auspices at Paris just twenty
years ago.
Spain and China, the two nations
undergoing devastation by war-in
the one case, war of revolution; in
the other, war of aggression-ap-
pealed to the Council for ameliora-
ton of their respective sufferings.
Loyalist Spain asked for League con-
demnation Of the bombing of open
towns by General frances insurgent
air force. China sought economic
and financial sanctions against
Japan. In each case the Council
evaded the issue by adopting resolu-
tions watered down to virtual inef-
fectiveness.
The resolution relating to bonn
bardment of open towns was pre-
ceded by report drafted by the
Councils president, setting forth
that British commission of inquiry
had thus far reported only damage
suffered by Loyalist Spain. The
Council thereupon took the position
that 1t had heard only one of two
sides in conflict, and held that some
thing certainly also is to be said from
the 1nsurgent standpoint. The Coun-
Gil then voted to give formal ex-
preston to its feelings regarding
practices reprobated by world con-
science and by law"
The China resolution, based on Dr.
Wellington Koos demand for League
sanctions against the aggressor, re-
calls the, moral support" previously
extended to China by Geneva and
urges League members to refrain
from taking any action that might
result In weakening the Chinese
powers Of resistance" They are also
urged to consider how far they can
Individually aid China" Then men,
Der nations, particularly those di-
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Scrap Iron

Exports of scrap iron from the
United States increased from 227, 500
long tons in 1882 to 4,095, 900 in 1887.
Japan alone increased her purchases
here during that period from 164, 800
to l,O91, 900 tons. American scrap"
has been one of Japan's most i'm
portant and indispensable raw ma
terials for the production of NUM-
tions of war for use against China
Britain's vast rearmament program
also led to tremendous jump in her
scrap iron orders. They rose from
less than 1000 tons seven years ago
to 845,000 tons in 1887. Italy took
6,700 tons in 1882 and 381 400 two
years ago. We used to sell Germany
only 100 tons. The Nazis in 1887
bought $4,000.
So Uncle Sam is the worlds great
purveyor of one of the basic raw
stuffs from which death dealing
implements OF war are fabricated.
Senator Schwellenbach, Democrat,
OF Washington, who is frequently an
exponent of administration policy,
proposes legislation to regulate ex-
ports of scrap metals in order to con-
serve national supplies vital to this
country in wartime. His projected
bill is not only sound doctrine from
that standpoint, but it seems incon-
sistent that we should be furnishing
certain potential enemies of the
United States with the basic ma
terial for weapons that may some day
be turned against these shores and
our own citizens.
Mr.. Roosevelt observed in his re-
cent message to Congress that there
are available to this country meth
DDS short of war" for commanding
respect for our rights and for the
ideals which we cherish. Chief among
the economic weapons which the
United States possesses is its match
less wealth in natural products and
in their by-products. Scrap iron, as
the export figures prove, is not the
least considerable Of these weapons.
Preaching peace with one gesture.
Evening star., 1939-01-22

Our present President says he be-
lieves that to meet local financial
needs the first essential step is to
boost District taxes, to be followed
"perhaps' by study to find out if
the Federal Government should in
crease its share of expenses. He not
only seems to be back in certain
Well-known age, but to have the
buggy before the horse.
Evening star., 1939-01-22

buildings and pays s4s6,0O0 year rent
The Department of the Interior, In spite
Of its handsome new building, Mr.. Wood
rum pointed out, is housed In II other
buildings and Is paying $236,000 . year
rent.
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Shooting Stors
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Standby.
Some friends are like the roses sweet
That bloom when summer warns the
air;
With gentle smiling to complete
A scene that is already fair.
But when the wintry skies are gray
Alack, the roses fade away
And some are like the holly bough,
With thorny leaf and stalwart mien,
Whose rugged touch would wound the
brow
OF pleasure in summer scene.
But when the winter frowns severe
The holly bough is stanch with cheer.
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BIiSsfuI,

For flowers I shall not sigh again,
Nor of the warmth of summer dream;
Life's joy Is now sufficient when
The janitor turns on the steam,
Evening star., 1939-01-22

cts a good idea to have sumpin' laid
up fob a rainy day." said Uncle Eben.
only dat kind O money is . good deal
like an umbreller. Some other feller Is
liable to walk OH Wit It jes as the shower
stahtl1.
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Certain Disturbance.

do you think there will be war In
Europe?" asked the nervous man.
mo-" answered the easy-going politi-
clan. Nothing worse than little quar-
reling over here about whether there
will be war or not"
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Self-SAcrihce.

docs your wife wear those funny hats
to annoy you?"
NO." answered Mr.. Meekton. IT think
she does 1t to anuse the children"
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Artful.

Artful
"Why don't you try to make people
give you their entire confidence?"
I'D rather have them suspect me just
a little" answered Senator Sorghum.
"Then If anything goes wrong they are
not so surprised and resentful."
'The public is fickle" said Hi Ho, the
sage Of Chinatown. People look up to you
for while and then they get tired and
call you down."
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Not Balanced,

All people want to borrow,
IT'S hard to comprehend;
Here Is one source of sorrow-
That no one wants to lend.
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IyAlS 1ull DOInD lodQS, II tnOSe planes
expected to return. In the next place,
no navy possesses plane ca
pacity as large as 500 planes, and any
navy seeking to launch those planes
against this country would first have to
deal with the American Navy, possessed
Of the strongest air fleet of any.
If there is danger of an air threat to
the United States, that danger is said
by informed authorities to lie in the
fact that an enemy power might obtain
access to base, both for aircraft and
war vessels, much nearer to this country,
thus permitting operations against the
Panama Canal or against vital indus
trial centers. Just as the United States
is proposing to establish base at Guam,
threatening Japan, so might some other
nation seek a base In Latin America,
threatening this country.
Yet no such base could be established
without knowledge Of the military au-
thorities of this country and there is
every prospect that the project would
be resisted forcibly.
AS for Panama, new defenses are to
be built and there is under study plan
to build a second set of locks that
would serve if one set should be put out
of order. The canal is vital to opera
tions of the American Fleet and defense
plans call for added assurance against
any possible threat at that point.
The policy-making admirals and gen.
erals are confident that the Presidents s
program will make this country i'm
pregnable in the Western Hemisphere,
provided defense Of this hemisphere is
the Job assigned to tho Army and Navy.
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ton to the citizens. They added their
jubilant tones to that of the Liberty
Bell in 1776. In former days church
bells marked all the important events
in the routine of daily life.
The building Of churches kept pace
with the gradual conquest of the wilder
ness and some of the rude log structures
are still to be seen. Old Rehoboth
Methodist Church, near Union, w. Va,
built of large hewn logs, was completed
in 1876, and is the oldest Protestant
church west Of the Alleghenies. The
present Old Cathedral, in Vincennes,
Ind,. replaced such primitive little
church within whose walls Father
Gibault, patriot priest, administered the
oath of allegiance to the French inhabi-
tants OF Vincennes. Later they helped
George Rogers Clark t. win for tho
Continental Congress the vast North
west Territory. In the beautiful steeple.
Of the present cathedral there hangs the.
original bell brought from France In.
1742 1t proclaimed the end Of British
dominion over the Mississippi Valley
and is veritable Liberty Bell Of the
Old Northwest"
Pioneers in the colonization of the
Pacific Coast were the Spanish padres,
whose work among the Indians was
fraught with such handicaps as would
be considered insurmountable TODAY.
Their guiding spirit was Father Juni.
pero Sierra, q Franciscan monk VIM
founded nine missions and himself bap.
tized more than a thousand Indians
before he died. He lies buried IN the
Mission Of San Carlos Borromeo. uesr
Monterey. tn the sanctuary Of the
chWch he helped to build.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Delegates Register
For Conference
OF Jewish Women

Delegates registered this morning
for the Mid-Atlantic Conference of
the National Council of Jewish
Women, which is opening a two-day
session at the Washington Hotel,
with the Washington section in
charge of arrangements.
Today's program included lunch
con at which Mrs. Benjamin Splitter,
chairman of the Executive Commit
tee of the national board of the
council was to be the principal
speaker. Mrs. Edward Sonneborn,
president of the Washington section,
was to welcome the delegates at the
luncheon. while Mrs. Simon Sobe-
loft, president of the Mid Atlantic
Conference, was to preside at the
afternoon session to be given over to
reports.
Mrs. Splitter, who is the guest of
Mrs. Mark Lansburgh during her
stay here, has been active ir the
National Council of Jewish Women
for more than II years and former
ly was president of the Brooklyn
section. She served as national
chairman of the Committee on
Citizenship and Naturalization for a
number of years, and under her di-
rection Making Americans by
Cecilia Razovsky, was published.
Mrs. Spitzers subject at the lunch
con today was Women in a World
Crisis"
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Figures on Stars in Error,
Saws Noted Astronomer
BY the Associated Press.

SS tEe ASSOCIdteQ STeSS.
NEW YORK, Oct. ga noted Co.
lumbia University astronomer ad-
vanced the theory today that many
of the 5000 stars nearest the earth
average only half to third as far
as scientists have always supposed
Their measurements have been
erroneous, Prof. Jan Schilt said
because the light rays from the
stars have been distorted by light
from the sun. creating a sort of
optical illusion.
He offered the hypothesis in ex-
PLANTATION of the mysterious phe-
nomenon of dancing stars" which
seem to shift positions from the
time of one measurement to another.
Stars distances are measured by
parallax, a form of triangulation,
in which sights are taken on a
star from two points. BY relating
the distance between the points
with the angles on the star, all
dimensions of the triangle thus
formed can be calculated.
Often when astronomers take an
exact sight on a previously located
star the star turns out to be a
little off to one side. This was
what Dr. Schilt tried to account
for by light distortion. If that
idea is true, he said, it follows that
the original calculations of distance
are wrong.
Distances of the more distant
stars in the universe would not be
affected by the theory, because they
are measured in different ways.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Alumnae to Fete
Travelling Secretary
OF Sigma Kappa

The Alumnae Chapter of Sigms
Kappa Sorority will entertain with
a buffet supper October II in honor
of Mrs. Robert j. Parker of Sar
Francisco. an international travel.
ing secretary of the sorority, who
Will visit the George Washington
Chapter October 14-l7. The supper
will be held at the Army Navy
Country Club.
Mrs. Harlow G. McCord, alumnae
president, has announced the fol-
lowing committee chairmen: Mrs
Earl F. Smithson, auditing; Mrs
Donald H. Saunders, executive: Mrs
Charles E. Krey, extension and pub
licity; Mrs. Barton w. Richwine
finance; Mrs. Lewis B. Rhodes, life
membership; Mrs. j. Earl Bassett,
magazine; Mrs. Sterling r. Maddox,
music; Mrs. Edward Lawless and
Mrs. Paul Russell, philanthropy;
Mrs. Robert Van Sickler, rushing
and Mrs. Wilfred P. Tiencken,
scrapbook.
Besides Mrs. McCord, the officers
include: Mrs. Saunders. vice presi-
dent; Mrs. j. Onsby Smith, secre-
tary; Mrs. Richwine, treasurer; Mrs.
Bernard Burdick, registrar; Mrs.
Augustus S. Goodyear, Triangle
correspondent; Miss Lee Hardell,
Panhellenic delegate, and Miss Helen
c. Jones, Panhellenic alternate.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Ohio Girls Club
Plans Luncheon

A study of the works of Ohio au-
thors will be included in the pro-
gram Of the Ohio Girls Club which
will open the season Saturday with
luncheon meeting in the South
Building of the Department of Ag-
riculture. Miss Mary Fausnaugh
Program Committee chairman, has
announced that the study will be
carried out in cooperation with
Miss Nellie Jennings, librarian of
Columbus, Ohio, who will make sug-
gestions for reading from the dis
tinctive collection of books by Ohio
authors in the Ohioana Library.
Miss Louise Freed, Miss Alice Wolfe
and Miss Rosanna Robuck will as
sist with the program arrangements.
Miss Grace Weed will preside at
the Saturday meeting which will be
devoted to informal discussion of
summer reading by members.
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consisted Of Mr.. John Justus Meyer,
jr.. of Sandy Spring, Md, brother
OF the bridegroom, who served as
best man; Miss Merle Hurlbut, sister
of the bride, who was the maid OF
honor; Patricia Ann Hurlbut, the
brides little sister, flower girl, and
Mr.. Robert Green and Mr.. Joseph
Boxwell of Washington, ushers.
The maid of honor wore a gown
of aquamarine taffeta, with a match
ing cap, decorated with flowers from
her bouquet of pink snapdragons.
The flower girl wore pale pink
taffeta dress and carried a bouquet
OF various-colored roses The brides
mother wore plum -colored velvet
dress with black accessories and a
corsage sof yellow roses and the
bridegrooms mother wore an Alice
blue lace gown with wine-color
accessories and a corsage of tails
man roses.
Under dim lights, the wedding
party walked down the aisle in slow
tempo to the strains of Lohengrins
wedding March," to take their
places before the chancel, which was
lighted with TERED candles on either
side and decorated with a basket
of pink and white dahlias and white
gladioluses.
After the ceremony a reception
for relatives and close friends was
held at the home of the brides aunt,
Mrs. Edward S. Hine, in the Mint
wood Apartments.
Later in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Meyer left for an unannounced we'd
ding trip. The bride wore a light
blue wool suit with black accessories.
They plan to reside in Boston, where
the bridegroom is stationed.
Mr.. Meyer is a former student
of Baltimore City College and of
Central High School in Washington
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Dinner Is Planned
BY COucher Alumnae

A dinner November /. with DR..
Jean Katherine Gallagher as guest
speaker, will be the first of series
OF four meetings which were
planned for the Washington Chap
ter of Goucher Alumnae at a re-
cent Executive Committee meeting
DR.. Gallagher. who is we'll known
to Goucher alumnae and who is a
student OF international affairs, will
discuss the present world situation
as we'll as plans for the college.
Members of the Executive Com
mittee are Mrs. Albert M. Arm
strong, president: Miss Ruth Kim
ball. vice president; Miss Elizabeth
Bourne, Miss Mary Robinson. Miss
Jane Crawford, Miss Sarah Regar,
Mrs. G. Leither, Mrs. G.. H. Will
helm. Miss Elmira Bier and Miss
Marguerite Manning.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Virginia Society
Will Give Ball

The Society of Virginia of the Dis
trict of Columbia will begin its fall
and winter season by holding an en-
tertainment and ball in the large
ballroom of the Willard Hotel,
Thursday, October 10, at $50 clock.
This has been designated as the
senatorial ball." and is being given
in honor Of Virginia's Senators,
Carter Glass and Harry F. Byrd.
The meeting will be presided over
by Col. Edwin A. Halsey, secretary
of the Senate, who is completing his
second term as president of the Vir-
ginia State Society.
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Arts Group
TODiScusS
Hospital Aid
Miss Boardnan
Outline
Red Cross Work

Miss Mabel Boardman will attend
the meeting tonight of the Applied
Arts section of the American Asso-
citation of University Women at the
A. A. u. w. clubhouse, to discuss
tentative plans for cooperation this
winter between the Gray Ladies
of the Hospital and Recreation
Corps of the D. c. Chapter of the
Red Cross and members of the
Applied Art section.
Believing that members of the
section of which she is leader
possess talents which might be
helpful to the Red Cross work, DR..
Edith Allen offered Miss Boardman
the services Of her group. AS many
demands are placed upon the Gray
Ladies for entertainment and di-
versional occupation among hospital
patients, it was believed that knowl-
edge in the applied arts in which
many members of DR.. Aliens Sec
ton are skilled. might be helpful
and useful in the ladies hospital
work.
Etching, weaving, block printing,
metal work, needleWork, knitting
and leather work, are among the
arts and crafts studied in DR.. Allen S
section. Many OF these, Miss Board
man believes, would be OF interest
be patients in hospitals, who could
be given instruction by Gray Ladies.
An invitation also has been eX-
tended to Mrs Albert N. Baggs
head of the Gray Ladies, to attend
the meeting and to offer sugges-
tions on cooperation between the
two groups.
Mrs. Lyman Swormstedt, member
of the A. A. U. w. and skilled in the
art of knitting, has offered instruc-
ton to those who wish to learn to
Knit garments, wool and patterns
for which have already been pro-
vlded by the Red Cross.
The practlcability of toy making
by the applied arts section through
out the Nsnter also will be discussed
at the meeting, which will be held
at 7:45 pm.
If instruction for the Gray Ladies
is acceptable to that group, Dr. Allen
plans to hold meetings for that pur-
pose on alternating days of her sec
tion meetings, which are held twice
a month. instruction and work in
metal craft will be carried out at
the other meeting, as was planned
last season.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Miss Gibson Married
To Mr.. Eichelber1er.

The marriage of Miss Rosa Mar
garet Gibson, daughter of Mrs.
Joseph Patterson Gibson and the
late Rev. Mr.. Gibson, to Mr. Odin
Porter Eichelberger, jr., of Wash
ington, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Eichel-
berger of Akron. Ohio, took place
Saturday afternoon. The ceremony
was performed in Christ Church at
Accokeek, in Prince Georges County
Md, the rector. the Rev. Robert
Jennings Gibson, brother of the
bride, officiating at 2::3O o'clock.
The bride was given in marriage
by her mother and wore a teal blue
dress with dubonnet accessories and
a corsage bouquet of orchids.
Miss Katharine Gibson of New
York, sister of the bride. was maid
of honor, wearing moss green with
brown accessories and a corsage
bouquet Of yellow and talisman
roses. Mr.. Dolby Crawfish, jr., of
Akron, Ohio, was best man.
The reception was held in the
rectory of Christ Church and Mr..
and Mrs. Eichelberger will be at