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The midland journal., 1940-06-21

Last week the 152nd General As
sembly Of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States of America had
ended. For 10 days in the Masonic
Auditorium at Rochester, N. Y.
nearly 80 ministerial and lay dele
gates of the General Assembly, plus
some 600 elders and other church
officials, had met to set the policy
of the Church-which number 8
1,SO0.0O members-for the coming
year.
The midland journal., 1940-06-21
FOR DEFENCE, OR FOR WAR
By J. E. Jones

The United States Government is
actually preparing for war. The
President and members of his Ad-
ministration and both houses of
Congress have been proceeding along
exactly the same lines in making
these preparations. There is no i'm
portant show of politics in proceed
ings. On the contrary the President
has asked for billions of dollars for
Congress has approved those recon-
mendations with relatively unim-
portant changes.
The Hitler machine unloosed its
terrors on a half dozen helpless neu-
trail nations as part of its campaigns
to crush Britain, which Hitler de-
elares he intends to dominate. Your
Government feels that 1t must be
prepared for invasion of the United
States or some part of the Western
Hemisphere in case Hitler Is victor
ious and captures the British Navy.
A resolution in Congress that Is
likely to be passed declares that the
United States would not recognize
any transfer and would not acquiesce
in any attempt to transfer any geo.
graphical region of the Western
Hemisphere from one non-American
power to any other non-American
state" That means that the United
States forbids the transfer or capture
of islands and colonies now under
British, French and Dutch sovereign
ity, such as Jamaica, British Hon
duras, French Guiana, Dutch Guiana
and British Guiana. In direct re-
lation there is actual fear that some
Latin-American territory, or the
Panama Canal might be invaded by
victorious-Hitler.
Any attempt to inerfere with any
colonies, or territory, in the Western
Hemisphere, will be regarded by
Congress and the Administration as
challenge to the Monroe Doctrine.
And if Hitler should seek to violate
the Monroe Doctrine there can be
but one result--war with the United
States.
In 1915 and1916 the Administra-
tion and Congress prepared against
possibilities that could not be for
seen. We said then, as we are saying
now, that it was all being done for
defense against invasion. In 1917 the
United States did the invading. Right
now powerful voices are being lifted
to demand help for the Allies, even
to the point of lending them money
and giving them arms, food and
ammunition. A very few are talking
about going "Over There.
Forces of the Army, Navy and
the Air are being increased as they
were before the former war, and
previous to the draft.
Now we are for defense. Every
one hopes that the remedies pre-
scribed by the Government will stop
Hitler from coming into our yard.
If he loses, then there will be moth
| ing for America to fear.
The midland journal., 1940-06-21
A FRANKENSTEIN
MONSTER!
By THE w. C. T. U.

In 1888 the U. S. government
4 turned loose Frankenstein mon
ster by changing its policy toward
alcoholic liquor.
Clustered along the six and one
half year path which marks this
monsters unrestricted rush lie the
bodies of traffic victims, the under
nourished children, the impover-
ished families, the diseased wrecks,
the rotten framework of liquor-con-
trolled politics.
John @. Public doesn't know all
the facts. Yet, only six and one
half years after repeal, many ma
tionally-known individuals and
groups have voiced their strong con-
victions that liquor is to blame for a
major part of these post-repeal So
cial miseries. These leaders have
studied the facts. They have no axes
to grind and their conclusions are
unbiased, honest conclusions.
The midland journal., 1940-06-21
FOURTH OF JULY
THE AMERICAN IDEA !

Inspiring, patriotic poem by Edgar
Lee Masters, illustrated with a
faithful reproduction in FULL
COLOR of a famous painting. Don't
miss this timely feature in the June
30th issue Of
The American Weekly
the big magazine distributed with
the Baltimore American
The midland journal., 1940-06-21
Teaching Foreign Languages

Women are superior to men In
teaching foreign languages to be-
ginners, according to a study enti-
tied fragments From Babel" is
sued by the Columbia University
Press. Women generally speak
much faster than men and if one can
understand the average woman talk
ing at her natural speed, it will be
easy to understand any male speak
er later on, it Is pointed out.
The midland journal., 1940-06-21
Boys Court

Judge J. M. Braude of the Chi
cago Boys Court says that adoles-
cent delinquency resulting from liq-
uor is present in 40 per cent of his
cases and that the percentage is in
creasing.
The superintendent of the Los An
geles public schools classifies the
three major school problems as al
cohol, gambling, and Irresponsible
ity.
The midland journal., 1940-06-21
Economist.

Roger W. Babson,. widely known
evaluator of financial and spiritual
life, said recently: "After repeal /
realized the terrific danger of the
commercialized liquor traffic. Not
drinkers alone suffer, but the coun-
try and youth. Accessibility in
creases use. Americas keenest
minds are using the newspapers,
magazines, movies, and radio to en-.
tice youth to drink whisky"
The midland journal., 1940-06-21
Soap Eject ON Germs

Despite the possibility that per-
son suffering from a disease may
have used a cake of soap, there is
no danger of infection for subse-
quent users. Germs cannot multi
ply on soap.
The midland journal., 1940-06-21

To relieve the skilled-labor short
age which threatens the defense pro-
gram, the National Youth Admins
tration and the Civilian Conservation
Corps indicated that they could ex-
pand their programs to train one
million unemployed youth as auto
and aviation mechanics, metal and
electrical craftsmen.
The midland journal., 1940-06-21

Most reliable estimates claim that
the Nazis in their current campaign
are using up gasoline at the unbe-
lieveable rate Of 700 gallons every
minute Of every hour!
The midland journal., 1940-06-21
GROVER WHELAN

The New York Worlds Fair ditch
ed Grover Whelan, the man who
made the 1899 Fair. Now there is
a demand for his recall to head the
glamor-business of the great show.
and Whelan appears to be staging
a come back.
The midland journal., 1940-06-21
The Methodist Church.

Bishop Ralph Spaulding Cushman
said: "The liquor problem is su-
premely the job of the church :.
We are not going to have a revival
of religion in America until the
churches face social evils like the
liquor traffic. Churches of God,
wake up!"
The midland journal., 1940-06-21
National Safety Council.

This unbiased research group an
nounced in late 1889 that liquor fig
ured in rs per cent of all of the
traffic deaths involving drivers or
occupants in automobiles.
A high toll to pay for trying to
mix alcohol and gasoline! They
just won't mix.
The midland journal., 1940-06-21
FOOD STAMP PLAN

Practically seventy-one area 8
throuhout the country are sharing
in the Agricultural Departments
surplus farm products.
The midland journal., 1940-06-21

A man is seldom eynic unless he
has something wrong with his d.
gestixe apparatus
The midland journal., 1940-06-21

Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
observes: I'VE must remember that
the worst thing that can happen to
people is to live their lives in fear
and hate"
The midland journal., 1940-06-21

The invention of salt cellar that
win always have salt in it will sup
ply long-felt want.
The midland journal., 1940-06-21

A short answer is often followed
By long silence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Housing Built
.ByF.H H. A. for
10000 Here
$4,000 More Have
Modernized Homes
Under Program

In a review of local activity since
the Housing Act was passed by Con-
gress more than six years ago, H.
10y Anderson, District director OF
the F. H. A., announced today that
enough living units to accommodate
approximately 10000 people have
been built in the Washington area
through facilities of the Federal
Housing Administration.
In addition to the number of FAM
lilies obtaining new living quarters
by means of the insured mortgage
plan, more than $4,000 other fam
lilies have modernized and repaired
their homes through F. H. A. help.
Altogether, he said, more than
$50 900 900 of private capital has
been released to finance these i'm
provements in the living accommo-
dations in this locality.
Greater Expansion Seen.
Mr.. Anderson reported that
through June, 1910, the District Of
nee Oh Ine r.. n. "A. mao dCCeDIeO IOT
insurance 4.797 mortgages totaling
s26, 537 ,040 covering small residential
properties to be built under F. H, A.
inspection. In addition, 10 rental
housing projects comprising 4,899
family units had been erected by
means of F. H. A-insured mortgages
totaling sl7.243 900 and representing
about 80 per cent of the appraised
value of these properties. Some of
the larger of these projects include
Buckingham, Falkland Properties.
(See HOUSING, Page BID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17

(See HOUSING, Page BID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Building Awards Rise
14% in Value in
Middle Atlantic Area
81, GAL 900 Coined
In 7 Months Compared
To Period Lost Year

The building contracts awarded
States during the first seven months
of this year established a valuation
level IA per cent higher than for
the same period of 1889. The in
crease amounted to SGT ,941 900.
J. T. Little, the district manager
of Dodge Reports, reviewed the
activities today and pointed out that
the enormous volume of non-resi-
Dental building included in the
July contracts boosted that claSsifi-
cation from a six months loss to a
seven months gain of Is per cent.
Residential bhilding, already we'll
established in a 1910 pickup. moved
ahead with a July gain of about.
100000 and is currently 10 per
cent ahead of the seven months
valuation IN 1889. ~
All residential contracts awarded
in Southern New Jersey, Eastern
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,
the District of Columbia and Vir-
ginia during July were valued at
S20,663, 900. In that month of 1899
the valuation was $l2,250,OOO.
Baltimore's Gain Largest.
The cumulative total of the resi-
Dental contracts awarded during
the January through-July period
was 1922, 900. That is more than
SIC, 100000 ahead of last years cor
responding total, SLOT, 10000.
Residential building contracts
awarded in SO of the largest metro
politan areas in the 81 States east
of the Rocky Mountains during the
six months revealed an aggregate of
1923 ,538 900, says Dodge Reports.
There was a gain of $4,000 900. or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Construction
Totals S568,417
Here in Week
63 One -FomiIy
Dwellings Included
In Permits

Residential construction in the
District during the last week again
showed great activity for this sea-
son of the year as the Office OF
Building Inspector John w. Och
mann issued permits for erection OF
So one-family dwellings and three
apartments. The largest apartment
will contain Sc family units.
Permits for all types of construc-
ton having total valuation OF
$568,417 were issued by Col. Oeh-
mann during the period. More i'm
portant permits follow:
Howard Homes, Inc, 1912 Fifth
street NV, owner; Leon Chatelain
jr., architect; to erect one 3-Story
brick and cinder block apartment,
1915 P street Sc. (56 units; to cost
$4,000.
Marcel Construction Co., 9 Ran
dolph place NV, owner and build
er: J. P. Fitzsimmons, Denrike Build
ing. designer; to erect ten 2-story
brick and cinder block frame dwell
ings, 100 to lib Thirty sixth street
NE: to cost $4,000.
Aldon Construction Co, 1908
Woodley road NV, owners and
builders: G. T. Santmyers, 1410 H
street NV. architect; to erect eight
2-story brick and cinder block dwell
ings, 6610 to 66l8 Thirteenth place
NV. and 663l to 6647 Thirteenth
street NV; to cost $4,000.
New Parking Building.
Palais Royal, owner; Charles H.
Tompkins, GOT Sixteenth street NV,
builder: Edwin Weihe, 927 Fifteenth
street NV, architect: to erect one
2-story concrete block parking build
ing, 722 Tenth street NV; to cost
$4,000.
Whelan Homes, Inc, owner; H. D.
Fulmer, 1899 Forty third street NV,
builder; John Whelan, Shoreham
Building, designer; to erect five 2
story and basement masonry and
frame residences, 8114-20-26-32-3 8
West Beech drive NV; to cost
$500 each.
Irwin Realty Co., Inc, 1922 K street
NV, owner and builder; James F.
Hogan, 1922 K street NV, architect:
to erect one history concrete and
brick truck storage, 1400 South Capt.
tol street Sc; to cost $35, 900.
Washington Development Co.
1872 l. street NV, owners; David
l. Stern Construction Co., 1912 l.
street NV, builders; Joseph Abel,
1925 Connecticut avenue NV, de-
signer; to erect nine l-story brick
and frame dwellings, 3100-3104- BLOB
3112 Adams street, 3023-3027- 303l-
303S Adams street and 1880 Thirty
first street NE; to cost $500 each.
J. L. Topper. 718 Fifth street NV,
owner and builder; Lewis w. Giles,
architect: to erect six 2-story ma
sonry dwellings. 4617-4619-4621-
1923 1925 and 1927 Jay street NE;
to cost $3.50 each.
Sunday School Building
George B. Bryan ct al. IRIS;
Dana B. Johannes, jr., 927 Fiji
teenth street NV. designer; to
erect one 2-story brick and cinder
block Sunday school building, 53l5
North Capitol street: to cost $500.
S. M. Williams, 1929 Georgia ave-
nue.. Silver Spring, Md, owner and
builder; G. T. SantmyerS, 14lO H
street NV, architect; to erect
three 2-story brick and cinder block
(See PERMITS, Page BID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17

? per cent, over the 1899 half-year
total. The corresponding 1898 val
uation was 1904 POI 900.
Baltimore's residential building
total advanced 1924 900 and gave
that city the biggest dollar-increase
over the six months total of 1889.
Pittsburgh was second with 1924
600. Detroit followed with IS 1896 900
and Boston. in fourth place, picked
up $4.377,000.
Residential building totals went
ahead, during the six months, in so
metropolitan areas, says Dodge Re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Timely Home Repairs
Often Save Trouble

Many of the inconvenience and
discomforts experienced in the
household may be avoided II home
owners would abandon the policy
of giving their homes attention only
when acute trouble, such as leaky
roof or burst pipe, demands it.
Builders declare that it is neither
wise nor safe to wait until some
thing breaks or gives way COM
pletely and that trouble should be
anticipated by making regular in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17

spections and applying remedies
where needed.
The house may be inspected by
members of the family owning or
occupying it, who are often aware
OF some of its defects and incon-
veniences, or by an experienced
workman whose knowledge and
skill should enable him to discover
defects not apparent to the average
householder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17

ports. There we're decreases III %
A. further analysis. of the half
years residential building gave
Savannah the largest percentage of
gain. $40 per cent. The Fall River
(See CONTRACTS, Page B-0
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Man Pushed Into Taxicab
By Unidentified Woman

A 68-year-old man. who was
pushed into the path of a taxi cab
by an unidentified woman, was in
Emergency Hospital today with
serious head injuries.
The accident occurred at Ninth
street and Pennsylvania avenue NV,
as Patrick Miles, 449 New York
avenue NV. was starting across
the street. The woman came up be-
hind, gave him push that sent
him stumbling into the path of the
cab. He was treated for brain con-
cussion and lacerations to the head.
Lois Graves, 7, of 3O3 Thirteenth
street Sc. was in Gallinger Hospital
today with injuries received when
struck by an automobile in the 1900
block of E street Sc. yesterday.
The child was in serious condition,
with fractured skull and severe
lacerations.
Robert Fierstein, II, of Bladens-
burg, Nd, was brought to Casualty
Hospital yesterday for treatment of
skull fracture and decorations re-
ceived when knocked from his
bicycle by an automobile as he rode
along the Defense Highway near his
home.
Brother Thomas Roach of the
Xaverian College in Avenel, Md,
was treated at Washington Sani-
tarium Hospital today for injuries
which police said were suffered
when protruding beam on a truck
struck his arm as he stopped for a
trafic light in Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1940-06-11

We are Robin Hoods men. We make
bows and arrows, swords and hats,
so people will know us. There are
eight boys in Little John cabin. We
have lockers just like Robin Hood S
in the olden days. We have shields
made of moss in our front yard. The
boys of Little John fight with stats
just like Robin Hood and Little
John so you can see we take after
Little John"
Food, Too, Is News.
Again and again, food plays an
important part in the stories. y
Getting all the food they want at
every meal is real news to these
children.
I'VE had a good time toasting
marshmalloWs at the cook -out
supper. We had hot dogs and punch
and chocolate bars We played fol-
low the leader and we ran all over
the place. We had tomato
To make it possible for other
children to have what these young
sters loved to send more children
to Camps Good Will and Pleasant
and, for the older children, other
camps, the Washington Council OF
CHURCH Women is now seeking to
raise $500. 1t costs $3.50 to keep
child in camp one week, s25 for
three weeks.
Your gift will give other young
sters chance to report" their
happiness.
Evening star., 1940-06-11

District Red Cross war relief fund
workers today redoubled their efforts
to complete the 100000 drive by the
end Of the week, if possible.
Yesterdays receipts of s4982 80
advanced the total to sls2 S64.58. A
contribution of 81 62412 was received
from the Washington Restaurant
Association.
War sufferers in Norway benefited
by s3058 contribution from the
Norwegian Society of Washington,
while 500 was received from the
Graduate Nurses Association. The
latter donation was accompanied by
a letter stating the citys schools of
nursing had been requested to ap-
point committees to solicit addi-
tional funds.
Children Hold Carnival.
A carnival, held in the garden of
Mrs. George Howe. 3028 P street
NV. and conducted by her two
daughters-Linda. II, and Lisa, g
netted $27.4 for the war relief fund.
Eleven children took part in the en-
tertainment program.
Among other gifts recorded yes
terday were sl.56750 from the In
terror Department: s1O0, First Fed
eral & Savings Bank; S25. Rowac
Club; $16376 Sears, Roebuck & Co.;
S100. Mrs. Charles w. Elliott: $50,
League of Coast Guard Women, and
$3.50, District Fire Department.
Booths in downtown business estab-
lishments received sl,0923l during
the day.
The vital need of the hundreds of
thousands of war refugees were de-
scribed in radio interview last
night by Lord Lothian, British Am
bassador. He also told of wonder
full improvisation employed in the
evacuation Of Dunkerque. The pro-
gram, presented by the Red Cross,
was heard through Station WJSV.
Two Surgeons Leave.
The national Red Cross Office an
nounced, meanwhile. that two sur
geons will leave for France by Clip
per plane this week in response to
an appeal by Nelson Dean Jay,
head of the American Red Cross
Committee in France. The surgeons
are DR.. Edgar Kahn of the Univer-
sity of Michigan and DR.. John M.
Converse of New York. DR.. Kahn
is brain specialist. A third doctor
probably will be selected this week
to 60 to France, it was said.
Wayne Chatfield-T Taylor, European
delegate of the Red Cross, cabled
headquarters yesterday that Rich
ard F. Allen and other members of
the Paris staff had moved to Bor-
deaux to handle the distribution of
supplies coming in by boat. Mr..
Taylor said, however, he would con-
tinue to maintain his headquarters
in Paris.
Evening star., 1940-06-11

Sitting under the trees on pleas
ant summer afternoons, young
campers laboriously scrawled their
adventures and their impressions,
bits of verse and gossip for the
modest mimeographed newspapers
at Camp Good Will and Camp
Pleasant.
They were good reporters They
didn't bother with extra adjectives.
They said what they wanted to say,
what they saw and heard and felt
Their stories tell, much better
than any groWn-up reporter could,
what few weeks in camp can mean
to child who's never had very
much of anything.
Here are some excerpts from the
camp newspapers of last year:
The cabin that welNe in is brown.
We have screens on our windows.
Each of us have our own bed. We
even have our own closets. We have
some books in our cabin. Our cabin
is so nice and cool I like to take
nap in our cabin because the air is
so nice. We have some pretty flow
ers in our cabin"
Fun For Boy.
The masculine point of view:
Il have lot of fun at camp. I
boxed boy. The boy that l boxed
got the best of me but he gave up
and I Won"
And another young herman:
Il could swim when I came here.
I have learned many different
strokes since I've been here, though.
1 have also tried to learn other
little children how to swim Other
little children have learned how to
swim very good"
A youngster of few words, this:
Il beat the rest of the boys pick
ing blackberries I am the best
blackberry picker. I picked one
quart and half of blackberries.
The youngsters love to pretend.
They prefer being knights and cow
boys to living in their own drab
little worlds.
1--WE live in Sherwood Forest. Our
camp is named after Little John.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Eugene 0'Nei|| Pledges
Norwegian Relief Aid

Eugene O'Neill, noted American
playwright, has pledged his help to
the Norwegian Relief Fund in a let
ter to the Norwegian Legation here,
declaring that 1T would be a lot
more to the point if could send your
government even one machine gun"
Mr.. O'Neill's letter, written two
days before British and French
troops were withdrawn from Narvik,
expressed the most profound SYM
pathy for the tragic suffering of the
Norwegian people and the deepest
admiration for the determined stand
they are making to defend their
country"
Meanwhile. the Norwegian Lega-
ton here lacks official confirmation
of reports that King Haakon had
fled to England. abandoning North
ern Norway to the Germans. Lega-
ton officials appeared confident the
Norwegian Army would carry on the
fight against Germany on other
fronts, primarily In France.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Is Students Graduated
By St. Johns COLLEGE

DR.. Joseph l.. B. Murray, dean of
the School of Dentistry of George
town University, admonished 76
graduates of st. Johns College last
night that they must combine their
knowledge with hope and courage
in these trying times.
He spoke at the 53rd annual COM
mencement exercises of the institu-
ton at Memorial Continental Hall.
Edward James Redman won the
alumni medal for the best scholastic
record and Herbert N. Munhall, jr.,
received the award for the best
scholarship record by an athlete.
Both received a number of other
honors. The Right Rev. Edward l..
Buckley, rector OF St. Matthew &
Cathedral. presided and presented
diplomat