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Evening star., 1940-01-13
Britain and France Accused
OF Unwarranted Propaganda.
To the Editor of The Star.

Representatives of diplomatic minis
tries of governments who plead the cause
of democracy and it's ideals in times of
stress and wars, when the body polite is
sorely plagued with economic misery,
should be mindful Of the fact that it is
one thing to advocate ones support for
democracy" in the name of freedom"
and another thing to establish these
precepts of good will among all Of their
peoples once the distress has been over
come and the wars have ceased. Ameri-
cans recall the early days of 1915, when
other diplomatic representatives of the
same governments sought to engage their
support with the same kind Of blarney
In various ways, through their propa-
ganda in the sensational press and
through their friends in this country,
they implied the threat that unless the
people of the United States came to their
aid, the American people would find
their shores invaded by the Hun. Hud-
son Maxim, Rudyard Kiplins, H. q.
Wells, Philip Gibbs, Gilbert Parker, Lord
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Question! Question!

Now that President Roosevelt has.
at long last, informed Congress that
in his opinion the United States
should, on purely nonpartisan basis,
speedily extend aid to the Firms in
their defense of their democratic
independence against what the civil
lized world recognizes as fragrant
and brutal Russian assault, one can
hope for an end of incomprehensible
temporizing on Capitol Hill in regard
to this matter.
Congress- since its reconvening at
the first Of the year, has been, pre-
sumably, aware of these facts:
That, unless Finland is ultimately
to be destroyed, she needs imme-
diate and effective aid from those
who feel sympathy for her cause,
and whose own interests are indi-
rectly but indubitably, involved in
her survival
That an unrestricted loan, en-
abling Finland to supply her nu-
merically inferior defenders with
adequate munitions of war to con-
tinue to face and defeat her enemy,
is what she desperately needs from
this Government.
That there is no valid impediment
under either international or Ameri-
can law to block such loan.
That the overwhelming majority
of the citizens of this country favor
our prompt extension of aid to Fin
land in the form in which she needs
it, both as an evidence of our friend
ship toward her and as a rebuke and
a warning to totalitarian aggressors.
Congress, usually prompt and
vociferous in it's repudiation of
administration incursion into its
domains "a mood scrupulously OBJ
served by both the State Depart
ment and the President in this in
stance), has asked for a lead as to
what it should do in the matter of aid
to Finland.
They have been given that lead.
The President has urged aid for
Finland. He obviously does not
mean aid in the form of pious but
Intellectual sympathetic expressions
for of that there has been a plethora.
Equally clearly he does not mean aid
in the form of loans so restricted as
to render them useless in Finlands
desperate immediate necessity for
planes and anti-aircraft guns and
munitions in generation that is
already available. He means, in
nutshell, aid in the form of cash
loan of an appropriate amount, to
be expended by Finland for those
purposes which will best enable her
to save herself in her darkest hour.
Congress must be fully aware of
what the overwhelming national
sentiment is in this country in the
matter of Finland's honorable and
legitimate appeal for assistance.
Bearing in mind the all-essential
fact that time is of the essence
that the very existence of Finland
depends upon prompt and effective
assistance-The Star urges Congress
to act now by proceeding immedi-
ately to the question.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Comments on Federalism
Movement in Europe.
By Thomas r. Henry.

To the Editor OF The Star:
A United States of Europe. This is
the dream some European statesmen
have been toying with in the past few
decades. Frequently dubbed as vision
ary and impractical, this theory is given
momentum, especially since the war
began, as method for curing Europe's
present and future ills.
To the dictators of the world such a
regime on a social and political basis is
positively odious. Any system of federal
ism in Europe today, or at any other
time for that matter, would tend to level
all ambitious dictators to the status of
the proletariat. It is self -evident that so
cooperative program will never be
sponsored by men who glory in dicta-
torial prerogatives.
Recently federalist movement has
been given impetus in England. A book
entitled Union Now" has just been
released from press and Is being hailed
throughout Britain as solution to Eu-
ropean problems.
Whether anything will come of this
frequently recurring united federalistic
movement is open to debate.
OF one thing. however, we may be sure
While the drums of federal Europe beat
through the streets Of blacked-out Lon
don, the dictators east of the English
Channel will be devising new methods
of warfare with which to destroy them
that plan peace. security and good will
toward menl FRANK ]. sAI4AMON.
January 8.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Housing Dutu Needed

No one familiar with the problem
OF retaining Washington's slums
will question the desirability of
periodic surveys such as the Alley
Dwelling Authority proposes to make
among the families in the various
economic strata generally referred
to as "low-income" to determine
their essential housing needs and
the adequacy or inadequacy, as the
case may be, with which these needs
are being met.
Engaged now in a prodigious
rehousing program which has ex-
panded its previous efforts twenty
fold, the Alley Dwelling Authority
finds itself handicapped, through no
fault of its own, by a woeful lack of
up-to-date information bearing di-
rectly on it's long-range problem.
From the time four years ago when
the Authority began it's own inde-
pendent work in the alleys, the only
data available as to the number of
low-income families, the range of
their incomes, the size of such fam
lilies, their distribution as to race
and the estimated number of sub
standard dwellings has come from
the rather incomplete real property
inventory for which all field work
was performed in January, 1884.
Washington has witnessed an
amazing amount of residential con-
struction in the past few years but,
as the A. D. A. points out in its an
nual report, this has not reached,
either directly or indirectly, the fam
lilies in the lowest income groups.
But as the public housing program
continues there may arise questions
as to whether the problem really is
being solved.
Realizing this, the Washington
Housing Association a year ago re-
quested the A. D. A. to serve as legal
sponsor for a comprehensive survey
to bring the real property inventory
up to date and include in it special
studies of land uses and the housing
of low-income families, based on the
successful technique devised by the
Works Progress Administration in a
number of cities.
The United States Housing Author
ity stood ready to advance $4,000
for defraying the expenses of the
survey, and the Health Department,
realizing its value, joined in the
sponsorship. Unfortunately for all
concerned, the w. P. A. was unable
to certify a sufficient number of
qualified workers in time and the
survey failed to materialize
The present predicament in which
the A. D. A. finds itself, as result
Of this failure, points to the need
of central statistical bureau which
at all times could supply various
agencies of the municipal govern
ment with essential information at
call. Lack Of such current, up-to-
the-year statistics in the District is
Evening star., 1940-01-13

a problem which most metropolitan
governments have found it TO their
advantage to overcome.
OF course, the A. D. A., with its
rather limited stan for the handling
OF so large a housing program, can
not be expected to obtain all the
essential sociological data it requires
for present and future planning. It
will do its best, however.
The surveys 1t proposes to make
from time to time can be nothing
more than "stock taking" In years
to come information bearing on
family conditions obtained by the
1910 census takers will be available
but that is looking far ahead. Such
information also will be inadequate
in many respects. Meanwhile, it is
evident that new real property in
ventory is needed to supply basic in
formation In all matters OF civic
planning.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
THIS AND THAT
By Charles z. Trace1Dell.

"applesauce," as another expression
puts 1t.
Those who treat us mice" are our
heroes, admitted or not.
It is always thrill to see suddenly the
face Of some one you liked in the old
days.
1t is just start, to see the visage Of
some name remembered with dissatis-
faction.
Then there is whole battalion Of
faces which fall into neither category,
but whose glimpses, in a crowd at the
theater, or at restaurant, pique curl
osity.
Who is he?
Here is all the interest of a detective
story, suddenly thrust upon one by a cer-
tain combination Of eyes and mouth, in
most cases. The features, we say, but
mostly these mean eyes and mouth It
Is not for nothing that the eyes are
called the windows Of the SOUL Whether
Of soul or not, they are windows The
mouth is another most expressive fea-
kind or cruel mouth. Beggars have
this detection down to fine point. They
seldom waste their words in the street
on mean-mouthed people. They know
better
The kindly soul, belonging to a great
class of persons, without whom this
old world would scarce be worth living
in, is the beggar's friend, just as he is
every one elses friend, heaven bless him.
1t is often said that the more you
try to think of name the less success
you will have; that it will come to you
the moment you stop trying to recall it..
This is true, in most instances, but
surely it does not apply to the attempt to
recall the name belonging to face sud-
denly seen after many years.
The more one tries to recall, here, the
sooner the name will come to mind. The
name doesn't come, of course, it is al
ready there. We drag it out.
There are times, Of course, when no
amount of thinking will bring the name
to match the face It Is said that GER
tain famous hotel men possess the abil-
ity to match name with face upon de-
mand.
Most of us are not so gifted.
At times we will have to resort to the
old question method
Il beg your pardon would you mind
telling me your name? I am sure we
have met"
Sure enough, you have met. More
than that, you knew each other very
well, once upon a time, as you now
realize. Time and distance came in be-
tween, whole host of new interests and
persons intervened, until at last YOU
thought you had forgotten.
A hundred memories pop up The past
was it really you there, so long ago, vet
seeming only yesterday? Time, so ac-
tual, and yet so unreal, the mystery of
mysteries, hits you in the face suddenly,
almost brutally. If you vince, no one
can blame YOU.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Bank Deposits Rise

Reasons why deposits in Washing
ton banks have mounted to another
all-time peak, passing the 36l million
mark, are engaging attention of the
f1nanciers who have the RESPONSE
bility of putting the increased funds
to work and of the army of deposi-
tors who established the new record.
The latest upswing in deposits came
to light after the Controller of the
Currency asked for the condition of
all banks in the District of Columbia
and all national banks in the coun-
try on December 30, the last busi-
ness day of 1885,
Significant in the higher and
higher deposits recorded here has
been the rapid growth in population
in the Capital, due to Government
expansion. Constant enlargement of
the Federal pay envelope has proved
one of the outstanding factors in the
mounting deposit levels, the huge
semi-monthly disbursements caus-
ing a grand rush to the banks where
patrons line up at the tellers' win
dows more rapidly than they can be
served. With holiday shopping at a
new high point, money from the
stores swelled bank deposits more
than in previous years.
Credit expansion in the form of
new bank loans was reported in the
Capital in the closing months Of
1899. Increased borrowing at the
banks lifted deposits, at least tenn
porarily, as much of this money al
ways finds its way into checking ac-
counts. An increase in real estate
loans played a vital part in the i'm
proved demand.
Although now an old story, insur-
Evening star., 1940-01-13

and the place and circumstances of its
occurrence, makes the study far more
effective for public education in safety
than the usual impersonal statistics pub
lished in official reports
Accident publicity is only one of many
means of increasing safety on our streets
and highways. The share of each activity
in the notable reduction of automobile
deaths during the last two years cannot
be measured separately, but there is no
reason to doubt that public education is
an important element in the general pro-
gram. I hope. therefore, that you will
continue to keep the problem Of auto
mobile safety before your readers during
the coming year.
THOMAS H. MACDONALD.
Commissioner Of Public Roads.
January 9.
Evening star., 1940-01-13

Grey, Northcliffe, Walter Hines Page and
others who could be used" to serve the
nation "harped" so long upon this angle
that people actually began to believe that
our shores were inadequately prepared to
defend the country against the hordes
from Germany. Only recently in his
speech at Chicago did Lord Lothian i'm
ply the same threat. His propaganda is
subtle. If England and France really
want peace in Europe why do they seek
to create war spirit in this country.
neutral? We will do our best to bring
sanity to Europe through peaceful
means, but never again through the sac
rifice of loans and our people, F.F.
January IL.
Evening star., 1940-01-13

Remembering faces Is one thing, re-
membering names quite another.
For every person who can do the lat
ter, there will be thousands who can
recall the faces Of apparent strangers
they meet.
Every one has had the experience Of
seeing suddenly some man or woman
one Is quite sure was known Of old.
Then, who is he? Who is she?
Occasionally the experience is quietly
embarrassing, as the unknown says, with
that irritating smile, "Why, don't you
remember me?"
Most Of us have real right to pride
ourselves on recalling faces
Not every one can do 1t, at that.
Perhaps it shows a certain lack Of
self-centeredness which is, or at least
ought to be, commendable.
To be able to remember a face not
seen for Is, 20 years or more, undoubt-
edly shows one of two things, either that
you were very much impressed, or that
your state OF aWareness was excellent,
Not every one seems aware. Many
people seem to live their lives in sort
of daze, merely waking up now and then
to take food, attend a movie, or drive
their car.
The state of being aware, called alert
ness, must be based on interest.
This interest must extend to people
around one. 1t must be more than Jus,
an appreciation of persons to whom one
looks for advancement. That is all too
common. Whether it secures results or
not, one lamentable incidence is lack Of
appreciation of those to whom one does
not look for help. 1t means that whole
battery of interesting human material
is thrown away. The selfish person,
perhaps, will not agree. How can any,
thing be discarded when one sees Moth
ing in it? But human material is some-
thing else again; it cannot be judged
from the standpoint from which beams
and stones are judged. Attempts to do
so, seen everywhere, unfortunately,
translate persons into cases." humans
into passengers" succeed mostly in di-
vesting humans of their humanity, at
least try to.
1t is pleasant to be able to remember
an old face with pleasure.
Not always is the suddenly seen face
recalled happily.
Fortunately, nine out OF ten such cases
fall in the former category. however.
This is not strange
The impressions We choose to keep in
mind, other things being equal, are the
pleasant ones.
Being as we are, the most pleasant Of
all have to do with other people. There
are many people who pretend that they
do not care what others think of them,
but generally they may be put down as
whistling in the dark
All OF us like to be appreciated. and all
of us fall" as the expression has 1t, for
Evening star., 1940-01-13
United Thought and
Actibn Urged.
To the Editor OF The Star

To the Editor OF The Star:
1t seems to student Of history that
the troubles affecting the world today
and in times past are due chiefly to the
unwillingness of world business, labor
and governments to view with candor
the problems confronting them And
AS long as this condition is allowed to
exist, the world will have its full share
OF chaos. If world business, labor and
governments would only get together
and try to solve these perplexing
problems unselhshly, world trade could
be carried on by all The nations to the
benefit of all humanity. These
problems cannot be solved until the
diplomatic evils which bring about
secret treaties for balances of power
are banned from the international
scene.
Most of us are familiar with the his
torical import of the evils which
hastened the war of 1914 We are aware
that all of the squabbles of the past
centuries had something to do with it.
The Franco Russian War of 1870 was
not the beginning. Balance of power
wars had preceded this one. But the
Franco-Prussian War, nevertheless, was
instrumental in creating the web that
involved most of the nations of the
world in the war from 1914 to 1919 It
was not until after the Bolsheviki revolt
in Czarist Russia that the whole world
heard about the secret treaties which
Russia, France, England and Italy had
entered into to preserve and protect
them against aggression by other powers
as late as 1914 We know that there
were other treaties dating as far back
as 1891. These have all been COM
mented upon by historians and
searchers of records. We now know
that the last war was a product of in
ternational anarchy, the cause of which
was struggle to maintain the balances
of power. There's saying that history
repeats itself, and that events travel in
cycles. There Is no doubt about it. We
are seeing today in Europe, Asia, Africa,
the age-old struggles with all their
deadly results. There never will be
good government in Europe until these
evils are destroyed. But the evils can
be eliminated if and when the govern
ment, its business and labor organiza-
tions and leaders decide to act together
for the salvation of humanity. FF
January 7.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Appreciates Articles by
Jessie FAINT Evans.

To the Editor Of The Star:
have read with great interest the
article by Jessie FAINT Evans on Eliza
beth Smith of the Goodwill Industries.
AS in her other articles, Mrs. Evans
has caught the human side of the story
and touched the emotions of her
readers. 1t seems to me that she mas
unusual skill in finding unique ma
terial and in writing it up so that it
appeals to wide public. There are
many of your readers who look for
ward to these articles by Mrs. Evans
with enthusiastic curiosity and ap-
probation.
MISS RUTH M. STAUFFER,
Head of the Department of English
in Senior and Junior High Schools
of Washington, D. G.
January 5.
Evening star., 1940-01-13

It is curious phenomenon that
an American ambassador almost al
ways views the denomination and
reelection of the President who ap-
pointed him as an absolute necessity
for his country.
Evening star., 1940-01-13

II do enjoy those colored adver-
tisements Of society queens indors-
ing various products" declares one
discriminating magazine reader. "be-
cause the ladies' maids shown in the
background are so pretty, and the
buffers, footmen and chauffeurs so
distinguished looking"
Evening star., 1940-01-13

One of the requirements of major
radio networks is that the diction Of
its announcers be free from all Sec
tional accents. However, some peo-
pie think that an adenoidish pseudo
British diction is less preferable than
an honest Southern drawl, Midwest
ern rolling "r," or New England fat
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Evening star., 1940-01-13
Expresses Appreciation Of
Cooperation by Star.

To the Editor of The Star:
In behalf OF the entire student BODY
of Columbus University and in behalf
of our committee on ARRANGEMENTS in
particular, wish publicly to express
our appreciation for the very splendid
cooperation you gave us in making o,,r
annual Crimson and Gold Ball a huge
SUCCESS. WALTER L. MESS.
January 10.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Urges Importance of
Safety Education.

10 Cne EultOr OF Inc 6tAf.
have followed with interest your
series of articles and diagrams published
under the heading why Must They
Die?" and am now very much pleased
to see these case histories brought to-
gether and presented as summary for
the year. The brief description Of each
accident with the name of the victim
Evening star., 1940-01-13

Time marches on; Shirley Temple
starts regular school. Who knows
but this may become one Of the great
dates Of history. like 1863 or 1892.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
Dear the name and address OF
the ,Driter. although the use OF
a pseudonyna for publication is
permissible. Please be brief!
Evening star., 1940-01-13

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@. How many mineral springs are
there in the United States?-C. B. C.
A. It is estimated that there are not
less than 10000 mineral springs, of which
nearly 1000 produce waters in CONNER
cial quantities.
Evening star., 1940-01-13

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WASHING TON. D. C.
SATURDAY January 13, 1910
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-20
Employees at Bank
Have Barbecue For
Peck and Turner

The employees and officers of the
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
entertained recently at fish fry
honoring Tommy Peck, who will
soon leave for a years training with
the 1O5th Medical Regiment, and
Rowland Turner, who has accepted
position with the Kirk-Rose Oil
Company.
The fish fry was held at Weldon's
pond and the entire personnel Of the
bank attended. K. L. Burton acted
as POSTMASTER and presented Bull
ova wrist watch to young Peck in
token of the esteem in which he has
been held by his fellow employees.
Speeches were made by w. A. Hunt,
K. L. Burton, J. L. Wester and Hen
ny Young. The gathering was marked
by enjoyable humor as well as with
the more serious feelings which are
always attendant upon an approach
ing leave.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-20
Z ;1,,,, SOCIETY NEWS I ' s%:;;ss5$
visitors in his home Thursday after

visitors in his home Thursday after
noon.
MIR. and Mrs, Dick Workman and
sons Buddie and Nathan from Gar
ner spent Monday night with Mr..
ana Mrs. Fleming and attended the
TOBACCO market opening in Hender-
son Tuesday.
Mrs. Everette Gupton left several
Gays ago to be with her husband.
ohe has job with the same company
and will travel with him.
Friends will regret very much to
learn that George Fleming had the
misfortune Of breaking his arm sew
eral days ago. He is getting along
very nicely, but the doctors advice
is to keep him out of school for some
time yet.
Miss Frances Gill Irwin and Hart
well GreenWay, were guests of Miss
Christine Pierce near Louisburg
Sunday afternoon. Miss Pearce ac-
companied them back to Henderson
to visit hei aunt who is patient in
Maria Parham hospital, and to be
the dinner guest in the GreenWay
home, returning later in the evening.
Nj. and Mrs. Horace Hight de-
lightfu;.y entertained few of their
friends and neighbors with 4 fish
fry at their home Wednesday even
ing.