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Evening star., 1940-02-11
Mrs. Roosevelt to Speak
To Monduy Evenino Club

Mrs. Franklin ID. Roosevelt win
be speaker and guest Of honor at the
annual banquet Of the Monday Eve
ming Club At the Hotel Twenty four
Hundred, Sixteenth street, NV, at
Z pm. tomorrow;
Judse Eay As9tley, president. Of
the club. w.n receive with other
omcers in The. ballroom ot the hotel
st $50 pm. Rsy Everett. former
president Of the club and present
chairman Of pIoe4el: Be- toast
l,taster. and a[iJ Mtxdduce Mrs.
Viii xtal Spedk on "ob-
servations Of social welfare"
Evening star., 1940-02-11
BY BLAIR BOLLES.


Life, among other things, is a
bowl OF speeches for Paul Vorhees
McNutt.
Last night he was talking on the
Peoples Platform of the Columbia
Broadcasting Co.
Friday night he addressed the
father-and-son banquet at the
Foundry Methodist Church.
Last Monday night he appeared
before the B'nai Birth here.
Nobody in the National Govern
ment talks in public more frequent
ly than the Federal Security admin
istrator.
Certainly nobody in the Govern
ment talks more often in WaShing-
ton.
Why does he do it? Nobody in
Washington can vote. What good
De44,eech-making in the District
do = potential presidential candi-
date?
Speeches Are Broadcast.
Well" said Mr.. McNutt yester-
day, IF the speech happens to be
broadcast
Most Of them are broadcast. But
occasionally he gives one for senti-
ment's sake. Friday nights goes
into that category. Mr.. McNutt is a
Methodist. He is interested in
youth. He attends Foundry Church
every Sunday. So he was glad to
make a speech that wouldn't catch
him single vote.
It's a different matter when he
speaks to the National Automobile
Dealers, to whom he outlined Can
didate McNutt's views about the re-
lation of government to business.
Or when he goes on The Star Radio
Forum to discuss Candidate Nc
Nuts opinion of social security.
But he gets back. into the senti-
mental class when he talks to the
North Cathedral Post Of the Amer
lean Legion on the occasion Of its
installation of officers. The security
administrator once was national
commander Of the Legion.
Likes to Talk.
Two factors enter into Mr.. Nc
Nuts frequent appearances.
First, he likes to talk-although
he turns down 10 invitations for
every one he accepts.
Secerd, his audiences like to hear
him. 60,
Mr.. McNutt is an impressive
speaker. He Is big. for one thing,
as well as handsome, although in
recent days he has been controlling
his looks by minimizing the smile
that made him famous.
He stands 6 feet inches, with
physique to match, and on his abdo-
men rests an outside gold Phi Beta
Kappa key. Brains and body, they
both 20 on display. and it's a Sue
cessful combination.
The Princeton Club, the National
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Bunneker Junior High
Will Be Dedicated i.

The new Banreker Junior High
School, Ninth and Euclid streets
NV, viii be dedicated with 4 series
Of events this3,week. The first exer.
cises will be held tomorrow at q pm.
featuring an address by Senator FL
bert D. Thomas Of Utah.
Included on the program are q
pageant, "Out Of the Dark" Tues
day and Thursday. ct 1855 pm: .
meeting to be addressed BY Prof.
Rayford Logan Of Reward Univer-
sity Wednesday at ! pm, and pres
entation Of . short play. uplifting
Sadies," Friday evening a4s1 O'Clock.
Visitors are invited .eo npset the
$500 900 school betweep ks1nA Z pm,
daily during the week, Aeeaf1lne TO
Mrs. o. u. Walker, principal. e..
Evening star., 1940-02-11

Press Club, the Women's National
Press Club. the Federal Bar As
sociation. the Community Chest. the
Rotary Club, the Lawyers Guild, the
Gridiron Club-all these groups in
Washington have heard him SO
have the National Sojourners. There
sentiment cropped up again. One
of the first speeches Mr.. McNutt
ever made in Washington, In 1929,
he made to the National Sojourners.
He was just an old lecturer come
home to roost. ,--s-
Not Limited to Capital.
He doesn't limit himself to WASH
ington. Toledo. New York, New
Haven,,the old homo tQvn of Bloom
MUtpn, Ind: Column Us. c.: Mont
peliar, Ohio; Bostd Baltimore,
Omaha. Providence, indianapolis,
Oshkosh, Cleveland-aA these cities
and more have heard Mr.. McNutt
since the first of last July.
The McNutt future book is a
small. black bound leather. loose
leaf booklet kept by Mrs. Edith
Keyes. who has been Administra-
tor McNutt's confidential secretary
since he became Governor of In
diana. in 1888. On through the
upward march she has been keep
ing the record-in Manila when he
was High Commissioner of the
Philippines, in Washington at the
Colonial style building at Twenty
Fifth and E streets NV. which
serves as the headquarters of the
Federal Security Administration.
Three Kinds of Speeches.
He took office out there July 13.
The first speech he made in WASH
ington was to the National Press
Club, July 20, an off-the-record talk.
Actually he makes three kinds Of
speeches-about his job, the Fed
eral security program; about his
former job. in the Philippines Che
doesn't stress this any more; re-
Gently he turned down an invitation
to talk about the Far Eastern situ-
alton because he felt he was out
of touch and unauthoritative), and
on the issues Of the day which the
people might expect a presidential
possibility to discuss.
In Mrs. Keyes' little black book
are 81 pages, with 10 notations to
the page. of rejected invitations to
speak. There are five pages of &C
ceptances. That is the record since
July l, 1889. The record before that
is put away in a filing cabinet.
Relative brevity is q virtue which
Administrator McNutt embraces at
least in theory.
Il like" he observed, ito limit a
speech to 80 minutes. You don't
save any souls after that"
What do you mean, Mr.. Admin
istrator?"
well, I don't think people can
| absorb talk in larger Doses"
Evening star., 1940-02-11

tial juvenile activity for another
year." he said in accepting the as
signment. In a few days he will
confer with Mr.. Cafritz and Police
Supt. Ernest w. Brown, founder of
the club, to determine dates for
the drive and the amount needed.
Mr.. Langford is a director of the
Rotary Club, vice president and di-
rector Of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association, q member Of
the Board of Trustees of the Com
munity Chest and a member Of the
Board of Trade and Connecticut
AyernaesCitxens' Association.
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Efforts 10 Alter
Income. Tax
Bill Loom
Amendments Likely
Tomorrow as House
Weighs Split Payment

Efforts to amend the new District
revenue act are expected to be made
In the House tomorrow when 1t con-
siders bill to split the local income
tax payment into two equal parts.
The bill the House is scheduled to
consider would permit payment Of
the first installment of the income
tax April Is and the second Octo-
Der Is. Under existing law the en-
tire tax would have to be paid
March Is.
Representative Schultz, Democrat,
OF Indiana, q member of the Dis
trict Committee, already has served
notice he would offer an amendment
to exempt from taxation any pension
income received by World War
veterans In the District from the
Federal Government. Such income,
he pointed out, is now exempt from
taxation by. the Federal Government.
May Seek Exemption.
Representative Cooley, Democrat,
Of North Carolina, indicated he is
preparing legislation to exempt
Federal workers in Washington
from payment Of the local income
tax If they vote and pay taxes in
home States. He said, however, he
would not attempt to have his plan
considered during debate on the
split income tax proposal because
1t might confuse the ISSUE"
It was pointed out by Mr.. Cooley
that under the Friday ruling OF
Corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal,
Federal employees in Washington
who vote and pay taxes back
home" would be subject to triple
taxation. If such a ruling is upheld
by the courts. he declared, many of
these employees would abandon their
voting residence in the States in
which they have a domicile and
"join the great army of the vote
less in the District Of Columbia"
Representative Cooley said he had
q ruling from the attorney general
Of North Carolina holding that even
though Federal workers from that
State in the District pay taxes here
they must continue to meet their
income tax payments in that State
If they wish to continue to vote.
5000 Protest Questionnaires.
Some 5000 protest questionnaires
in connection with payment of the
tax have been given out. Assessor
E. A. Dent revealed at the District
Building yesterday. indicating the
District will have q number Of
"domicile" decisions to make before
the March deadline.
Mr.. Dent said only 10000 ques-
tionnAires were ordered and that be-
cause cf the demand others prob
ably Munld have to be obtained.
The HfAnks constitute a simul-
taneotis protest against payment of
the tax and claim for refund on the
basis of domicile elsewhere. Domi-
cile is the only basis of protest.
Mr.. Dent said $135. 900 already had
been paid in under the income tax.
Because of the low rate of the tax
and the various exemptions, District
officials say they will be lucky If
81 ,0O0. 900 is realized under the per-
sonal levy, but more than $4,000 900
is expected under the corporate in
come tax. About $35 900 was COL
lected during the last week.
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Norfolk Boat Breaks Path
Through Potomac River Ice
Toughest Assignment in 49 Years Mastered
By Southland, Thunks to Added Power

easily down tbe!ftst few miles which
local fireboats Iaad tugs had kept
fairly clear.
Ten miles belo* washington, the
tough going began. Winter had
knitted a thick. white blanket that
extended in .:lost places from bank
to bank. The Irregular course of
the river had played its part; the
ice, with little.ch&nce to drift down.
stream. was contp pressed in almost
solid layer, varying from 6 to 20
inches In depsh.
1000 HORSEPOWER More.
Often the company management
had regretted. the Southland's $500
horsepower. -T(liS was 1000 horse
power more than It's sister ships had,
and the extra aspeed could be utilized
only in the bay. The difference in
operating EXPENSE was considerable.
But this surplus strength COM
forted the conarnanding ofI1cers now.
So, too, did tse qouble- plating that
N. & w. has in the bow of its ves-
sels, especially for ice breaking.
The normal 50rminute run from
Washington to Ftrt Washington re-
quired ! hour ana 10 minutes. Not
half bad under the circumstances.
Another usual 50-minute run
from Fort washington to Indian
Head (averaee speed Is miles an
hour)-exactea.4 hours and 43 min
utes. Much of'this time was spent
In backing to get fresh starts, in
plunging forward lin short spurts of
Is to 100 feet:
A southboui,d tugboat Joined in
the battle part way. In the manner
of professional 1c9 breakers. the tug
depended not sd much on sheer
power as upch,a! sloped PROV that
fan upon the; .cs and crushed its
way downward rather than forward.
Tug Soon; Gives Up.
Several times the tug found itself
upon the Ice tl0uhdering helplessly,
unable to crash Through. Like q
helpful parent, the Southland would
plow Into. the nearby Ice and, free
(see ICE BREAl{INd,- Pare By
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Scientist Will Speak

George Gaylord Simpson of the
American Museum of Natural His
tory, New York, will address a
joint meeting of the Washington
Academy Of Sciences and the Geo
logical Society of Washington
Thursday night at the Cosmos
Club. The meeting will be open to
the public.
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Council to Meet Thursday

The Northeast Neighborhood Coun-
Gil of the Washington Council OF
Social Agencies will meet Thurs
day at 8 pm. at the Northeastern
Branch Public Library, Seventh
street and Maryland avenue NE.
1t was announced by Sergt William
r. Murphy, chairman of the coun-
Gil
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Landlord Will Head Drive
For Police Boys Club

Mack L.. Langford, well-known
civic leader, will be chairman Of
the 1910 Police Boys Club MAIN
tenance fund campaign, it was an
nounced today.
Mr.. Langford, who is president Of
Evening star., 1940-02-11

the S ami t ry
Groc cery c O.,
tooE the chair
manship at the
request of Nor
ris Cafritz, pres
ident of the club.
The fund sup
ports the clubs
summer camp
an d the five
branches.
Il am pleased
and honored to
take the leader
ship in the fund
drive to con-
tinue this essen
Evening star., 1940-02-11


Norfolk the
the Southlan had cut Stars
Evening star., 1940-02-11

tsee LINCOLN, Paee. Bay
Evening star., 1940-07-25
Eliot Warns Against Confusing
Military Training and Army
Observer Sees le-BuiIding Distinct
From Bottle Worthy Force

done: but let US keep 1t entirely
separate In our minds from the
building up Of fishting forces. Let
US not say, 1--WE have under train
ing this year 100000 young men,
plus the Regular Army and Ma
tional Guard, giving us q total Army
Of over 4 million" This will not be
20. Its primary purpose is morale
training for our youth, and that we
should 80 think of 1t, while hanging
fast to q determination to have q
fully trained, Immediately available,
battle-worthy Army as well.
I have been accused by one or
two correspondents Of lacking conf
dence In the American soldier. be-
cause have insisted on two years
training. This is not the case. I
have every confidence In the Amer
ican soldier. I believe we have in
this country the best potential mill
tary material in the world. The
records Of many wars prove that
Evening star., 1940-07-25

ciationS In the initial six-month
period Of this year amounted to
No0o, ,SS3, and total private invest
ments - Of June 80 totaled $685.
1900, ~ compared with Sc, ,e01 900
on tho same date in 1889. Assets
Of the associations June 30 had q
value Of 80, 100 900, q against $29,-
96l 900 on June 30 Of last year.
Evening star., 1940-07-25

during the drst six months Of 1910,
Nusent Fallon, general manager Of
the Federal Savings and Loan In
surance Corp, has announced. The
loans numbered 1855.
Home mortgage loans on the
books Of these institutions June 20
amounted to 81, ,6ss. .02o, Mr.. Fallon
said. In the 1irst six months Of
last year 1880 loans, totaling a..
8l7,411, were made.
New savings placed in the asso-
Evening star., 1940-07-25

the American soldier viii always
do . little better than is expected
Of him-f he Is well led, well train-
ed and decently equipped. Modern
war requires . little more In the
way Of training, equipment and.
leadership than the wars Of yester-
year.
cop9risht. 1910. By New York
Tribune, Incl
Evening star., 1940-07-25
Maryland Associations
Home Looms increase

Home loans aggregating $1s35 ,2Ss
were made by Maryland's a tn
sured savings and loan associations
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
THE 1 r

The average American business
girl, according to a Y. W. c. A.
survey reported in Your Life mag
azine, is Is years old, works in an
office where there are 80 to so
employees, and lives at home. With
her boy friend she likes to dance,
go to shows and talk. She reads
the newspapers every day, first
the funnies and then the front
page.
She wants to know how to talk
and get along, impress people, ac-
quire charm, have good looks and
keep thin. She is concerned about
men and marriage. She deplores
the lack of manageable men.
wants to know how to meet men
and how to hold them, and how
to make marriages succeed and
why they fail. She wants a way
to happiness and a personal phi
losohpy. She goes to church regu-
larly but is troubled because re-
ligion does not feel real to her. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
LUMINAPLANS FOR
C0L0RFUL SEASON
Famed Dance Pavilion Will
Have Formal Opening
Night On June ~

A vacation. at Wrightsville Beach
would not be complete without
Lumina, famed pavilion which for
years has been the center of social
life at the sea island resort and
which now, in addition to its fine
dance floor and excellent bands.
offers the vacationist many added
forms of amusement.
This year the pavilion has been
leased to Allen Barbee, who is
planning to give the dancing va
cationists the time of their lives,
with special attractions and we'll
known bands supplying the music
for the nightly dances.
The formal opening of Lumina
will be held June %, when Bill
Clark and his orchestra, of Atlanta,
will be the featured orchestra.
II picked Clark because he has
already proven his popularity with
dancing crowds in this section of
the state when he played at the
w. L. I. dance in May" Barbee
said in announcing his selection,
land I know he is going to enjoy
even greater popularity with the
the crowds which are expected to
be on the beach for our opening
night"
Clark and his band will furnish
the music at Lumina dances for
the remainder of that week, Bar
bee said, after which another we'll
known orchestra will be brought
here to entertain the crowds.
1--WE r going to follow the same
custom this year as in previous
years of changing bands every two
weeks" he said. This gives the
steady v~acationists at the resort
an opportunity to hear and dance
to the music of a number of excel
lent bands during the season and
assures them they will have a
variety of types of music through
out the season."
AS in the past, he said, there
will be special nights each week.
There will be a weekly Children's
Night and one night each week
there will be a ''girl-break'' dance.
Other specialties are contemplated
as the season wears on, he said.
Each Sunday afternoon and
night, he said, there will be free
concerts at Lumina.
Barbee comes to Wrightsville
Beach this summer after operating
dance pavilions in other summers
at White Lake and Carolina Beach.
During the winters he travels,
calling at all of the principal col
leges in this section of the country.
Through thse contacts Barbee has
gained a knowledge of what the
dancing public wants, and is pre-
pared this summer to give the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

dancers who throng the beach'just
what the doctor ordered"
But dancing will not be the only
amusement available at the
pavilion this summer. On the
ground floor there are five fine
bowling alleys an arcade with
varied types Of amusements and,
scattered here and there, a luke
box or nickelodeon, around which
the younger groups gather to Utter
bug during the daylight hours.
An excellent cafe is located on
the southern side of the ground
floor, in the rear of which is a
small dance hall with private
tables for small parties where
walters and jitterbugs alike may
dance to recorded music.
AS in years past the bath house,
which was rebuilt and modernized
last year, is ready to serve the
swimming public.
But it is the dance floor which
has made Lumina popular through
out the south, for dancers generally
are agreed it has the best dance
floor to be found in the south.
The ballroom section of the
pavilion has been refurnished this
year and will be most attractive
in its gay decorations and with
its novel lighting effects which are
expected to make the nightly
dances even more entertaining
than in former years.
On the hurricane deck ION
dancers and those who like to sit
out an occasional dance will find
attractive tables and chairs for
small parties, where they may sit
and sip their refreshments while
watching the dance on the floor
below.
The cafeteria refreshment stand
on the dance-floor level will be
in operation again this year and
is expected to maintain it's re-
putation as being the meeting place
of dancers and an attractive
gathering spot at intermissions.
Across the street from the
pavilion proper the facilities for
picnickers have been made ready
for the crowds that are expected
this season, with tables and seats
being available to the public with
cut charge.
West of the picnic center is
Fomander Walk, where 20 cottages
refurnished. repainted and put in
Al condition are ready for the
use of the vacationing public.
These cottages are completely
equipped with tn exception of linen
and because of their location near
the center of social attraction on
the beach, are always in popular
demand.
Again this year there will be
a trained life-quard on duty at
Lumina, to assure those who battle
in the invigorating waters of the
cool Atlantic Ocean they will come
to no harm while having their
fun. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
HIT EN- AGAIN

"When nothing else seems to
bplp," Jacob A. Riis once said,
~ 90 and look at a stonecutter
hamnering away at his rock per-
hans one hundred times without
81 much as a crack showing in
4, Yet at the hundred and first
b1oy it will split in two and I
know that it was not that blow
that did it, but all that had gone
before."-Your Life Magazine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

Someone has said that if a
woman has laughter, bright color,
a lace ruffle somewhere, and
something sweet to eat, she will
have her share of masculine atten-
tion," says Carol Carroll. So, you
modern young women learning all
sorts of worthy matter, you'd better
forget some of your statistics and
acquire the ingredients of this
recipe-if you care about
making your man happy.-Your
Life MAGAZINE. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
CHANGE OF HEART

In Los Angeles, where the law
requires a wait of three days for
issuance of marriage licenses after
application is made, some 20, 900
couples applied for licenses in one
year. Of these, 1000 failed to re-
turn for their licenses after making
application. P r e S m a b ly they
changed their minds or their
sweethearts-during the three-day
thinking period.-Your Life Maya
zine. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
CENSUS CRACK

Recent census activities brought
forth all sorts of answers. Here's
on by a Denver housewife: DO
you want to know how much he
tells me he earns, or how much I
suspect he earns?-Your Life Ma
zine. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
HELP

A visiting English playwright at
tended the first night of a bad
play with an American critic. Dur
ing the second act the critic said
to the woman in front of him:
DO you nina putting on your hat?
I can see the stage."-Your Life
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
F SAVER AT 3

Mcpherson, Kans. -R-Three-
year-old Marlene LETTERS seven
months-old sister, Marian, fell into
a small tub of water while she
and Marlene were alone in a room.
Marlene held Marian's dripping
head above water until her mother
came to the rescue. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

Over 30 per cent of the capital
invested in American hospitals rep
resents public monies, supplied di-
rectly from tax funds and indirect
ly by community campaigns, nom
profit charities and philanthropy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

1singlass, which IS made from
the air bladders of fish, formerly
was obtained only from the COM
mon sturgeon, but today quanti-
ties are taken from other species. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

The Farm Security administra-
ton has spent $-34, 900, 900 to re-
habilitate farm families in Okla
homa, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri
and Kansas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

For the purposes Of local gov
eminent, England and Wales are
divided primarily into 62 admins
trative counties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

Fort Worth, Texas, was founded
in 1S49 as an army post to protect
settlers from Indians.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

The director of the Kansas For
estry, Fish and Game commission
that cats kill more quail
than all the hunters of Kansas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

Dry air consists of 70 per cent
nitrogen, 81 per cent oxygen and 1
per cent other gases.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
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