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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-05
Roosevelt May Ask
Congress 10 Rep|enish
Special Defense Fund
Many Agencies CIomorine
For $4,000, 900 Left
Of Original $500. 600. 900
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
President Roosevelt, it was learned
authoritatively today, plans to ask
Congress to replenish and possibly
enlarge the 5000 100000 special de-
Tense fund which was placed at his
disposal last spring.
Approximately two-thirds of the
fund has been spent or obligated to
date, and many agencies are clam
oring for the remaining $4,000, 900.
Sources close to the White House
said that as the defense program
picked up speed, more and. more oc-
casions were likely to arise when the
special fund would be needed, and
that even if the original amount
were restored it might not be suffl-
cient.
Some Funds to F. B. 1.
The President asked and got from
Congress last spring 100000, 900 cash
and 500 100000 contract powers to
use for any defense purpose he
deemed urgent. The most recent al
locations from the fund were $780,
200 900 to the Navy and S25 900 900
to the Army for developing the new
Atlantic bases received from Great
Britain in trade for so old Navy de-
Stroyers.
Some of the money is believed
to have gone to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, and other sums
went to the State Department,
Treasury and Federal Communi-
cations Commission.
Housing Funds Repaid.
One ALLEGATION of nearly $50 0OO,-
900 was made to the Army to build
environments for the National Guard
and selective service draftees,. but
this was repaid when Congress later
appropriated regular funds for these
purposes. A s1O,OoO,O00 ALLEGATION
for housing Navy workers was SINH
larry repaid.
OF the cash part of his fund,
the President now has obligated
s66,00O,0O0 and has s34,0OO,000 left,
and of his contract powers he has
used s64,000,000 and has $4,000, 900
left. These totals include the re-
payments.
One of the few restrictions on the
fund allocated to Mr.. Roosevelt
was that he report what he did
with it "by 1912"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-05
Peace
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called the voice of reason and says
he prefers his scheme and rejects
the honorable members idea of lib
erty and social justice, will the hon.
orable member fight or give way?"
MIR Maxton's retort that the ques-
ton was Hypothetical was greeted
with laughter.
Aim Is World of Peace"
"Our aim is to try to establish a
world of peace of free peoples" Mr..
Attlee concluded. 1--WE cannot lay
down the law to the rest of the world
and we do not want to. We can only
say Here is our way of life
1.-The best way in which we can
advocate our principles is by strlv-
ing to live more and more in accord
ance with the principles of social
Justice and liberty and by setting an
example to the rest of the world
Mr. McGovern presented his mo-
ton in the form of an amendment
to a reply to the Kings address
opening the new Parliament, and,
since the three Independent Labor
ties represent the only nominal OPP
position, the government had to &C
cede to a request for debate on war
aims.
Mr.. Stephen, seconding Mr.. Nc
Governs statement, said that IF
peace is to be based on justice ana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-05

been required to import huge blocks
Of electric power from Canada.
They are asking greater imports and
Canada can agree to supply this
power only temporarily. A new
source Of cheap power for national
defense must be developed imme-
diately.
along with its benefits to ma
tional defense, this project will con-
tribute to the peacetime welfare Of
a multitude Of laborers, small bust
nessmen, home owners and farmers.
I said in 1895 and I say now, Such
a development as we propose to
carry out in the Great Lakes-St
Lawrence Basin unquestionably will
result in greater activity for all ports
and transportation agencies. This
has been the history of all new
navigation projects and improve
ments directed to better commercial
communication in this country and
throughout the world. The fear that
the seaway will result in injury on
the Lower Mississippi or to our At
lantic ports is groundless'
What this project means to the
ordinary man and woman cannot be
too highly stressed. 1t means a
more secure Nation. 1t means a
continent protected and served by
the additional shipping built in in
land shipyards. 1t means more in
dustries, both defense and domestic,
thriving on the cheapest power in
history. 1t means more work for
the ordinary citizen in shipyards,
factories and other transportation
services connecting the center of
this continent with this great high
way to and from our national and
international markets.
$1,000, 900 for Plans.
IT am preparing to press for the
immediate construction of this prof.
ect. Because of it's vital defense
character I have allocated 81 900 900
of the defense funds made available
by the Congress to make the neces-
sary engineering surveys and to pre-
pare the preliminary plans and spe-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-05
Slippery Road Shows
Builder Is al Fault,
Research Board Told
Skid-Resistunt Surface
May Be Provided Easily,
Report Declares

When motorist sees a slippery
when wet" sign he should not blame
the weather but the builder of the
road. the Goth annual meeting of the
Highway Research Board was told
today.
r. A. Meyer, research associate
professor of highway engineering at
Iowa State College, and DR.. D. S.
Berry of the National Safety Coun-
Gil collaborated in a report which
contradicted the long accepted
theory that roads wet with snow or
rain are unsafe.
slippery roads exist because Of
improper construction and made
quate maintenance" the highway
authorities declared. ANY road can
be made skid-resistant and kept in
that condition. A Slippery road"
sign is a confession of faulty con-
struction or upkeep.
I'm most cases the methods to
provide skid-resistant surfaces are
simple and can be stated in brief
terms. Generally all that is required
is a gritty, abrasive surface"
William A Van Duzer, District
traffic director, in reporting on a
survey made of trafflc-light con-
ditions throughout the country, said
that uniformity in the sequence of
red to green lights lis most desir-
able"
Leslie J. Sorenson, city traffic en-
gineer of Chicago, reported on rules
for pedestrians. His findings were
in line with pedestrian control now
in force in Washington.
H. H. Harrison, traffic engineer,
Illinois Division of Highways, re-
ported that a committee of which
he is chairman is studying traffic
control and protection at urban and
rural school zones.
The annual dinner of the board
will be held tonight at the Wash
ington Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-05

equity the time for conference Is
now, because the military situation
is one in which the parties are fairly
evenly balanced"
ut may be said" he continued,
that Germany is occupying posi-
ton of military superiority, but it
would appear to be counterbalanced
by the tremendous potential re-
sources of the British Empire, along
with the promised material assist
ance of the United States.
THE time has come when Britain
should make a great moral gesture
to the world and offer peace to the
other side on a basis of justice to
all people"
Conference Basis Proposed.
Mr.. Stephen proposed a twofold
basis for peace conference:
l. Acceptance by the contending
parties of the restoration of freedom
in all countries.
2. Both parties to put all their
material resources which they are
willing to devote to war into a COM
mon pool to bring about a new
civilization in the world"
Declaring that peace efforts are
mot discreditable, Mr.. McGovern
asserted:
If the war goes on-as it is likely
to do if the forces in operation today
have their way without any attempt
to end it-until February of next
year, I expect that there will be
intensive bombing from this coun-
try, and if that is so the large re-
serves which Germany has been
piling up will be utilized for the
purpose of subjecting every indus
trial city in this country to Coven-
try raid"
Prime Minister Churchill was alb
sent as the three Independent La
boriteS called for restoration OF
freedom in each country, the estab-
Hshment of a new social order which
would mean the end of German,
British and other imperialism and
provide decent home and stand
ard of living for each family in
every country of the world"
Defense Progress Reported.
Before the debate began Atlee
assured the House that progress
has been made and is being made in
solving the problem of night inter-
ception (of German bombers), but it
is matter of some complexity and
can only be dealt with gradually"
His statement was made in reply
to a demand from Capt. Alec STRAIT
ford Cunningham Reid, a Conserva-
tive, that Mr.. Churchill forbid "opti-
mistic announcements concerning
methods to Illustrate night raiders
until practical results are achieved"
Mr.. McGovern, member of Par
Lament since 1880, got the only
cheers evoked by his statement when
he asserted he believed the late New
i'll Chamberlain, who led Britain into
the war after discarding his ap-
peaSement policy, will have much
bigger place in history than he has
at the moment"
do not let us be misled by state
ments about fighting for freedom,
fighting for democracy, the kind of
democracy that refuses to allow Sir
Hugh Robertson, who is a pacifist,
to sing on the wireless, the kind
of democracy that denies what YOU
say you want for CZechs, Greeks,
Poles or other nations" Mr.. Nc
Govern asserted.
Mr.. Attlee, replying to a sugges-
ton that war cabinet member be
sent to the United States to discuss
methods of acquiring and delivering
war supplies, said the government
would continue to maintain a close
contact with the American admins
tration through the Ambassador and
British Purchasing Commission"
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ish said these attacks ended before
midnight and casualties were few.
Nazi warplanes struck at the Mid
lands-both eastern and western sec
tions-at London, at Southwestern
England and at Wales. At least two
towns III the Midlands reported cas-
ualties.
In one of them, in the Western
Midlands, an undetermined number
of persons were trapped in basement
shelters when homes were destroyed.
A church and police station also
were renArfed hit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-05

cifications SO that no time may be
lost in starting the undertaking.
II am conducting conversations
with our neighbor Canada" the
President concluded, ito work out
the international aspects of the de-
velopment of this great common
asset. I shall propose to the Con-
gress the necessary steps toward
completion of this st. Lawrence sea-
way and power project on which so
much Of our national safety and
welfare depend"
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st. Lawrence
Continued From First Page

1884, as we urged, it would now be
complete and occupying a place
with other great projects, such as
the Tennessee Valley in the South
east, Boulder Dam in the South
west and the Columbia River pro-
jects in the Northwest, among the
great national defense assets of this
continent.
mo one who has studied our ma
tional defense problems and the in
ternational situation can possibly
fail to see the need for this project
in the defense of the continent. The
Congress of the United States, in
providing funds for a tWo-ocean
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-05

mer congressman, as vice chairman,
Louis J. Taber of Columbus, Ohio.
and as treasurer, Sumner Gerard Of
New York City. Henry Chaplin of
Philadelphia is treasurer of the
Roosevelt Wallace Committee.
Nogales international., 1940-03-27

are, Public Health, Community
Service and Institutional Relations.
For the past three years she has
been a member of the Advisory
Council of the Maternal and Child
Health Division of the Arizona State
Board of Health, in which post she
was succeeded this year by Mrs. Lon
Bellman.
An ardent Arizonan, claiming Cliff
ton as her birthplace, Mrs. Edmon-
son is a granddaughter OF Judge
and Mrs. j. D. McCabe, pioneer
residents of the state in Phoenix
and Globe, Judge McCabe being the
prosecuting attorney in the famous
trial of the Apache Kid, chief hench-
man of Geronimo Mrs. McCabe, to
Join her husband in the Globe law
office Of Lemon and McCabe, in
1879, rode over the precipitous White
King Trail (now Superior Globe
highway mule back, with two of
her children in packing boxes sus-
pended from the sides of another
mule led by careful guide,-the
first white woman to traverse the
now paved and picturesque Highway
go.
Actively interested in. education
and welfare, Mrs. EdmonsCn is a
member of the Advisory Board of
the Arizona Children's Home, a
Democratic precinct committeewom-
an. an officer in st. Andrews Epis-
copal Guild, participant in local
literary and dramatic groups, and
chairman of the Library Board OF
the Nogales Public Library.
Nogales international., 1940-03-27
REAL BARGAINS In CURIOS
AWAIT VISITORS TO SONORA

is still passed down from father to
son as is customary in Europe.
The Mexican rugs or shawlS,
known along the border by their
Spanish name, "zerapes'', are made
in many different styles and de-
signs, varying from roughly woven
pieces resembling Navajo rugs to
close knit examples of weaving that
have the appearance of machine
made product. The zerapes are made
by the Indians and each tribe has
it's own type and pattern. Zerapes
woven today are replicas of those
made by the orginators of the style
centuries ago with only the slight
variation of individual craftsman
ship. The Indians raise their own
sheep spin and dye the yarn, as
we'll as weave the zerapes.
Metals seem to be the medium in
which Indian artists throughout the
Americas do their best work. The
craft advanced much farther in
Mexico than in the United States
and some of the gold and silver
filigree bracelets and necklaces dis
played in local curio stores are mar
vels of intricate workmanship These
goods come largely from the states
of Guadalajara, Jalisco and Yu-
catan. Tinware having the appear
ance of pure silver is another pro-
duct distinctly Mexican
Buyers for American stores need
only to travel to established markets
to supply their needs but the curio
store proprietor is up against a
more difficult situation If he wants
the best in pottery and basketry, he
must journey to the Indian villages
where it is made and go from house
to house buying what he desires at
each place. Instead of looking at a
sample and saying he will take a. GER
tain number at a certain price, as
the American buyers does, the pur-
chaser must haggle with each work
man over the price of every article
he buys.
There are dozens of other classes
of Mexican goods, each with an in
teresting story behind it's origin and
manufacture. The person who ap-
preciates hand crafts will enjoy a
trip through local curio stores in
the same way an art-lover delights
in meandering through an art gal
lery
If you find your arms full before
you complete your shopping in Mex
leo, don't have the edge taken from
your trip by crossing the border in
to the United States with expecta-
tion of completing your purchases
later. American citizens may import
foreign goods duty free only once
Nogales international., 1940-03-27
TO GIVE CONCERT

GuillermC Alvarez of Mexico City,
concert pianist, is giving concert
at the aMontezuma Ballroom, pm.
Friday March 29th.
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Hostess Club
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Continued from Pag One)
chairman; Mrs. F.. E. Westerlund,
Mrs. Garrett Wray, Mrs. Gene
Sykes.
MUSIC: Mrs. H. M. Clagett.
EXHIBITS: Mrs. Paul Arend,
chairman.
FLOWERS: Mrs. w. j. Macgregor,
chairman; Mrs. A. j. Milliken, Mrs.
John Flanagan.
WAYS AND MEANS: Mrs. Mar
guerite Macdonald, Mrs. w. p.
Zacharias.
DINNERS: Mrs. r. T. Frazier,
chairman; Mrs Ben Capin, Mrs.
Charles Morehead.
PUBLICITY: Mrs. Leon E. Griset,
month. so do all your shopping
across the line at one time. Also,
some things sold in Mexico cannot
be imported into this country. Un-
less you shop in an established curio
store where the necessary informa-
ton is readily available, you many
find that you have purchased some
thing contraband if you fail to in
ouire at the border stations before
hand.
Nogales international., 1940-03-27

Convention delegates who cross
the border in quest Of authentic
Mexican goods to take home as proof
that they have walked on foreign
soil will be pleasantly surprised
when they learn how far American
money goes when exchanged for
Mexican currency. Recently the peso
dropped from 5-for-1 to the new low
of 6-for-1 and curio store prices are
correspondingly cheaper.
Not only are curios, gifts, apparel
and articles for the home less eX-
pensive, but this years greatly in
creased tourist traffic has resulted
in a larger variety and higher quail
ity merchandise than was ever be-
fore offered along the border.
Since the industries of Mexico
have not yet been mechanlzed al
most everything for sale is either
partly or wholly handmade. Only
in the leather industry has guam
tity production been introduced ano
a large percentage of the guaraches
are machine made. However, shoe-
makers in Nogales, Sonora, can be
seen cutting pieces for this type OF
footwear from tanned hides AND
carrying the process through to the
completed product. They also make
to order many types of fancy cow
boy boots.
The delicate blue glassware Is
made in factories, but each piece is
individually blown by glassworkers.
Glassmaking was introduced into
Mexico not long after the coming
of the conouistadors, and the art
Nogales international., 1940-03-27

TRIP TO GUAYMAS
Mrs. James Manson and two
daughters left Monday to spend two
weeks at Guaymas.
Nogales international., 1940-03-27

BACK FROM COAST
Wallace Farrior has returned form
an extended stay in Los Angeles.
Nogales international., 1940-03-27

Mrs. John Flanagan.
JUNIOR CHAIRMEN
HOSPITALITY: Mrs. Ralp h
Moery.
ENTERTAINMENT: Mrs. F. c..
Miner.
HALLS AND FLOWERS: Mrs.
John Flanagan.
LUNCHEON: Mrs j. K. Oliver.
TRANSPORTATION: Mrs. Jake
Capin.
REGISTRATION: Mrs. Wallace
Smith.
DECORATIONS: Mrs. Lee Edge.
Nogales international., 1940-03-27
HERE FOR WEDDING

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Dickens and
two and one half year old daughter
returned to their home in Los An
geles, Tuesday, after having come
here to attend the wedding of Mrs.
Dickens son, Augustin Espriu, to
Miss Herminia Lopez, Nogales,
Sonora, school teacher. The nupitals
took place Saturday, Judge Gordon
Farley officiating. Mr. and Mrs.
Dickens moved to Los Angeles from
Nogales five years ago.
Nogales international., 1940-03-27

Tied to the hats are gold ribbon
with the wording ''38th annual con-
vention, Arizona Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, Nogales, March 26-29,
194O."
Nogales international., 1940-03-27

i've in club work for the past eleven
years.
A past president of the Nogales
organization, Mrs. Edmonson. has
served for the past two years as
state chairman of the Department
of Public Welfare, AFW.C., which
embraces the divisions of Child We'll
Nogales international., 1940-03-27
Wooden Hats
Adorn Badges

Miniature Mexican wooden hats
adorn the official badges for the
Seniors attending the annual con-
vention of the Arizona Federation
OF Women's Clubs.
Nogales international., 1940-03-27
Nogales Represented On Board OF
Directors OF State
Federation By Mrs. E. S. Edmonson

Nogales representation on tht
Board of Directors of the Arizona
Federation OF Women's Clubs is Mrs.
E. S. Edmonson, who has been act
Evening star., 1940-05-28
j. ). Bureaus 10 Give
Camp Fur|oughs
To $500 Officers
10 to is Per Cent
Of Reserves Believed
In FederoI Agencies

An estimated 2,500 to 5000 Organ
lied Reserve omcers employed in the
Government service, it was said to-
day, will be given f,,rioughs to at
tend summer training camps main
tanned by the Army In the nine corps
areas.
Plans call for the training of
25.556 Reserve officers in these areas,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico. While no
detailed figures were obtainable,
Army of1cials estimated that be-
tween 10 and is per cent Of the
number are regularly employed in
various Government departments.
"Key" OfI1cials Listed.
Personnel officers In all depart
ments have received requests from
the adjutant generals Office for the
names of Reserve officers who hold
'key" positions with the Govern
ment. The data is desired, it was
said, in connection with the national
defense plans in the event Reserve
officers are called to active duty.
These "key men," It. was explained,
would be excused from active duty
temporarily, at least, until their posi-
tions are filled. In the case of those
whose services are regarded as ''in-
dispensable" to the departments, it
is considered more than likely they
would remain.
officials at the War Department
Evening star., 1940-05-28

said the whole situation" in regard
to Reserve officers In the Govern.
ment service is being studied. Addi-
tions to the commissioned personnel
Of the Regular Army. 1t was said,
would be drawn largely from the
Organized Reserve officers, usually in
the Junior grades, below the rank of
captain.
Some Requests Received.
Some Of the departments In WASH
ineton already have received q few
individual requests from Reserve
ofhcers for furloughs. These have
been granted. In these cases, 1t was
said. the men have desired leave
without pay. for special reasons.
Some desire to take examinations
for promitions, others are planning
special training.
The usual furlough period is is
days and is recognized by law so
that Reserve officers may take ad-
vantage of the training periods,
which start in early June and ex-
tend at various periods, depending
on the corps area, through August.