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Evening star., 1941-01-26
Girl>Meets~Boy Problem Is Real One, Too
And When Star Greets Star It's by Those Same Circumstances
That See Romance Bloom in Lesser Circles
circumstances

ion photographs in and around his
swimming pool.
Two of our Hollywood lady stars
were introduced to their future hus-
bands by the wives they succeeded!
Merle Oberon. Mrs. Alexander
Korda. was a hostess in the Cafe
de Paris in London when she en-
countered the sharp eye of the then
Mrs. Alexander Korda. who told
her husband that Merle looked like
good film material. He agreed-em-
phatically Hedy Lamar was
with Joan Bennett in a Hollywood
restaurant when Gene Markey ap-
peared as a lamp in a darkened
room. That man." whispered Hedv
to Joan. Who is he? I'd like to
meet him" All. well, that's all over
now.
But l Know a Doctor"
jeanette Macdonald met her
Gene on the doorstep of a house
to which both had been invited for
dinner. Gene said You go first.
Jeanette countered. mo. you 90
first" So they both went-and got
! married Vivien Leigh found
her Larry Olivier when they went
to Denmark to play in Hamlet. -
Ann Sothern went to the circus
and found Roger Pryor. I don t
know whether they still do. but
until recently the Pryors cele-
brated their first meeting by at
tending the circus together on the
anniversary of the date Clau-
dette Colbert owes her DR.. Joel
See GRAHAM. Page 81
Evening star., 1941-01-26

q which
society: 435 720 1905 Stage shows $40
6:25 and 9:10 pm.
Clark Gable wins Tovarch Hedy Lamar
3,
North plus stage continuous afternoon and evening
after 2 o'clock.
KEITHSKy Foye Ginger Rogers the white collar girl OF
Christopher Morleys novel; 2:20 440 705 and 9:25 pm
LTTEA Midsummer Nights Dream elaborate nlm version OF
fantasy $50 pm.
Neighbor the radio feud
continues: q 3:55, $685. 7:50 and $50 pm.
Wind first anniversary showing Doors
lis, and $50
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts; continuous from o'clock
Evening star., 1941-01-26
Todoy's Film Schedules

(See CARMODY, Page a.
Evening star., 1941-01-26

tSee GRAHAM. Page 81
Evening star., 1941-03-29
F. H. A. Business
In March Heads
Toward Record

The first three weeks of March
will be the largest in the F H. A.
history in point of applications for
home mortgage insurance, Federal
Housing Administrator Abner H.
Ferguson said today.
Each week of the month attained
a new high in the dollar volume of
applications for home mortgage in
surance, eliminating in peak Of
S32 $3.50, 100 in the week ended March
%. The number of applications also
reached a new record in the latter
week at 7,l90.
The number of applications for
mortgage insurance on new small
homes to be built under F. H. A. in
spection reached a new high in the
week ended March % at 5.591 after
exceeding 5000 in each of the two
preceding weeks. This number was
26 per cent ahead of the CORE
spending week of last year. Tht
previous high on new-home mort
cages was 5,342 in the week ended
May 3. 1910.
On the basis of these figures. Mr.
Ferguson predicted that the dollar
volume of mortgage insurance ape
plications, involving both new and
existing homes. would exceed $780,
100000 during the month, with
new home applications alone ex-
ceeding S100.00O,000.
Evening star., 1941-03-29

1See PERMITS, Page B-8O
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Defense BUILDING
Is Reflected in Gains
In Permits Issued
Valuations in February
For Nation Advance
y Per Cent Over 1910

Building throughout the country
last month still showed the effects
of the huge national defense effort
and permit valuations were % per
cent greater than in February, 1910,
the Labor Department announced
today. on-residential construc-
ton was up 60 per cent. while
residential showed a gain of per
cent.
Permit valuations for the coun-
try last month were per cent
under the total for January of this
year, due largely TO generally un-
favorable weather There was a
drop of l per cent in residential
building. of II per cent in new non-
residential construction, while per-
mitS for alterations, additions and
repairs to existing structures
showed a slight gain.
During the first two months Of
the cities of the country for build
ingS valued at 1851 $4,000, an in
crease of "a per cent compared
with the corresponding period of
1910 Residential construction in
the two-month period is valued at
S179, ,422 900, an increase of 26 per
cent over last year. Carrying the
comparison of the two periods
further, there was a rise of 81 per
cent in valuation of non residential
construction.
Capital Ranks Fifth.
Washington ranks fifth among
cities of the country in valuation of
construction for January and Feb
ruary of this year The total for
the District. including Federal and
District government activities, is
SO $4,000 The local total is ex-
ceeded in New York City, Los
Angeles and San Diego, in Cali
fornia, and in Detroit.
Permits issued during February,
(See BUILDING GAINS, Pig. BID
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Home Builders
Conference Set
Here in May
Operators From All
Sections TO Meet
With F. H. A. Aides

Looking to the future, operative
home builders from all sections Of
the country will meet here Nav
1917 with Federal housing officials
to plan ways and means of keeping
home building on steady keel
through the war preparedness
period and the years that will i'm
mediately follow.
The meeting. first of its kind. has
been called by the new Home
Builders Institute of America, pro-
fessional branch of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards,
and is designed to set in motion a
long-range program for guarding
home building standards.
Details of how the problem Of
producing approximately 250000
new housing units to meet needs OF
the defense program can best be
accomplished will be discussed by
the builders and such Government
officials as Abner H. Ferguson,
Federal Housing Administrator
Charles F. Palmer, co-ordinator Of
defense emergency housing; Federal
Works Administrator John Car
mody and James p. Twohy, gover-
nor Of the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board
Topics for Discussion.
The discussions also will concern
reduction of home building costs
and the essentials for satisfactory
home neighborhoods.
The three-day conference to be
held at the Mayflower Hotel. has
been announced as the initial meet
ing of the new Institutes entire
| membership. Every bona f1de home
builder, whether or not he is a
member of the Institute, will be
welcome at the general sessions, it
was said.
F. Stuart Fitzpatrick. manager
of the United States Chamber of
Commerce. and acting chairman OF
the National Homes Foundation.
will talk on the whole present
movement for coordinate action in
the building industry looking
toward increasing new home con-
struction. particularly in the low
(See CONFERENCE. Page B-6J
Evening star., 1941-03-29
How to Reach
Star Home on
| Randolph St.

The new Silver Star Home at 1915
Randolph street NV, in Crestwood,
which opens tomorrow, may be
reached from downtown Washing
ton by driving out Sixteenth street
to Shepherd street, then left two
blocks to Eighteenth street and left
again one block to Randolph street.
Situated in wooded area ad-
joining Rock Greek Park, the new
house was built by Russell T. Wood
field. 1t is presented by the firm
of Paul P. Stone, Arthur S. Lord and
Edward E. Caldwell. The dwelling
was designed by Arthur Anderson
and has been furnished by Major
Masterpieces.
The third dwelling this year to
receive the Silver Star award, the
new home will be open daily to the
public from 10 in the morning until
8 at night, through Sunday, April 90
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Residential Building
Has Biggest Week
OF fCurrent Year
District Permits Issued
For Housing Facilities
For SOB Families

In the biggest residential building
week of the year, the building in
spector's Office approved during the
last six days apartments and one
family dwellings having combined
housing capacity of SOB families. all
of which will be built in the District.
Permits we're issued for 96 one-fam-
lily houses and apartments and fats
capable of housing 507 families.
The valuation of permits issued
during the week for all types of
construction was S1,524 $50. Most
of this total valuation was for the
residential building described above.
The houses and apartments are to
(See PERMITS, Page B-8)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-04-03
PLANNING START MADE

I ABOR'S nSiStence on the need Of planning now
to avert mass unemployment and economic
collapse at the end of the defense program is bear
ng fruit. Planning has become matter of lively
discussion and there are signs the nation is con-
vinced Of the need for an immediate beginning
at formulating a planning program.
Latest indications of this is the report of the
National Resource Planning Board just transmit
ted to Congress by the President. The report out
lines six-year program of public works to con-
sttute "reservor'' of construction projects fol-
use in time of need, such is feared when de-
fense production ends
The report is in line with the program fire.
quently urged by the American Federation of
Labor and is at least start toward such pro
gram. And there is need for action at this time
when it is possible for clearer thinking than in
I time of crisis. AS Senator James NJ. Mead says
in letter to William Green commencing the A
F. of l.. for it's advocacy of planning for the flu
ture:
"Clear-thinking and orderly planning should
begin now. Our social and economic aims are as
important at our peace aims. In fact, they can
not be separated.
"Just as we now fortfy ourselves against the
possibility of external physical attack" Mead
added, $50 must we plan to fortify ourselves
against the possibility of future internal econ
omic attack. Either could be disastrous if such
eventualites find us unprepared'
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-04-03
INTELLIGENT INDUSTRIAL POLICY

INTELLIGENT use of woman power in the de-
fense program is based on the three-part
formula of mo relaxing of the better labor stand
ards gained in recent years, using women at worl
tor which they are suited, and giving them ade
quate training" Miss Mary Anderson, director
Of the Women's Bureau U. S. Department of La
Dor, said at a special dinner sponsored by the In
dustrial Committee of the Gloversville, N. Y.
Young Women's Christian Association.
In discussing the need to maintain gains fol
labor and extend good employment standards tc
workers still without such protection, Miss Ander
son said:
1--WE should be prepared to resist any direct
or indirect attacks on labor standards that are
likely to arise in an emergency period These
standards are part of our defense. | mean stand
ards that guarantee to workers place of employ
nent which will safeguard their health and safety
[ mean wage standards which secure to workers
rightful share in our national income. | NEAR
lour standards which free workers from the hard
ships of exhausting schedules of toll"
Miss Andersons remarks though concerned
primarily with women workers, apply equally tC
men workers. Her three part formula is part OF
intelligent industrial policy, making for efficiency
md happiness. The same is true of her remarks
On the necessity of maintaining labor standards.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-04-03
GET JURISDICTION

Washington, D. C. ULNS).-An-
other round in the long jurisdictional
fight between the International Broth
erhood of Teamsters and the Inter
national Union of United Brewery
Workers was decided here when the
District of Columbia Court Of Appeals
ruled, in effect, that the teamsters'
union has jurisdiction over drivers of
brewery trucks and wagons.
The court acted in reversing
decision of Justice II. Alan Goldsbor-
ough of the District Court, who had
ruled for the brewery workers. The
Court Of Appeals held that the Amer
ican Federation of Labor proceeded in
accordance with its legal rights in
1888 in awarding jurisdiction over
brewery workers to the teamsters' or
ganiZation. The court said the A. F.
Of l.. was acting in a labor dispute
within the meaning of the Norris
La Guardia Act.
The decision did not end the legal
battle, as attorneys for the brewery
workers announced they would ask
the Supreme Court to review the
courts ruling.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-04-03
THOUGHTS ON WIRE TAPPING

(From the Washington Daily NeWs)
CHAIRMAN Fly Of the Federal Communications
Commission is reported to have passed along
to the House Judiciary Committee some ideas
about wire tapping that should prompt Congress
to pause before it egislates.
Permitting Federal agents to tap wires, Mr..
Fly suggested, might hinder the defense program
rather than help it, because responsible Govern
ment officials would hesitate to use the telephone
for fear vital defense information would fall into
the hands of Federal agents who might be care7
less in passing it on. And business men, he
thought, might be overcautious in telephone con-
versations, fearful lest chance remarks reveal trade
secrets or be picked up and used to harass them
on income-tax matters. And if responsible Gov
ernment officials and business men in key indus
tries are forced to rely on slower means Of COM
munication such personal conferences, there
would be corresponding showdown in defense
production.
These challenging thoughts, as we'll as others
Mr.. Fly expressed, about how impossible it is to
prevent abuses in any system of licensed wire tap
ping appeal to us as sound and deserving of the
careful consideration of Congress. Attorney Gen
eral Jackson thinks he should have the power to
authorize FBI agents to tap wires in special
cases, in espionage work, for instance. But nc
matter how good the intentions of the Attorney
General and his G-men, it may be that this
restricted form of legalized shopping would dc
more harm than good.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-04-03
FIFTY YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP

FIFTY years is long time and it will probably
come as surprise to many to learn that a
national agreement between union workers and
employers has been in existence for that period.
March 27 marked the 30th year of contractual
relations between the international Moders' and
Foundry Workers Union of North America and
the organized stove manufacturers of the nation.
On March 25, 1891, representatives of the union
and the manufacturers met at Chicago and after
three days Of discussion a national agreement
was reached which is still in existence. The Mold
ers believe it is the oldest working agreement
between employers and employees in this country.
The representatives Of the union and manu-
factrers meet each year in December when either
party has notified the other within a given time
that it desires a change. If no notice Of change
is given by either party, the terms of the agree
ment reached at the previous meeting hold good
for another year.
Industrial warfare between the workers and
employers common prior to the understand
Since then there has been fifty years OF
friendship, with consequent benefit to the work
ers, the industry and the nation. The moral is
plain.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-04-03
PATRIOTISM UNCOMPELLED

From the Evening Star, Washington ID. c.
nEAN Roscoe Pound and Prof. Zecharah
- Chaffee, Jr of the Harvard School of Law
well known for their libertarian views. 1t
therefore surprise to anybody when they
took advantage of an invitation to participate in
the founders day exercises at Boston University
and made use of the opportunity to discuss the
problems of censorship and free speech in America
during the prevailing emergency. Their attitude
admittedly advanced but none the less philos-
optical on that account is worthy of the attention
of a national audience.
Behind the dozens Of sedition bills in Con
gresS last session." Prof. Chafee affirmed, "iS a
desire to make our citizens loyal to their Govern
ment Loyalty is a beautiful idea but you cannot
create it by compusion and force.
"You can make men love their government
and country by giving them the kind of govern
ment and the kind of country that inspire respect
and love- country that is free and unafraid, that
lets the discontented talk in order to learn the
causes for their discomfort and end of those
causes" These sentiments probably approximate
what the masses of the people of the United
States instinctively believe.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-04-03
WGges-Kours Committees
Named For Two Industries

Washington, d. C.-The Wage and
Hour Division Of the Department of
Labor announced the appointment Of
two committees to fix minimum wage
rates for employees in the clay prod
ucts industry and the gray iron job
bing foundry industry.
The committees are made up of
representatives Of the public, man
agement and labor, and many recon-
mend the establishment by a wage
order issued by Gen. Philip B. Flem-
ing, Wage and Hour Administrator,
Of base pay rates between thirty and
forty cents an hour.
The representatives for the en-
ployes in the clay products industry
are General President Frank HASTEN
and General Secretary William Tracy
Of the United Brick and Clay Work
ers of America, A. f. of l.. affiliate
and five other members Of that union
On the foundry industry committee
the representatives of the employees
include President Harry Stevenson OF
the International Molders and Foun-
dry Workers Union, A. F. of L. af-
fliate, and three vice presidents OF
that organization.
1t is estimated that in the gray iron
jobbing foundry industry about pei
cent of the 10000 to 100000 en-
ployes are now getting less than 4C
cents an hour and that in the clay
products industry, approximately TO-,
600 of the $4,000 workers receive
wages below the 40 cents rate.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-04-03
DO ALL PEOPLE THINK ALIKE?

A United States Senator who voted against the
lease-end bill afterwards declared that in
asmuch as it had become law that "t must be
accepted by all the people the law of the land.
He spoke of the great problems confronting thi:
country and made it clear that he had not Joined
the forces of those who are thinking all alike, ,
because he believes that regardless of whether
we believe in this measure or not all Of us must
now unite to do everything in our power to see
that it is administered sanely and with the least
possible danger to this country"
Many other statesmen on Capitol Hill have eX
pressed what amounts to practically the same
thing. And laymen will no doubt continue tc
register similar beliefs.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-04-03
"WAGE GENERALIZATION" EXPOSED

A CTION of the American Federation of Labor in
challenging the wage stabzation" scheme
at this time make for realistic thinking and facing
of facts The Federation, in its 'Labors Monthly
Survey" takes the scheme apart, showing it as
a fraud designed to stop wage increases
The Federation shows that wages can be raised
substantially without raising prices workers
are constantly increasing their rate of production
thus lowering labor costs per unit.
Wages are bound to go up, in fact, must 90
up in periods of greatly increased industrial ac-
tivity, such as is fast getting under way now. If
wages are "stabiliZed' and industry reaps higher
profit, with all the sacrificing done by labor
trouble is certain
when industry is not asked to sacrifice
profits for defense, should workers be asked tC
sacrifice their chance of Improvement is the
pertinent question asked by labor. The answer
lis of course an emphatic mo-"
This is not to argue that general wage in
creases are in order everywhere, in every indus
trial plant. Each case needs consideration on its
merits and here is where collective bargaining
comes in. With collective bargaining, the facts
are laid on the table, the Federation points out
and agreements fair to all concerned can be work
led out
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-04-03
w IS DOM
If you would know the value of
money, go and try to borrow
somc.--Benjamin Franklin.
CITY RESEARCH BUREAU

New York City.-Ncw York City
soon will establish the first municipal
medical research bureau in the
country. In announcing plans for the
bureau, to function as q part of the
city department Of health, Mayor La
Guardia said he hoped it would be in
operation by the middle of the year
Plans call for an institute of scien-
tific research devoted to major prob
lens of public health and "drawing
promising young scientists from
wherever they can be found.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-04-03
Big Field For Co-Operatives Seen

New York City.-In a letter read
at dinner in honor of DR.. James P.
Warbasse, cooperative pioneer, Mrs.
Franklin d. Roosevelt expressed the
opinion that the co-operatives have a
great field in the future. ON the fields
of health, production and of CON
sumption" she wrote, "therc seems to
me to be possibilities of helping to
raise the standards Of living for great
groups of our people if we work to-
gether. | look for a growth in CO.
operatives all over the country to at
tain these ends"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-04-03
. COMMENT ON WORLD
: EVENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Part of the popular anger which led
to revolt in Yugoslavia against the
pact for collaboration" with Nazi
Germany is undoubtedly due to the
suppression of the trade unions, a
preliminary move to submission to
Germany. The International Fedora
ton of Trade Unions, which now has
headquarters in London, reports that
the free trade unions have been dis
solved and henceforth the interests of
the workers will be represented by
Jukora (the National Union of Work
ers) set up by Cvetkovitch, the de-
posed Prime Minister, one of the sign
ers Of the German Pact.
"Yugoslavia," the /. F. T. U. says,
'is thus added to the list of Balkan
countries in which the free trade
union movement Ga hallmark of de-
mocracy) is suppressed.
"The first Balkan country to act in
this way was Bulgaria, where the
trade unions were suppressed and re-
placed by compulsory state organiza-
tions. For years our unions in Yugo-
slavia have had a hard struggle to
keep in being, under severe pressure
from the organizations sponsored by
the government. The powers that be
in Yugoslavia believe that the time
has arrived to finish the free trade
unions off"
X r
Whether the new anti-Nazi regime
in Yugoslavia, if it survives Hitler's
wrath, will restore the rights Of the
workers to free organization remains
to be seen. First news reports said
the new government was dictator
ship but that may be passing phase,
necessary now under the circum-
stances. But one thing is certain
suppression Of the right to organize
is an assault on all liberty.
AS the |. f. T. U. says, in comment
ing on the suppression of the unions
by the old pro-Nazi government:
"Wherever trade union rights have
been violated, other liberties, and de-
mocracy itself, are in danger"
X X X
The l. F. r. u, discussing Hitler's
"New Order" in Europe, brands it
''The Order of the Loot" and tells
something of what is happening under
Nazi rule.
In Belgium, says the Federation,
tremendous damage was done during
the IS days of the Blitzkrieg, num-
ber of medium sized towns like Louvin
and Ostend being in great measure de-
stroyed, while highways, bridges and
railroads are virtually useless. Unem-
ployment has tripled.
"In some Districts" it is declared,
"the effect has been that the system
Of transport now is comparable only
with the Middle Ages. Innumerable
historic buildings, town halls, IL
brabries, museums and churches have
been ruined by shell fire or burned
to a shell. 1t is going to cost the
Belgium people hundreds of thous-
ands of francs to make good this ma
terial damage alone"
X x X
In Denmark, the Federation re-
ports, there has been a rapid jump
in unemployment and meat, coal and
other supplies are scarce. In the Bal
kan nations, it is reported, food
prices have scared, street lighting is
restricted, industries have been hard
nit, coins of lower denominations are
now made only of steel.
No wonder the Federation remarks:
"These are only isolated symptoms
of the start of the economic collapse
of q whole continent"