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Evening star., 1941-01-23
Citizens Will Unite
In Supporting One
Cross-Town Bus Line
Study Ordered TO Decide
Which Proposed Route
Will Receive Preference
Representatives from all northern

Representatives from all northern
sections of Washi1.gt called to-
gether by the Mid-City Citizens
Association last night to discuss
plans for fight for a cross town
bus line, decided to throw their con-
certed support behind one of two
proposed routes and to reserve the
other as an alternative
This action was taken after a
steering organization to direct the
fight had been set up with Nathan
M. Lubar as permanent chairman.
The route to be given first choice
will not be decided until an inveSti-
CATION can be made of the bridges
and roads of the two proposed lines.
The inquiry will be conducted by
Mrs. Olive Faircloth of the Cathe-
oral Heights-Cleveland Park AsSo-
citation and Thomas V. Regan,
president of the Conduit Road Citi-
zens' Association.
Proposed Routes Outlined.
Both proposed routes begin at
Westmoreland Circle, Massachu-
settS ana western avenues NV.
One would 60 along Western avenue
to Military road and thence through
Rock Greek Park to Concord avenue.
From there the route lies over North
Capitol street. Hawaii avenue. Tay-
lor street NE, Twelfth street to
Monroe street and then over South
Dakota avenue to Bladensburg
road.
An alternate route from the circle
passes through the park after going
over Yuma street, Belt road, Porter
street and Klingle road. From the
park, the route would be along Park
road, Park place, Michigan avenue
NE., Monroe street to South Dakota
avenue and thence to Bladensburg
road.
The former route is favored by
the Citizens Committee, which last
night pointed out that virtually the
entire way lies over wide streets
with few traffic bottlenecks. Dis
trict and Transit Co. engineers have
pointed out the alternate route is
not advisable, as the Klingle road
Evening star., 1941-01-23
Grocer Robbed of $50

Alex Kuzminsky. grocer at 315 @
street NV, reported to police last
night that he had been robbed of
$50 by two colored men who entered
his store about 10 pm.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Market Report

WINTER GROWN, hot
house rhubarb of excellent
quality is a plentiful and very
moderately priced item on
the market right now, ac-
cording TO the latest report
! from the Municipal Bureau
fof Markets. Heavy shipments
OF carrots and lettuce are
still arriving. Other fruits and
vegetables which are plentiful
are calavos, new cabbage. po-
tatoes. spinach and oranges.
There is a light supply of
asparagus. beans. broccoli,
old cabbage. cauliflower. cell
cry. peppers, pineapples, and
squash.
Beef, veal. and lamb prices
remain unchanged. Pork, how
ever. is lowered slightly and
dealers recommend il as the
best meat value this week
end.
Butter and cheese prices
remain the same. but eggs
have advanced slightly. Poul-
try remains steady with the
exception of leghorn hens
which are a bit higher in
price. Fieh prices have risen
slightly. FOR a good quality.
moderately priced fish. deal
ers recommend Winter-caught
whitefish from Canada.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Attractive Settings Will Lure
Non-Breakfas+ Faddis+s
By PRUDENCE PENNY

MUCH HAS been said about
the non-breakfast eaters. De-
plorable as the situation is
from the nutritional standpoint
some people find it almost i'm
possible to change their eating
habits.
Breakfast is, in too many
homes, the forgotten m !.
There doesn't seem 10 be time
to prepare anything but the
sketchiest Of menU d. And if the
homemaker's conscience troubles
her she reasons that nobody is
hungry anyway.
Yet she knows that II isn't
a good thing to LET members OF
her family begin the day with
out the supply of building and
energy food a really substantial
breakfast would give them.
Make II Attractive
An attractive setting is one Of
the first requirements for a
pleasant meal. Set the table
carefully with pretty china and
with gay place mats. Prepare
food in an attractive manner
serve piping hot or well chilled
as the case may be.
The perfect early morning
menu need not be heavy. In fast
II should not be, for most of US.
But II should be appetizing.
quickly and easily prepared and
nutritious. Sometimes appeti;es
need encouragement in the
morning Later in the day. ac-
tivities sharpen our desire FOR
nourishment. but at breakfast
the food itself must do its share
in coaxing us.
Suggestions
Ham slices with a fresh egg
properly cooked is a popular
breakfast favorite. The canned
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Cultivate Charm

SURFACE BEAUTY is a bless
Ing. attracts at first glance. But
when it comes to making and
keeping friends and being be-
loved in the family circle. il is
weak stuff compared to spiri-
tual loneliness that touches the
heart.
Beauty can come through the
lighting up of the eyes, the smil-
ing uplift of the lip corners, the
pose Of the head. the pressure
of a hand. So there is hope
for all Of US. even the plainest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28

variety of spiced or compressed
ham lends itself particularly
well TO this and the following
types of dishes.
Ham and egg ramekin is an
other surprise which Will please
your family. It's a new version
of the always popular coribina-
ton. Beat 4 eggs slightly. Add
salt and dash each OF pepper
and paprika. Then add / cup
of finely chopped cooked ham
and n cup of rich milk.
Pour into huttered ramekins.
set in pan of hot water and bake
in slow oven 900 degrees) until
set.
Poach eggs and place on thin
slices of cooked ham. Surround
them with croutons Drowned in
butter. Cover with medium
white sauce to which a generous
amount of grated Parmesan
cheese has been added. Sprinkle
tops with bread crumbs and
grated cheese and dot with bits
of butter. Brown in broiler oven.
Ham Toast
To make ham toast, moisten
finely chopped ham with thick
cream sauce. reserving part of
the sauce and keeping il hot.
Cut bread into rounds of 2 sizes.
toast and butter them. Arrange
the larger ones on a not serving
dish or on hot .niividual plates.
Heap with creame1 ham.
Place a smaller roast round on
top of these. Press ,iown lightly
so that a ring of 'hs meat will
show. Pour the remaining sauce
around: garnish with slices of
hard cooked egg and bits of
parsley
Sweetbresds
Sweetbreads are a real deli
cacy for breakfast. These are
especially good for the Sunday
morning meal or for that mat
ter, for any day when you want
something special. These may be
partially prepared the evening
before if time is at a premium.
Simmer sweetbreads for 20
minutes in water TO which |
tablespoon vinegar has been
added. Drain and plunge them
into cold water. Then they are
ready for any method of prep
arartion you choose.
They may be dipped in melted
butter and broiled. in this style
you will want to broil peach
halves to serve with them. A
few slices of bacon. too. broiled
on the rack with the sweet
breads and peaches will be ex-
cellent.
Very Special
Sweetbreads, also. may be
creamed and served on toast
-triangles or hot baking powder
biscuits. III you want TO make
your creamed sweetbreads very.
very special, add a few chopped
almonds to the creamed mixture.
These are just few ideas for
breakfast menus. If you have
fallen into a nut in the food you
serve, try something different.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
QUICK DESSERT

MAKE A meringue of egg
white and 2 tablespoons Of
sugar. Top over whole doughnut
and place in moderate oven just
long enough to brown meringue.
Serve on bed of jellied cram
berry sauce.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
News for Modern Women
Right Fabrics
ForCoverinq
Furniture
BY JAMES X. PATTERSON
Supervisor of Interior Design
at Pratt Institute


GETTING THE right fabric
to upholster a chair or sofa is
a matter of judgment, not luck.
Every kind of upholstered piece
deserves a fabric which will be
most becoming TO ii. Even III
proportioned furniture can be
made to appear more at ease
in its surroundings when dressed
in the right covering.
There are two factors govern
ing fabric selections. These are
utility and decorative charac-
ter. Each is equally important
The first must be judged in re-
lation to the use to which the
fabric will be put.
II the piece TO be covered Is
a living room sofa and will get
a maximum of hard wear, it
would be foolish 10 choose an
over-weave fabric, such as bro
cade, for threads would catch
in clothing and would be liable
to show wear sooner than a
harder surface.
Dining Chairs
A boudoir chair, on the other
hand. takes less punishment and
could be covered with some
thing more fragile. Dining room
chairs are subject to spotting
from spilled food and their
coverings should be selected
with this thought in mind. Let
il be a fabric which can be
cleaned easily.
The second factor-decora-
tive character-involves not
only the particular style Of the
room scheme but also the
definite style and scale Of the
piece itself. A Duncan Phyfe
sofa for instance. is tailored and
extremely refined in its design.
A fabric with a large. splashy
pattern would be out of scale
with the character of the piece.
Small medallions, stripes or
variations of the star motif are
more suitable pattern since
they are more in scale.
Texture
Texture is important. too.
Small pieces of furniture seldom
appear to their best advantage
in rough textured. woolly cover
ings. Let texture be deter
mined by decorative character
just as pattern is.
A covering for Duncan
Phyfe sofa ought TO be smooth
and sleek while a fabric for a
big modern sofa-the type you
lounge in-can we'll be heavy
and rough-textured. Harsh and
scratchy coverings are bad
wherever they might come in
contact with bare arms or face.
Contour
The contour of furniture gov
ems to some extent the choice
of fabric. Straight-line pieces
appear best in patterns which
conform closely to the estab-
lished contour. An English wing
chair. however. could well use
pattern based on curved
lines. 1t would be more logical
since the structure of a wing
chair suggests rhythmic, flow
ing lines.
Wood grain helps to deter
mine decorative character, too.
Fine grained. hard finished
woods like mahogany seem to
call for smooth textures and
small patterns. Oak and chest
nut. being coarse-grained. de-
mand rougher texture and
holder patterns. Pine and maple
are comparatively fine grained
but maple, being hard finished,
calls for smooth textured pat
terms. while pine. a soft wood.
looks best with slightly
rougher teNtured material and
patterns which are simple, yet
bold.
Dougherty Syndicate Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
PATTERN 2773

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CROCHETED SQUARE PATTERN 2773
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PinwheeL Quickly do-cro-
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To obtain this pattern send TEN CENTS
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Evening star., 1941-11-13
10000 Fail to Claim $4,000
In Closed District Banks

when the hours are m. to IL noon
Mr. Wardell also has 2.078 unde-
livered checks amounting to ST.
43l.75 belonging to depositors of
the District National Bank. These
checks are a part of the total of
S3,34l 367.53 in dividend checks
representing IS per cent of the de-
posits on which claims have been
proved.
The District National will pay
100 cents on the dollar, Mr.. Wardell
announced. and the final dividend
will be paid some time early next
year.
There are 1000 checks amounting
to $4,000 still undelivered to de-
positors of the Seventh Street Saw
ings Bank. Four dividends already
declared for 2,700 depositors in this
bank amount to 95 per cent, total
of about $1,004,517. This receiver
ship will pay out 100 cents on the
dollar, also. some time early in 1912
Mr.. Wardell announced.
Evening star., 1941-11-13

Depositors in three closed banks
have failed to call for nearly 10000
checks worth more than $4,000, ac-
cording to Justus S. Wardell, re-
ceiver of the institutions.
The undelivered checks are on the
Potomac Savings Bank. the Dis
trict National Bank and the Sew
enth Street Savings Bank and are
available for depositors at the re-
ceiver's Office at 1929 I street NV
Among the undelivered checks are
5.764 checks on the Potomac Saw
ings Bank, amounting to $4,000
The last dividend is being disbursed
on this bank by Receiver Wardell
beginning today, in the amount of
s126,660. which is 6.27 per cent,
bringing the total dividends up to
81.77 per cent of the money 1913 de-
positors had in the bank when it
closed in March of 1888. The re-
ceiver's Office is open from am
to 4:30 pm. daily, except Saturday,
Evening star., 1941-11-13
Nozi Sailors Replace Italians
On Merchant Ships, British Say

ships are listed as severely damaged
this month.
Since August, British surface ships,
submarines and planes have sunk
1O8 Axis ships in the Mediterranean
and heavily damaged 10 more, ac-
cording to the British tally.
Few conveys reach the Libyan
ports of Tripoli and Bengasi safely
and the British assert that escorting
naval units have been singularly
unsuccessful in giving protection.
AS an example, they cite Sundays
encounter off Southern Italy.
The British Navy now is center
ing it's attention on program Of
smashing every convoy which leaves
an Italian port. The Axis African
corps under Maj. Gen. Erwin Rom
mel is said to be drawing on its re-
serve supplies, with Its prospects Of
receiving effective reinforcements
and new equipment diminishing
daily.
Evening star., 1941-11-13
Straus Forecasts
Desperate Winter
Housing Shortage
u. 5. H. A. Administrator
Renews Plea for Unified
Control Over Building

Chairman Downs of the subcom-
nittee conducting hearings on de-
GENERALIZATION of Government activi-
ties today invited Clark Foreman.
administrator of defense housing. to
testify before the subcommittee to-
morrow when the hearing is resumed
at 10 am.
Nathan Straus. administrator Of
the United States Housing Author
ity, today completed his statement
regarding duplication and competl-
ton of defense housing agencies.
Mr.. Straus told the subcommittee
he foresees desperate housing con-
ditions this winter" He said in
criticism of the plan for selling
housing to defense workers that 1t
is economically and socially un-
sound to tie low-salaried defense
workers to home ownership and
that "a great disservice is done by
intriguing people to invest in homes
in areas to which they came for
defense work.
Unified Control Urged.
Mr.. Straus' recommendations
were summarized by Chairman
Downs of the subcommittee, who
asked Mr.. Straus series of ques-
tions to which the latter replied
with recommendations that in the
new $500 900. 900 housing bill soon
to be reported by the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds
provision should be included placing
all of the housing construction under
one agency. and that the United
States Housing Administration is
the agency best fitted to carry out
the defense housing program expe-
ditiouslv and economically.
Mr.. Straus said in reply to ques-
tions that the figure named by the
President for defense housing was
very conservative"
Mr.. Straus urged the subcommit-
tee to take steps to concentrate the
public housing program in the hands
of the public housing agency, which
will save not only space here IN
Washington, but will save the de-
fense housing program throughout
the Nation"
Plans Move to Field.
The U. S. H. A. has long planned,
Mr.. Straus said, to move its five
regions, now located in Washington,
into the field, where they will be
in closer contact with the local hous-
Evening star., 1941-11-13

ing authorities with whom they are
dealing. This move would affect 800
employees and a request for 100000
to carry out this program is now be-
fore the Budget Bureau. However,
he explained. by this move the space
to be gained in Washington is rela-
lively small, less than the space
that could be saved by abolishing the
duplicating housing agencies that
have sprouted in Washington during
the last year"
NO evidence has been adduced."
said Mr.. Straus, for the contention
that it has been a wise policy 10
concentrate here in Washington all
decisions on Nationwide public
housing program so that everything
from the selection of sites and the
selection of architects to the selec-
ton of tenants is dictated from
here. On the contrary, every bit of
evidence testifles to the fact that
the needs of defense workers are
better served. and the cooperation
Of all toward the defense efforts is
better insured, when the localities
operate as they are successfully op-
Grating today in hundreds OF COM
munities under the general plan Of
the U. S. H. A. program"
The witness told the subcommittee
that they can unravel the public
housing mess by concentrating re-
sponsibility in one agency and hold
ing the head of that agency re-
sponsible for doing the job and
that "a great deal of space will be
saved in Washington"
Warns Against Slump.
Mr.. Straus warned that a corrol-
larry to the necessity for defense
housing is extreme care that when
the emergency is over, defense hous-
ing shall not be Immediately thrown
upon the market, thus constituting
a blanket on private construction of
houses on a large scale. He ex-
planned that under the U. S. H. A.
program. when large defense plants
close and the defense workers move
away, their homes. owned and man
aged by local housing authorities,
would be turned over for slum clear
ance and removed from competition
with private housing construction.
He admitted that there was room
for adjustment of housing areas.
In reply to question he said
that there is too much worry over
the prospect of ghost towns. He
agreed with Representative Nc
Gregor, Republican, of Ohio that
where there is not a definite defense
housing need the Government
should not go into housing construc-
ton. He said that so per cent or
more of the defense workers are in
the sl,700 salary range and that
private industry cannot provide
housing for this class, but that it
must be done by the Federal Gov
ernment.
Thomas Quinn Beesley, spokes-
man for the National Council on
Business Mail, supported state
ments made at the hearing yester-
day by Smith w. Purdum, Second
Assistant Postmaster General Mr..
Beesley said that the Post Office
Department does not require any
decentralization, but is the most de-
centralized Government agency
today.
Evening star., 1941-11-13
Shepherd Dog Which Led
Blind Man Disappears

A German shepherd dog which
had guided her late brother through
Washington streets for many years
was being sought today by Mrs.
Jesse w. Nicholson of 103 Newland
street, Chevy Chase, Md.
The dog, Fanny. was trained by
her brother, the late John F. Da-
Wis, who was blinded In an explo-
sion in a powder plant during the
World War.
Fanny has been cared for by
Mrs. Nicholson since her brothers
death, but Monday the dog left
Bradley Farm, where it was being
kept, on the Rockville pike, and
has not returned.
Evening star., 1941-11-13
BY LARRY ALLEN,
Associated Press War Correspondent.

ALEXANDRIA,, Egypt, Nov. 13.-
The Italian merchant marine, dis
mayed by heavy blows dealt its
Mediterranean conveys by the Brit
ish Navy and air force, is stepping
aside and letting German seamen
take over many of its ships, British
sources said today.
The SWastika now is flying from
many sailing ships and other con-
voyed vessels in the Mediterranean.
Nevertheless the Axis, in its effort
to supply its Libyan forces. is going
through one of its blacklist months
the British say. Already November
sinkings are put at % ships, includ-
ing three Italian destroyers, and
British officers say thousands of
Axis soldiers and seamen and mil
lions of dollars worth of war sup
plies have gone down. Nine more
Evening star., 1941-11-13
Builders 10 Be Given
Voice in ALLEGATION oI
Critical Materials
Construction Industry
Advisory Committee
Expected to Be Set Up
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Real estate men and contractors
who have bombarded the Capital
with protests against priority re-
Strictions on the use OF critical
materials in non-defense building
probably will be granted voice In
administering the program.
Defense sources said 1t was likely
that a construction industry ad-
visory committee would be formed
as in other industries affected by
curtailment, to advise and consult
with the construction unit headed
by John L. Haynes in the Civilian
Supply Division Of the once Of Pro-
duction Management.
The groups hardest hit-real es-
tate men and general contractors
will be accorded the heaviest rep
resentation, it was said, but the
group will also take in spokeSmen
for engineers, highway builders and
probably house financing interests
New Order Expected.
A formal o. P. M. order was ex-
pected also. to clarity the broad lam
guage of the policy decree issued
by the Supply Priorities and Allo-
cations Board on october 8. That
decree-criticized by number of real
estate and builders groups as pre-
mature and unnecessarily drastic
forbade priorities aid to builders de-
string steel. copper or other critical
materials for use in non-defense
and non-essential building.
However, an o. P. M. spokesman
said there was hardly "a chance in
the world" that the policy would be
modified to any appreciable extent
when formalized in an ALLEGATIONS
order. Ample statistical evidence
exists, he said, to demonstrate that
there is a real and worsening short
age in critical building materials
This was in conflict with skep-
ticism about the shortage voiced by
members OF the National Associa-
ton of Real Estate Boards at their
Detroit convention last week
o. P. M. officials re-emphasized,
however that the S. P. A. B. an
nouncement did not prohibit" resi-
dental or other private construc-
ton.
Stocks May BE Used.
Neither did it restrict the use of
materials now in the hands of con-
tractors or dealers. But 1t did set
up a policy guide TO be used by the
priorities division in considering
future requests for priorities on
critical materials. Future priori-
ties help will be given only If the
construction is necessary to ma
tional defense or essential to the
health and safety of the people
An o. P. M. spokesman said that
the present $4,000 cost restriction
on residential building in o. P. M
designated defense critical areas"
probably would be retained despite
agitation by the real estate group
for quanitative limitation on
actual critical materials used
rather than a cost ceiling.
This source said the $1,000 re-
striction had a double purpose-to
conserve critical materials and to
make available to workers in de-
fense industry homes they could
afford.
Evening star., 1941-11-13
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

senate:
Routine business.
Elections Committee continues in
vestigation Of fitness of Senator
LANCER. Republican. of North Dakota
to hold his seat.
House:
Continues debate on Neutrality
Act revision.
Interstate Commerce Committee
continues hearings on proposed
amendments to securities laws.
Judiciary Committee resumes con-
sideration of the calling of Repre-
sentative Fish, Republican. Of New
York by . District Of Columbia
grand jury investigating alleged
misuse Of the congressional frank.