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Evening star., 1941-06-27
Mrs. Agnes V. Scott,
Senator S Widow, Dies

Mrs. Agnes v. Scott, go, widow of
Nathan Bay Scott. Senator from
West Virginia from 1899 to 1911.
died Wednesday at her home at
2400 Sixteenth street NV. Funeral.
services will be held at II am. to-
morrow at Hysong'S funeral home.
1900 N street N. w, followed by
burial in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Mrs. Scott was born in Martins
Ferry, Ohio, and moved to West
Virginia after her marriage to Mr.
Scott. They came to Washington
IN 1893, when Mr.. Scott was COM
missioner of internal revenue. At
ter Mr.. Scott's service in the Senate.
he organized the Continental Trust
Co. here. He died in 1924.
Mrs. Scott is survived by one
sister, Mrs. George Trowbridge: two
granddaughter, Mrs. Peter H. H
Dunn of Bermuda, and Mrs. Daniel
j.. Callahan. jr. two grandsons.
Guy T. Scott and Nathan Bay
Scott I'd. all of this city. Another
granddaughter. Mrs. Agnes Scott
Searcy, died in Atlanta, Ga, in
April, of poisoning absorbed during
halr-wave treatment.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
2,000CiviIian Defense
Volunteers Already
Given Assignments
Requests So Urgent
Names Are Picked From
Those Already on File

approximately 1000 of the 10000
volunteers for civilian defense here
already have been named by the
Central Volunteer Bureau to fill re-
quests for volunteer work in various
social agencies in Washington and
in the United Service Organizations,
it was learned today.
Of the 1000, 1900 will aid the
U. S. o. in its drive for funds to
establish recreational facilities for
the armed services. The remainder
are being sent on jobs ranging from
elevator operation to housing in
spection and play leadership.
Those selected for work in the
U. S. o. campaign will receive a
letter from that organization in
viting them to a meeting at T:3O
pm. Monday at the Departmental
Auditorium. Those who attend and
who wish to contribute their Serv-
ices will be given instructions and
sent out Immediately.
Requests Are Urgent.
Although only about third of
the 10000 cards of those registering
for civilian defense have been filed
thus far, requests for workers have
been so urgent that the 1000 names
were selected from those already
filed.
Each volunteer, before being sent
out to fill a specific job, is inter
viewed by member of the place
ment staff of the bureau, located at
sol Pennsylvania avenue NV.
The response to the first calls for
volunteers has been prompt and
enthusiastic, according to Mrs.
Stuart A. Rice, chairman of place
ment. OF the first 20 names called
on the first day of placement, she
said, 16 agreed to contribute their
services Immediately and started to
work the following day. OF the first
II post cards sent out, she added,
nine favorable answers were re-
ceived.
Requests Being Filled.
hIIlollS requests mace Dy various
agencies for workers which are
being filled are:
Emergency Hospital, Is volunteers
for elevator operators, orderlies,
nurses aides, houseman, secre-
taries and telephone operators.
Girl Scouts. 120 leaders.
Travellers Aid, IS volunteers.
Washington Housing Association,
so volunteers for clerical work, mo-
tor transport and inspection work.
Barney Neighborhood House, 5
volunteers.
Juanita K. Nye Council House, 2
club leaders.
Council of Social Agencies,
worker.
Georgetown Children's House, AZ
drivers.
American Women's Volunteer
Service, l dietitian.
Young Mems Christian ASsocia-
ton, II hostesses.
Hampshire House, IL leaders for
play school.
Evening star., 1941-06-27

in the tenth and eleventh centuries,
and revived by the Italians in the
sixteenth.
Nathan C. Wyeth, municipal arch
itect, remarked that Mr.. Gregory
apparently employed "a touch of
realism" in seeking to capture the
spirit of the times in regard to po-
lice activities. He scoffed at the
suggestion the mural might be con-
demned on the ground it illustrated
police brutality"
obviously" Mr.. Wyeth said, the
officers of the law are arresting
culprits for disorderly conduct"
No one in the Police Department
was anxious to be quoted on the sub
ject. One officer said:
Our quarters are scattered all
over the building. Some of us noticed
the tile mural going up, but I don't
think anybody in the department
has had time to study it.
We've been too busy investigat-
ing recent crimes in Washington to
go in for art However, if you won't
quote me I'll be frank with you
The police don't think much of
this Illustration of their activities.
Maybe the New York artist went in
for local color. Action like that pic
tured on the mural couldn't happen
here"
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Band Concerts

BY the Army Band at the Capt.
tol, 7:30 o'clock tonight. Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant.
Program.
March, King Cotton -Sousa
Prelude, Revolutionary Fan
tasy" Williams
Solo, Carnival of Venice Clarke
Ralph K. Ostrom, cornetist.
Grand scenes from "Salvator
Rosa" Gomez
Novelty, "The Toy Trumpet" Scott
Concert piece, Romance -Svendsen
Solo, "Nicky" -------H Hurrell
Nicholas L. King, saxophonist.
Excerpt, "At an Old Trysting
Place" -----------M -Macdowell
From woodland Sketches" Suite
Humoreske, Pop, Goes the
Weasel Cailliet
March, "Knightsbridge" Coates
From the London" Suite.
"The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Army Band in the band
auditorium of the Army War Col
lege tomorrow at 10:30 am. Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant.
Program.
Quickstep, Official West Point
March" Egner
Fantasia, "Capricho, No. 8" Murillo
(On Colombian Airs.)
Novelty, I'm Swing Time" Hurrell
Messrs. Keig Garvin, Randolph
Walters, William Vogelson and
Clarence Hurrell, trombonists.
Popular, Il Have So Much More"
Steiner
From the photoplay, "The Great
Lie"
Characteristic, Curtain Raiser
and Country Dance" Goldman
Waltz, Summer Glory Zulueta
March, Faith in America -Mayhall
THE Star Spangled BanneS."
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Meade Building Contract
Awarded to D. 6. Firm
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSCClateu EItSS.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md,
June 27.-A contract amounting to
approximately $374,O00 for construc-
ton of 80 new buildings in the
Army's recruit reception center here
has been awarded to Joseph Light
& Co., of Washington, it was an
nounced at the constructing quar-
termasterS Office here.
The new buildings will increase
the capacity of the reception center
from 1900 to $500 recruits at a
time.
Another contract for five building
was awarded to Philip Vizzini of
Baltimore. 1t amounted to about
$4,000.
One of the buildings will house a
signal communications school, two
will be for infantry brigade head
quarters companies and two will be
barracks.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Representative Thomas
Stricken in Office

Representative Thomas, Repub-
lican, of New Jersey today was re-
ported as having spent "a pretty
good night" at Mount Alto Hos
pital after having been taken there
when he was stricken in his office
yesterday. Physicians said he was
suffering from stomach ulcers.
Mrs. Thomas came here last
night from her home in Allendale,
N. J. Representative Thomas is a
member of the House Claims and
Military Affairs Committees and is
a member of the special committee
investigating un-American activi-
ties,
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Price Increase
On Milk Fought
By Alexandria
Delegate Declares
Distributors Should
Absorb Increase

BY Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 27.-The
Virginia State Milk Commission to-
day opened a public hearing in the
City Council chamber on a proposal
for an increase in prices paid to milk
producerS-an increase which would
result in a rise of al least l cent per
quart to consumers in the Airing
ton-Alexandria market.
The proposal, calling for an in
crease OF 46 cents per hundred
weight for Glass l (fuid) milk, was
made by the Maryland-Virginia Milk
Producers Association, which is con-
tending that the costs of production
have increased sharply in recent
months.
Protests for Consumers.
At the outset of the hearing,
Maurice D. Rosenberg, Alexandria
delegate to the Virginia Assembly,
voiced protest against passing the
proposed increase onto consumers,
and urged that the distributors bear
the additional cost
Consumers now are paying a
price out Of proportion to what
should be paid in this area" Mr..
Rosenberg said ANY increase in
the amount paid to producers should
be borne by the distributors, not the
consumers.
1T has been said the distributors
also have been burdened with in
creased costs, but I believe there is
sufficient overall profit among dis
tributors to take care of the pro-
| posed increase"
Mr.. Rosenberg said he believed
the increase for producers would
be justified.
Derrick First Witness.
/ B. B. Derrick, secretary-treasurer
Of the Virginia Milk
Producers Association, was the first
witness called by N. J. Webb, chair
man of the Milk Commission. Mr.
Derrick advanced some of the same
argument which he offered at the
/ recent hearing on proposed in
crease in the Washington marketing
area.
/ In urging the commission to allow
4 the increase. Mr.. Derrick declared
/ producers are being burdened with
tremendously increased costs" as a
result of shortage in their supply
I of feed grain and farm labor.
! He said the spring drought has
/ caused a serious shortage Of pas
/ ture and feed grain, necesSitating
/ purchase of feed from outside areas
at greatly increased costs. In ad-
dition. he said. higher wages offered
by defense industries had drained
the supply of farm labor. necessi-
/ tating purchase of expensive labor
saving machinery.
Farm Labor Shortage.
Only 10 men are available to do
the work that 100 men we're doing
on the producers farms at this same
time last year, Mr.. Derrick testified.
adding that boys under Is years Of
age now are being hired to do mems
work.
Declaring that w. P. A workers
have been refusing to accept Jobs
on farms, Mr.. Derrick suggested
that these w. P. A. employees should
be cut off the roll when they refuse
such work
Bulk of the opposition to the
requested increase for the Arlington
Alexandria market was expected tn
come from the Arlington Alexandra
Milk Consumers Committee, which
is represented at the hearing by il
chairman, H. A. Serr.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Death Penalty Is Asked
In Assault Trial

Assistant United States Attorney
Bernard Margolius asked for the
death penalty in a criminal assault
case in District Court yesterday,
carrying out orders of United States
Attorney Edward M. Curran On trial
was George Hodge, 80, indicted by
the District grand jury on a charge
of criminally assaulting his 15-year-
old daughter April 81 in the 400
block of East Capitol street.
The case was being tried before
Justice Charles G. Briggle of the
Southern District of Illinois, on
duty here temporarily to help reduce
a congested calendar.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Ruby Black Honored
By Journalist Sorority

A national headliner" award as
an outstanding woman journalist
today was given to Miss Ruby
Black of Washington, former pres
ident of the National Woman'S
Press Club and special correspond
ent for the United Press and sew
eral Wisconsin papers, by Theta
Sigma Phi, professional journalistic
sorority.
Similar awards, voted by the So
rority as it began two-day con-
vention at Indiana University,
Bloomington, Ind, today, went to
Mrs. Martha Wright Shakespeare of
Kalamazoo. Mich, and Miss Frances
. Cavanah, Chicago.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Orotory Winner to Compete

Robert Alfandre, 13-year-old
Boys Club member and winner of
the District Optimist Clubs ora
torical contest, will compete for in
ternational honors at the clubs con-
vention in Minneapolis July 7.
Young Alfandre will represent the
10th district, which includes WASH
ington, Baltimore, Norfolk, Rich
mond, Petersburg, Lynchburg, Roa-
noke and Newport News.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Ordnance Association
Honors Gurund
By the Associated Press.

John C. Garand, inventor of the
Army's new semi-automatic rifle,
and two other engineers have been
awarded medals by the Army Ord
nance Association for meritorious
service to armament engineering.
Medals will be presented in the
fall Aside from Mr.. Garand, who
is connected with the Springfield,
Mass, armory, medals went to Col.
Herbert w. Alden, Detroit, for his
work in designing fighting vehicles,
and to Col. James L. Walsh, New
York, founder Of the associations
scientific journal, Army ORDNANCE.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
DR.. Hopkins Resigns
o. P. M. Metals Post
nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
DR.. Ernest M. Hopkins resigned
yesterday as chairman of the o. p.
Ms minerals and metals group to
return to his position as president
of Dartmout College.
E. r. Stettinius, jr., director Of
priorities, and members of his ex-
ecutive staff bade DR.. Hopkins fare
well as a luncheon and later the
Priorities Board adopted . resolution
expressing appreciation Of the COL
lege presidents service.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Life Sentence Imposed
In Shotgun Staying

Justice Jesse C. Adkins imposed a
life sentence in District Court to-
day on Gazie A. Penska, 80, found
guilty last night of second-degree
murder in the shotgun Staying
March Is Of Joseph L. Caligiuri. q,
at Eighth and F streets NE.
Officials said Penska may be
paroled after serving Is years.
A 10-to-30-year sentence was given
Mary Elizabeth Sibley, found guilty
recently in the shooting of. Oscar S.
Rush, jr., on a parking lot on Good
Hope road Sc. last September.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Plane Flames in Landing; ;
Two Officers Injured
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
mitchell FIELD, N. Y. June
27.-Lt. Donald D. Dudley, %. was
seriously burned and another
slightly injured today in a forced
landing of their Army training
plane, which caught fire as it
touched the ground.
The plane landed near Jones
Beach on Long Island. 1t. Dudley
was reported seriously burned on
the face, hands and neck. His
passenger, 1t Charles Falletta, %,
possibly suffered fractured
shoulder.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Man Hanged for Attack
On Bethesda Woman
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, June 27.-French
Lee White, colored, %, convicted OF
a criminal attack on a Bethesda
Md woman, died on a gallows
early today at the Maryland Peni-
tentiary.
White, from Bethesda, was con-
victed April 2 of attacking a white
woman employed as a domestic in
Bethesda last November. He was
sentenced by Judges Charles Wood
ward and Stedman Prescott Of
Montgomery County Circuit Court.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
June Isl June II June II June III
% Q . Q
In June, Beware Of.

In June, Beware OF:
l. Crossing a street at point
other than a crosswalk. Two
pedestrians met death by this
action in June last year.
2. Crossing an intersection
against the proper signal. Two
pedestrians were killed while
committing this act during
June, 1940
The seven other traffic vic
tins were fatally injured while
either crossing a street at an
uncontrolled intersection. at
tempting to hitch a ride on a
moving vehicle. playing in the
gutter, riding in a truck or driv-
ing an automobile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
of Decorations
 f(hlriisi|nI1as In

I4aF D H44
 Not many, probably, know oi the deeper meaning associated with the three plants we ordinarily use for Christmas decorations, an au- thority writes. The holly has prickles and red berries. By the prickles we confess the bitter life of Jesus on earth. His watchings, His fastings, His wearineSs. His crown of thorns. By the berries we confess that He shed. His blood for sinners.
 The yew has little outside bark, but only a small rind, to teach us not to make a great outside show of religion; it is d lasting timber, suggesting the sotindness of a Christian; it has many branches, meaning plentifulness in good works; and it is always green and prospering, even as the Christian should always grow and thrive in grace. Y ft.
 The laurel has the significance of victory Jesus came into the world to loose the bands of sin and to ascend up into Heaven, leading captivity captive.
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pR-RR-ING!

pR-RR-ING!
 U Ann Carson climbed quickly down off the small stepladder she was using to hang the glittering an gel on the topmost bough of the Christmas tree. The sharp clang of the doorbell was a welcome sound. Fastening joyously she flung the door wide open.
 For me? Come ill, Timmy." She smiled down at the wizened old hunchback shivering on the door step. Ann took the package rendered almost ceremoniously, bearing con- spicuously the label of his own small flower shop. And with the privilege of a lifelong friend Timmy followed her into the warm lanplit' room.
 Slowly and musingly Ann united the bright tinsel bows. She knew without looking what the box con tained and as her fingers broke the seals she seemed again to hear ter rvs voice, low, quivering and hurt.
 They had gone to dance that memorable Christmas eve and horneward through the whitening mist she had tried, bravely, to tell him she must marry another man.
 A frantic Jerry pleading and a strange new ache at her heart she had stood for moment on the rlai-
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Et'sLiitIe
 Cliffs ihat
 Count

Remember that half the fun of Christmas is unwrapping the pack ages!
 Have several little gifts for those on your list-after all lots of times it's the little things that count. Any stamp collector will appreciate pocket magnifying glass in a little case
 Fer the conscientious budgeteer select the budget bank This bank has six compartments for coins and bills and each compartment can be labeled.
 For the home in general, what could be nicer thain a guaranteed to work pencil sharpener, a handy bookshelf containing key tags, clips, rubber bands. erasers and other miscellaneous gadgets?
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WEEK
 OFFERS CHANCE TO
 PREDICT WEATHER

Weather prognosticaJors have found means of forecasting most of the coming years weather by cooking an eye at the sky during Christmas week. You may not be- lieve them, but here are a few of the varied-and conflfcting-beliefs about Christmas weather:
 It the sun shines through the apple tree on Christmas day, there will be good crop the following year.
 If ice will bear a man before Christmas, it will not bear a mouse afterward.
 Thunder and lightning Christmas week means much snow in the winter.
 Wet causes more damage than frost before than after Christmas.
 If it snows Christmas night, the hop crop will be good next year
 At Christmas meadows green, at Easter covered with frost.
 If windy Christmas day, trees will bring much fruit.
 Christmas wet gives empty gran ary and barrel. q A green Christmas makes fat graveyard
 A warm Christmas a cold Easter.
 A green Christmas, white Eas- ter.
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Italian Woman's Dolls
 Famous Around World

TURIN, ITALY. - A lonely war mother has created one of the worlds foremost doll factories here, managed by Madame Lenci in a fashion that would gladden. Santa Claus heart. Madame Lencis real name is Signora Elena Konig di Scas vini. Born an artist, and developing a passion for dolls as child, she started making them when her hus- band was killed in the World war. Now her Lenci dolls are made by 360 workers and she maintains a sales exposition in the heart of Tur- in. Madame Lenci's ideas come, from big collection of historical and geographic costume designs. Her most famous order for dolls was from Premier Mussolini for four figures to be presented to Japan as gifts. They cost him more than $100 each. !
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ming board of his car and Jerry had whispered: But; darling little Ann. I'll love you always-alwaysl" He had touched with reverent clumsy fingers the single crimson rose she was wearing on the soft black fur of her evening wrap. The touch seemed to give him an idea. Jerry was romantic and they were both so young. 'No matter wherev-i CT I may be, little Ann" he said, 'I'll send you red roses at Christ. mas time and you will know"
 "If ever" he had added, crush ing her close as he lifted her down, If ever I feel I can live without you. when the scars of this night heal, I'll send white ones. Remem- beri" and with quick stride he was gone.
 But she had not married the other man. Somehow after that she couldn't But impulsive hot-headed Jerry left that night, stowaway Oh a tramp steamer bound for China, and now one, two, three, four long years unrolled before her.
 Her letters, pleading and un- ashamed had followed him half way around the earth gathering curious postmarks, undecipherable, but eventually they had returned, tat tered, torn-but unclaimed. 
 But they had come. From strange lands in far odd corners they had come, those orders to old Timmy the florist for the red, red roses as red as her own hearts blood that now beat so chokingly in her throat. And she would wait, wait forever if need be, for Jerry.
 Exultantly she lifted the lid. Rosesi
 But slowly over her face froze a look of piteous unbelief. The mass of blossoms blurred before her eyes and Jerry's paintorn words rang in her ears: 'If ever can live without you, I'll send white ones" And these were white As white as the drifting snow outside. White roses! Mutely her lips formed the words. Oh, God, it couldn't be, after all . these yearsl White rosesl
 "You don't like them? I very sor- ry." Crestfallen, apologetic, old Tim my was turning to go. But the order came so late. No red ones a left for you, only leetle witty buds and so peeck the beeg, beeg white ones for you" His dim old eyes pleaded eloquently for her under standing.
 Oh!-Oh! h!-breathlessly. The light that ne'er was on land or sea came flooding back into Ann's face and clear as a child's faith in Santa Claus the far-away chimes were pealing. Peace, good will to menl
 Jerry had meant red roses after all.
 Mcclure Syndicate-WNU Service.)
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Lapel Pins
 ArePopuIar

Lapel pins run riot this year and are one gift that will always be appreciated since it is almost im- possible for anyone to have toe many. Check your list carefully decide the type for each person and your worries are over.
 For the one that wears tailored suits, and the sophisticated type oi
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Christmas Brought testers

Medieval kings used to have fools and testers to amuse them. Later. however, the wearers of the cap and bells were not the exclusive possess sion of kings and queens. princes, counts, barons and bishops, for the fashion of keeping buffoons passed from sovereigns to corporations and private individuals. These testers were then brought into requisition during the Christmas season, and retained to brighten up the hall and kitchen with their witty sayings and practical jokes.
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dresses rest assured the perfect choice in lapel pins will be the. heavy gold one, set with seed pearls and having a concealed pie lure compartment.
 A beautiful spray of rhinestone is begging you to remember that she will know it is just meanFfos her fur coat.
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LOOK IF UP

Does she correct your pronuncit ation? Does he say you haven't the right meaning of a word? Look it up = in a miniature dictionary 4 very complete, attractively leather bouni.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
WATER COLORs

Remember the youngsters on your Christmas list by providing them with material for many hours of enjoyment. A set of pencils of water-soluble colors will be a boon to any artist.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
CUFF LINKS

If a man of your choice is wear ing the new double cuff shirts he will appreciate a pair of new Ebony links for his sport and business suits.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21

'I'm afraid, Tommy, that you are asking Santa for too much this year."
 'Well, it's lot, Mother, but with all the toys he's got he'll never miss 'em."