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Evening star., 1947-12-07
House GroupP|
Executive Session on.
D. T.. Textbook Issue.

Chairman Miller Of the House
District subcommittee on education
plans to call an executive session
of the group this week to act on the
controversy over the public schools
civics textbook, Building Citizen
ship"
Refraining from prediction OF
what the subcommittee may do,
Representative Miller, who is
Nebraska Republican, said last night
he hopes to get his group together
soon to make a careful study of
the transcript of two days hearings
which closed yesterday.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars has
asked that the book be banned
from use in the schools. 1t is used
in the ninth grade. School Supt.
Hobart M. Corning and Maynard
De Witt, of the American Veterans
Committee urged the books con-
tinued use.
Lee Plans No Action.
Adelbert Lee, member of the Board
OF Education, who originally raised
objections to Building Citizenship"
attended the hearing yesterday.
Asked afterwards if he intended
to continue his opposition, he said
he planned to take no more action
in the matter. He will leave any
further steps in the hands of the
VFW, he said.
DR.. Corning promised to submit
report to the committee this week
on six books by Harold Rugg,
professor at Columbia University,
which the VFW charges are on the
approved list" of both the public
schools and public library.
The Rugg books came into the
hearing at the conclusion OF testi-
mony by Charles S. Sullivan, Jr.
of the Committee on Un-American
of the VFW. He submit
ted to the Miller subcommittee the
names of six Rugg books, but said
he had not yet investigated them.
Books Debated.
Questioned by committee men,
bers, DR.. Corning said he was not
aware that any of this authors
books were being used as general
texts. DR.. Corning said the Rugg
books had been seriously debated y
and he felt sure they were not
being used as basic texts in the
schools, but maybe for reference"
The list of the books, included
THE Building of America" a mis-
tory textbook for men tary
schools. Mr.. Rugg is professor OF
at Teachers College,
Columbia University, New York city.
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Take your time, please, folks,
pleaded the attendant at the revolv-
ing doors.
Cant lose for a quarter-a bal
loon and a dancing doll, all in one, "
pointed out the unlicensed street
vendor as he kept a lookout for
police.
How about it?" asked the un-
abashed beggar without pencils or
newspapers for front"
please mail early" implored
Postmaster Vincent c. Burke.
As had been promised by mer-
chants the preceding Saturday, the
pace of the Christmas shopping
rush quickened yesterday.
F street was no place to take a
new shoeshine-nor was Seventh.
Many Stocks Exhausted.
BY late afternoon, stocks of many
popular items were almost ex-
hausted in the department stores,
but department managers said sub
stantial additional shipments were
expected tomorrow and Tuesday.
Special police details strove to
keep traffic moving in the downtown
area, but the swarms of pedestrians
made right turn a major operation
for a motorist.
A short wait was necessary most
Of the afternoon before shopper
could obtain a stall in a revolving
door or half a step on a moving
stairway.
In one store, more than half-an-
hour was required at some periods
for a tot to progress from the end to
the head of the line of children
waiting to have their photographs
made on Santa Claus knee.
Meanwhile, Postmaster Burke was
completing arrangements to handle
the peak mail load, expected in
about 10 days.
Basement of ArmOry to be Used.
The District National Guard has
made the basement of its armory
available without charge as a dis
tribution point for all incoming
packages, Mr.. Burke said yesterday.
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Apartment Vacancies
Caused by Appeals
On Rents, Lusk Says

Some Washington landlords are
allowing apartments to remain va
cant as long as six weeks while
appeals for rent increases are pend
ing, it was asserted here last night.
Rufus S. Lusk, secretary of the
Building Owners and Managers As
sociation, had said in statement
Friday that hundreds" of apart
ments were being kept vacant but
he changed this last night to
scores" He said he had no exact
idea of the number.
Mr.. Lusk first made the state
ment after Rent Control Admin
istrator Robert F. CogsWell had de-
MED an appeal by Mr.. Lusk's group
for an automatic" rent increase
formula.
The owners and managers group
sponsored the plan, which would
have increased rents from 5.3 per
cent to S.2 per cent over the 1941
level. in order to simplify admin
istration of rent control, Mr.. Lusk
said.
In commenting last night on the
apartments being kept vacant, Mr..
Lusk said this is not rent strike"
by landlords but only a means of
protecting their interests. He point
ed out that If an apartment were
rented and an increase later grant,
ed, the new tenant could appeal,
thus further delaying the settling
of new rent figure. If the apart
ment we're vacant when the in
crease went into effect, no such
problem would arise.
Mr.. Lusk said he knew of one
case where an apartment house
owner has kept 10 apartments va
cant for a year because he cant
get reasonable rent" This owner
is not member Of the Building
Owners and Managers Associations,
however, Mr. Lusk added.
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AAA Advisors to Hear
Talk on Underpusses

Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, District
highway director, will speak on the
proposed Barney Circle and the Du-
pont Circle underpasses at lunch
con meeting of the advisory board Of
the American Automobile Associa-
ton, at 1890 pm. tomorrow at the
Mayfower Hotel.
On the same program, Mrs. George
C. Thorpe, legislative chairman for
the District AAA, will discuss driver
training programs for high schools
and alcoholism tests for Washington
drivers. P. Y. K. Howat, chairman
will preside.
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Traffic Convictions
Credited 10 Greater
Public Awareness

Increasing public awareness OF
the dangers Of careless driving is
a prime reason why seven out of
10 negligent homicide jury trials
here this year have resulted In con-
victions, the United States At
torney's Office said last night.
For more than two years prior
to last March, Government prose-
cutors were not able to convince
a single jury of the guilt of driver
in negligent homicide jury trial.
Assistant United States Attorney
Richard M. Roberts, on the staff
for less than year, has prosecuted
all seven Of the cases resulting in
convictions, it was pointed out by
Assistant United States Attorney j.
Warren Wilson. Mr.. Wilson heads
the staff of prosecutors assigned
to the Municipal Court criminal
division.
Not After Record.
"Our office is never intent on
securing a record of convictions for
crimes" Mr.. Wilson said, but we
believe that cases which were well
prepared by the police were being
disregarded by Municipal Court
juries.
Accordingly, We first selected Mr..
Roberts to concentrate on handling
all cases of negligent homicide that
came to our Office. In addition, when
those cases came to trial we began
a practice Of questioning jurors to
eliminate those who might have had
traffic accidents in the past and,
consequently, be inclined to be
lenient toward traffic offenders"
He also called attention to the
fact that in one of the three cases
in which juries returned a verdict
of not guilty, the verdict was bit
terly criticized by Judge George D.
Nelson and branded as fragrant
miscarriage of justice"
Police Do More Work.
TN addition to the advantage of
having one man prosecute all cases
of the same type" Mr.. Wilson
added, "the police have done more
investigating and worked with Mr..
Roberts in bringing us better cases
to prosecute"
The change in public attitude, the
prosecutor said, is encouraging.
THE public is apparently coming
to grasp the fact that killing an
other person with an automobile is
a heinous crime, even though it is
classified as a misdemeanor," he
said. And these convictions are
bound to serve as a deterrent to
careless killing In the future"
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Hu|I's Memoirs Are Ready
For Publication Next May

Former Secretary of State Hull
has completed the manuscript of
his memoirs and turned it over
to the Macmillan Co., New York,
for publication next May, it was
announced last night.
Mr.. Hull, who served as Secretary
of State longer than any American
in history, finished writing his me-
moirs by his 18th birthday, last
October 2, but has just completed
revisions of the manuscript.
He is still confined to the Be-
thesda Naval Hospital, where he
has been for more than year since
suffering a collapse while there
for a physical checkup. Friends
said he is gradually regaining his
strength and has shown great in
terest in completion of the work
on his memoirs, which will be pub
liShed in two volumes.
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Prison Official to Talk
To Bethesda Roturv

James N. Burns Of the Federal
Bureau Of Prisons will speak at a
luncheon meeting Of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Rotary Club Tuesday
at the Kenwood Club. Claude Hy-
son has charge of the program.
During December the club will
have as it's luncheon guests two stu
dents from Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School, Sam Towne and Philip
Fleming.
Evening star., 1947-12-07

Gated greater attention to teaching
anesthesia in the country's medical
schools, and more opportunities for
postgraduate training of resident
doctors.
Turning to the Washington scene,
DR.. McCusky found particularly
high standards In the administra-
ton and supervision Of anesthetics
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Kensington Post Office
Sets YuIe Mail Hours

The Kensington Post Office yes
terday announced Office hours to
handle Christmas mail. From
Wednesday through December %,
the Office will be open from am.
to pm. each day, except Saturdays,
December 13 and 20, when the hours
will be am. to pm. Sundays,
December IA and 81 the office will
be open from 9 m to pm.
Evening star., 1947-12-07

minister anesthetics. We feel that
any such statement would unduly
alarm the 100000 Americans who
must undergo surgery or have babies
in hospitals each year"
His society, he pointed out, has
$500 members. Many of these.
he said, have never applied for
certifcation by the Board of Anes-
Evening star., 1947-12-07

administer the
gas or drug the
n e W ly elected
president of the
American So
ciety of Anes-
thesiologists said
here last night.
DR.. Charles F.
McCuskey of Los
Angeles. W h o
took Office after
the society's an
n u al meeting
last week in
New York, said
a recent maya
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caused unnecessary anxiety when it
charged, most anesthetists today
are not qualified for their job"
Interviewed in the Mayflower
after his arrival to confer with
Veterans Administration medical
authorities tomorrow, DR.. McCuskey
conceded the country's need for
double the present number Of
anesthetists. He took exception,
however, to the implication that
many of those now in practice are
incompetent.
DR.. McCuskey emphasized the
great responsibility borne by those
Evening star., 1947-12-07

OllCo1OloSy a.
though profes-
sionally quail
fed, b e C a u S e
they have not
had the time
or inclination to
take the special
examination.
The S oci c t y
does recognize
the acute short
age of trained
anesthetists, DR..
McCuskey said.
He estimated the
S h o r t a G e at
2 QlQ He adUn.
Evening star., 1947-12-07
DR.. Reissiq to Speak

DR.. Frederick E. Reissig, executive
secretary of the Washington Fed
Grafton Of Churches, will speak at
a dinner of the Mems Club of the
Bethesda Methodist Church at $50
pm. Tuesday.
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WoodIin PTA to Meet

The Woodlin Elementary School
Parent Teacher Association will
meet at 8 pm. Tuesday in the School
at Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1947-12-07

Patients who must undergo
anesthesia in District hospitals need
have no qualms about the profess
sional competence of those who
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Station Holds Open House

Radio station WGAY in Silver
Spring will hold open house from
to pm. today on its first ami.
versary.
Evening star., 1947-12-14
| Parent-T Teacher
| Activities

Meetings this week:
Alumnae of the Ludlow Madison
School held luncheon on Saturday
at the home of Mrs. Martin Peter
silia in honor Of the teachers who
were being transferred.
Monday.
Stanton-8 pm. The children will
present a Christmas play. A short
business meeting will follow when a
revision of the bylaws will be the
main item of business.
Stoddert-7:30 pm. A Christmas
program will be given by the chill
dren.
Bernard-8 pm. Children Of the
sixth grade will present Christmas
play entirely in French. The Glee
Club will render a group Of folk,
Christmas and patriotic songs. Re-
freshments will be served.
Langdon-A pageant, combining
the Christian Christmas and the
Jewish Chanukah, will be presented
at pm.
Wednesday.
Kramer-Executive Committee, 2
pm.
Thursday.
Brookland-Executive Board, lis
pm. A covered-dish luncheon will
be part of the program. Each men,
ber will bring a 25-cent gift to be
sold.
Neutrality-suspicious. pageant to
be presented at 7:45 pm. The pro-
gram will be presented under the
direction of Miss Agnes Maceron
and Mrs. Rosalie Walters. The Rev.
Richard M. Mussen will speak on
What We as Parents Can Do to
Bring About Peace"
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Civic Calendar
Home-RuIe Plan
To Be Discussed

Three Of Is citizen groups sched-
uled to meet this week. The George
town, Shepherd Park and Sixteenth
Street Highlands Citizens Associa-
tions. will discuss the Auchincloss
home-rule plan for the District.
The Bradbury Heights group will
elect officers and the Citizens Forum
of Columbia Heights will install Off
GERS at a special Christmas program
arranged by William A. Oates.
A list Of meetings follows:
Monday.
Chillum Heights-Luther Rice Me-
mortal Church, 1914 North Capitol
street, 8 pm.
Fort Davis - Ryland Methodist
Church, Branch avenue and S street
Sc, 8. pm.
Georgetown-St. Johns Parish
Hall, Potomac and o streets NV,
8 pm.
/ Interfederation Council-The Star
Building, Board of Trade Conference
room, 52s, 8 pm.
Lincoln Park-Epworth Methodist
Church, Thirteenth street and North
Carolina ave. NE, 8 pm.
Mid-City-949 Ninth street NV,
8 pm.
Shepherd Park-Shepherd Park
School, Fourteenth street and Kali
mia road NV, 8 pm.
Tuesday.
Bradbury Heights-Davis School
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Forty fourth place and H street Sc,
8 pm.
Cathedral Heights Cleveland Park
st. Adams Church Guild Hall,
Massachusetts and Wisconsin ave-
nues NV, 8 pm.
Petworth-Petworth Branch, Pub
lie Library, Georgia avenue and Up
shur street NV, 8 pm.
Wednesday.
Burroughs-Executive committee
meeting at the home of Benjamin
F. Taylor, 1918 Seventeenth place
NE, 8 pm.
Citizens Forum Of Columbia
Heights-Powell Junior High School,
Hiatt place and Lamont street NV,
8pm.
Friendship-Janney School, Wis
consin avenue and Albemarle street
NV, 8 pm.
Sixteenth Street Highlan ID s.
Brightwood School, Thirteenth and
Nicholson street NV, 8pm.
Trinidad-Wheatley School, Mon
tello avenue and Neal street NE, 8
pm.
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Two Business Groups
To Hold Meetings

Members Of the East Gate Busi-
ness Association will formulate final
plans for q party honoring winners
in the groups current courtesy
campaign" at pm. Tuesday at
1881 Rhode Island avenue NE.
The Electrical Contractors Asso-
citation Board of Directors will meet
at $50 pm. Tuesday In the home
of Robert S. Leedy, 217 Underwood
street NV.
Evening star., 1947-12-14

which between loading platforms
department hollow filed
where puddles would form.
might well insist that these
that public especially the
against the likelihood of contracting heavy colds
through highway dnchng definite complaints writing
baths practical
office
Precpitate Ill-Consdered Action Kills Influence
complaints recently regarding hurried action
organizations that there important problem
which should attention all which
making National Capital better which
resolutions important subjects
without careful consideration competent committees
Usually hasy sprung membership meeting
with the the question involved of such require
immediate times such shows its such
complete lack knowledge the subject weight what
the which directed it
would better the organization default completely acting
question such would harmful to its n
would its hasty and il-considered action.
organizations definite which they closely adhere
under which all actions which individuals oganza
outside of their be referred committee
careful consideration thereon specific
this rule flags mpeuous member endeaVos
stampede the organization into immediate adoption Where is
question consider the
proposal and make report later in the session.
organizations Columbia working for the best
National Capital its while their membership Is
obligation which they the
obligation their actions deliberate
careful understanding the problems with which
they dealing.
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Fly the Flag Monday for Bill of Rights;
On Being Drenched bv Speeding Cars

FLY the Flag Monday for Bill OF Rights;
On Being Drenched bv Speeding Cars
By Jesse c. suter
Bill Of Rights and voeless, Unrepresented People
December be observed the e Of the shcaon
ally knon the Bin Of Rights Citizens are urged s Ito observe that
buildings homes and by meeting together for
amendments Rights,
an integral of the Constitution really more than that They
c which government and no @ people m may s yae at have
participation United States contained in
the clause of the first h form rb
petition the Government for
The vOteless and the District Of Columbia
an s geo ne seam 3rn1a vope renreenatn o IN m be connra
and in the election of President and Vice President in the
petition the first has far from
Practical experience has shown that petitions from Voess
enumeration in the Constitution Of certain
people" United
st. M 1ohd ss peop By the States
these amendments would indicate that the unalenabe
participation in the Govern
his not specifically denied in the Constitution and
delegated Constitution which would prevent
ne OF e nses oSdsd the
It is true that the provision of Article
given exclusive legislation in all cases
to such legislative power residents of that
Whatever indicates an intent deny
their elected Of the which clothed with
While the Constitution does not specifically deny the
ton Absence specific necessarily implies
Congress without the BY law to deny
such participation in the Of the Nation the yotse and
less to provide for such representation
Congress continue to Be
deprived of active part in the Government which taxes them and
To take would h the to Congress
for there m has % o b BIZ na entire
Of Rights "0os0
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ssnso n Pf2es @ shs eh oors n: comfort could come from the
senaves and participate elections which shall
Motor Vehicles, Puddes and Drenched People
~. No m civic exists than that
by rapidly driven motor during rain through pudd
interest to the Department of Vehicles
ond soua m m % e t saU" vehicles lies ss
drainage and the hollow the highways
Department to prevent the innocent victims such dencng from
The pedestrian waiting for reetcar loading platform
m m TO oay is s0en % @ soaksa & TO tn SKI SKIN 10 ncn
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with dry clothing
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street high speed and throw spray which frequently will
Even the riders in other cars are protected against these
frequently those
completely windshield
off practically all vision
point cited where people waiting the curb
intersection opportunity have been drenched
driven entirely too high speed for wet roadway In
this could hardly be avoided
standing the curb and
without
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careful several angles Of this problem Will probably
practical would help
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might find to afford drainage OF
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-03-25
REGULACIJA HUDOUR-
NIKA LIJAKA v VIPAV-
SKI DOLINI

Hudournik Lijak v vipavskem
okraju je vseskozi delal prebi-
'vaistvu velike tezave, ker je oh,
vsakem vecjem dezevju poplav-
ljal zemljo, XII je bila ze itak
motvirna in neplodna. Postavka
.letosnjega gospodarskega 11aGr-
Ia doloca regulacijo Z KIN dol,
ge strtge tega hudournika. De-
10 "a regulacijo Lijaka bo v
giavnem 'prevzela mladina. Iori
tenn delu ba zaposlenih 800 mla-
dincev in SO strokovnjakov. Pr
We l1iladinske brigade il Sloven-
skega Primorja bodo odsle ma
delo 1. aprila in racunajo, da
DO delo koncano oktobra 1947.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-03-25
"a Kristanovo 8O-letnico

Cleveland, O. - Pred KRAFT
kim j9 Milan Medvesek sprozll
idejo V Pro5veti, da je dolznost
a m eriskih Slovencev, dat i
skromno priznanje zasluzenemu
mczu "a delavske pravice, pisa
telju Etbinu Kristanu Oh 8O-let-
nici njegovega rojstva. Mia
nov poziv nj bill zaman. V pri-
log temu SO Sc priceli oglasati
dopisniki il raznih naselbin. V
Clevelandu SO njegovi prijatelji
zanesli idejo ma drustvene seje,
kjer SO naleteii ma popolno ra-
zumevanje in odobritev. Anpak
Kristan nj lie glasnik Cleveland
canov, temvec vseh naprednih
Slovencev in mednarodnega de-
lavstva. Zato Sc je sklenilo, da
bo "a proslavo njegovega jubi-
lsja najprimernejsi cas- OBJ pri-
liki SANSove konvencije, XII Sc
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-03-25
UREDNIKoVA Po$TA

DO vrsila letos dine 80. in 81.
maja v Clevelandu. Takrat bo-
do nan1re6 navzoci delegati in
gosti il vseh vaznih naselbin
Zdruzenih draw in bo torej "a
stopan YES napredni zivelj ame-
riske Slovenije.
Ker je tudi preds. SANSa,
SANSa, Sc ba proslava vrsil pod
Sc bo proslava vrsila po okriljem
podruznic, sodelovanjem Can
karjeve Ustanove. Christian je
bill vecletni urednik Cankarje-
vega Glasnika). Kot je dosedaj
doloceno DO spored konvencije
sledeci: v cetrtek 20. maja,
sprejem delegatov. v petek 80.
maja, shod mesanim spore-
dom. V soboto 81. maja, KRI-
STANOV VECER v spodnji
dvorani SIND, v avditoriju pa
Piles. Vse te priredbe Sc seveda
vrsijo zvecer. V slucaju spre-
membe DO javnost O tenn pravo-
casno obvescena.
Vstopnice bodo v kratkem od-
poslane ma clevelandske SANS
owe podruznice, XII jih bodo raz-
pecale med drustva in posamez-
nike. Ker ina Kristan veliko
stevilo prijateljev, smo trdno
prepricani, da ie uspeh tega We
cera zagotovljen. &c kdo zaslu-
Ii priznanje "a svoje nesebicno
delo, je to jubilant, XII je ze pod
stare Avstrijo oral ledino ma
delavsko-prosvetnem in politic-
mem polju. Oh prvi svetovni VOL
nj je med ameriskimi Slovenci
zasejal seme, il katerega je po
drugi vojni vzklila nova delav-
ska Jugoslavija. Kot vecletni
urednik Proletarca, Druzinske-
ga koledarja in Cankarjevega
Glasnika, je neumorno budil ma
Sc ljudi k vztraj jnosti pri delu
"a lepso bodocnost clovestva.
Kristan je vzlic poznim le-
tom Sc sijajen in preprieevalen
govornik, pred katerim imajo
spostovanje cello njegovi ma
sprotniki. Toda kdo bi nasteval
njegove zasluge, dejstva govo-
RHO sama Ease. Sicer sc sempa-
tia slisijo zabavljanja proti ME
govi osebi, ampak to ne priha-
ia cd razumnih ljudi, temvec Cd
zapeljancev, XII ne vedo kaj 60
vorijo. Tenn palckom maj DO po-
vedano, da je Kristanovo ziv-
ljenje odprta knjiga in da hi on
S svojo nadarjenostjo lahko ze
davno udobno zivel, ako bi Sc
hotel prodati "a skledo lece kot
to delajo neznacajnezi. Oh pri-
liki 80-letnice in njegovega plo-
donosnega della "a ljudsko ko-
rist, mu vsi njegovi prijatelji is
kreno cestitamo in klicemo S
pesnikom vred:
Ne lie, kar veleva mu stan,
kar more to MOI je storiti
dolzap.
Frank CaSpn