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Evening star., 1947-02-16
Commissioners Urqe
Own Insurance Bill,
Oppose Gwynne's

The District Commissioners yes
terday opposed the Gwynne bill for
regulation of insurance here, and
recommended instead a bill of their
own now before the Bureau of the
Budget.
In a letter to Chairman Dirksen
Of the House District Committee.
before which the Gwynne measure
is pending, the Commissioners said
they were "in accord with the gen.
eral purposes of the Gwynne pro-
posal," but added:
TT Is better to enact insurance
legislation specifically designed to
meet the peculiar needs Of the Dis
trict rather than to apply general
standard designed for hypothetical
situations"
Guide for States.
Their own bill, the Commissioners
said, had been submitted to the Bu-
reau of the Budget January %.
The measure introduced by Rep
resentative Gwynne, Republican, of
Iowa was said by the Commissioners
to be somewhat similar to a bill
drafted by State officials and various
representatives of the insurance
business to provide guide for State
legislation along lines of an act of
Congress of last March.
Three outstanding objections to
the Gwynne measure. were regis
tered by the Commissioners:
81. 1t provides for kind and de-
gree of regulation in excess Of that
necessitated by conditions in the
District, and by provisions of public
law.
20. 1t would be extremely difficult
and unnecessarily expensive to ad-
minister.
"3. Certain words and provisions
indicate it was drafted for a
hypothetical situation or jurisdic-
ton rather than for the District"
Clerical Work.
On the point of expense, the Com
missioners declared a provision re-
quiring insurance companies to file
mass of manuals, rules, rates and
rating plans would force the Dis
trict to hire many additional
clerks, stenographers, statisticians
and high-salaried rate experts"
The District superintendent of
insurance, they said, would have
to add an expensive staff unless
he gave mere perfunctory con-
sideration to such filings and rates."
The Gwynne bill has been referred
to the House District Subcommittee
on Public Utilities, Insurance and
Banking, of which the chairman Is
Representative Simpson, Republi-
can, of Illinois.
New legislation is needed to re-
vamp the insurance codes of the
District because of a Supreme Court
decision holding that insurance was
interstate commerce.
Evening star., 1947-02-16
Catholic Daughters 10 Fetr
FOREIGN Students Here

Foreign students from most COL
leges and universities in the District
will be honored at 4 o'clock this
afternoon at a tea and reception
sponsored by Court Forest Glen,
Catholic Daughters of America, at
the home of Mrs. Clara K. Lapp,
1929 Nineteenth street NV.
Feature of the tea will be a pro-
gram by the foreign students of the
National Catholic School of Social
Service, under the direction of the
Rev. Lucian L. Lauerman, director
of the school.
A reception for foreign students
is held annually by Court Forest
Glen to foster international good
will and understanding. Today's
affair will be under the direction of
Mrs. Clara Mcmahon. Mrs. Frances
Eckenrode, grand regent of the or
ganization, will preside.
Evening star., 1947-02-16
Deaths Reported

George Gruny, 81. 11O4 Hobrook st. NV
Reid K. Middleton, SO, 1904 Jackson ST
ne.
Leona ]. Erowensky, 81. 3l4 st. ne.
Nora E. tB) Moran, 81. Baltimore, Nd.
John R. Swats. 81, 141O M st. NV
Harry T. Whelan, 50, 1925 18th st. NV.
Maxwell A. Williams, 81, 1903 Biltmore st
NV.
Anthony s Quigg, 40, Arlington, Va.
Richard A. Quinn, 4S, 352 Raleigh st. Sc
Charles R. Berry, 4S, 1912 Nicholson st
NV.
william F. Muller, Al. Brentwood, Md.
Pearl Webster, 43. 11Ol Jefferson st. NV
sernsna EsR j. saann g. g. s ss Rsnm Rs1fa St. St.
Aravania- -Golfo, 80. 1918 7th St NV
Martha Jackson, 80, Blue Plains D. C.
Sallie Dade. ~: l913 1s, 18th st. NV.
George w. Smith, so, 459 9th st. NV
Birdie Ritch, go, 433 Franklin st. NV.
Evening star., 1947-02-16
Ploeser to Urge Help
For Small Business

Representative Ploeser. Republi-
can, of Missouri, will discuss the
necessity for focusing public atten-
ton on the problems of the loosely
organized small independent busi-
nessman, at luncheon meeting of
the American Public Relations AS
sociation at the Willard Hotel to-
morrow.
Mr.. Ploeser served on the House
Committee on Small Business dur
ing the last Congress. He has in
troduced resolution in the present
Congress calling for reconstruction
of the committee.
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ment. "You Americans" Swed-
ish travel office agent told me,
"are better business men than
u.s."
An American official in Stock
holm, however, does not share
this view. The air transport
agreement between Sweden and
Russia, he explained, makes it
possible for the Swedish plane to
meet the Russian Helsinki-to-
Moscow at Helsinki. 1t also al
lows the SwedeS to send many of
their people into Russia. The
American line. on the other hand.
he said, is not permitted to make
as good connection, and not as
many Americans are permitted to
enter Russia. ct depends on
how you look at it," he smiled,
"as to who's the better business
man. don't think the Swedes
have done too badly"
Among some Swedish business
men there is fear that Sweden is
on her way toward state social
lsm,. and eventual naturalization
of all industry. "You are" one
young Swede told me, now the
only really free people in the
world. Here restriction sare in
creasing, and l think we will
have naturalization of industry
in the end. In America" he add
eel, you can operate any kind of
business you want to, with
minimum of red tape and re-
Striction-aS compared with our
situation here" He had spent
six months in America earlier
this year.
The Scandinavians generally
are a handsome people-with a
greater percentage of blonde hair
and features than any other
country in Europe. They enjoy
outdoor sports, swimming, sail
ing, rowing and athletic events
and are deeply tanned from a.
healthy outdoor life. Stockholm,
a city of several bridge-connect-
ed islands, has $4,000 motorboats
and innumerable sailboats in al
population of 700,000) In Stock
holm, the people are the best
dressed, best fed of any I have
seen in Europe.
Their architecture and art are
magnificent, but sculpture and
painting here are frank in the
extreme land what would be con-
sidered nudity in America is not
uncommon over here. For ex-
ample, one hot day in downtown
Oslo. in the center of the city,
l saw a well-dressed young moth
er leading her four-year-old
daughter across the street Ex-
cept for a pair of sandals. the
child was completely unclothed
from her heels to her bobbed
blonde hair. I have not seen
like this in Sweden.
Children in all three countries.
play naked on the
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ties were. about $780," the
porter replied, Come back at
! o'clock and we'll see what we
can do"
What I want" l said, sis rs
So" He looked blank for a mo-
ment, then began to grin. THAT
makes 1885," he said, "but OF
course it's better average" And
then he roared with laughter. Al
pm. l got the room.
Without exaggeration, l have
seen more new American cars in
Stockholm than in any United
States city of comparable size.
In addition to bicycle traffic SO
huge that public bike" parking
racks are required, the auto and
truck traffic-nearly all U.s.
made sterrific.
The stores and shops are filled
with an amazing array of mer-
chandise-all handsomely dis
played. There are, I am quite
sure, more goods available here
-luXuries as we'll as necessities
than in any other European
city not excluding Switzerland
and Belgium. There are furs, eX-
pensive gowns, jewelry and
watches. There are handsome
modern furniture, Grapes, per-
fumes, toilet articles and soap.
The restaurant menus offer a
wide and pleasing variety of
goods. The streets are ablaze
with colored neon signs at night.
There is, in short, nearly every
thing one would expect to find in
a large American city. Stock
holm, one of the worlds most
charmingly beautiful cities, is in
deed the one bright star in the
dark, troubled European firma-
ment. But there are signs that the
star is beginning to dim.
{ The currency situation offers
an indication-also an example
of the sudden change which can
occur in money values over here.
In Switzerland during July l
was told that the soundest cur
rencies then were the American
dollar, the Swiss franc, the Brit
ish pound and the Swedish kron-
or. The pound has since slipped
badly, and the Swedish kronor
is now not nearly as strong
1t is all a part of an extremely
complicated foreign exchange sit
uation. A Swedish businessman
explains it this way: When the
war was over, Sweden was rich.
Although life had been a bit pre-
carious during the war. the
Swedes had profited we'll. When
hostilities ceased, they began to
import, in huge quantities. all
kinds of merchandise. Imports
grew so large, as compared with
exports, that Sweden's foreign
exchange was on an unfavorable
basis. In December 1916 the
banks announced that the situa.
ton was serious and that STEPS
must be taken" With the warn
ing, merchants and shopkeepers
placed orders for three times a.
much merchandise as they hat
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received during the previous
year. On March Is, import con-
trolls went into effect-but since
goods ordered before March Is
were not covered by this order,
and since much of this goods is
still to be delivered, the drain
on foreign exchange continues.
While you see huge pitchers of
milk on the restaurant tables,
with plenty of American dry
cereals at breakfast, plenty of
bread and butter, Sweden faces
bad winter. This hot summer
has cut down the anticipated
harvest so greatly that imports
of grain and cereals will be nee
essary. This likewise cuts into
foreign exchange balances.
Although there are now plenty
of luxuries, clothing and neceS-
sites in the shops, many bust
nessmen expected that their
shelves will be bare by Christ
mas. Food is rationed, even in
restaurants, and clothing may
soon be.
Fuel is short. Although Swed-
en- produces much of her power
from hydro electric sources, she
uses a great deal of coal as we'll.
Normally this came from Poland,
the Ruhr and England. Some
coal is now received from these
countries, but the supply is small
and uncertain, so coal is also inn
ported from America. Even this
is not enough, so that fuel for
hotels, public buildings and pri-
vate homes, is provided in fire
wood-which one can see stacked
up for use almost everywhere.
An additional difficulty, in the
view of many Swedes, is the re-
cent one billion kronor credit to
Russia. This agreement provides
that Sweden will undertake to
provide one billion kronor in
goods to Russia over a period of
five years. About 20% has so
far been delivered, but there is
some question as to whether
Swedish industry can fulfill the
agreement. Labor is scared, coal
is scarce and raw materials are
scarce. This situation bodies no
good for production for domestic
use, and is likely to limit exports
under the Russian agreement.
Many a Swede considers the
treaty a dad deal.
Travel by air to Helsinki, the
capitol of Finland. on Swedish
airlines is also subject to certain
agreements with Russia. If you
use this line, you may get seat
on a plane, but if it happens that
a Russian comes along at the time
of departure, you may be requir
ed to. surrender it. American
Overseas Airlines, who maintain
r three times-a-Week schedule to
can guarantee that you
will keep your seat, once it has
been assigned, for they are not
affected by the Russian agree
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There WAS a possibility, they
said, that visa would be grant
ed. At no time was given re-
fusa lor anything more than a
Maybe"
l called at the Russian con-
sulate in Stockholm, where a
consular official took my person
al card, and asked me to wait.
After half an hour / was ushered
in to see another official-appar-
emily the consul himself-who
spoke little English. 81 am sor-
ry," he said slowly, smiling and
measuring his words, II have no
instructions"
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beaches, and adult bathing attire
is scanty indeed.
Yet, from the Scandinavian
viewpoint, there is no immortality
in display of the human body.
There are at least as moral in
their relations between the sexes
as we are in America. The diff
ference is simply one of frank
ness.
Although wages are high, and
merchandise likewise expensive,
from the well-dresSed appearance
of the people one would judge
that income from wages and the
cost of living are pretty well in
balance. In addition, Sweden has
recently overhauled her social Sc
curity system, which will now be
much like the American plan,
with perhaps greater benefits.
Some Swedes are doubtful Wheth-
er taxation can produce the funds
required.
Sample of Stockholm humor:
An American tennis profession
al was instructing the Swedish
king who, until recent years, was
a great tennis enthusiast.
"a little more to the left, your
Majesty" the instructor kept
saying. Finally the king stopped
the game.
"YOu remind me-" he smiled,
"of my last prime ministerial
ways saying "a little more to the
left, your Majesty"
The SWedeS love their king. "a
great democrat" as one chap de-
scribed him. The king. he de-
clared, has never been formally
crowned-at his own request.
"He said that formal ceremony
costs too much"
I am not going into Russia.
After waiting nearly two months
for action on my application for
a visa, through the Russian con-
sulate in New York, I was adj
vised by the consulate officials
there, on my departure from Eu-
rope. to inquire at the consulates
in London, Paris and Stockholm.
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A Little More to the Left
Stockholm. Auu. %
Copyright ls47. Mason Rossiter Smith)

y Stockholm. Aug 70
It's the some here too Even in Scandinavia olhough the
people OF Denmark Norway and Sweden have sprung from
the racial stock and in spite the fact that all three
tries have at time another during years been under
the some government the peoples quite distinct In
Denmark they oil Danes in NorwoY all Norwegons in
Sweedn oil Swedes. .ts.ta tE-& ~
The Done is pleasant friendly. cooperative and known
throughout Scandinavia sharp businessman This latter
ing between the Danes and the Norwegions who dsusted
Donish business practices But during the occupation the
Dunes shipped thousands thousands of food oucels into
NowuY or Denmark had plenty Of food during the Ger
mon occupuon) and the Norweguns have not forgotten The
Dane perhaps the popular foreigner in Norway for
his wartime generosity is deeply appreciated
The Norwegian the other hand is easy going friendly.
with the salty humor of the old dog He thinks the Swede
bit stiff The latter is friendly but little dson until you
to know him. He is strictly formu with oil the business
of the Dane and much of the cool efficiency of the Ger
Except for his formolty the Swede think. like
the American than his scandinavian cousins He understands
and pocices organization much don fact generally
speaking although he odmires American products he quite
that he has nothing leorn from the Americans when
comes to production and organized business methods He
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-29
Prize Winners
Among Boys At
Baby Contest

The winning boys in the
healthiest group among the one
month to -one land a half years
classification at St PauPs Epis-
copal Church's Baby Show early
this week were incorrectly listed,
it was reported to The Citizen.
First prize in, this group went
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IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of our dear
est mother, Emma Louisa Lowe
who departed this life Novembel
%, 1912.
Gone but never forgotten.
LEOTA HOLT and FAMILY.
nOV29-1tx
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uilllkSs uuuScO-ultGI postwar
visits to the Stotes-thot we
ore "over-orgunized".
You note the difference be-
tween the Norwegian and the
Swede the moment you meet the
customs officials aboard the train
from Oslo to Stockholm. The
Norwegian is neatly dressed, and
speaks the same impeccable Eng
lish-but he is more open and
friendly, jokes with the passen-
gers as he moves through the
train. The Swede is quite stiff,
very formal, greeting you with
smart salute and going about the
business of checking your pass
port, instructing you on how to
fill out your currency declaration
and examining your baggage
with cool efficiency.
We were about half an hour
out of Oslo when the train-haul-
ed by an electric locomotive
stopped on a steep grade-insuf-
ficient power. After some time
a steam locomotive arrived to
pull us over the hill.
. Meantime, we had opportunity
to glimpse at close hand a very
beautiful countryside, just at
dusk, the hills covered with ever
greens and birches, the night as
still and romantic as any in the
Adirondacks of New York state.
Somewhere, far off a dog barked
and from the opposite direction
you could hear a boy whistle for
his dog. A distant "whssh" in
the woods heralded the coming of
a car, whose lights finally could
be seen Pickering through the
trees along the road. The houses
mountain summer cot
'tages-cast a soft light into the
gathering darkness, and some
where a radio was playing.
The. chap standing at my right
lpokingSoiit the corridor window,
and as enchanted blythe scene as
] was, turned out to be young
Swedish film producer, who was
returning from Oslo after max
ing a travel film. Small world
that this is, this man had served
before the war as copywriter in
the Stockholm branch of wide
ly known American advertising
agency, preparing layollts in
English describing Swedish prod
ucts advertised and sold in Amer
lea. His English now he explain
ed, was poor for lack of practice.
.'You see, we were, shall we say,
cut off from the English-speak-
ing people for quite long time"
Some weeks ago in Brussels /
had talked with an American
clergyman, on his way home from
an international church conven-
ton in Scandinavia. He had ex-
pressed the opinion that Ameri-
cans were disliked in Sweden,
that the clerks in the stores were
rude and that a conversation he
had had with a student indicated
an unfriendly feeling toward the
"Yank". My own experience
has been quite the opposite, ano
on putting the question directly
to well informed Swedes, l have
invariably received the answer
that Americans are not only wei
liked, but universally admired
for their cordially and their pro
ductive technique.
NV hunt for a hotel room II
Stockholm provides an example
The city hotels were crowded
because the Stockholm trade fan
has attracted thousands to the
city. My travel agent had receiv
ed only Maybe from one hotel
We went over the morning OF my
arrival to see what the possloili'
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-29

The Al million persons en-
ployed in the United States in
1910 are estimated to have work
ed smaller number of aggre-
gate hours than the 81 million
employed in 1910.
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to Shannon Cramer. Jan Scot
Knoblock took second prize and
John Sparkman Durant was
awarded third prize.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-29

Although about onefifth of
u. S. people live on farms. it
was estimated that in the 1947
boom season they received only
one ninth of the u. S. income.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-29

Abraham Lincoln was largely
instrumental in removing the
state capital of Illinois from
Vandalia to Springfield.
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1t is estimated that the Roman
Catholic Church has almost 70
million members in the United
States with almost 10000 priests.
The Valley settler., 1947-12-05
LOCAL NEWS

Niles DeLand is visiting in Palmer for a fou weeks this fall.
 Ralph Loore and Clarence Jen son, left for thorStates by plane this last week. Ralph 2-oore is joining. his family who left here for the States early last spring. Laura and Teddy Nournsen from Mckinley Park visited in the ,Va11ey on. Tue sday and Ted- resdey. They were on thoir way to the Statos.' This is the first tine. that Laura heal been out in II years. While here they visited Mrs. Eaude Eosler, Kermit Kings son of IT. and lrss Lloyd King, to rh on they .tcze hostess. and[ host recently; and al So [. end Mrs, c.-T, Peters, whom they knew in the States. IT,
 c.c. 1'ix left by plane for the States on
 -odue oday. Of this weeks He will visit ro1at ives in California. Mr. 3rix vas st:-tcl1en with a heart att ack on Thenks- e;5vtrg and remained in tho 1oc al Hospital urt il his plane left on -edne sdayo
 T.o follow ing underwent s2rgory at the 1oca1 hosp it al this week and ara reported as sott ing along very Ue3l: Mrs. Erwin Doyle, Hrs. Robert Walker, Iirso Ray Me- Kochnio.
 -. T.L. Cameron, Body and Fender man at . t&o co-op Garage, injured his foot while
The Valley settler., 1947-12-05

at work on Thursday Of this ueok. It was feared that the foot is broken an q G-rays are being takeno
 Marian Barry reports that she was bitten by a scg while Ua1f7rg al ong the street this we4k, She believes that it would be a good. idea for people to keep th2ir dogs aJ homo or tied up--espec1a11y VICIOUS dogss
 Many women arc rum ing the farms and keep ing the "T1ome fires burn ing" as husbands take to the woods to get that moose which evaded them the fir st season. . rf..t
The Valley settler., 1947-12-05

7.L. Cameron /, t&G Co-op Garage ,
Evening star., 1947-03-13
|RuhIand Asks Public
Ito Aid in RAT Problem

There are not enough people In
the employ of the District Govern
ment to do all the work necessary
to lessen the pest and rodent prob
|lems in Washington" according to
Health Officer George G. Ruhland.
1.-THE whole-hearted support of
the public is necessary" he said.
HE warned against leaving food
remnants around carelessly and
garbage in uncovered cans.
A delegation headed by W. B.
Walton, chairman Of the Washing
ton Pest Control Association, visited
DR.. Ruhland to offer cooperation
and support to the Health Depart
ment.
DR.. Rutland said he plans to
keep alive through the summer the
work which will be started next
month in the annual clean up
campaign. The Committee on
Cleanliness and Sanitation ap-
pointed by the Commissioners some
time ago will meet tomorrow to
map out its campaign and arrange
cooperation with the Board of
Trade Cleanup Committee which
plans to conduct its campaign dur
ing the week of April 81.
The cleanliness campaign is head
ed by William A. Xanten, super
intendent of refuse for the city
government. The Board of Trade
committee is headed by Kirk Miller.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-01-25
swinging down the lane
By BILL LANE

WE SEE LOT of in the papers about how
NYC Chicago and LA. putting racial tolerance
broadcasts via local radio stations We talk Of how much
good these programs doing in presenting merorous
stories about outstanding Negroes of the arts and sciences