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Evening star., 1948-11-22
Wheeler Asks Court
10 Declare Lobbying
Act Unconstitutional

Former Senator Burton K. Wheeler
of Montana, now a Washington
lawyer, today asked Judge Edward
M. Curran In District Court to hold
the National Lobbying Act unconsti-
tutional.
Mr.. Wheeler argued 13 motions
to dismiss an indictment, drawn
under the law, against the agricul-
ture commissioners of Texas and
Georgia and others.
He contended the act is so vague
that even the Justice Department
has ifficulty in interpreting 1t. The
defendants, he said, are at a loss
properly to prepare their defense
and, therefore, the charges should
be dismissed. He argued that the
act violates freedom Of speech, due
process of law and the Constitu-
tional requirement that an indicted
person be clearly informed of the
charge against him.
The regulation on lobbying be-
came effective in the session of 1916
The defendants charged with fail
ing to register under the act and
neglecting to file various reports
under 1t, are:
Robert M. Harris of New York,
cotton broker; Ralph w. Moore,
Washington commodity broker:
Commissioner of Agriculture Tom
Linder of Georgia; Commissioner Of
Agriculture James E. Macdonald Of
Texas, the Farm Commissioners
Council and the National Farm
Committee.
Representing the defendants with
Mr.. Wheeler are Attorneys William
E. Leahy, William J. Hughes and
Ben Melnicoff of Washington; How
ard Daley; Maury Hughes of Dallas
and Hugh Howall of Atlanta, Ga.
Appearing for the Government are,
Nugent Dodds, Herman Wolkinson
and Arthur B. Caldwell, special as
sistants to the Attorney General.
Mr.. Wheeler in his lengthy argu-
ment said the District Bar Associa-
ton, which always gets in its say
on appointments to the judiciary"
might run afoul of the act. He said
it Is IAN amazing situation" where
the Government cites Congressional
committee reports on this law which
are clearly against it. At one point,
Mr.. Wheeler asked. what Is the
meaning of trying to influence
legislation'-just talking to a Sem
ator expressing opposition or favor
of a bill?"
Evening star., 1948-11-22
fatalities Reach Eight
In Great Plains Storm
BY the Asseeiofsd Rrasa

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 22.-The
Great Plains region counted its dead
from a three-day Snowstorm at
eight today.
The storm, which whipped across
strip of the Great Plains from
Eastern Colorado to Minnesota, blew
itself out Saturday but clearing of
snow-clogged roads and towns were
still continuing in some areas today.
Another general thaw today was
expected to help.
Five of the deaths occurred in
Nebraska and three in Kansas.
Hundreds of motorists were ma
rooned and trains and buses were
stalled. Electric, power and COM
munications were disrupted. Some
schools closed.
Yesterday snowplows uncovered
the body OF Mrs. Hal Laughlin. 80,
of Jetmore, Kans., about a mile
from where her automobile had
stalled. She had been sought since
Thursday. Her car stalled near
Dodge City in Western Kansas.
Inc pOOy Oh 1SSGcT M. Sdi soAl, 90,
McCook, Nebr, also was found yes
terday in his snow-covered car 8
miles west Of Oberlin in Northwest
Kansas. Another death reported
last night was that of John H.
Haun, 4S, a truck operator who died
of exhaustion from shoveling snow
in ONeill, Nebr.
Winds up to rs miles an hour ac-
companied the snow, accounting for
the huge drifts. The sheep loss in
Western Kansas and Eastern Colo
rado was high.
The coldest spots on today's
weather map were in the North
Central States, where Sioux Falls,
S. OAK. reported low of 6 degrees
above zero, and Sioux City, Iowa,
II above. Temperatures elsewhere
over the Nation were about normal.
Light snow f1urries ranging from
trace to y01 of an inch were
reported over the entire Southeast
ern section of the Nation, except
Florida. Meridian. Miss, had more
than an inch of moisture.
Evening star., 1948-11-22
zi6nists to Show Film

A motion picture entitled Land
of Hope" will be shown at meeting
of the Arlington-Fairfax District,
Zionist Organization Of America, at
$50 pm. Wednesday at the Arling-
ton Jewish Center on Lee boulevard.
Evening star., 1948-11-22
Danish Embassy Acquires
Ex-Resisfance Editor

The Danish Embassy's new press
attache, Kai Johansen, who has just
arrived here, had an exciting career
during the war as chief editor of
the underground publication Infor-
nation, which furnished news for
resistance newspapers in his country.
He visited New York for three
weeks before coming here last week,
but thinks 1t Is "too much city" and
Washington Is more desirable.
Mr.. Johansen, As, now lives with
his wife and two children at 4420
Dexter street NV. He was chief
editor of Information from Septem-
Der, 1914, until the end of the war
Danish Embassy officials said today
Information exists now as a regular
newspaper.
1t was. born during the resistance
movement, published despite the
Nazi occupation of Denmark as a
10-page mimeographed paper in
Copenhagen and its 1000 copies
were distributed through the country
and abroad. It was described as a
Danish underground Associated
Press serving other publications
in Denmark and abroad and boast
ing the will to resist the invaders.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
Dollars Get Action

MEMPHIS Tenn. - (P) - Joe
Eakin likes to see his dollar pro-
duce more dollars for projects he
feels are worthy. The 75-year-olj
retired farmer got a library-on-
wheels moving in Fort Smith, Ark,
that way. Somewhere in the plan
ming stage the project begged
down. Eakin said he'd give a dollar
week until the bookmObile was
on the road. 1t took % weeks, but
they made it.
He's giving a dollar a month to
the Gold Star fathers organiza-
tiOn, waiting for enough others ia
join him TO make it a $1O,OOO-a-
month fund for children of veter-
ans killed in service. Another OF
Eakin's producing dollars goes
monthly to a hospital project in
West Memphis, Ark.-and will un-
til ''the first patient is actually
there" Other dollars go monthly
to the publicity fund of a Farmers
Union and to an interdenomina-
tiOnal church mission in Memphis
A dollar can do lot of good, Eakin
figures, if it attracts others.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

Mary Hudson, secretary. Custodian
John Maull and Janitor-Urban
Wingate were reappointed.
The High School personnel, re-
appointed are: Mrs. Anna Walls,
Mrs. Ruth Hollmyer; Anthony
Georigiana Donald Hanley, Mrs.
Batrice Houston, Miss Beulah Arm
our, Miss Naomi Grifiths, Warren
Schneider, Romyn Heyler, Irwin
Kehs, Byron Horner, Miss Helen
Tarbert and Mrs Ruth Faust.
In the elementary grades, teach
ers will be: Grade Mrs. Doro-
thy Hastings and Mrs. Ada Wells;
Grade 2-Miss Dorothy Pulliam
and Mrs. Ruth Hudson; Grade g.
Mrs. Elizabeth Horner; Grade d
Miss Katherine Tappan; Grade s.
Mrs. Lucy LathrOp and Mrs. Mil
dred Ingram; Grade 6-Mrs. Helen
Rogers. Vacancies exist in grades
/, 2, and 3, Superintendent Onwake
revealed. Also, a teacher is lacking
for the commercial department.
TeacherS in the LeWeS Negro
School win be Mrs. Julia Davies,
Mrs. Mary Holmes and Earl
Brown, principal. All were reap
pointed. Joseph Seymour will re-
sumo his job as janitor.
Mrs. Emily Rash is spending
sometime in Wilmington visiting
relatives. Mrs. Rash makes her
home in Lewes with her sister, Mrs.
William x. Thompson, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Olin Melvin and
family of Wilmington, were the
guests recently of Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin Palmer and family at their
residence on Kings Highway. The
Melvins were former Isewes resi-
dents.
Mr.. Charles H. Mason. Jr., of
Kenneth Squar9, Pa, has opened
{ his beach cottage for the summer
months.
Mrs. Marshall Short of Lindwood
/ Pa, is making a visit with her mo-
ther, Mrs, Fred DOnahue, at her
home on Fourth Street in Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
LEWES


Mr.. and Mrs. Byron F. Clifton of
Bridgeville, spent the weekend in
Lewes with Mr.. Clifton's mother,
Mrs. Friedrich G. Clifton, Sr. and
son, Hirons, at their home on Null
berry Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Prettyman
and family of Wilmington were the
weekend guests Of Mrs. Pretty
mans mother, Mrs. Ida Prettyman.
Mrs. Gladys Russell Toms of
Lewes, has been elected as presi-
dent Of the Delaware Federation of
Business and Professional Wo-
mems Clubs. She succeeds Mrs. Lii
liam v. Hulse Of Wilmington. Mrs.
Toms, who is on the school faculty
at the Rehoboth Beach School, was
formerly the Welfare Nurse of the
state of Delaware.
Mrs. William S. Ingram, Sr., who
is patient at the Beebe Hospital,
is getting along very nicely at this
writing and expects to return to
her home on Dewey Avenue within
the very near future.
Mrs. w. Virden Burton and son,
William Burton, Mrs. Charles NJ.
Lowe and children, Janice and
Tony are spending this week in Sa-
lem, N. j., as the guests of MIR. and
Mrs. G. w. Bowser. Mrs. Bowser
will be remembered as the former
Miss Helen Burton of Lewes.
Mr. Robert Mckinley and Mr.. Ed
ward EVerly of Philadelphia, have
purchased the Lewes Cab Company.
Mr.. Everly, who is manager, was
formerly with the Yellow Cab Com
pany in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Taylor and
family of Marshalton, Delaware,
are occupying their cottage on
Lewes Beach for the summer
months.
Mrs. w. E. Graves, who has been
a patient in the Beebe Hospital for
several days, has returned to her
home on Fourth Street, where she
is now recuperating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Friedrich G. Cliff
ton, Jr., and sons, Fredrick, III
and David Lee, motored to Mardela
Springs, Md, where they visited
Mrs. Clifton's uncle and aunt, MIR.
and Mrs. Edward Gray.
Announcement has been made OF
the teaching faculty of the Lewes
Special School for 1948-49 as well
as the administrative staff.
The I.ewes Board of Education
has made appointments of the ad-
ministrative. branch. Miss Anna T.
Beebe is director of guidance; Jas
A. Moore. principal; II. Geiger On
wark, superintendent; and Mrs
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

Bulky Merchandise valued at $40 or more.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-23
Home-Sick Tailor
CHt First Tree

To August Imgard, a home-sick
immigrant tailor, goes the credit for
introducing the Christmas tree to
America.
Imgard came to this country in
1847 to visit his brother in Wooster,
Ohio. With the prospects of a dis
NAL Christmas for the first time
away from his native land, August
decided to bring to his newly adopt
ed home all the Christmas spirit
and festivities he had loved so much
In Wetzlar, Hessia. To his young
nephew and niece he would show
how Christmas was celebrated in
the old country.
First, he needed a Christmas tree.
This is the way he described how
he got it: II walked up Apple creek,
When I got to where the trees
were | found the water so high I
could not get across. So I walked
along until I found a tree fallen
from bank to bank and crossed on
that. I cut tree and carried it to
the fallen log. But to get across
this time I had to tie the tree to my
neck and crawl on hands and feet.
People looked at me with consider
able curiosity when I walked
through town with my tree"
Adept with scissors, Imgard cut
his own paper adornments and
local tinsmith fashioned a shiny
star for the top.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-23
Columbus Un1ucky
On Christmas Eve

Americas first Christmas was
celebrated by Christopher Colum-
bus. It happened on Christmas eve
Of the memorable year 1892.
Columbus was planning TO observe
the Feast of the Nativity with the
Indian chieftain, Guacanagari, who
ruled over the island of Haiti. AL
ready he had received fine presents
from the chief who he believed to
be the great Khan of Cipagno, that
fabulous realm of the Orient Column
bus mistakenly thought he had
found.
But Columbus plans went wrong.
He was so tired from long watches
while the Santa Maria cruised the
island channels that he retired to
his cabin for nap. While he was
sleeping, the next in command also
decided to take a rest and went be-
low. The helmsman, as tired as the
others, decided that he deserved a
rest as much as they and turned the
tiller over to a cabin boy.
Abandon Ship.
The worst happened. Within a
few minutes the Santa Maria was
fast on a reef. The rolling surf
drove the ship higher and higher
upon the reef and opened her seams.
Soon she fell over on her side and
the water poured into her hull. Co.
lumbus and the crew were forced to
seek refuge on his other ship, the
Nina.
Early next morning Columbus
sent word of the wreck to Chief
Guacanagari. Promptly the chief
sent a message to Columbus assur-
ing him that he would give him all
the assistance possible.
The noble chieftain was better
than his word. He assembled a
great flotilla of canoes and des-
patched them to the Santa Maria to
bring all its valuables ashore. Amid
the cargo the natives saw many
things that made their eyes open
wide with envy. Yet so strong was
their friendship for the white men
and so careful Guacanagari's SUI
pervision that not a single article
was stolen.
Christmas Banquet.
After the last article had been
brought ashore, Guacanaga~i had
another plan. His guests had missed
Christmas, but there was no reason
why Columbus and the men should
not enjoy the finest banquet he and
his followers could provide.
There was game from the woods,
lobster and fish from the sea; and
all sorts of tropical fruits and vege-
tables. A thousand natives danced
in Columbus honor after the feast
ing and the climax of the cere-
monies came when the chief brought
out a coronet of gold and placed it
upon Columbus head. There were
also presents of gold for the crew.
In the journal which he was keep
ing for Ferdinand and Isabella, Co
lumbus wrote; ''These people love
their neighbors as themselves; their
discourse is ever sweet and gentle.
and accompanied by a smile. I
swear to your maiesties, there is
not in the world a better nation or
land"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-23

Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers was
chewing on his fngernails. He had
just been indicted by federal grand
jury for perjury at senate COM
mittee hearing.
Donald E. Blodgett of Evanston,
Ill, was extending a hearty vel
come to two visitors from st. Mix
laas, Belgium, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Smet. They had shielded him from
Nazis when, as an AAF pilot, his
plane was shot down in 1914.
President Harry Truman was won
dering what he should do with a
brand new spaniel pup. One of his
friends had sent it to him. The dogs
name was Feller.
1t. Glenn Davis (Mr. Outside of
the West Point Blanchard-Davis
backfeld combination) was sulking
in his tent. The army had refused
to permit him to resign so he could
play pro football.
Henry Agard Wallace was being
progressive. He announced that he
would run for president in 1948 on
third party platform of "peace and
abundance for ALL"
Congressman Clare E. Hoffman of
Michigan was being difficult. He
set up barren Christmas tree out
side his Office and placed sign on
it reading Nothing for the home
folks. They've sent it all abroad"
New Workers were calling grump-
lily for st. Bernards and brandy kegs.
They had been presented with 25.8
inches of snow by a 16-hour bliz-
zard.
Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault was
beaming with happiness. He had
just married a Chinese girl, Ann
Chan, in Shanghai.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-23
CHRISTMAS 'PUTZ'

The Christmas ''putz" is a decor
ative feature in many Bethlehem,
Pa, homes during the Yuletide
season. 1t is a representation of
the birth of the Christ Child in the
stable at Bethlehem in Judea.
The residents of Bethlehem, Pa,
follow this custom, which was
brought to this country by early
Moravian settlers, and sp e n d
months arranging the exhibit
The word ''putz" Is short for the
German "putzen" meaning to ar
range or decorate.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-23

Old and tarnished tinsel can be
made to look almost as bright as
new by washing it in warm soap
suds to which a few drops of am
monia have been added. Dry tinsel
with a towel and hang it up to finish
drying.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-23

At few, If any, times since Christ
was born have all the people of the
earth needed faith, trust, and peace
as much as they do now.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-23

It was Christ who, by his volun-
tary acceptance of the role of serv-
ant, has been elevated to the royal
purple and seated at Gods right
hand.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-23

When we celebrate the birthday of
Christ we ought not to think of Him
only as q child. Those who think
Christmas is only a festival about
a child, for children, veer away from
facing Him as an adult.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-23
YuLetime Thoughts

Haywood Brom once said, Christ
mas is not a date. 1t is a state of
mind"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-23

No man lives today who does not
seek, in some way, to follow a guild
ing star.
Evening star., 1948-02-29

/ to retain the property-it was die
tated by inadequate financial sup
port. We hope the community will
keep In mind the needs of the E
street neighborhood and If any
one knows of suitable quarters for
the use of Club Teen, we should ap-
preciate being notified" Mrs.
Nichols added.
The YWCA acquired the property
in 1918. Two years ago it was reno
waited with funds left by the late
Mrs. Mary E. Kendall, longtime
member of the association here,
and renamed.
The structure was erected by
Capt. William Benning about 1880.
The land was part of the David
Burnes' farm which was one of the
original grants of the 1890 era. Sec
retary of War Ingraham in Presi-
dent Jackson's administration
rented the property for several
years.
1t came in the hands Of John
C. Mcclure about 1850. He was a
noted patron of the arts and main
tanned an outstanding collection of
paintings there.
Much of the original architec-
ture has been retained through the
| years. As$t eTf,4 ~
Evening star., 1948-02-29

Ofhcials Of the YWCA announced
last night that historic Benning-
MCGUIRE House, 614 e street NV.
the associations downtown center
for 80 years, will be closed and the
property sold. Since 1916, 1t has
been known as Kendall House.
Mrs Howard G. Nichols, president
and Miss Mabel r. Cook, executive
director, made the disclosure in an
announcement which stated:
Operating at a yearly deficit of
$4,000, Kendall House can no
longer be maintained, particularly
in view of the budgetary cuts made
necessary by the failure of the
Community Chest drive"
will Be Closed March 81.
The cost of maintaining the
present program and services, plus
the necessary renovation and repair
of the building, "leaves us no alter
native" Miss Cook declared.
The cafeteria will close next SUM-
day, and living quarters and public
rooms will shut down March 81,
she reported.
Operation of Club Teen, an organ
ization for teen-age boys and girls,
is expected to be carried on at
another location.
Personal counseling aid, which
also was conducted at Kendall!
House, has been suspended, but may
be resumed at the associations ad-
ministration building, Seventeenth
and K streets NV, Miss Cook, said
Tried to Retain Property.
The decision of the board Of di-
rectors to sell the property was ar
rived at jointly with community
leaders, only after prolonged study
and consideration of the problem
Mrs. Nichols explained.
Though the decision was not OF
our choosing-we made every effort
Evening star., 1948-02-29

The invocation will be given by DR..
Page Mex. Etchison. religious work
director. of the YMCA, and the
be- 2tion by Navy Chaplain John
w. ore. DR.. j. Warren Hastings,
pastcr of National City Christian
Church, will say the prayer.
The service will be preceded by a
concert by the United States Navy
Band, under the leadership of 1t.
Comdr. Charles Brendler. Reveille
will be sounded by Francis D.
Stevens of the Navy Band at $50
am. Mr.. Stackhouse will preside
at the services.
Evening star., 1948-02-29

ciatlOn'S seventh
annual Easter
Sunrise Service
at $50. am.
at Fort Lincoln
Heights, Bla-
denSburg road
at the District
line, Howard M
Stackhouse, gen.
eral chairman,
announced yes
terday.
Representative
Gwinn, Republic
can, of4New York
will read the
Ecriratl1re lesson
Evening star., 1948-02-29
DR.. Jones 10 Speak
AT Sunrise Service

DR.. Edgar Dewitt Jones, minister
emeritus of the Central Woodward
Christian Church, Detroit, will speak
at the Organized Bible Glass Asso-
Evening star., 1948-02-29

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Evening star., 1948-11-27
Express Rate Boost in Ei
And South Recommended
BY the Associated Press

An Interstate Commerce Commits
sion examiner recommended an in
crease of / to 16 per cent in railway
express charges in the East and
South.
II approved by the commission.
this would increase the charges on
a sliding scale ranging from 6 cents
to SO cents a 100 pounds.
The examiner, Leonard Way, said
these increases would give the Rail-
way Express Agency $6,847 900 more
revenue a year. He said that still
would not wipe out the operating
deficits which the agency has been
reporting in recent years.
The proposed rate revision grows
out of the three general express
charge increases which ICC has au-
thorized since the end of the war.
In disposing of those cases, the COM
mission said the agency should at
tempt to establish single Nation-
wide scale of express charges to
replace present differences in rates
East and West of the Mississippi
River.
The agency responded to this sug-
gestion by suggesting the present
Western rates for national applica-
ton. These west-of the Mississippi
rates are from l to 16 per cent
higher than the rates applying in
the East and South.
Examiner Way said the commits.
sion should conclude that this would
provide a fair basis for national
scale,
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Lane and Sasscer Named
To Committee Of Legion
BY the Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 81
Gov. Lane and Representative Sass
Ger, Maryland Democrats, have been
named to a national committee of
the American Legion.
Perry Brown, national command
er, invited the two Marylanders to
serve on the Leglons Distinguished
Guests Committee.
Other Marylanders among the
commanders 1855 appointments to
national committees included:
Law and order-Robert E. Clapp,
jr., Frederick; George G. McLeish,
Hyattsville, and John Alexander
Silver Spring.
Distinguished guests-Charles E.
Shipley, Westminster, and John H.
Taylor, La Plata.
Veterans preference-Robert K.
Danner, Frederick
Pilgrimage-W. E. Marvel, jr., Sill
yer Spring; Charles H. Ecker, West
minister, and Frank H. Riley, Green
belt.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
BuIkuns
Continued From First Page,

community may one day bow under
the yoke of violence"
He said Greece is cooperating
fully in efforts by Assembly Presi-
dent Herbert Evatt of Australia tc
mediate Greece's differences with
her northern neighbors. He sale
he would be happy If the efforts
are successful and that Greece
ardently desires peace.
Mr.. Vishinsky said the accuse.
tions of border violations were pre-.
texts for interference in Greece by
the United States and Britain. He
said Russia would have nothing tc
do with UNSCOB.
Slav Bloc Applauds Russian.
The Russian spent an hour ant
40 minutes in a detailed attack OF
the report. The delegation from th'
Slav bloc applauded as he finished
T. F. Tsiang of China said hi
country supported the work of thu
commission.
We know what imperialism Il
when we see it," he said.
He said that after World War L
the United States gave up the Phil
ippines and Britain gave independ
enoe to India, Pakistan, Burma ant
Ceylon.
IF the world is menaced only b.
such types of imperialism" Dr.
Tsiang said, the delegates to th'
General Assembly can go home ant
present to their people the best o
all Christmas gifts-World peace ant
world security"
DR.. Tsiang was applauded loudl.
| as he finished