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ing 81 special sessions at
which 370 ten-minute papers
will be presented by investi-
gators from all parts of the
world.
The congress program will
be followed by tours of labo-
ratories and other places of
interest in the Washington
area on September 7.
Welcoming the delegates to
the Capital will be Agricul-
ture Secretary Benson and
Secretary Flemming of the
Department of Health Edu-
cation and Welfare. Greeters
also will include a White
House representative.
The congress-first of its
kind held in the United
States-iS being arranged
under the auspices of the
International Union of Nu-
tritional Sciences. the Ameri-
can Institute of Nutrition,
and the United States Ma
tional Committee. Interna-
tional Union of Nutritional
Sciences of the National
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Alpha Sigma Tau
President Installed

Mrs. Earl F. Peterson was
installed for her third term
as national president Of the
Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority
yesterday at the final session
Of its national convention at
the Shoreham Hotel. Mrs.
Peterson is from Crawfords-
vile. Ind.
An area member, Mrs. JUS
tin G. Doyle Of Falls Church,
Va, will serve the sorority
in a dual capacity. having
been installed as a district
vice president and also as
national chaplain.
The other district vice
presidents are Mrs. r. B.
Cross Of Muncie, Ind. and
Mrs. John Simpson of st.
Louis, Mo.
Others who took office yes
terday included Mrs. Schip-
pers OF st. Louis. expansion
director; Miss Ethel Hime-
lick Of Muncie, secretary;
Miss Margaret Macdonald of
Buffalo, treasurer, and Mrs.
Francis Fraflage of st. Louis,
editor.
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Jane Addunns
Day Is Set
BY the Associated Press

The Senate yesterday
passed and sent to the White
House legislation authorizing
the President to proclaim
September 6, this year. as a
day on which to honor Jane
Addams, founder and leader
of Chicago's Hull House.
The Senate Judiciary Com
mittee said this year marks
the centennial of the birth
of Jane Addams, a pioneer in
the move for social reform
in the Nation. She died
nearly 25 years ago.
She is best remembered
for "her efforts to ameliorate
the appalling conditions in
Chicago slums at the turn OF
the century" the committee
report said. and to many she
brought an opportunity for
a better life, establishing Hull
House in 1889.
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Academy Of Sciences-Na-
tional Research Council.
DR.. C. Glen King, execu-
tive director Of the Nutrition
Foundation. Inc. is president
OF the congress at which. he
said. emphasis will be given
to major areas of nutrition
research and to practical
aspects of meeting human
need throughout the world.
DR.. Binay r. Sen, director
general of the United Ma
tions Food and Agriculture
Organization. will explain its
Freedom -from-Hunger cam
paign and representation Of
the U. S. Government will
detail the Food-for-Peace
program Of the Department
of Agriculture in co-opera-
ton with the State Depart
nent.
Translation System
Simultaneous translation
into English. Spanish. French
and German will be provided
at scientific sessions. Bi-lin-
quail hosts and hosteSses also
will be assigned to non-Eng-
lish speaking registrants for
many of the social events.
A full social program js
being arranged under the
Craftsmanship of DR.. Floyd
S. Daft. director Of the Ma
tional Institute Of Arthritis
and Metabolic Diseases and
president Of the American
Institute of Nutrition.
Mrs. C. Glen King of Scars
dale. N. Y, and Mrs. E. M.
Nelson Of Arlington, Va, head
a Women's Hospitality Com
mittee.
Social events will include
a luncheon September 2 at
the National Academy Of
Sciences honoring official del
egates to the Grand Assem-
bly, Of the International Union
Of Nutritional Sciences.
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$500 Nutrition Scientists
To Meet Here Next Week

About $500 nutrition
scientists from so countries
are expected in Washington
next week for the Fifth
International Congress on
Nutrition to be held at the
Sheraton-Park and Shore
ham Hotels.
Opening Thursday, the
congress will continue
through September 6 when
an all-day symposium on
World Food Needs and Food
Resources" will be followed
by an all-congress banquet.
FiftysScientists from 20 for
eign countries have been in
vited to lead seven halliday
panel discussions, according
to DR.. w. Henry Sebrell, Jr..
OF Columbia University, who
is chairman of the Program
Committee.
81 Sessions
In addition, he said, the
initial reports on original re-
search will be presented dur
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40 Years Ago Women
Won Right to Vote

Forty years ago today
women won the right to vote
through the ratification of
the 10th amendment. The
League of Women Voters,
which came into being at the
same time as an outgrowth
OF the woman suffrage move
ment, has been spending the
last 40 years proving that
women can be a valuable and
effective force on issues at oil
levels of government.
Now $4,000 members
strong, the League epitomizes
the concept that a non-par-
tisan organization can pro-
vide political education and
exercise which will contribute
to the growth of the citizen.
Built up through local and
state Leagues. the national
organization derives its sub
stance from small neighbor-
hood discussion groups called
units.
1t is here that the pressing
issues of the time are discuss
ed-from sewer needs to the
United Nations.
The consensus of unit views
forms the basis for the pro-
grams and positions taken by
the League in connection
with the various levels of
governmental activity.
What the League has
achieved has not been done
singlehandedly. Always there
have been groups and indivi-
duals working towards the
same goals. Sometimes the
League has been the leader;
sometimes the lead has been
taken by another group.
One precept is clear: its
activities must be non-parti-
san. While the League has
always encouraged it's mem
bers to work as individuals
in the political party of their
choice, League leaders at the
local, state. and national
level - prominently identi-
fled with the League in the
public mind - are not per-
mitted to work actively in
their parties while occupying
leadership positions in the
League.
The League takes action in
support of or in opposition to
selected governmental is
sues, but it does not support
or oppose candidates nor
support or oppose political
parties.
The League considers
among its primary missions
providing accurate and COM
plete information on issues
and the mechanics of regist-
ration and voting to the elec-
torate and assisting in get
ting out the vote.
In a perepared statement
on the anniversary of wom-
ems suffrage yesterday, Mrs.
Alice K. Leopold, assistant to
the Secretary of Labor said:
THE achievement of ma
tional suffrage for women in
1920. made possible by the
Amendment to the Constitu-
ton, opened the way to new
progress in many fields, in
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cluding new legal rights, new
employment opportunities,
and fuller participation in
public life at all levels.
The 40th anniversary of
women's having the right to
vote reminds us all of our
responsibility as citizens
citizens who have a voice in
deciding issues and a voice
that can be heard in the con-
tinuing economic growth and
well-being of our local COM
munities. States and the
Nation.
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RALEIGH HABERDASHER

Come, meet our Campus CounselOrs
See them model in Informally from II am. to
5 pm. on Saturday. At CheUy Chase, upper
right. Caroline Johnson of Mary Washington
College and, upper left. Joy Ha,okins OF
Northwestern U. At Wheaton Plaza
lorcer left, Leslie Francis Cohen
and, lorrer right, Mary Lou Ne,umyer,
both Of WoodrorO Hilson High School.
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Many, many to choose from in
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Many smart colours =. many fab.
RIGS including silks, cottons, prints
and solid.tones. Many are one.ot.
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prior sale. Sorry, no mail. phone
or cod. orders. All sales final!
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THE FOREIGN SCENE

no matter how vigorously worded,
to contain him.
Castro's threats against Guam
tanamo may be discounted as
demagoguery today. But the
Cuban chiefs program Of ex-
preparation of American busi-
nesses, without compensation.
goes on. He stirs anti United
States feelings in his people at
every opportunity. He is ap-
parently turning Cuba into a
center Of Soviet and Red Chinese
spy and propaganda activities.
What is next? New attempts to
export his kind Of revolution to
other Latin countries? Should
the United States draw line for
him now?
Last week, Raul Castro, who is
regarded as even more Of Com
munist stooge than his brother.
told a group he was addressing
that Fidel's three-hour speeches
were putting his audiences to
sleep.
Many Americans will agree with
Raul that the Cuban people are
asleep. But the hope here is that
when they wake up they will take
care Of Fidel-and Raul-in their
own good way.
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Symmetry of Holidays

Senator Cockrell was quick to
remark that, Neither (did he) like
to encourage holidays on Sunday.
but if there is to be any symmetry
in our holidays this one ought to
be fixed on the first day of the
month just as we have the Fourth
of July. the 25th of December, the
30th of May, and so on, for public
holidays. However, have no OBJ
lection to letting it go; and I with
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Mr.. McSween had mailed Gov
ernment cook books to all the
housewives in his district, but
Long went him one better by
passing out hams. Groceries have
a peculiar appeal to Earl, who
can seldom resist buying great
quantities of food. He once dis
patched a State policeman from
Baton Rouge to New Orleans to
stock up on bushels of okra, which
was selling at bargain price
there.
Visited by Wife
When the returns were in, Long
was ahead by 1000 votes. Nc
Sween carried only his home par
ish. which includes Alexandria.
Reporters said he looked dazed
and said, "I thought was going
to win" Earl, in a hospital by
thise.time, was disappointed that
his lead was not bigger.
His estranged wife, Blanche,
visited him in the hospital but
lodged all questions about a pos
sible reconciliation. His nephew,
Senator Russell B. Long. who had
taken no part in the campaign,
sent him a congratulatory tele-
gram.
Four close relatives have pre-
ceeded Earl in Congress-Huey,
Huey's widow, DR.. George and
Russell-but of all the clan Earl
is the least predictable. Some
close friends think he will take
little part in legislation, spending
most of his time back in his dis
trict. They hope he will relax
only his draft-horse constitution
has kept him alive through re-
peated illnesses. But if he runs
true to form. he will pe active as
ever. using his comeback victory
to build a new career in Louisiana
politics.
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Mr.. Holt ran poor third. A rule
Of thumb in Louisiana politics
holds that the front-runner in the
primary seldom wins the runoff,
which narrowed down to the two
top contenders. Mr.. McSween
came out swinging.
81 didn't say Earl Kangaroo
Long was crazy" Mr.. McSween
shouted. His wife, doctor and
nephew said that"
Again and again, he hammered
at Mr.. Longs signed statement
showing his net worth increase by
100000 during his four years as
Governor.
Charges Against M'Sween
Mr.. Long ignored the question
of where the money came from
and countered the insanity argu-
ment by acting like his old self
free-swinging but never lapsing
into the wild talk that marked
his breakdown in May, 1859.
Mr.. Long told the town square
meetings that Mr.. McSween's law
firm had represented private pow
er clients, and reminded the voters
that one of McSwee1l's first votes
in Congress found him lined up
with the Republicans to defeat an
attempt to override a veto of a
bill restricting the administration
power to review REA loans. 1t was
a telling point in a district where
most Of the farms get electricity
from rural coop lines.
"McSween is more of a Repub-
lican than Eisenhower" Mr.. Long
told the crowds.
Then he would wave an affi-
davit purportedly signed BY a
woman who claimed she was put
on McSween's congressional pay
roll for the sole purpose of in
dorsing her monthly check over to
a political backer of McSween.
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Listen to his campaign speech
under Evangeline Oak in st. Mar
tinville. the setting for Longfel-
lows famous poem:
'Evangeline is not the only one
who waited here in disappoint-
ment.
where are the schools that
you have waited for your children
to have. that have never come?
Where are the roads and the high
ways that you send money to build,
that are no nearer now than ever
before? Where are the institutions
to care for the sick and the dis
abled? Give me the chance
to dry the eyes Of those who still
weep here"
His Improvements
Huey got the chance and he
delivered. He gave Louisiana 5000
miles of paved roads, put bridges
across every major river. doubled
the number of charity hospitals,
gave every child free school books,
reduced the number of illiterateS
by 100000, increased Louisiana
State University's enrolment from
1900 to more than 5000 by slash
ing tuitions, built new executive
mansion and magnificent 81
story State capitol.
But, in the process, Louisiana
got more than it bargained for.
The man who boasted he could
buy the legislature like sack of
potatoes, shuttle 'em like a deck
of cards" set about consolidating
his gains in ruthless power grab.
Before he was done. Huey had
the power to appoint and recall
all mayors, police chiefs, school
teachers. He could reprieve all
convictions, including contempt,
which gave him control of the
judges. The National Guard be-
came his personal army, the state
police his personal messenger
boys.
He never controlled the press,
but his answer to them lying
newspapers" was Louisiana Prog
ress. his own publication delivered
right to the doorstep by obliging
state troopers.
Without relinquishing his hold
on Louisiana, Huey in 1880 moved
on to the United States Senate
and larger ambitions. Two days
after his election. Long for Presi-
dent" banners appeared every
where in the State. The Nation
laughed uproariously, but Huey
was in dead earnest.
Expanding his influence, Huey
helped elect governor in Missis-
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tics until the summer of 1890. He
was minister of the First Congre-
gational Church at Aberdeen, S.
Oak. and was, as far as was
known. completely without politi-
cal ambition.
Then on the Fourth of July,
1870, he made an address aimed
at the ways of the times. He
was substituting for an orator who
failed to appear.
First q Stote Senotor
A day later the Independents
nominated him for the State Sen
ate. He was elected by a ma
jority of so votes, and Preacher
Kyle was a State Senator.
These were the first three bills
he introduced:
First, bill to prevent corrupt
practices in the Legislature.
Next. a bill to amend the law
pertaining to the State univer-
sity and dealing with the removal
of officials thereof for cause.
His third bill was a temper
ance measure.
His committee assignments in
the Legislature reflected the in
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draw my amendment if there is
any objection to it."
1--WE had better leave it the first
Monday, as we now create the holi-
day. The Fourth Of July was Gre
ated by a great event. and could
not be changed" was Senator
Sherman's follow-up.
Vice President Adlai E. Steven
son announced the Missouri Sena-
tors amendment withdrawn.
The bill was then reported with
out amendment, engrossed for
third reading, read the third time
and passed by the Senate.
On June %, the Kyle bill
reached the House and was laid
before that body.
The Cummings Labor Day bill
was already on the House Calen-
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The woman later repudiated the
affidavit, then issued a third
statement which merely added
more confusion to the issue.
Won Holt Support
Mr.. McSween won Mr.. Hollis
support, but Mr.. Long quickly
planted the idea Holt had been
bought off. In the final week of
the campaign, hastily organized
Committee to Save Louisiana From
National Embarrassment circulat-
ed year-old news photo of Long
deplaning in Fort Worth with his
head in a pillowcase.
But nothing worked. Long was
in his old form. He hid his ed
ucation under a blanket of dia-
lect that sometimes was almost
poetical in its fiamboyance.
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sippi, a Senator in Arkansas and
played a role in the 1882 nomina-
ton and election Of Franklin D.
Roosevelt. His ultimate break with
Roosevelt over the share the
wealth-dream jeopardized his ac-
cess to Federal patronage, but CO.
incided nicely with his plan to win
the presidency in 1886.
His Fomous Book
He even wrote a book on the
subject, my First Days in the
White House." in which he en-
visioned the complete success of
his share-the-wealth program and
magnanimously, if uncharacteris-
tically. offered cabinet posts to all
his old enemies in Washington.
Franklin Roosevelt was to become
Secretary of the Navy; Hoover.
Secretary of Commerce; AL Smith.
Director of the Budget; Frank
Murphy, Attorney General.
His prophecy had one great fail
ing; it was published posthumous-
ly.
Huey's fan mail was the largest
in the Senate, his Share the
Wealth Clubs numbered $500, 900
across the county, mostly in the
South, but his days were already
numbered.
Within year there was blood,
Huey's blood, on the polished floor
of his Capitol. Down from Wash
ington to attend a night session
of the Legislature, Huey was about
to enter the Governors Office when
a thin, bespectacled man stepped
out from behind a pillar and pro-
duced a small foreign automatic.
1--WE been shot," Huey gasped,
as the gun burst echoed through
the corridor, almost Immediately
followed by a fusillade of shots as
the bodyguards pumped 81 bullets
into the assailant.
The assassin turned out to be
DR.. Carl Austin Weiss, 30-year.
old nose and throat specialist
whom Huey had neither met nor
ever heard Of before. His motives
were simple, primitive and pas
sionate. DR.. Weiss had married
the daughter of Judge B. F. Pavy,
an anti-Long jurist whom the
Kingf1sh had threatened and
vowed to remove.
The shooting took place Sep.
tember 8. 1885, just Is years ago
this week. Huey died two days
later and remains to this day a
martyr or a tyrant-depending on
the political viewpoint-to the
millions in Louisiana who still
worship or cringe at his memory.
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BY CARL J. WHITE
Contributing Writer

Establishment of Labor Day as
a holiday on the first Monday in
September is result Of Presby-
terianism, legislative symmetry
and Senator James Henderson
Kyle of South Dakota.
Actually since the holiday was
created by concerted action and
not by any certain fixed event, the
day could be changed-but such a
change would be very complicated
since the Federal law and the law
of each individual State would
have to be amended. Each juris-
diction is separately controlled by
independent legislation on the
subject.
In fact, by 1900, Labor Day was
officially recognized by most Of the
States however, it wasn't until
February 8, 1928, that the last
State, Wyoming, fell into line.
Most States declared the first
Monday in September as the Of
fetal time to observe Labor Day.
But there was some dissent-and
the States of California, Louisi-
ana, North Carolina, Oregon ana
Pennsylvania originally fixed 9TH
er days. Finally, they changed
back to the first Monday in Sep
tember. AS a matter of fact, in
Wyoming and Wisconsin the day
is set by the Governor. He desig-
mates the first Monday in Septem-
Der, however, to keep the Situa-
ton uncomplicated.
At no time has the question Of
changing the day of observing La
Dor Day been raised in Congress
since June %, 1894, when Presi-
dent Cleveland signed into law the
bill originally introduced in the
Senate by Senator Kyle.
Kyle was an unusual man to
be in the Senate and, especially
to chair the important Com
mittee on Education and Labor.
In the first place, he was a
relatively young and untried Sen
ator who was not a member of
either the Democratic or Repub-
ican or Populist political parties,
but an Independent. He was from
a predominantly agricultural
State. He had not entered poll
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The Obscure South Dakota Senator Who Gave Us Labor Day

terests of this forgotten" tall,
handsome man. They included
education, charitable and penal
institutions, school and public
lands and immigration.
In those times, one year after
South Dakota had been granted
statehood, the Legislatures elected
United States Senators. One was
to be elected in South Dakota.
The incumbent was a strongly
backed Republican; the Demo-
Gratis were backing another man
and the Independents had not
indorsed anyone.
On the first ballot, with IL men
receiving votes, the Republican
mustered only SO.
It was not until the fifth ballot
before Kyle received any sort of
recognition. The balloting con-
tinued for 81 legislative days and
a total of 46 ballots we're cast.
The first time Kyle received any
substantial strength was on the
37th ballot, and finally, on the
46th ballot, all but eight tenacious
Democrats switched their votes
and support to the Rev. Mr.. Kyle
who suddenly, in matter of
weeks, switched from minister to
United States Senator.
After the election, both political
parties claimed Kyle, although on
arrival in Washington, he an
nounced as an Independent.
During his first term, however,
Senator Robert j. Gamble of
South Dakota-one of Kyle's
contemporaries - noted he did
"align himself on most issues
with the Democrats"
Friend of Labor
Senator Kyle took up the cause
for the minority of his era-the
laborers and the farmers-and
devoted his life in the Senate to
advancing their interests.
Although Labor Day had pre-
viously been celebrated in various
ways at different times, he intro
duced legislation in the Senate
so labor could be given a deserved
place in the scheme of society.
The idea to set a day apart for
the laboring classes originated in
1882 in New York City-and the
observance was held not on Mon
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dar, but it would be some weeks
before any action could be taken
Representative Lawrence E. Nc
Gam Of Illinois, House Labor
Committee chairman, decided to
place the Kyle bill-which had the
same basic text as Cummings bill
before the House.
The Cummings bill was substi-
tuted for the Kyle legislation and
put before the House where it was
considered ordered read a third
time and passed with little or no
comment.
Seven years later, in July 1901,
James Henderson Kyle died at age
At. leaving as his contribution to
America and to the laborers Of
this Nation, the law establishing
our holiday.
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information of those who do not
know, that something like %
States of the United States have
now settled upon the first Monday
of September or the first day of
October. In order to make the
observance uniform, that all may
enjoy vacation privileges upon the
same day, the labor organizations
of the country have united in ask
ing that the first Monday of Sep
tember be set apart as holiday"
Senator William B. Allison of
Iowa remarked, "Is the day mem
toned in the bill the 1st day of
September"
Senator Francis M. Cockrell of
Missouri, reiterated it was, "The
first Monday of September" con-
tinuing, 1T ought to be the first
day of September. I move to
strike out Monday and insert
day; so as to read, the first day
of September.
Senator John M. Mitchell,
Oregon, then proceeded to note
that it would come on Sunday
every few years"
Senator Cockrell said, so does
the Fourth of July, and so does
any fixed holiday fall upon Sunday
occasionally"
Another opinion entered the
scene when Senator John Sher-
man of Ohio commented on
Mitchell's remarks. He thought.
"If the labor organizations have
fixed their own time, as it is said
% States have done. we had bet
ter let them have a week day."
Senator Sherman was not one
Of those to encourage holidays on
Sunday. In part, he said, There
is too much old Presbyterianism in
me for that"