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ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE. MONDAY. MARCH STUDY AWARDS TO BE GIVEN 69 BY FOUNDATION Gets Another Award C. OF C. GROUP I.

WW- i ASKS CURB OF FDR'S POWERS 4' will feature Ex-UR Instructor Opposes Renewal the excitingly new Wins' Stipend For Work i i i jiew York KJP) Up until now -f I- Of Devaluation Authority Washington UP) A finance committee of the United States Chamber of Commerce urged Congress yesterday to end some of President Roosevelt's emergency fiscal powers and "remove existing uncertainties." It said there should be outright repeal of the authority to issue in greenbacks, provided by the Thomas amendment to the the sensationally different eolor that Molyneux recently introduced! Agricultural Adjustment Act, and of the Silver Purchase Act of 1934. the necessity of earning a living In a New York music store has confined Anis Fuleihan's efforts at musical composition to evenings and Sundays. But yesterday he received a gift of a year's full time to devote to hia avocation. Author of several works which have been played hy major orchestras, he was one of 69 persons awarded fellowships valued at $150,000 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. His stipend will be about $2,500.

Another to receive a fellowship was Dr. Leo Gershoy, social science faculty, Sarah Lawrence College, and former University of Rochester history Instructor, 'who will complete a study of 18th Century "enlightened despotism." The 69 fellows were chosen In the foundation's 15th annual nationwide competition from among more than 1,000 applicants. Their average The committee also expressed opposition in principle to renewal of the devaluation power, in the belief that such power should re DR. LED GERSHOY taught at U. of pose in Congress." This authority permits the President to lower the gold content of the dollar.

ANTOINE'S grants made by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Ask Limited Period "If any extension of this power iVary green suagger cot' tume in rayon crepe. The coat is lined uiih pink, the shade of apple blossoms 69.75 green tuill coat. IT ear it over navy green. broun, black, gray and beige 39.75 Xavy-green bolero drest of rayon ctepe, uilh accents of delicate pink, $15 is granted," the committee said, it should be for a limited period did his undergraduate work at Cornell University before coming to Rochester in 1924. During his two years at Rochester he taught ancient and 18th Century European history.

and not more than one year." The committee approved exten age Is 36, and they represent 22 states. They may work where they sion of the stabilization power, though it said there should be will, and 43 intend to go abroad. Aids Promising Students "some modifications." After leaving Rochester to teach in New York, Dr. Gershoy went to Europe in 1927 under a social science rehearch fellowship and in Their work will be financed by Both the devaluation power and the endowment established in 1925 the stabilization power will end 1936 was awarded another of the by former U. S.

Senator and Mrs June 30 unless Congress extends 5 fi Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Simon Guggenheim to aid those them. Bills for their extension are now pending before Senate and who give most promise of adding to the "scholarly and artistic House committees. Loupe Itntantinc Forman's exclusive new Baby Hair-cut is cut ''upwards" in graduated lengths that are short enough to curl softly. It's done with scissors. Your hair dries rapidly, no lotion required in setting.

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Through the $2,000,000,000 stabili Forty-seven of the fellows are zation fund, the administration has college and university faculty mem attempted to stabilize relations be bers; 14 are not college-trained; tween the dollar and leading for 22 are free-lance scholars and art- eign currencies. Its operations BEST DEFENSE fffj 1 lb I Fife ill a 1 have been kept secret. lata. There are four from the University of Wisconsin; three each from Johns Hopkins, Mieeourl and In any extension of the stabili zation powers, the committee main Washington UP) The Foreign Policy Association made public California universities, and two tained, consideration should be given to a requirement that the each from Purdue, Sarah Lawrence, Cornell, Columbia and Chicago, Four are women yesterday a study of national defense needs which concluded that American sea power is the best guarantee against aggression in the status of the fund and the extent of Its operations be placed before Congress at "suitable intervals." One is Howard Wolf, an ciate editor of the Cleveland News British Practice Cited western hemisphere. and co-author of "Rubber: A Story This practice, it said, is used by Maj.

George Fielding Eliot, who prepared the study for the asso of Glory and Greed, who will write a history of American news the British government in operating its equalization fund. ciation, a private research organ! In urging repeal of the Silver services. Another is John Dos Passos, au Purchase. Act, the committee estimated that the cost of the stiver buying program for the five years thor of several novels, who will zation, and the national peace conference, said this country's navy might become "a stabilizing force" in international affairs comparable to that of the British navy in the write a series of essays on Amer- it has been in operation had exceed 13 lean conceptions of freedom of thought. ed one billion dollars, "of which 82 per cent was paid for foreign sil past.

Discussing foreign policy In re John Joseph Mathews, Osage XV ver." lation to national defense, Major Indian, writer and rancher of Paw- m. jit -am Eliot said there were three alter It proposed "abandonment of the natives: payment of other than the current market price for silver, certainly The first, he said, was "merely any foreign silver." the static defense of the continen tal United States against invasion" "As the present Treasury stock of silver is beyond any quantity and would expose this country to v-i needed for monetary purposes," the state of affairs In which a'r LAM1 fi ti A VI iff bases and naval bases of powers now or potentially inimical to us huska, will prepare a book on the conflicting expressions of the American Indian and the vading European. He wrote "Wah-" Kon-Tah," a 1932 book-of-the- month. To Write History Herschel Brickell, a native of Mississippi and long a literary critic on New York newspapers, will write a history of Natchez, and a book on Spain. Other fellows Include: Edmund Wilson, author, who will complete a book begun during his first fellowship.

will be established within striking committee added, "it is further urged that additional quantities not be bought, except such domestically produced silver as might be acquired In normal course under other powers than those existing in the Silver Purchase Act." distance of our own shores." The second alternative was said to be a policy of co-operating with other powers to resist and check i 1 aggressors in Europe and the Far East." He said this would necessi tate building up "at least the Kenneth Flexner Fearing, au framework of a great citizen army thor of three Tolumes of poetry. and the complete regimentation of Molyneux, clever French designer, brought this new shade into prominence as a substitute for black! It's a dark green, with a deep blue cast, a challenging color hcn used with contrasting accessories. Forman's presents it now hcn everyone is talking about it! See it in our windows! Try it on and see how refreshing it makes you look and feel. (Second Floor) Oscar Byrnes, author of a Jons poem, "The Day's Work," based B.F0 CLINTON AVE. SOUTH on the Brooklyn atrvored car rob all our resources to transport it across the.

sea and to provision it when it gets there." A third possible policy, he said, was defense of the western hemi bery. sends her representative to Forman's to help you Allen Walker Read, assistant editor of the Dictionary of Amer sphere. Major Eliot expressed be 2 ican English, who will continue lief this could be done "without work during his second fellowship regimentation at home or involve on a dictionary of "Briticisms.1 Make -Up for ment in Europe and the Far Because of the factor of obsol Fashion-Thrift Shop Third Floor pnns Dr. Earl Martin Hildebrand, assistant professor of plant pathology, Cornell University, who will escence, he said it was wasteful to build up an ar fleet greater than stpjdy transmission of fruit plant would be needed at the outset of any conceivable war. Municipal Utilities Rates Held Lower diseases.

Adrian Joseph Van Rossem, curator of the Dickey collections, who will study European ornithological collections with a view to establishing a permanent nomenclature for American birds. Dr. Charles W. Jones, assistant Forman's Annual ZsCSajDl of All this week in Forman's Toilet Articles Shop, a New York beauty expert will be on hand to advise you on correct make-up for your Easter costume! She'll talk to you about color show you how to wear it. Come in! You'll find her an able counselor.

(Street Floor). "IWIe-all" nlmlmeIr, HJnn5im minis professor of English, Cornell Uni Washington UP) The Federal Power Commission said yesterday that electrical rates of publicly owned utilities were "generally versity, who will gather material for a history of physical sciences In the early Middle Ages. I lower" than those of private utili ties in the nation. William Schuman, composer and chorous director, Sarah' Lawrence In a report on a survey made In 9 College, Bronxville. 18,689 communities as of January, 1937, the commission said private A utilities rates were 31 per cent higher than public rates for a 25- Harry Wickey, etcher and sculptor, Cornwall-on-Hudson, who will depict New York Dr.

Ernest C. Mossner, associate professor of English, Syracuse University, who will study the. life and work of David Hume. kilowatt unit in cities of more than 11 50,000 population. In cities between 10,000 and the private rate for the same 1 unit was 11 per cent higher, the 4j' commission said.

Communities be Taught at University Here Dr. Leo Gershoy, former instructor in history at the University of Rochester and now a member of social science faculty of Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, was added to his list of fellowships yesterday when he received one of 69 WW Regularly 69c A oncc-a-scason opportunity to purchase ihcr-e famous self-help unlies for tot! Mother are enthusiastic alout their time-saving features tots enjoy wearing them. Me-do undies have an easy-to-operate button-less drop seat. They are waist, shirt, and panties, all in one: of high quality lisle mesh. Two styles for boys and girls.

Sizes 2 to 12. At a very special price! (Third Floor) tween 2,500 and 10,000 population had private rates averaging 6 per cent above public rates. In two smaller groups, however, private rates were lower, the commission H' Trl AV A Nation's Income Shows Rise Of 115 Millions for February 7- "Washington (AP) The Commerce Department reported yesterday that during the first two months of 1939 the Amer ican people had a "a substantially larger real income." Tie department said that income the Bu of all individuals the nation prepared by and an introductory SALE of reau of Foreign and Domestic Com' from wages, salaries, dividends, merce, declined from 84.2 (1929 equals 100) in January to 83.9 In February. The 1938 low was 80.4, Introducing the SIDE-TIE AAatcrnity recorded last May, and the 1938 interest, relief payments and income from enterprise totaled during February. This was $115,000,000 above February, 1938.

"Income payments during the first two months of 1939 placed more income in the hands of the high 84.4 in December. During February employes' com pensation, the largest element in total income, totaled $3,574,000,000, "Me -oil" leepcns an increase of 4.5 per cent over February, 1938. American people than in January and February of 193), which, along with a 3 per cent lower cost of Dollar volume of salaries and ress living this year, provided a sub wages in February, was practically unchanged from January, but. stantially larger real income," the after allowance for the usual sea report said. sonal movement, the index of em The seasonally adjusted index of ployes' compensation declined from .85.5 in January to 85.0 in WASHABLE FRENCH DOESKIN GLOVES No one can resist lvislav handmade Social Registers they're so beautiful so distinguished 50 exclusive and so truly economical! Give them hard wear wash them often in suds hot as your hands can stand their beauty survives marvelously! In white and light beige! $5.50.

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Sizes 2 to 10. than for the like month of 1938. Dividend and Interest payments i I I I in February continued below a year ago, but the drop was somewhat smaller than a decline recorded fog January, 357 E. Wain.