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Evening star., 1937-04-17

ity for sleep and bids fair to turn me
into really intelligent traveller for
the future! I only wish I knew as
much about my job as she does about
trains!
"DEAR MISS CAsWELL:
~ your recent article relative to
the temperamental qualities of rail-
road trains was most interesting.
Perhaps you might be interested in
knowing the answers to some OF the
mysteries which seem to keep you
awake.
First, in respect to the use OF the
whistle for grade-crossings. The laws
of various States provide for the use
of locomotive whistle in number
of different ways. Some States require
that a whistle be blown continuously
from the time a train passes the
whistling post until the pilot of the To-
comotive is actually upon the grade
crossing. Other States specify, by law,
only as you state, a perfunctTy two
long and two short blasts when pass
Ing the whistling post.
why, sometimes, when the train
comes into a station, does it buck like
a broncho and hump itself all over
the place as the brakes are being
applied? This could be caused by a
number OF things, such as the grade
into the station or unequal braklng
effect on the various cars The for
ward cars may have greater braking
effect than the rear, resulting in the
rear cars taking up the slack between
couplings when the forward cars have
stopped.
''The above likewise applies to pull
ing out of a station. If it should hap
pen that the cars are compressed be-
tween couplings tie cars toward the
rear will experience more or less OF
a jolt when the slack is taken up, no
matter how carefully the engineer
may glide his train out of the station.
There is no way in which he can
help it.
cat other times the train may have
stopped with the main drivers of the
locomotive on dead center In this
case the train must be reversed suff-
ciently "a foot or two) in order to get
q forward start.
"YoU mention the problem OF the
train stopping in the middle of
the night, to all intents and purposes,
entirely alone
Fortunately, or you, and other
passengers, it was entirely alone.
1T is an axiom Of railroad men
that two trains cannot occupy an
identical piece of track simul-
taneously!
Quite probably the incident to
which you refer is meet order" An
inferior train must give rights to
superior train. There are very clearly
defined orders by all railroads on this
point.
Upon stopping, for this reason or
for any other, the engineer must give
one long and three short blasts on his
whistle, which is signal for the flag
man on the rear of the train to go
back the required distance on the
track to protect the train. He does
this by means of flag and torpedoes
by day and torpedoes, lantern and
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AlS "Ol lCo w
rest. Feeling that,
u n d ou b t e dly,
there are plenty
of other people
to whom the
doings of rail-
road trains are
m y S t e r ious, I
have once again
broken a rule,
and am includ-
ing the letter,
verbatim in the
column today. To
its writer and
my informant I
q i've n vol1 +.
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am young mother with several lively
children and can testify that I, ard
all the young mothers I know, work
themselves into nervous exhaustion
trying to raise their children, hold
their husbands, keep beautiful, have
an attractive home, keep up social
life of sorts, and so on Believe me,
the modern mother gets no help from
the modern grandmother. Grand
mother goes socially more than any
body else; is always studying or
writing speech and doesn't want
the children around. They bother
her. Why, she won't even let the
children call her grandmother, and
she would throw fit If one of them
called her granny. The other day my
youngest asked me, Mamma, why is
1t that we haven't any grandma or
grandpa? All the other children at
school have them" And I replied,
why, honey, Toto is your grand
mother and Bobo is your grandfath ther." :"
Well, it was news to him.
JUST A WORKOUT YOUNG MA.
AnsWer-Raising a child IS like
carrying an umbrella or making
fire. The onlookers always think
they could do it better than the one
who is doing it. But you are mis-
taken II you think that the young
mothers of today are getting an un-
due amount Of criticism. Most Of us
think they are doing grand Job; a
far better one than their mothers did
r Earring children seems to 70 in
alternate cycles. One generation
spoils them and the next one disci-
plines them. Whichever way your
parents brought you up, you take the
opposite course with your own young
sters, The mothers of yesteryear
were strong for the theory that you
must never say don't" to a child or
make it behave for fear of repressing
its ego. The reaction from that has
given us the modern mother. who
puts her baby to bed without any
coddling and let's him yell his head
of. She tells you that she is not
going to let her children run wild,
the way she was permitted to do and
she Is going to take better care of her
girls than her mother ever took Of her.
The modern young mother tries Just
as hard to be good mother as all the
generations Of mothers who have gone
before her, for there have been mighty
few women who haven't been willing
to work and sacrifice and die, If need
be, for their children. The mother
Of today has this advantage: She is
better taught and can give more in
telligent care to the rearing OF her
children.
No children have ever had such
scientific care given to their health,
nor had their psychology so studied,
and if we oldsters sometimes think
that their mothers are bringing them
up little too much by the book and
not enough by the heart, why, they are
erring on virtues side.
What my correspondent says about
grandmother becoming as extinct as
the dodo Is, alas, only too true. But
it is partly the young mothers fault
that she is passing away. It kills the
grandmotherly spirit not to be allowed
to cuddle the baby. But the woman
who won't let her grandchildren call
her Granny" because it dates her
misses one Of the sweetest relation
ships in life.
X X X
nEAR DOROTHY DIX: am en-
gagged to boy whom my parents
disapprove, and we are going to get
married without their consent. He
says that when we are married he will
positively refuse to have anything TO
Evening star., 1937-04-17
BY MARY ALIEN HOOD.

~ RNITHOLOG1STS call them
"frigilla carnaria." Amer
leans say "canaries." To
~ kitty the word Is breakfast"
It wouldn't be proper to go into
Dickey's word for cat. Whatever Ian
guage the bird may use, kitty Is the
first offender. She gets on Dickeys
nerves. After all, he can only go so
far and he knows just which way his
feline acquaintance's mind runs. All
Of which brings up the point that kitty
shouldn't be permitted in the same
room with the bird. Maybe the cage
Is hung out Of reach. Perhaps kitty
has grown weary Of trying and knows
that her feathered desire Is above her
head. It makes no difference. Her
casual amblings give Dickey Mysteries.
The situation looks bad! It's impos-
sible to convince that bird that things
aren't as they SEEM
Every canary owner should have
some sort Of . preparation which Is
Evening star., 1937-04-17

I cannot advise you to give up the
man you love because your parents
object to him, for they may have no
good reason for not liking him. Par
ents are often unreasonable and un-
just and prejudiced in their opinion.
Their biased views should not be
allowed to wreck the happiness of two
people who love each other. g You have
to live with your husband and you
have right to pick him out, but I
hope he will be broadminded enough
and love you enough to make a truce
with your family for your sake.
Evening star., 1937-04-17
Carving Crown Roast.

Crown roast of lamb should be
carved by cutting from the top to the
bottom, allowing one bone to each
serving.
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Romantic Atmosphere
About Midnight Tryst
Is Entirely Dispelled
Mysteries Vanish Before the Clear Light of
Fact, and Glamour Fades With the
Coming of knowledge.
BY BETSY CASWELL.

ONE weeks ago moved set down black and white
matters which keeping awake
their habits I
- the problems
much My worked
Evening star., 1937-04-17
General Washington's
KinsWOman Will Give
Relic to Organization
Mrs. Eleanor Washington Howard Honors
Children of American Revolution by
Gift of Childish Hood.
BY MARY JANE BRUMLEY.

RS ELEANOR WASHINGTON HOWARD can tell the most enthral
M heard
Howard
of
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AAo icoule was ldl petIeI Illdil lild
clear and authoritative manner!
A few days after the article ap-
peared, arrived at the Office to find
a letter awaiting me, which laid all
Evening star., 1937-04-17

OF course, there is nearly always 4
reconciliation after the marriage, but
there is always bar between the
parents and the unwelcome son-in-
law or daughter-in-law who never
forget or forgive that they were not
wanted in the family.
Evening star., 1937-04-17
Dorothy Dix Says
Young Mothers Are Doing a Grand Job
of Rearing Their Children.

EAR MISS DIX: am fed up
with hearing the young, mod
ern mother pushed around
and generally lambasted. I
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thanks-she has restored my capac-
ity for sleep and bids fair to turn me
into a really intelligent traveller for
the future! I only wish I knew as
much about my job as she does about
trains!
Evening star., 1937-04-17

This is what makes it 50 unfortunate
when children marry against their
parents wishes and what makes it so
vital that fathers and mothers should
not oppose their sons and daughters
choice Of mates unless there Is some
drastic reason for doing so. Their
disapproval is like curse on the mar
riage and blights it in its very begin
ming.
Evening star., 1937-04-17

Many men seem able to give up their
families and simply blot them out Of
their memories, but women cannot do
this. They cling to their own and are
never really happy when separated
from their own people.
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do with my family; that they have
run over him enough and that he will
never enter their house. But he will
not object to them coming to ours,
though he will never see them when
they do, and that I can go to visit
them as much as I please. I know
there will always be contention be-
tween us over this subject, and I won-
der If a marriage under these con-
ditions can prove successful. Should
forget my family and think only OF
him? LORRAINE,
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Answer-You can't forget your
family. No matter how devoted you
are to your husband, there will always
be this older love Of the mother who
bore you, the father who cherished
you and the sisters and brothers with
whom you grew up. They are part
OF your being, so interviewer with your
life that you cannot separate them
from it.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
Son, IA, Rescues His Father
When Boot Hits Log and Sinks

A tragic ending to week end out
ing was narrowly averted when w. L.
New, a Washington merchandise
broker. was rescued from the waters
OF Herring Bay by his 14-year- -old
son, Leroy, after his speed boat struck
submerged log and sank a mile and
half off Holland Point, Md.
Both New and his son, who live at
208 Primrose street, Chevy Chase,
Md, donned life preservers and struck
out for shore when the mishap oc-
CURED. New became exhausted after
they had negotiated only third of
the distance and told his son:
'"You Mad better swim on to shore.
I'm afraid I can't make it."
Leroy continued on and finally
gained the beach at Holland Point.
Virtually worn out from his struggles,
Leroy cried for help, but his shouts
were not heard and he staggered to q
Evening star., 1937-07-19
SMART ROBBERS
GET $31 IN SHOE
Watchman's Cache Fails to Fool
Bandits Who Find Pockets
Empty.

A shoe is not exactly a safe de-
pository for money, according to the
experience of George Williams, Al,
OF 1900 Fourth street southwest.
Williams, watchman on a con-
struction job at Tenth and Franklin
streets northeast, was walking in an
alley alongside the building last night
when he was halted by two colored
bandits The robbers were not baf-
ned by the absence of money in his
pockets and searched his shoe to dis
cover the $3l it contained, he told
police.
Meanwhile the colored man who
held up Harold w. Woods, street car
conductor, of 43l7 Georgia avenue, on
q street car at Seventh near N streets
yesterday afternoon got only so cents
and street car pass for his risk.
A thief who braved the surliness of
chow dogs made away with Butch. i"
one OF the species belonging to John
Knighton, 730 Ninth street southeast.
knighton told police the dog, valued at
$40, was stolen from his parked car at
Ninth street and New York avenue.
John w. Hulse, 3235 Elliott street
reported to police last night the loss of
property valued at $l55, including a
watch, studs and $50 in cash, from his
home. Lawrence j. Collins, 143l N
street, reported being robbed of $50 in
1 cigar store at Fourteenth and U
streets. He told police his assailant
was white man.
A diamond-set brooch belonging to
Mrs. Gladys Guell, Shoreham Hotel,
and valued by her at $4,000, was re-
ported lost yesterday. Mrs. Guell told
police she might have lost the brooch
set with IS small diamonds, three
%-karat diamonds and two IL karat
stones, In 4 taxicab.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
DR.. FL. B|SC0E, SO,
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Former Washington Physician
Succumbs at Wadsworth,
Kans., Hospital.

DR.. Frank Lee Biscoe, SO, former
Washington physician, died of pneu-
monia yesterday in the Veterans Hos
pital, Wadsworth, Kans., where he
had been stationed by the Veterans
Administration.
DR.. Biscoe was educated at Colum-
bian Preparatory School, Columbian
College and the Georgetown University
Medical School. Until the World War,
he practiced medicine in The Farragut
Building
He served overseas during the war
as a captain in the Medical Corps.
Since the war he had been with the
Veterans Administration in various
parts of the country, acting as regional
officer and physician. He came to
Washington frequently to read papers
before the Medical Association.
DR.. Biscoe is survived by a sister,
Miss Annie L. Biscoe of Washington,
and a brother, Col. Earl Biscoe Of
Honolulu. Funeral services will oe
held at II am. Wednesday in the
Western Presbyterian Church, with
burial in the family lot in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-07-19

nearby rowboat and went back for his
father.
He found the elder New had finally
gained point where he could stand
with his head out of water, but the
effort had worn him out and Leroy
was forced to pull his father into the
small boat. The boy rowed ashore,
he and his father were given first aid
at the home of Mrs. Myrtle Price.
New said today the accident took
place while he was returning Saturday
afternoon from Seaside Park to
Mason's Beach, where he and his
family were spending the week end
at their Summer cottage.
The log, he declared, tore out the
propeller housing and the rear end of
the boat, and the craft sank in less
than two minutes.
News ONCE is at 1901 Water street
southwest.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
University Club Being Altered
For John L. Lewis and i. NJ. W.
Mine Workers viii Spend Half Million
on Headquarters-Seueral Months
Needed to Complete 1t.

The University Club. erstWhile home
of erudltlon, is now undergoing a
thorough face-lifting operation as a
preliminary to becoming the first
permanent home Of John L. Lewis and
the United Mine Workers generally
regarded the country's most militant
labor unit
When the job is fnished-several
months work remains to be done-the
mine workers will move from their
present quarters in the Tower Building
to one of the most modern and up-to-
date office buildings in the city.
The whole job is going to cost
nearly half million dollars.
The building and site were purchased
for S275,000. To this will be added
another $4,000 for the renodeling
work, After that will come furnish
nes, office equipment. etc.
At present workmen under the di-
rectlon of Davis, Wick, Rosengarten
& Co.. contractors. are demolishing
most Of the old building. When they
are through only the outside walls, the
SNcl"oIk iOl tIle IlOolS ana lew
partitions will be left.
Some Of the larger club rooms will
be partitioned into Office space, and
new elevators, stairways. plumbing
wiring and a modern heating system
will be installed
The mine workers also are con-
structing an additional story on top of
the present structure. This will in
clude a large, heavy-timbered as
sembly room, smaller Office and a
kitchenette.
The kitchenette has evoked some
comment, but one official of the union
said it would not be on any elaborate
scale. He indicated it would be used
merely to serve refreshments to officers
of the union when they hold late
sessions.
The outside OF the building also Is
being done over with view to eradi-
eating its clublike appearance.
1t was understood the new heating
Evening star., 1937-07-19
PALMISANO PRESENTS
LIBRARIAN PAY PLAN
Provision Limiting Those Salaries
Would Be Eliminated From
n C. Act

Repeal of a provision in the 1888
District appropriation act which puts
school and public librarians on the
same pay basis is called for in bill
introduced today by Chairman Palmi-
sano of the House District Committee.
Senator Copeland, Democrat, of New
York is sponsoring a similar measure
in the Senate.
The provision was written into the
supply act at the insiStence of Chair
man Collins Of the House Subcommit-
tee on Appropriations, which framed
the original District appropriation
bill. The Senate removed the provi-
sion. but it was restored to the bill In
conference.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
POLICE ACADEMY
OPENS NEW CLASS
F. B. !. Schools Fifth Ses.
sion Nearing Completion.
Success Hailed,

With sixth session of the National
Police Academy just beginning at the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and
the fifth session nearing completion,
some Of the accomplishments of the
cops college we're reviewed in q
statement today by J. Edgar Hoover,
F. B. I. director.
Letters received from alumni of the
school show crime mysteries are being
solved by application of scientific
methods learned in the training
classes, ofshoot police schools are
growing up in all parts of the country
and promotions are being received by
many graduates.
With completion Of the fifth session
July "a, Isl graduates will have re-
turned to their communities, pre-
pared to pass on to their colleagues
knowledge acquired in the F. B. I.
laboratories, class rooms, crime scene
rooms and rifle ranges. The gradu-
ates have extended instruction to
nearly $4,000 policemen, it was stated
A 1884 murder mystery in Con-
| necticut, long listed as unsolved. was
| cleared up by one graduate on his re-
turn to his section. He is Lieut.. Leo
J. Mulcahy of the Connecticut State
police. The murdered man was Ar
mond Salvione, whose trussed-up body
was found along highway. Two
suspects were arrested shortly after
ward, but were released for lack of
evidence.
Mulcahy, eager to try out his newly
acquired Oman technique, reopened
the investigation by sending to the
F. B. I. laboratory a piece of rope
with which Salvione had been
strangled. The laboratory experts
traced the rope to a certain store in
New England, to which the suspects
had access. Mulcahy tested stains
found in their automobile, according
to F. B. I. methods, and determined
they were caused by blood of the same
type as that of the victim.
Confronted with the new evidence
a key witness confessed he had per-
jured himself when questioned origi-
nally and gave new testimony placing
the suspects at the scene of the crime
They were indicted and are awaiting
trial.
Thirty-six graduates have been pro-
NOTED to high executive posts in their
departments-inc that Of CHIEF
of police or sheriff.
Evening star., 1937-07-19

plant will include a modern air.
conditioning unit and several rooms
are being sound-proofed, so the union S
affairs can be transacted in comfort
able, quiet surroundings.
The University Club Building, To-
Gated at Fifteenth and l streets, was
put up for sale last year after the
University Club had been merged
with the Racquet Club at 1875 Six
teenth street.
Bylaws of the University Club were
changed to permit all the university
men in the Racquet Club to join the
consolidated organization. Others
were admitted as special members.
The five-story University Club
originally was reported for sale at q
price of 100000. 1t was reported the
Southern Railway had offered s625,OO0
for the structure in 1927, but it was not
for sale at that time.
Evening star., 1937-07-19

Excerpts from mo, No, Nanete,"
Youmans
Fantasy, Romeo and Juliet"
Tscnaikowsky
Band arrangement by Frank ScalDetti,
Trombone solo, Loves Enchant-
ment' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pryor
Robert Isele.
Humoreske, Comm Thru the Rye"
Beustedt
"Steerman's Song and Sailor Cho-
rus" from Flying Dutchman,"
Wagner
scherzo and finale from Fourth
Symphony" --------T Tschaikbwskv
Marines hymn, The Halls of Monte
yuma"
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Army Band at the District
War Memorial in West Potomac Park
at 7:30 O'Clock tonight Capt. Thomas
F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hubner, as
sistant.
Program.
March, THE Military Maestro"
Becker
Overture, "Oberon" Weber
Fox trot, "The You and Me That
Used to Be- e"-----W Wrubel
Cornet solo, Carnival of Venice"
Clarke
Ralph Ostrom, soloist.
Suite, "Espagnole" Fulton
I. Guadalajara.
II. Quesada
III. Palencia.
Symphonic prelude, "Exaltation,"
Coerne
Trombone solo, "Slippin' Around"
Mole
Clarence Hurrel, soloist
March, "Hostrauser' Chambers
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1937-07-19
BAND CONCERTS

BY the Navy Band at the Capitol at
7:30 o'clock tonight. Lieut. Charles
Benter, leader; Alexander Morris, as
siStant.
Program.
Overture, "Benvenuto Cellini,"
Berlioz
Grand scenes from the opera, Me
1Sto1eIe -Bolto
Solo for cornet, "A Soldiers Dream"
Rogers
Oscar Short.
First movement from Symphony
In D Minor" ----------F Franck
Two Waltzes:
(a) "Ciribiribin" Pestalozza
90 II Bac1o' Arditi
Triumphal march. Entry of Boy
ars' Halverson
Fantasy, THE Big Bad Wolf and
His Friends" --------------Be Benter
Suite of three South American num-
bers:
(a) "Nortena" Robles
CD "El Condor Pasa"- -Robles
w dQul lance AlVOrOO
Grand scenes from Andrea Che
nier" Giordano
The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Marine Band at the barracks
at 8 O'Clock tonight Capt Taylor
Branson, leader. William F. Santel-
mann, assistant.
Program.
March, "Joyeuse" Chabrier
Overture, Merry Wives of Wind
sor" Nicola;
shepherd Fenneps Dance" Gardiner
Euphonium solo, Premier Polka
Llewellyn
Donald Kimball.
Evening star., 1937-07-19

in 35 gaming indictments returned
July 2. Most OF the defendants were
arraigned last week.
At the request of Dietzs ATTORNEY,
Harry Whelan, Justice Oscar Luh-
ring permitted the defendant to re-
main at liberty on $1,000 bond. His
trial probably will be held in o.
tober.
Not guilty pleas also were entered
by Mike Falcone and Frank Manuel
Goldberg. arraigned with Dietz on
charges of setting up gaming table.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
PARK CLEANUP RAIDS
BRING ARRESTS OF 81
Efforts Made in Attempt to Rid
Places Of So-Called Un-
desirables,

In an effort to rid the park system
OF so-called undesirables, the Park
Police arrested 81 persons over the
week end for variety Of offenses,
ranging from larceny of United States
property to soliciting aims
At Park Police headquarters, it was
said there were six charges of va
grancy, 81 Of drunkenness, one of
lettering, three of soliciting aims,
three of vending in the park and one
Of assault with dangerous weapon
The others were charged with various
violattous Of trafto regulations,
Evening star., 1937-07-19
Foreign Labels Fought.

India is warning on the pasting of
foreign labels on Indian goods in Or
der to sell them at higher prices.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
LODGE TRIP TOMORROW

Members of Anacostia Lodge. No.
81, F. A. A. M. will have a moonlight
cruise on the S. S. Potomac tomorrow
evening. A floor show of singing,
dancing and comedy entertainment
has been prepared.
Special features will be furnished
Lions Club and by the girls Of Bethel
No. 8 Of the Order Of Jobs Daughtsrk
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PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
ENTERED BY PLISC0
Reputed Gambling Car of City
Freed Under 1000 Bonds
After Arraignment,

Abe Plisco, alias Jewboy Dietz, re-
puted to have succeeded Sam Beard
as car of Washington's gambling fra
ternity, pleaded not guilty in District
Court today when arraigned on a
charge of conspiring to violate the
gambling laws.
Dietz was l of 124 defendants named