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Evening star., 1938-11-13
Detective Sergeant
Blick Puts Hobby
to Useful Duty

the word picture sounds implaus-
ible. but show picture in black and
white and the jury begins to believe
that you have something. This is
particularly true in cases of murder
and suicide"
Sergt. Blick, however, is not con-
fining his efforts to taking pictures
of the corpus delicti at the scene Of
a murder or suicide, although he ad-
mits that detail pictures taken by
the first one to arrive at the scene
would be of vital Importance. Slight
changes made in the scene, whether
intentional or otherwise, often de-
stroy evidence. The slight change
in the position of a gun. for in
stance, could easily make a suicide
appear as murder and vice versa" "
he explained.
1t is here that Roy Blick's hobby
becomes more truly scientific, for
regardless of subsequent changes
made in the position of important
objects, there are f1ngerprints. Pic
lures of fingerprints can be taken
as easily as the impressions can be
recorded by the regular method. Any
place that they are found and pow
der busted over them, they can be
photographed and the picture shows
them. not life size, but enlarged with
the ridges and sworls as plainly Wis
ible as under a magnifying glass.
They have not had time to deteri-
crate by dust and time, and, Mr.
Blick points out, they can be used
in court.
For this work he uses a No. lens
on 2-soona or a 3.5-watt angle
lens. Props fitted to the camera
give the exact distance to get the
proper area Of ground"
One of the most interesting phases
of the experimental work being car
ried on by Sergt. Blick is his mi
croscopic photography. Thread
lint, hair, anything minute that
might serve for identification can
be photographed through a micro
scope and comparisons made. While
jury cannot visit a laboratory
the members can study the pic
lures and see for themselves.
That there is a general trend
toward pictures today cannot be de-
MED, so it is not strange that juries
being human, will look even when
they will not listen. Basing his
theory on this strange quirk of hu.
man nature, Detective Sergt. Roy E
Blick has turned a hobby into an
asset, one by which the public will
reap the benefit in more thoroughly
established facts and fewer miscar-
riages Of justice.
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to be commensurate with its pres
ent necessities and future magni-
tude
Sixteen years elapsed before, on
November /, 1897, the building for
which the American Library Asso-
citation had prayed, commensurate
with the present necessities ano
future magnitude" of our lone Ma
tional library" was opened to the
public-hailed as the largest and
finest structure in the world, de-
voted exclusively to library pur-
poses. Mr.. Spofford, the librarian,
optimistically predicted that It would
be ample for the needs of the Ii
brary for a century and half to
come"
AS the library of the Nation. the
Library of Congress is daily
thronged by hundreds of tourists to
the National Capitol and by small
army of students and scholars, at
tracted by its intellectual resources
and facilities. 1t is indeed the larg-
est and best-equipped library in the
Evening star., 1938-11-13

Early in the coming year the
seven pairs of doors leading into
the Congressional Librarys white
marble annex will be opened to ad-
NIT the public. The long, low
building set behind the more IA
miliar and more ornate Library
structure facing the Capitol, lis es-
sentially solid mass of shelving
encircled with work spaces" 1t will
shelve about 100000 books in IL
tiers of stacks, taking up 13 acres
OF floor space, or room enough for
a large house, rolling lawn and
a home vegetable garden.
The building is so simple in its
design that its statistics are more
noteworthy than its ornamentation
1t is five stories tall, with it's fifth
floor set back IS feet. 1t is 406
feet 8 inches long, 22S feet wide and
covers a little more than acres
or little less than two blocks (the
Folger Shakespeare Library is al
ready perched on a part of one of
the blocks on which the annex
rests.
In appearance the annex is a
handsome box. It is faced with
white Georgia marble. Its pure
lines, in the modern style. are
broken only by slight projections,
meant to give interest to the planes
of the whole building. It's exterior
decorations are elf-cleaning. Dig
nifty is its most striking general out
er feature. The wonders of the
mechanical age we live in are the
chief interior features.
Each of seven dark rooms in the
basement, for instance, is supplied
with Enthusiastically hot, cold and
Iced water for maintaing the proper
temperature for Photographic de-
veloping baths, and an endless belt
carries the developed prints from
each dark room to a central wash
ing tank and drying machine.
The latest marvels of engineering
have been brought into play in the
construction of the stacks, which
can be made almost to disappear at
the snap of key. Martin A. Rob-
erts, chief assistant librarian, re-
ports on this astonishing point: ..
In the matter of shelving the
greatest care was exercised to OBJ
tain maximum f1exibility through a
design that would provide as far
as possible for every contingency of
use. Columns appear only every
10 feet. The shelf supports do not
rest on the floor, but are suspended
from the overhead beams. They
may be removed quickly and a
work space left free When so de-
sired, partitions and doors which
snap into place convert a bay of
shelves into a locked inclosure. BY
similar means any portion of any
deck can be segregated"
The marvels do not halt there
Each deck of shelves is separately
ventilated in the interest of dust
control. The conditioned air cir
culates over the entire area of one
deck, but before it moves on to an
other deck it returns to the annex
basement to be washed and dry
cleaned. Thus dust is not carried
from one level to another.
Under original plans the annex,
which will provide accommodations
for several hundred readers as well
es for several million books, was
to have been opened last summer.
But unforeseen circumstances post
poned the date. David Lynn,
architect of the Capitol, commits
stoned Pierson g. Wilson of Wash
ington as the architects and Alex
ander G. Towbridge as consulting
architect.
Evening star., 1938-11-13
By Rae Robins.

When was there time when man
did not want togo off in reverie and
read a book?
Libraries are almost as old as
civilization. The earliest known
library was collection of clay tab
lets IN Babylonia in the 2lst century
BIC. The temple at Jerusalem con-
tanned also a sacred library. The
1irst libraries are said to have been
Evening star., 1938-11-13

cause the trigger action makes
possible a rapid-fire series of one
continuous action, I was able to
catch the persons actually engaged
in the act of gambling"
AS result of the great strides
made recently in perfecting photo
Evening star., 1938-11-13

graphic equipment, Sergt. Blick be-
lieves that the camera will play an
increasingly important part in GRIM
inology. Pictures 60 a long way
to eliminate the element of doubt SO
often left in the minds of the men,
berS of the jury when evidence Is
Evening star., 1938-11-13

ment that he succeeded in getting
satisfactory picture" evidence.
II used a Leica camera with a 35-
watt lens" Sergt. Blick continued.
1T was worn suspended by straps
close to my chest. Because the CAM
era is small and compact and be-
Evening star., 1938-11-13

merely explained" he said. Pictures,
on the other hand, are convincing.
They not only simplify identifica-
ton, but they give jury something
concrete. AS a rule, the things a
person sees make more impression
than the things he hears. Too often
Evening star., 1938-11-13

south and pest acade OF the ne1D aner recently completed
S1own dboue At the beautiful
entrance lobby of the old budng and at right
the reading in the Chinese Egyptian and
Asian neurological characters nnge fantastic pattern
the great bronze doorays of the t1uo OF these
Evening star., 1938-10-20
FASC|SM WARNING
SOUNDED BY |CKES
Secretary Continues Tour
After Citing Peril of
Boring From Within
BY the Associated Press.

BY the hSSOClaled PreSS.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20.-Secretary
Of the Interior Ickes continued his tour
Of Pacific Coast P. w. A. projects to-
day, leaving here warning that "to-
talitarianism is insidiously boring from
within the temple of our own liberties
as we'll as assaulting it from without"
mo one can escape the RESPONSE
bility Of enlisting on one side or the
other" he told cheering audience Of
1000 persons at the Shrine Audi
torium here last night, either with
the liberalism Of Franklin D. Roose-
welt or with the reaction and the
threat OF Fascism."
Previously. in an interview. he pre-
dicted that President Roosevelt might
have to run" for third term in 1910,
but added, "for his sake I hope he
doesn't" He said he thought Mr..
Roosevelt would carry the United
States if he ran again"
Donald Ogden Stewart, Hollywood
screen writer, was chairman Of the
meeting, held under the auspices of
the Hollywood Council for Democ-
racy. On the platform we're numerous
writers, producers, directors and play
ers.
Introducing Secretary Ickes, Mr..
Stewart told him there were in Holly
wood hve or six thousand liberals who
had found themselves surrounded by
propaganda and confusion" and add
ed: I'VE have seen attempts to raise
the witch hunt of Communism and
attempts to destroy the labor move
ment, just like Hitler did"
Mr.. Ickes told the audience that Mr..
Roosevelt, aided by "a liberal Demo-
cratic party" has been trying for the
last six and one-half years to make
those reforms, bring about those
changes which will give America COM
plete confidence that we may live in
the best possible way for ALL not
few, Of us to live-before the sands
Of the hourglass run out in Europe's
hands"
With Mrs. 1ckes the Secretary leaves
today for San Francisco.
Evening star., 1938-12-26

Frivolous eoektoiI and evening models to reju-
vsnote tired evening dresses top onkle-
length and street-lenoth skirts. All drostieoy
reduced from our own stock Royon veIvets,
lanes, and metol-shot royon domosks-nosty
one-of-o-kind. Tempting styles to choose from
at this low price.
The Washington times., 1938-12-13
Christmas Gift
For SOphiSticdte

Found! The perfect Christ
mas gift for a sophisticated lady
who loves the luxury of a de-
lightful fter-b a t h scent
Aphrodisia bath powder bearing
the same wickedly exciting scent
as Aphrodisia perfume - that
worldly fragrance with
naughty name" The powder
itself is satin-soft and smooth. ..
comes in a huge square box,
handsomely finished in gold and
emerald satin. One of those
charming, luxurious gifts that
makes a woman feel specially
glamorOuS.
She'll either like it or never
speak to you again. Telephone
for name of shop. Republic
1884, branch 800.
The Washington times., 1938-12-13
Betty LittIeWit:

Look at these pure Uool
ScGrtS for rs cents. Isn't that
q wonderful buy? I'm going to
giDe some for Christmas to my
SON and some OF his friends"
COME FRIENDS are going to
~ be please with Betty's
thoughtfulness but their elders
may not have respect for her
conception of qualities. These
cheap scarfs may be pure wool,
but at the same time be loosely
woven and made of shoddy. If
Betty examines them closely she
will find them skinny with I'M
finished edges; often cut I'm.
evenly and beginning to ravel
before they leave the counter.
The loose weave catches on any
rough surface and the threads
pull out readily. If they are in
cluded in WardrobeS as items to
vary the monotony, they per
haps will be worth the money
spent for them.
The Washington times., 1938-12-13
Penny Wise:

~ WGnt a Wool scarf IN a
plaid to 90 tDtth a boys dark
blue ouercoGt."
IF A WOOL SCARF is to be OF
L any value it must be cut lib
orally in beth width and length.
Penny looks for one with ample
but not bungleSome proportions.
She looks for the label giving
the percentage of wool in the
scarf and stating whether or not
it is virgin wool. If it is, the
price is likely to be higher al
though reworked wool of good
quality may SurpasS poor virgin
wool. She examines the weave
for evennesS, softneSs and
warmth. She also examines the
edges to see that they are selv-
age and that the ends are Sc
curely fringed. If a scarf of
the quality is too expensive
Penny will buy the strip from
the yard goods and make a
scarf from it.
The Washington times., 1938-12-13
Child'S
Question

Child's Question Editor:
I was sewing snaps on my
dress and had the card of dress
snaps lying beside me. My three
year-old daughter picked up the
card and began counting. "One,
two three four six seven eight"
whats the matter with five?"
l asked. you used five up Nom
my" she answered, pointing to
the empty space.
MRS. VIM. MARTIN,
HOWiSOn, Va.
The Washington times., 1938-12-13

the enjoyment Of it depends
upon how we'll one stands the
wind and weather. She herself
actually enjoys all the uncer-
tainties of a life IN the sun and
rain.
Regulation Costume
Is the Same
I'm the East" said DR.. Stose,
"one stays in hotels instead of
camping out as they do in the
Western States. In spite of that
the regulation costume for work
ing is the same, high laced
boots, breeches, shirt and
Wind-brecker or sweater, de-
pending upon the time of year."
Boots present problem, when
assembling an outfit, here, DR..
Stose told us. Mountain boots
are made on the Pacific coast,
so she sends to California for
hers and has them made to
order.
Her equipment in the field is
simply hammer, a notebook,
a clinometer and a barometer,
the two latter for elevation and
direction.
DR.. Stose says other women
working in geology here include
Eleanor Knopf, Julia Gardner.
Miss Joe Glass and T. M.
Standnlchenki.
The field of geology is at
tracing women in greater num-
bers, with an average of four
year entering Barnard College
alone, according to DR.. StoSe.
While we were talking an
other geological expert came in
to announce that the order OF
Christmas cards had arrived.
This, it turned out. was DR..
George w. StoSe, to whom the
subject Of this story was mar
ried last September.
She's using his name, but
most people conversant with
world affairs in geology still
speak of her as DR.. Anna Jonas.
The Washington times., 1938-12-13

DR.. Anna Jonas StoSe was IN
the midst of a weighty looking
report when the interview be-
gan, and though she was graci-
BUSINESS itself, we felt she would
be glad to resume her task, once
we we're on our way.
Although loaned to the U. S.
Geological Survey, DR.. StoSe is
The Washington times., 1938-12-13

really in the employ of three
States. It is in Virginia, Mary
land and Pennsylvania that she
spends four or. five months each
year in the field.
"Geologists do not think that
theirs is a strange career for
women. DR.. Stose says, and that
The Washington times., 1938-12-13

+ lily in
humans, it is
found largely
in the germ
of wheat. In
my opinion it
may be use
full, but it is
far better to
eat a well-bal-
anced di e t
than to go eX-
D e rinenting
with this vi
tamin.
Up in this
country W e
r " / a en- tlV
The Washington times., 1938-12-13

this world.
While on the subject of OBJ
jects 70 cover Milady's pedal
extremities 1 must tell you
about the divine new SAN
dals that Henri Bendel is show
ing for the Sunny South. Com
pletely flat with what they call
"air-blown" soles. these white
pigskin moccasinS are piped
in brown, blue or red (Which
ever tone you happen to choose.
They feature this same model
in gold or silver, piped in black;
wonderful 70 wear, I might add,
with dinner pajamas for infor-
NAL evenings down Florida
way.
KoQLa Bear
Is Tricky
At this gift-giving time Of
the year you can we'll imagine
that tricky little gadgets are
making their appearance by the
dozen.
Quite the most amusing fan
tasy to appear this week is the
adorable gem-studded "koala"
bear that Dick Jaeckel is high
lighting ir his new costume
jewe.ry collection. This chubby
faced animal is fastened 10
prongs that clip neatly into
your furc.
How right Cholly Knicker-
booker was the other day, when
he addressed a great gathering
of the fashion world, and nomi-
mated Mrs. Ronald Balcom as
"the" best-dreSsed young woman
of our present day. She's GER
tainly been the best goodwill
ambassador to this country that
Elsa S chiaparelli has ever
known.
"Par0dise" NoW
Available Here
You're always on the lookout
for new and different perfume,
so be on the lookout for Para
disc" which will shortly appear
in our better shops. For years
many of our most fastidious
ladies have ordered this alluring
odor from Paris. and now it's
about to become an American
product.
The Washington times., 1938-12-13
Has Bell Sleeves

Stop and look at one of the
seasons most opuient evening
length skirted model of snowy
ermine with wide bell sleeves
made Of row on row of silver fox.
wraps. It is tight-waisted, full
The Washington times., 1938-12-13

and pepper. In another sauce
pan put five tablespoons of but
ter. When melted, sift into it
six tablespoons of four: stir
constantly for a few minutes
until very smooth, then add a
quart of half milk and cream
and stir few minutes longer.
Then pour in the mushrooms
and stir constantly until it just
comes to boiling point and
serve.
Ham,
German Style
After boiling the whole ham
until tender, remove the thick
skin and place the nam in a
baking pan. Dredge well with
flour, then stick all over with
cloves, sprinkle two tablespoons
of brown sugar, and one tea
spoon Of paprika over it. Pour
into the pan three pints of boil
ing milk. Basic the ham fire.
quently with the liquid while
cooking. Cooked this way you
will find the ham and gravy
delicious in flavor.
The Washington times., 1938-12-13
DafOe:
|VltAmln e.
rs Found
In WheAt
By ALLAN ROY DAFoE, MD.
Personal Physician to the
Dionne Quintuplets

Copyright. 1895 by King Features
Syndicate, Incl
THIS series on vitaminS
= has stretched out far
longer than l ever antici-
pated, but I hope to finish
with them today, for, while
there are a number of them,
we know comparatively little
about most of them.
One of which we hear a good
deal of is Vitamin E. Supposed
to have a good deal to do with
The Washington times., 1938-12-13
New York Letter:
New York Letter:
Sunny South Sandals
Haze dir Bl0zvn S0IeS
Rv JOSEPHINE HUGHES
TEAR PEGGY:
By JOSEPHINE HUGHES

~ Edouards has just made Joan Crawford the most in
dvdua and amusing boudor slippers that I've in
good while Narrow strips of san neatly lettered with this
famous NAME rsscross make the of these mules
Really Peggy, they make different Xmas gift for that
The Washington times., 1938-12-13

Woman GeologiH Sees No Reason
For Considering Her Career Unusual
By Bah LINCOLN

a
withthe veIth
eknocks fromth and
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Soluble
In Fats

1t has been shown that the
vitamin is soluble in fats. which
explains why it was not present
in the spoiled clover. It has not
been isolated yet in its pure
chemical form, but experiments
show that it is present in large
amounts in sweet clover, alfalfa,
hog-liver oil, cabbage, spinach,
and tomatoes. 1t is not found.
however, in cod-liver oil. wheat
germ, orange juice, or any of
those substances which are we'll
known for other vitamin con-
tent.
You see, Vitamin K isn't as
important in our daily lives as
those other vitaminS we dis
cussed. There may be many
more of them, too, and their dis
covery in the future may clear
up some of those puZzling dis
eases for which we now have no
definite cure.
The Washington times., 1938-12-13
Deficiency Causes
Bleeding

The last vitamin will deal
with now is Vitamin K. A def
cheney in this vitamin causes
people to bleed very freely from
even minor cuts or abrasionS.
The vitamin first came in for
some attention 10 years ago
when it was found that chickens
on large farm were such bleed
erS that even pulling out a tail
feather would cause them to
bleed to death. Investigation
showed that the diet of these
fowl was normal except that the
sweet clover fed them was
spoiled.
When the sci ntistS got
around to examining this sweet
clover, they found that bacteria
had destroyed the fats in the
clover.
The Washington times., 1938-12-13

have plenty of fertility, but I've
never known wheat germ to be
used by the mothers or fathers
of our larger families. Yes, right
here we have birth rate which
is amongst the highest in the
world-families of 10 or II are
average while IS or 20 aren't at
all nCommon-and al, without
the aid of intensive consumption
of Vitamin E. So J. wouldn't
worry about it.
The Washington times., 1938-12-13
Experimental
With Alfalfa

Experimenting further with
the chickens, they discovered
that when alfalfa was added to
the diet, the fowl stopped bleed
ing; later just the fatty parts Of
alfalfa were used with the same
result.
This substance contained in
the fat of alfalfa and sweet
clover was called Vitamin K, and
the knowledge gained about 1t
was then applied to human be-
ings. Blood tests were devised
which would show if a person
wasn't getting enough Vitamin
K in his food. 1t was known
that patients with jaundice were
pronounced bleeders. The prob
lem of hemorrhage after opera
ton in these patients had al
ways been a serious one to medi-
cal men the world over.
The Washington times., 1938-12-13
Fairfax:
Gentlemen
Are HArd

Fairfax
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
copyright. 1888, by King Features
Syndic ate, Inc.)

NCopytAbhts 400, ny ming Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
NEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
~ Every day l read your
column in the hope l can find
out what is wrong with me.
I'm a bachelor 40 years old,
and my theme song should
be:
II can't get the ones I want
And I don't want the ones
I can get"
I have a nice little home I'm
paying on, good car, a steady
Job. The women meet all
seem to be around IS or 40
years of age. They've been
married or divorced, have chill
dren-and most of them are
fat.
Why can't I meet one Of
those cute little tricks, with a
pretty face and a figure like
Venus? I see them every day,
on the streets, in the theater,
in the hotel, looking lovely in
evening gowns. But I never
meet them.
The Divorces and widows do
their own proposing, when they
find out I'm comfortably off.
They would probably make good
wives. But l don't want them.
want something young and
lovely that l can worship. May
be I'm just another old fool. I
know I'm no Clark Gable or
Robert Taylor, but I'm tender,
affectionate and thoughtful. and
these older gals fall heavily for
me. c. w.
The Washington times., 1938-12-13
He's Hopeful
In Spite of All

When a man Is looking for
peaches, the sensible thing is to
go to a peach tree, not a crab
apple orchard. And at 10, you
shouldn't find it so difficult,
considering all your worldly adj
vantageS, to find a peach.
In the city from which you
write me. there is a splendid
hiking club, the only requisite
for membership being good
character. Why not join. and
see what the fateS have in
store for you? The Y. M. C. A.
is always safe. and they give
dances and wienie roasts, to
which girls are welcome guests.
Ask some of your business
associates to introduce you to
their sisters, their cousins and
their friends. Tell the wife of
some congenial business aSso-
Ciate that you want to give a
little party, and ask her to
pick out three or four attrac-
tive girl friends. You and the
lady's husband will be two
males, and the lady can invite
two more. being sure that she
leaves out Clark Gable, Robert
Taylor, or gentlemen that match
them in appearance.
, Make yourself agreeable. Make
! q date with some of these girls
for the movies. Don't. as Josh
Billings used to say, stand
shivering in the brink" Plunge
in, and here's good luck to you.
They Never
Seem to Agree
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I've been married for three
years. 1 have a nice car, and
whenever my wife and her
mother want to take a ride, they
expect me to cart them around.
But if I want to use the car to
go to my club, I never seem
able to get the use of it. My
wife doesn't like me to stand
out in front and talk to the
neighbors. She thinks it's too
common.
She always does the contrary
of what 1 like, and when her
mother has a request, she is on
the run for her. GEORGE.
It seems to me, George, that
you and your wife have got on
each others nerves and some
thing ought to be done about
1t. Talk it over and agree to
60 on vacations, separately if
possible. Perhaps she is being
contrary, just for the fun of it.
But try and stop these petty
disagreements, as they may be-
come very serious ones.