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course, would be included in this lay
group. Some eminent Washingtonians
have done it as we'll as anybody
such as the late Dr. Edwin E. Slosson
and DR.. Paul Heyl of the United States
Bureau of Standards. They have
done it better probably. from a lit
erary point of view. than DR.. Elm
stein himself or his collaboration.
But when the author Of relativity
himself tries to put his ideas in lay
language there is an atmosphere Of
authenticity about it which the other
works lack There is no better ad-
vertised man in the world. There is
no more picturesque figure. These
considerations probably explain why {.
book on relatively is best-seller
T. R. H.
ORPHEUS IN PARIS. BY S. Krac-
auer. New York: Alfred A. knopf.
ERIVOLITY and Jacques Offenbach
flourished hand-in- hand along the
Paris boulevards at that historical
period when the demi-monde had
tendencies to erect cobblestone barri-
cades while the emperor and his
grande-monde dissolved their con-
gealing spirits with the infallible wine,
women and song.
One had been greatly in need Of
the other during those shaky years OF
the empire OF Louis Philippe and their
continuation through the drizzling
reign Of Louis Napoleon-had Offen-
bach and the Paris Of the time. For
one thing. the composer needed such
an atmosphere Of abandon as a mar
ket to lift him off the debit side.
Paris-more strictly the crinolines
and top hats since the working fellow
was too serious a type-needed just
this Cologne-imported sedative to quiet
its jangling nerve called reality. The
relationship was perfect while it
lasted.
The scene is complete as. Mr., Krac-
auer presents it. He places Offen-
bach as significant figure. the essence
of satirical discernment both in the
political destiny of France and the
propagation of a new musical genre.
Both themes are interwoven through
out. so that the impression is broad
and worldly: the politlcking, the in
Vulnerable colorful personages and the
intellectual circles of the period
equally intact.
The fabulous popularity of Offen-
bach as creator of "Orpheus in the
Ind GDuchncc Of toiy ~
and la Vie Parisienne," and his
sudden decline with the empire into
oblivion are clinically observed by the
author, whose sympathy comes to a
climactic head with the cruel circum-
stances surrounding the composers
death and the post-mortem triumph of
Tales of Hoffman
Though no tragically introverted
Beethoven. Jacques Offenbach GER
tainly packed fateful portent among
his scores, deserving Of more credit
than is now generally accorded.
TAKE TO THE BOATS. BY Capt
George H Grant. Boston: Little
Brown e. Co.
THREE lifeboats abandon a tramp
vessel afire at sea. each starting
of with the same equipment. Their
success. in each case. turns out to
be the measure of the three men
IN command. Only one boatload finds
land and the two others perish.
This book. written by veteran
mariner, ends where most adventures
of the sea begin. The one lifeboat
to survive. reaching the Island OF
st. Helena against frightful odds,
moves cautiously into the harbor.
"The land closed in around them
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Public Library

/ N COMMEMI91Al 1ON Oh tIle 1HoI
successful trans-oceanic voyage
made under steam propulsion by the
steamship The Savannah, which set
sail from Savannah. Ga. on May %.
1919. May % OF each year has been
designated as National Maritime Day.
This year. as the day occurs on Sum-
day. the President has issued procla-
nation calling Cor its observance to-
morrow.
The public library, in cooperation
with the Commissioners Of the Dis
trict in the observance of this day.
presents the following short list Of
books on the history and development
of the merchant marine. All books
listed may be borrowed from the
central library at Eighth and K
streets. with the one exception as
noted
The Savannahs historic voyage is
recorded by j. E. Watkins in The
Log Of the Savannah available in the
annual report OF the Smithsonian In
stitution for 1890, part Q The Amer
ican merchant marine stems from its
English predecessor and for period
of more than 7G0 years the history OF
one is the history of the other. there
fore. How England Got Its Merchant
Marine, 1O66-l776." by Henry C..
Hunter, is of particular interest to
American readers. A good follow-up is
the old, but still fundamental Sea
Power in American History: the In
fluence of the Navy and the Merchant
Marine Upon American Development" :"
by Herman F. Kraft and Walter B.
Norris.
For those interested in the technique
Of shipping Hobart S. Perry's Ship
Management and Operation may
prove of assistance. Pay 1t. E. C..
Talbot Booth has compiled and edited
the useful "A Cruising Companion
Ships and the Sea-"
Evening star., 1938-05-22

THE author Of this boob . ;iiat al
most mythical person with whom,
his legendary character not withstand
standing, every crime novel addict IS
we'll acquainted-the inspector from
Scotland Yard. Imperturbable fellows
these inspectors are in fiction, follow
ing their trade as oflcial nemeses with
placidity and exactitude. So much do
they conform to type, indeed. that the
reviewer has sometimes had dreadful
secret doubts as to whether they exist
ed at all or net outside the pages Of
the thrillers. They seemed sort Of
literary convention. But now one
speaks for himself. Inspector Percy j.
Smith. though he is now retired, was,
verifiably. 26 years in Scotland Yard.
In that time he may have acquired an
imperturbable mien, but he led q far
from tranquil life, as he tells of his ex-
periences here.
His book is the record Of his own
work In catching confidence men, the
aristocrats Of crime, as he calls them.
For by the term Ne does not mean the
small time gyp artist who cadges q few
shabby dollars here and there, but the
gilded international malefsctors who
Evening star., 1938-05-22
PARIS SKETCHES DELIGHTFUL
LIE Gaenne About City eLoves Expressing Enthusiasm
and knowledge With Urbanity-BestSeller Author
Produces Satirica Novel.
WASHINGTON'S BEST-SELL.
Err WEEK ENDING
MAY l8, 1888.

Err LIST WEEK ENDING
MAY Is, 1888.
Fiction.
THE YEARL1NG. Rawlings.
ScribnerS.
FREE LAND. Lane. Longmans
Green.
PROMENADE. Lancaster. Rey-
nal e. Hitchcock.
ACTION AT AQUILA. Allen.
Farrar & Rinehart.
THE DAUGHTER. Breuer.
Simon g. Shuster.
HANDSOME ROAD. Bristow.
Crowell.
NOn-Ficti0n.
THE EVOLUTION OF PHYSICS.
Einstein g. Infeld. Simon g.
Schuster.
AMERICA GOES TO WAR.
Tansill. Little Brown.
CULTURE OF CITIES. Num-
ford. Harcourt Brace.
MAN AGAINST HIMSELF.
Manninger. Harcourt Brace.
WOMAN ON HORSEBACK. Bar
rett. Stokes.
FOLKLORE OF CAPITALISM.
Arnold. Yale.
Evening star., 1938-05-22

MASTER KUNG. BY Carl Crow. New
York: Harper & Bros.
MOST people know the hero of this
book as Confucius. Carl Crow
prefers, however, to call him by the
words which, he says. approximate a
translation Of the Masters Chinese
name-Kung Fu-tze, Master Kung-
the title being "the tribute of a great
people to their greatest man." From
these syllables came, two millenniums
after the sage's death, the modern
form of nomenclature, "Confucius. "
It was the Portuguese missionaries
who went out to China in the 18th
century who transposed "Kung Fu-
tie" into Latin, and the name they
devised has become the one known
to the world. The Chinese, however,
continue to call the philosopher what
they called him 20 centuries ago.
Mr.. Crow explains his preoccupa-
ton with the name by saying that
there are really two beings involved.
The one is the selfleSs saint of the
myth-Confucius The other is the
flesh and blood man, Kung Fu-tze.
Mr., Crow is interested in the latter
He has undertaken here to present a
plain biography Of the sage. homely in
detail and concerned with the ordi-
nary matters Of his life. He goes
Evening star., 1938-03-18
AIRPORT HERE SEEN
o.k.F ORA|RC|ANTS
Runway Held Long Enough
for Two of Largest U. S.
Built Liners.

Belief that the largest airliners yet
produced in the United States, two
giant. four -engined types carrying 80
and A passengers each, will be able
to operate al Washington Airport
was expressed today as result of
advance information received here on
anticipated operations chara acteristics
Of the new ships, now nearly ready
for flight testing
Estimates on the take-off perform
ance of the new Boeing 207, 33-
passenger land plane designed for
s,lhstratosphere operation. indicate it
will be able to take off at full power
In distance of only / ,040 feet. or to
take of and clear 50foot obstacle
only 1900 feet from the start of its
takA-off run.
The even larger Douglas DC-4. a
,sf.5A0,o 900 project now nearing COM
nletlon at Santa Monica, Calf, to
the order of five ma jOr air transport
systems, two of which operate through
washington, is expected to have as
good or better performance owing to
its tricycle." landing gear, an inno-
vation for large airplanes
Weighs 5000 Pounds.
The giant Douglas. weighing $4,000
pounds. or 32'2 tons, has a wing span
Of l32 feet 3 inches and a length of
81 feet. 1t is to carry AZ passengers
and crew of Ave $500 pounds OF
mail express and baggage and fuel
for 2.200mile range at top speed
Of nearly 4 miles per minute
Although technically these new air
giants could take off using less than
tvo-thirds of the available runway
length on the short runway at WASH
ington Airport, there is considerable
doubt whether their use here will be
iegalj1ed by the Bureau of Air COM
mere, which now restricts the use
Of the existing smaller types.
It is anticipated. that formal rul-
ing on the minimum airport require
fnents for the new airlinerS will be
delayed until after fight tests have
been completed and until the Bureau
of Air Commerce has had an oppor-
tunty to conduct its own rigid meas
tlren1ents of take-of performance.
Delay May Be Asked.
It vas indicated today that Com
eress may be asked to delay any final
decision on the local airport prob
lem until performance'test have been
rim on one or both of the new trans
port giants, which are expected to
Usher In new era in domestic air
transport service
The House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee, now considering
the Smith bill for development of an
airport at Gravelly Point and the
Wood bill for development of site
et suitland, Nd. probably will not
. undertake consideration OF either
measure in detail before the latter
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part Of next week. Hearings on the
Wood bill we're held last Tuesday,
when the Navy Department regis
tered objection to the Suitland site
on the ground that 1t. like the site
at Camp Springs, is too close TO the
81 100000 naval radio station now be-
ing completed at Cheltenham. Md.
In view Of objections to the Camp
Springs, Suitland and 0ravelly Point
sites, committee members are under
stood to be making 4 private study
of the possibilities Of the more dis
tant Hybla Valley, Va. area, which
was tentatively selected by DR.. Hugo
as q base for trans Atlantic
airship service. .-
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.GERMAN-RORN FIGHTER
FOR LOYALISTS HONORED
Gustav Regler Tells Of Service in
Spanish Army-Ambass ssador
and Wife Attend.

Gustav Regler, German born author
who was wounded Ave months ago
while serving as an officer with the
Loyalist forces in Spain, was guest Of
honor last night at reception given
by Mrs Alexander Halves at her home,
l640 Twenty-first street NV. T.: =
Also present was the Ambassador Of
Spain. Don Fernando de los Rios, and
his wife; several members of Congress
and number of newspaper CORE
spondents
Speaking with a marked accent and
in voice that was barely audible, Mr.
Regler told of his experiences in the
war until the time he was forced out
Of service by severe back wound re-
ceived at the siege of Huesca.
Mr.. Regler left Germany because Of
his political views at the advent Of
the Hitler regime
Evening star., 1938-03-18
80 M.P.H. Standard Figure.

Thirty miles an hour Is still the
speed limit OF one in every four of the
l., l78.000 miles Of road in Britain.
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The Washington times., 1938-08-10

more, and Sammy West Of q pos
sible home run, when he made an
impossible one-handed leapine
catch of Vests terrific line drive
in the first inning. Hoofing it
straight for the right field stands
Hoag leaped and nabbed the ball
while on the dead run. Therefore
Samuel West was more than
pleased when he hauled down Di
Maggio'S futile SwatS.
Elon Hogsett or Joe KrakauSkaS
will pitch for the Mats this after
noon in hopes of giving Washing
ton two straight over the Yankees
The Mats, by the way, have wor
only three out Of ten games with
the Yankees this year, thu
Yankees being the main reaSor
the Mats aren't in third place, o.
thereaboutS.
Considering that anything can
and does, happen, should the Nat
take the next two from tn!
Yankees, they'll stagger home Fri
day with a road record Of eigh
victories and seven losses. Whicl
would be astounding, incredible
amazing. In fact, it would be
miracle, chum.
The Washington times., 1938-08-10
Mats Hope for Sweep
'(Continued from 1st SPORTS Page)

(Continued from 1st Sports Page)
the Mats would never win a game
But all Of sudden Zeke Bonura
rapping out a few fierce warmup
whacks, fondled his bat, carried it
tenderly to the Mats dugout and
exclaimed: Look! 1t works."
Ever since then Bonura has ali
but batted out of turn in his eager,
ness to waddle up to the plate an6
cut loose with his cave-man swings
Why. it's been going on for five
straight games, and you haven't
seen a baseball walloped this year
until you've seen Bonura in his
current craze.
Take yesterday, for instance
Bonura whammed a 200-pound
single in the first inning to drive
home WaShlngtor's first run, for
he threw all o. his weight into his
swing and whjzZed a gosh-awful
single to left.
POTENT WALLOP
In the sixth he ker-blammed q
double to left center, his siXtr
double in five days, and the thinl
whined like a cannon blast as i
The Washington times., 1938-08-10

sped between George Selklrk and
Joe Dimaggio. 1t would have gone
for an easy triple under normal
circumstances, but the wet soggy
outfield impeded its progress.
Not a day goes by that Bonura
doesn't curse his luck for not
pounding a homer. Also, not a
day goes by that Bonura's batting
average doesn't Jump a couple OF
quick points. Have y noticed?
Funny thing about that game
yeSterday-funny to Joe DiMaggic
the great DiMag belted two Of
the hardest sWats of his life
either of which would've been
homers in any stadium but the
Yankees. Both were about alike
being towering 45O-foot smashes
which Sammy West pulled in like
nothing at al The drives rock
eted high rto the stratosphere
like blast of a No. Z iron. Had
either swat gC1.e to right or left
field, the Mats would have beer
out of a ball game.
BRILLIANT PLAY
On the other hand, Myril Hoal
] robbed the Mats Of two runs O
The Washington times., 1938-08-10
LOTUS MAGICIAN

Also at the Shoreham this week
are JAMS and Lynton with Frank
Brooks, dance trio who perform
on the Shoreham Terrace.
And last, but not least, Bill Kirk
and Grace Lawrence in "a Couple
of Laughs"
The Lotus has its own magician
this Week-one Magini-who can
catch things with his hands tied
The Chester Doherty Girls are
being held over as are Journet and
Severia, a dance team.
It's pretty hot to be eating
lighted cigarettes, old match boxes
and any other little item the Gus
toners suggest, but Herbert Lee
at the Bamboo Gardens gets away
with it. Don't ask us how. Perhaps
its because the Bamboo Gardens
are air-cooled ..
Other performers on the bill
are Jackie Faye, acrobatic dancer
Jean Lee, who does a toe routine
The Washington times., 1938-08-10
WHERE TO GO:
WHERE TO co:
News of Washington Mite Clubs
New Band Makes
BOW at Maryland
Club Gardens

To most folks a musician in q
night club band is just another
guy who can make it hot.
But to folks in the business the
average jazz musician-and most
jazz directors-have studied for
concert work and can turn out
classical music that brings a tear
to the eye and lump in the
throat.
Derwood Bowersox, violinist in
Milt Davis Band in the Rainbow
Room at the Hamilton Hotel, is no
exception.
Derwood can step from the
bandStand, and like cocoon she'd
ding Its Ski'', rise from the ridicu.
louS to the sublime by playing
operate airs that make you see
the great stage at the Metropolitan
Opera House and hear the golden
voices of Pons, Tibbett and Pom
Selle.
MOST BRILLIANT
And speaking of night club band
leaders sidney at the MayfloWer
is one of the most brilliant violin.
lists in the profession. Began play
ing when he was 6.
Barnee, at the Shoreham, never
took a music lesson in his life.
But all members of his family are
musicians. Barnee can play
practically any instrument in the
band. And once he hears a tune
he never forgets it.
Lovers Of Irving Berlin's music,
those who go in for
the new song hits, can get an
earful of Irving's latest by pa
tronizing the Metronome Room at
Wardman Park.
Johnny Slaughter has obtained
copies of the new songs in Fred
AStaire's movie musical, Care
free"-not yet released.
Included are such earfulls as II
The Washington times., 1938-08-10

Avenue extended, has a new novel
lighting effect-rural but interest
ing. I won't tell you what it is-go
look for yourself.
Bobby Leonard has opened at
the Casa Grande dude Ranch)
with his own revue. Bobby, who
comes from the Torch Club in
New York, is also master of cere.
monies.
The Nightingale down on the
Richmond Highway is doing a
good business these days. Not only
does the drive cool you off but the
dance floor is so spacious that you
The Washington times., 1938-08-10
Pepper, Baltimore
los Resume Feud

DR.. Pepper softball team and
that of the Overnight Transports
ton Club, Of Baltimore, will re-
sumo their nostilitieS at BallSton
Stadium, Frlt.ay at 9 p. m.
In their previous encounter
the game was ended at II p. m.
with neither team having scored
Katzen fann6d 18 of the Pepper
boys and Rosenfield struck out Is
of the visiting BaltimoreanS.
The Washington times., 1938-08-10

can go into your favorite steps
without fear of stepping on the
other fellows toes. Jimmy Gand-
ley is the maestro.
Joe Cochran still holding forth
at the Fat Boy Restaurant. and
still singing blithely.
The Washington times., 1938-08-10
GREEN BOOSTED
TO SEMI-WINDUP
ON ABRAMS CARD

A new and improved joey
Green, a few years ago considered
one of the brightest fistic pros
poets in Washington. has been ele-
waited to a semiwindup role on
the Mnoday night card, featuring
George Abrams and Steve Ma.
makos at Griffith Stadium.
Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn,
greatly impressed with Green's
smashing three-round knockout
over Lloyd Lasky on the Mama
koS-Nedomatsky card, today
matched the Jewish lightweight
for a six-rounder with Billy Bull
lock. another local boy.
Green is now under the man
agement of New York'S Jimmy
White, and is training daily at
Stillman's gym under the ace
trainer, Whitley Bimstein.
ENVIABLE RECORD
During a six-month tour of the
South, Green hung up an envi-
able record, giving the former
worlds featherweight champion,
Petey Sarron, a terrific struggle
In 10 rounds.
Meanwhile, interest continued
to mount in the much-talked-of
battle between the two District
headliners - M akoS and
Abrams.
Despite the fact that Mamakos
lost to Abrams last December in
their first meeting at Turner's
Arena the Greek has been in
stalled as favorite over his deadly
Jewish rival.
MAMAKOS FAVORED
Mamakos, winner of 13 out of
Is fights in some 10 months of
professional fighting, is likely to
enter the ring ITO favorite. He
is tuning up daily at the National
Guard Armory and hopes to
weigh-in at ISL. Yesterday Abrams
weighed around 1855. He has guar
anteed to weigh 154 by 2 p. m.
Monday.
Abrams has an imposing rec
ord Of 81 victories out of %
starts.
Of added Importance in connec-
tion with the Abrams -Mamakos
fight was the announcement that
Matchmaker Ahearn will match
the winner against Glenn Lee, the
famous Nebraska Wildcat, at Grit
fifth Stadium early in September.
The Washington times., 1938-08-10
Mike BeIoise Gains
Decision Over Lee

NEW YORK. Aug. 10.-Mike
Beloise decisioned Paul Lee at
Dyckman Oval last night in an
eight.round bout.
The Washington times., 1938-08-10
BY MILTON A. BosLEY, D. v. M

RioketS is ailment of all types of CANNES.
Although it found often in dogs larger Breeds due
perhaps to their rapid growth smaller breeds also
affected.
This dread disease ordinarily has its ncention
The Washington times., 1938-08-10
GRANT AND WOODMEN

UNfAGN Il ANU "ONDNAEN
There's a new band at the Mary
land Club Gardens. They'll be
there three weeks. Grant Wood is
the leader and he brings his
Woodmen direct from New York
There are IL in all.
When the New York World Fair
was planning its Motorcade and
Preview for April 80, 1888, exactly
one year in advance of the open
ing-which is typically New York
the Atenos, now performing on
the lawn of the Shoreham Hotel
were among the five outstanding
aerial troupes chosen tn entertain
400, 900 persons.