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Evening star., 1939-09-20
Silk Dresses Banned

When players arrived for the inter-
national bowling contest in Wimble-
don, England, their dresses were
scrutinized by the secretary Of the
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Vocational Guidance
Leadership SOUGHT

provision for leadership in the
held OF vocational guidance will be
recommended in the 194O-1 school
budget DR.. Frank W. Ballou, super
intendent of schools, told the Dis
trlct OF Columbia Guidance and
personnel Association Yesterday.
Or. Ballou, speaking at the as
soclatlons spring luncheon at the
washington Golf and Country Club
SAID setting up of leadership would
be the first step in a guidance pro-
gram. This will be followed, he
added, by in-service training of
teachers. thereby making guidance
an integral part of the school svs-
tenn.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle. chair
man Of the School Board, also spoke
expressing her interest in plans for
guidance in the schools.
Mrs. Mildred Percy, retiring presi-
dent, introduced DR.. Weston Clark
Of the University of Maryland. the
new president. and other officers.
Dr.. Clark spoke briefly.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Taxi Population
Grows Despite
Liability Law

Washington has more taXicabs
now than it had before the COM
pulsory liability insurance law went
into effect last October according
to figures obtained from the Public
Utilities Commission.
AS of May there were 4508 taxi
cabs operating in the District.
At the corresponding time a year
ago there were 1853
Last october, just before the COM
pulsory insurance regulation became
effective. there were 1905 This. it
was explained. was due to the slack
business season.
Cab company representatives are
of the opinion the increase is due to
bill introduced in Congress to limit
the number of cabs here. The bill
fixes no limit. but bans additional
licenses. If the bill is not enacted,
operators expect substantial re-
duction in the number of cabs now
operating.
Operators said the recent rate in
crease had had mo material effect
on the number of cabs.
Secretary Martin of the Utilities
Commission said the pending bill
Wes probably a primary" cause of
the increase. Another cause. he
said, is new company which re-
Gently entered the field here.
Before the limitation bill was in
troduced, Mr. Martin said. the num-
Der Of cabs was less than the CORE
spending period year ago.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Doctors Will Study
Medical Tests for
Drunken Drivers
Idea Suggested to
Committee Formed
In Safety Drive

Study of the possibilities of using
medical tests to determine the ex-
tent of intoxication of persons in
volved in accidents or in unsafe
driving cases has been suggested
to committee of the District Medi-
cal Society. which is being formed
to cooperate with the Traffic Safety
Promotion Committee of the Traffic
Advisory Council.
This suggestion was one of a
number submitted to Theodore
| Wiprud. secretary of the society
by H. V. Schreiber, representing the
safety committee, after the society
had volunteered to cooperate in
the safety promotion work.
Following a conference between
the two, preliminary suggestions for
attention by the medical group in
cluded the following:
Undertake missionary work
among physicians and among the
public Patients or drivers general
ly who, because of age, sickness or
injury, are in no condition to drive
safely would heed physicians S
warning more than warnings from
any other source.
Promote public demand for sup
port of measures calling for better
practice or higher standards in deal
ing with physical qualifications of
drivers. More frequent medical ex-
aminations are desirable. Tests for
alcohol in case of accident or un-
safe driving would be very helpful
Research to supplement what is
already being done by National
Safety Council groups or to permit
local application of devices or
methods in successful use else
where.
Your committee may also be
interested in helping to control
pedestrian hazards which are a
serious factor in our traffic safety
problem. Our analysis of traffic
fatalities shows that seven out of
ten were pedestrians and nine out
of ten adult pedestrians were not
licensed drivers. Also we find that
pre-school children are much more
frequent victims than school chill
dren, and adults from so years up
are victims at rapidly increasing
rates."
Edwin S. Hege, chairman of the
Traffic Safety Promotion Commit
tee, wrote to Commissioner Melvin
c. Hazen, thanking him for sug-
gesting to the committee that the
Medical Society would be inter-
t.ested in cooperative efforts.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Archbishop Cur|ey
Files School Plans
With zoning Board
Ten Other Cases Will
Be Heard at Meetino
On May ~

A petition by the Most Rev
Michael j. Curley, Archbishop of
Baltimore, for permission to estab-
lish an educational institution at
2700 o street Sc. is one of II cases
scheduled to be considered by the
Board of Zoning Adjustment at a
public hearing at the District Build
ing at 10 am. May "a.
The board also will consider an
appeal by the Carmelite Fathers for
permission to establish an educa-
tional institution at Sixteenth and
Webster streets NE
Permission to erect five three story
apartment houses in the eastern por-
ton of the square bounded by Aspen.
Whittier. Third and Fourth streets
NV. is sought by H. L. Thornton.
A. S. Bates has requested permis-
sion to use an alley building known
as 140l Columbia court NV. as a
warehouse for storage of restaurant
supplies.
Warehouse Planned.
J. 0. and J. E. Tune have asked
for a variance from lot occupancy
requirements to permit the removal
OF bearing partitions on the first
floor of store buildings at 2O5-2O7-
2o7l2 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Mary M. Keppel has requested
permission to use the alley build
ing at "a New York avenue NV. as
a warehouse for storage of sheet
metal and supplies by the York
Corrugating Co.
John Quinn has requested permis-
sion to establish a gasoline service
station on the north side of Mas
sachusetts avenue NV. between
F'orty-eighth and Forty-ninth
streets.
A petition for permission to erect
two semi i-detached single family
dwellings at 5409-5411 Forty-frst
street NV. has been filed by L.
Miller.
Porch to Be Built.
F. H. Edwards has requested per-
mission to erect a one-story open
front porch to the dwelling at 6315
Second street NV.
Construction of one-story addi-
ton to the Fairfax Hotel, southwest
corner of Twenty-first street and
Massachusetts, avenue NV, is pro-
posed by Jamie S. Gore.
Matilda I. Ferguson has requested
permission to establish an automo-
bile parking lot on the east side of
New Hampshire avenue between M
and N streets NV.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

and his wonder horses in sensa-
tional champagne bottle rides;
Tamara and her equestrian cart
novelty; the Walkmirs, aerial
perch thrillers; the Torrence-Vic-
torias, the Rooneys, Tex Elm
lundt-."
This gets over the general idea.
The show will be here for three
days, tomorrow. Tuesday and
Wednesday. Twice day, at 2:15
pm. and 8:15 pm, these wonders
will unfold.
1t looks like the circus is back
to stay. And 1t looks like a bad
week for the truant officers.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

within the restyled big top,
which is like nothing ever seer.
under circus canvas before, there
are almost countless innovations
and features. The performance
is crammed with the worlds fin
est and most thrilling displays.
Terrell Jacobs, world famous
wild animal trainer, presents the
largest group of performing lions
and tigers ever seen in America
so savage, black-maned, and
striped killers from the jungles
Returning from European tri-
umphs is Dorothy Herbert, the
darling of the equestrian num-
bers, IN her dashing deeds Of
Evening star., 1939-05-14
>upeotives Today Invade Washington for TheeD Stoy

bles, but now it is bigger, of
course, and better than ever. And
is coming back strong.
The train is due around noon
at Benning and roustabouts are
to 60 to work Immediately rails
ing the shows IL tents on the
new grounds at Twenty-first and
G streets NE.
Frank Braden, the circus press
agent, has been in town for sew
eral days, caroling the praises
of this years Greatest Show
on Earth" Mr.. Braden is well
known for his veracity and con-
servativeness and 1t might be
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Board Considers
SO Men for Job
As Welfare Director
Woshinetonion Preferred
As Successor to Street,
McReynoIds Says

The $4,000 Job of welfare direc-
tor of the District-to be vacated
tomorrow by Elwood Street, who
has resigned to take over private
social work at Richmond, Va.-ap-
parently is to be awarded to man
identity not yet known.
Frederick w. McReynolds, chair
man of the board, revealed yester-
day the names of about a half hun
dred persons were under 'consid
eration,' not a woman being in
cluded. and he added:
L doubt very much if the board
would be inclined to recommend
appointment of woman. We feel
that this is mans job. 1t may
be there is woman qualified to
handle the job, but so far none
has applied, nor have we been in
formed of any"
Kirby to Act as Director.
Mr.. McReynolds declined to dis
cuss names of persons suggested
for the welfare post, declaring the
board had reached no decision. He
said it was unlikely a successor to
Mr.. Street would be nominated by
the board before the end of this
month. Paul L. Kirby, assistant
welfare director, will become acting
director after tomorrow and serve
in that capacity until a new director
appointed by the Commissioners,
takes office.
The board chairman said the
agency was seeking a person who
was qualified as an adminisUrato,
as we'll as having sufficient expert
ence in social work He indicated
the board members had agreed
there should be such a combina-
ton of qualifications. Some of the
candidates. have been eliminated
from consideration, he added. as q
result of interviews, but he de-
cllned to give names of any still,
considered as possibilities.
MI. McReynolds said there was
a desire to select a Washington
resident, If such a person was found
10 be available but that the
board was considering persons from
Chlcago, st. Louis, Detroit, New
York. Boston and in the South,
Cass Urged for Relief Post.
Meantime, there were reports thai
the board has agreed informally te
defer selection of new relief direc.
Tor ana assistant relief director un.
III after the new welfare director
takes office, to give him some say ir
the matter. Miss M. Alice Hill, re.
llef director, and her assistant, Mis-.
May o. Hankins, both under attack
by Burdette G.. Lewis, relief investi.
gator, recently resigned, effective
June 30.
However, it was learned, that some
influential parties have suggested ap.
pointment of Otto Cass, deputy Dis.
trlct w. P. A. administrator. for tht
relief post. The suggestion was tha'
1t would be well to have a person
especially qualified as an admins
traitor for this position, who, Incl
dentally wa. versed in social worl
theory, and to have as assistant re-
lief director person thoroughly eX.
perlenced in social service, instead O
having as relief director one wht
was primarily devoted to social serv
ice, but with less experience as al
administrator.
Mr.. McReynolds announced tha
members of the welfare board anc
superintendent of District welfar.
institutions would give a farewell tt
Mr.. Street May 26, at a party at tn,
home of Mrs Cary T. Grayson, 6
member of the welfare board.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

derring-do atop rearing and fire.
hurdling horses"
Mr.. Braden goes on to talk
in this vein of the Iwanows, the
aerial bar stars, the Cristiani-
Zerbinis, acrobatic troupe, the
Great Arturo, high-wire comic;
the Faludys, teeterboard somer-
saulters; the Aicardis, jugglers,
and Albert Powell, trapeze artist.
And don't let me forget" he
adds, ito tell you about the in
ternationally known Flying Con-
cello troupes, with Antoinette,
only girl triple somersaulter;
William Heyer, the Dutch trainer
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Mrs. Davis Will Head
Chest League Group

Mrs. Dwight F. Davis has been
appointed chairman of the Com
munity Chest League Educational
Meetings Committee, according to
an announcement by Mrs. Stanley
F. Reed, chairman of the league
Mrs. Davis will preside at a con-
ference of league members Wednes-
day afternoon in her home, 2145
Decatur place NV, at which cur
rent problems of the Community
Chest will be discussed.
Coleman Jennings, president of
the Chest; Chauncey G. Parker,
jr., chairman for the 1899 Chest
campaign, and Herbert L. Willett,
jr.. director of the Chest, are among
those expected to address the con-
ference.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

we'll at this point to quote from
him in describing the show.
Features" says Mr.. Braden,
"are Gargantua the great, worlds
largest and most ferocious cap
tive gorilla, now S feet inches
high, with an arm stretch OF
more than 9 feet and weigh
ing about 500 pounds.
"An ir-conditioned, restyled
big top, with gold and silver
quarter poles, blue ceiling, blue
drapes and giant, gold tassels,
and a new and beautifully
streamlined opening spectacle,
The World Comes to the Worlds
Fair
Evening star., 1939-05-14

-Four long trains, laden with
every wonder of the world but
Snow White in cage, will rumble
on to the Pennsylvania Railroad
siding at Benning today.
There will be roaring and
squealing and endless chatter in
a confusion of tongues. There
will be heaving and hurrying and
shouting. And when quiet is re-
stored, 1900 people will have
taken another step along the trail
toward a colossal comeback.
The Ringing Brothers, Barnum
z& Bailey Circus is coming today.
1t is the same circus that last
year was beset with labor trou-
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Girl Walks Through
Door So Clean She
Did Not See 1t

A glass door that was too
clean provided an unexpected
surprise in the form of lacera-
tions and abrasions for a young
colored girl last night.
Sixteen year old Gladys
Johnson of 629 Second street
NV. never paused in her stride
as she smashed through the
glass door of a delicatessen store
at 1914 H street NE. After be-
ing treated for minor hurts by
a private physician, she told
police:
That door was so clean
didn't think there was any door
there at all"
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Dr.. Shih to Address
Columbia Alumni

DR.. HUI Shih. the Chinese AM
bassador, will be the principal speak
er at the Columbia University
Alumni Clubs annual dinner and
dance May "a at 73O pm. at the
Shoreham Hotel. The Ambassador
received his degree in philosophy
from the Columbia Graduate School
in 1927 and four years later was
awarded the university's distin-
guished service medal.
Honor guests at the dinner will
include Adolf A. Berle, jr., As
sistant Secretary of State; the Ru-
manian Ambassador, Senator OMa-
honey of Wyoming and Supreme
Court Justice Harlan F.. Stone.
1t. Col. Lester G. Wilson, presi-
dent Of the alumni, will preside.
Joseph w. Burns, vice president. u
In charge Of arrangements.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Senator Taft 10 Talk
At Memorial Day
Exercises
Rest Of Program at
Arlington Cemetery .
Is Announced

Senator Robert A. Taft Of Ohio
will be the principal speaker at
Memorial Day services to be held
from l to pm at Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery under the auspices
of the Grand Army of the Republic
Memorial Day Corp.
The assemblage will be called to
order in the Amphitheater by John
M. Kline, department commander of
the G. A. R. Following the presen-
tation of the colors, the program will
get underway with James G. Yaden,
president of the corporation, pre-
siding.
Present plans call for the Rev.
Howard E. Snyder, department
chaplain of the American Legion. to
deliver the invocation. after which
Lanny Ross. radio and screen star,
will sing The Star Spangled Ban
ner' and the "Recessional, accom-.
panied by the United States Marine
Band. Harlan Wood. general chair
man. will recite Lincolns Gettysburg
address.
Massing of Colors.
The American Legion's National
Guard of Honor. under the COM
mand of Capt. Guy c. Nadeau. will
offlclate at the massing of the
colors
At 9 am. $50 Boy Scouts will as
semble at the Zero Milestone and
proceed by buses to Arlington. whe'e e
they will place flowers and flags
on the graves of all veterans
Flowers will be collected from the
various police and fire stations and
public schools throughout the city
on May 90.
Brig. Gen. Albert L Cox. grand
marshal, and Leo Collins, marshal
in charge of the veteran section
have announced that the Memorial
Day parade will start promptly at
9:45 from Seventh street and Con-
stltutlon avenue NV. proceeding
along Constitution avenue to Sew
enteenth street, where it will dis
band. The reviswing stand win
be located at Sixteenth street and
Constitution avenue. The parade
will be one of the largest in years.
with all branches of the Army
Navy and Marine Corps represent
ed, along with bands from these
respective organizations. In addi-
ton there will be several drum arc
bugle corps from the American Le-
gion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and
civic organizations.
Other Exercises Planned.
Active preparations also are un-
der way for holding exercises prior
to May 30. Next Sunday the U. S.
Grant Circle and Abraham Lincoln
Circle. G. A. r., Department of the
Potomac, will conduct services in
the rotunda of the Capitol at 2::3O
pm. The American Gold Star
Mothers will place poppy and
small American flag at each of the
several hundred memorial markers
along Sixteenth street extended for
the District boys who lost their
lives in the World War.
The Woman's Relief Corps,
auxiliary to the G.. A. R., Depart
ment of the Potomac, will hold spe-
cial services May % at l:3O pm.
at the Water Gate. Similar services
will be held on Memorial Day at
II am. by the Fleet Reserve As
sociation. At pm. May % U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post, American Legion,
will conduct exercises at the Ar
gonne Cross in Arlington Cemetery.
Other programs are being arranged
this week for all of the cemeteries
in the District.
The Brightwood Citizens Associa-
ton. jointly with the Grand Army
of the Republic, will hold memorial
services at the Battle Ground Ma
tional Cemetery at 3:15 pm on Me-
mortal Day at Brightwood.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

crossed the fare jumps 20 cents
Taxi drivers are required to take
the straightest practicable distance
between two points. This prevents
them from going out of their way
to cross boundaries and thus run
up the fare.
Following this law, Mr.. Drum
mond moved on a straight line in
different parts of Washington with
these results:
From the Washington Monument
to East Potomac Golf Course: dis
tance. IL miles; fare, go cents.
From the Monument to the Tidal
Basin boat house; distance, 4 of a
mile; fare. so cents
From Georgia avenue and the
District line to Chain Bridge; dis
tance. 76 miles: fare. 20 cents.
From Gallinger Hospital to Sew
enth and Pennsylvania avenue Sc;
distance, 13 miles; fare, so cents
From Fifteenth and K streets
Sc. to Seventeenth and Decatur
streets NV; distance, 81 miles;
fare, 20 cents.
From Sixteenth and Minnesota
avenue Sc. to inside the Navy
Yard gates; distance, / mile; fare,
so cents.
From the Navy Yard to Seventh
and Pennsylvania avenue Sc: dis
tance. IL miles; fare. so cents.
From the $500 block of Canal
road to Holy Trinity Church; dis
tance, g of mile; fare, so cents
81 Miles for 20 Cents.
From the 3700 block of Canal
road NV. to Twelfth and Frank
lin streets NE; distance. ST miles;
fare. 20 cents.
From the Navy Department tc
Wisconsin avenue and Macomt
street; distance, 3.8 miles; fare, &c
cents.
From the American Union
Building to Lincoln Memorial; dis
tance. Z of a mile: fare, 40 cents
These are samples of runs that
Mr.. Drummond has made. Many
of them he has made more than
once. He didn't just pick them out.
He was too tired, he said, or he
would have gone over to Division
and Eastern avenues NE. and show
the 10-mile ride you get down to
Blue Plains-in the District, Just
across the river from Alexandria
for 20 cents.
Il don't think these runs are fair
(See ODDITIES, Page B-4D
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Natures Children
Pacific Swift
(Sceloporus undulatus)

will find two determined household
ers ready to defend their treasures
and the sacredness of the home.
One glance at the beak will show
you the owl is armed and his sharp
claws can give a painful wound
When the hunter goes forth fol
the evening meal 1t is usually caught
in the sharp claws and If it is not
too large is swallowed whole. After.
ward the undigested parts are dis
gorged in the form of pellets. II
you will look at the base Of q hollow
tree, these pellets will indicate that
an owl is in residence.
The plumage Of all owls is very
downy and soft. The very smallest
sound can be heard as they race
through the air, and the coloring as
well as the markings are such to
make it quite difficult to see an owl
in the day, though you can either
trace one by its call or wonderful
eyes in the dark.
Evening star., 1939-04-26

Included in the areas to be pro-
tected are portions of the 1000
acre National Capital park system,
comprising $500 acres Of parks, me-
mortal grounds and circles within
the District and 1900 acres of the
George Washington Parkway in
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
Other sites on which spraying
will be carried on are Colonial Ma
tional Historical Park, Va; Norris
town National Historical Park, N.
j.; Fort McHenry National Park,
Baltimore, and the Statue of Lib
erty National Monument, New York.
&C. c. enrollees will hand-collect
adult beetles to supplement spraying
in Colonial National Historical Park,
1t was announced.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
{. T.. Declares War
On japanese Beetle

War against the Japanese beetle
has been declared by the Civilian
Conservation Corps in the District
of Columbia parks and four other
national park areas along the At
lantic seaboard.
Trees, shrubs and other vegetation
in these areas. will be sprayed with
arsenate Of lead next month, the
National Park Service announced
today. Ground and foliage spray
ing will be continued intermittently
through May, June and July in
areas most menaced by the imported
pest and its larvae.
Evening star., 1939-04-26

this clan is an enemy of ours. All
belong in the class called friends.
They feast upon mice mostly and
some of the night-roving insects.
This spotted owl is the Western
cousin of the barred owl of the
East. 1t is somewhat smaller and
the bars of its Eastern cousin are
replaced by spots. They resemble
each other in color, though the
Western member of the family is
a darker shade, which is more ex-
tended in area. That naturally re-
duces the snowy white portion Of
the underparts.
In the mountains Of Arizona,
Southern California, New Mexico
and Southern Colorado, South to
Northern Lower California and
Northwestern Mexico, these owls are
we'll known.
They love to be alone, and in the
most dense part of the forest where
they live they build their nests. 1t
is not easy to find the home and see
the fluffy, wise-looking babies. One
of the parents is always on duty
and fathers voice rebukes you in
no uncertain terms if you come too
close to the nursery.
In early spring. when he sings
his love song, its broadcasting quail
tiles are easily recognized, and when
you hear his "Whoo, whoo, whoo,
who, to-hoo-ha!" you are not as
comfortable as you were shortly
prior to his first note. Besides, there
is something quite human and per-
sistent in its questioning tone and
you feel bound to give him some
answer, though you are certain he
is asking his mate to wed him in
the light of the moon. Moonlight
nights will afford you an oppor-
tunity to visit their forest home and
listen to their serenade If you can
initiate their call you have the upper
hand and they are quite puzzled
and rather concerned about the new
note that has been introduced into
their territory.
In hollow tree the lovely white
eggs are laid. and wisely far enough
down to make it very difficult for
foe to reach. When the eggs are
being brooded, papa and mamma
share the vigil, and should 'nosey"
come into the sacred chamber 1t
Evening star., 1939-04-26
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

No use to tell a bird lover that
owls are nocturnal. They are more
often heard than seen and their
usefulness is such that many would
like to become better acquainted
with these friends. But the owl
takes over police duty where the
hawks leave off, and seeing an owl
is not as easy thing to do. True,
you may discover their abode and
pry upon them and you may even
see an owl sitting at his door or
close by, taking sun bath, but an
owl is a night worker and has to
sleep sometime. No member of