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in many parts of the world, played
games, ate excellent meals. Time
passed very rapidly. There was
nothing monotonous about our cross
ing. Nobody wanted to Sleep"
Landing at Horta, Mr. Eek and his
party were taken for quick tour
around the island. In Lisbon all
the passengers were entertained by
the Portuguese government. Since
it was forbidden to fly over Spain,
the journey to Marseille was made
via the Bay of Biscay and Southern
France.
Coming home was somewhat less
smooth sailing. East-blowing winds
held back the ship. But Mr. Eek in
sisted that he enjoyed the trip
equally we'll. II was away from
America less than six days." he de-
clared, land spent four nights in
Europe. My next oceanic expert
ence I hope will be flight from
the United States to New Zealand
over the Pacific"
Following Mr.. Eck's address, Philip
Simms Warren, Alexander Halper-
son and DR.. Emil Ferdinand exhi-
bited and discussed portions Of their
collections of the stamps of Aus
tria.
Those attending the meeting in
cluded: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry F..
Dunkhorst, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
B. Martin, Miss Irene NJ Pistorio,
Miss Dorothy Fisk, Mrs. Ethyl
Thompson, Miss Elizabeth Tewkes-
bury, Mrs. Grace L. Mac Knight, DR..
Ellis Haworth, DR.. M. G. Skinner,
William A. Verhas, Theodore E.
Forbes, Herman Bocorselski, Alvin
r. Meissner, Col. Charles S. Ham
ilton, DR.. T. S. Palmer, J. Michael
Brown, John r. Ewell, David D.
Caldwell, John K. Hedler and others.
Technical Sergt. Charles Inglee
has been appointed philatelic edi-
tor of the Leatherneck, monthly
magazine of the Marine Corps In
stitute. His first article appeared
in the June issue. .~
Alexander Ueland. treasurer of the
Washington Shakespeare Society, is
an ardent stamp and cover collector.
Henniker Heaton, member of Par
lament and postal reformer, with
two wealthy friends, offered in 1892
to guarantee the British govern
ment against any loss if the penny
post were extended to the English
speaking communities of the world,
including the United States.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
This afternoon at 5:45-Washing-
ton Stamp Club of the Air, Station
VOL. Albert F. Kunze will pre-
sent stamp romance and comment
on current philatelic news.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors'
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV. Pro-
gram, exhibition and bourse.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
ington Philatelic Society, Jefferson
room, Hotel Maydower. Connecti-
cut avenue and De Sales street NV.
William A. Verhas, Herman Bocor-
selski and others will exhibit and
discuss the stamps of the Saar.
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Touche and Austin. .1O1, second: Chapman
and Koth 9s third.
Mrs NJ r. Reddy and Mrs c. M Hall.
first; Mrs. J. M. Coffee and James Sourelis.
second; East and West. Mrs. Robert Du
Bois and Mrs. T D. Sheldon. first Mrs.
John Seward and Mrs. N A. Olmstead,
second
Mrs Dixie T Wrisht's studio-Monday,
Mrs. Hazel Loftin and Mrs. E. R. shep-
ard first; Mrs. R. S. Du Bois and Mrs.
John Seward second; Mrs. Lena Brown
ing and Mrs. Anne o. Grimes. third
Thursday Mrs. Anne o. Grimes and Wessal
Stewart. first; Mrs. Catharine Tidball and
J. A. Dearing. tied for second with Mrs
Kathleen McNutt and Mrs. B. Rosson.
Hotel Roosevelt-North and South. DR.
and Mrs A j. Steinberg first; Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence thinner second: NJ H Voss
and j. Scott third East and West. DR..
E. B. Connolly and Miss Thelma Goldstein,
first; Miss Penelope Reynolds and Will
liam Cheeks second; DR.. and Mrs J. B.
G. Custis, third
Mrs. D. E stephan's, game-Tuesday,
Mrs. E. D. STEPHAN and James Sourelis,
rant. second; Miss E. Spencer and Mrs.
Donnelly and Mrs Dora Schwartz. first:
Mrs. Charles Kavanaugh and Mrs L. D.
Johnson, second: Col f. B. Gray and Mrs.
Catharine Tidball. third. Friday. North
and South. Mrs. J. M. Coffee and James
Sourelis. first; Mrs. Irene Surguy and
and Mrs, N. R; Reddy; ,,hird: East and
Rush Buckley and A, Aukshun second;
Mrs. Menne Barry and Sam Groves third
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tee on Night Traffic Hazards of the
National Safety Council and
through the study OF actual before
and after" cases. AS an example, the
experience of Detroit in slashing its
night traffic deaths was cited.
In Detroit the improvement of
street lighting on 81 miles of busy
thoroughfares, based on the latest
specifications for safety lighting,
has shown very marked reduction
in night fatalities. Before illumina-
ton the ratio of night to day
fatalities was SO to one. Following
lighting modernization, the ratio
was cut to is to one. In some
cities night traffic fatalities repre-
sent as high as 80 per cent of total
traffic deaths.
A new solution for the problem
of glaring headlights was visualized
before the mid-May meeting of the
Detroit section of the Society of
Automotive Engineers, recently held,
which attempts to solve another
danger of night driving.
The speaker was DR.. John ].
Grebe, director of the physical re-
search laboratory of the Dow Chem
ical Co. at Midland, Mich. The
means for eliminating glare, he sug-
gested, may lie in new glasslike
plastic, which is called styrene.
In samples of the new product
brought to the meeting by DR.. Grebe,
the automotive engineers saw some
thing that looked like glass. 1t was
not so heavy, however. What
startled them was its ability to
transmit light, as well as its re-
fracting ability.
DR.. Grebe compared it to high
grade optical glass. Placed under
a mlscroscope, styrene is revealed,
however, to be regular honeycomb
of cellular webbing. The ability of
the product to bend light rays Is
SO great that, in the case, for in
stance, of ,headlamp lens, it would
carry the outgoing illumination
easily through this cellular struc-
ture.
For the oncoming driver, the light
within the lens would be broken
up in such a way that the lamp
would give off kind of glow in
stead of glare. DR.. Grebe compared
the effect to the passage OF light
from the large to the small end Of
a telescope.
What styrene promises, DIR. Grebe
said, is an accurately directed light
that, to the oncoming driver, ap-
pears to have been polarized. For
that reason. he said. this plastic
may mean the end of the compli-
Gated methods that have been sug-
gested for treating windshields and
lenses.
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NEWS OF THE MOTORING WORLD
Present Highway Engineering Projects May Lead Needed
Ones; Night Drivind Aids Seen

keep abreast of them If not ahead
These projects are of major i'm
portance.
Well, to leave Washington for a
while-many motoring vacationists
are doing it while visitors from other
cities are pouring in, lets dwell on
the highways away from here. The
American Automobile Association
sees the greatest touring year in
history and with the ease of present
day travel and unsettled conditions
abroad it may well prove true. The
highways are in good condition in
general to meet this heavy traffic
and in the majority of cases the
autos are well fitted to do their
part. Then it appears that the rest
is up to the driver himself.
Many motorists prefer driving at
night or at least near sundown when
the temperature is cooler and the
dust of the day seems to disappear
One of the greatest dangers at night
is improper lighting, either too much
in the wrong way or not enough.
Speaking recently before the Chi
cago Junior Association of Com
merce as part of its recently launch
ed Safety With Light" campaign
to make Chicago's streets safe after
dark, Earl j. Reeder, chief traffic
engineer of the National Safety
Council, said that tWo-thirds of the
traffic fatalities occur between sun
set and sunrise, despite the fact that
less than one-third of the traffic
is moving during these hours. Al
though there are several minor con-
tributing factors, Mr.. Reeder stated
that the major cause of excess night
fatalities is the lack of adequate
visibility Few streets, he said, to-
day provide lighting conditions
which allow objects on the street
surface to be adequately distin-
guished after dark.
"Slow down at sun down." was
the warning which Mr.. Reeder gave
to the motorist when he had to de-
pend entirely on headlights fol-
night driving. Headlights are being
improved but there remain many
perplexing problems, not the least OF
which is the proper maintenance OF
automobile lighting equipment by
the motorist himself. The driver
must reduce his speed to conform
with the visibility and the condi-
tons of lighting under which he is
| driving at night. The reflection Of
the light from the drivers own
headlamps is apt to be quite slight
from most objects on the highway
Dark clothes, the hair on an animal
or wagon or carriage moving slow
ly along the road have almost no re-
Elective qualities and are particularly
indistinguishable in the presence OF
light from approaching vehicles,
The primary function of good
street or highway lighting is to sill
houette objects against the bright
ened surface of the road and modern
lighting must be properly designed
to direct light onto the pavement
and sidewalk and not, as in the case
of antique equipment, to dissipate
it into the air to illuminate the tree
tops or to compete with the stars in
lighting the heavens.
Mr.. Reeder said that great strides
are being made to determine the ex-
act relation of light to safety by
| such organizations as the Commit.
Evening star., 1939-07-16
AutOmotive Briefs

Ray Pope, manager of the Good
rich SilvertoWn Store located at 419
New Jersey avenue NV, left WASH
ington last Wednesday for a three
day visit in New York City and at
the Worlds Fair as the guest of the
B. F. Goodrich Co.
Mr.. Pope was awarded this all
expense paid vacation because of his
victory in the three months sales
contest completed on June 80, known
as the "Silvertown Worlds Fair
Sweepstakes" In national compete
ton, with approximately 500 other
store managers. Mr.. Pope is among
so managers throughout the country
to win The prizes.
Arriving in New York City, Mr..
Pope was greeted by S. B. Robertson,
president; James j. Newman, vice
president in charge of tire sales;
c. B. O'Connor, general tire sales
manager; j. A. Hoban, manager Of
retail sales, and other Goodrich
officials.
The Chrysler Corp, division Of
Chrysler Motors, Inc, announced
last week that four Washington
statesmen were regional winners Of
the Nationwide "Chrysler 100 Club
sales contest. These men were all
awarded special all-expense paid
trips to both the New York and
San Francisco Worlds Fairs.
A. w. Vennell, R. F. Miller and
William Walper, statesmen for H. B.
Leary, Jr., & Brother, local Chrys-
Ter distributors, and William Manuel
of Coast-In Auto Works, Washing
ton Chrysler dealer, were the win
nerS
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By G. adams Hoyard.

Two major highway engineering
projects designed to greatly reduce
traffc congestion In the National
Capital are now we'll under way and
will be completed some time around
Thanksgiving. One is the under
pass under Thomas Circle and the
other is the overpass on K street at
Waterside Drive. These two con-
struction programs are probably the
greatest ever undertaken at one time
in the history Of the city.
What is also important is that
these projects in all likelihood will
be the commencement of future
efforts to modernize the District of
Columbia In traffic survey. Whether
super highway will soon be planned
in the near future or not is prob
lematical, but an eventual necessity
Everything is being done to make
the tunnel under Thomas Circle a
success with the eye that if it proves
so, property owners along Massachu-
sets avenue will be in favor Of SINH
lar treatment at both Scott and
Dupont Circles. AS matter of fact
success at Thomas Circle will almost
force such action. City highway en-
gineers cannot be satisfied with mere
plans of Washington for today, but
must look forward to the Washing
ton of tomorrow.
Carrying the development of Mas
sachusetts avenue along to salts
factory conclusion something must
be done about an easement of traffic
conditions from Sheridan Circle to
Wisconsin avenue. Sheridan Circle
itself presents no difficulty. The
other streets that intersect it are
such small traffic feeders that cause
no congestion at any time. But
from there on out the street must be
Widened to adequately carry the traf-
flc flow. That approach to the city
is one OF the most important. 1t is
now heavily travelled and will be
more so from time to time. 1t now
is one of the main arteries into the
city not only from the ever-increas-
ing population to the West, but from
the North in Maryland as we'll
An underpass at Massachusetts
and Wisconsin avenues is needed
now. From an engineering stand
point it would be rather an easy
, affair. The crown at the top of the
intersection is so high that a tunnel
could be improvised with little
difficulty. Only a school and two
apartments abut and no incon-
venience could be caused them
During the two rush hour periods
daily traffic is badly jammed and
no possible timing of lights can
further aid. An underpass is most
necessary and action along this line
is imperative.
The proposal for an underpass at
Fourteenth street and Maine ave-
nue.. formerly Water street, is an
other needed development here for
safe entrance and egress to and
from the city. The plan in general
has been approved and study is
now being made for the best possible
way of carrying it out. Every one
knows of the heavy traffic over the
Highway Bridge and the completion
Of this project will be hailed by
| Virginians and Washingtonians alike
The majority of large cities are
developing safe and easy main
entrances and Washington should
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modern postal system of Bulgaria.
1t is a 2-leva value, and has for its
companion a 1-leva issue represent
ing symbolic arrows, post horn and
crown.
Muriel Nissen, writing for the Bell
Syndicate, says: Switzerland is such
a peaceful country today that it is
difficult to associate battles with its
past history, but it has had its
famous conflicts, too. One of the
most important of these was the
Battle of Laupen. fought on June 81,
1889. The first step in the formation
of the present Swiss Confederation
took place in 1891 when three cam
tons formed a league against the
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held by East. In the end declarer
yielded two tricks. a heart and a
club, and claimed five-odd for a 480
trick score and 400 for an extra trick.
If East had played the hand at
seven diamonds he could have made
a grand slam against any defense,
for, after winning the. first trick. the
second lead shows that the only dia-
monds out, the five, four and two,
are held by South. He can discard
all of his losing tricks on the clubs
in dummy
On this play there was a swing
of $500 points. Had East played
the hand he would have made 1900
for grand slam, 140 for tricks and
500 for rubber, total of 2,140 points,
whereas North made 480 for game,
400 for an extra trick and 500 for
rubber, a total of 1880, the differ
ence being $500.
Among last weeks winners were
the following:
Federal Bridge League; wardman Park
Fruitmsn, 1o5; 11oo55;, frst; M; and Mrs; W; a;
knep: iolhs tihiird East and West pr. Dr.
Mcdonnell and Mrs. Barre, 105 frst:
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In Local Bridge Circles
Asbury Park to Be Tournament Scene
By Frank B. Lord.

Everything big 18th bridge
championships Bridge League
Park j. beginning Monday
following week Its already
special interest the part of Washington players
the
Lemon Of this city is the president league
Evening star., 1939-07-16

DR.. Otto c. Hudson is the author
Of monograph on Medical Ro-
nance in Philately," now being pub
lished serially in Stamps Magazine,
New York.
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The postal, telephone and tele-
graph headquarters at Sophia is
shown on one of two stamps issued
to mark the 6Oth anniversary of the
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exhibits and Junior exhibits. Ap-
plication blanks may be had from
Mr.. Won Gross, BIT South Fifteenth
street, Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1939-03-08

with the added purpose Of determin-
Ing whether the present District
sanitary standards for the milk in
dustry may be unreasonably high.
when it is found" the report
states, that refnements of regulator
procedure cause milk to sell regularly
at one and two cents a quart more
than in other nearby well-regulated
cities (as is the case in the District
OF Columbia), the ordinary consumer
may wonder if this additional item
OF protection is fully justified in
terms of public health. Low-income
families who can afford little and
frequently no milk for their children
might bear witness to the adverse
public health effects of an inspection
program that helps to hold milk out
of their reach"
The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics points to the high sanitary
standards as one of number of bar
riers to interstate trade keeping active
the economic "sectionalism" which
President Roosevelt told Congress on
its 150th birthday anniversary was
the mark of the "horse and buggy
days" The sectionalism, equipped
with discriminatory inspection fees,
licenses, taxes, conflicting food grad
ing, labelling and packaging laws,
quarantines, embargoes and other
impositions, causes "incalculable
loss" to the Nation as a whole, the
report concludes, and Secretary WAL
lace in preface to it says: 1--WE can
not say we have free trade between
the States"
The recent Supreme Court decision
invalidating Florida's cement inspec-
ton fee as in effect a State tariff
gives the report especial significance.
That decision and the report together
should speed the States toward CO.
operation in leveling the multiplicity
of barriers. Meanwhile, Congress
soon can determine how much, if
any, justice is on the bureaus side
in its criticism of the Districts milk
regulations. The Districts standards
for inspection of herds and dairy
barns are the highest in the United
States Production of milk for con-
sumption in Washington is more ex-
pensive, then, than production for,
say, Baltimore. Naturally, when the
cost of production is high, the retail
price rs in line.
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trail the culprits and usually capture
them red-handed, in both a figurative
and literal sense.
Such severe fines, both in money and
imprisonment, are meted out to these
law violators, that the former practice
of robin killing is almost broken up.
y -
After few days of this gigantic bird
get-together, the robins begin to fly
north, often alone, but mostly in small
bands of from 20 to 100 birds.
Just at which point the bands begin
to break up is unknown, but careful OBJ
servers have noted some Of these small
groups intact upon arrival in WASH
ington.
The male birds fly north first, followed
in few days by the females, but whether
the same pairs we do not know.
These robin bands are not often seen
by average observers, for they are not
looking for them. Most people tend to
think OF robins as arriving in town in
the spring singly, one by one, just as
they light on the lawn, but the latter
arrival is really an after-arrival The
real arrival came few days before,
when the band settled down on some
lawn.
But if there was nobody at window
specifically looking for them, they would
not be noticed, for they Immediately
spread out in deploying formation, each
bird intent on getting the early worm.
The same method of flying together is
employed in the late fall on the trip
south. Here again few persons will note
the band Of robins, unless specifically on
the watch for just this one phenomenon.
Bread soaked in milk is always well
coined by early robins, but mostly they
can take care of themselves from now
on, even If big freezeup should inter-
vene.
When they have to do so they will eat
various berries left on shrubs from last
winter, but mostly they will have access
to their tavorite food, angleworms
Worms are feeling the urge of spring,
too. The warmer weather brings EN- up.
They are anxious to feel warm once
more, just as humans are.
It's the call Of the sun.
It's break for the robins.
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Robins are nice birds to have around,
and fortunately there are plenty of them.
They love the city almost as we'll as
the country and suburban sections. Any
place there are trees is their home
They somehow love trees better than
most birds perhaps.
This makes it peculiarly appropriate
that the poet should have spoken of the
tree as wearing a nest Of robins in her
hair
Evening star., 1939-03-08

he entered the Senate chamber in the
morning soon after the publication of
the interview, early visitors in the GAL
leries must have felt, as did I, that
his interview had made a favorable
impression.
Even those who cannot approve Sem
ator Harrisons views on these ques-
tions must, feel sure, admire his spirit
OF patriotism and rare political courage
as evidenced in the published report of
the interview.
However, much as I agree with the
Senator's economic views, and admire
his patriotism and political courage,
must question the accuracy of his re-
ported statement denying that the
President has adopted Mr.. Eccles' views
on pump -priming.
OF course, Senator Harrison is in
flnitely better situated than 1 am for
learning the Presidents attitude on
Mr. Eccles' theory, but let us consider
this question in the light of published
views Of much weight.
The Star, in an editorial in its issue
OF January 6, 1899, said in part, under
the heading "A Discouraging Budget:
president Roosevelt definitely has joined
forces with those among his advisers
who would travel the easy road to re-
covery. Thus the President puts
behind him policy to which he has
consistently adhered in the past"
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia
In an address broadcast January 16.
1899. said: Hon. Mariner S. Eccles,
chairman of the Federal Reserve System
announces and advocates a new SPEND
ing policy, one that will make deficit
spending a contribution to the pur-
chaslng power OF the country, one
that may make deficit spending a part
OF the regular expenditures of our Ma
ton. The President, in his message to
Congress on January 3, adopted, in sub
stance, this new fiscal program, and
thus 1t becomes the policy of the ad-
mlniStration" At least six well-knovn
columnists, in articles printed in jan
uary and February, have expressed
similar understanding of the Presidents
adoption of Mr.. Eccles' pump-priming
theory.
Nor was there anything in the Asso-
ciated Press report on February II, 1899,
of the Presidents remarks en- route to
Key West, to indicate that he had
changed his pump printing views which
have been so generally held to accord
with Mr.. Eccles' views Indeed, there
Is the implication that he had not
changed his views when he indicated
apprehension only of such appropriations
by Congress as went beyond his own
recommendations
1t would appear, therefore, that there
is strong evidence of close agreement
between the deficit-spending views of
Mr.. Roosevelt and those held by Mr..
Eccles HENRY A. HAYWARD.
March 4.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Shooting Stars
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Kill-JOy.
The prophet of this modern day
A simple course pursues.
He wears look quite far away
And gives us all the blues.
He says that in a day or two
The weather will be worse,
And in some months We'll have new
Political reverse.
And in year, or maybe less,
The corporations great
Will plunge us into dire distress
Just why, he doesn't state.
And in a century We'll find
Our government so neat,
Become irrevocably inclined
Toward monarchy complete!
And in a million years a dearth
OF coal will fret us all,
And after that our little earth
Into the sun will fall.
Thus, day by day he sits and dreams
And tells his doleful news,
His notion of enjoyment seems
To give us all the blues.