Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12

the rooms there are fascinating
porcelain stoves upon which it for
merly depended for heat. They
look" Mrs. Carr said, like the
'Nurnberg Stove as pictured to us
in that story Of our childhood"
Equally versed in French and Ger
man, Mrs. Carr gave her directions
in German to the Legation servants,
all of whom happened to be Czech.
Later, when the international angle
became acute, the Cars had the ad-
vantage Of peace and harmony be
low stairs" and a smoothly function
ing household in contrast to many
of the diplomatic menages. where
widely differing political points of
view among their domestic stats al
most precipitated internecine riots.
The Cars chauffeur spoke seven
languages including English, looked
and carried himself like a general
and referred to the Cars Ameri-
can make official car as, His Ex-
cellency's Grand Lincoln"
Before Czecho- Slovakia was rent
by the alarms of impending war, the
Cars made point of spending their
week-ends In different parts Of the
nation, to get a more varied view
point as to its people and their
activities.
One of these included visit to
Zln, about 80 kilometers from
Prague, where DR.. Jan Bata (pro-
nounced Batcha), the largest shoe
manufacturer in the world, owns
and operates model factory which
employs nearly 10000 people. With
1000 stores in all parts of the world
his great industry is still running
under German surveillance. Dr.
Bata has set up about his own
beautiful "zamek" or home, a viii
lage for his workmen, which is q
model among housing projects with
its modern, up-to-date homes and
their garden plots, its schools, hos
pitfalls, and exceptional recreational
and amusement facilities.
Legation Gets Raid Shelter.
As early as May, 1898, conditions
In Prague became so tense that the
President of Czecho-Slovakia or
dered partial mobilization in case
of need and the Czech government
was put under orders to leave the
capital in case of war. With the
situation becoming more and more
ominous, Minister Carr In the early
summer made application to the
State Department to build an air
raid shelter underneath the gar
dens Of the legation and work upon
this project was commenced In
August.
AS q further precaution and as q
rendezvous in the event of war, the
minister rented the lonely old
Zbraslav Palace about 20 kilometers
from Prague. This was provisioned
for so persons for two weeks, and
was to serve as q home for the
American citizens Of the legation
the consulate general and the COM
mercial attache.
During the acute days Of inter-
national stress and strain In Czecho-
Slovakia when her decision to tight
or submit hung in the balance
Minister Carr took the entire U. 8
legation stan to the Schoenborr
Palace to live with him. as the
continued blackouts after nightfal
not only made transportation te
and from other parts Of Prague
practically impossible but exceeding.
" dangerous to life and limb.
Mrs. Carr will never forget thu
September 20 when her husband wa.
called to the telephone at 2:15 am
Very gravely he came back to hel
and said, "the crisis has come.
am Immediately sending you out o,
Czecho- Slovakia with all the womer
and children of our legation. Yot
viii leave on the first through trair
available today. In response to hel
husbands pleas that he was de.
pending on her to set an example
with regard to obeying orders, she
said, II will do what you wish
Of course at whatever cost to my
own peace Of mind"
Thereupon she began to pack To-
IN indefinite soiollrn In Geneva