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Evening star., 1939-10-03
BY ALFRED TOOMBS.

Well, it's been raining for four
days now, and loud complaints
are coming from every one except
the oysters on the rivers bottom.
The bees can't fly, the ele-
plants can't walk and the fish
won't swim. People are getting
fldgety and are conjuring up Wis
ions of new kinds of mayhem-a-
la-king. The Weather Bureau is
bailing for dear life, and the Gov
ernment's central heating plant
has steam up.
Since Saturday night 3.37
inches of rain has fallen. This
we know, because the Weather
Bureau says so. The Weather
Bureau knows, because 1t has q
funnel up on its roof which
catches all the rain andrallows 1t
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Home Hygiene Glasses
To Sturt Tomorrow

Glasses in home hygiene and care
OF the sick, sponsored by the District
Red Cross, will open tomorrow at
the Young Women's Christian As
sociation, Seventeenth and K streets
NV, at 7:30 pm. The course will
be conducted by Caroline E. Thom-
son and will continue thereafter on
each Wednesday and Friday.
Beginning next Tuesday, similar
course is scheduled to begin at the
Barnery Neighborhood House, 47O
N street S.W., with Mrs. Rose Wei
lerstein as instructor. 1t will be
held on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
A special class in home hygiene
for foreign-born women, conducted
in cooperation with the American
ization school, will open on October
II at the local chapter headquar-
ters, 1730 E street NV.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
The Borristers Elect
}. A. Rafferty, President

Joseph A. Rafferty, is the new
president of the Barristers-the or
ganization of younger members of
the bar here-which met at the Cos
mos Club last evening and unani-
mously adopted a resolution ap-
proving and indorsing United States
Attorney David A. Pine for the va
cancy on the District Court bench.
Chosen as other officers for the
coming year were: Justin L. Edger-
ton, vice president; Rees B. Giles
pie, secretary, and Louis H. Mann,
treasurer.
Members of the Executive Com
mlttee are Frederick Stohlman,
George E. Hamilton, jr., and Theo-
dore Cogswell, register of wills. Also
serving as a member of the Execu-
tive Committee will be R. Aubrey
Bogley. retiring president of the or
ganization.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Red Cross Campaign,
In 9Th Day, Equals
Pace Set in 1898
Membership Jumps
To 6,449 as Many
U. S. Workers Sign

The Districts annual Red Cross
Roll Call went into its sixth day today
with its enrolment on par with
similar period last year, Edgar Nor
ris, general chairman, reported.
Memberships jumped to 6,449 yes
terday when campaign workers had
counted the days total. Half of yes
terday's recruits were Government
workers.
Representatives of the Roll Call
Speakers Bureau this afternoon will
address three groups. Miss Caroline
Thomson speaks to the young peo-
pies group of the Memorial Lu-
theran Church; Mrs. F. w. Pen
noyer, the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church. and Mrs. Frederick War;
rem, the Benning Parent-Teacher
Association.
Chairman Morris reported three
firms with 100 per cent enrolment.
They were the Lanman Engraving
Co., for the eighth successive year;
the Capital Fur Shop and the
Northwest Pawnbrokers' Exchange.
The pleasant assignment of en-
rolling Ann Sheridan, screen star
appearing at local theater, fell to
CORTLAND D. Ferguson, Roll Call
radio chairman. She was signed
back stage at the Earle Theater
yesterday.
Red Cross speakers appeared yes
terday at the Washington Auto
motive Trade Association, the New
comers Club, Needles Wholesale
Cleaners and Dyers, Handley Motor
Co., Adas Israel Sisterhood, Sum-
shine and Community Society.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Federal Works Agency,
Personnel Head Named

A. J. Sarre, since 1886 State ad-
ministrator for the National Youth
Administration in Louisiana, has
been appointed personnel director
of the Federal Works Agency, it was
announced today by Federal Works
Administrator John M. Carmody.
Mr.. Sarre, who is As years old, will
take over his new duties on Octo-
ber 16.
Prior to becoming State admin
istrator for the N. Y. A. in July,
1896, Mr.. Sarre was a special in
structor in the general extension
division Of Louisiana University. He
taught courses there In teacher
training, in the field of industrial
education. He is graduate Of
Tulane University at New Orleans
and Of the teachers college Of Co.
lumhta University, New York.
Evening star., 1939-10-03

: The fourth traff1c death in the
District in three days aroused po-
lice today to a drive on speeders
and other law violators.
Inspector w. E. Holmes of the
Traffic Division said two Of the re-
cent fatal accidents were apparently
caused by careless driving. All pre-
cinct commanders have been direct
ed to join in the drive against
speeding, he said.
Traffic policemen have also been
ordered to watch out particularly
for cars parked too close to inter-
sections and to enforce regulations
governing automobiles making right
turns into a line of pedestrians
crossing an intersection on a green
light.
Latest traffic victim here was An
drew j. Burgess, 81, of 219 D street
NV, who died last night in Gal
linger Hospital. He was injured
September 16 while crossing Penn
sylvania avenue near Seventh street
NV.
65th Death This Year.
He was taken to Emergency Hos
pital, treated for head injuries and
transferred later to Gallinger.
Driver Of the car, according to
police, was James Spratt of Arling-
ton, Va.
His death was the sixty-fifth traf-
fic fatality of this year, according
to police records. At the same time
last year, the same number had
been killed. One person had died
here Saturday and two on Sunday
from traffic accidents.
Henry T. Wallace. 70, of 614 D
street S.W., was in Emergency Hos
pital today with injuries received
when struck by an automobile near
his home yesterday.
Charles Guest, colored, 80, of Cos
r street NV, received minor cuts
and bruises when struck by an au-
tomobile last night at Seventh and
K streets NV. He was treated at
Casualty Hospital.
Street Cars Collide.
Two persons were injured last
night in a collision of two street cars
near Fourth street and Pennsylvania
avenue Sc. They were Harry A.
Gordon, 80, of HOO Seventh street
NE, treated at Providence Hospital
for possible brain conclusion, and
Francis T. Bowie, 68, OF 1919 Naylor
road Sc, back injury. According
to police, one of the cars had
stopped to discharge passengers
when the other hit it from the rear.
Three persons were in Casualty
Hospital with injuries received in an
accident yesterday on the Defense
Highway near Collington, Md,
when the car in which they were
riding skidded into a light pole.
Under treatment were Hazel
Solars, II, 81 Quincy street NV;
Jarvis Watkins, "a, of Galesville,
Md, and Maggie Gingyard, 80 L
street NV.
Evening star., 1939-10-03

more suicides and sometimes
murders on their hands during
s,lch spells.
DR.. Winifred Overholser, su-
perintendent of st. Elizabeth's
Hospital, says that gloomy
weather is bound to depress most
people. Sometimes there is even
a physical reason for 1t. His pa
tients often get upset when it
rains for a long time.
The central heating plant has
had steam up since Sunday. They
have used about 800 tons of coal
since then, sending heat into the
downtown Government buildings.
This steam is distributed over a
network of pipes rs miles long.
So far they've had no complaint.
The Weather Bureau gets all
the complaints, but, then, why
not2 Fair and warmer, indeed.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Capital Trqnsit Plans
To Buy IS Buses

Plans for the purchase of SIS new
buses, at a total cost of $434, ,786,
were filed with the Public Utilities
Commission today by the Capital
Transit Co. The commission is ex-
pected to act soon on the request
for the approval of the program.
Twenty of the new buses would
be delivered by December l and IS
on or before March l.
Twenty-seven of the buses would
have 27-passenger capacity, 10
would be 40-passenger buses and 10
would be 41-passenger buses.
Evening star., 1939-10-03

to trickle down into a little
bucket.
Every time one-hundredth of
an inch falls the bucket tips,
causing an electric device to make
q check on piece of paper. At
1880 in the morning and the eve
ming the observer looks and finds
out how much rain has fallen.
Then he throws the rain water
away, and it runs of, to become,
after awhile, rain again. 1t is
sort of a futile process. The
Weather Bureau never saves any
Of the rain, not even from the
biggest storms. There's no room
for sentiment in their business.
The low temperature for the
night was reached at 2 am. when
the thermometer touched II.
The forecaster said tomorrow
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Dr.. Douglas Describes Self
As a biological Optin1ist'
Author Here for Four
Lectures Can Still See
"A Streok Of Light

In the face of war abroad and
unrest at home, DR.. Lloyd c. Doug
las, whose faith in human nature
has been gloriied in five best-selling
books, still can see "a streak OF
light under the closed door,"
Here to deliver four lectures at
the First Congregational Church,
DR.. Douglas believes himself a bio
logical optimist."
Il think optimism and pessimism
are glandular affairs" explained the
author of Magnificent Obsession, ~
Green Light" and other books de-
signed to help the individual solve
the problems that confront him
1.-The attitude of feeling we're in a
bad fix. or on the other hand, that
we still have possibilities of sue
cess-those things are largely bio
logical"
It's because of his optimism that
the lectures are intended to be q
prophylaxsis rather than a prophy-
Tactic, or remedial agent, after the
patient" has got the jitters.
Maybe can help him keep from
getting Them he declared.
"Too Much Talk Already"
Genial and obliging, the man who
gave up the ministry to put his mes
sage into books, will talk about al
most anything rather than what's
going on in Congress now. He thinks
there's been too much talk already
And how can he maintain his
faith in the progress of humanity
in the face of what's going on now?
His answer is simple.
Evolution doesn't go ahead all In
one vast front. Some things-say
medicine-will make great strides
while something else is standing still
or appears to be going backward
But we have to believe we're going
ahead. Otherwise we'd have to admit
we were in a universe that isn't
solvent"
Comparing evolution to a noun
tain that has grades and plains, he
admitted that the present era is q
grade, a stiff one, but the next era
may give us breathing spell.
Sought Different Audience.
He turned then to talk of the
books for which he gave up his
clerical career and explained that
he wanted not only to reach larger
audience but q different one.
THE people who go to church, y
he said, "are already sold. I write
to the ones for whom the church
has no message, simply because
they won't go. Besides, when a man
is in church, he's part of a social
pack. When he gets to reading. In
his dressing gown and slippers, he's
not distracted by his environment -
The thing that starts him writing,
DR.. Douglas explained, is the need
to put across some message, some
thing he feels might help solve the
problem the country, and therefore
the individual, is talking about.
But once started, he said, it's the
characters who keep him going, and
once created, he feels responsible
ity for those characters.
Sometimes, he lives for months in
a state of abstraction, he said. It's
lonely time for him, and for his
family, too. His daughter will say
at breakfast, This is a nice morn
ing, isn't it" and more likely than
not he will respond. Eyes, it does"
Long Periods Of Study.
Sometimes, he must spend long
periods learning about the customs
and way Of life Of his characters, he
said. For one book, he had to read
neurology textbooks for six weeks
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Teoching Project
For Shut-Ins Asked

Restoration Of w. P. A. project
providing teachers for shut-in chill
dren in Washington and congress
sional appropriation of funds to pay
a permanent staff of instructors has
been asked through resolution by
the District of Columbia Women's
Trade Union League.
Copies of the groups request have
been transmitted to the District
Commissioners, Board of Education,
chairmen Of the House and Senate
District Committees, w. P. A. Com
missioner Col. Francis Harrington
and District w. p. A. officials.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Visit From Knee-Hi
Inspires Muse Of.
Second d-Grade Pupil
Troffic-Conscious Dog
Gives Demonstration
Despite Roin

So anxious were the children at
Rose Lees Hardy School yesterday
for the arrival of Knee-Hi, the
puppy prodigy, that one second
grader turned his enthusiasm into
verse and produced this:
"Knee-Hi goes from school to school
Teaching children safety rule.
Today he's coming to Rose Lees
Hardy.
Hurry along and not be tardy."
The poet, 7-year-old Douglas
Bruce McHenry. son of the park
naturalist, Donald E. McHenry, was
in the first group of youngsters to
watch the traf11c-conscious canine
go through her 671st school per-
formance.
Rain kept the children indoors,
but that didn't discourage Knee-Hi
or her teacher, DR.. George E. Brun-
son, who showed what a willing
pupil his little fox terrier is.
Knee-Hi Climbs Ladder.
Knee-Hi, sponsored by The Eve
ming Star in cooperation with the
Board Of Education, the Police De-
partment and the Department of
Vehicles and Traffic, climbed lad
der the way it should be climbed
to prevent accidents, rolled over on
her back to show what happens to
careless boys and girls who run
across the street and proved to the
youngsters that she knew how to
obey her teacher, listen to him and
remember what he said.
Then the children, who had alter
nately gasped and giggled during
the demonstration, were allowed to
pass through safety tunnel"
which consisted of Knee-Hi bridging
two desks. AS they passed through
they patted the dog, giving him the
safety touch"
For the fifth and sixth grades
DR.. Brunson brought out his seven
dwarfs after he had cast the young
sters into a doleful silence by tell
Ing them Knee-Hi had heard some
bad news. Knee-Hi looked pretty
glum, too.
Doc Escapes Injury.
1t seems that Doc, who uses his
head at street crossings, was the
only dwarf to escape injury. The
others had variously run across the
street with their eyes shut, ridden
double on bicycle, played ball in
the street or, in the case of Grumpy,
had fallen from the curb into the
path of an automobile.
The demonstration concluded with
Knee-Hi's soulful rendition of the
traffic song" hummed without
words, of course.
Today Knee-Hi was scheduled to
make a personal appearance at the
Park View School, Georgia avenue
and Otis street NV. He will visit
Langdon School tomorrow, Brook
land School Thursday and Wood
ridge School Friday. He's never
tardy, and he never misses a day
at school, either. He has a perfect
attendance record.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
u. 5. Safety Council
Opens 2-Day Session
With 50 Present
Members Are Told
Government Operates
Largest Motor Fleet

The United States Government
operates what are probably the
largest motor vehicle fleets in the
world, the Federal Interdepart-
mental Safety Council was told to-
day at the opening of two-day
session in the departmental audi
torium.
Federal agencies, according to a
report by H. H. Kelly of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission and
chairman of the Automotive and
Highway Safety Committee, operate
81 fleets totaling 10000 motor vehi-
cles.
This includes $4,000 passenger cars,
370 buses and some 163. 900 trucks, he
said. One department alone, Mr..
Kelly said later, operates as many
as 100000 vehicles.
Mr.. Kelly's report was one Of the
eight made by chairman of COM
mittees In various fields of safety
covered in governmental employ
ment at the business session which
opened the annual meeting.
Falls Bring Many Accidents.
r. P. Blake, chairman of the Walk
way Surface Safety Committee, told
the more than so members of the
council present that falls were re-
sponsible for one-fourth accidents
compensated under the Federal En-
ployes' Compensation Act.
E. P. Herges, who earlier had been
named chairman of the council for
the coming year, filed complete
Federal accident report for the year
1887.
Studies also are being made, it was
revealed by w. o. Wheary, and S.
M. Lauderdale, to draw up a con-
structive safety code for the build
ing construction industries and
safety activities of other industries
pertinent to Government activities.
Mr.. Wheary was elected first vice
chairman of the council.
A committee on safety education
under F. A. Birgfeld is working to
draw up recommended form to
guide Government agencies in set
ing up their own safety education
programs.
Suggestion was also made by G. H.
Ferguson, chairman of the Agri-
cultural Safety Committee, that
each Government agency compile
an accident report to reveal haz-
ards to the council.
He also reported fatal accidents
have fallen off considerably in the
agricultural field.
The most voluminous report came
from D. H. Harrington, chairman
of the Mining and Tunnehng Com
mittee, carrying detailed safety sug-
gestions for the industry. He was
elected second vice chairman of the
council.
The Committee on Water Trans
portation, under Comdr. H. N. Per-
ham of the Coast Guard, is investi-
eating safety standards in the IS
Government agencies operating
floating equipment.
Executive Committee Members.
Named to the Executive Commit
tee were Capt. Charles Fisher of
the Navy Department, Maj. H. B.
Vaughan, jr., of the War Depart
ment; w. j. Patterson of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission; Frank
L. Ahern of the National Park Serv-
ice and Or. r. R. Sayres of the
Public Health Service.
Safety exhibits groups as far as
possible according to use by Gov
eminent departments lined the sides
of the auditorium. These even in
cluded gas masks. Several members
also took safety tests on their driv-
ing from various gadgets assembled
in the 10hhv nf the hall
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Parked Car Looter
Gets 3-Yeur Term

A 26-year-old colored man was
sentenced to serve three years in
Jail by Police Court Judge Edward
M. Curran today for stealing from
three automobiles. Judge Curran
imposed the stiff sentence on Albert
Evans White, no fixed address, who
pleaded guilty to taking $97 worth
of goods from cars in the past
several weeks.
White, who had a long record for
larceny, stole saxophone, raincoat
and golf bag.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Hull Is Luncheon
Guest of Roosevelt
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of State Hull, on his
68th birthday anniversary yester-
day, was a luncheon guest of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The lunch was served on the
Presidents desk, and in the center
was a tiny white cake with a single
candle, prepared at the direction of
the Chief Executive.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Sorority Meets Tonight

Delta Zeta Sorority of George
Washington University, in keeping
with rush week." meets this evening
at $3.50 at 2129 G street NV. The
president Of the sorority is Helen E.
Mcneil, daughter of Assistant States
Attorney George E. Mcneil.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
BIoze QueIIed

Firemen were summoned to the
apartment of Hazel Richardson,
IT'S H street NV, early today to
put out blaze in the living room
apparently started by sparks from
the fireplace.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Traffic Deaths
Spur Drive
On Speeders
Two Recent FutuI
Accidents Blamed
On CureIessness
Traffic Record

The trafflc record, as revealed
at police headquarters for a.
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, AZ.
Motorists injured, 7.
Motorists arrested. 299.
Pedestrians injured, 9.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lations of pedestrian control
regulations, 10.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Cord Party Cancelled

A card party scheduled for Satur-
day night by Brightwood Chapter,
o. E. s., has been Cancelled.
Evening star., 1939-10-03

@ TEETH FOR who helped Keith Burns Noahs Ark Dental
denin the of teeth.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-20

1887. There isn't lacking the be-
lief that some shenanigan work was
done to defeat Morphew in the 1886
election so that he would not have
to be contended with in the speaker
ship caucus. Remembering that and
other similar instances, the boys are
not being overt about their vote
hunting just now
From the viewpoint of legislative
experience, leadership on important
committees, and geographic location,
the two most obvious candidates for
next speaker are Caffey and Uzzell.
If Caffey decides to remain in Ra-
leigh rather than go to Washington,
the real race is likely to be between
these two. If Caffey eliminates him
self, Uzzell will probably be the fav-
orite but will have plenty of opposi-
tiOn 'ta - 90 -..,T .f
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-20
TODAY IN HISTORY

1922 = 100 'Enterprlsing Young
Men Wanted" began what is called
the most historic Of nelp wanted ads
in our history in the st. Louis Mis-
souri, RepuuIlcan-the young men
were 20 go ap the Missouri River
for FUR hunting.
1852-.'Uncle foms CABIN" Wnicll
had begun as a Serial in the Wasn-
ington, D. C.. National Era the pre-
vious June, came out in book form
in Boston, IN Two 900
copies Ola me .irst week.
1862-Wlllie Lincoln, second sen
Of the President, died of smallpox
in the White Aiouse.
1886-William- Stanley, Westing-
house CHIEF engineer, first demon
strated his .fultiple system of alter
nating-current distribution CA. g.
at Great harrington, Mass. Refused
financial assistance and experiment.
ed at own expense in several stores.
1919-Bolsheviks in Russia said
to DC officered by Germans, while
American troops were lighting n
Siberia aga.nyI them in alliance
with the White Russians.
l929-Col. Lindbergh began TAX
ing up legislators and their families
in Washington to make congressman
more air-minded.
1933-Dr. Albert Einstein's home
in Germany searched for arms and
ammunition.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-20
NOTICE.

Default having been made in the
payment of that note secured by
that deed of trust dated the 2lSt
day of December, 1888, executed by
Alfred Christmas and wife, Elizabeth
Christmas, duly recorded in Vance
County Registry in Book 172, on page
334, and at the request of the hold
er of the note secured thereby the
undersigned Trustee villa offer for
sale and sell to the highest bidder
for cash at the Courthouse door in
Henderson, North Carolina at II
o'clock midday, on Wednesday, April
II. 1889, the following described real
estate:
Bounded on the North by lands Of
=. r. Abbott; on the East by L. R.
Royster Estate; on the South by A. 5.
Scales property and on the West by
Hawkins Mill Road Containing four
(4) acres. 1t being the property in
herlted by Alfred Christmas from
his grandfather, Sam Christmas.
This the 18th day of March 1899.
j. H. ZOLLICOFFER, Trustee.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-20

fate of Memel. 'gts5 I
It was announced at the same time
that Count Johannes Won WelcZeck,
German ambassador to Paris, had
been ordered to return to Berlin to
report. French Ambassador Robert
Coulondre, called back Saturday by
his government, already had left the
German capital.
Evidence indicated that the reun-
ion of Memel with greater Germany
is only a question of days. Memel,
Baltic district 1099 square miles
in area, was detached from Germany
by the Versailles treaty and later
placed under Lithuanian sovereign
ty with measure of autonomy.
With Chancellor Hitler back in his
chancellory and the press limiting at
a possible cancellation of the 1885
British-German naval treaty in re-
ply to Britains stiff protest over the
Nazi absorption of Czechoslovakia,
this train of facts showed how the
wind was blowing: Ei.
l. German newspaper editors
told their foreign colleagues private
ly that the absorption of Memel was
practically assured. ,>e
2. Various travellers reaching Ber-
lin from the northeast of Europe re-
ported troop movements.
3. A meeting of the Memel Land
tag, or diet, is scheduled for March
25, and the date is regarded in poll
tical circles as pivotal in Memel's
future history
4. The discussion between Won
Rlbbenthrop and Urbsys was SAID
also to have touched upon the ques-
ton of Lithuania's role in the Eu-
ropean concert Of nations.