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Evening star., 1939-04-26
McCIoskey Is Low Bidder
On Security, Rail Buildings

McCloskey Il Co., the Philadelphia
firm which has erected several Gov
eminent structures here. submitted
today the low bid of $10.s71 900 for
construction Of two buildings for the
Social Security and Railroad Retire.
ment Boards, to start a new South
west Triangle of public buildings.
The bids were opened by the Pro-
curement Division, Treasury Depart
ment, this afternoon. The con-
tractor will be given 42O calendar
days to finish the job.
The buildings will occupy two
squares. facing Independence avenue
and the Mall, between Third and
Fourth streets. and reaching south
ward to D street.
Both structures are to be REIN
forced concrete frame, one to be
faced with limestone, the other with
brick.
Other bids for the job we're: John
McShain. Philadelphia, $11 1.232 900;
Consolidated Engineering Co., Bal
timore, $l1 ,293, 900: George A. Fuller
Co., Washington. $11 1853 900; Thomp-
son-Starrett Co., New York City,
$11 100000.
Low bid for an escalator was sub
mitted by the Westinghouse Electric
Elevator Co. of Jersey City at $685.
$50. Otis Elevator Co. of this city
was second was $167,767.
For elevators. the low bid was
submitted by Otis Elevator Co., at
$529,92 Others were Westinghouse
Electric Elevator Co. ,$540,125; At
lantic Elevator Co., Philadelphia,
$546.513.
The buildings will each have a
ground floor, five stories and attic,
and will house about 5000 employees
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Officers Elected
ByG. H. A. Council

DR.. Arthur G. Peterson of the De-
partment Of Agriculture has been
elected chairman of the Advisory
Council Of Group Health Associa-
don, 1t was announced today.
Other officers are Wallace H
Walker of the Home Owners Loan
Corp, vice chairman, and Mary
CASTOR of the Farm Credit Admin
Astration, secretary.
The advisory council has about 125
members from various executive de-
partments Of the Federal Govern
ment. Its function is to aid the
trustees and members in carrying on
ta1e work of the association, which
is medical cooperative of Govern
Uert workers.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Third Criminal Court
To Function in Nav

The District Court will have an
additional criminal court next
month. making three in all devoted
to this branch of the law. This was
assured yesterday when Justice Jen-
nings Bailey notified United States
Attorney David A. Pine that he
would assign a justice to the third
criminal court during May Justice
Bailey is acting chief justice, in the
absence of Chief Justice Alfred A.
Wheat. who is i'll at his apartment
in the Mayflower Hotel.
Advising the court of the necessity
for third criminal court, Mr.. Pine
said that the docket has been 200
criminal cases in arrears since Feb
ruary l. when only two justices were
assigned to the criminal court. Dur
ing the past three months, he said
there has been no substantial reduc-
ton in the docket. and in order to
have it current by June 30, it is nee
essary to have a third criminal
court.
The name of the jurist to be as
signed to the third criminal court
was not revealed. although some
anticipate that Justice Boltha j.
Laws, who is currently hearing the
case against Emmitt Warning. ac-
cused of tax evasion, will be placed
regularly on the criminal bench
again.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
In recess.
House.:
Debates miscellaneous naval bills.
Noon.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Undecided on what will be taken
up on floor.
Interstate Commerce Subcommit-
tee considers transportation bill.
10 am.
Commerce Committee meets to
discuss Florida Ship Canal. 10 am.
Foreign Relations Committee con-
tinues hearings on neutrality legis-
lation. 1890 am.
Civil Service Subcommittee con-
siders bill designed to prevent dis
elimination for legal positions in
the Government service. l0:30.
Banking Committee discusses Sill
yer Purchase Act. 10:30 am.
House:
Considers conference reports on
Treasury, Post ONCE and second
deficiency appropriation bills.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee begins heafings on pro-
posed amendments to Merchant
Marine Act, 10 am.
Judiciary Subcommittee of the
District Committee begins hearings
on fair trade practice and unemploy-
ment compensation bills. 1880 am.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Hungary, DisI;king and Fearful
Of Reich, Seeks to Avoid Wrath
Government Striving Not to Cross
Berlin and Provoke Use of Force

mintern Pact. with a supposed Hun
garian Yugoslav non aggression
pact as the first STEP Hungary has
long had reyisionist claims on Yugo-
slavia, but has not pressed them
particularly hard-largely, many be-
lieve, through healthy respect for
Serb soldiers.
The Yugoslavs, however, are re-
ported to be showing embarrassing
reluctance to sign anything with
Hungary which would amount to
deSertion Of Rumania-and Hun
gary means to sign nothing with
any one renouncing her claim to
Transylvania. The plan to cut
Yugoslavia more completely of from
her friends than encirclement al
ready has done. is not. apparently,
progressing as the axis men would
wish.
(copyrisht. 1899, by Chicago Daily News
Inc.)
Evening star., 1939-04-26
NoturuI Methods
Of Weiqht Control

Proper diet is the easy and
natural method of weight con-
troll. Careful selection of food
will build you up or take you
down-and the process need
involve neither stuffing nor
starving. The character of
your food is the vital element
in weight control. Learn how
to get your weight at the cor
rect f1gure-and how to keep
it there. A copy of this un-
usual and authoritative book
let will be sent to any address
for ten cents, to cover cost
and handling.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Symphony Broodcosts

Through the cooperation of
the National Broadcasting Co.
The Star is presenting over
WMAL each weekday morning
q movement from one of the
symphonic compositions fea-
tured In the Music Appreciation
Campaign. The program on
which the recordings are heard,
"Today's Prelude" is scheduled
daily except Sunday from $50
to 7:25 am. and The Stars re-
cordings may be heard at ap-
proximately 7 am.
The recordings already re-
leased in the campaign, includ-
ing the latest offering-Haydn's
symphony No. 80 in E Flat
Major"-may be obtained at the
special booth in the lobby of
The Star Building each week
day from 8 am. to 6 pm. The
booth is closed on Sundays.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Scientist Describes
Green Light Film
Across Arctic Sky
Phenomenon Reported
BY Dr.. Snoddy Of
U. Of Virginia

Strange, thin clouds Of green light
float across the Arctic sky like celes-
tial ghosts.
The phenomenon was reported to
the American Geophysical Union
here today by DR.. and Mrs. L. B.
Snoddy of the University of Vir.
ginia, who spent last summer at Fort
Churchill in Northern Manitoba
studying the aurora borealis.
Such clouds, often so faint that
they are hardly detachable except
with special instruments, appear on
nights when the Northern lights are
hardly discernible. They were de-
scribed by the Virginia professor as
phantom auroras. due to the same
physical causes in the high atmo-
sphere which do not happen to be
sufhciently intense to cause the more
brilliant. displays.
Atoms Emit Light.
Both are due to electrical particles
shot from the sun with tremendous
energies and essentially the speed
OF light. When these hit the upper
atmosphere OF the earth they smash
into the oxygen and nitrogen atoms
and throw them into such a state
OF disturbance that they emit light.
Most of these particles presumably
are electrons, units of negative elec-
tricity, which are attracted toward
the magnetic poles of the earth
when they enter the earth's mag
netic field. On ordinary nights the
strange, cold. green lights, which
Arctic peoples believe to be the
souls Of the dead. appear When
the bombardment is intensified the
brilliant green lights, stretching
from a few degrees above each
horizon across the zenith Of the
sky. appear. With still more activity
brilliant reds and blues flash amidst
the green, making one of the most
gorgeous of all earthly spectacles.
The Clouds" difficult to discern,
hitherto have escaped for the most
part the attention of scientific OBJ
servers. They are not to be con-
sidered, Dr. Snoddy said, as clouds
in the ordinary sense-masses Of
water vapor. They are almost sub
Shameless clouds Of pure light in
the vacuum-like heights between 50
and 10 miles above the earths sur
face.
Another Phenomenon.
Another strange phenomenon re-
ported by DR.. Snoddy was that of
the baby Northern lights"
luminous green bands which form
just after dusk about 20 degrees
above the Northwestern horizon and
extend clear across the center Of
the sky to few degrees above the
Southeastern horizon. AS the night
advances they suddenly disintegrate,
DR.. Snoddy said. They might be
considered as auroras which could
not quite make it.
At the same meeting DR.. c. W.
Gartlein Of Cornell University told
of joint research project of Cor
| nell and the National Geographic
Society to obtain accurate measure
| ments of the height of the northern
lights. Four observing stations have
been set up-two at Cornell and one
each at Geneva and Hamilton. N. Y.
Simultaneous photographs of au-
roras are taken from this points,
which serve as bases Of q triangle.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Rescue League to Meet

The Animal Rescue League will,
hold its annual meeting at the Carl
ton Hotel tomorrow at pm. Mrs.
Eleanor Patterson, publisher of the
Times Herald. and Earl Goodwin,
president Of the White House Cor
respondents Association, are sched-
uled to speak. F. F. Hufty and his
Seeing Eye" dog. Hurae, are to take
part in the program. The meeting
is open to the public.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Lorton Guard Hurt
When Fire Truck
Turns Over
Accident and BIuze in
Carpenter Shop to
Be Investigated

One man was injured early today
when a fire truck attached to the
District of Columbia Penal Institu-
ton at Lorton, Va, overturned while
responding to a small fire in the
carpenter work shop in the insti-
tuition.
Edwin E. Sawyer, a guard, who
was riding the truck, received
scratches and bruises and was
treated at the hospital on the reser-
vation.
Fire companies from four Virginia
communities were called, but the
blaze was extinguished before their
arrival by the Lorton company,
aided by bucket brigade Of about
so prisoners. It damaged an elec-
trical machine, a window frame and
part of the ceiling.
Col. William L. Peake, superin-
tendent of the penal institution,
named a special committee to in
'SooA6u CAAC doC VI U1lC luC anu
accident. The blaze did minor dam
age and preliminary examination
led investigators to believe it started
in a locker containing baseball bats.
Fire companies from Occoquan,
Fort Belvoir. Franconia and Alex
andria were called to assist the
Lorton company If needed, Col.
Peake said. The blaze was extin-
guished within half hour. however.
he said, and their services were not
required.
The fire truck, driven by an in
mate, was wrecked as it overturned
rounding curve. The drivers
escaped injury.
The investigating committee is
composed of Lester McMinaman
chief of the Lorton Fire Depart
ment; Chief Electrician w. c,
Hieder Of the penal institution and
Chief Hugo Matters of the Fran
coma Fire Department.
Evening star., 1939-04-26

Pressure continues low south Of Green
land Julianehaab. 1880 inches. while 4
slight disturbance is moving rapidly east
ward q short distance south of the Grand
Banks. S. s. HAMBURG 1888 inches
disturbance is moving slowly eastward over
the northern Lake region. Sioux Lookout,
Ontario. 1886 inches. with 4 trough OF
low pressure extending southwark over the
middle Mississippi Valley and thence south
westward over Texas. Alpine Tex. 80. .86
inches. A secondary disturbance is moving
northeastward over the upper Ohio Valley.
Columbus Ohio. 2976 inches Pressure
continues low over western Canada and
southeastern Alaska Kodiak, Alaska, 291
inches Pressure continues hish southeast
OF Bermuda. St. Georges. 3O.1s inches.
while high pressure extends from Hudson
bav Nottingham Island. 30.44 inches.
south uth-southeastward over the Canadian
Maritime Provinces. Halifax. Nova Scotia
T;ih midd1 inehes eeS Pressure is rising over the
stone Park. Wyo.. 3O:12 inches. During the
las, ~ hours there have been rather gen.
eral showers in the Atlantic States. the
east Gulf States. the Central Valleys and
IN scattered areas over the upper Lake
reglon. the northern Plains and the North
Pacific States. Temperatures are slightly
lower IN the upper Mississippi Valley.
River Report
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
At Harpers Ferry; Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today
RaeApA Ca Y.sA ru.-.-
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Correction

In an article published in yester-
days Star it was incorrectly stated
that members of the Georgetown
Citizens Association contributed 500
toward fund for building cabin
at the Metropolitan Police Boys
Clubs summer camp. Instead, the
fund was started for the Boys Club
of Washington. which maintains
camp near La Platte, Md.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Presidential Action
Increasingly Urged
In Coal Strike
Political and industrial
Anxiety Grows With
$50, 900 Idle -
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 26.-Increasing
demands for personal Intervention
by President Roosevelt today accom-
panied growing political and indus
trial anxiety over the soft-coal con-
tract controversy that has kept $780,
600 Appalachian and Alabama
miners idle since April l.
For the second straight day DR..
John R. Steelman, acting as the
United States Labor Departments
official mediator, went before the
subcommittee of four miners and
four operators that has met almost
daily since March IL.
Shortly after the resumption of
discussions, at which James r.
Dewey, labor conciliator, sat in with
DR.. Steelman. the conferees divided
INTO separate groups, Steelman sit
ting with the miners and Dewey
Joining the operators
DR.. Steelman refused to comment
after his first conference yesterday
with the subcommittee, deadlocked
over the United Mine Workers Un-
ions demand for either a closed
shop or the elimination of strike
penalty clauses.
Linked to Steel Slump.
The trade journal Iron Age in its
weekly review declared "some of the
restriction of steel orders has been
caused by the coal strike situation" 4"
Ingot production declined points
to 481z per cent of capacity last
week. Railroad officials have esti-
mated the stoppage is costing them
$11 900, 900 week in freight revenues.
In Washington Chairman Percy
Tetlow of the Coal Commission esti-
mated the fuel situation would be-
come critical if the deadlock con-
tinued two more weeks.
Mr.. Tetlow said current produc-
tion in the States outside the APP
palachian field is only about 1000, 900
tons a week, as against a normal
consumption demand of 100000
tons.
Representatives Randolph and
kee. West Virginia Democrats. urged
President Roosevelt to intervene
promptly Mayor La Guardia has
twice requested the White House
to take hand in the dispute.
Families Require Help.
Mr.. Kee said he had been in
formed that in five West Virginia
counties alone $685. families were
in actual need requiring imme-
diate assistance"
At Charleston, W. Va, the Mine
Workers headquarters estimated
143,985 persons were destitute" in
13 counties in Southern West Vir-
ginia. two counties in Virginia and
one in Kentucky as result of the
shutdown. 1t was predicted the
number would mount to 100000 by
next week.
Unlike workers in PENNSYLVANIA,
those unemployed In West Virginia
because Of lack OF a wage agreement
are ineligible for either relief or un-
employment compensation.
Jackson Asks for Truce.
BALTIMORE. April Is (P).-Mayor
Howard w. jackson said today he
, would ask President Roosevelt to call
. temporary truce between coal
operators and miners to release
enough soft coal for the needs of
cities and other public bodies.
Mayor Jackson wired John T. Jones
OF Cumberland, district president of
the United Mine Workers, asking
that the shutdown be lifted at least
one day because of the critical"
need for coal in Baltimore.
Jackson said the schools had only
few days supply of fuel and the
sewage pumping station enough for
only few weeks.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Weather Report
District of Columbia

Columbia-Pary cloudy local showers tonight and
ably
northwest
morning. slightly cooler tomorrow.
Vgna-Scattered
rtly
Evening star., 1939-04-26
u. S. Population Up

The population Of the United
States increased 33 per cent between
1910 and 1899.
Evening star., 1939-04-26

Horse sense is more dependable
than hOrseshoes in traffic safety.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
DICKENS CREATED
 MANY CHARACTERS
Frank Guy Armitage Por. trays Many of Them in
 Lecture Here

Dickens created 2,17s characters Frank Guy Armitage, actor and authority on Dickens declared at q lecture at the Waterbury Women ,s club yesterday afternoon, which was held in conjunction with the regu. lar club meeting.
 MT. Armitage portrayed seven of these characters: The characters which the actor impersonated yesterday afternoon included Uriah Heep and Micaw- Der from David Copperfieid": Grandfather Smallweed from Bleak House; Sidney Carton from "Tale of Two Cities; Schoolmaster Suuires from Nicholas Nickelby, with the audience participating; the peddler from "Oliver Twist; and Scrooge from "A Christmas Carol".
 A book table in the lobby was in charge of Mrs. William Adams, Mrs. M. H. Toomey and Mrs. D. H. Coe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15

Los Angeles children may borrow a toy for a maximum of two weeks from a unique "toy library"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
Missing Ships
By CHARLES E. DONALDSON (Staff Writer Washington Service Bureau

The speculation about the fate of the North German Lloyd liner Bremen, which left New York after being detained for 22 hours by U. s. customs officials, which finally turned up in Murmansk, recalls the strange American sea mystery of the last war, when the "Cyclops," a U. s. naval collier, steamed out of the harbor of Rie de Janeiro, Brazil, in the latter part of February, 1918, with 309 persons on board.
 The "Cyclops" rounded Sugar Loaf Island and headed for the open sea on a northerly course. A few days later she put in at Barbados, British West Indies, for coal and provisions. On March 4 she sailed for Baltimore.
 A few days later, the collier passed the molasses tanker "Amalco," north of the Virginia Capes, only a short distance from her destination and almost in sight of the United States coast line. Then she disappeared. Neither the vessel nor any of her 309 men has ever been seen or heard from since.
 The "Cyclops'" disappearance was absolutely complete. Not a single scrap of wreckage, no lifeboats, or any other object belonging to her was ever found.
 Did she strike mine, and sink al- most instantly? Did tirne-bomb explode in the hull? Against these theories is the fact that no piece of wreckage has ever been found. Was she sunk by German submarinep The imperial German navy itself was asked for news of the "Cyclops' but all U-boat commanders denied having seen the collier.
 After the Armistice in 1918, the logs of all enemy submarines were scanned for verifcation. but nothing to indicate that the "Cyclops" was torpedoed was found. Then it was decided the disaster was perhaps caused by sudden heavy gale that struck the ship, causing her cargo to shift violently and sink her. A final theory was that the ship carried an number of military prison CTS, whro seized control, killed all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
CARTER TO FACE.
 SUPERIOR COURT
Song and Dance Man, Un- able to Furnish $l,OOO
 Bail, Jailed

Maurice Garter, 27, of 140 North Main street, song and dance man arrested here Nov. 2 on charges of obtaining money under false pre- lenses, was bound over to the next criminal term of superior court by Judge John L. Gaffney in city court today.
 After Carter, arrayed in the ves- tiges of the evening clothes he wore when arrested, pleaded guilty, Prosecutor Michael J. Galullo in- formed the court that the trouper passed two bogus checks of $20 each and was nabbed when he attempted to pass another.
 The prosecutor recounted that Carter was wanted in Naugatuck on similar charge, and in Hartford, Springfield, and Providence on charges of stealing automobiles.
 Unable to furnish bail of $l,O0O Carter went to Jail, pending ar- raignment in superior court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15

but not enough returned to start production, which has been para lyzed since October.
 Some employees, arriving at the gates in the early morning dark ness, filtered into the plants in groups of twos and threes. They were checked in by company police.
 At the Dodge main plant, where the production dispute between the company and the JAW (CTO) began last Oct. 6, a picket line of approx mately 700 men was on duty. They
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15

marched in Q circular double file while police detail kept an entry open to the main gate At the Plymouth plant, where the normal day shift is approximately 5000, several hundred entered. Only few police were on hand and no pickets.
 The call back to work was is- sued yesterday by Homer Martin, president of the UAL-AFL. He inc structed his followers. Q minority in recent Chrysler NLRB elections, to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15

others and sailed to distant haven, but nothing to verify such a suppo- sition has ever turned up.
 On her fatal voyage, the "Cyclops" was not operating directly in the naval service, but was carrying war; time freight-manganese ore, used in the manufacture of munitions.
 Despite the fact that she was equipped with radio, not word was heard from her after she left Bar bados on her last voyage. She van- ished as strangly and completely as If the ocean had opened and swal- lowed her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
YD AUXILIARY TO
 HOLD INSTALLATION

The I'D Auxiliary held a special meeting in their rooms Tuesday evening.
 Plans were made for this installa- ton, Saturday night in Knights of Pythias hall.
 Futher plans were also made for the children'S Christmas Party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15

report for work in order to win bsn- efits from the Michigan unemploy. ment compensation commission, The commission last week ruled against benefits for all idle Chry- sler workers on grounds they qui, voluntarily. Martin said he inten- ded to show that his followers were willing to work.
 It was pointed out that c large majority Of the 6O,OO0 Chrysler 'ern- ployes would have to return before production could be resumed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
Box, DEER BOTH KILLED

Gold Beach, ore. - (uP) - liar. old Strain, l6-year-old hunter. wal killed by Q bullet that had passed through and kiIlsd . deer. Accord. inC to Coroner ". A. Cartwriehgs verdict, Strain was standing in tho line of fire just beyond the deer, when his hunting partner, not know i..g he was there, fired the fatal shot. Strain died of the wound.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
BY JAMES MAHONY

Limited Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 Boston, Nov. l5.-(UP) Without ceremony, the iron-clad motor ves- sel North Star sailed from the army base at 6:l3 8. m. today to serve as the supply ship for the first Antarc- tic expedition which the U. s. gov- ernment has sponsored in century.
 About 75 men and women, includ- ing the wives of some of the depart ing officers and crew, stood in frosty weather on the pier, to wave fare- wells, but Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, commander of the expedition, remained in his warm bed at home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
PAINTED GOWN

Among Eleanor Powelrs sixteen elaborate costumes in Broadway Melody of 1940" is an exotic vari-col- ored gown, hand painted by noted artist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
DETROIT PLANTS
 OF CHRYSLER OPEN
Back-tO-WOrk Movement for Employees Idle for (
 Many Weeks

Detroit. Nov. 15-CUP)-Chrysler
 Corporation plants In Detroit open ed their doors today for back-to- work movement sponsored by the United Automobile Workers (AFL),