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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10

hanging upon your wall, Foirot said.
II don't know why you should say
that. NJ. Poirot.'
II will prove it to you in moment"
He took bottle, sponge and some
rags from his pocket. He said: First
l am going to tell you little story,
Mademoiselle. 1t has resemblance to
the story of the ugly duckling that
turned into swan"
He was working busily as he talked.
you do not perhaps go much to
Revues?"
mo. indeed. they seem to me so
trivial"
Trivial. yes, but sometimes in
structive. have seen clever Revue
artist change her personality in the
most miraculous way. In one sketch
she is cabaret star, exquisite and
glamorous. Ten minutes later, she is
an understood anemic child with
adenoids. dressed in gym tunic; ten
minutes later still. perhaps she is a
ragged gypsy telling fortunes by
caravan"
Very possible. no doubt, but l do
not see
But l am showing you how the
conjuring trick was worked on the
train. Winnie. the schoolgirl. with her
fair plaits. her spectacles, her dis
figuring dental brace - goes into the
toilette. She emerges quarter of an
hour later - to use the words of
Detective Inspector Hearn as a
flashy piece of goods. Sheer silk stock
ings. high-heeled Shoes mink coat
to cover a school uniform, a daring
little piece of velvet called hat
perched on her curls - and a face -
oh. yes, face. Rouge, powder, lip
stick. mascara! What is that woman.
that quick-change artist, really like?
Probably only the good Lord knows.
But, you Mademoiselle, you, yourself.
you know how the awkward schoolgirl
changes almost miraculously into the
attractive. well-groomed debutante
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already attempting to paint in oils"
"Ah," said Hercule Poirot you
will permit me, Mademoiselle?
He unlocked the picture and took
it to the window. He examined it,
then, looking UP, he said: Il am going
to ask you. Mademoiselle, to give me
this picture"
We'll. really, NJ. Poirot -"
"You cannot pretend that you are
very attached to it. The painting is
abominable"
ooh, it has no artistic merit, agree.
But it is pupils work and -"
Il assure you, Mademoiselle, that
it is most unsuitable picture to have
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THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF WINNIE KING

taken to- the Opera. to the Coincide
Franchise; they attend lectures at the
Louvre. The very best masters come
here to instruct them in music, sing
ing. and painting. The broader Gull
ture, that is our aim.
Miss Pope remembered suddenly
that Poirot was not parent and
added abruptly:
What can do for you, M. Poirot?"
II should be glad to know what
is the present position regarding
Winnie?"
Canon King has come over to
Amiens and is taking Winnie back
with him. The wisest thing to do
after the shock the child has sus-
tanned" She went on: 1--WE do not
take delicate girls here. We have no
special facilities for looking after in
valids. l told the Canon that in my
opinion he would do well to take the
child home with him"
what in your opinion actually
occurred, Miss Pope?"
81 have not the slightest idea,
NJ Poirot. The whole thing as re-
ported to me, sounds quite incredible.
l really cannot see that the member
of my staff who was in charge of the
girls was in any way to blame -
except that she might, perhaps, have
discovered the girls absence sooner"
you have received visit, perhaps.
from the police?"
A faint shiver passed over Miss
Pope's aristocratic form. She said
glacially:
"A Monsieur Lefarge of the Pre-
lecture called to see me, to see if
could throw any light upon the situa-
ton. Naturally was unable to do so.
He then demanded to inspect Winnie's
luggage which had, of course, arrived
here with that of the other girls. told
him that that had already been called
for by another member of the police
Their departments, fancy, must
overlap. got telephone call. shortly
afterwards, insisting that l had not
turned over all Winnie's possessions
to them. was extremely short with
them over that One must not submit
to being bullied by officialdom."
Poirot drew long breath. He said:
"You have spirited nature. l adj
mire you for it, Mademoiselle. l
presume that Winnie's trunk had been
unpacked on arrival"
Miss Pope looked little put out of
countenance. Routine" she said. eve
live strictly by routine. The girls are
unpacked on arrival and their things
put away in the way expect them
to be kept. Winnie's things were I'M
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actually swallow other fish two and
three times as large as itself. In the
swallowing process it initiates itself like
toy balloon.
AS MANY as 500 million mackerel
eggs may float on one square mile of
surface during spawning time. But
the odds of living are against the
mackerel. For from the time the eggs
are spawned until the end of the
larval life - eleven weeks - the NOR
tality is SO 1896 per cent. or only four
live young mackerel from every mil
lion eggs.
Carl kULBERG
9-1O-39
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10

+ LYING low south of Fairbanks,
Alaska, Grenold Collins of the Alaska
Game Commission recently made
rare discovery. He saw and studied an
0lbino buffalo. This is amazing because
of the sixty million buffaloes that
originally roamed the United States
not more than ten white ones or white
buffalo skins have ever been seen by
white men.
HE robin devours. on the average,
sixty-eight worms every day.
! HE black swallower is a small fish,
but possesses the ability to attack and
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Jewish Center Opens
Membership Drive

The Jewish Community Center, of
which Benjamin Ourisman was re-
elected president yesterday, today
opened drive for $500 new mem
berships. The center now has more
than 1000 members and provides a
meeting place for 81 organizations
Mr.. Ourisman disclosed yesterday in
his annual report.
The chief feature of the presidents
report was its description of the
centers provision of educational and
recreational facilities and its widen
ed activities for the betterment of
Washington. The president thanked
two anonymous donors who made
possible a four story addition to the
center.
Besides Mr. Ourisman, those
elected to Office at the annual meet
ing yesterday were Milton King, first
vice president; Burnett Siman, sec
ond vice president; DR.. Ivy A. Pelz-
man, third vice president; Fred
Glchner, treasurer. Robert Roth
stein, assistant treasurer; Abe Sherr-
man, recording secretary, and Moses
Gutenberg. corresponding secretary.
Those elected to three-year terms
on the Board of Trustees are David
Bornet, Morris Cafritz, Mrs. Sarah
L. Dembitz, Paul Himmelfarg, DR..
Jacob Kotz, Sidney Lust, Gustave
Ring, Harry Viner, Joseph Cherner,
DR.. M. A. Goldberg, Harry Sherry,
Nathan Wallach and Isadore Freund.
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Social Service League
To Select Directors

Changes in the constitution of the
Prince Georges County Social Sery-
ice League are expected to be made
at the leagues annual meeting in
the Bladensburg (Md0 fire house at
8 O'Clock tonight when directors will
be chosen for the next year from
the county's 81 election districts.
All persons who have contributed
81 or more to the league, either di-
rectly or through the Community
Chest, may vote for the new Of
f1cers. In addition to the directors
from the election districts, others
will be- named from the % welfare
organizations and seven character
building groups affliated with the
league.
Following the meeting, the direc-
tors will select officers and hear re-
ports from member agencies on the
work of the last year.
Plans will be made for the con-
ference of suburban social welfare
organizations, composed of groups
from Montgomery and Prince
Georges County (Md) and Arling-
ton and Fairfax Counties and Alex
andria, Va, to be held at the Com
munity Chest Building, 110l M
street NV, Thursday.
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Women to Discuss Part
In PARALYSIS Fioht

The part women will play in this
years drive against infantile paraly-
sis will be discussed when more
than 100 members of the Women's
Council of the Fight Infantile
Paralysis Campaign attend a tea
at the White House Wednesday by
Mrs. Roosevelt.
Twenty-three vice chairmen from
as many States will be present.
Headquarters for the visiting dele
gates will be set up at the Carlton
Hotel tomorrow.
The tea will be at 4::3O pm. Part
of the discussion will be broadcast
over the blue network of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. from S
to Sis pm.
Simultaneous with the White
House meeting, group meetings of
women leaders in the campaign will
be held in hundreds of cities and
towns throughout the country.
The visiting vice chairmen will be
given dinner Wednesday night at
the Carlton by Commissioner Hazen
and former Commissioner Allen, CO.
chalrmen for the District. Keith
Morgan, national campaign chair
man, will speak.
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Taxi Raie Hearinq
Be Held
February |
Increase in Fares
And Zone Changes
Will Be Studied

The Public Utilities Commission
today set Wednesday, February /,
at 10 am. for a public hearing on
proposals for increased taxicab rates
and rezoning of present taxicab
boundary lines.
Commission officials said all taxi
cab associations and independent
owners will be invited to send rep
resentatives to the hearing.
Officials explained the hearing
would have been scheduled for an
earlier date but for the fact that the
commission now is at work preparing
for hearing later this month on
new electric rate schedule.
The commission has before it sew
eral petitions for higher cab rates
and a new zoning plan. A group
known as the Independent Rate and
Zone Committee presented petition
about month ago asking that the
fare for the second zone be in
creased from 30 to 40 cents; for
the third zone from so to 60 cents,
and for the fourth zone from 70 to
80 cents. Under the committees
proposal, the first zone rate would
remain at 20 cents, but the bound
aries of this and other zones would
be changed
Every taXicab driver has been as
sessed 25 cents to cover the cost
of the commissions investigation
and the hearing. To date, approx
mately 5000 of the city's $500 driv-
ers have made their payments, the
commission said.
Evening star., 1939-01-09
8 Police Officials
Gather for F. B. |.
Training Course
Quebec Executive
Is Among Students
At School

The 10th session of the Federal
Bureau of Investigations National
Police Academy opened today at the
Department of Justice. with 38 po-
lice officials gathered from many
parts of the United States and from
Canada for training.
The group includes one represent
ative from the Quebec Provincial
Police at Montreal, Col. j. R. Roche
assistant commissioner of police.
The current session of the acad-
emy will have as its objective the
training of these experienced Off
GERS in the more recent develop
ments IN law enforcement proce-
dures and in methods of teaching in
order that upon their return to their
respective departments they will be
able to inaugurate police training
schools or assist ia the maintenance
of previously established training
schools.
The National Police Academy,
which was established in 1885 by
]. Edgar Hoover, director of the
F. B. l.. now has 297 graduates
representing organizations within
the United States and from New
Scotland -yyard, London, England; ;
the Royal Canadian Mounted Po-
lice. the Panama Canal Zone Police
and the Insular Police of Puerto
Rico.
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Cosmeto|ogists Urged
To Attend Meeting

Beauty operators and beauty shop
owners today were urged to attend a
joint meeting of the Cosmetology
Board and the Minimum Wage
Board to be held at Sis D street NV
at pm. tomorrow, at which provi-
sions of the Cosmetology Act and
the minimum wage law will be ex-
planned.
1t was explained that number of
violations of both laws by beauti-
clans, most of which were thought to
be caused by a misunderstanding of
the provisions of the two acts
prompted the scheduling of the
meeting Miss Gwen Geach, execu-
tive secretary of the Minimum Wage
Board; Miss Louise Stitt, chief of
the minimum wage division of the
Women's Bureau of the Department
of Labor, and members of the Co.'S
metology Board were to outline the
provisions of the two regulations.
The Cosmetology Board also an
nounced that January examinations
for beauticians' licenses were being
held this week and next week. Fol-
lowing the completion of this licens-
ing period, no more examinations
will be given until April.
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Social Security Debate
To Open Air Forum

A new American Forum of the
Air" will be launched from to 9
pm. next Sunday by Station VOL,
in cooperation with WOR of New
ark, NJ j., over a coast-to-coast net
work Of the Mutual Broadcasting
System.
The series will open with debate
from the Interior Department audi
torium by Senator Robert F. Wag-
ner, Democrat, of New York, and
Senator Arthur H. Vandenburg, Re-
publican, of Michigan, on "The Fu-
ture of Social Security A panel
group of four will conduct a round
table discussion of the topic.
The weekly program, to be devoted
to issues of the day, will be under
the direction of S. Theodore Crank,
New York attorney. Through the
forum, Mutual will present leaders
Of American Government and in
Secretary Ickes will preside at the
opening broadcast The panel will
consist of Louis Stark of the New
York Times, Josephine Roche, for
mer Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and now chairman of
the Interdepartmental Commission
to Coordinate Health and Welfare
Activities; Prof. j. Douglas Brown
of Princeton, chairman of the Ad-
visory Council of the Social Security
Board, and Representative Thomas
A. Jenkins Of Ohio.
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Office Women 5
Minimum Paw
Put at SIT
Board Adopts $4.50
For Maids and
Cleaners

The District Minimum Wage
Board today adopted SIT minimum
weekly wage proposed for all ex-
perienced women employees in Offices
and previously unclassif1ed occupa-
tions.
The action followed a public hear
ing held at the old Police Court
Building at SIS D street NV, at
which the recommendations pre-
sented by a minimum wage con-
ference were unopposed. The new
minimum is scheduled to become
effective March 13.
The new wage provides for not
less than SIT week for experienced
workers employed in the standard
work week of from 80 to A hours.
Mrs. William Kittle, chairman of
the board, who presided, called par
ticular attention to the section pro-
viding for a part-time rate of so
cents an hour for each hour worked
less than 80 or more than A hours
per week. She expressed particular
qualification at the unanimous
adoption of this clause, which she
described as an Outstanding agree
ment involving employers and en-
ployes."
Other provisions included in the
minimum wage agreement are es-
tablishment of minimum wage of
$l4.50 week of 40 to 48 hours
for all women employed as maids or
cleaners, with a part-time rate of
IS cents per hour established under
this classification; a SIT weekly min
imum established for woman ele-
vator operators with a standard
work week of 40 to 48 hours, and a
4O-cents-an-hour part-time rate,
and the establishment of $14 min
imum weekly wage for learners. Un-
der this classification the agreement
provided that not more than 10 per
cent OF the total number of woman
workers employed full time in any
establishment may be classified as
learners
The hearing was attended by the
Minimum Wage Board. composed of
Mrs. Kittle, Arthur L. Schoenthal,
Claude H. Woodward and Miss
Gwen Geach and members of the
minimum wage conference which
presented the proposal.
Evening star., 1939-01-09

And now, he said, tenants like the
modernistic Office so well, the strain
less lighting and the pleasing COL
or effects that they spurn the glare
of sunlight, pull down the shades
and depend on the artihcially Gre
ated atmosphere on the brightest
summer days.
The conference was called to order
by John K. Kuder of Scranton, Pa,
president. The delegates were well
coined by Stacy M. Reed, president
of the Building Owners and Man.
ayers Association of the District of
Columbia. Raymond A. Koob of
Philadelphia spoke on Equivalent
Area"
A dinner will be held at the hotel
at 7 o'clock tonight. Sessions will
continue through tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Change in Region
Urged ford. c.
| w. P. A. Workers

Claiming that the cost of living
in Washington is just as high as it
is in New York and other large
cities, Edgar H. Brown, president
OF the United Government Employees,
Inc, today urged the deficiency sub
committee of the House Appropri-
ations Committee to place the Dis
trict w. P. A. in region No. l in
stead of No. O. The change would
automatically raise the average pay
of w. P. A. workers from $50 to
$72 a month.
He also appealed for funds to
establish at least 1000 additional
household aid projects throughout
the country, pointing out that these
projects have been in successful op-
GRAFTON in 20 States. The two house
hold aid projects in the District
he said, had trained 1900 persons in
the last year enabling them to find
private employment and thereby
taking them off the relief rolls.
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Dr.. Schwartz to Talk
On Refugee Situation

DR.. Ernst Schwartz, exiled Ger
man scientist who is now associ-
ated with the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, will discuss the German refu-
gee situation in an address tonight
before the Washington Youth Coun-
Gil. The council will meet at 8
o'clock at the Y. w. c. A., Seven
teenth and K streets NV.
DR.. Schwartz served in the Berlin
Museum until 1888 when he was
dismissed by the Nazi regime. He
worked with the British Museum in
London until 1897 when he came to
this country. King Leopold of Bel
GUM recently gave him a citation
for his scientific work in Brussels.
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Cheery Modern Offices Keep Workers in Good Humo

Sally the stenographer, Fred the
filing clerk and Dick the craftsman
not only can do better work If they
have Offices cheerfully decorated and
scientifically lighted, but they'll stay
in a good humor.
Take it from Earle Shultz, Chi
cago Office building executive, at
tending the Middle Atlantic Con-
ference of Building Owners and
Managers, in session today at the
Wardman Park Hotel. .
Mr.. Shultz created the office of
the future" which pulled one big
office building out of the slump of
1884 and has been copied widely
over the country.
He and his associates had the Of
fees in their building remodeled.
In place Of uncertain lighting, which
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Treasurer Of j. :.
Among 10 Recovering
From Traffic Hurts
JuIion's Injuries Said
To Be Not Serious;
Children in Crashes

More than 10 persons. among
them William A. Julian, treasurer
of the United States, were recover
ing today from injuries received in
week end traffic accidents here and
in nearby Maryland and Virginia.
Mr.. Julian received cuts and chest
bruises when his automobile collided
with another on River road, near
Wilson lane, careened into an en-
bankment and overturned The
accident occurred Friday night.
Treated at his Rockville, Md,
home by private physician, Mr..
Julian's injuries were said to be not
serious The driver of the other
car, Mrs Emilio G. Collado, of 3726
Connecticut avenue NV, was not
injured.
Thomas D. Floyd, 8, colored, of
TAI Fifth street Sc received a skull
fracture and back injuries when he
was struck in the 400 block of Vir-
ginia avenue Sc. yesterday. He is
in an undetermined condition at
Providence Hospital.
A leg fracture and multiple cuts
and bruises were suffered by Robert
Poss. 8, 1893 Fifth street NV. when
he fell from his bicycle in the 400
block of I street NV.
Myer Greenbaum, 46, of 1861 H
street NE. was treated at Alexan-
dria (Va) General Hospital after
crash on the Richmond highway last
night. Robert w. Wins, colored, of
760 Irving street NV. and Edward
P. Frye of Rockville, Md, were in
jured in collision at Middlebrook,
Md.
Bernard Harper, and Laura
Harper, 8, both colored, of Croome
Station, Md. we're slightly injured
in an auto crash on Benning road
N. E. last night. They were treated
at Casualty Hospital
David Hitchcock, S. of 1926 Sixth
street S. w.. received severe head
lacerations when he was struck by
an automobile while crossing the
street near his home
A number of other persons were
treated at hospitals for minor in
juries and allowed to return home.
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Foreign Policy Group
Sees Munich Pact Dancer
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Foreign Policy Association
said yesterday the Munich agree
ment had greatly increased the pos
sibility of clash between Germany
and the United States in Latin
America.
THE most striking fact emerging
from the Munich aftermath is that
Nazi Germany. which had previously
concentrated its attack on France
Russia and Czecho- o-Slovakia-re-
garded as obstacles to it's eastward
drive-has now shifted it to Britain
and the United States which block
its expansion outside Europe" the
association said in a report on the
diplomatic background of Europe.
The report was prepared for the
association, a private research or
ganization, by Mrs. Vera Micheles
Dean.
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Newspaper Advertising
Of insurance Uraed

More than 10000 insurance agents
are urged in bulletins sent out today
by the National Fire Group to use
newspaper advertising to increase
their business and help reduce SELL
ing costs. The bulletins went to
representatives of the National Fire
Insurance Co.. of Hartford, the
Mechanics and Traders Insurance
Co., the Franklin National Insurance
Co. of New York, and the Transcon-
tinental Insurance Co., all affiliated
with the National Fire Group.
The bulletin points out that the
obvious way to make new contracts
and favorable impressions is by
means of calls and personal inter-
views. "A lot of things people must
know in order to have enough con-
fidence in your agency to do business
with it are repeated time and time
again to prospect after prospect" "
it adds. Those messages can be
put into print and delivered to your
prospects much more cheaply than
you can tell them personally"
The bulletin offers a series of
newspaper advertisements for use
of agents of the affiliated companies
Evening star., 1939-01-09

threw shadows and strained the
eyes, they installed "high-intensity
glareless, scientifically accurate
lighting"
Decorations they considered of al
most equal Importance. For too
many years." Mr.. Shultz told the
world, in an advertising compaign,
offices have been drab and color
less. The walls were nfeless. Op-
pressive colors were used"
When the office of the future"
was designed, he explained, a famous
interior decorator was asked to Gre
ate a new type of wall decorations,
and the result was startling inno-
vation.
Pastel color masses were applied
in varying patterns. Light shades
predominated, but there were
green's, blues, browns, yellows.
THE ceilings are uniformly white, u
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Berry's Pay Claim
To Be Heard Jan. II

The Senate Judiciary Committee
today set for hearing on January II
a petition of former Senator Berry
Democrat, of Tennessee for sena-
torial pay from November 9 to jan
uary g. A. Tom Stewart was elected
November to succeed Mr.. Berry
who was filling the unexpired term
of the late Nathan Bachman.
Committee attaches expressed
doubt whether the committee had
jurisdiction, saying payment of the
salary would require new legisla-
ton and that Mr.. Berry's plea prob
ably would have to 60 to the courts
Mr.. Berry contended he was en-
titled to pay until the election and
qualification of his successor. Mr.
Stewart has not yet taken the oath
Evening star., 1939-01-09

Mr.. Shultz pointed out, "to give
the lighting the highest percentage
of efficiency. The walls may be
green at the bottom, then yellow
and white at the top"
Such an Office, Mr.. Shultz told
the building executives, makes work
more pleasant, faster and better"
He cited one firm which reported
that clerical and stenographic errors
had been reduced 80 per cent under
the more harmonious surroundings
And the building which he was
discussing progressed from a tenancy
that occupied 45.7 per cent of the
space in 1884 to 83.9 per cent today.
There was furnished model of
the office Of the Future" which
prospective clients were urged to
look over, Mr.. Shultz explained in
his address on Better Merchandise
ing Of once Space"