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Evening star., 1939-02-19
Warnings Arrive Against
Picking Up Hitch-H Hikers
Reprint Magazine Published in
Ohio Has Imposing
List of Writers
By NC. r.

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Evening star., 1939-02-19

Moore, are examples of excellent
one-volume histories Of WASH
ington.
washington the National Cap
ital," by H. P. Caemmerer, is little
large for easy handling, but its
beautiful pictures Of buildings and
scenes put it in a class by itself.
Planning and Building the City of
Washington" by the Washington
Society Of Engineers, on the other
hand, is handy, small volume, sue
cinct and clear and especially use
full for the person interested in the
mechanics of the city.
For the visitor to Washington or
for the citizen who wishes to learn
more about the city there are now
number of guide books. "Wash-
ington Standard Guide" by c. B.
Reynalds, is a handy guide to major
places of interest. Riders WASH
ington," edited by Fremont Rider,
though no longer up-to-d date, is nev-
ertheless still valuable guidebook
of the city, containing much his
torical matter.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
A History of Science,
Technology and Philosophy
In the 18th Century
By A. Wolf. NeU York: The
Macmillan Co.

By A. Wolf. Ne,D York: The
Macmillan Co.
Human history covers a span of
about 10000 years. It might be di-
vided into two parts-one OF 9,7OO
years during which the material
progress of mankind advanced hard
ly at all and one of 238 years in
which mans conquest of Nature
has advanced with unbelievable ra-
pidity.
The difference in ways of life
between the iphabitant OF Western
Europe in the year 100 and the in
habitant of Ur in the days of Abra-
ham was not very great. He could
travel no faster. He had very little
better medical attention when he
was sick. His life lasted no longer.
Now he can travel, if he will, 10
times as fast, and he lives twice as
long.
The story of these 238 years is
that of the high water mark in the
tide of human history. For this
great record Of accomplishment all
of mans military, political and eco
nomic activities throughout time
have been secondary and subservient
factors.
In the 18th century itself the
advance was hardly noticeable. The
great tide was just beginning to
come in. But here the beginnings
were made in modern mathematics,
physics, chemistry, meteorology, as
tronomy and essentially every other
science.
DR.. Wolf tells the story of these
beginnings. It is a book which every
individual interested, professionally
or otherwise, in the experimental
approach to Nature cannot afford to
pass blythe first comprehensive
story Of the 18th century In science.
The book IL an intellectual epic Of
an age. r. r. H.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
WASHINGTON.

Fiction-"Rebecca," Daphne
Du Maurier; "All This and
Heaven Too" Rachel Field:
Disputed Passage Lloyd c.
Douglass; wild Palms." Will
liam Faulkner: Three Har-
bours." F. Van Wyck: Danger
Signal" Phyllis Bottome.
Non -Fiction-"When There
Is No Peace" Hamilton Fish
Armstrong: Days OF Our
Years" Pierre Van Paassen:
The Ramparts We Watch"
George Fielding Eliot; "A
Peculiar Treasure" Edna Fer
Der; 1--WE Saw 1t Happen l3
Correspondents. and "Consulta-
ton Room" Frederic Loomis,
M. D.
BOSTON.
Fiction-"All This and
Heaven Too" "Rebecca." Dis
puted Passage" Song of
Years" Bess Streeter Aldrich:
Three Harbours."
-Fiction-"Alone," Rich
ard E. Byrd; Horse and Buggy
Doctor" Arthur E. Hertzler:
Puritan in Babylon" William
Allen White: "Dithers and Jit-
ters," Cornelia Otis Skinner;
Listen, the Wind" Anne Nor
row Lindbergh.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
The Dragon Wakes
By Edgar AnSel MoUrer. Neu
York.: William MOrro7D e. IN

~ Edgdr AnSel MOlUrer. NeU
York: William Morrow G. Co.
This is one more foreign corre-
spondent's opinion of the probable
outcome of China's undeclared war.
Mr.. Mowrer was for a long time
Paris correspondent of the Chicago
News and is well known as commen-
tator on international affairs. He
went to China specially to inform
himself of the realities of the pres
ent conflict and now he sets those
realities down, as he sees them, in
this book. Summed up they are
that Japan is bound to lose her
gamble. China will win the war
says Mr. Mowrer, and with a great
degree of positiveness, too. It is, of
course, one mans opinion, but
reader cannot but be impressed with
the almost complete unanimity of
the same belief in the minds of
journalistic observers.
Mr.. Mowrer bases his conviction
on two arguments. He says that the
japanese military machine has been
greatly overrated. "s Jap
anese armed forces" he remarks,
were greatly overestimated
quantity. their strategy deficient,
their tactics antiquated, their ef-
ticiency so low that it was very
doubtful if Japan really had any
serious claim to being considered a
Great Power" And he also saws
that, though the old China hands
scott at the idea, the Chinese people
really have been regenerated, and
that they have a fighting spirit and
dash and elan which speaks of a
tremendous will to win. They are
not battling hopelessly, as he sees
1t, but are constructive in their
strategy and confident of eventual
victory. With their vast supe-
riority in man power and with ia
pans growing economic exhaustion,
the outsome, as this writer sees it,
cannot be but one thing.
He develops this idea through
out his book and, as a reader goes
along, the question as to how much
Of the argument is wishful thinking
viii probably occur to him more
Evening star., 1939-02-19


to acceptance of spiritual idea
during the Civil War and by these
means had kept themselves clean
and living through the first decades
of their communal existence. BY
the end of the last century, how
ever, they had forgotten dangers
and ideas alike, and had sunk to a
comfortable stagnation. The only
vital principle in this apathy was, as
Don Marquis saw it, the devotion
of the respectable to the church.
He does not show us village COM
posed of tortured and thwarted souls,
as so many authors have done when
they have undertaken to write of
the small town. His gallery of VIII
1age portraits includes. to be sure,
the spinster who is the self
appointed censor of the public
morals. but he makes her worthy
old soul as we'll as pest. 1t also
includes the man of wealth and
high repute who is secret philan-
derer, but he gives this man wisdom
and tolerance. There are still other
more or less typical characters, too
the comic editor, the town free
thinker, the girl who is the towns
disgrace, the attractive and 'intelli-
gent married woman who falls in
love with the hero who is half her
age. the amorous lady evangelist,
the old maid poet who specializes in
obituaries. the village drunkard, and
so on. They are typical today in
f1ction-yes. But they were also
typical in life in the time of which
Mr.. Marquis was writing. And he
has copied them from life. They are
not redrawings of literary models.
The course which the hero takes
through this setting is predictable
one. He is youth whose strength
Is in his awareness of beauty as a
natural and living force. Finding
the only vitality in his surroundings
to be turned toward religion, he de-
cldes to be minister. His religious
feeling, however, has no relation to
the narrow creed of his people and,
after struggling with theological
training for two years, he revoltS.
At this point the finished part of
the work ends.
To the reviewer the interesting
thing about the book is the way in
which it sums up Don Marquis him.
self. Mehitabel and archy have
been too well-beloved. They have
almost obscured Don Marquis the
poet, Don Marquis the pagan lover
OF nature and Don Marquis the pas
sionate Christian, author of THE
Dark Hours fine and beauti-
ful play on the sacrifice of Jesus.
These aspects of the great columnist
are all discernible in Sons of the
Puritans." If there were no other
reasons in its favor, that should
recommend the book to all remem-
bering readers.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Samuel Pepys:: The Saviour Of
The Navy
By Arthur Bryant. Ne1U York.:

By Arthur Bryant. NeU York:
The Macmillan Co.
Bryant's third volume in his biog-
raphy of Pepys covers with an amaz-
ing thoroughness five of the most
important years in the life of the
famous diarist.
The reader will find that this
latest book of Bryant's on Pepys, a
self-made man who lived at time
when those characters were more
of a rarity than they are today, is
one OF particular interest and worth.
The record of Pepys' years as Sec
retary of the admiralty presents q
historical picture of those five tur-
bulent years.
In a style which is often reminis-
cent of Pepys' own, the author points
out dryly the rundown condition
and corrupt nature of the British
Navy when Pepys returned from
Tangier and took Office as admiral
ty secretary. A wonderfully clear
portrait is given of a Pepys who
had lost his youthful optimism and
Joy Of life but who had settled into
loyal and intelligent officer of tho
King, deep in the work of restor-
ing and building the British first
line Of defense"
A man ambitious not for himself
but for his great Office, with an in
telligence and leadership seldom
found in the usual conception of
Pepys, is discovered in this char
acter study of a man whose hu-
man failures have made him live
long after greater men of his time
became mere names.
The principal fault of this work
lies in the fact that for many read
ers who know the man only through
his Diary-fuu of zest for the more
sensual life-many of Mr. Bryants
references are vague and unsatisfac-
tory. To get complete enjoyment
from the book one must have a
background of his earlier books in
this series and of other works on
the time of Catholic James IT'S
unhappy occupancy of the Protes-
tant throne of England. The book
does not stand alone. But as a
picture of a man who had definite
touch of greatness as we'll as like
able human weaknesses, painted
against historical background of
most interesting world. it is an abb
sorbing story and one well worth
reading. M. B. D.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
Prolific Papa Announces
Birth Of 24th Child
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BERLIN, N. H., Oct. 28.-One of
New England's proudest and most
prolific papas, Arthur P. Morel, Sue
cessful building contractor, an
nounced today the birth of his oath
child.
The newest arrival-named Nor
ris Aime-tipped the scales at IL
pounds. and, according to family
statistics, was the larges of the
children, 20 of whom are living.
Mr.. Morels first wife, who bore
him II children, died in 1924. Thir-
teen years ago, re married Ger
maine Turmel-the mother of his
second dozen.
One of 81 children himself, Mr.
Morel was born in Laconia, N. H..
and has lived here for % years. He
served in France for three years
with the Canadian Army.
Two of the children, Irene, "a, and
Rita, %, live in Waterbury, Conn.
Leanard. 20, is in the C. c. c., and
Bruno. q, lives in New York. The
remaining 16 are at home. They
are:
Lawrence, 10: Simone. II; Regi-
nald, 16; Lucille. Is; Robert IA;
Theresa, 10; Roland, 9; Lucien, 8;
Marcel, 7; Henry, 6; Raymond, 5;
Madeline, 4; Jeanne, 3; Leo, 2;
Doris, !, and little Morris.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
Girls Training School
Fire Extinquished

Fire of unknown origin, which
broke out in the kitchen floor of
the main building at the National
Training School for Girls, Conduit
and Little Falls roads NV, was
brought under control within a few
minutes early today.
School officials said the fire de-
layed the breakfast schedule for
about 80 minutes but otherwise the
school routine was not disturbed
The blaze was discovered by three
attendants - Lawrence Burling,
Peter Pavich and Brint Wright
who were awakened by smoke which
reached their quarters on the third
floor. The men had the fire under
control by the time fremen arrived.
A relatively small portion of the
kitchen floor had to be ripped up
to get to the fire, which ate its way
between the flooring and the base
ment ceiling. School officials said
that damage was slight and lunch
was expected to be served in the
dining room on schedule.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
Further Nobel Awards Off
This Year, Due 10 War
By the Associated Press.

oy Vic ASSoCldIeQ SleSS.
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 28.-Further
Nobel prize awards will be withheld
this year due to the European war,
it was announced yesterday.
The literary, physics and chem
istry prizes for 1899 may be awarded
next year, but the 1888 chemistry
prize, postponed last year, will be
permanently omitted and the prize
money, about $38,769, returned to
the main fund, it was understood.
DR.. Gerhart Domagk of Wup-
perthal, Germany, Thursday was
awarded the prize for physiological
medicine for 1899. but it was under
stood Adolf Hitler's ban against Ger
mans accepting the award would
make it impossible for the scientist
to accept the $4,000 Swedish
crowns (about $35. .462).
1t was expected that thirds
Of this sum would go to the Caroline
Institute for Scientific Research,
which makes the Nobel award, and
the remainder added to the original
fund.
DR.. Gomagk was recognized for
his discoveries on the effect of
prontosil on steptococci infections.
The 1888 award, also announced
last night, went to Prof. Cornellle
HeymanS of the University of Ghenu,
Belgium, for his work on the influ-
ence of the aortic regions in respi-
ration.
Evening star., 1939-10-28

detail what supplies are essential
to Germany, the extent of her self
suficiency or lack of these essen
tials, her pre-war sources Of sup
ply, the sources which already have
been cut off by blockade and those
which remain.
Nazis Seek Synthetics.
1t is known that Germany has
made desperate efforts during re-
cent years to attain self-sufficiency.
How well she has succeeded in Ger
tain lines, such as the development
of synthetic rubber and gasoline
from coal, is indicated in the sup
plement. German chemists are de-
veloping a potato alcohol to supple
ment a dangerous shortage of pc
troleum- derived gasoline, potatoes
being one of the few crops in which
the Reich is self-sufficient. How
well Germany is equipped to meet
the stresses of prolonged war in
this and other commodity fields,
however, will be indicated in the
supplement.
The eight-page supplement will
be published Monday as a part of
every edition of The Star. After
Monday facsimile of the supple
ment printed on heavier, smooth
finish paper will be on sale at The
Star business Office, Eleventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV, at
10 cents per copy or will be delivered
by mail for Is cents per COPY.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
Ex-Emp|oye Of Hospital
Hunted in Judd Case
BY the Associated Press.

4s VIC ASSOCldleu FIeSS.
PHOENIX, Ariz.. Oct. 28.-Still
without a clue to Winnie Ruth
Judds whereabouts on the fourth
day since she fled from the Ari-
zona Insane Asylum, authorities
pressed their inquiry into events
at the hospital preceding her escape
Working on the theory the slayer
had help in escaping, Sheriff Lon
Jordan started search for former
hospital employe described as very
friendly with the 34-year -old
trunk murderess The sheriff said
the man felt bitterly" about his
discharge five months ago.
DR.. Louis j. Sake, hospital super
intendent, questioned all employees in
an effort to find some clue Sheriff
Jordans deputies watched the resi-
dence Of the Rev. and Mrs. H. j.
McKinnell, Mrs. Judds parents,
whom she visited after fleeing Tues
day night.
Attorney General Joe Conway
asked Peoria Ill) police to ques-
ton a former Phoenix pastor who
told q Peoria newspaper he was
present when plans for the escape
were discussed five weeks ago.
DR.. SAKE said Mrs. Judd had been
growing worse mentally in recent
months. She killed two friends,
Agnes Ann Leroi and Hedvig Sam
uelson. youthful nurses, in 1881, and
shipped their dismembered bodies
IN trunks to Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
History Professor Will Use
Star War Map in Radio Talks
Dean Koyser Of 6. w,
To Discuss Varied
Aspects Of Conflict

Dean Elmer Louis Kayser, pro-
fessor of European history at
George Washington University, will
participate tonight and tomorrow
night in special radio discussions
OF the European war situation with
reference to the unique war map
supplement which The Star will
publish with all it's editions Monday.
Basing his discussion upon the
maps and text in The Star supple
ment, which will deal with the
geographic, military, naval, histori-
cal, political and economic aspects
Of the European war, Dean Kayser
will describe the current situation
abroad. He will be interviewed by
William Coyle, Star radio director,
the first broadcast taking place
from Station WMAL between 8:15
and $50 pm. today. The second
interview will be broadcast by
WMAL between Z and tbs pm. to-
morrow
THE Stars map supplement is
necessary visual aid for the under
standing of the war and proceed
ings in Europe" Dean Kayser said.
1T is particularly valuable in that
it presents fully not only the his
torical background, but also that it
interprets Europe from the military,
political and economic standpoints,
a comprehension of which is neces-
sary to an understanding of the
current events abroad"
Served in World War.
During the World War Dean Kay
ser served in the field artillery. He
has been professor of history at
G. w. U. since 1882 and dean of
university students since 1884. He
is member of the American His
torical Society and is we'll known
as an author on ancient and mod
ern history
One of the eight large maps con-
tanned in the supplement will deal
with the ability of Germany to sur
vive the allied blockade. 1t was
the strangling effect of the World
War blockade which finally brought
Germany to her knees in 1918, and
if the Franco-British allies can hold
of German supplies during the pres
ent war they may hope to repeat
the success of 81 years ago.
This supply map and its accom-
panylng text show in considerable
Evening star., 1939-10-28
Auto Show Queen
Drive for Votes
Grows Intense

Vote buying and personal appeals
were being employed by a group OF
comely Washington young ladies
today as they made frantic last
minute efforts to gain designation
as queen" of the Washington Auto
Show.
Striving to make her popularity
account for the prize of any auto
mobile on display at the show, one
contestant was offering 81 for every
so votes placed in the ballot boxes
for her. She enlisted boys to gather
ticket stubs tossed on the floor OF
Riverside Stadium, where the ex-
position is being held, by persons
not interested in the voting. Each
stub accounts for 10 votes toward
the honor.
Another girl stationed herself at
the show and solicited the votes OF
those who had no preference.
The queen will be crowned" to-
night and given her pick of the new
model cars.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
Pan-He||enic Group
To Hold Discussion
On Employment
Women's Association
Will Hear Speakers
Experienced in Personnel

The Women's Professional Pam
hellenic Association prepared to
discuss factors in the selection of
applicants for positions this AFTER
noon as it began the second day of
its three-day biennial national con-
vention at Wardman Park Hotel.
Committee meetings and a busi-
ness session were held this morning,
but interest centered in the employ
ment round-table to follow lunch
con. A number of speakers with
experience in personnel are to lead
the forum.
In line with it's interest in in
creaslng employment opportunities
for women, the convention yester-
day afternoon. adopted a resolution
to sponsor an advisory committee or
council to develop the work of pro-
fessional women and to further
their employment. Provision was
made for membership of the COM
mittee or council to include repre-
sentatives of various businesses and
professions and any others inter-
ested in promoting the general OBJ
Jectives OF the group, as we'll as
association members. The resolu-
ton was introduced by Miss C. Vir-
ginia Diedel. a member of the Pro-
gram of Work Committee.
W, l., l.
expects to establish direct contact
with representatives of businesses
and professions and to acquaint such
persons with the capabilities of the
women.
officials and distinguished men,
bers of the association were intro
duced last night at banquet at
which the national president, Mrs.
Vashti Burr Wilmington of this
city, presided. Mrs. Wilmington
was. in turn, introduced by Miss
Catherine L. Vaux. vice chairman
of the Banquet Committee.
The principal address was made
by Hugh Clegg. assistant director
OF the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton, who spoke in connection with
the w, P. AS observance of the
sesquicentennial of the Constitution.
Dean Grace Hays Riley of the
Washington College of Law spoke
on the attitude of women in business
and professions, while Miss Eliza
beth F. Reed spoke in behalf of the
hostess chapters.
The program included songs by
Helen Turley, contralto. accom-
panied by Mary liant Couch.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
Oregon Woman Draws
War Of 1872 Pension
b! the Associated Press.

PORTLAND, Ore. Mrs. Esther
Ann Hill Morgan of Independence
Greg, is the only dependent of an
1872 soldier still drawing Federal
pension. At least she is so far as
she knows.
Blind as result of the Civil War
and 81 years old. Mrs. Morgan has
had klnfolks in most of America S
wars. She doesn't want any more
relatives to marcn away. She is sure
there is some way" for America to
stay out this time.
Mrs. Morgans grandfather, Je-
diah Hill, enlisted at the age of IS
and fought for two years in the
Revolution.
Her father. John Hill, who was
II when she was born, enlisted with
three brothers for the War of 1872,
and served in the New York Militia.
The soldiers furnished their own
clothing and got no pay, Mrs. Nor
gan says, while the Government
furnished guns and ammunition.
Mrs. Morgan had uncles in the
Civil War and nephews in the World
War, too.
She lost her sight at the age of 7
IN an epidemic brought home by
soldiers after the Civil War. Some
persons afflicted obtained expert at
tention and recovered their sight,
she recalls. but hundreds remained
blind. The scourge was called sim
ply sore eyes"