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Evening star., 1939-11-19

William H. Ward. All members vot-
ing belonged to the Board of Alder
men.
The next day The Star added
the following to the controversy:
"Inoignant.-The community, or
some considerable portion thereof,
seems to take in high dudgeon the
imputation put upon it by the
Board OF Aldermen, that it, alone,
of all the communities in the coun-
try is unfit for the observance of
day of Thanksgiving Especially
indignant is it at the recommended
ton of the Chief of Police that the
respectable citizens shall be de-
barred from the enjoyment of the
day because, as virtually admitted,
the police are unable to prevent the
rowdies from abusing it, While
there is a considerable difference of
opinion amongst citizens as to the
propriety of setting apart the day
for such observance, by Corporation
authority, no one seems to be salts
fed with the grounds upon which
the Aldermen have based their ac-
ton The Constitution of this morn
ing says:
mo Thanksgiving - We learn
from the proceedings as reported in
The Star, that the Board of Alder
men have refused to set apart day
for Thanksgiving, alleging, as rea-
son for this unusual action that
upon the part of many, instead of
a reverential observance of days set
apart for Thanksgiving, they have
made their convenient reasons for
violating many of the most whole
some provisions of the police regu-
lations.'
1--WE venture the hope that the
churches will take the matter in
hand, and agree unanimously upon
day for general Thanksgiving. This
time honored custom should ever be
observed"
Elsewhere, in the same issue of
Evening star., 1939-11-19

the type Of weather on the way.
There is good scientific basis for
the amateur prophets belief that
wind from the east heralds storm;
southeast, a warm, very humid con-
dition; northeast, most disagreeable
weather, snowy or rainy; west, gen.
tie and dry; and northwest, cool,
dry and b1acing.
Country folk, especially those who
live in limestone regions, will tell
you that sometimes they can tell
when storm is approaching by the
rising of water in well or by noises
emanating from it. They will even
say that they have known dry
springs to gush forth anew hours
before rain actually falls.
If you hear such tales, believe
them, for these strange things can
and do happen.
Again, 1T is a case Of reduced
Evening star., 1939-11-19

The Star, appears this open letter:
"Mr Editor: Twenty-four States
have, so far, set aside the oath as a
day of Thanksgiving This is we'll
understood to be a Northern custom,
as originating with the Pilgrim
Fathers and altogether an American
Institution-one that has been gen.
orally concurred in, of late years by
nearly every State in the Union.
ThankfulneSs to God from a grateful
heart. will not be withheld, and is
regarded as but a small tribute for
the countless blessings we, as a peo-
Pile, enjoy in this land of ever
flowing plenty, and where all men,
rich or poor, exalted or ever so
humble, have full liberty to worship
God from the dictates of their own
conscience. This time -honored Gus
tom Is now looked to as one of our
national days, and for a secession
from secular labor, and when our
churches will be open for religious
services. 1t is voluntary. 1t is not
established by any compulsatory law
to force the people to obey or suffer
the penalties of fine and imprison-
ment. No, it is the free act of a
free people; and none can be, or are
worthy to be, who in their hearts
are ungrateful to their Creator.
Our City Fathers for some cause.
40 doubt good and sufficient to them
selves, have refused, as the custom
has been, to recommend to the
Mayor that he request, by proclama-
ton, the observance of such a day.
BY this failure, therefore, our
citizens, or such as desire it, may
in town meeting determine to have
a Thanksgiving day. AS there is no
law to compel its observance, there
is no law to prevent it. Is it to be
Evening star., 1939-11-19

cheerfulness and friendly inter-
course"
Apparently, by 1S48, all the States
were not adopting the same date for
their Thanksgivings. and the press
printed one complaint along this
line from contributor who signed
his communication Union" and who
went on to say:
"Messrs. Editors: I have observed
by the public prints that the respec-
tive Governors of the States of New
Hampshire and Missouri have set
apart, one the 18th and the other
the oath day of November next, to
be observed as a day of public
Thanksgiving. This I deem to be
wrong in two respects: First, all
will respond that it has been an
object for years to have all the
States unite on the same day, and
last year we we're so fortunate as
to obtain "a States out of the whole
number; which, as will be perceived,
is wholly disregarded by these ap-
pointments.
"In the second place, neither of
these States has designated the
right day. Thanksgiving should al
ways be on the last Thursday of
November. First, because of its ap-
preparedness to the fall months:
and, second, it being at the close of
the fall months, when the crops are
more reasonably supposed to be all
gathered, and the heart thereby
made more sensible of the blessings
conferred; besides, we can all better
remember the last Thursday than
every other Thursday. These rea-
sons seem to suggest the last Thurs
day; and will not the respected edi-
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Is that true or is it just another
weather superstition?

Is that true or is it just another
weather superstition?
According to the experts, 1t is
true. And here is the explanation:
1t is a scientific fact that both
dew and frost can form abundantly
only when the condition of the
air Is such that rain hardly can
fall. In dry air, with clear sky,
the temperature of the grass falls
sharply and this chilling, below the
current saturation temperature,
brings heavy deposit OF dew. If
the sky is clouded or the air humid,
there will be much return radiation,
the grass will not cool much-be-
cause clouds and vapor are good
'heaters"-and there will be little
or no dew or frost.
Evidence in Wind.
The direction Of prevailing winds
provides a pretty accurate clue to
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Bv Herbert HoIlander.

II know it's going to rain. I can
feel it in my bones!"
If you were to call up the
Weather Bureau and tell that to
the forecasters, they would not put
out an official report unless their
instruments and charts corrobo-
rated your prediction. But, on the
other hand, they would not just
laugh and say you were imagining
things. For, while the bureau de-
pends solely upon the findings of
its variegated scientific parapher-
MALTA its experts are quite willing
to concede that there are numerous
interesting phenomena which do
tell, with varying degrees of accur-
acy, what kind of weather lies just
ahead.
These phenomena are not to be
confused with superstitions and old
wives tales. Thus, there is no truth
in the old saw that one can judge
the weather by a picked goose
bone. But there very definitely is
truth in the assertion that one can
tell whether it is going to rain by
the rising of certain odors, or by
the action of the leaves of certain
plants, and in many other odd ways.
You sometimes have heard folks
say-just as they say that they can
feel the coming of rair-that
they can tell by smell" when a
shower is on the way.
According to DR.. William Jackson
Humphreys, Weather Bureau me-
teorologist, who has made a long
study of this whole subject, the
explanation is really simple. DR..
Humphreys points out that decay
ing organic matter in stagnant
pools and bitches produces gas
which accumulates in bubbles and
pockets AS a storm approaches,
and atmospheric pressure is reduced,
the imprisoned gases are released.
Frequently, enough of the gas gets
out to make its presence readily ap-
parent to anyone's nose.
So those who know this weather
sign are perfectly safe in assuming
that, pretty soon, that vicinity Is
likely to be visited by stormy
weather.
May Predict Rain.
A desk drawer or a salt cellar
may prove a helpful weather prog
nosticator. The sun may be shining,
Evening star., 1939-11-19

the morning you can be quite sure
that the air is humid and that
rain is on the way. The reason is,
he explains, that a shower has oc-
CURED somewhere in the vicinity,
with but little rise of air and slight
cooling. On the other hand, an
evening rainbow shows-and in such
beautiful colors!-that the air is
dry and fair weather likely because
"the existing shower has required
the considerable cooling incident to
high ascension"
While the loveliest lady OF the
sky, the moon, really doesn't have
any direct effect on the weather, her
appearance through the clouds often
will give hint, and rather def
mite one, of what we may expect
Thus, pale" or 'haloed" moon
means rain; a 'red" moon indicates
much humidity, presaging storm,
and clear, bright, white" moon
usually betokens dry, clear, fine
weather. In general way, much
the same is true of the stars, and
the fewer the stars, the nearer the
| rain.
Pronounced twinkling of the stars
often indicates that unsettled,
stormy weather is coming. That is
because the twinkling is a rapid
| fluctuation in the stars light result
ing mainly from irregular refrac-
ton due to inequalities in tempera-
ture and humidity, almost always
present before q storm.
There are lots of other weather
signs, many of which, while not
strictly orthodox, nevertheless do
seem remarkably reliable despite
their homely quality.
They have been built up through
countless ages and represent mans
constant observation of and inter-
est in the weather, the factor which,
more than any other. has Influenced
the whole course of his existence.
And not even so distinguished a
weather authority as DR.. Humphreys
is willing to substitute entirely the
scientific method for so appealing
formula as this one:
"A coming storm your shooting corns
preS1ge,
And aches wiH throb, your hollow
tooth t0ill rage"
Evening star., 1939-11-19

A desk drawer or a salt cellar
may prove a helpful weather prog
nosticator. The sun may be shining,
Evening star., 1939-11-19

tors of papers generally lend a help
ing hand in setting the matter
right?"
Observance Opposed.
So far as the writer knows, every
thing went along very nicely In
Washington with the observance of
Thanksgiving Day, until 1859, or IA
years after the day was first cele-
brated here. In November of that
year there was a strong effort made
to do away with the day entirely.
1t would seem that a joint reso-
luton of the City Council, having
| for its purpose the setting aside
of day for public thanksgiving
was referred to the Police Commit
tee, of which C. w. c. Dunnington
was chairman, and the committee,
by vote of seven to five, decided
to recommend that the joint reso-
luton be rejected.
The Star of November Is, 1859,
contains quite a lengthy account of
this recommendation by the COM
mittee, which appears to have been
brought on by the bad blood stirred
up by the John Brown raid month
before. Said Mr.. Huntington: This
institution originated with the New
England people who would, doubt
less, instead of observing it as they
should this year, in giving thanks
for the blessings of liberty AND
prosperity, spend it in tn cir
churches in giving utterance to
sentiments of discord and in making
incendiary harangues' etc.
Those who voted to support the
joint resolution for a Thanksgiving
Day were: Joseph F. Brown, E. M.
Clark, Thomas j. Fisher, William
w. Moore, and Peter M. Pearson.
Those who voted against observing
the day were: c. w. C. Dunnington,
Thomas Donoho, Francis McNer-
hany, William B. Magruder, Aaron
w. Miller, William F. Price and
Evening star., 1939-11-19

atmospheric pressure which allows
heavy volumes of intrapped air to
drive remaining underground water
into the wells and out of the springs.
The noise is caused by bubbling.
Thunderstorms commonly are as
sociated with the hot, midsummer
season, but occasionally we get a
thunderstorm, say, In March, and
Immediately the street corner
prognosticators start their specula-
tions as to what it means.
The next time you hear thun-
derstorm in March you can be pretty
certain more cold weather is on
the way. Because it means that
cold air has come in vigorous con-
tact with prevailing warmer air,
bringing about that characteristic
atmospheric clash. Thus, a March
thunderstorm frequently indicates
that the danger of too early q
spring-which may be fatal to vege-
tation-is to be averted.
Since earliest times men have been
using the appearance of the sun as
means of foretellilng weather
changes, and in some instances Old
Sol has proved himself very useful
in this respect. For example, you
will hear it said that when the
sun appears as a fierce, fiery red
ball, it betokens a humid atmos-
phere. And that is correct sci
entiflcally because the sun looks
like that through air heavily laden
with moisture. The same effect
would be produced by large volume
Of smoke in the air, although that
alone, Of course, would not have
any weather significance.
Rainbow Meaning.
Rainbows, too, have a meaning
which the amateur forecaster should
know. DR.. Humphreys points out
that when you see rainbow in
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Mines
Continued From Page C-5)

work before the winter gales began.
In six days, 1854 square miles were
covered. On September 30, the
sweepers passed the final buoy
marking the last mile of what had
once been the barrage, and the
whole fleet set course for the last
time for the base, as cheers burst
forth spontaneously from every off,
Ger and man, and sirens and
whistles shrieked
Returning to the United States,
the minesweeper fleet was reviewed
at New York on November "a by
Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels, followed by a reception
aboard the U. S. S. Columbia to the
officers and luncheon ashore for
the 1000 enlisted men of the force.
At midnight, November "a, 1919, the
flag of Admiral Strauss was hauled
down and at noon the next day the
North Sea Mine Force was dis
banded.
Completion of Task.
The task of removing the mine
barrage laid in five months had
been completed within II months,
and the North Sea again was safe
for world commerce.
Four vessels had been sunk or
completely disabled by mine explo-
sions, and one by fire at sea. OF the
total of 56,611 American mines laid,
81 ,295 were accounted for in sweep
ing operations, the others disappear
ing as a result of premature explo-
sions, going adrift, sinking or in
other ways.
Notwithstanding the fact the
mlne-sWeeping work was done in
time Of peace, Admiral Strauss tes-
titled that he had never during his
service in the Navy seen a finer
spirit displayed or finer work per-
formed by ANY body of men than
existed in the mine force engaged
in the work Of sweeping the North
Sea clear OF its war scourge.
Today, mine-laying is going on as
a large-scale operation on the part
Of both the Germans and the
British. They have laid great over
tapping fields in European waters.
Sweeping is regular operation to
clear channels of anchored and
floating mines. Every storm strews
the sea lanes and shores with these
deadly, lurking instruments of war.
And the quietly heroic operations of
the mine-sweepers again Is a daily
feature of the grim grind of an
|, other major sea war.
Evening star., 1939-11-19
desired that some move be made to
this end?"

desired that some move be made to
this end?"
PILGRIM"
Georgetown Action.
Georgetown, which had its sepa-
rate form of government at that
time, was not influenced by the
action of its big sister to the east
of Rock Creek, but set aside Thurs
day, the oath of November "as q
day of cessation from secular busi-
ness and of public thanksgiving to
Almighty God for the continuance
of peace and plenty during another
year. and Mayor James G. Berret,
through the pressure of public
opinion, sided with the minority
voting members of the aldermen
and followed the example of George
town by designating November "a
as Washington's Thanksgiving Day
On November "a, 1859, good order
prevailed throughout the day." says
The Star, much more so than on
most previous celebrations of the
day."
Thanksgiving Day in Washington
and elsewhere, too, for that mat
ter-has generally been devoted to
public worship and, though the
spiritual side of life has always
been the main object for providing
or justifying this holiday, the inner
man, or the physical being, is never
neglected on that day, and the tur-
key and cranberries and celery
and the mince and pumpkin pie,
naturally contribute a large part
toward the enjoyment of the day.
At the time this question was
under discussion in 1859 a Thanks
giving Day festival was being OBJ
served at the Western Hose House
by the Mission SUNDAY school. and
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Many Odd Methods Weather Supported Findings Science

but if a drawer that ordinarily
works easily suddenly sticks, one
can be almost certain that rain is
on the way. Why? Because 50
many objects in common use alb
sorb moisture in proportion to the
dampness or humidity of the at
mosphere. The swelling of doors
and windows, the packing of salt,
and the further curling of already
curly hair means that there is
lot of water in the air and that
the chances are rain is on the
way.
The Weather Bureau doesn't use
the meteorologist's desk drawer in
making its official forecasts, but it
does recognize it as a pretty accu-
rate instrument" at that. And
it does use the hair hygrometer.
Foretelling an approaching storm
by the action of smoke is neat
little trick, and not at all mysterious,
if you know how. AS DR.. Humphreys
explains, the particles of material
in smoke becomes full of moisture
in a humid atmosphere which usu-
ally heralds general rain. A COM
bination of heavy" smoke and a
heavy atmosphere causes the
smoke to rise only a short distance
and then to drift off in compact,
slowly settling mass. On the other
hand, in a dry atmosphere the
smoke will ascend rapidly, separate
quickly, and blow away.
Some plants and trees-pim-
pernel, dandelion, red clover, silver
maple, to name just a few-either
close their leaves or cause their
leaves to change position when a
storm is on the way. That is due
also to the absorption of moisture
with which the air is saturated just
before a storm breaks.
Amateur weather prophets long
have contended that heavy frosts
and dew both foretell fair weather.
Evening star., 1939-11-19

Upper left: Mayor William W. Seaton oho issued the first
Thanksgiving day proclamation in Washington in 1845.
AboUe Mariners Hail. celebrated for its Thanksgiving
balls until recently the south side OF street NV bet0een
Ninth and Tenth Streets
Upper right: Old print of the National Rifles
Arnor formerly 920 street NV also noted for its Thanks
gunlg celebrations.
Lower left: Model of the Mayfower Dhose passengers
settled in Ne England in 1920 and celebrated their
gulng in 1923 The mtntaure reproduction of the Puans
famous ship is in the National Museum.
Loloer right The Indian chief Massaso
Puan at their first Thanksgiving feast This old print repro
duced from Heroes OF American Htstory sos him greeting
English UisOrS
Evening star., 1939-11-19

public and private virtue; that He
would be pleased to preserve and
strengthen, by the ties of concord
and affection, our National Union,
and perpetuate in their purity our
free institutions and public liberty;
that He would shed abroad through
our land the spirit of brotherly love
and toleration and. finally, that
He would graciously infuse into our
hearts the principles, and conform
all lives to the practice, of the
benign precepts of the gospel of
peace.
Given under my hand and seal
of the city of Washington, this 18th
day of November, 1845.
"W. w. SEATON,
Mayor"
Public Satisfied.
Evidently, the day set aside for
general thanksgiving and praise
came up fully to the Mayors expec-
tation, for on November 20, the In
telligencer carried the following
item:
THANKSGIVING DAY"
Thursday last, the day appointed
by the Corporate Authorities to be
observed as a day of Thanksgiving
for privileges and blessings enjoyed
during the past year, was observed
in this city with every demonstra-
ton of concurrence and respect.
The public Offices, newspaper Offices
and shops of every description were
all closed during the day. In the
morning, the churches were all filled,
and appropriate discourses delivered
by their pastors; and the afternoon
and evening were characterized by
Evening star., 1939-04-28

dAeS NlS NeaU. NOpe. guess
honeymoon will be in Metros
lkeup department, where Bar
Evening star., 1939-04-28
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of ShoWin8

National-"Hamlet," Maurice Ev-
ans full-length version: pm.
Keith's Three Smart Girls
Grow Up" and Deanna Durbin
sings: 11:l5 am, 1:20, 1925, $50,
7:35 and GAS pm.
Capitol-"The Lady From Ken
lucky" romance in the Blue Grass
country: 11:15 am, 1:55, 4:35, 1920
end 10 pm. Stage shows: ITO, $50,
$50 and 9:15 pm.
Earle - Dark Victory" Bette
Davis latest drama: II am, 1:40
4:25, 7:05 and $50 pm. Stage shows:
i:05. $50, ass and 9:20 pm.
Metropolitan-"Dodge City" Sher-
h Enrol Flysan goes adventuring in
the old West: II am, l, $40, $40
H:30 and Gas pm.
Midnight" gay love
comedy: 1l:15 am, 1:20, 1925, $50,
n:35 and $40 pm.
Palace-"Wuthering Heights" pic
turization Of the Emily Bronte clas-
sic: 1905, 2:30, 4:50, tbs and 9:35
pm.
Trans.Lux-News and shorts; con-
tinuous from 10 o'clock.
Little-"Pearls of the Crown" /"
more of Sacha Guitry fun: II am,
1:lO, 3:2O, $50. TAO and $50 pm.
-Air-"Star of Midnight"
with William Powell and Ginger
Rogers: BIS and 1926 pm.
Evening star., 1939-04-28
Jimmie Lunceford
Back at Howard

Jimmie Lunceford, a master Of
the rhythms of the day, brings his
orchestra to the Howard Theater
today for their second stage ap-
pearance here this season. The
screen attraction will be Twelve
Crowded Hours" with Richard Dix
and Lucille Ball in the leading
roles. There will be the usual mid
night show tomorrow, with reserved
seats now on sale.
Lunceford and his School of
Jazznocracy" come here from a
pair Of highly successful engage
ments in New York's swing sector at
the Kit Kat and the Band Box.
They also have been featured re-
Gently on a Nationwide network.
Featured among the specialists
are the Lunceford Glee Club, the
Lunceford Trio, Babe Matthews,
rhythm singer; the Lang sisters
and the Addison Carey rhythm
steppers.