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Evening star., 1940-05-17
German military Trains
Head North From Oslo

STOCKHOLM, May II R.-Indi-
cations that the Germans may be
planning . highly organized attack
against allied besiegers of Narvik
and all Northern Norway were seen
today In press reports Of continued
military activity In the Oslo district.
The correspondent Of the Stock
holm Tidningen reported trucks,
motorcycles and horses were being
unloaded at Oslo and that a steady
procession of military trains was
heading northward.
Reports of fighting in the Narvik
area indicated the Germans are
losing ground.
A small German patrol was in
termed by the Swedes after it crossed
the Swedish border.
Swedish anti-aircraft guns fired
yesterday against IL German planes
which flew over Swedish territory
while apparently maneuvering to
assist German soldiers in their
mountain positions.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Bombing Of Refugees
In France Horrible
Says Anne Morgan
Womon Driver Reports
Seeing German Pilot
In R. A. F. Uniform
By the Assoeieted Pfess.

0y Lu0 AADOC48tc0 FIe28.
PARIS, May 17.-Miss Anne
Morgan. sister Of J. P. Morgan, said
today German bombardments Of
civilian refugees in Northern France
are utterly horrible"
Miss Morgan, organizer Of the
Friends Of France Committee, was
forced out of the north yesterday by
German bombardments while her
unit, accompanied by cars Of the
American Volunteers Ambulance
Corps, was trying to rescue civilians.
She declined q formal interview.
I'm too busy getting my girls out
in the field again after the awful
experience they have Just gone
through" she said. But she dele.
gated Miss Ophelia Tley Of Essex,
Conn, to report on the work Of the
rescue unit since May 10.
One Of the most startling things
the woman drivers saw, said Miss
Tiley, was a German pilot who had
been shot down while wearing q
British Royal Air Force uniform.
His back was broken and he was
dying IN q French shelter when the
women arrived In 4 little Northern
French town. 80 80
How can you justify the bombing
and machine-gunnipg Of women and
chldren?" one Of the women asked
him.
Miss Tiley said the pilot replied:
This iS war. He'll HitleT!"
He asked, however. that his wife
and family be notified after his
death.
Many Of the casualties among the
civilian population were caused by
commandments of railways and sta
tions which are considered to be
military objectives. said Miss Tiley.
Outside one town, In q courtyard,
she said she saw the bodies of two
women "cut to pieces" by machine
gun bullets.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Allies and Morse
Reported Retreatinq
Around naryik
Nuzis Declared Sending
Reinforcements to
Garrison From Oslo
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, May 1.-THE Swedish
radio heard in London said today
that Norwegian and allied troops
had been forced to withdraw "at
several points, in the mountains
north of Narvik, the rich iron ore
port where a German garrison has
been under siege.
The radio said two German planes
were shot down yesterday.
Norwegians are holding positions
in the sector north Of Bukkedal, ac-
cording to the Norwegian Telegraph
Agency.
Britain will continue to press Wig
orously to capture Narvik, so as to
establish q secure base for the Nor
wegian government, Foreign Secre-
tary Lord Halifax said in a speech
inaugurating q Norwegian relief
fund.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Mrs. Schmidt Is Named
To Cosmetology Board

Mrs. Eileen Schmidt, 1910 Park
road NV, today was appointed by
the District Commissioners for .
term Of three years as q member Of
the Board Of Cosmetology, which
supervises the operation Of beauty
parlors.
She will succeed Ethel M. Beebe
when her term expires July S. The
appointment was said to be in line
with the policy Of the Commits
doners not to make re-appointments
to the board.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Young on Hospital Boord

]. Russell Young, acting president
Of the Board Of District Commits
sioners, today was appointed a
trustee ex-off1cio of Columbia Hos
pital, succeeding George E. Allen,
resigned, under q provision Of law
providing that one Of the Commis-
sioners should occupy such q post.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Weather Report
(rurnixhed by 1

(Furnished
District Of Coumba-Far
lowest tonight becoming
slightly and central portions to-
night; tomorrow fair.
venia-Fa slightly cooler the interior tonight
except showers In extreme southwest portion
West Vgnia-Fa
coudness slightly showers
Evening star., 1940-05-17
North American Co.
Acts 10 Drop Control
on Transit Firms
D. c. officiols Study Move
, To Dispose Of Stock Under
Holding Company Low

Omcials Of the Districts public
utilities system today were studying
the proposal handed the Securities
and Exchange Commission yester-
day by the North American Co.
under which it would dispose Of one
third Of its assets in complying with
the so-called death sentence" Of
the Holding Company Act.
The North American Co. listed Is
. major point In its proposal the
reduction or modification of the
form Of investment in the WASH
ington Railway & Electric Co. so
as to dispose Of its controlling ia
terest.
Controls Transportation Companies.
More than 81 per cent of the w.
r. E. Co. stock is held by North
American, and the Washington
company, In turn, holds all of the
common stock Of the Potomac EIec-
trio Power Co., controlling interest
in the Capital Transit Co., the Great
Falls Power Co. and the Washing
ton-Rockville Railway Co.
Subsidiary operating companies
in the w. r. E. Co. system are the
Glen Echo-Montgomery Bus Lines,
Inc, and the Braddock Light e.
Power Co., Inc.
The North American Co.'S program
was set out in a formal answer to
the commissions order calling for
suggestions with reference to geo.
graphical integration provisions Of
the law. The company said it re-
garded this section of the law In
valid but offered the program
nevertheless in line with what it
believed to be "the views Of the
commission as to the operation"
Of the section.
Outlines Six Major Steps.
North American outlined six
major steps which 1t said might be
accomplished In two or three years
and would involve disposal of con-
troll over gas and electric utility
companies having about $3.50 900 900
OF assets and over other companies
having about S200, 900 900 of assets.
Completion Of the program, the
company said, would leave,it with a
system already substantially inte-
| grated" built around the Union
Electric Co. of Missouri, and one
additional integrated system based
on the Cleveland Electric illuminate
ing Co.
The company denied that some Of
its investments. particularly those in
the Detroit Edison Co. and Pacific
Gas Il Electric Co., constituted
control.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
N. B. LESSER, Artist,
Dies in Pittsburgh
~ the Associated Praes.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, May 17.-Martin
B. Leisser, 81, one Of Pittsburgh's
best-known painters and founder OF
its art schools, died today.
He was q friend Of Andrew Car
negie, the steel king painted his
portrait and persuaded him to es-
tablish the art school, ut Carnegie
Institute Of Technology Active until
q few years ago, he observed his
Goth birthday by going on . sketch
ing trip to Gloucester. Mass.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

Weather Conditions Last "A Hours.
A. disturbance Of moderate intensity Is
moving northwArd over the North Atlantic
States. Burlington. Vt, 1OO9.8 millibars
t29.s2 inches).. with a trouxh extending
southward Oh the Middle and South At
lsntic Coast. Pressure contsnues high to
the. east over. the Atlantic Ocean. A dis
turhancs Is developing over the Southern
Plains. Amarillo, Tex. 10O54 millibars
(29 90 inches), with 8 trough extending
northward over the Plains States. Pressure
IL relatively high over the Central Valleys
and the East Gulf States. Birmingham.
Ala. 1019.0 miIlibars 5000 inches). while
It 10 rising over the Northern Rocky Noun
Seattle, WASH. lO26.7 millibars 5000
inchesl. During the last "a hours there
l. haye been rather general rains in the
and scattered showers in the Great Lakes
region, the Middle and Southern Plains,
peratures have fallen somewhat In portions
Of the Atlantic States. while they have
risen In the Middle Plains and the Middle
Missouri Valley
Evening star., 1940-05-17
kuster Funeral Held
~ tho Associated Press.

GA1THERsBURG, Md. May II
(6peciaO. O.-F Funeral services for
Frederick w. Kuster, n, longtime
resident Of this vicinity. who died
in q Washington hospital after q
long illness, were held today in
the Presbyterian Church at Boys.
Burial was in the church cemetery
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Summary Of Todoy's Star
National

Roosevelt opposes proposal to ear
mark relief funds. Page Az
Aviation leaders called to parley On
expansion program. Page AL
Foreign
Germans claim 62-mile breach made
IN Little NAginot Line. Page AL
Belgian guvernment lees Brussels.
for Ostend. Page AL
AlliGs and Norse reperted retreating
around Narvik Paee Al
Germans mass On Hungarian from
tter, menace HsunAdnia. Phee sA-3
Mai. uict doubts hi Nad forcs, has
entered Sedan eap. Pa6A ~
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Food, Supplies Dropped
10 Nozis at Nanik

NEW YORK, May II R.-The
German radio station Dbl said in
an English language broadcast
heard by N. B. C.. this morning
that German planes had dropped
food and supplies to the beseiged
Nad garrison in the region of
Narvik, Norwegian Arctic ore port.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

Brazil expects to ship $4,000, 900
bunches Of bananas to other coun-
tries this year.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Congress in Brief
TO-DAY.

Senate:
In recess.
Appropriations subcommittee con-
siders President Roosevelt's emery
ency defense request.
House:
Continues relief bill debate.
Military Committee considers
$726, 6,O00, 900 Army expansion asked
by President.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Win not be In session.
House.:
Probably will not inset.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
ReDsrt for Last "A Hsurs.

Record fer LAee - AssrA
nfom noon yesterday 70 noon today.)
Hiehest 80. 3:45 p.m. YESTERDAY. Year
Lowest. 81. s an. today. Year aeo. 45.
Rsssra 1slpssatarss This Year.
Hlehest. e2, On May Il.
Lowest. Z. On January 20.
humidity tss Less ~ nsura
0fon nsen yesterday 70 noon sodayJ
Hishest, 81 per cent, at $50 I'm. today.
Lowest ~ Der cent. at noon today.
River 1epofs.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac clear ct Great
Tl1e TabDes.
uurnished b United States Coast and
To-Day. Tomo1f0v
aagh --- 4:O3 An. 500 M.
ISx H'sh ------------ 12:ss3 122::ss3 A.. 2 11:s4 s-m.
Low ----------- 11:i3 PIN. ---.-.-- -
n 0sa ssA nessa.
:,s: ::;,s: -. :s:.,,,, :'E' HI ssfss ss'fs s:|;|
Ssan. ~; 'sssSv sosss------ s:S pa. 3:is an.
Aqte9estle nshts must b t1snea @
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Rrecinitatfon-

Monthly precipitation in inches tn tbs
Capital tcurrent month to datel:
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-22
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Housewives Plight

bal bake slice bread and make PASTRIES
With the cleaner sweep the floors
electric ironer and washer to do the laundry,
With the stoker to fire the furnace,
With the radio to give the and other
With the electric sewing machine to do the sewing,
With the to take of the children,
rushed wife saying dinner will be ready find
the opener,
Unorganzed gossip telephone about the only thing left
for the housewife to do.-Herber Howell.
Tommy opened closed almost
the horn with large following both
mite place in the Mill City, hear
gentlemen She has added another scalp
What timing went beerk when he caught
wiley doing the thing to hm!
him right Too much just too much telling her
Two get wise the fact that the
hO udest and longest when the shoe pinces the
other ~!
telephone company: certain folks in the
would party lines straight
N.Y. The things you hearhch can't prn St. Paul
numerous party linesH
The headache for beer paror the Twin Towns
youngsters whose difficult ascertain
kids could with the
dropping Friday and Saturday nights
operator youths whom
might the place. Most the cafe and tavern prOpretOrs
who beer do violate the laws regarding In
great nuisance most prOpr
right their place but they seldom know their
place and beer parors place for them!
The young thing who thinks that south
going back Minnesota attend school this
marry shock thing Said perfessor
applied school admission Columbia University and
another Well honey chile don't
the wife he isn't pretty
you
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-22
Watch Kitchen Efficiency

Home builders are cautioned by
Federal Housing administration Of
ficials not to condense the kitchen
so as to make it too small for use.
A kitchen can be efficient even
though it may not be as small as a
Pullman-car kitchen. Despite the
fervor for "step-saving, a happy
medium should be maintained be-
tween the Pullman kitchen and the
old-fashioned kitchen. The kitchen
does double duty. It serves as a
cooking center, and at the same
time it is storage place for dishes,
utensils. cleaning materials, and
other household gadgets and equip
ment. Sufficient space for storage
is of vital Importance in the plan
ming of kitchen for a small mod
ern home
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-22
Medieval Castles

In medieval times a feudal lords
home literally was his castle. But
more than a home in most cases
was this castle. It was fortress
into the protection of which the feud-
al lord and his retainers could with
draw to stand a sustained siege
when beset by enemies. The term
castle (from the old French and
Anglo-Saxon casteD itself originally
meant a circular mound of earth,
lattened on top and surrounded by
a ditch. Around the crest of it's
summit was a palisade.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-22
Polarized Light Used
In Engineering Tests

Scientists are using shadows and
rainbows to prevent train wrecks,
floods and other disasters-by the
use of polarized light to analyze
strains on bridges, dams and other
structures, according to Prof. M. S.
Ketchum of the Case School of APP
piled Sciences. Cleveland. Ohio.
Until rainbow tests were applied
in testing bridges" said Ketchum,
assistant professor of civil engineer
ing, many engineers grossly over
estimated the strength of materials
needed in certain parts Of the struc-
lures. They then were at loss to
explain why their work gave way
occasionally with disastrous results"
Ketchum explained that engineers
now make models of bridges Of cell
luloid or other plastics, place
weights on them, shine polarized
light through the semi-transparent
model and observe the distortions
manifested in the form of rainbow
shadows"
THE principle involved" he said,
lis that polarized light, which is
caused by the passage of ordinary
light through polaroid crystals vi
brates in one plane only.
IF this polarized light now is
passed through glass. gelatin or plas-
tics, it will cast a shadow similar
to a rainbow But when a strain is
put on the material, the shadow is
distorted and the greatest distortion
occurs when the strain is greatest.
Thus it is very easy to see where a
break would occur and where more
strength is required"
Ketchum tests models of machin-
cry, dams and other structures.
The models of dams are made Of
gelatin-sometimes as much as Is
pounds of the material being melted
to make one model dam.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-22
Red ink COlOring

Red ink is sometimes colored with
the powdered bodies of minute red
insects called cochineal, which are
taken from the cactus in Mexico,
Central America and Peru. Other
red inks are made from brazilwood,
imported from Central and South
America.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-22
Adequate School Lunch

To maintain good food balance,
the noon school lunch should include
milk, fruit or tomato juice; one pro-
tein food like eggs, meat, fish or
cheese; bread and butter, and one
vegetable, preferably raw. The
vegetable may be used as a sand
wich filling, or it may be celery
stalks, carrot or turnip sticks with
salt. Whole wheat bread should be
used at least half of the week for
these lunches. Cookies or cup cakes
are preferable to sliced cake be-
cause they carry much better. II
the teacher serves one hot dish at
noon, the children should know the
menu a week in advance so the
mother will know just what to send
rom home to complete the lunch.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-22
Windows Are Important
In Appearance of Home

Windows are all-important in con-
trolling the outside appearance of a
home and its inside decorative eff
fects, as well as contributing to the
comfort and happiness Of the occu-
pants, according to recent issue Of
a leading builders magazine.
Some of the newest home building
ideas for cutting costs and increas-
ing quality apply to windows. And
that is fortunate since the public
taste seems to be more and more
toward glass, cheerful interiors and
sunshine. Analysing the work Of
some Of the country'S most success
full operative builders brings out the
fact that they are practically de-
signing their best selling houses
around its windows. In their most
profitable homes the windows are
something more than mere openings
in the wall. They have far greater
role than that of letting light in and
keeping out wind and rain and snow.
They are utilized as one of the most
effective of sales points in focusing
attention of the prospect, whether
he's buyer or renter.
Picture windows decide many q
home sale by framing a favorite
view. Use Of peach colored plate
glass often adds to the beauty of a
scene And a picture window over
the sink or a corner window may
be the means of lifting that kitchen
to new plane of beauty and cheer
the difference between a domeS-
tic workshop of drudgery and an in
wilma ,,o;f IF tho hama
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-22
Locating Cause of Puncture

Here is a quick and safe method
of locating a tack, nail or piece of
glass that has caused a fiat tire.
After the tube has been removed
from the tire, take rag and run it
around the inside Of the tire. No
matter how slightly the tack point
protrudes, it will catch on the
threads of the cloth. Closer exam
nation of the spot will remove the
object, he says. This method will
prevent cut hands, the result Of try
ing to locate the tack with the fin
gers. It also saves time spent in
searching the tire by the slow proc
ess of spreading and examining each
section.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-22

go north with her and Sne SalQ Sne
would keep me up until got work.
Now I have got to make up my
mind real soon, and I don't know
which way to turn, so help me?
Ans: Sell your furniture and go
with her. You are alone here, and
you will find living in the north
quite pleasant and you will be able
to get good paying employment.
The next important step in your
life will be a marriage and happy
one, too.
A. w. R.: I wish to know if l
will be successful in the work of
Beauty Culture as side line!
Ans: No doubt you would. Open
a shop Immediately after your
school closes and you will make
comfortable living during vacation
time. To be prepared for two fields
is a good idea neither of them
will become very boring to you, and
you will be able to enjoy more
luxuries in life.
A. M: Did my husband have
date with his first wife during the
past summer? I have been suspi-
cious of this fact but I don't know.
Ans: Not with the first wife
she was through with him the day
they parted and she will never give
you trouble about him. She is more
familiar with him than you are, and
she doesn't want him. There is no
truth to the thought that you are
holding in your mind, so forget it.
]. M. c.: l graduated from high
school two years ago. I have given
some serious thought lately to en-
tering a school for nurses. Do you
recommend this kind of work for
one of my disposition?
Ans: A worthy profession for
one of your type and l feel that you
will make a fine nurse. Register
at the best hospital in the city, and
try to get enrolled as soon as pos
sible.
S. M. D.: | am very much in love
with boy and l wish to know if
we should get married as we plan I?
Could we be happy?
Ans: Both of you have had dis
appointments in life and since
you two are in love with one an
other, you won't find it hard to get
along and be happy. l also feel
that this man will be very kind to
your little son -. don't marry any
one who doesn't approve of your
bow.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-22
Labrador Tea

Labrador tea is the popular name
for a small evergreen shrub of the
heath family which grows in boys
and swamps in Greenland, Canada
and the more northern parts OF the
United States. The leaves are tough,
densely covered with a brown wool
m the under face They are fra.
liant and when crushed have been
I'd as a substitute for tea.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-22

E. R.: Will the trip that l am
planning better my condition in any
way? Let me know if it would
change my life?
Ans: Making the trip to Chica-
go would influence you to change
your m nd about an immediate
marriage advise you to 60 to
Chicago for awhile as it would
make you take a new outlook on
life. You will marry this year .. q.
but not to the man that you are
going with now.
J. NJ. W.: Will l succeed in this
college that 1 am attending or not?
Am l feeble minded or just what
is my trouble?
Ans: You have plenty of brain
power but you don't have the
desire to use it by studying. The
college you are attending is just as
good school as any of the others,
and if you don't study and try to
pass there, you won't do any bet
ter elsewhere. Start digging and
stop trying to excuse your laziness
by insinuating that you are feeble
minded.
D. G. H.: A friend of mine told
me a way to stop this man of mine
from drinking whiskey. She told me
to get the CUTS out of fish and
put it in a half pint of whiskey and
let it stay all night then strain it
and give it to him and l wish to
know if that would kill him?
Ans: Don't be fool enough to try
it. There is a possibility of it max
ing him very sick and it won't
change his taste for whiskey one
bit. If he found out that you tried
stunt of this kind on him, he
wouldn't ever speak to you again.
If you don't like his drinking, then
you had better give him up, for
drinking is a part of him.
C. R. R.: My husband stays out
all night, sometimes comes home
at almost day, but insists that he
isn't going with women. Now I
want to know if I had a baby for
him, would it change him any?
Ans: Heavens, no. Don't try it.
A husband who isn't cOnsiderate
of his wife during early marriage,
isn't going to change much if a
child was born. I advise you against
having a child under the present
circumstances for he just isn't 60
ing to change any time soon.
K. M. H.: My aunt wants me to
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-22

A demonstration in the use of
surplus commodities and how they
may be used to better advantage
will be given by Mrs. Agnes Wikle,
home demonstration agent, Tues
day, March &c, at 1880 p. m. at
Halle @. Brown Community House.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-22
Surplus Commodity Users.
Demonstration at Halle q.
Brown Tuesday, March rs

All members of the family who
find it necessary to prepare meals
from time to time are invited to
attend the demonstration. Mrs.
Wikle will illustrate how one may
prepare attractive and nourishing
dishes from surplus commodities.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-22

Question will be answered free in this column for
"Prvate Astrology Reading and
by mail confidential letter OF
three (3 Questions privately Sign full
address, bhdae all letters and please include self
addressed stamped envelope for reply.
Able WALLACE of this BOG Third
MINES Mimi.