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Evening star., 1940-02-25

League viii preside. The following
committee is In charge Of the pro-
gram: The Rev. q. A.. Ackerly OF
the Mount Pleasant Church. John
Troth, J. r. Richards, Ray Jager,
Joseph Tuckman, Harry Kay, H.
Kronstadt. Mr.. Bittenbender, D
Thorner, Sylvia Effenbach, Mr.. Shee-
han, Charles Goodman, Harry
Scheer, Harry 0oldsteia and Morris
Goldberg. =.
The Jewish Center's weekly insti-
tute on international affairs, sched-
uled for Wednesday night, has been
postponed until next week, when
William Sanders, chief Of the jurid-
icial division of the Pan-American
Union, will be heard.
Announcement was made last
night Of q beauty contest to be held
in connection with the Purim Car
nival next month at the center.
Voting booths are being set UP in
the center lobby and the girl receiv.
ing the greatest number Of ballots
will be crowned Queen Esther
The contest is being sponsored by
the Inter-C Club Council.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Refrigeration Research Engineer Says:
DODGE HAS ALWAYS STOOD
FOR BRILLIANT engineering
w. A. Pruett, Of Los Angeles, Praises Looks,
Luxury and Economy of 1910 Dodge

liver the years I have seen
~ Dodge bring out one i'm
portant new advancement after
another" says MIR. Pruett. In
scores of ways, Dodge engineer
ing has led the way to greater
comfort, safety and economy.
Today, Dodge's traditional en-
gineering leadership reaches its
finest development in the 1910
Dodge Luxury Liner. 1t is not
only tops in looks and luxury,
but is the most economical Of
a long line: of money saving
Dodge cars"
To you, as a new-car buyer,
isn't it good to know that the
car that leads in style, beauty
and luxury is the first choice Of
engineering experts2 In fact,
4,O61 engineers bought Dodge
cars in the last ~ n7onths!'
Men who know car value buy
Dodge ahead of other cars.
So when you are admiring
Dodge's eye-flling new beauty,
its stunning interior appoint
ments, its many new ideas, con-
slider also Dodge engineering
It costs you nothing extra, yet
Evening star., 1940-02-25
James Is Indorsed
By Young Republicans
BY the Associated PRESS,

By the Associated PRESS.
STROUDsBURG, Pa, Feb. "a
Young Republicans Of Eastern Penn
sylvania Endorsed Gov. Arthur H.
James of Pennsylvania today as their
candidate for the President of the
United States.
The action, taken at a weekend
conference which the Governor is
attending, approved the stand taken
by the Young Republican Execu-
tive Committee recently when it was
decided Gov. James should be urged
as the Republican nominee.
Informed of the action, Gov.
James said, I'm proud the Young
Republicans find in me such quail
fications as would be required for
the presidency"
Gov. James criticized vigorously q
proposal contained in the report Of
New Jersey Legislative Commit
tee yesterday which recommended
all persons on relief rolls three years
be publicized as paupers and de-
prived of their right to vote.
Turning to the national scene in
an address before the conference,
Gov. James declared that "all these
New Deal agencies are aimed at q
concentration of power in Wash
ington for political purposes"
Evening star., 1940-02-25
City News in Brief
TODAY.

Meeting, Loyal Order of Moose,
Mayfower Hotel, 10 am.
Meeting, Bartenders' Union, An
napolis Hotel.
Meeting, Christian Spiritualists,
Raleigh Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Judia Industrial Corp,
Raleigh Hotel, 8 pm.
TOMORROW.
Meeting, Tomorrow's Citizen Ex-
hibit, New National Museum, 2 pm.
Meeting, Melville Shoe Corp, May
flower Hotel, 10 am.
Meeting, District Federation OF
Women's Clubs, Hotel 2400, II am.
Luncheon, Washington Executives
Association, Willard Hotel, 1890 pm
Luncheon, English Speaking Un-
lon, Willard Hotel, l pm.
Luncheon, Graphic Arts, An
napolis Hotel, 1915 pm.
Luncheon, Ford dealers, Hotel
240O. 1890 pm.
luncheon, Newcomers Club, Carl
ton Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Alpha Tau Omega
Fraternity. Raleigh Hotel, 1890 pm
Luncheon, Daughters of American
Revolution, Raleigh Hotel, 1890
pm.
Meeting, American Association OF
Nurserymen. Raleigh Hotel, 2 pm.
Meeting, Eastern Air Lines, Carl
ton Hotel, Z pm.
Meeting, Woodbridge Stamp Club,
Taft Junior High School, Z pm.
Meeting, Kappa Gamma Sorority
Raleigh Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Meeting, Fraternal Order OF
Eagles, Raleigh Hotel, 7 pm.
Dinner, Salvation Army Of WASH
ington, Raleigh Hotel, Z pm.
Meeting, Washington Music
Teachers Association, Mayfower
Hotel, $3.50 pm.
Meeting, Georgetown Foreign
Service School Alumni Association
Mayflower Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Tau Beta Phi Sorority
Mayflower Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Seiberling Rubber Co.
Raleigh Hotel, all day.
Convention, American Society fol
Testing Materials, Wardman Park
Hotel, all day.
Evening star., 1940-02-25

ing the work Of the organizAtioa.
This viii take place at the annual
dinner Of the Salvation Army In
the grand ballroom Of the Raleigh
Hotel. The dinner bell will ring at
Z o'clock and 1t Is expected that
close to 800 persons win be present.
1t. Commissioner Arnold will ad-
dress the gathering. His address
viii be THE Salvation Army Serves
the World" Rabbi Norman Ger
stenfeld will be the guest speaker.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, head Of
the District militia, will preside and
the Rev. John l.. Nixon will give
the invocation.
Written and directed by Mai.
Decker, the dramatic presentation
Is entitled Behind the Music and
the Uniform" Music for the
pageant will be played by the 260th
Coast Artillery (anti-aircraft) Band,
led by Warrant Ofncer Joseph Berst.
Annual treasurer's report will be
read by Thomas p. Hickman. Robert
l.. McKeever will report for the
Nominating Committee. The Rev.
william Darby will pronounce the
closing benediction.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Salvation Army
Delegates Discuss
Problems Of the Day
FinuIists in orotorieoI
Contest Will Compete
Tonight at Temple

Labelled q. Young Peoples Con-
ference. more than $50 delegates
from the various Salvation Army
corps centers Of Washington met in
conclave yesterday afternoon and
night in the E street Y. w. G. A.
formed into groups ranging in years
from IS to 81, and discussed serious
problems Of the day. Their thoughts
dwelt on sociology, economics and
religion.
Before the night session, given
over to a religious pageant, or q
biblical drama, pilgrims of the
Way" q dinner was served to the
youngsters in the ranks.
Orators Meet Tonight.
Theme of the entire program was
"Christ Above ALL" The drama
depicted life as 1t was lived by the
early Christians especially in the
decade following the death of the
Savior.
Tonight at 7:30 in the Temple
Evening star., 1940-02-25

corps Of the Salvation Army, ooe
Z street, another session win be
held when the 1lnalists In . city
wide oratorical contest win meet to
see who Is the champion declamer
IN the young army. The I'VE named
to enter the lists are Miss Deleno
Stoudemire, Of Temple Corps; Ernest
Carey, Of the Georgetown Center,
lots Jefferson street: Miss Norma
Roberts, Of the Mid-City Center,
Seventh and p streets NV; Miss
Myrtle Jones, of the Northeast
Corps, Eighth and I streets, and
Miss Flora Skiados, Of the South
east Center, 733 Eighth street.
Topic assigned to all the orators
Is: Christ Today and Tomorrow"
Judges for the contest as an
nounced yesterday will be Robert
Leo OBrien, jr., Minor Hudson
president Of the Junior Board OF
Commerce: Dewey Balch, Of the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
Maj. Richard Fitton, In charge OF
the young peoples activities in the
Salvation Army, and Maj. Gilbert
Decker. = '7 80
All the sessions yesterday were
presided over by 1t. Commissioner
William G. Arnold, territorial COM
mander Of the Salvation Army In
is Southern States and the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Plays to Depict Work.
Tomorrow night the Salvation
Army.s year Of welfare service as q
member Of the Community Chest
will be presented in dramatic form
series Of stage presentations show
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Women in U. S. Jobs Opposed
By Pierce's Interior Secretary

my part to do anything for the
lady in question except to retain
her, or any of the other females
at work in the rooms of the Patent
Office.
Il have no objection to the en-
ployment of the females by the Pat
ent ONCE, or any other OF the
bureaus Of the Department, in the
performance of such duties as they
are competent to discharge and
which may be executed by them
at their private residences, but there
is such an obvious improperly in
the mixing of the two sexes within
the walls of a public Office, that
am determined to arrest the prac-
tice, though not until after full
consideration, of such labor"
It was woman employe in the
National Archives who discovered
the letter in the files.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Fed-Up Citizen
Hops Plane to
| Avoid Women
the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Shortly
after a westbound air liner took
off today a passenger asked the
stewardess:
Gould you tell me where I'm
going?"
why, don't you know" replied
the surprised hostess. What does
your ticket say?"
II don't know what it says" said
the passenger. Il haven't even
looked. I just want to go away
some place. I'm trying to get away
from everything, especially women
my wife is jealous of my secre-
tary. Ny secretary is jealous of my
wife. And I'm fed up with them and
myself. So I told a friend to buy
me a ticket to some place and !
didn't bother to find out where.
He said you would have it for me
when I got on board"
The stewardess found he was
bound for Phoenix, Ariz, minus
baggage and everything else except
the urge to get away from it all.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Christian, Jewish
Youth Groups Hold
Rally Today
Panel Discussion and
Sound Film Will
Feature Program

youth Builds inter- Faith Fellow
ship" Is the theme of q. rally Of
Christian and Jewish youth groups
this afternoon at the Jewish Com
munity Center.
The progrenI, ssartIng at $3.50 p m,
will have q panel discussion on youth
and inter-faith fellowship, led by
DR.. Edward Ford, director Of re-
ligious education of the Foundry
Methodist Church; Rabbi Paul
Richmond, cultural director of the
B'nai Birth, and Donald j. Shee-
han, secretary Of the Washington
section Of the National Conference
Of Christians and Jews.
An educational sound film, "Sons
Of Liberty" will be shown and the
afternoons program will be brought
to q close with one-act play, Dec
laration Of Brotherhood" to be pre-
sented by the Jewish Center Dra-
matte Society.
j. G. Bittenbender of the Luther
Evening star., 1940-02-25

If the Secretary of the Interior
under President Franklin Pierce
had had his way, the halls of Gov
ernment buildings would not now
be graced by the presence of women
workers.
The then Secretary, Robert Nc
Clelland, former Governor of Michi-
gan, wrote vigorously on the subject
of mixing the two sexes within
the walls of public Office" in a
letter unearthed at the National
Archives and relating to no less q
citizen than Clara Barton, founder
of the American Red Cross.
Miss Barton's job in the Patent
Office was being threatened and
Representative Alexander De Witt,
who came from her congressional
district in Massachusetts,, had writ
ten in her behalf to Secretary Nc
Clelland.
Under September 27, 1855 date
line, the Secretary responded in
part:
There is every disposition on
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Peak $50 Miles AWAY
Is Reported Seen
With Naked Eye
Cqpt. Robert Bartlett
Tells Story; Phenomenon
Laid to Curved Sight
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. GA true
story OF curved sight" and of a
mountain seen with the naked eye
at distance of nearly $50 miles
was told today at the American
Philosophical Society's midwinter
meeting.
It was hailed as the longest re-
corded distance that human sight
has envisioned an object over the
earth's surface from ground level
Narrator of the story was Capt.
Robert A. Bartlett, master of the
ship Roosevelt that carried Admiral
Robert E. Peary on his epochal trip
to the North Pole in 1909 and who
in recent years has made frequent
voyages into the Arctic aboard his
famous Morissey.
Midway between Greenland and
iceland last summer, Capt. Bartlett
and all members of his crew saw the
snow-crowned summit of the Snae-
fellsjoekull. peak towering approx
mately 1000 feet above the south
western shores of Iceland.
Capt. Bartlett said he ascertained
that the peak then was between 1886
and $50 miles distant. Under nor
NAL conditions, unless the observer
is high in an airplane, the earths
curvature prevents mountain of
that height from being seen at a
greater distance than 80 miles.
Prof. William H. Hobbs, Univer-
sity of Michigan geologist who made
a scientific report of the phenome-
non, described it as true mirage"
"A layer of warm air over layer
Of cold, he explained, refracts light
rays, making them travel in curve
instead of a straight line.
Thus, he said. persons within the
limited area at which the rays
again hit the surface of the earth
are able to see objects below the
horizon, the objects appearing to
be only fraction of their actual
distance away.
Atmospheric conditions in the
Arctic and Antarctic regions fire.
quently favor such phenomena.
Prof. Hobbs said mirage may
have caused 1t. Charles Wilkes OF
the United States Navy, on
voyage of discovery in the Antarctic
in 1838-1840, to place land where 1t
later was established there is nothing
but sea or floating ice.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Red Cross Volunteers
Praised for Service

Records show that volunteer
workers of the District Chapter
American Red Cross, have given 65,-
1884 hours to garment production ano
knitting between September 5 and
February /, Gen. F. r. Keefer
chairman of the chapter, anpouncec
yesterday in complimenting volun-
teers.
Up to February 7 the local chap
ter shipped Abs garments and &c..
278 surgical dressings to Europe.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Alexandra Artist Honored

Richard Lahey Of Alexandria, Va,
is one of II Virginia artists whose
work has been selected for display
during the second biennial exhibi-
ton of contemporary American
painting which will open March 8
at the Virginia Museum of Fine
Arts in Richmond, the Associated
Press reported yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-02-25

ulStOu OLlVcl- =
sity, will speak
at 8 pm. tomor-
row in the Gen.
tral Young Mems
G h r i S tian As
sociation in one
of a series of
health lectures
a r r a n 6 e d by
Ralph w. Foster
director of physi-
cal education at
the "Y." His
subject will be
Some Aspects
of Mental Hy-
giene."
Evening star., 1940-02-25

III IIIS dUUI tSS
DR.. Overholser is to discuss the prev
alence of mental disorder, causes
of mental disease, including the
bearing heredity and environment
has on mental ills. He also will
touch upon steps to be taken in
prevention of mental handicaps.
In the lecture series other prom
inent physicians have told of the
causes and effects of various physi-
cal ailments and outlined methods
to prevent them.
Evening star., 1940-02-25

APPLIES 10 YEARS EARLY-Eeven Frances Bowman
who lives in Arlington Village Va not from Washington
air Port has become armnded from gazing at the planes
which her roof each day that yesterday went
down to the airline and put in application to be hostess
transconnenal plane Regulations require that wait
decade-unl she's 2 Comforting Pennsylvania
Central Airline Hosteses Naomi Myers Uef and Merrill
Gigh). Star Staff Photo,
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Cold Hard on City BUDGET

BALTIMORE, Feb. "A Cp.-Win-
ter has been hard on Baltimores
budget. So far this year, said Her
bert Fallin, budget director, it
has cost the city $113,312 for snow
removal, harbor ice clearance and
thawing frozen water mains.
Evening star., 1940-02-25

day in and day out it will assure
you brilliant performance, longer
car life, fewer repair bills, and
big savings on gas and oil!
Why not inspect the new 1910
Dodge at your Dodge dealers
right away2 You'll wonder
how such q big, luxurious car
can sell for just q few dollars
more than small carsl
sOctobsr, 1888, thrsslh SeptsMbsr. 1883.
Lafosf Afufes svaiisbfe.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Dr.. OverhoIser
To Be Y. NC. A. Speaker

DR.. Winfred Overholser, superin-
tendent of st. Elizabeth's Hospital
and professor of psychiatry at the
school of medicine, George Wash
Evening star., 1940-02-25
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Evening star., 1940-02-25
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size bed. and 4 match
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Evening star., 1940-02-25

2-piece London Club
Living Room Suite.
Consists of Sofa and
Lounge Chair. covered
In quality tapestry.
Evening star., 1940-08-26
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

There is a custom of calling an
ordinary person gypsy" if he
likes to travel SO much that ne can
hardly stay in one place long enough
to hang his hat.
The true gypsies are much like
that. All through their known
history, they have been wanderers
or at least the marjority of them
have kept moving from place to
place. In a few countries, how
ever, there are some thousands
who have settled down.
The name gypsy" also is spelled
gypsy" 1t grew out of an early
belief that the homeland of these
people was Egypt.
Careful study seems to have
proved that the first gypsy home
was India, not Egypt. Some of
them are to be found in Egypt to-
day. but their ancestors are be-
lieved to have moved there in fair
ly modern times.
In the Egyptian language man
is a rom" and a woman is a
'romni." Both those words go
back to the language of an old
caste in India. 1t was low caste,
and the gypsies probably started
wandering because they did not en-
JOY life in their native land.
Large bands of gypsies existed
Evening star., 1940-08-26

and should receive almost as much
stress as the first syllable. No au-
thority sanctions the dropping of
the first "r'' or making this two
syllable word.
There is only one authorized pro-
nunciation for United States use.
Correct pronunciation: LYE-
brair-ee.
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented)
Question: Is it correct to use the
word tote" to mean carry2-A. E.
Answer: Tote as a verb is said to
be of probable African origin. 1t is
more likely that it is from the old
Anglo-Saxon "totian,' to lift up.
Tote was once good usage in the
South, but it is now seldom heard
among the educated. Do not use it
in serious speech.
For a personal answer to your
questions about words, send a
stamped (3-cent), self-addressed
envelope to Frank Colby, care
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-08-26
Wombut Leather
Is Puncture Proof

Use of leather from the hide of
the wombat, the Australian marsu-
pial resembling a small bear, has
been urged at Sydney. The hide is
so tough that it will resist bullets
from small rifle. When made into
boots for miners it resists chemicals
which will rot ordinary leather in
less than two weeks.
Evening star., 1940-08-26

Pass Pass
Mr.. Myers jumped to four spades
on the second round because he felt
sure the opponents had at least
game (they actually had a slam at
diamonds-With proper play, and
wanted to make them doubt their
own strength by show of power.
The excellence of the contract
would have let South go down three
for a good score, but actually he
was set only one trick. West led
the diamond queen, East overtaking
with the king to lead the ace and
four of hearts. West won the Sec
ond heart and led the ace and four
of clubs, and South noted, as he
ruffed, that East had to play the
queen to beat dummys eight Of
clubs.
Declarer now ruffed a diamond
In the dummy and a heart with the
nine of spades. Another diamond
was ruffed and next the jack OF
clubs was returned. East put up
the king, and South rlffed with
the ten of spades, dropping Vests
ten of clubs. Declarer then led the
five of spades to finesse dummy's
eight, and ruffed dummy's last
heart. A trump to dummy's ace
then allowed the North hand to cash
the established nine of clubs.
X x X X
Saturday you were Oswald ia
coby's partner and, with neither
side vulnerable, you held:
Al 1892
V95
H65
AAQ 1074
The bidding:
Jacoby Maier You Schenken
IL 20 60
Answer-Bid two spades. You
have quite enough strength for a
free raise, but not enough for bid
of three clubs and later spade
raise.
Score 100 per cent for two spades,
20 per cent for three clubs, 10 per
cent for three spades.
Question No. 535.
Today you hold the same hand
and the bidding continues:
Jacoby Maier You Schenken
"a 20 "a 80
3A Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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Evening star., 1940-08-26
-Gypsies of the World

they moved from Bohemia into
France. Perhaps he was glad to do
that because he thought his own
country would be freed of many or
most of them.
Gypsies also entered Germany,
Denmark and Sweden. Sooner or
later each of those countries made
laws against them.
About a century passed in Den
mark before the gypsies were
ordered out. Then King Christian
III made a royal decree telling
them to leave the country.
About 100 years later-7ins 1862
the same sort of order was issued
in Sweden. The gypsieS were told
that they would suffer death If
they came back again.
For general interest section of your
If you want a free copy of the
leaflet entitled background Of
European War" send me Scent
stamped, self addressed envelope
in care of The Evening Star.
G~e& nd
Tomorrow: More About Gypsy
History.
Evening star., 1940-08-26
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES
PICKING UP

david Bruce Burnstone Merwin D. Mailer
Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenken world
leading team-of-four. inventors of the
system that has beaten every other sys'
tenn in eXistencel
Evening star., 1940-08-26

There are two prevalent mispro-
nunciations of today's important
word, and most of us, fear, are
guilty of one or the other: IYE-
buh-ree" or "LYE-bree."
According to the dictionaries, the
second syllable rhymes with hair,
Evening star., 1940-08-26
Don't Take
My Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Library

Noun. A place 1Dhere books are
kept; q collection OF books.
Evening star., 1940-08-26

in Western Asia hundreds or years
before they entered Europe. IT
appears that they moved to Greece
before the year 1400. Later they
spread through the Balkan lands
and into Hungary.
Some went from Hungary into
Bohemia. King Sigismund gave
them letters of protection" wher
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