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Evening star., 1940-06-06
Gov. James Urges Congress
To Check u. 5. Dictatorship

By the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, June g.
Gov. Arthur H. James. describing
Congress as "the barrier between
the New Dealers and a nameless ex-
pertinent in streamlined Dictator
ship" urged it last night to stay in
session throughout the present
crisis"
The Republican executive in a
Nation wide radio address called
for a blizzard" of post cards, letters,
kilograms and telephone calls from
constituents demanding their rep
resentatives continue their work in
Washington.
Gov. James asserted the first
move toward a dictatorship was
disguised as a coalition, under
which all criticism and resistance
to the executive power was to have
been silenced."
"A second" he said, "was con-
tanned in the broad hints for Con-
gress to adjourn and let the Presi-
dent be Congress.
"The third was in the demand by
the Chief Executive that Congress
and the States surrender their con-
stitutional control Of the militia and
turn over to him the Army which
belongs to the people Of this Ma
ton"
The Governor described Con-
gress as the anvil" and flood of
communications from the citizens
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Young Urges Year-Round
Basis in D. {. Advertising

Commissioner John Russell Young
told members of the Advertising
Club yesterday at their luncheon
in the Raleigh Hotel ballroom that
the time has come to advertise
Washington on a year-round basis.
Inspired by letter he had just
received from Frederic A. Delano,
cousin of President Roosevelt and
chairman of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
Commissioner Young said that the
cherry blossoms are only one I'm
f1nitismal part of the glory and
grandeur of Washington and, as
such, should not be overemphasized.
George B. Burrus was inaugu-
rated as the new president of
the club, and the outgoing presi-
dent, Alvin Ehrlich, was presented
with several travelling bags. Other
officers installed were F. Reid Wal
lace, first vice president; Louis D.
Krakow, second vice president; Allen
v. De Ford, treasurer, and Charles
j. Columbus, secretary. Three new
directors, Walter D. Barkdull, Cros-
by Noyes Boyd and David B. Stein,
also took Office.
1t was announced that the clubs
membership had grown from 100 to
300 during the last year.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Mrs. Norton's Will Aids
Catholic Institutions

Catholic institutions here will
benefit under the will Of Mrs. Mary
V. Norton, widow of Rear Admiral
Harold P. Norton, who died here
May IS, leaving an estate valued at
approximately $14O,156, District
Court was advised yesterday in a
petition for probate filed by the
Washington Loan & Trust Co.,
executor.
Mrs. Norton left $1,000 to the
Convent of the Perpetual Alteration.
l419 V street NV, and $500 to St.
Gertrude's School of Arts and
Crafts, Sargent road NE. She di-
rected that her summer home in
Massachusetts be sold and that half
OF the proceeds be given to the
Convent of Work for Poor Churches.
l4l9 V street NV: the other half
to the Little Sisters of the Poor,
Third and H streets NE.
The will was drawn February II,
1899. Signing the petition for pro-
bate was w. H. Baden, vice presi-
dent of the trust company Mrs.
Norton left real estate tentatively
valued at s1755O. including l704
Nineteenth street NV, assessed at
s11.550. and personal property.
mostly in stocks, bonds and notes.
valued at s122,606. Debts of the
estate will total around $1,000, the
court was advised.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Exodus Would Be Greatest
Since Moses Fled Eqypt

NEW YORK, June 6 OFF the
threat Of total warfare against the
British Isles forces the evacuation
of women and children to empire
outposts, such as Canada, the Allies
would be prepared to handle the
greatest mass exodus since Moses
led 100000 men. women and chill
dren out of Egypt.
Such tremendous undertaking
would in comparison make the re-
moval of 335000 Allied troops from
Flanders, as perilous and as stagger-
ing as it was, appear to be simple
task.
The means of escape for England's S
non-combatants would be hundreds
OF rusty tramp freighters and one
time passenger liners now engaged
In the secretive task of ferrying
troops and supplies to England and
France from colonial possessions,
particularly Canada.
These ghostlike craft have formed
an almost endless chain between
Halifax and England. Their dingy
cargo holds have carried millions of
dollars worth Of American planes,
foods and other supplies over 5000
miles OF ocean, daring gale. fog, sleet,
snow and the ever-present threat of
Nazi U-boat and raider.
If called upon to evacuate women
and children, their present duties
would continue as most of them now
came back partially empty.
Besides their own millions now
endangered, England and France
have the problem of finding havens
for thousands more who have fled
from the path of the German Army
in its marches in Central and North
ern Europe.
There was no figure possible for
the number of persons who might be
evacuated, but at the start of the
war approximately 100000 children,
nursing mothers and old men were
removed from Englands cities to
rural areas. London alone sent al
most 100000 children away, but
more than half of them returned
later.
The flight of the Jews from Egypt
was the greatest exodus ever record
ed. The Bibles book of exodus saws
Moses led 100000 men; the Jewish
encyclopedia says that with the
women and children the host num-
bered 100000.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Chipso 1riumphs in "lriple-1est"-
Oak Park Women See Results!

TN Is cities, hundreds of women were
L thrilled and astonished as they saw
the sensational results which proved
new Chipso's Speed, Cleansing Power
and Safety! Not one of the popular
washday soaps tested-not even popu-
lar, high-powered granulated soaps
matched new Chipso on all three points
of this triple Test"
New Chipso beat them all in speed
of solution and sudsing. Gave almost
one-fourth more suds, ounce for ounce,
than the average of the other soaps
tested! And those generous Chipso suds
get clothes far whittier than less efficient
soaps we tested! Try this wonderful new
Chipso your very next washday!
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Canada 10 Welcome
Children
From War Zones
Plans Made to Provide
Homes if Allies Order
Exodus to Dominion
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, June 6.-Canada is
ready to provide havens for British
and refugee children from the Euro
pean war zones If the British and
French governments agree to their
exodus.
In London Undersecretary for Do
ninions G.. H. Shakespeare said
yesterday he hoped to say shortly
whether children and other civilians
withdrawn from ar-threatened
areas would be sent to Canada and
other British possessions on a VOL
untary basis.
A refugee conference here has
drawn up broad immigration plan
to provide homes in the Dominion
for children from the war zones.
French Problem Greater.
T. A. Crerar, Mines and Resources
Minister who called the conference,
announced that the plan visualizes
distribution of the children through
out Canada as quickly as possible
after their arrival to restore them
to normal life in private homes.
The real refugee problem is in
France. Crerar said and there are
difficulties in reaching children
there. He announced that the Do
minion, the Provinces and Child
Welfare and other organizations
were cooperating in the plan.
1t is understood that number
of British and French adults al
ready are en- route to Canada, pay
Ing their own way. immigration
officials said they would be well
coined.
Arrangements Outlined.
Mr.. Crerar disclosed these tenta-
tive assignments under the plan:
The immigration branch of the
Mines and Resources Department
would obtain all family particulars
of the children.
The Pensions and National Health
Department would look after medi-
cal examinations overseas and
health supervision during the At
lantic crossing and train journeys
in Canada.
Provincial authorities and social
agencies would handle arrange
ments when the children disembark.
The provinces would be the re-
sponsible authority but voluntary
welfare groups would assist in dis
trloutlng and settling the children.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
St. Dovid's Society
Plans Picnic SATURDAY.

The annual picnic of St. David's
Society will be held Saturday in
Rock Greek Park, back of the old
reservoir on Sixteenth street, 1t was
announced by Griffith Evans, presi-
dent.
The committee for the event in
cludes j. S. Clair Hambly, William
j. Hughes, David Powell Jones,
Robert j. Griffith, Katherine e. Will
liams, Eunice ]. Thomas and Mrs.
Pearson G. Conlyn.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Fordhum U. President
Predicts Wars Forever
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ROCHESTER, N. Y, June 6.-The
president Of Fordham University
said yesterday "only the dreamers
imagine that the human race is
steadily progressing" and predicted
war will always be with us"
I'VE know that with regard to
human progress, there is as much
devolunon as evolution" the Rev.
Robert I. Cannon, noted Jesuit edu-
Gator, told So graduating young
women OF Nazareth College in a pre-
pared address.
Evening star., 1940-06-06

shops and small factories Of tho
widely-known Flower Street" Jew
elry market were destroyed by fire
recently. This market makes large
amount of Jade, agate, turquoise,
lapis. gold and silver costume jewelry
for American trade.
Evening star., 1940-06-06

as the hammer" with which ITO
crush the New Deals power-plot-
ting forever out Of the national
life"
Evening star., 1940-06-06
MANY never
SUSPECT CAUSE
OF BACkACHES
This Treatment Often Brings
Happy Relief

Many sufferers relieve naggins backach.
quickly once they discover that the real
cause Of their trouble NAV be tired kdnevs
The kidneys are Natures chief way of tax
ing the excess acids and waste out Of the
blood. They help most people eliminate about
pints day.
When disorder Of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood
it may cause naegin1 backache rbeunat;I
pains. leg pains. swelling, puffiness under
the eyes. headaches and dizziness,
Don wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills. used successfully by millions for over 40
years. They give happy relief and will help
tne miles of kidney tubes flush out poison
Evening star., 1940-06-06

Mo- AND MRS. MOTORISTS up FORD evts sSsz s:s1 GAS
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Evening star., 1940-02-18

I am now assistant organist and
regular pianist at the Oxon Hill
Methodist Church and my interest
in music quite naturally lies along
the line of church music. I have
often been encouraged by my class
mates at Oxon Hill to make bold
attempt at playing popular music,
but the rhythm of the two is de-
cidedly different. I have begun to
obtain a very definite sense of ap-
probation of classical music, even
though I can't play any of this type.
Having done most of my prac-
ticing on the organ, I like to play
it much more than the piano, but
I can't resist a chance to play
either. My one hope is that after
I finish school I will be able to
take lessons and thereby improve
my playing to large extent.
Not long ago I had my first ex-
perience at playing a pipe organ
and it was really fun for me. Some
day I hope to get chance to play
on an electric organ. These have
proved an attraction in all the
churches I have attended.
The greatest compliment I ever
receive is when from an audience
COMES this query, How long have
you been taking lessons?" 1 can
always answer truthfully that have
been improving for seven years.
Evening star., 1940-02-18
Outdoor Life of National
Park Appeals to Girl

are a few bears, mountain lions, and
I often have seen an albino faun
whose mother and twin are both
dark. She used to be tame, but
people taking her picture scared her.
I haven't seen the white faun for
quite while now. I guess she left
the park area when the snow came.
Mount Lassen, in the center Of the
park, is volcanic peak 10,453 feet
high. The trails leading to the top
are 21a miles long That's nothing in
the way of hike for the people
who live there. The last time was
there was on moonlight hike.
There are 48 steam vents on top,
with steam coming out. The volcanic
crater is too hot for exploration
inside.
The park has q museum that tells
in photographs the stories of the
eruptions Of Mount Lassen in 1914
and 1915.
Every Wednesday, the children
living in the park are formed into
q nature caravan for tour Of the
mountains and forests, where we
learn more about the trees, the
flowers and the birds. We often 60
to a real sugar pine tree to taste the
sugar, but as far as am concerned,
1t isn't SO good.
Evening Meetings.
There is a campfire meeting every
evening, and on Sunday we have
vesper services at pm, with songs,
lectures on animals and rocks, NOV
ing pictures and sometimes Slides
60 to school at the little village
of Mineral, Calf, mile from home
! 60 fishing now and then, and in
the summer, 60 swimming almost
every day, and take nature walks
with the Ranger Naturalist and his
party. It is . lot Of fun, and I think
I am lucky to live In . national
park. Ny father y . naturalist
there.
Evening star., 1940-02-18

her of with a few heirlooms. Her
first item was turquoise blue salt
shaker. This was gift. Other
friends gave her small objects they
picked up at country auctions but
did not wish to keep for their own.
AIMS collection now includes a
miniature hand coffee grinder, a
candle mold, two miniature oil
lamps, a miniature wig book, soap
dishes, a water bottle, dolls cradle,
an antique doll. a child's ladder-back
chair, several daguerreotypes, set
Of doll dishes which are IS years
old, an old linen towel woven by
AIMS ereat-grandmother, tur-
quoise blue glass slipper and other
| items.
When her mother takes her to an
antique shop, Ann gets a chance to
study the old household articles and
to learn some of the history that
goes with them. She has found
that collecting antiques leads her
into strange and interesting places
Ann hopes her collection will grow
larger as she grows older. She is
of to an early start in an instructive
hobby.
Evening star., 1940-02-18

mand carried out, he handed the
Emperor q sheet of 'hidelike thing
from the bark of mulberry trees
and the rags of old flshnets."
"On It," said Tsi-lun, I'VE shall
write our wisdom and hand it down
through the years. I call it and
1t shall be forever known as paper"
That was how paper came into
being, through the genius of Tsi-
lun. On it are recorded knowledge
and business, history and govern
ment, poetry and song, our thoughts
and achievements.
Three other men who lived CEN
turies apart. left their footprints
in the sands Of the history Of papers
development. They were the Egyp-
tian Of 1000 years before Christ who
pressed spray of bulrushes from
the River Nile into rough sheet
called papyrus, the Roman Of 1000
years later who used sheep hide
for writing material and called 1t
parchment and the Arabian chief
tain who brought to the Western
World from China the secret of
making paper.
This set the stage for the great
inventions that followed still cen
turies later. Gutenberg invented
the printing press in Mainz, Ger
many, In 1853. This. started to make
the spreading Of knowledge almost
universal and the inventors who
followed Gutenberg developed many
processes BY which paper 3 now
made from wood pulp and straw.
Evening star., 1940-02-18
Snow Battle
BY MILDRED MEYER, II,

BY MILDRED MEYER, IA,
Millerstille {Md.) School.
We romped in the snow, We children
And did all the things young
sters do,
When we decided to have q snow
battle
And chose up sides Of two.
We built two giant snow forts
AS strong, we thought, as rocks
And made lots OF snowballs,
Round and as big as baby's blocks
Then the battle started;
We aimed and missed q lot,
But sometimes we hit, .and when
We did
Howls arose from the side the
snowballs got.
The battle, heavy as 1t was,
Soon did begin to run,
For the sun shone out so very bright
There was no snow left for fun.
We're only children playing and
don't know the ways Of the
world,
And while Europe fights her bat
ties above the sea and below
With submarine, mine and gun
powder,
We're proud because we fight ours
with snow. 7
Evening star., 1940-02-18
Prizes Totaling IS
offered for Best
| Contributions

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Evening star., 1940-02-18
French Students Enjoy
Chocolate Factory Visit

Whats chocolate made Of, what's
that machine for, how does 1t get
to be sweet?"-and countless others.
In fact, we were so curious that
We seemed to be getting nowhere.
SO the guide suggested that we line
up in double row and, after things
had been explained to US, march
forward two by two to examine the
machines. He also allowed us to
taste the chocolate after 1t had
passed through all of its different
stages.
Having seen all that there was to
see, and with our mouths full Of
chocolate, we thanked the manager
for his courtesy and his samples.
We left the factory, taking much
knowledge of the manufacture Of
chocolate and promising "tummy
ache" for the next day.
Evening star., 1940-02-18

Sugar is Cubas greatest farm
crop. Men go into the fields and
cut down the tall stalks of cane
with big knives. Then they load
1t in carts that are drawn by
oxen and send it to the sugar fac
tories. Big machines are used to
press the cane, and out of 1t comes
q very sweet juice.
This juice is put into big boilers,
where the sugar forms. and, after
the water is drained off and the
sugar is dried, it is put in bags. This
sugar is brown and is not as fine as
the white sugar we have on our din
ner tables at home. They say the
brown sugar has to be refined before
1t becomes white.
The Cuban peasants live in "bo-
hios,'' the native name for. their
homes, that are made of straw and
palm leaves. I spent a night in one
of these thatched houses, and it was
an interesting experience.
Evening star., 1940-02-18

CAAlSC ANONCllbCls ~VsA c"~A sss~"'
but we are going back to Lassen
this week. The winter here has
seemed mild to us, except when 1t
has showed. Although there is more
snow in the park, it doesn't seem so
cold as when 1t SHOWS in Washington.
There are very few visitors to the
park in the winter, except for those
who come for skiing and ice skating.
I have learned to ski, and in case
you want to know, have taken q
spill on occasions.
Sometimes the snow Is as deep as
the houses are high. Two winters
ago, the park had q heavy snow, as
much as IS feet deep on parts of the
mountains. It took until July to
get the snow OF the roads that year
Misses Albin0 Faun.
When snow begins to pile up, the
animals on the mountain start COM
ing down to lower elevations. There
Evening star., 1940-02-18
Whistle
BY ELAINE ELLSWORTH, Is.
woodrox wilson Hirh school.

woodrow Wilson High school,
In the cold, dark dreary night,
While winds howl through tt
trees,
And I've pulled on more covers
So that ! would not freeze,
I lie awake and listen,
The sound is soon to come,
The locomotive whistle
With its steady distant hum.
Suddenly the air is pierced
With a shrill whistle clear,
Carried onward with the winds
Reaching my listening ear.
In the day each train may seem
An ordinary thing,
But at night when all Is still,
Quite q fear its sure to bring.
As rye said, Tn not afraid
When daylight comes again,
But at night, when I'm In bed,
I listen for the train.
When I'm grown, I wonder If
My heart would skip . beat,
70 hear the same weird whistle
In the same Old wAy repeat.
Evening star., 1940-02-18

had never had
experience put
ting on a show,
50 It was novel
and interesting
to us all.
We ork e d
hard every day
for a m o n t h
DIR a W ing and
making scenery,
making curtains
a n d practicing
with the mari
ol1ettes. At last
the gre a t day
came and enthu-
Evening star., 1940-02-18

When mother had finished making
her purchase, she found I was gone.
She searched frantically every
where for me. After awhile, she
thought of the lost and found de-
partment, but I was not there. In
despair, she telephoned my father.
He told her to return to the lost and
found department, because some one
surely would bring me there.
Mother went back, and there was
with kind lady holding me by the
hand. There were tears in my
jeyes and mother dried them. They
filled up again, however, when she
told me couldn't buy valentines
that day because it was too late and
the stores soon would be closing UP.
Evening star., 1940-02-18

ington Pigeon Club and owns some
fine homer pigeon stock.
This gave me start and it wasn't
long before Charles and I had raised
enough pigeons to start racing. We
would take a basketful of pigeons
down the line" and let them out to
fly home. Other boys in the neigh
borhood became interested and ac-
quired pigeons, too.
We organized the Junior Prince
Georges Homer Pigeon CLUB, with
myself as president; Jack Lewis,
vice president; Charles, secretary
and George Rinker, treasurer. We
now have Is members.
At first we started racing with
only 25-mile courses, then so and
100 miles and finally up to 200, and
we are still going with excellent re-
suits. Several Of our members have
won merits on their birds. 1t is a
fine sport watching them come in
and seeing whose bird will be first.
Some Come in Late.
When the birds are turned loose
they usually circle about three times
and then make a bee-line for home
If strong wind comes up, they
sometimes are blown of their course
and get lost, but even then, they
generally find their way home We
have had some come in as late as Is
days after a race. I had one youna
bird that was gone for about two
weeks and when she finally reached
home, she was too worn out to eat
and she died the next day. I felt
Evening star., 1940-02-18

plenty bad about that. She was
good stock and proved it.
Raising and racing homer pigeons
is an interesting hobby. They make
splendid pets. Mates are very loyal
to each other and seldom ever part
except by death or by becoming lost
in a race. They pick out their own
apartment in the loft, and it's just
too bad for any pigeon who takes a
notion to go poking around an
others quarters. He will be thrown
out bodily and not very gently.
Have Joint Care.
The hen lays two eggs at a time
and both parents feed and care for
the young. When the mother leaves
the nest, the father bird sits on the
nest and keeps the eggs or the babies
warm.
Charles has printing press and
prints our membership cards, di-
plomas Of merit and other things we
need.
The club meets once a week. We
discuss all sorts of things about pig
cons and pigeon racing. We are
saving money for timing clock that
registers the exact time the birds
come in and the time and number Of
each bird. Our birds wear alum
mum bands for Identification.
We have had pigeons drop into
our loft from New Jersey, New York,
Baltimore and other places. These
birds usually are lost We feed
them, because they are hungry, and
after a day or two, turn them loose
to find their way home.