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Evening star., 1941-09-03
UNCLE RAYS CORNER
More than once a small boy or

More than once small boy or
girl has asked me this question:
Are clouds made out Of smoker"
Perhaps the question is natural
one. Clouds, especially dark ones,
look as though they might be made
of smoke. After smoke rises in the
air we lose sight of it and might
fancy II gathered to form the clouds
above.
In that case, however, we might
wonder how the clouds could be
wet. They often send down rain
or snow, and if they were formed
entirely of smoke they would be dry.
The fact is that some clouds con-
tain tiny particles of smoke, along
with dust which comes from other
sources. Tests on raindrops show
that they contain small "specks,"
or, as we may say, dust" Some
of the dust in clouds comes from
soil which has been dried and tossed
high into the air by the winds.
Some of it comes from meteors
which have been burned away after
striking the air around the earth.
Water in clouds comes from rivers,
lakes, seas and oceans. Sunlight
plays upon the surface waters and
Evening star., 1941-09-03

Chaplin was 3 years old and Mary
Pickford not born when the first
movie studio began producing in
1898. 1t was Edison's BLACK
Maria" shack covered with tar
paper mounted on a circular track
to permit of its one open side being
turned to the Sun.-Film Index.
Evening star., 1941-09-03

The Four Aces will be pleased to an
swer letters from readers if a stamped
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Evening star., 1941-09-03
Crime Doesn't Pay! No. 66

Students of safety technique will
see a new wrinkle in this week s
story of crime.
North dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
a @ 8 6 2
= KJ8
8 K7
q K J65
A. ~ A. 1918
7432 WV y Q65
9 QJ9 1852 0 105
&873 4 q 1922
a K854
= A 10 8
O A43
3 A
The bidding:
North East South West
Pass Pass IA Pass
81 Pass Ga Pass
Pass Pass
Evening star., 1941-09-03
LETTER-OUT
LOADING UP


called for the last column letter
the from which removed it, Lettered Out
correctly mysics.
Answer to Yesterdays LETTER OUT.
Letter-Out
(M) CONDEMN-CONNED studied with
RECISION-INCISOR cuting)
Co RADICES-AIDERS (helpers).
(C) FISCAI-FAIIS mot successful
A) BRASIER-BRIERS prickly).
Evening star., 1941-09-03

West opened the queen of dia-
monds, dummy winning with the
king. The queen of spades revealed
the bad trump break and another
spade lead found East splitting his
honors and South winning with the
king. South then cashed the dia-
mond ace and ruffed a diamond in
dummy. but East over-ruffed and
returned his last trump. South then
cashed the top clubs and ruffed q
club, hoping the club queen would
drop. When that plan failed, South
managed to count that West had
started with four hearts while East
had held only three. South there
fore played West for the heart queen
and was set one trick.
A bridge crime has been COM
mitted, ladies and gentlemen. Can
you spot the crime and the criminal
before you read any more?
South was the criminal, for he
should have made his slam contract
without having to guess any illnesses.
He should have won the first trick
In his own hand, the next with the
spade queen, and the third with
spade flnesse. Then dummy could
be re-entered with the diamond king
for another trump finesse. Next
South would ruff his last diamond
and East would r-ruff-with his
last trump. At that point East
would have to return a heart or a
club, thus giving South a free
hnesse. South could not prevent
East from over-ruffing the diamond,
it's true, but he could have made
the over-ruff take place at a time
when East had no safe return.
Yesterday you were Howard
schenken's partner and, with
neither side vulnerable, you held:
AK82
= Q5
0 A J 7 3
j. K942
The bidding:
Schenken Jacoby You Maier
1% Pass 10 Pass
I'M Pass 90
Answer-Bid three clubs. You are
determined to get to a game con-
tract. but should not neglect the
chance of making game at a minor.
This bid offers your partner some
choice, whereas a jump to three
no-trump would be a final decision.
Score 100 per cent for three clubs,
10 per cent for three no-trump, 80
per cent for two no-trump.
Question No. S55.
Today you hold the same hand,
and the bidding continues:
Schenken Jacoby You Maier
- Pass 10 Pass
INT Pass 81 Pass
80 Pass (2
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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Evening star., 1941-09-03
High Clouds

Fogs and mist are formed in the
same general way, but they are
and tend to sink to low
places. Clouds are great travellers.
We often see them floating over
head and may wonder how fast they
are going. Low clouds usually travel
from to 81 miles per hour. High
clouds sometimes travel IS miles an
hour, or even q bit faster.
Some clouds are only 1000 feet
above sea level, but most Of them
are between mile and 4 miles
high. Cirrus clouds have been OBJ
served at a height of $4,000 feet-or
almost 9 miles!
For Nature section Of your scrapbook)
II you want a free copy Of the
illustrated leaf1et on the "Seven
Wonders of the World" send me
Scent stamped, elf-addressed
envelope in care Of The Evening
Star.
1~A 4ad
Observation-Disclosures and
Rain.
Evening star., 1941-09-03

Guatemala has a large new ba-
mana development on the west coast.
Evening star., 1941-09-03
Radio Boner

Announcer B. G., on an N. B. c.
news commentator. pronounced the
word VALIANT as "VAILy'nt." No
dictionary I know of sanctions the
long "a" sound in the first syllable.
The only pronunciation listed is:
VAL-ynt.
Evening star., 1941-09-03
Take MyWord for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Surprise Word of the Week

The word CANDIDATE is widely
mispronounced. In the United States
the last syllable should not be dit"
although "CAN-di-dit" is the Gus
tomary pronunciation in England.
The word candidate is from the
Latin candidatus, meaning clothed
In white. In Roman times, the can
didate presented himself in public in
clothes made spotless and glittering
white by applications of chalk. His
stainless robe was symbolic of the
purity Of his purpose in seeking
Office
The date Of candidate should
rhyme with bait, gait, trait, thus:
CAN-di-dait
Capitals indicate syllables to be
eccented.)
Evening star., 1941-09-03
There Is No Dip
In Diphthong

Note that the first syllable is not
spelled dip but "diph." In Eng
Evening star., 1941-03-30

though the local fire alarm head
quarters, opened last May with the
aid of P. w. A. funds, is the most
modern in the country and is large
enough to accommodate a city twice
this size.
officials differ in their opinions as
to how many boxes the city needs
for adequate fire protection. Those
closest to the situation say 400 to 450,
involving a total cost of between
$2500O0 and 100000. Others say
this estimate is based too nearly on
the ideal of a firebox at every inter-
section, that 200 would be a fairer
figure, although their theory over
looks the National Board of Fire
Underwriters recommendation that
a firebox should be within 800 feet
of every resident.
All of the outlying settlements are
short of boxes and some are COM
pletely without them, fire officials
report. Moreover, fireboXes in neigh
borhoods surprisingly near the heart
of the city are as widely separated
as two dozen blocks.
If an imaginary hand we're placed
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Legislators 10 Seek
Roosevelt Approval
Of 0verton Formula
Special Rule to Get
Action in House This
Week Moy Be Asked
By JAMES E. CHINN.

Plans were made yesterday TO have
congressional delegation urge Pres
ident Roosevelt to give his indorse-
ment to the Senate-approved Over
ton bill providing formula for fix
ing the annual Federal share of Dis
trict expenses.
At the same time. Chairman Hun
ter of the Fiscal Affairs Subcommit-
tee of the House District Committee
which ordered favorable report on
the measure Friday after series
of public hearings, indicated he
might resort to an extraordinary
procedure for local legislation to get
House action before the end of the
week.
The Overton plan would fix the
United States contribution by the
ratio of Federally owned land to the
total area of the District.
Representative Hunter is conSid-
ering request to the Rules Com
mittee to give the bill preferred sta
tuS on the House calendar. Other
wise 1t could not be called up before
April IA, the next District day. In
dications now are that House con-
sideration might be delayed until
two weeks later.
Conference to be Asked Soon.
The two men sponsoring the Over
ton formula-Senator Overton. DEM
ocrat, of Louisiana, and Repre-
sentative Hunter, who is an Ohio
Democrat-conceived the idea OF
seeking the Presidents support.
The congressional delegation that
(See OVERTON, Page A-2O)
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Drinks Couriers Robbed
Of $4,000 in Cleveland
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, March 29-Five
men late today surprised two guards
for Drinks, Inc, and escaped with
two canvas bags crammed with
money which officials of the money
hauling company said would run
into thousands of dollars"
Police tentatively estimated the
loot at around $4,000"
The robbery occurred on the
fourth floor of the Union Commerce
Building at Cleveland's business in
tersection, East Ninth street and
Euclid avenue. Drinks officials said
the amount of loot could not be
determined until Monday.
The guards were taking the money,
collected from stores, from their
armored car to the Drinks Office in
the building. AS they left an ele-
vator, robber stepped forward and
demanded the money The others
stood nearby.
I'VE laughed and they slugged the
two of u.s." said Leo Auker. %.
Then they gagged us and locked
us In the toilet"
Evening star., 1941-03-30
.Croat Chief Reported
Demanding Belgrade
Adhere 10 Axis Pact
Mack Also Said to Have
Insisted on Guarantee
Of Regional Autonomy
, Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associate Press.
zAGREB, Yugoslavia, March 90.
DR.. Vladimir Mack, leader of
millions of Croats, was reported au-
thoritatively tonight to have in
sisted that Yugoslavia s new govern
ment publish a declaration affirm
ing this Kingdoms adherence to the
axis alliance.
The Croat peasant leader was
said also to demand a declaration
guaranteeing Croat autonomy.
Mr. Mack. who was vice premier
in the overthrown cabinet of
Dragisa Cvetkovic which signed the
three-power pact for Yugoslavia,
was carried over in the new govern
ment Of Premier Gen. Dusan
Simovic.
His position, however, has not
been clarified. What course DR..
Mack decides to take-whether to
revert to the opposition or stay in
the governments expected to
weigh heavily on determining Yugo-
slavia's home and foreign policy.
The leader of the CroatS, who
buried their differences with the
(See CROATS, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1941-03-30
BY DON S. WARREN.

Construction of several grade
separations at congested points in
the District, at least one elevated
highway, and suggestions for one
or two major bridge projects are
expected to be recommended in the
final report on the Districts now
concluding traffic survey, The Star
learned last night.
While there was no official con-
flrmation of these reports yet, it
appeared the suggestions for curing
Washington traffic ills would include
at least these programs. There was
no evidence to indicate the survey
report, to be made Jointly by the
District Highway Department and
the Federal Public Roads Admin
iStration, would recommend out
right any comprehensive systems"
of subways or elevated highways as
such
The whole record of the survey
and the past views of the District
government and roads administra-
ton, however, gave some convincing
suggestions as to what eventually
may be suggested to the District
(See SURVEY, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1941-03-30
AMs Vote Claimed
Almost 100 Per Cent

MILWAUKEE. March % CP).-The
c. I. o. United Automobile Workers
Local 248 today accused Govern
ment officials of conspiring to force
back-to-work movement-which
the AlliS-ChalmerS Manufacturing
Co. said drew $500 production men
back to their jobs-and voted to
remain on strike until granted union
security.
This was the unions answer to
the request of Secretary of Navy
Knox and Director William S,
KnudSen of the Office of Production
Management that the strike at the
West Allis plant end in the interest
of national defense.
A union spokesman said $500
members attended the meeting and
voted almost 100 per cent" for con-
tinuing the strike.
The unions resolution went into
the history of settlement attempts,
which came to naught several weeks
ago after o. P. NJ. had proposed ap-
pointment of a referee to arbitrate
all future disciplinary disputes.
The union asserted that o. P. M.
had given assurance that if the
union accepted the formula and
would return to work o. p M. would
force the company to grant union
security. o. P. M. was charged
(See STRIKES PAGE A-4O
Evening star., 1941-03-30

on a map of the firebox system, palm
down, fingers spread, with the wrist
resting on Washington Monument,
the tip of the fingers would touch
the sections of the city considered
the worst in this respect. Chief Of
these is Anacostia. Among others
are American University Park, sec
tions of Chevy Chase, Fort Totten
Park, Langdon, Hillcrest, Washing
ton Highlands and Cathedral
Heights
If the power and telephone sys-
TENS were to get out of order in
these areas, a possibility which has
been a reality even in recent months.
they would be completely without
fire communication protection eY-
cept by messenger.
A more critical slant is given the
picture by the present defense emer-
gency. America has been reminded
by Great Britain that her fire fight
ing forces are as important as her
military units.
Capt. H. c. Whitehurst. District
(see FIRE BOXES, Page A-50
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Miomi Gamblers Get
One Minute in Jail
Ry the Associated Press.

Py TIE Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, March 29-City
Judge Cecil C. Curry sentenced two
men to a minute in Jail today.
Accused to gambling with dice
in store doorway on Flagler street
the defendants declared they were
merely deciding which would pay
for their dinners.
With all the gambling going on
in this town." said Judge Curry
I'VE have two men brought in for
gambling on the sidewalk 1 find you
guilty and sentence you to l min
ute each in Jail"
The 60-Second sentence gave the
men barely enough time to enter
a cell, sit down, get up and walk
out free.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
De Valera Warns Irish
To Expand Wheat Areas

ey the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, March %. - Premier
Eamon de Valera warned Ireland's S
farmers today that starvation might
face the Irish people and urged them
to expand their acreage of spring
wheat to make up for the shortage
in the winter crop.
1--WE have not had a good spring" +"
he said. I'VE are short by conSid-
cradle quantity, and it is absolutely
essential that we take time by the
forelock and use every minute that
is given to us this spring to make up
for the shortage"
Extra effort is required, he added.
because there are no reserves of any
kind. The premier spoke at Linn
erick. -'-- .' -. t
Evening star., 1941-03-30

The action was taken under a
1917 espionage act following word
simultaneously from Baltimore and
Wilmington, N. c., that Italian crews
in those ports were breaking up the
machinery in their vessels and that
similar action was contemplated in
other ports.
Five of the ships We're docked at
New York, four at Philadelphia
three at Norfolk. two each at New
Orleans, Baltimore. Newport News,
Va. and Jacksonville, Fla, and one
each at Boston, Wilmington, N. c.;
Houston, Tex: Mobile, Ala; Savan-
nah, Ga; San Juan, P. r., and
Portland. Greg.
An additional Italian ship was
reported in the Panama Canal Zone.
1t was outside Coast Guard juris-
diction, but it was assumed the Army
would stAion a guard over it. The
names of the vessels were not avail
able here Immediately.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
| Nozis' Attorney
I'UsheredP Out
lOf State House
BY a staff Correspondent Of The Star

BY a staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, March 29-Aroused
by anti-Nazi speeches over a pend
ing measure, group of Maryland
legislators tonight "ushered" John
c. Kump, American attorney for
the German Consul in Baltimore,
out of the State House after a brief
furry in the corridors.
The incident occurred after the
House unanimously adopted a bill
prohibiting transfer of legacies to
heirs living in Germany when, in
a courts opinion. the funds would
be used to the detriment of Ameri-
can defense.
Mr.. Kump, who had spoken to
several delegates in opposition to
the bill, stood in the rear of the
chamber with two Baltimore friends.
The three started to leave after the
bill had been passed.
AS they neared the door, a dozen
or more Delegates followed them
outside of the chamber and crowd
rapidly gathered in the corridors
There was considerable milling
1see ATTORNEY, Page Aid
Evening star., 1941-03-30
New Board Settles
First Strike Handled,
New Jersey WaIkout
Green Asks A. F. L. Units
To Stoy on Job; Hits
Communist Leaders

By the Associated Press.
The National Defense Mediation
Board last night speedily settled the
first strike on which it acted, OBJ
tanning an agreement from A. F. of
L. workers to go back on the Job
Tuesday at the Cornell Dubilier
Corp, South Plainfield, N j.. pend
ing negotiations over their demands.
Earlier, William Green, president
of the American Federation of
Labor. called on Federation affiliateS
to do everything in their power to
avoid defense industry strikes, and
asSailed the Communist leader
ship" which he blamed for some
strikes that were nothing less than
sabotage to our plans for national
defense" and for policies which were
nothing less than seditiouS." :"
Cornell Terms Announced.
The Cornell Dubilier settlement,
subject to approval of the president
and general counsel of the Electrical
Workers Union, which board Off
cials took for granted, provides:
|. That the board guarantees that
no rights of the striking employees
will be jeopardized by their return
to work.
2. That the company will resume
negotiations Immediately with the
union for a satisfactory agreement
on wage scales and other points and
that if no agreement is reached the
entire matter will be taken up again
with the Mediation Board for such
further action as may be necessary" !"
The 20-day strike, affecting 2,200
workers, was one of the first "certi-
fed" to the board for action. Con-
ferences were conducted in New Jer-
Sey Friday night until am. yes
terday and resumed here at l pm,
continuing for about seven hours.
Board members who acted in the
case were DR.. Frank Grahm, repre-
senting the public; George Harrison,
representing labor, and Cyrus Ching,
representing industry.
Writing in the Federationist, the
A. F.. of L. magazine, President
Green declared that while we must
tSee MEDIATION, Page A-4
Evening star., 1941-03-30

Coast Guard officials said the
Italian crews had taken various
mea SureS, presumably on orders
from Rome, to damage the engines
These steps included lighting fires
under dry boilers and smashing
pistons and cylinders.
No comment was available from
the Italian Embassy and there was
no official intimation as TO what
prompted the Italians move to rem
der their ships unfit for use.
Observers speculated, however,
that the Italian government might
have sought to forestall any move
by the United States to take over
the ships for the benefit of England,
an action some authorities believe
would be authorized under the lease
lend act.
The Espionage Act empowered
authorities to station guards aboard
(See ITALIAN SHIPS, Page A-180
Evening star., 1941-03-30
British Raiders
Swoop 20 Feet
Above Rooftops
PopuIoce in France
Greeted Planes,
London Declares
BY the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 29-BritiSh pi-
lots skinned 20 feet over rooftops
in German-occupied France and
Belgium in daylight attacks today
and the populace waved at them
everywhere, the Air Ministry said
tonight
Speedy little R. A. F. fighter
planes. attacking in pairs, were said
to have sWooped down to machine
gun railroads, highways, shipping
and grounded German planes.
The Air Ministry said not one
German fighter lose to challenge
them and some returning flyers said
they did not even encounter anti
aircraft fire. All returned safely.
Ship Machine Gunned.
In Belgium, one pair of fighter
pilots said they dived to 20 feet
over towns whose inhabitants waved
at them From their fleeting view,
they said, life seemed to be normal
in those areas.
On the homeward flight over the
Channel, the Air Ministry news
service said, two fighters spotted a
German anti-aircraft ship and
machine -gunned it.
Members of the crew were seen
to fall and others jumped into the
water to escape the hail of bullets, -
the service said.
Two other Hurricanes were said
(See RAIDERS, Page A-6O
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Radio Programs. Poee F-5
Complete Index, Page Az
Need for New Central BuiIdinq
Grows, District Librarian Says
Miss CIoro Herbert Urges Construction
Without Delay to Meet Emergency

out postponing construction of the
new central library, Miss Clara w.
Herbert. librarian of the Public Lii
brary, said in statement yester-
day after reading the Commission
ers' suggestions for meeting emer-
gency needs of the public schools.
Miss Herbert pointed out an addi-
tional load will be thrown on the
now heavily burdened library to pro-
vide books for teachers and students
in the additions to the school sys-
tenn the Commissioners are seeking.
Four Suggestions Made.
The four methods suggested by
the Commissioners by which money
for the schools might be provided
were:
Adoption of the Overton formula,
which is calculated to add $4,000 900
to the Federal share in District ex-
(See LIBRARY, Page A-l5)
Evening star., 1941-03-30
A. F. |. Aide Found Guilty
OF Blasting C.L. 0. Projects

BY tie Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio, March ga jury
ruled today that Harry D. Jones, 46.
vice president of the Ohio Fedora
ton of Labor GA. F. L., hired two
men to dynamite three construction
projects employing rival C. 1. o.
unionists.
The jury convicted Jones on a
three-eount indictment charging
malicious destruction of property.
The statutory penalty is one to
seven years imprisonment on each
count. Judge Frank H. Harvey will
rule Monday on new trial motor
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Positions of Italians
Damaged, Greeks Soy

3, the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March %. - The
Athens radio in a broadcast heard
by c. B. S. said tonight Greek
planes, artillery and trench mortars
caused serious damage and con-
siderable casualties" to italian posi-
tions today, but that no Italians ap-
peared before the Greek lines.
The radio also said repeated
Italian attacks Friday night were
repulSed.