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Evening star., 1941-07-16
UNCLE RAYS CORNER-Phoenicon Troders Sold Condes

We are told that this king in
vented the candle clock" He
learned that wax 'of II penny
weight" would burn for 4 hours.
This gave him the idea of marking
his candles so they would show the
passing time.
The candle-clock idea came into
use in some churches of England.
The candles in churches usually
were large enough so they would
burn for "A hours.
The trade of the chandler. or
candle maker, was important in
Western Europe during the Middle
Ages. Sometimes chambers would
go from house to house to take
orders for candles. With them they
carried threads, or wicks, and q
supply of tallow. When they were
told how many candles were needed
they would melt tallow and dip
thread in it until at last they pro-
duced candles of the right size and
number. >
,For Eeneral interest section Of yoar
Aerapb0ok.)
IL you want free copy Of the
illustrated leafiet, Mexico and Mex
icans," send me . Scent stamped,
self addressed envelope, in care Of
The Evening Star.
hk~eA iaA
Tomorrow: Gas Light iPoMeer8
Evening star., 1941-07-16

Alfred the Great talking ,pith a
priest Note the tw0 "clOck
candles"
The olden Greeks and Romans
used candles. The candles lighted
homes at night. along with the
open-fame oil lamps of which we
spoke yesterday.
Not quite 1,100 years ago, babe
was born in England, and he was
destined to become King Alfred the
Great. Alfred spent much Of his
time at night in study, and lighted
his room with candles.
Evening star., 1941-07-16

the Latin suff1X or, which means
agent or doer. 1t is common
mistake to pronounce the Or to
rhyme with bore, core, more, or
'awr" 10 rhyme with for, nor, war
A glance at the dictionary will
show that ambassadors, conduc-
tore, sectore, legisatore, chancel-
lore. senatore. contributors, exec
utore, solicitore" are pronuncia-
tions that have no sanction.
The or ending Of all such words
should be pronounced "er' as in
lavender, minister, carpenter.
Factor, then, is correctly pro-
nounced:
FAX ter,
Evening star., 1941-07-16
lown Clippings

When grass clippings are too
thick TO leave on the lawn they may
De used as a mulch on small crops
like carrots and beets. 1t not only
controls the weeds but it saves mois-
ture in dry periods and adds humus
to the soil when plowed under next
spring
Evening star., 1941-07-16
Take My Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Factor

Noun. Anything that contrib
stes to produce result.
back door,
Who insist on saying "factore."
Many familiar words end with
Evening star., 1941-07-16
Surprise Word of the Week

l think that the word INSIGNIA
will surprise army and navy men
most of all, since every man in uni
form is literally bedecked with
Evening star., 1941-07-16

West opened the 10 OF hearts
holding the trick The next heart
was taken by EaSt'S heart jack and
then the heart ace was ruffed by
South's spade king and overruffed
by Vests spade ace. West returned
diamond. but South won. drew
trumps and claimed the rest of the
tricks.
Dirty work at the crossroads See
Il you can spot the crime and the
criminal before you read on.
West was the criminal and his
crime consisted in Overrlfhng
South's king of spades. That al
lowed South, when he regained the
lead, to draw Vests remaining
trumps with the three spade honors
IN the South hand. West would have
made a second trump trick. how
ever. il he had refrained from over
running South's spade king.
After winning the third trick,
South would have led the queen Of
spades and then West could take
his ace of trumps South's jack and
ten of spades would draw Vests
seven and eight, but the nine of
spades would then be the setting
trick The point West overlooked
was that by discarding he could re-
tain all of his trump strength. while
South had had to weaken his trumps
by ruffing the third round of hearts.
Yesterday YOU were Merwin
Maiers partner and. with both sides
vulnerable, YOU held:
AKs7
V3
Q A J 10
AQ 6 5 81
The bidding;
Jacoby. You. Schenken. Maier
IL 90
Answer-PaSs. You're not even
close to the strength needed for a
vulnerable oyercal. Your hand will
produce about three or four tricks
surely not enough for bid which
promises to take seven or eight
tricks.
Score 100 per cent for pass, 20 per
cent for double, 10 per cent for two
clubs.
Question No. 813.
Today YOU hold the same hand,
and the bidding continues;
Jacoby. You. Schenken. Maier.
IL Pass % "a
80 ~
What do you bid? ANSWER to-
morrow
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Crime Doesn't Pay! No. 50

Ifme DoeSn ray! No. ~
When today's hand was played
nobody noticed that a bridge crime
had taken place. We're sure, how
ever. that none Of our vast army
of bridge sleuths will miss the das-
tardly deed:
South dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
As 2
VKT3
Q as
4 A @ JT4
= AssT A3
= ta8 AOJ 1882
Ass s Asssa
Ak G J los
81
Q A X J I
i X 10
The bidding:
South. West. North. East.
IL Pass "a %
Pass Pass
Evening star., 1941-07-16

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ALL BALLED UP

called
LETTER-OUT.
ENCRUST-TUNERS al pianos
PSHAW-WASP
STRAITEN--STINTER allotted
CORDITE-TRICED hauled
PSALM-L.AMP will
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Travellers Aid Society; Miss Cecil Leste,

Travellers Aid Society; Miss Cecil Lester
Jones.
David B. Karrick Washington Institute
Of Mental Hygiene; Joseph p, Kaufman,
Miss Anna j. Ready, Christ Child Society;
American Legion. Edwin L. Kilby, Mrs.
William Kittle. Morris KlaSs, Jewish Social
Service Agency: DR.. Lawrence Kolb. Frank
w Kuehl.
Mack L. Langford j Austin Latimer.
Alfred H Lawson. Young Mems Christian
Association: Belford v. Lawson, Jr.: Mrs
David Meade Lea. Episcopal Home for
Children; william I. Lee. shoe and rubber
fund, Federation Of Parent Tea cher As
Sociations; Mrs. I. A. Letcher. Northwest
Settlement House: Mrs. Mary F. E; Leute,
Lewis, stoddard Baptist Home; Mrs.
Mrs c. D. Lowe. shoe and rubber fund,
D. C. Congress of Parents and Teachers;
Lyon. Richard K. Lyon.
Mrs. Harold Newman Marsh, Reed F.
Martin. Mrs. Wade Martin, Washington
Heart Association: Maurice Maser, Hebrew
Home for the Aged; Samuel D. Matthews,
Southwest Community House; Mrs. Mar
guerite Mayer. Jewish Foster Home: F.
Moran McConihe, Miss Philemon Mccoy,
Catholic Charities of Prince Georges ,Coun-
Mcnamara Miss Margaret Bell Merrill,
Barney Neighborhood House; Eugene Meyer,
Mrs Jesse I. Miller, Juanita kaufman Nye
Council House: DR.. John Minor, Washing
ton Heart Association: William L. Mitchell,
the Rev. John L. Nixon. Department of So
cia' Welfare. Washington Federation OF
Churches; Miss Helen J. Moore. ST. Anna S
Evening star., 1941-02-14

Moves. Washington Criminal Justice Asso-
N5ats StnaSn shaRnff 0nhsn oa4lsmsn '05e Jewish
Community Center; DR.. Winfred Over
chauncey @. Parker. ir; Mrs Eleanor
rubber fund. Federation Of Parent t-Teacher
Fsss H. pnftt %'T hofhTss ss setenen ETH i
House; John r. Pinkett.,
Psgl Eapp Hnsi, Mrs stansy Reed 59hn F.
Carrel j. Riggall. Mrs, W; 4. Roberts,
apS Veinp H0@s 91dse
Rosenblum. jewish Community Center.
Vincent j ssccardi. Bureau Of Re-
William ssTdo 1T socia
Savin. Family Service Association: Miss
Mae sehnTTT MS AIms s9Stt s0Hte
semmes, Christ Child Society: G; H9wIand
Shaw. the Very. Rev. Lawrence J; shehan;
Catholic Charities; st. Joseph's aowe 9e,anfi and
Paul PGOi E. shorb. Morrie Simon, Mrs. c. A.
Simpson, Washington Animal Rescue
League; Sister Angela, St AIMS Infant
School; Mrs William Adams slade, Paul D.
Sleeper. Oscar N. Smith, Washington So
ciety for the Hard Of Hearing: Mrs, Fred
Marcy L. Sperry. Miss Irene M. stack;
| st. Roses Technical School: Dean Hi
Stanley. Legal Aid Bureau: RAYMOND B,
Stevens. Mrs. Genevieye Stone. Welfare Dc
partment. American Legion: MIS-. Harlan
FiSke Stone Instructive Visiting Nurses So
ciety: Mrs. William North Sturtevant, Jesse
c; Suter Miss Caroline Sweeney Chiid
Sidney F. Taliaferro,. Salvation Army;
Mrs. Boyd Taylor. Washington Home for
Foundlings: Wayne Chatfleld Taylor. Miss
| Mildred Terrett, ChiIdren's Protective AS
sociation: G. NJ. Thornett. BENJAMIN w.
Thoron, Hugh A. Thrift Miss Edith Tork-
lngton, Children's Country Home the Rev
F. Bland Tucker, Department OF Social We'll
fare, Washington Federation of Churches;
Col. William o. Tufts.
John E Upp. John L. Vandergrift, John
r. Victory.
Capt. Chester Wells. Boy Scouts of
america sr9e washington Montgg1m1ery g11s and
Wheeler. Mrs Mastin G. White. Mrs R.
2. Whitehead, GEORGETOWN Childrens
DR.. H. A. wilkinson. Richard H. viii.
| mer. Joseph A. Wilmer. Jewish Social
Service Agency: Lloyd B. Wilson, Robert
| W. Wilson. Bert H. Wise.
Evening star., 1941-02-14

Home; Thomas P. Morgan. jr.; Chester
Morrill,, Edward X. Morris. William NJ.
Murray.
Earl A. Nash, Alfred G. Neal. Mrs How
ard G. Nichols, DR.. James A. Nolan. Wash
.nRton Criminal Justice Association: I. B.
Nordlinger. Jewish Foster Home: Newbold
Evening star., 1941-02-14
French Actor Cominq Here

MARSEILLE, France, Feb. IA CP).
Jean Cabin, one of Frances fore
most motion picture actors, left to-
day for Lisbon, Portugal, on the way
to Hollywood. Passage was obtained
on the steamship Exeter, which is
scheduled to sail February 81.
Crows were employed in ancient
times as letter carriers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22
What's the Answer?

What the meaning Of the term Achilles heel and what
Is its derivation?
2Some the Bambno and the Iron Horse went to call
on the Big Train What three met?
What Is wrong with the following statement Feodore
Chaliapn of the greatest enors that lived
4One Of the characteristic articles apparel used the
American cowboy is the covering used protect the pants
What is 1t called?
5-what is the that is cited symbol of rugged
strength?
6-When devout Mohammedan prays faces toward
tain city. What is the city?
What the meaning of the following phrase
gustibus est disputandum?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22

form and cap at the right angle.
Behind him lumbers a big tow
headed youngster in a tattered
bathrobe.
"Sorry we haven't a drink to
OFFER" says Freddie, Except
GIN"
You all agree gin with water is
a splendid drink. Freddie poses
for his picture, showing his srnile
When the smile fades. Woody, the
tow-headed lad a little older than
Freddie, keeps up running, mono
logue:
"Come now, my lad, show
white molars! A little wider,
please :"
"Shut up, Woolyw Freddie
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22
The knowledge Test
By DIR. SABINA H. CONNOLLY

Write the plural of the following (a Criterion (b) diagnosis
(c madame.
2What is the first of each of these prominent in the
(a) Mr. Knudsen; (b Stettnus; Hilman.
A wished to climb these mountains what countries would
GOT? (a) Vesuvius; (b) Stone Mountain c)
What social would commit you used (a) oecism;
tb1 malapropism; tc1 vu1garism.
5Where would find yourself The Badger
State; (b) the Empire State; (c) the Buckeye State
6What would you dislike Medusa pistol:
Regain.
7Who wrote: la) The Woman in White OBJ MY Man Jeeves
(c) Ethan Frome"
Answers Editorial
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22
CHARMING WIVES

When we reach the pub" in
town the c. O. and a few other
officers are holding forth with The
Wives at a center table in a pri-
vate dining room.
There's Macs wife, and Basher's
and a couple of others. All charm
ing young women and pretty ex-
cept for a tension about the mouth
and behind the eyes.
''How do they take it," you
ask the c. o. aside.
He knows yeu mean the women
whose husbands at this moment
are somewhere over enemy terri
tory hundreds of miles away.
Like soldiers" the c. o. an
Swers, giving you hard look.
you can see for yourself. What
ever they're feeling they'll never
show It,"
After ham and eggs-the only
food you've had all day except the
tea-the squadron leader drops
you off at the c. O.'s quarters,
where you're to spend the night.
ANOTHER MANSION
It's another Sprawling mansion
that once knew deep carpets and
rich furnishings, now stripped to
a few chairs, blacked-out windows
and couch. But what a couchl
That's your bed for what's left of
the night, pulled before a small
CRATE fire and supplied with two
heavy Raj overcoats for blankets.
Then, before you know it, it's
nearly 6 o'clock and still pitch
dark and you're sitting in the car
of the intelligence officer beside
the black airdrome. It's pretty
cold and there are no heaters in
English cars.
And now you hear the motors
overhead and out on the field a
flash of light shows.
SIGNALS THEM IN
You try to spot the answering
flash from the bombers overhead
but your eyes aren't trained to il.
And then a column of light pours
in a narrow ribbon across the field
the glide path indicator-and.
one by one. the control officer
somewhere out there in the dark
signals the Wellingtons in.
Macs plane is one of the last
and you see his ground crew rush
out 10 meet him as he taxis TO his
shed. His crew piles out and
walks toward you. lighting vel
come cigarets and looking tired
but pleased.
Dead on the target" Basher
sums il up later in the mess hall
waiting for breakfast. mo
trouble at all except n lot of
fax tanti-aircraft fire). And
now I'd like another glass of
Bass, please :"
Another successful raid on Ger
many by the Raj! More bundles
for Berlinl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22
Technical Union
Run by Reds,
Dies Asserts
BY COLE MORGAN
Special 10 THE DETROIT TINES

WASHINGTON, March %
Communist inrosds into the ranks
Of architects. engineers, chemists
and other technicians occupying
strategic bottleneck positions in
American industry creates a seri-
Gus menace to the national de-
tense program, Rep. Martin Dies
CD of Texas informed the House
Of Representatives.
In the fourth daily instalment
Of his expose Of Communist-in-
spired-and-directed sabotage of
the defense program, the chairman
Of the House committee investi-
eating un-American and subver-
sive activities devoted himself TO
bareing the dangers faced in the
technical branches of essential de-
Tense industries, including govern
ment navy yards.
Dies dealt particularly with the
Federation Of Architects, Chem
lists, Engineers and Technicians, q
Go affiliate union with 5000
members and with Marcel Scherer.
national organizational director of
the federation.
LISTS 2 DETROITERs
Dies named other leaders and
active members of the FACET, all
of whom, he said, have been &C.
lively identified with the Commu-
mist Party or with Communist
controlled front" organizations.
Among those listed by Dies
were Ray Ayersa and William
Feinberg. whom he described as
FACET organizers in Detroit.
Others he named included:
Carl Weisberg. recording secre-
tary and assistant organizer, of
the Union of Technical Men, a
New York City transit union out
of which FACET developed.
Jimmy Collins, killed In a navy
mystery" biplane test crash at
Farmingdale. Long Island. in 1885.
a member Of the national council
committee of the Young Commu-
mist League.
Nathan Sparer. structural
craftsman, Brooklyn Navy Yard,
secretary of Communist Camp
Wocolona, Monroe, N. Y.
Paul Schrer, treasurer of Camp
Wocolona.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22

retorts. blushing like a school
boy.
"What charmw Woody con-
tinues relentlessly, "How the
American girls will swoOn at
that smile! Hollywood, here
come.
FUMES ABOVE SMILE
"TelI them what that smile
did to the mill girls around Ash
mont, Freddie :"
But Freddie is Tuning above his
fixed smile:
'T'll murder you when this Is
finished!" he glares at Woody.
Meantime the squadron leader
is telling you that Freddie just
conducted one of the
most successful raids on Italy,
crossing the Alps at 1900 feet
and coming down to 10 to bomb
and bridges in an Italian
industrial town.
Tell him about 1t, Freddie"
the S. l.. says.
"Oh, 1t was a grand show. We
fairly lobbed the bombs In, with
mo interference. We couldn't
miss. I chased a train for miles,
machine-gunning It all the way.
"A grand show :"
BY now the room is filling up
with young Raj men, lighting
pipes or cigarets. or abstemiously
pouring themselves a nip from the
gin bottle. 1t could be a late bull
session in any Phi Delt house from
Maine to California.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-22
Jenkins i'm Britain
Raj Members LiUe Like Lads in Frat House
Occupying Mansions Country Estates

Continued from Page Two)
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Police Push Search
For Pay Roll Bandits;
Abandoned Car Found
License Check Shows
Auto Was Stolen;
Fineerprints Studied

Police continued to search today
for two bandits. one about so and
the other about 80 years old. who
staged a $4,000 pay roll robbery
yesterday.
Five hours after they forced the
car of two Valley Forge Distribut-
ing Co. officials to the curb, the
coupe used by the bandits was found
abandoned at Sixth and G streets
S.W., Just eight blocks from the
robbery scene.
The theft occurred at South Capt.
tol and 1 streets, after the younger
bandit. wearing amber glasses, waved
revolver and forced Samuel Felker,
manager of the firm, to stop the
pay roll car. Mrs. Pearl Baum,
Office manager, was forced to hand
over a bag of cash and the holdup
men escaped at high speed.
Checking the license number
given by witnesses, police found
the bandit vehicle was stolen yester-
day morning in the 1900 block of
Fourteenth street NV, and was the
property of Marvin Rand Motors.
Last night detectives were check
ing fingerprints on both cars in
volved. The younger robber opened
the right front door of Mr.. Felker's
sedan Another clue was furnished
by green felt hat left in the coupe.
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Bond Concerts Listed
For Current Week
Tomorrow.


Army Band, District War Me-
mortal, West Potomac Park. 7:30
pm.
Navy Band, east front of Capitol,
7:30 pm.
Marine Band, Marine Barracks
bandstand, 8 pm.
Tuesday.
Army Band, Army War College
auditorium, pm.
Soldiers Home Band, Soldiers'
Home bandstand, $50 pm.
Army Band, Walter Reed Hos
pital, $50 pm.
Navy Band, District War Me-
mortal, 7:30 pm.
Wednesday.
Marine Band, east front OF
Capitol, 7:30 pm.
Thursday.
Marine Band, Marine Barracks
auditorium, pm.
Navy Band, Naval Hospital, 2:3o
pm.
Soldiers Home Band, Soldiers
Home. .bandstand, $50 pm.
Marine Band, District War
Memorial, 7:30 pm.
Friday.
Army Band, st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital, 2 pm.
Army Band, east front Of Capitol,
7:30 pm.
Saturday.
Army Band, Army War College
auditorium, l0:30 am.
Soldiers Home Band. soidiers'
Home bandstarad, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1941-08-03

admitted that. For the moment the
couple dancing on the street had
the spotlight at the open-air hop
arranged last night for soldiers,
sailors and marines by the Women's
Battalion of the Civil Defense Com
mittee.
I'm going to put the Hut-Sut
song on the reveille for that guy"
the sergeant said. "WaitIl I get 'um
back in camp. His dogs hurt 'um!
That's a hot onel"
Watch That Marine, Now.
At least a thousand service men,
sun-tanned and nimble. Utter
bugged and glided over the soap
treated pavement near Treasury
House to the lively tunes of the
Marine Band. The dance was pretty
slow getting started The men were
as shy as the girl volunteers, and
there was no one to introduce them
except the master of ceremonies
with his loud speaker.
Once the music took hold of the
young people, however, they shook
off their inhibitions and fell to
with hearty good will.
The service men and their part
ners seemed to enjoy the affair
chaperoned though it was by mill
tary and civilian police.
The crowd was orderly; there was
surprisingly little drinking among
the men, and the officers had little
to do but keep the dance arena clear
of spectators.
Grab your partners, soldiers,
chided the man at the loud speaker
"are you going to let the Navy get
ahead of you? Watch that Marine,
now. He knows how it's done.
"Step up to the first pretty girl
you see and ask her to dance.
That's what she's here for. Don't
be bashful"
| Balloons on Ankles.
Meanwhile, half hundred addi-
tional service men were dancing at
the Knights of Columbus Hall, 92C
| Tenth street NV, with girl host
esses who had registered for the
weekly event.
A feature of this party was bal
loon dance with a whirlwind finish
presided over by Julie Hayden. the
1see SOLDIERS, page B-2)
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Camp Troupe Aspironts Sing,
Sway, TwirI Ropes for Critics
More than go amateur entertain

More than go amateur entertain
ers displayed their wares last night
before a committee of drama critics
and Gene Ford, talent maestro of
the Capitol Theater. Some of them
will be selected for entertainment
tours of Army posts near Wash
ington.
Many types of artists, from undu-
lating hula-hula dancers to singers
and lasso twirlers, were ranged on
the stage of Central High School
auditorium. Four young ladies, at
tired in the usual Hawaiian dane
ing costume, swayed to music. Then
young man gave an exhibition of
how to twirl five lassoes simulta-
neously by using his teeth and his
hips.
A 12-year-old girl sang STAR
dust" Another young lady huskily
intoned Always" Rose Marie
Schiller tap danced on a chair =.
Persons of all ages appeared last
night to offer their services In the
Evening star., 1941-08-03

competitive arrangement for future
entertainment at Army camps. The
youngest were the Lambert twins,
Ruth and Jean, who tap dance,
sing and bounce large rubber balls
simultaneously.
The additions were arranged
through Arthur Richards, director,
District Council of Defense. To-
morrow the judges, Jay Carmody and
Harry Macarthur of The Star; Nell
son Bell of the Post: Bernie Harri-
son of the Times Herald and sew
eral other newspapermen, along with
Mr.. Ford, will announce names of
addition winners.
Successful performances will be
formed into troupes and will period
ically present shows for the soldiers
at Fort Meade, Fort Belvoir, Fort
Myer, the Arlington Cantonment
and other nearby defense centers.
Their services will be gratis. Last
nights addition was the second of q
series, the first having been held
early last week.