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Evening star., 1941-02-01
BY DEWITT MACKENZIE.


1t is a neat combination of cir
cumstances upon which Gen. de
Gaulle, free French" leader, is
gambling in his appeal to the French
army in North Africa, under Gen.
Weygand, to re-enter the war and
help finish off Mussouni's badly
shattered but still resisting forces
in Libya.
Foremost Of these circumstances
is the crisis which has developed
out of the clash between Herr Hitler
and the French government at
Vichy under old Marshal Petain.
Gen. de Gaulle presumably is hoping
that this may react favorably on his
plea for help.
Closely related must be the con-
tinued successes of Britain and her
Allies against the harassed army
under Fascist Marshal GRAHAM
Should the strong italian coastal
base of Bengasi fall under the allied
drive now developing against it,
Marshal Graziani will be forced to
make last-stand defense at the
naval base of Tripoli. which lies
almost against the border of French
Tunisia, where Gen. Weygand has a
large army lying idle.
Capitulation of Marshal Graziani
would just about spell the collapse
of Mussolini's whole African en-
pire. Small wonder then that Gen.
De Gaulle should try to win Gen.
Weygand's support at this critical
juncture since, as he pointed out,
the fate of France is bound very
closely with the outcome of the
battle of the Mediterranean. This
means that the fate of Britain it.
self may hinge on this great en-
gagement for control of her i'm
perial lifelines.
Petain Withholds Signal.
From the military standpoint the
present position is, of course, a
perfect setup for a united effort
by the French and British. Thus
far, however, the aged French chief
of state has refused to give the
signal for his colonies to throw their
support to his former ally. And
Marshal Petain is a hard man to
move, for time hasn't stolen the
iron from the character of the
defender of Verdun.
There has been indication that
Marshal Petain in maintaining this
stand has been matching wits with
Herr Hitler, and has been defend
Evening star., 1941-02-01
By the Associated Press.


NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1-Who's
going to ride where in the Krewe Of
Orleanians parade caused a swirl
in carnival and official circles here
as Mardi Gras month began.
The Orleanians parade, sponsored
by the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks. and made up of dec
Grated trucks carrying maskers,
usually follows the parade of Rex,
king of the carnival, on the day
of Mardi Gras, which this year Is
February Is.
Chris r. Valley, chairman of the
Elks' Parade Committee, complained
to Mayor Robert S. Maestri that in
the past truck sponsored by Post
master Joseph j. Ferguson, had
inched in ahead of his Krewe He
threatened to withdraw the Orlean-
ians parades unless the truck was
removed.
Mayor Maestri referred Mr.. VAL
leys complaint to Chief of Police
George Reyer, who said:
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Admiral West Rites
TO Be Held Mondoy

Funeral services for Rear Admiral
Horace Breneman West, retired
Coast Guard officer, will be held at
II o'clock noon Monday in the Fort
Myer Chapel. Burial will be in Ar
lington National Cemetery with full
military honors.
Arniral West died yesterday at
Naval Hospital at the age of 83.
Native of Lancaster, Pa, he was ap-
pointed a cadet in the Revenue
Cutter Service (now the Coast
Guard in 1880 and rose to COM
mander in 1915 Retired in 1922, he
was raised by special legislation to
the rank Of rear admiral, retired
In 1887.
His nearest known surviving next
of kin is DR.. Charles B. Crawford,
Of this city.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
American Eagles Begin
Flying as R. A. F. Unit
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-The American
Eagle Squadron, whose members are
United States citizens flying fighting
planes in defense of Britain, was
said authoritatively today to have
completed individual training
courses and begun operating as a
full-f1edged unit of the Royal Air
Force.
The squadron, it is understood,
has not been In action. One reason
is that winter weather has restricted
air activity. Only over the London
area and coastal towns have fight
ing planes been getting workouts in
recent weeks.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Policemen Capture
Suspect in Robbery

A 21-year-old colored man picked
the wrong moment last night to
walk out of a cleaning shop with an
armful of suits and dresses.
He walked into the arms of Po-
hcemen Parke Sans and Lloyd
Parker, who held him at No. 10
Precinct for investigation after de-
Gliding the clothing, valued at s2l6.
was not his. They said he gained
entry to the shop. at 3112 Georgia
avenue NV, by breaking glass In
in q door.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
By the Associated Press.

ST. PAUL, Feb. How a 13-year-
old Rochester, Mimi, boy set up his
own radio broadcasting station
without obtaining license or other
wise complying with the law-has
been revealed by Carl w. Loeber.
inspector in charge of the st. Paul
Office of the Federal Communica-
tions System.
Also involved were three other
boys, who, however, gave up their
activities after warnings by a Ro-
chester commercial station. The
13-year-old continued until his sta
tion was raided yesterday by F. c. c.
officers.
The boys sent to a mail order
house and obtained radio remote
control sets ordinarily used in the
home for tuning radio receivers or
starting and stopping monographs, ~
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Madrid Paper Fuvors
Better u. S. Relations
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MADRID, Feb. 1.-The newspaper
Alcazar Unexpectedly spoke out last
night In favor of better Spanish
United States relations and said "an
American President without false
notions of racial superiority" and "a
powerful, respected, united Spain"
were good bases for a campaign to
effect increased understanding.
The article, signed by one Federico
de Madrid, was in sharp contrast
to recent editorials attacking the
United States for alleged designs
on South America.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
HitIer's New ChuncelIery
Used for Guertner Rites
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN, Feb. Adolf Hitler's
new Reichschancellery was used for
funeral services today for Reichs-
minister of Justice Franz Guertner,
SO, who died January % after a
brief illness.
Hitler, Nazi party leaders, axis
diplomats, government officials,
army representatives and friends
attended. The body lay in state
in the mosaic hall.
Never in its history has Ger
many faced as serious and far
reaching a fight for justice as at
present." observed Wilhelm Frick,
minister of the interior, who de-
livered the funeral grafton. Ger
many is now about vigorously to
raise the banner of justice in all
Europe. 1t is a tragic fate that
Guertner had to leave US at this.
re"
Evening star., 1941-02-01
De GouIIe Gambling on Crisis
At Vichy in Plea to French
Allied Leader May Be Seeking to Swing
Mediterranean Balance to Britain

ing himself against Nazi claims by
the tacit threat of throwing the
support OF his colonial forces to
Britain. The Germans are said to
have been seeking use of the French
Navy and colonies for themselves,
an advance which Petain has re-
sisted.
Signs have been growing that
Nazidom is greatly irked by this po-
sition and matters have finally
reached a point where a couple of
days ago the Paris edition of the
newspaper PariS-Soir declared that
"there is no more collaboration be-
tween Vichy and Berlin" The edi-
torial added that the situation was
very tense and that confidence be-
tween Berlin and the Vichy govern
ments has ceased to exist"
This statement may be taken to
represent the German viewpoint,
since the Paris edition of the paper
naturally is published under the
firm control of the Nazis. There
can be small doubt that an eXplo-
sion of some sort in the Nazi-French
relations is entirely possible.
De GauIIe Condemned.
That is the situation as Gen. de
Gaulle steps into the picture. The
Vichy government has hotly branded
Gen. de Gaulle as a renegade and
has condemned his activities. How
ever, the general has very consider
able support among his countrymen
both at home and in the colonies
and there has been some specula-
ton among observers as to whether
his government was as bitter against
him as appeared from the spoken
word.
In any event, Gen. Weygand has
steadily refused to yield TO appeals
that he lead his troops over to the
British side, and has made clear his
intention of continuing TO take his
orders like a good soldier from his
government. Many observers believe
he won't desert this position unles:
he gets the signal from Petain
Gen. De Gaulle has picked an op-
perfume moment, and his gamble i;
good one whether he succeeds OF
not. 1t wouldn't be surprising if h
is getting encouragement from the
British, since the Intervention of the
Nazis in the Mediterranean fighting
with warplanes has created a prob
lem for the Allies, and French help
would be a stroke of good fortune
as it likely would permit Of a quick
finish of campaign which other
wise may drag out or bog down.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
II Plead Innocence
In Droft Evusion Case
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb. l.
Eleven Puerto Rican Nationalist,
arraigned yesterday for failure to
register for selective service, pleaded
innocent and bail was fixed by Fed
eral Judge c. c. Wyche at $1,000.
Victor M Gomez, counsel for one
defendant, petitioned for permission
to withdraw from the case because
his client insisted that the only
argument that should be used was
the contention that the United
States does not legally hold Puerto
Rico.
Such a notion, said the lawyer,
violated his own creed of devotion
to the United States and his desire
to cooperate in the defense
program.
There are 20 islands in the Ba-
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Barn on Brunn Estute Burns

FREDERICK, Nd, Feb. l P).-
Fire destroyed large barn today
on the Walkersville estate of w. L.
Brann, owner Of Challedon and other
race horses, but attendants saved
the only two horses inside at the
time the blaze started.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Army Will Promote
About 1000 Captains
By the Associated Press.

ffSoONINICV
Temporary promotions to major
are in prospect for 1000 Regular
Army captains of more than IL
years service.
The War Department said today
the Army's current rapid expansion
had created a need for approx
mately 1000 officers with the rank
of major. About 5000 of these will
come from the ranks of Reservists.
Evening star., 1941-02-01

Chicago Cash Market.
Wheat. No. l hard. IS; No. 2 dark.
Northern; s7A. Corn. No. mixed 81 "a:
57-6I: No 5. 554 -5sK; No 3, white,
6Q3.: sample sradei 54-5eh; Oats. No. 8,
white: 81; Nc &c 4 white white heavy cav g. Barley
nal Soy beans No. . yellow. eS1a. Field
seeds, per hundredweight, nominal; timo-
toD top' 7.5o.s. o. SiA red ' clover, sooeYo soY o6 o
sweet clover. 3.50-400.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Child on Sled Killed

FROSTBURG, Nd, Feb. 1 R-
Eight-year-old Carol Connolly was
killed yesterday when her sled
crashed into the rear wheels of a
truck at an intersection.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
HioIeoh Park Entries
For Monday
Ey the Associated Press.

SECOND RACE-Purse, 81 200; maid
ems; 3-year-old fllies: 6 furlonGs.
Evening star., 1941-02-01

There are 20 islands in the Ba.
hamas.
Evening star., 1941-02-01

FIFTH RACE-The South River; purse.
a 400 3-year-olds grade "C'; furlongs
Evening star., 1941-02-01

SIXTH RACE-The Naranja;. purse.
81 800: 4year-olds and up; lis miles
Evening star., 1941-05-06

Taking your own case as an eX-
ample, 1 should say that probably
the reason you have never made a
hit with young girls is because you
are too mature. too intelligent for
them. The average debutante wants
to Jump around and dance and go
places where there are lights and
noise.
She Is bored to tears with a man
who wants to talk about serious
topics, and regards one who isn't
a Jitterbug as something practically
prehistoric that should be in
museum instead of trying to date
girls.
This contention Is still further
borne out by the fact that older
women have liked you and helped
you. but they did not permit them
selves to fall in love with you be-
cause they recognized the folly it
would have been and, moreover,
knew that you would never return
their affection except in fllial way.
I agree with your friend that you
are making mistake in letting
your current girl friend break dates
with you because. first, it kills her
respect for you. Every woman has
a secret contempt for the man who
will let her play fast and loose with
him and use him as convenience.
In their souls, women like to be
dominated by men. There is no
more curious difference between the
sexes than this-that a man can
look down on his wife and still
love her. but woman must look up
to her husband in order to keep on
loving him.
In addition to this, when a girl
breaks dates with you it is because
she doesn't really care for you. You
don't interest her. You bore her,
and she merely puts up with you
for the sake of having an old reli-
able whom she can fall back upon
when some youth nearer to her
hearts desire doesn't show up.
AS nearly as 1 can sum it up in
general terms, women like men who
treat them kindly, but who do not
let them impose on them; who are
generous to them, but don't let
them play them for suckers. Who
defer to their wishes in small mat
ters, but decide the important af-
fairs themselves: who refuse to let
themselves he tyrannized over or
dictated to, DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1941-05-06

IL Oul. 1ISy WClc uCdu Oil Tic DCdIIl
as far as rhythm was concerned.
AS for melody-well, anyway, it was
loud.
Ten feet from the piano a quartet
was shooting pool. and an innocent
card game was in progress in an
other corner Back upstairs, fellows
were sprawled comfortably about
the room, reading magazines and
Sunday papers, or just talking. A
rack was jammed with all the latest
magazines and brookcases held the
Harvard classics and an encyclo-
pedia. Many additional books were
available in the camp library for
those who wanted them.
Mess call sounded while we were
there We heard only the first few
notes; the rest was drowned in a
mad scramble to get down to the
mess hall. The fellows reported
that the food was good, and that
they were eating more than they
had ever eaten in their lives before.
Service is family style" and the
fellow who takes the last helping
out of a bowl, holds it aloft to
be refilled with one hand. while
continuing to shovel in the food
with the other.
Eating is serious business, with
Evening star., 1941-05-06
California Play Shoes
Described bv Expert

One of the principal reasons that
your California play shoes have been
such sheer delights in recent years
is because one of the largest manu-
facturers is lucky enough to employ
Mrs. Mary Thacker This charming
fashion expert was in a local store
yesterday, explaining all about the
new casual shoes for leisure and
sports wear as well as letting the
local ladies in on the first look at
beachwear. She takes an annual
trek across the country, gathering
ideas on what women want and.
in return, seeing that the creators
OF these superb shoes give 1t to 'em.
This year Mrs. Thacker is enthusi-
astic about a new color called Palo-
mino, named for CALIFORNIA; famed
horses and, we'll have you know.
one Of the so new words recently
admitted to the dictionary. Other
causes for her excitement are huge
beach kits to match play shoes and
tiny bags that hold cigarettes and
enough money for an ice cream cone.
Soioi AS very IfHpoI tdnL III play
shoes this season and these include
new group of tones designed to
go with black bathing suits, as well
as a number of flowerlike shades
and some inspired by the cowboy
influence"
The collection which embraces
many novel shoes this year also has
wealth of those classic types with
the padded sole, a fashion which
has remained popular for some six
years and which has more versions
than Coney Island addicts have
blisters
The display looks more tempting
than ever, and Mrs. Thacker saws
that the West Coast expects plav
shoes to be more generally worn
than in any past season. With her
knowledge and fashion sense and
the array of smart new shoes we're
inclined to think that she's not far
wrong! Nv
Evening star., 1941-05-06
.hyCroWOId?
By Josebhine L0wman

In the spring young woman's
fancy lightly turns toward thoughts
of-a lovely figure!
Summer, with it's shorts, bathing
suits, and otherwise revealing garb,
soon will be here.
Many women who wear heavy
girdles in the winter discard them
for lighter, less conflning ones dur
ing hot weather.
Anyway, you can't take your
girdle with you to the beach. Un-
attractive bulges and excess weight
cannot be camouflaged effectively in
the summer time. Many women are
self-conscious because of fabbiness.
If you have been planning for
years to do something about it. then
play this game between now and
June. Turn your general activities
into exercises.
Just picking things up off the
floor can be changed into a most
beneficial exercise Stand with one
side toward the object of your at
tention. Instead of half bending
the knees and leaning over, keep
the back erect. Don't bend for
ward from the waist) Keep feet
fairly close together. one foot a
little more forward than the other.
Remain this way, back erect, as you
bend both knees in a deep knee
bend and pick the object from the
floor with the hand on the side
near it. Slowly straighten the knees.
When you first do this exercise
you may not be able to avoid bend
ing at the waist, but practice will
remedy this fault. This is fine for
balance, and leg and thigh f1abbi-
ness,
Evening star., 1941-05-06
Dorothy Dix Says >~~
Girls Like to Be Treated With
Firmness by Men Friends

Dear Miss Dix: Honestly. do you
think it pays TO treat women with
kindness and respect? Girls have
never taken to me, but women older
than myself have been my good
friends and have helped me at all
times to get along in life. One
of these, who is As years old, beau
tiful and sweet says that she loves
me like a mother loves her child.
but she is not in love with me. My
present girl calls me her steady"
but she does not hesitate to break
a date and put it off for two or
three days, and since it does not
cause me any inconvenience, have
always acted decently about it. My
boy pal says I am an easy mark
and that I should tell her where
she can go to when she breaks dates
and that she will like me better for
it. VIII you tell me once and for
AL how to get along with women?
I don't understand them. c. J. c.
AnSwer-There is no infallible
rule for getting along with women
as there is for making cup cake.
You can't say: Take so much of the
sugar of love, so much of the butter
of f1attery, so much of the flour of
cOnStancy, with a dash of f1avOring
of jealousy to give it taste and you
will have a compound that will
make a girl eat out of your hand.
Different women like different
things in men. and you have to vary
your treatment to suit the individual
case. There are women who want
to be cajoled and flattered and told
how wonderful and beautiful they
are, and how different from other
women. and how a man could not
live without them. Other women
are nauseated by perpetual love-
making. There are women who like
to make doormatS out of men. and
other women have contempt for
a man who lets a girl trample on
him. There are women who are
incapable of ever loving any one but
themselves, and still other women
who never feel anything but a ma
ternal love for man. And so on,
endlessly.
So you see man must first size
up a girls character and then At
his courtship to her, and even then
he may not always win out, for love
is not matter of logical cause and
effect. 1t is an impulse that comes
like the wind and goes like the
wind. we know not why.
Evening star., 1941-05-06
By Dorothy Murray

By Dorothy Murray
A neat new item for the bath
room is a tooth paste or shaving
cream dispenser. This may be at
tached to the wall with household
cement or by two tiny screws. The
top holds tooth brushes, while a
clamp at the bottom permits an
average tube of paste or cream to
be attached tightly at one end, with
the open end downward. Simply
place brush under nozzle of tube
and turn handle to squeeze out
desired amount of paste or cream.
The dispenser is made of plastic,
is very attractive and inexpen-
Another practical article is a
chrome finished towel shelf. This
may be used for holding stacks of
towels, wash cloths and cleansing
tissues. or for drying hosiery and
lingerie. The ends of each bar turn
up to become convenient utility
hooks for hanging robes.
Have you seen the adjustable
frame that will fit approximately
1000 sizes of pictures? 1t is made
OF duralite with aluminium finish,
and may be secured in silver, gold,
black or red. Attach the trim chan
nels onto the picture, snap the
patented lock and it is ready to
hang securely on the wall
Place in your kitchen shelf con-
tanning five glass jars of assorted
spices The purchaser may choose
the spices from twenty-one that are
available. They are packaged in
transparent material with remov-
able sitter tops, an important in
novation which permits the spice
jars to be closed when not in use,
and allows the spices to keep their
flavor. The complete set is very
inexpensive
Present the man of the house
with a new combination tie clip and
pencil, made so that the pencil
easily can be removed without in
terfering with the clip. 1t comes
ii gold finish
One can now purchase attractive
botany frames in various shapes
and sizes. Extremely dainty in
structure and coloring, they would
be perfect in a Colonial decor. -. q.
A real treat for coffee lovers is
the new brew that is quick and easy
to make. 1t will save many precious
minutes when you need them most.
Just put teaspoonful of powdered
coffee extract in a cup, add hot
water and serve. :.
Corn spears made of clear lucite
would be smart gift for bride.
These are comparatively inexpen-
sive and look well with almost any
type of table service.
A sensible toy for the baby is a
set of interlocking building cubes,
self-colored and absolutely fast"
even to constant biting. Made of a
plastic material, each cube is a diff
ferent shade. :.
Place on your "What-not" stand
an antique Wedgewood pin box in
green with white embossed figures
around the sides. This is a very
unusual piece and one can tell at
glance that it is quite old.
An attractive costume pin is made
of wood in the form of hand with
a ball and several jacks dangling
from it. This bright conversation
piece certainly will remind you of
your childhood days when Jacks"
was one of the favorite games. d.