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Evening star., 1941-11-09
Deans Hold Conference
| Al MI. Vernon Seminary

The annual meeting of the Re-
gional Association of Deans and Ad-
visers of Girls was held yesterday
at Mount Vernon Seminary. The
theme of the program was Build
ing for Strong Democracy and a
Strong America"
George w. Lloyd. president OF
Mount Vernon, welcomed the dele
gates. During the morning there was
a panel discussion led by Mary A.
johnson of Maryland University
Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith of the
District Board of Education, Mrs
Elva C. Wells of Roosevelt High
School, Ann D. Mclaughlin OF
Georgetown Visitation Junior Col
lege, Mrs. Marjory Colder of the
University of Delaware and DR.
Caroline F. Ware of the once OF
Price Administration.
Hugh H. Clegg. assistant director
of the Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation, and DR.. Guhelma F. Alsor
of Columbia University spoke to the
delegates.
Miss Caroline Fitzwater of Will
mington, Del, presided in the alb
sense Of Helen Bragden, president
of the association.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Toy|onds Opened in Stores
For Preview of Christmas
Stocks Plentiful Despite Prorities;
War Motif Still Predominotes

toys are gone. there likely will be
no requirements for a long time.
Substitutes will have to be used.
Besides. many toy manufacturers
have taken on defense products
either as side lines or full time.
Almost the only imported toys
on display are the small metal
soldiers. planes and other military
equipment from England. These are
cleverly contrived and sure to be
in great demand.
One store had some toy pianos
made in China. 1t also had some
Christmas ornaments from Ger
many. Poland and Czecho-Slovakia,
but these had been in stock several
years.
Battle Games for Boys.
For the boys there were new bat
tie games-one called Sea Raiders"
another known as American Flag"
and another titled Conflict" There
were forts bristling with ornaments,
and the latest in the Army's armored
rolling stock, small and large.
There was a tiny phonograph,
considerably in demand, specializing
in such disks for children as musical
versions of Mother Goose.
| That old standby, never neglected,
/ the train on the track-ranging as
usual from the modest rail system
you put together and manipulate
by hand to the resplendent midget
trunk line. complete with stations,
tunnels and bridges-is threatened
with a naturalization deficiency
likely 70 cut production in half. But
there's still good supply on hand.
One store has a freight train that
stops at lumber mill while logs are
automatically loaded on a car. The
various mechanical toys have in
creased in realism. There are auto
mobiles with real engines which the
more mechanical minded youngsters
can assemble; elevators. steam shov-
/ els. cranes, tractors-chemical sets
for boys with fair for experiment.
Educational Devices.
For the younger children there
are what the trade calls educational
toys-ingenious devices for putting
! the right peg in the right hole and
matching colors. Included in this
collection are a mallet and pegs to
be driven into q board, designed to
give the children an outlet for this
particular energy without damage
to the furniture. A good idea If it
works
For little housekeepers who insist
on realism there are electric ranges,
midget washing machines and doll
houses of spacious colonial design.
The boys who attended the Christ
mas opening yesterday clustered
about the military toys. as boys al
ways have, since the first wooden
warrior was designed back in the
miSts of antiquity.
But these are not war toys" pro-
tested an harassed department man.
ager to mother with pacif1st lean
ings, they're defense toys"
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Irish in U. 5. Lining Up
Behind Foreign Policy

A national roll call of Irish
Americans to support the Govern
ment's foreign policy will begin here
and in seven principal cities to-
morrow. Slogan of the campaign
is: You can count on the Irish,
Mr.. President"
Efforts will be made to obtain the
signatures of 100000 Irish-Ameri-
cans between tomorrow and Decem-
ber 10 to an open letter to the Presi-
dent pledging support of the Gov
ernment.
Booths, to be set up in public
buildings and hotel lobbies here, will
be in charge of daughters OF the
members of the American-Irish De-
fense Association.
Mai. Edward j. Kelly, superin-
tendent of police, is included on the
membership of the local chapter
Others are Acting Solicitor General
Charles Fahy, Assistant Attorney
General Frank M. Shea. David
Cushman Coyle, DR.. Henry Grat-
tan Doyle, Fred r. Barkley, John B
Colpoys, Msgr. John A. Ryan, Helen
! Fe~hert Pei, end Mary o. SulliYan
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Philosophical Society Hears
Talks on Nautical Charts

The importance of the nautical
chart in the commerce of the
country and the world was discussed
last night before the Philosophical
Society Of Washington at its meet
ing in the Cosmos Club by Aaron
L. Shalowitz of the Coast and Geo.
detic Survey. Dudley P. Barnette,
chief of the reproduction branch
of the chart division of the same
institution, discussed the various
details of mapping. Both addresses
were illustrated with lantern slides.
Mr.. Shalowitz went into the early
history of chart making. pointing
out that the first charts were made
in the I'd century. The first
chart showing America, he said, was
drawn on horsehide. He showed
pictures of the earlier charts, lead
ing up to the present Mercator
chart. which is largely used today
for navigational purposes.
Evening star., 1941-11-09

some ice cream when he was struck.
Mr.. Barr came here from Phila-
delphia about three months ago
and was employed as truck driver
at the Potts g. Callaghan Contract
ing Co.
Ernest Peterbark, 36. colored, Of
the 100 block of c street S.W. was
seriously injured last night when
struck by a bus in front OF River
side Stadium.
At Emergency Hospital he was
being treated for internal injuries
and shock. The bus was being
driven by William E. Pine, 33, OF
the 300 block of Ninth street Sc,
police said.
Several persons suffered minor IN
iuries in traffic accidents yesterday
afternoon. Marion R. Gaskln, u, OF
the 900 block of I street NV,
escaped injury by jumping from
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Co. truck he had been driving as 1t
overturned at Nineteenth and r
streets NV. after colliding with an
automobile. Police reported the
driver of the automobile also escaped
injury.
Miss Virginia Taylor, %, of the
first block of K street NE, and her
sister. Dorothy Taylor, l3, suffered
cuts and bruises when their automo-
ollie was struck by truck at Twenty
fourth street and New Hampshire
avenue N. w. They were treated at
Emergency Hospital. The driver OF
the truck left the scene of the accl-
dent after abandoning the vehicle,
police said. The owner of the truck
said it had been stolen, according to
police.
Frank Procato. 7. of the 1900
block of Childress street NE. re-
ceived cuts and bruises when he fell
from the rear bumper of delivery
truck on which he had been hang
ing, police reported. The boy was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
By CARTER BROOKE JONES.

War, defense and prlorltleS not
withstanding, Christmas was in the
air yesterday.
Washingtons department stores
put on displays of Christmas toys
and held an opening reception for
boys and girls.
It's a pleasure to record that the
bitter business of war and the twi-
light of nations had not robbed the
children. There were changes and
restrictions, but it's doubtful if any
boy or girl missed anything in the
array Of playthingS.
Santa Claus, necessarily collec-
tive character, was seated Severally
in his gaily-decked booths, shaking
young hands and listening, as usual,
to pleas for this or that. Mothers,
fathers and older sisters were also
in evidence
War Motif Conspicuous.
The war motif was conspicuous In
Toyland. The boys wouldn't have
had it otherwise. There were planes
and tanks large enough for them to
climb in. and every manner OF gun
and battleship, large and small
This. the buyers were ready to
tell you. will be an all-American
Christmas. Virtually SO per cent Of
this seasons toys were manufac-
tured in America.
1t wasn't always thus. About 80
years ago, when Germans were not
straining every nerve on munitions,
almost 90 per cent of the dolls came
from that country. Dolls also came
from Japan. China, Poland, Siam.
and Scandinavia.
No more.
But let it not be supposed that
there is any dearth of dolls, nor any
scarcity of gorgeous and varied
ones. The little girls who visited the
stores yesterday found a BREATH
taking array. There were baby dolls.
junior miss dolls and sophisticated
young women.
Doll Has Beating Heart.
This pre- Christmas prowler came
across one novel doll with a beat
ing heart. A mechanism within
causes the heart to pulse at its
proper anatomical post. and around
it's neck is a stethoscope. Obviously
a doll with which to play doctor or
nurse.
The South American singer, Car
men Miranda, known as ''the Bra
lillian Bombshell." was commem-
Grated in a new type of Latin doll,
of fiery posture and flashing shawl
The Gone With the Wind" influ-
ence had not entirely waned. There
were dolls in enormous gowns OF
Scarlet O'Hara pattern.
The priorities threaten to cut into
the toy industry substantially be-
fore long But the stores, by ordering
ahead, got a good many sheet metal
planes and tanks and armored cars
BY ordering last March, one even
got a good assortment of aluminium
doll dishes. But when these metal
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Senate May Take Up
Bill for 100 More
District Police
Final Committee Action
On Rent Control Law
Also Due Tomorrow

The bill to add 100 men to the
Washington police force to meet
crowded conditions created by the
present emergency may be taken up
in the Senate tomorrow on the call
of the unanimous consent calendar
Already passed by the House, the
bill hasbeen reported favorably from
the Senate Appropriation Commit
tee by Senator OMahoney. Demo-
crat, of Wyoming. new chairman Of
the Senate Subcommittee on Dis
trict Appropriation 1t carries suf-
ficient funds to employ the addi-
tional men until the next regular
District bill is drafted for the year
beginning July l, 1912.
At the same time. the Senate Dis
trcit Committee is planning to start
busy week with meeting at II 80
am. tomorrow to take final action
on the House-approved rent control
bill.
Measure Tentatively Approved.
The committee has already given
tentative approval to the measure
with some changes. The committee
will discuss tomorrow a further mod
ification to have the rent admins
traitor appointed by the Commits
sioners. but not subject to Senate
confirmation, as tentatively sug-
gested.
In earlier committee discussion
some members favored making it a
presidential appointment, while 9TH
ers thought it should be handled as
a local matter by the Commission
ers AS a compromise, it was pro-
posed that the Commissioners make
the selection subject to Senate con-
firmation. No precedent has been
found for such a procedure. how
ever, and the subject will be fur
ther considered tomorrow.
The bill is designed to freeze
rents at the January level. with
some discretion vested in the ad-
ministrator to make changes on a
showing of facts.
SOuIt 1NCI 6CI hCtlOH oOu6Ht
Later in the week the committee
may meet again on the bill to merge
the Police and Municipal Courts,
| with an intermediate Court of Ap-
| peals.
Arrangements also may be made
during the week for a Senate sub
committee hearing on the House
bill to coordinate recreational &C
tivities in the District.
In addition to the police bill
| there is on the Senate calendar
| for possible action tomorrow the
new vagrancy bill, revised to meet
objections that prompted the Presi-
dent to veto an earlier measure.
Share May Be Cut.
| The special order of business for
| the House District Committee meet
ing tomorrow will be consideration
of Chairman Randolph's bill to
| give the District a S6,000.000 share
in the Public Works Administra-
ton s150,O0O,000 appropriation for
essential construction jobs in the
Capital defense area.
Chairman Mahon of the District
Appropriation Subcommittee has
been asked to advise with members
of the District legislative group
on the proposed bill.
Members of the House District
Committee intimated yesterday
that the Districts share in the
| appropriatiOn would be pruned t(
s4,000,000 because they could not
convince themselves that all the
items were emergency ones.
Evening star., 1941-11-09

Green. Va. ac-
cordlng to po-
lice.
The victim.
Charles Barr of
1925 North Cap
itol street, had
stopped en- route
to Richmond,
where he was
taking his two
daughters I o
visit I h e r
grandmother.
Witnesses said
he was walking
across Route l
"a uef them
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Two D. c. Schools Win
In Newspaper Contest

The Tech Life and st. Alban'.
News of Mckinley High School and
st. Adams School, respectively, re-
ceived first-place rankings in the
Glass A newspaper contest of the
Southern Interscholastic Press As
sociation, the Associated Press re-
ported from Lexington, Va, yester-
day.
The awards were made at the as
sociation's annual convention BAN
quet at Washington and Lee Univer-
sity.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Writers Address Alumni Unit

Genevieve Herrick, writer, and Ed
ward T. Folliard, newspaper special
writer, will address a meeting OF
the University of Vermont Alumni
Association at 4 o'clock this after
noon at the Washington Club, Sew
enteenth and X streets NV. Sen
ator and Mrs. Warren r. Austin will
attend.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Dean Beniumin to Speak

PAN American Solidarity-Possi-
ble or impossible will be the topic OF
two-hour conference at Wilson
Teachers College at 10 am. Satur-
day. Principal speaker will be Dean
Harold L. Benjamin of Maryland
University. The college chapter of
Kappa Delta ri is sponsoring the
conference as a climax to American
education week.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
| Money in Circulation
| Now S10,362,965,839
| Or S77.55 Per Copito

BY the Associated Press.
Money in circulation october
81 totaled $10,362 ,965 ,839, or
enough to provide $77.55 for
every person in the United
States, the Treasury reported
yesterday.
On a per capital basis. the
increase was $1.44 during the
month and $l4.87 during the
past IL months.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Totals to date ---- so

IOIdLo " ddIC---- w W
In November, Beware Of:
l. The hours between 4 and 6
pm. Six of the nine traffic vic
TINS in November last year were
killed within this tWo-hour pc
riod.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a croSswalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in November, 1910, while
doing this.
8. Inclement weather. Three
fatal accidents occurred last
November while it was raining
or misty.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Metal Croft Class to Open

An art metal craft class will be
held at 7:30 pm. tomorrow in the
Montgomery Blair High School, Sill
yer Spring, Md. Two-hour sessions
will be held each Monday and
Thursday nights. Arnold Croddy Is
class i'7~1~uctOr.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
D. T.. Man Is Killed
When Hit By Auto
On Road 10 Richmond
Bus Hurts Another
At Riverside Stadium;
More Mishops Reported

A 30-year-old Washington man
was fatally injured last night when
struck by an automobile while
walking across the road in Bowling
Evening star., 1941-11-09

(See ARMISTICE, Page AID
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Another AppeuI

When the ingloriouS history of the
captive coal mine strike is written, it
can be put down as an outstanding
fact that President Roosevelt was not
subject to criticism on the ground
that he displayed any lack Of
patience in dealing with the re-
calcitrant union leadership. The
extraordinary degree of forbearance
which he is exercising in this ma
tional crisis is well exemplified in the
latest appeal which he has directed
to John L. Lewis, obdurate chief of
the United Mine Workers, and to
captive mine operators
In firm but temperate language
the President again stressed the i'm
portance to the Nation of keeping
the mines running. reiterated his
press conference statement challeng-
ing the validity of Mr.. Lewis con-
tention that the Appalachian agree
ment would be imperiled by the sign
ing OF an open-ShOp clause for the
captive mines, called on union shop
operators to stick by their agree
mentS, requested captive mine op-
orators to notify individual employees
that the operators have no objection
to unions or to collective bargaining
and, finally, repeated his proposal
that arbitration be accepted if an
agreement to maintain the status
quo during the present emergency
cannot be reached
The appeal to the operators OBJ
viously was designed to allay fears
which union officials professed to
have regarding the possible effect on
Appalachian agreement operators of
an open-shop contract for the cap
tive mines. Mr.. Roosevelt coupled
with his appeal definite pledge to
the miners that union-shop and
other provisions of the Appalachian
agreement already in force will
stand" Presumably with view to
encouraging the small percentage of
non-union workers in the captive
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Cupid BIitzed

In New York the other day pros
pective bridegroom fiancee turned
coy on him and attempted to back
out of the wedding almost at the
last minute. Nothing he could say
was of any use, SO finally he quit
talking, and acted Slipping back
into the wooing period of about
10000 BIC, he beat her up, then
dragged her by her hair downstairs
to vacant lot where she could
change her mind.
The story would be rather sordid
but for its extraordinary result. In
court the bruised bride-to-be, her
black eyes beaming with love, ad-
mitted that she got what she de-
served, for teasing him. and if the
magistrate would let him go she
would get her hair waved again and
limp to the altar with him. His
honor, possibly feeling that after
such speech she deserved anything
she got, dismissed the case.
Thus there is established the pos
sibility of using mayhem as a short
cut to matrimony. The great trick,
Of course, is to be sure that the lady
has that rather specialized outlook
on love which is so necessary. The
great majority do not The tech
nique advised by Dorothy Dix and
full, but even if the swain who follows
1t flops, 1t will not be on bunk in
a prison cell. Z
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Tells of American Origin
OF Crack British Regiment.
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star.
Some four years ago as former
member of the Honourable Artillery
Company of London. England'S most
ancient regiment, I had the privilege of
attending a ceremony at Boston held
by the Honorable Artillery Company of
Massachusetts,, America most ancient
regiment, in commemoration of the
Booth anniversary of its foundation by
some members of the English regiment.
Much publicity was given to these
celebrations at the time. but so far
have seen no reference in American
newspapers to a most interesting revival,
after lapse of over century and
half. in American relations with another
famous British regiment.
The Kings Royal Rifle Corps. usually
known as the 60th is acknowledged even
by its rivals to have no superior in the
British Army. Though not so old as the
Grenadier Guards or the Bluffs" it pos
sesSes, believe, more battle honors than
any other regiment. 1t originally was
recruited in America as the "60th Royal
Americans to help retrieve the disaster
inflicted on Braddock by a combined
force of French and Indians in the fast
nesses of Pennsylvania
The regimental records show that
Bra6dock's troops, which had been
trained by the heavy German methods
of the time, were powerless against the
fast-moving French and Indians. Four
battalions of light infantry therefore
Evening star., 1941-11-20

were recruited among the colonistS of
Massachusetts. New York. Pennsylvania
Maryland and North Carolina. The
Royal Americans from the first aban-
doned the conspicuous scarlet of other
regiments Uhe full dress of the Goth
is still dark green cloth with black but
tonsD, reduced their equipment TO a
minimum and adopted a system of drill
which facilitated silent and rapid move
ment.
They fought with great distinction
against the French for supremacy in
North America. Quebec" is their earliest
battle honor, and their motto, "Celer ct
Audax.' was conferred on them by Gen.
Wolfe. Their name of Royal Americans"
was not actually changed till 1880.
No Americans. so far as is known.
have served in the corps since Colonial
times. but this is an omission which now
is being repaired. A number of young
Americans, university graduates, having
volunteered for service in the British
Army, recently have reached England
where they are being trained for COM
missions. They will become second lieu
tenants in regiment which. it is safe
to say, no officer could be induced to
quit for service in any other
Much has been written about Dun
kerque-and deservedly. But less so far
has been said about the incredible re-
sistance which four thousand British
riflemen put I'D at Calais an exnloit
without which the evacuation of Dun
kerque would have been impossible. A
large part of those riflemen were mem
hers of the 60th. Of the four thousand
only thirty are known to have escaped.
The British Army in Offering COM
missions in this regiment to these young
Americans has rendered worthy testi-
mony to their courageous offer of single
minded service. ERIC UNDERWOOD.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
BROAD BRANCH ROAD.

Dear Sir.
Il want to express to you my apprecia-
tion of This and That in The Evening
Star. After having been apartment
dwellers for many years, my husband
and I bought this house and moved in in
January. One of our greatest enjoyments
since coming here has been that of
watching the birds. We know little
about them. but are learning. Would
you be kind enough to recommend one
or more good bird books? We bought
the Audubon copy, but it does not give
enough information to suit us.
Our bird bath has been used SO con-
stantly that some hot days it was flied
three and four times. Will you please
tell me what may be used during the
winter to hold water? We are told that
freezing and thawing will break the
cement one. We have no feeding sta
ton as yet. We have scattered food over
the lawn, and like to watch the birds
hunt for it. We are going to put up a
coconut, as told about in your article
last night.
To-day we saw four or five such pretty
small birds. Real dark with light gray
on lower breast, and yellow bills. What
were they?
I'VE have some lovely jay visitors, and
pair of cardinals. I push peanuts in
the shell into the crevices of our locust
tree, and you should see the jays go
after them.
Are the bob-tailed dark birds. with
some spots on breast, the starlings? They
do not look like the ones downtown, but
the Audubon book states the grackle has
long tail. 1--WE thought these were
they
They come in crowds to the bath,
and chatter great deal. Some times
there are seven or eight at time, trying
to bathe
Il shall appreciate so much any advice
you may care to give me, and l thank
YOU.
Truly yours, N. H. S."
The small birds with yellow bills are
juncos or snowbrds. There have been
an unusual number of them TO be seen
this fall so far in suburban sections
The "bob-tailed" birds are young
starlings. which show spots on their
breasts.
Starlings love to bathe perhaps just a
bit better than most songsters. We hope
no one will dispute the classification of
the startling as songbird Scientifically
it is entitled to it, owing 10 its throat
muscles. And actually it can sing, a fact
which is not known 10 all persons, many
of whom never suspect that the sweet
whistles and notes which they hear are
made by the starting.
In the sprlngtime, in particular, the
starlings offer some of the best bird
music
Ornithologists who have made special
studies of this bird learn how vastly I'M
derrated it is as singer by a majority
of listeners.
Not all concrete bird baths will crack
through alternate thawing and freezing
but just how to tell the good ones from
the bad ones, in this respect, We do not
know.
In the high old times of prosperity"