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Evening star., 1941-03-20
BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE

Associated Press Stah Writer.
NEW YORK, March 20.-Thret
major and three minor possibilities
for new, surpise poison war gases
are described in the Chemical War
fare Bulletin of the United States
Army.
The half-dozen possibilities break
through a widely held military and
scientific belief that no new poison
gases of military value are to be
expected in this war.
Stories of gases SO powerful that
q few pounds will destroy all life
for miles around, the report says,
may be dismissed as fantastic.
The realities are nothing so OBJ
vious, and are based on a re-
examination of the reasons why
scientists think no new military
poison gases are likely.
These reasons are well-eStablished
laws of nature. Although there are
hundreds of thousands of COM
pounds already known to chemists
which can make gases, relatively
few are gases at ordinary tempera-
ture.
This at once rules out most of
the compounds. Still fewer of these
substances whose vapors are poison
GUS, are heavier than air. They
have to be heavier to be effective
for military purposes in the open.
Thus the poison gases for war
are restricted to compounds of low
molecular weight-that is, SUBJ
stances having small molecules.
Hence, chemists already know for
almost a certainty everything that
can be made into poison gas.
Moreover, it is well established
says the article, that activated char
coal, the stuff used in gas masks, is
with one or two notable exceptions
a powerful absorber for all gases
of this kind. So that even if new
powerful gas of this sort is found
the charcoal almost certainly will
stop it.
The clues to ways to get around
this barrier of nature were supplied
by the Germans in the World War
One was mustard, gas which burn!
the skin. Mustard, however, is not
a gas. but liquid at ordinary tenn.
peratures.
The other clue came from nause.
ating smokes, which were not case.
but very fine particles, so small
that it was difficult to make any
filter to keep them from penetrating
gas masks.
With these two facts in mind, the
article says, 1T is obvious that poisor
gases" need not be limited to the
compounds made of small molecules
or even have to be gases at ordinary
weather temperatures.
On the contrary, such poiSonou!
substances may be found anywhere
| in the vast catalogue of chemistry
This means not only among hun.
| dreds of thousands of already-madt
compounds but in perhaps millions
of others that can be synthetized.
The first major possibility of {
new poison gas, then, is discover.
of an exceptional compound in thi
vast field.
The second possibility is one tina
chemically appears more likely Il
be worked. This is non-poisonou
substance, of fine particles lik,
smoke, which would have the powe
Evening star., 1941-03-20
Dr.. Trip, President
Of Dutch Bank, RESIGNS
Rx the Asxociatsd prss.

BY tire Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, March 20 (via
Berlin).-Dr. Leonardus j. A. Trip
resigned today as secretary general
OF. finance and president OF the
Netherlands Bank.
No reason was given for his res
ignation, which was accepted by
Arthur Seysz-Inquart. German COM
missioner for the Netherlands. with
an expression OF thanks for DR..
Trips work.
DR.. Trip had been president Of
the Netherlands Bank since 1881
and was appointed secretary gen.
eral of finance last May. He was
president of the Bank for Inter-
national Settlements in 1856.
Evening star., 1941-03-20
Nozis Will incorporate
6 Suburbs in Puris
3, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VICHY, France, March 20.-The
prefect of the Seine department
announced today that the Paris city
limits soon would be extended to
include six Important suburbs
Frenchmen said the addition would
make the Gernan-occupied capital
the third largest city in the world.
Latest census figures list the pop
ulation of greater" Paris as 1898, =
855. Larger are London, 1855 600;
New York, $780, ,259, and Toxic, T.
DOL $50.
Evening star., 1941-03-20
| Flyer PIucks
Watch Out of Air
| At $500 Feet
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
CAMDEN, S. c., March 20.-R. T
Wright, chief of the Army Flying
School here, picked a gold wrist
watch out of the air while he wa
flying at $500 feet.
He and Instructor L. p. Speth were
doing q slow roll with Speth at the
control. While flying upside down
Capt. Wright saw a dark objec'
pass in front of his eyes. He grabbed
it, pulled in a watch.
The mystery soon was solved. An.
other instructor, @. J. Hazellief, flew
the ship earlier. His watch became
unfastened and dropped into the
cockpit.
Evening star., 1941-03-20
Surprise War Gases
Described in Army
Chemical Bulletin
Greeting Poison Fumes
Within Mask Itself
Is Possibility

Editors note-In this second
OF three stories HoDdrd w.
BlakeSlee OF the Associated Press
Special NepS Service turns to
possibilities OF netD developments
in the field OF chemical ,Dartare.)
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17

ing for a wife-has a good job, a
bank account-enjoys home life as
well as night life-attends Cleaves
Temple Church-Lives between
9th and 28th on Caldwell st. -
phone number in telephone dir
his name is Mr.. Woodrow Allen.
So all that is interested meet up
wifi dis romantical Studd.
%&x&A&
Next week-The Girl of the
Week.
&HH&&#
This is Your G. O. T. S.--Until
next week B'by Now!
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17

must I say a lack of friendship be-
tween two girls; Velma Thomas
and Lola Willis-Both girls are
very attractive-Both have a good
personality But neither are
friends. 1t seems to be because
of an article that we picked up a
bout Velma and by mistake
Lola's name Was under it-But to
our apology she didn't have any
thing to do with the article-So I
hope the two will reunite their
chair of friendship and be friends.
4s4.44
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17
GIRLS ON The
STREETS.

F, wore white carnations showed
their respect and love for their
deceased mothers-Both colors
spelled love with a capital IL.
MABEE-when a certain group Of
Orpheum theatre employees and
their associates get ready for an
other picnic-they will dun
down to the weather bureau and
ask about the weather-or mabe
they will plan it the next time
when the sun is shining-Never-
the-less, they had a clear view of
the moon beaming down on the
lake-Eh?
IF YOU LIKE TO BIKE
Many of you read of the Tech
ster's misfortune when riding TO
school on a bicycle-This is the
time of the season everyone en-
joys bicycling-Please carefully
read these safety rules:
1. Learn to ride in safe plac-
es.
2. Have your bike equipped
with lights, brakes, horn.
8. Obey traffic rules
a. Never carry extra passen-
gers.
5. Never hold on to another
moving vehicle.
&A4A4
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
for Thursday, May 22nd and you'll
meet the Entire Nous Club at the
Dreamland Hall-presenting the
Sport Promenade-featuring Lloyd
Hunter and his orchestra.
RssssH
WHAT'S THE TROUBLE.
80
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17
new! FREDERICKSBURG"
feminine
HYGIENE
now finding great favor
among women

Many doctors recommend regular use
of doucheS as a precautionary meas
ure for women who want to be clean,
d~ainty-for women troubled by Offend
ing odor or discharge.
Some products may be harmful to
delicate tissues. But not Lydia E.
Pinkham's Sanative Wash! Pinkham's
Sanative Wash is gaining great favor
because it's NOT a harmful germicide.
Instead-it's a mighty effective 'bac-
teriostatic" (the modern trend) 1t not
only d~iscourages bacterial growth and
infection but thoroughly cleanses, deo-
dorizes. Very soothing-relieves minor
i~rritations and discharge and has a
tonic effect on delicate membranes.
inexpensive! All druggists.
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17

planned to make?
Ans: Indeed l do. l strongly
urge that you go there and take
up the course of study that you
are interested in at this writing.
That the best way for you to
advance in your line-do it now
before you get married the last of
this summer.
M. F.-A young man came to
see me and asked if / would be his
girl friend and l have given him
no answer. We go to movies and
dances and he tells everyone that
| am his "old lady" and l get an
CRY. Will l ever find the right
man and is this the one?
Ans: No, he isn't the right
man for you. He's grand comp
any to take you to the nice dances,
theatres and other places that a
girl likes to go and Syou really
should prize his friendship. 1t is
my suggestion that you treat the
young man with respect but don't
allow your self to be swayed by
his rice manners right now for
you are too young to marry and
you know very well that you do
not love him.
*&#**4
w. R. C.-My husband left me
some property and I am planning
on selling part of it and building
on one of the lots. Should l do
this or hold to the property?
Ans: Sell out part of the land
and you have in mind and build
you a comfortable home. What
good will the property be to you
you can not go wrong by building
a little home.
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17

as great as it was before the tax
cut.
Since 1884 gasoline tax revenue
of most of the states has in
creased so per cent, or more. Year
after year more families become
automobile owners. Also, people
tend to use their cars more. I'M
der these conditions of expanding
revenue, most states could have
reduced their rates since 1884 and
they would now be collecting just
as. much money at the low rates
as they collected at the higher
rates.
The gasoline levy Is the great.
est "star.fish" tax in all history.
Its great powers Of regeneration
should stimulate many states to
! reduce their rates.
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17

KICKERS READ THIS
ode man dat's always kickin' amt
got any real trouble on his mind;
when real trouble comes you is
ginerally too stunned to kick"
h44Hs
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17

L. R. P.-I am deeply worried.
Ny mother and mother-in-law both
live with my husband and we are
not happy. My mother-in-law is
trying to turn my husband against
me. Should | take my mother and
move out on them?
Ans: Your house isn't large
enough for three families-but in
a case like yours-I think that YOU
should stick it out. 1t is neces-
sary for your husbands mother
to live with you as well as your
own mother. Talk things over
with them and let them know they
must be genial, else they must
leave. Don't break up your own
home for the sake of your mother
and mother-inlaw. Get the old
ladies sociable again and your pro-
blem will be solved.
&&AA4H
r. j. TT have had a hard time
all my life and l am tired feeling
sorry for myself. l have been
married many years and try to be
sweet with everyone but I don't
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17
ONE of the great marvels, Of

0NE of the great marvels, of
- science was the discovery
years ago of the fact that II one or
more points Of a star-fsh are cut
of, the animal will grow the
points again and In q short time
be as big and sound as 1t was
originally. Discovery Of the prin-
ciple Of regeneration In some AMI
mails caused as much huhbub in
the scientific world as would
Sally Rand at O salesrnen's con.
,vention.
p State tax officials are discover.
Ing that gasoline taxes follow the
|star.fsh principle Of regeneration,
and that II a state cuts ! cent. Of
'tte gasoline tax rate the revenue
grows and In q very few years Is
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17
AND NOW FOR THE
* GOSSIP

Well, well, well, we wonder
how serious the Ruth and Bobby
affair is-she can't seem to for.
get Bobby-Could that be real -
true love.
/ SEE Jessie is very pleased about
Harry Bid he finally give her
break-or-.
HANDS AROUND THE CLOCK,
that's where Mary Y. hands are.
1t won't be long before Penn F.
will be back, eh-Mary?
##sa&h
THE MAGIC OF MAKEUP-If
you want to see this demonstrated
watch Maxine Nicholas face.
**s*s*
DID YOU SEE THEM? They
finished the fashion parade Sun
day-styling pink and blue-and
posing as twins-Nona S. and Lii
liam NJ.
Styling black and white-Leota
L. and Bessie 7. Walterine
Wright was see styling her navy
blue coat-she recently designed
it in a sewing class-It came on
Jack!
AS STRANGE AS 1T SEEMS
The man of the WEEKS about 5
#. IL meaning of course, tall and
handsome, his complexion is olive
brownie is wearing a dark
brown draped suit, a light tan drap
ed hat, with shirt and tie to match,
age about 81 years old. PAST
LIFE-Former home, Chicago, III.
where he was employed as meat
inspector earning $500 per week
not married-Present-is look
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17
BELIEVE IT OR NOT

They have hit the top-I'm speak
ing of "The Young Negro Repub-
lican Club. The whole club and
their company are invited to the
Blackstone Hotel, May 10th, and
must l mention the rest of it
I'd rather tell you about it next
week.
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17

seem to take to no one, people are
snobby with me. Pm short, fat,
and cannot be popular.
Ans: You can't hope to get rid
of this complex by staying coop
ed up at home. This trait can be
easily overcome. Get out and
mingle with people in your comm
unity. Make it a point to attend
community affairs. You aren't
looked down upon. You will find
that you are we'll respected in your
neighborhood.
L. E. C.-Why is my husband so
in love with my oldest sons wife?
Why is he not as nice to me as he
used to be?
Ans: Whether you know it or
not-you are directly responsible
for your husbands cool attitude
lately. He admires his daughter
in-law and respects her-he wants
her to feel welcome in the family
and had done his best to make her
comfortable and at ease. But, my
dear lady you have snorted so with
iealouslv that YOUR husband is
changing his opinion of you after
all these years. Be kind to this
daughter-in-law and stop nagging
at your husband for he isn't try
ing to be funny with her.
&S&*#
G.. B. C.-Do you think Sir that
it would be to my help any to take
the trip to Chicago that l have
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17
LOVE WITH A CAPITAL 81

Yes folks, Sunday was May 18th
Mothers Day. It brought MEM
DRY of grief to some and joy 70
others. Those who wore red car
nationas walked proudly beside
their happy mothers-Those who
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17
nv REOITEcT-

BY REQUEST
And now that Betty Mitchell has
stated the 10 best looking girls in
South Omaha We shall name the
10 nice looking girls in North O.
maha.
1. Lavor Powell, 2. Jacquelyn
lucky Martin, 3. Mercedeese
Moore, a. Doris Pittiman, 5. Rob-
erta Longmire, 6. Lola Willis, 7.
Neomi McGill, 8. Villa Kate Har-
ris, 9. Mary Yancey, 10. Mary
Louise Jones.
OF course boys, we mean faces!
Next week 10 best looking hand
boys???
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17

GETS EXECUTIVE SOCIAL
WORK APPOINTMENT
Miss Almita Robinson, recent
graduate of the Atlanta Univers-
ity School of Social Work, has
made another step forward in her
social work career. Former act
ing executive secretary of the At
lauta Urban League, she has been
appointed Executive Secretary of
The Omaha guide., 1941-05-17

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Evening star., 1941-08-05
Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle
UNCLE RAYS CORNER-Ukrone Rich in Minerals and Soil

You may remember that not long
ago I told of this saying about
part of Asia:
Tickle Burma with a hoe and
she will laugh with a harvest"
The same thing might be said of
the Ukraine. In its fine black soil
crops grow quickly and well. Mil
lions of tons of wheat, barley and
other grain are harvested each year
so much that this region has been
called "the bread-basket of Europe" "
Besides the grain there are large
crops of other kinds. In a recent
year the Russian Ukraine produced
100000 tons of potatoes and 7,0O0,-
900 tons of sugar beets.
Before the present warfare started
the Russian Ukraine had more than
100000 cattle, 100000 swine and
100000 sheep and goats. How
many of these animals have been
slain or driven away the past six
weeks it is hard to say.
The rich soil of the Ukraine is
not the only thing which makes it
prize for a foreign invader. 1t
also Is a center of mineral wealth.
Coal, iron and manganese are OBJ
tained from mines in many parts
of the region.
Coal is one of the main things
nation needs when it has factories
Evening star., 1941-08-05

long 40" sound, as "oh-KAY- -zhun,
oh-FEN- oh-FISH-ul" The
long 20" in these words Is unortho-
dox. All dictionaries consulted show
that the co. should have the OBJ
scure or neutral "uh" sound as in
connect (kuh-NEKT. Here are
the correct pronunciations:
uh-Kay-zhun
uh-FEN-sive
uh-FISH-ul
y
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Evening star., 1941-08-05
Winning Contract
BY THE -FOUR ACES,

david Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D.
Maier, Oswald Jacoby and Howard
Schenken, worlds leading team-of-
four, inventors of the system that
has beaten every other system in
existence)
Evening star., 1941-08-05

"TERP- see-KOR- R-ee-un" To pro-
nounce them correctly, accent Terp-
sichore on the second (-sich-) sylla-
BILE. And Terpsichorean is accented
on the first and fourth, syllables.
Be sure to say:
terp-SICK-oh-ree
TERP- k-oh-ree-
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accentedO
Evening star., 1941-08-05
Occasion
OHensiye-OHicioI

1t is noted that many broadcast
ers, in their laudable strivings for
accuracy of speech, sometimes carry
things a bit too far and adapt a
pompous and erroneous pronuncia-
ton that has no sanction in. good
usage.
Occasion, offensive and official, for
example, are often heard with a
Evening star., 1941-08-05

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T axe My Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Jerp:sieho'e
1erpsichoreon

In Greek mythology, Terpsichore
Is the muse that presides over danc-
ing. Dancers today, therefore are
often referred to as "devotees of
Terpsichore, or "Terpsichoreans."
All of which Is quite proper.
Why, then, put Terpsichore and
Terpsichorean in this column?
They are here because they are
seldom pronounced correctly, even
by professional dancers.
Terpsichore is not "TERP-see-
kore," and Terpsichorean is not
Evening star., 1941-08-05

60;0OO,0O0 to 100000 tons, or more
than half of all the output Of Russia.
Iron ore is another important
need Of factories, and in this the
Ukraine also ranks high. 1t sup
plies about three -fifths of Russias
iron ore.
If the warriors of Germany win
full power over the Ukraine they
will add greatly to their countrys
store of wealth. German factories
Will hum faster and the food of
the Ukraine will 60 on German
tables.
Yet that would not be all of the
story. Losing more than half their
coal and iron, the Russians would
suffer. Losing so much of their
food supply, many of them no doubt
would 60 hungry.
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called for in the last column Print the letter column opposite
which
correctly you're friend of fortune.
Answer Yesterdays LETTER-OUT
Leter-Out
BROTHERS-SHORTER Oes smaller.
NORMAI-ROMAN Cn Rome follow hm.
TFIINGS-SIGHT tsomethng behold.
Cd DARING-GRAIN (Word needs this).
Evening star., 1941-08-05

Il
Msier, Oswald Jacoby and Howard
schenken, worlds leading team-of-
-FOUR, inventors of the system that
has beaten every other system in
Getting Full Value
The summer championships In
contract bridge now being played
It Asbury Park, N. j., remind us of
. hand played there last year. The
play illustrates point of particu-
lar Importance to tournament
players:
North dealer.
East-West vulnerable.
A764
= 10 8
8 1073
&S72
K9 u,'r V876
8 A O 4 8 J92
4 1853 AXIS
4 A 10 8
y A QJ
8 K865
90 10 4
The bidding:
North. East. South. West.
Pass Pass INT Dbl.
Pass Pass Pass
Poor South had good enough
no-trump bid, but was unfortunate
enough to be caught with a worth
less dummy and two strong and ag-
gressive opponents. AS the play
developed, it soon became apparent
TO both sides that the EaSt-WeSt
cards were strong enough to have
produced a vulnerable game but
for the turn the bidding had taken.
Now In tournament play each
hand is played at many different
tables and the object at each table
Is to do better with the cards than
was done at any other table. So
South. doomed to defeat as he was,
was still trying to lose less than
the value of vulnerable game
for that's what the North-South
players would probably lose at other
tables. And East-West were trying
10 set South four tricks so as to
get more than the value of their
vulnerable game.
West opened the six of clubs,
East winning and returning the
suit. West won the second trick
with the jack of clubs and laid
down the ace. getting the deuce of
hearts from East. West then post
poned the cashing of the rest of
the clubs, shifting to the king of
spades.
South wisely refused to win the
trick and refused the next spade
lead also. That prevented West
from giving the lead to his partner
later on with spade Now West
had to be careful. He cashed his
two good clubs, noting that South
discarded two diamonds. There
upon West boldly led the ace and
low diamond, knocking out South's
diamond king. West later got in
with the king of hearts to cash the
queen of diamonds for the coveted
four-trick set.
Yesterday you we're Merwin
Maiers partner and, with neither
side vulnerable, you held:
A A K u 8
KQ974
. @
The bidding:
Schenken. You. Jacoby. Maier.
Pass CD
Answer-Bid one spade. This Is
the normal bid of the higher-rank-
ing suit on a hand which contains
two good biddable suits Of equal
length.
Score 100 per cent for one spade,
nothing for any other bid.
Question No. $50.
Today you hold the same hand
and the bidding continues:
Schenken. You. Jacoby. Maier.
Pass IA Pass %
Pass co
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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ton. Warm water will waken it and
food is again taken.
oysters have many enemies. They
cannot get away from them. They
close up tight if they have time,
but they have clever foes who are
capable of opening shell or boring
through it. This, Of course, is some
thing against which the oyster has
no weapons of defense. In New
England, starfishes dine on oysters,
so that many hundreds of thousands
are eaten each year. The starflsh
merely wraps its arms about the
poor victim, exerting steady
pressure that opens the shell. The
drill is a small marine snail which
bores through the oyster shell.
This is the worst enemy of oysters
in the Middle Atlantic and lower
Chesapeake Bay areas. Other foes
Evening star., 1941-10-30

similar to boring snails visit the
oyster beds in the South and on
the Pacific Coast and take their
fill.
The oyster supports our most
important shellfish industry. and
it is also one of our most important
fishery products. We have the
principal oyster fisheries Of the
world and oysters are the most
widely distributed seafood found in
salt and brackish waters of the
United States.
Our annual harvest amounts to
something like 100000 bushels,
valued at s5,oOO,ooO to the fishermen,
No other article of diet is in
it's class in food value. 1t has
a high content of minerals, which
include copper, calcium, iron, iodine,
manganese and phosphorus. The