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Evening star., 1941-03-28
By the Associated Press.


ROME, March 28-Countess Edda
Ciano. eldest daughter of Premier
Mussolini, has been awarded bronze
medal for aid rendered to those
aboard the torpedoed hospital ship
Pc in Valona Harbor, March IA, a
dispatch from Tirana, Albanian cap
ital. said today.
Gen. Ugo Cavallero, italian COM
mander in Albania, pinned on the
medal in ceremony at which five
other Red Cross nurses were deco
rated. Silver medals were awarded
posthumously to three nurses who
lost their lives.
The citation said the Countess,
wife of Foreign Minister Count Gale
azzo Ciano, voluntarily joined the
Evening star., 1941-03-28

The disturbance that developed
Alabama and Georgia Thursday morning
has increased rapidly in intensity, being
central this morning about 100 miles east
Of Cape Hatteras with lowest pressure
about 300 millibars (2924 inches). and IT
is attended by strong winds over a consid..
cradle area. This disturbance has caused
general rains in the Southern Appalachian
region, the Carolinas, Georgia and South
ern and Central Virginia. The rainfall
was heavy at several stations, especially
in North Carolina Hatteras reporting the
greatest amount, 2.l7 inches. The minor
disturbance that was over Minnesota
Thursday morning has moved southeast
ward to Indiana. Lafayette, 1014.2 milli
bars (29 .95 inchesl This disturbance has
been attended by light precipitati ton in its
temperature and rising pressure with high
est pressure this morning 1921 2 milllnars
go 45 inches) at Pierre. 8. OAK. Another
disturbance is approaching the Pacific
Coast. San Francisco, Calf, 1005.s milli-
bars (2970 inches)
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Congress in Brief

SenaK:
In recess.
Appropriations Committee con-
siders record $1,336, ,o0o, 900 farm bill.
House:
In. recess.
Military Committee continues air
plane study.
Interstate Commerce Subcommit-
tee hears Army and Navy witnesses
discuss oil requirements.
Evening star., 1941-03-28

but threatened to break several
bones before it was finished. The
wisdom of the dungaree uniform
ordered for the day became apparent
after the first five spills.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Ieport for Last "a Hours

Record for Last "A Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 81. 3 pm. yesterday. Year ago.
Lowest, ~, 7:15 an. today. Year aso.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 6s, on March 8.
Lowest, Is, on March 1S.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
Qrom noon yesterday to noon today
HiEhest, 66 per cent. at z an. today.
Lowest, % per cent, at 4 pm. yesterday.
River Report.
Potomac River muddy. Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry; Potomac slightly
muddy at Great Falls today.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by Omitted States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
High ------- 1927 am. 0:01 am.
Low L3v, ----------- 2s6 an. 3:3S am.
Hen ----------- s:559 pm. s:26 pm.
Low --------- o.Eo Pm 4.O1 Din.
The Sum and Neon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today -- SOL 6:27
Sun. tomorrow ---- $3.50 6:2S
Moon. today $780, o:25 Am. 1928 pm.
Automobile hghts must b turned O
ons-half hour after sunsek
Evening star., 1941-03-28
First Medical Head
Says 6. H. A. Wanted
Only Rubber Stamp
Icy Officials Disrupted
Hospital Negotiations,
Dr.. Brown Testifies

Continued From First Fage.)
Evening star., 1941-06-24
By TOMMY FISHER.

So far, I have told about making
the bottom of your Soap Box Derby
racer and putting on the axles and
springs. The next thing that must
be done is to figure out the kind
of steering you want and how to
put it in the car. I learned lot
about steering from my brother.
The big reason his car cracked up
in Akron in 1889 was because he
had a very bad Pitman arm steer
ing arrangement, which made his
car too hard to handle at top
speed.
There are lot of swell drawings
on page 20 of this years rule book
showing how to rig up your steer
ing. I think the best kind of steer
ing is with the cables running from
the ends of the front axle, through
pulleys on the inside of the car to
the steering shaft. I used four
pulleys on the inside of the car for
my steering, Just as is shown in
the drawing above.
Made Own Pulleys.
I had my turnbuckle on the in
side of the car because I thought it
helped the streamlining. but I don't
think it makes that much difference,
and it is much easier to get at the
turnbUcklo to tighten your cable
when it is on the outside of the
car.
I used large wood puleys that
I made myself rather than the small
ones you buy in hardware store.
because it gave me better steering
and didn't cut the cable like the
small pulleys did. !
Be careful not to make your
steering too fast. I mean that your
front wheels shouldn't turn lot
when you turn your steering wheel
just a little. 1t is almost as bad
to have the steering too slow. That's
when you can almost spin the steer
ing wheel a full turn and your front
wheels hardly turn. I tried to get
Evening star., 1941-06-24
Senate Committee
Seeks Decision on
Two Seizure Plans
Patterson Substitute
Narrower in Scope Than
Reynolds Proposal
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
With military leaders emphasizing
the need for speed in a serious
defense production situation, the
Senate Military Affairs Committee
endeavored today to decide which
Of two legislative proposals was the
more desirable vehicle for empower
ing President Roosevelt to force the
cooperation of ''recalcitrant" in
dustrialists in the armament effort
One measure authorizing the Chief
Executive to coniscate any prop
erty, real or personal, needed for
national defense was introduced last
week by Chairman Reynolds at the
behest of the War Department.
An alternate proposal was pre-
sented yesterday by Undersecretary
Of War Patterson, with the avowed
objective of modifying those Sena-
tors who have aSsailed the original
bill as "a step toward military die
tatorship."
Real Property Eliminated.
The alternate specifies that the
President may requisition ships,
ornaments, munitions, machines,
tools. patents and other defense pro-
duction facilities, but eliminates the
reference to real property.
Mr.. Patterson, explaining that the
Government can seize real property
under existing law, said his substi-
ttttn ai,,,r1ol1
In scope than the Reynolds meas
ure but that it was adequate"
Admiral S. M. Robinson, chief of
the Navy's Bureau of Ships, in
formed the committee, however, that
the Navy preferred the Reynolds
proposal.
1T places no restrictions and
would permit the Government to
take over anything needed for ma
tional defense, which is as it should
be" Admiral Robinson said. TT
would be used only as last-ditch
resort anyway. This bill would make
every businessman not engaged in
national defense work realize that
he's none too secure, and thatll
make him think"
Needed in Rare Instances.
Chairman Emory S. Land of the
Maritime Commission said yester-
day that legislation giving the Pres
ident broad authority, such as out
lined in the Reynolds proposal, was
needed only for those rare instances
when we have to take care of the
fecalcitrant businessman.
Time is the thing we must con-
eider first" Admiral Land testified.
I'VE could lick those few fellows who
won't come across, but that would
mean delays, and we can't afford
the time
Mr.. Patterson said his substitute
Uas drafted Ito allay the fears of
some that we'd come out and ask
a man for his watch"
He disclosed that in one instance
the War Department had been un-
able to place contracts for "a new,
improved weapon" because the
people who own the rights want a
price which is more than 100 per
cent over the cost of actual produc-
ton"
Evening star., 1941-06-24

can crouch down farther in the
body when you are racing.
After had the bottom of the
car, the brake, the springs and
axles all done, I took the car out
to Derby Hill real early in the
morning several times and tried it
out. That way, I got all of the
kinks taken out of it before I ever
started to put the body on the
frame.
Evening star., 1941-06-24

This is the third OF fUe daily
articles bu the Detroit boy tCho
lUon the 1910 national and inter
national Soap Bor Derby cham
pionShipS in Akron. Ohio. The
series appeared first in the De-
troit Ne1rS. Articles concerning
WuShinqton'S fourth annual
coaster race. to be held July II,
1UiH be resumed Friday.
Evening star., 1941-06-24
U. S. Abondons Search
For Missing Plane
~ the Associated Press.

sy the Associated Press.
PANAMA. June 24.-The United
States Army announced yesterday
1t had abandoned its search for the
observation plane and it's crew of
three lost after night flight
June 8.
officials said no trace of the
plane was found in the jungle.
The three missing crewmen were
Second 1t. Augustus Allen, Wills
Point, Tex, Staff Sergt James Cart
wright, st. Louis, and Corp. Paul
Stubbs, Falmouth, Mass.
Evening star., 1941-06-24
Peddie Graduates Robey

William F. Robey, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. H. Robey of Washington,
was graduated yesterday at the
Peddie School. Hightstown, N. J. A
graduate of Western High School,
he had played varsity baseball at
the New Jersey school and had been
on the senior privilege list.
Evening star., 1941-06-24

by the District of Columbia Chap
ter, United States Naval Reserve
Officers' Association. at the Army
and Navy Club, 1927 I street NV,
next Monday night.
Evening star., 1941-06-24
Dinner to Honor McCrory

In honor of Comdr. Arthur B. Nc
Crary, director of the Naval Re-
serve here, a dinner will be held
Evening star., 1941-06-24
Soap Box Derby Advice
l940 Winner Tells Boys How
He Rugged Up Steering Gear

about the same kind Of steering
ratio that an automobile has.
Instead of using regular soft
steel cable. I used tiller cable. which
is rope with steel strands wrapped
around it. 1t dosen't cost much
more than the ordinary kind and it
is softer and won't break so quick.
Leg Room Important.
I couldn't find a steering wheel
to fit my car, so I made my own.
I like the horizontal kind of steer
ing wheel like I had rather than
the vertical wheel like a speedboat
has, because you have more room
for your legs in the car and you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-23
Is Hove Gotten Correct

AS I write I have before me
popular textbook on English. The
author (an American sternly Cau-
lions against have gotten" as a
locution that is scarcely less than
indecent, an opinion that is shared
by other grammarians.
Nonsense! Gotten. as the past
participle of GET Ct have gotten
my lessons; he has gotten what he
deserves has the approval of all
the accepted American dictionaries.
Indeed, the Merriam Webster's
plainly indicates that in the United
States have gotten" is preferred to
"have got"
Have gotten" is heard in cultured
speech the Nation over; it is to be
found in the works of our best
writers. Do not let any one per-
suade you that it is incorrect.
JUST OUT, my new French
Pamphlet No. 2, containing many
French words and phrases with pro-
nunciations given in easy phonetic
spelling. Not offered before this
week. Ask for your free copy Of
this valuable and instructive pam
phlet today. Send a stamped
(3-cent. addressed envelope to
Frank Colby, in care Of The Eve
ming Star. Ask for French Pam
phlet No. 2. Requests cannot be
filled unless Self-addressed envelope
bears correct amount Of postage.
tReleased by The Bell Syndicate, 1ncJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-23

The long, narrow country called
Chile plays a part in the making OF
explosives. 1t produces each year
thousands of tons of. Chile salt
peter" also called sodium nitrate"
This substance goes into gunpowder,
nitroglycerin and other things which
will blow up.
Saltpeter is taken from the soil
OF other countries, chiefly India and
Iran, but Chile saltpeter holds first
place in the worlds commerce. 1t
Is obtained from great beds in dry
parts of Chile. The material in the
beds is treated before the saltpeter
Is ready for export.
Nitroglycerin is made by mixing
saltpeter and sulphur acids with
glycerin. The mixture when pure
is a heavy, oily liquid with hardly
more color than water. 1t has a
sweet taste, but person should not
taste it-since it is poisonous.
If the liquid is heated to point
well above the boiling point of water
It will explode. Usually it is set off
by use of an explosive fuse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-23

Quart for quart, it is Is times as
explosive as gunpowder. An idea
of its power is given by the fact that
one quart of it, when exploded, will
set free 10000 quarts of gas. This
happens in a big hurry, and ex-
plains the damage which can be
done.
Nitroglycerin has place in medi-
cine. Some doctors use it in treat
ing heart disease, asthma and other
illness.
People who handle the oily ex-
plosive take great care. If they
did not do so, very likely they would
not live to tell the tale. A strong
Jar can set it off.
A Swedish scientist named AL
fred Nobel found a way to make
nitroglycerin less dangerous. He
mixed it with a certain kind of
soil, and called his product "dyna-
mite" Since Nobel's day, dynamite
has been greatly improved. A mod
ern way of making it is by mixing
woodpulp with nitroglycerin. Dyna-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-23
Take Ny Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Have Got

This weeks Slip o. the Tongue:
1--WE got to get going. No; this
Is barbarous English. Better say:
7 must go. Or: must be going.
Avoid: 81 have got long hair"
Improved: I have long hair.
Avoid: II wish I had got to go
to college" Better say: I wish 1
had gone to college. Or: I wish
had been able to 60 to college.
Wrong: Il am glad we got behind
the Community Chest" Right: I
am glad we supported the Com
munity Chest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-23
Bombed Houses Used
To Make Fire Engine

Harry Osborne, commercial
traveller of Woowich, England, has
made a fire engine of wood from
bombed houses. 1t has two auto
mobile wheels and an automobile
axle, carries two extension ladders,
four sandbags, a household water
tank filled with water and many
other fire-flghting devices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-23

mite can be carried around with
little danger of explosion.
Saltpete and glycerin also go into
powder which hurls bullets and
shells on the battlefield.
One main reason explains the mo-
ton of a bullet from a rifle or a
shell from a 16-inch cannon. That
reason is the gas produced when
powder is exploded.
The exploding powder needs more
room. 1t has to push something
out of the way, and the thing
pushed is the bullet or shell. 1t is
possible for a gun barrel to burst
but that very seldom happens in
modern warfare.
For General Interest section of youi
If you want free copy of the illus
trated leafiet STAMPS and Stamp Col
Letting" send me a Scent stamped, self
addressed envelope in care Of The Evening
Star.
I~<A Had
TomorrotD-Brasirs Chief Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-23
LETTER-OUT
Mothieu

the
opposite
it. Leeed Out
correctly the doctor does it.
Answe o LETTER.OUT.
DECLAINIS- sick.
SWIVEIr-LIVES (hes here)
Observation-Disclosures (deame)
GERAID-GLADE
CRADES-RAGES
Evening star., 1941-03-19
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Not long after Italy Joined Ger
many In the present war, an italian
army marched into British Somall-
land. The British left that colony
without putting up much of a fight.
Perhaps they expected to be back
later.
Last month the British took their
turn at invading. They went into
Italian Somalland and won victory
after victory. The italian colony
was twice the size of the one Great
Britain had given up, and the Brit
ish felt they were making a good
strade"
Somaliland means Land of the
somalis." The Somalis are African
natives Of mixed stock. They are
tall and rather dark-skinned, but
many of their ancestors belonged to
the white race. Arabs, Hamites and
Negroes have lived there for hun
dreds of years, and the modern
Somalis are the mixture which has
resulted.
The Land of the Somalis is in
East Central Africa. 1t contains
about one third of a million square
miles. Years ago it was split up
into parts. Italy obtained the larg-
est part, France the smallest.
Sometimes the Somalis are called
Evening star., 1941-03-19

answer letters from leaders If
stamped (3-cent), self-addressed en-
velope is inclosed with each communi-
cation addressed to the -Four Aces,
sire the pocket outline OF the Four
Aces system of contract bridge, send
with your request to the -Four Aces;
t3-cent. self-addressed laree-size en-
velope and you will receive an outline
without any charge.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Winning Contract

BY THE FOUR ACES.
David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin Z.
Maier. Oswald Jacoby Howard
Schenken, worlds leading team-of-
four, inventors of the system that
has beaten every other system in
eXistence)
Evening star., 1941-03-19
-SomuIiIonders Called Irish of Africa

wandering about with herds of cattle
and flocks of sheep. They also raise
ponies in large numbers.
The coast of italian Somaliland
borders the Indian Ocean, with the
Gulf of Alden touching one part of
it. The coastline is more than
thousand miles long, but it has only
a few small seaports. The largest
of these is Mukdishu, with a pop
ulation of about $4,000.
The trade of Italian Somaliland
has been mainly in animal hides,
cattle, myrrh, gum Arabic and
frankincense. In late years italian
settlers have raised crops of cotton,
sugar cane, rice and corn.
Not counting soldiers, there have
been only few thousand Italians
in Somaliland.
CFor Travel section of your scrapbook.)
If you want free copy of the
illustrated leafiet on the "Seven
Wonders of the World" send me
a three-cent stamped. self-ad-
dressed envelope in care of The
Evening Star.
I~eAs Rad
Tonaorrow-French Son1altland.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Crime Doesn't Poy-No. n
q A K @ j 10 Z 2
0 A 10
= Z g.

~ Pass IA Pass
~ Pass Pass Pass
West opened the king of clubs and
continued the suit, East winning the
third round with the queen. East
then returned the king of diamonds,
and South took the diamond ace,
drew trumps, and got to dummy
with the spade ace to discard his
losing diamond on the thirteenth
club.
A bridge crime has taken place,
even though everything may seem
perfectly normal. See if you can
detect 1t before you read on.
East Is the main criminal, and
the crime consisted in leading the
diamond king at the fourth trick
Leading three rounds of clubs, was,
at best, doubtful, but East could
have saved the defense by return
ing a low spade at the fourth trick
1t was perfectly obvious that
South had the diamond ace since
his Jump to four hearts showed q
very strong hand. Returning a dia-
mond, therefore, was sure to give
South the chance to draw trumps
before discarding on dummy's long
club. The only chance to kill that
discard was to knock out the spade
ace before South could draw trumps.
Yesterday you were Howard
Schenken's partner and, with nei-
ti1er side vulnerable, you held:
A Q63
y A 10
Q A Q 10 81
= J72
The bidding:
Jscoby. You. Maier. Schenken.
Pass 10 IA ~
81 CD
Answer-Pass. It's true that your
diamond suit is rebiddable, but your
hand is just a minimum opening
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13
Italians Abandon
Bombd, Dernd
BY W. p. SAPPHIRE

Int1 News service star, Correspondent
CAIRO. Jan. Confronted
by two-pronged Anzac offensive.
Italian forces today were reported
abandoning the important sea and
air bases of Bomba and Derna,
between beleagured Tobruk and
the Port of Bengal
Tobruk itself was under con-
slant shell-fire as the British
brought up artillery and infantry
reinforcementS in preparation FOR
frontal assault on the strong
Italian fortificationS.
While one BrtiSh-AuStralian
column pushed westward along
the coast more than 40 miles be-
yond Tobruk another was en-
gagged IN daring sweep south
of the Jebel El-Akdar Mountains
striking toward Bengal in an at
temp to cut off the entire hump
of Cyrenaica in one audacious
move.
Despite heavy losses. however.
the Italian air force continued TO
lash back at the British. and An
Zac columns streaming up for the
attack on Tobruk were subjected
to repeated strafing from the air.
These attacks are made largely
from airpoFtS around Bengazl. for.
according TO British reconnalS-
Sance pilots. the nearer airportS
have been abandoned.
Base headquarters in Cairo
added that the quadruple offensive
against Italian East Africa from
the Sundan and from kenya Col
ony. still is going on with
minimum of Italian resistance.
For the Inside News" Of
Washington. Follow Paul Nal
Ions Column In the Times
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13
Greeks Capture britis!
Tepe|ini Heights ~ An" %. a.Ns
By 4. r.. ANGELoPOULOs

IntI New. >sr,ice star CorresPondeni
ATHENS. Jan 13 - G Q K
troops today were reported atop
The snowy heights commanding Te-
pelenl commanding one Of the
most important highway ceniers in
Albania and focal point of ltal-
ian resistance
Fascist defenders already have
abandoned Tepeleni. it was re-
ported. but Yugoslavian announce
ments that the town has been
entered by the Greeks have not
yet been confirmed officially here.
Nevertheless. Greek columns
continued 10 push forward IN the
Tepcleni and kliSura sections of
the central Albanian front Dis
IN mt r. zrTrrr n
the Italians still were in full se-
treat
Greek officials firmly denied
YugosiaVian rumorS that Pogra-
dec on the northern front. on the
southwestern shore Of Lake
Ochrid. has been evacuated by the
Greeks No change has occurred
in that sector. an Official state
ment said
Tepelent. village OF 500 per
sons. commands highways leading
TO Nalona and Berat. and lis con-
troll by the Greeks means DONNA
ton also Of the VoiSa, Drn and
BcnSa River valleys.
Athens underwent one-holr
air raid alarm last night, but no
bombs were dropped on the city.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13
DESCRIBES RATTLE

As the joint I,alo-Gcrman aero
naval offensive 10 smash the Brit
ish Mediterranean feet ragged int,
fun stride, the Rome communiqut
described the sea battle. wageC
Friday. as follows
AT dawn on January 10 an
Italian torpedo boat detachment
on patrol In the channel Of Sicily
a q0-milc-Wide stretch Of water
between the island ~ Sicily and
TunlSlal sighted a strong enemy
naval formation. consisting of
numerous surface eFsft units.
Two Of our torpedo boats
resolntely attacked the center
~ this formation. registering
two torpedo hits on a cruiser
which subsequently WAS observed
in 4 sinking condition
"a violent battle ensued be-
tween enemy destroyer> and our
torpedo boats. Our boats opened
intensive and protracted gunfirc
in the course of which il was
-nhSeEred- tAAt-f.HtA- tIt-t+-ietrt-ti
aboard two of the enemy de-
Stroycrs which We're hit.
"One Of our torpedo boats was
reached nv = salNo of shells that
brought its engines 10 a stand
still. and later by another salvo
In the ammunition DEPOT. Ac-
cordingIy, the torpedo boat
sank"
The communique said another
Italian torpcdh boat saved the
personnel 81 the sunken vessel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13
British Cruiser
Sunk, ; Ships
Hit, RomeSdys
BY MICHAEL CHINIGO

Ist1 News Service staff Correspondent
ROME, Jan. 13.--A running
naval battle, in which a British
cruiser was sunk by two torpedoes
and two British destroyers were
damaged with shellfire while an
Italian torpedo boat went to the
bottom. was announced today, to-
gether with reported German
aerial success against Britain's
Mediterranean fleet.
The Italian high command de-
clared that German Stuka fiiers.
following up their brilliant ac-
tions" of Friday. executed series
of attacks on two Strong" British
naval formations in the Mediter-
ranean and beyond doubt" scored
a heavy bomb hit on a cruiser.
The German high command
in Berlin claimed a greater sue
cess than indicated in the Italian
communique. The Germans said
several other warships," in adj
dition to the cruiser. received
heavy bomb hits